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  • Early Morning Vibes: Top 4 Stocks To Buy Right Now

    Early Morning Vibes: Top 4 Stocks To Buy Right Now

    US stock indices closed with growth on Monday. The last week rally in US government bond yields stalled, easing investors’ concerns about the prospects of raising interest rates.

    The S&P 500 jumped 90.67 points, or 2.4%, to 3901.82, the largest percentage gain in a single session since June 5 last year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 603.14 points, or 1.9%, to 31,535.51, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 396.48 points, or 3%, to 13588.83.

    All three indices declined last week under pressure from the plummeting tech sector. Their recovery on Monday took place against the backdrop of a decrease in the yield of 10-year US Treasury bonds (a benchmark for the cost of borrowing in world markets) from Friday 1.459% to 1.444%.

    The stock market, especially the tech sector, has been hit in recent sessions by volatility in government bond markets. The rise in long-term bond yields, fueled by an improved economic outlook, makes technology stocks and other fast-growing companies less attractive to investors. Even with Monday’s gains, the Nasdaq remains 3.6% below its Feb 12 record close.
     Yields on bonds soared higher last week, calling into question the prospect of continued low-interest rates that saw the rally in equities last year. In addition, the likelihood of the end of the loose monetary policy used by the Fed to fight inflation has increased.

    After the House passed a $ 1.9 trillion package of measures, Biden called on the Senate for swift action over the weekend. Democrats are aiming to formalize the package by March 14, when some federal unemployment benefits are due to expire.Some investors are worried that rising government bond yields and mounting inflationary pressures could destabilize the stock market, especially in light of the expected huge federal spending as part of Biden’s stimulus package.

    Meanwhile, according to data released on Monday, manufacturing activity in the US grew at the fastest pace since the start of the pandemic in February. The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) of the Institute of Supply Management for February was 60.8 points against 58.7 in January. Economists’ forecast suggested that the index will be 58.9 points. Index readings above 50 indicate increased activity.
     Several Fed officials are due to speak later this week, and investors will be watching these speeches closely for signs of concern about government bond yields.

    The improvement in investment sentiment was noticeable outside the United States as well. Thus, the pan-European index Stoxx Europe 600 rose by 1.8%. The growth was led by shares of retail and travel companies, whose fate depends on the recovery of economic activity.

    Today Top Movers

    Great Elm Group Inc (GEG) share price surged 96.52% to $6.78 in pre-market trading today. 

    TherapeuticsMD Inc. (TXMD) stock soared 16.26% to $1.68 in the pre-market trading. 

    Inuvo Inc. (AMEX: INUV) shares are trading up 20.61% at $1.58 at the time of writing. 

    STRATA Skin Sciences Inc. (SSKN) grew over 56.07% at $2.7 in pre-market trading today after declaring inducement grants under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

    Top Upgrades & Downgrades

    KeyBanc turned bullish on Akamai Technologies Inc. (AKAM), upgrading the stock to “Overweight” and assigning a $119.0 price target, representing a potential upside of 24.04% from Monday’s close. 

    Repay Holdings Corporation (RPAY) has won the favor of Wells Fargo’s equity research team. The firm upgraded the shares from Equal-Weight to Overweight and moved their price target to $29. 

    Morgan Stanley (MS) received an upgrade from analysts at Daiwa, who also set their one-year price target on the stock to $86. They changed their rating on MS to Outperform from Neutral in a recently issued research note. 

    Earlier Tuesday SVB Leerink reduced its rating on Athenex Inc. (ATNX) stock to Market Perform from Outperform and assigned the price target to $5. 

    JPMorgan analysts reduced their investment ratings, saying in research reports covered by the media that it’s rating for Viatris Inc. (VTRS) has been changed to Neutral from Overweight and the new price target is set at $18. 

    Analysts at B. Riley Securities downgraded Service Properties Trust (SVC)’s stock to Neutral from Buy Tuesday.

    Latest Insider Activity

    Facebook Inc. (FB) COB and CEO Zuckerberg Mark announced the sale of shares taking place on Feb 26 at $261.38 for some 44,750 shares. The total came to more than $11.7 million. 

