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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Meta, Victoria's Secret, Microsoft, Caterpillar and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Honeywell posted adjusted earnings per share of $2.25, beating analysts' estimates of $2.17 per share, per LSEG. Revenue for the quarter also came in better-than-expected at $9.11 billion, compared to the $9.03 billion analysts were expecting. ServiceNow — The digital workflow firm slid 5% after it only narrowly beat analysts' revenue expectations in the first quarter. ServiceNow posted revenue of $2.6 billion, slightly higher than the $2.59 billion analysts polled by LSEG had anticipated. Caterpillar — Shares tumbled 6.5% after revenues of $15.8 billion for the most recent quarter missed analysts' estimates of $16.04 billion, according to LSEG.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Mark Zuckerberg, ServiceNow, LSEG, —, Alex Harring, Brian Evans, Samantha Subin, Yun Li, Lisa Kailai Han, Pia Singh, Michelle Fox Organizations: Facebook, Meta, Tech, Microsoft, Beverage, JPMorgan, Monster Beverage, Honeywell —, Honeywell, Revenue, Merck, Co, LSEG, — Bank of America, Southwest Airlines —, Management, StreetAccount, Machines, IBM, Bank of America, Caterpillar, Nvidia —, Nvidia, Comcast, Deutsche Bank — U.S, Deutsche Bank, CNBC Locations: NBCUniversal

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Meta, Tesla, IBM, UPS, Five Below, Amazon, TJX Companies and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Evercore ISI reiterates Nvidia as outperform Evercore ISI said investors should use any weakness in the stock to buy the dip. HSBC upgrades UPS to buy from hold HSBC said UPS is "getting back to earnings growth" following the company's earnings report. Bank of America downgrades Deckers to neutral from buy Bank of America said it sees a better risk/reward elsewhere in the firm's coverage. Bank of America reiterates IBM as buy Bank of America said it is sticking with its buy rating following earnings on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank reiterates Tesla as hold Deutsche Bank raised its price target on the stock to $136 per share from $123.

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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Meta Platforms, Honeywell, Merck, Southwest Airlines and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

However, first-quarter earnings and revenue both came above analysts' estimates. Honeywell — The industrial stock rose 2.2% in premarket trading after the company posted earnings per share of $2.25, beating LSEG analysts' estimates of $2.17. Revenue for the quarter came in at $9.11 billion, compared to the $9.03 billion analysts were expecting. Analysts surveyed by LSEG forecast $1.88 in earnings per share and $15.20 billion in revenue. ServiceNow — The workflow management company shed 4% after narrowly beating analysts' revenue expectations in the first quarter.

Persons: Merck, LSEG, ServiceNow, —, Macheel, Samantha Subin, Jesse Pound, Pia Singh, Alex Harring Organizations: Facebook, Honeywell, Merck, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, LSEG, StreetAccount, IBM, Caterpillar, Deutsche Bank — U.S, Deutsche Bank, Comcast, Technology, Revenue, CNBC Locations: NBCUniversal

☆ Thursday's rapid fire: Caterpillar, Dow, Chipotle, Merck and ServiceNow
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | 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 EmailThursday's rapid fire: Caterpillar, Dow, Chipotle, Merck and ServiceNowCNBC's Jim Cramer on Thursday offered his take on recent earnings reports from Caterpillar, Dow, Chipotle and more.

Persons: ServiceNow CNBC's Jim Cramer Organizations: Caterpillar, Dow, Chipotle, Merck

☆ Jim Cramer shares his thoughts on Caterpillar, Dow, Chipotle, Merck and ServiceNow
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Shares fell more than 7%. Dow Inc : Shares fell more than 1.5% despite the chemicals maker reporting better-than-expected results. I'd buy the stock," Cramer said. Chipotle : The burrito chain reported better-than-expected sales and earnings, with same-store sales growth of 7% easily surpassing Wall Street estimates. ServiceNow : Shares fell more than 6% despite the maker of workflow software's quarterly results beating on the top-and-bottom lines.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, I'd, Cramer, Bill McDermott Organizations: CNBC, Club, Caterpillar, Dow Inc, Wall, Merck Locations: Dover

☆ Committee Stocks on the Move: Caterpillar, Union Pacific and ServiceNow
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | 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 EmailCommittee Stocks on the Move: Caterpillar, Union Pacific and ServiceNowThe Investment Committee discuss some of their stocks on the move.

