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Netflix and a popular beauty stock were featured among Friday's biggest analyst calls. Analyst Rob Sanderson initiated coverage of DoorDash with a buy rating and $170 price target, citing strong execution. Alongside the upgrade, Blum downgraded Sunnova Energy to an equal weight rating and slashed his price target to $6 from $11, citing a higher-for-longer rate environment. "Share gains upmarket by Shopify support confidence in the durability of growth against tempered consumer spending expectations," wrote analyst Keith Weiss. The stock has tumbled 11% this year, but could rally 22% based on the firm's adjusted $85 price target.

Persons: Canaccord Genuity, Rob Sanderson, DoorDash, Sanderson, – Samantha Subin, Wolfe, Steven Chubak, BAC's, Chubak, bode, Wells, Michael Blum, Blum, Biden, Samantha Subin, Morgan Stanley, Keith Weiss, Weiss, — Samantha Subin, Canaccord, Maria Ripps, Steven Cahall, Price, Doug Anmuth, Morgan Stanley's Benjamin Swinburne, Jefferies, Ashley Helgans, Helgans, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Netflix, Friday's, Jefferies, Capital, Industry, Wolfe Research, Bank of America, of America, SCHW, Sunnova Energy, NOVA, Ulta Locations: Wells Fargo, China, Thursday's, Canada

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Netflix, Shopify, Dell, Microsoft, Meta, Coca-Cola, Amazon & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Morgan Stanley reiterates Ford and General Motors at overweight Morgan Stanley remains bullish on both automakers. Loop initiates DoorDash as buy Loop said in its initiation of the stock that it has more earnings potential. We think that years of debate over viability and earnings potential of on-demand gig platforms has been settled." Morgan Stanley upgrades Shopify to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said market share gains are increasing for Shopify. Morgan Stanley reiterates Microsoft at overweight Morgan Stanley said it's bullish heading into earnings next week. "

Persons: Oppenheimer, Morgan Stanley, Ford, Mizuho, Jefferies, Ulta, they've, Riley, we've, Wells, Sunnova, it's, we're, Edward Jones downgrades Hershey, Edward Jones, Hershey, Wolfe, Raymond James downgrades, Raymond James, Dell, Needham, Baird, COLM Organizations: Nvidia, General Motors, GM, Mizuho, Netflix, Bank of America, Lam Research, NOVA, " Bank of America, Meta, JPMorgan, Charlotte, Shopify, RBC, Inspire, Systems, Microsoft, UBS, Columbia Locations: U.S, Charlotte , North Carolina

Investors are stepping up bets against a broad collection of stocks as the broader market gets increasingly volatile following another hotter-than-expected March inflation report . Stocks sold off and Treasury yields jumped Wednesday when inflation was shown to be under less control than investors had counted on. Unfortunately, the latest economic numbers suggest no need for the Federal Reserve to take its foot off the interest rate brakes. B. Riley Financial is also seeing large short interest, amounting to almost 76% of its float. Other stocks with high short interest include ImmunityBio and Sunnova Energy.

Persons: Stocks, SunPower, Riley Organizations: Treasury, Bank of America, BMO Capital Markets, CNBC, Federal Reserve, Riley, Riley Financial, Securities and Exchange Commission, Nomura, Sunnova Energy

☆ Solar CEOs bet that Red State investments will protect them from threat of Trump repealing IRA
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

First Solar , the largest panel manufacturer in the U.S., expects to receive about $1 billion in tax credits this year for making its products domestically. Eight of the top 10 congressional districts in terms of solar investments are represented by Republicans, according to the think tank. Enphase CEO Badri Kothandaraman is blunt that repealing the IRA tax provisions would hurt domestic manufacturing. Enphase makes inverters, a crucial component that converts solar energy harvested by panels into electricity that's usable in homes and in the power grid. Republicans appear less opposed to the wind and solar tax credits, Marcus said.

