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F5 is a market leader in the application delivery controller market. The company sells products for security, application performance, and automation. Its three customer verticals are enterprises, service providers, and government entities. Revenue is evenly split between its services business and products business with revenue trending toward products due to software adoption. The Seattle-based firm was incorporated in 1996, has about 6,500 employees, and generates about 55% its revenue within the Americas, 25% in EMEA, and 20% in APAC/Japan.

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Analysts' ratings for F5 (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FFIV#NASDAQ">FFIV</a>) over the last quarter vary from bullish to bearish, as provided by 7 analysts.
The table below provides a snapshot of their recent ratings, showcasing how sentiments have evolved over the past 30 days and comparing them to the preceding months.
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<thead>
<tr>
<th></th>
<th style="text-align: right;">Bullish</th>
<th style="text-align: right;">Somewhat Bullish</th>
<th style="text-align: right;">Indifferent</th>
<th style="text-align: right;">Somewhat Bearish</th>
<th style="text-align: right;">Bearish</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Total Ratings</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">1</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">6</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Last 30D</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">1</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1M Ago</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2M Ago</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">1</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">5</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
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<td>3M Ago</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
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</tbody>
</table>
Analysts have recently evaluated F5 and provided 12-month price targets. The average target is $211.0, accompanied by a high estimate of $235.00 and a low estimate of $186.00. This current average has increased by 10.8% from the previous average price target of $190.43. 
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1727190060_0.png" alt="price target chart" />
<h2>Diving into Analyst Ratings: An In-Depth Exploration</h2>
The analysis of recent analyst actions sheds light on the perception of F5 by financial experts. The following summary presents key analysts, their recent evaluations, and adjustments to ratings and price targets.
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<th>Analyst</th>
<th>Analyst Firm</th>
<th>Action Taken</th>
<th>Rating</th>
<th>Current Price Target</th>
<th>Prior Price Target</th>
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<td>Michael Ng</td>
<td>Goldman Sachs</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>$212.00</td>
<td>$185.00</td>
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<td>Amit Daryanani</td>
<td>Evercore ISI Group</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>In-Line</td>
<td>$210.00</td>
<td>$180.00</td>
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<td>James Fish</td>
<td>Piper Sandler</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>$186.00</td>
<td>$167.00</td>
</tr>
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<td>Matthew Hedberg</td>
<td>RBC Capital</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Sector Perform</td>
<td>$205.00</td>
<td>$182.00</td>
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<td>Samik Chatterjee</td>
<td>JP Morgan</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>$215.00</td>
<td>$210.00</td>
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<td>Tim Long</td>
<td>Barclays</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Equal-Weight</td>
<td>$214.00</td>
<td>$189.00</td>
</tr>
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<td>Alex Henderson</td>
<td>Needham</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Buy</td>
<td>$235.00</td>
<td>$220.00</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h3>Key Insights:</h3>
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<li>Action Taken: Analysts respond to changes in market conditions and company performance, frequently updating their recommendations. Whether they 'Maintain', 'Raise' or 'Lower' their stance, it reflects their reaction to recent developments related to F5. This information offers a snapshot of how analysts perceive the current state of the company.</li>
<li>Rating: Gaining insights, analysts provide qualitative assessments, ranging from 'Outperform' to 'Underperform'. These ratings reflect expectations for the relative performance of F5 compared to the broader market.</li>
<li>Price Targets: Analysts predict movements in price targets, offering estimates for F5's future value. Examining the current and prior targets offers insights into analysts' evolving expectations.</li>
</ul>
Assessing these analyst evaluations alongside crucial financial indicators can provide a comprehensive overview of F5's market position. Stay informed and make well-judged decisions with the assistance of our Ratings Table.
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/FFIV/analyst-ratings?utm_source=Benzinga Insights">Stay up to date on F5 analyst ratings.</a>
<h2>All You Need to Know About F5</h2>
F5 is a market leader in the application delivery controller market. The company sells products for security, application performance, and automation. Its three customer verticals are enterprises, service providers, and government entities. Revenue is evenly split between its services business and products business with revenue trending toward products due to software adoption. The Seattle-based firm was incorporated in 1996, has about 6,500 employees, and generates about 55% its revenue within the Americas, 25% in EMEA, and 20% in APAC/Japan.
<h3>F5's Financial Performance</h3>
Market Capitalization Analysis: Below industry benchmarks, the company's market capitalization reflects a smaller scale relative to peers. This could be attributed to factors such as growth expectations or operational capacity.
Revenue Growth: F5's revenue growth over a period of 3 months has faced challenges. As of 30 June, 2024, the company experienced a revenue decline of approximately -1.02%. This indicates a decrease in the company's top-line earnings. In comparison to its industry peers, the company stands out with a growth rate higher than the average among peers in the Information Technology sector.
Net Margin: F5's net margin surpasses industry standards, highlighting the company's exceptional financial performance. With an impressive 20.72% net margin, the company effectively manages costs and achieves strong profitability.
Return on Equity (ROE): The company's ROE is a standout performer, exceeding industry averages. With an impressive ROE of 4.85%, the company showcases effective utilization of equity capital.
Return on Assets (ROA): F5's ROA surpasses industry standards, highlighting the company's exceptional financial performance. With an impressive 2.67% ROA, the company effectively utilizes its assets for optimal returns.
Debt Management: With a below-average debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, F5 adopts a prudent financial strategy, indicating a balanced approach to debt management.
<h2>The Basics of Analyst Ratings</h2>
Benzinga tracks 150 analyst firms and reports on their stock expectations. Analysts typically arrive at their conclusions by predicting how much money a company will make in the future, usually the upcoming five years, and how risky or predictable that company's revenue streams are.
Analysts attend company conference calls and meetings, research company financial statements, and communicate with insiders to publish their ratings on stocks. Analysts typically rate each stock once per quarter or whenever the company has a major update.
Some analysts publish their predictions for metrics such as growth estimates, earnings, and revenue to provide additional guidance with their ratings. When using analyst ratings, it is important to keep in mind that stock and sector analysts are also human and are only offering their opinions to investors.
If you want to keep track of which analysts are outperforming others, you can view updated analyst ratings along withanalyst success scores in <a href="https://benzinga.grsm.io/register174">Benzinga Pro</a>.
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Peeling Back The Layers: Exploring F5 Through Analyst Insights

