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Deckers posted earnings of $1.59 per share, topping the $1.24 a share expected from analysts polled by LSEG. Digital Realty also raised the top-end of its full-year revenue forecast to $5.6 billion, while analysts polled by FactSet expected $5.57 billion. The provision for credit losses came in at $2.48 billion, versus the $2.83 billion estimate from analysts polled by StreetAccount. Western Digital earned $1.78 per share, excluding items, while analysts polled by LSEG called for a profit of $1.72 per share. The company raised its full-year revenue outlook to $159 billion to $161 billion.
Persons: Hoka, FactSet, LSEG, ResMed, Wall, Skechers, Olin —, , CNBC's Hakyung Kim, Sarah Min, Michelle Fox Organizations: LSEG, Revenue, Digital Realty Trust, Digital Realty, Capital, StreetAccount, Wall, FactSet, Western Digital, Joby Aviation, Olin, Olin — Stock, Colgate, Palmolive Locations: Capri
Stocks including United Airlines and Morgan Stanley have seen immense buying on Wall Street this week and could be in store for a pullback. United Airlines stock has surged more than 82% in 2024, and has a 14-day RSI of 85.9, which is the second-highest reading on the list. UAL YTD mountain United Airlines stock. Morgan Stanley stock is also overbought this week, with a 14-day of RSI of 79.5. MS YTD mountain Morgan Stanley stock.
Persons: Morgan Stanley, General Mills Organizations: United Airlines, Nasdaq, Microsoft, Nvidia, CNBC Pro, FactSet, Morgan, Moderna, Enphase Energy
Live Nation Entertainment's efforts to develop venues are an additional growth driver for an already strong company, according to JPMorgan. The firm reiterated an overweight rating on the entertainment stock and raised its price target to $137 per share from $118. "A global leader in live entertainment, ticketing, and talent management services, we see Live Nation as a multi-year free cash flow growth story supported by a management team focused and compensated on continued monetization of artist, tour, and venue content," the analyst added. Of the 22 covering the stock, 18 have either a buy or strong buy rating on it, per LSEG. LYV YTD mountain LYV year to date
Persons: David Karnovsky Organizations: JPMorgan, Investment, Ticketmaster
Brendan McDermid | ReutersThis report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. What you need to know todayThe bottom lineLike an unwelcome ex-partner who shows up during the most inopportune times and refuses to leave, Treasury yields too have made a return and are hogging the market limelight. It's not inconceivable, then, that the strong economy might prompt the Fed to slow down, or even hold back, its rate cuts. The stock market slumped as yields rebounded.
Persons: Brendan McDermid, Brent Schutte, Paul Hickey, Hickey, Wells, they'll, , Jeff Cox, Lisa Kailai Han, Pia Singh, Brian Evans Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Reuters, CNBC, U.S . Federal Reserve, Fed, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq Locations: TY, New York City, U.S
A handful of stocks that are on deck to report earnings have historically surpassed Wall Street estimates and seen shares move the day they report. The 24% of S & P 500 companies that have reported quarterly results have so far collectively notched roughly 2% earnings growth. Some of the biggest companies set to report next week include Meta Platforms and Mastercard . The stock typically beats analysts' estimates 80% of the time or more. The stock has averaged a gain of more than 2% the day after each earnings report.
Persons: Mark, Justin Post, Morgan, James Faucette Organizations: Wall, Mastercard, Investment, Facebook, Bank of America, FactSet, Visa, Trimble Inc
Earnings growth is falling short of expectations thus far
  + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
Corporate earnings are not meeting expectations thus far. Roughly 160 S & P 500 companies have posted third-quarter results thus far, with their bottom lines growing an average of just 2.6%, per FactSet. The blended growth rate, which includes the reports already out and estimates for those on the docket, points to overall S & P 500 earnings growing at 3.4% from the year-earlier period. The S & P 500 rebounded slightly from a three-day slide on Thursday due in part to strong earnings reports. Companies slated to report earnings after the close Thursday include Deckers, Capital One and DexCom.
