La cadena de opciones muestra datos clave de las opciones de acciones de UTime a varios precios de ejercicio y fechas de vencimiento. Los operadores utilizan esta información para analizar posibles operaciones y evaluar el sentimiento del mercado para UTime..

UTime (NASDAQ:WTO) Bolsa, Cadena de Opciones

UTime

UTime Ltd is engaged in the design, development, production, sales and brand operation of mobile phones, accessories and related consumer electronics. It also provides Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS), including Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) services, for renowned brands. The company operates in China and its products are sold globally, including Mexico, Brazil, the United States, and other emerging markets in South Asia and Africa as well as Europe. It has two in-house brands, UTime, known as its middle-to-high end label and targets middle class consumers from emerging markets; and Do, as its low- to mid-end brand, is positioned to the grassroots consumers and price-sensitive consumers in emerging markets.

UTime Ltd

BofA Securities analyst Andrew Obin reiterated a Buy rating on Eaton Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ETN#NYSE">ETN</a>) with a price forecast of $410 following <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/etn/analyst-ratings" rel="noreferrer noopener">last week&#8217;s investor day</a>.
The analyst writes that, at the event, the company issued 2024-2030 targets of organic growth of 6%-9% and adjusted EPS CAGR of over 12%, aligning with his expectations and investor forecasts.
Obin notes that while data centers contribute to organic growth (~19% of sales in 2025E; high-teens CAGR), growth is broad-based, with Commercial &amp; Institutional (20% of sales), Utilities (11%), and Aerospace (15%) also expected to grow at high-single-digit rates.
Eaton expects 350-450bps margin expansion by 2030 (~28% segment margins), driven mainly by Electrical Global and Aerospace. The guidance appears reasonable with potential upside, per the analyst.
The analyst estimates organic growth to accelerate on the margin from 2025 in 2026/2027, and decelerate in the outer years of the company&#8217;s target.
The analyst witnessed investor pushback that the implied returns from Eaton&#8217;s &gt;$1.5 billion in capacity additions are &#8216;too high.&#8217;
Meanwhile, Obin&#8217;s discussions with the company at the event suggest that the strong returns on incremental investments align with Eaton&#8217;s established framework.
The analyst raised estimates for 2026/2027 EPS to $13.43 (from $13.20) and $15.09 (from $14.35).
Price Action: ETN shares are up 2.00% at $299.49 at the last check Monday.
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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. 
Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session: 
<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>HOOD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$40.00</td>
<td>$27.0K</td>
<td>19.6K</td>
<td>12.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>BAC</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$41.00</td>
<td>$43.0K</td>
<td>10.4K</td>
<td>3.1K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SOFI</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>03/28/25</td>
<td>$11.00</td>
<td>$25.6K</td>
<td>3.9K</td>
<td>2.6K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CME</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$260.00</td>
<td>$104.4K</td>
<td>479</td>
<td>684</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AFRM</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>03/28/25</td>
<td>$45.00</td>
<td>$34.9K</td>
<td>123</td>
<td>603</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>C</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$70.00</td>
<td>$73.0K</td>
<td>1.5K</td>
<td>445</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>UPST</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>04/11/25</td>
<td>$55.00</td>
<td>$28.5K</td>
<td>128</td>
<td>325</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>XYZ</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$47.50</td>
<td>$76.7K</td>
<td>1.7K</td>
<td>216</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>GS</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$550.00</td>
<td>$25.4K</td>
<td>1.1K</td>
<td>114</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MCO</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$450.00</td>
<td>$34.0K</td>
<td>54</td>
<td>86</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Explanation</h2>
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. 
• Regarding HOOD (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HOOD#NASDAQ">HOOD</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 100 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 $27.0K, with a price of $270.0 per contract. There were 19685 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12007 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding BAC (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BAC#NYSE">BAC</a>), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $41.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.0K, with a price of $86.0 per contract. There were 10410 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3104 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For SOFI (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SOFI#NASDAQ">SOFI</a>), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 11 day(s) on March 28, 2025. This event was a transfer of 1600 contract(s) at a $11.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.6K, with a price of $16.0 per contract. There were 3974 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2660 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For CME (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CME#NASDAQ">CME</a>), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 186 day(s) on September 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 81 contract(s) at a $260.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $104.4K, with a price of $1290.0 per contract. There were 479 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 684 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding AFRM (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AFRM#NASDAQ">AFRM</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on March 28, 2025. Parties traded 167 contract(s) at a $45.00 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 $34.9K, with a price of $209.0 per contract. There were 123 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 603 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 bullish sentiment. It expires in 60 day(s) on May 16, 2025. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $70.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $73.0K, with a price of $365.0 per contract. There were 1569 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 445 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding UPST (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UPST#NASDAQ">UPST</a>), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 25 day(s) on April 11, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $55.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.5K, with a price of $285.0 per contract. There were 128 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 325 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding XYZ (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XYZ#NYSE">XYZ</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 186 day(s) on September 19, 2025. Parties traded 216 contract(s) at a $47.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $76.7K, with a price of $355.0 per contract. There were 1740 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 216 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding GS (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GS#NYSE">GS</a>), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 33 contract(s) at a $550.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.4K, with a price of $770.0 per contract. There were 1167 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 114 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding MCO (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MCO#NYSE">MCO</a>), we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 31 day(s) on April 17, 2025. Parties traded 31 contract(s) at a $450.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 20 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.0K, with a price of $1140.0 per contract. There were 54 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 86 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 news on unusual options activity</a>. 
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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10 Financials Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today's Session

