>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance
:

  • WMT +10.5%, BGG +9.2%, LFVN +7.6%, WUBA +7.5%, CSCO +6.7%

Other news:

  • SBBP +10.9% (terminates public offering of ordinary shares)
  • SYMC +6.7% (Starboard confirms 5.8% active stake, delivered a letter to the Issuer nominating a slate of five director candidates in early July)
  • SAIL +2.3% (upsized underwritten public offering of 13.75 mln shares of its common stock by selling stockholders at $28.25 per share)
  • MOV +1.8% (to acquire MVMT Watches for initial payment of approx. $100 mln)
  • ELF +1.2% (ticking higher after the CEO disclosed the purchase of ~66K shares)
  • AMAT +1.1% (ahead of earnings after the close)
  • M +1.1% (after closing 16% lower following earnings)
  • ADUS +0.8% (prices underwritten public offering of 2.1 mln shares of common stock at the public offering price of $59.00 per share)
  • TEVA +0.6% (Teva Pharma and Regeneron (REGN) announce 'positive' topline results from a Phase 3 study of fasinumab in patients with chronic pain from osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee or hip)

Analyst comments:

  • AVLR +6.7% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman)
  • CGC +3.4% (upgraded to Speculative Buy from Hold at Canaccord Genuity)
  • BA +2.3% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS)
  • FTI +1.7% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies)
  • LULU +1.5% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Argus)
  • KMB +0.5% (upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at JP Morgan)