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UL Solutions jumped 7% on Tuesday and has gained 11.4% over the past week, a move that dwarfs almost everything in its peer group. FCN matched the energy with a 21.9% weekly gain, but EXPO managed just 12.5% and LZ…
Corebridge Financial is the quieter name in its peer group this week, up 1.1% while closest peers EQH, VOYA and JXN gained between 1.3% and 3.8% over the same stretch. The defining feature of Corebridge's ownership…
Apollo Global Management fell 0.6% over the past week while its closest diversified financial peers gained a median 3.0%, a gap that makes the stock one of the clearer underperformers in its own cohort heading into…
Dynatrace is an observability and AI monitoring software company reporting fiscal second-quarter results on November 5, and it arrives at that date in a sharply different position than it occupied a week ago. The stock…
UBER gained 1.2% over the past week to $66.60, outperforming the median of its closest peers, which slipped 1.8% over the same stretch. LYFT fell 2.6% on the week, and GRAB was the standout mover, up 5.5%. Uber's…
Amcor heads into its November 4 Q1 results with options positioning having shifted sharply since the last preview, the call skew that defined the setup three days ago has reversed into the most defensive read in recent…
Among the payment and fintech names most correlated to TOST, short positioning looks comparatively elevated. FOUR and FIS each gained more than 8% on the week, and FISV added 7.4%, while Toast managed 5.5%. Short…
DuPont de Nemours reports Q3 results on November 4 with short sellers having largely abandoned the trade. Short interest dropped 10% over the past week to roughly 4.4 million shares, just 1% of the free float,…
ZTS reports Q3 results on Thursday morning having recovered sharply from its year-long slide, up 6.1% over the past week to $82.99 and 19% over the past month, a rebound that has outpaced all of its closest peers by a…
Globus Medical goes into tomorrow's Q3 results with options traders at their most defensive all year, even as short sellers pulled back meaningfully over the past week. The clearest signal heading into the print is in…
The defining feature of DOC positioning ahead of tomorrow's Q3 print is a persistent gap: options traders have grown more defensive over the past two sessions while short sellers continue to pare exposure. The put/call…
Broadridge Financial Solutions reports first-quarter results today with its stock up 3.8% over the past week, outpacing a median decline of roughly 0.5% among its closest peers. Short sellers have trimmed their…
Ternium S.A. has fallen 5.5% over the past week while its closest peers gained a median of 2.2%, making it the clear underperformer in the steel complex heading into Tuesday's Q3 results, with its put/call ratio now at…
Fidelity National Information Services has gained 20% over the past month, outpacing every close peer, yet walks into Tuesday's Q3 print with the Street having spent October systematically cutting its targets. The…
AIZ reports Q3 results today with the market leaning constructively on the stock, even as one bellwether analyst has quietly stepped back from his prior enthusiasm. Options positioning is notably calm heading into the…
Short sellers have added to positions in WTRG at a notably faster pace than the broader drift of the past month. The week through October 30 saw short interest jump 13.4%, reaching 2.6% of the free float, with…
TEVA releases its third-quarter results today, November 4, with the stock at $41.91 after gaining 6% over the past month and roughly 4% in the past week. The options market spent the last few days of October in…
Yum! Brands has gained 5% over the past week, but its closest restaurant peers have moved far harder. CMG rose 15.8%, FWRG 17.1%, and PTLO 21% over the same period. YUM's 5% advance sits well below the peer median of…
Unum Group, the Tennessee-based group disability and life insurer, reports Q3 results this morning with short interest parked near its highest level in over a year. Short positions stand at around 5.2 million shares,…
Prudential Financial is the least crowded name in its peer group heading into today's earnings release, but the gap between where the stock trades and where analysts think it should be is wider than at any of its…