Persons: Joseph Cusick, " Cusick, Sam Stovall, Stovall Organizations: Calamos Investments, Research, Whirlpool, PayPal, CNBC, Companies, Tech, Amazon, Apple
TSLA YTD mountain Tesla stock in 2024. Jonas reiterated his overweight rating on Tesla stock, and his price target implies 45% upside. Wells Fargo, $125 per share price target Wells Fargo isn't a buyer after the strong results, citing high valuations. His neutral rating and $250 per share price target implies roughly 17% upside ahead. Barclays, $220 per share price target Barclays had positive takeaways from the report but reaffirmed that questions remain around Tesla's artificial intelligence and full self driving initiatives.
Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla, they're, Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas, Jonas, Wells, Colin Langan, Langan, Goldman Sachs, Mark Delaney, Delaney, Dan Levy, Levy, John Murphy, Murphy Organizations: FactSet, Tesla, Barclays, Bank of America Locations: Texas, California, Shanghai
Here are Evercore ISI's top chip stock picks into earnings
  + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
Evercore ISI has its eyes set on a handful of chip stocks ahead of earnings, including Nvidia and Broadcom . Chip stocks will come into focus later in the season, with artificial intelligence bellwether Nvidia slated to report on Nov. 20. Against this backdrop, Evercore ISI highlighted several stocks in the space it likes heading into their quarterly reports. The stock has gained more than 189% in 2024 and is the favorite semiconductor play over the next 12 months for investors polled by Evercore ISI in a survey. Other semiconductor stocks Evercore ISI is eyeing heading into earnings include Marvell Technology and AMD .
Organizations: ISI, Nvidia, Broadcom, Semiconductors, VanEck Semiconductor, Evercore ISI, Taiwan Semiconductor, Marvell Technology, AMD
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Boeing — The stock climbed 3%. Cigna — The insurer's stock slid more than 4% after Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that Cigna has reignited merger discussions with Humana. AppLovin — The application technology stock jumped 8% on the back of a major price target hike from Bank of America. Atlantic Union Bankshares — The holding company for Atlantic Union Bank pulled back more than 5% after third-quarter net interest income missed analysts' estimates. Atlantic Union reported net interest income of $186.8 million, while analysts polled by FactSet were looking for $195.0 million.
Persons: Warby Parker, Goldman Sachs, Cigna, AppLovin, Bernstein, FactSet, Johnson, , Samantha Subin, Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Sean Conlon Organizations: Boeing, Bloomberg, Humana, United Parcel Service, Barclays, Bank of America, Southwest Airlines —, CNBC, Elliott Investment Management, ASML Holdings, Atlantic, Atlantic Union Bank, Atlantic Union, Johnson Locations: Bank
A collection of stocks including AT & T and Tesla could see strong moves this week on the heels of quarterly results. Looking ahead, CNBC Pro screened for stocks that could see large moves in either direction in response to quarterly results this week, specifically by examining forecast moves based on action in the options market. The battered electric vehicle company stock has pulled back more than 11% in 2024 and is the worst performing stock in what had been the Magnificent Seven . The stock could see as much as a 6.3% move when reporting quarterly results on Oct. 23. Other stocks on the list that could see strong moves in tandem with their latest financials results included Enphase Energy and Harley-Davidson .
Persons: Tesla, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Elon, Musk, Davidson Organizations: CNBC Pro, AT, JPMorgan, EV, Bloomberg, Enphase Energy, Harley Locations: California, Texas
Even as focus turns to the upcoming presidential election, Morgan Stanley thinks the business cycle will matter more for stock picking. NVDA YTD mountain Nvidia stock. Wells Fargo also made the cut. WFC YTD mountain Wells Fargo stock. Wells Fargo also repurchased $3.5 billion worth of stock throughout the quarter, which marked a 60% increase from the same period a year ago.
