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PPG

PPG Industries' (NYSE:PPG) short percent of float has decreased by 5.13% since its last report, with 1.73 million shares sold short, representing 0.74% of all regular shares available for trading. This decrease in short interest could indicate a more bullish market sentiment towards PPG Industries. Compared to its peers, PPG Industries has less short interest as a percentage of float, with an average of 3.75%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 12, 2023 | 4:01 pm

BJRI

Over the past 3 months, 6 analysts have published their opinion on BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) stock. The average price target for BJ's Restaurants is $35.83, an increase of 0.93% from the previous average price target of $35.50. The ratings include 1 bullish, 3 somewhat bullish, and 2 indifferent.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 12, 2023 | 4:01 pm

SO

Southern's (NYSE:SO) short percent of float has decreased by 8.06% since its last report, with 12.45 million shares sold short, representing 1.14% of all regular shares available for trading. This decrease in short interest could indicate a more bullish market sentiment towards the stock. Compared to its peers, Southern has less short interest as a percentage of float, with the average being 2.25%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 12, 2023 | 4:01 pm

NVS

Novartis's (NYSE:NVS) short percent of float has fallen 4.55% since its last report, with 4.13 million shares sold short, which is 0.21% of all regular shares available for trading. It would take traders 1.81 days to cover their short positions on average. A decrease in short interest can signal investors have become more bullish. Novartis's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 3.56%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 12, 2023 | 4:00 pm

URI

United Rentals (NYSE:URI) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 11.16% on an annualized basis, producing an average annual return of 19.01%. If an investor had bought $100 of URI stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $3,140.81 today.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 12, 2023 | 4:00 pm

AMT

American Tower (NYSE:AMT) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 8.53% on an annualized basis, producing an average annual return of 16.38%. If an investor had bought $1000 of AMT stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $21,266.88 today.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 12, 2023 | 4:00 pm

FL

In the last quarter, Foot Locker (NYSE:FL) received a mix of bullish, somewhat bullish, and indifferent ratings from analysts. Over the past 3 months, 20 analysts have offered 12-month price targets for Foot Locker, with an average price target of $36.95, a decrease of 16.85% from the previous average price target of $44.44.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 12, 2023 | 4:00 pm

PWR

Quanta Services (NYSE:PWR) has received 7 analyst ratings in the last quarter, with 4 being somewhat bullish and 3 indifferent. The company's average 12-month price target is $188.86, which has increased by 9.53% over the past month.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 12, 2023 | 4:00 pm

GHG

GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd. (NYSE:GHG) reported preliminary Q1 2023 results, expecting revenues of $54 million-$56.7 million. The company opened 91 new hotels, and total revenues from organic hotels increased by 16.8% YoY to $36.8 million. The revenue per available room (RevPAR) recovered to 94.3% of its Q1 2019 level. The restaurant business is estimated to have generated a combined unaudited revenue of about $17.3 million to $19.9 million. GHG shares are trading higher by 2.85% to $5.42.

Portfolio Pulse from Nabaparna Bhattacharya

July 12, 2023 | 3:57 pm

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MSTR

MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) may sell its Bitcoin holdings in the event of severe price drops, particularly around the time its debt is due in mid-2025, according to a report from Bernstein. The company currently holds approximately 152,000 Bitcoin, which cost about $4.5 billion. Berenberg Capital Markets analysts have raised their price target for MicroStrategy from $430 to $510 due to a more favorable environment for Bitcoin's institutional adoption.

Portfolio Pulse from Murtuza Merchant

July 12, 2023 | 3:56 pm