On CNBC's "Halftime Report Final Trades," Stephen Weiss of Short Hills Capital Partners said Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has been on a roll and will continue to be. The company had a great developers conference and made great announcements, he said.
Google last week announced a new feature that will use artificial intelligence to detect theft and lock the screen of Android smartphones.
Kevin Simpson of Capital Wealth Planning said Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON) has increasing cash flow and margins. He expects analysts to increase estimates and price targets for the stock.
On April 25, Honeywell International reported first-quarter fiscal 2024 sales of $9.105 billion. That's up 3% year-over-year on a reported basis and and increase of 3% on an organic basis, beating the consensus of $9.03 billion.
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Jason Snipe of Odyssey Capital Advisors said Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) has a 4.4% dividend yield.
On May 13, Prudential Financial named Andrew Yorks as head of Global Investment Strategy, effective July 15.
Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington of Gilman Hill Asset Management, LLC said Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE:HTGC) has a 8.3% dividend yield.
On May 2, Hercules Capital posted better-than-expected quarterly sales results.
Price Action:
- Alphabet shares rose 1.1% to close at $177.29 on Friday.
- Honeywell fell 0.3% to settle at $205.97 during Friday's session.
- Prudential Financial shares gained 1.2% to settle at $121.31 on Friday.
- Hercules Capital shares rose 1.5% to close at $19.36 on Friday.
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