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☆ General Electric's final spinoff is days away. It's not too late to profit from the move
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Christina Cheddar Berk | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

GE stock has been on a tear, outperforming the market over the past year, as investors bet that the company's break-up will unlock still more value. Since the health-care spinoff, GE shares have risen above $170 from the $60s. He expects anyone buying GE Vernova shares in April will get "a 50% move over the next fourteen months." GE's aerospace business benefits from a dominant market position where it leads in both widebody and narrowbody jet engines. Still, GE Vernova was a weak spot for the company since 2015, according to analysts.

Persons: haven't, FactSet, Gordon Haskett, Don Bilson, GE's, Andrew Obin, Obin, I've, Tony Bancroft, Scott Deuschle, Deuschle, Bancroft, Larry Culp, Culp, GE Vernova, Michael Bloom Organizations: GE Vernova, New York Stock Exchange, GE, GE Healthcare Technologies, General Electric, GE Healthcare, Bank of America, GE Aerospace, Gabelli, Aerospace & Defense ETF, Deutsche Bank, Bank, America's

☆ Dollar General's brand is showing some cracks and may be a warning sign ahead of earnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Christina Cheddar Berk | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

In collecting this data, the firm saw a deterioration in the Dollar General brand last year. As of Monday's close, Dollar General's stock is up more than 57% from a 52-week low of $101.09 reached in mid-October. Their research found that consumers felt the cleanliness of Dollar General's stores, a top five driver of satisfaction, lagged key peers Dollar Tree and Family Dollar, and fell 2% further in February. Until November, shoppers rated Family Dollar and Dollar General's product offerings more or less on a par with each other. In addition to Dollar General's own challenges, all dollar stores are likely being hurt by weaker spending among low income consumers.

Persons: Vasos, what's, Todd Vasos, Jeff Owen, Gordon Haskett, Chuck Grom, Grom, bode, Piper Sandler, Peter Keith, Keith, Morgan Stanley, Simeon Gutman, Gutman, Michael Lasser, Lasser, Matthew Boss, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Dollar, DG, Occupational Safety, Health Administration, SNAP, UBS, JPMorgan

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Apple, Microsoft, Delta, Disney, Snowflake, Okta, Salesforce & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Goldman Sachs reiterates Salesforce as buy Goldman said it's standing by its buy rating following the company's robust earnings report on Wednesday. "Multiple high-profile catalysts should double revs by FY28 & support an Outperform rating with a $54 PT." "We initiate coverage of Gates Industrial (GTES) with a Buy rating and $21 price target. The more aggressive stance follows a near week long sell-off in COLD shares following 4Q results and initial 2024 guidance." Goldman Sachs reiterates Microsoft as buy Goldman said it's standing by its buy rating after a meeting with Microsoft investor relations.

Persons: Jefferies, Roth, Roth MKM, Morgan Stanley downgrades Snowflake, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Salesforce, Goldman, it's, TD Cowen downgrades Macy's, Telsey, TD Cowen, Wells, Needham, " Jefferies, Tesla, Coupang, Baird, Cantor Fitzgerald, Cantor, Gates, Piper Sandler, Piper, Raymond James, William Blair, Gordon Haskett downgrades, Haskett, Frank Slootman's Organizations: Jefferies, Barrick Gold, NEM, UBS, Apple, Mar, Bitdeer Technologies, BTC, Citi, United Airlines, Delta, Delta Air Lines Inc, DAL, Deere & Company, American Airlines Citi, Catalyst Watch, Reliance, Star India, JV, UBS downgrades Republic Services, Downside, RBC, Xenia Hotels, Resorts, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Products, Gates, NTR, LXU, UW, Bank of America, underperform Bank of America, Realty Trust, Fidelity, Korn, Microsoft, Macquarie Locations: U.S, China, American's, DIS's, Xenia, Federal, Korea

☆ Walmart is in the early innings of a multi-year reacceleration, says Evercore ISI’s Greg Melich
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWalmart is in the early innings of a multi-year reacceleration, says Evercore ISI’s Greg MelichEvercore ISI’s Greg Melich and Gordon Haskett’s Chuck Grom, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss the bull case for Walmart.

