Piper Jaffray analyst JP Kim raised his price target on DexCom (DXCM) to $182 and kept his Overweight rating after its "solid" Q2 results and raised guidance. driven by the 41% U.S. revenue growth in spite of the tougher comp. The analyst is positive on the pharmacy coverage unlocking more type 2 diabetes patients, manufacturing lines preparing for the G7 Continuous Glucose Monitoring system, and its "direct to Apple (AAPL) Watch"compatibility, as well as the company's Walgreens (WBA) partnership, even though he sees tougher annual comps and a Medicare pricing headwind in Q4.

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Canaccord analyst William Plovanic raised the firm's price target on DexCom to $145 from $144 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The firm said they reported a slight;ly better than expected Q1 as the company raised the low-end and mid-point of its revenue guidance and reiterated its adjusted GM/OM/EBITDA margins for 2024.

Erste Group downgraded Apple to Hold from Buy.

Apple (AAPL) supplier TSMC (TSM) has unveiled its A16 chip manufacturing technology featuring nanosheet transistors with "backside power rails" meant for producing its ultra-advanced 1.6nm chips by 2026, Nikkei Asia's Cheng Ting-Fang reports. TSMC says the introduction of the technology can "greatly improve logic density and performance." Reference Link

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Pre-earnings options volume in DexCom is 11.4x normal with calls leading puts 11:2. Implied volatility suggests the market is anticipating a move near 5.8%, or $8.05, after results are released. Median move over the past eight quarters is 5.4%.

Alphabet (GOOGL), the parent company of Google, is scheduled to report first quarter 2024 results after the market close on Thursday, April 25, with a conference call scheduled for 4:30 pm Eastern Time. What to watch... To see the rest of the story go to thefly.com. See Story Here

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Apple saw sales of its iPhones fall 19.1% in the first three months of the year, CNBC's Ryan Browne reports, citing data from Counterpoint Research. Meanwhile, Huawei saw a 69.7% surge in smartphone sales in the country during the same period, Counterpoint said. Reference Link