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MSI

Motorola Solns (NYSE:MSI) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 7.55% on an annualized basis, producing an average annual return of 17.0%. If an investor had bought $100 of MSI stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $474.65 today.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 18, 2023 | 6:30 pm

HSY

Hershey (NYSE:HSY) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years, producing an average annual return of 8.42%. If an investor had bought $1000 of HSY stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $5,037.71 today. The company currently has a market capitalization of $39.33 billion.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 18, 2023 | 6:30 pm

NVVE

SFT

TGL

The article lists the stocks that have gained and lost the most in Wednesday's mid-day session. Notable gainers include Shift Technologies, Treasure Global, and SeaStar Medical Holding, while significant losers include Nuvve Holding, NuZee, and Color Star Technology. Factors influencing these changes range from bankruptcy filings and FDA approvals to public offerings and earnings reports.

Portfolio Pulse from Lisa Levin

October 18, 2023 | 6:15 pm

KKR

KKR & Co's (NYSE:KKR) short percent of float has fallen 36.36% since its last report, with 10.35 million shares sold short, which is 1.61% of all regular shares available for trading. This decrease in short interest could indicate a more bullish market sentiment towards KKR & Co. The company's short interest is less than its peer group average of 2.88%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 18, 2023 | 6:15 pm

ECL

Ecolab's (NYSE:ECL) short percent of float has risen 4.29% since its last report, with 1.82 million shares sold short, which is 0.73% of all regular shares available for trading. This increase in short interest can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. However, compared to its peers, Ecolab has less short interest as a percentage of float, which is 4.08% on average.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 18, 2023 | 6:15 pm

BK

Bank of New York Mellon's (NYSE:BK) short percent of float has risen 7.04% since its last report, with 5.93 million shares sold short, which is 0.76% of all regular shares available for trading. It would take traders 1.0 days to cover their short positions on average. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish. However, BK's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 2.92%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 18, 2023 | 6:15 pm

BTCUSD

COIN

An erroneous tweet claiming the SEC's approval of BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF application led to a surge in Coinbase and Bitcoin prices. However, BlackRock refuted the rumors, causing a significant portion of the initial gains to be erased. The impact of successful ETF launches on Coinbase's profitability remains uncertain, as the shift of traders from holding spot Bitcoin to choosing ETFs could offset any gains.

Portfolio Pulse from Vandana Singh

October 18, 2023 | 6:06 pm

SPY

The Federal Reserve's Beige Book reports that several districts have seen a decrease in the number of firms expecting significant price increases in the future.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 18, 2023 | 6:04 pm

SPY

The Federal Reserve's Beige Book report indicates little to no change in economic activity across most districts since September. Prices have continued to increase at a modest pace overall.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 18, 2023 | 6:01 pm

FDX

A significant bullish stance on FedEx (NYSE:FDX) has been observed in recent unusual options activity. The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 54% bullish and 45% bearish. The whales have been targeting a price range from $230.0 to $290.0 for FedEx over the last 3 months. The price of FDX is currently down -1.8% at $243.57. Analysts from Wells Fargo, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Jefferies, and Loop Capital have maintained their ratings on FedEx with price targets ranging from $265 to $330.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 18, 2023 | 6:01 pm