Equities

Growth Trumps Value As Stocks Rise, Led By Tech And Consumer Discretionary

Pretty quiet day for equities with low volume, low volatility and no sense of directional positioning in options markets

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S&P 100 Market Caps | Sources: ϕpost, FactSet data

S&P 100 Market Caps | Sources: ϕpost, FactSet data


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QUICK SUMMARY

  • Daily performance of US indices: S&P 500 up 0.51%; Nasdaq Composite up 0.79%; Wilshire 5000 up 0.53%
  • 52.1% of S&P 500 stocks were up today, with 88.5% of stocks above their 200-day moving average (DMA) and 45.0% above their 50-DMA
  • The turnover of S&P 500 shares traded today was $60.8 bn, with 0.5 bn shares traded
  • Top performing sectors: consumer discretionary up 1.04% and technology up 0.89%
  • Bottom performing sectors: utilities down -0.68% and real estate down -0.44%
  • The S&P 500 Value Index was up 0.1%, while the S&P 500 Growth Index was up 0.9%; the S&P small caps index was up 0.5% and mid caps were up 0.1%
  • The volume on the INX was low today at 1.8m (3-month z-score: -1.2); the 3-month average volume is 2.2m and the 12-month range is 0.8 - 5.1m
  • Daily performance of international indices: Europe Stoxx 600 up 0.26%; China CSI 300 down -0.12%; Japan down -0.33%; UK FTSE 100 up 0.39%

VOLATILITY

  • 1-month at-the-money implied volatility on the S&P 500 at 11.0%, down from 11.8%
  • 1-month at-the-money implied volatility on the Europe Stoxx 600 at 12.9%, down from 13.7%
S&P 500 1-day performance | Sources: ϕpost, Refinitiv data1-Month ATM Implied Vols | Sources: ϕpost, Refinitiv data

TOP WINNERS

  • 3D Systems Corp (DDD), up 27.7% to $61.56 / YTD price return: +251.8% / 12-Month Price Range: $ 11.15-62.10 / Short interest (% of float): 2.4%; days to cover: 4.6
  • Globalstar Inc (GSAT), up 23.2% to $7.00 / YTD price return: +452.3% / 12-Month Price Range: $ .21-10.88 / Short interest (% of float): 12.7%; days to cover: 2.3
  • Plug Power Inc (PLUG), up 14.0% to $57.82 / YTD price return: +.3% / 12-Month Price Range: $ 19.84-57.91 / Short interest (% of float): 1.6%; days to cover: 2.6
  • Sally Beauty Holdings Inc (SBH), up 13.6% to $3.70 / YTD price return: +69.3% / 12-Month Price Range: $ .90-3.70 / Short interest (% of float): 4.9%; days to cover: 3.3
  • Full Truck Alliance Co Ltd (YMM), up 13.2% to $28.86 / 12-Month Price Range: $ 13.53-28.18 / Short interest (% of float): 10.8%; days to cover: 3.6
  • Clover Health Investments Corp (CLOV), up 12.4% to $13.50 / YTD price return: -24.7% / 12-Month Price Range: $ 7.52-32.85 / Short interest (% of float): 5.2%; days to cover: 2.2
  • Stratasys Ltd (SSYS), up 11.7% to $45.21 / YTD price return: +19.8% / 12-Month Price Range: $ 28.25-42.89
  • DigitalOcean Holdings Inc (DOCN), up 11.5% to $1.86 / 12-Month Price Range: $ .29-2.98 / Short interest (% of float): 6.9%; days to cover: 2.5
  • Splunk Inc (SPLK), up 11.3% to $23.83 / YTD price return: -17.8% / 12-Month Price Range: $ 3.65-28.70 / Short interest (% of float): 9.7%; days to cover: 8.6
  • Upwork Inc (UPWK), up 11.0% to $77.63 / YTD price return: +57.6% / 12-Month Price Range: $ 2.61-117.54 / Short interest (% of float): 10.1%; days to cover: 2.4

