After Hours Report
The S&P 500 (+0.2%), Nasdaq Composite (+0.8%), and DJIA (+0.3%) notched fresh record highs today amid a mega-cap rally, with NVIDIA (NVDA 201.03, +9.54, +4.98%) leading the advance as the market was struck with a wave of developments that came out of the company's GPU Technology Conference.
NVIDIA captured a record high of its own, rising past the $200 mark for the first time since its stock split. Importantly, CEO Jensen Huang said that the company has over $500 billion in orders through 2026 for its Blackwell and early Rubin chips. Mr. Huang also stated that the Blackwell chips are now being manufactured in Arizona.
Today's surge in NVIDIA's strength brought a number of companies with it.
Nokia (NOK 7.77, +1.41, +22.17%) traded sharply higher after NVIDIA announced it will take a $1 billion equity stake in the company. The two companies will also collaborate to launch AI-native 5G-Advanced and 6G networks on NVIDIA platforms.
Super Micro Computer (SMCI 52.36, +0.79, +1.53%), CrowdStrike (CRWD 546.94, +17.24, +3.25%), and Palantir Technologies (PLTR 189.60, +0.42, +0.22%) were among the other names that traded higher after mentions at the conference.
Unsurprisingly, the information technology sector (+1.6%) led today's advance. Microsoft (MSFT 542.07, +10.55, +1.98%) also captured a solid gain after announcing the plans for its continued partnership with OpenAI.
NVIDIA's impressive strength was not ubiquitous across other chipmaker names, as the PHLX Semiconductor Index captured a rather modest 0.4% gain.
Mega-cap strength was, however, more consistent today. The consumer discretionary sector (+0.3%) finished with a gain due to strength in Tesla (TSLA 460.55, +8.13, +1.80%) and Amazon (AMZN 229.25, +2.28, +1.00%).
The Vanguard Mega-Cap Growth ETF gained 0.9% today, and the market-weighted S&P 500 (+0.2%) decidedly outpaced the S&P 500 Equal Weighted Index (-0.9%).
Outside of the mega-cap realm, the materials sector (+0.1%) was the only other S&P 500 sector to finish higher. The sector was supported by strong performances from Sherwin-Williams (SHW 354.57, +18.49, +5.50%) and Nucor (NUE 152.04, +7.88, +5.47%) after beating earnings expectations.
Eight S&P 500 sectors finished in negative territory, with the real estate sector (-2.2%) slipping the furthest, as shares of Alexandria RE (ARE 62.95, -14.92, -19.16%) fell after an earnings miss.
The utilities (-1.7%), energy (-1.1%), and consumer staples (-1.0%) sectors also incurred fairly wide losses.
Smaller-cap indices also faced pressure today, with the Russell 2000 (-0.6%) and S&P Mid Cap 400 (-0.9%) closing well beneath their baselines.
Ultimately today's advance was underpinned by the strength of a few of the market's largest names, and in particular, its largest. While NVIDIA's rally boosted the major averages, the majority of stocks saw some profit-taking after yesterday's broad-based advance. However, the market displayed conviction in the AI trade today, which bodes well for a host of other mega-cap names set to start reporting earnings tomorrow after the close.
Additionally, tomorrow's FOMC decision is widely expected to bring forth another 25-basis point rate cut, which could help stimulate growth in pockets of the market that lagged today.
U.S. Treasuries recorded slight gains on Tuesday after spending the session in a sideways range that narrowed as the day went on. The 2-year note yield settled down one basis point at 3.49%, and the 10-year note yield settled down one basis point to 3.98%.
- Nasdaq Composite: +23.4% YTD
- S&P 500: + 17.2% YTD
- Russell 2000: +12.4% YTD
- DJIA: +12.1% YTD
- S&P Mid Cap 400: +5.1% YTD
Reviewing today's data:
- The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index slipped to 94.6 in October (Briefing.com consensus 94.2) from an upwardly revised 95.6 (from 94.2) in September. In the same period a year ago, the index stood at 109.6.
- The key takeaway from the report is that there wasn't much change in consumer confidence in October, as a small uptick in views about the present situation was offset by a small drop in views about the outlook.
- The FHFA Housing Price Index was up 0.4% month-over-month in August (Briefing.com consensus 0.1%) after a revised flat reading (from -0.1%) in July.
- The S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index was up 1.6% year-over-year in August (Briefing.com consensus 1.9%), down from 1.8% in July.
