Monday, January 11, 2016

Earnings Season Takes off | Morning News

JANUARY 11, 2016

US futures follow European markets higher despite the spike down in the Shanghai which closed down 5.32%. With little on the economic calendar, investors await the start of the 2016 earnings season today. Overnight, oil prices fell as oversupply continues to put pressure on the commodity.

NEWS:
  • ACI: files for bankruptcy
  • BXLT: Shire buys Baxalta for $45.57/share in $32B deal
  • AA: gets $1.5 billion supply contract from GE
  • AMZN: NFLX: At 2016 Golden Globes, Amazon Wins Best TV Comedy, But Netflix Goes Home Empty-Handed, reports Forbes
  • AMRN: guides FY16 revenue $105M-120M vs consensus $136.76M
  • KSS: going private rumors surface
  • GCO: cuts FY16 adjusted EPS
  • QTNT: announces planned expansion for intended use of MosaiQ
  • DECK: Barrons out positive on the stock and the new Ugg line
  • SSI: holiday same store sales fall 2.5%
  • AVXL: Anavex's Alzheimer's drug shows encouraging results in mid-state study
  • M: Activist Investor Starboard Urges Macy’s to Strike Real-Estate Deal, reports WSJ
THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR:
  • 10AM: Labor Market Condition Index
  • 12:40PM EST: Atlanta Fed's Lockhart speaks on "The Economic Outlook"
  • 7:50PM EST: Dallas Fed's Kaplan speaks on "Economic Conditions and Monetary Policy"
SOME NOTABLE EARNINGS REPORTED BEFORE THE BELL TODAY:
  • APOL: FQ1 EPS of $0.29 misses by $0.02: revenue of $58602M misses by $24.4M: revenue -18.0% y/y
  • SHLM: FQ1 EPS of $0.50 misses by $0.11: revenue of $649.22M misses by $23.38M: revenue +5.6% y/y
SOME NOTABLE EARNINGS TO BE REPORTED AFTER THE CLOSE TODAY:
  • AA, LMNR, TISI, VOXX
ANALYSTS' RATINGS CHANGES:

UPGRADES:
  • MLNX: upgrade: market perform to outperform: Credit Suisse: $50
  • SAFM: upgrade: neutral to overweight: pt raised from $81 to $89: JP Morgan
  • OC: upgrade: sector perform to outperform: RBC Capital: pt raised from $52 to $53
  • AAPL: upgrade: neutral to buy: Mizuho: pt cut from $125 to $120
  • PLCE: upgrade: equal weight to overweight: Morgan Stanley: $89
  • BK: upgrade: neutral to conviction buy: Goldman Sachs
  • GD: upgrade: market perform to outperform: Cowen
  • OKE: upgrade: hold to buy: Argus: $27
DOWNGRADES:
  • AZUR: downgrade: outperform to market perform: FBR Capital: pt cut from $15 to $3.25
  • NGL: downgrade: buy to hold: Wunderlich: pt cut from $24 to $15
  • TDW: downgrade: outperform to market perform: Cowen: pt cut from $20 to $6.50
  • HOS: downgrade: outperform to market perform: Cowen: pt cut from $25 to $8.50
  • ATW: downgrade: outperform to market perform: Cowen: pt cut from $18 to $10
  • UA: downgrade: equal weight to underweight: Morgan Stanley: pt cut from $103 to $62
  • VFC: downgrade: equal weight to underweight: Morgan Stanley
  • JNS: downgrade: buy to neutral: Goldman Sachs: 
  • HSY: downgrade: overweight to neutral: pt cut from $97 to $89: JP Morgan
  • APAM: downgrade: buy to neutral: Goldman Sachs:
  • AEO: downgrade: outperform to market perform: Telsey Advisory: $16
  • CUDA: downgrade: buy to in-line: Imperial Capital: $12
  • GWW: downgrade: equal weight to underweight: Morgan Stanley: $189
  • WSM: downgrade: outperform to neutral: Wedbush: pt cut from $70 to $54
INITIATIONS:

  • ABIL: initiated: outperform: FBR Capital: $15
  • BECN: initiated: neutral: Citigroup: $42
  • CMRE: initiated: equal weight: Barclays: $11
  • TNK: initiated: overweight: Barclays: $10
  • ITW: initiated: equal weight: Barclays: $92
  • FIS: assumed: buy: Citigroup: $68
  • KBH: initiated: neutral: Citigroup: $11

PRICE TARGET CHANGES:
  • AEO: pt raised from $20 to $22: Wolfe Research
  • TMO: pt raised from $150 to $158: Stifel
  • PEG: pt cut from $50 to $45: Argus
  • SYRG: pt cut from $16 to $15: Wunderlich
  • GPS: pt cut from $26 to $23: RBC Capital
  • SVU: pt cut from $9 to $8: RBC Capital
  • HPT: pt cut from $27 to $26: RBC Capital
  • WMS: pt cut from $35 to $30: RBC Capital
  • PSMT: pt cut from $100 to $85: Roth Capital
  • FLML: pt cut from $21 to $17.50: Roth Capital
  • TTMI: pt cut from $11 to $9.50: Stifel
  • ST: pt cut from $54 to $50: Stifel
  • VAC: pt cut from $82 to $70: Stifel
  • GSM: pt cut from $23 to $20: Stifel


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