Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Sandisk, Marvell, Datadog, Cleveland-Cliffs, Amazon & more
Ameriprise Financial – The financial services company tumbled almost 4% after Bank of America slashed its rating on the stock to underperform. Several large teams of financial advisors have left Ameriprise, Bank of America said. Further, the company’s cash sweep rate “weighs on profit growth,” the bank added. Semiconductors – The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) climbed nearly 3%, fresh off nine consecutive losing days, as traders flocked back to the tech space and took a risk-on posture. Nvidia gained about 2% and Advanced Micro Devices added 3%. Memory plays Sandisk and Micron rose more than 6% and almost 4%, respectively. Marvell also added nearly 7%. CoreWeave – Shares of the neocloud were up more than 1% in midday trading, making up some lost ground after the stock tanked 25% last week. Goldman Sachs upgraded CoreWeave to buy from neutral , noting that “[next 12 months] datapoints on contract economics are likely to be more positive than the market expects.” The firm also dialed back its price target to $106 from $139, calling for nearly 73% upside from Friday’s close. Fellow neocloud plays Nebius and Iren also added more than 5% and 3.5%, respectively. Cleveland-Cliffs — The steelmaker’s stock gained 16% after the company posted better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter. Cleveland-Cliffs reported adjusted earnings of 28 cents per share, topping a FactSet estimate of 21 cents per share. The report comes after the Canadian government last week threatened legal action , including a potential forced sale of Canadian assets, over plans to lay off hundreds of workers at its Stelco operations. Intel — Shares climbed 4% after JPMorgan upgraded the chipmaker to neutral from underweight. “Although [the] turnaround will take years, mgmt execution has been solid, and our confidence is building,” wrote analyst Harlan Sur. Datadog — The cloud monitoring company gained 6% after a Bernstein upgrade to outperform from market perform. Bernstein’s analyst Peter Weed said artificial intelligence tailwinds will boost the stock. Amazon — The e-commerce giant gained 5% after Morgan Stanley named it a top pick and raised its price target. Analyst Brian Nowak pointed to accelerating growth at Amazon Web Services, the potential of its Bedrock AI platform and robotics-driven efficiencies. Blue Owl Capital — The alternative asset manager ticked higher by 1% after The Wall Street Journal reported late Friday, citing sources, that investment bankers have approached the company about a potential full or partial sale.
