Oil Still the Focus | Morning News

FEBRUARY 02, 2016
Despite a stellar earrings beat from heavy-weight Google parent companyAlphabet,  US futures getting hit again as global markets remain under pressure from crude. Apart from auto sales data to be announced throughout the day, a light economic calendar has traders keeping track on oil futures as the commodity remains volatile and OPEC policy change remains uncertain.

NEWS:

• CAMP: LOJN: CalAmp to acquire LoJack for $6.45/share
• TWTR:Leaked Twitter API data shows the number of tweets is in serious decline, reports Business Insider
• AAPL: AMZN: SSNLF: Tablet shipments decline 10.1% in 2015, leades Apple and Samsung both lose market share, reports IDC
• TSLA: Pacific Crest out negative on the stock, lowering estimates and saying that investors should "avoid" the stock
• HNSN: FDA clears Hansen's Robotic Catherter eKit
• JCP: Piper Jaffray out positive on JC Penney, reiterating the company as a "top pick for 2016"

THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR FOR THE DAY:

• VARIOUS TIMES: Auto Sales
• 8:30AM: Gallup US ECI
• 8:55AM: Redbook Chain Store Sales
• 1PM: Fed's George speaks on "Monetary Policy and Economic Policy"

SOME NOTABLE EARNINGS REPORTED YESTERDAY AFTER THE CLOSE:

• PVH: Q3 EPS of $2.66 beats by $0.19: revenue of $2.1B in-line: revenue -3.1% y/y: raises guidance
• GOOG: Q4 EPS of $8.67 beats by $0.58: revenue of $21.33B beats by $560M: revenue +17.8% y/y: paid clicks surge (+31% y/y): gmail tops 1B monthly active users
• MAT: Q4 EPS of $0.67 beats by $0.06: revenue of $2B beats by $90M: revenue +0.5% y/y:
• IDTI: FQ3 EPS of $0.35 in-line: revenue of $177.6M beats by $2.19M: revenue +17.5% y/y
• RCII: Q4 EPS of $0.54 beats by $0.02: revenue of $793.8M misses by $13.36M: revenue -0.4% y/y
• PLT: FQ3 EPS of $0.83 beats by $0.07: revenue of $225.7M misses by $4.91M: revenue -2.6% y/y: guides earnings below estimates
• GGP: Q4 FFO of $0.43 beats by $0.01: revenue of $644.63 beats by $15.36M: revenue -4.2% y/y: guides FY16 FFO below consensus
• APC: Q4 EPS of -$0.57 beats by $0.52: revenue of $2.05B misses by $40M: revenue -35.5% y/y
• HAIN: FQ2 EPS of $0.57 beats by $0.03: revenue of $752.6M beats by $2.58M: revenue +7.3% y/y: reaffirms guidance
• LMNX: Q4 EPS of $0.56 may not be comparable to consensus of $0.15: revenue of $60.4M beat by $0.2M; revenue +3.9% y/y: guides revenue in-line
• FN: FQ2 EPS of $0.50 beats by $0.04: revenue of $233M beats by $12.25M: Revenue +23.7% y/y: guides above consensus
• AFL: Q4 EPS of $1.56 beats by $0.09: revenue of $5.32B beats by $110M: revenue -3.4% y/y: guides in-line
• LEG: Q4 EPS of $0.64 beats by $0.13: revenue of $945M misses by $51.98M: revenue -0.9% y/y: guides revenue below estimates

SOME NOTABLE EARNINGS REPORTED TODAY BEFORE THE OPENING:

