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MNST

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 8.79% on an annualized basis, producing an average annual return of 19.21%. If an investor had bought $100 of MNST stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $576.44 today.

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July 24, 2023 | 6:00 pm

WMT

Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) has seen its shares rise by 4.98% over the past three months. The company's total debt stands at $49.45 billion, with $43.16 billion in long-term debt and $6.29 billion in current debt. After adjusting for $10.57 billion in cash-equivalents, the net debt is $38.88 billion. The debt ratio, considering Walmart's $245.05 billion in total assets, is at 0.2. Debt is an important factor in a company's capital structure and can help it attain growth, but interest-payment obligations can impact the cash-flow.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 24, 2023 | 6:00 pm

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On Sunday, 4,148.84 Ether (ETH) worth $7,641,084 was burned from Ethereum transactions. This follows the Ethereum blockchain's upgrade known as EIP-1159, which changed the fee model and burns a base fee from each transaction. Ethereum is currently issuing new Ether at a rate of 4% per year, expected to decrease to around 0.5-1% with the Ethereum 2.0 upgrade. The net annualized issuance rate for Ether yesterday was -3.79%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 24, 2023 | 6:00 pm

ISRG

A significant bearish stance has been taken on Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) by a large investor, as indicated by unusual options activity. The sentiment among these big-money traders is split between 38% bullish and 61% bearish. The whales have been targeting a price range from $290.0 to $400.0 for Intuitive Surgical over the last 3 months. The current price of ISRG is down -3.33% at $325.46. Analysts from Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, RBC Capital, Truist Securities, and Barclays have maintained their ratings on Intuitive Surgical with price targets ranging from $330 to $400.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 24, 2023 | 5:45 pm

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AXNX

EXAS

HRMY

HZNP

JNJ

LLY

MRNA

OGN

TMO

Benzinga's options activity scanner has identified unusual trading activity in 10 health care stocks. The stocks include OGN, MRNA, HZNP, JNJ, HRMY, TMO, ABT, LLY, AXNX, and EXAS. The activity includes both call and put options, with varying sentiments from neutral to bullish or bearish.

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July 24, 2023 | 5:35 pm

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CVNA

DKNG

RCL

RIVN

TJX

TSLA

Benzinga's options activity scanner has identified significant trading activity in 10 consumer discretionary stocks. The stocks include Tesla (TSLA), Rivian (RIVN), Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT), General Motors (GM), DraftKings (DKNG), Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL), American Axle & Manufacturing (AXL), Carvana (CVNA), Home Depot (HD), and TJX Companies (TJX). The options activity, which includes both call and put options, indicates varying market sentiments towards these stocks.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 24, 2023 | 5:35 pm

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CRM

CSCO

IBM

INTC

MSFT

NVDA

ORCL

PLTR

SMCI

Benzinga's options activity scanner has identified significant options activity in 10 Information Technology stocks. The stocks include NVDA, ORCL, SMCI, MSFT, CSCO, INTC, IBM, PLTR, AAPL, and CRM. The options activity ranges from bearish to bullish and neutral sentiments, with varying expiration dates and strike prices.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 24, 2023 | 5:35 pm

BIDU

A significant amount of unusual options activity has been detected for Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU), with a majority of investors taking a bearish stance. Whales have been targeting a price range from $130.0 to $200.0 for Baidu over the last 3 months. B of A Securities maintains a Buy rating on Baidu with a price target of $228, while Goldman Sachs downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $197.

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July 24, 2023 | 5:30 pm

DIS

A large investor has taken a bullish stance on Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS), with 28 uncommon options trades spotted. The sentiment of these trades is split between 60% bullish and 39% bearish. The trades include 5 puts, totaling $167,360, and 23 calls, totaling $1,815,199. The whales have been targeting a price range from $60.0 to $110.0 for Walt Disney over the last 3 months. The current price of DIS is $87.3, up 0.14%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 24, 2023 | 5:30 pm

TMO

Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 7.51% on an annualized basis, producing an average annual return of 16.42%. If an investor had bought $1000 of TMO stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $9,799.93 today.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 24, 2023 | 5:30 pm