Five Top Five Lists with the News and Calls Moving Stocks
Top Five News Stories
- Coca-Cola (KO) reported upbeat Q4 results and provided FY24 organic revenue growth guidance.
- Carl Icahn has reported a 9.91% activist stake in JetBlue (JBLU) and has held talks about board seats.
- Liberty TripAdvisor (LTRPA) has authorized talks regarding a potential deal for TripAdvisor (TRIP).
- Shopify (SHOP) reported better-than-expected Q4 earnings and revenue, with GMV up 23% year-over-year.
- AutoNation (AN) reported upbeat Q4 results.
Top Five Wall Street Calls
- GSK (GSK) was upgraded at Citi to Buy.
- United Airlines (UAL) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Redburn Atlantic.
- Children's Place (PLCE) downgraded to Sell at B. Riley.
- PayPal (PYPL) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Daiwa.
- Benchmark initiated coverage of Block (SQ) with a Buy rating and $89 price target.
Around The Web
- Paramount (PARA) is cutting hundreds of jobs, NY Times reports.
- Some of Spirit Airlines' (SAVE) pilots have begun looking into other opportunities after a U.S. judge blocked the proposed merger with JetBlue Airways (JBLU), Reuters says.
- Express (EXPR) is preparing for a debt restructuring that could include filing for bankruptcy within weeks, WSJ says.
- A Dutch court has ordered the government of the Netherlands to stop the delivery of parts for Lockheed Martin (LMT) F-35 aircraft used by Israel in its bombardment of Gaza, Al-Jazeera reports.
- Microsoft (MSFT) is preparing to launch a select number of Xbox exclusive video games on PlayStation 5 (SONY) and Nintendo Switch (NTDOY), Verge reports.
Movers
- LianBio (LIAN) higher after deciding to initiate the wind down of its operations, including the sale of its remaining pipeline assets.
- ZoomInfo (ZI) increases after reporting quarterly results.
- Goodyear Tire (GT) lower after reporting Q4 results and providing guidance for Q1 and FY24.
- SSR Mining (SSRM) falls after providing multi-year production guidance and suspending operations at its Copler mine.
- Teradata (TDC) declines after announcing quarterly results.
Earnings/Guidance
- Hasbro (HAS) reported Q4 results and provided guidance for FY24.
- Arista Networks (ANET) reported Q4 results, with EPS and revenue beating consensus.
- Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) reported Q4 results, with CEO Jim Anderson commenting, "Despite near-term cyclical industry headwinds, we continue to be well positioned for the long-term".
- GlobalFoundries (GFS) reported Q4 results and provided guidance for Q1.
- Biogen (BIIB) reported Q4 results, with CEO Christopher Viehbacher commenting, "2023 was a year of transformation".