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☆ Wall Street overlooks modest Nvidia guidance, lift price targets ahead of strong Blackwell ramp
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Investors shouldn't let a smaller-than-expected guidance beat overshadow tailwinds from Nvidia's looming Blackwell graphics processing unit rollout come January. Citi's Atif Malik lifted the firm's price target to $175 and opened a positive catalyst ahead of the consumer electronics show in January. Wells Fargo's Aaron Rakers moved to a $185 price target, reflecting 27% upside from Wednesday's close. Meanwhile, JPMorgan's Harlan Sur lifted his price target to $170 a share, saying that margins should improve toward the mid-70s range in the second half of 2025 as Nvidia streamlines costs. What's next for the stock Despite strong Blackwell expectations, some analysts warn of potential near-term volatility.

Persons: Wall, Blackwell, NVDA, Jefferies, Blayne Curtis, Citi's Atif Malik, Wells, Aaron Rakers, Bernstein's Stacy Rasgon, JPMorgan's Harlan Sur, What's, America's Vivek Arya, Tom O'Malley, Baruah, Cantor, C.J, Muse, Morgan Stanley, Joseph Moore Organizations: tailwinds, Blackwell, Nvidia, America's, Barclays Locations: Nvidia's

The bank also raised its price target to $160 from $115, suggesting 18% upside from Wednesday's close. — Michelle Fox 7:59 a.m.: KeyBanc raises Netflix price target Netflix's growth isn't going to slow down any time soon, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets. — Pia Singh 7:23 a.m.: Bank America raises price target on Boeing Bank of America is weighing the challenges and opportunities Boeing has to make a turnaround. She kept her $38 price target, which implies shares could drop just slightly from its latest close. — Pia Singh 5:45 a.m.: Jefferies names Microsoft a top pick Microsoft is "going for AI gold," according to Jefferies.

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Analyst Stephen Grambling reiterated his overweight rating on shares, which he thinks should move higher based on potential earnings upside. Analyst Christopher Horvers upgraded the big-box retailer to overweight and hiked his price target by $15 to $81, which suggests 25.4% potential upside. Analyst Tom O'Malley's price target is now $145 per share, which implies 19.9% potential upside from Friday's close. Ramsey also attributed his new price target to the firm's latest data center modeling which estimates a software-based revenue breakout for Nvidia. He raised his price target to $150, which implies 40.8% upside from Friday's close.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Stephen Grambling, Grambling, — Pia Singh, Christopher Horvers, Horvers, Tom, O'Malley, TD Cowen, Matthew Ramsey, Ramsey, Rajat Gupta, Gupta, CVNA, Joseph Moore, Moore, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Monday, JPMorgan, North America Gaming, Illinois Senate, Walmart, Nvidia, Barclays Barclays, Sovereign, Broadcom, AMD Locations: Illinois, North, IL

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Instacart, CrowdStrike and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Hewlett Packard Enterprise — The technology stock climbed 15% after Hewlett Packard reported stronger-than-expected results for its fiscal second quarter. Dollar Tree — The discount retailer slipped 2% after reporting first-quarter results that were in line with analysts' expectations, according to LSEG. PVH — Shares slipped more than 1% after the luxury clothing brand owner announced that Martijn Hagman, CEO of Tommy Hilfiger Global and PVH Europe, would be leaving the company. PVH also reported a first-quarter earnings and revenue beat and raised its full-year earnings guidance. Instacart — Shares of the e-commerce company rose nearly 2% after an upgrade to buy from hold at research firm Gordon Haskett.

