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☆ We're hiking our price target on an industrial whose earnings benefit from AI data center boom
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Electrical components and power systems company Eaton delivered mixed third-quarter results Thursday morning, and its stock paid the price. Eaton management raised its full-year guidance for both operating margin and earnings per share (EPS). However, we're increasing our price target to $375 per share from $350, implying over 9% upside from Wednesday's close. 2025 outlook Looking to next year, management didn't provide formal sales or earnings guidance, but they did provide growth assumptions for the company's key end markets. Industrial facilities (12% of sales), defense aerospace (6% of sales), and commercial and institutional (20% of sales) are expected to realize "modest growth."

Persons: Eaton, it's, we've, Oliveri Leonetti, Parker, wouldn't, Craig Arnold, Jefferies, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Revenue, LSEG, Boeing, Electrical, Aerospace, Hannifin, DuPont, Honeywell, CNBC, Eaton Corporation, NYSE Locations: Florida, Eaton, Americas, North America

☆ What Wall Street expects from Amazon, Apple earnings after the bell
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Wall Street faces another key litmus test Thursday with results from megacap technology giants Apple and Amazon . For Apple, Wall Street also wants to see its latest iPhone pick up steam, and investors seek more insight into when the company's AI initiative will begin lifting sales. For Apple, Wall Street expects EPS of $1.60 on $94.58 billion in revenue. Amazon's retail business also remains top of mind for Wall Street ahead of the busy holding shopping period. Apple For Apple, Wall Street is eagerly searching for signs of strong demand for its latest iPhone model and updates on its AI strategy.

Persons: Jason Helfstein, Brent Thill, Bank of America's Justin Post, Doug Anmuth, Goldman Sachs, Eric Sheridan, Ronald Josey, Morgan Stanley, Erik Woodring, Jefferies, Edison Lee, Samik Chatterjee, Davidson's Gil Luria, Wamsi Mohan, Tim Long, AAPL, Long Organizations: Apple, Nasdaq, Microsoft, Wall, LSEG, Amazon, StreetAccount, Jefferies, Bank of America's, Apple Intelligence, " Bank of America, Barclays Locations: Amazon

☆ The US economy is in for a double shock if Trump is elected president, Nobel economist Paul Krugman says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump's policies could leave the US economy with two major challenges, Paul Krugman said. Krugman pointed to Trump's economic plan, which economists have described as inflationary. Trump's deportation plans could also hit the economy, given that immigration has boosted the job market. AdvertisementThe US could be in for twin shocks if Trump becomes president for a second time, Nobel economist Paul Krugman said. Trump's general economic plan is also widely thought to be more inflationary than Harris's.

Persons: Paul Krugman, Krugman, —, Trump, Harris Organizations: Service, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Financial Times, University of Chicago, American Immigration, New York Times Locations: York

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Meta, Coinbase, Microsoft, Robinhood, Wingstop, Target & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Thursday: Goldman Sachs reiterates Microsoft as buy Goldman says the stock remains extremely attractive following earnings on Wednesday. Bank of America reiterates as Meta as buy Meta remains a "top AI pick" following earnings on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank downgrades Kraft Heinz to hold from buy Deutsche says it sees "reduced growth" following earnings. BTIG upgrades Wingstop to buy from neutral BTIG said investors should buy the dip following earnings on Wednesday. "We are upgrading shares of Wingstop to Buy from Neutral with a $370 price target following the post-earnings selloff in shares yesterday."

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Al, Oppenheimer, Wolfe, Bernstein, it's, JPMorgan downgrades Brinker, Morgan Stanley downgrades Biogen, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank downgrades Kraft Heinz, KBW, Wells, Wells Fargo, L3Harris Organizations: Microsoft, Bank of America, Meta, JPMorgan, Chili's, Corp, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Walmart, Technologies, of America Locations: Robinhood, 4Q24, OW

☆ Meta is 'best early GenAI winner': Analysts stick by tech giant despite spending concerns
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Analysts think there's still room for Meta shares to run, even after the company posted disappointing metrics in its latest quarterly report . Wall Street majors are largely optimistic on Meta over the next year, with most firms assigning a price target that implies at least 5% upside. META remains best early GenAI winner in the group," Morgan Stanley analyst Brian Nowak wrote in a note to clients. Shmulik has a price target on the high range of the Street. "We're constructive on the core business, we believe Meta can continue delivering revenue growth above expectations."

