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☆ Earnings playbook: More than 100 companies are slated to report this week, including General Motors
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

More than 70 S & P 500 names have posted their numbers, with 75% beating analyst earnings expectations. What history shows: General Motors has topped earnings estimates for eight straight quarters, Bespoke Investment Group data shows. What history shows: Coca-Cola has beaten analyst earnings expectations 73% of the time, Bespoke data shows. What history shows: Tesla has beaten earnings expectations 61% of the time, according to Bespoke. Thursday UPS is set to report earnings in the premarket, followed by a conference call at 8:30 a.m.

Persons: Michael Wayland, Mary Barra, Peter Grom, Leslie Josephs, Kelly Ortberg, TSLA, Dan Levy, Levy, Tesla Organizations: General Motors, Boeing, Netflix, CNBC, Detroit automaker, UBS, Management, Barclays, UPS, Amazon Logistics, Walmart, Citi Locations: China

☆ Here are the 5 things that could move the stock market in the week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Earnings drove the stock market higher — can they do it again in the week ahead? But he acknowledged that timing is key because our portfolio discipline mandates that we consider lightening up our stock exposure in an overbought market. In fact, AMD was our worst-performing stock for the entire week, losing more than 7% following the prior week's 1.8% slide. Energy was the worst sector of the week for the market as oil prices sank. In the week ahead, housing numbers are the main draw on the economic front.

Persons: Jim Cramer, ASML, Morgan Stanley, WTI, industrials, We're, Sartorius, Danaher, we're, Stanley Black, Lockheed Martin, Philip Morris, Clark, Baker Hughes, Lam, DOV, CARR, Davidson, Northrop, Edwards Lifesciences, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Stocks, Tuesday's, Spencer Platt Organizations: Dow, Nasdaq, Netflix, Modelo, Corona, Constellation Brands, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom, Club, Abbott Laboratories, Energy, Texas, Honeywell, Danaher, Federal Reserve, Treasury, SAP, Logitech, Verizon, General Motors, GE Aerospace, GE, Lockheed, Quest Diagnostics, Norfolk Southern, Polaris, Seagate Technology, Texas Instruments, Canadian National Railway Company, Boeing, GE Vernova, Fisher, Boston, General Dynamics, Hilton, Lam Research, Business Machines, IBM, Newmont, Viking Therapeutics, Vista Energy, Mattel, O'Reilly Automotive, Whirlpool, American Airlines, United Parcel Service, Southwest Airlines, Tractor Supply Company, Carrier Global, Dow Chemical, DOW, Harley, Union Pacific, Valero Energy, Hasbro, Northrop Grumman, Ryder, Boyd Gaming, Western, Boston Beer Company, York Community Bancorp, Colgate, Palmolive, Newell Brands, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, NEW, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, Getty Locations: BlackRock, CrowdStrike, U.S, Dover, Freeport, McMoRan, Kimberly, Norfolk, Las, ORLY, VALE, New York City

☆ Netflix earnings beat expectations. Here's what analysts are saying
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Analysts are getting even more bullish on Netflix following its earnings beat for the third quarter . Here is what other firms are saying: Pivotal Research keeps buy rating on stock The firm raised its price target to $925, a Street high. Bernstein reiterates its market perform rating The firm increased its price target to $780 from $625. Bank of America reiterates its buy rating The bank increased its price target to $800 from $740. 3Q results were generally ahead (OI 5% higher) while commentary pointed to sustained double-digit revenue growth and margin expansion in 2025."

Persons: Doug Anmuth, Anmuth, Morgan Stanley, Benjamin Swinburne, Bernstein, Goldman Sachs, NFLX Organizations: Netflix, JPMorgan, WWE, NFL, of America, Gaming, UBS, 3Q

☆ Procter & Gamble earnings beat estimates, but weak demand in China hurts sales
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Procter & Gamble on Friday reported weaker-than-expected revenue as lower demand in China again weighed on its sales. The company reported flat volume for the quarter. The metric excludes pricing, which makes it a more accurate reflection of demand than sales. The company called out volume declines in China for both its hair care and oral care segments. Both P&G's health care and baby, feminine and family care divisions both reported 1% declines in volume for the quarter.

Persons: Gamble, Andre Schulten, Schulten Organizations: Procter, LSEG, SK, Gillette, Venus Locations: China, U.S, Greater China

☆ CNBC Daily Open: China posts better-than-expected economic data
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Better-than-expected growth for ChinaChina's third-quarter gross domestic product expanded by 4.6% year on year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Chinese and U.S. retail sales going strongChina's retail sales for September grew 3.2% from a year ago, said the National Bureau of Statistics. Across the Pacific Ocean, retail sales in the U.S. rose a seasonally adjusted 0.4% for September.

