Jefferies analyst Brent Thill said "no one is immune" to the coronavirus in terms of the Internet sector he covers. He views travel names as most exposed and identifies Alphabet (GOOGL), Match (MTCH), Facebook (FB), Snap (SNAP), Twitter (TWTR), Lyft (LYFT), IAC (IAC), eBay (EBAY), MercadoLibre (MELI), Yelp (YELP), Amazon (AMZN), Redfin (RDFN) and Zillow Group (ZG) among those he sees with "moderate" exposure. Thill lowered his price target on Booking (BKNG) shares to $1,755 from $1,800, cut his Expedia (EXPE) target to $145 from $155 and trimmed his TripAdvisor (TRIP) price target to $21 from $27, citing the coronavirus impacts.

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TikTok Policy issued the following statement on the enactment of "the TikTok Ban": "This unconstitutional law is a TikTok ban, and we will challenge it in court. We believe the facts and the law are clearly on our side, and we will ultimately prevail. The fact is, we have invested billions of dollars to keep U.S. data safe and our platform free from outside influence and manipulation. This ban would devastate seven million businesses and silence 170 million Americans. As we continue to challenge this unconstitutional ban, we will continue investing and innovating to ensure TikTok remains a space where Americans of all walks of life can safely come to share their experiences, find joy, and be inspired." Publicly traded companies in the social media space that compete with TikTok include Meta Platforms (META), Alphabet (GOOGL), Pinterest (PINS) and Snap (SNAP). Reference Link

Tuesday's total option volume of 40.6 million contracts resulted in net open interest growth of 5.36 million calls and 4.67 million puts. Tesla (TSLA), AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC), Amazon (AMZN) and Ford (F) saw the greatest growth. Top five new positions opened include 40k Wal-Mart (WMT) May-24 59 calls, 37k AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC) Sep-24 8 puts, 36k AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC) Sep-24 7 puts, 28k Ford (F) 4/26 weekly 13 calls and 26k Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) May-24 20 calls.

Jefferies raised the firm's price target on Zillow to $77 from $75 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The firm expects upside in Q1, though higher mortgage rates and softer housing data exiting the quarter could encourage Zillow to guide Q2 conservatively. Still, the firm sees tailwinds from new products driving upside to consensus in the coming years, the analyst added in a preview note for the U.S. Internet group.

Jefferies raised the firm's price target on Yelp to $43 from $42 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares. In a preview note for the U.S. Internet group, the firm says it will be looking for signs of sustainability in elevated ARPU growth at Yelp, especially as locations/app MAUs remain in decline.

Jefferies lowered the firm's price target on MercadoLibre to $1,400 from $1,650 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares. A recent ramp in investments could pressure EBIT near-term, though continued momentum in GMV, Advertising, and Credit "would keep the long-term story alive," the analyst tells investors in a preview note for the U.S. Internet group.

Wedbush analyst Scott Devitt raised the firm's price target on Amazon.com to $225 from $220 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares ahead of quarterly results. The firm thinks Amazon is well positioned this year with multiple drivers of sustainable margin expansion in place. The company has reported operating income ahead of Street estimates for five consecutive quarters, and Wedbush estimates Q1 operating income of $11.6B, approximately 5% above consensus. Heading into results, the firm is looking for sustained advertising momentum given positive feedback from advertisers in its Q1 Digital Advertising Survey and from digital advertising agencies, accelerating AWS growth and incremental commentary on AI-related demand, and ongoing improvements in both North America and International retail margins.

Citi analyst Ronald Josey raised the firm's price target on Amazon.com to $235 from $215 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The analyst "materially" raised operating income projections on Amazon following an analysis of the company's Advertising and Retail businesses. Citi now projects operating income to reach 10% margins in 2025 on continued advertising strength and improving retail efficiencies. Given faster shipping speeds, the firm believes conversion rates are improving as Amazon's retail business benefits from its regionalization approach with shorter transport distances as the overall cost to serve comes down. Amazon remains one of its top picks across the internet sector.