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Upwork Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UPWK#NASDAQ">UPWK</a>) reported better-than-expected third-quarter results <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/6228915026d7930001218ee4/matt-farrell">after Wednesday&#8217;s closing bell.</a>
Upwork reported quarterly earnings of 29 cents per share, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of 26 cents. Quarterly revenue came in at $193.8 million, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $185.85 million and is an increase over sales of $175.73 million from the same period last year.
The company also announced a $100 million share repurchase program.
"Upwork continues to seize the tremendous market opportunity and execute our strategy to deliver durable, profitable growth, with 10% year-over-year revenue growth and our highest-ever net income in the third quarter," said Hayden Brown, president and CEO of Upwork.
Upwork sees fourth-quarter revenue of between $178 million and $183 million and adjusted earnings of between 24 cents and 28 cents per share.
Upwork shares gained 11.9% to trade at $16.32 on Thursday.
These analysts made changes to their price targets on Upwork following earnings announcement.
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<li><a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/6228915026d7930001218ee4/matt-farrell">Piper Sandler analyst Matt Farrell</a> reiterated Upwork with an Overweight and raised the price target from $13 to $18.</li>
<li>Roth MKM analyst Rohit Kulkarni maintained the stock with a Buy and raised the price target from $13 to $20.</li>
<li>Goldman Sachs analyst Eric Sheridan maintained Upwork with a Buy and boosted the price target from $21 to $24.</li>
<li>JMP Securities analyst Andrew Boone maintained Upwork with a Market Outperform and increased the price target from $14 to $18.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/5b477e5548de5a00016075ae/maria-ripps">Canaccord Genuity analyst Maria Ripps</a> maintained a Buy rating and boosted the price target from $15 to $18.</li>
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A Trump presidency<a href="https://europeancapitalinsights.substack.com/p/europe-frets-about-recession-after?r=3nmatg"> has raised concern in Europe that a new round</a> of tariffs under his <a href="https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/11/04/how-much-could-trumps-tariffs-damage-europes-economy">administration will cause a economic recession</a> in Europe.
A trade war during Trump's four-year term would also increase the probability of the European Central Bank (ECB) cutting rates faster to spur growth. Analysts issued pessimistic outlooks for European economic growth after Trump won the election.
On election day, the US dollar rallied sharply, sending the euro to a four-month low and boosting Bitcoin by 10% to a record high. 
European stocks exposed to the US have already shown their vulnerability. A Barclays basket of 28 <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/europe-trump-win-outlook-trade-war-tariff-crypto-djt-election-2024-10">European stocks sensitive to US tariffs</a> has underperformed the broader STOXX600 index by 15% this year.
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European stocks vulnerable to Trump tariffs, Source: Barclays Equity Research&nbsp;
&#8220;Tariff concerns have been a drag on EU equities&#8217; relative performance year-to-date,&#8221; Barclays analysts led by Emmanuel Cau wrote in a note on October 23. A basket of European stocks at risk of Trump tariffs declined compared to those geared toward Democrat policies.&nbsp;
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European stocks sensitive to Trump fall, Source: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-06/european-stock-futures-drop-over-tariff-worries-as-trump-leads?srnd=phx-fixed-income">Bloomberg</a>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Trump Presidency Could Impact Europe's GDP</h3>
The European Union (EU) will need to confront the reality of a much different relationship with its largest trading partner from January 20. Previous <a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/10/24/would-donald-trumps-trade-tariffs-hurt-europe">tariffs on 6.4 billion in EU steel and aluminum</a>, alongside threats on automotive imports, have shown how US protectionism can reverberate through European economies.&nbsp;
Trump&#8217;s potential trade policies in 2025, including a proposed 10% to 20% <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/c0f1d1b9-8348-4b7d-8ab7-186fcf2ebbd1">tariff on European goods</a>, pose a substantial threat to European growth. Following Trump&#8217;s win, Goldman Sachs <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/783a573c-7ff3-461c-86f5-f194a89e3926">downgraded Europe's growth</a> for 2025 from 1.1% to 0.8%, citing limited European auto exports.
