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☆ Buy the dip on tech stocks like Apple and Nvidia ahead of earnings, Morgan Stanley says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

There's still plenty of big tech-related stocks to buy ahead of earnings, Morgan Stanley said recently. The firm said investors should buy the weakness in stocks like Nvidia and Apple before the companies deliver their quarterly results. CNBC Pro combed through Morgan Stanley research to find stocks the firm likes as earnings season continues. Nvidia The firm said it's standing by shares of the AI chipmaker ahead of earnings in late May. Fortinet Fortinet is scheduled to report earnings on May 2 and Morgan Stanley continues to pound the table for the stock.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Joseph Moore, NVDA, Moore, Meta Marshall, Keysight, Marshall, Fortinet Fortinet, Hamza Fodderwala, he's, Fodderwala, Fortinet, Dell, Q, Q revs, we'd Organizations: Nvidia, Apple, CNBC, Dell, Keysight Technologies, Apple's, NVIDIA

☆ AI is changing the cybersecurity industry. Why these two stocks look best positioned to capitalize
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"As we move to cloud and generative AI, it opens up massive total addressable markets, where security just has to be done a different way." Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike have already surged more than 25% each only six weeks into the new year after proving among the best performers in the Nasdaq-100 in 2023. But arguably, companies offering all-in-one solutions to mounting cybersecurity threats are viewed as sitting in the most advantageous position. PANW YTD mountain Palo Alto Networks in 2024. This leading position is one reason Deepwater Asset Management's Doug Clinton retains a stake in Crowdstrike, along with Palo Alto Networks, in the core fund that he manages.

Persons: Ted Mortonson, Baird, Mortonson, Peter Weed, Bernstein, Morgan Stanley, Hamza Fodderwala, Hendi Susanto, Doug Clinton, JPMorgan's Brian Essex, CRWD, Essex, Michael Bloom Organizations: MGM Resorts, Caesars Entertainment, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, Nasdaq, Gamco Locations: cyberattacks, Palo, Crowdstrike

☆ Buy these top tech stocks before it's too late, Morgan Stanley says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Palo Alto Networks Analyst Hamza Fodderwala said the firm's recent security checks show cyber threats remain a top priority for IT. That bodes well for Palo Alto in 2024 and beyond, according to Fodderwala. Further, Palo Alto is better positioned for AI than investors believe, Fodderwala added. Palo Alto is scheduled to report earnings in late February. But investor skepticism remains leaving Hettenbach to pound the table for RCM shares.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, James Faucette, Faucette, Hamza Fodderwala, Fodderwala, Craig Hettenbach, Hettenbach, Docebo Organizations: CNBC, Palo Alto Locations: Palo Alto, Docebo, Tenable, Palo, Hettenbach

☆ These companies reporting next week, including Chipotle, have a history of beating earnings expectations
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A slate of companies with a track record of beating Wall Street's expectations is teed up to report next week. Investors are anticipating results from a host of companies across different sectors next week, including media, chipmakers, pharmaceuticals and consumer products. Against this backdrop, CNBC Pro analyzed data from Bespoke Investment Group to find stocks with a history of beating their earnings expectations at least 75% of the time and subsequently rising an average of 1.5% or more after earnings were released. The company has historically beaten earnings expectations 76% of the time and has risen 1.66% afterward. The Baltimore-based company also is expected to report fiscal third-quarter earnings results before the market opens next Thursday.

