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7/14/2021 12:07pm
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: 

  • Bank of America (BAC) reported upbeat Q2 results, with CEO saying the company "delivered solid earnings" [more]
  • Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported better than expected quarterly results as domestic leisure travel recovers to 2019 levels [more]
  • Citi (C) reported quarterly results and reaffirmed its FY21 revenue guidance [more]
  • Wells Fargo (WFC) also reported better than expected Q2 earnings and revenue [more]
  • In non-earnings news, EQT Infrastrucutre agreed to acquire Covanta (CVA) for $20.25 per share [more]


2. WALL STREET CALLS: 

  • Peloton (PTON) downgraded to Neutral at Wedbush on slowing engagement [more]
  • PepsiCo (PEP) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse [more]
  • JPMorgan upgrades Nokia (NOK), sees "more room to run" for mobile turnaround [more]
  • Wolfe upgrades Juniper (JNPR) to Outperform on improving trajectory across verticals [more]
  • Goldman Sachs initiated Lululemon (LULU) with a Conviction Buy, starts Gap (GPS) at Neutral, VF Corp. (VFC) with a Sell [more]


3. AROUND THE WEB: 

  • Broadcom (AVGO) is no longer in talks to acquire SAS Institute, WSJ says [more]
  • Apple (AAPL) is seeking an up to 20% increase in next-gen iPhone production, Bloomberg reports [more]
  • Spruce Point put a "Strong Sell" on shares of Oatly Group (OTLY) in a short report [more]
  • Americana Partners has made a $25 per share bid for Westwood Holdings (WHG), Reuters says [more]
  • Slam Corp. (SLAM), a special purpose acquisition company, is in merger talks with Panini Groupo, Bloomberg reports [more]


4. MOVERS: 

  • Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) gains after announcing a strategic alliance with Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) and SMBC Nikko Securities to collaborate on future corporate and investment banking business opportunities [more]
  • Peabody Energy (BTU) rises after B. Riley analyst Lucas Pipes raised the firm’s price target on the stock to $7 from $4 [more]
  • Asensus Surgical (ASXC) higher after filing a 510(k) submission with the FDA for an expansion of capabilities on the previously cleared Intelligent Surgical Unit [more]
  • Glaukos (GKOS) lower after William Blair and Oppenheimer downgraded the stock after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services cut the preliminary physician reimbursement rate for iStent [more]
  • PBF Energy (PBF) falls after Wolfe Research analyst Sam Margolin downgraded the stock to Underperform from Peer Perform [more]


5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE: 

  • PNC Financial (PNC) reported upbeat Q2 earnings and revenue [more]
  • BlackRock (BLK) reported better than expected Q2 results [more]
  • Aspen Group (ASPU) reported Q4 results and provided FY22 guidance [more]
  • American Air (AAL) raised its Q2 revenue view [more]
  • L Brands (LB) raised its Q2 earnings guidance [more]


INDEXES: 

Near midday, the Dow was down 21.66, or 0.06%, to 34,867.13, the Nasdaq was down 31.76, or 0.22%, to 14,645.90, and the S&P 500 was down 2.78, or 0.06%, to 4,366.43.

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