MercadoLibre, Applied Materials And A Healthcare Stock On CNBC's 'Final Trades'

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Jim Lebenthal at Cerity Partners named Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) as his final trade.

Supporting his view, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Matthew Prisco maintained an Overweight rating for Applied Materials on June 24, raising the price target from $200 to $220.

Stephen Weiss, chief investment officer and managing partner of Short Hills Capital Partners, picked UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH).

Lending support to his choice, JP Morgan analyst Lisa Gill maintained a UnitedHealth Group rating of Overweight on June 20 and raised the price target from $405 to $418.

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Joseph M. Terranova is a senior managing director for Virtus Investment Partners, named MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ:MELI) as his final trade.

Supporting his choice, Susquehanna analyst James Friedman, on June 26, maintained a Positive rating for MercadoLibre and raised the price target from $ 2,840 to $ 2,975.

Price Action:

• Applied Materials shares fell 0.1% to close at $183.07 on Monday.
• UnitedHealth Group rose 0.9% to settle at $311.97 during the session.
• MercadoLibre shares gained 2.1% to settle at $2,613.63 on Monday.

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