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Avricore Health Inc is a Canada-based company. The company is involved in the business of health data and point-of-care technologies. The Company has only one segment, being the HealthTab - Point of Care Business in Canada. The Company's revenues are generated from operating leases of the POCT system and the sale of testing panels.

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Hims & Hers Health shares are trading lower after Citigroup downgraded the stock from Neutral to Sell, despite raising its price target from $24 to $25.

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Delta Air CFO Said Industry Backdrop Continues To Improve, Providing Potential For Additional Margin Upside From The Main Cabin -Conf Call

JMP Securities analyst Andrew Boone reiterates Alphabet (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) from Market Perform to Market Perform.

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JMP Securities Reiterates Market Perform on Alphabetto Market Perform

Canaccord Genuity analyst William Plovanic maintains Globus Medical (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GMED#NYSE">GMED</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $92 to $101.

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Canaccord Genuity Maintains Buy on Globus Medical, Raises Price Target to $101

JMP Securities analyst Constantine Davides maintains Evolent Health (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EVH#NYSE">EVH</a>) with a Market Outperform and lowers the price target from $27 to $18.

JMP Securities Maintains Market Outperform on Evolent Health, Lowers Price Target to $18

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IGM Biosciences shares are trading lower after the company announced it is halting further development of Imvotamab and IGM-2644.

Scotiabank analyst Holly Stewart reinstates Williams Companies (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WMB#NYSE">WMB</a>) with a Sector Perform and announces $51 price target.

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Scotiabank Reinstates Sector Perform on Williams Companies, Announces $51 Price Target

