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Akoya Biosciences

Akoya Biosciences Inc is a life sciences technology company. It is delivering spatial biology solutions focused on transforming discovery, clinical research and diagnostics. Its PhenoCycler (formerly CODEX) and PhenoImager (formerly Phenoptics) platforms, reagents, software, and services, It offer end-to-end solutions to perform tissue analysis and spatial phenotyping across the full continuum from discovery through translational and clinical research and diagnostics.

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Wall Street flipped sharply Friday afternoon after President Donald Trump stunned markets by halting all trade negotiations with Canada, a reversal that chilled earlier optimism and sent investors <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/economic-data/25/06/46146713/trump-dollar-outlook-tariffs-debt">fleeing from risk assets.</a>
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Canada "has just announced that they are putting a Digital Services Tax on our American Technology Companies," calling it "a direct and blatant attack on our Country." 
The president declared an immediate end to trade discussions, adding, "We will let Canada know the Tariff that they will be paying to do business with the United States of America within the next seven-day period."
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Markets Reverse Course On Shock Announcement</h2>
The shift in tone came as a shock to Wall Street, which had rallied earlier in the day on hopes that multiple trade deals were advancing.
The S&amp;P 500, which hit a record intraday high of 6,187, dropped sharply to 6,135 between 12:30 p.m. and 2:40 p.m. ET, wiping out gains.
Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COIN#NASDAQ">COIN</a>), Enphase Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ENPH#NASDAQ">ENPH</a>) and Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>) were the S&amp;P 500&#8217;s worst performers, down 7.1%, 6.9% and 4.5% respectively.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell from 43,977 to 43,589, a 0.8% intraday swing, while the Nasdaq 100 declined from 22,600 to 22,400 as tech shares gave back momentum.
Earlier on Friday, markets had rallied after Trump said four to five trade agreements were in progress, and after U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutwick confirmed a finalized deal with China involving reduced tariffs and safeguards for rare earths.
Currency markets reacted swiftly to the new tension. The euro-dollar exchange rate reversed sharply, falling below the 1.17 mark and turning negative for the day. The U.S. Dollar Index climbed to 97.50, on track to close higher after hitting the lowest levels since early 2022.
The Canadian dollar sharply weakened, with the USD/CAD exchange rate surging from 1.3670 to 1.3750 amid concerns that the trade fallout could hurt economic growth.
Meanwhile, the iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EWC#NYSE">EWC</a>) slipped nearly 1%, falling from $45.78 to $45.39. 
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Billionaire Bill Gates has <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/08/40359364/bill-gates-jeff-bezos-and-jack-ma-backed-breakthrough-energy-ventures-nears-1b-goal-for-climate-focu">backed several clean energy</a> companies with his Breakthrough Energy Ventures and one of those companies could have a way to change wind energy forever.
While Airloom Energy could disrupt the wind energy sector, it also faces a tough industry that may experience slower growth as President Donald Trump fights against it.
What Happened: Airloom, which is <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/startups/23/11/35852638/why-bill-gates-is-betting-big-on-wind-power-startup-airloom-companys-novel-turbines-are-more-efficie">backed by Breakthrough Energy Ventures,</a> recently broke ground on a rectangular wind turbine pilot site in Wyoming.
The company's Rock River, Wyoming site is part of its new utility-scale turbine that seeks to be more efficient, cheaper and faster to install than existing three-blade wind turbines, as reported by <a href="https://electrek.co/2025/06/26/bill-gates-backed-rectangular-turbine-pilot-could-upend-wind-power/">Electrek</a>. &nbsp;
"Current energy technologies can't meet the growing complexity and demand of the next decade," Airloom CEO Neal Rickner said. "We need more flexible systems that can be built fast and at scale. That's the only way we'll get to real energy security and independence."
Built with small, mass-produced parts that are made in America, Airloom's turbines are cheaper to ship and easier to install. The company said its turbines can be up and running in under a year, versus other wind turbine projects that can take five years.
While traditional three-blade wind turbines move in a circular motion, Airloom's turbines use a motion in a rectangular area that can capture more wind in less space. This method could make Airloom's turbines more accessible for installation in areas with limited land or height restrictions compared to other models.
Airloom's Wyoming site is intended as a pilot to demonstrate the technology before commercial projects commence in 2027. The company is also exploring using its technologies for other use cases like offshore wind power, disaster relief and defense, according to the report.
Airloom raised $7.5 million in seed funding in October 2024 with Breakthrough Energy Ventures among the investors. Gates is the founder of a climate-focused fund that also counts several other billionaires among its investors.
Airloom has a $1.25 million contract from the Department of Defense and a $5 million funding match from the state of Wyoming
Company advisor Paul Judge, who previously worked for GE Onshore Wind, said the pilot test in Wyoming is a big moment in Airloom's history.
"This pilot is more than a test site; it's the beginning of a fundamentally new approach to resilient renewable energy generation: wind energy that's faster to deploy, land-efficient, and built for the challenges ahead," Judge said.
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Why It's Important: The potential advancement in wind energy from the Gates-backed company comes as the wind energy sector faces setbacks from the current White House administration.
President Trump has said "no windmills" and <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/temporary-withdrawal-of-all-areas-on-the-outer-continental-shelf-from-offshore-wind-leasing-and-review-of-the-federal-governments-leasing-and-permitting-practices-for-wind-projects/">issued </a>an executive order halting permits for new onshore wind projects when he took office.
"We're going to try to have a policy where no windmills are being built," Trump <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5071767-trump-were-going-to-try-to-have-a-policy-where-no-windmills-are-being-built/">told </a>reporters earlier this year.
The president has been vocal about his dislike for wind turbines that can be seen near his golf courses, and he has also linked the deaths of whales to offshore wind turbines.
Airloom's made-in-America parts could be a potential highlight for winning over Trump for new wind projects in the U.S., along with the projects occupying less space and being lower in the air.
There is also the growing demand for AI and data centers that could increase the necessity for more energy projects in the wind and nuclear sectors.
In the end, the world's fifth-richest person could end up at odds with the U.S. president and speak out about the need for more renewable energy in the country.
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Bill Gates Vs. Donald Trump: President Says 'No Windmills' — But This Billionaire Has Other Plans

