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UNM

Barclays has maintained its Equal-Weight rating for Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) and raised its price target from $46.00 to $52.00. This would represent a 7.26% increase from the current share price. Unum Group is a leading provider of group and individual income protection insurance products.

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July 11, 2023 | 5:00 pm

VSTM

Truist Securities has maintained its Buy rating for Verastem (NASDAQ:VSTM) but lowered its price target from $60.00 to $39.00. Verastem's shares are currently trading down 1.83% at $8.60 per share. A move to $39.00 would represent a 353.49% increase from the current share price.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 11, 2023 | 5:00 pm

SILK

In the last quarter, Silk Road Medical (NASDAQ:SILK) received 4 bullish, 1 indifferent, and 1 somewhat bearish rating from analysts. The average 12-month price target for the company is $44.33, a decrease of 19.88% from the previous average of $55.33.

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July 11, 2023 | 5:00 pm

BLFS

BioLife Solutions shares are trading higher after Craig-Hallum initiated coverage on the stock with a Buy rating and a $29 price target.

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July 11, 2023 | 4:59 pm

AMD

NVDA

Nvidia Corp (NVDA) trades higher due to its dominance in the AI market and a raised price target from $500 to $550 by KeyBanc analyst John Vinh. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (AMD) trades lower following reports of delays in its MI300 AI server and stability issues with its PC NB Ryzen Phoenix (7040). Despite these issues, Vinh maintains an Overweight rating for AMD and raises the price target from $150 to $160, citing AI server wins at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE), Microsoft Corp (MSFT), and Meta Platforms, Inc (META).

Portfolio Pulse from Anusuya Lahiri

July 11, 2023 | 4:56 pm

RDFN

Redfin shares are trading higher in sympathy with Zillow following a positive analyst note from Piper Sandler.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

July 11, 2023 | 4:50 pm

F

TSLA

Jim Cramer, host of 'Mad Money', has criticized Tesla's Cybertruck, calling it a 'monstrosity' and a 'toy for Elon Musk fanboys'. He praised Ford's F-150 Lightning, which he considers superior. Cramer owns Ford stock for his charitable trust and expects sales of the F-150 Lightning to outpace the Cybertruck. Tesla's Cybertruck is set to begin production later this year with deliveries expected in the third quarter.

Portfolio Pulse from Adam Eckert

July 11, 2023 | 4:44 pm

TTD

A significant bullish stance has been taken on Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) with 10 uncommon options trades spotted. The sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 70% bullish and 30% bearish. The whales have been targeting a price range from $75.0 to $85.0 for Trade Desk over the last 3 months. The price of TTD is up 6.34% at $80.72. Needham has downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $80.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 11, 2023 | 4:33 pm

CRWD

A significant amount of unusual options activity has been observed for CrowdStrike Holdings (NASDAQ:CRWD), with a majority of investors taking a bearish stance. Whales have been targeting a price range from $125.0 to $160.0 for CrowdStrike over the last 3 months. The company's stock price is currently up 0.73% at $151.05. Analysts from Needham, Mizuho, and Keybanc have given price targets of $170, $180, and $200 respectively.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 11, 2023 | 4:33 pm

AFRM

Affirm Holdings' shares are trading higher following Mizuho's positive comments about the company's Debit+ product. The comments were based on promising Google Trends search data.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

July 11, 2023 | 4:25 pm