Persons: Evercore, Greg Melich Evercore, Greg Melich, Gordon Haskett’s Chuck Grom Organizations: Walmart

☆ PayPal plummets as Wall Street likens CEO's strategy to 'turning around the titanic'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Kate Rooney | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

PayPal shares tumbled more than 10% Thursday after a disappointing forecast added to uncertainty around the payments giant. While the company posted beats on most metrics for its fourth quarter on Wednesday, PayPal guided for earnings that were well below expectations. He called 2024 a transition year and told CNBC in a phone interview that the company was staying "conservative" on guidance. 'Show me' stock PayPal's CEO faced criticism for over-promising before its Jan. 25 product event . Leading up to that, Chriss told CNBC PayPal planned to "shock the world."

Persons: Alex Chriss, FactSet, it's, Wells, Andrew Bauch, Chriss, Gordon Haskett, Don Bilson, Bilson, Bryan Keane, Michael Bloom Organizations: PayPal, Apple, CNBC, Intuit, CNBC PayPal, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Target, Amazon, Quest, Deckers, Alphabet & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Jefferies initiates Sprout Social as buy Jefferies said the social media software provider is a market leader. Morgan Stanley names Huntington Bancshares a top pick Morgan Stanley said it likes the regional bank's low exposure to commercial real estate. Morgan Stanley reiterates Nvidia as overweight Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Nvidia to $750 per share from $603. Morgan Stanley downgrades Aptiv to underweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said it sees slowing growth for the automotic tech company. Jefferies initiates ZoomInfo as buy Jefferies initiates the software data company with a buy and says it sees new customer growth.

Persons: Redburn, Key, it's, Gordon, Gordon Haskett, Jefferies, Steven Madden, Morgan Stanley, Huntington, Morgan Stanley downgrades Aptiv, Piper Sandler, Piper, Davidson, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, DA Davidson, it's bullish, Oppenheimer Organizations: Services, Bank of America, Google, Leerink, SPT, Citi, JPMorgan downgrades New York Community Bancorp, JPMorgan, Jefferies, Nvidia, Crown Holdings, Holdings, Civitas Resources, Corp, Vans, VF Corp, Bank of America downgrades, York Community Bancorp, New, Apple, Apple's Locations: F24E, New York

☆ Paramount, even with a takeover offer, may still prove a rare losing bet for Berkshire Hathaway
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Paramount Global shares got a boost last week after reports of a potential takeover offer , but the media company could still prove a rare losing bet for Berkshire Hathaway , its biggest institutional investor. The media company's Class B shares climbed almost 5% last week to close Friday at $14.43 as investors cheered billionaire media mogul Byron Allen's $14.3 billion buyout bid. Allen Media Group offered $21.53 for each Class B nonvoting share of Paramount, about 50% above the 90-day average price. The Omaha-based conglomerate owns 93.7 million shares of Paramount nonvoting Class B stock, or a 15.4% stake, according to FactSet. It may have been the case that Berkshire was betting on Paramount being an acquisition target.

Persons: Berkshire Hathaway, Byron Allen's, Buffett, You've, Shari Redstone, Don Bilson, Gordon Haskett, Allen Organizations: Paramount Global, Berkshire, Allen Media Group, Paramount, Paramount nonvoting, Oracle, CBS, Showtime, Nickelodeon, Skydance Media, Warner Bros . Locations: Omaha

Kess raised his price target to $47 from $36, suggesting 11% upside from Tuesday's close. His price target, cut to $276 from $311, implies roughly 10% downside from Tuesday's close. "We upgrade SUN to Buy and lift our [target price] to $65 following several cash flow accretive transactions," Dounis wrote. "The January 11th transactions drive ~25% of the target price increase; the NS Acquisition drives the remaining ~75% increase." NKLA mountain 2020-07-01 NKLA since 2020 Still, the analyst's $2 price target implies the stock could surge more than 200% from here.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Daiwa, Jonathan Kees, Kess, — Michelle Fox, Jon Tower, Chipotle, Sarah Min, Gordon Haskett downgrades Uber, Gordon Haskett, Robert Mollins, Uber, Mollins, — Jesse Pound, Colin Bristow, Bristow, Michael Tyndall, Stellantis, Tyndall, — Sarah Min, Pierre Ferragu, Lisa Su, Ferragu, Sunoco, Spiro Dounis, Dounis, Baird, Nikola, Ben Kallo, NKLA, Kallo, it's, Jessica Reif Ehrlich, Morgan Stanley's Benjamin Swinburne, Swinburne, Goldman Sachs, Eric Sheridan, Erik Woodring, Woodring, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Big Tech, Wall Street, NewStreet Research, Verizon, Daiwa, Verizon Communications, VZ, Citi, Mexican, UBS downgrades, UBS, HSBC, AMD, Research, NuStar Energy, Zenith Energy, Energy, Netflix, Bank of America, Apple Apple, Edge, Apple Locations: Seattle, Biogen, Skyclarys, Stellantis, Europe, China

