-- RBCキャピタル・マーケッツは金曜日のレポートで、Lyft（LYFT）は、年間を通じて全体の乗車回数が加速すると予想されるものの、オーガニック成長と顧客インセンティブの増加に関して投資家の懸念が続く可能性があると指摘した。 同レポートによると、販売・マーケティング費用は前年比でほぼ倍増し、乗客インセンティブは17%増加しており、競争圧力の高まりを示している。 一方で、RBCは、Gettの英国事業買収、FreeNowの欧州9カ国における成長、カナダでの乗車回数50%増など、力強い国際展開を強調した。 RBCはLyft株の目標株価を22ドルから18ドルに引き下げ、投資判断は「アウトパフォーム」を維持した。
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Financial stocks were lower late Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Financial Index decreasing 0.1% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) shedding 0.5%.The Philadelphia Housing Index was up 0.1%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) added 0.4%.Bitcoin (BTC-USD) rose 0.1% to $80,056, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries lost 2.8 basis points to 4.36%.In economic news, the April employment report showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 115,000, above the 65,000 jobs rise expected in a Bloomberg survey, while March payrolls were revised up to a 185,000 increase and February payrolls were revised down to a 156,000 decrease.The University of Michigan's preliminary consumer sentiment index fell to 48.2 in May from 49.8 in April, lower than the expectations for a smaller decrease to 49.5 in a Bloomberg poll.In corporate news, Apollo Global Management (APO) and Blackstone (BX) are among the private-credit firms involved in discussions with Broadcom (AVGO) on $35 billion in financing, Bloomberg reported. Apollo shares rose 3.8%, and Blackstone added 1%.Block (XYZ) shares jumped past 7% after the company late Thursday reported higher adjusted earnings and revenue that also beat analysts' estimates.Two Harbors Investment (TWO) shares rose 1.3% after the firm said it signed an amended merger agreement with CrossCountry Mortgage to increase the all-cash buyout offer to $12 per share from $11.30.Goldman Sachs-backed (GS) Go is seeking a valuation of about 200 billion Japanese yen ($1.28 billion) for its initial public offering in Tokyo, Bloomberg reported. Goldman was up 1.1%.
Healthcare stocks declined late Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Healthcare Index and the State Street Healthcare Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) each shedding about 0.9%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) decreased 0.3%.In sector news, President Donald Trump has approved a plan to fire the US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Trump expressed displeasure in recent days with Makary for taking too long to approve flavored vapes and nicotine pouches, the Journal reported earlier this week.In corporate news, Zoetis (ZTS) shares fell past 5% after Ameriprise downgraded the stock to hold from buy following its Q1 results Thursday. UBS also cut its price target to $99 from $130, and Jefferies to $117 from $155.Traws Pharma (TRAW) shares surged 28%. The company said Friday it plans to develop potential therapies for the treatment and prevention of hantavirus infections using its portfolio of antiviral drug candidates targeting negative-strand RNA viruses.Novo Nordisk (NVO) saw a 40% month-on-month surge in April sales of its diabetes and weight-loss drugs in India after slashing prices, despite a flood of generic versions, Bloomberg reported, citing data from market researcher Pharmarack. Novo added 0.5%.PTC Therapeutics (PTCT) shares jumped past 14% after posting a smaller-than-expected net loss for Q1, as well as total revenue that surpassed analysts' consensus.
Major digital assets rose Friday with Bitcoin (BTC-USD) holding above $80,000.The CoinDesk Market Index, which tracks dozens of digital assets including Bitcoin, rose 1.5% in the past 24 hours. The Nasdaq 100 rose 1.7%, the S&P 500 gained 0.8%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average little changed.Bitcoin rose 0.1% to $80,099, according to CoinMarketCap data. The most popular cryptocurrency's 24-hour trading volume fell 6.7% to $34.7 billion.Ethereum (ETH-USD), the second-largest digital asset by market value, added 0.9% to $2,315.XRP (XRP-USD) gained 2.3%, BNB (BNB-USD) rose 0.6%, and Solana (SOL-USD) added 4.5%. Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) climbed 0.7%, while Cardano (ADA-USD) advanced 3%.The US 10-year Treasury yield stood at 4.363% at 3 p.m. ET Friday, down from 4.392% Thursday, while the five-year yield fell to 4.011% from 4.043%.The total market value of the cryptocurrency industry rose 0.6% in the past 24 hours to $2.67 trillion, with trading volume gaining 0.3% to $162.4 billion.Price: $80101.31, Change: $+86.04, Percent Change: +0.11%