Experts Pick Top Stocks: Take-Two Interactive, NVIDIA, Cheniere Energy
Several financial experts shared their final trades on CNBC's 'Halftime Report Final Trades' segment. Kevin Simpson, founder and CEO of Capital Wealth Planning, chose Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ:TTWO). The company reported better-than-expected first-quarter EPS results, with adjusted earnings topping the analyst consensus estimate of 33 cents per share.
Bill Baruch, founder and CIO of Blue Line Capital and Blue Creek Capital Management, named NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) as his final trade. Nvidia's second-quarter revenue reached $96.22 billion, a 106% year-over-year increase that beat the Street consensus estimate of $92.18 billion.
Jim Lebenthal, partner and chief market strategist at Cerity Partners, recommended Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG). RBC Capital analyst Elvira Scotto maintained Cheniere Energy with an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $300 to $319.
Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington, CEO of Gilman Hill Asset Management, highlighted Pfizer's (NYSE:PFE) 6% dividend yield. The company and BioNTech announced that their COVID-19 vaccine targeting the XFG variant had been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.