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7/21/2021 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: 

  • Netflix (NFLX) reported quarterly results and guided for 3.5M streaming paid net additions in Q3 [more]
  • Chipotle (CMG) reported better than expected results with comp sales up 31.2% [more]
  • Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) in focus after a "beat and raise" report [more]
  • Coca-Cola (KO) reported better than expected quarterly results [more]
  • Verizon (VZ) provided a "beat and raise" report [more]


2. WALL STREET CALLS: 

  • Deutsche Bank names Electronic Arts (EA) top pick in video games, upgrades to Buy [more]
  • RealReal (REAL) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA [more]
  • Halliburton (HAL) upgraded to Buy at Goldman Sachs and to Neutral at Exane BNP Paribas after earnings [more]
  • ContextLogic (WISH) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA [more]
  • IAC (IAC) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital [more]


3. AROUND THE WEB: 

  • AON in settlement talks with DOJ over Willis Towers deal, Insurance Insider says [more]
  • Philip Morris (PM) CEO defended the company's Vectura acquisition plans to CNBC [more]
  • Kerrisdale Capital announced a long position in Acutus Medical (AFIB) [more]
  • Churchill Capital (CCIV) and Lucid Motors (LCID) are scrambling to get shareholder votes ahead of tonight's deadline, CNBC reports [more]
  • Brookfield (BAM) is exploring a takeover of Alstria Office REIT-AG (ALSRF), Bloomberg says [more]


4. MOVERS: 

  • Interpublic Group (IPG) higher after reporting quarterly results [more]
  • Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX) and SAP (SAP) decline, respectively, after reporting quarterly results [more]
  • Shift4 Payments (FOUR) falls after announcing a 1.79M share offering of its common stock [more]
  • National Storage (NSA) lower after announcing an 8.8M share offering priced at $51.25 [more]
  • Carnival (CCL) rises after announcing yesterday that it expects to operate up to 75% of its fleet capacity by the end of 2021 [more]


5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE: 

  • Anthem (ANTM) raised its FY21 earnings and revenue guidance [more]
  • Nasdaq (NDAQ) reported upbeat quarterly results [more]
  • Harley-Davidson (HOG) reported better than expected earnings and revenue [more]
  • Seagate (STX) provided upbeat Q1 guidance [more]
  • Novartis (NVS) reiterated its FY21 core operating income growth guidance [more]


INDEXES: 

Near midday, the Dow was up 269.26, or 0.78%, to 34,781.25, the Nasdaq was up 87.56, or 0.60%, to 14,586.44, and the S&P 500 was up 29.42, or 0.68%, to 4,352.48.

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