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DGX

KEYS

LYV

On CNBC's 'Halftime Report Final Trades', Jason Snipe of Odyssey Capital Advisors recommended Quest Diagnostics (DGX), Stephanie Link of Hightower recommended Keysight Technologies (KEYS), and Joshua Brown of Ritholtz Wealth Management recommended Live Nation Entertainment (LYV). DGX recently launched a novel prostate cancer test, KEYS announced its intention to acquire ESI Group SA, and LYV bought a majority interest in Páramo Presenta in Colombia.

Portfolio Pulse from Lisa Levin

July 19, 2023 | 12:58 pm

ELS

RBC Capital analyst Brad Heffern maintains a Sector Perform rating on Equity Lifestyle Props (NYSE:ELS) and lowers the price target from $70 to $69.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

July 19, 2023 | 12:56 pm

JBHT

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBHT) reported Q2 earnings of $1.81 per share, missing market expectations of $1.92 per share. The company's quarterly sales were $3.13 billion, below estimates of $3.31 billion. Despite the downbeat results, the company's shares gained 2.2% in pre-market trading. Analysts from Raymond James, Barclays, and Wells Fargo raised their price targets on J.B. Hunt Transport following the earnings announcement.

Portfolio Pulse from Lisa Levin

July 19, 2023 | 12:54 pm

PNC

Credit Suisse analyst Susan Roth Katzke has maintained a Neutral rating on PNC Financial Services Group (PNC) but lowered the price target from $145 to $135.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

July 19, 2023 | 12:54 pm

GME

GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) shares recorded gains on Tuesday, with the stock rising over 34% this year. Options traders expect the stock to continue rallying through the end of July. Ryan Cohen bought 443,842 shares of GameStop’s stock last month at an average price of $22.53 per share.

Portfolio Pulse from Lisa Levin

July 19, 2023 | 12:51 pm

BLDR

RBC Capital analyst Mike Dahl maintains an Outperform rating on Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) and raises the price target from $135 to $162.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

July 19, 2023 | 12:46 pm

CMG

Wells Fargo analyst Zachary Fadem maintains an Overweight rating on Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) and raises the price target from $2080 to $2400.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

July 19, 2023 | 12:44 pm

AIR

RBC Capital analyst Ken Herbert maintains an Outperform rating on AAR (NYSE:AIR) and raises the price target from $60 to $66.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

July 19, 2023 | 12:43 pm

ARE

ASTS

CNC

FRT

INCY

STNE

TSLA

Jim Cramer, host of CNBC's 'Mad Money Lightning Round', shared his views on several stocks. He recommended Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) over Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), advised against investing in AST SpaceMobile (ASTS), and expressed preference for Tesla (TSLA). He found StoneCo (STNE) to be okay, but was less enthusiastic about Centene Corporation (CNC) following the passing of Michael Neidorff. He also mentioned that Incyte Corporation (INCY) is a good company despite its recent downturn.

Portfolio Pulse from Lisa Levin

July 19, 2023 | 12:42 pm

LMT

Wells Fargo analyst Sarah Akers has maintained an Underweight rating on Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) and raised the price target from $433 to $440.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

July 19, 2023 | 12:39 pm