Persons: Dow Jones, Pat Gelsinger, Altera Organizations: CNBC, China, National Bureau of Statistics, Dow, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Intel, U.S . Federal Reserve Locations: U.S, Asia, Pacific, Shanghai

☆ China reports better-than-expected retail sales and industrial production data
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Christine Wang | In Christinejwang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

China on Friday reported better-than-expected retail sales and industrial production for September. Retail sales grew 3.2% from a year ago, better than the 2.5% growth estimated by analysts in an LSEG poll, the National Bureau of Statistics said. Meanwhile, industrial production expanded 5.4% in September from a year ago, more than the 4.5% expected by analysts. He noted that year-to-date retail sales data showed "cautious sentiment among consumers." From January to September, retail sales grew 3.35%, nearly same as the growth reported for January through August at 3.36%.

Persons: Gary Ng, Ng, —, Bao Organizations: Costco, National Bureau of Statistics, Natixis, Investors Locations: Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China . China, China, Beijing, Covid

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Netflix, Apple, CVS Health, Lamb Weston, U.S. Cellular and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Separately, CVS issued third-quarter adjusted earnings guidance between $1.05 and $1.10 per share, far weaker than the FactSet consensus estimate of $1.69 a share. MGP Ingredients — Shares tumbled 26% after MGP Ingredients, a distilled spirits producer, issued preliminary third-quarter earnings and revenue guidance that missed expectations. Earnings of $1.23 per share missed the FactSet consensus estimate of $1.34 in earnings per share. Comerica reported $1.33 in earnings per share, compared to $1.17 per share expected by analysts, according to FactSet. Still, adjusted earnings of 89 cents per share beat the expected earnings per share of 88 cents.

Persons: Lamb Weston —, Jana Partners, Lamb Weston, David Joyner, Karen Lynch, LSEG, LSEG ., Riley, Ally, FactSet, — CNBC's Sean Conlon, Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Hakyung Kim, Jesse Pound Organizations: Netflix, U.S . Cellular, Telephone, Data Systems, U.S, Cellular, Verizon Communications, CVS, MGP, American, Apple —, Bloomberg, Counterpoint Research, Western, Western Alliance, LSEG, LSEG . Fifth Third, Fifth Third Bancorp, Comerica, Holdings Locations: U.S, China

☆ Asia markets open mixed as investors await China economic data, assess Japan CPI
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Anniek Bao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The skyline of the central business district in Beijing on August 13, 2019. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP)Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Friday, as investors awaited key economic data from China and assessed Japan's inflation numbers. China's third-quarter GDP is expected to come in at 4.5%, as estimated by economists in a Reuters poll, compared with 4.7% growth in the prior quarter. China is set to release its house prices index for September at 9:30 a.m. local time. Japan's headline inflation for September came in at 2.5%, while core CPI — which excludes fresh food prices — rose 2.4% year on year compared with Reuters estimates of 2.3%.

Persons: WANG Zhao Locations: Beijing, AFP, Asia, Pacific, China

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: American Express, Procter & Gamble, Netflix, CVS Health and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Hakyung Kim | In Hakyungkim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The household goods maker posted $21.74 billion in revenue while analysts polled by LSEG had estimated $21.91 billion. WD-40 — The maintenance product maker's shares fell 4% after a disappointing fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report. Despite posting a top-line beat of $823 million in revenue versus LSEG analysts' estimates for $808 million, net interest income fell 3% in the third-quarter. Revenue of $9.16 billion fell below the $9.25 billion LSEG consensus forecast. Ally Financial – The digital bank stock fell nearly 1% despite earnings beating analysts' estimates in the third quarter.

Persons: Gamble, LSEG, David Joyner, Karen Lynch, B.Riley, SLB, Schlumberger, FactSet, — CNBC's Pia Singh, Sarah Min, Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox Organizations: Procter, Netflix, CVS, FactSet, Western Alliance Bancorp, Apple, Bloomberg, Crown Holdings, Holdings, Comerica Locations: China

☆ CNBC Daily Open: The Dow hits another high amid a mostly flat market
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16: Traders and others work on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor in New York City. This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. That's higher than both the 0.1% gain in August and the 0.3% Dow Jones forecast, according to the advance report. Meanwhile, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's reported its third-quarter net revenue jumped 36% year on year, and revised its fourth-quarter revenue upward.

