Notes
MARKET UPDATES:
CONSUMER:
🔸 $DG upgraded to Overweight (BofA).
🔸 Macau casinos ($WYNN, $LVS, $MLCO, $MGM): Gaming revenue +0.8% YoY.
🔸 $LI: March deliveries 36,674 (+26.5% YoY).
🔸 $NIO: March deliveries 15,039 (+14% MoM).
🔸 $PVH: Q4 EPS $3.27 (beat), revenue -4.8% YoY.
🔸 $TSLA: Denmark sales -65.6% YoY.
🔸 $ULTA: Upgraded to Buy, price target raised to $423.
ENERGY & INDUSTRIALS:
🔸 $AAL, $DAL, $LUV: Downgraded (Jefferies).
🔸 Oil: Brent stabilizes after Trump’s Russia comments.
🔸 $CVX: Sells East Texas gas assets ($1.2B+ value).
🔸 $EE: 7M-share secondary offering priced at $26.50.
FINANCIALS:
🔸 $LPLA: 4.7M-share secondary offering at $320.
🔸 $V: $375M escrow deposit, reducing Class B shares.
🔸 $WRB: Downgraded (BofA).
HEALTHCARE:
🔸 $JNJ: $10B talc settlement rejected by U.S. judge.
🔸 Drugmakers: Lobby Trump to phase in pharma tariffs.
TECH & MEDIA:
🔸 $LYV, $SEAT: Fall after Trump’s executive order on ticket pricing.
🔸 $PRGS: Q1 EPS $1.31 (beat), raises full-year guidance.
🔸 $SPIR: Q4 EPS loss ($2.21), weak Q1 outlook.
#Upgrades - Nov 25, 2024
• $ESTC: Wedbush Upgrades to Outperform from Neutral - PT $135
• $HOOD: Morgan Stanley Upgrades to Overweight from Equalweight - PT $55 (from $24)
• $JLL: Wolfe Research Upgrades to Outperform from Peerperform - PT $353
• $KLC: Morgan Stanley Upgrades to Overweight from Equalweight - PT $30
• $PG: DA Davidson Upgrades to Buy from Neutral - PT $209 (from $160)
• $SBH: TD Cowen Upgrades to Buy from Hold - PT $16 (from $14)
• $SNCR: Roth/MKM Upgrades to Buy from Neutral - PT $13 (from $11)
• $SNOW: Wedbush Upgrades to Outperform from Neutral - PT $190
• $TTD: New Street Research Upgrades to Neutral from Reduce
• $USB: Citi Upgrades to Buy from Neutral - PT $65 (from $49)
• $WRB: Goldman Sachs Upgrades to Buy from Neutral - PT $69
STREET RECOMMENDATION - JULY 01, 2024
Upgrades
$ADNT: BNP Paribas Upgrades to Neutral from Underperform - PT $26
$AGRO: JPMorgan Upgrades to Neutral from Underweight - PT $11.50 (from $10.50)
$BIRK: UBS Upgrades to Buy from Neutral - PT $85 (from $52)
$COLD: Wolfe Research Upgrades to Outperform from Peerperform - PT $31
$ICE: Goldman Sachs Upgrades to Buy from Neutral - PT $167 (from $143)
$MGA: BNP Paribas Upgrades to Outperform from Neutral
$TFX: Piper Sandler Upgrades to Overweight from Neutral - PT $245 (from $205)
$TFX: Piper Sandler Upgrades to Overweight from Neutral - PT $245 (from $205)
Downgrades
$AMED: William Blair Downgrades to Market Perform from Outperform
$ICFI: Truist Securities Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $155 (from $168)
$NEP: RBC Capital Downgrades to Sector Perform from Outperform - PT $30 (from $38)
$SAVA: H.C. Wainwright Downgrades to Neutral from Buy
$ZBH: Piper Sandler Downgrades to Neutral from Overweight - PT $115 (from $140)
Initiates
$AMKR: JPMorgan Initiates at Overweight - PT $48
$AMT: Goldman Sachs Initiates at Buy - PT $230
$ATUS: Goldman Sachs Initiates at Sell - PT $2
$AXGN: Raymond James Initiates at Outperform - PT $13
$BIVI: ThinkEquity Initiates at Buy - PT $3
$CCOI: Goldman Sachs Initiates at Neutral - PT $56
$CHTR: Goldman Sachs Initiates at Sell - PT $250
$DLR: Goldman Sachs Initiates at Buy - PT $175
$EQIX: Goldman Sachs Initiates at Buy - PT $870
$FYBR: Goldman Sachs Initiates at Buy - PT $29
$GAUZ: Stifel Initiates at Buy - PT $18
$GAUZ: TD Cowen Initiates at Buy - PT $24
$IMMX: H.C. Wainwright Initiates at Buy - PT $7
$LUMN: Goldman Sachs Initiates at Sell - PT $1
$T: Goldman Sachs Initiates at Buy - PT $22
$TALK: Needham Initiates at Hold
$TMUS: Goldman Sachs Initiates at Buy - PT $200
$VZ: Goldman Sachs Initiates at Neutral - PT $50
$WRB: TD Cowen Initiates at Buy - PT $103
: JMP Securities Initiates at Market Outperform - PT $6