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VEEV

Veeva Systems (NYSE:VEEV) has seen a decrease in short interest, with the short percent of float falling 5.67% since the last report, now at 1.33% of all shares available for trading. This indicates a potential shift in market sentiment towards a more bullish outlook for VEEV, as short interest can serve as a market sentiment indicator. The current short interest suggests less market expectation for the stock price to fall. VEEV's short interest is also below its peer group average of 5.66%, suggesting it is performing relatively well in this aspect.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

February 13, 2024 | 5:45 pm

CHTR

Charter Communications (NYSE:CHTR) has seen a 3.42% increase in its short percent of float since the last report, with 9.11 million shares sold short, representing 9.38% of its available shares for trading. This indicates a bearish market sentiment, although it's not a definitive predictor of stock price movement. The company's short interest is slightly above its peer group average of 9.06%. The article suggests that an increase in short interest can sometimes be bullish for a stock.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

February 13, 2024 | 5:45 pm

Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) shares rose after reporting Q4 earnings that exceeded expectations, with adjusted earnings of $1.74 per share and quarterly sales of $5.22 billion. The company's strong performance is attributed to effective pricing and operating excellence programs, leading to a record adjusted margin of 29.9%. Waste Management anticipates adjusted operating EBITDA for 2024 to be between $6.275 billion and $6.425 billion, signaling continued growth.

Portfolio Pulse from Erica Kollmann

February 13, 2024 | 5:43 pm

MAR

MGM

Marriott announced that the first of MGM's properties has joined its system in January 2024, with the remaining properties expected to join by the end of Q1 2024.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

February 13, 2024 | 5:43 pm

BNRE

CNFR

CRD

EHTH

GLRE

HUIZ

MHLD

MRAI

RELI

RNR

In Tuesday's intraday session, the insurance industry saw notable movements. Huize Holding, Crawford, Everest Group, Reliance Global Group, and RenaissanceRe Holdings experienced gains, while Conifer Holdings, Maiden Holdings, Marpai, Greenlight Capital Re, eHealth, and Brookfield Reinsurance faced declines. Notably, Everest Group and Brookfield Reinsurance's movements were influenced by their recent Q4 earnings reports.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

February 13, 2024 | 5:40 pm

BTCUSD

DIA

QQQ

SPY

Bitcoin and gold prices fell following a hotter-than-expected US inflation report, with BTC dropping over 2% and gold sliding below $2k for the first time in 2024. The S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq also experienced declines. Analysts suggest that the CPI data, showing a 3.1% increase over the past year, could lead to further dips in Bitcoin if negative market sentiment continues.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Contributor

February 13, 2024 | 5:36 pm

AIG

COIN

HASI

PYPL

SOFI

TFC

Today's session highlighted significant options activity for 10 financial stocks, indicating potential trading opportunities based on whale alerts. These alerts track large transactions, suggesting shifts in market sentiment. Notable bullish sentiment was observed in calls for NU, AIG, SQ, GS, PYPL, and puts for BX, COIN, TFC, indicating expectations of stock price increases. Conversely, SOFI saw bearish sentiment in puts, suggesting a potential price decrease. HASI's call activity was neutral.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

February 13, 2024 | 5:35 pm

AMZN

BABA

DKNG

GCT

HAS

HRB

NIO

PDD

SHCO

TSLA

Today's session highlighted significant whale activity in the options market for 10 consumer discretionary stocks, indicating potential trading opportunities. The activity involved both bullish and bearish sentiments across various stocks including TSLA, DKNG, NIO, PDD, AMZN, BABA, SHCO, HAS, HRB, and GCT, with trades focusing on both put and call options.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

February 13, 2024 | 5:35 pm

AMD

ARM

DDOG

ENPH

MRVL

MSFT

NVDA

PLTR

SMCI

Today's session highlighted significant options activity for 10 Information Technology stocks, indicating potential trading opportunities based on whale alerts. These alerts, tracking large transactions, suggest market sentiment shifts and possible price movements for stocks like PLTR, NVDA, AMD, ARM, MRVL, MSFT, SMCI, ENPH, DDOG, and MU. The activity ranged from bullish to bearish sentiments across various expiration dates and strike prices, reflecting diverse market expectations.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

February 13, 2024 | 5:35 pm

POL

Trading of Polished Inc. shares, symbol POL, has resumed after a temporary halt.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

February 13, 2024 | 5:35 pm