US bank earnings, with more than $1 trillion in market capital reported on the first day of the fourth quarter earnings season alone, support the view of Bank of America analysts for a continued re-rating higher of bank stocks.
In a note to clients following the release of the latest financial reports from JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (NYSE:BK, ETR:BN9) on Friday, the analysts noted that their view was supported by improving earnings per share (EPS) visibility and the US economy avoiding a hard landing.
Boeing Co (NYSE:BA, ETR:BCO) has been making steady, if not slow, progress in addressing some of the internal shortfalls that led to its current situation, Bank of America analysts believe.
In an update to clients, the analysts reduced their target price on the stock to $255 per share from $275, while noting the 737 MAX 9 issue will only put further pressure on Boeing management, as these incidents reflect less than expected progress on improving execution in the wake of the initial MAX grounding and COVID slowdown.
G Mining Ventures Corp (TSX-V:GMIN, OTCQX:GMINF) has analysts bullish on the company following its positive progress update on its Tocantinzinho gold project in Brazil.
The company announced that the project is on time and on budget to commence first production late in the first half of 2024 and commercial production in the second half of the year, with construction 76% completed.
UBS has revised its stance on two major UK-listed pharma companies – GSK PLC (LSE:GSK, NYSE:GSK) and AstraZeneca PLC (LSE:AZN) – with an upgrade for the former and a downgrade for the latter.
GSK is moved from 'sell' to 'buy,' while the investment bank's call on AZ moves in the opposite direction.
Rolex’s conservative approach to price increases this year reflects a broader trend in the luxury goods industry towards moderation, according to Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) analysts.
According to the bank’s estimation, average watch prices increased by 2.9% in January, a contrast to the cumulative annual growth rate (CAGR) of +4.8% observed from 2020 to 2023.
THG PLC (LSE:THG) founder and boss Matthew Moulding has seemingly likened himself and his e-commerce group to Robbie Williams and David Beckham following its bounce-back performance.
Moulding posted a four-minute motivational video on Linkedin in which clips of the turbulence in the careers of Beckham and Williams were merged with shots of the THG boss and the group’s warehouses.
Ad agency WPP PLC (LSE:WPP) has a capital markets day on 30 January followed by full-year results on 22 February and broker UBS is not expecting good news at either event.
Indeed, the broker has slapped a double downgrade to 'sell' on the ad agency and slashed its target price to 700p from 1,200p.
The New Year has brought no cheer for Diageo with Deutsche Bank following up its ‘sell’ note of November with another brutal update reiterating the message.
Deutsche Bank was a seller even before the Guinness, Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff group’s profit warning that month and its latest update suggests things have become worse since then.
Card Factory (LSE:CARD) shed 8% after a trading update, a move seemingly at odds with the bullish tone of the statement.
Brokers too seemed to be struggling to find any reason for the harsh treatment. The connected Peel Hunt said sales look to be going well with like-for-likes ahead of its expectations.
Wise PLC (LSE:WISE) has outstripped expectations in the third quarter by reporting a significant increase in income and customer growth.
The London-listed cross-border payments challenger reported a 40% rise in income, reaching £375.1 million, driven largely by the increased adoption of its Wise Account and diverse feature usage by customers.
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LSE:RR.) was hit by a rare downgrade on Tuesday, sending shares down by 1.1%.
Berenberg has moved the engineer, which was the top performing FTSE 100 stock in 2023, to ‘sell’ from ‘hold’.
Rightmove PLC (LSE:RMV) shares took a tumble on Tuesday hit by a downgrade by JPMorgan.
The investment bank has downgraded the online property website to ‘underperform’ from ‘neutral,’ pushing shares down 4.5% to 539.10p.