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HBM

Scotiabank analyst Orest Wowkodaw maintains a 'Sector Outperform' rating on Hudbay Minerals and raises the price target from C$10 to C$10.5.

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September 19, 2023 | 3:39 pm

STLD

BMO Capital analyst David Gagliano has maintained a 'Market Perform' rating on Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) but lowered the price target from $115 to $107.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 19, 2023 | 3:37 pm

CVS

Shares of CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS) traded higher after Evercore analyst Elizabeth Anderson upgraded the company's rating to Outperform and set a price target of $83. Anderson cited improvements in operational issues and higher confidence in management's outlook as reasons for the upgrade. She also suggested that CVS could regain a 4-star rating in its main Medicare Advantage plan, which would boost confidence in its operations.

Portfolio Pulse from Priya Nigam

September 19, 2023 | 3:34 pm

QCOM

A significant bullish position has been taken on Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM), as observed from publicly available options history. The sentiment among big-money traders is split 50-50 between bullish and bearish. The whales have been targeting a price range from $95.0 to $130.0 for Qualcomm over the last 3 months. The current price of QCOM is down -1.98% at $110.52. Wells Fargo maintains an Underweight rating on Qualcomm with a price target of $100, while Keybanc, Rosenblatt, and Mizuho have downgraded their actions to Overweight and Buy with price targets of $145 and $140 respectively.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 19, 2023 | 3:32 pm

USPH

CJS Securities analyst Larry Solow has upgraded US Physical Therapy (NYSE:USPH) from Market Perform to Market Outperform.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 19, 2023 | 3:32 pm

PEN

Piper Sandler analyst Matt O'Brien has reiterated an Overweight rating on Penumbra (NYSE:PEN) and maintained a price target of $335.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 19, 2023 | 3:30 pm

CLX

DA Davidson analyst Linda Bolton Weiser maintains a Neutral rating on Clorox (NYSE:CLX) and lowers the price target from $176 to $152.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 19, 2023 | 3:29 pm

HWC

DA Davidson analyst Kevin Fitzsimmons maintains a 'Buy' rating on Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) but lowers the price target from $49 to $47.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 19, 2023 | 3:28 pm

BC

Jefferies analyst Randal Konik maintains a Buy rating on Brunswick (NYSE:BC) but lowers the price target from $94 to $93.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 19, 2023 | 3:21 pm

ICE

Jefferies analyst Daniel Fannon maintains a 'Buy' rating on Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) and raises the price target from $129 to $134.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 19, 2023 | 3:20 pm