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WST

Stephens & Co. analyst Jacob Johnson maintains an Overweight rating on West Pharmaceutical Servs (NYSE:WST) and raises the price target from $400 to $420.

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July 17, 2023 | 3:58 pm

STE

Stephens & Co. analyst Jacob Johnson maintains an Overweight rating on Steris (NYSE:STE) and raises the price target from $240 to $250.

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July 17, 2023 | 3:57 pm

OSUR

Stephens & Co. has maintained an Equal-Weight rating on OraSure Technologies (NASDAQ:OSUR) but lowered the price target from $6.5 to $5.

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July 17, 2023 | 3:55 pm

BLFS

Stephens & Co. analyst Jacob Johnson maintains an Overweight rating on BioLife Solns (NASDAQ:BLFS) and raises the price target from $27 to $29.

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July 17, 2023 | 3:49 pm

TPX

Piper Sandler analyst Peter Keith maintains a Neutral rating on Tempur Sealy Intl (NYSE:TPX) and raises the price target from $34 to $39.

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July 17, 2023 | 3:47 pm

BX

A significant bearish stance has been taken on Blackstone (NYSE:BX) by a large investor, as observed in the unusual options activity. The sentiment among these big-money traders is 80% bearish and 20% bullish. The whales have been targeting a price range from $85.0 to $110.0 for Blackstone over the last 3 months. Wells Fargo and Barclays have maintained their Overweight and Equal-Weight ratings on Blackstone, respectively.

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July 17, 2023 | 3:47 pm

ISRG

A significant amount of unusual options activity has been detected for Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG), with a bearish stance being taken by a 'whale' investor. Of the 11 strange trades detected, 45% were opened with bullish expectations and 54% with bearish. The total amount for the 5 puts was $553,806 and for the 6 calls was $538,323. Whales have been targeting a price range from $250.0 to $410.0 for Intuitive Surgical over the last 3 months. RBC Capital and Citigroup have maintained their Outperform and Buy ratings on Intuitive Surgical respectively.

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July 17, 2023 | 3:46 pm

PANW

Unusual options activity has been observed for Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW), with a bearish stance taken by a large investor. The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 40% bullish and 60% bearish. The price of PANW is up 2.35% at $246.94. Several financial institutions including JP Morgan, Northland Capital Markets, JMP Securities, RBC Capital, and Morgan Stanley have maintained their positive ratings on Palo Alto Networks, with price targets ranging from $277 to $305.

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July 17, 2023 | 3:46 pm

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TSLA

Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives maintains an Outperform rating on Tesla Inc (TSLA) with a price target of $300. Ives believes Tesla is gaining market share in China and expects its aggressive pricing cuts to deliver long-term gains. He also notes Tesla's strong EV game and the recognition of its partnerships with Ford Motor Co (F) and General Motors Co (GM).

Portfolio Pulse from Lekha Gupta

July 17, 2023 | 3:43 pm

NOK

Northland Capital Markets analyst Tim Savageaux has maintained an 'Outperform' rating on Nokia (NYSE:NOK) but lowered the price target from $7 to $6.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

July 17, 2023 | 3:40 pm