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There's a lot to like about private credit right now, according to UBS. "We still have defaults very low on the private credit side, lower than what we're seeing on public. "With private credit, you don't know how things might change going forward," she explained. While there are some good players in private credit, there are others who are not, he said. Investing in BDCs Another way to get exposure to private credit is by investing in the public stocks of the business development companies, or BDCs, that are doing the private lending.
Persons: Leslie Falconio, Falconio, Jamie Dimon, Dimon Organizations: UBS, Blackstone Private Credit Fund, Franklin BSP Private Credit Fund, SEC Locations: UBS Americas, Franklin, BDCs
Enterprise software customers are seeing their profits shrink from high interest rates and weakening consumer spending, which is reflected in cost-cutting initiatives such as shrinking software budgets. The best software stocks to buy in today's environmentAccording to UBS, the current software industry offers investment opportunities for cybersecurity and cloud infrastructure stocks. Cybersecurity is a promising growth area, with potential for rapidly increasing demand, UBS said. Demand for cloud infrastructure — the combination of hardware and software needed for cloud computing — is also increasing. Microsoft (MSFT) and Oracle (ORCL) are two cloud infrastructure providers whose respective products, Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, have performed well in 2024, in contrast to the lackluster returns of other software companies.
Persons: , Salesforce, hasn't, Marc Benioff Organizations: Service, Business, UBS, Enterprise, Microsoft, Oracle, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
In 2023, Texas led the nation in solar installations on its power grid, surpassing California for its second consecutive year. Explosive power demand poses a challenge to the Biden administration's goal of converting the U.S. power grid to 100% clean electricity by 2035. Nextracker is a leading U.S. solar firm, building systems that allow panels to track to the position of the sun, improving the efficiency of solar power plants. Shugar pointed to the massive number of renewable projects in the U.S. seeking connection to the power grid. But as energy demand increases, the value of each additional hour should rise, eventually making longer duration batteries more cost effective, he said.
Persons: Brandon Bell, Andrés Gluski, Joseph Rand, We've, Kelley, Wells, Goldman Sachs, Biden, Ryan Sweezey, Wood Mackenzie, Richard Kinder, Kinder Morgan, Kinder, Amin Nasser, Nasser, Shugar, Lawrence, Lazard, Nextracker's Shugar, Lawrence Berkeley, Amol Phadke, Rand, Sweezey, Reid Ramdathsingh, Ramdathsingh, Fluence, John Zahurancik, Zahurancik, it's, Zahuranick Organizations: Getty, Renewables, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy, Big Tech, Microsoft, AES Corporation, Google, AES, Meta, UBS, Solar, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, U.S, Tech, North America, DOE, CNBC, University of California Berkeley's Goldman School of Public, Goldman School, Lawrence, Rystad Energy, Siemens Locations: Ector County , Texas, Texas, California, United States, U.S, Wells Fargo, Saudi, Houston, Lawrence Berkeley, Fluence's Americas
Switzerland's financial regulator ruled on Wednesday that the UBS takeover of Credit Suisse did not create any competition concerns, despite recommendations from the country's antitrust watchdog that it merited further scrutiny. "The merger of UBS and Credit Suisse will not eliminate effective competition in any market segment," Swiss financial regulator FINMA said in a statement. UBS said it will continue to implement its integration of Credit Suisse after FINMA's report. It also narrowed the financing options for the country's high-cost, export-orientated companies, especially with Credit Suisse seen as the bank which supported entrepreneurs. "When I look at the discussion after Credit Suisse's rescue by UBS, I see more fear than courage," he said in Lucerne.
Persons: FINMA, Sergio Ermotti Organizations: UBS, Credit Suisse Locations: Switzerland, Swiss, Lucerne
The second half of the year is around the corner, and some stocks are primed to outperform, according to a screen of Wall Street analysts' favorite picks. The following names have 20% or more upside to their analyst price targets and are already in the green for 2024 — indicating their price targets are elevated not just due to a drop in share price. To note, the price targets are 12-month estimates. Out of the four analysts covering the stock, three rate it a buy or a strong buy. Around three-quarters of analysts covering the stock have a strong buy or buy rating.
Persons: Goldman Sachs, Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway, Guggenheim, Hess Organizations: Street, Nvidia, ISI, Citi, CNBC Pro, CNBC, Argus, Disney, Coterra, UBS, Chevron, Exxon Mobil Locations: Warren, Chevron, Guyana
NextEra Energy stock fell nearly 5% in early trading Tuesday after announcing a plan to sell $2 billion in equity units to finance power projects as electricity demand rises and to pay back debt. The Florida-based power company, which operates the largest portfolio of renewable energy in the U.S., will issue equity units for $50, which will serve as a contract to purchase shares no later than June 1, 2027. The utility sector has gained about 8.5% over the past three months, outpacing the 6.2% gain by the S&P 500. But the utility space has cooled off over the past month, with NextEra falling 5% over that period. About 71% of Wall Street analysts rate NextEra as the equivalent of buy, while 24% have put a hold on the stock and 4.8% have recommended that investors sell.
