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From: Julius Wong9/23/2024 11:39:12 AM
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Stocks that are expected to benefit from lower fed funds rate and a softer labor market

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Stocks that are expected to benefit from lower fed funds rate and a softer labor market

Sep. 23, 2024 11:20 AM ET
By: Monica L. Correa, SA News Editor

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High labor cost stocks are benefiting from a rebalanced labor market and deceleration in wage growth.

The fed funds rate was lowered by 50 basis points on Wednesday to 4.75-5%, and the labor market has cooled down from overheated levels.

Goldman Sachs analysts said that labor costs account for 12% of sales for the aggregate S&P 500 ( SP500) and 14% of sales for the median stock.

“A 100 basis points change in labor costs would impact S&P 500 ( SP500) EPS by 0.7%, all else equal,” wrote David J. Kostin, chief U.S. equity strategist.

High labor costs stocks have a 10-percentage-point outperformance over low labor cost stocks since May. This suggests that investors are confident that wage pressures on earnings will continue to subside, Kostin said.

Industrials ( XLI) have the highest implied labor costs as a percentage of revenue at 20%; energy ( XLE) has the lowest at 5%.

This is Goldman Sachs’ basket of high labor cost stocks:

Communication services

  • Interpublic Group of Companies ( IPG) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 43%
  • Electronic Arts ( EA) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 27%
  • Omnicom Group Inc. ( OMC) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 27%
  • Meta Platforms ( META) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 19%
Consumer discretionary

  • Hilton Worldwide Holding ( HLT) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 84%
  • Marriott International ( MAR) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 78%
  • Darden Restaurants ( DRI) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 37%
  • Wynn Resorts Limited ( WYNN) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 23%
  • O’Reilly Automotive ( ORLY) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 20%
Consumer staples

  • PepsiCo Inc. ( PEP) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 18%
  • Estee Lauder Companies ( EL) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 13%
  • Molson Coors Beverage ( TAP) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 11%
Energy

  • SLB ( SLB) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 40%
  • Halliburton ( HAL) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 18%
Financials

  • Arthur J. Gallagher ( AJG) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 33%
  • Aon Plc ( AON) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 33%
  • Moody’s Corp. ( MCO) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 30%
  • Jack Henry & Associates ( JKHY) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 29%
  • Fidelity National Information Services ( FIS) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 27%
  • PNC Financial Services Group ( PNC) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 27%
  • Bank of America ( BAC) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 26%
Health care

  • IQVIA Holdings Inc. ( IQV) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 53%
  • DaVita Inc. ( DVA) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 39%
  • Abbott Laboratories ( ABT) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 38%
  • Quest Diagnostics ( DGX) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 35%
  • Universal Health Services ( UHS) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 34%
  • Labcorp Holdings ( LH) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 34%
  • Industrials
  • Dayforce Inc. ( DAY) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 41%
  • Rollins Inc. ( ROL) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 35%
  • Paycom Software ( PAYC) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 34%
  • Jacobs Solutions ( J) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 34%
Information technology

  • Cognizant Tech Solutions ( CTSH) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 73%
  • Accenture Plc ( ACN) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 56%
  • ServiceNow Inc. ( NOW) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 54%
  • CrowdStike Holdings ( CRWD) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 51%
  • EPAM Systems Inc. ( EPAM) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 44%
  • Palo Alto Networks ( PANW) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 42%
  • Gartner Inc. ( IT) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 41%
  • Autodesk ( ADSK) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 38%
  • F5 Inc. ( FFIV) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 33%
  • NetApp Inc. ( NTAP) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 29%
  • Trimble Inc. ( TRMB) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 28%
  • Teradyne Inc. ( TER) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 24%
  • Keysight Technologies ( KEYS) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 23%
  • Intel Corp. ( INTC) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 23%
  • Motorola Solutions ( MSI) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 19%
  • Cisco Systems Inc. ( CSCO) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 18%
Materials

