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EXP

Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) has significantly outperformed the market over the past 5 years, delivering an average annual return of 24.68%. A $1000 investment in EXP 5 years ago would be worth $3,045.98 today. The company's market capitalization is currently $9.35 billion.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

May 15, 2024 | 7:00 pm

NYCB

New York Community Bancorp (NYSE: NYCB) has seen a 10.36% increase in its short percent of float, now at 11.72%. This indicates a bearish sentiment among investors, as it would take 3.92 days to cover the short positions. NYCB's short interest is higher than its peers, whose average is 4.89%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

May 15, 2024 | 7:00 pm

ETHUSD

Ethereum's price has increased by 3.89% within the last 24 hours, reaching $2,998.19. Despite this short-term gain, the cryptocurrency has experienced a 1.0% loss over the past week. Trading volume has increased by 5.0%, while the circulating supply has decreased slightly by 0.1%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

May 15, 2024 | 7:00 pm

NVDA

KeyBanc analyst John Vinh maintains an Overweight rating on Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA) with a price target of $1,200, citing the upcoming Blackwell GPUs and strong demand for existing products. Vinh expects Nvidia's fiscal first-quarter results and second-quarter guidance to exceed expectations, driven by improved supply and strong demand from China. He projects significant revenue contributions from new GPU models and data center solutions, estimating over $200 billion in data center revenue by 2025.

Portfolio Pulse from Anusuya Lahiri

May 15, 2024 | 7:00 pm

COP

Deep-pocketed investors have shown a bearish sentiment towards ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) through significant options trading activities. The options scanner highlighted 8 extraordinary options activities, with 62% of the sentiment being bearish. The predicted price range for COP is between $105.0 and $145.0. Analysts maintain positive ratings with an average target price of $152.4.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

May 15, 2024 | 6:48 pm

OXY

Financial giants have shown bullish interest in Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) through unusual options activity. Analysis reveals 12 unusual trades with a mix of bullish and bearish sentiments. The predicted price range for OXY is between $55.0 and $70.0. Experts have given mixed ratings with an average target price of $74.0.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

May 15, 2024 | 6:48 pm

KO

Benzinga's options scanner identified significant options trading activity on Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO), with a cumulative value of $1,125,070. The trades include both bullish calls and bearish puts, indicating mixed sentiment. Analysts have issued ratings with a consensus target price of $68.8.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

May 15, 2024 | 6:48 pm

CME

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SPY

TAN

Blu Putnam, former chief economist at CME Group, discussed April's inflation report and suggested that the Federal Reserve should cut interest rates based on the Taylor Rule. The CPI numbers showed lower-than-expected inflation growth, sparking a market rally. Despite this, interest rate-sensitive sectors like solar and regional banking ETFs underperformed.

Portfolio Pulse from Aaron Bry

May 15, 2024 | 6:45 pm

AMC

GME

GameStop (GME) and AMC Entertainment (AMC) saw significant gains earlier in the week, causing substantial losses for short sellers. Hedge fund Renaissance Technologies increased its stakes in both companies in Q1, potentially benefiting from the surge. Despite a pullback on Wednesday, GME and AMC shares remain significantly up for the week.

Portfolio Pulse from Adam Eckert

May 15, 2024 | 6:44 pm

AMAT

Stifel analyst Brian Chin reiterated a Buy rating on Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) with a price target of $230. The company will report Q2 FY2024 results on May 16, 2024. The analyst highlights China's significant role in revenue and the potential for higher revenue and profitability in the future.

Portfolio Pulse from Nabaparna Bhattacharya

May 15, 2024 | 6:41 pm