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B of A Securities analyst Joshua Shanker maintains Arthur J. Gallagher (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AJG#NYSE">AJG</a>) with a Underperform and raises the price target from $271 to $293.

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Stephens &amp; Co. analyst Jim Salera reiterates Domino's Pizza (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DPZ#NYSE">DPZ</a>) with a Equal-Weight and maintains $430 price target.

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B of A Securities analyst Joshua Shanker maintains Aon (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AON#NYSE">AON</a>) with a Underperform and raises the price target from $345 to $375.

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A Goldman Sachs analyst says that Microsoft Corp&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) will soon reap the benefits of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/24/06/39484650/microsofts-generative-ai-push-significantly-outpacing-azure-investments-goldman-sac">its investment into Azure</a> and artificial intelligence.
The Microsoft Analyst: In a note published Thursday, Goldman Sachs analyst Kash Rangan reiterated his Buy rating for Microsoft, lowering its price target from $515 to $500.
Azure Confidence: Rangan believes Azure will outperform expectations.
&#8220;In-line with the trends of the last four quarters, we expect outperformance to be driven by further AI contribution to growth, broader share gains vs. hyperscaler competitors, and increased appetite to pay for high ROI services and new projects as the market gains certainty on rates and the U.S. election as the year progresses,&#8221; the analyst said.
Rangan also cited an August Goldman Sachs survey where 74% of Global 2000 CIOs said they were going to allocate Gen-AI workloads primarily to Azure, above the 53% for Google and 42% for OpenAI, as a reason for optimism.
The analyst believes Azure can become a $200 billion business by 2029.
Investment Picks Up: Meanwhile, Rangan believes Microsoft will ramp up capital expenditures, particularly in the realm of artificial intelligence. He revised his 2026 and 2027 capital expenditure estimates up by $10 billion and $11 billion, respectively.
&#8220;We continue to see Microsoft's rapid CapEx buildout as a necessary investment ahead of the structural shift to Gen-AI, which is likely to present a vast revenue opportunity across all layers of the AI technology stack,&#8221; Rangan said.
The analyst noted that the ramp-up of Generative AI coincides with Microsoft reaching critical scale (represented by CapEx/revenue below 300%) much faster with Generative AI than it did with Azure a decade ago.
All of these trends led Rangan to label Microsoft as &#8220;one of the most compelling investment opportunities in the technology industry and across sectors.&#8221;
&#8220;With a strong presence across all layers of the cloud stack, including applications, platforms, and infrastructure, Microsoft is well positioned, in our view, to capitalize on a number of long-term secular trends, such as Gen-AI, public cloud consumption, SaaS adoption, digital transformation, AI/ML, BI/analytics, and DevOps (amongst others),&#8221; the analyst said.
MSFT Price Action: Microsoft&#8217;s shares traded down 0.31% to $416.18 Thursday at publication.
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B of A Securities analyst Joshua Shanker maintains Voya Financial (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VOYA#NYSE">VOYA</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $84 to $88.

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B of A Securities analyst Joshua Shanker maintains Unum Gr (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UNM#NYSE">UNM</a>) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $54 to $63.

