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CVX

Mizuho analyst Nitin Kumar maintains a Buy rating on Chevron (NYSE:CVX) and raises the price target from $209 to $215.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 18, 2023 | 2:18 pm

SCHW

Barclays analyst Benjamin Budish maintains an Equal-Weight rating on Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW) and lowers the price target from $70 to $64.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 18, 2023 | 2:18 pm

CRK

Mizuho analyst Nitin Kumar maintains a Neutral rating on Comstock Resources (NYSE:CRK) and lowers the price target from $15 to $14.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 18, 2023 | 2:17 pm

CRGY

Mizuho analyst Nitin Kumar maintains a Buy rating on Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY) and raises the price target from $18 to $19.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 18, 2023 | 2:16 pm

GDOT

Barclays analyst Ramsey El-Assal has maintained an Equal-Weight rating on Green Dot (NYSE:GDOT) and lowered the price target from $19 to $16.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 18, 2023 | 2:16 pm

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SPY

Goldman Sachs predicts no further Federal Reserve interest rate hikes in 2023 and anticipates a wave of cuts in 2024. The firm believes that the economic momentum remains strong, with Q3 GDP growth tracking at 3.3%, and that the labor market and inflation are balanced. Goldman Sachs also forecasts a 5.6% increase in the S&P 500 Index, represented by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY), and an 11.7% rise in the iShares Emerging Markets Index Fund (NYSE:EEM) over the next 12 months.

Portfolio Pulse from Piero Cingari

September 18, 2023 | 2:16 pm

CRC

Mizuho analyst Nitin Kumar maintains a Buy rating on California Resources (NYSE:CRC) and raises the price target from $66 to $70.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 18, 2023 | 2:15 pm

YUM

Yum Brands's (NYSE:YUM) short percent of float has fallen 24.73% since its last report, with 3.83 million shares sold short, which is 1.37% of all regular shares available for trading. It would take traders 2.59 days to cover their short positions on average. The company has less short interest than most of its peers, with the peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float being 8.66%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 18, 2023 | 2:15 pm

DV

Barclays analyst Raimo Lenschow maintains an Overweight rating on DoubleVerify Hldgs (NYSE:DV) but lowers the price target from $47 to $45.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 18, 2023 | 2:15 pm

HZNP

Horizon Therapeutics's (NYSE:HZNP) short percent of float has risen 20.52% since its last report, indicating increased bearish sentiment. The company has 9.48 million shares sold short, which is 4.17% of all regular shares available for trading. This is higher than the peer group average of 3.45%. However, increased short interest can sometimes be bullish for a stock.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 18, 2023 | 2:15 pm