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RTX

Citigroup analyst Jason Gursky has maintained a Neutral rating on RTX (NYSE:RTX) and lowered the price target from $113.5 to $95.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

July 27, 2023 | 3:08 pm

SHW

Citigroup analyst Patrick Cunningham maintains a Buy rating on Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) and raises the price target from $310 to $320.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

July 27, 2023 | 3:07 pm

SNAP

Citigroup analyst Ronald Josey maintains a Neutral rating on Snap (NYSE:SNAP) and raises the price target from $9 to $11.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

July 27, 2023 | 3:05 pm

A whale investor has taken a bearish stance on Block (NYSE:SQ), with 63% of the investors opening trades with bearish expectations. The whales have been targeting a price range from $72.0 to $90.0 for Block over the last 3 months. The price of SQ is up 2.19% at $79.11. Jefferies, Truist Securities, and Keybanc have maintained their Buy and Overweight ratings on Block, with price targets of $90 and $85 respectively.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 27, 2023 | 3:05 pm

HCA

Unusual options activity has been observed for HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA), with a large position indicating a bullish stance. The options scanner at Benzinga spotted 11 uncommon trades, with 63% bullish and 36% bearish sentiment. The whales have been targeting a price range from $200.0 to $275.0 for HCA Healthcare over the last 3 months. Barclays and Mizuho have maintained their Equal-Weight and Buy ratings on HCA Healthcare respectively, with price targets of $300 and $325.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 27, 2023 | 3:05 pm

META

Analysts have mixed opinions on Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) following its Q2 financial results. Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital, and Guggenheim analysts have positive outlooks, raising their price targets and highlighting the impact of AI initiatives and the launch of Threads. However, Benchmark and Needham analysts express concerns over potential share gains in 2023 and increased spending.

Portfolio Pulse from Chris Katje

July 27, 2023 | 3:04 pm

EOSE

Iceberg Research has released a short report on Eos Energy Enterprises, stating that 62% of the company's backlog is with financially distressed Bridgelink Commodities, whose renewable energy assets were foreclosed and auctioned off in May.

Portfolio Pulse from Happy Mohamed

July 27, 2023 | 3:03 pm

CAKE

CMG

CPA

KRNY

LEN

MRK

NVDA

PLTR

RKLB

SMCI

TOL

TPH

WFC

Jim Cramer, on CNBC’s 'Mad Money Lightning Round,' recommended holding Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) and gave positive comments on Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. (TPH), Toll Brothers, Inc. (TOL), Lennar Corporation (LEN), Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR), Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (CAKE), Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG), Copa Holdings, S.A. (CPA), and Wells Fargo & Company (WFC). He was less positive about Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (RKLB) and Kearny Financial Corp. (KRNY).

Portfolio Pulse from Lisa Levin

July 27, 2023 | 3:03 pm

LAD

Over the past 3 months, 5 analysts have published their opinion on Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) stock. The company has an average price target of $349.2, with a high of $375.00 and a low of $318.00. This average price target has increased by 30.66% over the past month.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 27, 2023 | 3:02 pm

NVT

In the last quarter, nVent Electric (NYSE:NVT) received 4 analyst ratings, with 1 being bullish and 3 somewhat bullish. The company has an average 12-month price target of $54.0, with a high of $58.00 and a low of $50.00. This average price target has increased by 2.86% over the past month.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 27, 2023 | 3:02 pm