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Netflix, Nvidia, Uber, Tesla, Microsoft, Amazon & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Citi reiterates Chipotle as buy Citi raised its price target on Chipotle to $2,699 per share from $2,292. "We are launching coverage of NKLA with an Outperform rating and a $2 price target." Polestar : On a Road to Nowhere - Initiating Coverage with a target price of $1.15, Underperform." Citi upgrades Sunoco to buy from neutral Citi said the oil and gas company is "compelling." Citi reiterates Microsoft as buy Citi raised its price target on the stock to $470 per share from $432 and said "ramping GenAI should keep growth accelerating."

Persons: Chipotle, Daiwa, Wells, Morgan Stanley, it's, Baird, Nikola, Bernstein, Biogen, Webster, Redburn, Tesla, Apple, Morgan Stanley downgrades PagerDuty, Gordon Haskett downgrades Uber, Gordon Haskett, Oppenheimer, PulteGroup, Wolfe Organizations: Citi, Verizon, Netflix, Amazon, EV, Devices, AMD, UBS, Apple, Uber, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Barclays downgrades, Barclays, Microsoft, BMO, HSBC, Stellantis, Entertainment, Nvidia, Wolfe Alpha, Valero, Phillips Locations: H1'24, Nowhere, China

☆ Why Cramer thinks Broadcom stock could climb to $1,200 a share
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a Morning Meeting livestream at 10:20 a.m. "I like the acquisition very much," Jim Cramer said Tuesday. 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, Michael Lamach, Ingersoll, Gordon Haskett, Lamach, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: CNBC, Treasury, Organization of, Petroleum, West Texas, Club, Broadcom, VMWare, Bank of America, Honeywell, Trane Technologies, Ingersoll Rand Locations: midmorning

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Netflix, Plug Power, Toast BJ's, Arm, Occidental & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Wolfe reiterates Nvidia as outperform Wolfe said it's getting more bullish on the stock over the next several quarters. Wolfe downgrades Occidental Petroleum to peer perform from outperform Wolfe said shares of the oil company will be range bound. Bank of America downgrades FTC Solar to underperform from buy Bank of America said it was wrong about its prior buy rating on the solar stock. Bank of America downgrades CommScope to neutral from buy Bank of America trends are worsening for the tech company. Bank of America initiates Weatherford as buy Bank of America said in its initiation of the global energy company that it's seen a "remarkable turnaround."

Persons: Stephens, Henry Schein, Stifel, it's bullish, Wolfe, it's, Freyr, BTIG, FREY, William Blair, Wells, Baird, Weatherford, Girish Saligram, Gordon Haskett, Haskett, Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, Vera Organizations: Portillo's Inc, JPMorgan, Netflix, Citi, Body Works Citi, Nvidia, Wolfe Alpha, Occidental Petroleum, Bank of America, FTC, sel, RBC, EV Locations: Illumina, Occidental, Wells Fargo, Hawaii, 3Q23, U.S

☆ Beware these companies due to report earnings that have negative profit momentum
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

CNBC Pro screened for the S & P 500 companies still reporting next week that analysts have expressed the most caution on — by cutting their earnings estimates ahead of the reports. Analyst consensus earnings estimates are down at least 5% over the past three months. Analyst consensus earnings estimates are down at least 5% over the past six months. CTLT YTD mountain Catalent YTD chart "Catalent (CTLT) became a very noticeable laggard in the life science space about fifteen months ago. Meat producer Tyson Foods , which is due to report earnings premarket on November 13, was also among the stocks with negative earnings momentum.

