MARSEILLE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Innate Pharma announces U.S. FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to lacutamab for relapsed or refractory Sézary Syndrome.

PayPal's strategic shift under Alex Chriss focuses on profitable growth by enhancing core strengths, increasing user engagement, and accelerating innovation velocity. Q4 earnings showed mixed results with revenue and EPS beats, but higher OpEx led to market disappointment; while strategic initiatives aim for long-term outperformance. Key initiatives include enhancing checkout experiences, expanding debit and credit offerings, and boosting SMB merchant onboarding to drive user habituation and profitable growth.

Christopher Richter, CLSA's senior analyst for Japanese autos, discusses the the impact of U.S. tariffs on Japanese automakers.

ProFrac Holding remains undervalued with a bright long-term outlook driven by efficiency gains and fleet upgrades. Record efficiency gains and significant investments in high-tech, environmentally friendly fleets are expected to drive future shareholder value despite depressed free cash flow. Demand for power generation driven by AI and industrial electrification presents a strong growth opportunity.

Asian markets diverge: Hang Seng rebounds on AI strength, Nikkei climbs on GDP data, but ASX 200 drops as RBA rate cut uncertainty lingers.

WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Textron Aviation announced an Australia expansion with construction of a larger, modernized service facility at Essendon Fields Airport.

Upland Software has shown bullish technical indicators, including price action above the 30-week EMA, strong momentum, and institutional buying volume. Despite a history of declining stock prices, UPLD's recent performance and management's positive outlook suggest potential for growth, aiming for a $10 target. The company's fundamentals reveal a slightly negative current ratio but improving free cash flow and strategic plans for debt reduction and sales growth.

Walmart reports their fiscal Q4 '25 financial results before the opening bell on February 20, 2025. Consensus expectations are for $0.53 in EPS, $180.2 billion in revenue and $6.8 billion in operating income, for expected y-o-y growth of -12%, +4% and -6% respectively. Walmart's “price-to-sales” has traded below 1x for 89 straight quarters, and it's only been the last 2 quarters that price-to-sales has been over 1x - at exactly 1x last quarter - and if revenue consensus is met, will trade 1.22x on Thursday morning, February 20, 2025. Its P/E multiple expanded from 25X in fiscal Q1 '24 to …

Home Depot is a mature company with limited growth prospects, and its current stock price is overpriced relative to its intrinsic value. The company's operating margins have resumed their pre-pandemic decline, and recent acquisitions raise concerns about management's capital discipline. Despite strong historical performance, insider trading activity suggests insiders believe HD shares have been overpriced for some time.

ADT's renewed focus on the residential market, debt reduction, and exiting unprofitable ventures signal a more streamlined and profitable future. Strategic partnerships with Google and State Farm enhance growth, reduce customer acquisition costs, and improve service offerings. ADT's valuation is attractive with a forward P/E-multiple of 9.3x, supported by strong earnings growth and potential for higher multiples.

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Exxon Mobil reported strong Q4'24 earnings and free cash flow, driven by production growth from the Pioneer Natural Resources acquisition, despite lower petroleum prices. I maintain a strong buy rating for Exxon Mobil due to its robust free cash flow, reasonable valuation, and growth potential in the Permian Basin. Exxon Mobil generated $8.0B in free cash flow in Q4'24, showing flat FCF growth due to higher production volumes offsetting pricing weakness.

Intuit's high multiples are concerning, but the expected 2025 software sector recovery, strategic moves with Amazon, and efforts to attract more money to Credit Karma offer growth potential. The TurboTax and Credit Karma synergy shows promise, with $4 billion in tax refunds deposited into Credit Karma last year. They are aiming for more growth. INTU's partnership with Amazon integrates QuickBooks into the Amazon sellers' site, tapping into a $300 billion addressable market for small and medium-sized sellers.

Energy Transfer missed expectations on Q4 FY24 EBITDA. But volumes are growing well and are likely to continue doing so as expansion capex spending ramps up at attractive returns. I estimate that ET's deal with CloudBurst Data Centers can boost TTM EBITDA by up to 4.24%. And the company is in talks with dozens of similar opportunities. ET stock trades at a 16.1% discount to peers, with rising EBITDA expectations and bullish technicals, suggesting continued outperformance against the S&P 500.

Kelvin Tay from UBS Global Wealth Management talks about India's market outlook and says in the current inflationary environment, investor should really look into gold, either it's physical or paper gold.

The markets' reaction to Alphabet's Q4 earnings release was notably negative, as the stock closed the trading session with a loss of almost 7%. I think that the overall negative sentiment around GOOG is currently overblown because the company keeps growing in a high-quality manner. We can't say that the firm has a bad track record history of investments. Some projects didn't fly, but there were more real 'game changers'.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AeroVironment (AV), a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain autonomous solutions, today announced the launch of the JUMP® 20-X, a next-generation, modular Group 3 uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) designed to meet the dynamic demands of modern warfare. Setting a new benchmark for autonomous maritime operations, the JUMP 20-X delivers unrivaled versatility, efficiency, and precision in contested and complex environments.

Ares Capital's strong portfolio performance and consistent dividend coverage, despite a rise in the non-accrual ratio, affirm its bullish investment case. The BDC's originations surged 3% in Q4, driven by robust demand for capital, with a notable shift towards higher-quality First Lien Senior Secured Loans. Despite higher operating expenses and non-accruals, ARCC's net investment income and core EPS comfortably covered its dividend, maintaining an 87% payout ratio.

Capital Southwest focuses on generating attractive returns through a diverse portfolio of debt investments, showing meaningful growth in portfolio fair value last quarter. CSWC's Q4 earnings were solid, but non-accrual rates increased to 2.7% of fair portfolio value, raising concerns about credit quality. In addition, PIK income increased. The current dividend yield is around 10.8% and is fully supported by net investment income.

I reiterate a 'Strong Buy' rating on Airbnb with a one-year target price of $202 per share, following a 19% stock price surge since November 2024. ABNB's Q4 results showed 12% revenue growth and 15% gross booking value growth, driven by the Co-Host Network and international expansion. The company's strong balance sheet enabled significant share repurchases, and it plans to invest $200-250 million in new businesses in FY25.