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☆ Northrop Grumman is among the most overbought stocks on Wall Street. Here are others
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A collection of stocks on Wall Street may have recently gotten ahead of themselves. Shares of aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman have advanced roughly 9% in 2024 and 5% in August alone. The company's second-quarter results in July surpassed Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom lines, while Northrop's full-year revenue outlook also beat analysts' expectations. UBS analyst Gavin Parsons recently highlighted Northrop as the bank's top pick among aerospace and defense stocks, citing awards of two of the Pentagon's top three "priority programs" as well as higher defense spending. The deal, at a planned $83.50 per share, is the largest acquisition on Wall Street in 2024 so far.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Northrop Grumman, Gavin Parsons, Kellanova Organizations: Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, FactSet, UBS, Northrop, Mars, Aflac, Edison International Locations: California

JMP Securities upgraded Warby Parker to market outperform, calling for more than 40% upside. The financial firm upgraded shares of the streaming technology provider to buy from neutral. Analyst Michael Morris also established a 12-month price target of $75, which is approximately 21% higher than where shares closed on Thursday. Peloton stock is down 25% on the year. His price target of $20 implies upside of 44% from Thursday's close.

Persons: Warby Parker, Michael Morris, Morris, — Lisa Kailai Han, Wells, Wells Fargo, Edward Kelly, Kelly, BJ's, BJ, Lisa Kailai Han, Piper Sandler, Anna Andreeva, Andreeva, it's, Piper, Doug Anmuth, Anmuth, Nicholas Jones, Jones, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, JMP Securities, JPMorgan, Guggenheim, BJ's, BJ's Wholesale, LT, Costco, CF Subs, Revenue, Warby, Warby Parker Inc Locations: ROKU, Chewy, Thursday's

☆ Palo Alto Networks extends recent stock rally on solid earnings. It may be too much, too fast
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-20 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Wall Street's enthusiastic reaction Tuesday to solid earnings from Palo Alto Networks reinforced our belief that the cybersecurity stock is getting overextended. However, that doesn't mean he's any less bullish on Palo Alto in the long run. PANW YTD mountain Palo Alto Networks YTD Wall Street analysts echoed our bullish sentiments. At least two dozen research firms — including Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, and Goldman Sachs — raised their price targets on Palo Alto, according to FactSet data. To be sure, not everyone on Wall Street is convinced that Palo Alto has significant growth ahead.

Persons: clawing, Jim Cramer, Jim, management's, billings, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs —, Palo, Nikesh Arora, Arora, Morgan Staley, Jim Cramer's, Alfred Dunhill, David Cannon Organizations: Palo Alto Networks, Palo Alto, Club, JPMorgan, Management, Palo, UBS, CNBC, Getty Locations: Palo Alto, Palo, Wells, Wells Fargo, United States, St Andrews, Scotland

☆ Palo Alto Networks bet big on bundling. Investors want more proof that it's working
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-16 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

In addition to the headline numbers, here are three other factors to keep in mind when Palo Alto reports after Monday's market close. Palo Alto cut its 2024 full-year guidance for revenue and billings during quarterly results in February because of its pivot to "platformization," or bundling its products and services. Shares of Palo Alto nosedived 28% in the session following the Feb. 20 release. PANW YTD mountain Palo Alto Networks (PANW) year-to-date performance 2. As for other competitors, the case for companies to give Palo Alto their business just keeps getting stronger.

Persons: Jeff Marks, Palo, Nikesh Arora, it's, Jim Cramer, Wells Fargo, Evercore, CrowdStrike, Arora, we've, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Chris Jung Organizations: Palo Alto Networks, Wall, Palo Alto, Palo, billings, Palo Alto nosedived, Barclays, Alto, Investors, CNBC, Mobile, Congress, Fira, Barcelona, Getty Locations: Palo Alto, Palo, billings, Barcelona, Spain

Several analysts raised their ratings and price targets on Starbucks a day after news that Chipotle CEO would take over at the coffee chain. Starbucks shares rallied on the news, while Chipotle shares fell. He also lowered his price target on shares to $685 from $750, which implies just 6% upside from Monday's close. Chipotle shares pulled back of 7% comes as decelerating trends and a sector rotation already impacted Chipotle's multiple. Since Niccol took the position of CEO in 2018, Chipotle shares surged more than 770%.