Cryptocurrency markets remained largely flat on Friday, reflecting low trading volumes and signs of short-term technical fatigue. 
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<td>Bitcoin</td>
<td>(CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>)</td>
<td>$106,654.83</td>
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<td>Ethereum</td>
<td>(CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/eth/usd">ETH</a>)</td>
<td>$2,400.50</td>
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<td>Solana</td>
<td>(CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/sol/usd">SOL</a>)</td>
<td>$141.12</td>
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<td>XRP</td>
<td>(CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/xrp/usd">XRP</a>)</td>
<td>$2.09</td>
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<td>Dogecoin</td>
<td>(CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/doge/usd">DOGE</a>)</td>
<td>$0.1588</td>
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<td>Shiba Inu</td>
<td>(CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/shib/usd">SHIB</a>)</td>
<td>$0.00001112</td>
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Notable Statistics:
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<li>IntoTheBlock data shows Bitcoin's large transaction volume decreasing by 7.2% and daily active addresses growing by 2.5%. Transactions greater than $100,000 are down from 11,556 to 11,383 in a single day. Exchanges netflows are down by 41.7%.</li>
<li>Coinglass data reports 70,686 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $263.27 million.</li>
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Notable Developments:
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<li><a href="https://www.benzinga.com/crypto/cryptocurrency/25/06/46146124/bitcoin-yields-of-up-to-8-are-no-longer-a-fantasy-heres-whos-offering-them">Bitcoin Yields Of Up To 8% Are No Longer A Fantasy: Here&#8217;s Who&#8217;s Offering Them</a></li>
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<td>(CRYPTO: PENGU)</td>
<td>$0.01028</td>
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<td>Sei</td>
<td>(CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/">SEI</a>)</td>
<td>$0.2801</td>
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<td>Render</td>
<td>(CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/">RENDER</a>)</td>
<td>$3.11</td>
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Trader Notes: Crypto trader Ted Pillows predicts Bitcoin still has one final, explosive move left in this cycle, eyeing a blow-off top above $160,000 sometime in 2025.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$BTC</a> has one major leg up left. It&#39;ll be the most explosive move before a blow-off top. $160K+ BTC in 2025 will happen. <a href="https://t.co/nC9mzL8RfU">pic.twitter.com/nC9mzL8RfU</a>
&mdash; Ted (@TedPillows) <a href="https://twitter.com/TedPillows/status/1938562957392363536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The Cryptomist <a href="https://x.com/Thecryptomist/status/1938640631875665936">says</a> BTC has already broken out and is now eyeing a push toward $109,000. If Bitcoin clears the $109,000–$109,500 resistance band, it could rally further to $111,000.
Roman, however, <a href="https://x.com/Roman_Trading/status/1938620587037102268">urges</a> caution. While acknowledging BTC's upside potential, he warns that high timeframe indicators resemble those seen near the 2021 market top, raising the risk of a 75%+ correction if history rhymes. The current risk-reward ratio, he suggests, is becoming less favorable.
Rekt Capital adds that Bitcoin's most recent price discovery correction lasted unusually long compared to prior cycles. For BTC to form three distinct price discovery legs, any next correction may be shorter and sharper, marking a potentially volatile final phase of the bull run.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BTC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BTC</a> The Price Discovery Correction that Bitcoin experienced in recent months was very long by standards of history Which is why the next Price Discovery Correction will need to be much shorter if BTC is to enjoy three Price Discovery Uptrends (green)<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$BTC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Crypto?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Crypto</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bitcoin</a> <a href="https://t.co/LGmsTfdqFa">pic.twitter.com/LGmsTfdqFa</a>
&mdash; Rekt Capital (@rektcapital) <a href="https://twitter.com/rektcapital/status/1938635115610931445?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Trade Flat On Friday But 'One Major Leg Up Left,' Says Trader