Shell PLC (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHEL#NYSE">SHEL</a>) shares are trading higher on Friday after the company&#8217;s subsidiary, Shell Offshore Inc., started production at the Whale floating production facility <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/42900932/chevrons-whale-platform-achieves-first-oil-aiming-for-300000-boeday-by-2026">in the Gulf of Mexico</a>.
The Whale project utilizes a streamlined, cost-effective design modeled after the Vito platform, which launched operations in early 2023.
The development is a joint venture between Shell Offshore, holding a 60% operating stake, and Chevron U.S.A. Inc., which owns the remaining 40%.
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The Whale facility is expected to produce up to 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. That includes an estimated 480 million barrels of oil equivalent in recoverable resources.
Whale claims to operate with 30% lower greenhouse gas intensity than Vito. 
The project is expected to contribute to a combined peak production of over 500,000 <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/calendars/guidance" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">boe per day between 2023 and 2025</a>.
The company also expects fourth-quarter results in its Integrated Gas division to be significantly lower sequentially, driven by the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/guidance/25/01/42870812/shell-lowers-integrated-gas-production-outlook-shares-slide" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">impact of expiring hedging contracts</a>.
The oil giant lowered its guidance for integrated gas production for the quarter, expecting to produce between 880 – 920 kboe/d oil-equivalent barrels per day, down from the prior outlook of 900 – 960 boe/d.
Investors can gain exposure to the stock via&nbsp;VanEck Natural Resources ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HAP#NYSE">HAP</a>) and Octane All-Cap Value Energy ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/OCTA#NASDAQ">OCTA</a>).
Price Action: Shell shares are up 1.76% at $65.86 premarket at the last check Friday.
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Workday (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WDAY#NASDAQ">WDAY</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 1.19% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.51%. Currently, Workday has a market capitalization of $66.52 billion. 
Buying $100 In WDAY: If an investor had bought $100 of WDAY stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $313.16 today based on a price of $251.03 for WDAY at the time of writing.
<h3>Workday's Performance Over Last 10 Years</h3>
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Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
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$100 Invested In Workday 10 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on NVIDIA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>).
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with NVDA, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did? 
Today, <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/?utm_source=insights">Benzinga</a>'s options scanner spotted 144 uncommon options trades for NVIDIA.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 36% bullish and 50%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 70 are puts, for a total amount of $5,030,270, and 74 are calls, for a total amount of $5,779,524.
<h3>Projected Price Targets</h3>
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $69.0 to $260.0 for NVIDIA over the last 3 months. 
<h3>Insights into Volume &amp; Open Interest</h3>
Assessing the volume and open interest is a strategic step in options trading. These metrics shed light on the liquidity and investor interest in NVIDIA's options at specified strike prices. The forthcoming data visualizes the fluctuation in volume and open interest for both calls and puts, linked to NVIDIA's substantial trades, within a strike price spectrum from $69.0 to $260.0 over the preceding 30 days.
<h3>NVIDIA 30-Day Option Volume &amp; Interest Snapshot</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1736522142_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Noteworthy Options Activity:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>NVDA</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>02/21/25</td>
<td>$10.9</td>
<td>$10.85</td>
<td>$10.9</td>
<td>$140.00</td>
<td>$519.9K</td>
<td>28.5K</td>
<td>4.1K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>NVDA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>08/15/25</td>
<td>$19.9</td>
<td>$19.75</td>
<td>$19.88</td>
<td>$140.00</td>
<td>$298.2K</td>
<td>5.5K</td>
<td>220</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>NVDA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$19.35</td>
<td>$19.2</td>
<td>$19.35</td>
<td>$135.00</td>
<td>$290.2K</td>
<td>21.4K</td>
<td>515</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>NVDA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/15/27</td>
<td>$24.4</td>
<td>$24.1</td>
<td>$24.15</td>
<td>$200.00</td>
<td>$241.5K</td>
<td>15.2K</td>
<td>279</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>NVDA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$4.3</td>
<td>$4.25</td>
<td>$4.28</td>
<td>$134.00</td>
<td>$218.3K</td>
<td>14.7K</td>
<td>3.3K</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About NVIDIA</h3>
Nvidia is a leading developer of graphics processing units. Traditionally, GPUs were used to enhance the experience on computing platforms, most notably in gaming applications on PCs. GPU use cases have since emerged as important semiconductors used in artificial intelligence. Nvidia not only offers AI GPUs, but also a software platform, Cuda, used for AI model development and training. Nvidia is also expanding its data center networking solutions, helping to tie GPUs together to handle complex workloads.
Having examined the options trading patterns of NVIDIA, our attention now turns directly to the company. This shift allows us to delve into its present market position and performance
<h3>Present Market Standing of NVIDIA</h3>
<ul>
<li>Currently trading with a volume of 49,589,254, the NVDA's price is down by -3.69%, now at $134.94. </li>
<li>RSI readings suggest the stock is currently is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.</li>
<li>Anticipated earnings release is in 47 days.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Professional Analyst Ratings for NVIDIA</h3>
A total of 2 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $205.0.
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&#x2A; Reflecting concerns, an analyst from Benchmark lowers its rating to Buy with a new price target of $190. 
&#x2A; An analyst from Rosenblatt persists with their Buy rating on NVIDIA, maintaining a target price of $220. 
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
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Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Apollo Global Management. Our analysis of options history for Apollo Global Management (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/APO#NYSE">APO</a>) revealed 10 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 70% of traders were bullish, while 30% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 3 were puts, with a value of $331,090, and 7 were calls, valued at $590,895.
<h3>Predicted Price Range</h3>
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $155.0 to $165.0 for Apollo Global Management during the past quarter. 
<h3>Volume &amp; Open Interest Trends</h3>
Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for Apollo Global Management's options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across Apollo Global Management's significant trades, within a strike price range of $155.0 to $165.0, over the past month.
<h3>Apollo Global Management Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1736522137_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Largest Options Trades Observed:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th align="right">Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>APO</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$6.5</td>
<td>$6.3</td>
<td>$6.5</td>
<td>$162.50</td>
<td>$162.5K</td>
<td>762</td>
<td align="right">250</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>APO</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/24/25</td>
<td>$3.3</td>
<td>$2.75</td>
<td>$3.3</td>
<td>$155.00</td>
<td>$116.8K</td>
<td>40</td>
<td align="right">400</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>APO</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$11.8</td>
<td>$11.3</td>
<td>$11.4</td>
<td>$155.00</td>
<td>$101.4K</td>
<td>5.7K</td>
<td align="right">89</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>APO</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$11.5</td>
<td>$11.2</td>
<td>$11.4</td>
<td>$155.00</td>
<td>$99.1K</td>
<td>5.7K</td>
<td align="right">485</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>APO</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$11.6</td>
<td>$11.2</td>
<td>$11.4</td>
<td>$155.00</td>
<td>$94.6K</td>
<td>5.7K</td>
<td align="right">568</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Apollo Global Management</h3>
Apollo Global Management Inc is an alternative investment manager. It serves various sectors such as chemicals, manufacturing and industrial, natural resources, consumer and retail, consumer services, business services, financial services, leisure, and media and telecom and technology. The company operates in three business segments that are Asset Management, Retirement Services, and Principal Investing. It generates maximum revenue from the Retirement Services segment.
In light of the recent options history for Apollo Global Management, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
<h3>Apollo Global Management's Current Market Status</h3>
<ul>
<li>Currently trading with a volume of 370,739, the APO's price is down by -3.17%, now at $156.85. </li>
<li>RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be oversold.</li>
<li>Anticipated earnings release is in 25 days.</li>
</ul>
<h3>What The Experts Say On Apollo Global Management</h3>
A total of 4 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $195.25.
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&#x2A; An analyst from BMO Capital has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Apollo Global Management, which currently sits at a price target of $186. 
&#x2A; An analyst from Wells Fargo persists with their Overweight rating on Apollo Global Management, maintaining a target price of $197. 
&#x2A; An analyst from Piper Sandler persists with their Overweight rating on Apollo Global Management, maintaining a target price of $202. 
&#x2A; Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods keeps a Outperform rating on Apollo Global Management with a target price of $196. 
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
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Apollo Global Management's Options: A Look at What the Big Money is Thinking