The German economic institute IW believes the <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/trump-presidency-could-deal-heavy-blow-germanys-flagging-economy-2024-10-24/">Eurozone&#8217;s GDP could decline by 1.5%</a> in 2027 and 2028. Goldman Sachs expects a 1% reduction if a 10% universal tariff is implemented instead.
Historically, Trump&#8217;s tariffs have hampered European growth due to steep declines in exports, a trend that could repeat. Major exports to the US accounted for ~90% of all European transatlantic exports in 2023 to €502.3 billion, European Commission (EC) data showed.&nbsp;
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EU trade with the US by product, Source: European Commission
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Trump Presidency Could Cause Eurozone GDP Loos</h3>
The blow to the Eurozone from a potential 1.5% GDP reduction could translate to a €260 billion loss on an estimated GDP of €17.4 trillion for 2024. This is over half the entire transatlantic exports registered in 2023.
"The direct effects and the indirect effects and the <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-06/ecb-s-guindos-warns-of-huge-implications-of-trump-tariff-plans">deviations of commerce will be huge</a>, ECB Vice-President and French central bank head Francois Villeroy said on Wednesday.
Even the lower end of the proposed tariffs would compel ECB policymakers to cut rates more aggressively in 2025 if Trump implements his economic policies. Sven Jari Stehn of Goldman Sachs said in a note on Wednesday that he expects the ECB to cut an additional quarter-point in July.
&#8220;The American election must sound like <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/ecbs-villeroy-trump-election-means-more-risks-world-economy-2024-11-06/">a wakeup call for Europe</a>,&#8221; Villeroy said.&nbsp;
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Germany At Greater Risk From Trump Presidency</h3>
Nations with large trade surpluses with the US face significant risks from policies that have strained transatlantic economic relationships in the past.&nbsp;
&#8220;Half of Germany&#8217;s growth always comes from exports and if you look at what&#8217;s going on in the world, you have to say that this pillar is under attack,&#8221; Germany's Economy Minister Robert Habeck said in October.&nbsp;
Germany exported over €157.7 billion of goods to the US in 2023. However, exports to the US contracted by 0.3% amid slowing demand and geopolitical escalation.&nbsp;
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Germany Exports to the US, 2012-2023, Source: Tradingeconomics
Dirk Schumacher, head of European macro research at Natixis Corporate &amp; Investment Banking Germany, says a 10% tariff increase could reduce Germany&#8217;s GDP by approximately 0.5%. A study by the Hans Boeckler Foundation macroeconomic institute suggests a <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/trump-presidency-could-deal-heavy-blow-germanys-flagging-economy-2024-10-24/">1% GDP erosion by 2026 if Trump implemented a 20% tarif</a>f.&nbsp;
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Germany Is Only G7 Nation Without Growth For Two Years</h3>
Germany remains the only G7 nation that has <a href="https://www.euronews.com/business/2023/07/30/germany-expected-to-be-only-major-economy-not-to-grow-this-year">failed to grow for two years</a> due to higher energy prices, borrowing costs, and a slow rebound in China. Europe&#8217;s largest economy would suffer if its largest trading partner reduced output and imposed tariffs on China.
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German Exports to China, 2020-2024, Source: <a href="https://www.ceicdata.com/en/germany/trade-statistics-by-country/exports-china">CEIC</a>
&#8220;Germany isn&#8217;t going to be bailed out by a restoration of growth in China," Jacob Funk Kirkegaard, senior fellow at Bruegel and the Peterson Institute for International Economics, told Reuters.
An Ifo study found that German exports to China and the US could fall by 9.6% and 14.9% in a full-scale trade war scenario in which the US imposes a 60% tariff on Chinese goods. Pharmaceutical and car exports would be hit the hardest, down 35% and 32%, the Ifo said.
Trump's tariffs would substantially trim European exports to the US, possibly creating a cycle of retaliation.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Swift Retaliatory Action From Europe</h3>
Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group, believes that Trump's presidency would initiate a new trade war with Europe but sounded the alarm of swift retaliation.&nbsp;
