On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Rob Sechan, CEO of NewEdge Wealth, named Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) as his final trade.

Lending support to his choice, Oppenheimer analyst Chris Kotowski, on Friday, maintained Jefferies Financial with an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $72 to $87.

Malcolm Ethridge, managing partner at Capital Area Planning Group, picked The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS).

JP Morgan analyst Kian Abouhossein, on Friday, maintained Goldman Sachs with a Neutral rating and raised the price target from $826 to $900.

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Stephanie Link, chief investment strategist, head of investment solutions and portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, recommended Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI).

On the earnings front, Kinder Morgan, on April 22, posted better-than-expected first-quarter earnings. The company reported quarterly earnings of 48 cents per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of 40 cents per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $4.828 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.598 billion.

Brad Gerstner, founder and CEO of Altimeter Capital, picked SK Hynix Inc.

Price Action:

• Jefferies Financial shares gained 3.4% to close at $61.66 on Friday.
• Goldman Sachs shares rose 2.6% to settle at $1,062.75 during the session.
• Kinder Morgan shares climbed 1.9% to close at $31.94 on Friday.

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