Man United coach Amorim says argument between Hojlund and Diallo a 'very good sign'Atlus RPG Unicorn Overlord Is Half Price for Black FridayThrivent Financial for Lutherans trimmed its position in shares of Independent Bank Group, Inc. ( NASDAQ:IBTX – Free Report ) by 5.3% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 28,313 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 1,572 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Independent Bank Group were worth $1,633,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Magnetar Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Independent Bank Group during the second quarter worth about $14,146,000. Silver Lake Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in Independent Bank Group during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $5,491,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Independent Bank Group by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,316,743 shares of the bank’s stock worth $105,456,000 after buying an additional 39,091 shares during the period. Versor Investments LP acquired a new stake in Independent Bank Group during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,296,000. Finally, Water Island Capital LLC purchased a new position in Independent Bank Group in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $806,000. 77.90% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Analysts Set New Price Targets A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Independent Bank Group from $66.00 to $63.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on Independent Bank Group from $69.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, StockNews.com started coverage on Independent Bank Group in a research report on Saturday. They issued a “sell” rating on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Independent Bank Group presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $58.83. Independent Bank Group Trading Down 0.5 % Shares of Independent Bank Group stock opened at $66.92 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. Independent Bank Group, Inc. has a 12-month low of $36.47 and a 12-month high of $68.66. The stock has a market cap of $2.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.40 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $60.50 and a 200-day simple moving average of $53.97. Independent Bank Group ( NASDAQ:IBTX – Get Free Report ) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 21st. The bank reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.71 by ($0.21). Independent Bank Group had a positive return on equity of 4.49% and a negative net margin of 43.45%. The firm had revenue of $255.18 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $124.48 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.79 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Independent Bank Group, Inc. will post 2.7 EPS for the current fiscal year. Independent Bank Group Dividend Announcement The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 31st were issued a $0.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 31st. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.27%. Independent Bank Group’s payout ratio is -14.53%. Independent Bank Group Profile ( Free Report ) Independent Bank Group, Inc, through its subsidiary, Independent Bank provides various commercial banking products and services to businesses, professionals, and individuals in the United States. It accepts various deposit products, including checking and savings accounts, demand deposits, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. See Also Want to see what other hedge funds are holding IBTX? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Independent Bank Group, Inc. ( NASDAQ:IBTX – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for Independent Bank Group Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Independent Bank Group and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC), a leading global agricultural sciences company, today announced the election of Anthony DiSilvestro to the company's Board of Directors, effective December 12, 2024 . DiSilvestro will serve on the Audit and Compensation and Human Capital Committees. DiSilvestro brings more than 40 years of broad financial experience in multi-billion dollar companies to FMC's Board. He currently serves as the chief financial officer of Mattel Inc., where he has been instrumental in the successful financial turnaround of the company. Prior to Mattel, DiSilvestro held various senior leadership positions at Campbell Soup Company, including Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, where he played a key role in the successful defense of an activist-led proxy contest and led significant cost reduction and divestiture programs. "We are pleased to welcome Anthony to the FMC Board of Directors," said Pierre Brondeau, FMC chairman and chief executive officer. "His extensive experience in leading large transformations, developing and executing corporate strategies, and collaborating with executive leadership teams will be invaluable to FMC. We look forward to benefiting from his expertise and insights." DiSilvestro expressed his enthusiasm for joining FMC's Board, stating, "I am honored to join the Board of Directors of FMC Corporation, a company with a strong commitment to innovation and sustainability. I look forward to working with the Board and management team to contribute to FMC's continued success and value creation for