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☆ These five stocks are primed for upside, including this alternative to Nvidia, Morgan Stanley says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Morgan Stanley analysts named a slate of stocks this week they think are too attractive to ignore. CNBC Pro combed through Morgan Stanley research to find stocks that are primed for growth this summer. They include Apple, Toast, Broadcom, Arista Networks and Coca-Cola. Toast "Toast demonstrated its Vertical technology leadership, detailing its ability to efficiently gain share and monetize against an expanding opportunity. … New geographies, new verticals, new products, and increasing monetization across software and FinTech, underscore the compelling growth opportunity for Toast in the years ahead.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Joseph Moore, Moore, Josh Baer, Baer, Meta Marshall, Marshall, … Arista, … Organizations: CNBC, Apple, Broadcom, Arista Networks, VMware, Breed, Arista Networks Arista, Arista

☆ Elevated interest rates are creating the best entry point in decades for a severely discounted index expected to see an explosive upside of up to 100% as rates drop
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

At the turn of the year, the market was banking on six rate cuts beginning in March. Advertisement"The valuation ratio from small caps to large caps right now is at a 24-year low. This is probably one of the best entry points into small and mid-cap stocks," Ewing said. He added that when the Fed starts cutting rates, small caps have historically outperformed. Morningstar holds steady to its expectation of two rate cuts of 25 basis points each for 2024.

Persons: Jerome Powell, James St . Aubin, Brett Ewing, you've, we're, Ewing, haven't, David Sekera, Russell, Sekera Organizations: Service, Federal, Market Committee, Sierra Funds, Fed, Morningstar

☆ A bunch of analysts cut price targets on these 3 stocks this week. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

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

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Netflix, Broadcom, Dell, Meta, Roblox, Tesla, Boeing, Microsoft & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Bank of America reiterates Broadcom as buy Following Broadcom's earnings report, Bank of America said the company has "potential to join the trillionaires club." Morgan Stanley downgrades Corning to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley downgraded Corning mainly on valuation. Bank of America reiterates Dell as buy Bank of America said it sees several positive catalysts ahead for Dell. Morgan Stanley reiterates Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft and Adobe as overweight Morgan Stanley named several tech stocks that it said are well positioned for AI. " Morgan Stanley reiterates Colgate-Palmolive as a top pick Morgan Stanley said it sees a "pet inflection on the horizon" for Colgate.

Persons: it's, Oppenheimer, Ulta, Jefferies, OpenAI, Bernstein, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Goodyear, Wolfe, Bill Brown, Morgan Stanley downgrades Corning, TD Cowen, Cowen, KeyBanc, Dell, Clark, Wells, Fortnite, Stephens, Wedbush, Tesla, Elon Musk Organizations: Deutsche Bank, Nike, Bank of America, Broadcom, Citi, Royal, TEAM, Microsoft, OpenAI, Nvidia, Starbucks, Goodyear Tire, Civitas Resources, Netflix, Media Survey, Dell, " Bank of America, underperform Bank of America, Adobe, Colgate, Palmolive, Technology, Barclays, NextEra Energy Partners, NextEra Energy, Boeing, of America Locations: Royal Caribbean, Corning, Texas

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.

Persons: Jefferies, Christine Cho, — Jesse Pound, Clark, Anna Lizzul, Kimberly, — Michelle Fox, Justin Patterson, Patterson, — Pia Singh, Ronald Epstein, Epstein, Oppenheimer, Ulta, Rupesh Parikh, Parikh, Morgan Stanley downgrades Corning, Corning, Morgan Stanley, Meta Marshall, Marshall, Tom O'Malley, O'Malley, AVGO, JPMorgan's Harlan Sur, Timothy Arcuri, Brent Thill, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Microsoft, Barclays downgrades NextEra Energy Partners, NextEra Energy Partners, Barclays, Bank of America, Clark Bank of America, KeyBanc, Markets, Netflix, Bank America, Boeing Bank of America, Boeing, Broadcom, VMware, Google, UBS, Jefferies Locations: Kimberly, F2H25

