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Benzinga Pro has released its list of the most-searched stocks for Q2 2023. The top 10 includes SPDR S&P 500 ETF, Tesla, Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices, C3.ai, Amazon, Apple, Invesco QQQ Trust, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft. The newcomers in the second quarter were C3.ai and Microsoft. AMC Entertainment Holdings and Moderna dropped from the top 10.

Portfolio Pulse from Chris Katje

July 05, 2023 | 3:25 pm

LIFE

Oppenheimer has downgraded aTyr Pharma's stock from Outperform to Perform, leading to a decrease in the company's share prices.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

July 05, 2023 | 3:22 pm

LCFY

Locafy Limited (NASDAQ:LCFY) has acquired additional SEO technology, Citation Boost technologies, from Jimmy Kelley Digital. The technology will work alongside Locafy's existing software to increase the online prominence of local citations. The company plans to make this solution more widely available by the end of the 2023 September quarter or Locafy's fiscal Q1 2024. LCFY shares are trading higher by 3.11% to $6.58.

Portfolio Pulse from Nabaparna Bhattacharya

July 05, 2023 | 3:19 pm

PEGA

Wedbush has upgraded Pegasystems' stock from Neutral to Outperform and raised its price target from $50 to $65. This has resulted in Pegasystems' shares trading higher.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

July 05, 2023 | 3:18 pm

MSFT

A significant investor has taken a bullish stance on Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), with 50% of investors opening trades with bullish expectations and 50% with bearish. The total amount for puts is $775,175 and for calls is $2,167,920. Whales have been targeting a price range from $245.0 to $445.0 for Microsoft over the last 3 months. The price of MSFT is up 0.81% at $340.73. JP Morgan, CFRA, Mizuho, and BMO Capital maintain positive ratings on Microsoft, while Wedbush downgraded its action to Outperform.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 05, 2023 | 3:17 pm

GOOGL

A significant amount of unusual options activity has been observed for Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), with a bearish stance being taken by a majority of investors. Of the 23 strange trades detected, 60% were bearish and 39% bullish. The total amount for puts was $375,769 and for calls was $2,613,563. Whales have been targeting a price range from $80.0 to $160.0 for Alphabet over the last 3 months. The current price of GOOGL is up 1.74% at $121.98. Several experts have given their ratings and price targets for Alphabet.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 05, 2023 | 3:17 pm

DAC

DRS

IIIN

KNOP

KODK

Benzinga Insights has identified several value stocks in the industrials sector that may be worth watching, including Insteel Indus (IIIN), Eastman Kodak (KODK), Leonardo DRS (DRS), KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP), and Danaos (DAC). These companies have low P/E multiples, indicating potential undervaluation. However, the risk with value stocks is that they may not rebound from their undervalued position.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 05, 2023 | 3:08 pm

AMZN

Amazon's stock price has surged by 51% in the first half of 2023, driven by its dominance in the marketplace. The upcoming Amazon Prime Day, which generated $12 billion in global sales in 2022, is expected to further boost the company's profits and potentially its stock price. However, investors are cautioned about a potential resistance at the weekly 200 simple moving average (SMA) of $132.95, which could impact the stock's upward trajectory.

Portfolio Pulse from Zaheer Anwari

July 05, 2023 | 3:06 pm

NXPI

QCOM

QRVO

SWKS

China has announced export restrictions on gallium and germanium, metals critical to semiconductor production. This has led to a drop in the stock prices of several semiconductor and chip manufacturers, including Qorvo, Inc. (QRVO), QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM), Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (SWKS), and NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI).

Portfolio Pulse from Erica Kollmann

July 05, 2023 | 3:04 pm

DDOG

A significant investor has taken a bearish stance on Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG), with 75% of the spotted trades being bearish. The total amount for puts is $847,112 and for calls is $117,873. The targeted price range for Datadog over the last 3 months is from $60.0 to $125.0. The current price of DDOG is down -0.6% at $97.7.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 05, 2023 | 3:03 pm