Essential Utilities' (WTRG) merger with American Water Works (AWK) offers an attractive upside with a 20% total return potential, UBS said in a Friday research report.
The company's standalone positives includes a steady credit profile, a low-risk and capital-intensive growth plan, and stable regulatory relations, according to the note.
UBS upgraded the stock to buy from neutral and raised its price target to $43 from $41.
Price: $36.91, Change: $+0.22, Percent Change: +0.60%
NetApp (NTAP) reported fiscal Q4 non-GAAP earnings and revenue late Thursday above market expectations, and its forecast for the full financial year also beat consensus.Shares soared 27% amid a surge in intraday trading volume to over 6.5 million from a daily average of roughly 2.5 million.Dell Technologies (DELL) reported overnight fiscal Q1 financial results that topped analyst estimates and issued higher-than-expected guidance for fiscal Q2 and the full year.Shares surged 29% as intraday trading volume catapulted to over 27.1 million from a daily average of about 7.99 million.Replimune (REPL) said Friday it will, in the coming days, resubmit a biologics license application with the US Food and Drug Administration for vusolimogene oderparepvec, its experimental treatment for advanced melanoma.Shares catapulted 83% following an increase in intraday trading volume to over 39.8 million from a daily average of about 6.19 million.Price: $180.63, Change: $+38.23, Percent Change: +26.85%
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) and other space-related firms saw their stock prices drop in Friday trading after Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded Thursday night during a hot-fire test at a Space Force facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida.Shares of AST fell more than 15% following an increase in intraday trading volume to over 32.4 million from a daily average of about 18.0 million.Redwire (RDW) shares dropped 7%, with intraday trading volume rising to over 39.3 million from a daily average of about 30.6 million.Gap (GAP) reported slower-than-expected growth in fiscal Q1 revenue late Thursday, undermining its narrow adjusted earnings beat.Shares slumped 16% as intraday trading volume soared to more than 17.9 million from a daily average of about 8.2 million.Price: $112.18, Change: $-20.92, Percent Change: -15.71%
Otter Tail (OTTR) said Friday it has reached two settlement agreements in a federal PVC pipe antitrust class action.The company agreed to pay about $39.5 million to resolve claims from the Direct Purchaser Class and $34 million to resolve claims from the Non-Converter Seller Purchaser Class, subject to court approval. A third class action, brought by End-User plaintiffs, remains pendingIf the settlements receive preliminary approval, the payments will be made roughly 21 days afterward, the company said. Otter Tail said the agreements do not constitute an admission of wrongdoing, fault, or liability.The company expects to use available cash to fund the payments, and the settlements are not expected to have a material adverse effect on its financial position or liquidity.Price: $87.03, Change: $-0.26, Percent Change: -0.30%