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BofA Securities analyst Peter T. Galbo reiterated the Buy rating on Primo Brands Corp (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PRMB#NYSE">PRMB</a>), with a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/PRMB/analyst-ratings" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">price forecast of $42.</a>
Galbo noted that Primo Brands shares saw a brief rebound after weak performance in early June, supported by slightly improved one-week scanner data — but much of that gain was erased following another slowdown the next week.
The analyst reminded investors that the second and third quarters account for about 53% of the company&#8217;s annual sales, and that NielsenIQ scanner data is updated every two weeks.
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According to Galbo, bottled water demand is closely tied to both temperature and rainfall patterns.
As part of his ongoing coverage, he plans to examine recent U.S. weather trends and share upcoming forecasts from the National Oceanic &amp; Atmospheric Administration.
Galbo reviewed recent scanner data, noting that the 8% year-over-year sales decline for the week ending May 31 was mainly driven by poor weather, especially in the Northeast.
Sales trends improved slightly the following week, with a 1% decline as conditions improved, but fell again in the week ending June 14 with a 4.5% drop.
Looking ahead, Galbo expects next week's data for the week ending June 21 to show a modest rebound, thanks to hotter and drier weather across key regions served by Arrowhead and Ozarka.
While Deer Park and Poland Spring markets also experienced warmer-than-normal conditions, the impact on demand is less certain.
The analyst added that the Northwest heatwave could help sustain sequential gains, and data for the week ending June 28 may reflect a lift from the recent Northeast heatwave.
Galbo pointed to NOAA's six–10 day forecast, which continues to show elevated temperatures across much of the U.S.—particularly in the North and Southeast (covering Poland Spring and Deer Park), as well as the West Coast, Texas and Florida (key markets for Arrowhead, Ozarka and Zephyrhills).
Rainfall is expected to remain only slightly above average in most regions, with heavier precipitation limited to less densely populated states where Arrowhead is sold.
PRMB Price Action: Primo Brands shares are trading higher by 0.65% to $29.27 at publication on Friday.
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Enerpac Tool Group shares are trading lower. The company reported Q3 financial results.