all stakeholders." About FMC FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company dedicated to helping growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for an expanding world population while adapting to a changing environment. FMC's innovative crop protection solutions – including biologicals, crop nutrition, digital and precision agriculture – enable growers and crop advisers to address their toughest challenges economically while protecting the environment. With approximately 5,800 employees at more than 100 sites worldwide, FMC is committed to discovering new herbicide, insecticide and fungicide active ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies that are consistently better for the planet. Visit fmc.com to learn more and follow us on LinkedIn ® . View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fmc-corporation-announces-election-of-anthony-disilvestro-to-board-of-directors-302330762.html SOURCE FMC Corporation Stay Informed: Subscribe to Our Newsletter Today
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November 25, 2024 This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlightedthe following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: fact-checked trusted source proofread by Kurt Bodenmüller, University of Zurich When asked in Arabic about the number of civilian casualties killed in the Middle East conflict, ChatGPT gives significantly higher casualty numbers than when the prompt was written in Hebrew, as a new study by the Universities of Zurich and Constance shows. These systematic discrepancies can reinforce biases in armed conflicts and encourage information bubbles. Every day, millions of people engage with and seek information from ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs). But how are the responses given by these models shaped by the language in which they are asked? Does it make a difference whether the same question is asked in English or German, Arabic or Hebrew? Christoph Steinert, a postdoc at the Department of Political Science of the University of Zurich (UZH), and physicist Daniel Kazenwadel from the University of Konstanz, Germany, have now conducted a systematic analysis of this question. The results are published in the Journal of Peace Research . Information shapes armed conflicts The researchers explored the issue in the contentious context of the Israeli–Palestinian and Turkish–Kurdish conflicts. They used an automated query procedure to ask ChatGPT the same questions in different languages. For example, the researchers repeatedly prompted ChatGPT in Hebrew and Arabic about the number of people killed in 50 randomly chosen airstrikes, including the Israeli attack on the Nuseirat refugee camp on 21 August 2014. "We found that ChatGPT systematically provided higher fatality numbers when asked in Arabic compared to questions in Hebrew. On average, fatality estimates were 34% higher," Steiner says. When asked about Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, ChatGPT mentions civilian casualties more than twice as often and killed children six times more often in the Arabic version. The same pattern emerged when the researchers queried the chatbot about Turkish airstrikes against Kurdish targets and asked the same questions in Turkish and Kurdish. The phrase "The first casualty when war comes is truth" is often attributed to U.S. senator Hiram Johnson (1866–1945). Throughout history, selective information policies, propaganda and misinformation have influenced numerous armed conflicts. What sets current conflicts apart is the availability of an unprecedented number of information sources—including ChatGPT. Exaggerated in one language, embellished in the other The results show that ChatGPT provides higher casualty figures when asked in the language of the attacked group. In addition, ChatGPT is more likely to report on children and women killed in the language of the attacked group, and to describe the airstrikes as indiscriminate. "Our results also show that ChatGPT is more likely to deny the existence of such airstrikes in the language of the attacker," adds Steinert. The researchers believe this has profound social implications, as ChatGPT and other LLMs play an increasingly important role in information dissemination processes. Integrated in search engines such as Google Gemini or Microsoft Bing, they fundamentally shape the information provided on various topics through search queries. "If people who speak different languages obtain different information through these technologies, it has a crucial influence on their perception of the world," Christoph Steinert says. Such language biases could lead people in Israel to perceive airstrikes on Gaza as causing fewer casualties based on information provided by LLMs, compared to Arabic speakers. Unlike traditional media , which may also distort the news, the language-related systematic biases of LLMs are difficult for most users to detect. "There is a risk that the increasing implementation of large language models in search engines reinforces different perceptions, biases and information bubbles along linguistic divides," says Steinert, which he believes could in the future fuel armed conflicts such as in the Middle East. More information: Christoph Valentin Steinert et al, How user language affects conflict fatality estimates in ChatGPT, Journal of Peace Research (2024). DOI: 10.1177/00223433241279381 Provided by University of Zurich
