Shockwave Medical Inc (NASDAQ:SWAV) is in the spotlight today, after blue-chip pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) announced it would buy the company for $12.5 billion, boosting its portfolio of cardiovascular disease treatment devices. SWAV was last seen up 1.8% at $325.77 after the news, while JNJ is down 0.07% at $152.38.SWAV received a pair of bear notes in response. Needham downgraded the stock to "hold" from "buy," while Piper Sandler slashed its rating to "neutral" from "overweight." Of the ...

Depending on who you ask, a recession is either right around the corner or the stock market is ready to rattle off a seismic bull run. As always, the answer is probably in the middle of those two extremes. But due to uncertainty surrounding the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts, investors are stuck in a holding pattern until more data defines the country's fiscal path.Since bargains become popular when times are uncertain, we’d like to introduce a new weekly segment: Cheap Seats. Every week, we will prof ...

Group 1 - Evercore ISI upgraded Wayfair Inc (NYSE:W) stock to "outperform" from "in line" and raised its price target to $80 from $65, indicating confidence in the company's potential to gain market share as the home furnishing sector recovers [1] - Wayfair's stock is currently trading at $64.83, reflecting a 3.9% increase, and has risen over 88% in the last 12 months, suggesting strong performance [1] - The stock has faced resistance at the $72 level since September, and the 20-day moving average has been guiding shares higher, indicating a potential upward trend [1] Group 2 - Analysts remain cautious, with 13 out of 30 maintaining a "hold" rating, suggesting there is room for more bullish sentiment [1] - A significant portion of the stock, 24.9%, is sold short, which could lead to a short squeeze if the stock continues to rise, as it would take over a week for short sellers to cover their positions at the current trading pace [1] - The options market shows a bullish sentiment with a 10-day call/put volume ratio of 2.97, indicating strong demand for call options compared to puts [2] Group 3 - The current low volatility expectations in the options market, as indicated by a Schaeffer's Volatility Index (SVI) rating of 61%, suggest that premium players are anticipating stable price movements [2]

Fintech stock Block Inc (NYSE:SQ) is 1.8% lower to trade $78.19 this morning, after Morgan Stanley issued a downgrade to "underweight" from "equal weight," along with a price-target cut to $60 from $62. The analyst in coverage cited "high market penetration and limited additional opportunity." On the charts, the stock's 40-day moving average that was pressure for the first two months of the year is getting tested today. The shares have shed nearly 9% over the last week and are now just below their year-to-d ...

Health insurance stocks slid yesterday, after final Medicare Advantage (MA) payment rates fell below expectations. The news also impacted CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS) stock, which staged a 7.2% drop -- its worst daily percentage loss since August. Shares are only modestly higher in today's recovery -- up 0.7% at $74.37 at last glance. For those looking to buy the dip, however, the recent pullback has CVS within one standard deviation of its 200-day moving average, a trendline with historically bullish implica ...

U.S.-listed shares of China-based e-tailer Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) are 0.8% lower at $72.80 at last glance, following news that the company bought back shares worth $4.8 billion -- its second largest repurchase ever. BABA is underperforming in 2024, down 6.1% year to date, and a historically bearish signal is flashing that could keep headwinds blowing. Specifically, Alibaba stock just pulled back within one standard deviation of its 100-day moving average after mostly trading above the trendli ...

AMZN landed on Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White's list of stocks that have attracted the highest options volume during the last 10 daysAmazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) has been in the news plenty, replacing Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) on the Dow in late February, and announcing a partnership with Eli Lilly (LLY) in March. The stock has continued to extend its streak of two-year highs for the past couple months, with recent support at the 30-day moving average. Today, AMZN hit a two-year pe ...

FedEx Corp (NYSE:FDX) stock is slipping today, after the U.S. Postal Service officially opted to replace FedEx with rival United Parcel Service (UPS) as its primary air cargo carrier. FedEx warned of incoming changes in its annual report, as its contract with USPS ended this year after bringing in roughly $1.5 billion every year in revenue. At last check, FDX was down 1.6% at $285.05. The stock is still hanging out near its March 22 post-earnings two-year high of $291.27, and is well above all daily moving ...

AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) revealed earlier it suffered a breach that exposed data from 7.6 million current and 65.4 million former account holders to the dark web. The equity is down 2.4% at $17.19 at last check, but a recent floor at the $16.80 region combined with support from the 80-day moving average look ready to contain additional losses. Over the past 12 months, T shed 8.6%.Put volume is already running at 10 times the intraday average today, with 23,000 bearish bets exchanged so far, compared to just 17,000 ...

Subscribers to Schaeffer's Weekend Trader options recommendation service received this ALL commentary on Sunday night, along with a detailed options trade recommendation -- including complete entry and exit parameters. Learn more about why Weekend Trader is one of our most popular options trading services.Allstate Corp (NYSE:ALL) stock has layers of technical support on the charts, including the 10-week moving average, 50-day moving average, and +10% year-to-date level. Plus, the shares just broke above the ...