    Morphic Holding Inc. (MORF) Director Omega Fund V, L.P. sold on Mar 01 a total of 2,551,555 shares at $45.93 on average. The insider’s sale generated proceeds of almost $0.32 million. 

    Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Director Kumbier Michelle declared the purchase of shares taking place on Feb 23 at $122.50 for some 2,040 shares. The transaction amount was around $0.25 million. 

    United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) Director Hewett Wayne M. bought on Feb 24 a total 868 shares at $159.82 on average. The purchase cost the insider an estimated $99,887.

    Important Earnings

    Top US earnings releases scheduled for today include Kopin Corporation (KOPN). It will announce its Dec 2020 financial results. The company is expected to report earnings of -$0.01 per share from revenues of $21.89M in the three-month period. 

    Analysts expect Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE) to report a net income (adjusted) of $0.41 per share, when the company releases its quarterly results shortly. Revenue for the fiscal quarter ended Jan 2021 is predicted to come in at $9.33M. 

    fuboTV Inc. (FUBO), due to announce earnings after the market closes today, is expected to report earnings of -$0.73 per share from revenues of $93.94M recently concluded three-month period.

  • Early Morning Vibes: The 4 Best Stocks To Buy Now

    Early Morning Vibes: The 4 Best Stocks To Buy Now

    On January 19, American stock indexes finished trading in the green zone. The S&P 500 Index rose 0.81% to 3799 points, the NASDAQ rose 1.53%, the Dow Jones added 0.38%. The optimism was driven by a call for Congress, Janet Yellen, who will become the next finance minister, to increase fiscal stimulus by raising government spending. The tech sector emerged as one of the top gainers with 1.31% as Janet Yellen opposed a sharp increase in corporate taxes.

    Corporate news

    • Investment bank Goldman Sachs (GS: -2.3%) showed strong results, but management was cautious in forecasting gains from trading.
    • General Motors (GM: + 9.8%) entered into a partnership agreement with Microsoft (MSFT: + 1.8%) to commercialize electric vehicles with autopilot function.
    • Lithium Americas (LAC: + 30.6%) has been cleared by the Bureau of Land Management to mine lithium in Nevada.

    Today, global stock markets are showing mixed dynamics. The news background is mostly calm. Investors are focusing on the inauguration of Joe Biden, who will become the 46th President of the United States. In the first hours and days as head of state, Biden plans to repeal a number of Donald Trump’s decrees related to climate policy, immigration, and a number of other aspects. What really matters for the stock market will be decisions related to the fight against COVID-19. It is expected that Biden will oblige citizens to wear masks on federal sites and establish additional sanitary rules. In the first 100 days of his term, the new head of state expects that 100 million people will be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Investors will watch to see how successfully this plan is implemented.

    The epidemiological situation in the United States is gradually improving, which has a positive effect on the mood of market participants. The number of patients hospitalized with coronavirus infection fell to 123.8 thousand from a historical high of 132.5 thousand, reached two weeks earlier. Probably, the peak loads on US hospitals have been left behind. In the near future, volatility across sectors and industries will increase due to the publication of quarterly reports. Investor expectations are generally positive, but management’s forecasts for 2021 will be critical.

    Meanwhile, the Freedom Finance Sentiment Index climbed to 58 out of 100. The index reflects market participants’ hope for a global economic recovery in 2021. Concerns about the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic are weakening thanks to the prospect of mass vaccinations.

    Technical picture

    Technically, the S&P 500 is still prone to short-term consolidation. On the eve of the broader market index showed a sharp rebound from the level of 3750 points, signaling the continued strength of buyers. Technical indicators are a mixed bag. In case of confident overcoming of the historical maximum at 3827 points, the S&P 500 will continue its upward movement within the equidistant channel.

