NEWS:
- XRX: Icahn discloses a 7.13% stake in Xerox
- AAPL: Apple Pay to launch in China by February
- MYL JAZZ: Mylan launches Clozapine Orally Disintegrating Tablets in the US
- NVS:Novartis’ Entresto approved in Europe
- CPRT: launches 7,32N share buyback: names new CFO
- BA:Boeing and EVA Airways have finalized a historic $8B order, recording the largest single commercial airplane purchase in Taiwan aviation history
- AIRLINE STOCKS: TRAVEL STOCKS: US issues a worldwide travel alert
THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR:
- 8:30AM: GDP Q3
- 8:30AM: Corporate Profits
- 8:30AM: International Trade
- 8:55AM: Redbook Chain Store Sales
- 9AM: S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index
- 10AM: Consumer Confidence
- 10AM: State Street Investor Confidence Index
- 10AM: Richmond Fed Manufacturing
- 11:30AM: $13B, 2 Year FRN Auction
- 1PM: $35B, 5 Year Note Auction
SOME NOTABLE EARNINGS REPORTED YESTERDAY AFTER THE CLOSE:
- CXRX: Q3 EPS of $1.46 beats by $0.03: revenue of $94.9M beats by $0.98M: revenue +160.5% y/y
- BRCD: FQ4 EPS of $0.26 beats by $0.02: revenue of $589M beats by $13.9M: revenue +4.4% y/y: soft guidance
- PANW:FQ1 EPS of $0.35 beats by $0.03: revenue of $297.2M beats by $12.8M: revenue +54.5% y/y: solid guidance: guides revenue above consensus
- CUB:FQ4 EPS of $1.05 beats by $0.09.Revenue of $425.9M (+7.5% Y/Y) beats by $14.73M: guides in-line
- DY:FQ1 EPS of $1.24 beats by $0.23.Revenue of $659.27M (+29.2% Y/Y) beats by $33.65M: guides above estimates
- POST:FQ4 EPS of $0.06 misses by $0.23.Revenue of $1.3B (+25.0% Y/Y) misses by $30M
- ENTA:FQ4 EPS of $0.29 beats by $0.14: revenue of $14.42M misses by $2.02M: revenue +446.2% y/y
- YY:Q3 EPS of $0.71 misses by $0.11: revenue of $234.4M beats by $8.8M: revenue +43.8% y/y
SOME NOTABLE EARNINGS REPORTED TODAY BEFORE THE OPENING:
- FRO: Q3 EPS of $0.09 beats by $0.01: revenue of $90.64M misses by $1.68M: revenue +37.5% y/y
- DLTR:Q3 EPS of $0.38 misses by $0.15: revenue of $4.95B beats by $110M: revenue +135.7% y/y: guides Q4 sales below consensus: guides FY15 adjusted IPS below estimates
- CPB: FQ1 EPS of $0.95 beats by $0.19: revenue of $2.20B misses by $10M:revenue -2.7% y/y: raises guidance for FY16 adjusted EPS view to $2.75-$2.83 from $2.53-$2.58
- CHS: Q3 EPS of $0.13 misses by $0.07: revenue of $641.2M misses by $26.13M: revenue-3.7% y/y
- SDRL:Q3 EPS of $0.21 misses by $0.24: revenue of $985M misses by $35M: revenue -12.1% y/y
- HRL:FQ4 EPS of $0.74 beats by $0.05: revenue of $2.4B misses by $120M: revenue -5.5% y/y: guides FY16 EPS above estimates
- DANG:Q3 EPS of -$0.35 misses by $0.02: revenue of $2.37B misses by $150M: revenue +22.8% y/y
- TIF:Q3 EPS of $0.70 misses by $0.05: revenue of $938.2M misses by $32.8M: revenue -2.2% y/y: guides FY16 EPS 5%-10% below FY15 EPS
- LG:FQ4 EPS of -$0.37 misses by $0.02: revenue of $204.2M misses by $82.91M: revenue -8.1% y/y
- BURL: Q3 EPS of $0.25 beats by $0.02: revenue of $1.24B in-line: revenue +6.9% y/y: guides Q4 adjusted EPS $1.44-$1.48 vs. consensus $1.49
- TECD:Q3 EPS of $1.28 misses by $0.14: revenue of $6.43B misses by $100M: revenue -4.9% y/y
SOME NOTABLE EARNINGS TO BE REPORTED TODAY AFTER THE CLOSE:
- CAL, GES, HPQ, QADA, QUNR, TIVO, VEEV, VNET
ANALYSTS’ RATINGS CHANGES:
UPGRADES:
- LOW: upgrade: neutral to overweight: Atlantic Equities: pt raised from $79 to $94
- AVP: upgrade: hold to buy: Citigroup: $5
DOWNGRADES:
- GME: downgrade: outperform to perform: Oppenheimer:
- GME: downgrade: buy to neutral: BofA/Merrill: $42
- BLOX: downgrade: hold to sell: Deutsche Bank: $13
- BRCD: downgrade: buy to neutral: JP Morgan: $9
INITIATIONS:
- POWR: initiated: buy: Canaccord: $17
- EQIX: initiated: buy: SunTrust: $345
- CONE: initiated: buy: SunTrust: $43
- CSCO: initiated: buy: SunTrust: $32
- DFT: initiated: buy: SunTrust: $40
- COYN: initiated: buy: Maxim Group:$5
- GVA: initiated: buy: Maxim Group: $50
PRICE TARGET CHANGES:
- HD: pt raised from $133 to $154: Atlantic Equities
- PANW: pt raised from $200 to $210: Stifel
- PANW: pt raised from $200 to $210: FBR Capital
- PANW: pt raised from $215 to $225: Topeka Capital
- PANW: pt raised from $200 to $205: RBC Capital
- SUN: pt raised from $50 to $52: RBC Capital
- TSN: pt raised from $51 to $53: RBC Capital
- SLAB: pt raised from $58 to $60: Stifel
- TSL: pt cut from $18 to $15: RBC Capital
- POT: pt cut from $24 to $20: Cowen
- BRCD: pt cut from $12 to $11: RBC Capital
- ETP: pt cut from $67 to $63: RBC Capital
- GME: pt cut from $47 to $42: Telsey Advisory
- IPI: pt cut from $7 to $4: Cowen
- MEOH: pt cut from $52 to $50: Cowen
- PVH: pt cut from $125 to $111: Pacific Crest
- SE: pt cut from $40 to $35: Argus
- X: pt cut from $32 to $19: Argus