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Analysts cut target prices across the US defence sector on Monday while simultaneously raising them on oil and gas names, a split verdict that reflects diverging earnings outlooks heading into the third-quarter…
UBER President and COO Andrew MacDonald filed on September 8 showing he bought 54,325 shares at $75.65 each. The transaction totalled $4.1 million and was made on the open market on September 4. Discretionary C-suite…
The biggest story this week is the scale of US equity buying. $85B net flowed into US-focused ETFs in the past seven days alone. The flow imbalance sits at 74.7, well above the threshold that signals strong buying…
Short sellers made a decisive move into MMED last week. Short interest at MiniMed Group hit 102.9% of free float as of 8 October, up 24.3 percentage points in just seven days. Only 1.1% of short interest has available…
A Citigroup downgrade to Sell, a put/call ratio at a two-standard-deviation extreme, and a borrow market that remains acutely tight have converged on PS within the same week. Each signal points the same…
Q3 reporting season kicks off in earnest this week. US banks take centre stage, with markets watching for signs of credit stress and margin pressure. Short sellers are already moving ahead of the prints. FB Financial…
Options markets are flashing caution this week. Earnings season is picking up pace. Traders are buying protection before several big prints. UAL is the clearest case. Analysts cut price targets on United Airlines ahead…
The bulk of confirmed earnings action this week falls on the US banking sector. Major financial institutions are set to open the third-quarter reporting season, with markets watching closely for signs of consumer…
Albertsons Companies heads into tomorrow's earnings with short sellers at their most committed position of the recent run, while options traders lean the other way. Short interest has held above 10% of the free float…
FB Financial Corporation reports Q3 results on Tuesday with a notable build-up in bearish positioning that stands in contrast to a broadly constructive analyst consensus. The most striking feature of the current setup…
Home BancShares heads into its October 14 earnings release with short sellers meaningfully more active than they were a month ago, even as the borrow market itself remains wide open. Short interest has climbed roughly…
United Airlines Holdings reports Q3 results tomorrow with the Street broadly bullish but visibly less confident, a combination that sets up an interesting test for a stock down 4.5% on the week. Options positioning…
Cohen & Steers heads into its October 15 earnings release with options markets signalling the most cautious sentiment seen in the past year, even as the lending market offers bears little structural support. The…
Domino's Pizza reports third-quarter results on October 12 with short sellers moderately positioned, the Street trimming targets, and the stock down sharply from its recent highs. Short interest runs at 8.4% of the…
Analysts made broad cuts to defence price targets today while lifting forecasts across the oil patch. The moves paint a clear picture of sector rotation in Wall Street's thinking. LMT, TDG, and LHX all saw consensus…
Simmons First National reports Q3 results on October 15 with the stock down 4% over the past month to $22.18, and the debate on Wall Street has narrowed to one question: whether worsening credit metrics will overwhelm…
ManpowerGroup heads into its October 15 Q3 earnings release with short sellers adding pressure and the stock already 8% lower over the past month. Short interest is running at nearly 10% of the free float, a level that…
Independent Bank Corp. reports third-quarter results on October 15 with the stock trading at a material discount to where analysts think it should be, after a month of steady selling across the regional bank…
PLD approaches its October 15 earnings release with a stock that has shed 6.5% over the past month to $129.49, even as the broader lending market shows almost no conviction from short sellers. Short interest is just…
Insiders at beaten-down US stocks have been putting real money to work. Two names stand out: Group 1 Automotive and Lennar. Group 1 Automotive carries the strongest one-week insider buying momentum among US stocks with…
