Nike Jumps on Trade Deal, Amcor Gains Momentum, Molina Health Declines

On this episode of Stock Movers:

Nike (TICKER NKE; +1.5%) - Shares jumped after US President Donald Trump said he reached a trade deal with Vietnam on Wednesday, though quickly reversed after the tariff was set at 20% with 40% tariff on “transshipping” as part of a trade deal- Vietnam is a critical production hub for companies such as Nike Inc., Gap Inc. and Lululemon Athletica Inc., which count on the southeast Asian nation’s factories to manufacture goods ranging from T-shirts to jeans to basketball shoes - Trump imposed a 46% tariff on Vietnam as part of a global campaign to reset US trade in April, which sent the shares of shoe and apparel companies tumbling

Amcor (TICKER AMCR; +1.2%)- initiated with a buy recommendation at Jefferies, with the broker seeing a compelling risk-reward ratio and good earnings momentum for the packaging solutions group following its combination with Berry Global- Places price target at $12; shares closed Tuesday at $9.58

Molina Health (TICKER MOH; -20%)- Side-swiped in the Centene declines; shares are down 11% in the past five days and fell 12% in the past 30 days.- Trading volume 16% above the 20-day average at this time of day - Molina trades at 11 times its estimated earnings per share for the coming yea

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