Persons: Wall, AllianceBernstein, Danilo Gargiulo, Jon Tower, CyberArk, Morgan Stanley, Hamza Fodderwala, Fodderwala, Armour, —, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC Pro, Investment Group, Citi, Software Locations: Baltimore

☆ Morgan Stanley says this cybersecurity stock has further to go after becoming first in industry with $100 billion market value
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Morgan Stanley thinks Palo Alto Networks will be the leader in artificial intelligence-driven security platforms, eventually propelling it far past its peers. Palo Alto Networks on Friday approached $300 a share, becoming the first cybersecurity company to surpass $100 billion in market capitalization, the investment bank said. Morgan Stanley rates Palo Also overweight and has a $304 price target on the stock, but the most bullish case says the stock is worth $350. Palo Alto Networks' growth is a significant milestone for the security industry, according to Fodderwala. Correction: Cortex XSIAM is a security platform from Palo Alto Networks.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Hamza Fodderwala, Fodderwala, CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Networks, Alto Networks, Palo Alto Networks Locations: Palo, billings

Bernstein named Taiwan Semiconductor a "best idea" for 2024, raising its price target on the stock. — Alex Harring 7:01 a.m. In addition to the best-pick honor, analyst Steve Scala has an outperform rating and $86 price target. Analyst Michael Lavery downgraded the stock to neutral from overweight and slashed his price target by $40 to $200. ET: Morgan Stanley hikes PDD price target, calls stock a top pick following earnings Morgan Stanley named Chinese e-commerce name PDD Holdings a top pick following its latest quarterly earnings report.

Persons: Bernstein, Morgan Stanley, LSEG, Bank of America's Tal Liani, Morgan Stanley's Hamza Fodderwala, Alex Harring, Craig Siegenthaler, Blackstone, That's, — Alex Harring, Ken Hoexter, Hoexter, TD Cowen, Steve Scala, Scala, Jefferies, John Colantuoni, bode, Colantuoni, Neil Beveridge, Josh Silverstein, Silverstein, JMP, Baldwin, Mitch Germain, Germain doesn't, Germain, Piper Sandler, Michael Lavery, Lavery, elasticities, HSY's, Hershey, Eddy Wang, Wang, Mark Li, Li, — Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Taiwan Semiconductor, Holdings, Wall, Bank of America, Bank of America's, KKR, Apollo Global Management, Pacific, Transport, AstraZeneca, pharma, Airbnb, Toyota, UBS, Exxon Mobil, Natural Resources, Exxon Mobil's, Hershey, PDD, U.S, LSEG, Commerce, PDD's U.S, Apple, Huawei Locations: Tuesday's, Ivory Coast, Ghana, 4Q23, Taiwan, China

PANW YTD mountain Palo Alto Networks (PANW) year-to-date performance Morgan Stanley named Palo Alto (PANW) its "top pick" ahead of the cybersecurity name's first-quarter earnings release on Wednesday. "Our latest checks largely support a positive view, with partners citing durable demand as customers consolidate on the broader [Palo Alto] platform." Meanwhile, analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price target for Palo Alto to $280 from $250, a 9.8% upside from the stock's Monday trading level of $255. PG YTD mountain Procter & Gamble (PG) year-to-date performance Jefferies initiated coverage of Procter & Gamble (PG) with a buy rating on shares, citing the company's solid fundamentals and durable earnings stream. Moreover, Procter & Gamble sells the kinds of staples consumers will buy even when budgets are stretched as their are few alternatives.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Palo, billings, Hamza Fodderwala, Cantor Fitzgerald, we've, Edward Jones, Jefferies, Gamble, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Palo Alto Networks, Palo Alto, Oracle, Nvidia, Microsoft, Constellation, Jefferies, Constellation Brands, Management, Procter & Gamble, Procter, Gamble, CNBC, New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Locations: Palo, Alto

☆ Earnings playbook: How to trade the biggest reports this week, including retail giant Walmart
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Investors will get a glimpse this week on the state of the consumer with a slew retail companies slated to report earnings. Tuesday Home Depot is set to report earnings before the open, followed by a call at 9 a.m. What history shows: Bespoke data shows Target beats earnings expectations 65% of the time. What to watch: Walmart is riding high, with the stock reaching an all-time high last week on bets of a strong holiday season for the retail giant. What history shows: Walmart was higher in four of the last five earnings days, Bespoke data shows.

