Nike Post Nice Earnings

Nike Post Nice Earnings. Nike's (NKE) reported that their FQ2 profit jumped +40% to $537M. Earnings at the company came in at $0.59 topping Wall Street estimates, while revenue climbed +8% to $6.43B, but missed consensus. Nike saw strong sales growth in North America, Western Europe and China. The company also gave upbeat future guidance. Pre-market: 77.50 -0.76 (-0.97%)

Upgrades:

3M Co. (MMM): JPMorgan raised their rating from Underweight to Neutral and raised their target price from $120.00 to $128.00. Pre-market: 136.69 +0.28 (0.21%)

Carnival (CCL): Credit Suisse raised their rating from Neutral to Outperform and raised their target price from $30.00 to $43.00. Pre-market: 39.35 +1.30 (3.42%)

RedHat (RHT): Raymond James raised their rating from Market Perform to Outperform. Pre-market: 55.90 +6.90 (14.08%)

RedHat (RHT): UBS raised their rating from Neutral to Buy and raised their target price from $53.00 to $58.00. Pre-market: 55.90 +6.90 (14.08%)

Coverage Initiated:

Silicon Labs (SLAB): Stephens initiated coverage with an Equal Weight rating and target price of $40.00. Pre-market: 41.10 0.00 (0.00%)

Tesco Corp (TESO): Iberia initiated coverage with an Outperform rating and target price of $26.00. Pre-market: 18.89 0.00 (0.00%)

Twitter (TWTR): BMO Capital initiated coverage with a Market Perform rating and target price of $55.00. Pre-market: 58.26 +0.77 (1.34%)

Wynn Resorts (WYNN): Argus initiated coverage with a Buy rating and target price of $210.00. Pre-market: 185.50 +0.39 (0.21%)

Earning Reports:

BlackBerry (BBRY): Reported EPS of -$0.67 missing estimates by -$0.24. Pre-market: 6.36 +0.11 (1.76%)

CarMax (KMX): Reported EPS of $0.47 missing estimates by -$0.01. Pre-market: 50.50 -2.55 (-4.81%)

Cintas (CTAS): Reported EPS of $0.70 beating estimates by +$0.02. Pre-market: 56.48 0.00 (0.00%)

Finish Line (FINL): Reported EPS of $0.70 beating estimates by +$0.02. Pre-market: 28.20 +2.06 (7.88%)

Navistar (NAV): Reported EPS of -$1.90 missing estimates by -$0.33. Pre-market: 37.50 -1.96 (-4.97%)

Nike (NKE): Reported EPS of $0.59 beating estimates by +$0.01. Pre-market: 77.50 -0.76 (-0.97%)

RedHat (RHT): Reported EPS of $0.42 beating estimates by +$0.07. Pre-market: 55.90 +6.90 (14.08%)

Walgreens (WAG): Reported EPS of $0.72 in-line with estimates. Pre-market: 55.68 -1.26 (-2.21%)

Markets: 
Futures at 8:03: Dow +0.11%. S&P +0.12%. Nasdaq +0.16%. Crude -0.27% to $98.79. Gold -0.14% to $1191.70. U.S. 10 Year -5/32 to 2.949%.

Europe: London +0.22%. Paris +0.06%. Frankfurt +0.44%. 

Asia: Japan +0.07% to 15870. Hong Kong -0.33% to 22812. China -2.02% to 2085. India +1.79% to 21079. 

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Morning Coffee Pre-Market Wall Street News

World Market Fall. U.S. stock futures along with Asian and European markets are all lower after a landslide of bad news. Wall Street traders are watching closely as Egypt falls into chaos, sending oil prices higher. China reported a tepid services PMI and both Greece and Portugal are back in the spotlight again bring back worries of the EU debt crisis.  

Upgrades:

AutoNation (AN): Credit Suisse raised their rating from Neutral to Outperform and raised their target price from $50.00 to $53.00.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG): Argus raised their rating from Hold to Buy and placed a target price of $430.00 on the company. Pre-market: 375.60 +4.07 (1.10%)

Copart (CPRT): Barrington raised their rating from Market Perform to Outperform and raised their target price from $36.00 to $40.00.

Daimler AG (DDAIF): JPMorgan raised their rating from Neutral to Overweight.

Leap Wireless (LEAP): Macquarie raised their rating from Underperform to Neutral. Pre-market: 6.77 +0.08 (1.20%)

Downgrades:

Adidas (ADDYY): Deutsche Bank lowered their rating from Buy to Hold.

Alcoa (AA): JPMorgan lowered their rating from Overweight to Neutral and placed a target price of $9.00 on the company. Pre-market: 7.64 -0.16 (-2.05%)

Overstock.com (OSTK): BofA Merrill Lynch lowered their rating from Buy to Underperform and lowered their target price from $23.00 to $20.00. Pre-market: 28.60 -1.25 (-4.19%)

Coverage Initiated:

Best Buy (BBY): Goldman Sachs initiated coverage with a Buy rating and target price of $34.00. Pre-market: 28.76 +0.07 (0.24%)

Cintas (CTAS): RBC Capital initiated coverage with an Outperform rating and target price of $52.00.

Ecolab (ECL): RBC Capital initiated coverage with an Outperform rating and target price of $97.00.

Earning Reports:

Intl Speedway (ISCA): Reported EPS of $0.51 beating estimates by +$0.01. Pre-market: 32.66 +0.15 (0.46%)

Markets: 
Futures at 7:35: Dow -0.47%. S&P -0.37%. Nasdaq -0.35%. Crude +2.15% to $101.75. Gold +0.35% to $1247.70. U.S. 10 Year +3/32 2.467%

Europe: London -1.64%. Paris -1.65%. Frankfurt -1.70%. 

Asia, Japan -0.31% to 14056. Hong Kong -2.48% to 20147. China -0.61% to 1994. India -1.47% to 19195.