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SECTOR NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
TECH/MEDIA/TELECOM:
🔸 Netflix ( $NFLX): Beats Q1 earnings; strong Q2 guidance.
🔸 Nvidia ( $NVDA): Down 3% on Huawei AI chip shipment news.
🔸 Cognizant ( $CTSH)/DocuSign ( $DOCU): Expand partnership.
🔸 Disney ( $DIS): Upgraded to Outperform at Wolfe Research; $112 target.
🔸 Tempus AI ( $TEM): Initiated with Buy at BTIG; $60 target.
CONSUMER:
🔸 Amazon ( $AMZN): Downgraded at Raymond James; price target cut to $195 from $275.
🔸 QXO: Extends $124.35/share tender offer for Beacon Roofing (BECN).
🔸 Tesla ( $TSLA): Affordable car launch delayed; low-cost Model Y production to begin in U.S.
ENERGY/INDUSTRIALS/MATERIALS:
🔸 Boeing ( $BA): Returning rejected 737 Max jets from China to U.S.
🔸 Cosco Shipping: Warns U.S. tariffs on Chinese ships threaten global trade.
🔸 EU: Eases methane rules to avoid gas-related trade clash with U.S.
FINANCIALS:
🔸 Capital One ( $COF): Gets approval to acquire Discover (DFS), becoming top U.S. credit card lender.
🔸 Comerica ( $CMA): Beats Q1 estimates; EPS $1.25 vs est. $1.18.
🔸 Global Payments ( $GPN): Downgraded at Jefferies; target cut to $75.
🔸 Independent Bank ( $INDB): Misses Q1 EPS; raises dividend by 4%.
HEALTHCARE:
🔸 Pacira ( $PCRX): Approves $300M stock buyback.
🔸 Regeneron ( $REGN)/Sanofi (SNY): FDA approves Dupixent for chronic hives in patients 12+.
#Downgrades - Sep 26, 2024
$NTRS: Goldman Sachs Downgrades to Sell from Neutral - PT $82 (from $84)
$AMP: Goldman Sachs Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $476
$RLJ: Wolfe Research Downgrades to Peerperform from Outperform
$PK: Wolfe Research Downgrades to Peerperform from Outperform
$GPN: CFRA Downgrades to Hold from Buy
$JWN: KeyBanc Downgrades to Sector Weight from Overweight
$SMAR: UBS Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $56.50 (from $61)
$SONO: Morgan Stanley Downgrades to Underweight from Overweight - PT $11 (from $25)
$TNL: Barclays Downgrades to Underweight from Equalweight - PT $40 (from $46)
$GEHC: UBS Downgrades to Sell from Neutral - PT $74 (from $84)
$REG: Deutsche Bank Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $75 (from $70)
$HSY: Jefferies Downgrades to Underperform from Hold - PT $163 (from $184)
$FRO: SEB Equities Downgrades to Sell from Buy - PT $18.92
$RNW: Morgan Stanley Downgrades to Equalweight from Overweight - PT $7.31 (from $7.43)
#Downgrades - Sep 25, 2024
$EC: JPMorgan Downgrades to Underweight from Neutral - PT $8.50 (from $12)
$EXPE: TD Cowen Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $150
$F: Morgan Stanley Downgrades to Equalweight from Overweight - PT $12 (from $16)
$FOXA: CFRA Downgrades to Sell from Hold - PT $38
$FTRE: Jefferies Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $21 (from $25)
$GM: Morgan Stanley Downgrades to Underweight from Equalweight - PT $42 (from $47)
$GPN: BTIG Downgrades to Neutral from Buy
$GPN: Seaport Global Securities Downgrades to Neutral from Buy
$HBT: DA Davidson Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $24 (from $26)
$MEDP: Jefferies Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $345 (from $415)
$MGA: Morgan Stanley Downgrades to Equalweight from Overweight
$MNSO: DBS Group Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $13.30
$MNSO: JPMorgan Downgrades to Neutral from Overweight - PT $15 (from $27)
$NOV: Wells Fargo Downgrades to Underweight from Equal Weight - PT $16 (from $20)
$OSBC: DA Davidson Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $17 (from $19)
$PHIN: Morgan Stanley Downgrades to Equalweight from Overweight
$RIVN: Morgan Stanley Downgrades to Equalweight from Overweight - PT $13 (from $16)
$SMAR: BMO Capital Downgrades to Market Perform from Outperform - PT $56.50 (from $59)
$SMAR: Canaccord Genuity Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $56.50 (from $60)
$SMAR: Canaccord Genuity Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $56.50 (from $60)
$SMAR: DA Davidson Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $56.50 (from $55)
$SMAR: William Blair Downgrades to Market Perform from Outperform
$TSN: Piper Sandler Downgrades to Underweight from Neutral - PT $50 (from $57)
$TXT: TD Cowen Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $95 (from $103)
$UNP: Evercore ISI Downgrades to In Line from Outperform - PT $247 (from $254)