Persons: Biden, Trump's, Mark Widmar, Widmar, we've, who's, Badri Kothandaraman, Kothandaraman, Trump, Enphase, Tobin Marcus, Marcus, Wolfe, Dan Shugar, Shugar, John Berger, Berger Organizations: Republican, Financial Times, Republicans, House, First, CNBC, GOP, Center, American Progress, Wolfe Research, Senate, Trump, Investors, Detroit autoworkers, Department of Energy Locations: U.S, Arizona, Ohio, Louisiana, Alabama, Puerto Rico, Columbia , South Carolina, Arlington , Texas, Houston

☆ Hedge funds are betting big against these stocks and it's working
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The latest short interest data reveals several stocks that are down both month to date and since the start of the new year. CNBC Pro screened FactSet data for stocks trading on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Exchange with the most short interest as of Feb. 29. Here are the names of these heavily shorted stocks: EV-related stocks and auto stocks are an ongoing target of hedge funds — and they're not performing well this year. There is also a significant amount of short interest, roughly 33%, in both Luminar Technologies , which makes technology for self-driving cars, and used car retailer Carvana . Short interest in the stock grew a whopping 44.9% during the latter half of February.

Persons: they're, TD Cowen, Jefferies, —, Nick Wells Organizations: Dow Jones Industrial, CNBC, New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Exchange, Lucid, EV, ChargePoint Holdings, Luminar Technologies, Sunnova Energy

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, Microsoft, Oracle, Arm, Rivian, Lyft & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Goldman Sachs reiterates Tesla and Rivian as neutral Goldman said further price cuts are needed for Tesla and Rivian. Morgan Stanley downgrades Sunnova to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley said in its downgrade of the solar company that it sees stock "dislocation." JPMorgan upgrades Sea Limited to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said the Singapore-based internet tech conglomerate is on an "upswing." JPMorgan initiates Amphastar as overweight JPMorgan said it's bullish on shares of the pharmaceutical company. JPMorgan initiates Metagenomi as overweight JPMorgan said it's bullish on shares of the biotech company.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Tesla, Goldman, TD Cowen, Arm's, Ian Thornton, Morgan Stanley downgrades Sunnova, Morgan Stanley, Baird, DA Davidson, it's, Jefferies, BJ's, it's bullish, Oppenheimer, Wolfe, Rosenblatt, Moffett, Philip Morris, Guggenheim Organizations: Tesla, Nvidia, NVIDIA, Microsoft, JPMorgan, Jefferies, UBS, disinflation, Barclays, Oracle, Citi, Novo Nordisk, CMD, Costco, Adobe, Williams, Apple, Cable, . Cable, Argus, Guggenheim, Lyft Locations: Singapore, China, Sonoma

(This is CNBC Pro's live coverage of Tuesday's analyst calls and Wall Street chatter. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs noted Tesla and Rivian need to be careful when cutting prices. He increased his price target by $20 to $220, however, suggesting shares could shed 7.4% from Monday's close. Baird's $1,050 price target suggests shares can still climb more than 23%. His Tesla target of $220 implies upside of 17%, while his $13 forecast on Rivian points to a 19% gain from here.

Persons: Baird, Goldman Sachs, Tesla, Williams, Anthony Chukumba, Chukumba, — Pia Singh, Ranjan Sharma, Sharma, Morgan Stanley downgrades Sunnova, Morgan Stanley, Andrew Percoco, Percoco, Tristan Gerra, Gerra, Goldman, Mark Delaney, Delaney, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Nvidia, JPMorgan, Free Fire, NOVA, Amazon, Meta, Google Locations: Williams, Sonoma, Monday's, Tuesday's premarket

☆ Sunnova CEO tries to reassure rattled investors after stock plunged 26% in worst day since March 2020
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The residential solar company Sunnova Energy took a beating this week as investors dumped their shares after the announcement of a stock offering plan rattled confidence in the company. Sunnova shares plummeted 26.7% Thursday after the residential solar company announced a $100 million at-the-market stock offering program. "This is just an arrow in the quiver just in case and the ratings agencies like to see it," Berger told CNBC in an interview Thursday. Residential solar companies have struggled in the face of high interest rates that have made installations more costly to households. Berger and Sunnova CFO Robert Lane described the stock offering as "good housekeeping."