Persons: Gordon Haskett, Don Bilson, Bilson, Catalent, Michael Lasser, Lasser, Morgan Stanley, BBWI, Alex Straton, Tyson Foods, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: CNBC Pro, Biotechnology, Sarepta Therapeutics, Dystrophy, UBS, 3Q, Body Locations: Columbus , Ohio, Bath

☆ Analysts bail on solar stocks after SolarEdge warning of weak earnings
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Solaredge 's warning on Thursday of weakening European demand was another red flag following what has already been a tumultuous year for the solar industry. Several Wall Street investment banks downgraded SolarEdge and slashed their price targets in reaction to the preannouncement. Deutsche Bank downgraded SolarEdge , along with peer solar stocks Sunrun and Sunnova , to a hold rating from buy. Analyst Corinne Blanchard halved SolarEdge's price target to $150 from $300, although this still implies 32% potential upside from the stock's Thursday close. Besides waning European demand, Blanchard highlighted that U.S. demand has also declined and may not bottom until early 2024.

Persons: Solaredge, Zvi Lando, Enphase, SunPower, Sunrun, bode, Gordon Haskett, Don Bilson, Corinne Blanchard, Blanchard, Goldman Sachs, SolarEdge, Goldman, Brian Lee, Oppenheimer, Roth, Philip Shen, Julien Dumoulin, Smith, Michael Bloom Organizations: Deutsche Bank, Bank of America Locations: California, SolarEdge, U.S

☆ As Rite Aid's bankruptcy shutters drugstores, these retailers will benefit
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Rite Aid's bankruptcy is likely to be a bigger boost to retailers such as Walmart and Costco than it will be to other drugstore chains, according to UBS. And as drugstore closures accelerate, dollar stores may be able to scoop up some of the abandoned locations. Discount chains Dollar Tree and Dollar General could also benefit from drugstore closures. Dollar stores, in particular, could also expand into store fronts once operated by drugstore chains. For dollar stores, the real advantage will be the real estate left behind.

Persons: Michael Lasser, it's, Lasser, Stephen Buschbom, Buschbom, Gordon Haskett, we've Organizations: Walmart, Costco, UBS, Rite Aid, CVS Health, Walgreens, CVS, Kroger, Target, KR, Wall Street, FactSet, Albertsons, HSBC Locations: U.S

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Boeing, Dollar General, JPMorgan Chase, Netflix and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

On Friday, Gordon Haskett upgraded the stock to buy , saying Dollar General's latest leadership change could help stabilize the company. Wells Fargo — The bank stock gained close to 3% after Wells Fargo posted third-quarter results that beat expectations. Citigroup — Shares of the New York-based bank rose 1.4% after posting its third-quarter results . Citigroup reported $1.63 in earnings per share, or $1.52 per share, excluding the effect of divestitures. Post Holdings — Shares of the packaged food company gained 2% after JPMorgan initiated coverage with an overweight rating on shares.

Persons: Todd Vasos, Gordon Haskett, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, LSEG, JD.com, Morgan Stanley, UnitedHealth, CNBC's Hakyung Kim, Samantha Subin, Pia Singh, Tanaya Macheel, Jesse Pound Organizations: Boeing —, Boeing, JPMorgan, Revenue, LSEG, Citigroup —, Citigroup, PNC Financial, PNC, Oil, EOG, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil, Progressive, Post Holdings, Netflix, Wolfe Research, Dow, United Food, Commercial Workers International Union, Hormel Locations: York, China

☆ Dollar General: Here's why Gordon Haskett upgraded the stock to buy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | 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 EmailDollar General: Here's why Gordon Haskett upgraded the stock to buyChuck Grom, Gordon Haskett retail analyst, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss Dollar General's new CEO, the performance of the dollar names with the degradation of the consumer, and more.

Persons: Here's, Gordon Haskett, Chuck Grom, Gordon

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Dollar General and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: UnitedHealth — The largest health insurer by revenue rose more than 1% after beating analysts' third-quarter expectations. BlackRock — BlackRock fell by 1.8% premarket after missing third-quarter revenue forecasts. Wells Fargo — Wells Fargo added nearly 2% after third-quarter earnings and revenue topped expectations . Citigroup — Citigroup was higher by 2% after beating third-quarter revenue expectations. The Jane Fraser-led bank reported revenue of $20.14 billion, more than the consensus estimate of $19.31 billion from LSEG.

