Stocks to see: Disney + and Bank Majors Step Out – Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA)
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The week ahead sees a large dose of healthcare companies presenting at investor conferences and a trio of big banks kicking up the Q1 earnings season at the end of the week, including JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) with its always carefully monitored conference call. Expect CEO Jamie Dimon to speak up the strength of the banking sector and defend the company's repurchase as part of his bank's status. Goldman Sachs believes the banking sector can be profitable if quarterly reports come in strong, noting that large-scale banks have underperformed their normal correlation with macro-assets by more than 1[ads1]0% over the past two months, while $ 22.3B Financial Select Sector ETF (NYSEARCA: XLF ) has drawn it by 6%. On the financial front next week, releases at the factory orders April 9 and consumer prices on April 10 are headliners. Meanwhile, it's probably not shocking that there are several trade negotiations between the US and China and some Brexit drama also on the dock.
Remarkable Earnings Reports: Lindsay (NYSE: LNN) April 9; Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and Bed, Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) April 10; BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), Fastenal (NASDAQ: FAST) and Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) April 11, JPMorgan (JPM), Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) and PNC Financial (NYSE: PNC) April 12.
Expected IPO pricings: Jumia Technologies (JMIA), Tufin Software Technologies (TUFN) and Pagerduty (PD) April 10.
IPO lockup outlet: Allogeneic Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ALLO) and Livent (NYSE: LTHM) April 9; Anaplan (NYSE: PLAN) and Equilium (NASDAQ: EQ) April 10.
Projected dividend changes (quarterly): Aon (NYSE: AON) to $ 0.44 from $ 0.40, First Republic (NYSE: FRC)) to $ 0.20 from $ 0.18, International Speedway ( NASDAQ: ISCA to $ 0.49 from $ 0.47.
Spotlight at Disney: $ 0.38 from $ 0.18, Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) to $ 0.7387 from $ 0.7172, Bed Bath & Beyond Disney (NYSE: DIS) talk to Disney + during an investor presentation on April 11. The media giant has slowly played his streaming efforts just a little to get to the market with the right mix of content at a strategic price. Disney + is expected to feature original TV and movie content, as well as drawing on its franchises for content such as live action Star Wars programs and a Marvel TV series. How Disney Decides to Pack and Award Disney +, Hulu and ESPN + will be of interest to Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) and DirecTV). While Disney + is the major attraction of the event, it can be a management update that really supports some buying action. Some analysts believe that Disney shares (+ 5% YTD) are being withheld due to uncertainty about synergy forecasts from the Fox deal and anticipated streaming launch costs. As the week wasn't already interesting enough for Disney, the first trailer for Star Wars: Episode IX will make the rounds of social media.
Analysts / Investor Meetings: Atlassians (NASDAQ: TEAM) CEO, CTO and CFO are scheduled to present and take live Q&A at the company's investor quest on April 10. On the same day, Conagra Brands (NYSE: CAG) leadership will present value-added opportunities information upon completion of the food giant's acquisition of Pinnacle Foods (NYSE: PF) – including an innovation slate update, cost synergy opportunity, and long-term financial algorithm.
M&A Times: Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) holds a special shareholder meeting on April 11 to vote for proposals related to the ongoing merger with Goldcorp. Shareholders of Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) and Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG) vote on the planned $ 74 merger. April 12.
Google Cloud Next & nbsp; 19: All things Google Cloud will be discussed at event in San Francisco from April 9-11 with a large number of alphabets (GOOG, GOOGL) speakers on the agenda. Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) will also be in San Fran demonstrating how the recently announced T4 GPUs combined with NVIDIA vGPU software provide an "ideal platform" for businesses seeking powerful and cost-effective cloud solutions. AI software specialist FogHorn and Honeywell (NYSE: HON) will also be present to share how their solutions revolutionize Android-powered industrial devices using both traditional and adaptive machine learning to solve real-world customer issues.
Health Conferences: HC Wainwright & Co. The Global Life Sciences Conference and the Needham Healthcare Conference are held early in the week. Presentation of companies includes Conatus Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: CNAT), Y-mAbs Therapeutics (NASDAQ: YMAB), Alder BioPharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALDR), Athersys (NASDAQ: ATHX), Catalyst Biosciences (NASDAQ: CBIO), EyePoint Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: NASDAQ: CBIO), EyePoint Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: EYPT), Geron (NASDAQ: GERN), Invacare (NYSE: IVC), Liquidia Technologies (NASDAQ: LQDA), Nabrive Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NBRV), NeoGenomics (NASDAQ: NEO), Pacira Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: PCRX) NASDAQ: RVNC: ), Neuronetics (NASDAQ: STIM), Akcea Therapeutics (NASDAQ: AKCA), CryoLife (NYSE: CRY), Evelo Biosciences (NASDAQ: EVLO), Flexion Therapeutics (NASDAQ: FLXN), Kezar Life Sciences (NASDAQ: KZR), Translate Bio (NASDAQ: TBIO), T2 Biosystems (NASDAQ: TTOO) and Vericel (NASDAQ: VCEL).
