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Global Payments attracted fresh analyst attention today with a new recommendation added to coverage. The consensus target sits at $93.38. Short interest runs at 7.5% of free float — modest for a payments name, but…
Applied Materials insiders filed a wave of sales last week. CEO Gary Dickerson sold over $33M in shares across two days on June 15–16. The company's CTO, Independent Chairman, and a Senior Vice President also sold.…
Short sellers are making bold moves this week. SHAZ (SharonAI Holdings) saw the biggest jump. Its SI % of FF exploded from 12.8% to 54.5% in just seven days. That's a +41.7 percentage point surge. Availability sits at…
Options traders are paying up to hedge IBKR despite — or because of — an 11.5% monthly rally. The put-call ratio hit 0.668 on June 18, sitting 2.1 standard deviations above its 20-day mean of 0.623. That's the loudest…
The corporate calendar is packed this week. FDX and CCL both report today. MU takes centre stage Tuesday after the close. Micron's result will set the tone for the entire semiconductor space. Bears are not positioned…
Three marquee names dominate the corporate calendar from June 23–26. All eyes turn to chips, logistics, and cruise ships. FDX kicks off tomorrow, Monday June 23, reporting Q4 2026 after the close. The $78B logistics…
AFYA hits its Q1 earnings release today having already covered the analyst-downgrade story — the question now is whether the print itself shifts the narrative. Options positioning is notably relaxed heading into the…
Marvell Technology arrives at its June 25 earnings report having added another 11% on the week, with analysts scrambling to reprice a stock that has outrun most of their targets. The analyst upgrade cycle has turned…
Wall Street moved price targets in multiple directions Monday. Three names stand out for different reasons. TTWO (Take-Two Interactive) saw its consensus target edge up to $279.45. Analysts remain overwhelmingly…
QUALCOMM heads into its June 24 earnings print with an unusual split: the stock has broken out higher while short sellers are quietly accelerating their bets against it. The stock closed at $226.11 on June 18, up 11.4%…
PAYX reports its fiscal Q4 results today against a backdrop that has shifted meaningfully since the March earnings disaster — short sellers are pulling back, the Street's most aggressive bull just raised the stakes,…
FDXF heads into its inaugural earnings report as an independent public company on June 25 with analysts divided and the stock already under pressure from a sharp weekly pullback. The most striking feature of the setup…
DELL arrives at its June 25 earnings date having gained 72% over the past month, with short sellers unwinding positions and analysts scrambling to upgrade targets — yet options traders are still paying up for downside…
Applied Materials executives filed more than $80 million in stock sales last week. CEO Gary Dickerson alone sold over $35 million worth of shares across multiple transactions between June 15–16, at prices around…
SMFG heads into its June 26 earnings release having rallied 15% over the past month, with the borrow market tightening at a pace that demands attention. The most notable shift in the lending pool is how quickly…
Accenture heads into its June 25 Q4 earnings report trading at $127.98 — down 18% in a single session on June 18 and nearly 28% over the past month — with the Street still anchoring to targets built for a stock that no…
NKE arrives at its June 25 earnings release carrying the weight of a brutal prior quarter, a wall of analyst downgrades, and a rare signal from the options market: for once, traders are leaning bullish rather than…
MKC.V reports second-quarter results on June 25 carrying a notable divergence: short sellers are retreating, but the cost to borrow their shares has jumped sharply — a split signal worth watching ahead of the…
KR arrives at its June 25 earnings date in a materially different position than it did at the June 18 print. The stock has dropped 17% over the past month and 8.4% in a single session, closing at $56.61 — a sharp…
Short sellers are making bold bets on AI-linked and distressed names. The data through June 18 reveals some sharp moves. SharonAI Holdings (SHAZ) posted the most dramatic weekly jump. Short interest leapt from 12.8% to…
