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OCSL

Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) is expected to release its quarterly earnings report on February 1, 2024, with analysts predicting an EPS of $0.61. Investors are looking for an earnings beat and positive guidance for future growth. Despite a slight miss last quarter, the stock price increased by 0.35%. Over the past year, OCSL shares have risen by 4.14%, trading at $21.48 as of January 30.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

January 31, 2024 | 7:01 pm

ZS

Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) received mixed ratings from 28 financial analysts, with an average 12-month price target of $215.32, reflecting an 11.47% increase from the previous target. Analysts' actions include maintaining and raising ratings and price targets, indicating a generally positive outlook on the company's performance. Zscaler, a SaaS firm specializing in cloud-native cybersecurity, has shown strong revenue growth but below-average profitability and efficiency metrics.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

January 31, 2024 | 7:01 pm

MTX

Minerals Technologies (NYSE:MTX) is expected to report an EPS of $1.25 in its upcoming quarterly earnings on February 1, 2024. Investors are looking for an earnings beat and positive guidance for future growth. Historically, MTX's stock price has reacted to past earnings performances and guidance. Last quarter, MTX beat the EPS estimate by $0.18, resulting in a 3.9% stock price increase the following day. However, over the last 52 weeks, MTX shares have declined by 8.45%, indicating potential investor dissatisfaction ahead of the earnings release.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

January 31, 2024 | 7:01 pm

SWK

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) is scheduled to release its quarterly earnings report on February 1, 2024. Analysts predict an EPS of $0.79. Investors are looking for an earnings beat and positive guidance for the next quarter. In the past, SWK's stock price has not always correlated with earnings performance. Shares are currently trading at $95.29, with a 0.75% decline over the last 52 weeks.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

January 31, 2024 | 7:00 pm

D

Dominion Energy Inc. (NYSE:D) saw a slight increase of 0.94% in the current market session to $46.17, despite a monthly decline of 4.67% and an annual drop of 25.53%. The company's P/E ratio of 15.2 is below the Multi-Utilities industry average of 22.39, which could suggest that the stock is undervalued or that shareholders have lower future performance expectations. Investors are advised to consider the P/E ratio alongside other financial metrics and qualitative analysis for a comprehensive investment decision.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

January 31, 2024 | 7:00 pm

INJUSD

Injective (CRYPTO: INJ), a cryptocurrency, has seen a price decrease of 6.85% over the past 24 hours, now at $34.58, despite a 6.0% increase over the past week. The trading volume has risen by 37.0%, and the circulating supply has slightly increased, leading to a current market cap ranking of #29 at $3.06 billion.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

January 31, 2024 | 7:00 pm

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SPY

The Federal Reserve has decided to leave the key overnight policy rate unchanged. This decision is likely to influence the broader market and specific ETFs that track major indices.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

January 31, 2024 | 7:00 pm

KRE

NYCB

New York Community Bancorp Inc (NYSE:NYCB) shares plummeted after reporting Q4 revenue of $740 million, missing estimates of $811.07 million, and an adjusted loss of 27 cents per share versus expected earnings of 28 cents per share. The company also cut its quarterly dividend to 5 cents per share and recorded a $552 million provision for loan losses. CEO Thomas Cangemi stated the measures were to align with the demands of being a large bank, following the acquisition of assets from the collapsed Signature Bank. The SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (NYSE:KRE) also fell by 3.52%.

Portfolio Pulse from Adam Eckert

January 31, 2024 | 6:52 pm

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TSLA

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) is offering eligible Mustang MachE and F150 Lightning owners a free Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) charger adapter for use at Tesla Superchargers in the U.S. and Canada. This initiative is part of Ford's commitment to enhance EV charging convenience and will precede Ford's transition to the NACS charge port in 2025. Additionally, Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) has agreed to purchase over 1,000 Ford electric vehicles. Ford's stock price rose by 1.1% following the news.

Portfolio Pulse from Nabaparna Bhattacharya

January 31, 2024 | 6:51 pm

NVDA

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Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) partners with Singapore Telecommunications to integrate AI capabilities into Southeast Asian data centers. Singtel will offer access to Nvidia's GPUs, enhancing AI services for clients. Nvidia, facing U.S. sanctions in China, is expanding globally and is in talks with SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics (OTC:SSNLF) for HBM supply. Analysts see a $1 trillion AI opportunity for Nvidia. Singtel aims for net-zero emissions by 2028 and is expanding in Southeast Asia and Japan. NVDA shares fell 2.07% to $614.81.

Portfolio Pulse from Anusuya Lahiri

January 31, 2024 | 6:46 pm