Notes
MARKET UPDATES
CONSUMER
🔸 $BSET: Q1 EPS $0.21 (est. $0.03), rev $82.2M (est. $79.62M).
🔸 $LCID: Q1 production 2,212 vehicles, 600+ in transit; delivered 3,109; files to sell $1B in notes; guides Q1 revs $232M-$236M (est. $256.3M).
🔸 $LYFT: Downgraded to Underperform at BofA, tgt cut to $10.50.
🔸 $NKE, $ADDYY: Shares drop on new 46% Vietnam tariff (impacting AEO, W).
🔸 $RH: Q4 revs $812.4M (est. $829.6M), EPS $1.58 (est. $1.91); guides FY25 rev growth 10%-13%; warns of tariff risks.
🔸 $ROST, $TJX: Upgraded to Buy at Citi; tariffs boost off-price retail inventory.
ENERGY, INDUSTRIALS & MATERIALS
🔸 $BALL, $CCK: Potential impact from new 25% tariff on canned beer, aluminum.
🔸 $EMN: Upgraded to Outperform at Mizuho, tgt $105 (+18% upside).
🔸 $LSTR: Q1 EPS cut to $0.90-$0.95 (prior $1.05-$1.25) due to supply chain fraud.
🔸 $MSM: Q2 EPS $0.72 in line, revs $891.72M (est. $908.3M).
🔸 $PCAR: CFO Harrie Schippers to retire; Brice Poplawski promoted.
FINANCIALS
🔸 $RGP: Q3 adj. EBITDA $1.7M (est. -$0.5M), revs $129.4M (est. $130M).
HEALTHCARE
🔸 $RXST: Cuts FY25 rev view to $160M-$175M (prior $185M-$197M).
🔸 $SRNA: Files for $100M mixed shelf.
🔸 Drugmakers ($AZN, $SNY, $NVO): Spared from Trump tariffs, benefiting exporters.
🔸 Medical Devices ($DXCM, $GHHC, $BSX, $ABT): Under pressure due to new tariffs (34% China, 20% EU).
TECH, MEDIA & TELECOM
🔸 $MSFT: Pausing data center projects, impacting VRT, CRWV, ETN, SMCI, DELL, VST, SMR, OKLO, NRG, CEG.
🔸 $GCT: Increases buyback by $16M.
🔸 $PDD: Investing $13B over three years to support merchants.
🔸 $PENG: Q2 EPS $0.52 (est. $0.38), sales $366M (+29% y/y, est. $345.1M).
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.