Citigroup, Berkshire Hathaway, Stanley Black & Decker And More On CNBC's 'Final Trades'

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Joshua Brown of Ritholtz Wealth Management said he remains long on Toast, Inc. TOST as an investor, and not a trader.

Supporting his view, Wells Fargo analyst Jeff Cantwell upgraded Toast from Underweight to Overweight on April 10 and raised the price target from $30 to $39.

Bill Baruch of Blue Line Capital named Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK as his final trade ahead of its upcoming earnings report next month.

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Jim Lebenthal of Cerity Partners said Citigroup Inc. C reported positive earnings last week. The company is trading at nine times earnings estimates and has a 3.6% dividend yield, he added.

On April 15, Citigroup reported quarterly earnings of $1.96 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.84 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $21.60 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $21.29 billion.

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Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington of Gilman Hill Asset Management, LLC picked Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SWK as her final trade.

On the earnings front, Stanley Black & Decker will broadcast its first quarter earnings webcast on Wednesday, April 30. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings at 66 cents per share on revenue of $3.72 billion.

Price Action:

• Toast shares closed at $34.29 on Thursday.
• Berkshire Hathaway gained 0.3% to close at $518.21 during Thursday's session.
• Citigroup shares rose 1.9% to close at $63.25 on Thursday.
• Stanley Black & Decker shares rose 0.7% to settle at $57.21 on Thursday.

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