☆ Affirm buy now, pay later loans will be embedded into Apple Pay later this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Apple device users will soon be able to tap into buy now, pay later loans from Affirm for purchases, the companies said Tuesday. Affirm will surface as an option for U.S. Apple Pay users on iPhones and iPads later this year, the San Francisco-based fintech company said in a filing. "This provides users with additional payment choices, and offers the ease, convenience and security of Apple Pay alongside the features users love in Affirm – flexibility, transparency and no late or hidden fees," Affirm said in an email statement. The move is a boost to Affirm and the buy now, pay later sector in general. But the fact that Apple decided to also allow Affirm products in its ecosystem shows that the fintech company has something unique to offer.

Persons: iPads, Apple's, Dan Dolev Organizations: Apple, Mizuho Securities Locations: San Francisco

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Nvidia, Uber, Shopify, Tesla, Ford, Alphabet, Pepsi, Broadcom & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's sticking with its overweight rating following the company's Worldwide Developers Conference. Baird reiterates Tesla as outperform Baird said it's sticking with its outperform rating heading into Thursday's shareholder meeting. "We are initiating coverage of Bitdeer Technologies Group (BTDR) with an Overweight rating and $13 PT." We argue the former, initiating coverage with an Outperform rating and $50 TP." Barclays reiterates PepsiCo as overweight Barclays said it's sticking with its overweight rating on the stock despite a bumpy macro in the salty snacks category.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Apple, WWDC, Oppenheimer, Ford, Baird, Tesla, Evercore, Cantor Fitzgerald, Cantor, Piper Sandler, Piper, it's, it's bullish, Bernstein, BTIG, D.A, Davidson, Citi, Uber Organizations: Nets, Apple, JPMorgan downgrades, JPMorgan, Nvidia, Bitdeer, Bitdeer Technologies, Citi, Broadcom, VMware, Barclays, DA, PepsiCo Locations: JPMorgan downgrades Cleveland, Cleveland, Delaware, China

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

☆ ‘The Bachelor,’ but Make It Belgian Politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Matina Stevis-Gridneff | Koba Ryckewaert | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the United States, Donald J. Trump and Joe Biden can barely agree to share a stage for a debate. The show, a political version of “The Bachelor” called “The Conclave,” transfixed Belgians in the run-up to the vote for the country’s national and regional parliaments. The elections are coinciding with those for a European Parliament this weekend, in which 27 European Union countries will vote. As in many other European countries, the mainstream political establishment in Belgium has shrunk electorally. But for Belgium, that dynamic is further complicated by the divide between the country’s French-speaking south, Wallonia, and its Dutch-speaking north, Flanders.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Joe Biden, ” Organizations: Union Locations: United States, Belgium, Wallonia, Flanders

☆ This Fidelity portfolio manager says Nvidia has a 'huge moat' and can keep rallying
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Nvidia 's stock still has plenty of upside ahead of it even after the chip giant's market cap crossed $3 trillion , according to a highly rated portfolio manager. Adam Benjamin, a research analyst and portfolio manager at Fidelity Investments, told CNBC on Thursday that the artificial intelligence boom still has plenty of room to grow and that Nvidia remains in a strong position. Nvidia was the top holding in the Fidelity Select Technology Portfolio (FSPTX) as of April 30. "I know people like to talk about this as a chip company … but this is really a full infrastructure and compute and services company," Benjamin said. Other top holdings in Benjamin's Fidelity fund as of April 30 include Microsoft and Apple .

Persons: Adam Benjamin, Benjamin, Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett, Morningstar Organizations: Nvidia, Fidelity Investments, CNBC, Wall, Berkshire, Fidelity, Technology, Morningstar, Microsoft, Apple

☆ Nvidia surpasses Apple to become the 2nd-most-valuable company in the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The ongoing AI boom helped catapult Nvidia's market valuation to $3.014 trillion. With Nvidia now bigger than Apple, the AI chip maker is just slightly behind Microsoft as the world's biggest company. Nvidia's valuation was just above $950 billion a year-ago and was about $400 billion in November 2022 when OpenAI first released ChatGPT to the public. Apple held a market valuation of $3.00 trillion Wednesday afternoon, or about $15 billion below Nvidia's current valuation. With Apple surpassed, Nvidia is behind only Microsoft, which is the world's most valuable company with a market capitalization of $3.15 trillion.

