--Splash Beverage Group says Pulpoloco sales up 71% year-over-year 08:15 SBEV Splash
--Porch.com to join Russell 2000 Index 08:07 PRCH Porch Group announced that it is set to be added to the Russell 2000 Index at the conclusion of the Russell US Indexes annual reconstitution, effective at the opening of the U.S. equity markets on June 28, 2021.
--Bumble gives 700 eployees the week off to recover from burnout, CNBC reports 07:42 BMBL Bumble's 700 employees have been given this week off as paid vacation by CEO Whitney Wolfe in an effort to deal with burnout, with a spokeswoman telling CNBC that the week off is in addition to the company's normal vacation allowance, Vicky McKeever reports. In a statement Bumble said that like most people, "our global team has had a very challenging time during the pandemic. As vaccination rates have increased and restriction have begun to ease, we wanted to give our teams around the world and opportunity to shut off and focus on themselves for a week."
--Opko Health's BioReference Labs launches COVID-19 testing for Royal Caribbean 07:41 OPK, RCL
--Sally Beauty upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Cowen 06:00 SBH Cowen analyst Oliver Chen upgraded Sally Beauty to Outperform from Market Perform with a $30 price target.
--Sally Beauty upgraded to Outperform after pullback at Oppenheimer 05:46 SBH Oppenheimer analyst Rupesh Parikh upgraded Sally Beauty to Outperform from Perform with a $24 price target. The over 20% pullback in the shares from recent May highs creates an attractive entry point for "value players," Parikh tells investors in a research note. The analyst believes Sally Beauty has sustainable earnings per share power in at least the $2.35 range. The company is gaining traction with key initiatives, which could fuel upside to Street forecasts longer term, Parikh tells investors in a research note. The analyst calls Sally Beauty a favorite value play.
--Bandwidth initiated with a Buy at Needham 05:48 BAND
--Berkeley Lights initiated with a Buy at BTIG 05:31 BLI