Persons: Bernstein, Fatima Boolani, Boolani, — Hakyung Kim, Eli Lilly Eli Lilly's, Berenberg, Lilly, Kerry Holford, " Holford, Morgan Stanley, Keith Weiss, Weiss, Hakyung Kim, Brian Niccol's, Danilo Gargiulo, Gargiulo, Niccol, Chipotle, Laxman Narasimhan, Brian Niccol, Baird, David Tarantino, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Citi, Palo Alto, Palo Alto Networks, pharma, Intuit, Starbucks, Deutsche Bank, SBUX Locations: Tuesday's

☆ Jim Cramer: What Starbucks shareholders should do after 20% stock pop on CEO change
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. There were many Wall Street upgrades of Starbucks stock following the change. Jim Cramer said he's happy about the switch and remains committed to Starbucks shares. 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 .

Persons: Jim Cramer, Morgan, Laxman Narasimhan, He's, Brian Niccol, he's, Jim, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Palo, Jim Cramer's Organizations: CNBC, Federal Reserve, Nasdaq, Tuesday's PPI, Nvidia, Starbucks, Palo Alto Networks Locations: Palo Alto

☆ Tuesday, August 13, 2024: The Club weighs in on this consumer discretionary stock's CEO shake-up
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Tuesday, August 13, 2024: The Club weighs in on this consumer discretionary stock's CEO shake-upJim and Jeff discuss the positive stock moves after the CEO change for this consumer discretionary stock. They also talk about this cyber security stock ahead of earnings. Finally, they break down the moves in this semiconductor stock.

Persons: Jim, Jeff

☆ Starbucks upgraded already by Wall Street firm as it makes stunning CEO change
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( John Melloy | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Wall Street wasted no time getting behind Starbucks shares after the No. 1 U.S. coffee restaurant named Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol as CEO , dumping Laxman Narasimhan. Baird upgraded Starbucks to outperform from neutral shortly after the news and before trading even began on Wall Street officially. Starbucks shares have struggled for the last three years after an initial demand boom following the pandemic. SBUX 5Y mountain Starbucks, 5 years Baird set a new price target of $110 on Starbucks, which represents a 40%-plus pop from Monday's close.

Persons: Brian Niccol, Laxman Narasimhan, Baird, David Tarantino, Narasimhan, Niccol, Taco Bell Organizations: Wall, Starbucks, Taco Bell, Yum Brands, Taco, Procter, Gamble

☆ Morgan Stanley says buying these quality defensive stocks is the best option for investors right now
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Morgan Stanley's preference for defensive quality stocks has only increased since June, even as major U.S. indexes have continued to reach new highs. Wilson highlighted his stock screen of quality and defensive names, which are long ideas with overweight ratings from the firm's analysts that are also in the top 1,000 universe by market cap. Take a look at some of Morgan Stanley's favorite names below: AbbVie made the cut as one of the firm's top quality and defensive stocks. Analysts surveyed by FactSet have a price target on AbbVie shares that suggest just 3.2% upside from its latest close. Other Morgan Stanley defensive and quality favorites include consumer discretionary names Walmart and Lowe's .

Persons: Morgan, Michael Wilson, Wilson, Morgan Stanley's, AbbVie, Northrop Grumman, Morgan Stanley, Kristine Liwag, Brian Nowak, Meta Organizations: Public Service Enterprise Group, Northrop Grumman, Federal, Aerospace, U.S, Walmart

☆ We're adding to a tech stock we've been watching since a post-earnings stock decline
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Following Monday's trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 750 shares of Amazon, increasing its weighting to roughly 3.9% from 3.54%. We've been eyeing this buy since Aug. 2 after the stock fell roughly 10% in reaction to a second - quarter earnings report . Let's not forget the 1,128 basis point margin growth at Amazon Web Services. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, We've, Donald Trump, Jim Cramer, Morgan Stanley, Jim Organizations: Amazon, Services, Amazon Web Services, CNBC Locations: North America

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Qualcomm, Robinhood, Starbucks, Disney & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are Monday's biggest calls on Wall Street: UBS reiterates Nvidia as buy UBS said it's sticking with Nvidia shares heading into earnings later this month. Wolfe downgrades Qualcomm to peer perform from outperform Wolfe said Apple's internal modem use is finally having an effect on Qualcomm. Jefferies upgrades Par Technology to buy from hold Jefferies said it's bullish on shares of the "pure-play" restaurant tech platform. " Deutsche Bank upgrades Eli Lilly to buy from hold Deutsche upgraded the stock following earnings last week. Bank of America upgrades Churchill Downs to buy from neutral Bank of America said it likes the racing company's growth pipeline.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Disney, it's, Wolfe, Qualcomm, Wedbush, it's bullish, Jefferies, Walmart Evercore, Piper Sandler, Piper, HOOD, Goldman Sachs, Mills, Goldman, Canaccord, Mizuho, Cummins, Wells, PRU, Eli Lilly, Churchill, Jim Anderson Organizations: UBS, Nvidia, RBC, Ardent Health, Ardent Health Partners, Inc, Qualcomm, Jefferies, Technology, Walmart, HSBC, GE Vernova, GE, Micron, MU, Elliott, Bank of America, Liberty Global, underperform Bank of America, Liberty, Prudential, Allstate, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, of America, " Bank of America Locations: Asia, Cupertino, Wells, Churchill

