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MARKET HIGHLIGHTS
CONSUMER
🔸 Lululemon ( $LULU): Q4 adj. EPS $6.14 (est. $5.85); revs +13% y/y to $3.61B (est. $3.57B). Q1 comp sales +3% (+4% constant dollar). Q4 Americas comps flat; Intl +20%. Sees Q1 EPS $2.53-$2.58 (est. $2.78) & revs $2.34B-$2.36B (est. $2.39B).
🔸 Oxford ( $OXM): Q4 adj. EPS $1.37 (est. $1.27), sales $391M (est. $383.94M). Guides Q1 sales $375M-$395M (est. $401.18M), EPS $1.70-$1.90 (est. $2.79). Sees FY revs $1.49B-$1.53B (est. $1.54B), EPS $4.60-$5.00 (est. $6.81).
ENERGY, INDUSTRIALS & MATERIALS
🔸 AAR ( $AIR): Q3 adj. EPS $0.99 (est. $0.96), revs +20% y/y to $678M (est. $699.13M). Adj. EBITDA +39% y/y to $81M; margin 12% (10.3% prior). Op margin 10.5% (5.8% y/y).
🔸 Argan ( $AGX): Q4 EPS $2.22 (est. $1.15), EBITDA $39.3M (est. $19.4M), revs $232.5M (est. $197.5M).
🔸 KULR ( $KULR): Q4 EPS ($0.02) in line, op. inc. ($3.54M) (est. $3.046M), revs $3.37M (est. $2.901M). Bitcoin holdings $20.28M (as of 12/31/24).
🔸 Nippon ( $NPSCY)/US Steel (X): Offering more investment to Trump admin to close $14B merger – Semafor.
🔸 Schneider ( $SNDR): Downgraded to Neutral at BofA, tgt cut to $25 (from $34) on weaker demand, tariff uncertainty, and pricing pressure.
FINANCIALS
🔸 Voya ( $VOYA): Downgraded to Underperform at BofA, tgt cut to $71 (from $79). Estimates imply $7.10-$7.90 EPS for 2025 (vs. est. $8.14).
HEALTHCARE
🔸 Beam ( $BEAM): FDA clears NDA for BEAM-302 (alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency).
🔸 CureVac ( $CVAC): EU patent upheld with amendments.
🔸 Kodiak ( $KOD): Q4 EPS ($0.84) (est. ($0.88)); cash runway into 2026.
TECH, MEDIA & TELECOM
🔸 CoreWeave ( $CRWV): 37.5M share IPO at $40, below $47-$55 range; reduced from 49M shares.
🔸 Braze ( $BRZE): Acquires OfferFit for $325M (cash & stock).
🔸 Civeo ( $CVEO): Approves share buyback up to 10%.
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MORNING BID
🔸 $CWAN acquires $ENFN for $11.25/share, totaling $1.5B, including $30M to end Enfusion's tax agreement.
🔸 $NVDA and $AMD drop due to new U.S. AI chip export controls, effective in 120 days.
🔸 $UNH, $CI, $CVS, $HUM up after U.S. proposes 2.2% increase in 2026 Medicare Advantage payments.
🔸 $SAGE confirms $BIIB $7.22/share acquisition proposal.
🔸 $EXAS reports Q4 revenue $713M, FY24 $2.76B; plans three new cancer tests in 2025.
🔸 $HOLX Q1 revenue $1.022B, slightly below expectations due to currency impact.
🔸 $JNJ to buy $ITCI for $132/share, valuing deal at $14.6B.
🔸 $NTRA Q4 revenue $472M, FY24 guidance $1.7B.
🔸 $RXST FY25 revenue guidance $185M-$197M, gross margin 71%-73%.
🔸 $BEN AUM dropped to $1.58T in Dec '24 from $1.65T in Nov '24 due to market downturn and $18.9B net outflows.
🔸 $LZ upgraded by JPMorgan to Overweight from Underweight, price target raised to $9 from $8.
🔸 $CLMT secured a $1.44B DOE loan to expand its Montana Renewables facility.
🔸 Biden admin delayed Nippon Steel's (NPSCY) $14.9B bid for $X to June, after blocking it on Jan. 3 for national security.
🔸 $ASO highlighted by Barron's for recovery potential in 2025 despite recent sales dips.
