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Rosenblatt analyst Mike Genovese maintains Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAOI#NASDAQ">AAOI</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $20 to $27.5.

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Rosenblatt Maintains Buy on Applied Optoelectronics, Raises Price Target to $27.5

Rosenblatt analyst Kevin Cassidy maintains Synaptics (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SYNA#NASDAQ">SYNA</a>) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $130 to $92.

SYNA

Rosenblatt Maintains Buy on Synaptics, Lowers Price Target to $92

Rosenblatt analyst Kevin Cassidy maintains CEVA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CEVA#NASDAQ">CEVA</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $28 to $35.

CEVA

Rosenblatt Maintains Buy on CEVA, Raises Price Target to $35

Rosenblatt analyst Kevin Cassidy maintains Adeia (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ADEA#NASDAQ">ADEA</a>) with a Buy and maintains $15 price target.

ADEA

Rosenblatt Maintains Buy on Adeia, Maintains $15 Price Target

Chardan Capital analyst Daniil Gataulin maintains EyePoint Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EYPT#NASDAQ">EYPT</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $28 to $33.

EYPT

Chardan Capital Maintains Buy on EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Raises Price Target to $33

Barrington Research analyst Alexander Paris maintains H&amp;R Block (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HRB#NYSE">HRB</a>) with a Outperform and maintains $70 price target.

Barrington Research Maintains Outperform on H&R Block, Maintains $70 Price Target

Barrington Research analyst Michael Petusky maintains OPKO Health (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/OPK#NASDAQ">OPK</a>) with a Outperform and maintains $2.25 price target.

Barrington Research Maintains Outperform on OPKO Health, Maintains $2.25 Price Target

Macquarie analyst Tim Nollen maintains Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WBD#NASDAQ">WBD</a>) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $8 to $9.

Macquarie Maintains Neutral on Warner Bros. Discovery, Raises Price Target to $9

BWS Financial analyst Hamed Khorsand maintains Arlo Technologies (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ARLO#NYSE">ARLO</a>) with a Buy and maintains $24 price target.

ARLO

BWS Financial Maintains Buy on Arlo Technologies, Maintains $24 Price Target

Jones Trading analyst Matthew Erdner maintains Real Brokerage (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/REAX#NASDAQ">REAX</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $6.5 to $7.

REAX

Jones Trading Maintains Buy on Real Brokerage, Raises Price Target to $7

Macquarie analyst Chad Beynon maintains Red Rock Resorts (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RRR#NASDAQ">RRR</a>) with a Outperform and lowers the price target from $65 to $64.

Macquarie Maintains Outperform on Red Rock Resorts, Lowers Price Target to $64

Macquarie analyst Chad Beynon maintains PENN Entertainment (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PENN#NASDAQ">PENN</a>) with a Outperform and raises the price target from $26 to $27.

PENN

Macquarie Maintains Outperform on PENN Entertainment, Raises Price Target to $27

Donald Trump&#8216;s winning the 2024 presidential election is expected to have a negative impact on <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/electric-vehicles">the electric vehicle sector</a>.
Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) could benefit from CEO Elon Musk's close relationship <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/11/41832876/elon-musk-shines-in-trump-sweepstakes-a-big-win-for-tesla-dan-ives-thinks-so">with the president-elect</a>. However, the company&#8217;s plan to build a Gigafactory in Mexico could be at stake.
What Happened: Tesla reportedly <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/02/37305137/tesla-to-kick-off-construction-of-giga-mexico-next-week-nuevo-le-n-governor-confirms">plans to build a gigafactory </a>in Mexico. The facility could produce sub-$30,000 vehicles, Model Y units, batteries and the Cybertruck.
Tesla hasn't confirmed its plans in Mexico. Still, the country's economic minister is asking questions after Trump won on Election Day.
"I'm going to set up a meeting with (Musk) soon so that he tells me exactly what he's thinking and see what we can do so this project moves forward," Mexico Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard told local radio Thursday, as reported by Reuters.
Original plans for Mexico and other new factory locations may <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/06/33053957/tesla-gigafactory-mexico-opening-reportedly-delayed-to-early-2025-amid-logistical-hurdles">have been delayed</a> due to the election with Tesla saying in April that it would use its existing factories to build new more affordable vehicles.
Trump's past term in the White House put pressure on foreign-made items shipped to the United States. Prior to the 2024 election win, Trump<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/10/41397317/trump-defends-his-plans-to-impose-200-tariffs-on-cars-imported-from-china-mexico-hope-union-workers"> has been promising</a> to put a 200% tariff on vehicles imported from China and Mexico.
Tesla did not respond to a request for comment on its plans in Mexico to Benzinga.
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Why It's Important: Tesla has several gigafactories around the world that produce and export vehicles to key regions like Europe and Asia.
A gigafactory in Mexico was likely less about exports to other countries and more about bringing vehicles into the U.S.
Investors and analysts will continue monitoring Trump's win and whether it impacts Tesla and the EV sector.
Price Action: Tesla stock closed Friday up 8.1% to $321.22. The company hit a new 52-week high of $328.71 during the trading session. Tesla stock is up 31.5% over the last five days and up 29.3% year-to-date in 2024.
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Elon Musk To Ditch Tesla Gigafactory In Mexico After Trump's Win? Economy Minister Wants 'A Meeting'

Macquarie analyst Chad Beynon maintains Golden Entertainment (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GDEN#NASDAQ">GDEN</a>) with a Outperform and lowers the price target from $39 to $38.