Persons: NextEra, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Carly Davenport Organizations: Energy, Energy Capital Holdings, UBS, Wall Street Locations: Florida, U.S
UBS: More upside ahead for Lennar
  + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailUBS: More upside ahead for LennarJohn Lovallo, homebuilder analyst at UBS, joins CNBC's 'The Exchange' to discuss homebuilding company Lennar, cost pressures in the sector, and more.
Persons: Lennar John Lovallo Organizations: UBS
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Up next: There's not a whole lot expected to happen on Wall Street over the next 24 hours. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.
Persons: Jim Cramer, Eaton —, There's, we'll, we're, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: CNBC, Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Broadcom, Energy, Boeing, UBS, Accenture, Kroger, Olive Garden, Darden, Jim Cramer's Charitable Locations: Wells, Dover, U.S
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWhy the housing market will remain muted this year given the effect of higher mortgage ratesUBS homebuilders analyst John Lovallo and Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman discuss the major issues impacting the housing market and housing stocks: The Fed, mortgage rates and available inventory.
Persons: John Lovallo, Brown Harris Stevens, Bess Freedman Organizations: UBS
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Virgin Galactic — The struggling space company slid 15% as the stock's 1-for-20 reverse stock split took effect. The company also announced that Brenda Morris, who served as interim CEO, will remain on its board of directors. Autodesk — Shares gained more than 6% following activist fund Starboard Value taking a $500 million stake in the software company. The company beat earnings and revenue estimates for the second fiscal quarter last week, and it announced a 10-for-1 stock split. Chipotle — The restaurant chain's stock rose nearly 3% ahead of the company's 50-for-1 stock split , which is how it will begin trading at the market open on June 26.
Persons: Mark King, Brenda Morris, BTIG, Goldman Sachs, Corning, Fox, Chipotle, , Alex Harring, Yun Li Organizations: Virgin Galactic, AMC Networks, Autodesk —, Broadcom, Shattuck Labs, Louisiana - Pacific, TDK, Apple, UBS, Fox Advisors Locations: Louisiana
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Toll Brothers — The homebuilder gained 1.3% after Goldman Sachs upgraded it to neutral from sell. Best Buy — Shares rose more than 3% following a UBS upgrade to buy from neutral. Autodesk — The software company added 4% on news that activist fund Starboard Value has taken a $500 million stake in the company. Shattuck Labs — The biotechnology stock slipped 1% following a BTIG downgrade to neutral from buy. Goldman Sachs downgraded shares to sell from neutral, citing macroeconomic and competitive pressures.
Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, BTIG, , Alex Harring, Sarah Min, Scott Schnipper Organizations: UBS, Autodesk, AMC Networks, Labs, Louisiana - Pacific Corporation, Broadcom Locations: Louisiana
Coming on Tuesday, Microsoft plans to start selling new AI-enabled laptops at Best Buy, with roughly 40% of Copilot+ PCs exclusive to the retailer. We think that high-end offerings like these will give Best Buy a much-needed boost in sales and later for its stock price, too. In Monday's note to clients, the analysts also said that Best Buy can get a "volume benefit from lowering prices on previous models of the same product." That's a key reason why we first initiated our position in Best Buy earlier this year. People walk past a Best Buy store in Manhattan, New York City, November 22, 2021.
Persons: I'm, it's, Jeff Marks, Marks, we've, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Andrew Kelly Organizations: UBS, CNBC, Club, Microsoft, Federal, 1Q Locations: Friday's, Manhattan , New York City
Morgan Stanley lowered its price target on Nike. Meanwhile, UBS upgraded Best Buy to buy from neutral. — Brian Evans 6:45 a.m.: UBS upgrades Newmont UBS thinks rising gold prices into 2025 can help lift Newmont Corporation moving forward. — Brian Evans 6 a.m.: UBS upgrades Best Buy, forecasts outperformance ahead UBS thinks a potential forthcoming appliance upgrade cycle as well as new product offerings could lift Best Buy stock. The bank reiterated its overweight rating on shares but trimmed its price target to $114 from $116.
Persons: Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Toll, Susan Maklari, — Brian Evans, Daniel Major, Major, Michael Lasser, Lasser, BBY, Alex Straton, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Nike, UBS, Newmont, Dow Jones
For the week: The tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 3.2%, while the S & P 500 rose 1.6% and the Dow fell 0.5%. The analysts raised their price target to $106 per share from $85. There were several price target bumps on Micron ahead of earnings next week on June 26. Nike price target was lowered to $114 per share from $116 at Morgan Stanley. Citigroup price target was increased to $66 per share from $63 by RBC Capital.