Organizations: Caterpillar, Union Pacific, Investment

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Meta, IBM, Chipotle, ServiceNow and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ford Motor — The automobile stock rose 2% after posting a first-quarter adjusted earnings beat and raising its adjusted free cash flow outlook for 2024. On the other hand, Ford's first-quarter revenue came in below expectations. First-quarter revenue of $14.46 billion missed consensus estimates of $14.55 billion, LSEG said. Chipotle earned $13.37 per share, excluding items, outpacing the $11.68 per share LSEG estimate, as traffic to its restaurants was robust. United Rentals — The equipment rental company added 2.4% after posting a first-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue beat.

Persons: LSEG, Ford's, Ethan Allen, Ethan Allen's, Chipotle, Lam, ServiceNow, —, Christina Cheddar, Berk, Darla Mercado, Scott Schnipper Organizations: Technology, Facebook, Meta, Ford, Machines, IBM, Whirlpool, Research, Lam Research, Revenue, Churchill, United Rentals

☆ Cramer’s Stop Trading: ServiceNow
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | 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 EmailCramer’s Stop Trading: ServiceNowCNBC’s Jim Cramer explains why he is keeping an eye on shares of ServiceNow.

Persons: Jim Cramer Locations: ServiceNow

☆ 6 portfolio stock earnings and the Fed's favorite inflation gauge dominate the week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

The Nasdaq sank 2% on Friday as Netflix dropped nearly 11% post-earnings and Club stock Nvidia fell 10%, entering bear market territory but still up more than 50% in 2024. Following a much stronger-than-expected March retail sales report last month, fresh economic data and six Club stock earnings will take center stage in the week ahead. While lower rates may help stock multiples, that is not a sustainable path to higher equity prices over time. Earnings : The latest quarterly reporting season is starting to ramp into high gear with six Club names set to report next week. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

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☆ A troubling trend is brewing this earnings season. Here is Jim Cramer's remedy
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Entering this week, Super Micro was up more than 200% year to date. 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.

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☆ These companies slated to report next week have a history of beating earnings estimates, including one tech giant
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Nearly 76% of companies that have reported have beaten earnings expectations, while 59% have come in above analysts' expectations for revenue. A diverse group of companies reports results next week, on track to be the busiest one of the season. A company's earnings results are, of course, integral to both its near- and long-term performance. As a result, CNPC Pro screened stocks slated to report their earnings next week for those that have a history of beating analysts' expectations. The workflow automation platform beats earnings expectations 89% of the time.

Persons: They've, Meta, Piper Sandler, Five9, Baird, William Power, —, Robert Hum, Fred Imbert Organizations: Dow Jones, Technology, Microsoft, Meta, Humana, Comcast, Chubb, Visa, Investment Group, JPMorgan, Citi, Cloud Locations: industrials

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Meta, Intel, Cisco, Reddit, Netflix, IBM, MGM & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Citi upgrades Frontier to buy from neutral Citi said it sees EBITDA growth ahead for the telecom and internet provider. Mizuho initiates GE Vernova as buy Mizuho says it's bullish on shares of the GE spinoff energy company. Citi opens a positive catalyst watch on Nvidia Citi said investors should buy any weakness in the stock. "We are launching [coverage on] on 4 US listed stocks and 5 HK listed stocks: Las Vegas Sands ( LVS, Buy, PT $63); MGM Resorts (MGM, Buy, PT $56); Melco Resorts (MLCO, Buy, PT $10)." Bank of America upgrades Cisco to buy from neutral Bank of America said it sees several growth drivers ahead for Cisco.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Apple, Logitech, IBM Evercore, it's, Argus, Mizuho, it's bullish, Reddit, UBS downgrades Rollins, Rollins, SharkNinja, Martin, LMT, Needham, Canaccord, Coty, Jefferies, Janus, Stifel, Guggenheim, ServiceNow, Wells, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein Organizations: Apple, Citi, Frontier, IBM, Argus, Constellation Brands, GE Vernova, Mizuho, GE, Nvidia Citi, Technology, Barclays, Cava, Meta, Astera, Data, JPMorgan, Hilton, UBS, Sands, MGM, HK, MGM Resorts, Melco Resorts, Bank of America, Cisco, of America, Bitdeer, Intel Citi, Intel, Deutsche Bank, Netflix, Deutsche, Coty, MASI, Guggenheim, & $ Locations: Churchill

☆ 10 things to watch in the stock market Monday: Goldman Sachs, Nvidia, Constellation Brands
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

