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:
- Netflix (NFLX) reported quarterly results and guided for 3.5M streaming paid net additions in Q3 [more]
- Chipotle (CMG) reported better than expected results with comp sales up 31.2% [more]
- Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) in focus after a "beat and raise" report [more]
- Coca-Cola (KO) reported better than expected quarterly results [more]
- Verizon (VZ) provided a "beat and raise" report [more]
2. WALL STREET CALLS:
- Deutsche Bank names Electronic Arts (EA) top pick in video games, upgrades to Buy [more]
- RealReal (REAL) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA [more]
- Halliburton (HAL) upgraded to Buy at Goldman Sachs and to Neutral at Exane BNP Paribas after earnings [more]
- ContextLogic (WISH) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA [more]
- IAC (IAC) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital [more]
3. AROUND THE WEB:
- AON in settlement talks with DOJ over Willis Towers deal, Insurance Insider says [more]
- Philip Morris (PM) CEO defended the company's Vectura acquisition plans to CNBC [more]
- Kerrisdale Capital announced a long position in Acutus Medical (AFIB) [more]
- Churchill Capital (CCIV) and Lucid Motors (LCID) are scrambling to get shareholder votes ahead of tonight's deadline, CNBC reports [more]
- Brookfield (BAM) is exploring a takeover of Alstria Office REIT-AG (ALSRF), Bloomberg says [more]
4. MOVERS:
- Interpublic Group (IPG) higher after reporting quarterly results [more]
- Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX) and SAP (SAP) decline, respectively, after reporting quarterly results [more]
- Shift4 Payments (FOUR) falls after announcing a 1.79M share offering of its common stock [more]
- National Storage (NSA) lower after announcing an 8.8M share offering priced at $51.25 [more]
- Carnival (CCL) rises after announcing yesterday that it expects to operate up to 75% of its fleet capacity by the end of 2021 [more]
5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:
- Anthem (ANTM) raised its FY21 earnings and revenue guidance [more]
- Nasdaq (NDAQ) reported upbeat quarterly results [more]
- Harley-Davidson (HOG) reported better than expected earnings and revenue [more]
- Seagate (STX) provided upbeat Q1 guidance [more]
- Novartis (NVS) reiterated its FY21 core operating income growth guidance [more]
INDEXES:
Near midday, the Dow was up 269.26, or 0.78%, to 34,781.25, the Nasdaq was up 87.56, or 0.60%, to 14,586.44, and the S&P 500 was up 29.42, or 0.68%, to 4,352.48.