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Friday, October 29, 2021 Futures Up/Down % Last Dow -45.00 0.13% 35,568 S&P 500 -22.25 0.49% 4,565 Nasdaq -139.50 0.88% 15,625 After trading to all-time highs Thursday for the S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq Composite (and a 2% gain for the Russell 2000 as well) on strong earnings as well as positive developments on the spending bill in Washington, futures are pulling back. Shares of tech and retail giants Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN) are lower by 3% and 4% respectively after AAPL’s iPhone and overall revs miss for the quarter and AMZN drops on a Q3 revs miss, lower op income and lower guidance, sending Nasdaq Futures lower by about 1%. Investor sentiment is also starting to turn cautious amid the steady stream of corporate warnings on inflationary pressures and supply chain woes. Big day of inflation data with the personal spending and income for Sept and PCE inflation data expected at 8:30 AM. The 10-year Treasury yield is up around 1.61%, recovering off mid-week lows around the mid 1.5% level. Bitcoin prices are lower holding around the $60K level while oil futures are on track to snap their 8-week winning streak. In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index rises 0.25% to 28,890, the Shanghai Index gains 0.8% to 3,547, and the Hang Seng Index falls =0.7% to 25,377. In Europe, the German DAX is lower -1.2% to 15,500, while the FTSE 100 down -0.5% at 7,210. Market Closing Prices Yesterday The S&P 500 Index gained 44.74 points, or 0.98%, to 4,596.42 The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 239.79 points, or 0.68%, to 35,730.48 The Nasdaq Composite surged 212.28 points, or 1.39%, to 15,448.12 The Russell 2000 Index advanced 45.49 points, or 2.02% to 2,297.98 Events Calendar for Today 8:30 AM ET Personal Income for September…est. (-0.2%) 8:30 AM ET Personal Spending for September…prior +0.4% 8:30 AM ET PCE Price Index MoM for September 8:30 AM ET PCE Price Index YoY for September 8:30 AM ET Core PCE Price Index MoM for September…est. +0.2% 8:30 AM ET Core PCE Price Index YoY for September…est. +3.7% 9:45 AM ET Chicago PMI for October…est. 63.5 (prior 64.7) 10:00 AM ET University of Michigan Confidence, Oct-F…est. 71.4 1:00 PM EST Baker Hughes Weekly rig count data Earnings Calendar: Earnings Before the Open: ABBV, AON, B, BAH, CERN, CHD, CHTR, CL, COWN, CVX, DCOM, HUN, IRMD, LHX, PIPR, POR, PSX, PSXP, RUTH, WY, XOM Macro Up/Down Last Nymex 0.34 83.15 Brent 0.37 84.69 Gold -2.95 1,795.95 EUR/USD -0.0029 1.1652 JPY/USD 0.19 113.76 10-Year Note +0.041 1.61% Sector News Breakdown Consumer com (AMZN) shares fall -3%; 3Q EPS $6.12 vs est. $8.92 on sales $110.8B vs est. $111.6B, AWS net sales $16.11B; guides 4Q sales $130-140B vs est. $142B; sees q4 operating income is expected to be between $0 and $3.0 bln, compared with $6.9 bln in q4 2020; in q4, expect to incur several bln dollars of additional costs in consumer business as we manage through labor supply shortages Starbucks (SBUX) Q4 EPS $1.00 vs. est. $0.99; Q4 revs rose 31% to $8.1B vs. est. $8.21B; commits to $20 bln of share repurchases and dividends over next three years; qtrly active Starbucks rewards membership in U.S. approaches 25 mln, up 28% YoY; qtrly comp store sales of 17% globally; qtrly international comp store sales grew 3%; qtrly comp store sales of 22% in U.S.; comp store sales decreased 7% in China Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 3Q EPS $1.52 vs est. $1.33 on revs $804.7Mm vs est. $862Mm; qtrly inventory -7%; guides FY net sales +21.5-23% vs prior +25-26.5% and est. +26.5%, sees FY EPS $4.55-4.80 vs est. $4.65; says believe can achieve mid-teens or better net sales growth in 2022 vs est. +10% Decker’s Outdoors (DECK) 2Q EPS $3.66 vs est. $4.00 on sales $721.9Mm vs est. $765.9Mm, comps +1%; sees FY EPS $14.15-15.15 vs est. $15.15; Gross margin was 50.9% compared to 51.2% for the same period last year; Decker’s also said: UGG(R) brand net sales for the second quarter increased 8.0% to $448.4 million compared to $415.1 million for the same period last year. HOKA(R) brand net sales for the second quarter increased 47.0% to $210.4 million compared to $143.1 million for the same period last year. Teva(R) brand net sales for the second quarter increased 4.0% to $28.8 million compared to $27.7 million for the same period last year. Frontdoor (FTDR) 3Q EPS $0.89 vs est. $0.68 on revs $471Mm vs est. $476.5Mm; guides 4Q revs $330-340Mm vs est. $347.7Mm, sees FY revs $1.59-1.6B vs est. $1.62B Mohawk Industries (MHK) Q3 adj EPS $3.95 vs. est. $3.81; Q3 revs $2.817B vs. est. $2.9B; guides Q4 EPS $2.80-$2.90 vs. est. $3.23 Skecher’s (SKX) Q3 EPS $0.66 vs. est. $0.73; Q3 sales rose 19.2% to $1.55B vs. est. $1.63B; guides Q4 EPS $0.28-$0.33 vs. est. $0.34 and year EPS view cut to $2.45-$2.50 from $2.55-$2.65; cuts FY21 revenue view to $6.15B-$6.2B from $6.15B-$6.25B; Direct-to-Consumer sales grew 44.1% and wholesale sales grew 10.5% SkyWest (SKYW) 3Q adj EPS $1.45 vs est. $0.70 on revs $745Mm vs est. $687.7Mm; says experienced a severe outage in October resulting in about 1,700 flight cancelations and expect may impact 4Q results from $15-20Mm pre-tax; Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) Q3 EPS $0.75 vs est. $0.81 on revenue $869.9M vs est. $869.4M; comp sales +30.2% vs 3Q20, +22.3% vs 2019, partially offset by higher food/beverage costs with commodity inflation 13.9% driven by higher beef prices; sees positive comp sales in FY22, commodity cost inflation in high-teens in 1H22 Energy Chevron (CVX) Q3 adj EPS $2.96 vs. est. $2.21; Q3 revs $43B vs. est. $40.52B; posted net income of $6.11B vs. a loss of $207M a year ago; said Q3 average sales price per barrel of crude oil and natural gas liquids was $58, vs $31 a year earlier Dril-Quip (DRQ) 3Q EPS ($0.31) vs est. ($0.14) on revs $83Mm vs est. $85.6Mm, sees 4Q bookings at high end of $40-60Mm range (unchanged from prior view) First Energy (FE) Q3 adj EPS $0.82 vs. est. $0.79; Q3 revs $3.1B in-line with ests; raises FY21 adj EPS view to $2.55-$2.65 from $2.40-$2.60 (est. $2.54) SM Energy (SM) Q3 EPS $0.69 vs. est. $0.13; Q3 revs $760.24M vs. est. $510.61M; Q3 Production was 14.3 MMBoe (155.8 MBoe/d) and was 56% oil; the Company is increasing guidance for 2021 production volumes to 49.5-50.0 MMBoe (135.6-137.0 MBoe/d) Financials Hartford Financial (HIG) Q3 core EPS $1.26 vs. est. $0.86; Net income ROE for the trailing 12-month period ended Sept. 30, 2021 was 12.3% and core earnings ROE* for the same period was 12.5%; the Commercial Lines combined ratio was 101.2 in third quarter 2021 with an underlying combined ratio* of 87.2, a 6.5-point improvement YoY LPL Financial (LPLA) Q3 EPS $1.77 vs est. $1.75 on revenue $2.02B vs est. $2.05B; total advisory and brokerage assets $1.13 trillion (+40% YoY), organic net new assets $27B (+10% annualized) in the qtr, $110B over past 12-months (+14% annualized) Riley Financial (RILY) announced a $4 dividend, composed of a $3 special one-time payout and a doubling of its regular quarterly dividend to $1 Healthcare 4D Molecular (FDMT)75M share Secondary priced at $25.00 AirSculpt Technologies (AIRS) 7M share IPO priced at $11.00 Aura Biosciences (AURA) 5M share IPO priced at $14.00 Entrada Therapeutics (TRDA)075M share IPO priced at $20.00 Sonendo (SONX)8M share IPO priced at $12.00 Valneva (VALN)5M share Secondary priced at $39.42 Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) Q3 adj EPS in-line at $0.72; Q3 revs $587.6M vs. est. $590.9M; Q3 same facility revenue increased 7.9% YoY, including an increase in revenue per patient day of 5.6% and an increase in patient days of 2.2%; same facility adjusted EBITDA margin was 29.0%; narrowed 2021 revenue to $2.295B-$2.315B vs. est. $2.31B CareDX (CDNA) Q3 adj EPS 7c vs est. 1c on revenue $75.6M vs est. $74M; raised FY21 revenue forecast to $290M-$293M from $280M-$290M DaVita Inc. (DVA) 3Q EPS $2.36 vs est. $2.25 on revs $2.94B, says US dialysis treatments averaged 94,509/day; guides FY adj EPS $8.80-9.15 vs est. $9.19 Dexcom (DXCM) Q3 EPS $0.71 vs. est. $0.63; Q3 revs $650.2M vs. est. $617.82; Based on the strong third quarter results, Dexcom is increasing its guidance for fiscal year 2021 revenue, Non-GAAP gross profit margin, Non-GAAP operating margin, and Adjusted EBITDA margin Gilead Sciences (GILD) 3Q adj EPS $2.65 vs est. $1.75 on revs $7.4B vs est. $6.3B; guides FY total product sales $26-26.3B vs est. $25.14B (sees $21.5B ex Veklury); guides FY adj EPS $7.90-8.10 vs est. $7.19 Nextgen health (NXGN) 2Q adj EPS $0.29 vs est. $0.23 on revs $149.3Mm vs est. $143.4Mm; guides FY revs $584-590Mm vs est. $582.4Mm, sees FY adj EPS $0.90-0.96 vs est. $0.93; says may repurchase up to $60Mm of its outstanding shares through March 2023 PTC Therapeutics (PTCT) Q3 EPS loss ($1.89) vs. est. loss ($1.40); Q3 revs $139M vs. est. $126.44M; raises FY21 rev view for DMD franchise to $400M-$420M from $370M-$390M and narrows R&D and SG&A expenses to $815M-$835M from $825M-$855M. ResMed (RMD) 1Q EPS $1.39 vs est. $1.36 on revs $904Mm vs est. $860.9Mm Seagen (SGEN) Q3 EPS ($1.61) vs est. $(0.58) on revenue $424.1M vs est. $383.1M, total net product sales $366.5M (+37% YoY) Stryker (SYK) Q3 adj EPS $2.20 vs. est. $2.28; Q3 revs $4.16B vs. est. $4.23B; Q3 organic net sales increased 4.5%; raises FY21 adjusted EPS view to $9.08-$9.15 from $8.80-$9.20 (est. $9.30); said now expect 2021 organic net sales growth to be in the range of 7% to 8% from 2019 Industrials & Materials Eastman Chemical (EMN) 3Q adj EPS $2.46 vs est. $2.46 on revs $2.72B vs est. $2.6B; guides FY EPS $8.80-9.00 vs est. $9.09, sees FY FCF about $1.1B; says implementing price increases across specialty product lines to offset higher costs, expect to be caught up in early 2022 Ecolab (ECL) to acquire Purolite, a leading global provider of fast-growing, high value separation and purification solutions to life sciences and critical industrial markets; Ecolab to pay approximately $3.7 billion in cash Fortive (FTV) Q3 adj EPS $0.66 vs. est. $0.65; Q3 revs $1.3B vs. est. $1.32B; raises FY21 adj EPS view to $2.70-$2.75 from $2.65-$2.75 (est. $2.72); said Delivered significant margin improvement, strong adjusted operating margin expansion and robust cash flow growth Hub Group (HUBG) Q3 EPS $1.28 vs est. $1.10 on in-line revs $1.08B; raises FY21 EPS $3.90-$4 from $3.50-$3.70 vs est. $3.66, still sees rev growth in the high-teens Huntington Ingalls (HII) 2Q adj EPS $1.71 vs est. $1.17 on revs $537Mm vs est. $375.6Mm L3Harris Technologies (LHX) raises FY21 adjusted EPS view to $12.85-$13.00 from $12.80-$13.00 and lowers FY21 revenue view to approximately $17.9B from $18.1B-$18.5B Mercer Int’l (MERC) 3Q EPS $1.04 vs est. $0.83 on revs $469.7Mm vs est. $452.9Mm Polymetal International PLC (POLY) 2Q adj EPS $0.77 vs est. $0.56 on revs $419Mm vs est. $428.4Mm; guides FY adj EPS $2.30-2.70 vs est. $3.10, sees FY revs $1.675-1.725B vs est. $1.8B Republic Service (RSG) 3Q adj EPS $1.11 vs est. $1.05 on revs $2.93B vs est. $2.84B; guides FY adj EPS $4.10-4.13 from prior $4.00-$4.05 and vs est. $4.05 Terex Corp. (TEX) 3Q EPS $0.67 vs est. $0.72 on sales $993.8Mm vs est. $1.0B; guides FY sales $3.85B vs est. $3.86B, sees FY EPS $2.75-2.85 vs est. $2.82 Werner Enterprise (WERN) Q3 EPS $0.94 vs. est. $0.95; Q3 revs $702.9M vs. est. $700.8M S. Steel (X) announces a $300 million stock repurchase program and increases its quarterly dividend to $0.05 per share; Q3 adjusted EPS $5.36 tops consensus $4.85; Q3 revs $5.96B vs. est. $5.79B

Thursday, October 28, 2021 Futures Up/Down % Last Dow 54.00 0.15% 35,443 S&P 500 11.25 0.26% 4,556 Nasdaq 74.50 0.47% 15.662 U.S. futures are looking at a rebound after a late day swoon erased record gains for stocks, as markets again await another earnings barrage, with yesterday and today the two busiest days of the quarter. Drama out of Washington D.C. also adding to the volatility as investors remain hopeful on a spending bill. As for Wednesday, a midday all-time high for the Nasdaq 100 was marred by a late day sell-off in U.S. stocks, as the S&P 500 and Dow each retreated from records set just the previous day, led by weakness in energy stocks as oil prices tumbled from 7-year highs and long-dated Treasury yields also slumped, with the 30-year falling as much as 10bps below 2%. Corporate earnings have generally been better-than-expected, but constant reminders about rising costs, supply-chain issues, and labor shortages on conference calls brings into question the strength of markets going forward. Couple that with expectations for the Fed to begin its asset tapering plans in November and chances of interest rate hikes in mid-2022 to help prevent inflation getting further out of hand remains a market concern. Shares of Dow components McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Microsoft rallied behind strong earnings. In fact, the Nasdaq outperformed behind large cap winners (TSLA, GOOGL MSFT, AMZN), though breadth was decisively negative and SmallCaps plunged with the Russell 200 falling nearly 2%. President Biden’s infrastructure and social-spending plans still remain “up-in-the-air” which also adds uncertainty. In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index fell about 1% to 28,820, the Shanghai Index slipped -1.23% to 3.518 and the Hang Seng Index dipped about -0.25% to 25,555. In Europe, the German DAX is down -0.15% at 15,680, while the FTSE 100 is also down roughly -0.2% at 7,240. Market Closing Prices Yesterday The S&P 500 Index dropped -23.11 points, or 0.51%, to 4,551.68 The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell -266.19 points, or 0.74%, to 35,490.69 The Nasdaq Composite little changed, or 0.00%, to 15,235.84 The Russell 2000 Index declined -43.58 points, or 1.90% to 2,252.49 Events Calendar for Today 8:30 AM ET Weekly Jobless Claims…est. 290K 8:30 AM EST Continuing Claims…est. 2.415M 8:30 AM ET Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for Q3-A…est. 2.7% (down from prior) 8:30 AM ET GDP Consumer Spending for Q3-A…prior month 12.0% 8:30 AM ET GDP Price Deflator for Q3…est. 5.5% 8:30 AM ET Core-PCE Prices Advance for Q3…est. 4.5% 10:00 AM ET Pending Home Sales MoM for September…est. 0% 10:30 AM ET Weekly EIA Natural Gas Inventory Data 11:00 AM ET Kansas City Fed Manufacturing for October 1:00 PM ET U.S. to sell $62 bln 7-year notes Earnings Calendar: Earnings Before the Open: AB, ABMD, ADS, AEP, AGCO, ALNY, AMT, AOS, ATI, BAX, BC, BSIG, BTU, CARR, CAR, CBRE, CBZ, CFR, CG, CMCO, CMCSA, CMS, CNX, COLB, CONE, COOP, COR, CWT, DBD, EME, EXP, FCN, GPI, GVA, HBAN, HSY, IBP, ICE, ITW, KBR, KDP, KEX, LECO, LH, LKQ, MA, MCO, MDD, MO, MRK, NEM, NLSN, NOC, OSK, OSIS, OSTK, PBF, RGEN, RLGY, RS, SAH, SAIA, SNDR, SWI, SWK, TAP, TFX, TPX, TREE, TW, TXT, VC, VLY, WEX, WST, XEL, YUM Earnings After the Close: AAPL, ABCB, ACHC, AGL, AMZN, ASPN, ATEN, ATR, AVT, AX, BIO, BY, CDNA, CHE, COHU, COLM, CPT, CUZ, CWST, DECK, DVA, DXCM, EB, EMN, FISI, FTDR, FTV, GILD, HIG, HUBG, LOPE, LPLA, LTC, NGRC, MHK, MMSI, MPWR, MSTR, NATI, NXGN, PEB, POWI, PSB, PTCT, QUMU, RMD, RSG, SBCF, SBUX, SGEN, SKX, SKYW, SM, SPNE, SSNC, SYK, TEX, TXRH, VCRA, VRSN, WDC, WRAP, WRE, X, ZEN Macro Up/Down Last Nymex -1.61 81.05 Brent -1.37 83.21 Gold -2.10 1,801.20 EUR/USD -0.0006 1.1598 JPY/USD -0.23 113.57 10-Year Note +0.012 1.541% Sector News Breakdown Consumer eBay Inc. (EBAY) 3Q adj EPS $0.90 vs est. $0.89 on revs $2.5B vs est. $2.46B; guides 4Q adj EPS $0.72-0.76 vs est. $1.00, sees 4Q revs $2.57-2.62B vs est. $2.65B; raising estimated FY share buyback from $5.0B to $7.0B Ford Motor (F) announces resumption of stock dividend in 4q; 3Q adj EPS $0.51 vs est. $0.27 on revs $35.7B vs est. $32.5B; expects cash flow over current planning period to be more than sufficient to fund growth, announces resumption of regular stock dividend in 4Q; no changes to FY adj FCF guide of $4.0-5.0B Boot Barn (BOOT) Q2 EPS $1.25 vs est. $0.93 on revenue $312.7M (+67.1% vs 2Q19) vs est. $291M, same-store sales +61.7% YoY, +53.6% vs 2019; sees new unit growth 10% in FY22; named Jim Watkins as CFO with current CFO Greg Hackman continuing as VP and COO Churchill Downs (CHDN) 3Q EPS $1.57 vs est. $1.47 on revs $393Mm vs est. $406.8Mm Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. (FDP) said it is raising prices on bananas, pineapples and fresh-cut fruit in response to unprecedented market conditions and inflationary pressures being felt across all industries iRobot (IRBT) Q3 EPS $1.67 vs. est. $0.70; Q3 revs $440.7M vs. est. $417.04M; cuts FY21 non-GAAP EPS view to $1.15-$1.74 from $2.25-$3.15 (est. $2.70) and lowers FY21 revenue view to $1.56B-$1.59B from $1.55B-$1.62B (est. $1.58B) Noodles (NDLS) Q3 adj EPS 12c vs est. 9c on in-line revenue $125.1M with digital sales 52% of total revs; system-wide comp sales +16.3% vs est. +14.3%, avg unit volume $1.38M, +16% YoY; now sees 7-9 new restaurants in 2021, down from prior outlook for 10-15; anticipates system-wide unit growth of at least 8% next year O’Reilly Auto (ORLY) Q3 EPS $8.07 vs. est. $7.18; Q3 sales $3.48B vs. est. $3.3B; gross profit margin 52.3% vs. 52.4% y/y; raises year rev outlook to $12.9B-$13.2B from prior $12.3B-$12.6B (est. $12.73B) Sleep Number (SNBR) 3Q EPS $2.22 vs est. $1.44 on revs $640Mm vs est. $587.1Mm; sees FY EPS $7.25 vs est. $7.15; Spirit Airlines (SAVE) Q3 adj EPS ($0.69) was a narrower loss than est. ($1.02) on in-line revs $922.6M; load factor 77.6%, capacity +3.5% vs 3Q19; is slowing the pace to push back to full fleet utilization, expects to produce 53B-55B available seat miles in 2022 VICI Properties (VICI) 3Q adj FFO/shr $0.45 on revs $375.7Mm; guides FY adj FFO/shr $1.7901.80 vs est. $1.84 Wyndham Hotels (WH) 3Q EPS $1.09 vs est. $0.91 on net revs $463Mm vs est. $463Mm; guides FY RevPAR growth about 43%, sees fee-related and other revs $1.21-1.23B; guides FY adj EPS $2.93-3.03 vs est. $2.69 Yum China (YUMC) Q3 adj EPS $0.22 vs. est. $0.31; Q3 revs $2.55B vs. est. $2.51B; qtrly total system sales increased 1% year over year, with increases of 1% at both KFC and Pizza Hut, excluding f/x; increasing gross new stores target to over 1,700 in 2021; expect that covid-19, especially the delta variant outbreaks, will continue to affect consumer behavior and impact our same-store sales recovery. Solo Brands, Inc. (DTC) prices 12.9M share IPO at $17.00 per share Scientific Games Corp (SGMS) announces sale of lottery business to Brookfield business partners for $6.05 billion; deal consisting of $5.825 bln in cash & an earn-out of up to $225 mln based on achievement of certain ebitda targets in 2022 & 2023 Energy, Industrials & Materials Allison Transmission (ALSN) 3Q EPS $0.89 vs est. $0.90 on revs $567Mm vs est. $584Mm; guides FY sales $2.325-2.4B vs est. $2.36B Flowserve Corp. (FLS) 3Q adj EPS $0.29 vs est. $0.40 on revs $866.1Mm vs est. $899Mm; guides FY revs down 2-4% vs est. -2.3%, sees FY EPS $1.45-1.65 (was $1.40-1.45) vs est. $1.58, sees CAPEX $70-80Mm vs prior $65Mm Kraton (KRA) Q3 adj EPS $0.98 vs. est. $0.79; Q3 revs $526.9M vs. est. $459.1M; Polymer segment operating income of $43.8 million, compared to an operating loss of $5.1 million YoY; Chemical segment operating income of $35.7M, compared to an operating loss of $401.7M YoY Sunnova Energy (NOVA) Q3 EPS ($0.25) vs est. ($0.13) on revenue $68.9M vs est. $67.4M; reaffirmed FY21 view for adj EBITDA $80M-$85M, customer additions 55k-58k; set FY22 guidance for adj EBITDA $117M-$137M, customer additions 83k-87k Tronox Holdings (TROX) Q3 adj EPS $0.72 vs. est. $0.64; Q3 revs rose 29% to $870M vs. est. $905.3M United Rentals (URI) 3Q adj EPS $6.58 vs est. $6.80 on revs $2.6B vs est. $2.58B; guides FY revs $9.6-9.75B vs est. $9.6B, sees FY adj EBITDA $4.325-4.4B vs est. 4.3B Financials Aflac (AFL) Q3 adj EPS $1.53 vs. est. $1.32; Q3 revs $5.2B vs. est. $5.34B; in yen terms, Aflac Japan’s net premium income was ¥323.1 bln for quarter, or 4.0% lower than a year ago AvalonBay (AVB) Q3 core FFO $2.06 vs est. 1.97, EPS $0.56 vs est. $0.77, same-store sales +1.2%; sees Q4 core FFO $2.19-$2.29 vs est. $2.11, raised FY core FFO view to $8.18-$8.28 from $7.92-$8.12 CyrusOne Inc. (CONE) 3Q adj FFO/shr $1.02 vs est. $0.99 on revs $304.1Mm vs est. $290.4Mm; guides FY revs $1.18-1.2B vs est. $1.17B Invitation Homes (INVH) Q3 core FFO 38c/shr vs est. 36c, EPS 12c vs est. 10c, revenue $510M vs est. $497.8M; same-store NOI +11.9% YoY on same-store revs +7.9%; raised FY21 core EPS view to $1.49 at midpoint from $1.44, adj FFO ro $1.28 at midpoint from $1.24 Lending Club (LC) Q3 EPS $0.26 vs est. $0.03 on revenue $246.2M vs est. $221.2M; sees Q4 revs $240M-$250M vs est. $235.7M, loan originations $2.8-$3B; raised FY view for revenue to $796M-$806M from $750M-$780M Raymond James (RJF) Q4 EPS $2.06 vs. est. $1.71; Q4 revs $2.7B vs. est. $2.54B; quarter-end records for client assets under administration of $1.18 trillion, financial assets under management of $191.9B, and net loans at Raymond James Bank of $25B The SEC asked at least one asset manager not to proceed with plans for a leveraged bitcoin exchange-traded fund, according to a person familiar with the matter. The SEC indicated it wants to limit new bitcoin-related products to those that provide unleveraged exposure to bitcoin futures contracts, such as the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy exchange-traded fund, which was launched last week, the person said. https://on.wsj.com/3GvG2qg Healthcare Align Technology (ALGN) 3Q adj EPS $2.87 vs est. $2.60 on revs $1.02B vs est. $978Mm; guides FY revs $3.9-3.95B vs est. $3.94B; says clinical study validates benefits of the Itero Element 5D imaging system Alnylam (ALNY) reports positive topline 18-month results from Helios-a phase 3 study of Vutrisiran in patients with HATTR amyloidosis with polyneuropathy BioMarin (BMRN) Q3 GAAP EPS loss (-$0.20) vs. est. loss (-$0.25); Q3 revs $408.7M vs. est. $435.32M; Lower Kuvan product revenues primarily due to generic competition due to the loss of exclusivity in the U.S.; Lower Aldurazyme product revenues due to timing of product fulfillment to Genzyme Edwards LifeSciences (EW) Q3 EPS $0.54 vs. est. $0.53; Q3 revs $1.3B vs. est. $1.32B; sees FY21 adjusted EPS at high end of $2.07-$2.27 (est. $2.26) and reaffirms FY21 revenue view $5.2B-$5.4B (est. $5.32B); TAVR sales grew 15%; underlying 14%; U.S. TAVR sales grew 12%; OUS approximately 20% Encompass Health (EHC) Q3 adj EPS $1.03 vs. est. $1.06; Q3 revs $1.28B vs. est. $1.31B; cuts FY21 adj EPS view to $4.23-$4.38 from $4.32-$4.47 and lowers FY21 revenue view to $5.08B-$5.13B from $5.1B-$5.25B (est. $5.18B) Molina Healthcare (MOH) Q3 adj EPS $2.83 vs. est. $2.79; Q3 revs $7.04B vs. est. $6.79B; backs FY21 EPS view of no less than $13.25 vs. est. $13.38 and backs FY21 revenue view of no less than $27.5B vs. est. $26.97B; consolidated MCR for Q3 was 88.9%, compared to 85.9% in the third quarter of 2020 Teladoc (TDOC) Q3 EPS loss (-$0.53) vs. est. loss (-$0.65); Q3 revs $521.66M vs. est. $516.6M; Q3 visits topped 3.9M, 37% higher than Q3 2020; sees Q4 EPS loss (73c)-(53c) vs. est. loss (69c); sees Q4 revs $536M-$546M vs. est. $539.74M; sees Q4 total visits 3.9M-4.1M

