Gapping down
In reaction to earnings/guidance:
- JRVR -23.9% (also announced $175 mln stock offering), FSLY -18.4% (also CFO to step down), RKT -12.9%, YELL -12.8%, ETSY -11.1%, VAPO -9.8%, AVNW -9.5%, TXG -8.7%, CAH -8.2%, CENX -7.1%, TWO -6.5%, RDFN -6.1%, IIVI -5.9%, MTW -5.4%, MRNA -5.4%, CTSH -4.9%, INSG -4.9%, TWLO -4.9%, GKOS -4.8%, FATE -4.8%, PWR -4.5%, CCMP -4.2%, USCR -4.2%, UBER -3.9%, NCLH -3.9%, LOPE -3.7%, SRPT -3.3%, APTV -3.3%, ACIW -3.1%, W -2.9%, LAUR -2.9%, KW -2.8%, ALE -2.4%, GOGO -2.4%, FMC -2.3%, EVRG -2.3%, MIDD -2.3%, MTG -2.2%, GDOT -2.2%, GBT -2.1%, WD -2%, KL -2%, TPR -2%, XEC -1.9%, CXW -1.6%, PENN -1.6%, AVYA -1.6%, DCP -1.5%, KRO -1.5%, ING -1.3%, HWM -1.3%, ALB -1.2%, CF -1.2%, EQT -1.1%, MET -1.1%, BE -1.1%, FLT -1%
Other news:
- NVAX -7.1% (announces publication of results for Phase 2b trial conducted in South Africa of NVX-CoV2373)
- ALGT -6.4% (prices offering of 1.35 mln shares of common stock at $219.00 per share)
- MRK -1.1% (FDA approves KEYTRUDA for HER2-positive gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma)
- BE -1.1% (BKR and BE to collaborate on efficient power and hydrogen solutions)
- AMT -1% (prices offering of 9 mln shares of common stock at $244.75 per share)
Analyst comments:
- FMC -2.3% (downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup)
- PTON -2.3% (downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA Securities)
- PFE -1.9% (downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Mizuho)
- OCFC -1.4% (downgraded to Equal-Weight from Overweight at Stephens)
Gapping up
In reaction to earnings/guidance:
- CDNA +16.2%, QLYS +11.3%, HIMX +10.7%, AVID +10.4%, ARLO +9.7%, SBH +8.6%, BCRX +8.5%, GIL +8.1%, RUN +6.5%, RLJ +6.1%, CDAY +6.1%, ZNGA +5.6% (also to acquire Chartboost), AOSL +5.3%, HEAR +5.1%, OSUR +5.1%, QTWO +5%, BUD +5%, PRIM +4.6%, PYPL +4.6%, PZZA +4.2%, NUS +4%, SIMO +3.9%, ROOT +3.7%, APA +3.7%, TNDM +3.6%, DGII +3.5%, CCRN +3.5%, FVRR +3.3%, VSTO +3.3%, CSGS +3.1%, TMX +3.1%, TEN +3.1%, HUBS +3%, CARS +3%, BLDR +2.9%, VIAC +2.9%, BKI +2.9%, PDCE +2.8%, VNT +2.8%, NVST +2.7%, FRT +2.6%, BLD +2.6%, BAND +2.5%, IRM +2.5%, MELI +2.2%, RCII +2.2%, AES +2.2%, XXII +2.2%, PING +2.1%, STAA +2.1%, WCC +2.1%, ADNT +2.1%, COMM +2%, HL +1.9%, EPAM +1.9%, NRG +1.9%, WBT +1.7%, ICPT +1.7%, NBIX +1.5%, RSG +1.5%, AG +1.5%, ECOM +1.4%, QRVO +1.3%, UGI +1.3% (also increases dividend), MT +1.3%, RGR +1.2%, SKT +1.2%, PRLB +1.2%, MDU +1.1%, MGA +1.1%, PQG +1.1%, STOR +1.1%, VG +1.1%, MMS +1%
Other news:
- LKCO +24.3% (announces favorable court ruling granting preliminary injunction)
- HOME +16.5% (in talks with Hellman & Friedman for take-private deal, according to WSJ)
- ORGS +11.2% (has been granted Investigational Device Exemption approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration to conduct a first-in-human feasibility study of the Tissue Genesis Icellator2 to treat Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome resulting from COVID-19 infection)
- TRVN +9.6% (announces selection of TRV027 for NIH-funded ACTIV initiative for COVID-19 trial)
- MNOV +4.5% (receives Notice of Intention to Grant from the European Patent Office for a pending patent application which covers the combination of MN-166 (ibudilast) and riluzole for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
- AGTC +4.4% (reports "positive" 12-month data from highest dose groups in its ongoing XLRP Phase 1/2 clinical trial)
- CWH +4% (to acquire Hilmerson RV)
- CEQP +3.8% (files for 6 mln common unit offering by selling shareholders)
- KLR +3.8% (to build communication solutions with Trellance for credit unions)
- ASO +2.8% (prices offering of 14 mln shares of common stock at $32.00 per share)
- ADCT +2.2% (ZYNLONTA has been included in the latest National Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Practice Guidelines in oncology for B-cell Lymphomas) AG +1.5% (files for US$300 mln mixed securities shelf offering)
