>>> US Gapping up


Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance
:

  • LEN +8.9%, FDS +0.5%

Other news:

  • SPPI +21.2% (reports the company is weighing a possible sale after fielding takeover interest)
  • XERS +18.1% (announces positive phase 3 clinical trial data on its investigational ready-to-use glucagon rescue pen)
  • CBIO +8.5% (Point72 discloses 5.5% passive stake)
  • EXEL +5.4% (will replace Copart in the S&P MidCap 400)
  • PTIE +5.2% (trading higher but currently halted - FDA is holding an Advisory Committee Meeting to discuss the New Drug Application (NDA) for REMOXY ER today)
  • GE +5.1% (announces results of strategic review -- confirms will separate GE Healthcare into a standalone company, will pursue an orderly separation from Baker Hughes (BHGE))
  • KMI +0.8% (Kinder Morgan, EagleClaw Midstream and Apache announce joint development of the Permian Highway Pipeline Project)
  • APA +0.8% (Kinder Morgan, EagleClaw Midstream and Apache announce joint development of the Permian Highway Pipeline Project)

Analyst comments:

  • LRCX +2.3% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS)
  • MU +2.2% (upgraded to Neutral from Sell at UBS)
  • HOME +2% (upgraded to Overweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley)
  • SPOT +2% (initiated with a Overweight at Barclays)
  • CTL +1.9% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies)
  • WH +1.8% (added to Conviction Buy List at Goldman)
  • MELI +1.4% (upgraded to Overweight from Sector Weight at KeyBanc Capital Mkts)
  • NVDA +1.1% (initiated with a Buy at The Benchmark Company)