10 things to watch Monday, April 15 The market is trying to rebound from Friday's selloff. UBS starts coverage on SharkNinja with a buy rating and a $76-per-share price target. Mizuho starts coverage on GE Vernova with a buy rating and a $154-per-share price target. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. 10 things to watch Monday, April 15The market is trying to rebound from Friday's selloff.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Jensen Huang, Lockheed Martin, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Guggenheim, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Nvidia Lockheed Martin, ServiceNow Organizations: Revenue, Citi, Nvidia, Taiwan, Lockheed, JPMorgan, Cisco Systems, Bank of America, Constellation Brands, Argus, ISI, IBM, UBS, GE Vernova, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, Goldman Sachs Citi, Nvidia Lockheed, Nvidia Lockheed Martin Cisco Systems Club, Guggenheim, ServiceNow UBS, Mizuho Locations: Israel

☆ These 4 stocks can help investors play defense as inflation rattles the market
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Recent inflation reports spooked investors, sparking a sell-off on Wednesday, but defensive stocks could provide some stability the next time markets get rocky. Those fears have contributed to a pullback in the market, with the S & P 500 slipping around 1% since the start of April. Investors could consider rotating into more defensively focused names to prepare for market volatility. Roper, on the other hand, has struggled this year, with the software stock's shares falling slightly in 2024. He said this week that Coterra was the firm's only buy-rated name in the natural gas exploration and production space.

Persons: technology's, ServiceNow, LSEG . Roper, LSEG, Roper, TJX, Coterra, Josh Silverstein, Silverstein Organizations: Federal Reserve, Investors, CNBC, Beta, CNBC Pro, Roper Technologies, Nasdaq, Coterra Energy

☆ Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says he's committed to cost cutting while investing in AI in shareholder letter
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +41 min

This work diminished short-term revenue, but was best for customers, much appreciated, and should bode well for customers and AWS longer-term. We're also making progress on many of our newer business investments that have the potential to be important to customers and Amazon long-term. Being intentional about building primitives requires patience. Customers building their own FM must tackle several challenges in getting a model into production. Customers' AI models contain some of their most sensitive data.

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☆ Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in Wednesday's inflation-driven stock market decline
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Morgan Stanley raises Nvidia price target to $1,000 per share from $795. Goldman Sachs' semiconductor readthroughs from Google's conference: Arm positive, Nvidia mild positive, Advanced Micro Devices mild negative, Intel mild negative. Barclays raises Club name Ford price target to $16 per share from $15. Other price target raises on Club names on Wall Street: Danaher , DuPont and Wynn Resorts . As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Dow, Thomas Kurian, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, Ed Bastian, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Nasdaq, Core CPI, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Nvidia, Google, Club, Broadcom, Gaudi, Barclays, Ford, DuPont, Wynn Resorts, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC Locations: Fitch, China

☆ Calls of the Day: Albemarle, General Motors, Broadcom, Disney and ServiceNow
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | 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 EmailCalls of the Day: Albemarle, General Motors, Broadcom, Disney and ServiceNowThe Investment Committee discusses the latest Calls of the Day.

Organizations: General Motors, Broadcom, Disney, Investment

☆ These stocks have the strong margins and pricing power to withstand a reacceleration in inflation
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Investors may want to pick up shares in companies that can withstand a possible inflation comeback. The second quarter is off to a rough start as investors have become increasingly wary about higher-for-longer interest rates and stickier inflation. Against this market backdrop, we used the CNBC Pro Stock Screener to search for stocks with the pricing power and cost controls to handle a potential inflation reacceleration. These names have also showed reliable earnings growth during the post-pandemic inflation spike. The darling chipmaker has gross profit margin of 72.7% and high levels of earnings growth.

Persons: Dow, Dow Jones, Brad Reback, ServiceNow's, Reback, Goldman Sachs, Arista's Organizations: Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, CNBC, Stock, Arista Networks, Arista, Nvidia, Design Systems, Dominion Freight

☆ Jim Cramer adds three Bullpen stocks, including one that's a traffic cop for the internet
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

During our Investing Club Monthly Meeting last Wednesday, Jim Cramer announced three new additions to the Bullpen: Cloudflare , ServiceNow , and Nextracker . NET YTD mountain Cloudflare YTD The primary goal is reliability — making sure the website is managing traffic smoothly and, above all else, stays accessible. NOW YTD mountain ServiceNow YTD "They have become the great facilitator of much of the non-client facing AI at the enterprise and the government. NXT YTD mountain Nextracker YTD Previously this technology was considered too expensive, but Nextracker has been able to lower its costs to the point where it's now much more competitive. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Jim Cramer, You've, Cloudflare, Matt Prince, Jim, he's, Cramer, ServiceNow, Nextracker, Goldman Sachs, Dan Shugar, Jim Cramer's Organizations: Nvidia, Accenture, NXT, Technologies, Barclays, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC Locations: U.S, Nextracker