Persons: Wedbush's Ives, Toll, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow, Fed, Citi, UBS, Microsoft PT, Microsoft, Apple, Union Pacific, Loop, Autodesk, Wall Street, Micron, Bank of America, PT, Nike, Citigroup, RBC Capital, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, Dow Nasdaq, Microsoft Apple, Union Pacific Activist Investor, Micron Nike Citigroup
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Constellation rebounds: There's a strong move happening in Constellation Brands for reasons that are not entirely clear. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.
Persons: Jim Cramer, Eli Lilly, donanemab, CNBC's Sara Eisen, Michael Dell, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: CNBC, Markets, Nasdaq, Nvidia, Apple, Broadcom, Club, Honeywell, Energy, Drug Administration, Constellation Brands, Jefferies, Modelo, Corona, Dell Technologies, UBS, Jim Cramer's Charitable Locations: U.S
Here's what five forecasters have to say about the latest rally — and why they think the stock market is headed for a fall. In 2009, he wrote a book predicting a stock market crash and ensuing economic depression, which he said could last for 10 years or more. The research firm is predicting the S&P 500 could see a steep correction following a rally to 6,500. Yet, that could end up being an excellent opportunity for investors who are diversified in other areas of the market, Bernstein said. AdvertisementTypically, there are eight warning signs of a market bubble forming, and six of them have already flashed, the bank said.
Persons: Stocks, , haven't, Harry Dent Stocks, Harry Dent, Dent, John Higgins, Higgins, John Hussman, Hussman, Richard Bernstein, Bernstein Organizations: Service, Nasdaq, Apple, Nvidia, Fox Business Network, Stocks, Capital Economics, John Hussman Elite, UBS
The threat from a looming wave of maturing commercial real estate loans has been well telegraphed to investors, but it's possible the metrics they are using to protect themselves from risk are flawed. Many investors have been avoiding bank stocks with high concentrations of commercial real estate (CRE) exposure. Investors have been punishing regional bank stocks, especially when the bank's commercial real estate exposure tops more than 300% of its total equity . While the latter two have some exposure to New York City real estate, both banks benefit from strong management teams, he said. (New York real estate markets are navigating both falling office values as well as the dynamics of rent-regulated multifamily properties.)
Persons: Erika Najarian, Stephens, Matt Breese, Breese, Webster, Najarian, Piper Sandler, Scott Siefers, Siefers, generalists Organizations: Owners, KBW, Regional Banking, UBS, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, Federal Reserve, Kansas City Fed, NBT Bancorp, Webster, National Bancorp, Micron Technology, Financial Group, Citizens Locations: New York City, York, . Connecticut, New, New York, Providence, R.I
If the international expansion of Japanese companies is any guide, Chinese companies still have significant potential left in the global market. The company did not break out overseas revenue for the first quarter, but said overall revenue grew by 14% from a year ago to 3.8 billion yuan. When compared to Japanese companies, the contribution of overseas revenue to the total for Chinese businesses is low across industries. "We believe Zhejiang Dingli will benefit from strong boom lift sales growth, especially in the US market," the HSBC report said. I think the conversation has moved now more toward being tough on global trade or free trade," David Chao, global market strategist, Asia Pacific (ex-Japan), at Invesco, said during a webinar Thursday.
Persons: Steven Sun, Christine Peng, Anker, Dingli, Snibe, David Chao, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: HSBC, CSI, Japan's Nikkei, HSBC Qianhai Securities, UBS Asia Pacific, Companies, Amazon, Apple, Google, U.S . Commerce Department, Shenzhen New Industries Biomedical Engineering, Asia Pacific, U.S, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Union Locations: China, Japan's, Shanghai, Germany, Indonesia, East, South America, Shenzhen, Zhejiang, Snibe — Shenzhen, U.S, Asia, Japan, Invesco, Singapore, The U.S
High interest rates have been a boon to Americans holding cash, but many on Wall Street are cautioning investors to start thinking ahead. People have been piling into cash vehicles like money market funds and certificates of deposit since the Federal Reserve started hiking interest rates. Interest rates appear to be staying higher for longer, with the Federal Reserve on Wednesday projecting only one rate cut this year. Agency MBS have a duration of about six years, per the Bloomberg US MBS Index as of June 3, Jones noted. Right now, the residential mortgage-backed securities sector looks attractive because of its relative value compared to investment-grade corporate bonds, he said.
