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WELL

RBC Capital analyst Michael Carroll maintains an Outperform rating on Welltower (NYSE:WELL) and raises the price target from $87 to $92.

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August 15, 2023 | 3:31 pm

CNTA

Guggenheim analyst Debjit Chattopadhyay maintains a Buy rating on Centessa Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CNTA) and raises the price target from $9 to $10.

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August 15, 2023 | 3:30 pm

OPRX

RBC Capital analyst Sean Dodge has maintained an 'Outperform' rating on OptimizeRx (NASDAQ:OPRX) but lowered the price target from $18 to $14.

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August 15, 2023 | 3:29 pm

DCTH

HC Wainwright & Co. analyst Swayampakula Ramakanth maintains a Buy rating on Delcath Systems (NASDAQ:DCTH) and raises the price target from $17 to $18.

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August 15, 2023 | 3:28 pm

VTSI

Roth MKM analyst Richard Baldry maintains a 'Buy' rating on VirTra (NASDAQ:VTSI) and raises the price target from $13 to $14.5.

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August 15, 2023 | 3:28 pm

CVNA

Carvana Co. (NYSE:CVNA) shares are trading lower, down 10% over the last five days and nearly 5% on Tuesday. Analysts are split on the company's future, with Morgan Stanley maintaining an Underweight rating and raising the price target from $35 to $37, while JMP Securities reiterated a Market Outperform rating and maintained a $60 price target. Nearly 48% of available CVNA shares are being sold short.

Portfolio Pulse from Erica Kollmann

August 15, 2023 | 3:28 pm

VVI

B. Riley Securities analyst Bryan Maher maintains a Buy rating on Viad (NYSE:VVI) and raises the price target from $13 to $14.5.

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August 15, 2023 | 3:26 pm

CSSE

Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment (CSSE) reported worse-than-expected Q2 revenue results, leading to a drop in its share price. Multiple firms also downgraded the stock and lowered their price targets.

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August 15, 2023 | 3:21 pm

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The U.S. economy, which is 70% consumer-based, continues to see strong retail sales, with July retail sales coming in at 0.7% vs. 0.4% consensus. However, this has led to concerns that the Federal Reserve may maintain high interest rates for longer. Fitch has warned that it may downgrade the credit ratings of several U.S. banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and U.S. Bancorp. Home Depot Inc. has guided FY23 revenue down 2-5% and earnings down 7-13%. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is buying three home builder stocks: Lennar Corp, DR Horton Inc, and NVR Inc. Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. are buying billions of dollars worth of NVIDIA Corp chips. Money flows are negative in Amazon.com, Inc., Microsoft Corp, Alphabet Inc Class C, Meta Platforms Inc, Tesla Inc, Apple Inc, SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, and Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1.

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August 15, 2023 | 3:19 pm

VIRX

SVB Securities analyst Andrew Berens has maintained an 'Outperform' rating on Viracta Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VIRX), but lowered the price target from $10 to $5.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

August 15, 2023 | 3:17 pm