"The market is <a href="https://www.financialmirror.com/2024/10/29/trump-trade-war-with-europe-would-hurt-us-stocks/">underestimating the risk of swift European retaliation</a> and the pressure this could place on key American stocks," he said.
Retaliatory measures could hit US earnings in the S&amp;P 500 by 1.5% next year. However, European stocks exposed to US tariffs could plunge as much as 7%, according to Barclays.&nbsp;
&#8220;In the event of a full-blown trade war, we could see up to a high single-digit drag on EPS growth with Germany," Barclays' head of European equity strategy, Emmanuel Cau, said. However, Goldman Sachs believes that a 1% GDP loss, if transported, would erase EPS growth for 2025.
Certain European sectors could still gain from a Trump presidency.&nbsp;
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Defense Will Benefit From Trump Presidency&nbsp;</h3>
In addition to the energy sector, defense companies could see increased demand from European nations under a Trump Presidency. He is likely to push them to increase their NATO defense spending.&nbsp;
Earlier in 2024, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/14/nato-chief-rebukes-donald-trump-and-announces-record-defence-spending">he threatened to "not protect"</a> any alliance members that failed to ramp up their defense spending to the 2% GDP target.&nbsp;
Following the warning, NATO claimed that more than 18 members would <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence-and-security/news/nato-says-18-members-will-reach-2-spending-target-this-year/">surpass the 2% target </a>this year. The number of allies meeting or exceeding the target soared to 23 this year, prompting <a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2024/10/trump-wants-nato-to-hit-3-percent-gdp-on-defense-the-us-could-fall-short/">Trump to raise the bar to 3% of GDP</a>.&nbsp;
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NATO members&#8217; defense expenditure as a share of GDP, 2024e, Source: <a href="https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2024/6/pdf/240617-def-exp-2024-en.pdf">NATO</a>
After taking office, Mark Rutte, the new Secretary General of NATO, said, &#8220;thanks to Trump&#8221; NATO increased defense spending. In Europe, <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/11/how-much-does-each-nato-country-spend-in-2024">Poland doubled the defense spending target</a> at 4.12% and Estonia by 3.43%, followed by Latvia and Greece.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">European Stocks For Trump Presidency</h3>
Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Greece have been increasing their defense spending and primarily source military equipment from a combination of US and European defense contractors.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2024/9/24/politics-of-war-color-polands-record-defense-spending#:~:text=Poland's%20recent%20procurement%20deals%20with,loan%20agreement%20announced%20in%20July.">Poland agreed to buy 32 F-35 jets, Apache helicopters and Abrams tanks</a> made by American companies Lockheed Martin (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LMT#NYSE">LMT</a>)  and Boeing (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BA#NYSE">BA</a>) and <a href="https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/03/05/saab-wins-polish-mega-order-for-carl-gustaf-recoilless-rifles/">signed a contract with Saab </a>(OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SAABF#OTC">SAABF</a>) earlier in the year to supply ammunition, training equipment, and recoilless rifles. It also awaits delivery of Raytehon's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RTX#NYSE">RTX</a>) LTAMDS radars for its Patriot systems. 
Estonia has<a href="https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2023/06/13/estonias-global-arms-buying-spree-seeks-drastic-combat-gains/"> existing ties</a> with Germany&#8217;s Rheinmetall (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RNMBY#OTC">RNMBY</a>), <a href="https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/04.07.2024-latvia-currently-in-natos-top-four-on-defense-spending.a560311/">Latvia with LMT</a> and <a href="https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/greece-orders-additional-rafale-jets/">Greece with French manufacturer</a> Dassault Aviation (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DUAVF#OTC">DUAVF</a>), along with LMT, <a href="https://www.naval-technology.com/news/us-approves-sale-of-mmsc-ships-greece/?cf-view">BAE Systems </a>(OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BAESY#OTC">BAESY</a>)<a href="https://www.naval-technology.com/news/us-approves-sale-of-mmsc-ships-greece/?cf-view"> and repair leader VSE </a>(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VSEC#NASDAQ">VSEC</a>).
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Trump Presidency Raises Concerns About European Recession

