Jim Lebenthal

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Jim Lebenthal of Cerity Partners said he is long-term bullish but a bit nervous for the short term on Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX). RBC Capital analyst Brian Abrahams, on Feb. 20, maintained Vertex Pharmaceuticals with a...

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Joshua Brown of Ritholtz Wealth Management said he is staying long on Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) and added that the stock still looks good to him. On Feb. 12, Chevron announced intentions to begin major layoffs this year, aiming to complete...

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Joshua Brown of Ritholtz Wealth Management named Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) his final trade. On Feb. 12, Chevron announced plans to slash its workforce by up to 20% and intends to commence major layoffs this year, aiming to complete the...

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Stephen Weiss of Short Hills Capital Partners said Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is worth buying. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) teamed up with Microsoft on March 6 to introduce neural shading support in the Microsoft DirectX preview for...

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Joshua Brown of Ritholtz Wealth Management named The Trade Desk, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTD) as his final trade. Trade Desk, meanwhile, will release its fourth-quarter financial results after the closing bell today. Analysts expect the Ventura, California...

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Stephen Weiss of Short Hills Capital Partners picked UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) as his final trade.   As per the recent earnings report, UnitedHealth, on Jan. 16, reported fourth-quarter adjusted EPS of $6.81, up from $6.16 a...

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Jim Lebenthal of Cerity Partners said Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) has had several quarters of better-than-expected earnings and guidance and that trend is expected to continue in a couple of weeks from now. Supporting his view, Citigroup...

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Jim Lebenthal of Cerity Partners said he likes Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL). Supporting his view, Oppenheimer analyst Jason Helfstein, on Thursday, maintained Alphabet with an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $215...

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Bryn Talkington of Requisite Capital Management said DocuSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:DOCU) crushed its last quarter and is expected to report another strong quarter. This is a “great entry point,” she added. On Dec. 5, DocuSign reported third...

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Jim Lebenthal of Cerity Partners named Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) as his final trade. On Dec. 5, Morgan Stanley analyst Joseph Moore downgraded Applied Materials from Equal-Weight to Underweight and lowered the price target from $179...

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Joshua Brown of Ritholtz Wealth Management named Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) as his final trade. On Dec. 11, Starbucks said its board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of 61 cents per share of outstanding Common Stock,...

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Joseph M. Terranova of Virtus Investment Partners said Zoom Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:ZM) is one of his favorite stocks to own in 2025. On Nov. 25, Zoom reported third-quarter revenue of $1.18 billion, beating the consensus estimate of $1.16...

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Jim Lebenthal of Cerity Partners named Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) as his final trade, saying we are going to export liquified natural gas all over the world. On Oct. 31, Cheniere Energy reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial...

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Joshua Brown of Ritholtz Wealth Management picked Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:UBER) as his final trade. On Dec. 6, Uber and Chinese Robotaxi company WeRide Inc. (NASDAQ:WRD) announced the launch of their ride-hailing partnership in Abu Dhabi....

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Joshua Brown of Ritholtz Wealth Management said he is staying long on Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). Amazon Web Services made a slew of announcements at its re:Invent 2024 conference, including the general availability of Trainium2, new...