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IDXX

IDEXX Laboratories (NASDAQ:IDXX) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years, producing an average annual return of 20.1%. If an investor had bought $100 of IDXX stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $1,649.52 today.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 13, 2023 | 5:00 pm

HUM

A significant amount of unusual options activity has been observed for Humana (NYSE:HUM), with a majority of investors taking a bullish stance. Of the 13 strange trades detected, 76% were bullish and 23% were bearish. The total amount for the 4 puts was $249,499 and for the 9 calls was $436,229. Whales have been targeting a price range from $415.0 to $470.0 for Humana over the last 3 months. The current price of HUM is down -1.32% at $462.9. TD Cowen and Morgan Stanley have maintained their Outperform and Overweight ratings on Humana, with price targets of $613 and $624 respectively.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 13, 2023 | 4:45 pm

PDD

Unusual options activity has been observed for PDD Holdings (NASDAQ:PDD), with a bearish stance taken by a large investor. The options scanner at Benzinga spotted 31 uncommon trades for PDD, with sentiment split between 38% bullish and 61% bearish. Whales have been targeting a price range from $50.0 to $120.0 for PDD over the last 3 months. The price of PDD is currently down -0.86% at $98.03. Several financial institutions have maintained their positive ratings on PDD, with price targets ranging from $115 to $140.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 13, 2023 | 4:45 pm

CRM

A significant bearish stance has been taken on Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) by a large investor, as indicated by unusual options activity. The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 46% bullish and 53% bearish. Whales have been targeting a price range from $170.0 to $300.0 for Salesforce over the last 3 months. The price of CRM is currently down -1.04% at $219.36. Several experts have maintained their Buy or Outperform ratings on Salesforce, with price targets ranging from $250 to $275.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 13, 2023 | 4:31 pm

AON

Aon (NYSE:AON) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 8.06% on an annualized basis, producing an average annual return of 17.02%. If an investor had bought $1000 of AON stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,204.70 today.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 13, 2023 | 4:30 pm

LRCX

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years, producing an average annual return of 22.3%. If an investor had bought $1000 of LRCX stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $22,057.14 today. The company currently has a market capitalization of $87.98 billion.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 13, 2023 | 4:30 pm

AVTX

Avalo Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:AVTX) shares are gaining on heavy volume after the company received a notice from Nasdaq about a potential delisting due to low bid price. The company has until Sept. 19, 2023, to appeal. Avalo also agreed to sell its rights and interest in assets relating to AVTX-801, AVTX-802, and AVTX-803 to AUG Therapeutics Inc. for a potential aggregate of $45 million.

Portfolio Pulse from Vandana Singh

September 13, 2023 | 4:19 pm

SBUX

A significant bearish stance on Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) has been observed through unusual options activity. The sentiment among big-money traders is split between 45% bullish and 54% bearish. The majority of the options uncovered are puts, with a total amount of $777,664, and there was 1 call, for a total amount of $50,507. Whales have been targeting a price range from $75.0 to $100.0 for Starbucks over the last 3 months.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 13, 2023 | 4:16 pm

RKLB

Rocket Lab USA, Inc (NASDAQ:RKLB) has acquired Virgin Orbit's former facility for $16.1 million during its bankruptcy auction, significantly below its actual worth. The 144,000-square-foot complex will house the production of the Rutherford engine and serve as the development and production hub for the new Archimedes engine, which will power their Neutron launch vehicle. The acquisition is valued at around $100 million, a fraction of the cost of building a new facility.

Portfolio Pulse from Anusuya Lahiri

September 13, 2023 | 4:01 pm

JD

A significant amount of unusual options activity has been detected for JD.com (NASDAQ:JD), with a majority of investors taking a bearish stance. The trades have targeted a price range from $22.5 to $40.0 for JD.com over the last 3 months. The current price of JD.com is $31.7, down by 0.08%. Analysts from Loop Capital, Susquehanna, Citigroup, Mizuho, and JP Morgan have maintained their ratings on JD.com, with price targets ranging from $39 to $64.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 13, 2023 | 4:01 pm