Cybersecurity names are in focus today. Zscaler drew back-to-back analyst upgrades this morning. Both Barclays and Stephens & Co. raised their price targets — to $200 and $225 respectively — maintaining Overweight ratings. The moves follow strong demand signals heading into Q4 budget season.
Oracle set a high bar for its September 10 earnings call. The company guided for 58–64% cloud growth. Analysts and investors will be watching closely to see if that figure holds.
Short interest dynamics are shifting fast in multiple names. Chewy hit 52.3% SI of free float — one of the sharpest week-on-week climbs among mid-cap US stocks. On the other side, bears are retreating from GameStop. Short interest fell from 14.7% to 10.3% of free float in just seven days.
An NVIDIA director filed sales of $411 million in shares between August 31 and September 2. The pace and pattern strongly suggest a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, which reduces the signal value of the trade.
Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are set to travel to Moscow and Kyiv this weekend, according to Axios. The news moved European ETFs and broad market proxies. Any ceasefire progress would be significant for European equities and energy markets.
UK defence names Babcock International and Chemring Group both reported this morning. Babcock carries a £4.9bn market cap. Chemring, a counter-IED specialist, is valued near £1.5bn. Defence sector results are being watched closely given ongoing geopolitical spending tailwinds.
Bilibili closed a $700 million convertible note deal, with Tencent taking $200 million of that tranche. Options flow in China tech names tightened noticeably following the announcement.
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