Goldman Sachs analyst Michael Ng maintains F5 (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FFIV#NASDAQ">FFIV</a>) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $185 to $212.

Goldman Sachs Maintains Neutral on F5, Raises Price Target to $212

Collaboration bolsters generative AI capabilities with advanced data management and secure multicloud networking services for RAG integration
F5 (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FFIV#NASDAQ">FFIV</a>) and NetApp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NTAP#NASDAQ">NTAP</a>) today announced an expanded collaboration to accelerate and streamline enterprise AI capabilities using secure multicloud networking solutions from F5 and NetApp's suite of data management solutions. This collaboration leverages F5 Distributed Cloud Services to streamline the use of large language models (LLMs) across hybrid cloud environments. By integrating F5's secure multicloud networking with NetApp's data management, enterprises can implement Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions efficiently and securely, enhancing the performance, security, and utility of their AI systems.
As enterprises increasingly adopt AI technologies, the need for accurate and contextually relevant information becomes crucial—and that's where RAG comes in. RAG is an artificial intelligence technique that combines retrieval-based and generation-based approaches to improve the quality and relevance of responses by securely incorporating relevant, often proprietary, documents or information from a large dataset into the generated answers without exposing them to public large language models. RAG integrates the most recent, relevant data into AI responses. This ensures that AI models can deliver precise and context-specific answers.

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F5 And NetApp Announces An Expanded Collaboration To Accelerate And Streamline Enterprise AI Capabilities Using Secure Multicloud Networking Solutions From F5 And NetApp's Suite Of Data Management Solutions

F5's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FFIV#NYSE">FFIV</a>) short percent of float has fallen 12.3% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 2.18 million shares sold short, which is 4.28% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 4.72 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock/">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/short-interest">List of the most shorted stocks</a>
<h3>F5 Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1725997517_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for F5 has declined since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to rise in the near-term but traders should be aware that less shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing F5's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/">Benzinga Pro</a>, F5's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 7.83%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze/">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

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Tom Fountain appointed Chief Operating Officer, ChadWhalen named Chief Revenue Officer, Kunal Anand becomes Chief Technology and AI Officer
F5 (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FFIV#NASDAQ">FFIV</a>) today announced three new leadership roles designed to drive heightened agility, productivity, and AI innovation.
Tom Fountain, formerly F5's Executive Vice President of Global Services and Chief Strategy Officer, becomes F5's Chief Operating Officer. As COO, Fountain is responsible for driving operational velocity and advancing execution, productivity, and efficiency company wide. He will continue to oversee Global Services and lead F5's digital transformation.
F5 also is streamlining its go-to-market functions, combining sales and marketing under former Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Chad Whalen, who now takes on the role of Chief Revenue Officer. As CRO, Whalen is responsible for driving revenue growth, including continued growth across F5's software solutions, and successfully executing F5's land-and-expand strategy across its more than 20,000 large enterprise, service provider, and government customers globally.
Finally, F5 is reinforcing its commitment to innovation in AI, including incorporating generative AI across its product families. Recently appointed Chief Technology Officer, Kunal Anand, becomes Chief Technology and AI Officer, expanding his responsibilities to include F5's company-wide AI strategy.
Each of these new roles is effective immediately and all will report to F5 President and CEO, François Locoh-Donou.

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F5 Announces Tom Fountain Has Been Appointed To Chief Operating Officer

This new joint solution combines industry-leading security and traffic management from&nbsp;<a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.f5.com%2Fproducts%2Fnginx%2Fnginx-plus&amp;esheet=54114285&amp;newsitemid=20240828683915&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=F5%26%238217%3Bs+NGINX+Plus&amp;index=1&amp;md5=f3560dbf42c1d555b31bf42065f50f5d">F5&#39;s NGINX Plus</a>&nbsp;offering with the cutting-edge optimization and performance of the Intel Distribution of OpenVINO toolkit and Infrastructure Processing Units (IPUs) to deliver superior protection, scalability, and performance for advanced AI inference.