🔸 $BNED files for a $100M mixed shelf offering.
🔸 BMW saw sales decline due to China demand drop and recalls.
🔸 $BOOT Q3 EPS $2.43 vs. $2.05 est., revenue $608.2M vs. $593.45M, with 8.6% same-store sales growth.
🔸 $HSY CEO Michele Buck to retire by June 30, 2026.
🔸 $KSS to close San Bernardino EFC and 27 stores by April 2025, incurring $60M-$80M in charges.
🔸 $LULU ups Q4 EPS to $5.81-$5.85, revenue to $3.56B-$3.58B, with gross margin up 30 bps.
🔸 $JWN reports 4.9% net sales, 5.8% comp sales growth for holiday, expects 2.5%-3.5% comp sales growth for FY24.
MORNING BID
$AAPL downgraded to Sell by MoffettNathanson, target price $188.
$AUR shares up 50% with new partnerships with Continental and Nvidia for deploying driverless trucks using Nvidia's DRIVE Thor and DriveOS.
$GETY and $SSTK to merge, forming a $3.7B visual content company under the ticker "GETY".
$META adds Dana White, John Elkann, and Charlie Songhurst to its board.
$MU shares rise following Nvidia's mention of using Micron's memory in new gaming chips.
$NVDA revealed new AI tech for robotics and self-driving, plus new gaming chips and a desktop computer at CES; expects automotive revenue growth.
$NXPI to buy TTTech Auto for $625 million to enhance autonomous vehicle safety software.
$LULU upgraded to Outperform by Bernstein, target now $460 from $360.
$TSLA downgraded to Neutral by Bank America, tgt up to $490 from $400, citing improved sentiment and growth recognition since April 2024 upgrade.
$ULTA CEO Dave Kimbell to retire; Kecia Steelman named new CEO, strong holiday performance, Q4 margin outlook raised.
$AZEK CFO Peter Clifford resigns to join a private firm outside the building products sector.
$APOG) Q3 EPS $1.19, beating consensus $1.11; revenue $341.34M vs. $332.19M expected. Cuts FY25 EPS guidance to $4.90-5.20, lowers revenue growth to -5% from -7% to -4%.
$GFL sold Environmental Services to $APO and BC Partners for $8.0B, retaining $1.7B equity, expecting $6.2B cash after taxes.
$RPM Q2 EPS $1.39 vs. $1.34 expected; revenue $1.85B vs. $1.79B. Maintains FY25 sales growth in low single digits.
$LUV sold and leased back 36 $BA 737-800s to Babcock & Brown, generating $871M from 35 aircraft in late December.
#Downgrades - Oct 10, 2024
$ALTM: HSBC Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $5.85 (from $4.25)
$ALTM: Raymond James Downgrades to Market Perform from Outperform
$AMT: Wells Fargo Downgrades to Equal Weight from Overweight - PT $230 (from $245)
$AZUL: Seaport Global Securities Downgrades to Neutral from Buy
$BP: Scotiabank Downgrades to Sector Perform from Sector Outperform - PT $36 (from $42)
$CG: CFRA Downgrades to Sell from Hold - PT $45
$CRUS: Barclays Downgrades to Equalweight from Overweight - PT $120 (from $140)
$FA: Wolfe Research Downgrades to Peerperform from Outperform
$HII: Vertical Research Partners Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $275
$HII: Wolfe Research Downgrades to Peerperform from Outperform
$HON: JPMorgan Downgrades to Neutral from Overweight - PT $235 (from $225)
$HUBB: JPMorgan Downgrades to Neutral from Overweight - PT $454 (from $385)
$HXL: Vertical Research Partners Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $65
$LEU: Roth/MKM Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $62 (from $55)
$LULU: CFRA Downgrades to Hold from Strong Buy - PT $280
$NTR: UBS Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $51 (from $66)
$OGN: CFRA Downgrades to Sell from Hold - PT $16
$PEP: TD Cowen Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $183 (from $190)
$PYPL: Bernstein Downgrades to Market Perform from Outperform - PT $80 (from $75)
$SAR: Ladenburg Thalmann Downgrades to Neutral from Buy
$SWKS: Barclays Downgrades to Underweight from Equalweight - PT $87 (from $115)