    Today Top Movers

    BEST Inc (BEST), a trucking company, soared about 12.20% ‎at $2.30 in pre-market ‎trading Wednesday on a possible deal with Alibaba Group. ‎ ‎‎

    ‎Aikido Pharma Inc (AIKI) share price jumped 15.45% to $1.27 during early morning ‎trading session on ‎Wednesday.‎‎‎ ‎‎

    ‎PC-Tel Inc (PCTI) stock ascended 26.58% at $11.24 in the pre-market trading today after declaring a development partnership with Zeem Solutions.‎‎ ‎‎

    ‎Sundial Growers Inc (SNDL) gained over 2.90% at $0.71 in pre-market ‎trading on Wednesday.‎‎

    Top Upgrades & Downgrades

    UBS turned bullish on Netflix Inc. (NFLX), upgrading the stock to “Buy” and assigning a $650.0 price target, representing potential upside of 29.54% from Tuesday’s close.

    The Boeing Company (BA) has won the favor of Berenberg’s equity research team. The firm upgraded the shares from Sell to Hold and moved their price target to $215.0, suggesting 2.06% additional upside for the stock.

    Polaris Inc. (PII) received an upgrade from analysts at BMO Capital, who also set their one-year price target on the stock to $136. They changed their rating on PII to Outperform from Market Perform in a recently issued research note.

    Earlier Wednesday BTIG reduced its rating on Beyond Meat Inc. (BYND) stock to Neutral from Buy.

    Piper Sandler analysts reduced their investment ratings, saying in research reports covered by the media that its rating for Global Blood Therapeutics Inc. (GBT) has been changed to Neutral from Overweight and the new price target is set at $50.

    Analysts at Piper Sandler downgraded ShockWave Medical Inc. (SWAV)’s stock to Neutral from Overweight Wednesday.

    Latest Insider Activity

    IHS Markit Ltd. (INFO) EVP, CFO Gear Jonathan announced the sale of shares taking place on Jan 19 at $87.50 for some 4,000 shares. The total came to more than $0.35 million.

    Teladoc Health Inc. (TDOC) Head of Research & Development WANG YULUN sold on Jan 14 a total of 243,768 shares at $226.66 on average. The insider’s sale generated proceeds of almost $1.81 million.

    Orgenesis Inc. (ORGS) Director SIDRANSKY DAVID declared the purchase of shares taking place on May 20 at $6.98 for some 10 shares. The transaction amount was around $70.

    Old Republic International Corporation (ORI) Director KOVALESKI CHARLES J bought on Jan 13 a total of 10,346 shares at $18.74 on average. The purchase cost the insider an estimated $4,685.

    Important Earnings

    Top US earnings releases scheduled for today include Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). It will announce its Dec 2020 financial results. The company is expected to report earnings of $1.27 per share from revenues of $11.54B in the three-month period.

    Analysts expect U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) to report a net income (adjusted) of $0.95 per share when the bank releases its quarterly results shortly. Revenue for the fiscal quarter ended Dec 2020 is predicted to come in at $5.82B.

    Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI), due to announce earnings after the market closes today, is expected to report earnings of $0.24 per share from revenues of $3.05B recently concluded three-month period.

  • Early Morning Vibes: The 4 Best Stocks To Buy Now

    Trading on December 31 at the American stock markets ended in the green zone. The S&P 500 index climbed 0.64% to 3756 points, the Dow Jones rose 0.65%, the NASDAQ added 0.14%. S&P 500 and Dow Jones were able to hit new all-time highs thanks to positive statistics on weekly jobless claims. The growth of the indices for the whole of 2020 was 16% and 7%, respectively, while the growth of the high-tech NASDAQ over the past year was 44%.

    Company news

    Enphase Energy (ENPH: + 1.5%) will be listed in the S&P 500 starting January 7.

    Celsius Holdings (CELH: + 13.3%) will be listed in the S&P SmallCap 600 starting January 7.

    Elf Beauty (ELF: + 7.4%) will be listed on the S&P SmallCap 600 starting January 7.

    Today, global stock markets are showing positive dynamics on the first trading day of 2021. The news background remains calm, but market participants continue to bet on the recovery of the global economy this year thanks to effective vaccines and a fast vaccination process.