HOUSTON — Houston Texans receiver Tank Dell will miss the remainder of the season after dislocating a knee and tearing an ACL in a loss to Kansas City on Saturday. Coach DeMeco Ryans revealed the details of his injury Monday before announcing that Dell would have season-ending surgery for a second straight year. He fractured his fibula in Week 13 against the Broncos as a rookie last season and had surgery on it the following day. “He dislocated the knee, he tore the ACL, other things there he’ll have to get repaired," Ryans said. “So he’ll be out for the year.” Ryans didn't have a date for Dell's surgery for this injury, but said it would be soon. Dell was injured on a 30-yard touchdown catch in Houston’s 27-19 loss Saturday. He was coming across the back of the end zone and made the spectacular catch on a pass from C.J. Stroud before colliding with Houston teammate Jared Wayne on the way to the ground. Dell immediately grabbed at his knee and Wayne signaled for team trainers, who spent several minutes working on the wide receiver while teammates waited anxiously. People are also reading... Dell was eventually placed on a stretcher and driven in a covered medical cart off the field, and then he was taken to the hospital. He stayed in the hospital overnight before flying back to Houston on Sunday. Stroud, who is so close to Dell that he considers him a brother, cried the entire time the receiver was down on the field and for a while after he was taken away. “It was just not easy for me to sit there and be emotional,” Stroud said Monday. “But it’s something that we all go through in life and it’s easy to be a fake tough guy. It’s easy to go through life acting like everything doesn’t affect you, but deep down we all know we’re going through something.” Some criticized Stroud for crying. But he believes a display of emotion such as that was important to remind people of the human aspect of this game and the toll it can take on players. “It’s good for young men and women out there, kids who are brought up — and I was taught this too as a kid, not from my parents but just from the world, don’t let anybody see you emotional,” he said. “Don’t let anybody see you down and yeah there’s some truth to that in in certain aspects, but there’s also life and I think it was good for people to see me in that light and knowing that there is still a human factor to me and I’m a normal person.” Rodgers acknowledges Jets' run may end Aaron Rodgers is still contemplating his playing future. The star quarterback knows if he returns to the field, it might be out of hands whether it's with the New York Jets. The 41-year-old Rodgers said last week that he'll take some time after this season, his 20th in the NFL, to determine what he wants to do next. On Monday, he suggested a decision on whether he'll return with the Jets could be made for him the day after the team's regular-season finale. “I think there’s a world where they just say, ‘Hey, thank you, we’re going to go in another direction’ on Jan. 6,” Rodgers said during his weekly appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show.” “That’s a possibility,” he added. "I think there’s also a possibility we’re going to wait and see who the new staff is.” Be the first to know
Warner Music Group (WMG) Q4 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptFacebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save JERUSALEM — The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants began early Wednesday as a region on edge wondered whether it will hold. The ceasefire announced Tuesday is a major step toward ending nearly 14 months of fighting sparked by the ongoing war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. Israel said it will attack if Hezbollah breaks the ceasefire agreement. The ceasefire calls for an initial two-month halt to fighting and requires Hezbollah to end its armed presence in southern Lebanon, while Israeli troops are to return to their side of the border. An international panel led by the United States will monitor compliance. People are also reading... Margaret Atwood OSU event altered over threats The real reason Corvallis' Pastega Lights moved to Linn County Tree farm fiasco has Corvallis homelessness under microscope Commentary: Gulbranson shows he should be starter in thrilling win over Cougars Head-on crash on Highway 228 kills 1, injures 2 Philomath woman suspected in Eugene Airport bomb scare Strike over: Benton County, union reach tentative deal American flag thrown by driver fleeing Benton County deputies Sweet Home man sentenced for crash that injured his daughter In trying to flee, suspect accused of driving over Albany police officer Corvallis man gets prison for armed robbery case Corvallis homes in on layout options for a new government center How is the OSU grad strike impacting students? 2 bucks illegally killed with crossbow in Corvallis UPDATED: Feds halt drawdown at Green Peter Reservoir after local cities complain The ceasefire began at 4 a.m. Wednesday, a day after Israel carried out its most intense wave of airstrikes in Beirut since the start of the conflict that in recent weeks turned into all-out war. At least 42 people were killed in strikes across the country, according to local authorities. Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. The ceasefire does not address the devastating war in Gaza , where Hamas is still holding dozens of hostages and the conflict is more intractable. There appeared to be lingering disagreement over whether Israel would have the right to strike Hezbollah if it believed the militants had violated the agreement, something Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted was part of the deal but which Lebanese and Hezbollah officials have rejected. Israel's security Cabinet approved the U.S.