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>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$250.00</td>
<td>$185.5K</td>
<td>13.7K</td>
<td>54.4K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMZN</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$195.00</td>
<td>$40.2K</td>
<td>10.3K</td>
<td>10.9K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>NKE</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$65.00</td>
<td>$85.0K</td>
<td>264</td>
<td>2.3K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>BABA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$149.00</td>
<td>$35.6K</td>
<td>2.1K</td>
<td>2.3K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>F</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$9.85</td>
<td>$30.4K</td>
<td>23.8K</td>
<td>766</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>WYNN</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$85.00</td>
<td>$28.0K</td>
<td>1.8K</td>
<td>410</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CVNA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$175.00</td>
<td>$29.0K</td>
<td>573</td>
<td>295</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CAVA</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$120.00</td>
<td>$58.3K</td>
<td>424</td>
<td>69</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SHAK</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$90.00</td>
<td>$74.8K</td>
<td>85</td>
<td>62</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>HLT</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$300.00</td>
<td>$26.4K</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>54</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Explanation</h2>
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table. 
• Regarding TSLA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 580 contract(s) at a $250.00 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 $185.5K, with a price of $320.0 per contract. There were 13786 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 54443 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding AMZN (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>), we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 156 contract(s) at a $195.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.2K, with a price of $258.0 per contract. There were 10383 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10915 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding NKE (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NKE#NYSE">NKE</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $65.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 24 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $85.0K, with a price of $850.0 per contract. There were 264 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2394 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 trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 117 contract(s) at a $149.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.6K, with a price of $305.0 per contract. There were 2115 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2337 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding F (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/F#NYSE">F</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 186 day(s) on September 19, 2025. Parties traded 321 contract(s) at a $9.85 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.4K, with a price of $95.0 per contract. There were 23878 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 766 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding WYNN (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WYNN#NASDAQ">WYNN</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $85.00 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 $28.0K, with a price of $280.0 per contract. There were 1838 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 410 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For CVNA (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CVNA#NYSE">CVNA</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $175.00 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 $29.0K, with a price of $1450.0 per contract. There were 573 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 295 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For CAVA (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CAVA#NYSE">CAVA</a>), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 305 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 13 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $58.3K, with a price of $4485.0 per contract. There were 424 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 69 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For SHAK (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHAK#NYSE">SHAK</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 186 day(s) on September 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 58 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $74.8K, with a price of $1290.0 per contract. There were 85 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 62 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding HLT (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HLT#NYSE">HLT</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 305 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 54 contract(s) at a $300.00 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 $26.4K, with a price of $490.0 per contract. There were 30 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 54 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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10 Consumer Discretionary Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today's Session

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ORCL

Oracle shares are trading higher after reports indicated the company is in talks with the White House to oversee the US operations of TikTok.

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. 
Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session: 
<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>03/21/25</td>
<td>$120.00</td>
<td>$82.8K</td>
<td>137.7K</td>
<td>82.5K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PLTR</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$85.00</td>
<td>$76.6K</td>
<td>11.4K</td>
<td>15.3K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>BASE</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$12.50</td>
<td>$34.6K</td>
<td>4.0K</td>
<td>1.4K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MSTR</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>03/28/25</td>
<td>$290.00</td>
<td>$167.0K</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>INTC</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$26.00</td>
<td>$26.7K</td>
<td>17.2K</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MSFT</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/18/26</td>
<td>$185.00</td>
<td>$42.4K</td>
<td>908</td>
<td>839</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TSM</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$135.00</td>
<td>$26.2K</td>
<td>13.2K</td>
<td>732</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>XRX</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$5.00</td>
<td>$68.0K</td>
<td>20.1K</td>
<td>685</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AAPL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>12/17/27</td>
<td>$185.00</td>
<td>$249.0K</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>665</td>
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<td>ZM</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$75.00</td>
<td>$143.4K</td>
<td>4.6K</td>
<td>300</td>
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<h2>Explanation</h2>
These itemized elaborations have been created 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 4 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 255 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 43 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $82.8K, with a price of $325.0 per contract. There were 137772 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 82502 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For PLTR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 286 contract(s) at a $85.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $76.6K, with a price of $268.0 per contract. There were 11413 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 15332 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding BASE (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BASE#NASDAQ">BASE</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 330 contract(s) at a $12.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 32 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.6K, with a price of $105.0 per contract. There were 4009 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1491 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding MSTR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on March 28, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $290.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $167.0K, with a price of $1670.0 per contract. There were 1058 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1070 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For INTC (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTC#NASDAQ">INTC</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 60 day(s) on May 16, 2025. This event was a transfer of 103 contract(s) at a $26.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.7K, with a price of $260.0 per contract. There were 17252 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1032 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For MSFT (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 458 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 2 contract(s) at a $185.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.4K, with a price of $21200.0 per contract. There were 908 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 839 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding TSM (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 95 day(s) on June 20, 2025. Parties traded 114 contract(s) at a $135.00 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 $26.2K, with a price of $230.0 per contract. There were 13263 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 732 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For XRX (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XRX#NASDAQ">XRX</a>), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 305 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 680 contract(s) at a $5.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $68.0K, with a price of $100.0 per contract. There were 20111 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 685 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For AAPL (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 1005 day(s) on December 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 40 contract(s) at a $185.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $249.0K, with a price of $6225.0 per contract. There were 20 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 665 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding ZM (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ZM#NASDAQ">ZM</a>), we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 95 day(s) on June 20, 2025. Parties traded 300 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $143.4K, with a price of $478.0 per contract. There were 4621 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 300 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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10 Information Technology Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today's Session

