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☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Citi, Tesla, Best Buy, Meta, Broadcom, Krispy Kreme & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Goldman Sachs reiterates Apple as buy Goldman said it's bullish heading into the company's Worldwide Developer's Conference on June 10. " Mizuho reiterates Meta as buy Mizuho said its sticking with its buy rating on the Meta. JPMorgan upgrades Krispy Kreme to overweight from neutral JPMorgan upgraded Krispy Kreme after a change in analyst coverage. Citi upgrades Best Buy to buy from sell Citi said in its double upgrade of the stock that it sees "upside potential." Goldman Sachs reiterates First Solar as buy Goldman raised its price target on the stock to $302 per share from $268.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, it's, AAPL, Morgan Stanley, Tesla, We've, Jefferies, Mizuho, Wells, CAVA, Piper Sandler, Massimo, Piper, Clark, Melius, Guggenheim, Stifel, Bernstein, Airbnb, Roth, Marvell Organizations: : Bank of America, Nvidia, Bank of America, Apple, Conference, Meta, Citi, JPMorgan, JPMorgan downgrades, RBC, Kimberly, Broadcom, Guggenheim, Logistics, Auto Logistics, Inc, EBITDA, Qs, Marvell Locations: Computex, Taiwan, Siri, JPMorgan downgrades Cava

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Amazon, Apple, Tesla, Dell, Micron & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Monday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Melius reiterates Apple as buy Melius said it sees several positive catalysts ahead for Apple. Bernstein reiterates Dell as outperform Bernstein raised its price target on the stock to $155 per share from $120. Goldman Sachs reiterates Amazon as buy Goldman said it's standing by its top pick status on shares of Amazon. " Barclays reiterates Nvidia as overweight Barclays raised its price target on Nvidia to $1,100 from $850. Morgan Stanley upgrades Micron to equal weight from underweight Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Micron to $130 per share from $98.

Persons: Melius, Bernstein, Dell, Stifel, Baird, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, –, Huntington Ingalls, it's, it's bullish, Redburn, Tesla, Morgan Stanley, Salesforce, Jefferies, Evercore, TJX Organizations: Apple, Developers, Citi, RIO, Nvidia, Barclays, Robotics, Group, Marex Group, Micron, Hasbro, U.S . Steel, UBS, Universal Health Services, JPMorgan, TJX Companies, SSS, Seaport, FedEx, US Locations: Tinto, America, Cleveland, China

☆ Viking is the biggest IPO of the year, capping off a huge month for IPOs
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Viking Holdings Ltd. IPO, which starts trading today on the New York Stock Exchange, will be the biggest IPO of 2024 so far. Viking is only the biggest in a month of standouts. Eighteen IPOs raised a combined $5.3 billion in April, according to Renaissance Capital, the busiest month for IPOs since November 2021. The stock market had a miserable April, with the S & P 500 down 4% and, unsurprisingly, many recent IPOs were down. All of the larger, most recent IPOs remain above their initial offering price.

Persons: Del Organizations: Viking Holdings, New York Stock Exchange, Renaissance Capital, IPOs, Viking, Holdings, Epic Locations: Bermuda, Del Monte

☆ The IPO reopening is real. Just look at Rubrik, the first unicorn to go public in months
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Last night data security firm Rubrik priced 23.5 million shares at $32, above the price talk of 23 million shares at $28-$31, raising $752 million. Rubrik is the first tech unicorn IPO since last fall. Marex Group, a UK-based financial services company known for its global clearing business, priced 15.4 million shares at $19, the midpoint of the price talk of $18-$21, raising $292 million. Loar Holdings, which makes aerospace and defense components, priced 11 million shares at $28, above the range of $24-$26, raising $308 million. All eyes on Rubrik Rubrik is an important test of the tech IPO market.

Persons: Matt Kennedy, Rubrik, Kennedy, Ingram, Del Organizations: Marex, Nasdaq, Loar Holdings, New York Stock Exchange, Viking Holdings, Arm Holdings, Renaissance Capital, UL, Astera Labs, Forge, Companies, Ingram Micro, Epic Locations: Del Monte

☆ IPO market continues to open up, market downdraft be damned, but higher rates loom
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

For proof that the market for initial public offerings continues to open up despite the downdraft in the market, just look at this week. This spring reopening, however, is threatened by the specter of higher interest rates. Why higher interest rates hurt IPOs The major headwind: higher for longer interest rates. technology) are more sensitive to a change in interest rates, because their cash flow projections are further out. Still, most admit higher rates make it more difficult to get investors excited about IPOs.

Persons: Ibotta, Rubrik, Matt Kennedy, IPOs, That's, Kennedy, Santosh Rao Organizations: Centuri Holdings, Southwest Gas Holdings, UL Solutions, Group, Renaissance Capital, Loar Holdings, Manhattan Venture Partners

☆ Why 3 ex-Discord staffers are building a new app aimed at IRL experiences for couples and friends
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"During the pandemic, I realized how I was taking IRL experiences for granted and working remotely, spending less time with friends, I just felt extremely isolated," Loar said. "It was really centered around helping you and your friends make IRL plans to build stronger relationships." Now, Whatever's team is pivoting its focus to couples and how best to use technology to help couples plan dates and spend meaningful time together. "Couples will be able to bookmark plans from the discovery feed and turn them directly into date plans," Loar added. Whatever is focusing on helping couples plan dates.

Persons: Mallory, Loar, Vivek Murthy, Kevin Wilson, Zack Zapasnik, Stanislav Vishnevskiy, Matthew Prince, it's Organizations: Twitch, Facebook

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