Albertsons, FTAI Aviation, NextEra Energy And A Financial Stock On CNBC’s ‘Final Trades’

On CNBC’s “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Stephen Weiss, chief investment officer and managing partner of Short Hills Capital Partners, picked FTAI Aviation Ltd. (NASDAQ:FTAI).

Supporting his choice, Macquarie analyst Marni Lysaght initiated coverage of FTAI Aviation on Oct. 16 with an Outperform rating and a price target of $305.

Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington, chief executive officer of Gilman Hill Asset Management, LLC, said Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) has a 5.1% yield.

On earnings, Albertsons reported better-than-expected second-quarter fiscal 2026 results on Oct. 13. Albertsons reported adjusted earnings of 36 cents per share, beating the analyst estimate of 33 cents. Net sales and other revenue fell 0.1% year over year to $18.895 billion but topped the $18.867 billion consensus estimate.

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Kari Firestone, co-founder of Aureus Asset Management, named NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) as her final trade.

NextEra Energy, on Wednesday, reported quarterly earnings of $1.24 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.18. The company reported quarterly sales of $8.090 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $8.632 billion.

Joseph M. Terranova, senior managing director for Virtus Investment Partners, recommended Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR).

Interactive Brokers, on Oct. 15, reported quarterly earnings of 67 cents per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of 68 cents per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.914 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.888 billion.

Price Action

• FTAI Aviation shares gained 3.5% to close at $163.52 on Wednesday.
• Albertsons shares fell 0.8% to close at $13.36.
• NextEra Energy shares slipped 0.7% to settle at $78.28 on Wednesday.
• Interactive Brokers Group shares climbed 2.9% to close at $85.33.

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