Rivian Automotive Inc&#8216;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RIVN#NASDAQ">RIVN</a>) stock officially entered <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/death-cross">a Death Cross</a>, a bearish technical signal that occurs when the 50-day simple moving average (SMA) drops below the 200-day SMA.
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This pattern often indicates sustained downside momentum, and with Rivian stock already down nearly 18% year to date and over 24% in the past month, the technical outlook isn't encouraging.
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<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Rivian Stock's Death Cross Signals A Steeper Decline</h1>
The numbers confirm Rivian stock's bearish trajectory:
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<li>Death Cross Formation: The 50-day SMA ($12.70) has crossed below the 200-day SMA ($12.73), a historically bearish indicator.</li>
<li>Moving Averages: Rivian stock, at $10.74, is trading below its eight-day ($10.89), 20-day ($11.72), 50-day ($12.70), and 200-day ($12.73) SMAs, reinforcing downward pressure.</li>
<li>Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD): The MACD indicator at a negative 0.58 suggests weak momentum, a sign that sellers remain in control.</li>
<li>Relative Strength Index (RSI): At 37.12, the RSI is approaching oversold territory but hasn't yet signaled a reversal.</li>
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With these technicals aligning in a bearish pattern, traders may remain cautious until a bullish catalyst emerges.
<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Investor Implications: More Downside Possible?</h1>
The death cross often leads to extended weakness, particularly in a stock already struggling with declining momentum. 
While Rivian's plans to ramp up production of its R2 SUV in 2026 and expand internationally could support long-term growth, short-term traders may see further downside risk.
For now, Rivian&#8217;s stock is in a downtrend, and technical traders might wait for signs of a reversal before considering a bullish stance. Until then, the death cross remains a clear warning signal for investors.
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Better Choice Company, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BTTR#NYSE">BTTR</a>) ("Better Choice" or the "Company"), a pet health and wellness company, today announced that its Board of Directors have approved a significant royalty distribution plan for shareholders. Under this new initiative, up to 55% of the annual royalties generated by the Company's flagship Halo brand will be distributed annually to stockholders of record as of December 31 of the given year. The aggregate amount and other details of each such distribution shall be determined by the Company's Board of Directors on an annual basis, and the declaration of each such distribution will be effected by appropriate Board action at such time.

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Better Choice Company Has Approved A Significant Royalty Distribution Plan For Shareholders; Up To 55% Of The Annual Royalties Generated By The Company's Flagship Halo Brand Will Be Distributed Annually To Stockholders Of Record As Of December 31 Of The Given Year

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Shares of oil and gas companies are trading higher amid weakness in the dollar after the US launched strikes on Houthi targets. Additionally, strong Chinese economic data could be lifting the demand outlook.

Oil is trading higher amid weakness in the dollar and after the US launched strikes on Houthi targets. Additionally, strong Chinese economic data could be lifting demand outlook.