Persons: Seth Sigman, Brian Cornell, Michael Lasser, PANW, Hamza Fodderwala, Morgan Stanley, billings, WMT, Oppenheimer, Rupesh, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Walmart, Home Depot, CNBC, Tuesday, LSEG, Depot, Federal Reserve, Barclays, Investment, UBS, Palo Alto Networks, Management

☆ Morgan Stanley upgrades this cybersecurity stock that can double from here
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Morgan Stanley thinks Varonis Systems could be in for major gains thanks to artificial intelligence. The firm upgraded the software stock to overweight from equal weight in a Monday note. Varonis provides security software for unstructured data vulnerable to cyber attacks. "[I]f Gen AI tailwinds become more apparent, we see the stock potentially doubling from here in our $62 bull case ... closer to higher growth SaaS and Security peers," Fodderwala. VRNS YTD mountain Varonis Systems stock.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Varonis, Hamza Fodderwala, tailwinds, Fodderwala, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Varonis Systems Locations: Friday's

☆ Morgan Stanley downgrades CrowdStrike ahead of earnings
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Morgan Stanley is worried about CrowdStrike ahead of the company's latest earnings report this week. "Another cut to consensus CY23/24 annual recurring revenue estimates seems likely, while risk-reward seems more balanced now." CrowdStrike, which is set to report earnings Wednesday after market close, has gained more than 23% in the past six months. Amazon Web Services, which CrowdStrike's largest go-to market partner and accounts for 10% of its annual recurring revenue, Limited upside in free cash flow: Customers are increasingly desiring annual upfront payments. With management planning towards $10 billion annual recurring revenue longer term, the analyst expects necessary investment in new product categories, like security analytics, that should result in modest operating leverage over the next few years.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Hamza Fodderwala, Fodderwala, CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Companies, Web Services Locations: CrowdStrike

☆ Here's what analysts are saying after Palo Alto Networks' second-quarter earnings
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Wall Street analysts are riding high after Palo Alto Networks' earnings beat. Goldman Sachs' Gabriela Borges reiterated a buy rating on Palo Alto Networks and raised her price target to $274 from $254. PANW 1D mountain Palo Alto Networks added more than 15% on Monday. Elsewhere, Morgan Stanley's Hamza Fodderwala restated an overweight rating as well as a top pick label in a Monday note. The analyst raised his price target to $304 from $302, which implies 45% upside from Friday's close.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Gabriela Borges, Borges, Brad Zelnick, Zelnick, Morgan Stanley's Hamza Fodderwala, Fodderwala, Michael Bloom Organizations: Palo Alto Networks, Networks, Deutsche Bank

☆ Cloudflare, Palo Alto Networks and Zscaler tumble as Microsoft expands in cybersecurity
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Cloudflare , Palo Alto Networks and Zscaler shares all fell Wednesday after analysts noted Microsoft's entry into a part of the cybersecurity market where those three smaller companies already compete. Shares of Zscaler and Palo Alto both slid as much as 7.4%, while Cloudflare shares fell as much as 6.5%. Analysts emphasized that the new Microsoft Entra Internet Access and Microsoft Entra Private Access products are in the preview stage, with no pricing details available. The Microsoft Entra Private Access service offers an alternative to long-standing virtual private networks, or VPNs, which let employees access internal programs while working remotely. Microsoft Entra Internet Access can help security administrators control employees' connections to cloud apps, including Microsoft 365 applications such as Teams.

Persons: Satya Nadella, Joy Chik, Morgan Stanley, Hamza Fodderwala Organizations: Palo Alto Networks, Palo Alto, Analysts, Microsoft, Management, Microsoft Defender, Cloud Apps, Jefferies, UBS Locations: Palo, Palo Alto