GDEN

Macquarie Maintains Outperform on Golden Entertainment, Lowers Price Target to $38

Macquarie analyst Tim Nollen maintains Unity Software (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/U#NYSE">U</a>) with a Underperform and raises the price target from $15 to $16.

Macquarie Maintains Underperform on Unity Software, Raises Price Target to $16

Macquarie analyst Tim Nollen maintains Trade Desk (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TTD#NASDAQ">TTD</a>) with a Outperform and raises the price target from $130 to $133.

Macquarie Maintains Outperform on Trade Desk, Raises Price Target to $133

Macquarie analyst Tim Nollen maintains Magnite (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MGNI#NASDAQ">MGNI</a>) with a Outperform and maintains $18 price target.

MGNI

Macquarie Maintains Outperform on Magnite, Maintains $18 Price Target

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REVB

Revelation Biosciences shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 EPS results.

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NPAB

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Macro factors limiting near-term growth in dental market, Needham says

SmileDirectClub to liquidate as buyout deal fails

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SmileDirectClub (OTCMKTS:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/sdccq-stock-quote/">SDCCQ</a>) ceased operating on December 8 after it <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/smiledirectclub-ceases-operations-after-restructuring-effort-fails">could not restructure</a> through bankruptcy proceedings. The once high-flying provider of dental aligners was one of many at-risk companies entering the final quarter of 2023.&nbsp;



Do you remember all the articles pitting SmileDirect against industry leader Align Technology (NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/algn-stock-quote/">ALGN</a>)? I sure do.&nbsp;



As recently as 2020, many investors and media pundits felt the former was a better buy than the latter. The Motley Fool&rsquo;s Keith Speights <a href="https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-reasons-to-buy-smiledirectclub-instead-of-align-technology-2020-02-09">suggested</a> in February 2020 three reasons SDC was a better buy than ALGN. However, looking closely, you&rsquo;ll see that Speights owned Align stock then. I&rsquo;m guessing the article was meant tongue-in-cheek.



My InvestorPlace colleague Josh Enomoto was more forthcoming in May 2020 about the risks involved in SDC stock. He <a href="https://investorplace.com/2020/05/smiledirectclub-is-a-luxury-that-few-care-about-in-a-recession-sdc-stock/">suggested,</a> &ldquo;The economy simply doesn&rsquo;t favor SDC stock.&rdquo;&nbsp;



And now it doesn&rsquo;t exist.&nbsp;



Who are other companies that could file for bankruptcy in 2024? Here are three at-risk companies to get you started.&nbsp;



<h2>Sabre (SABR)</h2>


<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sabr-stock-1-300x169.jpg" alt="The logo for Sabre Corporation (SABR) is displayed on a smartphone screen."><div>Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com</div></div>


The companies that made my list had three things going against them: 1) high total debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), 2) a low return on assets and 3) an Altman Z-Score below 1.81 &mdash; a sign the company could file for bankruptcy over the next 24 months.&nbsp;



According to Morningstar, one of the largest travel booking companies by volume has a total debt of <a href="https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnas/sabr/financials">$4.82 billion,</a> 582x its EBITDA of $8.28 million, a return on assets of <a href="https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnas/sabr/valuation">-12.52%</a> and an Altman Z-Score of <a href="https://www.gurufocus.com/term/zscore/SABR/Altman-Z-Score/Sabre">-0.43.</a>



In 2015, Sabre (NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/sabr-stock-quote/">SABR</a>) stock traded around $30, 7x higher than where it currently trades.



Through the first nine months of 2023, Sabre generated a non-GAAP loss of $135.4 million, down from a $254.4 million loss a year earlier, on <a href="https://investors.sabre.com/static-files/7da29e94-ff1e-48d8-87bf-b206636c8823">$2.2 billion</a> in revenue.&nbsp;



The bulls will point to the fact its adjusted EBITDA margin was 10.9%, 750 basis points higher than a year ago, a sign the business is coming around.&nbsp;



But is it?



Its interest expense in the third quarter was $119.4 million, 55% higher than Q3 2022. On an annualized basis, that&rsquo;s <a href="https://investors.sabre.com/static-files/6b90ecaf-3aaf-49e7-abd6-097e9f2f2f09">$478 million,</a> 62% higher than its interest expense in 2022.



