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Tuesday's Market Minute: Margin Calls And Oil Volatility
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 9:49am | 547News that the stranded container vessel appears to have been refloated in the Suez Canal sent crude oil prices immediately lower intraday, only to have recovered and close in the green. The impact of the Suez Canal crisis on oil markets has been marginal due to several factors including slowing...
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Morgan Stanley Impresses With Earnings, Buttressed By Robust Investment Banking
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - 10:48am | 2520Inaugurations are about fresh starts and optimism. When you combine it with the kind of solid earnings that investors saw last night and this morning from Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), you can see why the market is having a little rally to start the...
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Big Investment Banks To Report With Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley Up Next Amid Strong Trading, IPO Markets
Thursday, January 14, 2021 - 5:00pm | 1689Big investment banks could have a tough time matching their incredibly strong Q3 earnings performance when they report Q4 results next week. However, you could argue that the conditions leading to their muscular Q3 earnings spilled into Q4. An upsurge in capital markets trading activity and a very...
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Morgan Stanley, IBM, And Xilinx: Mergers, Acquisitions, And Spinoffs In Focus
Friday, October 9, 2020 - 10:08am | 2445An election with far-reaching policy implications—one way or the other—is less than a month away. Big banks are set to kick off what could be a challenging earnings season. Fresh outbreaks of COVID-19 have been reported here and abroad. And a Category 3 hurricane—the 25th named...
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Why Venture Capitalists Must Specialize
Monday, August 17, 2020 - 4:14pm | 2985In the 2020s, venture capital as an asset class will mature and become more specialized as investors seek to gain an edge in an increasingly crowded market. Macro forces shaping the VC landscape will compel this specialization. After the halcyon days of the 1990s internet boom, average VC returns...
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HOT Spin-Off Turns Morgan Stanley On
Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 1:53pm | 493Morgan Stanley released a research note on February 12, updating its views on Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc (NYSE: HOT). Morgan Stanley reiterated its HOT Outperform rating and $87 PT (base case), which would represent a 16 percent 2015E return from $76.26 closing price on...
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UPDATE: Morgan Stanley Increases PT on Actavis Due to Enhanced Visibility and Interest in M&A
Monday, February 3, 2014 - 9:23am | 164According to a report published Monday, Morgan Stanley analyst David Risinger raised the price target on Actavis (NYSE: ACT) following the recent Investor's Day. Risinger believed in the 2014 management being able to achieve the higher end of EPS estimates. CEO Paul Bisaro anticipated several...
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Twittagra: Twitter's Low IPO Price Propels Shares Right Off The Bat
Monday, November 11, 2013 - 4:28pm | 435By Bryan Wiener The most anticipated IPO since Facebook, Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) finally allowed the public to purchase its common stock on the NYSE on Thursday, November 7. Initially offered to its lead underwriters at Goldman Sachs for $26 per share, the social media stock opened at $45.10 per...
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Tyson Foods Earnings Report Shows Steady Growth
Monday, November 19, 2012 - 1:28pm | 454The preliminary earnings report is out for Tyson Foods Inc. (NYSE: TSN). The company posted sales in excess of $8 billion in Q4, totaling $33 billion for FY2012. The company repurchased 3.2 million shares for $50 million in Q4, making for a total of 12.5 million shares repurchased at $230 million...
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades With Color for May 15, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 10:21am | 629Listed below are today's Top Downgrades at Benzinga: Deutsche Bank Downgrades Aon PLC (NYSE: AON) to Hold: Deutsche Bank comments, "We continue to expect long-term earnings growth from Aon, built on the investments currently made in the business. However, as these upfront investments infringe on...
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Morgan Stanley Lowers Estimates as Archer Daniels Midland Company Completes F3Q12 Guidance
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 10:15am | 109Despite what appears to be a fallen quarter for Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM), Morgan Stanley reported a more favorable F13 as US crops increase in size, SA continues to have production issues, we see an improvement in oilseeds and Ethanol spot margins increase. Morgan Stanley continued, “We...
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Morgan Stanley Adjusts Estimates Following Ford Motor Company's Q1 Global Drought
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 10:14am | 94A report by MorganStanley proved that with Ford Motor Company's (NYSE: F) Europe and Asia Pacific sector's losses, North America must carry the weight of the quarter on its shoulders. Morgan Stanley stated, “Ford's FY guide of 2012 group pr etax ‘about equal' with 2011 levels implies EPS of $1.55...
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UPDATE: Morgan Stanley Initiates Overweight, $28 PT on Delphi Automotive
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 - 9:55am | 85Morgan Stanley initiates coverage on Delphi Automotive (NYSE: DLPH) as it sees the reborn company to be leaner, greener and stronger. Morgan Stanley notes, "Delphi has used its 5-year bankruptcy to undergo an impressive transformation from a bloated corporation to a focused secular story with a...
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Invesco Reports Results For The Third Quarter
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 10:15am | 90Invesco (IVZ) reported diluted third quarter EPS of $0.24, with a revenue of $706M vs. $687M for the last quarter. Its shares sold at +3.6% in premarket session. Invesco has also announced the Morgan Stanley's (MS) retail asset management business and Van Kampen Investments. “As the markets...