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MDLZ

SHEL

On CNBC's 'Halftime Report Final Trades', Brenda Vingiello of Sand Hill Global Advisors praised Mondelez International's organic growth. Analysts from Exane BNP Paribas and BofA Securities have upgraded and maintained the stock respectively, though the latter lowered the price target. CVS Health Corporation was named as a final trade by Jim Lebenthal of Cerity Partners, despite reports of a planned nationwide walkout by pharmacy staff. Amy Raskin of Chevy Chase Trust highlighted Shell's cheap stock and nice dividend, and the company's expanded collaboration with C3.ai. Joseph Terranova of Virtus Investment Partners mentioned Costco Wholesale Corporation, which is facing legal action over sharing sensitive customer information.

Portfolio Pulse from Lisa Levin

October 18, 2023 | 12:20 pm

BIOC

CNXA

RVLP

SFT

TALS

Several stocks are experiencing significant pre-market movements. Biocept, Inc. (BIOC) surged 91.8% after filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Shift Technologies, Inc. (SFT) rose 74.4% after announcing plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Connexa Sports Technologies Inc. (CNXA) gained 45% and RVL Pharmaceuticals plc (RVLP) climbed 41.2% after receiving a delisting notice. Talaris Therapeutics, Inc. (TALS) jumped 8.2% after announcing stockholder approval of a merger with Tourmaline Bio and a 1-for-10 reverse stock split.

Portfolio Pulse from Lisa Levin

October 18, 2023 | 12:19 pm

WLK

B of A Securities analyst Steve Byrne has downgraded Westlake (NYSE:WLK) from Neutral to Underperform and lowered the price target from $142 to $129.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 18, 2023 | 12:18 pm

LCID

TSLA

Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded to Lucid Group's disappointing Q3 deliveries by highlighting the company's struggles with production and sales. Lucid delivered only 1,457 EVs in Q3, falling short of the market consensus of 2,118. Year-to-date, Lucid has produced 6,037 units, with an additional 700 shipped to Saudi Arabia for final assembly. Musk previously warned that Lucid and Rivian could face bankruptcy due to high expenses.

Portfolio Pulse from Anan Ashraf

October 18, 2023 | 12:16 pm

RETO

ReTo Eco-Solutions, Inc. (RETO) has received a notification from Nasdaq about a minimum bid price deficiency. The company's shares have been trading below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 18, 2023 | 12:13 pm

JBL

MTC

PANW

SPLK

The article lists four tech stocks that are considered overbought and may crash in October. These include Jabil Inc. (JBL), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW), Splunk Inc. (SPLK), and MMTec, Inc. (MTC). The Relative Strength Index (RSI) values for these stocks are above 70, indicating they are overbought. Cisco (CSCO) is also mentioned as it plans to acquire Splunk.

Portfolio Pulse from Lisa Levin

October 18, 2023 | 12:13 pm

WULF

Over the last quarter, TeraWulf (NASDAQ:WULF) has received mostly bullish ratings from analysts, with a total of 9 bullish ratings and no bearish or indifferent ratings. The company has an average 12-month price target of $3.89, representing a 2.75% decrease from the previous average price target of $4.00.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 18, 2023 | 12:01 pm

LAC

Over the past 3 months, 4 analysts have published their opinion on Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC) stock. The average price target is $17.75, implying an upside from the current price of $8.81. However, this average has decreased by 38.79% from the previous average price target of $29.00.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 18, 2023 | 12:01 pm

PINS

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) has received a mix of analyst ratings in the last quarter, with 5 bullish, 3 somewhat bullish, and 10 indifferent. The average price target for the stock is $31.73, which is higher than its current price of $27.8. This average has increased by 9.11% from the previous average price target of $29.08.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 18, 2023 | 12:00 pm

DRI

Over the last quarter, Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) has received 20 analyst ratings, with 3 being bullish, 14 somewhat bullish, and 3 indifferent. The company has an average 12-month price target of $172.55, a decrease of 2.42% from the previous average price target of $176.83.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 18, 2023 | 12:00 pm