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LAD

Lithia Motors reported Q2 adjusted earnings of $10.91 per share, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $9.26 by 17.82%. However, this is a 10.43% decrease from the same period last year. The company also reported quarterly sales of $8.11 billion, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $7.92 billion by 2.40%, and marking a 12.02% increase from the same period last year.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

July 26, 2023 | 9:03 am

GOOG

GOOGL

CNBC host Jim Cramer has advised investors to consider trimming their positions in Alphabet Inc. if its shares surge post the quarterly earnings announcement, due to the ongoing lawsuit against the company by the U.S. Department of Justice. The lawsuit, which accuses Alphabet of anti-competitive practices, is seen as a potential dampener for its stock’s upside.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Neuro

July 26, 2023 | 8:56 am

LVLU

Goldman Sachs analyst Brooke Roach has downgraded Lulus Fashion Lounge (NASDAQ:LVLU) from Buy to Neutral and lowered the price target from $3.75 to $2.4.

Portfolio Pulse from richadhand@benzinga.com

July 26, 2023 | 8:39 am

VTNR

Oppenheimer analyst Noah Kaye has downgraded Vertex Energy (NASDAQ:VTNR) from Outperform to Perform and set a price target of $10.

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July 26, 2023 | 8:36 am

WW

Morgan Stanley analyst Lauren Schenk has upgraded WW International (NASDAQ:WW) from Equal-Weight to Overweight and raised the price target from $5 to $13.

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July 26, 2023 | 8:33 am

DX

JonesTrading analyst Jason Stewart has reiterated a 'Buy' rating on Dynex Capital (NYSE:DX) and maintained a price target of $14.

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July 26, 2023 | 8:30 am

MSCI

Raymond James analyst Patrick O'Shaughnessy has maintained an 'Outperform' rating on MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) and raised the price target from $574 to $592.

Portfolio Pulse from richadhand@benzinga.com

July 26, 2023 | 8:13 am

MSFT

Piper Sandler analyst Brent Bracelin has reiterated an Overweight rating on Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and maintained a $400 price target.

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July 26, 2023 | 8:11 am

NXPI

Keybanc analyst John Vinh maintains an Overweight rating on NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) and raises the price target from $225 to $260.

Portfolio Pulse from richadhand@benzinga.com

July 26, 2023 | 8:10 am

AZPN

Keybanc analyst Jason Celino has downgraded Aspen Technology (NASDAQ:AZPN) from Overweight to Sector Weight.

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July 26, 2023 | 8:08 am