    However, while the vaccination campaign in the States is not so successful: as of January 2, only 4.2 million Americans received the first (of two) dose of the vaccine, although it was previously planned to reach the goal of 20 million. The head of the Operation Warp Speed organization suggested increasing the vaccination rate by halving Moderna’s vaccine dose for certain populations, negotiations are underway with the FDA regulator and company representatives. It is important to note that investors do not yet appear to be concerned about the slow pace of vaccinations.

    In Europe, there is still no desire from the authorities to soften coronavirus restrictions. Stricter measures can be taken in the UK. In general, after the holidays, a global increase in diseases and an increase in the burden on the health care system can be expected, but investors are optimistic and look at this as the peak of the fight against coronavirus, after which the burden on healthcare workers will begin to decrease and state borders will open.

    In the United States, an attempt to increase direct payments to the public from $ 600 to $ 2,000 was unsuccessful. Also over the weekend, attention was drawn to the delisting of Chinese telecom companies from American exchanges, which was a consequence of Donald Trump’s decree.

    Technical analysis

    Technically, the S&P 500 is prone to an upward movement. A new historical maximum was reached the day before. Buyers continue to demonstrate relative strength. At the same time, the RSI indicator is close to the overbought zone, so there is a risk of correction. To stay in an uptrend, the S&P 500 needs to hold above the 3640 level.

    Today Top Movers

    Nio Inc (NIO)‎, a Auto Manufacturer company, soared about 2.44% ‎at $49.93 in pre-market trading Monday after providing its December, fourth quarter and full year 2020 delivery results.‎

    ‎Canaan Inc (CAN) share price increased 20.57% to $7.15 during early morning ‎trading session on Monday.‎‎

    ‎Castor Maritime Inc (CTRM) stock ascended 6.48% at $0.19 in the pre-‎market trading today following the announcement of pricing of $18.0 million registered direct offering.‎

    ‎Sundial Growers Inc (SNDL) gained over 2.30% at $0.48 in pre-market ‎trading on Monday.‎ The company recently revealed that it has closed the acquisition of a special purpose vehicle.

    Top Upgrades & Downgrades

    Barclays turned bullish on Ally Financial Inc. (ALLY), upgrading the stock to “Overweight” and assigning a $48 price target.

    The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) has won the favor of Barclays’s equity research team. The firm upgraded the shares from Equal-Weight to Overweight and moved their price target to $362.

    Morgan Stanley (MS) received an upgrade from analysts at Barclays, who also set their one-year price target on the stock to $88. They changed their rating on MS to Overweight from Equal-Weight in a recently issued research note.

    Earlier Monday Jefferies reduced its rating on Masco Corp (NYSE: MAS) stock to Hold from Buy and assigned the price target to $61.

    Barclays analysts reduced their investment ratings, saying in research reports covered by the media that its rating for Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ: ZION) has been changed to Equal Weight from Overweight and the new price target is set at $50.

    Analysts at Barclays downgraded Citigroup Inc (NYSE: C)’s stock to Equal Weight from Overweight on Monday.

    Latest Insider Activity

    AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) EVP, Commercial Operations Stewart Jeffrey Ryan announced the sale of shares taking place on Dec 29 at $105.00 for some 25,290 shares. The total came to more than $2.66 million.

    Walmart Inc. (WMT) 10% Owner WALTON JIM C sold on Dec 30 a total 372,175,368 shares at $144.23 on average. The insider’s sale generated proceeds of almost $229.12 million.

    The Kroger Co. (KR) Director SARGENT RONALD declared the purchase of shares taking place on Dec 30 at $31.65 for some 3,200 shares. The transaction amount was around $0.1 million.

    Clearside Biomedical Inc. (CLSD) 10% Owner WHITMORE BRADFORD T bought on Dec 24 a total 3,179,095 shares at $1.95 on average. The purchase cost the insider an estimated $99,897.

    Important Earnings

    Top US earnings releases scheduled for tomorrow include SMART Global Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SGH). It will announce its Nov 2020 financial results. The company is expected to report earnings of $0.7 per share from revenues of $290.93M in the three-month period.