Persons: Bernstein, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Brian Nowak, " Nowak, Deutsche Bank's Benjamin Black, Mark Shmulik, Shmulik, Meta Organizations: Meta, Facebook, Wall, Lab, Reality Labs, Bank of America, Barclays, Citi, Deutche, Deutsche, — Locations: U.S

☆ Apple stuck it to the naysayers with better-than-feared financials, emerging iPhone 16 demand
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

While the hardware sales are certainly profitable, they pale in comparison to the profitability of Apple's Services. It's impossible to do consistently, and that's why Jim Cramer always says "own, don't trade" Apple stock. During the reported quarter, Apple returned over $29 billion to shareholders, including $3.8 billion in dividends and equivalents and another $25 billion via the repurchase of 112 million shares. Though Services sales missed the mark, gross income managed to outpace expectations thanks to significant year-over-year margin expansion. The growing installed base of active devices is of course translating into strong engagement with Apple's services.

Persons: Luca Maestri, that's, Jim Cramer, Time Cook, Apple, we're, Maestri, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Michael M Organizations: Apple, Samsung, Dell, HP Inc, of Asia, of Asia Pacific, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple Intelligence, Apple's Services, iOS, CNBC, Fifth, Santiago, Getty Locations: Apple's, Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Japan, Greater China, iPhones, Kantar, U.S, China, Australia, New York City

☆ These stocks reporting next week almost always beat expectations and rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Foruteen of the analysts covering Zillow rate it either a strong buy or buy, while 11 view it as a hold. The average price target represents potential 7% upside. The majority of analysts are bullish on platform, while the average price target implies 33% upside. Analyst Kirk Materne's $610 price target is roughly 9% higher than where HubSpot stock is currently trading. Analysts are overwhelmingly bullish on HubSpot, with the average price target representing a potential 11% gain.

Persons: Zillow, Foruteen, Wedbush, Jay McCanless, McCanless, Pinterest, Justin Post, HubSpot, Kirk Materne's Organizations: CNBC Pro, Investment, Bank of America, ISI, Software Locations: outperforming, Zillow

☆ What investors should look for as Meta, Microsoft report earnings Wednesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Another busy day of megacap technology earnings kicks off Wednesday with results from Meta Platforms and Microsoft after the bell. Wall Street expects Meta Platforms to post third-quarter earnings of $5.25 per share, up from $4.39 a year ago, per LSEG. For Microsoft, EPS and revenue are expected to reach $3.10 and $64.51 billion, respectively, for the fiscal first quarter . Meta Platforms For Meta Platforms, analysts are hunting for signs that AI is continuing to boost the company's core product and advertising spending. Microsoft Microsoft faces a tougher bar headed into the print, with many analysts leaning toward caution as the company lags some of its megacap peers and underperforms the Nasdaq Composite.

Persons: haven't, Davidson, Gil Luria, Citi's Ronald Josey, Citi's Josey, Mark Mahaney, Barton Crockett, Mark Shmulik, Bank of America's Justin Post, Keith Bachman, Citi's Tyler Radke, Morgan Stanley's Keith Weiss, Weiss, Goldman Sachs, Kash Rangan, Azure's Organizations: Meta, Microsoft, D.A, Revenue, Google, Bank of America's, Microsoft Microsoft, Nasdaq, BMO Capital Markets, BMO

☆ We're hiking our GEHC price target, looking beyond a mixed quarter to next year's catalysts
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Organic revenue growth of 1% matched expectations. Management raised the midpoint of full-year earnings guidance despite the continued in weakness in China that has been hampering top-line organic growth. Bottom Line Results were mixed, but it comes as no surprise that the quarter was negatively impacted by weakness in China. The team continues to deliver for customers and we've seen PDx reports seven quarters of high-single-digit or double-digit organic revenue growth." Pharmaceutical Diagnostics (PDx) segment — used in radiology and nuclear medicine to deliver more precise diagnoses — was particularly strong, delivering segment revenue growth of 7% organically.