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on ServiceNow (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NOW#NYSE">NOW</a>).
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with NOW, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did? 
Today, <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/?utm_source=insights">Benzinga</a>'s options scanner spotted 20 uncommon options trades for ServiceNow.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 40% bullish and 20%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 15 are puts, for a total amount of $1,173,840, and 5 are calls, for a total amount of $210,288.
<h3>Expected Price Movements</h3>
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $820.0 to $1140.0 for ServiceNow during the past quarter. 
<h3>Volume &amp; Open Interest Trends</h3>
In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of ServiceNow stands at 97.71, with a total volume reaching 782.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in ServiceNow, situated within the strike price corridor from $820.0 to $1140.0, throughout the last 30 days.
<h3>ServiceNow Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1736522132_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Noteworthy Options Activity:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th align="right">Open Interest</th>
<th align="right">Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>NOW</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>01/24/25</td>
<td>$55.1</td>
<td>$49.0</td>
<td>$52.62</td>
<td>$1070.00</td>
<td>$131.5K</td>
<td align="right">28</td>
<td align="right">25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>NOW</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/10/25</td>
<td>$53.1</td>
<td>$49.3</td>
<td>$51.0</td>
<td>$1075.00</td>
<td>$127.5K</td>
<td align="right">344</td>
<td align="right">59</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>NOW</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$21.6</td>
<td>$20.0</td>
<td>$20.0</td>
<td>$1030.00</td>
<td>$124.0K</td>
<td align="right">120</td>
<td align="right">88</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>NOW</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$21.4</td>
<td>$20.0</td>
<td>$20.0</td>
<td>$1030.00</td>
<td>$116.0K</td>
<td align="right">120</td>
<td align="right">206</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>NOW</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$21.5</td>
<td>$20.0</td>
<td>$20.0</td>
<td>$1030.00</td>
<td>$116.0K</td>
<td align="right">120</td>
<td align="right">88</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About ServiceNow</h3>
ServiceNow Inc provides software solutions to structure and automate various business processes via a SaaS delivery model. The company primarily focuses on the IT function for enterprise customers. ServiceNow began with IT service management, expanded within the IT function, and more recently directed its workflow automation logic to functional areas beyond IT, notably customer service, HR service delivery, and security operations. ServiceNow also offers an application development platform as a service.
<h3>ServiceNow's Current Market Status</h3>
<ul>
<li>With a trading volume of 150,468, the price of NOW is down by -2.24%, reaching $1025.61.</li>
<li>Current RSI values indicate that the stock is is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.</li>
<li>Next earnings report is scheduled for 12 days from now.</li>
</ul>
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Smart Money Is Betting Big In NOW Options

