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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%.
#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)