Persons: John Berger, Berger, that's, Sunnova, Robert Lane, Lane, Thursday's selloff Organizations: Sunnova Energy Corp, IHS, Sunnova Energy, CNBC Locations: Houston , Texas, U.S

☆ SolarEdge might not recover until 2025 as residential solar market struggles to bounce back
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

SolarEdge might not recover until early 2025 as the company remains saddled with inventory in Europe and faces weak demand in the U.S., signs that the residential solar market in particular is struggling to bounce back in the face of high interest rates. Citi said SolarEdge remains a high-risk stock with the investment bank slashing its price target by $6 to $83. Cho rates SolarEdge as underweight with a price target of $50, implying 40% downside from Tuesday's close. SolarEdge CEO Lando did provide some brighter news Tuesday, forecasting that the European residential solar sector will bottom in the current quarter and improve thereafter. Investors might receive further insight on where the solar market goes from here when residential installers Sunrun and Sunnova report earnings after the bell Wednesday.

Persons: Zvi Lando, Goldman Sachs, Brian Lee, SolarEdge, Vikram Bagri, Bagri, Ronen Faier, Christine Cho, Cho, Enphase, Badri Kothandaraman, Kothandaraman, Lando, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Citi, Barclays, CNBC, Investors Locations: Europe, U.S

☆ 4 of our stocks report earnings next week. Here's what we want to see from each
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

A hotter-than-expected consumer price index on Tuesday sent stocks reeling, with the Dow posting its biggest drop in a year. Stocks bounced back over the next two days, helped by a softer retail sales report , only to slump again on Friday's hot producer price index for January. As we said this week, we're not overly concerned with the hotter-than-expected inflationary readings. Earnings season picks back up for the Club next week, with four holdings set to report quarterly results. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Wall, Stocks, we're, Palo, Fortinet, BCH's Bausch, Management doesn't, Dana, Bausch, Dr Pepper, Diana Shipping, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Jensen Huang, Walid Berrazeg Organizations: Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Dow, Federal Reserve, Club, Palo Alto, Palo, billings, Nvidia, Amazon, Microsoft, Bausch Health, Coterra Energy, Management, NYSE, Walmart, Axsome Therapeutics, Barclays Bank, Armstrong World Industries, Ceragon Networks, Tri Pointe Homes, Dana Incorporated, DigitalBridge, Oil States International, Systems, Allegion, CenterPoint Energy, Equitrans Midstream Corporation, Expeditors International of Washington, Alto Networks, SolarEdge Technologies, Enovix Corporation, Caesars Entertainment, Diamondback Energy, Toll, Ternium S.A, Celanese Corp, Chesapeake Energy, CVR Energy, Reserve, Vertiv Holdings Co, Properties Trust, Devices, HSBC Holdings plc, HSBC, Lomb, Sinclair Corporation, Pagaya Technologies, Gibraltar Industries, Garmin, NVIDIA, Rivian Automotive, Sunnova Energy International, Bros, Apache, Oil, Suncor Energy, Co, FNF, Sciences, Coeur D'Alene Mines, Trip.com, Joby Aviation, Resources, Alamos, Jackson, Nutrien, NTR, Pan, Sm Energy Company, Health, Newmont, Nikola Corporation, Cheniere Energy, Fiverr, Natural Resources, Point Credit, Lantheus Holdings, Builders, Grab Holdings, NICE, Dominion Energy, Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Teck Resources Limited, Intellia Therapeutics, Energy, Booking Holdings, Intuit, Semiconductor, Nation Entertainment, Vale S.A, Rocket Companies, Warner Bros ., AerCap Holdings, Natural Holdings, Calumet Specialty Products Partners, Frontier Communications, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, Lightrocket, Getty Locations: billings, Palo Alto, China, Xifaxan, Tri Pointe, Avista, Gibraltar, Coeur D'Alene, Pan American, Teck, Vale

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Coinbase, TKO Group, United Airlines, D.R. Horton and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The company sees earnings per share ranging between 60 and 65 cents, well below an LSEG estimate of 72 cents per share. Horton — Shares of the home construction company slipped more than 5% after first-quarter earnings per share missed Wall Street estimates. Horton earned $2.82 per share, while analysts polled by LSEG expected a profit of $2.88 per share. Analysts expected earnings of 80 cents per share, according to LSEG. Analysts expected a profit of $1.24 per share on revenue of $19.7 billion.