Persons: Morgan Stanley, Michael Wilson, Wilson, Nvidia, Goldman Sachs, Toshiya Hari, Wells Fargo, Jason Goldberg, Goldberg Organizations: Nvidia, Barclays Locations: Wells Fargo
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: SoFi Technologies — Shares of the online personal finance company jumped 9.8% after SoFi announced a $2 billion agreement with Fortress Investment Group to grow its loan platform business. Crypto stocks — Stocks tied to cryptocurrencies surged as bitcoin gained more than 5% to top $66,000. Ibotta — Shares advanced 5.5% after Goldman Sachs upgraded Ibotta, a mobile platform that offers cash-back rewards, to buy from neutral. Flutter Entertainment — The online gambling stock rose 4% after Wells Fargo upgraded shares to overweight from equal weight, urging investors to buy the recent dip. Caterpillar — The industrial stock fell 1.7% after Morgan Stanley downgraded shares to underweight from equal weight.
Persons: SoFi, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Stocks, cryptocurrencies, bitcoin, AppLovin, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Wells, Morgan Stanley, Eli Lilly's, , Alex Harring, Brian Evans, Samantha Subin, Yun Li, Lisa Kailai Han, Pia Singh, Michelle Fox Organizations: Fortress Investment Group, Sirius XM Holdings, Berkshire, Sirius, Mara Holdings, Boeing, Walmart, of America, Caterpillar, U.S . Food, Drug Administration Locations: U.S
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average powered to new highs on Friday and capped off a winning week as banking behemoths ushered in a promising start to the third-quarter earnings season. The broad index gained 0.6% to end at 5,815.03, while the Dow rallied 409.74 points, or nearly 1%, to finish at 42,863.86. The S&P and Nasdaq jumped 1.1% each, while the Dow toted a 1.2% gain. A strong start to the third-quarter earnings season provided a lift to stocks. That included a cooler-than-expected September producer price index reading after the consumer price index increased slightly more than expected.
Persons: , , Craig Sterling, JPMorgan Chase, Wells, Kim Forrest, Forrest, Stocks, Goldman Sachs, David Russell, Organizations: Dow Jones Industrial, Dow, Nasdaq, JPMorgan, Bokeh Capital Partners, , Federal, Federal Reserve
Goldman's favorite trades for the upcoming earnings season
  + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
"This rise in nervousness has increased the potential for relief rallies for stocks on their respective earnings events." Analysts expect an earnings growth rate for the S & P 500 of 4.2% in the third quarter, per FactSet data, which would represent a fifth-straight period of year-over-year growth. Here's a look at some of Goldman's top trade ideas heading into earnings season. GAP YTD mountain Gap stock. NVDA YTD mountain Nvidia stock.
Persons: Goldman Sachs, John Marshall, Goldman, Wells Fargo, Brooke Roach, Toshiya Hari, Hari Organizations: JPMorgan Chase, Old Navy, GAP, Nvidia, Broadcom, Boston Scientific
A handful of stocks stood out as the biggest winners on Wall Street this week, and analysts think they have more room to run. Consensus price targets from analysts polled by LSEG imply 16% upside for shares moving forward. Super Micro Computer also made the list, with shares of the information technology stock up nearly 16% on the week. Analysts polled by LSEG forecast upside of nearly 62%, per their consensus price targets. Consensus forecasts from analysts polled by LSEG forecast about 19% upside moving forward.
Persons: Wells Fargo, Dow Jones, Stocks, LSEG, Andrew Didora Organizations: JPMorgan Chase, CNBC Pro, Bank of America, Computer, Nvidia, LSEG
The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell around 2 basis points to 4.075%. The yield on the 2-year Treasury was down by more than 2 basis points to 3.974%. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield edged lower on Friday as market participants awaited the release of the Producer Price Index (PPI) report. The yield on the 10-year Treasury briefly topped 4.1% in the previous session following commentary from Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic that suggested his openness to a cutting pause. Sticking on the data front, investors will turn their attention to the release of the latest PPI reading, which is expected at 8:30 a.m.