While keeping his outperform rating, Vijay Rakesh chopped $10 off his price target to $145. The Oreo maker should see above-average earnings growth, Jordan said, and the stock itself is a high-quality core holding. — Alex Harring 5:50 a.m.: UBS lays out earnings expectations for Nvidia UBS is remaining bullish on Nvidia heading into the artificial intelligence giant's earnings report. Analyst Timothy Arcuri reiterated his buy rating and $150 price target heading into earnings expected later this month. His price target of $23, up from $20, implies a gain of 28.3% over the next 12 months.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Vijay Rakesh, Rakesh, Alex Harring, Shaun Kelley, Kelley, — Alex Harring, Eli Lilly, Eli Lilly's, James Shin, Shin, Jefferies, Samad Samana, Samana, Goldman, Goldman Sachs, Mills, Leah Jordan, Jordan, Kraft Heinz, Timothy Arcuri, Arcuri, Patrick Moley, Morley, HOOD, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, UBS, Mizuho, Micron, Seagate Technology, Western, Bank of America, Gaming, Consumer, Terre Haute, Kentucky Derby, Deutsche Bank, Par Technology, Jefferies, Conagra Brands, Hershey, Nvidia UBS, Nvidia Locations: Churchill, Northern, Northern Virginia, Kentucky, Robinhood

☆ Deutsche Bank says Eli Lilly stock is a buy — in line with our rating on shares
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. Deutsche Bank upgraded Eli Lilly to a buy from hold rating on Monday after a blowout quarterly earnings report last week. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Eli Lilly, We've, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: CNBC, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Federal, The Club, Management, Amazon Web Services, Deutsche Bank, Novo Nordisk

☆ Social media keeps catching Wall Street off guard
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

In 2015, he created TickerTags, a social media data aggregator that tracks company mentions, and sold it to Jefferies' M Science. To be fair…Speculating and making decisions based on social media trends is a risky wager. Wall Street doesn't always respond to social media trends that could negatively drive fundamentals because there aren't tools to understand the impacts, McKeown noted. In the event a social media trend is mentioned, it's not factored into their valuation model, Ober added. How social media sentiment plays into a thesis should depend on an investor's time horizon.

Persons: It's, Bud Light's, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, BUD, Kirk McKeown, Chris Camillo, Jefferies, Camillo, Bud, didn't, Paul Johnson, Laxman Narasimhan, misperception, Sara Senatore, I've, Senatore, Chipotle, Keith Lee, dollies, Brian Niccol, Goldman Sachs, They're, Matt Ober, they're, I'd, McKeown, it's, Ober Organizations: Service, Business, Anheuser, Busch, Wall Street, Pew Research Center, Molson, TAP, Starbucks, Nicusa Investment, Columbia Business School, of America Locations: Palestine, Gaza, SBUX

☆ After a busy week of stock trades, we're looking ahead to some key inflation data
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Looking back, quarterly earnings also played a key role in big stock moves for the portfolio. Looking ahead, we'll see an update on some key inflation data, plus a closer look at the state of the housing and retail sectors. ET: Producer Price Index Earnings: Home Depot (HD), Pandora (PANDY), Nu Holdings (NU), Sea Limited (SE) Wednesday, August 14 8:30 a.m. ET: Consumer Price Index Earnings: Tencent Holdings (TCEHY), Cisco (CSCO), UBS (UBS), JD.com (JD) Thursday, August 15 8:30 a.m. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Walt, Jim Cramer, we've, JD.com, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Spencer Platt Organizations: Dow Jones, Dow, Nasdaq, Walt Disney, Microsoft, Ford Motor, Wynn Resorts, DuPont, Devices, Procter, Gamble, Club, Abbott Laboratories, Federal, Traders, Sun Life, Nu Holdings, Sea, Tencent Holdings, Cisco, UBS, Philadelphia Fed, Walmart, Materials, Deere & Co, Ross Stores, Lenovo, Housing, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, New York Stock Exchange, Getty Locations: U.S, Dover, Wells Fargo, Nextracker, Eaton

☆ A software consultant who had an 805% gain trading stocks in 2023 shares his clearest and easiest pattern to identify a breakout
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The third pattern he looks for, which he picked up from Minervini, is the volatility contraction pattern (VCP). AdvertisementIntraday VCPThe VCP pattern can be spotted over multiple days or weeks. The spike in green volume bars parallel to the first price spike demonstrates this in the chart below. AdvertisementFor Gajjala, it's an easier pattern to trade because the contraction period is longer than other patterns he watches for. Below is an example of a trade Gajjala took on Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) on November 17.