Persons: Peter Arduini, Arduini, We're, James Saccaro, Saccaro, GEHC, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Martin Schutt Organizations: GE Healthcare, Revenue, LSEG, Management, Pharmaceutical Diagnostics, General Electric, Philips, Siemens, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, GE Healthcare's, Care Solutions, CNBC, Getty Locations: China, U.S, Jena , Germany

☆ Eli Lilly's quarter was messy. What to do with the stock is more clear-cut
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

The report was messy, but it doesn't dim Eli Lilly's bright multiyear outlook, rendering the dip in the stock as a chance to buy. LLY .SPX 5Y mountain Eli Lilly's five-year stock performance compared with the S & P 500. Bottom line We're upgrading Eli Lilly to our buy-equivalent 1 rating and leaving our price target of $1,000 a share unchanged. Eli Lilly Why we own it: Eli Lilly's best-in-class drugs should enable growth above the industry average for many years to come. Eli Lilly's new Alzheimer's drug Kisunla, which was approved by the FDA in July, was not a major focus on the call.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Eli, Eli Lilly's, Jim Cramer, Jim, —, that's, David Ricks, Ricks, Semaglutide, Wegovy, Lilly, There's, Mounjaro, Trulicity, Verzenio, Jim Cramer's, Cristina Arias Organizations: Revenue, The Club, CNBC, JPMorgan, Novo Nordisk, Food, Novo Nordisk's, FDA, Zepbound, Biogen, Merck, Pfizer, Morphic, Company, Pharmaceutical Locations: Tuesday's, U.S, Novo, Eisai, FactSet, Zepbound, Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain

☆ Bernstein downgrades Boeing as labor strike weighs on outlook
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Shares of Boeing have slipped 41% this year, weighed down by a slew of headwinds including quality control issues and, most recently, a machinists strike. The strike began last month and was prolonged last week after the union rejected Boeing's latest labor proposal . BA YTD mountain Boeing YTD chart Harned expressed his doubt that Boeing would be able to pull off a recovery in the short term. The strike has also worsened Boeing's free cash flow outlook, which is now "materially worse" than Harned's prior estimates. The analyst sees about $4 billion in negative free cash flow for the fourth quarter and about $5 billion in negative free cash flow for 2025.

Persons: Bernstein, Douglas Harned, —, Kelly Ortberg, Harned Organizations: Boeing Locations: Tuesday's

☆ Meta's stock drop tells the wrong story on earnings — so, we're boosting our price target
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Don't let the after-hours stock action fool you, Meta Platforms delivered one heck of a strong third quarter and a current quarter revenue guide above expectations. Ok, now that the "bad" is out of the way, let's look at what investors should really be focused on as they consider what to do with Meta stock. Meta Platforms Why we own it : We value Meta Platforms for its targeted advertising dominance. Notably, Meta AI, the company's version of a ChatGPT-type generative artificial intelligence search/answer engine, now has over 500 million monthly active users. Looking ahead to 2025, the team noted on the release, "We continue to expect significant capital expenditures growth in 2025.

Persons: biggie, that's, China's ByteDance, Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, Zuckerberg, we're, Meta, it's, haven't, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Andrej Sokolow Organizations: LSEG, Meta, People, Management, China's, Reality Labs, Nvidia, ., Facebook, CNBC, Getty Locations: Ray, capex

☆ The Trump-linked stocks set to make wild moves as election approaches
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Retail investors have increasingly focused in on Trump Media & Technology , Rumble and Phunware as stocks that can benefit if the Republican presidential nominee for president prevails. Trump Media & Technology, which owns the alternative social media platform TruthSocial, trades under a ticker — DJT — that's also the initials for the business mogul-turned-politician. On Tuesday alone, retail traders were net buyers of Trump Media to the tune of $14.4 million. Schwarz said there's no reason for Trump Media to even be publicly traded given its business fundamentals and high price-to-sales ratio. "Trump Media has no fundamental value — it's worthless," he said.

