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WTW

Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ:WTW) reported better-than-expected Q2 earnings and raised its FY24 EPS guidance. The company posted earnings of $2.55 per share, beating the consensus estimate of $2.31, but missed sales estimates. Following the announcement, analysts from Wells Fargo, Truist Securities, and Roth MKM raised their price targets for WTW.

Portfolio Pulse from Avi Kapoor

July 26, 2024 | 5:14 pm

ERIE

Erie Indemnity shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 earnings.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

July 26, 2024 | 5:14 pm

MRBK

Meridian (NASDAQ:MRBK) reported Q2 earnings per share of $0.30, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $0.31 by 3.23%. This represents a 26.83% decrease from the $0.41 per share reported in the same period last year.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

July 26, 2024 | 5:11 pm

POAI

Predictive Oncology shares are trading lower after the company announced it exercised warrants worth $1.26M.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

July 26, 2024 | 5:09 pm

SPY

The Dallas Federal Reserve reported that the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) for June decreased to 1.70% from the previous 2.60%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

July 26, 2024 | 5:06 pm

BKR

USO

U.S. Baker Hughes reported an increase in the oil rig count by 5 to 482, and the total rig count rose to 589 from 586.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

July 26, 2024 | 5:05 pm

EW

Deep-pocketed investors are showing a bullish trend towards Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE:EW) options, with significant options activity detected by Benzinga. The majority of these investors are bullish, targeting a price range of $50.0 to $72.5. Recent analyst ratings are mixed, with some downgrades and a few maintaining an outperform rating.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 26, 2024 | 5:01 pm

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STX

XOM

The CNBC Halftime Report's final trades include Seagate Technology, Exxon Mobil, Morgan Stanley, and the iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

July 26, 2024 | 5:00 pm

CRS

Carpenter Technology Corp (NYSE: CRS) has received mixed ratings from analysts over the past three months, with a majority being bullish. The average 12-month price target has increased to $132.71. Key analysts have raised their price targets, reflecting positive sentiment despite some financial challenges.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 26, 2024 | 5:00 pm

SMCI

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) has significantly outperformed the market over the past 15 years, delivering an average annual return of 35.0%. A $1000 investment in SMCI 15 years ago would be worth $90,818.64 today. The company's current market capitalization is $42.23 billion.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 26, 2024 | 5:00 pm