Persons: Raphael Bostic, Bostic, Dow, — CNBC's Brian Evans Organizations: Treasury, Atlanta Federal Reserve, Wall Street Journal, Fed, U.S, Consumer, Index, PPI Locations: U.S
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during morning trading on January 11, 2024 in New York City. Stock futures were little changed on Thursday evening, as investors looked ahead to a wholesale inflation reading and quarterly results from major banks. Futures tied to the S&P 500 inched higher by 0.08%, while Nasdaq 100 futures hovered just below the flatline. September's consumer price index rose 0.2% on a monthly basis and 2.4% from a year earlier. The S&P 500 is up 0.5% week to date, while the Dow is toting a 0.2% gain.
Persons: Dow Jones, Preston Caldwell, Wells Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Stock, Futures, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Dow, Federal Reserve, Morningstar, JPMorgan Chase Locations: New York City
One of several Wells Fargo top trading ideas for the fourth quarter of 2024 is shorting Elon Musk's electric vehicle company, Tesla . One of Wells Fargo's top recommendations is to short Tesla , betting that the stock will fall. These dynamics, alongside improved earnings momentum, could make Las Vegas Sands an "idiosyncratic, self-help story plus a Macau/China macro play." LVS YTD mountain Las Vegas Sands stock. Wells analyst Elyse Greenspan expects improving organic revenue growth, free cash flow conversion and expanding profit margins will drive the stock higher.
Persons: shorting Elon, Wells, Colin Langan's, Langan, bady, Dan Politzer, Politzer, Willis Towers Watson, Watson, Elyse Greenspan, Willis Organizations: Wells Fargo, U.S, Presidential, Amazon, Micro, Sands, Vegas Sands Locations: Wells, Macao, Macau, China, Vegas
No matter who voters choose, whether it is former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris , Liwag doesn't expect a meaningful shake-up in the outlook for defense stocks. Still, the analyst notes that even cases where an administration cuts defense spending, stocks can still carve out gains. During the Obama administration, the defense budget fell 3.3%, but defense stocks gained 2.1%. The defense stocks Morgan Stanley covers have outperformed the S & P 500 since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Liwag said. "Historically, the conventional wisdom has been that Republicans are positive for defense spending and defense stocks, while Democrats are negative," Harned said.
Persons: Bernstein, Douglas Harned, Lockheed Martin, Morgan Stanley, Kristine Liwag, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Liwag, Bernstein's Harned, Harned, Harris, Wolfe Research's, Tobin Marcus, Marcus, Ronald Epstein, Epstein, Trump, Northrop, Obama, Northrop Grumman, Morgan Stanley's, Michael Ciarmoli, Truist, Leonardo Organizations: P Aerospace, Defense, Industry, L3Harris Technologies, Lockheed, CNBC, " Bank of America, Democratic, Senate, Republican, U.S . House, Trump White House, Republican Senate, Trump, Abrams, Space Force, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, Hamas, Dynamics, Northrop, Gulfstream, Leonardo DRS, Moog, Republicans Locations: Ukraine, U.S, Russia, Crimea, Iran, Israel
China stocks – U.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies fell after China's state planner Zheng Shanjie failed to announce any new economic stimulus plans . Online video company Bilibili tumbled more than 13%, while automaker Nio and Temu parent PDD each fell more than 9%. E-commerce companies JD.com and Alibaba also fell nearly 9% and 7%, respectively. Wells Fargo – The bank rose more than 1% after Wolfe Research upgraded the lender to outperform from peer perform. Humana – Shares rose nearly 1% after Bernstein upgraded the health insurer to outperform from market perform.
Persons: Zheng Shanjie, Bilibili, Nio, Alibaba, Young Liu's, Liu, Wells, Bernstein, Oppenheimer, LSEG, , Jesse Pound, Brian Evans, Michelle Fox Theobald Organizations: U.S, Wynn Resorts, China, MDU Resources, Nvidia, Blackwell, Wolfe Research, Microsoft –, PepsiCo –, Gatorade, Frito, PepsiCo Locations: China, Las, Macau, Wells
China stocks – U.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies fell after Beijing's economic planning agency failed to announce any new major stimulus plans . Online video company Bilibili fell 13%, while automaker Nio and Temu parent PDD tumbled about 6% each. Humana — Shares jumped 2.8% after Bernstein upgraded the beaten-down health insurance company to outperform, even though it substantially decreased its price target. Roblox — Shares fell 4% after Hindenburg Research disclosed a short position on the gaming platform, alleging the company inflated metrics. BTIG upgraded Affirm to buy , with analyst Vincent Caintic lauding the company's growth compared to traditional payment companies like American Express.