Persons: Donald Trump, That's, that's, Phunware, Kamala Harris, Christopher Schwarz, It's, Trump, There's, Irvine's Schwarz, Schwarz, there's, LSEG, hasn't, Peter Thiel, — CNBC's Robert Frank, Fred Imbert Organizations: Trump Media & Technology, Republican, Trump Media, NBC, University of California Irvine, CNBC, Vanda Research, U.S, Trump, Marriott, Mayo Clinic, PayPal Locations: United States, Atlantis

☆ Reddit just won earnings season with huge pop. What analysts see from here
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Additionally, Reddit guided for fourth-quarter revenue of between $385 million and $400 million, while analysts had estimated an average of $357.9 million. Josey wrote that Reddit's continued user growth and engagement gains have boosted the company — and should continue to do so. JPMorgan analyst Doug Anmuth raised his price target to $110 from $77, while Bank of America analyst Justin Post lifted his target price to $99 from $84. These updated objectives respectively imply that Reddit stock could rise 35% and 21% from its Tuesday close. Shmulik's $85 price target, raised from $65, is just 4% higher than the stock's Tuesday closing price.

Persons: Reddit, LSEG, Ronald Josey, Josey, Reddit's, Morgan Stanley, Doug Anmuth, Justin Post, Brian Nowak's, Bernstein, Mark Shmulik, Shmulik, Jekyll, Hyde, that's Organizations: Citi, Bank of America, JPMorgan Locations: Reddit, Tuesday's

☆ Google 'moving in a good direction': What analysts are saying after tech giant's strong earnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Major Wall Street banks remain bullish on Alphabet following the tech titan's strong third-quarter results . On Tuesday, Google's parent company reported earnings of $2.12 per share, while analysts polled by LSEG had predicted $1.85 per share. The company's revenue grew 15% year over year to $88.27 billion, more than the same quarter last year and the $86.30 billion analysts had anticipated. "We think shares could remain choppy as we work through the Search remedies, given the large impact zone, but performance in 3Q was solid." Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs' Eric Sheridan also commended the firm for its strong investment cycle, which includes investments into Google's Cloud infrastructure and more AI deployment through its application ecosystem.

Persons: LSEG, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Ross Sandler, Doug Anmuth, Eric Sheridan Organizations: Barclays, Citi, JPMorgan, Bank of America, of America, Google, DOJ

☆ We reiterate our 1 rating on Microsoft despite its softer guidance — here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Nearly 70% of the Fortune 500 is using Microsoft 365 Copilot and the company is seeing faster customer adoption than any other new Microsoft 365 Suite. MSFT YTD mountain Microsoft YTD Despite these positive trends and innovations, revenue guidance for next quarter fell a touch short of expectations. Microsoft 365 Commercial cloud revenue growth increased 16% year over year with seat growth up 8%. Microsoft 365 Consumer cloud revenue growth increased 7% year over year with subscribers increasing to 84.4 million from 82.4 million one quarter ago. Revenue growth ticked down sequentially to 33% annual growth, or 34% on a constant currency basis.

Persons: Nvidia's Blackwell, That's, —, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Microsoft Corporation Satya Nadella, Chalinee Thirasupa Organizations: Microsoft, Revenue, Fortune, Productivity, Dynamics, CNBC, Activision, Windows, Gaming, Microsoft Corporation Locations: OpenAI, Bangkok, Thailand

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Reddit, Super Micro Computer, Garmin, Snap and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Reddit reported earnings of 16 cents per share, while analysts surveyed by LSEG had expected a loss of 7 cents. For the period, Garmin posted pro forma earnings of $1.99 per share on $1.59 billion in revenue. Wingstop – Shares fell around 19% after the restaurant chain missed analysts' expectations for the third quarter. Wingstop earned 88 cents per share, while analysts were looking for 95 cents per share, per LSEG. Advanced Micro Devices – Shares tumbled 9.5% after AMD gave guidance for fourth-quarter revenue of $7.5 billion, in line with analysts expectations, per LSEG.