Canaccord Genuity analyst Maria Ripps maintains Zillow Gr (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ZG#NASDAQ">ZG</a>) with a Hold and raises the price target from $56 to $64.

Canaccord Genuity Maintains Hold on Zillow Gr, Raises Price Target to $64

Canaccord Genuity analyst George Gianarikas maintains Wolfspeed (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WOLF#NYSE">WOLF</a>) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $25 to $18.

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Canaccord Genuity Maintains Buy on Wolfspeed, Lowers Price Target to $18

Canaccord Genuity analyst George Gianarikas maintains Wallbox (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WBX#NYSE">WBX</a>) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $3.25 to $1.5.

Canaccord Genuity Maintains Buy on Wallbox, Lowers Price Target to $1.5

Gilead Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GILD#NASDAQ">GILD</a>) stock is trading higher on Thursday after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results and raised its <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/24/11/b41786284/gilead-sciences-announces-third-quarter-2024-financial-results" rel="noreferrer noopener">fiscal year 2024 guidance</a>.
On Wednesday after market, Gilead reported third-quarter adjusted EPS of $2.02, down from $2.29 a year ago, beating the consensus of $1.55.
The HIV drug maker reported sales of $7.55 billion, up 7% year over year, beating the consensus of $7 billion, primarily due to higher sales in HIV and Veklury&nbsp;(remdesivir), Oncology and Liver Disease.
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HIV&nbsp;product sales increased 9% to $5.1 billion, with Biktarvy sales increased 13% to $3.5 billion. Descovy&nbsp;sales jumped 15% to $586 million.
The&nbsp;Liver Disease&nbsp;portfolio sales increased 4% to $733 million. Veklury&nbsp;sales increased 9% to $692 million.
&#8220;Gilead&#8217;s third-quarter results are the strongest of the year to date, with 7% year-over-year revenue growth, including 13% year-over-year growth for Biktarvy,&#8221; said Daniel O&#8217;Day, Chairman and CEO.
Guidance: Gilead Sciences raised its fiscal year 2024 adjusted EPS guidance from $3.60 &#8211; $3.90 to $4.25 &#8211; $4.45 compared to the consensus of $3.81.
The company expects 2024 product sales of $27.8 billion &#8211; $28.1 billion compared to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/24/08/40291958/analysts-cite-improved-investor-sentiment-for-gilead-but-warn-of-limited-growth-at-" rel="noreferrer noopener">prior guidance of</a> $27.1 billion &#8211; $27.5 billion.
Analysts&#8217; reaction:
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<li>Piper Sandler maintains Gilead Sciences with an Overweight, raising the price <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/GILD/analyst-ratings" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">target from $95 to $105</a>.</li>
<li>Barclays reaffirms Gilead with an Equal-Weight rating while boosting the price target from $84 to $95.</li>
<li>Wells Fargo maintains Gilead with an Overweight rating, raising the price target from $100 to $105.</li>
<li>Cantor Fitzgerald reiterates Gilead with a Neutral rating, increasing the price target from $70 to $80.</li>
<li>Goldman Sachs maintains Gilead&#8217;s Neutral rating, lifting the price target from $74 to $84.</li>
<li>RBC Capital maintains Gilead&#8217;s Sector Perform rating and boosts the price target from $75 to $81.</li>
<li>JP Morgan maintains Gilead with an Overweight rating, raising the price target from $100 to $105.</li>
<li>Baird maintains Gilead&#8217;s Neutral rating, increasing the price target from $80 to $95.</li>
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Price Action: GILD stock is up 5.94% at $97.14 at last check Thursday.
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Once you have been in the financial publishing industry long enough, you realize that people write a lot of what passes for content and analysis that have no idea how markets and economics work.
They know little to nothing about behavioral economics or balance sheet analysis.
They have never worked on a desk, been in a pit, dealt with a margin call, or taken panicked phone calls from investors after a market crash.
They have degrees in English, Communication, and, worst of all, Marketing.
They write about what everyone else writes about.
They care about clicks and not profits.
They can write an elegantly structured paragraph summarizing a recent PR puff piece, which is about as valuable as government peanut butter and cheese.
It fills space but does not have much value.
