Occidental Petroleum — Shares of the vitality agency gained 4% after Truist upgraded the stock to a purchase order rating based on an anticipated bounce in shareholder returns. The company moreover raised its objective on the stock from $35 to $50, with the model new forecast implying a just about 60% upside from Friday’s closing value. APA and Diamondback Vitality, within the meantime, superior 2.1% and 0.9%, respectively, on the once more of West Texas Intermediate crude futures, the U.S. oil benchmark, rising to its highest stage in seven years on Monday.
Zillow — The precise property stock dropped 9.5% after Zillow launched that it would not sign any new contracts to buy homes by the tip of the yr “on account of a backlog in renovations and operational functionality constraints.” In a press launch, the company’s CEO cited labor and supply factors as a motive for the backlog.
Walt Disney — Shares of the media massive ticked 3% lower in midday shopping for and promoting after Barclays downgraded Disney to equal weight from overweight. The Wall Highway company cited a slowdown in subscriber improvement for Disney+, saying that the company’s long-term subscriber targets appeared optimistic.
Albertsons — Albertsons shares rose 3.3% after the grocery retailer chain’s quarterly earnings report beat Wall Highway’s expectations. The company posted income of 64 cents per share on earnings of $16.51 billion, versus 45 cents per share on earnings of $15.86 billion anticipated, primarily based on StreetAccount. Albertsons moreover elevated its quarterly dividend by 20%.
Biogen — Shares of the drugmaker fell 4.1% in midday shopping for and promoting after asserting its late-stage trial of an experiment ALS treatment did not attain its predominant goal.
State Highway — State Highway shares added 2.2% after the financial suppliers company’s third-quarter earnings beat expectations. The company posted adjusted earnings of $2 per share versus $1.92 per share anticipated, primarily based on StreetAccount. Revenue moreover topped projections. State Highway acknowledged it’ll resume its share buyback program inside the second quarter of 2022.
Virgin Galactic — Shares of Virgin Galactic fell 1.5%, persevering with a slide from Friday, after UBS downgraded the stock to advertise from neutral. The downgraded adopted Virgin’s announcement last week that it was delaying its subsequent flight launch until 2022.
Philips — Shares of Philips fell 3.1% after the Dutch medical experience agency reported lower-than-expected quarterly earnings. Philips moreover lowered its product sales and income outlook for the entire yr, citing persistent present chain challenges.
Stellantis — Shares of Stellantis retreated 2% after the automaker launched it’ll kind a 3 approach partnership with battery marker LG Vitality Reply to supply battery cells and modules for North America. The batteries might be supplied to Stellantis vegetation inside the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Revance Therapeutics — Shares of Revance Therapeutics plunged 39.2% after the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration late last week declined to approve the biotechnology agency’s frown line treatment. The treatment was seen as potential competitor to the Botox injection.
NetApp — Shares of NetApp fell 4.3% after Goldman downgraded the cloud computing stock to a promote from neutral. Goldman moreover cut back its value objective on the stock to $81 per share from $85.
CDW — CDW shares rose 4.8% after the experience agency launched it’ll buy Sirius Computer Choices for $2.5 billion in cash.
Medtronic — Shares of Medtronic fell 5.5% after the company equipped an exchange on a medical analysis of its Symplicity Renal Denervation System to lower blood stress. Medtronic acknowledged the analysis’s unbiased safety monitoring board did not advocate pausing the trial early.