Persons: it's, Dow, Christine Lagarde's, Dow Jones Organizations: NEW, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, CNBC, European Central Bank, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Dow, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, U.S . Federal Reserve Locations: New York City, U.S

☆ Jefferies says these top stock picks are cheap and offer upside heading into year-end
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

As the fourth quarter ramps up, several stocks have room to appreciate in coming months, according to Jefferies. Heading into the end of the year, Jefferies has updated its list of stock recommendations it calls its "franchise picks," spotlighting high-conviction, buy-rated names. "Higher reinvestment rates are correlated with better returns," Jefferies added. Their average price target of almost $24 implies roughly 10% upside – less than the nearly 26% that would result if Jefferies' target of $27 is reached. And Jefferies' target of $295 implies more than 17% upside from the current price.

Persons: Jefferies, Morgan Stanley, Wells, –, Johnson Organizations: Dow, Nasdaq, JPMorgan, Consumer, Johnson, PepsiCo, Sysco, Jefferies, ConocoPhillips, Port, North Field, Oil, Procter, Gamble, Colgate Locations: Wells Fargo, Alaska, Port Arthur, Texas, Qatar, Houston, LSEG, U.S, , New Jersey, Kenvue

☆ Netflix shares jump 5% in premarket after third-quarter earnings beat
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Netflix shares jumped Friday after the media streaming giant reported third-quarter earnings and revenue that beat expectations. Shares of Netflix were up 5.4% in U.S. premarket trading as of 4:39 a.m. Netflix reported earnings per share of $5.40 for the three-month period ending Sept. 30, surpassing the $5.12 LSEG consensus estimate. Revenues also beat expectations, coming in at $9.83 billion, above the $9.77 billion anticipated by analysts. Crucially, Netflix saw momentum in its ad-supported membership tier, which jumped 35% quarter-over-quarter.

Organizations: Netflix Locations: Krakow, Poland, U.S

☆ Netflix earnings need to justify runup in stock. What analysts see for subscribers, ad tier
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Analysts surveyed by LSEG expect Netflix earnings to come in at $5.12 per share, while revenue should hit $9.769 billion. In the second quarter, Netflix earned $4.88 per share on $9.56 billion in revenue. Along with solid numbers for the quarter just ended, other analysts believe Netflix also has to raise prices to appease shareholders. Citigroup's Jason Bazinet says price hikes are warranted at Netflix due to strong engagement trends and competitors' own price increases. A ramping ad-tier Finally, Wall Street is keeping close watch on the advertising tier business Netflix rolled out in November 2022.

Persons: Evercore, Mark Mahaney, Citigroup's Jason Bazinet, Goldman Sachs, Eric Sheridan, Deutsche Bank's Bryan Kraft, Wells, Steven Cahall, Kannan Venkateshwar, NFLX, Alan Gould, Piper, Matt Farrell, Doug Anmuth, Morgan Stanley, Benjamin Swinburne, Alicia Reese Organizations: Netflix, Wall, LSEG, StreetAccount, Deutsche, Barclays, Wednesday's, JPMorgan

☆ Chip giant TSMC reports blockbuster results even as questions over AI mania loom
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

TSMC's growth was driven by strong demand for artificial intelligence technology. But the market is questioning whether the euphoria over AI and AI chips is sustainable. AdvertisementChip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company just reported strong growth, thanks to continued enthusiasm for artificial intelligence — even amid persistent questions over the return on investment from the technology. The Taiwanese company's blockbuster results came after Dutch chip equipment maker ASML — a supplier to TSMC — reported guidance on Tuesday that disappointed investors and triggered a sell-off in chip stocks. But it doesn't mean AI demand is fizzling.

Persons: —, LSEG, TSMC —, Wei, Goldman Sachs, Christophe Fouquet, Roger Dassen, ASML, Dassen, Andy Li, Li Organizations: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Service, Taiwan, Nvidia, New York Stock Exchange, ASML Locations: Taiwan, Dutch, China

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Netflix, Intuitive Surgical, WD-40 and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading: Netflix — The streaming stock popped more than 4% after third-quarter earnings topped expectations. Netflix earned $5.40 per share on $9.83 billion in revenue, while analysts forecast $5.12 a share and $9.77 billion in revenue. Intuitive Surgical — Shares jumped about 5% after the maker of the da Vinci surgical robot posted better-than-expected third-quarter results. Intuitive Surgical earned $1.84 per share on $2.04 billion in revenue. The company earned $1.23 per share, and said it expects fiscal 2025 profits of between $5.20 and $5.45 per share.