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F5's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FFIV#NYSE">FFIV</a>) short percent of float has fallen 7.85% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 2.47 million shares sold short, which is 4.81% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 7.72 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock/">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/short-interest">List of the most shorted stocks</a>
<h3>F5 Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1722970811_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for F5 has declined since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to rise in the near-term but traders should be aware that less shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing F5's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/">Benzinga Pro</a>, F5's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 8.31%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze/">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

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Shares of Merck &amp; Co., Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRK#NYSE">MRK</a>) fell sharply during Tuesday's session after the company reported second-quarter financial results and cut its FY24 adjusted EPS <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/biotech/24/07/40036607/mercks-q2-earnings-revenue-and-eps-beat-helped-by-strong-keytruda-sales-but-acquisition-costs-bit">guidance below estimates</a>.
Merck reported second-quarter sales of $16.1 billion, up 7% year-over-year, beating the consensus estimate of $15.84 billion. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange, sales increased 11%. Merck reported adjusted EPS of $2.28, a shift from an EPS loss of $(2.06), beating the consensus of $2.15, according to data from <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a>.
Merck shares dipped 9.5% to $115.50 on Tuesday.
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<li>Imunon, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IMNN#NASDAQ">IMNN</a>) shares jumped 147.8% to $2.9250 after the company announced topline results from its Phase 2 OVATION 2 study with IMNN-001. The results showed an 11.1-month improvement in median overall survival compared to standard-of-care alone in the intent-to-treat population.</li>
<li>Agape ATP Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ATPC#NASDAQ">ATPC</a>) surged 97% to $0.1731. AGAPE ATP strengthened wellness division via innovative incubation with emerging local SMEs.</li>
<li>Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PCSA#NASDAQ">PCSA</a>) shares climbed 53% to $2.60 after the company announced FDA clearance of its IND application for a Phase 2 clinical trial of NGC-Cap in breast cancer.</li>
<li>INVO Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INVO#NASDAQ">INVO</a>) gained 33% to $1.1513.</li>
<li>Jet.AI Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JTAI#NASDAQ">JTAI</a>) shares gained 29% to $0.3850.</li>
<li>2U, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TWOU#NASDAQ">TWOU</a>) jumped 28% to $3.4018.</li>
<li>CalciMedica, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CALC#NASDAQ">CALC</a>) jumped 26.3% to $5.24.</li>
<li>JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JBLU#NASDAQ">JBLU</a>) rose 20.6% to $7.16 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results.</li>
<li>Lumen Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LUMN#NYSE">LUMN</a>) rose 19.1% to $2.3050.</li>
<li>Commvault Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CVLT#NASDAQ">CVLT</a>) gained 19.1% to $146.77 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results and issued second-quarter revenue guidance above estimates. Also, the company raised its FY25 revenue guidance.</li>
<li>Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HLIT#NASDAQ">HLIT</a>) climbed 18.8% to $13.96 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results and issued third-quarter revenue guidance above estimates.</li>
<li>Meta Data Limited (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AIU#NYSE">AIU</a>) gained 18.8% to $5.42.</li>
<li>Enveric Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ENVB#NASDAQ">ENVB</a>) rose 18.3% to $0.59 after jumping around 6% on Monday.</li>
<li>Inspirato Incorporated (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ISPO#NASDAQ">ISPO</a>) gained 18.3% to $6.20 after jumping over 50% on Monday.</li>
<li>Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SFM#NASDAQ">SFM</a>) shares gained 15.9% to $98.13 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results and issued its third-quarter earnings guidance above estimates.</li>
<li>NeoGenomics, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NEO#NASDAQ">NEO</a>) gained 16.1% to $17.00 following upbeat earnings.</li>
<li>Tilray Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TLRY#NASDAQ">TLRY</a>) rose 16.1% to $2.1250 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.</li>
<li>Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SFM#NASDAQ">SFM</a>) gained 15.5% to $97.79 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results. Additionally, the company issued third-quarter earnings guidance above estimates.</li>
<li>Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HWM#NYSE">HWM</a>) climbed 14.1% to $94.56 following better-than-expected second-quarter earnings, issued strong guidance, raised its dividend, increased its buyback authorization and issued strong guidance.</li>
<li>Repligen Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RGEN#NASDAQ">RGEN</a>) gained 13.4% to $156.48 following -quarter earnings.</li>
<li>Varonis Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VRNS#NASDAQ">VRNS</a>) climbed 13.3% to $54.92 as the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results and raised its FY24 guidance on Monday.</li>
<li>Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HAYW#NYSE">HAYW</a>) gained 11% to $14.98 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter EPS results.</li>
