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PLTR

A significant bearish stance has been taken on Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) by a large investor or institution, as evidenced by unusual options trading activity. The sentiment among these big-money traders is 30% bullish and 69% bearish. The whales have been targeting a price range from $7.0 to $22.0 for Palantir over the last 3 months. The price of PLTR is currently up 0.17% at $17.83. Wedbush and HSBC have downgraded their actions on Palantir to Outperform and Hold respectively.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 11, 2023 | 4:46 pm

UNH

A significant bearish stance has been taken on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) by a large investor, as observed in the options history. The sentiment among these big-money traders is 18% bullish and 81% bearish. The whales have been targeting a price range from $270.0 to $600.0 for UnitedHealth Group over the last 3 months. Jefferies has maintained their Hold rating on UnitedHealth Group with a price target of $531, while Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $591.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 11, 2023 | 4:46 pm

WHLR

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (NASDAQ:WHLR) shares have seen significant volatility, with a 40% increase on Wednesday but a nearly 50% decrease over the last five days. The stock has attracted retail investors and is among the top trending tickers on Yahoo! Finance. The company has a small float of 749 thousand shares and 41.42% of available shares are being sold short. Trading volume has been heavy, with over 20 million shares traded in the session, far exceeding the 100-day average of 549 thousand shares.

Portfolio Pulse from Erica Kollmann

October 11, 2023 | 4:45 pm

AKRO

Shares of Akero Therapeutics are trading lower after several firms reduced their price targets for the company.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 11, 2023 | 4:44 pm

ADBE

AIQ

BOTZ

IBM

META

NVDA

TECB

WDAY

Bank of America has highlighted the transformative potential of generative artificial intelligence (AI), comparing its impact to that of the telephone, automobile, personal computer, and internet. The bank's analysts predict that AI could generate $15.7 trillion in economic impact by 2030 and that AI-driven efficiencies and revenue could appear across sectors globally within the next 3-5 years. Several stocks and ETFs are identified as potential beneficiaries of this trend, including Nvidia, IBM, Sweetgreen, Adobe, Workday, Meta Platforms, Morgan Stanley, and three ETFs: Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF, Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF, and iShares U.S. Tech Breakthrough Multisector ETF.

Portfolio Pulse from Chris Katje

October 11, 2023 | 4:43 pm

MAXN

Roth MKM analyst Philip Shen has downgraded Maxeon Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:MAXN) from Buy to Neutral and lowered the price target from $25 to $10.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 11, 2023 | 4:41 pm

ETWO

HYLN

PHIO

SILK

TPST

VJET

U.S. stocks traded mixed with the Dow Jones falling and NASDAQ and S&P 500 rising. Real estate shares surged while energy shares fell. Tempest Therapeutics, Phio Pharmaceuticals, and voxeljet AG saw significant increases in their shares. Silk Road Medical, E2open Parent Holdings, and Hyliion Holdings saw significant drops in their shares. Producer prices in the U.S. increased 0.5% month-over-month in September, above market expectations.

Portfolio Pulse from Lisa Levin

October 11, 2023 | 4:38 pm

VCNX

Orin Hirschman has acquired a 9.9% passive stake in Vaccinex (VCNX) as of September 28, according to a 13G filing with the SEC.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 11, 2023 | 4:36 pm

COSM

Cosmos Health has announced a purchase agreement to acquire Cloudscreen, leading to a rise in its share prices.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 11, 2023 | 4:32 pm

ABNB

A significant bearish stance has been taken on Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) by a large investor, as indicated by unusual options activity. The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is 11% bullish and 88% bearish. The whales have been targeting a price range from $125.0 to $160.0 for Airbnb over the last 3 months. The price of ABNB is currently up 0.51% at $132.26.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 11, 2023 | 4:31 pm