Financial expert Dave Ramsey isn't one to sugarcoat his advice, especially when it comes to raising financially responsible kids. He believes that parents play a crucial role in shaping their children's money habits—sometimes without even realizing it.
&#8220;More is caught than taught,&#8221; Ramsey <a href="https://x.com/DaveRamsey/status/1899914184575361320">says</a>, emphasizing that children learn more by watching their parents than by listening to lectures about money. If kids constantly see their parents swiping credit cards for every purchase, they'll grow up thinking that debt is just a normal part of life.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Teaching Financial Responsibility Early</h2>
Ramsey argues that <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/24/12/42467913/dave-ramsey-warns-against-hammock-parenting-7-2-million-able-bodied-men-arent-even-looking-for-work-and-its-not-their-fault">shielding kids from financial struggles</a> does more harm than good. Parents who clear every obstacle and hand their children everything might think they're being supportive, but in reality, they're setting them up for failure.
&#8220;One day, your kids will leave your house and face the real world—a world that doesn't hand out participation trophies,&#8221; he <a href="https://x.com/DaveRamsey/status/1899914181895188936">says</a>. Without discipline, responsibility, and a solid understanding of money, they will likely struggle to make ends meet.
That's why Ramsey encourages parents to lead by example. &#8220;Your kids are watching how you handle money. If they see you swipe a credit card every time you want something, they'll think debt is normal,&#8221; he explained <a href="https://x.com/DaveRamsey/status/1899914184575361320">on X</a>.
&#8220;But if they watch you save, budget, and live below your means, they'll learn how to win with money before they ever make their first paycheck.&#8221;
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Buying Their Own First Car</h2>
One major financial milestone where parents often go wrong, according to Ramsey, is buying their kids a car. He warns that gifting a vehicle can <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/personal-finance/25/02/43741282/dave-ramsey-says-parents-shouldnt-buy-their-teenagers-cars-it-creates-ridiculous-expectations-for-life">create unrealistic expectations</a>.
&#8220;When you buy new cars for teenagers, you're setting them up for a life of ridiculous expectations. Think about their future,&#8221; he says.
Ramsey suggests that teens should work for their own cars to learn valuable lessons about money. Parents can still support them, but in a way that reinforces responsibility—such as a matching plan where the child saves up a certain amount, and the parents contribute the same.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Letting Kids Experience Consequences</h2>
Ramsey thinks a lot of parents make the mistake of protecting their kids from the results of their actions. He remembers a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/24/12/42467913/dave-ramsey-warns-against-hammock-parenting-7-2-million-able-bodied-men-arent-even-looking-for-work-and-its-not-their-fault">chat with his four-year-old granddaughter</a>, who told him her cousin was &#8220;experiencing consequences.&#8221;
Ramsey found her understanding both humorous and insightful. &#8220;Have you experienced consequences?&#8221; he asked. Her response: &#8220;Oh yes, Pappa Dave, and it's not fun, but I learned a lot.&#8221;
This moment made him even more sure that going through struggles helps people grow. When we take away consequences, we keep them from learning, he says. &#8220;And instead of soaring like eagles, they become turkeys.&#8221;
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Ramsey warns that enabling children well into adulthood has led to a financial crisis among young people. A <a href="https://www.savings.com/insights/financial-support-for-adult-children-study">poll</a> by Savings.com found that nearly half of parents are still covering their adult children's bills, with 25% of millennials relying on their parents for housing.
While temporary support in emergencies is understandable, long-term <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/personal-finance/24/10/41492499/53-of-gen-x-parents-have-serious-fears-their-kids-wont-be-financially-independent-adults-and-the">financial dependence</a> creates bigger problems. Ramsey compares good parenting to an eagle's nest—eagles provide comfort for their young but eventually remove the soft padding, encouraging their eaglets to fly. Many parents today, however, are keeping their &#8220;nests&#8221; too comfortable, making it harder for kids to develop independence.
&#8220;The best thing you can do for your kids isn't to make their life easy,&#8221; Ramsey <a href="https://x.com/DaveRamsey/status/1899914186961883458">advises</a>. &#8220;It's to teach them how to handle challenges, work hard, and make wise financial decisions. Because if you don't teach them, the world will—and the world is broke.&#8221;
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Looking into the current session, Stride Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LRN#NYSE">LRN</a>) shares are trading at $120.99, after a 0.29% decrease. Over the past month, the stock fell by 14.77%, but over the past year, it actually increased by 94.65%. With questionable short-term performance like this, and great long-term performance, long-term shareholders might want to start looking into the company's price-to-earnings ratio. 

<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1742232620_0.png" alt="Past Year Chart" />

<h3>Comparing Stride P/E Against Its Peers</h3>
The P/E ratio is used by long-term shareholders to assess the company's market performance against aggregate market data, historical earnings, and the industry at large. A lower P/E could indicate that shareholders do not expect the stock to perform better in the future or it could mean that the company is undervalued. 
Stride has a lower P/E than the aggregate P/E of 36.37 of the Diversified Consumer Services industry. Ideally, one might believe that the stock might perform worse than its peers, but it's also probable that the stock is undervalued. 