Overseas:
- Europe: DAX -0.1%, FTSE +0.4%, CAC -0.3%
- Asia: Nikkei -0.6%, Hang Seng -0.3%, Shanghai -0.4%
Commodities:
- Crude Oil -1.17 @ 60.16
- Nat Gas -0.11 @ 3.34
- Gold -37.70 @ 3982.80
- Silver +0.49 @ 47.32
- Copper +0.00 @ 5.17
After-Hours Spotlight:
- Bloom Energy (BE) beats by $0.05, beats on revs...BE +8.4%
- Booking Holdings (BKNG) beats by $3.65, beats on revs; guides FY25 revs above consensus...BKNG +3.4%
- Camping World (CWH) beats by $0.13, beats on revs...CWH +-2.7%
- Caesars Entertainment (CZR) misses by $0.18, reports revs in-line...CZR -6.6%
- Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) beats by $0.06, reports revs slightly below consensus...CAKE -0.6%
- Electronic Arts (EA) beats by $0.15, misses on revs; does not provide guidance...EA -0.2%
- Greenbrier (GBX) beats by $0.08 (two estimates), reports revs in-line...GBX -5.0%
- Mondelez Int'l (MDLZ) beats by $0.02, reports revs in-line...MDLZ -4.7%
- Modine Manufacturing (MOD) beats by $0.05, beats on revs; raises FY26 revenue guidance...MOD -8.7%
- Meritage (MTH) misses by $0.24, misses on home closing revs; guides Q4 EPS below consensus, revs below consensus...MTH -7.2%
- Seagate Tech (STX) beats by $0.21, beats on revs; guides Q2 EPS in-line, revs in-line...STX +5.5%
- Stride (LRN) beats by $0.33, beats on revs; guides Q2 revs below consensus; guides FY26 revs below consensus...LRN -34.2%
- Teradyne (TER) beats by $0.06, beats on revs; guides Q4 EPS above consensus, revs above consensus...TER +18.4%
- Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) beats by $0.06, reports revs in-line; guides Q4 EPS in-line, revs in-line...UCTT -4.9%
- Varonis (VRNS) Systems reports EPS in-line, misses on revs; guides Q4 EPS in-line, revs in-line; guides FY25 EPS in-line, revs below consensus...VRNS -31.6%
- Visa (V) beats by $0.01, reports revs slightly above consensus...V +0.4%
Fair Value for Wednesday, October 29:
- S&P 500: 6,924
- Nasdaq 100: 26,155
- DJIA: 47,871
For a full rundown of today's market and after hours developments, see Live In Play
- Earnings/Guidance (Full Earnings Calendar):
- Agilysys (AGYS) beats by $0.02, beats on revs; raises FY26 revs above consensus
- Alexandria RE (ARE) misses by $0.09, reports revs in-line; guides FY25 FFO below consensus
- Alkermes Plc (ALKS) beats by $0.12, beats on revs; raises FY25 revs above consensus
- American Tower (AMT) beats by $0.12, beats on revs; guides FY25 FFO in-line
- Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) beats by $0.07
- Amkor (AMKR) beats by $0.08, beats on revs; guides Q4 EPS in-line, revs in-line
- Anglo American (NGLOY) reports Q3 production; reaffirms FY25 guidance
- Applied Industrial (AIT) beats by $0.15, reports revs in-line; guides FY26 EPS in-line, reaffirms FY26 revs guidance
- Arch Capital (ACGL) beats by $0.51, Gross Premiums Written +9.7%
- Armstrong World Industries (AWI) beats by $0.02, reports revs in-line; guides FY25 EPS above consensus, revs in-line
- Asbury Automotive (ABG) beats by $0.35, reports revs in-line
- ATI Inc. (ATI) beats by $0.12, reports revs in-line; guides Q4 EPS above consensus
- Avis Budget (CAR) beats by $2.13, beats on revs
- Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) beats by $0.03, misses on revs; guides Q4 EPS below consensus; guides FY25 EPS above consensus, revs in-line
- Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) beats by $0.41, misses on revs
- BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN) misses on EPS, reports revs in-line; guides FY25 EPS below consensus, revs in-line
- Brixmor Property (BRX) reports FFO in-line, revs in-line; guides FY25 FFO in-line
- Brown & Brown (BRO) beats by $0.11, beats on revs
- Cadence Design (CDNS) beats by $0.14, beats on revs; raises FY25 EPS, revs guidance
- Carrier Global (CARR) beats by $0.11, reports revs in-line; lowers FY25 guidance; approves $5 billion share repurchase authorization
