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MCO

Moody's (NYSE:MCO) short percent of float has fallen 4.35% since its last report, with 1.40 million shares sold short, which is 0.88% of all regular shares available for trading. It would take traders 2.73 days to cover their short positions on average. Moody's has less short interest than most of its peers, with the peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float being 3.75%.

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September 18, 2023 | 6:15 pm

AFL

Aflac's (NYSE:AFL) short percent of float has risen 3.83% since its last report, with 12.79 million shares sold short, which is 2.17% of all regular shares available for trading. It would take traders 6.57 days to cover their short positions on average. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish. However, Aflac's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 2.38%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.

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September 18, 2023 | 6:15 pm

GFS

GLOBALFOUNDRIES's (NYSE:GFS) short percent of float has risen 4.31% since its last report, with 11.68 million shares sold short, which is 14.04% of all regular shares available for trading. This indicates that more traders are betting on the stock's price to fall. However, an increase in short interest can sometimes be bullish for a stock.

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SQ

A significant amount of unusual options activity has been detected for Block (NYSE:SQ), with a bearish stance being taken by a majority of investors. The price range targeted by these investors over the last 3 months is between $47.5 and $85.0. Analysts from JP Morgan, RBC Capital, Baird, Berenberg, and UBS have given various ratings and price targets for Block. The stock's current price is down by 2.06% at $51.74.

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September 18, 2023 | 6:01 pm

BX

A significant bearish stance has been taken on Blackstone (NYSE:BX) by a whale investor. Out of 20 unusual trades, 75% were bearish and 25% bullish. The total amount for puts was $1,226,776 and for calls, $584,087. Whales have been targeting a price range from $45.0 to $120.0 for Blackstone over the last 3 months. Morgan Stanley downgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $125.

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September 18, 2023 | 6:01 pm

PLTR

A significant bearish stance has been taken on Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) as evidenced by unusual options activity. The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 44% bullish and 55% bearish. Whales have been targeting a price range from $10.0 to $18.0 for Palantir Technologies over the last 3 months. Morgan Stanley, Wedbush, and HSBC have downgraded their actions on PLTR with price targets of $9, $25, and $16 respectively.

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September 18, 2023 | 6:01 pm

CRC

Analysts have provided bullish ratings for California Resources (NYSE:CRC) within the last quarter. According to 8 analysts offering 12-month price targets in the last 3 months, California Resources has an average price target of $63.38, an increase of 10.71% from the previous average price target of $57.25.

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September 18, 2023 | 6:00 pm

NRDY

Nerdy (NYSE:NRDY) has received various analyst ratings in the last quarter, with 1 bullish, 4 somewhat bullish, and 2 indifferent. The average price target is $6.36, indicating potential upside from the current price of $3.745. This average has increased by 37.66% from the previous target of $4.62.

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PSX

Nine analysts have provided ratings for Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) in the last quarter, with an average price target of $133.89, indicating an upside from the current price of $121.86. The ratings include 2 bullish, 3 somewhat bullish, and 4 indifferent. The average price target has increased by 6.74% over the past month.

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CACI

CACI International (NYSE:CACI) has received positive analyst ratings in the last quarter, with 3 bullish and 6 somewhat bullish ratings. The average price target for the stock is $383.44, indicating an upside from the current price of $321.25. The average price target has increased by 8.81% over the past month.

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