On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Stephen Weiss, chief investment officer and managing partner of Short Hills Capital Partners, said The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) is holding on well following a sell-off after earnings results and has bounced back nicely.

On April 13, the firm posted first-quarter earnings of $17.55 per share. It beat the analyst consensus estimate of $16.30 per share.

Goldman Sachs also reported quarterly sales of $17.227 billion, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $16.970 billion.

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Liz Young, SoFi’s head of investment strategy, named Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund (NYSE:VWO) as her final trade.

Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington, chief executive officer of Gilman Hill Asset Management, LLC, said Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) reported a great earnings report. The stock has a 6% dividend yield, she noted.

On Monday, Verizon reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings and raised its FY26 adjusted EPS guidance above estimates. Verizon reported quarterly earnings of $1.28 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.20 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $34.400 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $34.836 billion.

Joseph M. Terranova, senior managing director for Virtus Investment Partners, picked Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS) reported a remarkable quarter.

Northern Trust, on April 21, posted quarterly adjusted EPS of $2.71, beating market estimates of $2.32. The company’s sales came in at $2.206 billion versus estimates of $2.125 billion.

Price Action:

  • Goldman Sachs shares rose 1.2% to close at $937.81 on Monday.
  • Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund fell 0.5% during the session.
  • Verizon gained 1.6% to close at $47.10 during the session.
  • Northern Trust shares gained 2.3% to close at $167.81 on Monday.

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