Exxon Mobil, Morgan Stanley, Seagate And More: CNBC's 'Final Trades'

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Sarat Sethi of DCLA said he likes Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) as the capital market is going to pick up.

On July 16, Morgan Stanley reported second-quarter EPS of $1.82, up from $1.24 a year ago and beating the consensus of $1.65. The U.S. bank reported second-quarter sales of $15.02 billion, up 11.6% year over year, beating the consensus of $14.30 billion.

Brenda Vingiello of Sand Hill Global Advisors named iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (NYSE:IJH) as her final trade.

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Jim Lebenthal of Cerity Partners said Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) is less than 5% from its all-time high.

Exxon Mobil will release its second quarter financial results before the opening bell on Friday, Aug. 2. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings at $2.03 per share, up from $1.94 per share in the year-ago period. Exxon Mobil expects to report quarterly revenue of $90.99 billion, compared to $82.91 billion a year earlier.

Stephanie Link of Hightower said Seagate Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ:STX) reported a great quarter.

On July 23, Seagate reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results and issued first-quarter guidance above estimates. The company reported quarterly earnings of $1.05 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of 75 cents per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.890 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.877 billion.

Price Action:

• Morgan Stanley shares gained 0.6% to close at $104.19 on Friday.
• iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF gained 1.7% during Friday's session.
• Exxon Mobil shares slipped 0.1% to settle at $117.33 on Friday.
• Seagate shares fell 0.3% to close at $103.68 on Friday.

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