GTA Owner Take-Two, ExxonMobil, Clorox And A Financial Stock On CNBC’s ‘Final Trades’

On CNBC’s “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Brian Belski, founder, CEO and chief investment officer at Humilis Investment Strategies, picked Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO).

Take-Two Interactive is the parent company of Rockstar Games, the studio behind the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) franchise. The company will release its second-quarter earnings report after the closing bell on Monday, Nov. 9.

Analysts expect Take Two to report a quarterly loss of 86 cents per share, versus a loss of 73 cents per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for TTWO’s quarterly revenue is $1.66 billion. It reported $1.96 billion last year, according to Benzinga Pro.

The long-awaited GTA 6 game is available to download on the Xbox Series X|S in the U.S. at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 9.

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Kevin Simpson, founder and CEO of Capital Wealth Planning, named Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) as his final trade.

On the earnings front, Amazon reported worse-than-expected third-quarter results on Oct. 29. Amazon posted third-quarter revenue of $201.94 billion, missing the consensus estimate of $202.31 billion, according to Benzinga Pro. The company reported earnings of $1.89 per share for the quarter, missing estimates of $1.97 per share.

Jim Lebenthal, partner and chief market strategist at Cerity Partners, recommended ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation (NYSE:XOM).

Supporting his choice, ExxonMobil reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings and revenue on Oct. 30.

Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington, chief executive officer of Gilman Hill Asset Management, LLC, said The Clorox Company (NYSE:CLX) reported great earnings.

Clorox reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results on Nov. 2. Clorox reported first-quarter adjusted EPS of $1.55, up 82% from a year earlier and above the $1.07 analyst estimate. Total revenue rose 33% to $1.91 billion, topping the $1.88 billion estimate.

Price Action

• Take-Two shares gained 0.7% to close at $214.87 on Friday.
• Morgan Stanley shares dipped 5.9% to close at $182.44.
• ExxonMobil shares gained 0.3% to settle at $165.87 on Friday.
• Clorox shares rose 0.3% to settle at $99.96 during the session.

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