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Fly News Breaks for March 14, 2018
F, SAH, PAG, LAD, GPI, AN, ABG, GM
Mar 14, 2018 | 08:28 EDT
Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas raised his U.S. seasonally adjusted annual rate, or SAAR, forecast for automakers by an average of 850,000 units from 2018 through 2021, which represents slightly more than a 5% increase from his prior forecast. However, his average U.S. SAAR forecast is still well below last year's 17.3M units and 8% under the cyclical high of 17.6M units in 2016. Jonas points to U.S. tax reform and "relatively stable" recent trends in auto sales and credit as reasons for the hike, noting that while infrastructure action from the federal government could be a material positive, it is not explicitly in his new forecast. Adding that the higher view has a net positive impact on estimates and price targets for exposed auto Original Equipment Manufacturers, or OEMs, and suppliers, Jonas raised his price targets on General Motors (GM), Asbury Automotive (ABG), AutoNation (AN), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), Lithia Motors (LAD), Penske Automotive (PAH), Sonic Automotive (SAH) and Ford (F). He also double upgraded Ford, to Overweight from Underweight, this morning.
News For GM;ABG;AN;GPI;LAD;PAG;SAH;F From the Last 2 Days
F
Mar 26, 2024 | 16:25 EDT
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GM, F
Mar 26, 2024 | 15:52 EDT
After this morning's collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland closed the Port of Baltimore, JPMorgan economist Michael Feroli noted that the port ranks 17th among U.S. ports in tonnage handled, but ranks first for light vehicle imports and is also an important coal export terminal. However, the firm's initial assessment is that this development will "likely only have minimal implications for vehicle inflation" given that many more vehicles are imported over land from Canada and Mexico and that vessels are already being diverted to other East Coast ports. Publicly traded automakers include Ford (F), General Motors (GM), Honda (HMC), Mercedes-Benz Group (DDAIF), Nissan (NSANY), Stellantis (STLA), Tesla (TSLA), Toyota (TM) and Volkswagen (VWAGY).
F
Mar 26, 2024 | 15:06 EDT
Bullish option flow detected in Ford with 73,642 calls trading, 1.5x expected, and implied vol increasing over 1 point to 33.40%. 4/5 weekly 13 calls and 3/28 weekly 12.82 calls are the most active options, with total volume in those strikes near 17,400 contracts. The Put/Call Ratio is 0.62. Earnings are expected on April 24th.
F
Mar 26, 2024 | 12:08 EDT
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