Persons: LSEG, OceanFirst, David Bratcher, Marten, CNBC's Hakyung Kim, Sarah Min Organizations: Netflix, Revenue, FactSet, Pharmaceuticals, Supernus Pharmaceuticals Locations: FactSet

☆ Baird says this security stock is a buy that can rally nearly 40%
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Investors are overlooking Crane NXT and its long-term earnings potential, according to Baird. Analyst Michael Halloran initiated coverage of the company with an outperform rating and $77 price target, reflecting a 38.5% upside from Wednesday's close. That's a sharp turnaround for the beaten-down stock, which has shed 2.2% this year. Another factor behind Halloran's bullish investment thesis is Crane's strong customer relationships, which generate high recurring revenue for the company. LSEG data shows that five of the six analysts covering the stock have a buy or strong buy rating.

Persons: Crane, Baird, Michael Halloran, Halloran Organizations: Crane NXT, counterfeits

☆ TSMC third-quarter profit beats expectations as AI boom drives 54% hike
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

An image of a semiconductor wafer at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Museum of Innovation in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on Jan. 11, 2022. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on Thursday reported a 54% hike in net profit, as global chipmakers continue to benefit from demand boosted by AI applications. The company's net income was 352.3 billion Taiwanese dollars ($10.1 billion) over the July-September quarter, surpassing an LSEG estimate of $300.2 billion Taiwanese dollars cited by Reuters. Capital expenditure edged higher to $6.4 billion in the third quarter, versus $6.36 billion across the three preceding months. TSMC's earnings beat comes the same week as Netherlands-based ASML , which supplies machines to the Taiwanese company, issued a lower-than-expected forecast of net sales, sending shares tumbling.

Organizations: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Innovation, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Reuters, TSMC, Apple, Nvidia Locations: Hsinchu, Taiwan, Netherlands

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Elevance Health, Taiwan Semiconductor, Expedia, Lucid and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Elevance Health – Shares plummeted more than 10% after the health insurer reported weaker-than-expected third-quarter earnings. Taiwan Semiconductor – The stock surged more than 8% after the company reported a 54% gain in net profit for the third quarter. Nokia – Shares slid more than 5% after the company reported an 8% dip in sales for the third quarter, citing a slowdown in the Indian market. Alcoa reported third-quarter adjusted earnings of 57 cents per share, versus the 28 cents a share expected from analysts polled by LSEG. Kinder Morgan posted adjusted earnings per share of 25 cents on $3.70 billion in revenue.

Persons: Gail Boudreaux, Centene, Uber, Lucid, Pekka Lundmark, Kinder Morgan, LSEG, —, Alex Harring, Michelle Fox Theobald Organizations: Molina Healthcare, Taiwan Semiconductor, Nvidia, Financial Times, Public Investment Fund, Nokia, CSX, Alcoa –, Alcoa, LSEG Locations: Expedia, Saudi

☆ Netflix earnings are after the bell. Here's what to expect
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

LOS ANGELES — Netflix is due to report third-quarter earnings after the closing bell Thursday. Wall Street will be paying close attention to details surrounding the company's advertising-supported business model, upcoming live sporting events and the continued effects of its password crackdown on subscriber numbers. After all, this is one of the last times Netflix will report subscriber data to shareholders, as it plans to focus on revenue and other financial metrics as performance indicators. This has led some Wall Street analysts to predict that Netflix will soon announce price hikes. New Street Research analyst Dan Salmon and Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne both noted expected price increase announcements in recent research notes to investors.

Persons: Dan Salmon, Morgan Stanley, Benjamin Swinburne Organizations: Netflix, LSEG Revenue, Street Research

☆ Piper Sandler says own these expensive stocks and sell these others
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Earnings momentum can mean the difference between whether to buy stocks that have expensive valuations or not, according to Piper Sandler. That group was named to the "hold" list, while the others were deemed part of the "fold" cohort. CNBC Pro compiled a handful of names from each list exclusively for subscribers: The 'hold' list Nvidia was one of several buzzy names on the list of hold stocks. While it has a price-to-earnings multiple for the next 12 months at 36.615, it has an earnings revision ratio of 0.597. The home improvement retailer has a negative earnings revision ratio of 0.589 on top of a forward price-to-earnings multiple of 26.691.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Michael Kantrowitz, Kantrowitz, LSEG, Berkshire Hathaway, McDonald's Organizations: CNBC, Nvidia, Berkshire, Depot, LSEG Locations: Chicago

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nvidia, Travelers, Blackstone, Uber and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Travelers' third-quarter earnings came in at $5.24 per share, topping the $3.55 a share expected from analysts polled by LSEG. Blackstone reported third-quarter earnings of $1.01 per share on revenue of $2.43 billion. CSX — Shares slipped 5.9% after the transportation company reported disappointing third-quarter results. Alcoa — The aluminum producer's stock shed more than 3% after the company reported third-quarter revenue of $2.90 billion, below the $2.97 billion LSEG consensus estimate. Synovus Financial — Shares popped 5% after the company reported better-than-expected adjusted earnings per share for the third quarter.

