On CNBC’s “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Bill Baruch, founder and CIO of both Blue Line Capital, an investment advisor, and Blue Creek Capital Management, named Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) as his final trade.

Supporting his view, Citigroup analyst Geoff Meacham, on Wednesday, maintained Eli Lilly with a Buy and increased the price target from $1,500 to $1,600.

Rob Sechan, CEO of NewEdge Wealth, picked Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST).

Lending support to his choice, Scotiabank analyst Andrew Weisel, on Wednesday, maintained Vistra with a Sector Outperform and raised the price target from $293 to $298.

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Stephen Weiss, chief investment officer and managing partner of Short Hills Capital Partners, recommended Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META).

Meta Platforms will release second-quarter financial results after the closing bell on Wednesday, July 29. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings at $7.20 per share on revenue of $60.24 billion.

Joseph M. Terranova, senior managing director for Virtus Investment Partners, named T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:TROW) as his final trade.

Barclays analyst Benjamin Budish, on Tuesday, maintained T. Rowe Price Group with an Underweight rating and raised the price target from $89 to $108.

Price Action:

• T. Rowe Price shares rose 2.2% to close at $118.58 on Wednesday.
• Vistra shares gained 1.1% to settle at $160.23 during the session.
• Meta shares gained 3.1% to close at $681.31 on Wednesday.
• Eli Lilly shares rose 0.4% to settle at $1,156.63 during the session.

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