Wednesday, September 22, 2021 Futures Up/Down % Last Dow 220.00 0.65% 34,018 S&P 500 26.25 0.61% 4,369 Nasdaq 57.50 0.38% 15,081 Stocks looking to bounce, with U.S. futures sharply higher after last night as reports indicated that troubled Chinese property developer Evergrande’s main unit Hengda Real Estate Group co says will make coupon payment for onshore bond due Sept. 23rd. That buys Evergrande some time, although debt restructuring is still likely. Also, the House passed a bill Tuesday that would temporarily fund the government and suspend the debt limit. The legislation could fail in the Senate, as Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says Republicans will vote against raising the debt ceiling. The government would shut down on Oct. 1 and the U.S. would be unable to pay its bills sometime in October if Congress does not pass legislation addressing both issues. Bond markets unphased by the news with the 10-year stuck around 1.33%. Meanwhile, the FOMC began its 2-day meeting yesterday and announces its policy decision and releases its economic projections today at 14 2:00 PM ET and Chairman Powell follows with the press conference at 2:30 ET. In corporate news, shares of transportation giant Fed-Ex (FDX) slides over 5% after cutting its profit outlook on higher costs and stalled growth in shipments, while Adobe ($ADBE) slips after 3Q update disappointed the high expectations of investors. In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index reopened, falling -200 points to 29,639, the Shanghai Index rises 14 points to 3,629 and the Hang Seng Index gains 122 points to 24,221. In Europe, the German DAX is up 110 points to 15,450, while the FTSE 100 rises over 80 points to 7,070. Bitcoin prices recover, above $42,000 after briefly dropping below $40K last night. Markets have been put on edge this week by trouble in the Chinese property market, especially the precarious situation of its largest builder of homes, Evergrande. The company is a massive issuer of debt both inside China and offshore to international investors. Market Closing Prices Yesterday The S&P 500 Index slipped -3.58 points, or 0.08%, to 4,354.15 The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost -47.93 points, or 0.14%, to 33,922.54 The Nasdaq Composite gained 32.49 points, or 0.22%, to 14,746.40 The Russell 2000 Index advanced 3.98 points, or 0.18% to 2,186.18 Economic Calendar: 7:00 AM ET MBA Mortgage Applications Data 10:00 AM ET Existing Home Sales MoM for August 10:30 AM ET Weekly DOE Inventory Data 2:00 PM ET FOMC Rate Decision (no change to rate or asset taper expected) Earnings Calendar: Earnings Before the Open: $GIS Earnings After the Close: $FUL, $KBH, $SCS Other Key Events: Credit Suisse 2021 Consumer Retail Conference (virtual), 9/21-9/22 Credit Suisse 7th Annual Oil & Gas Non-Bus Tour (virtual), 9/21-9/23 DA Davidson Diversified Industrials & Services Conference (virtual), 9/22-9/23 Goldman Sachs 30th Annual Communacopia Conference (virtual), 9/21-9/23 JPMorgan 12th Annual U.S. All Stars Conference (virtual), 9/21-9/23 Oppenheimer Fall Healthcare Life Sciences & MedTech Summit (virtual), 9/20-9/23 Roth Capital 8th Annual Solar Symposium (virtual), 9/20-9/23 Sidoti Fall Small Cap Conference (virtual), 9/22-9/23 Stephen’s 11th Annual Bank Forum, in Little Rock, AR, 9/20-9/22 Wells Fargo 4th Annual Consumer Conference (virtual), 9/22-9/23 Macro Up/Down Last Nymex 1.18 71.67 Brent 1.09 75.45 Gold -3.20 1,775.00 EUR/USD 0.0005 1.1728 JPY/USD 0.32 109.53 10-Year Note +0.009 1.333% Sector News Breakdown Consumer StitchFix ($SFIX) 4Q EPS $0.19 vs est. ($0.13) on revs $571.2Mm vs est. $547.9Mm, qtrly active clients 4.2Mm +18%; guides 1Q net revs $560-575Mm vs est. $588Mm; sees FY22 net revs at least +15% yr/yr vs est. +18% Freshworks ($FRSH)5M share IPO priced at $36.00 Hyatt Hotels ($H) announced a public offering of 7M shares of common stock Shares in Entain ($GMVHY) rise after the owner of bookmakers Bwin, Coral and Ladbrokes said it was considering an improved 2800p takeover bid from U.S. rival DraftKings, having rejected an earlier 2500p offer from the latter. Energy, Industrials & Materials FedEx ($FDX) 1Q adj EPS $4.37 vs est. $4.91 on revs $22B vs est. $21.9B, adj op margin 6.8% vs est. 8.5%; guides FY adj EPS $19.75-21.00 vs est. $$21.10; sees CAPEX $7.2B The American Petroleum Institute ($API) showed a draw of 6.11M barrels of oil for the week ending September 17; showed a draw of 432K barrels, distillate inventories show a draw of 2.72M barrels and Cushing inventories show a draw of 1.75M barrels k.a. Brands Holding ($AKA) 10M share IPO priced at $11.00 Core & Main ($CNM) announced its addition to the Russell 1000 index BHP’s Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile is granted another 90 days to obtain environmental approval for its operational continuity plan, the country’s First Environmental Court says, agreeing to suspend a ban on pumping water from an aquifer during the period Financials LPL Financial ($LPLA) reported total advisory and brokerage assets at end of Aug about $1.16 trillion, up 2.4% vs end of July 2021 Armada Hoffler Properties ($AHH) was started at a Buy with a $15 price target at Stifel who says it is attractively priced when accounting for its moderate growth and average leverage JPMorgan Chase (JPM) raised its quarterly dividend to $1.00 from $0.90, payable October 31 to shareholders of record on October 6 Coinbase ($COIN) intends to publicly roll out a proposal for a regulatory framework to federal officials in the coming days, CoinDesk reported last night. The report follows news from last week when Coinbase said it was cancelling plans for its “Lend” platform after the Securities and Exchange Commission threatened to sue the company over the product VersaBank ($VBNK)5M share IPO priced at $10.00 Healthcare The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill enabling banks to do business with cannabis companies without fear of penalty, Bloomberg reports. The so-called SAFE Banking Act would be a boon for marijuana companies (watch shares of $TLRY, $CGC, $GTBIF, $CURLF, $TCNNF) Biogen ($BIIB) launch of Aduhelm having slower than projected sales has led the company to consider cost-cutting measures including layoffs, stat news reports, citing an unidentified person familiar with the matter. Just over 100 patients infused w/ Aduhelm as of sept. 11: STAT News bluebird bio ($BLUE) submitted a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the FDA for betibeglogene autotemcel (beti-cel) gene therapy for patients with β-thalassemia who require regular red blood cell transfusions Incyte ($INCY) said the FDA approved its co’s Opzelura cream for treating eczema with boxed warnings, flagging risks of serious infections, increased risk of heart attack, stroke, or cardiac death. The drug belongs to a class of treatments known as JAK inhibitors, which have been under the FDA’s scrutiny over safety risks Amwell ($AMWL) announced the appointment of Robert Shepardson to the position of CFO and Head of M&A. Shepardson will join the company as CFO on October 31st and will work together during a transition period through the end of 2021 with current CFO Keith W. Anderson Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ) said that a large, global study showed its Covid-19 vaccine is more effective when given as a two-dose regimen, and that other data indicate the efficacy of the vaccine does not wane. – STAT News Rhythm Pharmaceuticals ($RYTM) said that Britain’s Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has granted marketing authorization to Imcivree (setmelanotide) for the treatment of obesity and the control of hunger associated with genetically confirmed loss-of-function biallelic pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) Technology, Media & Telecom Adobe ($ADBE) 3Q adj EPS $3.11 vs est. $3.01 on revs $3.94B vs est. $3.89B, qtrly digital media annualized recurring revs $11.67B; guides 4Q adj EPS $3.18 vs est. $3.08 Coherent ($COHR) was downgraded to Neutral with a $273 price target from Positive at Susquehanna J2 Global board ($JCOM) announced that its board approved its previously announced separation into two independent publicly traded companies – J2 Global, Inc., which will be known as Ziff Davis, Inc. after the separation Liberty Global ($LBTYA) is selling its Poland operations to iliad S.A.’s Polish mobile subsidiary Play for PLN7B ($1.8B) subject to customary debt and working capital adjustments. Marin Software ($MRIN) said it entered into a Revenue Share Agreement with Google LLC ($GOOGL) for the Company to develop its enterprise tech platform and software products. The Agreement is effective as of October 1, 2021. Toast ($TOST)74M share IPO priced at $40.00 Warner Music Group ($WMG) announced a sale of 2.34M shares of common stock by affiliates of access industries and the company will not receive any proceeds from the offering Ambarella ($AMBA) upgraded to Overweight from Sector Weight at KeyBanc

Friday, August 20, 2021 Futures Up/Down % Last Dow -121.00 0.35% 34,697 S&P 500 -16.25 0.36% 4,385 Nasdaq -28.50 0.19% 14,899 Global stock markets are lower again as investors grapple with the spread of the highly contagious COVID-19 delta variant, the impact of the virus on growth and China’s continued crackdown on its technology sector. All eyes on next week’s Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole symposium where comments on inflation, bond asset purchase tapering will be closely watched. The dollar rose for a fifth day, while Treasury yields continued a slide. Oil prices are currently lower, on track for a 7-day losing streak (longest decline wince 2019) while the U.S. dollar is set for its biggest weekly gain since June (weighing again on commodity prices), currently up at 9 ½ month highs around 93.65 for the dollar index (DXY) with Sept 2020 highs around 94.74. In vaccine news, the Washington Post reported that U.S. health officials are investigating reports that Moderna Inc’s ($MRNA) COVID-19 vaccine may be linked to a higher risk of a rare heart condition in younger adults than previously thought, sending shares lower. In Asian markets, more regulatory concerns/measures crippling stocks as the Nikkei Index slides -267 points (about 1%) to settle at 27,013, the Shanghai Index fell -38 points or 1.1% to close at 3,427 and the Hang Seng Index plunged -466 points or 1.84% to end the week at 24,849. In Europe, the German DAX is down around -70 points (-0.45%) to drop below 15,700, while the FTSE 100 slip about -10 points to 7,045. Stocks finished a choppy Thursday session mixed on concerns the Federal Reserve could begin tapering stimulus this year, even as surging coronavirus infections caused by the delta variant raised worries about the pace of the U.S. recovery. In the bond market, the 10-year Treasury yield at 1.23%. The Russell 2000 SmallCap index pointing to a lower open, entering today with a 6-day losing streak. Market Closing Prices Yesterday The S&P 500 Index climbed 5.53 points, or 0.13%, to 4,405.80 The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell -66.57 points, or 0.19%, to 34,894.12 The Nasdaq Composite gained 15.87 points, or 0.11%, to 14,541.79 The Russell 2000 Index declined -26.36 points, or 1.22% to 2,132.42 Events Calendar for Today 1:00 PM EST Baker Hughes Weekly rig count data Earnings Calendar: Earnings Before the Open: BKE, DE, FL Macro Up/Down Last Nymex -0.47 63.22 Brent -0.48 65.97 Gold 3.70 1,784.10 EUR/USD 0.0006 1.1681 JPY/USD -0.12 109.62 10-Year Note +0.01 1.233% World News Germany July PPI +1.9% MoM vs. +0.8% consensus and rose +10.4% YoY vs. 9.2% consensus UK Jul Retail Sales miss falling -2.5% MoM vs 0.4% consensus and rose +2.4% YoY vs 6.0% consensus; core m/m fell -2.4% vs 0.3% consensus and on a YoY basis, rose +1.8% vs 5.7% consensus Consumer confidence in the U.K. edged down in August but remained at pre-pandemic levels, market-research company GfK said Friday. GfK’s consumer-confidence indicator came in at minus 8 in August, down one point from July vs, forecast an unchanged reading at minus 7. Sector News Breakdown Consumer Farfetch Limited ($FTCH) Q2 EPS loss (-$0.17) vs. est. loss (-$0.33); Q2 revs $523.3M vs. est. $496.8M; Q2 Gross Merchandise Value exceeds $1 billion, up 40% YoY and more than double compared to Q2 2019; full-price sales growth of 90% drives Q2 2021 Digital Platform GMV; Q2 2021 gross profit margin improves by 30 bps year-over-year to 44% Ross Stores ($ROST) 2Q EPS $1.39 vs est. $0.98 on sales $4.8B vs est. $4.5B, comps +15%; sees 3Q comps +5-7% with EPS $0.61-0.69 vs est. $0.93; guides FY EPS $4.20-4.38 vs est. $4.40 on comps +10-11% Macy’s ($M) upgraded to Neutral from Underweight with $25 tgt at JPMorgan Adtalem Global Education Inc. ($ATGE) 4Q adj EPS $0.70 on revs $280.4Mm vs est. $283.4Mm; guides FY22 revs $1.685-1.735B vs est. $1.2B, sees FY22 adj EPS $4.20-4.45 vs est. $3.30 Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association have struck new exclusive baseball card agreements with a new company controlled by online sports-merchandise retailer Fanatics Inc., breaking the decades-long grip that Topps Co. ($MUDS) has held on the trading-card market, people familiar with the matter said. https://on.mktw.net/3AX9qSN Tesla ($TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said the electric-vehicle company plans to adapt the artificial intelligence technology it has been developing for autonomous driving to make humanoid robots Energy, Industrials & Materials Deere ($DE) Q3 EPS $5.32 vs. est. $4.58; Q3 revs $11.52B vs. est. $10.3B; full-year earnings forecast raised to range of $5.7B-$5.9B vs. prior guidance of $5.3B-$5.7B; says looking ahead, we expect demand for farm and construction equipment to continue benefiting from favorable fundamentals; sees 2021 production & precision ag net sales up 25 to 30%, 2021 small ag & turf net sales up about 25% Financials Coinbase ($COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong tweeted: “We recently received board approval to purchase over $500M of crypto on our balance sheet to add to our existing holdings. And we’ll be investing 10% of all profit going forward in crypto. I expect this percentage to keep growing over time as the crypto-economy matures. Cboe Global Markets ($CBOE) increases dividend 14% to 48c per share LPL Financial LLC ($LPLA) July total advisory and brokerage assets at the end of July were approximately $1.13 trillion, an increase of $17.6B, or 1.6%, compared to the end of June 2021; total net new assets for July were $10.0B, translating to an 11.5% annualized growth rate The Charles Schwab Corporation ($SCHW) said it is implementing a special five percent pay increase for employees “in recognition of their unwavering service to clients and each other throughout the pandemic Healthcare S. health officials are investigating reports that Moderna Inc’s (MRNA) COVID-19 vaccine may be linked to a higher risk of a rare heart condition in younger adults than previously thought, the Washington Post reported late on Thursday https://reut.rs/3z3wKxP AstraZeneca PLC ($AZN) said Friday it would seek regulatory approval for an antibody drug after a study showed strong efficacy in preventing symptomatic Covid-19, offering a potential new alternative to vaccines for people who refuse shots or for whom they aren’t effective. The company said AZD7442 showed 77% efficacy in reducing risk of symptomatic Covid-19 compared with a placebo in late-stage clinical trials testing its usefulness as a preventive treatment Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ) said that Joaquin Duato, vice chairman of the company’s executive committee, will become CEO on Jan. 3, with Chairman and Chief Executive Alex Gorsky transitioning to executive chairman. Gorsky has served as the company’s chairman and CEO for nearly a decade, and has been with Johnson & Johnson for 30 years. “ Fate Therapeutics ($FATE) announces positive interim clinical data from its FT596 and FT516 off-the-shelf, IPSC-derived NK cell programs for b-cell lymphoma; 10 of 14 Patients in FT596 single-dose escalation cohorts 2 and 3 achieved objective response; 7 patients achieved complete response, including 2 of 3 patients treated with FT596 in combination with Rituximab following autologous CD19 CAR T-cell therapy Sorrento ($SRNE) announces its lead protein-based covid-19 vaccine candidate – dyai-100 – elicits strong neutralizing immune responses in vaccinated animals against sars-cov-2 and multiple major variants of concern Technology, Media & Telecom Applied Materials ($AMAT) 3Q adj EPS $1.90 vs est. $1.77 on revs $6.2B vs est. $5.94B; guides 4Q net sales approx $6.33B +/- $250Mm vs est. $6.04B, sees 4Q adj EPS $1.87-2.01 vs est. $1.81 Adobe Systems ($ADBE) to acquire Io in a transaction, valued at $1.275B Spotify Technology ($SPOT) has authorized to repurchase 10M company’s ordinary shares, up to the amount of $1B Marin Software ($MRIN) enters $50M equity distribution agreement S. listed China shares active amid yet more regulatory pressure headlines; the country approved a strict data privacy law, triggering fresh concerns over the intensity of Beijing’s recent regulatory crackdowns. The Personal Information Protection Law was passed at a meeting in Beijing of the nation’s top legislative body, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. Apple ($AAPL) delays office return to at least January on Covid rise, while IBM closes New York City offices amid rising covid-19 cases A new round of proposed regulations sent Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ’s ($BABA)S. listing to decline 4.9% on Tuesday to $173.73, its lowest close since October 2019. The Chinese tech company’s American depository receipts have fallen more than 25% so far this year. New draft guidelines released Tuesday by China’s top market regulator aim to prevent internet companies from adopting forced exclusivity and blocking competitors’ links and apps

Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Futures Up/Down % Last Dow 50.00 0.15% 33,885 S&P 500 2.50 0.06% 4,239 Nasdaq 14.75 0.10% 14,273 Markets are looking modestly higher in the U.S., tracking gains in Europe and Asia as investors appear at ease over the inflation picture after Federal Reserve Chairman Powell reiterated yesterday in testimony to Congress that a spike in inflation likely was temporary, easing worries that the central bank could pull back on economic support. Stocks closed higher on Tuesday as the Nasdaq posted a record closing high, boosted by shares of large cap tech as Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple paced the gains in a further rotation into growth stocks. Amazon produced over $5.6 billion in total online sales in the United States on the first day of its Prime promotional event, according to Adobe Digital Economy Index. Helping boost markets further, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reaffirmed the U.S. central bank’s view during his testimony to Congress on the U.S. economy to not to raise interest rates too quickly based on the fear of coming inflation. Most of the 11 major S&P sector indexes rose, with consumer discretionary and energy among the biggest gainers, erasing most of last week’s market declines. In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index slipped -9 points to 28,874, the Shanghai Index rose 8 points to 3,566, and the Hang Seng Index jumped 507 points to 28,817. In Europe, the German DAX is down -75 points to 15,560, while the FTSE 100 is up 20 points to 7,110. Oil rises back above $75 as API weekly data shows stockpiles drop/shows tight market; Bitcoin rebounds 7% to $34,000, a more than $5,000 move off yesterday lows, having plunged more than 50% from its all-time highs above $65,000 in mid-April; Treasury yields remains little changed/tight range as 10-year at 1.475%. Market Closing Prices Yesterday The S&P 500 Index gained 21.65 points, or 0.51%, to 4,246.44 The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 68.61 points, or 0.20%, to 33,945.58 The Nasdaq Composite jumped 111.79 points, or 0.79%, to 14,253.27 The Russell 2000 Index advanced 111.79 points, or 0.43% to 2,295.95 Events Calendar for Today 7:00 AM ET MBA Mortgage Applications Data 9:45 AM ET Markit Composite flash PMI, June 9:45 AM ET Markit Manufacturing Services PMI, June…est. 61.5 10:00 AM ET New Home Sales MoM for May…est. 870K 10:30 AM ET Weekly DOE Inventory Data Earnings Calendar: Earnings Before the Open: $PDCO, $WGO Earnings After the Close: $CNXC, $FUL, $KBH, $SCS Other Key Events: BMO Capital 2021 Chemical & Packaging Conference (virtual), 6/23 Goldman Sachs 17th Business Services, Transport & Leisure Conference (virtual), 6/21-6/23 Raymond James Human Health Innovation Conference (virtual), 6/21-6/23 Roth London Conference (virtual), 6/21-6/23 Jefferies Consumer Conference (virtual), 6/22-6/23 JPMorgan 2021 Energy, Power & Renewables Conference (virtual), 6/22-6/23 JPMorgan Payment & FinTech Forum (virtual), 6/23-6/24 Sidoti Investor Conference (virtual), 6/23-6/24 Macro Up/Down Last Nymex 0.45 73.30 Brent 0.55 75.36 Gold 4.30 1,783.005 EUR/USD 0.0006 1.1946 JPY/USD 0.34 110.99 10-Year Note +0.003 1.475% Sector News Breakdown Consumer Xpeng ($XPEV) shares rise upon on receiving approval to list on Hong Kong stock exchange; the company could raise as much as $2B in Hong Kong as soon as this year Energy, Industrials and Materials The American Petroleum Institute ($API) showed a draw of 7.2M barrels of oil in the latest week, gasoline inventories show a build of 959K barrels, distillate inventories show a build of 992K barrels and Cushing inventories show a draw of 2.55M barrels. Clean Energy Fuels ($CLNE) said it contributed $50M to its 50-50 joint venture with BP Plc ($BP) and forced the conversion of BP’s Class B units into Class A units. Parker-Hannifin (PH) upgraded to Overweight from Sector Weight at KeyBanc United Rentals ($URI) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citi Financials IHS Markit ($INFO) Q2 adj EPS 81c vs. est. 80c; Q2 revs $1.18B vs. est. $1.13B; raises FY21 adjusted EPS view to $3.15-$3.17 from $3.11-$3.16 (est. $3.16), ups FY21 revenue view to $4.635B-$4.675B from $4.535B-$4.635B (est. $4.6B) and boosts FY21 adj EBITDA view to $2.02B-$2.03B from $2B-$2.03B Global Self Storage ($SELF)12M share Spot Secondary priced at $5.35 Intercontinental Exchange ($ICE) upgraded to Conviction Buy from Buy at Goldman Sachs LPL Financial ($LPLA) downgraded to Buy from Conviction Buy at Goldman Sachs Healthcare BioXcel Therapeutics Inc ($BTAI) launches $100M stock offering with $15M overallotment option on behalf of related stockholder Enanta Pharmaceuticals ($ENTA) says announced positive data from the first two dose cohorts of its Phase 1b study of EDP-514 in viremic chronic HBV patients who were not being treated with a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor Gemini Therapeutics ($GMTX) announces initial data from its ongoing phase 2a study of gem103 in patients with geographic atrophy secondary to dry age-related macular degeneration GlaxoSmithKline PLC ($GSK) said that it expects growth in sales and adjusted operating profit over the next five years to be underpinned by new vaccines and specialty medicines, as it set targets for the medium and l-t following planned 2022 demerger of its consumer healthcare business. Hologic ($HOLX) has received CE mark for its new Aptima CMV Quant assay in Europe, the company announced United Therapeutics Corp. ($UTHR) and Medtronic Inc. ($MDT) have agreed to stop further efforts to develop and commercialize the implantable system for Remodulin, or ISR; the companies plan to wind down the development program and to support patients already enrolled in clinical studies of the ISR at United Therapeutics’ sole expense Second Sight ($EYES) 10M share Spot Secondary priced at $5.00 Teva Pharmaceuticals ($TEVA) announced its U.S. launch of the first generic version of twice daily PERFOROMIST, formoterol fumarate inhalation solution, 20 mcg/2 ML, indicated to treat bronchoconstriction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema Technology, Media & Telecom Intel Corp. ($INTC) said it would create two new business units that would focus separately on software and high-performance computing and graphics; also said current executives Sandra Rivera and Raja Koduri will take on new senior leadership roles, while technology industry veterans Nick McKeown and Greg Lavender will join Intel. Corning ($GLW) said midday yesterday it is increasing its display glass substrate prices for Q3 “moderately” due to higher logistics and materials costs and other operational expenses during the extended glass shortage Bentley Systems ($BSY) announces offering of $500M of convertible senior notes Sprinklr ($CXM)625M share IPO priced at $16.00

/*============================================= = Friday, June 18, 2021 = =============================================*/ Futures Up/Down % Last Dow -39.00 0.12% 33,654 S&P 500 -2.25 0.08% 4,209 Nasdaq 26.50 0.18% 14,182 U.S. futures are looking mixed again, looking much like yesterday’s closing levels when the Nasdaq Composite closed at a new all-time high as Treasury yields dropped across the board (10-yr yield fell back around the 1.5% level), boosting growth stocks, while a steep drop in shares of energy, banks, materials and industrials weighed on the S&P 500 and SmallCap Russell 2000. The S&P 500 Banks index plunged more than 4% for its worst day since June 2020, led by Dow components JPM and Goldman, while Citigroup shares dropped an 11th straight day. In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index fell -54 points to 28,964, the Shanghai Index was little changed at 3,525, and the Hang Seng Index rose 242 points to 28,801. In Europe, the German DAX is lower by about 70 points to 15,650, while the FTSE 100 is down around 55 points to dip below 7,100. On Wednesday, the Fed forecast that it likely will raise rates two times by the end of 2023 and Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank has begun discussing when to begin pulling back on bond purchases of $120 billion a month. Stocks fell initially on those headlines but have since found solid footing with a rotation back into high growth names and out of the relation names with commodities, energy and financials in free fall the last two-days. Market Closing Prices Yesterday The S&P 500 Index slipped -1.84 points, or 0.04%, to 4,221.86 The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell -210.22 points, or 0.62%, to 33,823.45 The Nasdaq Composite jumped 121.67 points, or 0.87%, to 14,161.35 The Russell 2000 Index declined -27.23 points, or 1.18% to 2,287.46 Events Calendar for Today 1:00 PM EST Baker Hughes Weekly rig count data Macro Up/Down Last Nymex -0.23 70.81 Brent -0.35 72.73 Gold 18.30 1,791.80 EUR/USD 0.0013 1.1920 JPY/USD -0.09 110.12 10-Year Note -0.022 1.489% Sector News Breakdown Consumer Smith & Wesson Brands ($SWBI) Q4 GAAP EPS $1.71 vs. est. $1.02; Q4 revs $322.9M vs. est. $259.8M; raises dividend 60% to $0.08 and announces new $50M share buyback plan; Q4 gross margin 45.1% vs. 32.2% last year Energy, Industrials and Materials S. Steel ($X) guides Q3 adj EPS approx $3.08 vs. est. $2.67; Q2 adjusted Ebitda is expected to be approximately $1.2B; and Q2 adj net income is expected to be about $880M and excludes impacts primarily related to certain restructuring and asset impairment charges; to fully redeem senior notes due 2025 CAI International ($CAI) to be acquired by Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc. in an all-cash transaction for $56.00 per share, which represents a total equity value of approximately $1.1B Mammoth Energy ($TUSK) files to sell 24.1M shares of common stock for holders Alaska Air ($ALK) and Delta Air ($DAL) upgraded to Outperform from Peer Perform at Wolfe Research and United Airlines ($UAL) upgraded to Peer Perform from Underperform Occidental ($OXY) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight, Marathon Oil ($MRO) upgraded to Equal-weigh at Morgan Stanley, while the firm downgraded Devon Energy ($DVN), EQT Corp. ($EQT) and Cimarex Energy ($XEC) to Equal-weight ArcelorMittal North America Holding, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ArcelorMittal SA ($MT) to sell its remaining 38.2M common shares in Cleveland-Cliffs ($CLF) and to use proceeds for new $750M share buyback program. Financials LPL Financial ($LPLA) reported total brokerage and advisory assets for May of +44% vs. +3.90% YoY; May brokerage, advisory assets $1.07 trillion Ares Commercial ($ACRE)5M share Spot Secondary priced at $15.82 Healthcare Athira Pharma Inc.’s ($ATHA) CEO Leen Kawas has been put on temporary leave as the board reviews actions stemming from doctoral