<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1742232620_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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Top Wall Street analysts changed their outlook on these top names. For a complete view of all analyst rating changes, including upgrades, downgrades and initiations, please see our <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings">analyst ratings page</a>.
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<li>Citigroup analyst Lydia Ling downgraded RLX Technology Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RLX#NYSE">RLX</a>) from Buy to Neutral and lowered the price target from $2.8 to $2.5. RLX Technology shares closed at $2.26 on Friday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/rlx/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>HC Wainwright &amp; Co. analyst Andrew Fein downgraded the rating for Sutro Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/STRO#NASDAQ">STRO</a>) from Buy to Neutral and cut the price target from $12 to $2. Sutro Biopharma shares closed at $0.8101 on Friday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/stro/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>Wells Fargo analyst Finian O&#8217;Shea downgraded CION Investment Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CION#NYSE">CION</a>) from Equal-Weight to Underweight and cut the price target from $11 to $10. CION Invt shares closed at $11.37 on Friday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/cion/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>Wells Fargo analyst Finian O&#8217;Shea downgraded the rating for FS KKR Capital Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FSK#NYSE">FSK</a>) from Equal-Weight to Underweight and lowered the price target from $21 to $19. FS KKR Capital shares closed at $21.44 on Friday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/fsk/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock.</a></li>
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BofA Securities analyst disclosed views about the future of prediction <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color" rel="noreferrer noopener">markets for online sports betting</a>.
Since December 2024, prediction markets such as Kalshi, Crypto.com, and Polymarket have significantly impacted the U.S. sports betting industry, introducing an increasing variety of markets and betting options on a national scale, writes the analyst.
The analyst says that this trend, combined with an evolving regulatory environment, presents an area that both online sports betting (OSB) operators and investors should monitor closely.
Talking about the best scenario, the analyst writes that prediction markets can enhance the sports betting sector by attracting new customers, expanding the total addressable market (TAM), and creating a convergence between sports betting and financial technology.
The analyst sees opportunities for collaboration between these technologies, and the forthcoming regulatory guidance from the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in late March or early April could drive further interest in this nascent field.
Notably, on 2/5, the CFTC revealed plans for a roundtable discussion on prediction markets to gather input from key stakeholders as it works on refining its regulatory framework.
This event is anticipated to occur approximately 45 days after the February 5th announcement (specific date has not been confirmed) and the 90-day review period for Crypto.com's sports contracts will conclude in mid-April, adds the analyst.
The analyst notes that these events are expected to provide essential clarity on the regulatory landscape for sports-related prediction markets.
On the other hand, the analyst says that there is potential for legal challenges under CFTC regulations and the Wire Act.
On March 5, Nevada issued a cease-and-desist order to Kalshi, requiring them to stop offering event-based contracts on sports and elections by March 14 (extended at Kalshi&#8217;s request). California tribes have raised concerns about prediction markets impacting tribal sovereignty, notes the analyst.
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The stock market is a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tker.co/i/50304340/stock-prices-bottom-before-recessions-end">discounting mechanism</a>, which means its price reflects expectations for the future, and its price fluctuations reflect the market's attempt to factor in changes to those expectations.
Believe it or not, in a given moment, the stock market does not care too much about the present state of things. That's because expectations for the present will have been priced into the market days, weeks, and months in the past.
That is to say, the stock market reacts to news to the degree the new information 1) is not in line with what the market expected for the present, and 2) changes what the market expects for the future.
There are some more factors that drive stock prices over time. But in the context of digesting major news headlines, these are the two relationships to watch.
Because the stock market is so heavily dependent on expectations for the future, we inevitably get moments when stock market behavior appears to conflict with information about the present. Specifically, we sometimes get stock prices falling amid good news and rising amid bad news.
These are some of the most misunderstood moments in stock market cycles.
That time stocks surged as the economy crashed &#x1f92f;
One of the more dumbfounding instances of this counterintuitive dynamic came during the spring of 2020 when the economy was&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tker.co/p/withdraw-earnings-guidance-sign-of-high-uncertainty">reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns</a>.
After a sharp 35% drop, the S&amp;P 500&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tker.co/p/withdraw-earnings-guidance-sign-of-high-uncertainty">bottomed and inflected upward on March 23 that year</a>.
But we continued to get disastrous economic reports for weeks as the stock market rallied.
This resulted in one of the&nbsp;<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-market-rally-economic-data-bad-morning-brief-100821753.html">defining screengrabs of the pandemic</a>. It was from the April 9 episode of "Mad Money with Jim Cramer." Cramer's show highlighted how the stock market had its&nbsp;<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-market-news-live-updates-april-9-2020-221426994.html">best week in decades</a>&nbsp;while the chyron reported the cumulative three-week tally of unemployment insurance claims ballooned to 16 million.
People were confused.
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Many on social media did not take kindly to the stock market's rally in early 2020. (Source:&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/JustinAHorwitz/status/1248384733156741123">@JustinAHorwitz</a>)
Yes, the economy was in bad shape in April. But expectations were already extremely low, which meant the bar for developments that could cause stocks to go higher was also very low.
In retrospect, it seems the stock market got it right.
It wasn't until June that we learned&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-05/u-s-jobless-rate-unexpectedly-fell-in-may-as-hiring-rebounded">job creation resumed in May</a>. And it wasn't until July 2021 that we learned that the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.axios.com/2021/07/19/nber-recession-ended-april-2020">recession had ended in April 2020</a>.
The stock market, for its part, recovered all of its pandemic losses and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-12/to-the-brink-and-back-in-175-days-the-s-p-500-rallies-to-record">reached new record highs in August 2020</a>. (So, if you had dumped stocks as the news was getting bad and you had waited for good news to get back in, then you might've actually missed out on considerable gains you could've earned by just holding through the crisis.)
This was not just a pandemic recession phenomenon. The stock market&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tker.co/p/cembalest-stocks-bottom-before-earnings">usually</a>&nbsp;begins its recovery long before the economy. JPMorgan's Michael Cembalest reviewed the history in an October 2022&nbsp;<a href="https://am.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/jpm-am-aem/global/en/insights/eye-on-the-market/reruns-amv.pdf">research note</a>.
"There is a remarkable consistency to the patterns shown below: equities tend to bottom several months (at least) before the rest of the victims of a recession," he wrote.
As you can see in Cembalest's charts, stock prices (dotted blue line) tend to inflect upwards before we see improvements in earnings (red line), GDP (yellow line), and employment (purple line).