  • Newmont Corp. ( NEM) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 19%
Real estate

  • CBRE Group Inc. ( CBRE) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 29%
Utilities

  • NiSource Inc. ( NI) – Implied labor cost as a percentage of revenue: 22%

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From: Julius Wong9/23/2024 7:41:11 PM
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T-Mobile US raises dividend by 35.4% to $0.88, announces buyback

Sep. 18, 2024 1:51 PM ET
By: Gaurav Batavia, SA News Editor
  • T-Mobile US (NASDAQ: TMUS) declares $0.88/share quarterly dividend, 35.4% increase from prior dividend of $0.65.
  • Forward yield 1.77%
  • Payable Dec. 12; for shareholders of record Nov. 27; ex-div Nov. 27.
  • The company also announces up to $50 billion in stockholder returns through dividends and share repurchases

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From: Julius Wong9/24/2024 7:25:06 AM
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Overweight quality stocks with positive EPS revisions - MS

Sep. 23, 2024 4:17 PM ET
By: Monica L. Correa, SA News Editor

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Morgan Stanley analysts listed quality stocks with positive EPS revisions and overweight rating, as they believe that the group is expected to perform well in the near-term.

“The labor data will be the most important factor in terms of how equities trade through year-end,” wrote Strategist Michael J. Wilson. “A drop in the unemployment rate and above consensus payroll data (without downward revisions) is likely the most risk-on signal for equities in the fourth quarter.”

He said that a drop in the unemployment rate can counter seasonal weakness in earnings revisions and election-related volatility, but a rise in the unemployment rate (above 4.3%) alongside weak payrolls (under 100,000) will cause risk-off price action.

The following stocks are members of the Russell 1000 (NYSEARCA: IWF), have positive one-month earnings revision, above-median quality composite score vs. their sector peers, and are rated overweight.

  • Schlumberger Ltd ( SLB)
  • Baker Hughes Co. ( BKR)
  • NOV Inc. ( NOV)
  • Devon Energy ( DVN)
  • Cheniere Energy ( LNG)
  • The Sherwin-Williams ( SHW)
  • Linde Plc ( LIN)
  • Eastman Chemical Co. ( EMN)
  • Ball Corp. ( BALL)
  • Curtiss-Wright ( CW)
  • Northrop Grumman Corp. ( NOC)
  • Trane Technologies ( TT)
  • Cummins Inc. ( CMI)
  • Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. ( WAB)
  • TransUnion ( TRU)
  • Borg Warner ( BWA)
  • Hasbro ( HAS)
  • Skechers USA ( SKX)
  • Doordash Inc. ( DASH)
  • Amazon ( AMZN)
  • GAP Inc. ( GAP)
  • TJX Co. ( TJX)
  • Burlington Stores ( BURL)
  • Dicks Sporting Goods ( DKS)
  • Walmart Inc. ( WMT)
  • Colgate-Palmolive Co. ( CL)
  • Procter & Gamble ( PG)
  • AbbVie Inc. ( ABBV)
  • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals ( REGN)
  • Biogen Inc. ( BIIB)
  • Zoetis Inc. ( ZTS)
  • IQVIA Holdings Inc. ( IQV)
  • Avantor Inc. ( AVTR)
  • M&T Bank Corp. ( MTB)
  • Huntington Bancshares Inc. ( HBAN)
  • Bank of America ( BAC)
  • Wells Fargo & Co. ( WFC)
  • East West Bancorp ( EWBC)
  • Ally Financial ( ALLY)
  • Progressive Corp. ( PGR)
  • Allstate ( ALL)
  • Arch Capital Group ( ACGL)
  • MetLife Inc. ( MET)
  • MongoDB Inc. ( MDB)
  • HubSpot Inc. ( HUBS)
  • Unity Software Inc. ( U)
  • Salesforce Inc. ( CRM)
  • ServiceNow ( NOW)
  • Fortinet Inc. ( FTNT)
  • Arista Networks ( ANET)
  • Apple Inc. ( AAPL)
  • Qorvo Inc. ( QRVO)
  • Nvidia Corp. ( NVDA)
  • T-Mobile US Inc. ( TMUS)
  • Trade Desk Inc. ( TTD)
  • Spotify Technology ( SPOT)
  • Netflix Inc. ( NFLX)
  • Warner Music Group ( WMG)
  • Alphabet Inc. Class A ( GOOGL)
  • Meta Platforms ( META)
  • FirstEnergy Corp. ( FE)
  • Atmos Energy ( ATO)
  • Prologis Inc. ( PLD)
  • Welltower Inc. ( WELL)
  • Agree Realty ( ADC)
  • Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. ( GLPI)