☆ Nvidia has a parade of partners, but these two stocks are my favorite beneficiaries
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +23 min

That's what Nvidia needed semiconductor design firm Synopsys to do to make this next generation of chips. Right now, Nvidia has had not one, but two different breakthroughs: Accelerated computing at a ridiculously fast speed and generative artificial intelligence. I think Jensen regards Dell as a crucial partner when it comes to installing Nvidia's systems anywhere. Do I think Nvidia would like to do more business with Apple? I think Nvidia would like to do more business with everyone, including alleged opponent Intel .

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☆ The 'next big thing' in tech will come from these areas, UBS says — naming stocks to play the theme
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The "next big thing" in tech will come from sectors such as enabling tech — which includes artificial intelligence and cybersecurity — as well as healthtech, greentech and fintech, UBS said. Here are some names from UBS' list and what it says about each stock. "The medical surgical and neurological business has also returned to strong growth as the pandemic impact fades," the bank said. Broadcom : UBS says that Broadcom boasts a "market-leading" position in semiconductor design. Its greentech picks include French industrial gases and services company Air Liquide , French utility firm Engie , and German chemicals firm Wacker Chemie .

Persons: —, Stryker, ASML, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: UBS, fintech, Baidu, ASML, Broadcom, 5G, Intercontinental Exchange, Mastercard, Air, Wacker Chemie Locations: Wacker

☆ Jim Cramer names companies and sectors poised to rally on the AI wave
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Wednesday said artificial intelligence is going to be essential to big market rallies over the next few years. But the computing power needed to run AI-enabled machines is "at the heart of the current re-industrial revolution," Cramer said, and will bring stocks from a variety of sectors with it. The amount of construction needed to build new data centers is part of the reason stocks like Caterpillar are performing well, he said. And according to Cramer, power management company Eaton is also seeing gains because of the demand to help power grids deal with all of this excess electricity. Vertiv is doing well because it helps take care of wiring in data centers, he added.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Cramer, Eaton Organizations: Nvidia, Caterpillar, Constellation Energy

☆ The tech CEO who quietly built a bigger fortune than Tim Cook
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Former Snowflake CEO Frank Slootman has achieved vast wealth as a non-founding tech exec. Bloomberg pegs his net worth at $3.7 billion — higher than both Tim Cook and Satya Nadella. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe wildly successful and outspoken tech executive who just stepped down as CEO of Snowflake may not be as well-known as Apple's Tim Cook or Microsoft's Satya Nadella — but he's wealthier than both.

Persons: Frank Slootman, Tim Cook, Satya Nadella, He's, —, Nadella, Cook, Slootman, Snowflake, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Palmer, Katie Warren, Sridhar Ramaswamy Organizations: Snowflake, Bloomberg, Service, ServiceNow Inc, Data, Google Locations: Netherlands

☆ This investor has returned 50% in 12 months. Here's what she's betting on next
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Not for herself, but for the stocks she scoops up for Thrivent's Large Cap Growth fund — even when growth shows signs of slowing. On a total return basis, investors in the fund have netted 48% in the last 12 months, according to FactSet. Thrivent Large Cap Growth climbed to the 18th percentile among more than 1,200 growth funds in 2023, up from the 73rd percentile in the disastrous 2022, Morningstar data shows. Maybe that's because as an analyst, Brunner's background was in large cap consumer staples and large cap retail and discretionary stocks, after starting out covering specialty apparel retailers. "It's just a really exciting spot to be in," Brunner said of studying growth stocks.

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☆ Snowflake's Slootman says he's not worried about employee exodus: 'This is not a personal cult'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

While the announcement caused consternation on Wall Street, Slootman told CNBC that he's not worried about a wave of Snowflake employees following him out the door. Slootman, 65, is being succeeded by former Google ad chief Sridhar Ramaswamy, who joined Snowflake in June via the company's $185 million purchase of Neeva, a startup Ramaswamy co-founded in 2019. Snowflake was the third enterprise technology company that Slootman shepherded through the IPO process, following Data Domain in 2007 and ServiceNow in 2012. Before joining Snowflake, Slootman spent about six years as CEO of ServiceNow . ServiceNow's workforce stood at 23,668 by the end of 2023, compared with 603 in December 2011, months after Slootman had joined, according to regulatory filings.

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