BIGGEST LOSERS

  • Torchlight Energy Resources Inc (TRCH), down 29.4% to $13.84 / YTD price return: +900.0% / 12-Month Price Range: $ 13.62-18.49 (the stock is currently on the short sale restriction list)
  • Cassava Sciences Inc (SAVA), down 13.5% to $22.61 / YTD price return: +1,038.3% / 12-Month Price Range: $ 15.09-53.60 / Short interest (% of float): 2.9%; days to cover: 4.5 (the stock is currently on the short sale restriction list)
  • MicroVision Inc (MVIS), down 10.6% to $25.89 / YTD price return: +225.1% / 12-Month Price Range: $ 23.59-37.00 / Short interest (% of float): 1.4%; days to cover: 4.1 (the stock is currently on the short sale restriction list)
  • JinkoSolar Holding Co Ltd (JKS), down 10.0% to $26.88 / YTD price return: -40.0% / 12-Month Price Range: $ 14.25-34.43 / Short interest (% of float): 1.8%; days to cover: 0.3 (the stock is currently on the short sale restriction list)
  • Nam Tai Property Inc (NTP), down 8.5% to $553.72 / 12-Month Price Range: $ 113.55-1,315.00 / Short interest (% of float): 22.9%; days to cover: 2.9 (the stock is currently on the short sale restriction list)
  • Arrival SA (ARVL), down 8.4% to $219.01 / YTD price return: -42.7% / 12-Month Price Range: $ 155.01-237.50
  • Xpeng Inc (XPEV), down 8.3% to $9.23 / YTD price return: -6.6% / 12-Month Price Range: $ 1.57-10.61 / Short interest (% of float): 3.0%; days to cover: 2.8
  • Prothena Corporation PLC (PRTA), down 8.3% to $19.92 / 12-Month Price Range: $ 16.28-44.60 / Short interest (% of float): 2.0%; days to cover: 8.5
  • Uxin Ltd (UXIN), down 8.2% to $17.93 / YTD price return: +298.9% / 12-Month Price Range: $ 9.99-29.50 / Short interest (% of float): 1.4%; days to cover: 6.9 (the stock is currently on the short sale restriction list)
  • MiMedx Group Inc (MDXG), down 8.0% to $24.08 / YTD price return: +26.5% / 12-Month Price Range: $ 4.02-38.50 / Short interest (% of float): 4.6%; days to cover: 0.7 (the stock is currently on the short sale restriction list)

VALUATION METRICS CHARTS

S&P 500 Forward P/E Multiples | Sources: ϕpost, FactSet data S&P 500 Forward EV/EBITDA Multiples | Sources: ϕpost, FactSet data

NEW IPOs ANNOUNCED OR PRICED

  • bleuacacia ltd / United States of America - Financials / Listing Exchange: New York / Ticker: BLEU.U / Gross proceeds (including overallotment): US$ 300.00m (offering in U.S. Dollar) / Bookrunners: Citigroup Global Markets Inc, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
  • Full Truck Alliance Co Ltd / China - High Technology / Listing Exchange: New York / Ticker: YMM / Gross proceeds (including overallotment): US$ 1,567.50m (offering in U.S. Dollar) / Bookrunners: Goldman Sachs (Asia), China International Capital Corp HK Securities Ltd, Morgan Stanley & Co LLC
  • Plus Alpha Consulting Co Ltd / Japan - High Technology / Listing Exchange: Mothers / Ticker: 4071 / Gross proceeds (including overallotment): US$ 227.63m (offering in Japanese Yen) / Bookrunners: Nomura Securities Co Ltd
  • Cedarlake Acquisition Corp / Hong Kong - Financials / Listing Exchange: New York / Ticker: CEDA.U / Gross proceeds (including overallotment): US$ 200.00m (offering in U.S. Dollar) / Bookrunners: Morgan Stanley & Co LLC, Bofa Securities Inc

EQUITY FOLLOW-ONS / SECONDARY OFFERINGS

  • Focus Financial Partners Inc / United States of America - Financials / Listing Exchange: Nasdaq / Ticker: FOCS / Gross proceeds (including overallotment): US$ 373.12m (offering in U.S. Dollar) / Bookrunners: Goldman Sachs & Co
  • Phoenix Group Holdings PLC / United Kingdom - Financials / Listing Exchange: London / Ticker: L53 / Gross proceeds (including overallotment): US$ 717.07m (offering in British Pound) / Bookrunners: Merrill Lynch International Ltd, HSBC Bank PLC, Citigroup Global Markets Ltd
  • Olam International Ltd / Singapore - Consumer Staples / Listing Exchange: Singapore / Ticker: OLAM / Gross proceeds (including overallotment): US$ 448.40m (offering in Singapore Dollar) / Bookrunners: Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp (Singapore), DBS Bank Ltd, Credit Suisse (Singapore) Ltd, BNP Paribas Singapore Ltd, Mizuho Securities Singapore Pte Ltd