B of A Securities Maintains Neutral on Unum Gr, Raises Price Target to $63

This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.
Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.
Traders often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Abnormal amounts of trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or underperforming levels. 
Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Financials sector: 
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>TIGR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$10.00</td>
<td>$30.0K</td>
<td>28.1K</td>
<td>11.9K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>BAC</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>10/18/24</td>
<td>$40.00</td>
<td>$33.7K</td>
<td>19.3K</td>
<td>4.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SQ</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>10/18/24</td>
<td>$70.00</td>
<td>$50.5K</td>
<td>338</td>
<td>1.8K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>C</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>10/18/24</td>
<td>$65.00</td>
<td>$70.5K</td>
<td>26.8K</td>
<td>1.8K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>FUTU</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>10/18/24</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
<td>$35.0K</td>
<td>552</td>
<td>553</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ROOT</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>12/20/24</td>
<td>$50.00</td>
<td>$97.1K</td>
<td>214</td>
<td>79</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>WFC</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>12/18/26</td>
<td>$60.00</td>
<td>$60.5K</td>
<td>197</td>
<td>70</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PMT</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>12/20/24</td>
<td>$7.50</td>
<td>$34.0K</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PYPL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>12/19/25</td>
<td>$75.00</td>
<td>$25.8K</td>
<td>2.2K</td>
<td>15</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Explanation</h2>
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. 
• For TIGR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TIGR#NASDAQ">TIGR</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 99 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $150.0 per contract. There were 28114 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 11974 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For BAC (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BAC#NYSE">BAC</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 8 day(s) on October 18, 2024. This event was a transfer of 348 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.7K, with a price of $97.0 per contract. There were 19383 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4053 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding SQ (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SQ#NYSE">SQ</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on October 18, 2024. Parties traded 324 contract(s) at a $70.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 23 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $50.5K, with a price of $156.0 per contract. There were 338 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1866 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding C (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/C#NYSE">C</a>), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on October 18, 2024. Parties traded 750 contract(s) at a $65.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $70.5K, with a price of $94.0 per contract. There were 26859 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1819 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding FUTU (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FUTU#NASDAQ">FUTU</a>), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on October 18, 2024. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $115.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.0K, with a price of $350.0 per contract. There were 552 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 553 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For ROOT (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ROOT#NASDAQ">ROOT</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 71 day(s) on December 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 79 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $97.1K, with a price of $1230.0 per contract. There were 214 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 79 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For WFC (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WFC#NYSE">WFC</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 799 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 70 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $60.5K, with a price of $865.0 per contract. There were 197 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 70 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For PMT (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PMT#NYSE">PMT</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 71 day(s) on December 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $7.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.0K, with a price of $680.0 per contract. There were 33 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 50 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding PYPL (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PYPL#NASDAQ">PYPL</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 435 day(s) on December 19, 2025. Parties traded 15 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.8K, with a price of $1708.0 per contract. There were 2250 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 15 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
Options Alert Terminology 
 - Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it. 
 - Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract. 
For more information, visit our <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/blog/how-to-understand-option-alerts/">Guide to Understanding Options Alerts</a> or read <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options">more about unusual options activity</a>. 
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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Every once in a while, a few stocks come under attack from short-selling firms or, essentially, by anyone that doesn&#39;t align with that stock&#39;s business or interests. It is tricky for retail investors to figure out whether short reports and attacks have any traction since they can often sound convincing enough to get people to sell &ndash; or even short &ndash; said stock.
Today, investors might be faced with the hard choice of whether to take a short report seriously for shares of the technology sector platform Roblox Co. (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/rblx#NYSE">RBLX</a>), as they now are selling off by over 25% in the past week alone, or whether to consider this recent dip a potential buying opportunity to get the stock at a once-in-a-cycle valuation. To help investors decide which way to go, some of the key financials need to be analyzed for Roblox&#39;s business.
There are those on Wall Street and market participants who seem to think that Roblox is actually fine, despite what this new short report might claim. However, all evidence needs to be looked over, starting with the accusations against Roblox, before investors dig through the financial metrics that might uncover the truth about the company&#39;s situation today.
<h2>What This Firm Accuses Roblox Of: A Closer Look for Investors</h2>
Hindenburg Research, a short-selling firm famous for taking on short positions and writing bearish reports on companies it believes have a few weak points to exploit, has now written a piece on Roblox stock quoting that the firm has been lying to its investors about actual user numbers and profitability.
According to the report, Roblox fails to maintain safety and community standards for its audience, particularly underage users. While this may be the case, it is not a new trend in online platforms, a trend that essentially every player in the space is looking to work on and fix.
On a more company-specific issue, Hindenburg suggests that Roblox has misguided Wall Street and shareholders regarding how much it has actually grown its user base, overstating these figures by as much as double-digit percentage points, causing a divergence in earnings.
Surely, there are ways for companies to engage in &quot;creative accounting&quot; and overstate their net income and, therefore, earnings per share (EPS) figures. However, if investors can look at any one figure to check a business&#39;s true earning power, it is found in its cash flow statement.
Particularly in the cash from operations line item, which cannot be manipulated as easily as net income. More than that, free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures) is often taken as the ultimate proxy for net income, and investors can look at the measure today for their reality check on Roblox stock.
<h2>Analysts Dismiss Short Report Claims: Why Roblox Stock May Still Be a Buy</h2>
Investors can look at the Roblox stock price action to lay the foundation for current sentiment. The fact that the stock rebounded just as quickly as it sold off tells investors that many participants came in to dismantle these false accusations.
More than that, Wall Street analysts have come in to reiterate their price targets on the stock just two days after the short report had been published. Those at Piper Sandler decided to reiterate their &quot;Overweight&quot; rating on Roblox, this time coupling that view with a $54 a share price target.
To prove these analysts right, Roblox stock would need to rally by as much as 30.7% from where it trades today, proving to investors that this short report might not have any factual significance for the company and its valuation. Here&#39;s what analysts might have looked at to arrive at their decision.
Within Roblox&#39;s latest quarterly earnings report, investors can check for the company&#39;s operating cash flows. The same quarter last year reported operating cash flows of $28.4 million, whereas the most recent quarter reported up to $151.5 million for a significant boost.
Free cash flow came in at $111.8 million when adjusted for capital expenditures, meaning Roblox has serious earning power that could not have been fabricated if what Hindenburg claims was true. On the way down, the report did get a few bears, putting on some short positions.
Roblox stock&#39;s short interest rose by 2.6% during the past month, which means those new short sellers might create more buying pressure on the stock&#39;s recovery. They need to buy back the stock to close down their short positions at a loss. Investors can look to institutional buyers to get one last sounding board for potential new upside from here.
Those at CWM decided to boost their holdings in Roblox stock by 61.7% as of October 2024, bringing their net investment up to $3.3 million today. This might not 100% disprove the Hindenburg report, but the evidence does stack in favor of Roblox making it out alright from this situation.
The article &quot;<a href="https://www.marketbeat.com/stock-ideas/roblox-dips-on-short-reportheres-why-it-could-bounce-back-fast/">Roblox Dips on Short Report&mdash;Here&#39;s Why It Could Bounce Back Fast</a>&quot; first appeared on MarketBeat.