Persons: CrowdStrike, LSEG, Hewlett Packard, Rick Dreiling, PVH, Martijn Hagman, Tommy Hilfiger, Nio, Roaring Kitty, Tom O'Malley, Gordon Haskett, Hanesbrands, —, Jesse Pound Organizations: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, PVH, Reuters, AMC Entertainment, GameStop, Materials, KLA, Barclays, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Authentic Brands Locations: PVH Europe, China

☆ Analysts boost Nvidia price targets on strong demand outlook, say 'narrative is clearly nowhere near its end'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Wall Street analysts are turning more bullish on Nvidia yet again following another strong guide from the chipmaking behemoth. "The narrative is clearly nowhere near its end, or likely nowhere near its peak," he wrote, adding that shares appear inexpensive. He expects Nvidia's Blackwell chips to be sold out through 2025. "While it's large enough market that competitors can succeed or even gain share, NVIDIA remains the standard bearer for multifaceted AI," he wrote. Nvidia's results lifted the broader chip sector, with the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) trading 3% higher in the premarket.

Persons: Tom O'Malley, Bernstein's Stacy Rasgon, Blackwell, Blayne Curtis, Citi's Atif Malik, JPMorgan's Harlan Sur, Goldman Sachs, Toshiya Hari, Sur, Morgan Stanley's Joseph Moore, Nvidia's Blackwell Organizations: Nvidia, Blackwell, Wall, Barclays, Jefferies, NVIDIA, VanEck Semiconductor, Micron Technology, AMD Locations: CY25

☆ AI darling Nvidia reports after the bell. What Wall Street is watching
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Wall Street will be keeping close watch on what Nvidia says about demand for its artificial intelligence chips when the market-moving chipmaker reports quarterly results after the bell Wednesday. Nvidia is expected to surpass expectations again, with analysts polled by LSEG calling for earnings of $5.59 per share on $24.65 billion in revenue. "As long as it tops analyst expectations, NVIDIA is likely to remain a key tailwind for the overall U.S. stock market." NVDA 1Y mountain Shares over the last year For multiple quarters, Nvidia has shocked Wall Street with the robust demand for its tools. "We continue to expect a strong beat-and-raise quarter from NVIDIA as Hopper demand remains robust before the Blackwell transition," wrote Morgan Stanley's Joseph Moore.

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A chipmaker was among Monday's biggest analyst calls along with a hospital stock. Morgan Stanley upgraded Micron Technology and raised its price target on the stock — though it sees only limited gains ahead. U.S. Steel shares have dropped more than 26% year to date. The bank upgraded the computer memory stock to equal weight from underweight and increased its price target to $130 per share from $98. He also raised hi 12-month price target to $226 from $189, implying upside of 27% from Friday's close.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Dell, Samik Chatterjee, Bernstein, Toni Sacconaghi, DELL, — Brian Evans, Jefferies, Christopher LaFemina, LaFemina, Stifel, Ruben Roy, Baird, Tristan Gerra, Tom O'Malley, Brian Evans, Micron Technology Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley's, Joseph Moore, Moore, AJ Rice, Rice, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Micron Technology, UBS, Universal Health Services, JPMorgan, Dell, Jefferies, U.S, Steel, U.S . Steel, Nippon Steel's, Wall, TAM, Nvidia, Barclays Locations: U.S, Friday's

Jefferies raised its price target on the artificial intelligence chipmaker, calling for more than 30% upside. Analyst Biju Perincheril downgraded shares to neutral from positive and slashed his price target by $36 to $56. Ramnani's $531 price target implies upside of 16.2% for Mastercard, while he sees Visa shares advancing 14.7% to $322. — Alex Harring 5:39 a.m.: Jefferies raises Nvidia price target Nvidia's gains won't stop anytime soon, according to Jefferies. After an analyst change, the firm kept its buy rating and raised its price target to $1,200 from $780.

Persons: Jefferies, Biju Perincheril, SolarEdge, Perincheril, — Alex Harring, Tom O'Malley, O'Malley, Seth Seifman, We've, Seifman, Morgan Stanley, Dara Mohsenian, Mohsenian, Alex Harring, Piper Sandler, Arvind Ramnani, Ramnani, Achal Kumar, Kumar, Delta, Blayne Curtis, NVDA, Curtis, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Nvidia, HSBC, American Airlines, Susquehanna, FactSet, Wall, Micron, Barclays, JPMorgan, GE Aerospace, GE, PepsiCo, Pepsi, PEP, Mastercard, Visa, Technology, Delta Locations: Delta, United, Europe, Monday's premarket

