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RBC Capital analyst Jon Arfstrom reiterates Huntington Bancshares (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HBAN#NASDAQ">HBAN</a>) with a Outperform and maintains $17 price target.

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RBC Capital Reiterates Outperform on Huntington Bancshares, Maintains $17 Price Target

Procter &amp; Gamble Co (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PG#NYSE">PG</a>) shares are trading lower after the company reported&nbsp;first-quarter&nbsp;sales of&nbsp;$21.74 billion&nbsp;(-1% Y/Y),&nbsp;missing the analyst <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/24/10/b41399117/p-g-announces-fiscal-year-2025-first-quarter-results" rel="noreferrer noopener">consensus estimate of&nbsp;$21.91 billion</a>.
Organic sales, which exclude the impacts of foreign exchange and acquisitions and divestitures, increased&nbsp;by 2%.
Organic sales growth was driven by a 1% increase in higher pricing and a 1% rise in organic volume, excluding the effects of acquisitions and divestitures.
Sales in the Beauty segment fell&nbsp;5%, and the Baby, Feminine &amp; Family Care segment declined 2%.
Meanwhile, the Grooming segment sales sales remained flat, while Fabric &amp; Home Care grew 1% and Health Care sales increased&nbsp;2%.
Gross profit remained flat&nbsp;at $11.3 billion. The reported gross margin expanded by 10 basis points to&nbsp;52.1%, and the core gross margin was flat year-over-year.
Gains included 170 basis points from productivity savings and 30 basis points from pricing, offset by 90 basis points from higher commodity costs, 60 basis points from unfavorable mix, and 40 basis points from product reinvestments.
Operating margin expanded 30 basis points to&nbsp;26.7% while operating income for the quarter rose 1%&nbsp;to&nbsp;$5.80 billion.
Adjusted EPS of&nbsp;$1.93 <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/earnings" rel="noreferrer noopener">beat the analyst consensus of&nbsp;$1.90.</a>
P&amp;G held&nbsp;$12.16 billion&nbsp;in cash and equivalents as of September 30. Operating cash flow for the quarter was&nbsp;$4.3 billion.
The company returned around $4.4&nbsp;billion&nbsp;of value to shareholders via&nbsp;$2.4 billion&nbsp;in dividend payments and&nbsp;$1.9 billion&nbsp;of share repurchases.
&#8220;We remain committed to our integrated growth strategy of a focused product portfolio of daily use categories where performance drives brand choice, superiority — across product performance, packaging, brand communication, retail execution and consumer and customer value — productivity, constructive disruption and an agile and accountable organization,&#8221; said Board Chairman, President, and CEO Jon Moeller.
Outlook: P&amp;G reaffirmed FY25 guidance for all-in sales growth of&nbsp;2%&nbsp;–&nbsp;4%&nbsp;and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/calendars/guidance" rel="noreferrer noopener">organic sales growth of&nbsp;3%&nbsp;–&nbsp;5%</a>.
This&nbsp;outlook equates to FY25 revenue of&nbsp;$85.72 billion&nbsp;–&nbsp;$87.40 billion&nbsp;(versus an estimate of&nbsp;$86.06 billion) and adjusted EPS of&nbsp;$6.91&nbsp;–<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/24/07/40037468/why-gillette-parent-procter-gamble-shares-are-tumbling-today" rel="noreferrer noopener"> $7.05&nbsp;(vs. consensus of $6.97)</a>.
P&amp;G reaffirmed its outlook for adjusted free cash flow productivity of&nbsp;90%, payment of around&nbsp;$10 billion in dividends and repurchasing&nbsp;$6 billion to&nbsp;$7 billion of common shares in fiscal 2025.
Investors can gain exposure to the stock via&nbsp;iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IYK#NYSE">IYK</a>) and Fidelity MSCI COnsumer Staples Index ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FSTA#NYSE">FSTA</a>).
Price Action: PG shares are down 0.81% at $170.88 premarket at the last check Friday.
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Macquarie analyst Tim Nollen maintains Netflix (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NFLX#NASDAQ">NFLX</a>) with a Outperform and maintains $795 price target.

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Susquehanna analyst Biju Perincheril maintains Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/OXY#NYSE">OXY</a>) with a Positive and lowers the price target from $78 to $77.

