U.S. stocks are falling amid mixed earnings; First Republic shares sink

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Evercore ISI Stays Outperform on Microsoft (MSFT): 'this announcement should not distract from the broader narrative around cloud/AI'

April 26, 2023 9:26 AM EDT

Evercore ISI analyst Kirk Materne reiterated an Outperform rating and $337.00 price target on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT).

The analyst comments "In a somewhat surprising move after a lot of back/forth between the two parties, the CMA denied Microsofts acquisition of Activision based on concerns about the downstream implications on the cloud gaming market. There are a lot of potential long-term implications for tech M&A that are worth discussing at another time, but the bottom line as it relates to MSFT/ATVI is that the process from here... More

McDonald's (MCD) PT Raised to $325 at Guggenheim

April 26, 2023 6:13 AM EDT

Guggenheim analyst Gregory Francfort raised the price target on McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) to $325.00 (from $305.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.

The analyst commented, "McDonalds posted a very strong 1Q23 with EPS of $2.45 (that does not back out an $0.18 restructuring charge) vs. our $2.35 estimate. We... More

First Republic Bank (FRC) exploring potential $100bn in asset sales - Bloomberg

April 25, 2023 1:33 PM EDT

Bloomberg reported Tuesday that sources have told them First Republic Bank (NYSE: FRC) is mulling divesting $50 billion to $100 billion of long-dated securities and mortgages as part of a larger plan to improve its financial situation.

The potential sales would help decrease the banks... More

US consumer is strong, but picture 'hides key vulnerabilities' - Citi

April 25, 2023 10:03 AM EDT

Citi analyst Robert Sockin believes the US consumer is strong, but he noted that cracks are emerging.

"The US consumer has kept economic growth resilient over the last year in the face of high inflation and tightening monetary policy," the analyst wrote, adding that consumers overall are... More