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HII

Barclays analyst David Strauss has maintained an Equal-Weight rating on Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) and increased the price target from $280 to $290.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

February 06, 2024 | 3:43 pm

HIG

Piper Sandler analyst Paul Newsome maintains an Overweight rating on Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG) and raises the price target from $97 to $115.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

February 06, 2024 | 3:39 pm

FSFG

Piper Sandler analyst Nathan Race has maintained an Overweight rating on First Savings Financial (NASDAQ:FSFG) and increased the price target from $19 to $21 as of 5th February 2024.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

February 06, 2024 | 3:36 pm

CHGG

BMO Capital analyst Jeffrey Silber has maintained a Market Perform rating on Chegg (NYSE:CHGG) and lowered the price target from $11 to $10.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

February 06, 2024 | 3:34 pm

THG

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Meyer Shields maintains a Market Perform rating on Hanover Insurance Group (THG) and raises the price target from $124 to $137.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

February 06, 2024 | 3:33 pm

UPST

Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ:UPST) has seen a significant options trading activity, indicating a bullish sentiment among big-money investors, with a split of 66% bullish and 33% bearish. The trading activity suggests a target price range of $30.0 to $40.0 for the next three months. The company, which offers AI-enabled lending platform services, has its next earnings report due in 7 days. Despite the bullish options activity, an analyst from Mizuho maintains an Underperform rating with a target price of $23.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

February 06, 2024 | 3:32 pm

SQ

Recent options trading trends indicate a bearish stance on Block (NYSE:SQ), with 80% of the big-money trades being puts. The trading volume and open interest suggest a price target between $62.5 and $85.0. Despite this, Block's stock is slightly up, with analysts from BTIG and Wedbush upgrading their ratings to Buy and Outperform, respectively, with price targets of $85 and $90. This mixed sentiment could lead to short-term volatility in SQ's stock price.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

February 06, 2024 | 3:32 pm

SIGI

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Meyer Shields maintains a Market Perform rating on Selective Insurance Gr (NASDAQ:SIGI) and lowers the price target from $111 to $109.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

February 06, 2024 | 3:31 pm

PYPL

PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) is set to report its Q4 earnings on Feb. 7, with expectations of $1.26 EPS and $7.26 billion in revenues. Despite challenges in the e-commerce landscape, PayPal shows resilience with signs of e-commerce volume surpassing expectations, contributing to anticipated growth in checkout volume for Q4. The company's cost controls and labor management are expected to enhance operational efficiency. PayPal, with around 430 million active accounts, remains focused on market leadership despite laying off 9% of its workforce. Analysts are keen on engagement metrics like revenue per user, payment transactions per account, and total transactions. The consensus analyst rating is Neutral with a price target of $63.44, though recent reviews have downgraded the stock to a range of $65-$66. PayPal's stock was trading at $61.90 at the time of publication.

Portfolio Pulse from Surbhi Jain

February 06, 2024 | 3:28 pm