This becomes glaringly obvious when you read the nonsense that gets written about institutional buying and selling activities.
I regularly see articles that breathlessly announce that Vanguard has bought or sold a major portion of a company.
We also see announcements involving activity by BlackRock and Fidelity, and the articles imply that these purchases have some meaning.
They do not.
Vanguard and BlackRock are the largest purveyors of index funds. Their buying and selling may tell a story about fund flows, but the individual security activity is meaningless.
Fidelity is so big that if they look at a company, they accidentally cross the 5% ownership threshold that triggers an SEC filing.
Tracking institutional activity is valuable if you know which transactions matter and which ones do not.
Vanguard buying shares of Robinhood (Ticker: HOOD) and selling some Nikola (Ticker: NKLA does not mean anything to stock investors looking for potential bargains.
Several institutions with specialized information and vital track records buying into a beaten-up sector potentially has enormous value.
One of the most beaten-up sectors is real estate.
As all the Instant Experts on the Internet will inform you, real estate is the single worst asset class in the history of assets.
There is an excellent chance that no one will ever go into an office again.
We have so many apartments that the suburbs look like scenes from a post-apocalyptic Western, with tumbleweeds blowing through mile after mile of empty apartment buildings.
No one goes to shopping centers anymore.
Everything is delivered.
All those cars are just using the free parking spaces.
The banking system is so choked with bad real estate loans that it will collapse any day and be replaced by the newest top-secret penny crypto, which has the potential to make you a billionaire in a week starting next Tuesday.
I have heard these types of stories swirling around real estate before and during my career.
Texas real estate was a disaster in the 1980s, and you could barely give it away.
In the aftermath of the S&amp;L crisis in the 1980s and early 1990s, real estate attracted all sorts of negative attention.
It was even worse in the aftermath of the internet bubble bursting.
The Great Financial Crisis was the gold standard for toxic real estate conversations.
Each time the smart money piled in and made a fortune.
According to recent SEC filings, they are doing it again this time.
The Macquarie Group is a division of the Macquarie Bank in Sydney, Australia. The group handles the bank&#8217;s business and investing outside of Australia and has had quite a reputation over the years as a very shrewd and profitable dealmaker.
In the second half of 2024, Macquarie Group has been moving into US real estate.
The firm just filed forms with the SEC revealing it now owns over 5% of Lexington Realty Trust, an owner of single-tenant warehouse and industrial properties in Ohio, Indiana, South Carolina, Georgia, and Arizona.
The firm is clearly very bullish on the single-tenant industrial markets as it has also been buying shares of Plymouth Industrial REIT (Ticker: PLYM) this year.
The firm is also a large owner and frequent buyer of VICI Properties (Ticker: VICI), an owner of casinos with a strong presence in the Las Vegas market and an outstanding history of growing both cash flows and dividend payouts.
Robert Robotti is one of those under-the-radar value investors most people do not know exist, but since opening his doors over 40 years ago, he has crushed the markets.
Robotti recently filed paperwork with the SEC revealing that he now owns 9.7% of Five Points Holdings (Ticker: FPH), a master-planned community developer that combines residential, commercial, retail, educational, and recreational elements.
The Irvine, California, company does business in Orange County, Los Angeles County, and San Francisco County and has not been a favorite of the markets since its IPO in 2017.
Sam Levinson, the Chief Investment Officer at Glick Family Investments and member of the Five Points Board, has also been making large purchases of the stock recently.
The stock is ridiculously undervalued, with shares trading at 4.4 times free cash flow and 41% of tangible book value.
If Five Points just survives, you have a strong chance of at least doubling your money.
Robotti also accumulated shares of Legacy Homes (Ticker: LEGH), a builder of manufactured and tiny homes, earlier this year.
Smart money is moving into real estate at current prices.
For what it is worth, fund flows are even forcing indexers like Vanguard and BlackRock to buy real estate-related companies.
The Instant Experts of the Internet hate what the smart money is buying. That is an excellent buy signal in our book.

