• Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week.
• Last week's bullish calls included airline, automaker and entertainment giants.
• Social media and electric vehicle leaders were among the bearish calls seen.

The third-quarter earnings-reporting season has gotten off to a stronger start than many on Wall Street had expected, pushing markets to all-time highs again. The S&P 500, the Dow Jones industrials and the Nasdaq all ended the week more than 1% higher, which puts them all up by 5% or so since the beginning of the month.

Benzinga continues to examine the prospects for many of the stocks most popular with investors. Here are a few of this past week's most bullish and bearish posts that are worth another look.

The Bulls

Craig Jones's "Danielle Shay Expects This Dow Laggard To Hit New Highs" discusses why this prominent options trader doesn't think the Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) brand is going away anytime soon.

"BofA Believes United Airlines Holdings Has A Key Differentiator" by Priya Nigam explores what sets United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL) apart from its peers as the industry recovers.

For additional bullish calls of the past week, check out the following:

The Bears

In Joel Elconin's "PreMarket Prep Stock Of The Day: Beyond Meat Smoked," see why investor reaction was harsh when Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ:BYND) lowered revenue estimates more than expected.

For more bearish takes, be sure to see these posts:

At the time of this writing, the author had no position in the mentioned equities.

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