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Stocks usually recover before the economy. (Source:&nbsp;<a href="https://am.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/jpm-am-aem/global/en/insights/eye-on-the-market/reruns-amv.pdf">JPMorgan</a>)
Historically, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tker.co/p/stock-market-performance-recessions">stock market bottomed about five months before the economy</a>. Sometimes the lead time is longer. Sometimes its shorter.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tker.co/p/stock-market-performance-recessions">On one extremely rare occasion</a>&nbsp;— the Dotcom bubble — the market bottomed&nbsp;<a href="https://am.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/jpm-am-aem/global/en/insights/eye-on-the-market/reruns-amv.pdf">after</a>&nbsp;the economy.
The economic news has been getting gloomier &#x1f440;
The U.S. economy&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tker.co/p/hot-economic-charts-that-cooled">has been cooling</a>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tker.co/p/us-economy-cooling">a while</a>&nbsp;as the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tker.co/p/saving-job-openings-capex-orders">major tailwinds</a>&nbsp;early in the recovery&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tker.co/p/coiled-spring-economy-job-openings-normalize">normalized</a>.
The good news had been that the economy was nevertheless still growing bolstered by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tker.co/p/household-finances-consumer-spending-strength">consumers' ability to spend</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tker.co/p/capex-investment-plans-rise-after-trump-election">businesses' willingness to invest</a>.
While we might not necessarily be heading for recession, we could be in the midst of a "<a href="https://www.tker.co/p/stock-market-investing-volatility-gains">growth scare,</a>" which has historically come with big stock market sell-offs followed by rapid rallies.
Growth scare-y&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tker.co/i/148105103/an-anecdote-thats-real-but-the-bigger-picture-reveals-something-else">anecdotes</a>&nbsp;have been accumulating recently. Since the beginning of March:
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<li>Delta Airlines <a href="https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0000027904/11d5a8ff-be02-448c-84f4-463a77b3365f.pdf">warned</a> that their "outlook has been impacted by the recent reduction in consumer and corporate confidence caused by increased macro uncertainty."</li>
<li>According to the NFIB's February Small Business Optimism <a href="https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/NFIB-SBET-Report-Feb.-2025.pdf">survey</a>, capital spending plans tumbled to their lowest level since 2020.</li>
<li>From the NY Fed's February <a href="https://www.newyorkfed.org/newsevents/news/research/2025/20250310">Survey of Consumer Expectations</a>: "Households expressed more pessimism about their year-ahead financial situations in February, while unemployment, delinquency, and credit access expectations deteriorated notably."</li>
<li>From the University of Michigan's March <a href="http://www.sca.isr.umich.edu/">Survey of Consumers</a>: "Consumer sentiment slid another 11% this month, with declines seen consistently across all groups by age, education, income, wealth, political affiliations, and geographic regions. …expectations for the future deteriorated across multiple facets of the economy, including personal finances, labor markets, inflation, business conditions, and stock markets."</li>
<li>Wall Street firms, including <a href="https://x.com/SamRo/status/1898050726904869051">Goldman Sachs</a>, <a href="https://x.com/SamRo/status/1898024973454791110">Morgan Stanley</a>, and <a href="https://x.com/SamRo/status/1900585406229524675">JPMorgan</a> cut their GDP growth forecasts.</li>
<li>Even President Trump euphemistically warned that Americans could face "<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-2nd-term-tariffs-ukraine?id=119377651&amp;entryId=119560423">some disturbance</a>" and a "<a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/trump-us-experience-period-transition-economy-see-recession-year">period of transition</a>" as his administration moves forward with <a href="https://www.tker.co/p/wall-street-brief-explanation-tariffs">costly tariffs</a>. Treasury Secretary Bessent echoed the sentiment, warning of an economic "<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/07/treasury-secretary-bessent-says-economy-could-be-starting-to-roll-a-little-bit.html">detox period.</a>"</li>
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Because the stock market is a discounting mechanism, you could argue that the current&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tker.co/p/stock-market-down-days-drawdowns-down-years-normal">drawdown</a>&nbsp;that began on Feb. 19 was the market pricing in the bad news we're getting now.
This again speaks to the quandary investors face as they think about making adjustments to their portfolios. The stock market does not price in what's going on today. It's pricing in what's expected in the weeks, months, and years ahead.
And that future is uncertain. It could be worse than what we currently expect. It could be better.
No one can say for sure that the stock market hit its low for the year. However, we also shouldn't be surprised if we soon experience a sustained rally as incoming news just confirm gloomy expectations that have already been priced into the market.
Zooming out &#x1f52d;
In hindsight, divergences in the stock market and the economy make sense. But in the moment, it often&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tker.co/p/stock-market-performance-after-down-days">feels</a>&nbsp;wrong.
What&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tker.co/p/stock-market-performance-after-down-days">feels</a>&nbsp;right is when the stock market falls as you get information that indicates the present and near future are deteriorating, and vice versa.
However, there is likely to be a moment where the stock market moves higher as it resumes pricing in a better future. And that moment is likely to happen when the economic headlines are bad.
It all speaks to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tker.co/p/bofa-on-timing-market-peaks-stay-invested">perils of trying to time the market</a>.
Is it possible we learn that the economic situation proves far worse than what's priced into the market today? Absolutely.
Can we guarantee that? Absolutely not.
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Top Wall Street analysts changed their outlook on these top names. For a complete view of all analyst rating changes, including upgrades, downgrades and initiations, please see our <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings">analyst ratings page</a>.
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<li>Lake Street analyst Frank Takkinen initiated coverage on Axogen, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AXGN#NASDAQ">AXGN</a>) with a Buy rating and announced a price target of $30. Axogen shares closed at $17.25 on Friday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/AXGN/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>Craig-Hallum analyst John Wilkin initiated coverage on Personalis, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PSNL#NASDAQ">PSNL</a>) with a Buy rating and announced a price target of $8. Personalis shares closed at $3.63 on Friday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/PSNL/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>William Blair analyst Andrew Brackmann initiated coverage on Butterfly Network, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BFLY#NYSE">BFLY</a>) with an Outperform rating. Butterfly Network shares closed at $2.68 on Friday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/BFLY/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>Roth MKM analyst Craig Irwin initiated coverage on EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EZPW#NASDAQ">EZPW</a>) with a Buy rating and announced a price target of $16. EZCORP shares closed at $13.45 on Friday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/EZPW/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>Jefferies analyst Michael Yee initiated coverage on Blueprint Medicines Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BPMC#NASDAQ">BPMC</a>) with a Buy rating and announced a price target of $135. Blueprint Medicines shares closed at $89.58 on Friday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/BPMC/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock.</a></li>
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This Blueprint Medicines Analyst Begins Coverage On A Bullish Note; Here Are Top 5 Initiations For Monday