☆ What to expect from Nvidia earnings after the stock's 'recent parabolic run-up'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Some Wall Street analysts are bracing for a pullback in Nvidia shares after the chipmaker reports fiscal fourth quarter results after the bell Wednesday. "We reiterate Buy/top pick ahead of NVDA Feb-21 earnings but won't be surprised to see a notable but brief pullback after the recent parabolic run-up in the stock," wrote Bank of America analyst Vivek Arya in a recent note. Nvidia shares slid more than 4% during Tuesday's session, but they have surged 40% in 2024. "Hence, we see limited room for further earnings upside in 2024 relative to the sales and earnings surprise that we saw in 2023." Even if Nvidia tops estimates, some on Wall Street anticipate a post-earnings decline akin to what's occurred during previous prints.

Persons: NVDA, Vivek Arya, Frank Lee, Tom O'Malley, Morgan Stanley's Joseph Moore, haven't, Rosenblatt, Raymond James, Srini Pajjuri, O'Malley, Timothy Arcuri, Evercore ISI's Julian Emanuel, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Nvidia, Bank of America, HSBC, Barclays, UBS

☆ AMD shares jump 8% to highest close since 2021 on AI chip demand
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Lisa Su displays an AMD Instinct MI300 chip as she delivers a keynote address at CES 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 4, 2023. Tom O'Malley, an analyst at Barclays, raised his price target on AMD to $200 from $120, saying AMD could post $4 billion in AI chip sales this year. KeyBanc analysts also increased their price target for AMD to $195 and Nvidia to $740 on Tuesday, due to strong demand for AI servers. Nvidia , which has the vast majority of the market for AI chips and was the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 last year, advanced 3% to $563.82. Analysts see AMD improving its AI software and expect major chip buyers such as cloud providers and tech giants to look hard at using AMD GPUs.

Persons: Lisa Su, Tom O'Malley, O'Malley, Jim Breyer, Breyer, NVDA Organizations: AMD, Microsoft, Google, Barclays, AMD's, Nvidia, Venture, CNBC Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada

☆ Barclays downgrades shares of this laser maker following 'one too many resets'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

It's time to step to the sidelines on Lumentum after its latest earnings results , according to Barclays. Analyst Tom O'Malley downgraded shares of the light waves and laser product maker to equal weight from overweight, saying the company has had "one too many resets" after posting a weaker-than-expected outlook. LITE YTD mountain Lumentum shares YTD Not only did Lumentum report third-quarter earnings and revenue on Tuesday that missed analysts' estimates, the firm's fourth-quarter guidance fell far below expectations. Lumentum reported adjusted earnings of 75 cents per share, lower than calls for 77 cents per share, according to FactSet. Meanwhile, Lumentum gave fourth-quarter adjusted earnings guidance between 45 cents and 65 cents, missing analysts' expectations for 77 cents.

☆ Here's what Wall Street analysts had to say after Micron's disappointing earnings report
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Micron Technology reported surprisingly weak quarterly results, raising concern among Wall Street analysts. On Wall Street, many analysts say the stock remains a buy, though they expect the semiconductor name will still face challenges ahead. His $65 price target implies the stock can jump more than 26%. The analyst reiterated a hold rating, as well as a $55 price target that implies 7% upside from Wednesday's closing price. He lowered his price target to $46, down from $49, implying shares could fall another 10% from Wednesday's closing price.

☆ Forget next year. The tech downtrend may be in danger of leaking into 2024
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Weak outlook, reduced estimates, significant oversupply. Looking for an imminent bottom in global tech demand is proving very elusive, at least if you look at Micron's earnings report. "These are the most challenging conditions for the memory market since the financial crisis," Chris Caso at Credit Suisse said, after he looked over Micron's numbers. "Losses mount over significant oversupply," Joseph Moore at Morgan Stanley said. "In a rapidly deteriorating memory environment driven by inventory corrections/demand weakness across nearly every end market, pricing continues to be the biggest headwind to memory profitability/earnings," Harlan Sur at JPMorgan warned.

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