Stifel Nicolaus

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded mostly flat in early pre-market trade, ahead of earnings from Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS). Data on import and export prices for September will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET, while data on industrial production for September will be released at 9:15 a.m...

If you like Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd (NYSE: BABA), maybe you’ll like what BABA likes. The firm has a 28-percent stake in BEST Inc (ADR) (NYSE: BSTI), a derivative play Stifel Nicolaus advocates. “We believe its significant market share gains, unique asset-light business model, and...

If you break from your “Narcos” binge and peel away from that ever-expanding Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) queue, Stifel Nicolaus saidyou’ll find yourself on an increasingly crowded couch. Analysts estimate a 753,000 domestic and 3.65 million international swell in Netflix...

Deckers Outdoor Corp (NYSE: DECK) will deck the halls with cash this year, according to Stifel Nicolaus. Limited product availability on Nordstromrack.com and Zappos.com suggests Deckers will start the holiday season in a better off-price inventory position than it did last year. “Better...

One man’s trash stock is... another man’s trash. This year’s devastating hurricane season turned a lot of goods into a lot of garbage, but the mounting heaps of personal belongings and infrastructure debris in Texas, Florida and other storm-struck states didn’t merit...

Investors and analysts don’t seem to be in lockstep when it comes to NewLink Genetics Corp (NASDAQ: NLNK)’s potential. On Monday, the biotech firm secured Buy reiterations from Stifel Nicolaus and Cantor Fitzgerald, and last week, it earned upgrades to Buy from Jefferies and Baird...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT)’s good news began late-July with the mixed earnings report of menacing competitor Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), and it continued with the sound beats of Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) Wednesday and TJX Companies Inc (NYSE: TJX) Tuesday ━ results that may...

Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE: TER) shares were up 5.2 percent near Wednesday’s open on news of an upgrade by Stifel Nicolaus. Analyst Patrick Ho upgraded the stock from Hold to Buy, with a price target raised from $32 to $39. Although Ho doesn’t see the semiconductor testing industry set for...

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade. The FHFA House Price Index for January will be released at 9:00 a.m. ET, while data on existing home sales for February will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 39 points to 20,...

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded slightly lower in early pre-market trade. Data on durable goods orders for November, Gross Domestic Product for the third quarter, initial jobless claims for the latest week and the Chicago Fed National Activity Index for November will be released at 8:...

  Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade. Data on existing home sales for October and the Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index for November will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 55 points to 18,966.00, while...

Stifel Nicolaus has started coverage on Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) with a Buy rating and $100 target price on improving HCV stability and pipeline profile over the next 12 months, especially NASH (Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis), a disease area of high unmet medical need. NASH Pipeline The...

Stifel has upgraded Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) to Buy from Hold, as it predicts a Trump victory could lead to more defense spending dollars to the company’s F-35 fighter plane. The brokerage expects by 2018, the F-35 should benefit from a mix of initial fixed-price incentive...

  Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded mixed in early pre-market trade. Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan will speak at the Wichita Falls Annual Economic Forum in Wichita Falls, Texas at 1:20 p.m. ET, while Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker is set to speak at...