<li>F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FFIV#NASDAQ">FFIV</a>) shares rose 10.6% to $196.46 after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results and raised its FY24 earnings guidance above estimates.</li>
<li>Pharming Group N.V. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PHAR#NASDAQ">PHAR</a>) shares gained 9.8% to $8.28. Pharming Group will report second quarter financial results on Aug. 1.</li>
<li>PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PYPL#NASDAQ">PYPL</a>) climbed 8.5% to $63.98 after the company reported better-than-expected second quarter financial results.</li>
<li>Stanley Black &amp; Decker, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SWK#NYSE">SWK</a>) rose 8.1% to $104.28 after the company reported better-than-expected second quarter financial results. Additionally, the company revised its FY24 adjusted EPS forecast upward.</li>
<li>Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IT#NYSE">IT</a>) gained 6.4% to $500.83 following better-than-expected quarterly earnings.</li>
</ul>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Losers</h3>
<ul>
<li>QXO, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QXO#NASDAQ">QXO</a>) shares fell 80.8% to $11.44. This sudden decline was triggered by the registration of two private placements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which unlocked millions of shares and led to increased selling pressure, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.</li>
<li>VBI Vaccines Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VBIV#NASDAQ">VBIV</a>) declined 64.8% to $0.1960 after the company was granted protection under Canada&#8217;s CCAA by the Ontario Superior Court. The company received approval for a DIP loan, and Ernst &amp; Young was appointed as the monitor during the restructuring process.</li>
<li>CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CNSP#NASDAQ">CNSP</a>) dipped 40.8% to $0.6158 after the company announced it entered into an exclusive license agreement with Cortice Biosciences.</li>
<li>BIMI Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BIMI#NASDAQ">BIMI</a>) tumbled 37% to $0.73.</li>
<li>Bloomz Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BLMZ#NASDAQ">BLMZ</a>) dipped 30.7% to $1.78.</li>
<li>Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EKSO#NASDAQ">EKSO</a>) fell 26.6% to $1.0901 after the company reported worse-than-expected quarterly sales results.</li>
<li>Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVAX#NASDAQ">NVAX</a>) shares declined 25.2% to $12.27 after declining 4% on Monday.</li>
<li>VSee Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VSEE#NASDAQ">VSEE</a>) fell 23.3% to $2.7999.</li>
<li>SmartRent, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SMRT#NYSE">SMRT</a>) dipped 21.5% to $1.8850 after the company announced a CEO resignation and suspended its 2024 outlook.</li>
<li>Symbotic Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SYM#NASDAQ">SYM</a>) shares fell 21.1% to $28.13 after the company reported worse-than-expected third-quarter earnings results and issued fourth-quarter revenue guidance below estimates.</li>
<li>Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WWD#NASDAQ">WWD</a>) fell 16.5% to $152.91 after the company reported mixed third-quarter financial results and lowered its FY24 revenue guidance below estimates.</li>
<li>NIP Group Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NIPG#NASDAQ">NIPG</a>) fell 16.2% to $13.82. NIP Group announced the closing of its initial public offering and partial exercise of underwriters' option to purchase additional ADSs.</li>
<li>Merchants Bancorp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MBIN#NASDAQ">MBIN</a>) dipped 16.2% to $43.68 after the company reported worse-than-expected quarterly financial results. Additionally, Raymond James downgraded the stock.</li>
<li>Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMKR#NASDAQ">AMKR</a>) shares fell 14.2% to $32.24 after the company issued roughly in-line guidance.</li>
<li>OneWater Marine Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ONEW#NASDAQ">ONEW</a>) dipped 13.2% to $26.43 after the company reported worse-than-expected third-quarter financial results and issued weak guidance.</li>
<li>Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CLDX#NASDAQ">CLDX</a>) shares fell 11.6% to $37.06 after reporting Phase 2 results for barzolvolimab in chronic inducible urticaria.</li>
<li>Transcat, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TRNS#NASDAQ">TRNS</a>) declined 11.2% to $120.00 following weak quarterly sales.</li>
<li>CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRWD#NASDAQ">CRWD</a>) dipped 9.7% to $233.65 following reports indicating Delta Air Lines would seek compensation from the cybersecurity company for last week&#8217;s outage.</li>
<li>Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RMBS#NASDAQ">RMBS</a>) shares dipped 9.3% to $50.61 following weak quarterly sales.</li>
<li>Corning Incorporated (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GLW#NYSE">GLW</a>) fell 8.7% to $38.99 following second-quarter results.</li>
<li>Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LSCC#NASDAQ">LSCC</a>) shares fell 8.3% to $50.40 after the company reported worse-than-expected second-quarter financial results and issued weak third-quarter revenue guidance.</li>
<li>Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ECL#NYSE">ECL</a>) declined 6.7% to $231.31 after the company reported worse-than-expected second-quarter sales results.</li>
<li>The Procter &amp; Gamble Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PG#NYSE">PG</a>) fell 6.2% to $159.37 following a quarterly revenue miss.</li>
<li>Diageo plc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DEO#NYSE">DEO</a>) fell 5.5% to $124.30 after the company missed annual profit expectations.</li>
<li>Fresenius Medical Care AG (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FMS#NYSE">FMS</a>) shares declined 4.5% to $19.45 following weak quarterly sales.</li>
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Why Merck Shares Are Trading Lower By 10%? Here Are Other Stocks Moving In Tuesday's Mid-Day Session

