>>> US Gapping up


Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance
:

  • ADSK +9.5%, SPLK +8.7%, OPRA +7.5%, QD +5.8%, BKE +4.7%, JE +3.6% (notes unwarranted pressure and provides MifQ Update; expects base EBITDA guidance of $200-220 mln; committed to returning capital to shareholders through dividend distributions), NWY +2.9%, OSIS +2.2%

M&A news:

  • SEP +5.7% (Spectra Energy LP's remaining shares will be acquired by Enbridge (ENB) in a transaction valued at $3.3 bln)

Other news:

  • MAXR +9.1% (provides further response to Spruce Point Capital Management report -- Board reaffirms full confidence in Company's management team)
  • ICHR +8.1% (will replace Super Micro Computer [SMCI] in the S&P SmallCap 600)
  • ANET +3.8% (will replace GGP in the S&P 500)
  • DHX +2.3% (confirms receipt of letter from TCS Capital Management, says Board and management plan to fully explore and respond to TCS' new proposal)
  • AMD +2.2% (continued momentum after making new 52 week highs today)
  • MLM +1.2% (increases quarterly cash dividend to $0.48/share from $0.44/share)

Analyst comments:

  • ARDX +2.4% (initiated with a Buy at Jefferies)
  • NFLX +1.9% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at SunTrust)
  • AABA +0.9% (resumed with a Overweight at JP Morgan)