Stock Movers

On this episode of Stock Movers:
- ImmunityBio (IBRX) shares are set to extend their advance for a 11th straight session — a record streak, after the firm reported preliminary earnings.
- Shares of memory and storage company, Micron (MU,) are rising - set to extend strong year-to-date advances. Memory and storage components are a critical part of AI infrastructure, and the group has seen swift growth as companies spend to build out AI
- JB Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) shares fall after the trucking company’s fourth-quarter revenue missed estimates, extending the ongoing freight slump. Analysts are largely positive about the results, with Citi noting the company had a high bar to beat after a near 50% rally since reporting last quarter.

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On this episode of Stock Movers:
- PNC Financial (PNC) shares are up after the regional bank forecast net interest income growth for 2026 of about +14%. It also reported revenue that came in above the average analysts estimates.
- JB Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) shares fall as much as 5.4% in premarket trading on Friday after the trucking company’s fourth-quarter revenue missed estimates, extending the ongoing freight slump. Analysts are largely positive about the results, with Citi noting the company had a high bar to beat after a near 50% rally since reporting last quarter.
- Novo Nordisk (NVO) shares gain, among the top performers in the Stoxx 600 Index on Friday morning. The UK’s medicines regulator has approved a higher dose of Wegovy for patients with obesity, according to a statement.

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On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Worthington Steel, Klöckner signed business combination agreement, and Swoctem GmbH, Klöckner’s largest shareholder, committed to tender its 41.5% stake. Klöckner shares rose almost 30% at the open.
- Porsche AG’s deliveries fell 10% last year, the steepest drop since 2009 when the global financial crisis roiled markets, following weak demand for electric vehicles and a slump in China.
- Gym Group gets upgraded to outperform from sector perform by RBC, which sees revenue-driven profit growth for the UK-based gym operator after it introduced cheaper off-peak memberships. Stock has risen 8.6% YTD to 161.80p

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On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Worthington Steel, Klöckner signed business combination agreement, and Swoctem GmbH, Klöckner’s largest shareholder, committed to tender its 41.5% stake. Klöckner shares rose almost 30% at the open.
- RBC Capital Markets upgrades Close Brothers Group to outperform from sector perform, noting the lender has “more fat” to trim on costs. The stock rose as much as 5.5%.
- Delfin Sarl, the investment firm of the billionaire Del Vecchio family, denied it’s in talks with UniCredit SpA over potentially selling its 17.5% stake in rival lender Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA.

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On this episode of Stock Movers:

- Morgan Stanley (MS) shares jump as much as 4.5% after the bank reported wealth management net revenue for the fourth quarter that beat the average analyst estimate, while FICC sales & trading revenue came in below estimates. The company reported record annual net income, with total investment-banking fees at $2.41 billion, up from a year ago, and net new assets in the wealth business at $122.3 billion.

- Vail Resorts (MTN) shares slump 4.6% in premarket trading after the ski report operator said now expects full-year resort reported Ebitda to be just below the low end of its September 29 guidance range of $842 million to $898 million, with the company adding that it experienced one of the worst early season snowfalls in the western US in over 30 years.

- Shares of JB Hunt (JBHT) fell 4.6% after the trucking company’s fourth-quarter revenue of $3.10 billion slightly missed estimates, with dedicated contract services revenue of $842.9 million trailing an estimate of $868.4 million.

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- Goldman Sachs (GS) blew through expectations for equities-trading revenue, posting an all-time Wall Street record of $4.31 billion in the final three months of last year. That was higher than the previous record for any bank, set by Goldman in the second quarter of 2025. It also came in nearly $700 million higher than what analysts had expected for the quarter, according to the average estimate compiled by Bloomberg. Shares of the Wall Street giant traded higher.