-France-brokered ceasefire agreement after Netanyahu presented it, his office said. U.S. President Joe Biden, speaking in Washington, called the agreement “good news” and said his administration would make a renewed push for a ceasefire in Gaza. The Biden administration spent much of this year trying to broker a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza but the talks repeatedly sputtered to a halt . President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to bring peace to the Middle East without saying how. Still, any halt to the fighting in Lebanon is expected to reduce the likelihood of war between Israel and Iran, which backs both Hezbollah and Hamas and exchanged direct fire with Israel on two occasions earlier this year. In this screen grab image from video provide by the Israeli Government Press Office, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes a televised statement Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, in Jerusalem, Israel. Netanyahu presented the ceasefire proposal to Cabinet ministers after a televised address in which he listed accomplishments against Israel’s enemies across the region. He said a ceasefire with Hezbollah would further isolate Hamas in Gaza and allow Israel to focus on its main enemy, Iran. “If Hezbollah breaks the agreement and tries to rearm, we will attack,” he said. “For every violation, we will attack with might.” The ceasefire deal calls for a two-month initial halt in fighting and would require Hezbollah to end its armed presence in a broad swath of southern Lebanon, while Israeli troops would return to their side of the border. Thousands of additional Lebanese troops and U.N. peacekeepers would deploy in the south, and an international panel headed by the United States would monitor compliance. Biden said Israel reserved the right to quickly resume operations in Lebanon if Hezbollah breaks the terms of the truce, but that the deal "was designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities.” A police bomb squad officer inspects the site where a rocket fired from Lebanon landed in a backyard in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, Tuesday Nov. 26, 2024. Netanyahu’s office said Israel appreciated the U.S. efforts in securing the deal but “reserves the right to act against every threat to its security.” Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati welcomed the ceasefire and described it as a crucial step toward stability and the return of displaced people. Hezbollah has said it accepts the proposal, but a senior official with the group said Tuesday it had not seen the agreement in its final form. “After reviewing the agreement signed by the enemy government, we will see if there is a match between what we stated and what was agreed upon by the Lebanese officials,” Mahmoud Qamati, deputy chair of Hezbollah’s political council, told the Al Jazeera news network. “We want an end to the aggression, of course, but not at the expense of the sovereignty of the state," he said, referring to Israel's demand for freedom of action. “Any violation of sovereignty is refused.” Rescuers and residents search for victims Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a building in Beirut, Lebanon. Even as ceasefire efforts gained momentum in recent days, Israel continued to strike what it called Hezbollah targets across Lebanon while the militants fired rockets, missiles and drones across the border. An Israeli strike on Tuesday leveled a residential building in central Beirut — the second time in recent days warplanes have hit the crowded area near downtown. At least seven people were killed and 37 wounded, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry. Israel also struck a building in Beirut's bustling commercial district of Hamra for the first time, hitting a site around 400 meters (yards) from Lebanon’s Central Bank. There were no reports of casualties. The Israeli military said it struck targets linked to Hezbollah's financial arm. The evacuation warnings covered many areas, including parts of Beirut that previously were not targeted. Residents fled. Traffic was gridlocked, with mattresses tied to some cars. Dozens of people, some wearing pajamas, gathered in a central square, huddling under blankets or standing around fires as Israeli drones buzzed overhead. Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee issued evacuation warnings for 20 buildings in Beirut's southern suburbs, where Hezbollah has a major presence, as well as a warning for the southern town of Naqoura where the U.N. peacekeeping mission, UNIFIL, is headquartered. UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti said peacekeepers will not evacuate. Israeli soldiers inspect the site Tuesday Nov. 26, 2024, where a rocket fired from Lebanon landed in a backyard in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel. The Israeli military also said its ground troops clashed with Hezbollah forces and destroyed rocket launchers in the Slouqi area on the eastern end of the Litani River, a few kilometers (miles) from the Israeli border. Under the ceasefire deal, Hezbollah is required to move its forces north of the Litani, which in some places is about 30 kilometers (20 miles) north of the border. Hezbollah began firing into northern Israel on Oct. 8, 2023, saying it was showing