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DAILY RECAP
• Copart Inc. ( $CPRT): Q1 EPS $0.37 met estimates, revenue $1.15B vs $1.1B expected.
• Gap Inc. ( $GAP): Q3 EPS $0.72 beat est. $0.58, sales $3.8B as expected, comps +1%, gross margin 42.7%. FY sales growth forecast +1.5-2.0%, gross margin up +220bps, op expenses $5.1B.
• Natural Grocers ( $NGVC): Q4 EPS $0.39, sales $322.7M; FY25 expects same-store sales growth +4-6%, EPS $1.52-1.60, dividend increase to 12c/share.
• Ross Stores ( $ROST): Q3 EPS $1.48 vs $1.40, sales $5.071B vs $5.146B, comps +1%. Q4 expects EPS $1.57-1.64, FY EPS $6.10-6.17, Q3 operating margin 11.9%.
• Mueller Industries ( $MLI) moves to S&P MidCap 400, replacing Texas Pacific Land (TPL).
• Atlas Energy Solutions ( $AESI) joins S&P SmallCap 600, replacing Mueller Industries.
• Texas Pacific Land ( $TPL) advances to S&P 500, replacing Marathon Oil (MRO).
• BGC Group ( $BGC): Howard Lutnick to divest and resign from roles upon Senate confirmation; corporate structure unchanged.
• CBRE Group ( $CBRE): Announces a $5B stock repurchase program.
• Intuit ( $INTU): Q1 EPS $2.50 vs $2.35 est., revenue $3.283B vs $3.139B est.; Q2 guidance below consensus, FY guidance unchanged.
• Reddit ( $RDDT): Shares drop due to Advance Magazine Publishers offering shares at $145.38-$148.54 each, valuing offering at up to $1.2B.
• SL Green Realty Corp ( $SLG): Files for mixed securities shelf registration.
• Replimune ( $REPL) submitted a BLA to the FDA for RP1 combined with nivolumab to treat adults with advanced melanoma post-anti-PD1 therapy.
• Elastic ( $ESTC): Q2 EPS $0.59 vs $0.38 est., revenue $365M vs $356.52M est.; Q3 revenue guide $367-369M, EPS $0.46-0.48; FY revenue $1.451-1.457B, EPS $1.68-1.72.
• NetApp ( $NTAP): Q2 EPS $1.87 vs $1.78 est., revenue $1.66B vs $1.64B est.; Q3 EPS guidance $1.85-1.95, revenue $1.61B-$1.76B; FY25 EPS raised to $7.20-$7.40, revenue to $6.54B-$6.74B, operating margin to 28-28.5%.
• Apple ( $AAPL): EU closes investigation into Apple's App Store audiobook practices after complainant withdrew.
• Warner Music Group ( $WMG): Files for mixed securities shelf registration.
#Downgrades - Nov 12, 2024
• $ABG: Seaport Global Securities Downgrades to Neutral from Buy
• $ABNB: PhillipCapital Downgrades to Reduce from Neutral - PT $120
• $AESI: Barclays Downgrades to Equalweight from Overweight - PT $19 (from $23)
• $ALNY: Wolfe Research Downgrades to Underperform from Peerperform
• $ALTM: B.Riley Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $5.85
• $AVAV: Jefferies Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $240
• $CXM: Wells Fargo Downgrades to Underweight from Equal Weight - PT $6 (from $8)
• $FIVN: Wells Fargo Downgrades to Equal Weight from Overweight - PT $40 (from $55)
• $FMBH: DA Davidson Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $47 (from $44)
• $HMN: KBW Downgrades to Market Perform from Outperform - PT $44 (from $39)
• $HPP: Jefferies Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $5 (from $5.50)
• $KNX: Citi Downgrades to Sell from Neutral - PT $56
• $OKTA: Deutsche Bank Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $85 (from $115)
• $PHUN: H.C. Wainwright Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $6 (from $9)
• $ROST: Citi Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $152 (from $179)
• $RXO: Citi Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $33
• $SNDR: Citi Downgrades to Sell from Neutral - PT $30 (from $32)
• $TCBK: DA Davidson Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $53 (from $50)