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MMC

Marsh & McLennan's (NYSE:MMC) short percent of float has fallen 6.38% since its last report, indicating a more bullish sentiment towards the stock. The company has 2.18 million shares sold short, which is 0.44% of all regular shares available for trading. Compared to its peers, Marsh & McLennan has less short interest.

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August 14, 2023 | 8:30 pm

HCA

HCA Healthcare's short percent of float has fallen 12.93% since its last report, with 2.03 million shares sold short, which is 1.01% of all regular shares available for trading. This decrease in short interest could signal a more bullish market sentiment towards HCA Healthcare. Compared to its peers, HCA Healthcare has less short interest as a percentage of float, with an average of 4.83%.

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August 14, 2023 | 8:30 pm

BIOR

Biora Therapeutics reported Q2 losses of $(1.47) per share, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $(1.60) by 8.13%. However, the company's quarterly sales of $2.00K missed the estimate of $20.00K by 90.00%. This represents a 96% decrease in EPS and a 98.08% decrease in sales compared to the same period last year.

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August 14, 2023 | 8:28 pm

MIRO

Miromatrix Medical (NASDAQ:MIRO) reported Q2 losses of $(0.24) per share, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $(0.32) by 25 percent. This is a 40 percent improvement over the same period last year. However, the company's quarterly sales of $8.52 thousand missed the analyst consensus estimate of $10.00 thousand by 14.83 percent, despite a 115.51 percent increase over last year.

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August 14, 2023 | 8:26 pm

LSTA

Lisata Therapeutics reported Q2 losses of $(0.50) per share, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $(0.70) by 28.57%. This is a 69.51% increase over losses of $(1.64) per share from the same period last year.

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August 14, 2023 | 8:18 pm

LMT

A significant investor has taken a bearish stance on Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT), with 75% of recent trades being bearish. The price target range for the company over the last three months has been $420.0 to $500.0. The current price of LMT is down -0.89% at $450.01. Analysts have mixed opinions, with Morgan Stanley downgrading its action to Equal-Weight with a price target of $532, while Citigroup maintains a Buy rating with a price target of $555.

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August 14, 2023 | 8:16 pm

TGAN

Transphorm (NASDAQ:TGAN) reported Q1 losses of $(0.08) per share, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $(0.11) by 27.27%. However, the company's quarterly sales of $5.88 million missed the analyst consensus estimate of $5.92 million by 0.63%. This represents a 14.10% increase over sales of $5.16 million the same period last year.

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August 14, 2023 | 8:16 pm

TCON

TRACON Pharma reported Q2 losses of $0.20 per share, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $0.36 by 44.44%. This is a 35.48% increase over losses from the same period last year. The company also reported $9.00 million in sales this quarter.

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August 14, 2023 | 8:15 pm

BEEM

Beam Global (NASDAQ:BEEM) reported Q2 losses of $(0.32) per share, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $(0.34) by 5.88%. This is a 14.29% decrease over losses from the same period last year. The company also reported quarterly sales of $17.82 million, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $14.40 million by 23.74%. This is a 379.26% increase over sales from the same period last year.

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August 14, 2023 | 8:14 pm

GVP

GSE Systems (NASDAQ:GVP) reported Q2 losses of $(0.06) per share, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $(0.11) by 45.45%. The company also reported quarterly sales of $12.39 million, surpassing the analyst consensus estimate of $11.47 million by 7.99%. However, this represents a 2.81% decrease over sales of $12.74 million the same period last year.

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August 14, 2023 | 8:13 pm