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International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM – Get Free Report) had its target price lifted by equities research analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $152.00 to $155.00 in a report released on Thursday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “market perform” rating on the technology company’s stock. BMO Capital Markets’ price target points to a potential

Goldstream Capital Management Ltd lessened its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN – Free Report) by 21.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 603 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 160 shares during the

Heritage Wealth Management Inc. Texas decreased its stake in iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJH – Free Report) by 4.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 10,613 shares of the company’s stock after selling 448 shares during the period.

Fusion Capital LLC lessened its position in shares of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY – Free Report) by 92.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,799 shares of the company’s stock after selling 21,764 shares during the

Factorial Partners LLC cut its holdings in shares of Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC – Free Report) by 24.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,700 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 2,800 shares during the

Missfresh (NYSE:MF – Get Free Report) and NovelStem International (OTCMKTS:NSTM – Get Free Report) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings. Analyst Ratings This is a summary of recent

Boston Research & Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Comcast Co. (NASDAQ:CMCSA – Free Report) by 0.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 120,356 shares of the cable giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 251 shares

Safeguard Investment Advisory Group LLC lessened its position in shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM – Free Report) by 21.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 2,067 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock after selling 551 shares during the quarter. Safeguard Investment

Paulson Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS – Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 2,278 shares of the entertainment giant’s stock, valued at approximately $203,000. Several other hedge funds and other

Means Investment CO. Inc. reduced its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO – Free Report) by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 122,092 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 3,832 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

Sage Rhino Capital LLC lessened its position in shares of Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL – Free Report) by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,851 shares of the company’s stock after selling 261 shares during the quarter. Sage Rhino Capital

Montis Financial LLC reduced its stake in shares of McDonald’s Co. (NYSE:MCD – Free Report) by 23.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 699 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock after selling 210 shares during the quarter.

Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lessened its position in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG – Free Report) by 5.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 89,224 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 5,055

Ridgecrest Wealth Partners LLC reduced its stake in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA – Free Report) by 33.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,604 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after selling 1,328 shares during the quarter. Ridgecrest

The Lottery Co. Limited (OTCMKTS:LTRCF – Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 4,258,400 shares, an increase of 17.2% from the September 15th total of 3,633,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 100

KBC Group NV lowered its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD – Free Report) by 31.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 766,314 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 356,058 shares during the period.

There have been many curve balls for the stock market this year and that has been the case for the past two weeks. The October job report caught the market by surprise. The prevailing wisdom was that a much lower job number was needed to turn stocks higher. The fact that stocks moved higher despite