Today's noteworthy initiations include: General Motors (GM) coverage resumed with an Underweight at Morgan Stanley... Johnson Controls (JCI) initiated with a Neutral at Credit Suisse... Pinnacle Financial (PNFP) initiated with a Neutral at Piper Jaffray... vTv Therapeutics (VTVT) initiated with an Overweight at Piper Jaffray... vTv Therapeutics initiated with a Buy at Stifel... Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) initiated with an Overweight at Morgan Stanley... Sucampo (SCMP) initiated with a Buy at H.C. Wainwright... Fiat Chrysler (FCAU) coverage resumed with an Overweight at Morgan Stanley... Post Holdings (POST) coverage reinstated with an Outperform at BMO Capital... Qualcomm (QCOM) coverage resumed with a Buy at Goldman.

RBC Capital raised the firm's price target on General Motors to $58 from $56 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The company's Q1 EBIT beat was "impressive" while its management remained bullish on its EV plans for 2024, with several key launches coming in the second half of the year, the analyst tells investors in a research note. RBC adds that GM investors should expect more buybacks to come in the future.

Citi raised the firm's price target on General Motors to $96 from $95 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The analyst increased estimates post the company's Q1 beat. GM remains the analyst's top pick. The company offered encouraging Q2 outlook commentary, suggesting further upside potential to the 2024 guide, and offered a confident tone around the electric vehicle outlook, the analyst tells investors in a research note. "Quarters like this continue to support the case that the now 5+yr running pushback on the stock has grown stale," contends Citi.

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Notable gainers among liquid option names this morning include Globe Life (GL) $71.33 +4.94, Super Micro (SMCI) $764.85 +47.83, Danaher (DHR) $250.88 +14.79, Kimberly Clark (KMB) $136.87 +7.94, and General Motors (GM) $45.38 +2.17.

Unusual total active option classes on open include: ImmunityBio (IBRX), Halliburton (HAL), Redfin (RDFN), Nokia (NOK), Matterport (MTTR), General Motors (GM), UPS (UPS), Philip Morris (PM), PepsiCo (PEP), and General Electric (GE).

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Consensus $9.08. Raises FY24 adjusted EBITDA $12.5B-$14.5B from $12B-$14B. Sees FY24 capital spending $10.5B-$11.5B.