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Fly News Breaks for October 15, 2018
LULU, TPR, MCD, ATVI
Oct 15, 2018 | 10:57 EDT
Check out today's top analyst calls from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly. BARCLAYS BOOSTS ACTIVISION TO OVERWEIGHT: Barclays analyst Ryan Gee upgraded Activision Blizzard (ATVI) to Overweight from Equal Weight and raised his price target for the shares to $86 from $79. The analyst said his positive view is based on upside potential for Call of Duty digital revenue in 2019 from battle royale, as well as optimism for incremental product announcements at BlizzCon "fueling positive revisions" to consensus 2019 earnings estimates. Activision is one of the premier content creators across the entire media landscape and is well positioned to capitalize on secular themes in console/mobile online gaming, Gee added. In late morning trading, Activision Blizzard shares were lower by over 4%. EVERCORE UPGRADES MCDONALD'S TO OUTPERFORM: Evercore ISI analyst Matt McGinley upgraded McDonald's (MCD) to Outperform from In Line given lowered expectations on comp, a pullback in valuation relative to last year, and due to the more defensive nature of the business model. For the industry, the analyst believes that economies of scale are of increasing importance amid labor inflation, remodel investment, and a higher promotional cadence. This will require greater sophistication to plan, execute, and evolve, and as a result, he expects to see more M&A and marginal capacity exit. LOOP CUTS TAPESTRY TO HOLD: Loop Capital analyst Laura Champine downgraded Tapestry (TPR), the company formerly known as Coach, to Hold from Buy and lowered her price target for the shares to $45 from $59. Tapestry's overall competitive positioning is less attractive into the holiday season, Champine believes. The analyst still expects the long-term cost synergies from the Kate Spade acquisition to be substantial, but she's concerned that "less-compelling fashion could yield disappointing holiday results." In late morning trading, Tapestry shares were lower by 2.3%. WEDBUSH UPGRADES LULULEMON TO OUTPERFORM: Wedbush analyst Jen Redding upgraded Lululemon (LULU) to Outperform from Neutral, with a $176 price target. The analyst said she has long viewed Lululemon as an "impressive" growth story, with a best-in-class retail leadership team at the helm, and continues to see the company's cutting-edge data analytics and technology platforms on the forefront of wins in the years to come. Redding also sees fundamentals as compelling, including a strong e-commerce segment with meaningful growth ahead, and promising international expansion opportunities. Insights across her suite of proprietary Wedbush Data Analytics Models give her confidence in her above consensus quarterly forecast. Redding attributes the recent pullback in share price as owing to a selloff in the market.
News For ATVI;MCD;TPR;LULU From the Last 2 Days
TPR
Mar 28, 2024 | 07:29 EDT
SharkNinja (SN) announced that Patraic Reagan has been named Chief Financial Officer, effective April 22...Reagan will oversee SharkNinja's financial strategies and lead the company's global finance organization, including financial planning and analysis, accounting, treasury, tax, internal audit, and investor relations. Larry Flynn, who served as Interim Chief Financial Officer since June 2023, will continue in his role as Chief Accounting Officer. Reagan joins SharkNinja with over two decades of relevant experience. Most recently, Mr. Reagan served as the Chief Financial Officer of Nike's (NKE) Asia, Pacific, and Latin America segment, where he helped drive consecutive years of strong revenue growth, and EBIT expansion that outpaced revenue while accelerating investment in key areas. Over his 13-year career with Nike, Mr. Reagan also served as the Global VP of Business Planning and was the CFO of Nike's Direct-to-Consumer business in EMEA. Prior to Nike, Mr. Reagan held financial positions of increasing responsibility at roles with with Coach (now Tapestry TPR), Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, Kraft Foods and Chiquita Brands International. .
MCD
Mar 27, 2024 | 06:19 EDT
Citi analyst Jon Tower raised the firm's price target on Krispy Kreme (DNUT) to $19 from $14 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The company's "long-awaited" McDonald's (MCD) partnership came in better than expected, with Krispy Kreme set to see its products sold at most U.S. locations by 2027 versus earlier discussions of a couple thousand stores, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm estimates this partnership alone could add $400M in revenue and $85M in EBITDA after full rollout. While execution risk remains, the news is "clearly a positive" for Krispy Kreme and investors, providing greater sales visibility for a brand that's been struggling with GLP-1 headlines and softer spend from lower-income consumers, says Citi.
MCD
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Mar 26, 2024 | 08:57 EDT
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