IPAA Oil & Gas Investment Symposium: The two-day event in New York City will see performances using PDC Energy (NASDAQ: PDCE), Denbury Resources (NYSE: DNR), Goodrich Petroleum (NYSEMKT: BNP), Lilis Energy (NYSEMKT: LLEX), Abraxas Petroleum (NASDAQ: AXAS), Calif Order Resources (NYSE: CRC), Montage Resources (NYSE: MR), Ultra Petroleum (NASDAQ: UPL), Chaparral Energy (NYSE: CHAP), Earthstone Energy (NYSE: ESTE), SilverBow Resources (NYSE: SBOW), Flotek Industries (NYSE: FTK), Evolution Petroleum (NYSEMKT: EPM), SRC Energy (NYSEMKT: SRCI), SM Energy (NYSE: SM), Black Stone Minerals ( NYSE: BSM), North Oil and Gas (NYSEMKT: NOG) Corporation (NYSE: UNT), Talos Energy (NYSE: TALO), W & T Offshore (NYSE: WTI), Matador Resources (NYSE: MTDR), Lonestar Resources (NASDAQ: LONE) and Panhandle Oil and Gas (NYSE: PHX) 19659012] DC Matters: Leading Pharmacy Managers Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX), CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) and Optum are expected to witness in Washington next week at a senate debate on drug prices. Meanwhile, insulin makers Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY), Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) and Sanofi (NASDAQ: SNY) will appear before a House Energy and Commerce Monitoring Committee also looks at pricing.
Way Day: Wayfairs (NYSE: W) Large Retail for Home Products is set to April 10 at 12:00 ET. The negotiation market has been expanded to 36 hours and to all customers in North America, UK and Germany. Steep savings are promised on behalf of Wayfair, AllModern, Joss & Main and Birch Lane.
Upcoming share split: LiqTech International (NYSEMKT: LIQT) has a 1-for-4 share split record scheduled for April 9th. Trading on the stock will move from NYSE American to Nasdaq Capital Market on April 16.
Monthly Sales Updates: PriceSmart (NASDAQ: PSMT) April 9; Costco (NASDAQ: COST) April 10; L Brands (NYSE: LB), Cato (NYSE: CATO) and Buckle (NYSE: BKE) April 11th.
Merkable Annual Meetings: Goodyear Tire & Rubber (NASDAQ: GT) on April 8; Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE), Lennar (NYSE: LEN), ConAgra Brands (CAG) and Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) on April 10.
Box office: A strong weekend is expected for the US cash office, with five movies forecasting at the top $ 10M. Warner Bros. (T) is expected to increase the list of Shazam! debuts near $ 48m, Paramount's (NASDAQ: VIA) Pet Sematary $ 30M, Disney's Dumbo $ 22M, Universal's $ 17M and Captain Marvel still kicking around with an expectation of $ 10M. YTD office numbers are still weak, down 17% to $ 2.44B until April 3.
SpaceX: The first commercial launch of SpaceXs (SPACE) Falcon Heavy rocket has a target date on April 9 at Kennedy Space Center. Falcon Heavy carries Saudi Arabia's Arabsat 6A satellite built by Lockheed Marin (NYSE: LMT).
Barron mentions: There are no good deals between hemp or marijuana shares these days, warns the publication. Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC), Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB), Tilray (NASDAQ: TLRY), Charlotte's Web Holdings (OTCQX: CWBHF) and GW Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: GWPH) are all said to look expensive until The industry narrows to just a few winners. Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) is dimensioned from head to toe by Jack Hough. "Foot Locker shares are back to $ 64. They could return 20% over the next year on sales and earnings, while investors are waiting for results from new ventures," Hough explains. Meanwhile, Nicholas Jasinki resigns the hype on Verizon's (NYSE: VZ) 5G launch. Warning investors shouldn't expect 5G to have a major impact on Verin's finances this year or through 2020. Finally, if the oil could be in a steady price range between $ 60 and $ 70 a barrel list of E&P stocks that should Doing well is the tip of including Chevron (NYSE: CVX), ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), Concho Resources (NYSE: CXO), Marathon Oil MRO) and Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ: FANG).
Sources: CNBC, Nasdaq, EDGAR, Reuters, Box Office Mojo, Bloomberg