Investor sentiment took a hit on Tuesday as caution prevailed ahead of significant market events, including key tech earnings reports and the Federal <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/economics/macro-economic-events/24/07/40042583/will-powell-hint-at-september-rate-cut-what-major-us-investment-banks-expect-from">Open Market Committee meeting.</a>
The Nasdaq 100, heavily weighted with tech stocks, experienced the most significant decline among major U.S. indices, dropping 1.5%. Semiconductor stocks were particularly affected, with Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) plummeting over 6% to a two-month low, impacting the entire industry. 
Consequently, the iShares Semiconductor ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SOXX#NYSE">SOXX</a>) fell nearly 3%, marking its sixth negative close in the last eight sessions.
The S&amp;P 500 also dipped 0.8%, primarily due to its heavy tech exposure, while the Dow Jones and Russell 2000 managed to avoid losses. Notably, the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IWM#NYSE">IWM</a>) has outperformed tech stocks by 15% so far this month.
Microsoft Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NYSE">MSFT</a>) declined more than 1% ahead of its post-market earnings announcement, while Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>), and Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) experienced smaller losses in anticipation of their reports later in the week.
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRWD#NASDAQ">CRWD</a>) was the worst-performing tech stock on Tuesday, plunging nearly 12% after Delta Air Lines announced it would seek compensation from the cybersecurity firm for last week's outage.
Meanwhile, Treasury yields remained steady, gold edged up 0.3%, and the Japanese yen, tracked by the Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FXY#NYSE">FXY</a>), gained 0.4% against the dollar in anticipation of a potential Bank of Japan rate hike.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) fell 1.5% to $65,812.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Tuesday&#8217;s Performance In Major US Indices, ETFs</h3>
<figure class="wp-block-table is-style-stripes"> 
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Major Indices</td>
<td>Price</td>
<td>1-day %chg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dow Jones</td>
<td>40,607.10</td>
<td>0.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Russell 2000</td>
<td>2,242.74</td>
<td>0.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>S&amp;P 500</td>
<td>5,422.36</td>
<td>-0.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Nasdaq 100</td>
<td>18,778.20</td>
<td>-1.5%</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Updated at 12:38 p.m. ET</figcaption></figure>
<a href="http://www.benzinga.com/pro/register/?utm_source=BZprocontent073024&amp;t=be2bearmibe3na1">According to Benzinga Pro data:</a>
<ul>
<li>The&nbsp;SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>)&nbsp;was 0.7% lower to $541.00.</li>
<li>The&nbsp;SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIA#NYSE">DIA</a>)&nbsp;rose 0.3% to $406.60.</li>
<li>The tech-heavy Invesco QQQ Trust Series (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>) fell 1.5% to $457.06.</li>
<li>The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IWM#NYSE">IWM</a>) rose 0.16% to $222.09.</li>
<li>Sector-wise, the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLE#NYSE">XLE</a>)&nbsp;outperformed, up 1.2%, while the&nbsp;Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLK#NYSE">XLK</a>) lagged, down 2.4%.</li>
</ul>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Tuesday&#8217;s Stock Movers</h3>
Stocks moving on earnings were:
<ul>
<li>F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FFIV#NASDAQ">FFIV</a>), up over 11%.</li>
<li>Hologic Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HOLX#NASDAQ">HOLX</a>), up 2.7%</li>
<li>Woodward Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WWD#NASDAQ">WWD</a>), down 18%.</li>
<li>Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CHK#NYSE">CHK</a>), down 0.6%.</li>
<li>Amkor Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMKR#NASDAQ">AMKR</a>), down 18%.</li>
<li>Crane Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CR#NYSE">CR</a>), down 4%. </li>
<li>Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LSCC#NASDAQ">LSCC</a>), down 8%. </li>
<li>Procter &amp; Gamble Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PG#NYSE">PG</a>), down 5.6%. </li>
<li>Merck &amp; Company Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRK#NYSE">MRK</a>), down 10%. </li>
<li>Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PFE#NYSE">PFE</a>), down 0.5%. </li>
<li>S&amp;P Global Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SP#NYSE">SP</a>), down 0.7%. </li>
<li>Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ITW#NYSE">ITW</a>), down 0.5%,</li>
<li>PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PYPL#NASDAQ">PYPL</a>), up 7.4%. </li>
<li>Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ECL#NYSE">ECL</a>), down 8.4%.</li>
<li>Phillips 66 (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PSX#NYSE">PSX</a>), up 5.2%. </li>
<li>American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEP#NASDAQ">AEP</a>), flat. </li>
<li>Gartner Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IT#NYSE">IT</a>), up 6.7%. </li>
<li>Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ADM#NYSE">ADM</a>), down 0.4%</li>
<li>JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JBLU#NASDAQ">JBLU</a>), up 17%.</li>
<li>LGI Homes, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LGIH#NASDAQ">LGIH</a>), up 8%. </li>
<li>Logitech International S.A. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LOGI#NASDAQ">LOGI</a>), up 0.6%. </li>
<li>Restaurant Brands International Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QSR#NYSE">QSR</a>), down 0.5% </li>
<li>SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SOFI#NASDAQ">SOFI</a>) down 1.9%. </li>
</ul>
Companies reporting earnings after the close include: 
<ul>
<li>Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMD#NASDAQ">AMD</a>)</li>
<li>Arista Networks, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ANET#NYSE">ANET</a>)</li>
<li>Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CZR#NASDAQ">CZR</a>)</li>
<li>DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DV#NYSE">DV</a>)</li>
<li>Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EA#NASDAQ">EA</a>)</li>
<li>First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FSLR#NASDAQ">FSLR</a>)</li>
<li>Freshworks Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FRSH#NASDAQ">FRSH</a>)</li>
<li>Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LYV#NYSE">LYV</a>)</li>
<li>Match Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MTCH#NASDAQ">MTCH</a>)</li>
<li>Microsoft</li>
<li>Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MDLZ#NASDAQ">MDLZ</a>)</li>
<li>Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PINS#NYSE">PINS</a>)</li>
<li>Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SWKS#NASDAQ">SWKS</a>)</li>
<li>Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SBUX#NASDAQ">SBUX</a>) </li>
<li>Qorvo, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QRVO#NASDAQ">QRVO</a>).</li>
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Tech Stocks Drop Ahead Of Key Earnings; Nvidia Falls, CrowdStrike Hits 8-Month Low: What's Driving Markets Tuesday?

