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FLO enters the final stretch before its November earnings with a consistent message from the Street: things are worse than they looked six months ago, and the short side remains well-anchored at 22% of the free…
FedEx heads into its October 28 earnings report with the stock still anchored near $289, up half a percent on the week but down 10% over the past month, as analysts quietly lower their price targets and options traders…
ExxonMobil arrives at its October 14 earnings release with options sentiment at its most bullish in months, a freshly divided analyst community, and a stock up 2% on the week to $164.48, even as the broader energy…
Euronet Worldwide heads into its October 22 earnings report with short interest at a one-month high, the stock down 14% over the past month, and the Street divided on whether a currency headwind can be offset by…
Edwards Lifesciences enters its October 23 earnings date with fresh analyst momentum running against a stock that has quietly slipped 3.8% over the past month to $86.48, creating an interesting gap between Street…
Eagle Bancorp heads into its October 21 earnings release with a fresh bullish analyst call landing just as short sellers quietly rebuild positions, creating one of the more interesting divergences in the regional bank…
DIS heads into the final stretch before its November earnings with a stock trading nearly flat on the month, down 1.2% to $104.03, while the analyst community prices in a gap of roughly 21% to the mean target of…
Devon Energy heads into its November 3 earnings with a curious split: Street conviction remains high, borrowing costs have collapsed, but short interest has crept up nearly 19% over the past month. The most interesting…
XRAY heads into its November 5 earnings with a painful gap between what insiders were willing to pay and where the market has since taken it. In June, six directors bought shares in the open market at prices ranging…
DE heads into its November 25 earnings date with options traders more defensive than at any point in recent months, even as short sellers hold a modest position and the Street leans bullishly on the stock's post-August…
Danaher heads into its October 20 earnings date with Street conviction quietly rebuilding, even as the stock gives back ground and last quarter's brutal reaction hangs in the air. The most notable development this week…
Three directors bought COO stock in the open market in the days after a brutal September earnings selloff, a cluster of discretionary purchases that stands out against a stock down nearly 19% over the past month. The…
Constellation Brands has just printed its October quarter results, and the stock's 2.6% weekly gain to $115.67 reframes the question: not whether the bear case was right, but whether the post-earnings recovery changes…
CGNX enters its November 6 earnings window on a strong footing, having gained 11% in a week to $66.35 while short sellers quietly reduce positions, yet with the Street growing more cautious on near-term targets. The…
KO enters its October 20 Q3 earnings with two bellwether analysts quietly pulling back price targets, the stock trailing most of its beverage peers over the past week, and retail attention running near its lowest level…
Citigroup reports third-quarter results on October 13, six days away, and the pre-earnings setup is defined less by short-side pressure than by a quiet but consistent drift lower in analyst price targets ahead of a…
Cisco Systems has done in seven days what the prior note thought might take months: the stock has rallied 10.3% to $117.94, closing most of the distance to the analyst consensus mean of $136.16 and making last week's…
CVX heads into its October 30 earnings report with analyst sentiment drifting more constructive, short positioning near historically low levels, and options markets leaning slightly more bullish than usual. The most…
Cheniere Energy heads into its October 29 earnings print with analyst targets still rising, short sellers retreating, and options traders sitting unusually relaxed for a name with a 51% year-to-date gain. The Street…
Caterpillar heads into its October 29 results having added 4.5% this week to close at $863.44, yet the most interesting tension right now is the gap between the stock's continued advance and a Street that has quietly…