Persons: Truist, Enphase, Goldman Sachs, Glen Santangelo, D.R, Horton —, Horton, LSEG, Halliburton, FactSet's StreetAccount, groundings, Johnson — Johnson, Johnson, RTX, CNBC's Hakyung Kim, Samantha Subin, Jesse Pound, Lisa Kailai Han, Fred Imbert Organizations: JPMorgan, General Electric, Energy, Federal, 3M, Goldman, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, pharma, Jefferies, Logitech —, Logitech, Wall Street, United Airlines –, United Airlines, LSEG, Boeing, Max, Barstool Sports, Netflix, Johnson, Verizon, Procter, Gamble, RTX Corporation, Wall

Tuesday's analyst calls include upgrades to two solar names and a downgrade to a key crypto stock. 7:05 a.m.: Citi increases Meta price target ahead of earnings Meta shares have more runway ahead, according to Citi. Analyst Kenneth Worthington downgraded the crypto exchange to underweight from neutral, reiterating his price target of $80. Analyst Jordan Levy upgraded Sunnova to buy from hold and raised his price target to $18 from $10. He upgraded Enphase Energy to buy from hold, moving his price target to $145 from $85.

Persons: Truist, Ronald Josey, Josey, — Pia Singh, TD Cowen, Jason Gabelman, Gabelman, Jefferies, Glen Santangelo, Teva, Cantor Fitzgerald, C.J, Muse, Kenneth Worthington, Worthington, Coinbase, — Fred Imbert, Jordan Levy, Levy Organizations: CNBC, Enphase Energy, Federal Reserve, JPMorgan, Citi, Meta, Exxon, Chevron, Cowen, Exxon Mobil, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Jefferies Investors, pharma, mdc, Nvidia, Energy, Sustainability Locations: buybacks, Teva, Monday's

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Nvidia, Coinbase, Tesla, Meta, Exxon, Microsoft & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Cantor Fitzgerald initiates Nvidia as buy Cantor said in its initiation of Nvidia that the stock is a top pick at the firm. Bank of America adds Apple to the US1 list Bank of America added the stock to its top picks list. TD Cowen upgrades Exxon to outperform from market perform TD says shares of Exxon are "compelling." Oppenheimer initiates Flywire as outperform Oppenheimer initiated the payments company with an outperform rating and said Flywire is a growth stock. Guggenheim reiterates Tesla as sell Guggenheim says it's sticking with its sell rating on Tesla heading into earnings on Wednesday.

Persons: Cantor Fitzgerald, Cantor, it's, TD Cowen, Wells, Jefferies, Enphase, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, JMP, SIRI, Oppenheimer, Flywire, JPM, Philip Morris, Morgan Stanley, Evercore, Guggenheim, Tesla, Roth, Boston Beer, Stephens Organizations: Nvidia, Citi, Meta, Bank of America, Apple, Apple Inc, Chevron, Exxon, ENPH, JPMorgan, NRG Energy, Liberty, Liberty Media, Brands, UBS, Duke Energy, AEP, Guggenheim, Boston Beer, Boston Locations: North Carolina, underperform, OW

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: United Airlines, TKO Group, 3M, Alibaba and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

United Airlines – The airline stock popped nearly 5% a day after the company reported higher-than-expected earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter. TKO Group – Shares of TKO Group Holdings rallied 15.8% after announcing a deal to air its WWE flagship program known as "Raw" on Netflix next year. Revenue topped expectations, but earnings fell 6 cents short of analysts' expectations, per LSEG. Verizon posted $1.08 in adjusted earnings per share on $35.13 billion in revenue, while analysts surveyed by LSEG forecasted $1.07 per share in earnings and $34.64 billion of revenue. Procter & Gamble posted mixed results for its fiscal second quarter , topping earnings expectations but falling short on revenue.

Persons: Alibaba, Alibaba's, Truist, Coinbase – Coinbase, Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, Lockheed Martin, Horton –, Halliburton – Halliburton, Johnson – Johnson, Wall, Gamble, RTX, Zions Bancorporation, Yun Li, Sarah Min, Alex Harring Organizations: United Airlines –, Boeing, Max, Group, WWE, Netflix, LSEG, New York Times, Sunnova Energy, Enphase Energy, Federal Reserve, JPMorgan, Reuters, CSI China Internet, General Electric, GE, Teva Pharmaceutical, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Lockheed, Logitech –, Logitech, Barstool Sports, Johnson, Verizon –, Verizon, Procter, FactSet Locations: Alibaba –, China, fundaments

☆ Solar stocks are finally finding a bottom, buy these 2 in particular, Truist says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Residential solar stocks are finding a bottom and should see meaningful upside in 2024 after a brutal selloff last year, according to Truist Securities. Levy raised Sunnova's stock price target to $18, an increase of $8 over the previous target, implying 72% upside from Monday's close of $10.45. Solar inverter manufacturer Enphase may also gain momentum now that downside risks are largely already priced into the stock, Levy wrote. Levy raised Enphase's stock price target to $145, a $60 increase over his previous target, implying 35% upside over Monday's close. As part of the same call, Truist downgraded solid oxide fuel cell maker Bloom Energy to sell from hold and cut its price target to $9 from $12.

