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MSI

Motorola Solns (NYSE:MSI) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years, producing an average annual return of 17.94%. If an investor had bought $1000 of MSI stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $10,927.66 today.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 02, 2023 | 5:30 pm

AMT

American Tower (NYSE:AMT) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years, producing an average annual return of 11.54%. If an investor had bought $100 of AMT stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $485.00 today.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 02, 2023 | 5:30 pm

TRV

Travelers Companies's (NYSE:TRV) short percent of float has risen 15.45% since its last report, with 2.89 million shares sold short, which is 1.27% of all regular shares available for trading. It would take traders 2.59 days to cover their short positions on average. The company's short interest is less than its peer group average of 1.69%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 02, 2023 | 5:30 pm

SNAP

A significant number of Snap Inc. (SNAP) call options for November 17 at a strike price of $10 were purchased, indicating bullish sentiment among investors. The volume of these options was higher than the open interest, suggesting new positions.

Portfolio Pulse from Charles Gross

October 02, 2023 | 5:25 pm

DDOG

Piper Sandler analyst Rob D. Owens has upgraded Datadog Inc (NASDAQ:DDOG) to Overweight from Neutral rating, increasing the price target to $115 from $88. The analyst sees signs of stabilizing infrastructure and DevOps software demand, along with incremental opportunities related to security and AI. The company's acceleration in security products and lowered FY23 guidance are seen as potential upside opportunities.

Portfolio Pulse from Lekha Gupta

October 02, 2023 | 5:22 pm

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TQQQ

The article discusses the use of leveraged ETFs to identify potential reversals in the market. It highlights the trading patterns of institutions using leveraged ETFs such as TQQQ and SQQQ, which are 3x leveraged against QQQ. The author suggests that recent large trades in QQQ, TQQQ, and SQQQ indicate a potential bullish reversal for QQQ in the short term.

Portfolio Pulse from Volumeleaders.com

October 02, 2023 | 5:21 pm

HD

A significant investor has taken a bearish stance on Home Depot (NYSE:HD), with 60% of recent trades being bearish and 40% bullish. The total amount for put options is $1,815,473, while call options total $99,760. Whales have been targeting a price range from $290.0 to $375.0 for Home Depot over the last 3 months. The current price of HD is down -0.85% at $299.6. Evercore ISI Group maintains an Outperform rating on Home Depot with a price target of $370, while Stifel and HSBC have downgraded their actions to Hold with price targets of $350 and $365 respectively.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 02, 2023 | 5:16 pm

PBR

Unusual options activity has been observed for Petrobras Brasileiro (NYSE:PBR), with a large position indicating a bullish stance. The sentiment among these big-money traders is split between 70% bullish and 30% bearish. The whales have been targeting a price range from $12.0 to $17.0 for Petrobras Brasileiro over the last 3 months. Bradesco Corretora upgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $15, while Jefferies downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $21.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 02, 2023 | 5:16 pm

LRCX

A significant amount of unusual options activity has been observed for Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX), with a majority of investors taking a bearish stance. The price range targeted by these investors over the last three months is between $300 and $720. Wolfe Research has downgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $825. The next earnings are expected to be released in 16 days.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 02, 2023 | 5:16 pm

UNH

A significant bearish stance has been taken on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) by a large investor or institution, as indicated by unusual options trades. The sentiment among these big-money traders is 83% bearish. The whales have been targeting a price range from $450.0 to $540.0 for UnitedHealth Group over the last 3 months. Cantor Fitzgerald and HSBC have downgraded their actions on UNH with price targets of $591 and $540 respectively.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 02, 2023 | 5:01 pm