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APO

UBS analyst Adam Beatty maintains a Neutral rating on Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) and raises the price target from $71 to $84.

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July 19, 2023 | 2:37 pm

ESTE

Stephens & Co. analyst Mike Scialla has reiterated an Overweight rating on Earthstone Energy (NYSE:ESTE) and maintained a $21 price target.

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July 19, 2023 | 2:33 pm

WRLD

Stephens & Co. analyst Vincent Caintic has reiterated an Underweight rating on World Acceptance (NASDAQ:WRLD) and maintained a $56 price target.

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July 19, 2023 | 2:32 pm

WAL

Stephens & Co. analyst Tyler Stafford has reiterated an Overweight rating on Western Alliance (NYSE:WAL) and maintained a $65 price target.

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July 19, 2023 | 2:32 pm

PNFP

Stephens & Co. analyst Matt Olney has reiterated an Overweight rating on Pinnacle Financial Partners (NASDAQ:PNFP) and maintained a price target of $67.

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July 19, 2023 | 2:30 pm

TXN

Texas Instruments's (NYSE:TXN) short percent of float has fallen 13.98% since its last report, indicating a more bullish sentiment towards the stock. The company has 14.51 million shares sold short, which is 1.6% of all regular shares available for trading. Compared to its peers, Texas Instruments has less short interest, with an average of 4.78% for its peer group.

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July 19, 2023 | 2:30 pm

MDLZ

Mondelez International's (NYSE:MDLZ) short percent of float has fallen 7.37% since its last report, with 11.94 million shares sold short, which is 0.88% of all regular shares available for trading. This decrease in short interest could indicate a more bullish sentiment towards the stock. Compared to its peers, Mondelez has less short interest, with an average of 5.16% for its peer group.

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July 19, 2023 | 2:30 pm

WDAY

Workday's (NYSE:WDAY) short percent of float has fallen 13.97% since its last report, with 4.03 million shares sold short, which is 1.97% of all regular shares available for trading. It would take traders 1.92 days to cover their short positions on average. Workday's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 3.37%, indicating the company has less short interest than most of its peers.

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July 19, 2023 | 2:30 pm

NIC

Stephens & Co. analyst Terry McEvoy has reiterated an Overweight rating on Nicolet Bankshares (NYSE:NIC) and maintained a $72 price target.

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July 19, 2023 | 2:30 pm

META

MSFT

Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) has launched a new AI service, Copilot, with higher-than-expected pricing, which Morgan Stanley believes offers a compelling value proposition to customers. Analyst Keith Weiss maintains an Overweight rating and a price target of $415 on the stock. Microsoft has also expanded its partnership with Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) for the Llama 2 family of LLMs on Azure and Windows.

Portfolio Pulse from Priya Nigam

July 19, 2023 | 2:29 pm