- CECO Environ. (CECO) beats by $0.01, beats on revs; reaffirms FY25 revs guidance; guides FY26 revs above consensus
- Celestica (CLS) beats by $0.09, beats on revs; guides Q4 EPS above consensus, revs above consensus; guides FY26 EPS above consensus, revs above consensus
- Check Point Software (CHKP) beats by $1.49, reports revs in-line
- Cincinnati Fincl (CINF) beats by $0.71, reports revs in-line
- Confluent (CFLT) beats by $0.03, beats on revs; guides FY25 EPS above consensus
- Corning (GLW) beats by $0.01, misses on revs; guides Q4 EPS above consensus
- Crane (CR) beats by $0.15, beats on revs; guides FY25 EPS in-line, revs in-line
- Custom Truck One Source (CTOS) misses by $0.01, misses on revs; guides FY25 revs in-line
- Danone (DANOY) reports Q3 trading statement; sales rise 4.8%; confirms FY25 outlook
- Dorman Products (DORM) beats by $0.12, reports revs in-line; reaffirms FY25 EPS guidance
- D.R. Horton (DHI) misses by $0.23, beats on revs; guides FY26 revs in-line
- Everest Group (EG) misses by $7.09, misses on revs
- F5 Networks (FFIV) beats by $0.42, beats on revs; guides Q1 EPS below consensus, revs below consensus; guides FY26 revs below consensus
- Forestar (FOR) beats by $0.44, beats on revs; guides FY26 revs in-line
- FTAI Aviation Ltd. (FTAI) misses by $0.11, beats on revs; also increases dividend
- GeneDx (WGS) beats by $0.07, beats on revs; guides FY25 revs above consensus
- Hartford Financial (HIG) beats by $0.69, reports revs in-line
- HNI (HNI) beats by $0.03, misses on revs; Expects Q4 EPS to increase slightly from 2024 levels
- HSBC Holdings (HSBC) reports Q3 results; provides outlook; NII expected to exceed $43 bln
- Hubbell (HUBB) beats by $0.19, misses on revs; guides FY25 EPS above consensus, revs below consensus
- Invesco (IVZ) beats by $0.16, reports revs in-line
- JetBlue Airways (JBLU) beats by $0.03, reports revs in-line
- Kilroy Realty (KRC) beats by $0.11, beats on revs; guides FY25 FFO above consensus
- Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals (KNSA) misses by $0.09, beats on revs; raises FY25 revs above consensus
- Labcorp Holdings Inc. (LH) beats by $0.05, reports revs in-line; guides FY25 EPS in-line
- Leggett & Platt (LEG) reports EPS in-line, beats on revs; guides FY25 EPS in-line, revs in-line
- MakeMyTrip (MMYT) reports Q2 results; travel sentiments improved
- New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) beats by $0.11, reports revs in-line; guides Q2 revs in-line; reaffirms FY26 revs guidance
- NextEra Energy (NEE) beats by $0.11, reports revs in-line; guides FY25 EPS in-line; guides FY26 EPS in-line
- Noble Corporation (NE) misses by $0.07, beats on revs; guides FY25 revs in-line
- NOV Inc. (NOV) misses by $0.13, beats on revs; guides Q4 revs in-line
- Northwest Bancshares (NWBI) misses by $0.02
- Novartis AG (NVS) misses by $0.02, reports revs in-line; reaffirms outlook; announces expiration of Tourmaline Bio tender offer
- Nucor (NUE) beats by $0.45, beats on revs
- NXP Semi (NXPI) misses by $0.01, reports revs in-line; guides Q4 EPS in-line, revs in-line
- Olin (OLN) beats by $0.30, misses on revs
- PayPal (PYPL) beats by $0.14, beats on revs; guides Q4 EPS in-line
- PHINIA (PHIN) beats by $0.41, beats on revs; guides FY25 revs in-line
- Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM) beats by $0.01, beats on revs; raises FY25 FFO guidance
- Polaris Industries (PII) beats by $0.25, beats on revs; guides FY25 EPS above consensus
- Principal Fincl (PFG) beats by $0.12, Assets Under Management up 6%
- Qorvo (QRVO) issues upside Q2 EPS and revenue guidance
- Ramaco Resources (METC) reports Q3 (Sep) results, misses on revs
- Rambus (RMBS) misses by $0.19, beats on revs
- Regeneron Pharma (REGN) beats by $2.18, beats on revs; Lowers FY25 capex guidance
- Repligen (RGEN) beats by $0.04, beats on revs; guides FY25 EPS in-line, revs above consensus
- Royal Caribbean (RCL) beats by $0.06, reports revs in-line; guides Q4 EPS below consensus
