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FSLR

First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) reported better-than-expected Q2 results and announced plans to build its fifth U.S. panel factory. Analysts from BofA Securities, Oppenheimer, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Raymond James provided positive feedback on the company's performance and future outlook. The company's stock price rose by 0.63% to $199.84 at the time of publication.

Portfolio Pulse from Priya Nigam

July 28, 2023 | 3:26 pm

NWL

Newell Brands Inc reported a Q2 FY23 sales decline of 13.2% YoY to $2.20 billion, beating the analyst consensus of $2.15 billion. The company's adjusted EPS of $0.24 also beat the analyst consensus of $0.13. However, the company lowered its FY23 adjusted EPS outlook to $0.80 - $0.90 from $0.95 - $1.08 and cut the FY23 sales outlook to $8.20 billion - $8.34 billion from $8.4 billion - $8.6 billion. Despite the lowered outlook, NWL shares traded higher by 10% at $11.28.

Portfolio Pulse from Shivani Kumaresan

July 28, 2023 | 3:24 pm

DG

Dollar Gen's (NYSE:DG) short percent of float has risen 3.89% since its last report, with 4.09 million shares sold short, which is 1.87% of all regular shares available for trading. This increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish. However, compared to its peers, Dollar Gen has less short interest as a percentage of float, which is 3.34% on average.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 28, 2023 | 3:15 pm

MDT

Medtronic's (NYSE:MDT) short percent of float has fallen 7.41% since its last report, with 6.62 million shares sold short, which is 0.5% of all regular shares available for trading. This decrease in short interest could signal a more bullish sentiment towards the stock. Medtronic's short interest as a percentage of float is less than its peer group average of 3.24%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 28, 2023 | 3:15 pm

ISRG

Intuitive Surgical's (NYSE:ISRG) short percent of float has risen 7.14% since its last report, with 3.15 million shares sold short, which is 0.9% of all regular shares available for trading. This increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish. However, compared to its peers, Intuitive Surgical has less short interest as a percentage of float, which is 3.22% on average.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 28, 2023 | 3:15 pm

CVX

USO

Chevron's CEO has stated that fires in Canada and an incident with a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit in Thailand have negatively impacted the company's oil production guidance.

Portfolio Pulse from Happy Mohamed

July 28, 2023 | 3:14 pm

META

Meta Platforms Inc's stock is trading higher by 3.49% following a positive earnings report and an upgrade from China Renaissance from Hold to Buy with a $380 price target. The company reported Q2 revenue of $32 billion, surpassing the Street consensus estimate of $31.12 billion, and earnings per share of $2.98, beating the estimate of $2.91. User engagement also increased with 3.07 billion daily active users and 3.88 billion monthly active users.

Portfolio Pulse from Henry Khederian

July 28, 2023 | 3:10 pm

CMRE

Costamare Inc (NYSE:CMRE) reported a Q2 FY23 Voyage revenue growth of 25.8% YoY to $365.94 million, beating the consensus of $256.52 million. However, adjusted EPS was $0.56, down from $0.95 in 2Q22, missing the consensus of $0.59. The company repurchased 5.38 million common shares for $50 million during the quarter. Despite softening in the containership sector, the company's shares are trading higher by 19% at $11.31.

Portfolio Pulse from Akanksha Bakshi

July 28, 2023 | 3:08 pm

BJDX

Bluejay Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJDX) shares have surged after the company announced a 1-for-20 reverse stock split last Friday. The stock is up more than 20% since the split and over 40% for the session. Trading of BJDX was halted on Friday morning due to a circuit breaker but has since resumed. More than 7 million shares of BDJX have been traded in the session, compared to the stock's 100-day average of just under 244,700 shares.

Portfolio Pulse from Erica Kollmann

July 28, 2023 | 3:06 pm

AURC

Shares of Aurora Acquisition Corp. have resumed trading.

Portfolio Pulse from Happy Mohamed

July 28, 2023 | 3:06 pm