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Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) has seen significant options market activity, indicating a bullish stance by large investors. Benzinga's options scanner revealed 9 trades, with a sentiment split of 55% bullish and 44% bearish. The trades target a price range of $180 to $310. The largest trades include both calls and a put, with notable activity for calls at strike prices of $280, $300, $230, and $200, and a put at $290. Analysts have set an average price target of $340, with recent ratings from Stifel and Redburn Atlantic. PANW's stock is currently up 0.71% at $283.0.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

April 11, 2024 | 3:17 pm

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The stock market is showing signs of stabilization following a tamer than expected Producer Price Index (PPI) and the European Central Bank's (ECB) decision to maintain its key interest rate at 4%, with plans to cut rates in June. Positive early trade money flows were observed in major tech stocks, while mixed flows were seen in SPY and QQQ. The article also highlights aggressive buying in Bitcoin, positive gold and mixed oil trading activities, and suggests investors consider protection bands based on individual risk preferences.

Portfolio Pulse from The Arora Report

April 11, 2024 | 3:03 pm

VETUSD

VeChain (CRYPTO: VET) has seen an 8.34% increase in price over the last 24 hours, reaching $0.05, continuing a positive trend with an 11.0% gain over the past week from $0.04. The trading volume for VeChain has surged 82.0% over the past week, with its circulating supply increasing to 72.71 billion, representing 83.86% of its max supply. VeChain's market cap is now ranked #39 at $3.42 billion.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

April 11, 2024 | 3:02 pm

ETCUSD

Ethereum Classic (ETC) has seen a 3.15% increase in price over the last 24 hours, reaching $33.88, continuing a positive trend with a 5.0% gain over the past week from $32.55. The coin's all-time high is $167.09. Trading volume has decreased by 29.0% over the past week, and the circulating supply has dropped by 1.32% to 146.50 million, approximately 69.53% of its max supply. Ethereum Classic's market cap ranks #25 at $4.96 billion.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

April 11, 2024 | 3:01 pm

MA

15 analysts have recently rated Mastercard (NYSE:MA), showing a bullish to somewhat bullish sentiment with an average 12-month price target of $508.33, reflecting a 6.62% increase from the previous target. Mastercard, a leading payment processor, has shown a revenue growth of 12.57% and a net margin of 42.62%, with a ROE of 42.16% and an ROA of 6.8%, despite a high debt-to-equity ratio of 2.26.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

April 11, 2024 | 3:01 pm

MA

Over the past 15 years, Mastercard (NYSE:MA) has significantly outperformed the market, yielding an average annual return of 25.03%. A $1000 investment in Mastercard 15 years ago would be worth $28,767.47 today. Mastercard's market capitalization currently stands at $434.01 billion, highlighting the substantial growth and success the company has achieved over this period.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

April 11, 2024 | 3:00 pm

WLK

Over the past 15 years, Westlake (NYSE:WLK) has produced an average annual return of 20.9%, outperforming the market by 8.34% on an annualized basis. A $1000 investment in WLK 15 years ago would be worth $17,897.52 today. Westlake's market capitalization currently stands at $20.24 billion.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

April 11, 2024 | 3:00 pm

BC

Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) has seen a 6.68% increase in its short percent of float since the last report, with 3.95 million shares sold short, representing 6.55% of its available trading shares. This indicates a bearish market sentiment, although it's below the peer group average of 9.11% short interest. The article suggests that while increased short interest signals more bearish views, it does not necessarily predict a near-term price drop.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

April 11, 2024 | 3:00 pm

BECN

Beacon Roofing Supply (NYSE:BECN) has seen a 10.7% decrease in short interest, now at 1.49 million shares or 3.59% of float, taking 2.79 days on average to cover. This decline in short interest could indicate a more bullish sentiment towards BECN compared to its peers, where the average short interest is 4.42%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

April 11, 2024 | 3:00 pm

MS

Recent analysis of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) options activity reveals a bearish sentiment among investors, with a significant portion of trades predicting a price range of $87.5 to $100.0. The analysis includes a mix of bullish and bearish trades, with a higher volume of puts than calls, indicating expectations of a price decline. Morgan Stanley's stock is currently up 0.27% at $91.9, with neutral RSI indicators and earnings expected in 5 days.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

April 11, 2024 | 2:46 pm