Friday, January 22, 2016

Oil in Focus | Morning News



JANUARY 22, 2016
US futures follow green arrows around the world with crude rallying above $30/bbl as a cold front blankets the US and Europe. Traders will remain cautious on news that US oil stockpiles have increased and the ever present fears of a continuing glut of crude around the world as Iran readies to flood the market with their oil. Baker-Hughes rig count set to be announced at 1PM EST. European markets find support on Mario Draghi's hint of more stimulus on inflation fears.

NEWS:
  • SAP: raises outlook targets for 2017
  • AMGN: the FDA approves combo treatment involving Amgen's Kyprolis
  • AMGN: Repatha approved in Japan
  • POT: Potash Corp mine closure may shelve Canpotex port plans, reports reuters
  • AMZN: steps up European expansion plan, reports FT
  • FB: Oppenheimer comes out positive on the company into earnings
  • CMG: Chipotle tried to cover up food-borne illness outbreak, reports Time
  • QRVO: Qorvo awarded major Samsung Galaxy S7 design, reports OTR Global
  • HAIN: announces resignation of Chief Accounting Officer
  • AAPL: Piper Jaffray out positive on Apple into the iPhone 7 launch, sees possible 50% upside by September: keeps overweight ratio and $179 pt
  • GLNG: announces cooperative agreement with Schlumberger on the global development of greenfield, brownfield and stranded gas reserves
  • SBUX: Piper out positive on the company, reiterating the stock as a "top pick"
THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR:
  • 8:30AM: Chicago Fed National Activity Index
  • 9:45AM: PMI Manufacturing Index Flash
  • 10AM: Existing Home Sales
  • 10AM: Leading Indicators
  • 1PM: Baker-Hughes Rig Count
SOME NOTABLE EARNINGS REPORTED YESTERDAY AFTER THE CLOSE:
  • AXP: Q4 EPS of $1.23 beats by $0.10: revenue of $8.39B beats by $50M: revenue -7.6% y/y: solid guidance
  • ISRG: Q4 EPS of $5.89 beats by $0.85: revenue of $676.5M beats by $21.18M: revenue 12.6% y/y
  • MXIM: FQ2 EPS of $0.32 in-line: revenue of $510.83M beats by $5.75M: revenue -9.9% y/y: guides EPS below consensus
  • RMD:FQ2 EPS of $0.69 beats by $0.03: revenue of $454.5M beats of $8.2M: revenue +7.5% y/y
  • SBUX: FQ1 EPS of $0.46 beats by $0.01: revenue of $5.3B misses by $20M: revenue +11.9% y/y: quides Q2 below estimates
  • SLB: Q4 EPS of $0.65 beats by $0.02: revenue of $7.74B misses by $60M: revenue -38/8% y/y
  • WAL: Q4 EPS of $0.57 beats by $0.03: revenue of $152.82 misses by $6.06M: revenue +38.2% y/y
SOME NOTABLE EARNINGS REPORTED TODAY BEFORE THE OPENING:
  • BID: estimates it will report revenue of $331M-$333M for Q4 beats $318M consensus: expects to report EPS of $1.11-$1.17 beats $0.84 consensus: announces elimination of dividend
  • CFG: Q4 EPS of $0.42 in-line: revenue of $1.23B beats by $10M: revenue +4.2% y/y
  • COL: FQ1 EPS of $1.21 may not be comparable to consensus of $1.00: revenue of $1.17B misses by $50M: revenue -4.9% y/y
  • GE: Q4 EPS of $0.52 beats by $0.03: revenue of $30.29B: revenue -3.6% y/y: earnings fall in core industrial business
  • LM:Q4 adjusted EPS of $1.45 may not be comparable to $0.75: revenue of $659.56 misses by $23.97M: revenue -8.3% y/y
  • STI: Q4 EPS of $0.91 beats by $0.04: revenue of $2.05B beats by $10M: revenue +0.5% y/y
  • SYF: Q4 EPS Of $0.65 beats by $0.02: net interest income of $3.21B in-line: 
ANALYSTS' RATINGS CHANGES:

UPGRADES:
  • CA: upgrade: neutral to buy: Mizuho: pt cut from $30 to $29
  • JD: upgrade: neutral to buy: Nomura: pt raised from $27 to $35
  • QCOM: upgrade: market perform to outperform: Northland: $62.50
  • AVP: upgrade: neutral to overweight: Piper Jaffray: $8
  • ACAD: upgrade: neutral to oveweight: Piper Jaffray: $39
  • AVT: upgrade: neutral to buy: Longbow: $48
  • LNC: upgrade: outperform to strong buy: Raymond James: $55
  • MET: upgrade: market perform to strong buy: Raymond James: $56
  • BMY: upgrade: hold to buy: Barenberg: $77
  • CP: upgrade: sector perform to outperform: RBC Capital: pt cut from $189 to $179
  • COLM: upgrade: neutral to outperform: Baird: pt cut from $72 to $60
  • MAS: upgrade: neutral to outperform: Baird: $30
DOWNGRADES:
  • RCKY: downgrade: outperform to neutral: Baird: pt cut from $16 to $11
  • BIDU: downgrade: buy to neutral: Nomura: pt cut from $200 to $180
  • SKX: downgrade: positive to neutral: Susquehanna: $30
  • CNX: downgrade: overweight to equal weight: Morgan Stanley
  • FELP: downgrade: overweight to equal weight: Morgan Stanley: $12
  • OKE: downgrade: outperform to perform: Oppenheimer: $27
INITIATIONS:
  • RAS: initiated: outperform: FBR Capital: $3.50
  • CVS: initiated: outperform: Baird: $108
  • WBA: initiated: outperform: Baird: $96
  • CTRP: initiated: buy: Nomura: $50
  • CGNX: initiated: outperform: Raymond James: $36
PRICE TARGET CHANGES:
  • ISRG: pt raised from $525 to $550: Piper Jaffray
  • ISRG: pt raised fro $600 to $620: Evercore
  • ISRG: pt raised from $600 to $640: Stifel
  • COH: pt raised from $32 to $34: Mizuho
  • BC: pt raised from $49 to $51: RBC Capital
  • WBX: pt cut from $38 to $35: RBC Capital
  • UNP: pt cut from $93 to $82: RBC Capital
  • UNP: pt cut from $95 to $78: Stifel
  • TRV: pt cut from $120 to $118: RBC Capital
  • RKUS: pt cut from $14 to $12: RBC Capital
  • HBAN: pt cut from $13 to $12: RBC Capital
  • HBAN: pt cut from $13 to $10.50: FBR Capital
  • CP: pt cut from $147 to !42: Cowen
  • UHS: pt cut from $166 to $140: Miuzho
  • UAL: pt cut from $80 to $65: Cowen
  • FEYE: pt cut from $32 to $25: Imperial Capital
  • KATE: pt cut from $30 to $25: Mizuho
  • KORS: pt cut from $42 to $40: Mizuho
  • NOW: pt cut from $100 to $90: Mizuho
  • KEY: pt cut from $15 to $12.50: FBR Capital
  • MTG: pt cut from $11 to $7: FBR Capital
  • MRK: pt cut from $67 to $58: Leerink
  • MXIM: pt cut from $45 to $40: Stifel


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