Persons: —, OpenAI, Beth Kindig, Kindig Organizations: Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, world's, Service, Fund

☆ Nvidia dominates the AI chip market, but there's more competition than ever
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Mizuho Securities estimates that Nvidia controls between 70% and 95% of the market for AI chips used for training and deploying models like OpenAI's GPT. Nvidia's position in the AI chip market has been described as a moat by some experts. Founded in 2019, D-Matrix plans to release a semiconductor card for servers later this year that aims to reduce the cost and latency of running AI models. "Nobody can deny that today Nvidia is the hardware you want to train and run AI models," Fernando Vidal, co-founder of 3Fourteen Research, told CNBC. "The key is that there are a lot of options there," Su told reporters in December, when her company launched its most recent AI chip.

Persons: Jensen Huang, Huang, Sid Sheth, It's, that's, Fernando Vidal, Lisa Su, Su Organizations: Nvidia Corp, Nvidia, Technology Conference, Microsoft, Apple, Mizuho Securities, Intel, AMD, Bank of America, 3Fourteen, CNBC Locations: San Jose , California

☆ Goldman Sachs names global ‘alpha’ stock ideas — and gives one nearly 60% upside
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Those searching for pockets of opportunities in the region can look to Goldman Sachs' selection of "alpha" stock opportunities. Goldman Sachs' list of opportunities include stocks with "deep value" and "defensive growth" characteristics. The company's shares are traded in the First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund (1.2% weight) and Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Europe Equity ETF (0.3%). 'Strong top-line prospects' Growth stocks the Wall Street bank is bullish on include those "with strong top-line prospects at reasonable growth-adjusted valuations." ASML: Goldman said the company has a "multi-decade competitive moat in High NA, which will be extremely difficult to replicate for the next 10-20 years at least."

Persons: Goldman Sachs, JD, Goldman, ASML, CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Alpha, Sports Fashion, International Consolidated Airlines Group, ISS, First, United, AlphaDEX Fund, Equity, U.S . Global Jets ETF, NA, Euronext Amsterdam, Nasdaq Locations: U.S, Danish, Europe, Adyen

Daiwa raised its price target to $1,325 on Nvidia, calling for more than 15% upside. Mizuho, meanwhile, upgraded PayPal to buy from neutral with a price target that implies more than 45% upside. — Brian Evans 5:46 a.m.: Daiwa increases Nvidia price target, says company is AI's 'big winner' Shares of soaring chipmaker Nvidia have more room to run, according to Daiwa Capital Markets. Analyst Louis Miscioscia raised his price target on the chipmaker to $1,325 from $900, which implies more than 15% upside from Wednesday's close. Nvidia stock has gained roughly 132% in 2024, adding to last year's 238% surge, as investors cheer the company's AI prospects.

Persons: Daiwa, Mizuho, Okta's, OKTA, Peter Levine, Brian Evans, Maheep Mandloi, — Brian Evans, Baird, Michael Ha, Ha, Louis Miscioscia, Miscioscia, Dan Dolev, Dolev, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Nvidia, PayPal, Mizuho Securities, Solar Mizuho Securities, UnitedHealth, Daiwa, Markets, Mizuho, comm Locations: Wednesday's, OptumCare

☆ Cadence CEO Anirudh Devgan: Investment in R&D gives us a moat, long-term differentiation
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Cadence CEO Anirudh Devgan: Investment in R&D gives us a moat, long-term differentiationCadence President and CEO Anirudh Devgan joins 'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer to talk partnering with Nvidia, research investments, and more.