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This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.
Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.
Traders often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Abnormal amounts of trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or underperforming levels. 
Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Consumer Discretionary sector: 
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>TSLA</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>10/11/24</td>
<td>$240.00</td>
<td>$81.8K</td>
<td>17.8K</td>
<td>23.6K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>JD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$41.00</td>
<td>$524.9K</td>
<td>3.1K</td>
<td>10.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>BABA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>10/18/24</td>
<td>$110.00</td>
<td>$33.6K</td>
<td>11.6K</td>
<td>3.2K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMZN</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>10/25/24</td>
<td>$195.00</td>
<td>$25.4K</td>
<td>5.3K</td>
<td>2.2K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>W</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>12/20/24</td>
<td>$45.00</td>
<td>$140.5K</td>
<td>13.4K</td>
<td>1.5K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>NCLH</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$28.00</td>
<td>$35.0K</td>
<td>113</td>
<td>265</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PDD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$150.00</td>
<td>$120.0K</td>
<td>31.7K</td>
<td>214</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ABNB</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>12/20/24</td>
<td>$135.00</td>
<td>$39.0K</td>
<td>158</td>
<td>193</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>DASH</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$160.00</td>
<td>$27.0K</td>
<td>2.4K</td>
<td>187</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ULTA</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>10/18/24</td>
<td>$370.00</td>
<td>$87.0K</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
<td>65</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Explanation</h2>
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table. 
• For TSLA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 1 day(s) on October 11, 2024. This event was a transfer of 125 contract(s) at a $240.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $81.8K, with a price of $655.0 per contract. There were 17832 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 23650 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For JD (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JD#NASDAQ">JD</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 162 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 673 contract(s) at a $41.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $524.9K, with a price of $780.0 per contract. There were 3182 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10000 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding BABA (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BABA#NYSE">BABA</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on October 18, 2024. Parties traded 84 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.6K, with a price of $400.0 per contract. There were 11627 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3240 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For AMZN (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 15 day(s) on October 25, 2024. This event was a transfer of 127 contract(s) at a $195.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.4K, with a price of $200.0 per contract. There were 5356 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2250 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding W (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/W#NYSE">W</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 71 day(s) on December 20, 2024. Parties traded 125 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 35 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $140.5K, with a price of $1120.0 per contract. There were 13462 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1585 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding NCLH (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NCLH#NYSE">NCLH</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 162 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 242 contract(s) at a $28.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.0K, with a price of $145.0 per contract. There were 113 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 265 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding PDD (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PDD#NASDAQ">PDD</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 99 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $120.0K, with a price of $1200.0 per contract. There were 31771 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 214 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For ABNB (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ABNB#NASDAQ">ABNB</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 71 day(s) on December 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 42 contract(s) at a $135.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.0K, with a price of $930.0 per contract. There were 158 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 193 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding DASH (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DASH#NASDAQ">DASH</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 99 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 42 contract(s) at a $160.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.0K, with a price of $645.0 per contract. There were 2467 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 187 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For ULTA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ULTA#NASDAQ">ULTA</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 8 day(s) on October 18, 2024. This event was a transfer of 60 contract(s) at a $370.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $87.0K, with a price of $1450.0 per contract. There were 1049 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 65 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
Options Alert Terminology 
 - Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it. 
 - Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract. 
For more information, visit our <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/blog/how-to-understand-option-alerts/">Guide to Understanding Options Alerts</a> or read <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options">more about unusual options activity</a>. 
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This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.
Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.
Traders often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Abnormal amounts of trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or underperforming levels. 
Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Information Technology sector: 
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>NVDA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>10/11/24</td>
<td>$135.00</td>
<td>$39.7K</td>
<td>78.6K</td>