EMCOR Group shares are trading higher after Baird initiated coverage with an Outperform rating and announced a price target of $560.

In the current market session, Cavco Indus Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CVCO#NASDAQ">CVCO</a>) share price is at $426.02, after a 0.27% spike. Moreover, over the past month, the stock fell by 2.07%, but in the past year, spiked by 25.85%. Shareholders might be interested in knowing whether the stock is overvalued, even if the company is performing up to par in the current session. 

<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1751050850_0.png" alt="Past Year Chart" />

<h3>Cavco Indus P/E Compared to Competitors</h3>
The P/E ratio measures the current share price to the company's EPS. It is used by long-term investors to analyze the company's current performance against it's past earnings, historical data and aggregate market data for the industry or the indices, such as S&amp;P 500. A higher P/E indicates that investors expect the company to perform better in the future, and the stock is probably overvalued, but not necessarily. It also could indicate that investors are willing to pay a higher share price currently, because they expect the company to perform better in the upcoming quarters. This leads investors to also remain optimistic about rising dividends in the future. 
Cavco Indus has a better P/E ratio of 20.52 than the aggregate P/E ratio of 8.99 of the Household Durables industry. Ideally, one might believe that Cavco Indus Inc. might perform better in the future than it's industry group, but it's probable that the stock is overvalued. 

<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1751050850_1.png" alt="Guage" />

In conclusion, the price-to-earnings ratio is a useful metric for analyzing a company's market performance, but it has its limitations. While a lower P/E can indicate that a company is undervalued, it can also suggest that shareholders do not expect future growth. Additionally, the P/E ratio should not be used in isolation, as other factors such as industry trends and business cycles can also impact a company's stock price. Therefore, investors should use the P/E ratio in conjunction with other financial metrics and qualitative analysis to make informed investment decisions.

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National Fuel Gas's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NFG#NYSE">NFG</a>) short percent of float has fallen 6.44% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 2.32 million shares sold short, which is 3.05% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 5.81 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?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">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.
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<h3>National Fuel Gas Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1751050829_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for National Fuel Gas 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 National Fuel Gas'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://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga Pro</a>, National Fuel Gas's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 3.90%, 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?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">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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Is National Fuel Gas Gaining or Losing Market Support?

Las Vegas Sands's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LVS#NYSE">LVS</a>) short percent of float has risen 11.04% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 18.55 million shares sold short, which is 5.13% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 4.28 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?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">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.
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<h3>Las Vegas Sands Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1751050824_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Las Vegas Sands has grown since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to fall in the near-term but traders should be aware that more shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Las Vegas Sands'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://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Las Vegas Sands's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 5.61%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
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Is Las Vegas Sands Gaining or Losing Market Support?

