Today's noteworthy downgrades include: A.O. Smith (AOS) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Maxim... Aetna (AET) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies... Air France-KLM (AFLYY) downgraded to Sell from Neutral at UBS... BHP Billiton (BHP) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Macquarie... Barracuda (CUDA) downgraded to Sector Weight from Overweight at Pacific Crest... Boston Beer (SAM) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies... Caladrius (CLBS) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at H.C. Wainwright... Canadian Natural (CNQ) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Macquarie... Cliffs Natural (CLF) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Macquarie... Community Health (CYH) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Wedbush... Container Store (TCS) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan... D.R. Horton (DHI) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Raymond James... Energizer (ENR) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies... Enerplus (ERF) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Macquarie... Finisar (FNSR) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Barclays... Freeport McMoRan (FCX) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Macquarie... Globus Medical (GMED) downgraded to Underperform from Buy at BofA/Merrill... Hollysys (HOLI) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse... International Paper (IP) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Barclays... InvenSense (INVN) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Rosenblatt... KB Home (KBH) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at MKM Partners... Keysight Technologies (KEYS) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Baird... Lumentum (LITE) downgraded to Underweight from Equal Weight at Barclays... Mattress Firm (MFRM) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS... Mead Johnson (MJN) downgraded to Underperform from Outperform at CLSA... Media General (MEG) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Gabelli... Mosaic (MOS) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital... Quidel (QDEL) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at William Blair... United Technologies (UTX) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Bernstein... Veritiv (VRTV) downgraded to Underweight from Overweight at Barclays... Volvo (VOLVY) downgraded to Underweight from Neutral at JPMorgan... WestRock (WRK) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Barclays... Williams-Sonoma (WSM) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Buckingham.

Reports Q1 revenue $978.8M, consensus $995.97M. "A. O. Smith delivered a strong performance in the first quarter primarily driven by higher sales of our commercial high efficiency water heaters and lower steel costs in North America as we saw continued healthy water heater demand. We achieved sales growth of 6% in China, despite the ongoing macroeconomic challenges in that country, as our recently released kitchen products continue to be well received in the market," noted Kevin Wheeler, chairman and chief executive officer. "I am pleased with our global team's efforts in servicing our customers during the quarter."

Reports Q1 revenue $4.62B, consensus $4.56B. "International Paper made progress executing our strategic initiatives in the first quarter,'' said Mark Sutton, chairman and CEO. "We saw commercial benefits from our business strategies, as well as cost benefits from mill system optimization. Although costs remain elevated and volumes were seasonally lower in the quarter, market trends continue to improve."

BHP Group (BHP) is weighing a possible acquisition of Anglo American (NGLOY), Bloomberg's Crystal Tse, Dinesh Nair, and Thomas Biesheuvel report, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The company has recently been evaluating the possibility of an offer for Anglo American, the authors note. Reference Link

Reports Q1 revenue $3.14B, consensus $3.09B. On a same-store basis, admissions increased 3.8% and adjusted admissions increased 1.9%, compared to the same period in 2023. The company said, "We were pleased with our first quarter performance compared to both prior year and prior quarter. Progress was demonstrated on key operational and strategic priorities, and we remain focused on building further momentum as we pursue the opportunities available to us this year"

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Cleveland-Cliffs is down -6.8%, or -$1.42 to $19.43.

Says will continue to buy back stock "hand over fist." Says Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) "the only U.S. solution" for U.S. Steel (X). Says will have to "re-assess value" of U.S. Steel. Says targeting net debt to EBITDA of 2.5x. Says balance sheet in "great shape, near record liquidity." Sees CapEx ~$1B/year from 2025-2028. Comments taken from Q1 earnings conference call.

During its earnings release yesterday, Cleveland-Cliffs announced that during the first quarter, the company repurchased 30.4M CLF common shares, fully utilizing the remaining balance of $608M under the previously authorized $1B share repurchase program. The average stock purchase price for the entire program was $18.79 per share. Following the completion of the program, the Cliffs Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program for the company to buy back up to $1.5B of its outstanding common shares. The new program does not have a specific expiration date.

Desjardins downgraded Canadian Natural to Hold from Buy with a C$110 price target.