- Morgan Stanley (MS)’s debt bankers increased revenue 93% in the fourth quarter, by far the biggest jump on Wall Street and capping a record year for that business. The firm’s debt-underwriting revenue came in at $785 million for the last three months of the year, according to a statement Thursday, while analysts were expecting $635 million. That brought total investment-banking fees to $2.41 billion, up 47% from a year ago. The company reported record annual net income. Shares of Morgan Stanley rose 3.7% after earnings were released. They’ve climbed 44% in the past 12 months, more than the 9.9% increase for the S&P 500 Financials Index. 

- BlackRock (BLK) pulled in $342 billion of total client cash in the fourth quarter, pushing the firm to a record $14 trillion of assets as it integrates a string of recent acquisitions to become a force in private markets. Investors added $268 billion on a net basis to its long-term investment funds, including $181 billion to its exchange-traded fund business that now has $5.5 trillion overall, BlackRock said Thursday in a statement announcing full-year and quarterly earnings. The tally in the last three months of the year pushed the total annual haul, including money-market and cash-management funds, to $698 billion, setting a new record. Shares of BlackRock rose 5.2% in New York after earnings. 

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On this episode of Stock Movers:

- Goldman Sachs (GS) shares rise after the firm posted an all-time Wall Street record of $4.31 billion in equities-trading revenue in the final three months of last year. The firm raised its dividend to $4.50 per share and increased targets for its asset- and wealth-management business, which posted a quarterly record for fees.

- Applied Materials (APLD) shares jump after Barclays upgraded the stock to overweight from equal-weight. The chip-tool maker is also getting a boost after TSMC set a bullish capital spending target, signaling strong demand for AI chips.

- Coinbase Global (COIN) shares fall after the US Senate Banking Committee delayed its discussion of the crypto market structure bill and Coinbase pulled support of the bill due to its limits on stablecoin rewards.

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On this episode of Stock Movers:

- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) ADRs are down after the company said it expects 2026 sales to grow by close to 30% in USD teams.

- ASML soars after it surpassed $500 billion in market value after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. gave a stronger-than-anticipated outlook for 2026.

- Boston Scientific (BSX) shares drop after the company agreed to buy Penumbra Inc. in a deal valued at more than $14 billion to expand in the treatment of blood clots and stroke.

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On this episode of Stock Movers:

- Morgan Stanley’s (MS) debt bankers increased revenue 93% in the fourth quarter, by far the biggest jump on Wall Street and capping a record year for that business. The firm’s debt-underwriting revenue came in at $785 million for the last three months of the year, according to a statement Thursday, while analysts were expecting $635 million. That brought total investment-banking fees to $2.41 billion, up 47% from a year ago. The company reported record annual net income.

- Goldman Sachs (GS) blew through expectations for equities-trading revenue, netting an all-time Wall Street record of $4.31 billion in the final three months of last year. That trumps the previous all-time high for any bank, set by Goldman in the second quarter of 2025. The bank also raised its dividend to $4.50 per share, it said in a statement Thursday.

- US-listed shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) are up, after the chipmaker’s results and forecast were seen as strong underscoring that demand trends related to AI remain robust.

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On this episode of Stock Movers:
- BlackRock (BLK) shares are up after the asset manager reported adjusted EPS and net inflows that came in above the average analyst estimates.
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is earmarking as much as $56 billion in capital spending for 2026, a stronger-than-anticipated projection that signals its confidence in the longevity of the global AI boom.Asia’s most valuable company expects expenditures of $52 billion to $56 billion this year, up at least a quarter from 2025. It also foresees revenue growth of close to 30% in 2026, faster than the average analyst estimate. Shares in key supplier ASML Holding NV rose 7.6% to a record in Europe, sending its market value beyond $500 billion.
- Spotify Technology (SPOT) is raising the price of its premium subscription service by 8% in an effort to achieve sustained profitability. The Swedish audio giant said Thursday prices will increase in the US, its largest market, to $13 a month from $12 a month, and will also go up in Estonia and Latvia. The company had already raised fees in some other countries last year, though it hadn’t bumped up US consumers since 2024.

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