M8 BARRON’S February 22, 2021
Thechartsrecordthenetchangeinshareprice,thehigh,lowandclosingtrades,andsharevolumeforcompanieswithnoteworthystockactivitylastweek.Inaddition,thegraphsdepictlastweek’sdailypriceactivityindetail.The
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Charting the Market
A graphic look at selected stock activity for the week ended Feb. 19, 2021nEdited by Bill Alpert
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL
MGA(NYSE)•83.27•5.37
72.0
75.5
79.0
MTWTF
82.5
86.0
Holiday
22
35
48
61
74
87
Stock Price $
0
6
FM A M J J A S O N D JF
12
Volume in Millions
The auto-parts supplier
had strong fourth-quarter
results, reflecting better
prospects for car makers.
Magna’s guidance for 2021
exceeded expectations.
TILRAY
TLRY (NASD)•29.21•0.21
26
29
32
MTWTF
35
38
Holiday
1
15
29
43
57
71
Stock Price $
0
355
FM A M J J A S O N D JF
710
Volume in Millions
The pot grower posted a
smaller loss than expected
for the fourth quarter. Its
recreational cannabis sales
grew49%year-over-yearto
$25.3 million.
SUNPOWER
SPWR (NASD)•37.76•-12.05
34.0
38.5
43.0
MTWTF
47.5
52.0
Holiday
0.0
11.5
23.0
34.5
46.0
57.5
Stock Price $
0
41
FM A M J J A S O N D JF
82
Volume in Millions
Sharesofthesolar-power
installer, which rose 400%
last year, sank as fourth-
quarterrevenueof$342mil-
lion fell short of the ex-
pected $354 million.
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES
PLTR (NYSE)•29.00•-2.91
23
25
27
MTWTF
29
31
Holiday
0
9
18
27
36
45
Stock Price $
0
480
FM A M J J A S O N D JF
960
Volume in Millions
Thevolatilestocksnapped
backfromalosingstreakon
Friday. The Wall Street
Journal reported the stock
hasbeenembracedbyRed-
dit’s WallStreetBets crowd.
WALMART
WMT (NYSE)•138.34•-6.13
134
138
142
MTWTF
146
150
Holiday
99
111
123
135
147
159
Stock Price $
0
48
FM A M J J A S O N D JF
96
Volume in Millions
The retailer’s fiscal
fourth-quarter earnings
cameupshortanditwarned
ofslowingearningsgrowth.
It did have stronger sales
and a dividend hike.
TWILIO
TWLO (NYSE)•425.55•-9.74
386
406
426
MTWTF
446
466
Holiday
62
143
224
305
386
467
Stock Price $
0
30
FM A M J J A S O N D JF
60
Volume in Millions
The cloud-communica-
tions platform company
posted strong fourth-quar-
ter results. Piper Sandler
lifted its price target to
$550 a share from $475.
GENERAC HOLDINGS
GNRC (NYSE)•363.47•36.63
337
345
353
MTWTF
361
369
Holiday
71
131
191
251
311
371
Stock Price $
0
7
FM A M J J A S O N D JF
14
Volume in Millions
Shares of the leading
seller of residential backup
generatorsclimbedaspower
outages swept Texas.Gen-
eracsells at least a quarter
of all portable generators.
SPDR GOLD SHARES
GLD (ARCA)•167.01•-3.68
163
165
167
MTWTF
169
171
Holiday
132
145
158
171
184
197
Stock Price $
0
72
FM A M J J A S O N D JF
144
Volume in Millions
Gold futures on Wednes-
day logged their lowest
closesinceJuneasa“death
cross”chartpatternformed,
potentiallysignalingalong-
term decline in price.
OSPREY TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION
SFTW (NYSE)•14.99•4.24
9.0
11.5
14.0
MTWTF
16.5
19.0
Holiday
0
4
8
12
16
20
Stock Price $
0
18
FM A M J J A S O N D JF
36
Volume in Millions
The special purpose ac-
quisition company merged
with BlackSky, which is
building a constellation of
satellites with sensors to
monitor the earth.
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS
VZ (NYSE)•56.45•2.25
53.0
54.5
56.0
MTWTF
57.5
59.0
Holiday
47.0
50.5
54.0
57.5
61.0
64.5
Stock Price $
0
95
F M A M J J A S O N D JF
190
Volume in Millions
Warren Buffett’sBerk-
shireHathawaydiscloseda
stake in the telecom giant
worthmorethan$8.5billion
at yearend. Berkshire also
bought Chevron stock.
GRAYSCALE BITCOIN TRUST
GBTC (OTC)•56.70•7.79
48
51
54
MTWTF
57
60
Holiday
3.0
14.5
26.0
37.5
49.0
60.5
Stock Price $
0
70
F M A M J J A S O N D JF
140
Volume in Millions
Sharesofthedigital-cur-
rency investment vehicle
jumped as the price of Bit-
coin rocketed past $55,000.
Bitcoin’s totalmarketvalue
rose above $1 trillion.
DEERE
DE (NYSE)•330.00•17.00
290
303
316
MTWTF
329
342
Holiday
100
148
196
244
292
340
Stock Price $
0
8
F M A M J J A S O N D JF
16
Volume in Millions