Susquehanna Maintains Positive on Occidental Petroleum, Lowers Price Target to $77

~10% Shareholder Believes Proposed Sale Represents an Egregious "Take Under" and Significantly Undervalues the Company
Urges the Board to Consider Shareholders' Best Interests and Disclose the Company's 2025 Projections so Investors Can Accurately Value the Company Against the Deal Price
Bradley L. Radoff, who collectively with his affiliates owns approximately 9.9% of the outstanding shares of GSE Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GVP#NASDAQ">GVP</a>) ("GSE" or the "Company"), today sent the below letter to GSE Systems' Board of Directors (the "Board") indicating its opposition to the proposed take-private merger with Pelican Energy Partners ("Pelican").
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GSE Systems, Inc. 6940 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 470 Columbia, MD 21046 Attention: The Board of Directors
October 18, 2024
Members of the Board,
I am one of GSE's largest shareholders, with an approximately 9.9% stake in the Company. After reviewing the Company's belated and limited disclosures, I believe the proposed sale to Pelican significantly undervalues the Company and puts leadership's interests ahead of shareholders' best interests.
The Board, which collectively has limited public company experience and de minimis share ownership, appears to have allowed the Company to develop liquidity issues that have become the basis for what is seemingly a fire sale. Now, with this deal, the Board is seemingly doubling down on its missteps by giving up on the Company right as the nuclear power industry is entering a renaissance that should be a significant tailwind for GSE and its prospects for enhanced value creation.
Despite GSE's apparent runway for improved financial performance, you have refused to provide a view on the business for 2025. As a result, shareholders are unable to appropriately analyze the Company's prospects and evaluate a standalone future relative to the current deal. The Board's contention that it cannot provide projections because management's forecasts have historically been unreliable simply serves as an acknowledgment of your failures when it comes to governing the business and overseeing the executive leadership you put in place.
With respect to your decision to deprive shareholders of relevant information, it is highly unusual that the Company's definitive proxy statement for the merger did not contain forward-looking business projections. I appear to be one of the many shareholders who are disappointed with this insufficient disclosure. The Company's Form-8-K filed on October 8th, 2024 – just two weeks prior to the shareholder vote – was purportedly only put out in response to "demand letters alleging similar deficiencies and/or omissions regarding the disclosures made in the Preliminary Proxy Statement or the Definitive Proxy Statement."1
In the October 8th 8-K, GSE provided a mere glimpse of very encouraging and positive projections that implied more than $0.30 of quarterly earnings for a Company that currently trades at around $4. The projections, while incomplete, appear to show that the Company is beginning to materially benefit from the nuclear resurgence. Given this context, I am calling on you to provide the market with customary disclosures regarding the Company's forward-looking projections so shareholders can make the most informed decision on the transaction. If the Company continues to provide such limited disclosures as it did in the October 8th 8-K, then it should at least reset the record date for the Pelican merger to enable the investment community to sufficiently digest this new, albeit limited, information.
While the Company's legal counsel and bankers – who stand to make millions if the deal goes through – may have signed off on the disclosures to this point, the Board should know that this deal fails the smell test. Nothing in the merger agreement prevents you from providing more information and transparency to shareholders. I believe your decision to effectively keep GSE shareholders in the dark will define your directorship at GSE and be a black mark for any of you who intend to pursue other director opportunities. Shareholders have long memories.
While you have trumpeted Institutional Shareholder Services' recent report as an endorsement, I don't believe shareholders should give it any credence. The report neglects to mention the lack of initial projections, the magnitude of the late projections and the recent trading activity indicating that shareholders believe there is more value than is being offered by Pelican. In fact, approximately 30% of the Company's outstanding shares have traded at or above the deal price this week.
In closing, I believe an independent GSE has significant upside potential. The Board failed to provide projections prior to the record date and then reluctantly offered limited disclosure just two weeks prior to the shareholder meeting. This set of circumstances, combined with a comical fairness opinion and egregious transaction expenses, are very troubling. I once again demand normal course forward projections so that shareholders, who are the owners of the business, can fairly evaluate the Pelican transaction.
Sincerely,
Bradley L. Radoff

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~10% Shareholder Bradley L. Radoff Issues Open Letter To GSE Systems' Board Of Directors To State Opposition To Proposed Sale To Pelican Energy Partners; Believes Proposed Sale Represents An Egregious "Take Under" And Significantly Undervalues The Company

Susquehanna analyst Biju Perincheril maintains Hess (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HES#NYSE">HES</a>) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $149 to $154.

