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ASTR

Astra Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTR) shares are trading higher following a rough prior week due to inflation concerns. The stock experienced above-average trading volume of 2.70 million shares on Tuesday, compared to its average volume of 206,391. Astra Space stock also has high short interest, with 12.07% of shares currently sold short, which may be behind the spike in price. Despite Tuesday's gain, the stock is down 85.71% year-to-date.

Portfolio Pulse from Ryan Gustafson

October 17, 2023 | 7:38 pm

AMGN

A significant amount of unusual options activity has been detected for Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN), with a majority of investors taking a bearish stance. The trades indicate that whales have been targeting a price range from $240.0 to $320.0 for Amgen over the last 3 months. The current price of AMGN is down -1.19% at $283.48. Analysts from Oppenheimer, B of A Securities, Jefferies, and Argus Research have given varied ratings and price targets for the stock.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 17, 2023 | 7:31 pm

GD

A significant bearish stance has been taken on General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) as evidenced by unusual options activity. The sentiment among big-money traders is split between 33% bullish and 66% bearish. Whales have been targeting a price range from $200.0 to $260.0 for General Dynamics over the last 3 months. The company's stock price is currently down by 0.94% at $240.58. Several financial institutions have recently updated their ratings and price targets for GD.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 17, 2023 | 7:30 pm

HDB

HDFC Bank (NYSE:HDB) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years, producing an average annual return of 12.82%. If an investor had bought $1000 of HDB stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $3,321.36 today.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 17, 2023 | 7:30 pm

ANSS

Ansys (NASDAQ:ANSS) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years, producing an average annual return of 17.38%. If an investor had bought $1000 of ANSS stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $10,230.13 today.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 17, 2023 | 7:30 pm

APA

COP

DVN

EOG

HES

KOS

Bernstein analyst Bob Brackett has updated ratings for several North American oil & gas exploration and production companies. Hess Corp (HES) and ConocoPhillips (COP) maintain an Outperform rating with raised price targets. APA Corp (APA) and Kosmos Energy Ltd. (KOS) were downgraded to Market-Perform with reduced price targets. EOG Resources Inc (EOG) and Devon Energy Corp (DVN) were also downgraded to Market-Perform with lowered price targets.

Portfolio Pulse from Lekha Gupta

October 17, 2023 | 7:29 pm

MBOT

Microbot Medical announced successful initial outcomes of using its LIBERTY Robotic Surgical System in a pre-clinical study, leading to a rise in its share prices.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 17, 2023 | 7:16 pm

ELV

A significant bearish stance has been taken on Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) by a large investor or institution, as indicated by unusual options activity. The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is 75% bearish and 25% bullish. The whales have been targeting a price range from $420.0 to $500.0 for Elevance Health over the last 3 months. The price of ELV is currently up 0.28% at $463.94, and RSI indicators suggest the stock may be approaching overbought territory.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 17, 2023 | 7:16 pm

PEP

A significant bearish stance has been taken on PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) by a large investor, as indicated by unusual options activity. The sentiment among these big-money traders is split between 43% bullish and 56% bearish. The whales have been targeting a price range from $155.0 to $190.0 for PepsiCo over the last 3 months. Several financial institutions have maintained their ratings on PepsiCo, with price targets ranging from $170 to $195.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 17, 2023 | 7:15 pm

USB

Unusual options activity has been observed for U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB), with a large position indicating a bullish stance. The sentiment among these big-money traders is split between 60% bullish and 40% bearish. The whales have been targeting a price range from $32.5 to $36.5 for U.S. Bancorp over the last 3 months. The current price of USB is down -0.55% at $32.44. Analysts from Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Oppenheimer, and Goldman Sachs have maintained their ratings on U.S. Bancorp.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 17, 2023 | 7:15 pm