Persons: aren't, Gajjala, Mark Minervini, Norman Zadeh Organizations: Service, US, Business, Syntec Optics Holdings Locations: Dallas, Minervini

☆ Goldman sees nothing 'sinister' ahead like past times market volatility reached these kinds of levels
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Global markets reached levels of turbulence rarely seen this week, but traders at Goldman Sachs are unfazed and don't believe it is a sign of a big danger lurking. The S & P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday suffered their biggest one-day declines since 2022. The market then roared back with the S & P 500 posting its biggest gain since 2022 on Thursday. After the late-week comeback, the S & P 500 is only down for the week by about half a percent. .VIX 5D bar Wild week for VIX Goldman traders expect gains going forward, but they see the path higher as a "choppy" one.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Wall Street's, Goldman, VIX Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Eli Lilly, LLY Organizations: Goldman, Dow Jones, Monday, JPMorgan, pharma

☆ Eli Lilly's blowout quarter should quiet investor concerns about the stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Eli Lilly on Thursday reported a home-run quarter fueled by sales of its blockbuster obesity and diabetes drugs, quieting any lingering investor concerns in the stock. 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. The report left little doubt that Eli Lilly's best days are ahead, driven by the growth of GLP-1s. It's really early" for Zepbound, Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks said in a CNBC interview Thursday. But the good news is Eli Lilly's multibillion dollar investments to expand manufacturing capacity are paying off.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Eli Lilly's, Zepbound, Jim Cramer, Lilly, David Ricks, It's, We're, Eli Lilly hasn't, Novo, spooked Lilly, Gordon Brooks, it's, Ricks, Brooks, Verzenio, —, didn't, Jim Cramer's, Jim, George Frey Organizations: Revenue, LSEG, Novo Nordisk, Biogen, Merck, Pfizer, CNBC, Food and Drug Administration, Viking Therapeutics, Novo Nordisk —, FDA, RTP, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Eisai, U.S, GLP, Roche, it's, Indianapolis, North Carolina, Europe, Germany, Provo , Utah

☆ Apple analysts shrug off Warren Buffett's big sale, remain bullish on the tech giant
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Warren Buffett's head-turning sale of his big Apple stake did not faze Wall Street analysts' conviction in the iPhone maker. Bank of America noted that Apple shares rallied 23% in the second quarter despite Berkshire's selling, showing the stock's strength. AAPL YTD mountain Apple Bernstein's Toni Sacconaghi believes Buffett started trimming Apple because the stock was getting too expensive for the value investor. Bernstein pointed out that Berkshire built most of its Apple position at a 15 times multiple, while selectively adding at 20 times earnings or below and trimming at 30 times earnings and above. Apple traded above 30 times earnings on average in the second quarter.

Persons: Warren Buffett's, Berkshire Hathaway, Tim Cook, America's Wamsi Mohan, Mohan, Buffett, Apple, Toni Sacconaghi, Sacconaghi, Bernstein, Ted Weschler, Todd Combs Organizations: Apple, Oracle, " Bank, America's, Bank of America, Apple . Berkshire, Wall, Research Locations: Omaha, Berkshire

☆ Why we're not concerned about Amazon — and GE Healthcare gets a big endorsement
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq added more than 1%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average also was solidly in the green. Jim said Stifel's endorsement of GE Healthcare was important "because GE Healthcare actually had a good quarter .... but the market is ignoring it entirely." 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, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Morgan Stanley Organizations: CNBC, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Justice Department, Apple, Amazon, GE Healthcare

☆ Tuesday's analyst calls: Taiwan Semiconductor a buying opportunity, CrowdStrike upgraded
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