- LGIH +1.4% (reports April 2021 home closings)
- APEN +1.3% (files for $150 mln mixed securities shelf offering)
Analyst comments:
- PSNL +7.5% (upgraded to Outperform from Perform at Oppenheimer)
- RARE +5.8% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup)
- CMLS +4.9% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at B. Riley Securities)
- EOLS +3.6% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Mizuho)
- WOW +3.3% (upgraded to Overweight from Equal-Weight at Stephens)
- FRT +2.6% (upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Sandler)
- MRCY +1.9% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies)
- DRI +1.3% (upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Cowen)
- FLEX +1.3% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Cross Research)
- NGG +1.1% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Berenberg)
- ASTE +1% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Stifel)
ECB to inspect loans to shadow banks after Greensill, Archegos fiascos
* INTERVIEW-Two in five euro zone banks still in denial about bad loans: ECB's Enria:
By Balazs Koranyi, Francesco Canepa and Frank Siebelt
FRANKFURT, May 6 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will take a closer look at bank loans to lightly regulated investment funds and specialised lenders after the spectacular collapses of Archegos Capital Management and Greensill, top ECB supervisor Andrea Enria told Reuters.
Regulators have long worried about the rise of so-called shadow banking, or lending by entities outside the traditional banking sector that are not subject to the same scrutiny as the mainstream banks they often borrow from.
The area has come under sharper scrutiny following the demise this year of supply-chain lender Greensill and Archegos, a family office run by former Tiger Asia manager Bill Hwang.
Their collapse caused billions dollars in losses to international investment banks such as Credit Suisse though their impact on euro zone lenders was not material.
Enria said those cases should serve as a lesson for euro zone supervisors, who would now focus more on how banks in the bloc manage their exposure to entities that make leveraged and highly concentrated bets on financial markets.
"What concerns me the most is that sometimes banks themselves don't have visibility on the portfolio of these entities," he said in an interview.
Enria said banks would be judged based on how they complied with European Banking Authority guidelines.
These guidelines stipulate that exposures to shadow banks worth more than 0.25 percent of a bank's capital must be added up and be subject to risk controls and oversight by management.
The ECB's checks will start in earnest when COVID-19 travel restrictions are eased, allowing inspectors to move around more freely, Enria said.
"I think you can drill down into this kind of exposures much better if you're on site, take the credit file and start to ask questions about the specific counterparts," Enria said.
The ECB has already been taking a deep dive into bank loans to highly leveraged companies and Enria said there were still some inspections planned before that initiative could be completed.
Archegos' meltdown was triggered when a company it was heavily exposed to, ViacomCBS, announced a stock offering in March, pushing its share price down and causing banks to demand that the family office post more capital against its position.
Greensill, which lent money to firms by buying their invoices at a discount and had a large exposure to steel magnate Sanjeev Gupta, collapsed in March when it lost insurance underpinning these deals.
Qatar's finance minister arrested on alleged embezzlement -statement
Qatar's Finance Minister Ali Sherif al-Emadi was arrested for questioning over allegations of embezzlement, abuse of power and crimes related to the public sector, a statement carried by state news agency QNA said on Thursday.
