Welcome to Seeking Alpha’s Catalyst Watch – a breakdown of some of next week’s actionable events that stand out. Read more about the events that may impact stock prices next week.
Monday – February 16
- All week – The Chinese New Year holiday during the week could impact the consumer sector, including Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO), Trip.com (TCOM), Alibaba (BABA), JD.com (JD), PDD Holdings (PDD), and Yum China (YUMC).
- All week – The Consumer Analyst Group of New York Conference will take place in Orlando, Florida. Notable companies participating include Coca-Cola (KO), PepsiCo (PEP), General Mills (GIS), Kraft Heinz (KHC), Philip Morris (PM), and Celsius Holdings (CELH). The conference is known for company updates on long-term strategies and financial targets.
- 8:25 a.m. Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman is scheduled to speak at the American Bankers Association Conference.
Tuesday – February 17
- Volatility watch – Bitmine (BMNR) and Sandisk (SNDK) are set up for a volatile week of trading based on options volume. The most overbought stocks per their 14-day relative strength index include TechCreate Group (TCGL), Peakstone Realty Trust (PKST), and Ball (BALL). The most oversold stocks per their 14-day Relative Strength Index include Verisk (VRSK), Doximity (DOCS), and CS Disco (LAW).
- Earnings watch – Notable companies due to report include Medtronic (MDT), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Energy Transfer (ET), and Devon Energy (DVN). Options trading implies a double-digit swing in share price for Fluor (FLR) and Rush Street Interactive (RSI) after they report.
- Dividend watch – Companies that have an ex-dividend date coming next week include Chevron (CVX), ConocoPhillips (COP), Hasbro (HAS), and Microsoft (MSFT).
- IPO watch – AGI (AGBK), Arko Petroleum (APC), and Clear Street Group (CLRS) are expected to price their IPOs and begin to trade. The IPO lockup period expires for blocks of shares of Bullish (BLSH), Nasus Pharma (NSRX), and Magnitude International (MAGH).
- All day – Sonoco Products Company (SON) will hold an Investor Day event in New York City.
- All day – 13F filings from hedge funds and investment managers on holdings at the end of Q4 are due to be disclosed by the end of the day.
- 8:30 a.m. The U.S. Census Bureau is scheduled to release the January Retail Sales report.
- 8:30 a.m. Radware (RDWR) will hold an Investor Day event in New York City.
- 8:50 a.m. The three-day Barclays Industrial Select Conference will begin. Union Pacific (UNP), JetBlue Airways (JBLU), Jacobs (J), and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) are some of the notable companies participating.
Wednesday – February 18
- Earnings watch – Notable companies due to report include Analog Devices (ADI), Booking Holdings (BKNG), Moody’s (MCO), DoorDash (DASH), Blue Owl (OBDC), and Royal Gold (RGLD). Options trading implies a double-digit swing in share price for Carvana (CVNA) and Avis Budget (CAR) after they report.
- All day – Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM) will host an Analyst Day event in Boston. The event will feature presentations from Allegro’s executive leadership team on the company’s strategy and growth opportunities, product and technology differentiators, and target financial model.
- All day – The 1-for-8 Noodles (NDLS) reverse stock split will be effective.
- 8:30 a.m. The January Durable Goods order report will be released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
- 8:30 a.m. The Housing Starts report is scheduled to be released by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
- 2:00 p.m. The Federal Reserve will release the minutes from its last meeting.
Thursday – February 19
- Earnings watch – Notable companies due to report include Walmart (WMT), Deere (DE), Newmont (NEM), Akamai Technologies (AKAM), Dropbox (DBX), and Consolidated Edison (ED). Options trading implies double-digit swings for Lemonade (LMND) and Etsy (ETSY) after they report.
- All day – A10 Networks (ATEN) will host its Investor Day event in San Francisco. The leadership team will outline A10’s long-term growth framework across legacy networking, next-generation networking, and security.
- All day – Meta Platforms (META) Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang will present at the India AI Impact Summit.
- 8:30 a.m. The Philadelphia Fed Index report will be released.
Friday – February 20
- Earnings watch – Notable companies due to report include Lamar Advertising (LAMR).
- All day – WTI crude March futures will expire. Crude oil futures have seen extra volatility over the last year on contract expiration dates.
- All day – Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Bostic will give opening remarks at the Banking Conference Outlook.
- 8:30 a.m. The core PCE price index report for January will be released. Economists forecast a 2.7% increase.
- All day – Qualcomm (QCOM) CEO Cristiano Amon will participate in a keynote session at the India AI Impact Summit.
- All day – Anthropic (ANTHRO) CEO Dario Amodei will participate in a panel discussion at the India AI Impact Summit on public infrastructure for AI.
- All day – It is the last trading day before the FDA action date on Medicenna Therapeutics’ (MDNAF) Bizaxofusp.