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From: Julius Wong9/24/2024 2:46:39 PM
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From: Julius Wong9/25/2024 9:57:26 PM
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Stocks that are set to benefit from either Harris or Trump winning scenarios – Barclays

Sep. 25, 2024 3:04 PM ET
By: Monica L. Correa, SA News Editor

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The upcoming U.S. presidential election is a top concern for U.S. equities for the rest of the year, according to Barclays analysts.

Analysts published a list of stocks that “stand to benefit from either of the two outcomes of the election.”

These are overweight-rated stocks that are viewed as best candidates to outperform in each of the political scenarios.

Trump win beneficiaries include Becton Dickinson ( BDX), and Baker Hughes ( BKR); and Harris win beneficiaries include Knight-Swift Transportation ( KNX), and CF Industries ( CF).

These stocks have daily average option notional volumes of more than $5M, and have a large potential for an upside, measured by the distance from their one-year high and normalized by the three-month realized volatility, according to Barclays analysts.

The stocks also have the lowest volatility scores, measured by the average of the two-year percentile across the three-month at-the-money implied volatility spread, both compared to the realized volatility and the sector volatility.

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From: Julius Wong9/28/2024 7:37:48 AM
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U.S. companies with the highest percentage of sales to China have outperformed this week

Sep. 27, 2024 10:43 AM ET
By: Monica L. Correa, SA News Editor

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China's CSI 300 stock index ( ASHR) is up 10.8% week-to-date, and up 19% just in the past five days after China announced fiscal stimulus plans, and rate requirements cuts.

Some U.S. stocks are seeing a clear positive catalyst, with the S&P 500 excluding Technology (NYSEARCA: SPXT) companies with the highest percentage sales to China (about 29% sales to China on average) averaging a strong 9.1% week-to-date return, Wells Fargo equity analyst Christopher P. Harvey said in a note.

Here are the companies:

  • Las Vegas Sands ( LVS) – % Sales to China: 63%; WTD return: 15.3%
  • Wynn Resorts Ltd. ( WYNN) – % Sales to China: 47%; WTD return: 14.2%
  • Albemarle Corp. ( ALB) – % Sales to China: 30%; WTD return: 10.6%
  • Estee Lauder ( EL) – % Sales to China: 26%; WTD return: 18.6%
  • Tesla Inc. ( TSLA) – % Sales to China: 22%; WTD return: 6.7%
  • A. O. Smith Corp. ( AOS) – % Sales to China: 21%; WTD return: 7.7%
  • Borgwarner Inc. ( BWA) – % Sales to China: 21%; WTD return: 7.2%
  • Agilent Tech Inc. ( A) – % Sales to China: 20%; WTD return: 4.7%
  • MGM Resorts International ( MGM) – % Sales to China: 20%; WTD return: 2.7%
  • Aptiv Plc ( APTV) – % Sales to China: 20%; WTD return: 3.5%
In addition, the top 10 technology ( XLK) companies with the highest percentage of sales to China also outperformed, with an average of 5.8% week-to-date return. These companies “are often merely manufacturing pass-throughs,” said Harvey.