Persons: LSEG, BlackRock —, Gordon Haskett, Wells, Jane Fraser, Morgan Stanley, Tanaya Macheel Organizations: Dow Jones, BlackRock, BlackRock — BlackRock, Blackrock, PNC Financial Services Group, Pittsburgh, PNC, Revenue, LSEG, JPMorgan Chase &, Citigroup — Citigroup, Post Holdings, JPMorgan Locations: LSEG, Wells, Louis

☆ Buy this beaten-down discount retailer after a major leadership change, Gordon Haskett says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Dollar General 's latest leadership change could help re-stabilize the company and put it on track toward growth again, according to research firm Gordon Haskett. Analyst Chuck Grom upgraded shares to buy from hold in a Friday note. He also established a price target to $140, which implies shares could rally 37% over the next 12 months. Following Thursday's close, Dollar General announced former CEO Todd Vasos would be returning and replacing Jeff Owen as chief executive, effective immediately. "Taking these factors into consideration, we think Dollar General should undertake a significant margin re-set in 2024 to pave the way for a return to both comp and EBIT dollar growth in FY25 (and beyond).

Persons: Gordon Haskett, Chuck Grom, Thursday's, Todd Vasos, Jeff Owen, Owen, Grom, Vasos, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Dollar General, DG

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Dollar General, Amazon, Meta, SolarEdge & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

HSBC initiates American Express as buy HSBC said it sees healthy earnings growth for American Express . Mizuho reiterates Meta as buy Mizuho said it's standing by its buy rating heading into earnings later this month. Bernstein reiterates Tesla as underperform Bernstein concluded in an analysis of Tesla that the company is more of an automaker than a tech company. Barclays upgrades Varonis Systems to overweight from equal weight Barclays said it sees numerous positive catalysts ahead for the software company. Northland upgrades SolarEdge to outperform from market perform Northland said investors should buy the dip in shares of SolarEdge .

Persons: Cowen, NVDA, Mizuho, Stephens, Bernstein, Tesla, underperform Bernstein, Warren Buffett, Hershey, Morgan Stanley downgrades JD.com, Morgan Stanley, Gordon Haskett, Todd Vasos, Jeff Owen, Read, Wolfe, today's, Baird, Needham, Oppenheimer, Wells, LULU, Meghan Frank, Howard Tubin Organizations: HSBC, American, American Express, Bank of America, Nvidia, Meta, Barclays, Varonis, Hershey, JPMorgan, Post Holdings, Netflix, Citi, Oshkosh, Lam Research, Materials, Supply, VP Locations: 4Q22, Northland, SolarEdge, Israel, California

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Sphere Entertainment, Riot, Instacart, Insulet and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Sphere Entertainment — Shares of the media and entertainment company climbed 11.1% in midday trading after a U2 show debuted its Las Vegas Sphere venue Friday night. Bitcoin stocks — Stocks tied to digital currency trading advanced in lockstep with a rally in crypto prices. Instacart — Maplebear, the food delivery company doing business as Instacart, fell 9.2% in midday trading. The Wall Street bank said investors should buy the dip after the stock's underperformance in the first half of 2023.

Persons: — Stocks, MicroStrategy, —, — Maplebear, Gordon Haskett, Insulet, Jefferies, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Truist, Yun Li, Lisa Kailai Han, Pia Singh, Michelle Fox, Sarah Min, Scott Schnipper Organizations: Madison Square Garden, —, Riot, Marathon, Discover Financial, U.S . Securities, Exchange, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Coeur Mining, Hecla Mining, Harmony, Mining, Gold Resource, Barclays, Norfolk Southern, Bank of America, Nvidia —, Nvidia, Apple, JPMorgan, UBS Locations: Las Vegas, lockstep, Coeur, Wall

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Meta, Rivian, Nvidia, Amazon, U.S. Steel, FedEx & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Monday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Goldman Sachs adds Nvidia to the conviction buy list Goldman said the stock is well positioned to benefit for AI. UBS initiates Sunnova as buy UBS said the solar company is best positioned to take share. Morgan Stanley upgrades U.S. Steel to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said in its upgrade of the steel stock that the transformation continues. UBS reiterates Amazon as buy UBS raised its price target on Amazon to $180 per share from $175 and says it's bullish on ads in Prime video content. Morgan Stanley reiterates TJX Companies as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's sticking with its overweight rating after a meeting with company management.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, bullish, Evercore, RIVN, Gordon Haskett, Piper Sandler, Piper, Jefferies, Truist, Wells, ROY, SolarEdge, Morgan Stanley, Davidson, CLX, it's Organizations: Nvidia, UFC, WWE, UBS, NOVA, Susquehanna, FedEx, Meta Connect, Microsoft, Barclays, JPMorgan, Apple, Steel, Bank of America, NSC, Amazon, TJX Companies Locations: PODD, GLP, 3Q23, 2Q23, 1Q23, 4Q23, Europe, Bank of America downgrades Norfolk Southern

