NVIDIA, Goldman Sachs, Jeffries Financial, and major securities companies to appear on CNBC's “Final Trade”

Benzinga 2024/12/31 22:47

In CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trade,” Bryn Talkington of Liquite Capital Management listed Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) as the final deal.
Nvidia has completed the acquisition of Israeli startup Run: AI. This was the most significant acquisition in Israel since Mellanox Technologies traded for $6.9 billion in 2020.
Rob Sechan of New Edge Wealth chose Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF). The financial industry continues to grow its market share and says it should benefit from optimism in business.

Jeffries Financial is scheduled to announce financial results for the fourth quarter after the closing bell on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. Analysts expect the New York-based company's quarterly earnings to rise from 30 cents per share in the same period last year to 91 cents. According to Benzinga Pro data, Jeffries Financial predicts earnings for the most recent quarter will be $1.77 billion compared to $1.2 billion the previous year.
Jason Snipe of Odyssey Capital Advisors chose Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) because he said the M&A environment would open up in 2025.
Goldman Sachs Group Chief Executive Officer David Solomon stated on December 10 that if regulations become more clear, the investment bank may consider becoming a major virtual currency spot market maker.

Joseph M. Terranova of Virtuos Investment Partners has changed its name to Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR)
On December 20, Keef-Bruyette & Woods analyst Kyle Voight maintained Interactive Brokers' market performance ratings and raised the target price from $152 to $190.

Price action:
Jeffries Financial's stock rose 0.03% to close at $78.87 during Monday's session.
Nvidia shares closed at $137.49, up 0.4% during Monday's session.
Goldman Sachs closed at $573.55, down 0.5% on Monday.
Interactive Brokers Group's stock price fell 0.03% to settle at $178.95 on Monday.