support for the Palestinians, a day after Hamas carried out its attack on southern Israel, triggering the Gaza war. Israel returned fire on Hezbollah, and the two sides have exchanged barrages ever since. Israel escalated its bombardment in mid-September and later sent troops into Lebanon, vowing to put an end to Hezbollah fire so tens of thousands of evacuated Israelis could return to their homes. Israeli security officers and army soldiers inspect the site Tuesday Nov. 26, 2024, where a rocket fired from Lebanon landed in a backyard in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel. More than 3,760 people have been killed by Israeli fire in Lebanon the past 13 months, many of them civilians, according to Lebanese health officials. The bombardment has driven 1.2 million people from their homes. Israel says it has killed more than 2,000 Hezbollah members. Hezbollah fire has forced some 50,000 Israelis to evacuate in the country’s north, and its rockets have reached as far south in Israel as Tel Aviv. At least 75 people have been killed, more than half of them civilians. More than 50 Israeli soldiers have died in the ground offensive in Lebanon. Chehayeb and Mroue reported from Beirut and Federman from Jerusalem. Associated Press reporters Lujain Jo and Sally Abou AlJoud in Beirut and Aamer Madhani in Washington contributed. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter.New York State Democratic Party chairman Jay Jacobs backed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s controversial $9 congestion toll as a “good idea.” Jacobs defended the new fee on New Yorkers and other commuters driving into Manhattan below 60th Street — all while saying he opposed raising taxes on wealthy residents because they’ll flee the state. “Friends of mine. People I know with lots of money. They are leaving New York,” Jacobs said during a Capitol Pressroom radio interview . “New York is a very high taxed state. They can’t stand the estate taxes. You go down to the state of Florida — different game.” He said it’s “garbage” for pro-tax advocates to argue otherwise. “There are people I know who have moved out of New York for six months plus of the year to just to avoid paying these taxes ...The more you increase the tax rate, the more people leave. What are you going to do? You’re going to lower tax receipts,” Jacobs said. “If you raise [the income tax], they’re going to leave in larger numbers.” The combined state-and-New York City income taxes on the highest earners is nearly 15% and Jacobs said they pay a disproportionate chunk of taxes to fund the government. Hochul has ruled out broad-based tax hikes, but she also pledged to come up with revenues to pay for the MTA’s newly proposed, $68 billion, five year capital plan . Hochul’s budget director Blake Washington said last week, “I think taxes generally will be part of the discussion.” Meanwhile Jacobs, an ally of the governor who is also the Nassau County Democratic leader, defended Hochul’s revised, first-in-the-nation congestion pricing plan as a “good idea” — moments after opposing higher taxes on the wealthy. “It’s not a tax. It’s a user fee,” Jacobs said of the $9 toll, which is set to launch Jan. 5 and could be hiked to $15 by 2031. “I won’t stand for the Republicans telling us it’s a tax because it isn’t.” He rattled off the same arguments for the toll that Hochul and transit advocates have made: curbing traffic and pollution and generating a new revenue stream to help fund mass transit capital improvements on the Long Island Railroad and Metro-North commuter rail lines as well as the New York City subway and bus system. He said “traffic gets worse and worse” in Manhattan. “If you have a heart attack in Manhattan — good luck,” Jacobs said, referring to ambulance response times. Hochul, the MTA and Dems have to do a better job explaining to suburbanites that the “user fee” will benefit them by helping fund capital improvements to public transit, he added. He said less than 25% of Long Island residents drive into Manhattan, while most take the LIRR — and they can afford to pay the toll. “These are not people at the lower end of the economic spectrum,” Jacobs claimed. Jacobs, during a Post interview Thursday, explained his differing opinions — opposing higher incomes on the wealthy while supporting the congestion toll. “I don’t think anyone is leaving New York over congestion pricing,” he said. “Nobody likes to pay more for anything.” He said congestion pricing opponents never came up with an alternative. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a Republican seeking re-election next year and toll opponent said, “The quickest way to turnaround the finances of the MTA is to get serious about law and order on our subways.” Critics including Blakeman have long complained that the MTA loses a staggering $700 million from subway and bus fare evasion. “The only ones pushing for congestion pricing are elitists who either don’t take the subway or don’t drive themselves,” Blakeman said.
