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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 24, 2024
$BIDU: HSBC Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $100
$COST: Truist Securities Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $873
$CTLT: Baird Downgrades to Neutral from Outperform - PT $63.50
$CUBI: Wedbush Downgrades to Neutral from Outperform - PT $53 (from $79)
$DOYU: HSBC Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $6.60
$DRS: BofA Securities Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $30 (from $26)
$EQR: BofA Securities Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $82 (from $78)
$ESS: BofA Securities Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $321 (from $307)
$FCNCA: Wedbush Downgrades to Neutral from Outperform - PT $2,150 (from $2,450)
$FHN: Wedbush Downgrades to Neutral from Outperform - PT $17 (from $20)
$INVH: BofA Securities Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $37 (from $39)
$KVUE: RBC Capital Downgrades to Sector Perform from Outperform - PT $24
$MCK: Baird Downgrades to Neutral from Outperform - PT $531 (from $603)
$MNSO: Jefferies Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $14.91
$NTR: Wells Fargo Downgrades to Equal Weight from Overweight - PT $50 (from $62)
$NSP: William Blair Downgrades to Market Perform from Outperform
$PRGO: Jefferies Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $30 (from $50)
$REGN: Leerink Partners Downgrades to Market Perform from Outperform - PT $1,077 (from $1,175)
$SBUX: Jefferies Downgrades to Underperform from Hold - PT $76 (from $80)
$TGI: BofA Securities Downgrades to Underperform from Buy - PT $12 (from $17)
$XOM: Redburn-Atlantic Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $120 (from $119)