>>> US Gapping down

Gapping down
In reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance
:

  • MTSI -9.7%, LZB -7.7%, WGO -4.9%

M&A news:

  • NCR -5% (NY Post article suggests bidders "walked away" for M&A deal)

Other news:

  • SESN -19% (proposes public offering of common stock and warrants)
  • CALA -14.8% (prices underwritten public offering of 12,500,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $4.00 per share)
  • KURA -7.8% (prices underwritten public offering of 5,900,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $17.00 per share)
  • GPRE -7% (suspends its quarterly cash dividend in order to retain and redirect cash flow to the co's Project 24 opex equalization plan; prices offering of $105 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2024)
  • ZYME -5.8% (files preliminary prospectus supplements for offering of common shares and pre-funded warrants)
  • YY -5% (proposed offering of $425 million in aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2025)
  • RIO -4.3% (issues update on iron ore guidance, says currently experiencing mine operational challenges)
  • GNCA -3.3% (announces public offering of 10 mln shares of common stock)
  • EAF -1.9% (files mixed securities shelf offering)
  • BYND -1.7% (ongoing volatility)
  • KOS -1.6% (attributed to block trade pricing)
  • HPE -0.6% (will offer entire portfolio through a range of subscription, pay-per-use and consumption-driven offerings, in next three years )

Analyst comments:

  • ENR -4.4% (downgraded to Underweight from Neutral at JP Morgan)
  • SABR -3.3% (downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman)
  • SPWR -2.8% (downgraded to Mkt Perform from Outperform at Raymond James)
  • MRTX -2.7% (downgraded to Neutral from Buy at B. Riley FBR)