- Seacoast Banking (SBCF) beats by $0.06, beats on revs
- Sherwin-Williams (SHW) beats by $0.15, beats on revs; guides FY25 EPS in-line
- Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) beats by $0.17, beats on revs
- Skyworks (SWKS) guides SepQ EPS and revs above consensus
- Smithfield Foods (SFD) beats by $0.08, beats on revs
- SoFi Technologies (SOFI) beats by $0.03, beats on revs; raises FY25 EPS above consensus, revs above consensus
- Tenet Healthcare (THC) beats by $0.36, reports revs in-line; guides FY25 EPS above consensus, revs above consensus
- UnitedHealth (UNH) beats by $0.12, reports revs in-line; raises FY25 EPS above consensus
- Universal Health (UHS) beats by $0.81, beats on revs; raises FY25 EPS and revenue guidance above consensus; increases stock repurchase program by $1.5 bln
- UPS (UPS) beats by $0.44, beats on revs; guides Q4 revs above consensus
- V.F. Corp (VFC) beats by $0.09, beats on revs; Sees Q3 revenue down 1-3% in constant currency
- Volaris Aviation (VLRS) beats by $0.13; revs in-line
- VSE Corp (VSEC) beats by $0.15, beats on revs; Raises FY25 revenue growth and adjusted EBITDA margin guidance
- Waste Mgmt (WM) misses by $0.04, reports revs in-line; guides FY25 revs below consensus
- Wayfair (W) beats by $0.26, beats on revs
- Welltower (WELL) beats by $0.04, beats on revs; raises FY25 FFO above consensus
- Whirlpool (WHR) beats by $0.70, beats on revs; guides FY25 EPS above consensus, reaffirms FY25 revs, which are above consensus
- Zebra Tech (ZBRA) beats by $0.13, reports revs in-line; guides Q4 EPS in-line
- General News
- The Senate will force three votes this week to disapprove of President Trump's tariffs. However, even if the resolutions pass (50 votes needed), they are little more than symbolic because the House banned votes challenging President Trump's tariff authority, according to Punchbowl News
- President Trump repeats that he believes his meeting with Chinese President Xi will go well
- The American Federation of Government Employees demand that Congress pass a clean continuing resolution to fund government could put pressure on Senate Democrats to vote for the House-passed continuing resolution, according to Washington Post
- U.S. and Japan sign memorandum of understanding with respect to strategic investments, announced on September 4, 2025
- Japan releases fact sheet on $550 billion of U.S. investments; companies include GEV, SFTBY, KMI, CARR, PCRHY
- White House announces joint framework with Japan for securing the supply of critical minerals and rare earths through mining and processing
- 4000 flights were delayed yesterday. Air traffic controllers will miss a paycheck today, according to Axios
- Venezuela cancelled energy agreements with Trinidad and Tobago, according to FT
- Hurricane Melissa will impact Jamaica, according to Bloomberg
- 3D Systems (DDD) and the Saudi Arabian Industrial Investments Company owned by the Public Investment Fund, Saudi Aramco, and SABIC, established the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Company in 2022 to help enable Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 Program
- Aeluma (ALMU) has acquired significant capital equipment assets from a major components and solutions supplier to expand its prototyping and wafer-scale test capabilities
- Agilent (A) announces the appointment of Adam S. Elinoff as chief financial officer, effective Nov. 17
- Aldeyra Therapeutics (ALDX) announces achievement of statistically significant improvement in liver function in patients treated with ADX-629, an investigational new drug candidate, and focused the RASP modulator product candidate pipeline on next-generation molecules ADX-248 and ADX-246
- Amazon (AMZN) confirms organizational changes; expects overall reduction in its corporate workforce of approximately 14,000 roles