Persons: Uber, LSEG, Elevance, Blackstone, Equifax, Synovus, — CNBC's Sean Conlon, Hakyung Kim, Alex Harring, Pia Singh Organizations: Taiwan Semiconductor, Nvidia, Micron, Times, Expedia, —, LSEG, CSX, Nokia —, Alcoa, FactSet, Dynamics, Steel, Walgreens, Alliance

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Strong earnings, macro conditions driving stocks higher
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In this article KBE.IXIC.SPX.DJIASML-NLDAMZN.FTSEMS Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTThe Morgan Stanley headquarters in New York, US, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Morgan Stanley , for one, reported third-quarter figures that surpassed earnings and revenue estimates. The bank's profit jumped 32% from a year ago, far outstripping the LSEG estimate and topping several other big banks' income growth. The investment banking business was a main source of profit for Morgan Stanley.

Persons: DJI ASML, Morgan Stanley, Michael Nagle, Piper Sandler, – CNBC's Hugh Son, Alex Harring, Jeff Cox, Lisa Kailai Han, Jesse Pound Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty, CNBC, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, U.S . Federal Reserve, P Bank ETF, UBS, U.S . Labor Department Locations: New York, Wall

☆ We're raising our Morgan Stanley price target after a post-earnings stock surge to record highs
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Morgan Stanley shares soared to all-time highs Wednesday after third-quarter beats on the bank's top and bottom lines, with strength seen across the board. MS YTD mountain Morgan Stanley YTD Club stock Morgan Stanley was up 7.5%. Morgan Stanley outpaced expectations in just about every aspect of each operating division and put up very strong quarterly results in terms of firmwide key performance indicators. Given its 15.1% CET1 ratio, Morgan Stanley has plenty of excess capital at its disposal to both continue investing in growth and return excess capital to shareholders. Morgan Stanley Why we own it : We own Morgan Stanley for the rebound taking place in IPO and M & A activity along with growth in wealth management, which provides more durable fee-based revenues.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley's, Sharon Yeshaya, Morgan Stanley repurchased, Goldman Sachs, Ted Pick, Morgan, Yeshaya, That's, Eaton Vance, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Bing Guan Organizations: Revenue, LSEG, Morgan Stanley YTD, Investment, Bloomberg, Institutional Securities, Bank of Japan, CNBC, Getty Locations: Wells Fargo

☆ Goldman says these stocks could see a 'short squeeze' relief rally this earnings season
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Buyers purchase call options when they expect a stock's price to move higher. He set a Wall Street-high price target at $38, which implies 31.7% upside over Tuesday's close. Further down the list, Royal Caribbean carried a 4.9% short interest share compared with the float. RCL NCLH,CCL YTD mountain Royal Caribbean vs. Norwegian and Carnival, year to date CrowdStrike also made the cut with a 4.4% short-interest-to-float rate. The average price target reflects the potential for shares to add more than 7% in the year ahead.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, John Marshall, Goldman, Marshall, TD Cowen, William Kerr, LSEG, Morgan Stanley, Jamie Rollo, NCLH, CrowdStrike Organizations: Goldman, Industry, Royal Locations: Royal Caribbean, Miami

☆ Asian chip stocks fall on ASML's disappointing forecast, possible U.S. export cap
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Anniek Bao | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Asian chip stocks fell on Wednesday after Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML posted disappointing sales forecasts, driving down global stocks in the sector. South Korean chipmaking heavyweight SK Hynix, which manufactures high bandwidth memory chips for AI applications for Nvidia, traded 1.6% lower. Net bookings for the September quarter were 2.6 billion euros ($2.83 billion), the company said — well below the 5.6 billion euro LSEG consensus estimate. Nvidia fell 4.7% and AMD lost 5.2%. In its June-quarter earnings presentation, ASML said that 49% of its sales come from China.

Persons: ASML, Foxconn —, Roger Dassen, — Ryan Browne Organizations: Tokyo, Renesas Electronics, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Hai Precision Industry, SK Hynix, Nvidia, Samsung Electronics, Nikkei, AMD, Bloomberg, Biden Locations: Korean, Taiwan, ASML, Veldhoven, Netherlands, China

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