Catalyst watch: C3.ai and Salesforce earnings, Knife River debut, Kenvue ratings & Faraday Future event
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Welcome to Seeking Alpha's Catalyst Watch - a breakdown of some of next week's actionable events that stand out. Check out Saturday morning's regular Stocks to Watch article for a full list of events planned for the week or the Seeking Alpha earnings calendar for companies due to report.
Monday - May 29


All day - The U.S. stock markets will be closed in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.

Tuesday - May 30


Volatility watch - Options trading volume is elevated in general on Akebia Therapeutics (AKBA), Icahn Enterprises (IEP), and Nikola (NKLA).

Earnings watch -  Notable companies due to report include HP (HPQ), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Ambarella (AMBA), and Box (BOX).

Healthcare watch -  The FDA action date arrives on Innoviva (INVA) and Entasis Therapeutics' (ETTX) sulbactam-durlobactam treatment for hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia. The FDA action date on Sarepta Therapeutics' (SRPT) SRP-9001-01 for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which was originally scheduled for May 30 has been pushed back to June 22.

All day - The quiet period expires on Kenvue (KVUE) following the company's spinoff from Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). Analysts will be free to post ratings on the consumer health stock, which has held on to its first-day gain over the last four weeks.

All day - Faraday Future Intelligent Electric (FFIE) will hold the FF 91 & Faraday Future 2.0 conference. The electric vehicle maker is expected to update on the FF 91 delivery timeline.

All day - The Computex conference will begin in Taipei with this year's main themes including HPC, Artificial Intelligence Application, Next-Gen Connectivity, Hyperreality, Innovations & Startups, and Sustainability. Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang and Super Micro Computer (SMCI) CEO Charles Liang are two of the keynote speakers.

All day - Shareholder votes will take place for the planned Seagen (SGEN)-Pfizer (PFE) merger and Ready Capital (RC) deal for Broadmark Realty Capital (BRMK).

9:00 a.m. Arcimoto (FUV) will host an Analyst and Investor Day with the theme "Driving the Future Forward." The company plans to outline its revised strategy focused on providing reliable, efficient utility and consumer EVs to its customers while driving growth and profitability in the passenger and industrial mobility markets.

1:00 p.m. Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Thomas Barkin to participate in a fireside chat before virtual NABE Monetary Policy and Outlook Webinar.

Wednesday - May 31


Earnings watch -  Notable companies due to report include Salesforce (CRM), Crowdstrike (CRWD), Chewy (CHWY), and Netapp (NTAP). Options trading implies a double-digit swing in share price for C3.Ai (AI) following its report.

All day - The two-day AvidXchange Holdings (AVDX) Investor Day event will begin.

All day - Mobileye Global (MBLY) will participate in the Mizuho Auto Technology Conference.

1:00 p.m. United Rentals (URI) will host an Investor Day in New York City. Management is scheduled to provide an in-depth review of the company's strategy, key initiatives, and financial performance.

1:00 p.m. Chewy (CHWY) will hold its earnings call. Analysts think management is likely to touch on Chewy's strategy with international expansion, which could impact long-term sales projections.

Thursday - June 1


Earnings watch -  Notable companies due to report include Broadcom (AVGO), Dollar General (DG), Lululemon Athletica (LULU), Dell Technologies (DELL), and Zscaler (ZS). Options trading implies a double-digit swing in share price for Macy's (M) and ChargePoint Holdings (CHPT) following their reports.

All day -  Data reports expected to include updates on discount broker DARTs, Macau gross gaming revenue, and deliveries reports for Chinese automakers Li Auto (LI), Nio (NIO), and XPeng (XPEV).

All day - Nikola (NKLA) CEO Michael Lohscheller will participate in a CEO Fireside Chat and Q&A Platform for stockholders.

All day - Meta Platforms (META) will hold its Meta Quest Gaming Showcase. The event will include game updates, first looks, and updates.

All day - Knife River (KNF) is expected to start trading after being spun off from MDU Resources (MDU). Knife River will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 on its first day of being public.

9:00 a.m. Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals (ARWR) will host a Research & Development Day in New York City to discuss progress towards the companyâs "20 in 25" goal to grow its pipeline of RNAi therapeutics that leverage the proprietary Targeted RNAi Molecule platform to a total of 20 clinical stage or marketed products in the year 2025.

1:00 p.m. ACV Auctions (ACVA) will host an Analyst Day event.

2:30 p.m. Molson Coors (TAP) will present at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference. The update from the beer company will be closely watched to see how management is planning around the recent surge in U.S. demand for some brands following the Bud Light controversy.

5:30 p.m. Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) will hold a virtual corporate update webcast as part of its annual meeting.

Friday - June 2


All day - It is the last trading day before the OPEC+ policy meeting begins on June 4. The number of short positions on oil (CL1:COM) has jumped notably ahead of the meeting.

8:00 a.m. Rivian Automotive (RIVN) CEO RJ Scaringe will participate in a fireside chat at Bernsteinâs 39th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference.

8:40 a.m. The U.S. jobs report for May will be released.

1:30 p.m. Walmart (WMT) will hold its Associate Celebration and host a Question-and-Answer session with the investment community to be led by CEO Doug McMillon.

The post was edited to reflect the FDA action date delay on Sarepta Therapeutics.