-- Wedbush Securities週五在一份報告中指出，Roku (ROKU)第一季的業績和業績指引反映了其平台成長策略的積極前景，即便在宏觀經濟情勢不明朗導致廣告商預算收緊的情況下，Roku依然保持成長。 該券商補充道，Roku廣告和訂閱平台的加速變現、不斷提升的盈利能力以及有利的稅務狀況，使其位列Wedbush最佳投資標的名單。 鑑於Roku的成本控制，該券商表示，預計該公司將在2028年之前提前實現10億美元的自由現金流目標。 該券商指出，Roku的淨營業虧損將起到稅盾作用，使稅前收入能夠有效率地轉化為可分配現金。報告還指出，Roku穩健的資產負債表和不斷改善的流動性表明，該公司可能會繼續進行股票回購。 Wedbush補充道，即使在宏觀經濟逆風的情況下，Roku在連網電視生態系統中也佔據最佳地位，因為它能夠滿足廣告商在各個需求階段的需求。 Wedbush維持對Roku的「跑贏大盤」評級，並將目標價從140美元上調至155美元。
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Health care stocks fell Friday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index easing 0.1% and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) decreasing 0.3%.The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) shed 0.7%.In corporate news, Moderna (MRNA) affirmed its 2026 revenue growth outlook and reported better-than-expected Q1 results amid higher COVID vaccine sales. The stock still declined 2.9%.Amgen's (AMGN) Q1 EPS beat was primarily driven by lower administrative costs and taxes, Morgan Stanley said. Amgen shares fell 5.6%.Novo Nordisk (NVO) rebranded its oral semaglutide medication for type 2 diabetes as Ozempic. It was formerly marketed as Rybelsus. Novo shares gained 3.2%.
(Updates prices.)Gold edged higher midafternoon Friday but remained rangebound, even as the dollar and treasury yields rose while traders turn to bonds and also while the Iran War pushes up oil prices and boosts inflation and threatens higher interest rates.Gold for June delivery was last seen up US$12.80 to US$4,642.40 per ounce.The precious metal has traded within a narrow range over the past month as the Iran war remains deadlocked. Against this backdrop, U.S. data on Thursday showed the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure rose by 3.5% annualized in March, up from a 2.8% pace in February.While the Fed's policy committee declined to raise interest rates at the Wednesday end to its two-day policy meeting, it issued a hawkish outlook, with rates likely to rise to combat higher prices, keeping gold, which offers no interest, in check."Gold ended April little changed despite a late oil-driven wobble sparked by inflation and rate-hike concerns," Saxo Bank noted.The dollar rose, with the ICE dollar index last seen up 0.07 points to 98.13. Treasury yields rose, with the yield on the U.S. two-year note last seen up 1.5 basis points to 3.888%, while the 10-year note last seen paying 4.38%, up 0.5 points.
Energy stocks were lower Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index decreasing 1.5% and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) shedding 1.4%.The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index fell 0.9%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index decreased 0.4%.Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil declined 3.3% to $101.62 a barrel, and the global benchmark Brent crude contract dropped 2.1% to $108.09 a barrel. Henry Hub natural gas futures was steady at $2.77 per 1 million BTU.In corporate news, Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Chevron (CVX) reported year-over-year declines in their Q1 earnings on Friday amid supply disruptions due to the Middle East war, but the figures came in ahead of Wall Street's estimates. Exxon shares were down 1.1%, and Chevron fell 1.5%.BP (BP) is considering exiting part or all of its operations in the UK North Sea in order to strip assets and pay down debt, Bloomberg reported. BP's upstream operations in the UK could fetch about $2.7 billion from a full divestment, the report said. BP shares were down 2.2%.Occidental Petroleum (OXY) said Friday its board has appointed Chief Operating Officer Richard Jackson to succeed Vicki Hollub as president and chief executive, starting June 1. Occidental shares declined 3.4%.