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C-Suite Buys of the Week: Decoding Smart Money Moves in Real Estate

Canaccord Genuity analyst Richard Close maintains Waystar Holding (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WAY#NASDAQ">WAY</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $30 to $36.

Canaccord Genuity Maintains Buy on Waystar Holding, Raises Price Target to $36

Turning Point Brands, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TPB#NYSE">TPB</a>), a maker of branded consumer products, including alternative smoking accessories and consumables with active ingredients, announced its financial results Thursday for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2024.
The company behind Zig-Zag, a brand of rolling papers in the cannabis industry, said total consolidated net sales increased 3.8% year over year to $105.6 million.
Zig-Zag products&#8217; net sales, which accounted for 47% of total net sales in the quarter, increased 5.5% over the same period to $49.3 million, driven by strong performance in our North American Papers &amp; Wraps business and solid growth in cigars.
Graham Purdy, the company&#8217;s president and CEO, said Zig-Zag is on "a sustainable growth trajectory."
Zig-Zag Products segment gross profit increased 2.2% to $27.3 million. Gross margin declined 180 basis points to 55.4% driven primarily by product mix.
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Other Q3 Financial Highlights</h3>
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<li>Gross profit totaled $53.7 million, up from $51.6 million in the prior year's quarter.</li>
<li>Selling, general and administrative expenses amounted to $33.2 million, compared to $31.4 million in the third quarter of last fiscal year.</li>
<li>Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest totaled $16 000, compared to net income attributable to non-controlling interest of $35 000 in the prior year's quarter.</li>
<li>Net income attributable to Turning Point Brands amounted to $12.4 million, up from $10.8 million.</li>
<li>Total gross debt as of Sept. 30, 2024 was $250 million.</li>
<li>Net debt as of Sept. 30, 2024 was $216.4 million.</li>
<li>Ended the quarter with total liquidity of $92.4 million, comprised of $33.6 million in cash and $58.8 million of asset-backed revolving credit facility capacity.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">2024 Outlook</h3>
Turning Point increased its previous full-year 2024 adjusted EBITDA guidance from $98 million to $102 million to $101 million to $103 million, excluding CDS.
During the quarter, the company repurchased 26,978 shares of common stock for $1.1 million.
On Nov. 6, 2024, the board of directors of the company increased the company's share repurchase authorization by $77.9 million to an aggregate amount of $100 million.
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">TPB Price Action</h3>
Turning Point Brands' shares traded 1.31% lower at $50.37 per share at the time of writing on Thursday.

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Zig-Zag Rolling Papers Segment Drives 47% Of Turning Point Brands' Q3 Sales, CEO Predicts Sustainable Growth

Canaccord Genuity analyst Maria Ripps maintains Upwork (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UPWK#NASDAQ">UPWK</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $15 to $18.

Canaccord Genuity Maintains Buy on Upwork, Raises Price Target to $18

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Canaccord Genuity analyst William Plovanic maintains Tandem Diabetes Care (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TNDM#NASDAQ">TNDM</a>) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $57 to $56.

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Canaccord Genuity Maintains Buy on Tandem Diabetes Care, Lowers Price Target to $56

Coherent Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COHR#NYSE">COHR</a>) reported better-than-expected earnings for the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/5978b62d43229a0001537151/mark-miller">first quarter on Wednesday</a>.
The company posted quarterly earnings of 74 cents per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of 61 cents per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.35 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.31 billion.
Jim Anderson, CEO, said, &#8220;We delivered solid growth in the September quarter on both a sequential and year-over-year basis, driven primarily by our AI-related Datacom transceivers. We also drove higher gross margin and operating margin. I continue to be excited by the opportunity to unlock significant long-term shareholder value.&#8221;
Coherent said it sees second-quarter revenue of $1.33 billion to $1.41 billion and adjusted EPS of 61 cents to 77 cents.
Coherent shares gained 5.3% to trade at $104.72 on Thursday.
These analysts made changes to their price targets on Coherent following earnings announcement.
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<li>Benchmark analyst Mark Miller maintained Coherent with a Buy and raised the price target from $90 to $112.</li>
<li>Susquehanna analyst Mehdi Hosseini maintained Coherent with a Positive and raised the price target from $120 to $125.</li>
<li>Citigroup analyst Atif Malik maintained Coherent with a Buy and raised the price target from $88 to $106.</li>
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Coherent Analysts Boost Their Forecasts Following Better-Than-Expected Earnings

Canaccord Genuity analyst Michael Graham maintains Lyft (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LYFT#NASDAQ">LYFT</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $18 to $22.

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Canaccord Genuity Maintains Buy on Lyft, Raises Price Target to $22

Canaccord Genuity analyst David Hynes maintains Klaviyo (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KVYO#NYSE">KVYO</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $32 to $40.