- Ambow Education (AMBO) announces that its subsidiary, HybriU Inc., has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with Singapore-based Bamboo System Technology Pte. Ltd. to mutually integrate their respective learning, training and collaboration technologies and expand monetization opportunities across education and enterprise markets
- Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), together with the City of Sugar Land, announces that AOI is expanding its operations by onshoring part of its international manufacturing to Sugar Land
- AstraZeneca (AZO) receives EU approval for Koselugo
- British American Tobacco (BTI) paused vape launch in U.S. that was unlicensed, according to Reuters
- Cameco (CCJ), Brookfield (BAM), US Govt announce partnership to deliver long-term value using Westinghouse Nuclear Reactor Technology
- Carrier Global (CARR) approves $5 billion share repurchase authorization
- Chegg (CHGG) to remain a standalone public company to maximize shareholder value; details restructuring plan
- Eli Lilly (LLY): Lilly's Omvoh (mirikizumab-mrkz) approved by U.S. FDA as a single-injection maintenance regimen in adults with ulcerative colitis
- ETHZilla (ETHZ) sells approximately $40 million of its ETH treasury holdings and plans to use the proceeds for share repurchases
- Everest Group (EG) has entered into an adverse development reinsurance agreement, effective October 1, 2025, supported by Longtail Re, an affiliate of Stone Ridge Holdings Group
- Faraday Future Intelligent Electric (FFAI): Qualigen Therapeutics to rebrand as AIxCrypto
- First Horizon (FHN) authorizes new $1.5 bln share repurchase program
- Freddie Mac (FMCC) reports September monthly volume
- GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) B7-H3-targeted antibody-drug conjugate receives Orphan Drug Designation in the EU
- GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) enters license agreement with Empirico for siRNA candidate EMP-012
- GlobalFoundries (GFS) CFO John Hollister steps down; Q3 results are expected to be within or above prior guidance
- Goldman (GS) CEO David Solomon expects IPO & merger activity to increase, according to Bloomberg
- Goldman (GS) CEO David Solomon says there is no systematic crisis in credit markets, according to Bloomberg
- Google (GOOG, GOOGL): Data hack exposed Gmail passwords, according to NY Post
- Honeywell (HON) introduces a breakthrough technology that converts agricultural and forestry waste into ready-to-use renewable fuels for hard-to-abate sectors, such as the maritime industry
- KB Home (KBH) announces new $1 billion share repurchase authorization
- Kenon Holdings' (KEN) OPC Energy announced that CPV Basin Ranch entered into a credit agreement within the framework of financing agreements with the Public Utility Commission of Texas through the Texas Energy Fund for an approximately $1.1 billion loan
- Las Vegas Sands (LVS) CEO intends to sell some or all of his holdings of the Company’s common stock for financial diversification purposes
- Maravai Life Sciences (MRVI) discloses Board resignations in effort to rationalize the size of its Board and reduce administrative costs
- Materion (MTRN) announces that it entered into an agreement with Commonwealth Fusion Systems, the leading and largest commercial fusion energy company, to supply beryllium fluoride for use in fusion power plants
- Merck (MRK) and Eisai (ESAIY) announce that the Phase 3 LITESPARK-011 trial evaluating the dual oral regimen of WELIREG plus LENVIMA met one of its primary endpoints of progression-free survival for the treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma whose disease progressed on or after treatment with anti-PD-1/L1 therapy
- MVB Financial (MVBF) announces $10 mln stock repurchase program
- New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) declares dividend and $300 mln share buyback
- NextEra Energy (NEE) confirms two agreements with Google (GOOG) to accelerate nuclear energy deployment in the U.S.
