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MNST headlines today's analyst activity with a brutal consensus target price cut — from $98 down to $48. That is a near-50% reduction in expected value. The energy drink giant carries a $89.6B market cap. The move…
Short sellers are making bold moves this week. ORTEX data through August 10 reveals a cluster of sharp short interest jumps — with some names hitting extreme levels. XPeng under pressure. XPEV grabbed attention today…
The biggest story this week is a sharp reversal in tech. Information Technology ETFs bled $5.7B in net outflows over the past week. Over the past three months, the same sector pulled in $73.3B. That is a dramatic turn…
Geopolitics is shaping sentiment today. Iran-related tensions eased after a deal through Oman reopened the strait. Oil slipped on the news. European equities are bouncing back. Companies in the Stoxx Europe 600 are on…
Bearish options bets are concentrating in a handful of high-profile names today. Sandisk and Micron Technology sit at the top of both positive and negative bets tables. That two-way pressure signals heightened options…
Analysts delivered a mixed batch of calls on Monday. The session's sharpest move came at APP, where consensus slipped to a downgrade. The ad-tech giant carries a $105 billion market cap. Its average analyst target…
Fresh filings this week reveal a split market in boardrooms. Insiders are making bold moves on both sides of the ledger. BSX CEO Michael Mahoney filed this week disclosing a $9M personal purchase. He bought 186,240…
Short sellers stepped up pressure on HTZ this week. Short interest in Hertz hit 69.6% of free float — up 5.3 percentage points in just seven days. That's one of the biggest weekly jumps among mid-cap US names.…
Semiconductor equipment makers are front and centre today. Analysts lifted price targets on LRCX, KLAC, and AMAT on August 11, with Lam Research seeing the sharpest consensus move. Yet options flow tells a cautionary…
Options signals are flashing red across two key sectors this week. Semiconductors and managed care are drawing the biggest bearish bets in the US market. Lucid Group sits at the most bearish options score among mid-cap…
A packed week of corporate results kicks off today, Tuesday 11 August. InterContinental Hotels Group reports earnings this morning. Investors will look closely at RevPAR trends amid a mixed global travel…
Semiconductor equipment makers swept analyst target price upgrades on August 11. Lam Research, KLA Corp, and Applied Materials all received higher price targets from multiple firms. Lam Research's average target jumped…
Insiders are sending mixed signals this week. A flurry of fresh filings reveals heavy selling at several blue-chip names. At the same time, one European CEO is putting his own money to work in size. JNJ CEO Joaquin…
Short sellers have been busy this week. Wolfspeed tops the movers list, with SI jumping 3.9 percentage points in seven days. It now sits at 81.1% of free float. Shares to borrow are essentially gone — availability is…
Japan is the standout story this week. ETF flows into Japanese-focused funds hit $14.9B net in the past seven days. That is the largest geographic inflow by a wide margin. Flow imbalance sits at 82.8 — firmly in…
The semiconductor sector is today's central battleground. Short sellers are piling into Wolfspeed and Sandisk — both carrying extreme short positions. Wolfspeed sits at 81% SI % of Free Float. Sandisk has surged 411%…
This week's biggest name is Cisco. It reports Q4 2026 results tomorrow after the close. At a $479 billion market cap, it is the week's standout event. Cardinal Health kicked off earnings today with its Q4 call. Applied…
A heavy schedule of earnings hits this week. Today brings results from both sides of the Atlantic. CAH Cardinal Health kicked off the US session this morning with its Q4 2026 earnings call. The healthcare distributor…
FRBT heads into its August 14 earnings report with a newly assembled analyst following and a borrow market that has transformed almost beyond recognition in the past six weeks. The ownership story sets the context.…
EROK reaches its first post-IPO earnings release today having delivered a 15% gain over the past month — a strong run for a recently listed oil and gas services name that frames the question neatly: can the…