Persons: Reddit, LSEG, EY, FactSet, Eli Lilly, XPO, Shack, Thomas Reeg, Wingstop, Chipotle, StreetAccount, Raymond James, Goldman Sachs, Alex Harring, Samantha Subin, Lisa Kailai Han, Sarah Min, Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox Organizations: Garmin, Caesars Entertainment, Google, Visa, AMD, Bloomberg, Emirates, Wall, Bank of America

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Eli Lilly, Caterpillar, VinFast, Alphabet and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Eli Lilly — The drug maker tumbled 7.5% after missing analyst expectations for the third quarter and cutting full-year guidance. Eli Lilly earned $1.18 per share, excluding items, on $11.44 billion in revenue. Analysts polled by LSEG had anticipated earnings of $1.47 a share and $12.11 billion in revenue. Caterpillar — Shares fell more than 5% in the premarket after the industrial giant reported weaker-than-expected earnings for the third quarter. The company posted a profit of $5.17 per share, while analysts polled by LSEG had forecast earnings of $5.34 per share.

Persons: Eli Lilly, LSEG, XPO, FactSet, Qorvo, Raymond James, Reddit, —, Jesse Pound, Sarah Min, Sean Conlon, Michelle Fox, Samantha Subin, Fred Imbert Organizations: Caterpillar, Revenue, Bloomberg, Emirates, Google, Visa, AMD

☆ Evercore ISI names stocks that could win under either Trump or Harris win
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The outcome of this year's presidential election could bode well for different parts of the stock market, according to Evercore ISI. "Trump will be positive for US-only retailers (which have higher tax rates vs retailers with int'l exposure)," Evercore ISI said. Under a Harris win, these stocks could benefit, per Evercore ISI: Evercore ISI forecasts Harris winners to be renewable energy and EV companies, as that administration is expected to maintain the Inflation Reduction Act and other clean energy policies. Discount retailers such as Burlington and Ross Stores are another likely beneficiary of a Democratic win, according to Evercore ISI. A slew of tech companies, namely Apple , Dell and Hewlett Packard Enterprise , could fare well with a Harris win given the risk of lower tariffs.

Persons: bode, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Emanuel, Halliburton, Trump, ULTA, Dave Kimbell, Tesla, Elon Musk's, Harris, BURL, LSEG, Ross, Biden Organizations: ISI, Democratic, Republican, NBC, Trump, Halliburton, Exxon Mobil, Exxon, Care, NextEra, Harris . Discount, Ross Stores, Burlington, Apple, Dell, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Palo Alto Networks Locations: U.S, China, Burlington

☆ Wall Street is bullish on Amazon earnings despite uncertainty around consumer spending, rising investment costs
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

CFRA trimmed its Amazon price target to $219 a share on October 21, indicating 13% upside ahead. The firm has a "buy" rating on the stock and a $210 price target, which implies an 8.3% gain from current levels. The firm said investors have toned down margin expectations due to Amazon's spending in new investment areas, such as Project Kuiper. AdvertisementWedbush reiterated its "outperform" rating and $225 price target, implying a 16% gain from current levels. Morgan Stanley has a $210 price target for the stock, representing upside of about 8% from Wednesday's share price.