- Northwest Natural (NWN) provided OPUC updates
- Nova (NVA) commences key mining and processing equipment procurement to expediate antimony production
- NVIDIA (NVDA): President Trump says he will meet with CEO Jensen Huang tomorrow
- NXP Semi (NXPI) Board unanimously appointed Rafael Sotomayor to succeed Mr. Sievers as President and CEO and temporary executive director of the Company effective as of October 28, 2025
- Paramount Global (PARA) aiming to eliminate 1000 jobs, according to Bloomberg
- Paramount Skydance (PSKY) and the UFC (TKO) a seven-year, multi-territory expansion of their partnership, securing UFC media rights for Paramount+ across Latin America and Australia starting in 2026
- PayPal (PYPL) & OpenAI team up to power instant checkout and agentic commerce in ChatGPT
- Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) authorized new $150 mln share repurchase program on Oct 21 and concurrently terminated the prior common share repurchase program
- Rio Tinto (RIO): Tomago Aluminium begins employee consultation on future operations
- Roche Hldg (RHHBY) reports Phase III results for Genentech’s Gazyva in Children and Young Adults With Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome
- Solstice Advance Materials (SOLS) and Qnity Electronics set to join S&P 500; others to join S&P SmallCap 600
- Southwest Air (LUV) announces agreement with Hahnair to enhance global visibility of Southwest Airlines by providing ticketing access to 100,000 travel agencies in 190 markets outside the United States, effectively extending the consumer distribution reach of Southwest beyond the U.S. marketplace
- Toyota (TM): President Trump says Toyota will invest $10 bln in U.S, according to Politico
- Welltower (WELL) announces $23 billion of transactions and intensified focus on seniors housing to amplify long-term growth profile
- Zimmer Biomet (ZBH) announces the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Breakthrough Device Designation for the company's first-to-world iodine-treated total hip replacement system. This is the first product in Zimmer Biomet history to receive this designation
- Upgrades:
- Core Scientific (CORZ) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Clear Street, tgt $23
- Core Scientific (CORZ) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at H.C. Wainwright, tgt $25
- CrowdStrike (CRWD) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Arete, tgt $706
- Fox Corp. (FOXA) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Arete, tgt $97
- LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Citizens JMP, tgt $11.50
- Nokia (NOK) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies
- Spruce Biosciences (SPRB) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Citizens JMP, tgt $254
- Upwork (UPWK) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS, tgt $21
- Core Scientific (CORZ) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Clear Street, tgt $23
- Downgrades:
- Boot Barn (BOOT) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Seaport Research
- Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Bernstein, tgt $14.50
- Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital, tgt $14
- Selective Insurance (SIGI) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital, tgt $81
- Others:
- Ameren (AEE) initiated with a Sector Perform at RBC Capital, tgt $112
- American Electric Power (AEP) initiated with an Overweight at Wells Fargo, tgt $132
- Avista (AVA) initiated with an Equal Weight at Wells Fargo, tgt $38
- BJ's Restaurants (BJRI) initiated with a Neutral at Mizuho, tgt $32
- Candel Therapeutics (CADL) initiated with an Overweight at Stephens, tgt $15
- Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) initiated with an Outperform at Mizuho, tgt $70