research while at Washington State University, the company said Thursday. Geron Corp ($GERN) rises after reporting positive data from a mid-stage study of blood cancer treatment imetelstat, which showed benefits including symptom response and overall survival in patients with myelofibrosis, a chronic blood cancer Ambrx Biopharma ($AMAM) 7M share IPO priced at $18.00 Codex DNA ($DNAY)67M share IPO priced at $16.00 Codexis ($CDXS) raises 2021 revenue view to $89M-$93M from $82M-$85M (est. $83.74M) following the receipt of a binding purchase order for up to $13.9M of a proprietary high performance enzyme product from an undisclosed global pharmaceutical company Century Therapeutics ($IPSC)6M share IPO priced at $20.00 Cyteir Therapeutics ($CYT)4M share IPO priced at $18.00 Technology, Media & Telecom Adobe Systems ($ADBE) Q2 adj EPS $3.03 vs. est. $2.82: Q2 revs $3.84B vs. est. $3.73B; Q2 Digital Media segment revenue was $2.79 billion, which represents 25% YoY; creative revenue grew to $2.32 billion, representing 24% YoY; Document Cloud revenue was $469 million, representing 30% YoY growth; sees Q3 total revenue about $3.88B (vs. est. $3.83B) Fox Corporation ($FOXA) announces $2 billion incremental stock repurchase authorization Spotify ($SPOT) is announced its acquired Podz, a small team working to improve podcast discovery Tremor International ($TRMR)76M share ADS priced at $19.00

Early Look Friday, May 21, 2021 Futures Up/Down % Last Dow 130.00 0.38% 34,158 S&P 500 13.25 0.32% 4,167 Nasdaq 33.00 0.24% 13,519 U.S. stocks are looking higher to end the week, adding to yesterday’s massive gains that saw major averages snap their 3-day losing streak, led by technology shares as Treasury yields remained subdued and on increased economic optimism after Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits fell last week to a pandemic low of 444,000. It was another “buy the dip” reaction for major averages as the S&P avoided its longest losing streak since February with yesterday’s advance. Oil prices are looking higher, trying to snap its 3-day losing streak, while gold is little changed after a strong week of gains. Inflation fears still linger for markets as pricing fears remain as the economy improves, keeping gains in check for now. The U.S. Treasury, meanwhile, proposed a minimum global corporate tax rate of 15%, lower than earlier proposals of 21% that received pushback from other countries. Crypto currencies are steady after three days of extreme volatility. Yesterday’s big Nasdaq gains (1.77%) gave it a chance to avoid its fifth straight weekly decline heading into the trading week, which would be its longest in nine years (is up 0.8% heading into today). In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index rose 219 points to 28,317, the Shanghai Index slipped -20 points to 3,486, the Hang Seng Index edged higher 8 points to 28,458. In Europe, the German DAX is up about 25 points to 15,394, while the FTSE 100 is little changed at 7,015. Market Closing Prices Yesterday The S&P 500 Index jumped 43.44 points, or 1.06%, to 4,159.12 The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 188.11 points, or 0.55%, to 34,084.15 The Nasdaq Composite surged 236.00 points, or 1.77%, to 13,535.74 The Russell 2000 Index advanced 14.12 points, or 0.64% to 2,207.76 Events Calendar for Today 9:45 AM EST Markit Composite Flash PMI, May 9:45 AM EST Markit Manufacturing PMI…est. 60.2 9:45 AM EST Markit Services PMI, Flash…est. 64.5 10:00 AM EST Existing Home Sales MoM for April…est. 6.09M 1:00 PM EST Baker Hughes Weekly rig count data Earnings Calendar: Earnings Before the Open: BAH, DE, FL, FLO, ROLL, VFC Other Key Events: UBS Financial Institutions Conference (virtual), 5/19-5/21 Virtual Display Week 2021, 5/17-5/21 Oppenheimer Rare & Orphan Disease Summit (virtual), 5/21 Macro Up/Down Last Nymex 1.01 62.95 Brent 0.93 66.04 Gold 1.75 1,879.00 EUR/USD 0.0004 1.2232 JPY/USD -0.09 108.69 10-Year Note +0.005 1.639% Sector News Breakdown Consumer Home Depot ($HD) announces $20B share buyback Decker’s Outdoors ($DECK) 4Q EPS $1.18 vs. est. $0.64 on sales $561.2Mm vs. est. $437.1Mm; approved additional $750Mm share repurchase auth; guides FY22 net sales $2.95-3.0B vs. est. $2.7B, gross margin approx 53.3%, SG&A exp rt about 35.5%, effective tax rt 23%, EPS $14.05-14.65 excl additional repurchase (vs. est. $14.50); Q4 UGG net sales +53.1%, HOKA net sales +74.2% and Teva net sales +1% Flowers Foods ($FLO) Q1 adj EPS 41c vs. est. 39c; Q1 revs $1.30B vs. est. $1.33B; Q1 adjusted EBITDA decreased 1.0% to $161.6M; adj EBITDA represented 12.4% of sales, a 30-basis point increase; sees year EPS $1.10-$1.17 vs. est. $1.13 on revs $4.23B-$4.3B vs. est. $4.26B Ross Stores ($ROST) 1Q EPS $1.34 vs. est. $0.88 on sales $4.5B vs. est. $3.87B; guides 2Q comps +5-7% and EPS $0.80-0.89 vs. est. $1.04; plans FY comps +7-9% and EPS $3.93-4.20 vs. est. $4.22; announces new $1.5B repurchase program Energy, Industrials and Materials Deere & Co ($DE) Q2 $5.68 vs. est. $5.17 and Q2 sales $12.06B (up from prior year $9.25B); raised its full-year profit forecast and posted a 169% surge in quarterly profit; said it expects to see increased supply-chain pressures through the balance of the year; raises net income for 2021 to be between $5.3B-$5.7B from prior forecast of $4.6B-$5.0B Virgin Galactic ($SPCE) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS with a price target of $36, down from $40 Maxeon Solar ($MAXN) Q1 EPS loss ($1.14) vs. est. loss ($1.48); Q1 revs $165M vs. est. $160.28M; sees Q2 revs $165M-$185M vs. est. $218.6M EnerSys ($ENS) Q4 adj EPS $1.30 vs. est. $1.29; Q4 sales $813.5M vs. est. $801M Financials LPL Financial ($LPLA) reported $1.063T total advisory and brokerage assets at the end of April, indicating a 10.9% increase from March 2021; total net new assets were $73.8B Apollo Investment ($AINV) Q4 Net investment income per share 39c vs. 42c est.; total investment income $50.8M, -29% YoY; net asset value per share $15.88 vs. $15.70 YoY American Homes 4 Rent ($AMH)3M share Spot Secondary priced at $36.75 Healthcare Inspire Medical Systems ($INSP) announced last night Anthem ($ANTM) will provide coverage for the company’s Inspire therapy, effective May 20 Technology, Media & Telecom Applied Materials ($AMAT) 2Q adj EPS $1.63 vs. est. $1.51 on revs $5.58B vs. est. $5.41B; guides 3Q net sales approx $5.92B vs. est. $5.54B, sees 3Q adj EPS $1.70-1.82 vs. est. $1.56 Palo Alto Networks ($PANW) Q3 adj EPS $1.38 vs. est. $1.28; Q3 revs $1.1B vs. est. $1.06B; Q4 Total billings in the range of $1.695B-$1.715B, representing YoY growth of between 22% and 23% (and year total billings growth over 23%); sees Q4 adj EPS $1.42-$1.44 vs. est. $1.42; guides Q4 revs $1.165B-$1.175B vs. est. $1.16B; raises year EPS, revs and billings growth outlook ePlus ($PLUS) 4Q adj EPS $1.41 vs. est. $1.20 on sales $325.6Mm vs. est. $390.8Mm Splunk ($SPLK) upgrade from Sell to Neutral with $125 tgt at UBS saying with shares down 45% since the weak 3QF21/Oct print in early Dec 2020 and given profoundly weak investor sentiment, Splunk shares are looking washed-out and in our view the justification for holding on to our Sell rating has weakened AT&T ($T) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS and raise target to $35 from $32 Yalla Group Limited ($YALA) has authorized a buyback program to repurchase up to $150M (follows three negative short reports in the last two days)