Top Wall Street analysts changed their outlook on these top names. For a complete view of all analyst rating changes, including upgrades and downgrades, please see our <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/">analyst ratings page</a>.
<ul>
<li>Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods cut Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PFG#NYSE">PFG</a>) price target from $88 to $86. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/58da738bb85e9300014639dd/ryan-krueger">Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods analyst Ryan Krueger</a> maintained a Market Perform rating. Principal Financial shares closed at $81.43 on Monday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/PFG/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>JP Morgan raised the price target for Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HOLX#NASDAQ">HOLX</a>) from $91 to $95. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/6363d9392048c30001610cbe/casey-woodring">JP Morgan analyst Casey Woodring</a> maintained an Overweight rating. Hologic shares closed at $79.64 on Monday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/HOLX/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>RBC Capital boosted the price target for F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FFIV#NASDAQ">FFIV</a>) from $182 to $205. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/5880b6f377f9dd00011b0ab2/matthew-hedberg">RBC Capital analyst Matthew Hedberg</a> maintained a Sector Perform rating. F5 shares closed at $177.59 on Monday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/FFIV/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>Truist Securities boosted the price target for Varonis Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VRNS#NASDAQ">VRNS</a>) from $55 to $60.<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/57fdefd3ac6af40001334e3e/joel-fishbein"> Truist Securities analyst Joel Fishbein</a> reiterated a Buy rating. Varonis shares closed at $48.49 on Monday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/VRNS/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock.</a></li>
<li>Wells Fargo boosted Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UHS#NYSE">UHS</a>) price target from $200 to $255. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/6062fb3160c58c00018c213e/stephen-baxter">Wells Fargo analyst Stephen Baxter</a> maintained an Overweight rating. Universal Health shares closed at $217.43 on Monday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/UHS/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock.</a></li>
<li>Benchmark increased the price target for ON Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ON#NASDAQ">ON</a>) from $80 to $90. <a href="https://widgets.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/60216a57879cba00010f246b/david-williams">Benchmark analyst David Williams</a> maintained a Buy rating. ON Semiconductor shares closed at $78.27 on Monday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/ON/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock.</a></li>
<li>Susquehanna increased Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RCL#NYSE">RCL</a>) price target from $160 to $180.<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/5e99cf3ed89aa400014fa918/christopher-stathoulopoulos"> Susquehanna analyst Christopher Stathoulopoulos</a> maintained a Positive rating. Royal Caribbean Cruises shares closed at $155.14 on Monday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/RCL/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>Barclays boosted Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LMT#NYSE">LMT</a>) price target from $480 to $505. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/5ae1f1fb1fe0110001f9176e/david-strauss">Barclays analyst David Strauss </a>maintained an Equal-Weight rating. Lockheed Martin shares closed at $527.64 on Monday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/LMT/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock.</a></li>
<li>Needham raised Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMKR#NASDAQ">AMKR</a>) price target from $40 to $45. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/60ed6112b473c600014bf1c9/charles-shi">Needham analyst Charles Shi</a> maintained a Buy rating. Amkor Technology shares closed at $37.60 on Monday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/AMKR/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>Barclays boosted GE Aerospace (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GE#NYSE">GE</a>) price target from $175 to $200. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/585808edee7bf60001bcfa26/julian-mitchell">Barclays analyst Julian Mitchell</a> maintained an Overweight rating. GE Aerospace shares closed at $169.87 on Monday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/GE/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
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U.S. stocks were mixed, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 100 points on Tuesday.
Shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PYPL#NASDAQ">PYPL</a>) rose sharply during Tuesday's session after the company reported better-than-expected <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/24/07/40034498/fintech-giant-paypals-q2-earnings-revenue-and-eps-beat-payment-volumes-and-transactions-surge-guida">second quarter financial results</a>.
PayPal reported fiscal second-quarter revenue growth of 8% year over year to $7.89 billion, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $7.81 billion. The company reported a quarterly adjusted EPS of $1.19, beating analyst consensus estimates of 98 cents, according to data from <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a>.
PayPal shares surged 8.5% to $63.98 on Tuesday.
Here are some other big stocks recording gains in today&#8217;s session.
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<li>JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JBLU#NASDAQ">JBLU</a>) jumped 20.6% to $7.16 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results.</li>
<li>Lumen Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LUMN#NYSE">LUMN</a>) jumped 19.1% to $2.3050.</li>
<li>Commvault Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CVLT#NASDAQ">CVLT</a>) jumped 19.1% to $146.77 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results and issued second-quarter revenue guidance above estimates. Also, the company raised its FY25 revenue guidance.</li>
<li>Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HLIT#NASDAQ">HLIT</a>) jumped 18.8% to $13.96 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results and issued third-quarter revenue guidance above estimates.</li>
<li>Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SFM#NASDAQ">SFM</a>) shares rose 15.9% to $98.13 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results and issued its third-quarter earnings guidance above estimates.</li>
<li>NeoGenomics, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NEO#NASDAQ">NEO</a>) rose 16.1% to $17.00 following upbeat earnings.</li>
<li>Tilray Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TLRY#NASDAQ">TLRY</a>) rose 16.1% to $2.1250 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.</li>
<li>Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SFM#NASDAQ">SFM</a>) climbed 15.5% to $97.79 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results. Additionally, the company issued third-quarter earnings guidance above estimates.</li>
<li>Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HWM#NYSE">HWM</a>) gained 14.1% to $94.56 following better-than-expected second-quarter earnings, issued strong guidance, raised its dividend, increased its buyback authorization and issued strong guidance.</li>
<li>Repligen Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RGEN#NASDAQ">RGEN</a>) rose 13.4% to $156.48 following -quarter earnings.</li>
<li>Varonis Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VRNS#NASDAQ">VRNS</a>) jumped 13.3% to $54.92 as the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results and raised its FY24 guidance on Monday.</li>
<li>Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HAYW#NYSE">HAYW</a>) rose 11% to $14.98 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter EPS results.</li>
<li>F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FFIV#NASDAQ">FFIV</a>) shares climbed 10.6% to $196.46 after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results and raised its FY24 earnings guidance above estimates.</li>
<li>Heidrick &amp; Struggles International, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HSII#NASDAQ">HSII</a>) gained 10.2% to $39.41 following upbeat quarterly results.</li>
<li>Pharming Group N.V. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PHAR#NASDAQ">PHAR</a>) shares rose 9.8% to $8.28. Pharming Group will report second quarter financial results on Aug. 1.</li>
<li>CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CNO#NYSE">CNO</a>) jumped 9% to $33.78 following upbeat quarterly results.</li>
<li>Latham Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SWIM#NASDAQ">SWIM</a>) surged 8.6% to $3.78.</li>
<li>Stanley Black &amp; Decker, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SWK#NYSE">SWK</a>) gained 8.1% to $104.28 after the company reported better-than-expected second quarter financial results. Additionally, the company revised its FY24 adjusted EPS forecast upward.</li>
<li>Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EXP#NYSE">EXP</a>) jumped 8.1% to $268.95 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter EPS results.</li>
<li>NovoCure Limited (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVCR#NASDAQ">NVCR</a>) rose 8% to $22.47.</li>
<li>Spirit Airlines, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SAVE#NYSE">SAVE</a>) gained 7.3% to $3.0802. Spirit Airlines announced low-fare travel with new premium offerings starting Aug. 2024.</li>
<li>Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ZBRA#NASDAQ">ZBRA</a>) jumped 6.4% to $356.62 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results. Additionally, the company raised its FY24 guidance.</li>
<li>Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IT#NYSE">IT</a>) rose 6.4% to $500.83 following better-than-expected quarterly earnings.</li>
<li>Phillips 66 (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PSX#NYSE">PSX</a>) climbed 4.9% to $147.31 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.</li>
<li>Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PEGA#NASDAQ">PEGA</a>) gained 4.8% to $69.13.</li>
<li>American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAL#NASDAQ">AAL</a>) gained 4.3% to $10.88.</li>
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PayPal Posts Upbeat Earnings, Joins Sprouts Farmers Market, Stanley Black & Decker, Phillips 66 And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Tuesday