<td>215.3K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>10/11/24</td>
<td>$165.00</td>
<td>$29.2K</td>
<td>6.5K</td>
<td>21.4K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PLTR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>10/18/24</td>
<td>$45.00</td>
<td>$37.2K</td>
<td>19.2K</td>
<td>17.4K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ZM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>10/18/24</td>
<td>$74.00</td>
<td>$39.7K</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>13.8K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MU</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>10/11/24</td>
<td>$106.00</td>
<td>$25.6K</td>
<td>3.8K</td>
<td>8.9K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SMCI</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>11/01/24</td>
<td>$65.00</td>
<td>$34.4K</td>
<td>2.2K</td>
<td>3.1K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>FIVN</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>12/20/24</td>
<td>$40.00</td>
<td>$49.1K</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>2.5K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SNOW</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>11/15/24</td>
<td>$130.00</td>
<td>$26.1K</td>
<td>3.8K</td>
<td>2.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>INTC</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>10/18/24</td>
<td>$23.50</td>
<td>$46.0K</td>
<td>4.8K</td>
<td>1.8K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MSFT</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>10/18/24</td>
<td>$415.00</td>
<td>$59.2K</td>
<td>3.7K</td>
<td>1.5K</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Explanation</h2>
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. 
• Regarding NVDA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on October 11, 2024. Parties traded 284 contract(s) at a $135.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 27 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.7K, with a price of $140.0 per contract. There were 78645 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 215392 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding AMD (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMD#NASDAQ">AMD</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on October 11, 2024. Parties traded 117 contract(s) at a $165.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.2K, with a price of $250.0 per contract. There were 6528 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 21490 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding PLTR (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NYSE">PLTR</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on October 18, 2024. Parties traded 633 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 28 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.2K, with a price of $59.0 per contract. There were 19253 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 17445 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For ZM (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ZM#NASDAQ">ZM</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 8 day(s) on October 18, 2024. This event was a transfer of 984 contract(s) at a $74.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 66 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.7K, with a price of $40.0 per contract. There were 83 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 13824 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For MU (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MU#NASDAQ">MU</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on October 11, 2024. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $106.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.6K, with a price of $128.0 per contract. There were 3806 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8992 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding SMCI (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SMCI#NASDAQ">SMCI</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 22 day(s) on November 1, 2024. Parties traded 983 contract(s) at a $65.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.4K, with a price of $35.0 per contract. There were 2264 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3102 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding FIVN (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FIVN#NASDAQ">FIVN</a>), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 71 day(s) on December 20, 2024. Parties traded 546 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $49.1K, with a price of $90.0 per contract. There were 84 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2513 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding SNOW (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SNOW#NYSE">SNOW</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 36 day(s) on November 15, 2024. Parties traded 55 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.1K, with a price of $475.0 per contract. There were 3848 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2023 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding INTC (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTC#NASDAQ">INTC</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on October 18, 2024. Parties traded 590 contract(s) at a $23.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $46.0K, with a price of $78.0 per contract. There were 4807 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1812 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding MSFT (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on October 18, 2024. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $415.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $59.2K, with a price of $596.0 per contract. There were 3716 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1551 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
Options Alert Terminology 
 - Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it. 
 - Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract. 
For more information, visit our <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/blog/how-to-understand-option-alerts/">Guide to Understanding Options Alerts</a> or read <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options">more about unusual options activity</a>. 
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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ICARO&#x2122; Media Group, Inc. an AI Technology Media company for Telecom / Mobile Operators and Media Broadcast Companies (TMT sector), in partnership with RioVerde, has entered into a 10-year contract with Claro Brasil, a mobile operator, entertainment, satellite-television, fixed, and broadband telecommunications operator owned by América Móvil (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMX#NYSE">AMX</a>), the largest mobile operator in the LATAM market. CLARO is the largest telecom provider in LATAM, the second largest mobile operator in Brazil, and América Móvil's largest subsidiary.
This partnership will increase&nbsp;Claro's advertising revenue through its platforms and channels, leveraging Brazilian communication innovator RioVerde and ICARO Media Group. Claro's digital advertising inventory placement and monetization will feature a wide variety of digital advertising both on the internet, web portals and native app platforms as well as its existing pay-tv channels.

