>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up
In reaction to earnings/guidance
:

  • HIMX +9.3%, ANGO +4.2%, WBA +3.4%, STZ +3.3%, COLL +1.7%

Other news:

  • OXFD +27.1% (to be acquired by PerkinElmer (PKI) for $22.00 per share in cash)
  • PLUG +23.1% (to form partnership with SK Group to accelerate hydrogen as energy source in Asian markets; SK Group will make a $1.5 bln investment in PLUG)
  • CVAC +15.1% (Bayer AG and CureVac to collaborate on COVID-19 vaccine candidate CVnCoV)
  • DTIL +7.6% (announces closing of in vivo gene editing collaboration and license agreement with Eli Lilly and Company (LLY))
  • PRSP +7.4% (Veritas Capital discloses 11.7% stake)
  • TEN +7% (Carl Ichan discloses 14.99% stake)
  • NIU +6.8% (reports Q4 e-scooter sales increased 40.9%)
  • ALDX +5.8% (announces positive top-line symptom and sign results from run-in cohort of phase 3 tranquility trial in dry eye disease)
  • AFMD +5.1% (provides pipeline and business update; Continued progress for AFM13 and AFM24 clinical studies)
  • GLYC +4.9% (announced APL-106 has been granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the China NMPA Center for Drug Evaluation for the treatment of relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia)
  • AMRN +3.9% (update ahead of JP Morgan conference)
  • KZIA +3.6% (announces that the GBM AGILE pivotal study (NCT03970447) has commenced recruitment to the paxalisib arm)
  • KALA +3.5% (announced the launch of EYSUVIS 0.25% for the short-term (up to two weeks) treatment of the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease)
  • WBA +3.4% (to accelerate pace and scale of VillageMD rollout)
  • AQST +3.4% (provides business update; Multiple clinical trials demonstrate that AQST-108 can consistently deliver epinephrine)
  • GBIO +3.1% (prices offering of 8 mln shares of common stock at $24.50 per share)
  • ALC +2.7% (launches AcrySof IQ Vivity)
  • ALNY +2.1% (reports positive topline results from HELIOS-A phase 3 study of vutrisiran in patients with hATTR amyloidosis with polyneuropathy; met primary and all secondary endpoints at 9 months)
  • CHMA +1.9% (provides corporate update and previews expected 2021 milestones)
  • CI +1.6% (initiates dividend of $1.00/sh)
  • EDUC +1.4% (reports Dec revenue)
  • GNL +1.3% (announces that it collected 97% of the original cash rent due for the fourth quarter of 2020 as of January 6, 2021)
  • MELI +1.3% (has entered into privately negotiated transactions to repurchase approximately $440 mln principal amount of its outstanding 2.00% convertible senior notes due 2028)
  • USB +1.2% (to acquire Debt Servicing client portfolio of MUFG Union Bank)
  • TMUS +1% (provides Q4 operating metrics), . 

Analyst comments:

  • MOS +3.6% (upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan)
  • TSLA +3% (upgraded to Sector Perform from Underperform at RBC Capital Mkts)
  • JPM +2.2% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA Securities)
  • FL +2.1% (upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Cowen)
  • WFC +1.9% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies)
  • ANET +1.4% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Rosenblatt)
  • CS +1.3% (upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan)
  • MCD +1.2% ( upgraded to Outperform from Perform at Oppenheimer)