QXO, Apollo Global, Thermo Fisher Scientific And More 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, named QXO, Inc. (NYSE:QXO) as his final trade.

As per the recent news, QXO, on Feb. 11, agreed to acquire Kodiak Building Partners from Court Square Capital Partners for approximately $2.25 billion.  

Amy Raskin, chief investment officer at Chevy Chase Trust, picked Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO).

Lending support to his choice, Thermo Fisher Scientific, on Jan. 29, posted better-than-expected results for the latest quarter. The company reported fourth-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings of $6.57 per share, beating the street view of $6.45. Quarterly sales of $12.22 billion increased 7% year-over-year, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $11.95 billion.

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Jim Lebenthal, partner at Cerity Partners, named Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE:APO) as his final trade.

On the earnings front, Apollo Global Management posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter results on Feb. 9.

Shannon Saccocia, chief investment officer of NB Private Wealth, picked iShares US Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSE:IYC).

Price Action:

• QXO shares gained 4.4% to close at $27.07 on Friday.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific shares fell 1% to close at $504.82 during the session.
• Apollo Global shares declined 0.2% to settle at $125.07 on Friday.
• iShares US Consumer Discretionary ETF gained 0.4% during the session.

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