Analysts' ratings for Utz Brands (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UTZ#NYSE">UTZ</a>) over the last quarter vary from bullish to bearish, as provided by 5 analysts.
The following table encapsulates their recent ratings, offering a glimpse into the evolving sentiments over the past 30 days and comparing them to the preceding months.
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th></th>
<th align="right">Bullish</th>
<th align="right">Somewhat Bullish</th>
<th align="right">Indifferent</th>
<th align="right">Somewhat Bearish</th>
<th align="right">Bearish</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Total Ratings</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Last 30D</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1M Ago</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2M Ago</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3M Ago</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Providing deeper insights, analysts have established 12-month price targets, indicating an average target of $15.1, along with a high estimate of $16.00 and a low estimate of $13.50. A negative shift in sentiment is evident as analysts have decreased the average price target by 7.08%. 
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1751050822_0.png" alt="price target chart" />
<h2>Diving into Analyst Ratings: An In-Depth Exploration</h2>
The perception of Utz Brands by financial experts is analyzed through recent analyst actions. The following summary presents key analysts, their recent evaluations, and adjustments to ratings and price targets.
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Analyst</th>
<th>Analyst Firm</th>
<th>Action Taken</th>
<th>Rating</th>
<th>Current Price Target</th>
<th>Prior Price Target</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Andrew Lazar</td>
<td>Barclays</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Overweight</td>
<td>$16.00</td>
<td>$17.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Peter Grom</td>
<td>UBS</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>$13.50</td>
<td>$15.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Brian Holland</td>
<td>DA Davidson</td>
<td>Maintains</td>
<td>Buy</td>
<td>$16.00</td>
<td>$16.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Peter Grom</td>
<td>UBS</td>
<td>Announces</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>$15.00</td>
<td>-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Robert Moskow</td>
<td>TD Cowen</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Hold</td>
<td>$15.00</td>
<td>$17.00</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h3>Key Insights:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Action Taken: Responding to changing market dynamics and company performance, analysts update their recommendations. Whether they 'Maintain', 'Raise', or 'Lower' their stance, it signifies their response to recent developments related to Utz Brands. This offers insight into analysts' perspectives on the current state of the company.</li>
<li>Rating: Analysts assign qualitative assessments to stocks, ranging from 'Outperform' to 'Underperform'. These ratings convey the analysts' expectations for the relative performance of Utz Brands compared to the broader market.</li>
<li>Price Targets: Analysts navigate through adjustments in price targets, providing estimates for Utz Brands's future value. Comparing current and prior targets offers insights into analysts' evolving expectations.</li>
</ul>
Understanding these analyst evaluations alongside key financial indicators can offer valuable insights into Utz Brands's market standing. Stay informed and make well-considered decisions with our Ratings Table.
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<h2>Delving into Utz Brands's Background</h2>
Utz Brands Inc is a manufacturer of branded salty snacks. It produces a broad offering of salty snacks, including potato chips, tortilla chips, pretzels, cheese snacks, pork skins, pub/party mixes, and other snacks. Its iconic portfolio of authentic, craft, and better-for-you (BFY) brands, which includes Utz, Zapp's, On The Border, Golden Flake, and Boulder Canyon, among others, enjoys household penetration in the United States, where its products can be found in approximately half of U.S. household. The company operates in eight manufacturing facilities with a broad range of capabilities, and its products are distributed nationally to grocery, mass, club, convenience, drug, e-commerce and other retailers through direct shipments, distributors, and approximately 2,500 DSD routes.
<h3>Unraveling the Financial Story of Utz Brands</h3>
Market Capitalization: Indicating a reduced size compared to industry averages, the company's market capitalization poses unique challenges.
Revenue Growth: Utz Brands's revenue growth over a period of 3M has been noteworthy. As of 31 March, 2025, the company achieved a revenue growth rate of approximately 1.6%. This indicates a substantial increase in the company's top-line earnings. As compared to competitors, the company encountered difficulties, with a growth rate lower than the average among peers in the Consumer Staples sector.
Net Margin: Utz Brands's net margin falls below industry averages, indicating challenges in achieving strong profitability. With a net margin of 2.13%, the company may face hurdles in effective cost management.
Return on Equity (ROE): Utz Brands's ROE excels beyond industry benchmarks, reaching 1.05%. This signifies robust financial management and efficient use of shareholder equity capital.
Return on Assets (ROA): Utz Brands's ROA is below industry averages, indicating potential challenges in efficiently utilizing assets. With an ROA of 0.27%, the company may face hurdles in achieving optimal financial returns.
Debt Management: Utz Brands's debt-to-equity ratio surpasses industry norms, standing at 1.42. This suggests the company carries a substantial amount of debt, posing potential financial challenges.
