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VRT

Evercore ISI Group analyst Amit Daryanani maintains an Outperform rating on Vertiv Hldgs (NYSE:VRT) and raises the price target from $40 to $50.

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September 07, 2023 | 1:15 pm

PWR

Quanta Services's (NYSE:PWR) short percent of float has fallen 3.53% since its last report, indicating a decrease in bearish sentiment. The company has 3.84 million shares sold short, which is 3.01% of all regular shares available for trading. Compared to its peers, Quanta Services has less short interest.

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September 07, 2023 | 1:15 pm

ROP

Roper Techs's (NYSE:ROP) short percent of float has risen 13.85% since its last report, with 785 thousand shares sold short, which is 0.74% of all regular shares available for trading. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish. However, Roper Techs's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 3.48%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.

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September 07, 2023 | 1:15 pm

AEP

American Electric Power's (NYSE:AEP) short percent of float has risen 31.03% since its last report, with 9.78 million shares sold short, which is 1.9% of all regular shares available for trading. This increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish. However, compared to its peers, AEP has less short interest as a percentage of float, which is 2.20% on average.

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September 07, 2023 | 1:15 pm

VRNT

Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives has maintained an Outperform rating on Verint Systems (NASDAQ:VRNT) but lowered the price target from $45 to $35.

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September 07, 2023 | 1:14 pm

AAPL

Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives has reiterated an Outperform rating on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and maintained a price target of $230.

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September 07, 2023 | 1:13 pm

BB

BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE:BB) shares are trading lower after the company reported preliminary second-quarter results. The company expects Q2 revenue to be approximately $132 million, lower than previously forecasted due to select government deals failing to close during the quarter. BlackBerry revised its current year IoT revenue outlook due to a shift in the start date for some automakers' software development programs. RBC Capital analyst Paul Treiber reiterated BlackBerry with a Sector Perform rating and price target of $4.50.

Portfolio Pulse from Adam Eckert

September 07, 2023 | 1:09 pm

ROKU

Susquehanna analyst Shyam Patil has reiterated a positive outlook on Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU), maintaining a price target of $95.

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September 07, 2023 | 1:01 pm

LNT

Analysts have given mixed ratings to Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) over the past quarter, with 1 bullish, 2 somewhat bullish, and 3 indifferent ratings. The average price target is $53.75, indicating potential upside from the current price of $49.6. However, this average has decreased by 2.71% from the previous target of $55.25.

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September 07, 2023 | 1:00 pm

LPLA

Over the past 3 months, 9 analysts have published their opinion on LPL Finl Hldgs (NASDAQ:LPLA) stock. The company has an average price target of $268.89 with a high of $290.00 and a low of $238.00. The average price target has increased by 13.26% over the past month.

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September 07, 2023 | 1:00 pm