☆ Beware HP shareholders, Warren Buffett may not just be doing some trimming
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The conglomerate sold 4.8 million HP shares for $129.2 million last week, it disclosed in a filing late Friday . It marks the second consecutive week that Berkshire has reduced its stake in the personal computer and printer maker. Still, Berkshire's remaining 110.7 million HP shares have a market value of almost $3 billion , making it HP's largest shareholder . HPQ YTD mountain HP In August, HP reported revenue in its fiscal third quarter that missed analysts' expectations. After Buffett's first sale was disclosed Sept. 13, some argued that Berkshire was "just doing a little trimming," of its HP stake, Bilson wrote.

Persons: Warren, Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett, Don Bilson, Gordon Haskett, Haskett, hasn't, HPQ, Buffett's, Bilson, we'd Organizations: HP Inc, Hewlett, Packard, HP, Berkshire Locations: Berkshire

☆ Top Buffett stock bulks ups its carbon capture business as demand grows for this technology
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Occidental, which is a top holding of Warren Buffett 's Berkshire Hathaway , is one of a handful of companies eyeing the capture, use and storage of carbon as a long-term business venture. The company expects to align the Canadian air capture company with the work of 1PointFive, the Occidental-owned business already working on the technology. Bilson said the acquisition should help speed up Occidental's timeline for releasing a global carbon removal offering. Wall Street firms are also watching a handful of other companies such as Baker Hughes , Weyerhaeuser and Bloom Energy as potential winners amid the growing focus on carbon technology. Interested in learning more about carbon capture and the major stocks in the space?

Persons: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Gordon Haskett, Don Bilson, Bilson, CCUS, Wood MacKenzie, Goldman Sachs, Baker Hughes Organizations: Occidental Petroleum, Carbon Engineering, Occidental, Wall, Weyerhaeuser, Bloom Energy, CNBC Pro Locations: America, Occidental

☆ These health-care companies see opportunity ahead from Alzheimer's drug approval
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Christina Cheddar Berk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"On the size of the opportunity, I think, it's a little too early to say," said GE Healthcare CEO Peter Arduini. GEHC YTD mountain GE Healthcare shares are up 31% year to date. So what's the takeaway for GE Healthcare, Quest and others in the diagnostics space? Zimmerman reiterated a neutral rating on GE Healthcare on Wednesday, saying it was fairly valued relative to its peers. Both stocks have had a down week, but GE Healthcare shares are up 31% in 2023.

Persons: Peter Arduini, it's, Gordon Haskett, Don Bilson, Bilson, Eli Lilly, Ryan Zimmerman, Zimmerman, FactSet Organizations: GE Healthcare, Quest Diagnostics, Drug Administration, Biogen, FDA, ARIA, Quest Locations: U.S

☆ The 'Barbenheimer' box office success can help a range of stocks, analysts say. Here are some of them
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The opening weekend success of Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Discovery, Comcast and Paramount in 2023 Wolfe Research managing director Peter Supino said Warner Bros. Given the box office numbers, Nispel said the weekend will likely be positive for Warner Bros. B. Riley's Eric Wold noted IMAX screens were able to "completely dominate" this weekend for "Oppenheimer" showings.

Persons: Oppenheimer, Rosenblatt, Steve Frankel, WBD, Peter Supino, Brandon Nispel, Nispel, Barbie, Gordon Haskett, Don Bilson, They're, Roth, David Bellinger, Bellinger, it's, Eric Wold, It's, Wold, Alicia Reese, — CNBC's Michael Bloom, NBCUniversal Organizations: Warner Bros, Discovery, Universal, Comcast, Paramount, Wolfe Research, Mattel, Hollywood, MAT, AMC Entertainment, AMC, CNBC Locations: Delaware, NBCUniversal

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