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9/8/2021 16:09pm
Wall Street in Fives - Must Read Lists for Wednesday

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:

  • Sanofi (SNY) agreed to acquire Kadmon (KDMN) for $1.9B in cash [more]
  • PayPal (PYPL) agreed to acquire Paidy for $2.7B [more]
  • Spectrum Brands (SPB) agreed to sell its Hardware & Home Improvement segment for $4.3B [more]
  • The U.S. Department of Energy has established new solar energy goals [more]
  • In its latest Beige Book report, the Federal Reserve said that economic growth "downshifted slightly" in early July through August [more]

2. WALL STREET CALLS:

  • Universal Health (UHS) downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman Sachs [more]
  • AT&T (T) initiated with a Buy at LightShed Partners [more]
  • Another Netflix (NFLX) analyst gets more bullish ahead of coming burst of content [more]
  • Albemarle (ALB) upgraded to Buy from Sell at Berenberg [more]
  • App Store headlines "more bark than bite" for Apple (AAPL), says Morgan Stanley [more]

3. AROUND THE WEB:

  • Elliott Management has accumulated a stake of over $1B in Citrix (CTXS), WSJ reports [more]
  • Canada Goose (GOOS) has been fined in China for "misleading" consumers in ads, Bloomberg says [more]
  • Samsung (SSNLF) is investing $230M to build an R&D center in Hanoi, DigiTimes reports [more]
  • Target (TGT) chief information officer Mike McNamara intends to retire in 2022, WSJ says [more]
  • Amazon (AMZN) is developing a new point-of-sale system, Insider reports [more]

4. MOVERS:

  • ICU Medical (ICUI) jumps after agreeing to acquire Smiths Medical unit for $2.35B in a cash and stock deal [more]
  • LHC Group (LHCG) rises after agreeing to acquire home and hospice assets in 22 states from HCA Healthcare (HCA) and Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) [more]
  • Perrigo (PRGO) higher after agreeing to acquire Hera SAS for $2.1B in cash [more]
  • Vertiv Holdings (VRTV) slips after lowering Q3 and FY21 guidance following the announcement the company will acquire E&I Engineering [more]
  • Rev Group (REVG) lower after reporting quarterly results [more]

5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:

  • Sherwin-Williams (SHW) cut its Q3 sales forecast [more]
  • Philip Morris (PM) reiterated its Q3 and FY21 EPS guidance [more]
  • Kraft Heinz (KHC) affirmed its FY21 adjusted EBITDA view [more]
  • UiPath (PATH) reported Q2 losses that were steeper than expected [more]
  • Korn Ferry (KFY) reported upbeat Q1 results [more]

INDEXES:

The Dow fell 68.93, or 0.20%, to 35,031.07, the Nasdaq lost 87.69, or 0.57%, to 15,286.64, and the S&P 500 declined 5.96, or 0.13%, to 4,514.07.

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