Evercore ISI Group analyst Amit Daryanani maintains F5 (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FFIV#NASDAQ">FFIV</a>) with a In-Line and raises the price target from $180 to $210.

Evercore ISI Group Maintains In-Line on F5, Raises Price Target to $210

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FFIV#NASDAQ">FFIV</a>) reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results and raised its FY24 earnings guidance above <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/24/07/40023356/f5-shares-climb-on-better-than-expected-q3-results-strong-forward-guidance">estimates on Monday</a>.
F5 reported quarterly earnings of $3.36 per share, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.97 per share. Quarterly sales came in at $695.495 million, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $686.062 million, according to data from <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a>.
"We delivered third-quarter revenue at the top end of our guidance range fueled by software growth and continued growth of our global services offerings," said François Locoh-Donou, F5's president and CEO. "In addition, our continued operating discipline enabled us to deliver earnings per share well above the high end of our guidance."
F5 said that based on visibility to fourth-quarter software demand, it now expects fiscal year revenue toward the top end of prior expectations at approximately $2.8 billion, or roughly flat with last year. F5 also raised its fiscal year earning growth expectations and now expects to deliver approximately 12% earnings growth, up from the prior growth outlook of 7% to 9%.
F5 shares gained 0.1% to close at $177.59 on Monday.
These analysts made changes to their price targets on F5 following the announcement.
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<li><a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/587e331b5064ed000173031a/alex-henderson">Needham analyst Alex Henderson</a> maintained F5 with a Buy rating, while raising the price target from $220 to $235.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/5a09e167efacff00012b1912/james-fish">Piper Sandler analyst James Fish</a> maintained the stock with a Neutral and raised the price target from $167 to $186.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/586e4055351b9b00018beea7/tim-long">Barclays analyst Tim Long</a> maintained F5 with an Equal-Weight rating, while boosting the price target from $189 to $214.</li>
<li>JP<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/58ac4af2b85e930001e6383f/samik-chatterjee"> Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee</a> maintained the stock with a Neutral rating, while increasing the price target from $210 to $215.</li>
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These Analysts Increase Their Forecasts On F5 After Upbeat Results

RBC Capital analyst Matthew Hedberg maintains F5 (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FFIV#NASDAQ">FFIV</a>) with a Sector Perform and raises the price target from $182 to $205.

RBC Capital Maintains Sector Perform on F5, Raises Price Target to $205

JP Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee maintains F5 (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FFIV#NASDAQ">FFIV</a>) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $210 to $215.

JP Morgan Maintains Neutral on F5, Raises Price Target to $215

Barclays analyst Tim Long maintains F5 (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FFIV#NASDAQ">FFIV</a>) with a Equal-Weight and raises the price target from $189 to $214.

Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight on F5, Raises Price Target to $214

Piper Sandler analyst James Fish maintains F5 (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FFIV#NASDAQ">FFIV</a>) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $167 to $186.