An investigation is underway, the statement added.
Early premarket gappers
- Gapping up:
- CDNA +16.2%, HOME +15.3%, QLYS +10.3%, AVID +10.1%, ARLO +9.2%, GIL +8.1%, CDAY +8.1%, MNOV +7.1%, RUN +5.8%, HEAR +5.8%, AOSL +5.3%, BUD +5.2%, ZNGA +5.1%, OSUR +5.1%, STAA +5%, FVRR +5%, QTWO +4.8%, PRIM +4.6%, PYPL +4.4%, CWH +4%, NUS +4%, CEQP +3.8%, CUTR +3.8%, KLR +3.8%, ECPG +3.6%, TNDM +3.6%, DGII +3.5%, WCC +3.3%, HIMX +3.3%, CSGS +3.1%, HUBS +3%, CCRN +3%, HL +3%, VSTO +2.9%, NVST +2.7%, SIMO +2.6%, KLIC +2.6%, PDCE +2.5%, SGMO +2.4%, WW +2.4%, OBSV +2.4%, ZYNE +2.3%, ADCT +2.2%, BE +2.2%, RCII +2.2%, VNT +2.2%, AES +2.2%, PING +2.1%, COMM +2%, EPAM +1.9%, MGA +1.8%, FRT +1.7%, WBT +1.7%, XXII +1.7%, XRAY +1.6%, LGIH +1.4%, BKR +1.4%, APEN +1.3%, MRO +1.3%, QRVO +1.3%, UGI +1.3%, MELI +1.3%, RGR +1.2%, BAND +1.2%, SKT +1.2%, MDU +1.1%, MUR +1.1%, PQG +1.1%
- Gapping down:
- JRVR -24.7%, FSLY -16.7%, RKT -14.2%, AVNW -13.3%, YELL -13.2%, ETSY -11.2%, VAPO -9.8%, KTOS -8.7%, INSG -7%, TXG -6.4%, TWO -6.1%, CENX -5.7%, NVAX -5.6%, CTSH -5.5%, RDFN -5.4%, ALGT -5.1%, GKOS -4.8%, TWLO -4.7%, LOPE -4.6%, GDDY -4.3%, CCMP -4.2%, MTW -4.1%, FATE -3.8%, UBER -3.5%, SRPT -3.3%, LESL -3.2%, ACIW -3.1%, KW -2.8%, XEC -2.7%, ALE -2.4%, GBT -2.1%, MRNA -2%, FMC -2%, KL -2%, PLYA -1.9%, MTG -1.9%, ASO -1.7%, CXW -1.6%, SUPN -1.6%, DCP -1.5%, KRO -1.5%, PRLB -1.3%, AMT -1.2%, CF -1.2%, ATSG -1.2%, USCR -1.2%, UMC -1.1%, FLT -1%, ING -1%, ICL -1%
>>> Up
* Aalberts PT Raised to 50 euros from 45 euros at Morgan Stanley
* Cementir PT Raised to 11.50 euros at Banca Akros (ESN) (+)
* ConvaTec Raised to Buy at Peel Hunt; PT 285 pence
* Iberdrola Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley; PT 14 euros
* National Grid Raised to Buy on Energy Transition Role: Berenberg
* Pearson Raised to Outperform at Exane; PT 950 pence
* Rational Raised to Buy at Bankhaus Metzler; PT 850 euros (+)
* Selvaag Bolig Raised to Buy at Pareto Securities; PT 69 kroner
* Selvaag Bolig Raised to Buy at Pareto Securities; PT 69 kroner
* Spar Nord Raised to Buy at Handelsbanken; PT 75 kroner
* Vontobel Raised to Buy at Octavian; PT 82 Swiss francs
>>> Down
* Apranga Cut to Hold at SEB Equities; PT 1.87 euros
>>> Down
* Apranga Cut to Hold at SEB Equities; PT 1.87 euros
* HeidelbergCement Cut to Hold at SocGen; PT 85 euros (+)
* ITM Power Cut to Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley; PT 440 pence
* Lundin Energy Cut to Sector Perform at RBC; PT 250 kronor
* Northern Ocean Cut to Reduce at Kepler Cheuvreux; PT 6.50 kroner (+)
* Oerlikon Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank; PT 10 Swiss francs
* Sagax Cut to Sell at Handelsbanken; PT 200 kronor
