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 02, 2024 $NKE: CFRA Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $89 $GRTS: Jones Trading Downgrades to Hold from Buy $SSTK: Citi Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $2 (from $8) $GEV: Raymond James Downgrades to Market Perform from Outperform $PRMW: Raymond James Downgrades to Market Perform from Outperform $PBF: JPMorgan Downgrades to Neutral from Overweight - PT $40 (from $53) $HOG: Baird Downgrades to Neutral from Outperform - PT $40 (from $44) $MELI: JPMorgan Downgrades to Neutral from Overweight - PT $2,400 $FMBH: KBW Downgrades to Market Perform from Outperform - PT $42 $NTB: KBW Downgrades to Market Perform from Outperform - PT $41 (from $44) $ESQ: KBW Downgrades to Market Perform from Outperform - PT $72 (from $68) $TMUS: Raymond James Downgrades to Outperform from Strong Buy - PT $221 (from $208) $IBM: DZ Bank Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $215 $STTK: Needham Downgrades to Hold from Buy $SITC: Wells Fargo Downgrades to Equal Weight from Overweight - PT $19 $PVH: BofA Securities Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $107 (from $130) $CRL: BofA Securities Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $215 (from $250) $TEM: BofA Securities Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $60 (from $45) $ZIM: Jefferies Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $25 $KZR: H.C. Wainwright Downgrades to Neutral from Buy $MBLY: BNP Paribas Exane Downgrades to Underperform from Neutral - PT $12 $GRTS: B.Riley Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $1 (from $3)