On CNBC’s “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Bryn Talkington, managing partner of Requisite Capital Management, said she is sticking with Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF).
On the earnings front, Capital One Financial, on Jan. 22, reported worse-than-expected fourth-quarter adjusted EPS results and announced it will acquire Brex.
Kevin Simpson, Capital Wealth Planning founder and CIO, said Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) has tons of free cash flow and improving margins.
Lending support to his choice, Bernstein analyst Lee Hambright, on Jan. 9, maintained Medtronic with an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $111 to $112, while Barclays analyst Matt Miksic, on Jan. 8, maintained the stock with an Overweight rating and boosted the price target from $111 to $116.
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Jim Lebenthal, partner at Cerity Partners, named Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG) as his final trade.
Transocean is scheduled to report earnings for the fourth quarter and issue a fleet status report, after the closing bell on Thursday, Feb. 19.
Stephen Weiss, chief investment officer and managing partner of Short Hills Capital Partners, picked Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) as his final trade.
Supporting his view, Wells Fargo analyst Jerry Revich, on Friday, maintained Caterpillar with an Overweight rating and raised the price target from $675 to $702.
Price Action:
- Capital One Financial shares dipped 7.6% to close at $217.30 on Friday.
- Medtronic fell 0.5% to settle at $100.88 during the session.
- Transocean shares gained 2.8% to close at $4.83 on Friday.
- Caterpillar shares fell 3.4% to close at $626.62 during the session.
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