Persons: Bilibili, Nio, Young Liu, Blackwell, Bernstein, Roblox, David Byrnes, Byrnes, Jefferies, there's, BTIG, Vincent Caintic, CNBC's Michelle Fox, Hakyung Kim, Pia Singh, Sean Conlon, Alex Harring Organizations: U.S, Vegas Sands, Wynn Resorts, MDU Resources, Super, Nvidia, CNBC, Hindenburg Research, Waters, Jefferies, American Locations: China, Vegas, Macau
Goldman Sachs thinks that U.S.-traded shares of Barclays still have a long growth runway ahead, even after already beating the market so far in 2024. The firm initiated coverage of the banking stock with a buy rating and a 290 pence per share price target on Tuesday. Goldman analyst Chris Hallam forecasts that Barclays could grow its earnings per share twice as fast as peer firms through 2027, while a steep discount on the stock gives investors an attractive entry point. ""The Investment Bank [portion of Barclays' business] is at-scale but currently under-earning," Hallam said. Hallam noted Barclays stock currently trades at roughly six times its 12-month forward price-to-earnings ratio, compared to the wider group of banks covered by Goldman that trade at seven times forward P/E.
Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Chris Hallam, Hallam Organizations: Barclays, U.S, BCS, ADRs, Investment Locations: American, stoke, reallocation
HSBC says buy this data center stock as AI drives growth
  + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
HSBC thinks Equinix could see strong growth ahead thanks to strong demand for artificial intelligence data centers. The company operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses primarily on data centers. Kanumuri upgraded the data center stock to buy from hold and raised his price target to $1,000 per share from $865. "However, we see this as a value-accretive opportunity for Equinix to accelerate growth and improve revenue per data center in 2025." Of the 27 covering Equinix, 21 rate it as a buy or a strong buy.
Persons: Equinix, Phani Kanumuri, Kanumuri Organizations: HSBC, Microsoft Locations: Equinix
Spirit Airlines , JetBlue – Spirit plunged more than 38% following a report from The Wall Street Journal that the discount airliner is considering filing for bankruptcy. Shares of peer airline firm JetBlue, which was previously in talks to merge with Spirit, advanced nearly 6%. Zim Integrated Shipping Services – The international shipping company's stock fell more than 9% after U.S. dockworkers and the United States Maritime Alliance agreed to a tentative deal to end the strike on the East Coast and Gulf Coast ports. CVS Health – The company's shares added 1.5% as it is considering breaking itself up and undergoing a strategic review of its business. Chubb – The insurance company slipped more than 1% after Bank of America downgraded shares to underperform from neutral.
Persons: Hapag, Lloyd, Rivian, Chubb, SilverCrest, , Jesse Pound, Brian Evans, Hakyung Kim, Pia Singh, Michelle Fox Theobald Organizations: Spirit Airlines, JetBlue, Wall Street Journal, Food and Drug Administration, Zim Integrated Shipping Services, U.S, dockworkers, United States Maritime Alliance, CVS Health, CVS, Bank of America, SilverCrest Metals, Coeur Locations: East Coast, Gulf Coast
Goldman Sachs says a period of underperformance for LivaNova stock could be ending and see shares gain more than 20%. Roman initiated coverage of the medical device stock with a buy rating and a $65 per share price target. Shares have advanced roughly 3% in 2024, significantly underperforming the S & P 500's nearly 20% gain. Roman ties the underperformance to "strategic shifts in the business and pipeline setbacks" for much of the year which also pressured LivaNova's earnings. LIVN YTD mountain LivaNova stock.
Persons: Goldman Sachs, David Roman, LivaNova
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