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JMP Securities Reiterates Market Outperform on DoubleVerify Hldgs, Maintains $25 Price Target

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The iconic cereal brand wanted him on their box, a symbolic and lucrative nod to champions everywhere. But Shaq turned them down. His reasoning was simple yet striking. As he explained in a WSJ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9eiTmNLvRk">interview</a>, "I can't lie to the people," he said. "Frosted Flakes will always be my first option if you want to talk cereal business with me. And Fruit Loops, then Fruity Pebbles. Period, there ain&#8217;t nothing to talk about."
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According to Shaq, being loyal to himself is <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/startups/24/10/41144354/shaq-missed-a-deal-of-a-lifetime-with-starbucks-says-because-growing-up-hes-never-seen-a-black-perso">more important than making money</a>. "When I do business, it's never about the monetary aspect. It's about changing people's lives," he explained.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">A Business Portfolio Built on Gut Instinct</h2>
One of Shaq's earliest and most successful <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/sports/24/12/42500103/shaquille-oneals-250k-accidental-investment-turns-into-a-fortune-after-business-booms">investments was in Google</a>. He overheard a conversation about the search engine's potential while hanging out at the Beverly Hills Hotel and decided to invest. At the time, he barely understood the scale of the opportunity, but it paid off handsomely. "It's about being in the right place at the right time," he reflected.
Shaq's franchise portfolio is another highlight of his business career. His favorite is Krispy Kreme. "I like donuts and Charles Barkley loves donuts," he joked, calling his NBA colleague his "biggest customer." Beyond the laughs, Shaq saw the potential for Krispy Kreme to grow and he planned to expand his involvement in the business.
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Franchising, Shaq says, is attractive because it's about partnering with "reliable, excellent brands." Inspired by Magic Johnson's advice to "start owning things," <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/09/40931123/shaquille-oneals-estimated-500m-portfolio-includes-a-big-bet-on-google-but-big-shamrock-made-a-criti">Shaq has also invested</a> in 24 Hour Fitness gyms, Five Guys restaurants, car washes and real estate projects – including efforts to redevelop parts of Newark, New Jersey.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Reinventing Fun with Carnival Cruises</h2>
Initially skeptical about cruises, he took a tour of a Carnival ship and was blown away. "It was one of the best things I've ever seen in my life," he said, describing the basketball courts, restaurants, swimming pools and activities for kids. His job now is to show people how fun and affordable cruising can be as the &#8220;Chief Fun Officer.&#8221;
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In typical Shaq fashion, he used his partnership with Carnival to launch his <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/startups/24/10/41273376/im-not-in-this-to-become-a-trillionaire-said-shaq-on-starting-his-big-chicken-restaurants-its-about">Big Chicken restaurant&#8217;s</a> first location on a Carnival ship in 2020. For Shaq, it's all about spotting opportunities that align with his values and having fun while doing it.
Whether it's passing on Wheaties for Frosted Flakes or turning a casual conversation into a Google investment, Shaq's story shows the power of staying authentic and seizing the right opportunities. And with his unique mix of business savvy and larger-than-life personality, Shaq's legacy is sure to last far beyond his basketball career.
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The Lululemon Athletica Analyst: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/5846ee56ee7bf6000154d12e/tom-nikic">Analyst</a><a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/5846ee56ee7bf6000154d12e/tom-nikic"> Tom Nikic</a> upgraded the rating for Lululemon Athletica from Hold to Buy, while establishing a price target of $475.
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"Our visits to stores uncovered strong traffic, long lines to pay, and lean inventory levels," he added.
Lululemon Athletica guided to sales growth of just 3%-4% for the fourth quarter, representing a significant slowdown from the high single-digit growth in the previous three quarters, which "allows for upside to numbers," the analyst stated.
The company "meaningfully" outperform its guidance for gross and EBIT margins, he further said.
"Furthermore, even with some recent improvement in the share price, the stock is still trading below recent valuation levels, presenting an opportunity for multiple expansion if the U.S. does re-accelerate," Nikic wrote.
LULU Price Action: Shares of Lululemon Athletica rose by 0.19% to $393.65 at publication Friday.
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