>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up

In reaction to earnings/guidance:

  • CLW +6.8% (increases EBITDA guidance as demand for tissue increased significantly), STAY +1.6% (declares special cash distribution of $0.35/share; also reaffirms Q4 prior guidance), HEI +1.2%

Other news:

  • FUBO +13.8% (continued strength following yesterday's move off sports partnership news)
  • SMPL +12.4% (to be added to S&P SmallCap 600)
  • PTON +9.4% (to acquire fitness equipment company Precor for $420 mln)
  • ZIOP +8.6% (Taiwan's FDA clears IND for non-viral CAR-T for the treatment of relapsed CD19+ leukemias and lymphomas)
  • PTAC +7.3% (shareholders approve combination with Porch.com)
  • RIOT +5.1% (announces 65% expansion in bitcoin mining hash rate)
  • MAXN +4.4% (announced that the company has received a positive patent validity ruling in a patent invalidation action) MTEM +4.3% (provides update on the Phase 1 study for MT5111)
  • NLS +4.1% (in sympathy with PTON acquiring fitness equipment company Precor)
  • SFBS +2.7% (increases dividend)
  • TMST +2.6% (to increase prices on seamless mechanical tubing products)
  • RIDE +2.5% (receives 80K non-binding reservations for its full-size, all-electric pickup truck)
  • TMUS +1.9% (National Ad Review Board asks TMUS to cease advertising 5G network as more reliable than competitors, according to TheVerge)
  • TPVG +1.4% (declares special distribution of $0.10/sh)
  • DDOG +1.4% (ParkMobile completes cloud migration)
  • CRDF +1.1% (names new Chairman of the Board ),  

Analyst comments:

  • SI +11.4% (initiated with an Outperform at Wedbush)
  • VSTO +4.4% (upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Cowen)
  • GRAY +3.9% (initiated with an Overweight at Cantor Fitzgerald)
  • CHX +3.4% (initiated with a Buy at Goldman)
  • REAL +2.3% (initiated with an Outperform at Robert W. Baird)
  • RCII +1.9% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Loop Capital)
  • ILMN +1.3% (upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Sandler)