Persons: Anirudh, Anirudh Devgan, Jim Cramer Organizations: Cadence, Nvidia

☆ Nvidia stock has 258% upside as its 'impenetrable moat' will propel it to a $10 trillion valuation by 2030, tech analyst says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

That's according to I/O Fund tech analyst Beth Kindig, who said Nvidia has a massive moat around its business. Kindig said the next leg of growth for Nvidia will come from its CUDA software platform. AdvertisementNvidia stock will surge 258% from current levels and hit a $10 trillion market valuation by 2030, according to I/O Fund tech analyst Beth Kindig. This is very, very early for Nvidia," Kindig told CNBC on Tuesday. "The CUDA software platform is what developers learn on.

Persons: Beth Kindig, Kindig, —, Nvidia's, Blackwell, Kindig's, They're Organizations: Nvidia, Blackwell, Fund, Service, CNBC, AMD, Intel, Amazon

Analyst Ronald Epstein downgraded the electronics maker to underperform from neutral and slashed $15 off his price target to $150. Analyst Rupesh Parikh reiterated his outperform rating on the wholesaler, while lifting his price target by $45 to $850. Analyst Tal Liani reiterated his buy rating on the software stock and price target of $315. Analyst Gabriela Borges upgraded the retail software stock to buy from neutral and raised her price target by $7 to $74. He also slapped a $42 price target on the stock, implying upside of nearly 17%.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Piper Sandler, Kraft Heinz, Ronald Epstein, Epstein, — Alex Harring, Oppenheimer, Rupesh Parikh, Parikh, Alex Harring, Daniel Grosslight, Grosslight, HIMS, he's, Tal Liani, Liani, CORA, it's, Morgan Stanley, Josh Baer, Baer, Box's, there's, Goldman, Gabriela Borges, Borges, Shopify, Michael Lavery, Lavery, KHC, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Garmin Garmin, Bank of America, Garmin, Costco, Citi, Kraft, ~$ Locations: Tuesday's, Swiss, Shopify

☆ U.S. tariff hikes on China EVs will benefit these global stocks, Bernstein says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

On top of that, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) subsidies to reshore the battery supply chain to the U.S. are also "having the desired impact," it added. It named companies such as LG Energy Solution and Samsung SDI which have more than 65% of U.S. battery manufacturing capacity. LG Energy Solution has the additional benefit of being the most exposed to growth and IRA benefits, they added. But Bernstein said it prefers Samsung SDI to LG Energy Solution for now, as the former offers "growth at a reasonable price." Bernstein gave Samsung SDI and LG Chem an outperform rating and LG Energy Solution a market perform rating.

Persons: Bernstein, Freyr, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: U.S, LG Energy, Samsung SDI, LG Chem, Umicore, Basf, LG, Panasonic, Tesla, SolidEnergy Systems Locations: U.S, North America, decouple, China, South Korea, Europe

☆ Eli Lilly falls on a rival's obesity study — plus, we're removing 3 stocks from our watchlist
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Eli Lilly dips: Shares of Eli Lilly are sitting out the rally on news that Swiss pharmaceutical firm Roche 's experimental obesity drug demonstrated promise in a Phase 1 study. "Doug McMillon, the CEO of Walmart, made the point repeatedly that the company's success this quarter came from lower prices," Jim Cramer said. 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, Roche, It's, inflect, We're, Doug McMillon, Estee Lauder, Jim, Jim Cramer's Organizations: CNBC, Viking Therapeutics, Club, Deere, Walgreens Boots, Walmart, Costco, Materials, Jim Cramer's Charitable Locations: Swiss, Amgen, China

☆ Chubb is 'ideal fit' for Warren Buffett's investment style, says Deutsche Bank
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Warren Buffett's purchase of a 6.4% stake in Chubb makes perfect sense as the insurer checks all the boxes of the Oracle of Omaha's investment criteria, according to Deutsche Bank. "We believe that Chubb is an ideal fit for Warren Buffett's investment philosophy, characterized by high-quality business with strong [returns on equity], a robust economic moat, a proven track record of compounding returns, and a distinguished management team," Deutsche Bank analyst Cave Montazeri wrote in a note to clients. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway unveiled a $6.7 billion stake in Zurich-based Chubb in a new regulatory filing, ending months of speculation over the identity of the secret stock pick. Deutsche Bank said Chubb has a disciplined approach to underwriting and capital allocation and, in the near term, should benefit from earned pricing above loss costs, strong investment income and growth in its international operations. CB ALL mountain Chubb Deutsche Bank has a buy rating on Chubb and a 12-month price target of $278, implying a 10% gain from Wednesday's close of $252.97.