- Cava Group (CAVA) initiated with a Neutral at Mizuho, tgt $65
- Centessa Pharmaceuticals (CNTA) initiated with an Overweight at Stephens, tgt $35
- CMS Energy (CMS) initiated with an Equal Weight at Wells Fargo, tgt $77
- Constellation Energy (CEG) initiated with an Overweight at Wells Fargo, tgt $478
- Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) initiated with a Neutral at Mizuho, tgt $40
- Consolidated Edison (ED) initiated with an Equal Weight at Wells Fargo, tgt $99
- Darden Restaurants (DRI) initiated with a Neutral at Mizuho, tgt $190
- Denny's (DENN) initiated with a Neutral at Mizuho, tgt $5
- Dine Brands (DIN) initiated with a Neutral at Mizuho, tgt $28
- Dominion Energy (D) initiated with an Overweight at Wells Fargo, tgt $67
- Dominion Energy (D) resumed with a Sector Perform at RBC Capital, tgt $70
- DTE Energy (DTE) initiated with an Overweight at Wells Fargo, tgt $157
- Duke Energy (DUK) initiated with an Equal Weight at Wells Fargo, tgt $126
- Duke Energy (DUK) resumed with a Sector Perform at RBC Capital, tgt $143
- Edison International (EIX) initiated with an Equal Weight at Wells Fargo, tgt $56
- Entergy (ETR) initiated with an Overweight at Wells Fargo, tgt $105
- Entergy (ETR) resumed with an Outperform at RBC Capital, tgt $115
- Evergy (EVRG) initiated with an Equal Weight at Wells Fargo, tgt $77
- Evergy (EVRG) initiated with an Outperform at RBC Capital, tgt $93
- Eversource Energy (ES) initiated with an Overweight at Wells Fargo, tgt $79
- Exelon (EXC) initiated with an Overweight at Wells Fargo, tgt $52
- FirstEnergy (FE) initiated with an Overweight at Wells Fargo, tgt $54
- IDACORP (IDA) initiated with an Equal Weight at Wells Fargo, tgt $129
- Jack in the Box (JACK) initiated with a Neutral at Mizuho, tgt $18
- McDonald's (MCD) initiated with a Neutral at Mizuho, tgt $300
- MSC Income Fund (MSIF) initiated with a Buy at Clear Street, tgt $15
- NextEra Energy (NEE) initiated with an Overweight at Wells Fargo, tgt $97
- NiSource (NI) initiated with an Overweight at Wells Fargo, tgt $47
- NorthWestern Energy (NWE) initiated with an Equal Weight at Wells Fargo, tgt $58
- NRG Energy (NRG) initiated with an Overweight at Wells Fargo, tgt $202
- OGE Energy (OGE) initiated with an Equal Weight at Wells Fargo, tgt $45
- OGE Energy (OGE) initiated with a Sector Perform at RBC Capital, tgt $51
- Papa John's (PZZA) initiated with a Neutral at Mizuho, tgt $58
- PG&E (PCG) initiated with an Overweight at Wells Fargo, tgt $23
- Pinnacle West (PNW) initiated with an Equal Weight at Wells Fargo, tgt $92
- Pinnacle West (PNW) resumed with a Sector Perform at RBC Capital, tgt $99
- Portland General Electric (POR) initiated with an Equal Weight at Wells Fargo, tgt $45
- PPL (PPL) initiated with an Overweight at Wells Fargo, tgt $43
- PSEG (PEG) initiated with an Equal Weight at Wells Fargo, tgt $88
- Qnity Electronics (Q) initiated with a Buy at Goldman, tgt $110
- Qnity Electronics (Q) initiated with an Outperform at BMO Capital, tgt $109
- Sempra Energy (SRE) initiated with an Overweight at Wells Fargo, tgt $115
- Shake Shack (SHAK) initiated with a Neutral at Mizuho, tgt $95
- Southern Company (SO) initiated with an Equal Weight at Wells Fargo, tgt $97
- Southern Company (SO) resumed with a Sector Perform at RBC Capital, tgt $107
- Starbucks (SBUX) initiated with a Neutral at Mizuho, tgt $84
- SUI Group (SUIG) initiated with a Buy at Alliance Global Partners, tgt $6.50
- Talen Energy (TLN) initiated with an Overweight at Wells Fargo, tgt $453
- Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) initiated with an Outperform at Mizuho, tgt $190
- Vistra Energy (VST) initiated with an Overweight at Wells Fargo, tgt $238
- WEC Energy (WEC) initiated with an Overweight at Wells Fargo, tgt $124