Susquehanna Maintains Neutral on Hess, Raises Price Target to $154

Rosenblatt analyst Barton Crockett maintains Netflix (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NFLX#NASDAQ">NFLX</a>) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $635 to $680.

Rosenblatt Maintains Neutral on Netflix, Raises Price Target to $680

Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Josh Schimmer reiterates Zura Bio (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ZURA#NASDAQ">ZURA</a>) with a Overweight.

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As of Oct. 18, 2024, two stocks in the communication services sector could be flashing a real warning to investors who value momentum as a key criteria in their trading decisions.
The RSI is a momentum indicator, which compares a stock&#8217;s strength on days when prices go up to its strength on days when prices go down. When compared to a stock&#8217;s price action, it can give traders a better sense of how a stock may perform in the short term. An asset is typically considered overbought when the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/rsi">RSI is above 70</a>, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/">Benzinga Pro</a>. 
Here's the latest list of major overbought players in this sector.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">T-Mobile Us Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TMUS#NASDAQ">TMUS</a>)</h3>
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<li>T-Mobile announced redemption of Sprint 7.625% notes due Feb. 15, 2025. The company's stock gained around 13% over the past month and has a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/TMUS">52-week high of $222.73</a>.</li>
<li>RSI Value: 82.35&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>TMUS Price Action: Shares of T-Mobile Us gained 1% to close at $221.95 on Thursday.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Sify Technologies Limited (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SIFY#NASDAQ">SIFY</a>)</h3>
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<li>RSI Value: 70.98</li>
<li>SIFY Price Action: Shares of Sify rose 14.8% to close at $3.73 on Thursday. </li>
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Susquehanna analyst Biju Perincheril maintains Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FANG#NASDAQ">FANG</a>) with a Positive and lowers the price target from $237 to $233.

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Susquehanna Maintains Positive on Devon Energy, Lowers Price Target to $62

Telsey Advisory Group analyst Dana Telsey maintains Deckers Outdoor (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DECK#NYSE">DECK</a>) with a Outperform, adjusts target to $183 from $183 (forward stock split 6:1).

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Telsey Advisory Group Maintains Outperform on Deckers Outdoor, Adjusts Price Target To $183 (forward stock split 6:1)

Susquehanna analyst Biju Perincheril maintains ConocoPhillips (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COP#NYSE">COP</a>) with a Positive and lowers the price target from $147 to $144.

Susquehanna Maintains Positive on ConocoPhillips, Lowers Price Target to $144

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<li>Lion Group Holding (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LGHL#NASDAQ">LGHL</a>) shares rose 29.8% to $0.27 during Friday's pre-market session. The company's market cap stands at $1.8 million. </li>
<li>Prestige Wealth (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PWM#NASDAQ">PWM</a>) stock moved upwards by 12.49% to $0.9. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $10.8 million. </li>
<li>UP Fintech Holding (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TIGR#NASDAQ">TIGR</a>) stock moved upwards by 9.74% to $7.88. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $1.2 billion. </li>
<li>Yiren Digital (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/YRD#NYSE">YRD</a>) stock increased by 9.54% to $6.08. The company's market cap stands at $528.5 million. </li>
<li>Garden Stage (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GSIW#NASDAQ">GSIW</a>) stock rose 7.23% to $1.63. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $25.4 million. </li>
<li>LexinFintech Holdings (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LX#NASDAQ">LX</a>) shares rose 7.01% to $3.05. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $501.4 million. </li>
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<li>Pineapple Financial (AMEX:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PAPL#AMEX">PAPL</a>) shares declined by 8.3% to $0.66 during Friday's pre-market session. The company's market cap stands at $4.8 million. </li>
<li>Netcapital (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NCPL#NASDAQ">NCPL</a>) shares declined by 5.15% to $1.66. The company's market cap stands at $1.2 million. </li>
<li>Santech Holdings (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/STEC#NASDAQ">STEC</a>) stock declined by 4.89% to $1.51. The company's market cap stands at $42.3 million. </li>
<li>Western Alliance (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WAL#NYSE">WAL</a>) stock declined by 4.18% to $90.0. The company's market cap stands at $9.9 billion. The company's, Q3 earnings came out yesterday. </li>
<li>New York Community (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NYCB#NYSE">NYCB</a>) stock decreased by 4.12% to $11.87. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $4.9 billion. </li>
<li>MicroSectors FANG Index -3X Inverse Leveraged ETNs due January 8, 2038 (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FNGD#NYSE">FNGD</a>) stock decreased by 3.62% to $19.47. 
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