☆ Morgan Stanley says 4 cybersecurity giants will benefit from a $30 billion A.I. trend
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Morgan Stanley has named four cybersecurity stocks it expects to gain from the increasing use of artificial intelligence. The investment bank said Palo Alto Networks , Microsoft , Fortinet , and CrowdStrike are set to benefit from a potential $30 billion opportunity AI is expected to unlock in cybersecurity. This trend indicates that there could be a cybersecurity workforce shortage of around 3.4 million people, according to the ISC. They calculated their estimated $30 billion opportunity by talking to more than 20 chief investment security officers and IT security experts. They found that tasks that can be automated currently occupy between 20-40% of a security analyst's time.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Mogan Stanley, Hamza Fodderwala, PANW, FTNT Organizations: Palo Alto Networks, Microsoft, Information, ISC Locations: Palo, cybersecurity

Despite recent execution blunders that have sent SentinelOne shares plunging by more than 35% over the past 12 months, Morgan Stanley thinks the market is now mispricing the cybersecurity company. Analyst Hamza Fodderwala upgraded shares to overweight from equal weight. The bank said SentinelOne has inherent value as a "long-term share gainer" with the potential for meaningful margin upside. The company's management execution has significantly weighed upon its material topline slowdown, according to Morgan Stanley. That said, Fodderwala thinks SentinelOne offers "a market-leading product and growing distribution channels" which could see more than 20% durable topline growth.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Hamza Fodderwala, SentinelOne, Fodderwala, —, Michael Bloom

Hamza Fodderwala of Morgan Stanley's pick: Palo Alto NetworksPalo Alto Networks stock over the last 12 months, as of May 25 Markets InsiderTicker: PANWPrice target: $255We think Palo Alto Networks is going to be the first $100 billion market cap company in cybersecurity, or about a $300 stock, within two years. In our view, Palo Alto Networks is the best transformation story in software since Microsoft. In recent years, they've really modernized a lot of their security offerings for the cloud and they have multiple products that are best of breed. They can use that telemetry to feed their AI models and help automate a lot of security. Palo Alto Networks can really address this pain point for customers.

☆ A.I. could serve as the next major catalyst for these cybersecurity stocks. Here’s why
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

While a major headache for customers and businesses alike, the emergence of sophisticated AI attacks could serve as a major boon for cloud companies operating in the cybersecurity space. For many years, cybersecurity cloud companies have harnessed AI and machine learning to stop attacks, monitor suspicious activity and protect businesses. .IXIC YTD mountain Nasdaq Composite so far this year As investors dip back into the technology sector, cybersecurity stocks across have risen across the board, with the First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR) up about 7.5% this year. Cybersecurity providers CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks are up 25.6% and 38.5%, respectively, year to date. "The basket of cloud and cybersecurity stocks offers something for everyone," Eyal said.

☆ This cybersecurity stock could be one of the next under-the-radar A.I. plays, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

But don't underestimate Palo Alto Networks as one of the next big AI plays, at least in the enterprise space, some analysts say. Analysts this week highlighted the cybersecurity provider and its central AI role on the heels of a strong earnings report and guidance lift that pushed shares up more than 12% during Wednesday's trading session. The drive for AI resources has overtaken Wall Street in recent weeks after the blowout launch of ChatGPT in late 2022. During an earnings call with analysts this week, CEO Nikesh Arora commented on Palo Alto Networks AI push, calling the software company one of the "best positioned" to utilize machine learning to enhance security. Along with a slew of cybersecurity and software names, Baird's Shrenik Kothari also named Palo Alto Networks a top AI pick , citing its use of machine learning to detect and respond to security threats.

☆ Cybersecurity was supposed to be a resilient area of tech, but these ETFs are struggling
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Through the first three weeks of the year, the exchange traded funds tracking cybersecurity stocks are underperforming the rest of tech sector. The iShares Cybersecurity and Tech ETF (IHAK) , for example, has returned just 1% in January, well behind the tech and communication services funds that are also sponsored by BlackRock. The January underperformance comes at a time when high growth cybersecurity stocks were expected stay in favor. "From my perspective, it should be doing better in terms of performance because of the tailwinds that are behind cybersecurity," Maier said. Cyber stocks moved broadly higher, with the Global X Cybersecurity ETF (BUG) gaining almost 3%.

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