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QCOM

A significant bearish stance has been taken on Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) by a large investor, as indicated by unusual options activity. The sentiment among these big-money traders is split, with 46% bullish and 53% bearish. The targeted price range for Qualcomm over the last 3 months has been $65.0 to $130.0. The current price of QCOM is down -1.12% at $114.31.

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August 11, 2023 | 7:31 pm

VLO

A significant bearish stance has been taken on Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) by a large investor or institution, as indicated by unusual options activity. The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 30% bullish and 69% bearish. The price of VLO is up 2.85% at $138.7. Analysts from Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Tudor Pickering, and Wells Fargo have given price targets of $160, $142, $145, and $135 respectively.

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August 11, 2023 | 7:31 pm

CRWD

Unusual options activity has been observed for CrowdStrike Holdings (NASDAQ:CRWD), with a large position indicating a bullish stance. The options scanner at Benzinga spotted 19 uncommon trades, with 57% bullish and 42% bearish sentiment. The targeted price range for CrowdStrike over the last 3 months is from $138.0 to $170.0. The current price of CRWD is $148.35, up 0.33%. Analysts from Morgan Stanley and Barclays maintain an Overweight rating on CrowdStrike, with price targets of $178 and $173 respectively, while JMP Securities and Needham have downgraded their actions with price targets of $235 and $170 respectively.

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August 11, 2023 | 7:30 pm

PTON

Peloton's shares are trading lower due to overall market weakness following the release of July's Producer Price Index (PPI) data.

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August 11, 2023 | 7:30 pm

HUM

Over the past 10 years, Humana (NYSE:HUM) has outperformed the market by 8.05% on an annualized basis, producing an average annual return of 18.4%. If an investor had bought $1000 of HUM stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $5,337.72 today.

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August 11, 2023 | 7:30 pm

RIO

Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years, producing an average annual return of 19.14%. If an investor had bought $1000 of RIO stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $34,032.56 today.

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August 11, 2023 | 7:30 pm

GRNT

Granite Ridge Resources (GRNT) shares are trading higher following the company's better-than-expected Q2 earnings per share (EPS) results.

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August 11, 2023 | 7:28 pm

MRNS

Marinus Pharmaceuticals' stock has been downgraded from Outperform to Perform by Oppenheimer, with a new price target of $14. Other firms have also lowered their price targets for the stock.

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August 11, 2023 | 7:27 pm

PENN

PENN Entertainment shares are trading lower after a filing registered 1.25 million shares available for sale by Dave Portnoy, following the company's deal to sell Barstool back to him. However, Portnoy has indicated he will not sell the shares.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

August 11, 2023 | 7:18 pm

THRN

Canaccord Genuity has maintained a Buy rating on Throne Healthtech's stock and raised its price target from $6 to $7. This has led to an increase in the trading of Throne Healthtech shares.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

August 11, 2023 | 7:15 pm