American Express, EQT, HealthEquity And A Major Wireless Carrier With A 7% Dividend Yield: CNBC's 'Final Trades'

On CNBC’s "Halftime Report Final Trades," Karen Firestone of Aureus Asset Management said HealthEquity, Inc. HQY is one of the largest health savings plan companies. The stock is breaking out, she added.

HealthEquity reported better-than-expected first-quarter results and issued guidance above estimates.

Analysts have a consensus Overweight rating on HQY, according to Benzinga's analyst ratings data.

Jason Snipe of Odyssey Capital Advisors said he likes American Express Company AXP here.

American Express reported Q1 revenue (net of interest expense) growth of 22% year-on-year to $14.28 billion, exceeding the consensus of $14.03 billion.

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Joseph Terranova of Virtus Investment Partners said EQT Corporation EQT is one of the world’s largest natural-gas producers. Any form of price spike in natural gas prices over the summer, EQT will "benefit from it, because it’s showing remarkable resiliency right now," he added.

EQT reported better-than-expected first-quarter adjusted EPS and sales results.

Brian Belski of BMO Capital Markets named AT&T Inc. T has a 7% dividend yield and a $16 billion free cash flow.

Cisco Systems Inc CSCO united with AT&T to boost connectivity and advance the calling landscape for hybrid workforces.

Price Action: AT&T shares rose 2.7% to settle at $16.10, while EQT shares were up 3.8% to close at $38.81 on Wednesday. American Express shares fell 0.2% to close at $171.55, while HealthEquity lost 0.4% to $65.38 during Wednesday’s session.

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