Persons: Warren Buffett's, Chubb, Warren, Cave Montazeri, Berkshire Hathaway, Montazeri, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Oracle, Deutsche Bank, Berkshire, Securities and Exchange Commission, Chubb Deutsche Bank, ISI, Alleghany Corp Locations: Zurich, U.S, Omaha, Berkshire

☆ How Apple's record $100 billion-plus stock buyback benefits shareholders
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Apple 's latest $110 billion stock buyback authorization is the granddaddy of them all — the biggest in corporate history. Assuming an average annual $100 billion buyback by the Club name going forward, we wanted to look at just how much that is worth to shareholders. With more records set for its installed base of active devices and services in Q2, Apple stock rose nearly 6% on Friday, the session following Thursday evening's release. The net cash position is important because Apple aims to be net cash neutral over time. At a valuation of 28 times earnings, we arrive at a share price of about $182 each, right around where it was trading Wednesday.

Persons: let's, Apple, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Gary Hershorn Organizations: Apple, Club, Vision, Vision Pro, CNBC, Corbis, Getty

☆ Shopify says AI has helped keep its head count flat
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Shopify executives said during the company's first-quarter earnings call on Wednesday that its head count has stayed flat for the past three quarters and that using AI has been a major contributing factor. Shopify has been touting its "new shape" since it sold its logistics business and laid off 20% of its workforce in May 2023. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. It's also found efficiencies by using AI throughout the company. Internal AI tools have also allowed Shopify to offer multilingual support 24/7, whereas it was previously offered only during set working hours.

Persons: Shopify, We've, Harley Finkelstein, It's, Jeff Hoffmeister, Hoffmeister, crafters, —, Charlie Miner Organizations: SEC, Business, Shopify's Locations: mstone@businessinsider.com

The earnings season is winding down, but there are some names slated to report that could see big moves — in either direction. Already, more than 80% of companies in the S & P 500 have already posted quarterly results this earnings season as of Monday morning. Against that backdrop, CNBC Pro screened for names reporting this week — with market caps of $1 billion or more — that could experience sharp up- or downside moves, based on trading activity in the options market. Here are the names that made the list: Upstart Holdings is the reporter this week that could be in for the biggest move at nearly 19%. Rideshare stock Lyft also made the list.

Persons: Uber, America's Mihir Bhatia, Bhatia, Lyft, LSEG, Jefferies, John Colantuoni, Colantuoni, Bank of America's Jessica Reif Ehrlich, Ehrlich, WBD Organizations: Disney, CNBC Pro, Holdings, LSEG, Bank, America's, Warner Bros, Bank of America's Locations: California

☆ Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk down 4%, heads for worst day since October
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Shares of Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk slid 4% on Friday, extending a 2.7% loss on Thursday as analysts pored over the details of the firm's first-quarter results and monitored a potential rival weight loss treatment. The company reported that sales for its blockbuster injectable weight loss treatment Wegovy, more than doubled to 9.38 billion Danish kroner ($1.4 billion). Novo Nordisk, which also makes diabetes treatment Ozempic, said the rise in sales had offset a slight reduction in prices. Analysts expected even higher weight loss drug sales in the quarter, and some noted that Novo Nordisk's 2024 outlook raise for both sales growth and operating profit was due to one-off accounting adjustments. The boom in demand for weight loss treatments saw Novo Nordisk overtake French luxury group LVMH to become Europe's most valuable company last year.

Persons: Karsten Knudsen, Karen Andersen Organizations: Novo Nordisk, Novo, Morningstar Locations: Novo

☆ Here's what's driving Friday's stock action in Apple, Coterra and Eli Lilly
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. "This is the kind of number you need that basically says the Fed is doing their job," Jim Cramer said. 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, Coterra, naysayers, Eli Lilly, drugmaker Amgen, we're, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: CNBC, Club, Apple, Coterra Energy, Mizuho Securities

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