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Analysts swept target prices lower across the US utilities sector on Friday, hitting at least eight major names in a single session. DUK, SO, XEL, DTE, ETR, PEG, FE, and AEE all saw consensus target prices trimmed. The…
Sweden's Lundberg empire is buying everything in sight. In filings this week, Lundbergföretagen snapped up 1 million shares in SAND (Sandvik AB) for $35 million. The same investment house then piled into SHB A (Svenska…
Short sellers are piling into several familiar names. HTZ and CHWY top the pain rankings — Hertz sits at 75% SI % FF, up nearly 5 percentage points in seven days. Chewy is close behind at 72.4%, adding 5.8 points in…
Markets are on edge as a packed earnings week begins. Short sellers are doubling down. Analysts are cooling on utilities. The options market is pricing in more pain ahead. MSFT Microsoft reports fiscal Q4 on Wednesday.…
Options flow is flashing bearish signals as markets brace for a heavy earnings week. Negative bets dominate the most-watched names, with TSLA, META, and MU all drawing concentrated put activity heading into…
A wave of target price cuts hit the US utility sector today. At least eight major utilities saw reduced price targets from the analyst consensus, including DUK, SO, XEL, DTE, and FE. None saw rating changes. The cuts…
Short sellers piled into two consumer names this week. CHWY saw its SI % of Free Float climb to 72.4% — up 5.8 percentage points in seven days. HTZ followed close behind, rising 4.9 points to 75.0% of float. Both…
Fixed income claimed the top spot for weekly ETF inflows. Bonds pulled in a net $23.1B over the past week. Equities collected $15.9B — a solid number, but second place. Over three months, the picture reverses sharply.…
The biggest story of the week is earnings. Microsoft reports fiscal Q4 2026 results on Wednesday after the close. It is the key test for AI sentiment in 2026. Meta and Amazon follow later in the week. Apple rounds out…
Analyst target prices shifted across several sectors on Friday, with cable, utilities, and energy all seeing notable moves. CHTR drew the sharpest negative attention. The consensus target price fell to $208.47 from…
Insider filings from the past two weeks reveal a wave of selling across US markets. The standout story is TTAN ServiceTitan. Bessemer Venture Partners — a 10% owner with a board seat — dumped over $36M worth of shares…
This is the most important earnings week of the year. Microsoft reports fiscal Q4 results on Wednesday after the close. The $2.8 trillion company is the single biggest test of AI spending sentiment. Amazon and Apple…
Three of the world's largest companies report this week. Markets face a heavy slate of results from Saturday through Thursday. Today and Monday bring the first wave. CDNS Cadence Design Systems and CLS Celestica both…
Analysts upgraded target prices across the energy sector on Friday. XOM, CVX, and COP all saw consensus targets nudge higher. The energy rally follows solid quarterly results across the sector. Oilfield services firm…
Carlos Slim has been selling PBF Energy stock at a relentless pace this month. The Mexican billionaire filed disclosures this week showing he offloaded 2.22 million shares worth $112M since late June. The selling…
Short sellers turned up the heat this week. Columbia Financial saw the sharpest move — SI % FF jumped from 5.3% to 27.6% in just seven days. That is a 22-point spike, one of the largest weekly increases tracked across…
US-listed equity ETFs shed a net $9.4B over the past week. Meanwhile, money rotated hard into China, bonds, and emerging markets. The divergence from the 3-month trend is sharp. China pulled in $8.2B over the past…
The busiest stretch of earnings season starts today. Over 1,500 companies report globally this week. Microsoft reports Tuesday after the bell. Apple follows Thursday. Investors are watching both for AI revenue details.…
The week of July 25 brings a torrent of high-profile earnings. Over 1,500 companies report globally. The biggest names land Wednesday through Thursday. Today and Monday are quiet. The action kicks in fast from Monday…
Analysts cut target prices on several major names today. Energy and telecoms were the focus. Charter Communications took the biggest consensus hit. Analysts lowered the average target to $208.47 from $210.32. Charter…
