Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these Top Fives, as compiled by the editors of The Fly.
1. STOCK NEWS:
- JPMorgan (JPM) reported better than expected headline earnings [more]
- Goldman Sachs (GS) reported upbeat quarterly results, widely beating top and bottom line estimates [more]
- Boeing (BA) to lower 787 production rates as FAA finds structural flaws [more]
- Fortive (FTV) agreed to acquire ServiceChannel for roughly $1.2B [more]
- Middleby (MIDD) will not increase its offer to acquire Welbilt (WBT) [more]
2. WALL STREET CALLS:
- Electronic Arts (EA) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital [more]
- Gordon Haskett double upgrades Airbnb (ABNB) to Buy on improved digital engagement [more]
- Benchmark starts Roblox (RBLX) at Sell with $75 price target [more]
- Boeing (BA) upgraded to Peer Perform at Wolfe Research after United's big order [more]
- Argus downgrades United Airlines (UAL) on corporate travel reliance [more]
3. AROUND THE WEB:
- Netflix (NFLX), Universal (CMCSA) are expanding their animated film licensing deal, Variety reports [more]
- Apple (AAPL) is considering manufacturing Apple Car batteries in the U.S., DigiTimes says [more]
- Starwood made a rival acquisition offer for Monmouth Real Estate (MNR), Bloomberg reports [more]
- McDonald's (MCD) franchisees are offering new incentives to entice more workers, WSJ says [more]
- Elon Musk defended Tesla's (TSLA) SolarCity acquisition in court testimony, FT reports [more]
4. MOVERS:
- Nokia (NOK) gains in New York after announcing it expects to revise upwards its prior outlook ranges for 2021 [more]
- Bilibili (BILI) rises in New York after China Renaissance analyst Yiwen Zhang assumed coverage of the stock with a Buy rating and a price target of $75 [more]
- FibroGen (FGEN) falls after the FDA posted briefing documents for the upcoming meeting to discuss the data supporting its New Drug Application for roxadustat [more]
- Two Harbors (TWO) lower after filing to sell 40M shares priced at $6.50 [more]
- ChargePoint (CHPT) declines after filing to sell 12M shares of its common stock for holders [more]
5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:
- PepsiCo (PEP) reported better than expected Q2 results [more]
- Fastenal (FAST) reported quarterly results [more]
- Conagra Brands (CAG) lowered its FY22 adjusted earnings guidance [more]
- Simulations Plus (SLP) reported downbeat quarterly revenue [more]
- Pacira (PCRX) reported upbeat quarterly revenue [more]
INDEXES:
Near midday, the Dow was down 20.12, or 0.06%, to 34,976.06, the Nasdaq was up 67.08, or 0.46%, to 14,800.32, and the S&P 500 was up 6.59, or 0.15%, to 4,391.22.