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1/24/2022 12:01pm
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: 

  • Kohl's (KSS) confirmed it has received letters expressing interest in acquiring the company following reports indicating the department store operator is fielding takeover offers from at least two suitors [more]
  • Enerflex (ENRFF) and Exterran Corporation (EXTN) announced plans to combine in a $735M all-share transaction [more]
  • Pfizer (PFE) and Opko Health (OPK) received a Complete Response Letter for the Biologics License Application for somatrogon for the treatment of growth hormone deficiency in pediatric patients [more]
  • Adtalem Global Education (ATGE) to divest Financial Services segment for $1B in cash [more]
  • Netherlands orders Apple (AAPL) to pay first penalty payment of EUR 5M [more]


2. WALL STREET CALLS: 

  • Snap (SNAP) downgraded to Neutral at Wedbush on IDFA headwinds, increasing competition [more]
  • Fox Corp. (FOXA) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS [more]
  • Piper Sandler upgrades Discover (DFS) on "great setup" for shares [more]
  • Splunk (SPLK) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BTIG [more]
  • Comcast (CMCSA), Charter (CHTR) both upgraded to Outperform at RBC Capital [more]


3. AROUND THE WEB: 

  • Activist investment firm Trian involved at Unilever (UL), NY Times reports [more]
  • Activist investor Blackwells Capital to call on Peloton to fire CEO, WSJ reports [more]
  • Ford (F) is shutting off orders for the $20,000 Maverick pickup as it has maxed out on what it can build, The Wall Street Journal says [more]
  • Wynn (WYNN) looking to sell online sports betting business at deep discount, NY Post says [more]
  • Apple (AAPL) readies wide array of hardware products for fall 2022, Bloomberg reports [more]


4. MOVERS: 

  • Netflix (NFLX) slides further, adding to recent losses as Jefferies cuts stock to Hold, sees too much near-term uncertainty [more]
  • Vodafone Group (VOD) advances in New York after Bloomberg reported the company recently explored a potential purchase of Three UK from CK Hutchison (CKHUY) and after Reuters reported the company is in talks with Iliad to combine their Italian businesses [more]
  • Alto Ingredients (ALTO) gains after updating its full-year 2021 gross profit guidance [more]
  • Infinera (INFN) higher after B. Riley analyst Dave Kang upgraded the stock to Buy [more]
  • Plug Power (PLUG) falls after Truist analyst Tristan Richardson lowered the firm's price target on the stock to $27 from $44 [more]


5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE: 

  • Halliburton (HAL) lower after reporting Q4 results [more]
  • Philips (PHG) reported Q4 results, said it expects to start year with comparable sales decline [more]
  • Goosehead Insurance (GSHD) gave Q4 and 2021 revenue guidance [more]
  • Hayward (HAYW) guided to worse than expected Q4 revenue [more]
  • Bank of Hawaii (BOH) said it finished 2021 with "solid financial performance" [more]


INDEXES: 

Near midday, the Dow was down 818.19, or 2.39%, to 33,447.18, the Nasdaq was down 508.93, or 3.70%, to 13,259.99, and the S&P 500 was down 133.74, or 3.04%, to 4,264.20.

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