• UPS; Q4 EPS of $1.57 beats by $0.15: revenue of $16.05B misses by $230M: revenue +0.9% y/y: guides FY16 EPS $5.70-$5.90 vs consensus $5.73
• XOM: Q4 EPS of $0.67 beats by $0.01: revenue of $59.8B beats by $8.44B: revenue -31.5% y/y
• R: Q4 EPS of $1.72 misses by $0.02: revenue of $1.67B misses by $20M: revenue +0.6% y/y: guides FY16 comparable EPS below estimates
• PNR: Q4 EPS of $1.13 beats by $0.09: revenue of $1.76B beats by $10M: revenue -2.2% y/y: provides mixed guidance: guides Q1adjusted EPS below estimates:guides FY16 adjusted EPS in-line
• SIRI:Q4 EPS of $0.03 in-line: revenue of $1/2B beats by $10M: revenue +10.1% y:y: guides FY16 revenue below consensus
• CHD: Q4 EPS of $0.82 beats by $0.01: revenue of $873.6M beats by $10.1M: revenue +0.9% y/y: guides Q1 adjusted EPS below consensus
• BAX: Q4 EPS of $0.43 beats by $0.11: revenue of $2.6B beats by $50M: revenue -6.8% y/y:guides FY15 ex-itmes above estimates
• PBI: Q4 EPS of $0.48 misses by $0.06: revenue of $936.95M misses by $12.35M: revenue -4.8% y/y: guides FY16 EPS below consensus
• KORS:FQ3 EPS of $1.59 bets by $0.13: revenue of $1.4B beats by $40M: revenue +6.9% y/y:  guides FY16 EPS above estimates: mobile traffic increasing m/m
• PFE: Q4 EPS of $0.53 beats by $0.01: revenue of $14.05B beats by $480M: revenue +7.2% y/y: guides FY16 adjusted EPS below consensus: net income down 50%
• ADM: Q4 EPS of $0.61 misses by $0.05: revenue of $16.45B misses by $3.07B: revenue -21.3% y/y: 

SOME NOTABLE EARNINGS TO BE REPORTED TODAY AFTER THE CLOSE:

• AFG, ATW, BKH, CHRW, CMG, CPHD, DOX, EW, FISV, GILD, ILMN, KIM, MOD, MYGN, NANO, OLN, QGEN, RNR, SLGN, SPA, TDW, TSRA, ULTI, UNM, WRB, YHOO

ANALYSTS' RATINGS CHANGES:

UPGRADES:

• MAT: upgrade: hold to buy: Stifel: $33
• GOL: upgrade: sell to neutral: Goldman: pt raised from $1 to $1.25
• IDTI: upgrade: neutral to outperform: Wedbush: pt raised from $26 to $27
• MS: upgrade: neutral to outperform: Macquarie: $33
• NFLX: upgrade: equal weight to overweight: Piper Jaffray: $122
• KSS: upgrade: neutral to buy: Buckingham
• TJX: upgrade: perform to outperform: BMO Capital: $85

DOWNGRADES:

• TWTR: downgrade: hold to sell: Stifel: $14
• ALR: downgrade: outperform to market perform: Raymond James
• HAIN: downgrade: buy to neutral: Piper Jaffray: $38
• SWN: downgrade: buy to neutral: SunTrust
• AR: downgrade: neutral to reduce: SunTrust
• SWN: downgrade: buy to neutral: JP Morgan: $8
• SWN: downgrade: buy to neutral: SunTrust: $9
• ALR: downgrade: buy to hold: Jefferies: $56
• ALR: downgrade: buy to hold: Canaccord: $56
• NOK: downgrade: buy to underperform: CLSA: pt cut from $9 to $6.60
• PLT: downgrade: market perform to underperform: Raymond James

INITIATIONS:

• COG: initiated: buy: RBC Capital: $31
• KITE: initiated: outperform: RBC Capital: $85
• FIT: initiated: outperform: Oppenheimer: $25
• MLNX: initiated: buy: Roth Capital: $60
• BBRY: initiated: buy: TD Securities: $9
• CLS: initiated: hold: TD Securities: $10

PRICE TARGET CHANGES:

• FN: pt raised from $26 to $31: Stifel
• FN: pt raised from $28 to $32: Needham
• GOOGL: pt raised from $900 to $925: Nomura
• GOOGL: pt raised from $900 to $930: Stifel
• GOOGL: pt raised from $890 to $924: Citi
• GOOGL: pt raised from $800 to $900: Barclays
• GOOGL: pt raised from $880 to $1000: RBC Capital
• GOOGL: pt raised from $809 to $941: RBC Capital
• IDTI: pt cut from $29 to $26: Topeka Capital
• AET: pt cut from $142 to $140: RBC Capital
• AFL: pt cut from $66 to $64: RBC Capital
• HAIN: pt cut from $47 to $44: Canaccord
• DNKN: pt cut from $57 to $54: Maxim Group
• FLS: pt cut from $37 to $33: RBC Capital
• FLS: pt cut from $55 to $48: Maxim Group
• PFG: pt cut from $59 to $52: RBC Capital
• ROP: pt cut from $190 to $186: Stifel
• SPG: pt cut from $225 too $215: RBC Capital