People pass a sign for JPMorgan Chase at it’s headquarters in Manhattan, New York City.
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Check out the companies making headlines midday Friday:
J.P. Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup — Shares surged more than 2% after the Federal Reserve said all major U.S.-based banks passed the central bank’s annual stress test. The banks also got approval to hike their quarterly dividends and increase buybacks.
Sarepta Therapeutics — Sarepta Therapuetics soared more than 15% on Friday after a potential competitor drug from Pfizer showed side effects in a study. Pfizer has paused the study of its new drug to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy after two of the participants in a small trial were hospitalized.
RealReal — Shares of RealReal, a luxury consignment service which started online but has since opened physical stores in several cities, rose 41.4% following its IPO this morning. The offering raised $300 million, and had $207.4 million in revenue last year.
Constellation Brands — Constellation Brands ticked up 3.3% after the beer and spirits producer’s quarterly earnings surpassed Wall Street’s estimates. Constellation reported adjusted earnings for its fiscal first quarter of $2.21 per share, topping a Refinitiv estimate of $2.04.
Live Nation — Shares of Live Nation were down 2.3% after Citi analysts downgraded the ticketing and events company to sell from neutral. Citi said the company is “well run” but that, when accounting for certain quirks of its capital structure, it is overvalued relative to its peers.
AutoZone — AutoZone shares climbed more than 1% after Oppenheimer upgraded them to outperform from perform, noting the company’s potential for commercial sales expansion.
Biogen — Biogen fell 1.4% after Piper Jaffray downgraded the drug maker to neutral from overweight. Piper Jaffray said it saw competitive pressures for the biotechnology company’s multiple sclerosis franchise.
Nike — Nike slipped 0.6% after the apparel maker’s fiscal fourth-quarter earnings disappointed investors. The company generated earnings per share of 62 cents, slightly below a Refinitiv estimate of 66 cents per share.
Apple — Apple shares slipped 0.5% after the tech giant announced its longtime design chief Jony Ive is leaving the company. Ive was the designer behind much of Apple’s current product and some of its most iconic brands, including the iMac G3, iPod, iPhone, iPad, MacBook Air, Apple Watch, and AirPods.
—CNBC’s Marc Rod, Jesse Pound and Mallika Mitra contributed to this report.