Persons: —, Arun Sundaram, Sundaram, Justin Post, BofA, Scott Devitt, Wedbush, Morgan Stanley, Bullish, Brian Nowak Organizations: Service, CFRA, Bank of America, Amazon Web Services, 3Q, JPMorgan, Wedbush Securities

☆ This is Cramer's favorite stock even though it's down 10% since earnings last week
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) 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. Shares of Stanley Black & Decker were pairing some of their post-earnings losses since the Morning Meeting was recorded — down about 9% now. 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, Stocks, Larry Fink, bode, Stanley Black, Decker, Jim, Danaher, Horton, Jim Cramer's Organizations: CNBC, Big Tech, Club, BlackRock, Home, VF Corp, Pfizer, AMD Locations: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

☆ Big Tech stocks have a high earnings bar to clear
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Overall S & P 500 profit growth is tracking below what analysts anticipated heading into the reporting period. Still, the S & P 500 is less than 1% below a record high reached earlier this month. Solita Marcelli, UBS Global Wealth Management chief investment officer for the Americas, also warned that high valuations could be a problem for megacap tech stocks as earnings roll out. Technical patterns based on price charts aren't too favorable, either, heading into megacap tech earnings. The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) in June hit its highest level relative to the S & P 500 since March 2000 , when the dot-com bubble peaked.

Persons: Solita Marcelli, Marcelli, Wells Fargo Organizations: Google, Microsoft, Apple, Nasdaq, UBS Global Wealth Management, Netflix Locations: Americas

☆ Buy this advertising tech stock poised to rally more than 25%, Wells Fargo says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

It's time for investors to consider scooping up shares of The Trade Desk as it captures more advertising spending, according to Wells Fargo. Analyst Alec Brondolo initiated coverage of the advertising technology stock with an overweight rating, saying that new partnerships should boost estimates. He also placed a $150 price target on Trade Desk, which implies upside of 26%. "We forecast a meaningful benefit from unlocking Roku/Netflix inventory in 2025 /2026, leaving our revenue estimates 6% / 8% ahead of consensus, respectively," he wrote. The Trade Desk should also benefit from ads on Prime Video, a move Brondolo thinks is stimulating growth in the connected TV industry.

Persons: Alec Brondolo Organizations: Netflix, Prime, CTV Locations: Wells Fargo

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: VF Corp, McDonald's, Pfizer, PayPal and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

For the fiscal second quarter, the company posted adjusted earnings of 60 cents per share on $2.76 billion in revenue. Cadence Design Systems – The stock jumped more than 5% after the electronic design company's third-quarter earnings beat Wall Street estimates. JetBlue's third quarter results did beat analyst estimates on the top and bottom lines. PayPal – Shares fell 3% after PayPal posted third-quarter revenue that missed expectations. Crocs – Shares tumbled around 12% despite the company's third-quarter earnings beating estimates.

Persons: Ford, Trex, FactSet, Jim Conroy, John Hazen, Conroy, Crypto, Stocks, Horton, PayPal –, StreetAccount, Crocs, Lisa Kailai Han, Samantha Subin, Jesse Pound, Sarah Min, Pia Singh, Tanaya Macheel, Michelle Fox Theobald Organizations: Corporation, Ford Motors, Cadence, Systems, BP –, Pfizer, Revenue, Ross Stores, JetBlue –, JetBlue, LSEG, Mizuho, PayPal, FactSet, Xerox

☆ This little-known medical technology stock can rally more than 40%, Jefferies says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Analyst Young Li initiated coverage of the maker of ocular implants to resolve vision issues with a buy rating, citing its "unique" technology. "RXST makes the first and only post surgery adjustable intraocular lens to resolve cataracts. The differentiated and best in class tech enables premium [advanced technology intraocular lens] [total addressable expansion], and share taking, from 10% U.S. share to 50%+ U.S. [long term]," the analyst wrote. Checks suggest that nearly half of intraocular lens patients qualify, boosting the firm's confidence in modeling 45% LAL growth by the end of 2025 — ahead of consensus expectations. Jefferies' upside scenario would see share soaring nearly 80% to $90 per share and "assumes above expectations US market expansion of sIOL upgrades, as well as ATIOL share taking."

Persons: Jefferies, Young Li, RXST, Li Organizations: RxSight

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