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AQST

JMP Securities analyst Jason Butler has reiterated a 'Market Outperform' rating on Aquestive Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AQST) and maintained an $8 price target.

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September 21, 2023 | 2:21 pm

MRNA

Moderna's (NYSE:MRNA) short percent of float has risen 4.82% since its last report, with 18.05 million shares sold short, which is 6.31% of all regular shares available for trading. This increase in short interest can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a stock. Moderna's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 3.35%, indicating the company has more short interest than most of its peers.

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September 21, 2023 | 2:15 pm

PAYX

Paychex's (NYSE:PAYX) short percent of float has fallen 6.08% since its last report, with 8.96 million shares sold short, which is 2.78% of all regular shares available for trading. This decrease in short interest could signal a more bullish sentiment towards the stock. Compared to its peers, Paychex has less short interest as a percentage of float, with an average of 5.70%.

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September 21, 2023 | 2:15 pm

CMCSA

Comcast's (NYSE:CMCSA) short percent of float has risen 16.13% since its last report, with 44.12 million shares sold short, which is 1.08% of all regular shares available for trading. It would take traders 3.0 days to cover their short positions on average. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish. However, Comcast's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 12.55%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.

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September 21, 2023 | 2:15 pm

UPST

B. Riley Securities analyst Hal Goetsch maintains a Neutral rating on Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ:UPST) and lowers the price target from $49 to $36.

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September 21, 2023 | 2:07 pm

RCKY

B. Riley Securities analyst Jeff Kessler has maintained a Neutral rating on Rocky Brands (NASDAQ:RCKY) and lowered the price target from $25 to $21.

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September 21, 2023 | 2:04 pm

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Weekly jobless claims fell to 201,000, below estimates. Cisco Systems is acquiring Splunk for $28 billion, causing a rally in Splunk's stock and a fall in Cisco's. Starbucks announced a 7.5% increase in its quarterly dividend. Keurig Dr Pepper appointed Tim Cofer as COO, effective Nov.6, 2023. Kraft Heinz recalled 83,800 cases of Kraft Singles due to choking hazard. Google is replacing Broadcom with Marvell for AI chips. Nio launched a smartphone to compete in China's EV market. Toshiba is going private after a successful $14 billion tender offer from JIP. Unilever is selling some of its non-core beauty brands. UBS terminated 70% of Credit Suisse's HK research staff. VinFast plans to ship EVs to Europe by end of 2023. Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery stocks rose amid reports of a potential end to the Hollywood writers' strike. Arm Holdings and Instacart stocks declined, raising concerns about tech IPOs. The DOJ limited access to key evidence in its antitrust case against Google. Kia launched its cheapest EV in South Korea. KB Home reported a Q3 sales decline of 13.9% YoY but beat estimates. Darden Restaurants reported Q1 sales growth of 11.6% YoY, beating estimates. FactSet Research reported Q4 sales growth of 7.3% YoY, slightly beating estimates.

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September 21, 2023 | 2:02 pm

EXR

Extra Space Storage (NYSE:EXR) has received mixed analyst ratings in the last quarter, with 1 bullish, 3 indifferent, and 1 somewhat bearish. The company's average 12-month price target is $139.6, representing an 11.87% decrease from the previous average of $158.40.

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September 21, 2023 | 2:01 pm

VST

In the last quarter, Vistra (NYSE:VST) received somewhat bullish ratings from 4 analysts. The company's average 12-month price target is $37.0, an increase of 8.03% from the previous average price target of $34.25.

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September 21, 2023 | 2:00 pm

DTE

In the last quarter, DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) received 2 bullish, 4 somewhat bullish, and 2 indifferent analyst ratings. The company's average 12-month price target is $119.38, a decrease of 0.16% from the previous average price target of $119.57.

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September 21, 2023 | 2:00 pm