U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Autozone, Costco Wholesale, Walmart June 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including Autozone, Costco Wholesale and Walmart, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Autozone Inc AZO.N : Evercore ISI raises target price to $3278 from $3250 * Costco Wholesale Corp COST.O : Evercore ISI raises target price to $890 from $860 * Essex Property Trust Inc ESS.N : Jefferies raises target price to $327 from $28

BRIEF-Genuine Parts Aquires MPEC May 1 (Reuters) - Genuine Parts Co GPC.N : GENUINE PARTS COMPANY ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF LARGEST NAPA INDEPENDENT STORE OWNER IN THE U.S. GENUINE PARTS CO - COMPANY ACQUIRES MPEC Source text for Eikon: ID:nPnbCGBFfa Further company coverage: GPC.N

BRIEF-Genuine Parts Says Increase In Size Of Board From 14 To 15 Directors April 29 (Reuters) - Genuine Parts Co GPC.N : GENUINE PARTS CO - INCREASE IN SIZE OF BOARD FROM 14 TO 15 DIRECTORS Source text for Eikon: [ID:n0001193125-24-122648] Further company coverage: GPC.N

BRIEF-Genuine Parts Company Announces CEO Leadership Transition April 29 (Reuters) - Genuine Parts Co GPC.N : GENUINE PARTS COMPANY ANNOUNCES CEO LEADERSHIP TRANSITION GENUINE PARTS CO - PAUL DONAHUE TO TRANSITION TO EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN GENUINE PARTS CO: WILL STENGEL APPOINTED PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GENUINE PARTS CO: PAUL D. DONAHUE W

Genuine Parts CEO Paul Donahue to be replaced by operations head April 29 (Reuters) - Automotive and industrial replacement parts provider Genuine Parts' GPC.N CEO Paul Donahue will step down from his position and will assume the role of executive chairman, the company said in a statement on Monday. Its current president and COO William P. Stengel will succeed Donahue effective June 3. Stengel, who joined the company in 2019, previously assumed various executive leadership roles at Home Depot HD

U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Avalonbay Communities, General Dynamics, Tyler Technologies April 29 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including Avalonbay Communities, General Dynamics and Tyler Technologies, on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS * Avalonbay Communities Inc AVB.N : Piper Sandler raises target price to $230 from $207 * Charter Communications Inc CHTR.O : TD Cowen cuts target price to $488 from $514 * General Dynamics Corp

CORRECTED-U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Blackstone, Ellington Financial, Netflix Corrects Abbvie Inc entry to say Deutsche Bank raised its target price to $175 from $170, and not cut it April 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including Blackstone, Ellington Financial and Netflix, on Friday.

US STOCKS-Stocks end near flat as investors assess earnings, data Fed officials signal pause on rate cuts Initial jobless claims unchanged from prior week Meta climbs on Bernstein price target boost Indexes: Dow up 0.06%, S&P 500 off 0.22%, Nasdaq down 0.52% Updated at 4:07 p.m. ET/ 2007 GMT By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, April 18 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed near the unchanged mark on Thursday, as investors sifted through the latest corporate earnings, while economic data and comments from Fe

US STOCKS-Stocks end near flat as investors asses earnings, data Fed officials signal pause on rate cuts Initial jobless claims unchanged from prior week Meta climbs on Bernstein price target boost Updated at 4:00 p.m. ET/ 2000 GMT By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, April 18 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed near the unchanged mark on Thursday, as investors sifted through the latest corporate earnings, while economic data and comments from Federal Reserve officials suggested the central bank was unlike

BUZZ - S&P 500 top and bottom performing stocks at about 03:30 p.m. EDT S&P 500 .SPX Top Performers Percent Change Genuine Parts Co GPC.N +11.0% United Airlines Holdings Inc UAL.OQ +5.6% Estee Lauder Companies Inc EL.N +4.6% Elevance Health Inc ELV.N +4.1% UnitedHealth Group Inc UNH.N +3.7% Bottom Performers Percent Change Las Vegas Sands Corp LVS.