That&rsquo;s a huge mountain to overcome.&nbsp;



<h2>Seagate Technology (STX)</h2>


<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/stx-stock-1-300x169.jpg" alt="A Seagate Technology (STX) sign hanging above an office in Silicon Valley, California."><div>Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com</div></div>


Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/stx-stock-quote/">STX</a>) has a total debt of <a href="https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnas/stx/financials">$5.67 billion,</a> 52x its EBITDA of $110.0 million, a return on assets of <a href="https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnas/stx/valuation">-9.39%</a> and an Altman Z-Score of <a href="https://www.gurufocus.com/term/zscore/STX/Altman-Z-Score/STX">0.25.</a>&nbsp;



You wouldn&rsquo;t know that its financials were less than stellar, given its stock is up nearly 63% year to date. However, that is the case for the data storage company.&nbsp;



Of the <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/stx/analystestimates">24 analysts</a> that cover its stock, just 8 rate it Overweight or Buy, with 14 Holds and 2 Underweight or outright Sell, with a <a href="https://money.cnn.com/quote/forecast/forecast.html?symb=stx">$70</a> target price, well below where it&rsquo;s currently trading.



On a GAAP basis, Seagate lost $529 million in fiscal 2023 (June year-end). On a non-GAAP basis, it earned <a href="https://s24.q4cdn.com/101481333/files/doc_financials/2023/q4/STX-Q4-23-Press-Release.pdf">$40 million</a> on $7.38 billion in revenue. Its interest expense in 2023 was $313 million, up from $249 million a year earlier.&nbsp;



In Q1 2024, it lost <a href="https://s24.q4cdn.com/101481333/files/doc_financials/2024/q1/STX-FQ1-24-Press-Release.pdf">$184 million</a> (GAAP) and $46 million (non-GAAP). Its interest expense was $84 million, 18% higher than a year earlier. While the interest expense hasn&rsquo;t done the company in yet, it&rsquo;s got <a href="https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001137789/642e531d-584a-4a64-8683-9e2adab1064f.pdf">$1.75 billion</a> in debt with interest rates of 8.25% or higher that were issued in late 2022 and 2023.&nbsp;



If you own STX stock, you better hope interest rates decrease significantly in 2024, or its stock is sunk.



<h2>Century Aluminum (CENX)</h2>


<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/aluminum-stocks-3-1600-300x169.jpg" alt="stacks of rectangular aluminum metal stock"><div>Source: shutterstock.com/SimoneN</div></div>


Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/cenx-stock-quote/">CENX</a>) is the smallest of the three, with a market capitalization of just over $1 billion. Its shares are up nearly 27% in 2023.&nbsp;



It has a total debt of <a href="https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnas/cenx/financials">$512.0 million,</a> with a trailing 12-month EBITDA of -123.5 million, a return on assets of <a href="https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnas/cenx/valuation">-10.80%</a> and an Altman Z-Score of <a href="http://www.globeinvestor.com/">-0.30.</a> That is one score you don&rsquo;t want to be negative.&nbsp;



The Chicago-based aluminum producer reported better-than-expected Q3 2023 results in November. On the top line, its revenue was <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/century-aluminums-cenx-q3-earnings-181400279.html">$545.2 million,</a> 14% lower than a year earlier but $3 million higher than the consensus estimate. On the bottom line, it lost 13 cents a share, 6 cents lower than analyst expectations and <a href="https://centuryaluminum.com/investors/press-releases/press-release-details/2022/Century-Aluminum-Company-Reports-Third-Quarter-2022-Results/">21 cents</a> less than its Q3 2022 loss.&nbsp;




&ldquo;Century remains focused on disciplined cost and operational execution and remains well positioned when market conditions improve,&rdquo; CEO Jesse Gary stated in its Q3 2023 press release.&nbsp;




The company&rsquo;s interest expenses in the nine months ended September 30 were $26.6 million, <a href="https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0000949157/e7d1533a-fe3e-46e9-914f-7d4ed9e47a01.pdf">27.3%</a> higher than $20.9 million in the same period of your earlier. On an annualized basis, that works out to $35.5 million, <a href="https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0000949157/eb3e9a7b-7086-4fad-83cd-60f6420005ed.pdf">21%</a> higher than in 2022.



If you look at the company&rsquo;s debt, except for 2.75% convertible notes due May 1, 2028 ($84 million), most is at interest rates between 7.5% and 9.25%. That&rsquo;s too high for a business that often loses more money than makes it.&nbsp;



On the date of publication, Will Ashworth did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com <a href="https://investorplace.com/corporate/investorplace-publishing-guidelines/">Publishing Guidelines.</a>
<div>Will Ashworth has written about investments full-time since 2008. Publications where he&rsquo;s appeared include InvestorPlace, The Motley Fool Canada, Investopedia, Kiplinger, and several others in both the U.S. and Canada. He particularly enjoys creating model portfolios that stand the test of time. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.</div><h3>More From InvestorPlace</h3>
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