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Thrivent Financial for Lutherans cut its position in shares of IPG Photonics Co. ( NASDAQ:IPGP – Free Report ) by 6.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 20,758 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,525 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in IPG Photonics were worth $1,543,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Covestor Ltd boosted its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 7.7% during the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,869 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $139,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Fiera Capital Corp raised its stake in IPG Photonics by 0.9% during the second quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 22,541 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,902,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its position in IPG Photonics by 4.2% during the second quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 6,937 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $585,000 after purchasing an additional 278 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. grew its stake in shares of IPG Photonics by 28.3% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,336 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $99,000 after buying an additional 295 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV increased its holdings in shares of IPG Photonics by 50.6% in the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,086 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $81,000 after buying an additional 365 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.79% of the company’s stock. Analysts Set New Price Targets A number of research analysts recently commented on the stock. Benchmark reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $93.50. IPG Photonics Trading Up 1.0 % IPGP stock opened at $78.04 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $3.38 billion, a PE ratio of -22.49 and a beta of 0.98. IPG Photonics Co. has a 12 month low of $61.86 and a 12 month high of $111.11. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $76.40 and a 200 day moving average price of $78.12. IPG Photonics ( NASDAQ:IPGP – Get Free Report ) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The semiconductor company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.10. IPG Photonics had a positive return on equity of 4.32% and a negative net margin of 14.20%. The business had revenue of $233.14 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $227.89 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.16 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 22.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts forecast that IPG Photonics Co. will post 1.51 EPS for the current year. IPG Photonics Profile ( Free Report ) IPG Photonics Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells various high-performance fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers, and diode lasers used in various applications primarily in materials processing worldwide. Its laser products include hybrid fiber-solid state lasers with green and ultraviolet wavelengths; fiber pigtailed packaged diodes and fiber coupled direct diode laser systems; high-energy pulsed lasers, multi-wavelength and tunable lasers, and single-polarization and single-frequency lasers; and high-power optical fiber delivery cables, fiber couplers, beam switches, chillers, scanners, and other accessories. Featured Articles Five stocks we like better than IPG Photonics 3 Fintech Stocks With Good 2021 Prospects The Latest 13F Filings Are In: See Where Big Money Is Flowing Trading Halts Explained 3 Penny Stocks Ready to Break Out in 2025 High Flyers: 3 Natural Gas Stocks for March 2022 FMC, Mosaic, Nutrien: Top Agricultural Stocks With Big Potential Receive News & Ratings for IPG Photonics Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for IPG Photonics and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
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If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, contact 1-800-GAMBLER .Bulls On Tap Tasting Flight: Chicago Bulls News for Nov. 26, 2024By Conor Roche The first full month of the NBA season is down, and the Celtics look the part of a team that’s attempting to win a second straight title. Boston has gotten off to a 16-3 start as November concludes, winning its seventh straight game on Friday night. With their win over the Bulls, the Celtics sit just a half-game back of the Cavaliers for first place in the Eastern Conference and for the best record in the league ahead of their matchup on Sunday. While the Celtics are off to a hot start, there are a couple of things that are a little bit different about the way they’re finding success this season. So, let’s take a look at how this season’s team stacks up to where last season’s team was at the end of November. 2023-24 points per game: 116.3 (ninth in NBA) 2023-24 field goal percentage: 47.2 percent (17th in NBA) 2023-24 3-point percentage: 36 percent (16th in NBA) 2023-24 assists per game: 24.8 (24th in NBA) 2023-24 turnovers per game: 13.6 (10th in NBA) 2023-24 offensive rating: 116.9 (ninth in NBA)* 2024-25 points per game: 121.2 (second in NBA) 2024-25 field goal percentage: 46.4 (14th in NBA) 2024-25 3-point percentage: 37.8 (eighth in NBA) 2024-25 assists per game: 25.9 (14th in NBA) 2024-25 turnovers per game: 11.6 (first in NBA) 2024-25 offensive rating: 121.5 (first in NBA) (All 2023-24 stats through the end of November) The Celtics’ offense is off to an even better start this season than last year. There are a few reasons for that. First, Boston’s greater reliance on its 3-point shooting has paid off. Even after leading the league in 3-point attempts last season, it’s shooting over seven more 3-pointers per game this season (50.7) than it did at this time last season (43.3). As you can tell, the Celtics have also shot 1.8 percent better from deep to start this year compared to this point last season. Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, Payton Pritchard, and Al Horford are the main players responsible for the Celtics’ improved 3-point shooting on high volume this season. They’ve each have seen increases in their 3-point shooting percentage and 3-pint field goal attempts from this point last season, helping offset the 3-point struggles Jaylen Brown, Sam Hauser, and Jrue Holiday have had so far this year. Pritchard and White, particularly, have seen a heavy increase of production from 3-point territory to start the year. Pritchard shot 39.3 percent from deep on 3.7 attempts per game at this point last season. This year, he’s shooting 44 percent from deep on 8.4 attempts per game. White, meanwhile, 40.2 percent from deep on 5.5 3-point attempts per game at this point last season. This year, White’s shooting 41.9 percent from deep on 9.1 3-point attempts per game. The stellar 3-point shooting from Pritchard and White has helped earn them early consideration for high honors, such as Sixth Man of the Year for Pritchard and an All-Star nod for White. But Tatum’s performance on the offensive side of the ball has also been award-worthy as he’s among one of the three early favorites to win MVP. Tatum actually shot better from the field through this point last season than he is so far this season (49.4 percent last season vs. 46.1 percent this season). But he’s made more pull-up 3-pointers this season (35.3 percent to 31.7) than he did at this point last year. That has seemingly provided more opportunities for Tatum and the Celtics to score. He’s averaging more free-throw attempts per game this season (8.2) than he did at this point last year (6.6). He’s also averaging nearly two more assists per game this year (5.8) than he was averaging at this point last year (4.0). For whatever it’s worth, the Celtics are also shooting better in the restricted area this season, with their 71.1 percentage on those shots ranking third in the league. However, their 20 restricted area field goals per game are also the third-fewest in the league, going to show that they’re even more 3-point reliant this season. 2023-24 defensive rating: 107.1 (second in NBA) 2023-24 field goal percentage against: 43.9 percent (third in NBA) 2023-24 steals per game: 6.4 (26th in NBA) 2023-24 blocks per game: 5.6 (10th in NBA) 2024-25 defensive rating: 111 (eighth in NBA) 2024-25 opponent field goal percentage against: 46.5 (18th in NBA) 2024-25 steals per game: 7.3 (24th in NBA) 2024-25 blocks per game: 5.3 (13th in NBA) As the Celtics’ offense has climbed to being the best in the league, their defense has fallen to a fringe top-10 unit from where they were last year. Kristaps Porzingis’s injury is likely the cause for that dropoff. They’ve allowed their opponents to shoot 68 percent from the restricted area through the first month of the season, which is the 10th-worst mark in the league. At this time last year, the Celtics allowed their opponents to make just 60.6 percent of their shots in the restricted area, which was the third-best mark in the league. Porzingis was a shot-blocking machine in his first season in Boston as well, averaging 1.9 per game. Derrick White has kept up his shot-blocking prowess (at least for a guard), averaging 1.1 per game so far this year. But no one else outside of Porzingis or Whtie is averaging more than 0.9 blocks per game this season. Boston’s rim protection stats might also be a symptom of Joe Mazzulla’s strategy to control the 3-point line. Thirty-nine percent of the Celtics’ opponents field goal attempts are from 3-point territory, which is the second-best mark in the league and up nearly 20 spots from where it ranked in that stat at this point last season as well. Additionally, the Celtics’ opponents haven’t been able to hit 3-pointers with great efficiency when they’ve taken them. Their opponents have made just 34.4 percent of their 3-pointers this season. At this time last season, the Celtics’ opponents were making 35 percent of their 3-pointers, so a very slight improvement there. 2023-24 record: 14-4 2023-24 point differential: 9.6 (best in NBA) 2023-24 net rating: 9.7 (best in NBA) 2024-25 record: 16-3 (second in NBA) 2024-25 point differential: 10.6 (second in NBA) 2024-25 net rating: 10.5 (second in NBA) Through the first month of the season, the Celtics are statistically a better team than they were at this point during their title-winning season last year. Obviously, their climb up the offensive ranks while holding a top-10 defense is the reason why their net rating and point differential have improved, even if they’re second to the Thunder in both categories. What is interesting to note, though, is that Boston has seemingly become Tatum-dependent. The Celtics have outscored their opponents by 199 points in the 690 minutes Tatum’s been on the floor this season, per Celtics radio announcer Sean Grande . However, they’ve only outscored their opponents by two points total in the 237 minutes that Tatum’s been on the bench this season, per Grande. It isn’t necessarily uncommon for teams to be heavily reliant on their star player. In fact, the Celtics have been pretty reliant on Tatum in the past. But last season, Tatum actually had a -1.2 on/off rating, suggesting that the Celtics were just as good when he was off the court than when he was on it. Sign up for Celtics updates🏀 Get breaking news and analysis delivered to your inbox during basketball season. Be civil. Be kind.