MORNING BID 🔸 QXO ( $QXO) is in talks to buy Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN) for $11B ($124.35/share in cash). 🔸 Uber ( $UBER) & Lyft ( $LYFT) dominate North American ride-hailing, but Bolt aims to challenge them, per The Information. 🔸 Xpeng ( $XPEV) plans to mass-produce its modular flying car by 2026, said Chairman He Xiaopeng. 🔸 Yum China ( $YUM) appointed Adrian Ding as CFO, removing his interim title after a search following Andy Yeung’s resignation. 🔸 Franco-Nevada ( $FNV) Q4 adj. EPS $0.95 (est. $0.89), revenue $321M (+6% y/y, est. $304.44M); expects 2025 revenue to rise 25%+ with gold at $2,800/oz. Upgrades: 🔸 Grainger ( $GWW), Fastenal (FAST) → Outperform (from Market Perform) at William Blair. 🔸 Knight-Swift ( $KNX) → Neutral (from Sell) at Citigroup. Downgrade: 🔸 Sherwin-Williams ( $SHW) → Hold (from Buy) at Jefferies. 🔸 Beam Therapeutics ( $BEAM) prices 16.2M shares at $28.48 each. 🔸 DexCom ( $DXCM) gets FDA warning after inspections but sees no material impact on FY25 revenue. 🔸 Nordisk ( $NVO) reports REDEFINE 2 trial met its primary endpoint, showing significant weight loss with CagriSema in 1,206 patients over 68 weeks. 🔸 Trevi ( $TRVI) Phase 2a RIVER trial: Haduvio reduced 24-hour cough frequency by 67% (57% placebo-adjusted, p<0.0001). 🔸 Cognizant ( $CTSH) shares rose as Mantle Ridge built a $1B+ stake, seeing them as undervalued (WSJ). Upgrades: 🔸 DocuSign ( $DOCU) → Neutral (from Underweight) at JPMorgan. Deals: 🔸 NVent ( $NVT) to buy Avail’s electrical products for $975M, expects EPS boost in year one. 🔸 Perion ( $PERI) expands buyback program to $125M. 🔸 Taiwan Semi ( $TSM) Feb revenue NT$260.01B (+43% y/y, -11% m/m); Jan-Feb total NT$553.30B (+39% y/y).

#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)