Twilio, Transocean and a Health Care Stock on CNBC’s ‘Final Trades’

Benzinga · 2d ago

On CNBC’s “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Stephen Weiss, chief investment officer and managing partner of Short Hills Capital Partners, picked UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) following strong quarterly results.

On Oct. 13, UnitedHealth Group posted upbeat third-quarter results. UnitedHealth reported quarterly earnings of $4.69 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.15 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $112.694 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $111.403 billion.

Joseph M. Terranova, senior managing director for Virtus Investment Partners, named Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO) as his final trade.

Lending support to his choice, BTIG analyst Nick Altmann, on Oct. 16, maintained Twilio with a Buy rating and raised the price target from $285 to $315.

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Jim Lebenthal, partner and chief market strategist at Cerity Partners, recommended Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG).

Transocean announced on Monday that it secured two contracts for ultra-deepwater drillships in the U.S. Gulf, adding approximately $550 million in firm contract backlog. The awards cover the company’s Deepwater Proteus and Deepwater Conqueror drillships, with operations expected to begin in 2027.

Price Action:

  • UnitedHealth shares gained 1.4% to close at $406.88 on Monday.
  • Twilio shares gained 5.3% to settle at $257.29 on Monday.
  • Transocean shares climbed 4.8% to close at $5.89 during the session.

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