US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq slip as investors digest earnings, data Fed officials signal pause on rate cuts Initial jobless claims unchanged from prior week Indexes: Dow up 0.03%, S&P down 0.19%, Nasdaq 0.38% Updated at 2:20 p.m. ET/ 1830 GMT By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, April 18 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks dipped on Thursday, as investors waded through the latest batch of corporate earnings, while economic data and comments from Federal Reserve officials indicated the central bank was unlikely to c

BUZZ-U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Ibotta, Blackstone, US health insurers Eikon search string for individual stock moves: STXBZ The Day Ahead newsletter: https://refini.tv/3LI4BU7 The Morning News Call newsletter: https://refini.tv/3dKUyB8 Wall Street's main stock indexes gained on Thursday as investors cheered upbeat earnings across several sectors, while advancing megacap growth stocks were amongst the biggest boosts.

BUZZ-U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Ally Financial, Zscaler, Las Vegas Sands Eikon search string for individual stock moves: STXBZ The Day Ahead newsletter: https://refini.tv/3LI4BU7 The Morning News Call newsletter: https://refini.tv/3dKUyB8 The benchmark S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were subdued on Thursday as higher Treasury yields pressured equities, while investors digested commentary from Federal Reserve officials to ascertain the outlook for interest-rate cuts.

US STOCKS-Wall St ticks up on megacaps, earnings boost For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Elevance Health up after Q1 profit beat Tesla falls after DB downgrades to 'hold' Indexes up: Dow 0.59%, S&P 0.45%, Nasdaq 0.41% Updated at 12:04 p.m. ET/1604 GMT By Shashwat Chauhan and Shristi Achar A April 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main stock indexes gained on Thursday a s investors cheered upbeat earnings across several sectors,

BUZZ-Genuine Parts rises after lifting full-year profit forecast ** Shares of automotive and industrial spare parts maker Genuine Parts GPC.N rise 10.1% to $158.64 ** Co raises its 2024 profit forecast to between $9.80 and $9.95/share, up from previous forecast of $9.70 to $9.90/share ** Reports first-quarter adjusted profit of $2.22/shr, beating a

Genuine Parts Co reports results for the quarter ended in March - Earnings Summary Genuine Parts Co GPC.N reported quarterly adjusted earnings of $2.22​​ per share for the quarter ended in March, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of $2.14. The mean expectation of eleven analysts for the quarter was for earnings of $2.16 per share.

Genuine Parts lifts profit forecast as US prospects brighten April 18 (Reuters) - Automotive parts distributor Genuine Parts GPC.N raised its 2024 profit forecast on Thursday, hinging on strong demand for parts and improving automotive sales in the United States. Higher prices and short supply of newer models have continued to drive demand for used vehicles and replacement parts as consumers try to make their existing vehicles last longer.

BRIEF-Genuine Parts Q1 Adjusted EPS USD 2.22 Vs. IBES Estimate USD 2.16 Apr 18 (Reuters) - Genuine Parts Q1 pretax profit USD 325.181 million vs. IBES estimate USD 401.2 million. Q1 sales USD 5,783.631 million vs. IBES estimate USD 5,844 million Q1 EPS USD 1.78 Q1 net income USD 248.894 million vs. IBES estimate USD 302.7 million outlook FY EPS USD

MORNING BID AMERICAS-Recoiling oil and dollar sow calm as tech earnings loom A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan A sharp retreat in oil prices and a rare joint warning from major economies against excessive dollar strength have helped calm restive markets just as Big Tech earnings start to hit. A volatile start to April looked like getting out of hand this week as a combination of stern Federal Reserve warnings about stubborn inflation and geopolitical stress sent

Genuine Parts Co expected to post earnings of $2.16 a share - Earnings Preview Genuine Parts Co GPC.N , GPC is expected to show a rise in quarterly revenue when it reports results on April 18 for the period ending March 31 2024 The Atlanta Georgia-based company is expected to report a 1.4% increase in revenue to $5.844 billion from $5.77 billion a year ago, according to the mean estimate from 10 analysts, based on LSEG data.