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Canaccord Genuity Maintains Buy on Klaviyo, Raises Price Target to $40

B of A Securities analyst Michael McGovern maintains Lyft (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LYFT#NASDAQ">LYFT</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $16 to $19.

B of A Securities Maintains Buy on Lyft, Raises Price Target to $19

JMP Securities analyst Nicholas Jones maintains Zillow Gr (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ZG#NASDAQ">ZG</a>) with a Market Outperform and raises the price target from $62 to $82.

JMP Securities Maintains Market Outperform on Zillow Gr, Raises Price Target to $82

Canaccord Genuity analyst Richard Davis maintains HubSpot (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HUBS#NYSE">HUBS</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $600 to $710.

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Canaccord Genuity Maintains Buy on HubSpot, Raises Price Target to $710

Canaccord Genuity analyst David Hynes maintains Freshworks (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FRSH#NASDAQ">FRSH</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $17 to $19.

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Canaccord Genuity Maintains Buy on Freshworks, Raises Price Target to $19

Investing in cybersecurity ETFs offers a strategic way to access a rapidly growing market driven by increasing digital threats, stricter regulations, and IoT expansion. Therefore, considering ETFs like Global X Cybersecurity (BUG), iShares Cybersecurity and Tech (IHAK), and First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity (CIBR) could be a wise choice for investors as digital threats continue to rise. Read more... The rising frequency of target-based attacks is driving strong demand for cybersecurity solutions, making the sector a key growth area. As digital threats increase, investing in cybersecurity ETFs is a strategic choice. Therefore, investors might consider buying top cybersecurity ETFs: Global X Cybersecurity ETF (<a href="https://stocknews.com/stock/BUG/">BUG</a>), iShares Cybersecurity and Tech ETF (<a href="https://stocknews.com/stock/IHAK/">IHAK</a>), and First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF (<a href="https://stocknews.com/stock/CIBR/">CIBR</a>).
In today's digital economy, stricter government regulations and expanding IoT trends heighten the need for robust cybersecurity. The rise of cloud adoption demands scalable security, while AI-driven cyberattacks call for advanced countermeasures. Additionally, increased workplace device usage requires strong endpoint protection, further fueling the demand for comprehensive cybersecurity solutions.
With rising security demands across sectors like finance, manufacturing, automotive, healthcare, and data, driven by advanced threats like ransomware and deepfakes, the global cybersecurity market is projected to grow from $193.73 billion in 2024 to $562.72 billion by 2032 at a <a href="https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/industry-reports/cyber-security-market-101165">14.3% CAGR</a>. This strong growth trajectory presents promising investment opportunities in cybersecurity for the future.
Furthermore, cybersecurity ETFs offer diversified exposure to top companies in the sector, reducing the risk of investing in individual stocks while simplifying portfolio management. With this promising outlook, let's dive into the top three <a href="https://stocknews.com/category/technology-equities-etfs/">Technology Equities ETFs</a>, starting with number three.
ETF #3: Global X Cybersecurity ETF (<a href="https://stocknews.com/stock/BUG/">BUG</a>)
BUG is an exchange-traded fund launched and managed by Global X Management Company LLC. It invests globally in public equity markets, focusing on companies that develop and manage security protocols to prevent intrusions on systems, networks, applications, computers, and mobile devices, known as cybersecurity companies. It targets the information technology sector, investing in growth and value stocks across various market capitalizations. BUG seeks to track the performance of the Indxx Cybersecurity Index using a full replication technique.
With $787.70 million in AUM, the fund has a total of 23 holdings. BUG's top holding is Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (<a href="https://stocknews.com/stock/CHKP/">CHKP</a>) with an 8.19% weighting, followed by Fortinet, Inc. (<a href="https://stocknews.com/stock/FTNT/">FTNT</a>), with a 7.41% weighting, and Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (<a href="https://stocknews.com/stock/PANW/">PANW</a>) with 7.33%.