Persons: Jordan Levy, Levy, Truist, CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Truist Securities, Sunnova Energy, Enphase Energy, Federal Reserve, NOVA, Bloom Energy

While the stock market raced toward record highs in late 2023, some hedge funds mounted bets against a myriad of names. Against this backdrop, CNBC Pro screened FactSet data for stocks trading on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Exchange with the most short interest as of Dec. 15. Lucid Group , another EV maker, also saw a notable short interest increase, to about 27% of its float. Short interest also increased for used car retailer Carvana , climbing more than 7% to 35 million shares, or about 37% of its float. Companies that have continued to see notable short interest since November include plant-based meat producer Beyond Meat and solar energy companies Sunnova Energy and SunPower .

Organizations: CNBC Pro, New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Exchange, Lucid Group, Sunnova Energy Locations: U.S, Austria

☆ Solar stocks could rebound in 2024 after a brutal year but interest rates will make or break the recovery
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Solar stocks could rebound in the second half of 2024 after taking a beating this year, though the industry's recovery depends largely on whether the Federal Reserve raises interest rates again. The rally comes as the residential solar industry looks toward the end of a rough year, with demand softening significantly as repeated rate hikes made installations unattractive for consumers. "The big headwind is interest rates," said Julien Dumoulin-Smith, a stock analyst who covers clean energy for Bank of America. Inventory problem The residential solar companies misread the market this year after a record 2022. The residential solar stocks will probably be broadly revisited on the buyside sometime around the spring of 2024, Blanchard said, though this also depends on what the Federal Reserve does with interest rates.

Persons: SolarEdge, Julien Dumoulin, Smith, we're, Corinne Blanchard, Blanchard, Wood Mackenzie, Jerome Powell, Goldman Sachs, James West, orderbook, West Organizations: Federal Reserve, Treasury, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Federal, Golden State, Utilities, Evercore ISI Locations: Dumoulin, California, Golden

Investors raised their short bets against various solar stocks and electric vehicle charging companies as the stock market breaks down. Hedge funds, in turn, are raising their bets against stocks they feel are particularly vulnerable in a downturn. Short interest in ChargePoint increased 23% to roughly 91 million shares, while short interest in Plug Power rose 9% to 139 million shares. Short interest reached about 32% and 26% of the float in both of those companies, respectively. A handful of aviation stocks also saw a jump in short interest bets, namely Frontier Group and Archer Aviation , which saw short interest rise to 8% and 7%, respectively.

Persons: SunPower, Frontier, Grindr Organizations: Nasdaq, New York Stock Exchange, Frontier Group, Archer Aviation, Marathon, Cipher Mining, Canada Goose Holdings Locations: Wayfair

☆ 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

☆ Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: SolarEdge, Intuitive Surgical, Knight-Swift and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: SolarEdge Technologies — The solar stock tumbled nearly 29% after the company lowered its third-quarter guidance post market Thursday. Revenue came in at $1.74 billion, versus the $1.77 billion expected from analysts polled by LSEG. Net interest also fell short at $1.29 billion, versus the $1.32 billion expected. Analysts surveyed by LSEG expected 36 cents per share and $1.89 billion of revenue. Analysts polled by LSEG expected a profit of $2.94 per share on revenue of $15.36 billion.

Persons: SolarEdge, Zvi Lando, Sunnova, Swift, LSEG, David Jackson, —, Jesse Pound Organizations: Technologies, Deutsche Bank, Enphase Energy, Schlumberger, Revenue, LSEG, StreetAccount, American Express Locations: SolarEdge

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: SolarEdge, Regions Financial, Merck and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Schlumberger — The oilfield services stock dropped 2.9% after third-quarter revenue missed Wall Street expectations. Revenue came in at $15.38 billion, versus the $15.36 billion expected. Late Thursday, SolarEdge slashed guidance for third-quarter revenue, gross margin and operating income. Net interest also fell short at $1.29 billion, versus the $1.32 billion expected. Revenue came in at $1.74 billion, versus the $1.77 billion expected from analysts polled by LSEG.