* Sagax Cut to Sell at Pareto Securities; PT 193 kronor
>>> Initiation
* Vossloh Rated New Buy at Stifel; PT 54 euros
>>> Call
>>> Initiation
* Vossloh Rated New Buy at Stifel; PT 54 euros
>>> Call
* Barratt Developments Update Solid, Consensus to Rise: Citi (+)
* EssilorLuxottica 1Q Beat Driven by ‘Ebullient’ U.S.: Jefferies (+)
* ING Beating Expectations Might Already Be Priced In: Jefferies (+)
* Jefferies Updates 2021-25 Estimates for Europe Energy After 1Q
* Morgan Stanley Sees ‘Attractive’ Stance For Europe Energy Shares
* Morgan Stanley Sees ‘Attractive’ Stance For Europe Energy Shares
* National Grid Raised to Buy on Energy Transition Role: Berenberg
* UniCredit Shares Seen Slightly Higher, Guidance Mixed: Jefferies
- Nel (D7G TH) +2%
- Stock down 20% so far this week
- Zalando (ZAL TH) +1.9%
- Zalando Boosts Profit Goals Amid Sales Boom During Lockdown (1)
- Siemens Gamesa (GTQ1 TH) +1.8%
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SocGen (SGE TH) +1.5%
- SocGen 1Q Equities Revenue Beats Estimates
-
AB InBev (1NBA TH) +1.4%
- Budweiser Brewer Names Insider as CEO After Profit Beats
- AB InBev 1Q Adjusted Ebitda Beats Estimates
- Carnival Plc (POH1 TH) +1.3%
- Polymetal (PM6 TH) +1.2%
- Fresenius SE (FRE TH) -0.8%
- Fresenius SE 1Q Adj. Ebit Matches Estimates, Plans Cost Savings
- Continental (CON TH) -0.9%
- Nokia (NOA3 TH) -1.2%
- HeidelbergCement (HEI TH) -1.2%
- HeidelbergCement Sees ‘Slight Increase’ in 2021 Revenue
- OMV (OMV TH) -1.5%
- Ferrari (2FE TH) -2.1%
DAX:
- Siemens Energy (ENR TH) +1%
- Henkel (HEN3 TH) +0.9%
- Henkel 1Q Rev. EU4.97b, Est. EU4.95b; Raises FY Guidance
- VW (VOW3 TH) +0.8%
- VW Raises Full-Year Outlook After Market Recovery Boosts Demand
- Fresenius SE (FRE TH) -0.2%
- Fresenius SE 1Q Adj. Ebit Matches Estimates, Plans Cost Savings
- Covestro (1COV TH) -0.3%
- Covestro Roadshow Scheduled By Bankhaus Metzler for May 6
- HeidelbergCement (HEI TH) -0.7%
- HeidelbergCement Sees ‘Slight Increase’ in 2021 Revenue
MDAX:
- K+S (SDF TH) +2.4%
- Zalando (ZAL TH) +1.9%
- Zalando Boosts Profit Goals Amid Sales Boom During Lockdown
- Rheinmetall (RHM TH) +1.7%
- Rheinmetall Expects to Sell Its Pistons Division Soon: WiWo
- GEA Group (G1A TH) +0.8%
- Lufthansa (LHA TH) +0.8%
- Air France-KLM Weighs Fresh Fundraising as Losses Mount
SDAX:
- Bilfinger (GBF TH) +1.5%
- Altrad Talks on $1.8 Billion Bilfinger Takeover Said to End (1)
- Hensoldt AG (HAG TH) +1.3%
- Leoni (LEO TH) +1.3%
- Schaeffler (SHA TH) +1.1%
- Deutsche PBB (PBB TH) +1%
- Grenke (GLJ TH) -0.9%
- Grenke Removed from SDAX Index as Annual Report Deadline Passes
- VERBIO Vereinigte (VBK TH) -3%
- VERBIO increases EBITDA in the first nine months of the financial year 2020/2021