<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.
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Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CPRX#NYSE">CPRX</a>) short percent of float has risen 5.19% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 7.73 million shares sold short, which is 8.1% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 5.85 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?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">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.
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<h3>Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1751050819_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Catalyst Pharmaceuticals has grown since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to fall in the near-term but traders should be aware that more shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Catalyst Pharmaceuticals'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://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 18.02%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
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In December, the analyst upgraded Molson Coors, expecting U.S. beer volumes to return to normal 2025 trends and the company&#8217;s market share to stabilize, which would help sustain margins and support a higher valuation through better cash flow visibility.
However, that outlook hasn&#8217;t materialized, industry volumes continue to fall below historical levels, Molson Coors Beverage is still losing share, and the stock&#8217;s valuation reflects ongoing uncertainty.
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This valuation is now more in line with U.S. packaged food peers, which face similarly muted growth prospects.
The analyst drew a sharp comparison between the current U.S. beer market and Doug Ivester&#8217;s old analogy of &#8220;sheep, parasites, and wolves&#8221; once used for the soft drink industry.
In this view, spirits are the wolves, stealing share and now encroaching further with ready-to-drink offerings; energy drinks are the parasites, leveraging beer distribution to their advantage; and beer companies, like Molson Coors Beverage, are the sheep, losing ground as consumer interest wanes.
This competitive pressure, the analyst argues, makes it increasingly unlikely for Molson Coors Beverage to meet earlier expectations, prompting them to revise their 2025 industry volume forecast from a 1.0% decline to a sharper 4.0% drop.
The analyst cut their fiscal year 2025 and fiscal year 2026 EPS estimates for Molson Coors Beverage from $6.02/$6.55 to $5.70/$6.02, citing a softer-than-expected second quarter in the U.S. and a more cautious revenue outlook tied to ongoing weakness in the domestic beer market.
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Pekhimenko, a computer science associate professor at the University of Toronto, co-founded CentML in March 2022 with his doctoral students Wang and Anand Jayarajan.
CentML CTO Sam Wang and COO Akbar Nurlybayev also joined Nvidia. According to the report, in June, Nvidia also tapped at least 15 other engineers and two interns from CentML.
The startup had raised $30.9 million in total venture capital from backers. Nvidia had&nbsp;participated&nbsp;in the startup&#8217;s $27-million seed round in October 2023.
According to an October 2023 TechCrunch <a target="_blank" href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/25/centml-lands-27m-from-nvidia-others-to-make-ai-models-run-more-efficiently/" rel="noreferrer noopener">report</a>, CentML plans to optimize both model training and inference by running models after they&#8217;ve been trained.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Other AI Related Acquisitions</h2>
In March, Nvidia acquired&nbsp;Gretel, a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/03/44414790/nvidia-acquires-synthetic-data-firm-gretel-to-train-ai-models-report" rel="noreferrer noopener">synthetic data startup</a>, for undisclosed terms. Founded in 2020, Gretel is the generative AI platform for creating synthetic text, tabular, and time series data.
Last December, Nvidia completed acquiring Israeli startup<a target="_blank" href="https://www.run.ai/blog/run-ai-joins-nvidia" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;</a>Run:ai, marking its <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/24/12/42728884/nvidia-gains-momentum-with-runai-deal-and-robotics-innovations" rel="noreferrer noopener">most significant in</a> Israel since its $6.9 billion Mellanox Technologies deal in 2020.
According to a <a target="_blank" href="https://tracxn.com/d/acquisitions/acquisitions-by-nvidia/__Rwvr9cCWEygAYAiBEK0RuL1AbkKNw9sBGPqMEY6zVh4" rel="noreferrer noopener">report by Tracxn</a>, NVIDIA has completed 26 acquisitions in over seven countries, most of them in Israel and the United States.
Almost nine companies acquired by the semiconductor giant are in the AI infrastructure and enterprise storage space.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Analyst Opinions</h2>
Barclays expects Nvidia, backed by its Blackwell AI platform, to hit a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/06/45992099/nvidia-stock-could-rise-another-38-making-jensen-huang-led-ai-giant-a-nearly-5-trillion-company-says-barclays" rel="noreferrer noopener">market cap of</a> $5 trillion. The chip company is currently worth $3.8 billion.
Bank of America analyst Vivek Arya estimated that Nvidia <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/25/05/45679551/bank-of-america-hikes-nvidia-price-target-to-180-sees-annual-earnings-per-share-to-hit-10" rel="noreferrer noopener">holds 80-85%</a> of the total market for AI data center chips. Nvidia&#8217;s Blackwell platform prompted Arya to raise his earnings forecast for the calendar year 2027 to $7.23 per share, which is up 12%.
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