Here are the companies:

  • QUALCOMM Inc. ( QCOM) – % Sales to China: 62%; Period return: 2.2%
  • Monolithic Power ( MPWR) – % Sales to China: 51%; Period return: 6%
  • KLA Corp. ( KLAC) – % Sales to China: 43%; Period return: 6%
  • LAM Research ( LRCX) – % Sales to China: 42%; Period return: 9.6%
  • NXP Semiconductors ( NXPI) – % Sales to China: 33%; Period return: 4.5%
  • Corning Inc. ( GLW) – % Sales to China: 33%; Period return: 1.8%
  • Broadcom Inc. ( AVGO) – % Sales to China: 32%; Period return: 4.1%
  • Intel Corp. ( INTC) – % Sales to China: 27%; Period return: 9.5%
  • Applied Material ( AMAT) – % Sales to China: 27%; Period return: 9.1%
  • ON Semiconductor Corp. ( ON) – % Sales to China: 26%; Period return: 5.4%

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From: Julius Wong9/28/2024 1:39:15 PM
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Insider trades: Notable buys and sells by significant shareholders, executives and directors

Sep. 28, 2024 11:03 AM ET
By: Nilanjana Basu, SA News Editor

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A weekly summary of insider trading highlighting notable buying and selling by investors, directors and executives. The trades have taken place between September 23 and September 27, 2024.

• Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) reported recent transactions by its Director, Tench Coxe. As disclosed on September 23, 2024, Coxe sold 1M shares of common stock at a price of $119.27 per share, totaling $119.3M. In another filing disclosed by the company, Coxe sold another 1M shares at $116.47 per share, bringing total to $116.5M. Coxe now holds about 4.9M shares of the company.

• Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) said in a filing that its Chief Executive Officer, Hock E. Tan sold 150,000 common shares at $ 172.94 per share for a total transaction value of about $25.9M. Tan now owns about 1.2M shares.

• On 25th September, Christopher Kempczinski, CEO of McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD), disclosed through two filings that he sold shares of the company. In one, he sold 11,727 shares at a price of $300.03 per share, totaling $3.5M. The second transaction was of 6,629 shares for a price $300 per share for total value of about $2M. The transaction has adjusted CEO's holdings in the company to 43,256 shares following the sale.

• In a recent transaction, Shantanu Narayen CEO of Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE), sold 25,000 shares of the company's common stock at $521.58 per share, resulting in a total sale value of approximately $13M. Following the transaction, Narayen's direct ownership in the company stands at 357,700 shares.

• Kroger (NYSE: KR) disclosed with SEC on 24th September that its Senior Vice President, Valerie Jabbar sold about 3,000 shares of the company at a price of $ 55.91 per share, totaling $167,730. This brings Jabbar’s total holdings in the company to 74,084 shares.

• In a transaction, Phyllis R. Caldwell, a Director of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (NASDAQ: OCSL), expanded his holdings in the company by purchasing its shares. Caldwell acquired 1,000 shares at $16.01 per share for a total of $16,009. Following the transaction, Caldwell's direct holdings have increased to 13,500 shares.

• NewtekOne (NASDAQ: NEWT) Director Richard Salute purchased 500 common shares of the company, according to a recent SEC filing. The price per share was $11.73 per share, totaling an investment of $5,865. Following the transaction, Salute now owns a total of 33,117 shares in NEWT. The CEO of the company, Barry Sloane, also bought 40,134 shares at $11.75 per share totaling $471,560. The transaction also brings Sloane’s holdings to 1.2M.

• Global Partners (NYSE: GLP) revealed in an SEC filing that its general partner Global GP LLC purchased shares valued at nearly $99,524. The transaction, filed on September 24, 2024, involved Global GP acquiring 2,226 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $44.71 per share. Following this acquisition, Global Partner’s direct ownership in the company has increased to a total of 268,307 shares.

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From: Julius Wong10/1/2024 11:42:12 AM
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