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GPOR

Gulfport Energy reported Q2 earnings of $2.66 per share, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $2.13 by 24.88%. However, this is a 47.74% decrease from the same period last year. The company also reported quarterly sales of $304.71 million, beating the estimate of $240.28 million by 26.81%, but this is a 34.52% decrease from last year.

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August 04, 2023 | 10:32 am

TSM

A significant bullish stance has been taken on Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) by a large investor or institution, as indicated by unusual options activity. The sentiment among these big-money traders is split 50% bullish and 50% bearish. The targeted price range for TSM over the last 3 months is between $90.0 and $155.0. Needham and Susquehanna have maintained their Buy and Positive ratings on TSM respectively, with price targets of $115 and $135.

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August 04, 2023 | 10:32 am

HUM

A significant bullish stance has been taken on Humana (NYSE:HUM) by a large investor, as indicated by a large position in the company's options. The sentiment among these big-money traders is split between 55% bullish and 44% bearish. The whales have been targeting a price range from $425.0 to $580.0 for Humana over the last 3 months. Several financial institutions have maintained their Buy or Overweight ratings on Humana, with price targets ranging from $540 to $637.

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August 04, 2023 | 10:32 am

GIC

Global Industrial (NYSE:GIC) reported Q2 earnings of $0.56 per share, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $0.40 by 40%. However, this is a 5.08% decrease from the same period last year. The company also reported quarterly sales of $325.80 million, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $293.00 million by 11.19%, and a 2.29% increase from the same period last year.

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August 04, 2023 | 10:31 am

KWR

Quaker Houghton's Q2 earnings per share of $1.93 beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.85 by 4.32%, a 46.21% increase YoY. However, its quarterly sales of $495.44M missed the estimate of $501.90M by 1.29%, a slight increase of 0.62% YoY.

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August 04, 2023 | 10:31 am

WSR

Whitestone REIT reported Q2 earnings of $0.21 per share, a 16% decrease YoY. However, the company's quarterly sales of $36.46M beat the analyst consensus estimate of $36.33M by 0.36%, marking a 4.18% increase YoY.

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August 04, 2023 | 10:31 am

NVRO

Nevro Corp. (NYSE:NVRO) reported Q2 losses of $0.69 per share, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $0.68 by 1.47%. The company also reported quarterly sales of $108.81 million, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $109.33 million by 0.48%. However, both figures represent an increase over the same period last year.

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August 04, 2023 | 10:30 am

MEC

Mayville Engineering (NYSE:MEC) reported Q2 earnings of $0.20 per share, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $0.16 by 25%. However, this is a 31.03% decrease from the same period last year. The company's quarterly sales of $138.98 million missed the analyst consensus estimate of $143.28 million by 3.00%, but it's a 0.46% increase from the same period last year.

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August 04, 2023 | 10:30 am

INCY

Incyte Corporation's Q2 adjusted EPS reached $0.99, beating analysts' estimate of $0.87. Q2 revenues increased by 25% Y/Y to $954.61 million, surpassing the consensus of $920.18 million. Jakafi product revenues grew 14% Y/Y to $682 million. Opzelura's revenues of $80 million grew 384% Y/Y. Analyst Matt Phipps maintains an Outperform rating for Incyte, but notes the company's heavy reliance on Jakafi sales/royalties and its patent expiration in mid-2028 as ongoing issues.

Portfolio Pulse from Vandana Singh

August 04, 2023 | 10:29 am

PLTR

A significant amount of unusual options activity has been detected for Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR), with a bearish stance being taken by a 'whale' investor. Of the 58 strange trades detected, 46% were bullish and 53% were bearish. The total amount for puts was $744,163 and for calls was $2,224,566. Whales have been targeting a price range from $3.0 to $42.0 for Palantir over the last 3 months. The current price of PLTR is up 0.76% at $19.99. Wedbush has downgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $25.

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August 04, 2023 | 10:28 am