He increased his price target by $25 to $575, which suggests shares can jump about 20.9% over the next year. Rollins upgraded the stock to neutral from sell and upped his price target from $1.25 to $3.15 per share, which implies roughly 21.6% potential upside. Analyst Rick Wise initiated coverage of GE Healthcare with a buy rating and $100 price target, which suggests 22.7% upside. Analyst Rob Owens upgraded the global cybersecurity company to overweight from neutral and lowered his price target by $20 to $290, which implies 30.6% upside. Its price target of 1,200 Taiwanese dollars implies upside of 36.4%.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, Rob Sanderson, Sanderson, — Pia Singh, Michael Rollins, Rollins, Lumen, Rick Wise, Wise, CrowdStrike, Rob Owens, Owens, pare, Price, Charlie Chan, Chan, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Taiwan Semiconductor, Meta, Citi, Lumen Technologies, GE Healthcare, Delta Air Lines, Microsoft Locations: U.S

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Netflix, Apple, Walmart, Disney, Boeing, Robinhood, Berkshire Hathaway and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Morgan Stanley reiterates Disney as overweight Morgan Stanley lowered its price target on the stock to $110 per share from $130 but said it is sticking with Disney shares. Morgan Stanley upgrades Prosperity Bancshares to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said the regional bank has "best in class capital and growing liquidity." Morgan Stanley initiates MKS Instruments as overweight Morgan Stanley said the controlling and measuring device manufacturing company is well positioned. Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight Morgan Stanley said it is sticking with the stock following its quarterly 10-Q report. " Morgan Stanley reiterates Walmart as overweight Morgan Stanley said it is sticking with its overweight rating on the stock following Walmart+ membership hitting a record high according to its survey checks.

Persons: Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Disney, Lockheed Martin, Berkshire Hathaway, HOOD, Apple, Jefferies, Mars, Bernstein Organizations: Bank of America, Nvidia, Disney, Gulfport Energy, RBC, Lockheed, UBS, Berkshire, Berkshire Hathaway, Citi, RBC downgrades Moderna, Moderna, Walmart, underperform Bank of America, Netflix, Reuters, Kellanova, Boeing Locations: China, Gulfport, Berkshire, Underperform

☆ Intel plunges 30%, most since 1982, after announcing layoffs and weak guidance
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Kelly Cloonan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Intel's stock plunged as much as 30% on Friday, its biggest daily decline since at least 1982. The dip comes after the company announced plans to lay off 15,000 workers. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementIntel's stock took a big hit after the company issued disappointing guidance and announced sweeping layoffs in its most recent earnings report. Shares plunged as much as 30% on Friday, its biggest single-day drop since at least 1982, according to Bloomberg data.

Persons: —, Pat Gelsinger, ASML, Gelsinger Organizations: Service, Bloomberg, Intel, Nikkei, Nvidia Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Netherlands

Along with the downgrade, Roach slashed her price target to $286 from $463. Along with the downgrade, Arya cut his price target to $23 from $35 a share. — Samantha Subin 6:15 a.m.: Apple results suggest 'best is yet to come,' support multiyear upgrade cycle The latest earnings report from Apple reaffirms analysts' confidence in the technology giant and a multiyear upgrade cycle when it launches its latest iPhone later this year. Bernstein's Mark Shmulik trimmed his price target by $5 to $210 a share but encouraged investors to use the sell-off as an entry point. His price target of $95, down from $99, implies downside of 6.6% over the next 12 months.

Persons: Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Henning Cosman, Cosman, — Samantha Subin, Goldman Sachs downgrades Lululemon, Goldman Sachs, Lululemon, Brooke Roach, Roach, LULU YTD, Vivek Arya, Arya, Samantha Subin, America's Wamsi Mohan, macOS, Samik Chatterjee, Citi's Atif Malik, Bernstein's Toni Sacconaghi, Morgan Stanley's Brian Nowak, ISI's Mark Mahaney, Bernstein's Mark Shmulik, Wells, downgrades Morgan Stanley Wells Fargo, Mike Mayo, Mayo, Morgan, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Barclays, Ferrari, Bank of America, Intel, AMD, Apple, Apple Intelligence, America's, Amazon, Web Services, North Locations: Europe, U.S, Lululemon

☆ We're buying more of this tech name and eyeing 6 more stocks as the market drops
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Following the trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 260 shares of PANW, increasing its weighting to 2.46% from 2.18%. One way we like to think about buying into a sea of red is remembering what our approach would be if the market was in rally mode. So with stocks selling off, we're looking to do some light buying of high-quality companies with great long-term prospects that we've been waiting for the stock prices to come down. Outside of these tech names, there are some other stocks we may have our eyes on next week. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, we've, Nikesh Arora, — it's, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Palo Alto Networks, PANW, Nvidia, Web Services, DuPont, Federal Reserve, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC Locations: DuPont, Dover, Wells Fargo

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