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Analysts Take The Measure Of Apple's iPhone X
Thursday, September 14, 2017 - 9:05am | 904Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), which has emerged as a Wall Street darling, sent sell-side into a tipsy with its long-awaited launch of its next iteration of iPhone, code named the iPhone X. Up until now, rumors were flying thick and fast concerning its features, functionalities, pricing, etc....
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Following Whole Foods Acquisition, Is Amazon On Its Way To A 'Competitive Moat'?
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 - 3:48pm | 663Read More...Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) recently completed the acquisition of brick-and-mortar grocery chain Whole Foods Market, Inc. Immediately after the closing of the deal, Amazon announced price cuts of up to even 43 percent at the Whole Foods locations. As such, UBS has a Buy rating and a $1,200...
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Amazon's 'Secret Sauce' Earns It A New Buy Rating From Wall Street
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 - 10:18am | 420Read More...Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s stock has plenty of upside remaining because of its "secret sauce," Loop Capital Markets' Anthony Chukumba commented in an initiation note. The analyst initiates coverage of Amazon's stock with a Buy rating and $1,200 price target. Amazon has years of strong growth...
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Hurricane Irma Is Already Impacting Expectations For Disney
Friday, September 8, 2017 - 9:21am | 414Read More...Even before it hits Florida, Hurricane Irma is already having an impact on Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)’s earnings forecast. CEO Bob Iger said Thursday that earnings for 2017 will come “roughly in line” with the previous year’s, which ended with core earnings of $5.71 per...
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The Street Isn't Recognizing The Strength Of Tech Data's Apple Ties
Friday, September 1, 2017 - 10:49am | 573Read More...Tech Data Corp (NASDAQ: TECD) shares are taking a severe hit following the release of its July quarter results, which were softer than expected. Even as negativity engulfs the stock, Loop Capital Markets delved on the company's Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) relationship, which it feels has yet...
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ICF International: A Stock Picker's Play On Disaster Recovery Services
Wednesday, August 30, 2017 - 9:44am | 523Read More...After days of flooding the Texas coast, Tropical Storm Harvey hit land again Wednesday, inundating the Louisiana-Texas border with 2- to 4-foot storm surges. At least 30 have been confirmed dead, and destruction is said to be in the $50 billion range, and still climbing. But recovery aid is...
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The Biggest Threat To Kroger Isn't Amazon And Whole Foods — It's Still Walmart
Monday, August 28, 2017 - 9:57am | 517Read More...Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) and other multiregional grocery chains nosedived Thursday when Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced the consumer perks of its Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) acquisition, but grocers have more formidable foes to worry about. “As the largest seller of groceries...
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The Worst Performing Rail Stock Of 2017: Canadian Pacific
Thursday, August 24, 2017 - 9:45am | 539Read More...Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (USA) (NYSE: CP) call to fame has been due to its notoriety of being the worst performing rail stock of 2017. However, even amid this dark cloud, there is a silver lining. Given the underperformance, a sell-side analyst has deemed it worthy of an upgrade. Loop...
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Reasons To Be Bullish On HP
Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - 12:48pm | 324Read More...Analysts at Loop Capital Markets initiated coverage of HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) ahead of the company's earnings report, scheduled to be released after Wednesday's close. Analyst Ananda Baruah initiated coverage of HP's stock with a Buy rating and $23 price target. HP's printing business...
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Nvidia, Intel Among Analyst Top Picks Following Semiconductor Conference
Monday, August 21, 2017 - 10:11am | 1022Read More...Loop Capital Markets hosted its "Loop Around" Silicon Valley — Summer 2017 Semiconductor Bus Tour last Tuesday and Wednesday. Over the two-day event, investors had the opportunity to meet with executives from 12 semiconductor companies, namely: Cavium Inc (NASDAQ: CAVM) Cypress...
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Focusing On Williams-Sonoma's Pottery Barn Brands Ahead Of Earnings
Friday, August 18, 2017 - 9:59am | 340Read More...One of the remaining notable companies yet to report earnings is home goods retailer Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM), scheduled to report its second-quarter results after market close Aug. 23. Loop Capital Markets' Anthony Chukumba maintains a Hold rating and $54 price target on Williams-...
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Production Machine: Analyst Feels Comfortable With CBS As Top Pick After Exec Dinner
Friday, August 18, 2017 - 8:47am | 375Read More...Analysts at Loop Capital Markets continue to view CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) as a top pick after hosting an executive dinner with the company's CEO Leslie Moonves and investor relations EVP Adam Townsend. Loop Capital's David Miller maintains a Buy rating on CBS with an unchanged $78 price...
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Netflix's Subscriber Numbers Will See 'Very Little' Impact From Disney Deal Cancellation
Monday, August 14, 2017 - 8:42am | 586Read More...When Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) announced last week that it would launch two streaming TV services, the move was considered to have far reaching implications for several industries such as cable, satellite and other video streaming companies. The streaming services are set to be rolled out in...
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Cryptocurrency Mining Drives Nvidia's Q2 Outperformance; Is This An Entry?
Friday, August 11, 2017 - 10:21am | 375Read More...NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) shares are trading down by more than 4.6 percent Friday after the company reported Q2 revenue and earnings that topped Wall Street’s expectations. The post-earnings sell-off leaves Nvidia investors once again asking themselves a question that has been in the...
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Disney Downer: When A Movie That Makes $860 Million Is A Drag On Earnings
Thursday, August 10, 2017 - 9:28am | 723Read More...“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” made $861.5 million at the global post office, technically a big hit, but marketing costs for the comic-book romp helped contribute to a lousy third quarter at the box office for the world’s biggest entertainment operation, the Walt Disney Co (NYSE...