  • 9 Capital Market Stocks Performed Mixed on Monday

    On Monday, U.S. stock markets closed mixed at a 1-week low with the S&P 500. Initially, ‎markets opened up ‎significantly lower on global economic fears on Monday as an increase ‎in Covid strains in the UK sparked greater ‎shutdowns that would hurt trade and economic ‎development. The Dow Jones Industrials closed slightly higher on ‎Monday, as bank stocks ‎rallied after regulators approved stock buybacks for banks and as U.S. disease ‎specialists ‎tried to ease concerns over the Covid mutation in the UK.‎

    The U.S. Congress over the weekend approved a pandemic relief plan of $900 billion, which ‎will support stocks. An ‎aide will be provided as part of a $1.4 trillion measure to fund ‎government operations through the end of the fiscal ‎year on September 30. President ‎Trump has said he will sign the measure after it passes both the House and Senate ‎later ‎Monday.‎

    On Monday, positive investor sentiment was supported by a rise in bank stocks after the ‎Federal Reserve ‎announced its positive results of the Stress Test for U.S. banks late Friday ‎and announced that it would loosen ‎restrictions on buying back of shares for U.S. banks in ‎Q1 2016. JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup’s stock prices ‎jumped more than +3% on Monday, ‎while Goldman Sachs was up more than +6%. ‎‎

    BGC Partners Inc. (NASDAQ:BGCP) shares were trading down -1.18% at $4.19 at the time of ‎writing on Monday.‎

    BGC Partners Inc. (NASDAQ:BGCP) share price went from a low point around $2.07 to ‎briefly over $6.14 in past 52 weeks, though shares have since pulled back to $4.19. BGCP market cap has remained ‎high, hitting $1.56B at the time of writing, giving it price-to-sales ratio of more than 0.

    If we look at the recent analyst rating BGCP, Raymond James downgraded coverage on ‎‎BGCP shares with a Mkt perform rating and a $7.00 price target, which implies room for 2.81% ‎upside momentum this year.‎

    Diginex Limited (EQOS) last closed at $9.58, in a 52-week range of $5.11 to $13.75.

    ‎Futu Holdings Limited (FUTU) stock drop by -1.96% to $42.47. The firm recently declared ‎that a leading global investment firm has agreed to purchase approximately 50,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of ‎the Company in the form of prepaid warrants for an aggregate purchase price of approximately ‎US$260,000,000.

    The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS) Shares headed rising, higher as much as 6.13%. ‎The most recent rating by Morgan Stanley, on November 30, 2020, is at an Underweight.

    Marathon Patent Group Inc. (NASDAQ:MARA) rose 23.52% after gaining more than $2.19 ‎on Monday. On December 9, 2020, the firm reported that it has entered into a contract with Bitmain to purchase ‎‎10,000 Antminer S-19j Pro ASIC Miners.

    Morgan Stanley (MS) last closed at $67.83, in a 52-week range of $27.20 to $65.43. On ‎December 18, 2020, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB) notified Morgan Stanley (NYSE: ‎MS) that it would be permitted to resume repurchases of common stock in the first quarter of 2021, consistent with ‎the FRB’s recently announced distribution limitations.Analysts have a consensus price target of $65.07.

    The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) stock drop by -0.44% to $51.75. On December 14, ‎‎2020, The Charles Schwab Corporation released its Monthly Activity Report. The most recent rating by Wells ‎Fargo, on December 01, 2020, is at an Overweight.

    ‎UP Fintech Holding Limited (NASDAQ:TIGR) Shares headed falling, lower as much as -‎‎3.44%. The company reported on December 9, 2020, that it engaged KPMG Huazhen LLP as its independent ‎registered public accounting firm.

    ‎XP Inc. (NASDAQ:XP) rose 0.84% after gaining more than $0.34 on Monday. XP Inc (XP) ‎declared on December 7, 2020, the closing of its underwritten public offering of 31,654,894 Class A common ‎shares.