Notes
QUICK MARKET SUMMARY:
CONSUMER
🔸 BRP ( $DOOO) & Polaris ( $PII) cut to Sell by Citi due to weakening markets, tariff risks.
🔸 Five Below ( $FIVE) beats Q4 EPS ($3.48 vs. $3.37), guides Q1 & FY ahead of estimates but below EPS consensus.
🔸 Shoe Carnival ( $SCVL) beats Q4 EPS, misses revenue; guides FY25 below expectations.
🔸 Tesla ( $TSLA) recalls 46K Cybertrucks over panel detachment risk.
ENERGY, INDUSTRIALS & MATERIALS
🔸 U.S. may extend Chevron's ( $CVX) Venezuela license, penalize others (WSJ).
🔸 QXO buying Beacon Roofing ( $BECN) for $11B cash.
🔸 Worthington Steel ( $WS) misses Q3; margins & EBIT sharply down.
FINANCIALS
🔸 FactSet ( $FDS) beats Q2; raises FY revenue outlook.
🔸 ProAssurance ( $PRA) bought by Doctors Company for $1.3B (60% premium).
🔸 Raymond James ( $RJF) AUM down 0.7% m/m to $1.58T.
HEALTHCARE
🔸 Capricor ( $CAPR) beats Q4 estimates; cash runway into 2027.
🔸 Jasper ( $JSPR) & MediWound (MDWD) file $300M & $125M shelf offerings.
🔸 scPharmaceuticals ( $SCPH) beats Q4 estimates.
TECH, MEDIA & TELECOM
🔸 Aeva ( $AEVA) beats Q4, raises FY25 guidance; progressing with Daimler Truck.
🔸 Microchip ( $MCHP) launches $1.35B offering.
🔸 PDD ( $PDD) misses Q4 revenue estimates on weak China demand.
🔸 SoftBank ( $SFTBY) buys Ampere Computing for $6.5B; Oracle & Carlyle exit.
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#Downgrades - Oct 09, 2024
$ARCB: Wolfe Research Downgrades to Peer Perform from Outperform
$BX: Piper Sandler Downgrades to Neutral from Overweight - PT $149
$CIEN: BNP Paribas Downgrades to Neutral from Outperform - PT $67
$CMC: Wolfe Research Downgrades to Peerperform from Outperform
$DQ: HSBC Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $25
$EXPD: Wolfe Research Downgrades to Underperform from Peer Perform - PT $111
$FDS: Redburn-Atlantic Downgrades to Sell from Neutral - PT $380 (from $420)
$LVS: CFRA Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $51 (from $55)
$MORN: Redburn-Atlantic Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $340
$VALE: Wolfe Research Downgrades to Underperform from Peer Perform
$XOM: BNP Paribas Downgrades to Underperform from Neutral - PT $105