Persons: Schlumberger, SolarEdge, Sunnova, Sunrun, KeyCorp, Swift, David Jackson, —, Alex Harring, Samantha Subin, Hakyung Kim, Michelle Fox Organizations: Schlumberger, LSEG, American, American Express, LSEG . Revenue, Merck — Merck, UBS, Enphase Energy, StreetAccount, Comerica, Swift, Revenue Locations: Zions

☆ Deutsche Bank downgrades three solar stocks as industry demand weakens in the U.S. and Europe
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Softening demand means that investors should consider pivoting away from solar stocks, according to Deutsche Bank. The firm downgraded three solar names to hold from buy: SolarEdge , Sunrun and Sunnova . Deutsche lowered the price target for SolarEdge to $150 — implying a 32% potential upside from the stock's closing price Thursday — from $300. Those comments, along with SolarEdge cutting its third-quarter revenue guidance, put pressure on the broader solar sector. Earnings season for the solar industry kicks off with Sunnova reporting results on Oct. 25.

Persons: Deutsche, Sunnova, SolarEdge, Sunrun, Corinne Blanchard, whittle, Blanchard, there's, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Deutsche Bank, NOVA, Bloomberg Locations: U.S, Northeastern U.S, Southern, China

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvida, Amazon, SolarEdge, Sunrun, IBM, Crocs, Meta, Disney & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Bank of America reiterates Meta as buy Bank of America said it's bullish heading into earnings next week. UBS upgrades Merck to buy from neutral UBS said Merck has an "undemanding" valuation and robust pipeline. UBS reiterates Ralph Lauren as buy UBS said the stock is best positioned for AI. UBS reiterates McDonald's as buy UBS said the stock remains attractively valued. Bank of America reiterates IBM as buy Bank of America said it's standing by its buy rating heading into earnings next week.

Persons: JPMorgan, Jefferies, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, it's, Merck, Stephens, Ralph Lauren, McDonald's, Cognizant, TSMC, Deutsch, Redburn, Raymond James Organizations: JPMorgan, Nvidia, Disney, Bank of America, Meta, UBS, Merck, Deutsche Bank, Union Pacific, Deutsche, IBM, Citi, Taiwan Semiconductor, Management, Deutsche Bank downgrades, Microsoft, Brands, Mattel, Disney Princess, of America Locations: China

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Tesla, Dollar Tree, Amazon, Alphabet, Toll Brothers and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Wells Fargo upgrades Air Products to overweight from equal weight Wells Fargo said it sees robust earnings growth. JPMorgan reiterates Alphabet as overweight JPMorgan said it's standing by its overweight rating heading into earnings next week. " JPMorgan upgrades Viasat to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said it sees an attractive entry point for the satellite company. " JPMorgan upgrades CyberArk to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said it sees "accelerating demand" for the cyber company. JPMorgan initiates Teck Resources as overweight JPMorgan said the metals and mining company is its preferred play. "

Persons: Wells Fargo, GOOGL, Wells, Horton, Stifel, Raymond James, Lam, Tesla, MBLY, Goldman Sachs, Bernstein, Morgan Stanley, Hannon, JPMorgan Organizations: Air Products, JPMorgan, Homebuilding, MAS, FERG, UW, Lam Research, Materials, Microsoft, Viasat, Citi, Exxon Mobil, Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Bank of America, Apple, of America, Pro, Teck Resources Locations: Wells, LEN, China, HASI

Investors hiked their short bets on a handful of electric vehicle and charging companies during the second half of September, according to FactSet data. CNBC Pro used FactSet data to screen for stocks with the most short interest as of Sept. 29. A handful of other electric vehicle and charging stocks also saw a jump in short interest during the period. Short interest in Lucid Group , for example, increased 7.5% to 218 million shares, while short interest in EVgo rose 5% to 25 million shares. Other names that saw elevated levels of short interest included Beyond Meat , SunPower , Sunnova Energy and WeWork .

Persons: Novavax Organizations: CNBC, New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, Fisker, Lucid, Air, Sunnova Energy Locations: Fisker Inc, EVgo

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