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Fly News Breaks for April 5, 2019
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Apr 5, 2019 | 05:10 EDT
After speaking with a contact lens distributor, Piper Jaffray analyst Matt O'Brien is a "little cautious" on Cooper Companies' fiscal Q2 results. The shift to dailies continues, which is positive for the market as a whole, but Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Alcon were more aggressive in calendar Q1, so results for the category "may be a bit unusual," O'Brien tells investors in a research note. In addition to the "odd activity" from the two largest players, the analyst also heard about some "aggressive behavior" from Cooper in recent weeks, which makes him think the company should hit its numbers. He's still bullish on Cooper Companies capturing share in lenses in 2019 and 2020 and keeps an Overweight rating on the name.