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Shares of Peloton surge on strong earnings, new CEO

Two wheels good, four wheels better!

Shares of Peloton are spiking like my heart rate during a Denis Morton ride after the embattled fitness company reported better-than-expected earnings and also tapped Peter Stern, president of Ford Integrated Services, to be its next CEO.

Stern, the latest in a series of new CEOs during a year of high turnover atop Corporate America, has extensive history leading divisions that are right in Peloton’s wheelhouse: at Ford, his role had him leading digital and subscription services — marrying hardware, software, and services. Prior to that, he oversaw Apple TV, iCloud, and Apple News+.

Peloton’s adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization were $115.8 million for the three months ending September 30, more than double what Wall Street had anticipated. While its outlook for next quarter’s revenues was shy of what analysts expected, a boost to its full-year earnings more than makes up for that in traders’ eyes. That’s proof its aggressive cost-cutting efforts — with operating expenses down 30% year on year — have borne fruit.

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SpaceX gets a wave of bullish ratings from Wall Street analysts

SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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