Stocks were little moved during midday Monday trading in New York, as a mixed retail sales report failed to generate a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets">bullish response from investors.</a>
Retail sales rose 0.2% month-over-month in February, rebounding from a concerning 1.2% decline in January but falling short of the 0.6% forecast. Yet, when excluding volatile categories, the picture looked slightly brighter.
The control group measure — which strips out sales from auto dealers, building materials, gas stations, office supply stores, mobile home dealers and tobacco retailers — rose 1% in February, fully offsetting January's 1% decline and significantly surpassing the expected 0.2% increase.
Despite this, concerns over a broader economic slowdown remain, with traders now looking ahead to Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech on Wednesday for reassurance that the U.S. economy is not headed for a recession.
Major indices remained broadly flat, though small caps outperformed. Energy led sector gains, while consumer discretionary lagged.
In currency markets, the U.S. dollar index softened 0.3%, heading towards six-month lows. Gold continued to edge higher, hovering around the symbolic all-time high of $3,000 per ounce level.
Oil prices rebounded 0.8%, as crude rallied following President Donald Trump's vow to strike the Houthis in the Red Sea. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) climbed 1.4%, recovering some ground after a 2% drop on Sunday.
<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Monday&#8217;s Performance In Major U.S. Indices, ETFs</h1>
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<td>Price</td>
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<td>Russell 2000</td>
<td>2,059.31</td>
<td>0.7%</td>
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<td>Dow Jones</td>
<td>41,698.02</td>
<td>0.5%</td>
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<td>S&amp;P 500</td>
<td>5,649.40</td>
<td>0.2%</td>
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<td>Nasdaq 100</td>
<td>19,690.47</td>
<td>-0.1 %</td>
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According to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/?utm_source=BZprocontent&amp;t=be2bearmibe3na1">Benzinga Pro</a>&nbsp;data:
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<li>The&nbsp;SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) inched 0.2% up to $564.16.</li>
<li>The&nbsp;SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIA#NYSE">DIA</a>) rose 0.5% to $417.56.</li>
<li>The tech-heavy&nbsp;Invesco QQQ Trust Series&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>)&nbsp;eased 0.1% to $479.08.</li>
<li>The&nbsp;iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IWM#NYSE">IWM</a>) rose 0.7%. </li>
<li>The&nbsp;Energy&nbsp;Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLE#NYSE">XLE</a>) outperformed, up 1.6%; the&nbsp;Consumer Discretionary&nbsp;Select Sector SPDR Fund&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLY#NYSE">XLY</a>) lagged, down 0.6%.</li>
</ul>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Monday&#8217;s Stock Movers</h3>
<ul>
<li>Shares of NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) dropped 2.6% on Monday, as investors braced for the company&#8217;s highly anticipated GTC AI conference, set to begin later in the day.</li>
<li>Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NFLX#NASDAQ">NFLX</a>) surged 3.6% after Moffett Nathanson upgraded its rating from &#8220;Neutral&#8221; to &#8220;Buy&#8221; and raised the stock's price target by $250 to $1,100.</li>
<li>Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) tumbled 6% decline, giving back some of the gains from Friday </li>
<li>Chipmaker Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTC#NASDAQ">INTC</a>) jumped 7.6% after a Reuters report indicated incoming CEO Lip-Bu Tan may streamline operations by reducing middle management layers, optimizing chip production and launching new AI-focused semiconductors.</li>
<li>Chinese tech giant Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BIDU#NASDAQ">BIDU</a>) climbed 7.5% following the unveiling of Ernie X1, its latest artificial intelligence model. Baidu asserts that Ernie X1 delivers performance levels comparable to rival DeepSeek's AI but at only half the cost. </li>
<li>Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NCLH#NYSE">NCLH</a>) gained 4.4%, reaching $20.04, after JPMorgan upgraded the cruise operator&#8217;s stock to &#8220;Overweight&#8221; from &#8220;Neutral.&#8221;</li>
<li>In contrast, Affirm Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AFRM#NASDAQ">AFRM</a>) tumbled 10% after Swedish fintech Klarna announced it would become the exclusive Buy Now, Pay Later provider for Walmart Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WMT#NYSE">WMT</a>). Previously, Affirm held that exclusive partnership.</li>
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<li>Baird analyst David Koning upgraded Accenture plc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ACN#NYSE">ACN</a>) from Neutral to Outperform and maintained the price target of $390. Accenture shares closed at $318.82 on Friday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/ACN/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>DA Davidson analyst Lucky Schreiner upgraded the rating for monday.com Ltd. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MNDY#NASDAQ">MNDY</a>) from Neutral to Buy and maintained the price target of $350. Monday.Com shares closed at $255.87 on Friday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/MNDY/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>MoffettNathanson analyst Michael Nathanson upgraded Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NFLX#NASDAQ">NFLX</a>) from Neutral to Buy and raised the price target from $850 to $1,100. Netflix shares closed at $918.00 on Friday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/NFLX/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>William Blair analyst Bhavan Suri upgraded the rating for DocuSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DOCU#NASDAQ">DOCU</a>) from Market Perform to Outperform. DocuSign shares closed at $85.76 on Friday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/DOCU/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>Deutsche Bank analyst Krisztina Katai upgraded Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SFM#NASDAQ">SFM</a>) from Hold to Buy and raised the price target from $163 to $190. Sprouts Farmers Market shares closed at $136.75 on Friday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/SFM/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock.</a></li>
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Looking into the current session, Carlyle Secured Lending Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CGBD#NASDAQ">CGBD</a>) shares are trading at $16.67, after a 0.48% decrease. Over the past month, the stock decreased by 5.10%, but over the past year, it actually went up by 4.32%. With questionable short-term performance like this, and great long-term performance, long-term shareholders might want to start looking into the company's price-to-earnings ratio. 

