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19 Nov - Morning Newsletter (with changes)
Top 4 Stocks to Trade Before the Weekend
Good Morning!
US stock indices S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite hit new all-time highs on Thursday after strong reports from Macy's and Kohl's, as well as official data indicating the continuation of the recovery in the US labor market.The S&P 500 rose 15.87 points, or 0.3%, to 4,704.54 points, retracing Wednesday's decline and hitting its 66th record close since the beginning of the year. The Nasdaq Composite also closed at an all-time high, climbing 72.14 points, or 0.5%, to 15,993.71 points. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 60.10 points, or 0.2%, to 35,870.95 points.Stock indices have fluctuated this week amid the release of financial statements and concerns about further growth in consumer prices. The reporting is generally favorable, but some of the largest companies, including Target, have been hit by supply chain disruptions and increased costs.
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Today Top Movers
Gracell Biotechnologies Inc. (GRCL) stock soared 6.46% to $9.56 in the pre-market trading after announcing that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation for GC012F, Gracell's FasTCAR-enabled BCMA/CD19 dual-targeting CAR-T cell therapy for the treatment of multiple myeloma.
Mammoth Energy Services Inc. (NASDAQ: TUSK) shares are trading up 37.1% at $3.03 at the time of writing after announcing the multi-year electric vehicle charging station engineering contract.
Longeveron Inc. (LGVN) grew over 27.07% at $8.73 in pre-market trading today after U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its Lomecel-B for rare pediatric disease designation to treat life-threatening infant Heart Condition.
UWM Holdings Corporation (UWMC), a Mortgage Finance company, rose about 24.46% at $6.87 in pre-market trading Friday following an announcement from the company that SFS Holding Corp, its principal shareholder, has terminated the previously announced secondary offering of Class A Common Stock and concurrent stock repurchase effective immediately.
Biden Warns: China Could "Eat Our Lunch" When it Comes to Lithium
Pres. Biden recently warned about China's dominance when it comes to lithium demand, stating, "if we don't get moving, they're going to eat our lunch." One junior mining company in South America is looking to become a strong link in the lithium supply chain due to a monster acquisition.
Top Upgrades & Downgrades
RBC Capital turned bullish on Kilroy Realty Corporation (KRC), upgrading the stock to Outperform and assigning a $80.00 price target, representing potential upside of 12.17% from Thursday's close.
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company (HZNP) has won the favor of Goldman Sachs's equity research team. The firm upgraded the shares from Neutral to Buy and moved their price target to $168.00, suggesting 56.73% additional upside for the stock.
Ingersoll Rand Inc. (IR) received an upgrade from analysts at Wells Fargo. They changed their rating on IR to Overweight from Equal-Weight in a recently issued research note.
Earlier Friday Compass Point reduced its rating on Regency Centers Corporation (REG) stock to Neutral from Buy and assigned the price target to $82.00.
Barclays analysts reduced their investment ratings, saying in research reports covered by the media that its rating for Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) has been changed to Underweight from Equal-Weight and the new price target is set at $6.00.
Analysts at Piper Sandler downgraded Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX)'s stock to Neutral from Overweight Friday.
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Latest Insider Activity
Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) Karp Alexander C. announced the sale of shares taking place on Nov 18 at $21.67 for some 638,629 shares. The total came to more than $13.84 million.
Snap Inc. (SNAP) Chief Business Officer Gorman Jeremi sold on Nov 17 a total of 1,593,487 shares at $54.45 on average. The insider’s sale generated proceeds of almost $0.78 million.
RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE INC (RIVN) Director Thomas-Graham Pamela declared the purchase of shares taking place on Nov 15 at $78.00 for some 12,821 shares. The transaction amount was around $1.0 million.
Peloton Interactive Inc. (PTON) May be part of 13(d) group TCV IX Cycle, L.P. bought on Nov 18 a total of 1,312,859 shares at $46.00 on average. The purchase cost the insider an estimated $70.49 million.
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Important Earnings
Top US earnings releases scheduled for today include Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT). It will announce its Oct 2021 financial results. The company is expected to report earnings of $1.95 per share from revenues of $6.34B in the three-month period.
Analysts expect Farfetch Limited (NYSE:FTCH) to report a net income (adjusted) of -$0.36 per share, when the company releases its quarterly results shortly. Revenue for the fiscal quarter ended Sep 2021 is predicted to come in at $591.34M.
Nuance Communications Inc. (NUAN), due to announce earnings after the market closes today, is expected to report earnings of $0.18 per share from revenues of $352.9M recently concluded three-month period.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading. Good luck out there!Best Regards,Stocks Telegraph Team
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