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CSGP

CoStar Gr (NASDAQ:CSGP) is scheduled to release its quarterly earnings report on February 20, 2024. Analysts predict an EPS of $0.32. The company's past earnings performance shows mixed results with both misses and beats in previous quarters. Shares are currently trading at $82.96, reflecting a 7.08% increase over the last 52 weeks. Investors are keenly awaiting the report and guidance for future growth.

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February 19, 2024 | 4:00 pm

TSLA

The article provides an in-depth comparison of Tesla (TSLA) against its competitors in the Automobiles industry, focusing on financial metrics like P/E, P/B, P/S ratios, ROE, EBITDA, gross profit, and revenue growth. Tesla's stock is considered to be trading at a premium with higher P/E, P/B, and P/S ratios compared to the industry average, indicating potentially overvalued stock prices. However, its high ROE suggests strong profitability. Concerns are raised about Tesla's operational efficiency and future growth prospects due to its lower EBITDA, gross profit, and significantly lower revenue growth compared to the industry average.

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February 19, 2024 | 4:00 pm

MSFT

The analysis compares Microsoft (MSFT) to its competitors in the Software industry, highlighting its financial metrics and market positioning. Microsoft shows potential undervaluation based on its P/E and P/B ratios, a high P/S ratio indicating overvaluation in sales, and a lower ROE suggesting inefficiency. However, its high EBITDA, gross profit, and revenue growth rate position it strongly for future growth. Microsoft's lower debt-to-equity ratio compared to peers indicates a healthier financial position.

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February 19, 2024 | 4:00 pm

MTH

Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) has seen a 5.65% increase in its short percent of float since the last report, with 754 thousand shares sold short, representing 2.99% of available shares. This indicates a bearish sentiment among investors, although it's below the peer group average of 4.95%. The rise in short interest doesn't necessarily predict a price drop but suggests increased bearish activity.

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February 19, 2024 | 3:30 pm

IDXX

IDEXX Laboratories (NYSE:IDXX) has seen a 5.93% increase in its short percent of float since the last report, with 1.85 million shares sold short, representing 2.5% of available shares. It would take about 3.93 days to cover these short positions. The increase in short interest can indicate a bearish market sentiment towards IDXX, although it has less short interest compared to its peer group average of 3.86%. This information suggests investors are showing increased bearishness but IDXX is still performing better than most of its peers in terms of short interest.

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February 19, 2024 | 3:30 pm

NEE

NextEra Energy's (NYSE:NEE) short interest has decreased by 7.45% since the last report, with 17.74 million shares sold short, representing 0.87% of its float. This decline in short interest, which now requires 1.46 days on average to cover, could indicate a more bullish sentiment towards NEE compared to its peers, where the average short interest as a percentage of float is 2.47%.

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February 19, 2024 | 3:30 pm

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MATW

Matthews International (NASDAQ:MATW) announces a dividend payout of $0.24 per share with an annualized yield of 2.82%. The company has shown a positive trend in dividend per share from $0.84 in 2020 to $0.93 in 2023, despite a decrease in earnings per share from $3.01 to $2.88 over the same period. This indicates a focus on rewarding shareholders amidst declining earnings. Civeo (NYSE:CVEO) is mentioned for having the highest annualized dividend yield at 4.42% among industry peers.

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February 19, 2024 | 3:05 pm

FIBK

TFSL

First Interstate BancSys (NASDAQ:FIBK) announced a dividend payout of $0.47 per share with an annualized yield of 6.60%. The company has shown a positive trend in both dividend per share and earnings per share from 2021 to 2023, indicating a strong financial position. This positions FIBK well among its industry peers, with TFS Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL) having the highest yield at 8.45%.

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February 19, 2024 | 3:05 pm

HBARUSD

Hedera (CRYPTO: HBAR) has seen a significant increase of over 15% in the last 24 hours, continuing a positive trend with a 32% gain over the past week. The coin's price now stands at $0.10, with its all-time high at $0.57. Trading volume for HBAR has surged by 737% over the past week, and its circulating supply is approximately 67.36% of its max supply of 50 billion. Hedera's market cap ranks it at #34 with a value of $3.48 billion.

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February 19, 2024 | 3:03 pm

STETHUSD

Lido Staked Ether (STETH) has seen a 3.43% increase in price over the last 24 hours, reaching $2,902.76, continuing a positive trend with a 13.0% gain over the past week from $2,565.37. The coin's all-time high is $4,829.57. Its trading volume surged by 103.0% over the past week, with the circulating supply also increasing by 2.11% to 9.78 million, ranking it #7 in market cap at $28.40 billion.

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February 19, 2024 | 3:02 pm