<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1742231719_0.png" alt="Past Year Chart" />

<h3>Carlyle Secured Lending P/E Compared to Competitors</h3>
The P/E ratio is used by long-term shareholders to assess the company's market performance against aggregate market data, historical earnings, and the industry at large. A lower P/E could indicate that shareholders do not expect the stock to perform better in the future or it could mean that the company is undervalued. 
Compared to the aggregate P/E ratio of the 27.91 in the Capital Markets industry, Carlyle Secured Lending Inc. has a lower P/E ratio of 10.6. Shareholders might be inclined to think that the stock might perform worse than it's industry peers. It's also possible that the stock is undervalued. 

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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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A Look Into Carlyle Secured Lending Inc's Price Over Earnings

President Donald Trump recently announced he was purchasing a red Tesla Model S vehicle from Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) during a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/education/25/03/44289061/why-trumps-new-tesla-wont-be-hitting-the-open-road">White House event.</a>
The purchase was made to help Tesla CEO Elon Musk and drew plenty of attention to the car company, but Benzinga readers are torn about whether the event made them more or less likely to purchase a vehicle from the electric vehicle company.
What Happened: Trump's purchase of the Model S may have led to a<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/education/25/03/44289061/why-trumps-new-tesla-wont-be-hitting-the-open-road"> spike in interest</a> on Google searches for Tesla, but people aren&#8217;t rushing out to buy a new Tesla vehicle according to a recent reader poll. 
As Benzinga previously reported, Trump won't be allowed to drive the Tesla vehicle on the road without special permission from the Secret Service, but he will allow his staff to drive it.
Benzinga recently polled readers to see if Trump's purchase and praise for Tesla would impact their future vehicle-buying activity.
"Donald Trump recently bought a Tesla. How does this affect your view of Tesla?" Benzinga asked.
Here are the results:
<ul>
<li>I will never own a Tesla: 53%</li>
<li>I'm more likely to buy a Tesla: 23%</li>
<li>I'm less likely to buy a Tesla: 14%</li>
<li>I already own a Tesla: 10%</li>
</ul>
The poll may have some bad news for Tesla fans and investors with the majority saying they will never own a Tesla vehicle.
The good news is that of undecided non-Tesla owners, 23% said they are more likely to buy a Tesla while 14% said they are less likely to buy a Tesla on account of Trump's purchase and sales pitch for the EV company.
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 Why It's Important: Trump announced he was buying the new Tesla vehicle to support his ally Musk, which comes amid mounting protests and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/03/44246100/trump-makes-false-claim-about-tesla-boycotts-musk-blames-soros-and-linkedin-co-founder-for-backing-protests" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">boycotts against Tesla</a>.
&#8220;He shouldn&#8217;t be penalized,&#8221; Trump said of Musk.
Tesla's sales have dropped sharply in recent weeks, accompanied by demonstrations and vandalization against the company's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/03/44135841/elon-musk-slams-attacks-on-tesla-vehicles-after-incident-in-brookline-vandalism-is-not-free-speech" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">vehicles</a>, dealerships and charging hubs, according to&nbsp;<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/tesla-vehicles-destroyed-vandalized-musk-began-role-white/story?id=119677836" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ABC News</a>. Declining sales are evident not just in the U.S., but also&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/03/44209579/unprecedented-slide-tesla-sales-plummet-45-in-europe-as-musks-net-worth-dives-5-2b-in-a-week" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">throughout Europe</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/25/03/44069703/tesla-china-wholesale-numbers-are-unimportant-says-researcher-heres-what-matters-more" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">China</a>, and Australia.
When asked if buying a Tesla would help boost Tesla's share price, Trump&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/atrupar/status/1899556140536434722" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">said</a>, &#8220;Well, I hope it does."
A&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/atrupar/status/1899557134402019359" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">picture&nbsp;</a>of Trump with notes shows prices and specs for various Tesla models and talking points in a potential sales pitch for the various Tesla vehicles shown off at the White House event.
A recent report from Electrek citing inventory checks and new order delivery timelines in the U.S. shows that so far Trump's purchase and event has had <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/03/44346155/trumps-tesla-shoutout-falls-flat-no-spike-in-orders-or-inventory-movement">a minimal impact </a>on Tesla's sales and demand.
Tesla's first-quarter sales figures, which will include the month of March will be among the most watched in recent years given boycotts, sales declines in Europe and now Trump's sales pitch.
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</ul>
The first two questions/study were conducted by Benzinga from March 13, 2025, through March 14, 2025. It included the responses of a diverse population of adults 18 or older. Opting into the survey was completely voluntary, with no incentives offered to potential respondents. The study reflects results from 155 adults.
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