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Spirit Airlines, Didi Global and more

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket:

Spirit Airlines (SAVE) – Spirit jumped 6.1% in the premarket after JetBlue (JBLU) sweetened its bid for Spirit. JetBlue will increase its breakup fee for the deal to $350 million and pay part of that as a dividend if the deal is consummated, increasing the value to $31.50 per share. JetBlue shares were unchanged.

Didi Global (DIDI) – Didi shares skyrocketed in the premarket after The Wall Street Journal reported that China regulators have concluded a year-long probe and it is set to lift an order banning the company from adding new users.

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) – The beverage maker’s stock will be added to the S&P 500 index prior to the opening of trading on June 21, along with ON Semiconductor (ON) and real estate investment trust VICI Properties (VICI). Keurig rallied 7.9% in premarket action, with ON Semiconductor surging 7.2% and VICI jumping 8.4%.

Eli Lilly (LLY) – The drugmaker’s stock rose 1.2% in premarket trading, after announcing successful results in studies involving diabetes drugs Trulicity and Jardiance.

Under Armour (UAA) – Under Armour stock is among those being replaced in the S&P 500 on June 21. Under Armour will move to the S&P MidCap 400, along with laser maker IPG Photonics (IPGP). Under Armour lost 1.2% in the premarket.

Revlon (REV) – Revlon is in talks with lenders on pushing back debt payment deadlines as the cosmetics maker tries to avoid a bankruptcy filing, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke to The Wall Street Journal. The talks involve extending the maturity date on about $1.7 billion in debt that comes due as early as 2024. Revlon added 1.6% in premarket trading.

Starbucks (SBUX) – Starbucks is considering only external candidates to be its next CEO, according to interim Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz. He told The Wall Street Journal that the company needs to add new talent to its executive ranks. Starbucks was up 1.8% in the premarket.

Apple (AAPL) – Apple shares are on watch as the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference begins. Apple stock has lost 16.9% so far this year amid concerns about a slowdown in demand. Apple gained 1.4% in premarket trading.

Solar companies – Shares of solar equipment providers rose in premarket trading, following a Reuters report saying the White House would declare a 24-month exemption from solar panel tariffs as well as other moves to spur U.S. solar panel production. SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG) added 4.3%, Sunrun (RUN) jumped 11.1%, First Solar (FSLR) gained 2.3%, JinkoSolar (JKS) rallied 5.9% and SunPower (SPWR) rallied 7.2%.

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Some of the first quarter’s biggest losers could be the biggest steals, Jim Cramer says

Investors should consider purchasing stock of the first quarter’s biggest losers if the market shows signs of recovering on its own, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday.

“This market’s screaming that we’re headed for a [Federal Reserve]-mandated slowdown, that could possibly become a Fed-mandated recession,” the “Mad Money” host said. “If we get more signs that inflation is cooling on its own, like the pullback in oil, then some of the hardest hit stocks might end up looking pretty enticing.”

The first quarter of 2022 was marked by rampant volatility. Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine in February sent commodities prices including oil skyrocketing, while in March the Fed took its first interest rate hike in three years in an attempt to tamp down rising prices. Global Covid outbreaks last month also caused supply chain snarls as factories in key areas like China were forced to shutter.

Fed Chair Jay Powell in late March vowed to take strong action against inflation as needed. 

Adding to the speculative market environment, a key part of the Treasury yield remained inverted on Monday after 2-year and 10-year Treasury yields shifted last week, heightening concerns about a possible recession coming. While inversions have historically preceded some economic recessions, they are not guaranteed indicators.

Cramer said that energy stocks performed the best during the first quarter due to soaring prices, while “recession-resistant” utility stocks also rallied. Cramer also listed the first quarter’s biggest winning and losing companies that are listed in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100.

Here are the winners and losers:

Dow Jones Industrial Average

Winners

Losers

S&P 500

Winners

Losers

Nasdaq 100

Losers

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Jim Cramer’s 2022 outlook for the S&P 500’s 10 biggest losers in 2021

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday offered his 2022 outlook for the 10 worst-performing stocks in the S&P 500 last year, when the broad equity index advanced nearly 27%.