BUG has an expense ratio of 0.50%, lower than the category average of 0.58%. It currently has a <a href="https://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nav.asp">NAV</a> of $32.33. Its fund outflows came in at $3.37 million over the past month.
BUG has gained 10.3% year-to-date and 34.4% over the past year to close the last trading session at $32.33.
BUG's strong outlook is reflected in its <a href="https://stocknews.com/powr-ratings/">POWR Ratings</a>. The ETF has an overall rating of A, translating to a Strong Buy in our proprietary rating system. The POWR Ratings are calculated by considering 118 different factors, each weighted to an optimal degree.
It has an A grade for Buy &amp; Hold and Trade. Of the 119 ETFs in the B-rated <a href="https://stocknews.com/category/technology-equities-etfs/">Technology Equities ETFs</a> group, it is ranked #26. <a href="https://stocknews.com/stock/BUG/">Click here</a> to access all of BUG's POWR Ratings.
ETF #2: iShares Cybersecurity and Tech ETF (<a href="https://stocknews.com/stock/IHAK/">IHAK</a>)
IHAK is an exchange-traded fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors and invests in public equity markets worldwide. The fund focuses on stocks of companies operating in information technology and cybersecurity, including hardware, software, products, and services. It invests in both growth and value stocks across diversified market capitalizations and seeks to track the performance of the NYSE FactSet Global Cyber Security Index using a representative sampling technique.
With $912 million in assets under management (AUM), IHAK's top holding is SentinelOne, Inc. (<a href="https://stocknews.com/stock/S/">S</a>) with a 5.59% weighting, followed by Varonis Systems, Inc. (<a href="https://stocknews.com/stock/VRNS/">VRNS</a>), with a 5.17% weighting, and FTNT, with 5.13%. It has a total of 34 holdings.
It has an expense ratio of 0.47%, lower than the category average of 0.58%. It currently has a NAV of $50.33. IHAK's fund inflows came in at $133.88 million over the past year.
IHAK has gained 29.5% over the past year and 11.9% over the past six months to close the last trading session at $50.47.
IHAK's POWR Ratings reflect this promising outlook. The IHAK's overall A rating equates to a Strong Buy in our proprietary rating system.
IHAK has an A grade for Buy &amp; Hold and Trade. It is ranked #22 in the same group. To access all the POWR Ratings for IHAK, <a href="https://stocknews.com/stock/IHAK/">click here</a>.
ETF #1: First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF (<a href="https://stocknews.com/stock/CIBR/">CIBR</a>)
CIBR is an exchange-traded fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors LP. It invests in public equity markets worldwide, focusing on stocks of companies operating in information technology, software and services, and technology hardware and equipment sectors. The fund targets both growth and value stocks across diversified market capitalizations and seeks to track the performance of the NASDAQ CTA Cybersecurity Index using a full replication technique.
With $6.94 billion in assets under management (AUM), CIBR's top holding is CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Class A (<a href="https://stocknews.com/stock/CRWD/">CRWD</a>) with an 8.74% weighting, followed by Broadcom Inc. (<a href="https://stocknews.com/stock/AVGO/">AVGO</a>), with an 8.43% weighting, and Cisco Systems, Inc. (<a href="https://stocknews.com/stock/CSCO/">CSCO</a>), with 8.12%. CIBR has a total of 33 holdings.
CIBR has an expense ratio of 0.59%, higher than the category average of 0.58%. It currently has a NAV of $39.83. Its fund inflows came in at $139.92 million over the past year.
The ETF pays an annual dividend of $0.27, which yields 0.43% on the current price. It has a four-year average dividend yield of 0.51%. Its dividend payouts have increased at a CAGR of 64.4% over the past three years and 34% over the past five years.
CIBR has gained 35.9% over the past year and 16.2% over the past nine months to close the last trading session at $62.58.
CIBR's POWR Ratings reflect its promising prospects. The ETF's overall A rating equates to a Strong Buy in our proprietary rating system.
CIBR has an A grade for Buy &amp; Hold, Peer, and Trade. In the Technology Equities ETFs group, it is ranked #6. <a href="https://stocknews.com/stock/CIBR/">Click here</a> to access all of CIBR's POWR Ratings.
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CIBR shares were trading at $62.04 per share on Tuesday afternoon, down $0.54 (-0.86%). Year-to-date, CIBR has gained 15.44%, versus a 23.01% rise in the benchmark S&amp;P 500 index during the same period.
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