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CRM

Salesforce's (NYSE:CRM) short percent of float has fallen 22.33% since its last report, with 7.49 million shares sold short, which is 0.8% of all regular shares available for trading. This decrease in short interest could signal a more bullish market sentiment towards Salesforce. Compared to its peers, Salesforce has less short interest as a percentage of float, with an average of 3.19%.

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August 14, 2023 | 8:00 pm

EXPD

Over the last quarter, Expeditors Intl (NASDAQ:EXPD) has received 3 indifferent and 3 somewhat bearish ratings from analysts. The average 12-month price target for the company has increased by 9.19% to $104.17, with a high of $115.00 and a low of $84.00.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

August 14, 2023 | 8:00 pm

MAXN

SEDG

SPWR

Maxeon Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:MAXN) reported mixed Q2 results and issued Q3 and full-year 2023 revenue guidance below estimates. Despite beating analyst consensus on quarterly losses, the company missed on sales. Following the report, several analysts lowered their price targets on the stock. The company's stock had been trading lower, along with other solar stocks, due to weak preliminary Q2 results from Sunpower (NASDAQ:SPWR) and weak guidance from SolarEdge (NASDAQ:SEDG).

Portfolio Pulse from Ryan Gustafson

August 14, 2023 | 7:59 pm

SPY

The market on close imbalance is leaning towards the sell-side with $135M. This could potentially impact the overall market sentiment and possibly the SPY ETF.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

August 14, 2023 | 7:51 pm

BABA

A significant bearish stance has been taken on Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) as indicated by unusual options activity. The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 44% bullish and 55% bearish. The whales have been targeting a price range from $70.0 to $265.0 for Alibaba over the last 3 months. The price of BABA is currently down -2.12% at $93.7. Analysts from Citigroup, Baird, and Bernstein have maintained their ratings while Benchmark and Baird have downgraded their actions.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

August 14, 2023 | 7:46 pm

BHP

A whale investor has taken a bullish stance on BHP Group (NYSE:BHP), with 60% of the investors opening trades with bullish expectations and 40% with bearish. The whale has been targeting a price range from $42.5 to $60.0 for BHP Group over the last 3 months. The price of BHP is currently down -2.06% at $57.74, and RSI indicators suggest that the stock may be approaching oversold. BHP's next earnings are expected to be released in 11 days.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

August 14, 2023 | 7:46 pm

DE

A whale investor has taken a bullish stance on Deere (NYSE:DE), with 66% of the investors opening trades with bullish expectations and 33% with bearish. The whale has been targeting a price range from $410.0 to $450.0 for Deere over the last 3 months. The price of DE is up 0.5% at $437.25. DA Davidson, Deutsche Bank, and Citigroup have maintained their Buy, Hold, and Buy ratings on Deere, respectively.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

August 14, 2023 | 7:46 pm

BHR

B. Riley Securities analyst Bryan Maher downgraded Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE:BHR) to Neutral from Buy, lowering the price target from $7.00 to $3.50. The downgrade is due to concerns about the company's prolonged RevPAR softness at many of its luxury resort hotels and uncertainty surrounding its remaining 2024 debt maturities. The analyst also lowered FY23, FY24, and FY25 adjusted EBITDA estimates.

Portfolio Pulse from Nabaparna Bhattacharya

August 14, 2023 | 7:43 pm

GS

Former Goldman Sachs CEO, Lloyd Blankfein, has stated that he cannot imagine returning to the company as CEO.

Portfolio Pulse from Happy Mohamed

August 14, 2023 | 7:40 pm

BA

A significant number of investors have taken a bearish stance on Boeing (NYSE:BA), with 65% of detected trades being bearish and 35% bullish. The targeted price range for Boeing over the last 3 months is $210.0 to $310.0. Wells Fargo, Jefferies, JP Morgan, and Citigroup maintain positive ratings on Boeing with price targets ranging from $245 to $285, while RBC Capital downgraded its rating to 'Sector Perform' with a price target of $225.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

August 14, 2023 | 7:33 pm