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6/22/2021 12:06pm
Wall Street in Fives - Must Read Lists at Midday

Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these Top Fives, as compiled by the editors of The Fly. 

1. STOCK NEWS: 

  • Splunk (SPLK) said it will receive a $1B investment from Silver Lake [more]
  • The EU is probing Google's (GOOG) conduct in the digital ad technology sector [more]
  • The EU has secured the purchase of an additional 150M doses of Moderna's (MRNA) COVID-19 vaccine [more]
  • GameStop (GME) has completed its 5M share at-the-market equity offering program [more]
  • Nicolet Bankshares (NCBS) will acquire County Bancorp (ICBK) in a $219M deal [more]


2. WALL STREET CALLS: 

  • Crowdstrike (CRWD) upgraded to Buy with a price target of $300 at Stifel [more]
  • ChargePoint CHPT initiated with a Buy rating, $40 price target at Jefferies [more]
  • Nvidia (NVDA) price target raised to $900 from $750 at Raymond James [more]
  • Stephens starts Affirm (AFRM) at Underweight, sees stock moving "too far ahead" [more]
  • Cowen upgrades Sally Beauty (SBH) to Outperform on hair and salon trends as Sally also gets upgraded after pullback at Oppenheimer [more]


3. AROUND THE WEB: 

  • Sanderson Farms (SAFM) is exploring a potential sale of the company, WSJ reports [more]
  • Delta (DAL) is seeking to hire over 1,000 pilots by next summer, Reuters says [more]
  • TSMC (TSM) will give top priority to automotive chips and Apple (AAPL) orders, DigiTimes reports [more]
  • The Hill has held recent talks to be purchased by Nexstar (NXST), Axios reports [more]
  • Tesla (TSLA) launching 'Tesla Energy' unit in China, Electrek says [more]


4. MOVERS: 

  • 3D Systems (DDD) rises after signing a co-development agreement with CollPlant Biotechnologies (CLGN) for a 3D bioprinted regenerative soft tissue matrix for use in breast reconstruction procedures in combination with an implant [more]
  • Tupperware Brands (TUP) gains after announcing a $250M share repurchase plan [more]
  • Ballard Power (BLDP) higher after receiving a follow-on purchase from New Flyer for 20 fuel cell modules to power 20 New Flyer Xcelsior model Fuel Cell Electric Buses [more]
  • MicroVision (MVIS) lower after announcing a $140M at-the-market equity offering agreement with Craig-Hallum Capital [more]
  • Focus Financial Partners (FOCS) declines after announcing a 7.42M share secondary offering priced at $50.30 [more]


5. EARNINGS: 

  • Nutrien (NTR) gains after raising its first half adjusted earnings view [more]
  • Plug Power (PLUG) jumps after reporting quarterly results [more]
  • Korn/Ferry (KFY) higher after providing upbeat Q1 earnings guidance [more]
  • Cognyte (CGNT) falls after reporting quarterly results [more]
  • Topps deal partner Mudrick Capital Acquisition (MUDS) higher after card company reports year-over-year Q1 revenue growth [more]


INDEXES: 

Near midday, the Dow was up 37.24, or 0.11%, to 33,914.21, the Nasdaq was up 62.10, or 0.44%, to 14,203.58, and the S&P 500 was up 14.71, or 0.35%, to 4,239.50.

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