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ICARO Media Group Announces 10-Year Contract With América Móvil's Claro Brasil, Helping Increase Claro's Advertising Revenue Through Its Platforms And Channels, Leveraging Brazilian Communication Innovator RioVerde And ICARO Media Group

B of A Securities analyst Joshua Shanker maintains Travelers Companies (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TRV#NYSE">TRV</a>) with a Underperform and raises the price target from $223 to $241.

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On Thursday, Immatics N.V.&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IMTX#NASDAQ">IMTX</a>) stock is trading lower after the company commenced an underwritten public <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/24/10/g41268889/immatics-announces-proposed-150-million-public-offering" rel="noreferrer noopener">offering of $150 million</a>.
The company also announced updated Phase 1b data on ACTengine IMA203 TCR-T targeting PRAME in melanoma patients and provided an update on SUPRAME, the upcoming Phase 3 trial to evaluate IMA203 in <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/24/10/g41267882/immatics-announces-updated-phase-1b-clinical-data-on-actengine-ima203-tcr-t-targeting-prame-in-mel" rel="noreferrer noopener">metastatic melanoma patients</a>.
As of August 23, 2024, 28 heavily pretreated patients with metastatic melanoma were treated with IMA203 at the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D, 1 to 10 billion total TCR-T cells) during the Phase 1b dose expansion part of the clinical trial.
IMA203 monotherapy has maintained a favorable tolerability profile with no treatment-related Grade 5 adverse events in the safety population, even at doses up to ~10&#215;10 power 9&nbsp;TCR-T cells.
The data presented demonstrate a significant positive shift in median progression-free survival (PFS) and median overall survival (OS) between melanoma patients treated during Phase 1a and patients treated in Phase 1b.
In addition, approximately half of all patients in the Phase 1b trial have a deep response (&gt;50% tumor reduction).
This subgroup of patients was observed to have a median PFS of more than one year, while patients with &lt;50% tumor reduction (including patients with tumor size increase) were still observed with a more than 2 times longer median PFS compared to patients treated in dose escalation with suboptimal doses.
Translational data from patients across Phase 1a and Phase 1b indicate that IMA203 T cells rapidly engrafted in all patients after a single dose and show a persistence of more than two years.
The Phase 3 trial will evaluate IMA203 targeting PRAME in 360 HLA-A&#x2A;02:01-positive patients with second-line or later unresectable or metastatic melanoma.
The Phase 3 trial is on track to commence in December 2024 and patient enrollment is forecasted to be completed in 2026. A pre-specified interim analysis is planned for early 2026.
The company aims to submit an FDA marketing application in early 2027 for full approval.
Price Action: IMTX stock is down 11.1% at $9.841 at last check Thursday.
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B of A Securities analyst Grace Carter maintains Hanover Insurance Gr (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/THG#NYSE">THG</a>) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $158 to $170.

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PDD Holdings (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PDD#NASDAQ">PDD</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 19.17% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 33.18%. Currently, PDD Holdings has a market capitalization of $197.51 billion. 
Buying $1000 In PDD: If an investor had bought $1000 of PDD stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $4,330.62 today based on a price of $142.22 for PDD at the time of writing.
<h3>PDD Holdings's Performance Over Last 5 Years</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1728581437_0.png" alt="comp_fig" />
Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
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Here's How Much $1000 Invested In PDD Holdings 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth Today

IDEXX Laboratories (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IDXX#NASDAQ">IDXX</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 3.56% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.15%. Currently, IDEXX Laboratories has a market capitalization of $38.56 billion. 
Buying $100 In IDXX: If an investor had bought $100 of IDXX stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $979.31 today based on a price of $468.45 for IDXX at the time of writing.
<h3>IDEXX Laboratories's Performance Over Last 20 Years</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1728581432_0.png" alt="comp_fig" />
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