The “Mad Money” host also shared his expectations for the S&P 500’s biggest winners on Monday’s show.

“The worst performers in the S&P last year look like they’re going to keep underperforming in 2022 unless we get some major sea-changes and I just don’t see that happening” in the near or medium term, Cramer said.

1. Penn National Gaming

Cramer said he believes Penn National Gaming, which saw its stock fall 40% last year, will be challenging to own until a trio of major headwinds dissipate. In Cramer’s opinion, Penn National shares will be able to perform better once there’s more consolidation in the industry, more states legalize sports betting and the Covid pandemic fully recedes.

2. Global Payments

While Cramer said Global Payments had been a “perennial winner,” the financial technology company’s stock struggled in 2021, falling 37%.

“I’ve always admired Global Payments, as well as the card issuers and the small business empowerment plays and the buy-now pay-later outfits, but there are just too many darned stocks in the group,” Cramer said. “They’re all too expensive, especially compared to the super-cheap bank stocks that should get a huge profitability boost as the Fed raises rates.”

3. Las Vegas Sands

Las Vegas Sands shares lost nearly 37% last year, and Cramer said it’s still a tough environment to own a casino operator with a large presence in the gaming hub of Macao.

4. Activision Blizzard

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Activision Blizzard’s 28% decline in 2021 could be for a number of reasons, Cramer said, including investors expecting the video game company to struggle as the economy reopened from Covid closures and title release delays. Cramer said another reason is newspaper reports that have been critical of CEO Bobby Kotick. However, the company has pushed back against the validity of the reporting.

Cramer said he thinks Activision Blizzard may actually rise of Kotick leaves the company “because it’s a hit driven business that’s not generating the kind of hits people have come to expect, perhaps because they don’t want to work for Bobby anymore.”

5. MarketAxess Holdings

While MarketAxess Holdings had a first-mover advantage around the digitization of bond trading, Cramer said that’s no longer the case as the field has filled up with competition. “I don’t see how MarketAxess can come back without a massive spike in bond trading, and I think that’s already in the rearview mirror,” Cramer said.

6. Viatris

Cramer isn’t optimistic about Viatris, a generic drug play created in late 2020 when Pfizer spun off its Upjohn division which then merged with Mylan. “The only thing really intriguing about Viatris is that it sells for four times earnings, but that’s usually a red flag and on-patent big pharma stocks are cheap, too,” Cramer said.

7. Citrix Systems

“I’m not sure what to do with this much-less proprietary software company that might be put up for sale at the urging of some powerful activist investors,” Cramer said. “If they walk away, I have no idea what Citrix is worth, other than the fact that it was down 27% last year and it once traded much higher. These guys used to be the king of business collaboration software … but now it’s become a very crowded industry.”

8. Wynn Resorts

A pedestrian with an umbrella walks in front of the Wynn Palace casino resort, operated by Wynn Resorts Ltd., in Macau, China, Jan. 31, 2018.

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Cramer said his outlook on Wynn Resorts is similar to that of Las Vegas Sands. He noted that while he owns Wynn Resorts in his charitable trust, his favorable view on the stock has been wrong to date. Cramer said he thinks Wynn Resorts, which fell about 25% in 2021, could be “stuck in a rut” until the Covid pandemic subsides.

9. IPG Photonics

IPG Photonics, which makes and sells fiber lasers, saw its stock fall 23% last year. However, Cramer said he believes IPG Photonics shares have the best chance of any on this list to rebound in 2022.

“It’s got real earnings, but it had a shortfall thanks to weakening Chinese sales that crushed the stock. I know that IPG Photonics is, therefore, in the doghouse. But it has very good prospects, which is why it still sells for 35 times earnings.”

10. Fidelity National

Fidelity National shares fell about 23% in 2021, which Cramer said largely due to the fact the company is involved in financial technology. “It’s done nothing wrong other than being in a cohort that’s despised and I don’t see any of that changing soon,” he said.

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