- Wendy's (WEN) initiated with an Underperform at Mizuho, tgt $8
- Wingstop (WING) initiated with an Outperform at Mizuho, tgt $320
- Xcel Energy (XEL) resumed with an Outperform at RBC Capital, tgt $7
- Ameren (AEE) initiated with a Sector Perform at RBC Capital, tgt $112
- Econ Data (Wednesday):
- 7:00 ET: Weekly MBA Mortgage Index (prior -0.3%)
- 8:30 ET: September advance International Trade in Goods (prior -$85.5 bln), advance Retail Inventories (prior 0.0%), and advance Wholesale Inventories (prior -0.2%)
- 10:00 ET: September Pending Home Sales (Briefing.com consensus 1.2%; prior 4.0%)
- 10:30 ET: Weekly crude oil inventories (prior -0.961 mln)
- 14:00 ET: October FOMC Decision (Briefing.com consensus 3.75-4.00%; prior 4.00-4.25%)
- Earnings:
- Monday (Oct 27)
- Pre-Market: BOH CRI DEA KDP LKFN RVTY
- After-Hours: AGYS ARE ABCB AMKR ACGL CAR BBBY BMRN BRX BRO CDNS CLS CINF CFLT CR CTOS DORM FFIV FTAI HIG KRC LEG NE NWBI NOV NUE NXPI OLN PDM PFG METC RMBS SBCF SSD UHS WM WELL WHR
- Pre-Market: AOS ALKS AMT AIT ARCC AWI ABG ATI AXTA BTSG CARR CECO CHKP CVLT GLW CURB DHI ECL FELE GPI HRI HNI HOPE HUBB INCY IVZ IQV JBLU KNSA LH MSCI NEO NVS EDU NEE PYPL PHIN PII REGN RGEN RCL SHW SFD SOFI SYY THC TRS UNH UPS VFC W XYL ZBRA
- After-Hours: AKR AMRZ APAM NTB BE BKNG BXP CZR CWH CAKE CHE CSGP EIX EA ESI ENPH EQR EXLS EXE FCF FLS FCPT FYBR WGS GBX HIW HURN KAI LSTR LOGI MTH MIR MOD MDLZ MSA NBR NBIX OKE PPG RRC RRR REG RNR RNST STX ST LRN TER TX TRMK UCTT UMBF VRNS VLTO V VSEC WPC ZWS
- Wednesday (Oct 29)
- Pre-Market: AER AEP AROC ADP AVTR AVT BLCO BLKB BA EAT CAT CNC GTLS CHEF CLVT CLH CSTM CRTO CVS DAN DFIN ETR ESAB ETSY EVR EXTR FI FLEX FTV FDP GRMN GTES GEHC GNRC GIL GSK HAYW IEX IONS ITT KEX KHC DRS LFUS MAS MTRN MGPI MNRO NAVI NI OGE ODFL OSW OSK OTIS PAG PSX PUMP PB RDWR REYN SLGN SITE SW SCL TEL COCO TKR TNET UTHR UMC VRSK VZ VIRT WSO
- After-Hours: AEM AGI ALGN ALSN GOOG AMH AWK AM AR ATRC AVB AXS BIO BOOT CHRW WHD CALX CP CSL CVNA CBZ CMG CDE CGNX CTSH COHU CVI DVA DAY DHT EBAY EHC EPR EQX ESS ETD EQIX EG EXR FIBK FMC FORM GKOS GRBK GH THG PI IRT INVH KLAC MGY MAX MELI META MTG MGM MSFT MAA MCW MKL MC MUSA MYRG NTGR NWE OPK PPC PBI PFS PRU PSA RRX ROL RSI NOW SKWD SCI SFM STAG SBUX SUI SNCY TNK TS TDOC TENB TMDX RIG TTMI TYL UDMY UDR UFPI VTR VRRM VIAV WAY WEX WOLF
- Pre-Market: AER AEP AROC ADP AVTR AVT BLCO BLKB BA EAT CAT CNC GTLS CHEF CLVT CLH CSTM CRTO CVS DAN DFIN ETR ESAB ETSY EVR EXTR FI FLEX FTV FDP GRMN GTES GEHC GNRC GIL GSK HAYW IEX IONS ITT KEX KHC DRS LFUS MAS MTRN MGPI MNRO NAVI NI OGE ODFL OSW OSK OTIS PAG PSX PUMP PB RDWR REYN SLGN SITE SW SCL TEL COCO TKR TNET UTHR UMC VRSK VZ VIRT WSO
- Thursday (Oct 30)
- Pre-Market: AAP ALGM ALNY MO AMP AME AGIO BUD APLS APG APTV BAX BDC BLDR BIIB BWA BMY CWT CAH CCCS LNG CMS CNX CMCO CMCSA COMM CROX CFR CWK DBRG DTM DTE EXP LLY EME ENTG EPD EL FSS FCFS FOXA GEL ROCK HSY DINO HGV HWM HII IDA NSIT INSM IP IART ICE IDCC ITRI JHG KBR K KMB KIM LHX LAUR LCII LECO LNC LKQ LXP MBUU MA MPW MRK NMRK NVCR OMCL OPCH PATK PBF BTU PWR QSR RBLX RES SPGI SAIA SNDR STNG SHAK SIRI SO CI THRY TW TT TRN UPBD UTZ VAL VNT VMC WNC WEC WCC WLK WTW XEL XRX XPO
- After-Hours: ATGE ALHC ALKT ATEC AMZN APPF AAPL ATR ACA ARDX ARW AJG TEAM AX BJRI BFAM CWST NET COIN COLB COLM CDP CUZ CACC CUBE DXCM DXC EW EIG EXPO FHI FSLR FND FBIN GLPI GILD GDDY GDYN HR HTGC HLI HUBG ICFI ILMN IR IRTC TREE LPLA LUMN NVST MTZ MMSI MPWR MSI OHI OSIS PK PSMT KWR RDDT RGA RSG RMD RKT ROKU RYAN SVV SEM SIMO SKYW SPSC SPXC MSTR SYK TVTX TWLO VICI WERN WDC WY ZG
- Friday (Oct 31)
- Pre-Market: ABBV AGCO AON CNI CBOE CVE CHTR CVX CHD CL D XOM FRT GWW IMO TILE LEA LIN LYB MGA NWL NVT OIS OMF OMI PIPR POR PRLB RBC SXT TROW TEX WT XHR
- After-Hours: None
- Monday (Oct 27)