Persons: Jones, Leslie Falconio, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, Wells Fargo, Luis Alvarado, Alvarado, Falconio Organizations: Federal Reserve, Investment Company Institute, Schwab Center, Financial Research, Agency MBS, Bloomberg, MBS, UBS, Wells, Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Investors, corporates, UBS America's, AAA Locations: UBS Americas, Wells, Wells Fargo
It may be time for U.S. stocks to underperform their European counterparts, according to UBS global equity strategist Andrew Garthwaite. First, UBS thinks the global economy has reached a point that would make American companies more vulnerable. "The US outperformed as US GDP growth was revised up sharply relative to non-US GDP growth (especially European GDP). .SPX .STOXX YTD mountain SPX vs STOXX 600 UBS also listed the U.S. fiscal policy as a risk factor. "This hence carries with it one of the following: i) a US bond spread risk; or ii) a relative growth risk."
Persons: Andrew Garthwaite, Garthwaite Organizations: UBS, U.S Locations: U.S, underperform
Piper Sandler reiterates Pinterest as a top pick Piper said it's sticking with its overweight rating on the stock. JPMorgan reiterates Amazon as overweight JPMorgan said the e-commerce giant remains a top pick at the firm. The firm also says it's sticking with its outperform rating on Apple. "We are reiterating our Buy rating and raising our price target on shares of Costco from $890 to $940." Morgan Stanley reiterates Tesla as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's sticking with its overweight rating on Tesla .
Persons: Bernstein, it's, D.A, Davidson, KBW, Tesla, underperform Bernstein, Musk, Piper Sandler, Pinterest, Piper, Evercore, Morgan Stanley, Sunrun, Guggenheim, Macquarie, Roblox, TD Cowen, Cowen, Michael Colglazier, Morgan Stanley downgrades Twilio, JPMorgan, GenAI, Wolfe, Elon Organizations: Bank of America, Elon, Spotify, UBS, TPC, Galactic, America, JPMorgan, Adobe, " Bank of America, Hasbro, of America, Monopoly, Apple, Baidu, Apple Intelligence, Costco, Nvidia, Tesla Locations: China
Analysts have slashed price targets on three stocks from around the world over the past week: Adobe , France's Remy Cointreau , and Israeli software provider NICE . Adobe Five analysts cut their price targets ahead of Adobe's second-quarter earnings report, released after the bell Thursday. Remy Cointreau It's also been a tough week for Remy Cointreau, the makers of cognacs, liqueurs, and champagne. Ten analysts cut their price target on the stock over the past week. NICE NICE, which builds customer relationship management software, saw five analyst price target cuts over the past week.
Persons: France's Remy Cointreau, Remy Cointreau, Oppenheimer, Brian Schwartz, Remy Cointreau It's, Sanjeet Aujla, Remy, Rishi Jaluria Organizations: NICE, CNBC Pro, Adobe, Google, UBS, Nasdaq, RBC Locations: U.S, Adobe's, Cognac, China, Europe, United States
At stake is one of the top two spots in the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) , whose June rebalance is based on market cap values as of Friday's close. The market caps of Microsoft, Apple and Nvidia were all within $100 billion of each other as of Thursday's close, according to a FactSet calculation. This type of big shift in an index fund is unusual, but not unprecedented. The fund tracks an index from S & P Dow Jones Indices that uses weighting caps to keep the index in bounds. Depending on how many shares of Nvidia are required, it might cause a short-term spike in the name," Bajaj said.
Persons: Dow, Dow Jones, Matthew Bartolini, Bartolini, Mohit Bajaj, SPDR, Bajaj, Todd Sohn, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Nvidia, Technology, Apple, Microsoft, Dow Jones, Dow Jones Indices, UBS, SPDR, Amazon, Trading, WallachBeth, Bajaj, Street Global Advisors, NYSE Technology Locations: U.S, SPDR Americas, rebalancing
The S & P 500 could surpass 5,600 if cooling inflation leads to rate cuts, according to UBS. Strategist Jonathan Golub said that even his target, which was set in late May, could get left behind on a market rally this year. .SPX YTD mountain .SPX YTD While the number of anticipated interest rate cuts in 2024 has jumped around, three to four are now expected over the next 12 months, Golub noted. (For comparison, the average analyst anticipates the S & P 500 closing the year at 5,220.) He initially expected the S & P 500 to finish the year at 4,850, which is approximately 15% lower than his current estimate.
Persons: Jonathan Golub, Golub, BMO's Brian Belski Organizations: UBS, Wall, CNBC
Here's why UBS is bullish on homebuilder stocks
  + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHere's why UBS is bullish on homebuilder stocksJohn Lovallo, UBS equity analyst, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss the lock-in effects high rates are having on homebuilders, his favorite homebuilder name, and much more.
Persons: John Lovallo Organizations: UBS
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