>>> US Gapping Up

Gapping up
In reaction to earnings/guidance
:

  • PPG +4.1%, MATX +3.8%, AA +3.2%, JBHT +1.9%, ALLY +1.9%, BK +1%, STT +1%

M&A news:

  • GFN +54.8% (to be acquired by United Rentals (URI) for $19/share), ALXN +4.6% (Astrazenca received US clearance of proposed acquisition of the Co)

Other news:

  • PGNY +7% (to join S&P MidCap 400)
  • UFS +6.9% (to join S&P SmallCap 600)
  • LSCC +6.9% (to join S&P MidCap 400)
  • TGTX +6.9% (announces positive results from the ULTIMATE I & II Phase 3 trials of ublituximab in multiple sclerosis)
  • DKNG +4.7% (to become an Official Sports Betting Partner of the NFL)
  • BTX +4.3% (pays $1 mln towards acquisition of license for mRNA technology platform),
  • DMTK +3.3% (announces topline results from its second economic study of PLA), SYBX +2.5% (stock offering),
  • IDYA +1.6% (announces investor day to review data from Phase 1/2 Trial of Darovasertib)
  • REGI +1.5% (names new CFO)
  • KSU +1.4% (announces that Jeffrey Songer has been named to a new position as executive vice president - strategic merger planning and John Orr has been named executive vice president - operations)
  • PTC +1.3% (to join S&P 500)

Analyst comments:

  • IOVA +9.2% (initiated with a Buy at Goldman)
  • WIT +5.2% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citi)
  • ARRY +3.8% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS)
  • DRNA +3.4% ( initiated with a Buy at Goldman)
  • RUN +3.1% (upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Sandler)
  • UBA +2.7% (upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Sandler)
  • WKHS +2.3% (initiated with a Buy at B. Riley Securities)
  • MITK +1.8% (initiated with a Buy at Jefferies)
  • MPC +1.7% (upgraded to Strong Buy from Mkt Perform at Raymond James)
  • JKS +1.4% (upgraded to Neutral from Sell at UBS)
  • OSK +1.4% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS)
  • SPG +1.4% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies)
  • AAWW +1.4% (initiated with a Buy at Truist)
  • CMCSA +1.3% (upgraded to Outperform from Mkt Perform at Raymond James)
  • AFRM +1.2% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Seaport Global Securities)
  • BLDP +1.2% (initiated with a Buy at B. Riley Securities)
  • CSCO +1.2% (upgraded to Outperform from Peer Perform at Wolfe Research)