Piper Sandler Maintains Neutral on F5, Raises Price Target to $186

Wall Street is likely to tenaciously hold onto the slender optimism ahead of a slew of earnings from notable companies and the Federal Reserve&#8217;s <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/24/07/40016926/markets-brace-for-crucial-interest-rate-shake-up-what-to-expect-from-federal-reserv">two-day rate-setting meeting that gets underway </a>on Tuesday. Traders appear to be overlooking some negative tech earnings released late Monday as they factor in better performances by their mega-cap counterparts.
Microsoft Corp.&#8216;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) earnings report due after the market close could be sought after by traders to read the tea leaves for the results from its mega-cap peers such as Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) and Amazon, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>). Hopes of the Fed confirming that it would begin cutting in September are also buoying sentiment.
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<td>+0.21%</td>
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<td>Dow</td>
<td>+0.19%</td>
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<td>+0.35%</td>
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In premarket trading on Tuesday,&nbsp;the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) moved up 0.23% to $545.99, and the&nbsp;Invesco QQQ ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>) gained 0.23% to $464.97, according to&nbsp;<a href="https://benzinga.grsm.io/lxquj26b2sag" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Benzinga Pro data</a>.
Cues From Last Session:
U.S. stocks meandered to a mixed close on Monday as traders turned cautious ahead of the key Main Street and earnings catalysts of the week. The major averages opened higher but gave back their gains and fell into negative territory by early afternoon trading. After staging a recovery in the afternoon, the major indices closed narrowly mixed.
Small-caps, which outperformed in recent sessions, witnessed some profit-taking, dragging the Russell 2,000 Index by over 1%.
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<td>+0.07%</td>
<td>17,370.20</td>
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<td>S&amp;P 500 Index</td>
<td>+0.08%</td>
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Insights From Analysts:
Commenting on the FOMC meeting, fund manager Louis Navellier said it is virtually guaranteed that the FOMC statement will signal a key interest rate cut on Sept. 18, premising his expectation on the decline in the two-year Treasury yield from 5.046% on Apr. 30 to 4.385% on Jul. 26.
&#8220;So with the Fed finally joining other central banks and cutting key interest rates, the Fed will provide the &#8216;turbo boost&#8217; that the stock market needs to broaden out further and extend the current rally,&#8221; he said.
Wharton Professor Jeremy Siegel, Senior Economist to WisdomTree, said he expects Jerome Powell to indicate the potential for easing of monetary policies in September if the current economic trends continue. &#8220;He is unlikely to fully commit to this, as there's a lot of data before that September meeting—but the Fed's confidence in the inflation trajectory should have increased enough to start cutting rates,&#8221; the economist said. A steeper 50-basis-point cut is also likely if there is a sharp slowdown, he said, adding that jobless claims data doesn't point to that now.
Upcoming Economic Data:
<ul>
<li>The Fed meeting gets underway amid expectations that the central bank will signal its intention to cut rates, beginning in September.</li>
<li>The results of two separate May house price surveys by S&amp;P/Case-Shiller and the Federal House Finance Agency are due at 9 a.m. EDT.</li>
<li>The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the results of its Job Opening and Labor Turnover survey for June at 10 a.m. EDT. Economists, on average, expect, job openings to fall from 8.140 million in May to 8.020 million in June.</li>
<li>The Conference Board is scheduled to release its consumer confidence reading for July at 10 a.m. EDT. The headline consumer confidence index is likely to have slipped from 100.4 in June to 99.7 in July.</li>
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Stocks In Focus:
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<li> F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FFIV#NASDAQ">FFIV</a>) jumped over 14.5% in <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premarket">premarket trading </a>following the company&#8217;s earnings announcement. The other stocks moving on earnings are Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RMBS#NASDAQ">RMBS</a>) (down over 9%), Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LSCC#NASDAQ">LSCC</a>) (down over 18%), Sanmina Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SANM#NASDAQ">SANM</a>) (down about 8%) and Tilray Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TLRY#NASDAQ">TLRY</a>) (up over 8%).</li>
<li>American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEP#NASDAQ">AEP</a>), Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ADM#NYSE">ADM</a>), Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ITW#NYSE">ITW</a>), JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JBLU#NASDAQ">JBLU</a>), LGI Homes, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LGIH#NASDAQ">LGIH</a>), Logitech International S.A. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LOGI#NASDAQ">LOGI</a>), Merck &amp; Co., Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRK#NYSE">MRK</a>), PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PYPL#NASDAQ">PYPL</a>), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PFE#NYSE">PFE</a>), Procter &amp; Gamble Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PG#NYSE">PG</a>), Restaurant Brands International Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QSR#NYSE">QSR</a>) and SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SOFI#NASDAQ">SOFI</a>) are among the key companies due to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/calendars/earnings">release their earnings reports ahead of the market opening.</a></li>
<li>Those reporting after the close include Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMD#NASDAQ">AMD</a>), Arista Networks, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ANET#NYSE">ANET</a>), Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CZR#NASDAQ">CZR</a>), DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DV#NYSE">DV</a>), Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EA#NASDAQ">EA</a>), First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FSLR#NASDAQ">FSLR</a>), Freshworks Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FRSH#NASDAQ">FRSH</a>), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LYV#NYSE">LYV</a>), Match Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MTCH#NASDAQ">MTCH</a>), Microsoft, Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MDLZ#NASDAQ">MDLZ</a>), Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PINS#NYSE">PINS</a>), Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SWKS#NASDAQ">SWKS</a>), Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SBUX#NASDAQ">SBUX</a>) and Qorvo, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QRVO#NASDAQ">QRVO</a>).</li>
<li>CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRWD#NASDAQ">CRWD</a>) fell nearly 4% amid the threat of potential legal action from Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DAL#NYSE">DAL</a>) over the global outage triggered by an update by the cybersecurity company.</li>
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Commodities, Bonds And Global Equity Markets:
Crude oil futures fell yet again following losses in the previous two sessions, while gold futures gained ground. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note slipped to 4.169%. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) retreated toward the $66.5K level.
Hong Kong led the Asian markets lower, as traders reacted negatively to the lackluster close by Wall Street stocks overnight and weak foreign direct investment data released from China. On the other hand, the Japanese, Indian, Taiwanese and New Zealand markets showed modest strength.
European stocks traded on a mixed note, with the U.K.&#8217;s FTSE 100 Index slipping amid mixed earnings, while the German and French markets advanced after the eurozone reported better-than-expected GDP growth for the second quarter.
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