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SNOW

Recent options activity for Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW) shows a mix of bullish and bearish sentiment among investors, with a notable volume of trades focusing on a price window from $130.0 to $240.0. The company, known for its data lake, warehousing, and sharing solutions, has seen its stock price increase by 0.54% to $157.82. Analysts have set an average price target of $224.0, with specific targets ranging from $170 to $265. The next earnings report is expected in 65 days, and current RSI values suggest the stock may be oversold.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

March 18, 2024 | 2:46 pm

PANW

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) has seen a bullish trend in options trading, with 71% of traders showing bullish sentiment. Significant trading activity aims for a price range of $200 to $330. Recent analyst ratings vary, with an average target price of $322. The stock is currently up 1.17% at $285.47, with potential indicators of being oversold. Next earnings report is due in 64 days.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

March 18, 2024 | 2:46 pm

COHN

Cohen & Co (AMEX:COHN) announced a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share, with Wednesday being the last day for investors to be eligible for the dividend. The stock will go ex-dividend on Thursday, likely opening 25 cents lower. The dividend payout is scheduled for April 05, 2024.

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March 18, 2024 | 2:45 pm

MDT

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced a quarterly dividend of 69 cents per share, with the ex-dividend date set for Thursday. Shareholders owning MDT by the end of Wednesday are eligible for the dividend, payable on April 12, 2024. The stock is expected to open 69 cents lower on the ex-dividend date.

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March 18, 2024 | 2:45 pm

FMN

Federated Hermes Premier (NYSE:FMN) announced a monthly dividend of 3.5 cents per share, with Wednesday being the last day for investors to be eligible for this payout. The stock will go ex-dividend on Thursday, indicating a likely opening price adjustment of 3.5 cents lower. The dividend is scheduled for payment on April 01, 2024.

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March 18, 2024 | 2:45 pm

DX

Dynex Cap (NYSE:DX) announced a monthly dividend of 13 cents per share, with the ex-dividend date set for Thursday. Shareholders owning DX by the end of Wednesday are eligible for the payout, which will be distributed on April 01, 2024. The stock is expected to open 13 cents lower on the ex-dividend date.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

March 18, 2024 | 2:45 pm

AAPL

GOOGL

Wedbush's Dan Ives suggests a potential partnership between Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL/GOOG) could significantly boost Apple's AI capabilities by integrating Google's Gemini AI models into iPhone software. This collaboration could make Apple a leader in personalized AI and result in substantial payments from Apple to Google, leveraging their existing search partnership and potentially impacting 1.4 billion devices.

Portfolio Pulse from Rounak Jain

March 18, 2024 | 2:43 pm

TSLA

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) shares are up after announcing Model Y price increases in several countries and the U.S. Despite this, Goldman Sachs analyst Mark Delaney maintained a Neutral rating on Tesla, lowering the price target from $220 to $190 due to production challenges and weakening EV demand. Tesla's recent performance has been affected by declining demand in the EV market, pricing wars, disappointing delivery numbers, and a significant sales drop in China.

Portfolio Pulse from Adam Eckert

March 18, 2024 | 2:38 pm

NOK

Nokia Corporation has initiated the first phase of its €300M share buyback program, as announced on January 25, 2024. The buyback, starting no earlier than March 20, 2024, and concluding by December 18, 2024, aims to optimize capital structure by reducing capital through the cancellation of the repurchased shares. Funded by the reserve for invested unrestricted equity, the program is authorized to repurchase up to 200 million shares, about 4% of total shares, excluding the U.S. market. The repurchases will be managed by a third-party broker to ensure independence and compliance with EU Market Abuse Regulation.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

March 18, 2024 | 2:33 pm

SHCO

Soho House & Co's stock (SHCO) is trading higher, potentially rebounding from a previous drop due to worse-than-expected Q4 financial results. This comes after Executive Chairman Ron Burkle issued a shareholder letter.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

March 18, 2024 | 2:31 pm