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American stock indexes closed lower on Thursday, losing gains recorded earlier during the day, after the sale of US government bonds gained momentum. Investors have had to weigh conflicting factors this year: signs of strong economic activity in the US versus fears that the Federal Reserve will tighten monetary policy too quickly and send the US stock market down.Many believe that the strong growth seen in equity markets in recent years was due to the extraordinary amount of monetary support from central banks.Fed Chairman Jerome Powell signaled in a speech on Thursday that the central bank is likely to raise rates by half a percentage point during its meeting next month.The S&P 500 fell 65.79 points, or 1.5%, to 4393.66 points, the Nasdaq Composite fell 278.41 points, or 2.1%, to 13174.65 points, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 368.03 points, or 1.0%, to 34,792.76 points.
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Today Top Movers
Moving iMage Technologies Inc. (MITQ) stock soared 33.04% to $1.53 in the pre-market trading. The company recently declared a strategic partnership to bring the full theatre experience to the gaming and e-Sports market.
Guardforce AI Co. Limited (NASDAQ: GFAI) shares are trading up 10.02% at $0.8501 at the time of writing following its robotics services rollout announcement in the U.S.
UFP Industries Inc. (UFPI) grew over 7.79% at $83.0 in pre-market trading today after reporting record net sales of $2.49 billion and net earnings of $190 million for the first quarter of 2022.
A10 Networks Inc. (ATEN), a Software - Infrastructure company, rose about 9.92% at $14.51 in pre-market trading Friday. The company will replace Ferro Corp. (FOE) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Tuesday, April 26.
5 Megatrend Stocks for 2022
These 5 stocks offer the potential to deliver significant returns in the months ahead thanks to key megatrends... They are well-positioned to deliver a high upside to investors over the next 12 to 18 months. Don't miss out on your chance to get in early.
Top Upgrades & Downgrades
Piper Sandler turned bullish on Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. (MIST), upgrading the stock to "Overweight" and assigning a $10.00 price target, representing potential upside of 39.86% from Thursday's close.
Boston Properties Inc. (BXP) has won the favor of Mizuho's equity research team. The firm upgraded the shares from Neutral to Buy and moved their price target to $135.00, suggesting 6.13% additional upside for the stock.
United Airlines Holdings Inc. (UAL) received an upgrade from analysts at JP Morgan, who also set their one-year price target on the stock to $76.00. They changed their rating on UAL to Overweight from Underweight in a recently issued research note.
Earlier Friday Piper Sandler reduced its rating on Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Inc. (FMAO) stock to Underweight from Neutral and assigned the price target to $41.00.
Jefferies analysts reduced their investment ratings, saying in research reports covered by the media that its rating for Medical Properties Trust Inc. (MPW) has been changed to Hold from Buy and the new price target is set at $20.00.
Analysts at Baird downgraded AeroVironment Inc. (AVAV)'s stock to Neutral from Outperform Friday.
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Latest Insider Activity
Meta Platforms Inc. (FB) Chief Legal Officer Newstead Jennifer announced the sale of shares taking place on Apr 19 at $210.70 for some 476 shares. The total came to more than $100,294.
Opendoor Technologies Inc. (OPEN) CEO Wu Eric Chung-Wei sold on Apr 18 a total 59,948 shares at $8.26 on average. The insider’s sale generated proceeds of almost $1,493,258.
Affirm Holdings Inc. (AFRM) 10% Owner GIC Private Ltd declared the purchase of shares taking place on Apr 19 at $34.98 for some 134,197 shares. The transaction amount was around $4.69 million.
Red Cat Holdings Inc. (RCAT) Director Liuzza Nicholas Reyland JR bought on Apr 18 a total 13,000 shares at $1.92 on average. The purchase cost the insider an estimated $24,960.
Free Report: 5 Stocks Set to Double
Each was hand-picked by a Zacks research expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in the months ahead. Previous editions of this Special Report have racked up huge gains, soaring as much as +359%, +498%, even +673%.
Important Earnings
Top US earnings releases scheduled for today include Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ). It will announce its Mar 2022 financial results. The company is expected to report earnings of $1.34 per share from revenues of $33.53B in the three-month period.
Analysts expect Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE:CLF) to report a net income of $1.4 per share, when the company releases its quarterly results shortly. Revenue for the fiscal quarter ended Mar 2022 is predicted to come in at $5.46B.
Schlumberger Limited (SLB), due to announce earnings before the market opens today, is expected to report earnings of $0.3 per share from revenues of $5.44B 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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