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Wizz Air is a prominent ultralow-cost airline group operating primarily across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Northwest Asia. Founded in 2003, the company offers scheduled short-haul and medium-haul point-to-point flights under the Wizz Air brand. As of March 2024, Wizz Air operated a fleet of 208 aircraft, connecting approximately 200 destinations across 50 countries.

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The airline aims to initially release 10,000 memberships, with seat availability subject to several factors.

This Least Punctual Airline Is Now Offering A $550 &#39;All You Can Fly&#39; Annual Pass With Unlimited Flights To Attract Customers

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An analysis of the Mexican airline industry has BofA Securities bullish on Volaris (NYSE: VLRS).

The Volaris Analyst: Murilo Freiberger initiated coverage on shares of Volaris with a Buy rating and $27 price target. 

Why This Ultra-Low Cost Airline Could Be Poised For Large Growth

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Lucid Motors (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LCID#NASDAQ">LCID</a>) <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/11/41867104/lucid-ceo-scrambles-for-damage-control-as-shares-plunge-47-this-year-as-a-major-shareholderbelieve-me-nobody-is-more-incentivized-than-me-for-success">is recalling</a> 1,539 Air sedans in the U.S. citing concerns about loss of drive power, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Wednesday.
What Happened: The recall population includes model year 2024-2025 Air Pure rear wheel drive vehicles. 
The rear subframe wiring harness in these vehicles may be too short, straining the electrical connection and causing power loss to the rear drive unit and increasing the risk of crash, the U.S. auto safety regulator said. 
As for a solution the company will replace the rear subframe wiring harness at no cost to the customer, the auto safety relator said. Since Oct. 17, all Lucid Air vehicles have been manufactured with harnesses of required length, it added.
Why It Matters: The Air Pure variant of the premium Air sedan is its cheapest starting at $69,900. The top-end variant of Lucid Air called the Sapphire, has a starting price of $249,000. There are two more variants of the EV sedan, priced at $78,900 and $110,900. 
In the third quarter of 2024, Lucid delivered 2,781 vehicles, marking its highest quarterly deliveries to date. Lucid crossed the 2000 quarterly delivery volume for the first time only in the second quarter of this year.
Lucid Air is currently the only vehicle from the EV maker in production. The company is gearing up to start production of its Gravity SUV <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/24/11/41838253/lucid-rises-nearly-5-in-pre-market-after-strong-q3-results-opening-orders-for-gravity-suv">before the end of the year</a>. 
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Lucid Recalls Over 1500 Units Of Air Sedan Over Loss Of Drive Power Concerns

Stifel analyst Brian Brophy initiates coverage on EMCOR Group (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EME#NYSE">EME</a>) with a Buy rating and announces Price Target of $600.

Stifel Initiates Coverage On EMCOR Group with Buy Rating, Announces Price Target of $600

Barclays analyst Raimo Lenschow upgrades Descartes Systems Gr (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DSGX#NASDAQ">DSGX</a>) from Underweight to Equal-Weight and raises the price target from $88 to $125.

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Barclays Upgrades Descartes Systems Gr to Equal-Weight, Raises Price Target to $125

As of Nov. 15, 2024, four stocks in the utilities 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">Pure Cycle Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PCYO#NASDAQ">PCYO</a>)</h3>
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<li>On Nov. 13, Pure Cycle reported a year-over-year increase in fourth-quarter financial results. &#8220;Due to the continued success of our Sky Ranch Master Planned community, we now have three phases of lot development under construction accelerating the timing of delivering our lots to home builder customers as well as lots for our single-family rental segment. As we complete final landscaping in Phase 2A, lot production accelerated deliveries in the remaining half of our fiscal year with completion of approximately 211 lots in Phase 2B and substantial progress on our overlapping production of 228 lots in Phase 2C,&#8221; commented Mark Harding, CEO of Pure Cycle. The company's stock gained around 23% over the past month and has a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/PCYO">52-week high of $13.40</a>.</li>
<li>RSI Value: 81.73&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>PCYO Price Action: Shares of Pure Cycle gained 11.6% to close at $13.04 on Thursday.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Pampa Energia S.A. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PAM#NYSE">PAM</a>)</h3>
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<li>On Nov. 6, the company reported quarterly earnings of $2.70 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.90 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $540.000 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $581.284 million. The company's stock gained around 16% over the past month and <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/PAM">has a 52-week high</a> of $76.31.</li>
<li>RSI Value: 82.26</li>
<li>PAM Price Action: Shares of Pampa Energia gained 2.5% to close at $75.84 on Thursday.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Xcel Energy Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XEL#NASDAQ">XEL</a>)</h3>
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<li>On Nov. 4, Xcel Energy announced a registered underwritten offering of 18,320,610 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $65.50 per share. The company's stock gained around 9% over the past month and has a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/XEL">52-week high</a> of $69.53.</li>
<li>RSI Value: 71.29</li>
<li>XEL Price Action: Shares of Xcel Energy gained 0.4% to close at $68.91 on Thursday.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">IDACORP Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IDA#NYSE">IDA</a>)</h3>
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<li>On Oct. 31, Idacorp reported quarterly earnings of $2.12 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $2.18 per share. The company's stock jumped around 13% over the past month and has a 52-week high is $119.65.</li>
<li>RSI Value: 73.18</li>
<li>IDA Price Action: Shares of IDACORP fell 0.5% to close at $116.74 on Thursday. </li>
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Oppenheimer analyst Rick Schafer maintained Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) with an Outperform rating and raised the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/NVDA/analyst-ratings" rel="noreferrer noopener">price target from&nbsp;$150&nbsp;to&nbsp;$175</a>.
Rick Schafer of Oppenheimer has reiterated his bullish stance on Nvidia ahead of the company&#8217;s third-quarter earnings report scheduled for November 20. Schafer anticipates substantial upside in Nvidia&#8217;s October quarter results and January quarter guidance, driven by consistent demand from cloud service providers (CSPs) and enterprise clients for AI accelerators.
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Schafer has revised his estimates upward, citing robust traction for Nvidia&#8217;s Hopper AI accelerators and the initial ramp-up of the new Blackwell chips, which will likely begin in the fourth quarter.
He projects that Blackwell will contribute several billion dollars in revenue for the January quarter despite ongoing supply constraints related to CoWoS-L capacity.
The analyst foresees a significant acceleration in Blackwell sales by the first quarter (April), with investors modeling between 5-6 million GPUs next year.
In 2025, Schafer expects the product mix to favor drop-in HGX modules and air-cooled NVL36 GB200 racks as they integrate more easily into existing data center infrastructures. He stated that liquid cooling challenges may take time to resolve.
Nvidia&#8217;s rack-scale solutions, which include CPUs and networking components, could offer a 10 times increase in average selling prices (ASP) compared to standalone modules.
Schafer sees Nvidia&#8217;s Data Center (DC) segment, which comprises 87% of total revenue, growing 9% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) and 97% year-over-year (YoY) in the third quarter, led by the H200 chip.
The broader Blackwell product line will likely ramp up in the first quarter, with future iterations like the Blackwell Ultra scheduled for late 2025. Schafer estimates that 60% of the data center sales will come from training, while 40% will be from inference.
He forecasts over $10 billion in sales from sovereign AI projects this year, although this may face long-term risks from potential U.S. export restrictions.
For the Networking segment, accounting for 14% of Nvidia&#8217;s data center revenue, Schafer projects a 9% QoQ increase and 60% YoY growth, driven by robust Spectrum-X Ethernet switches and DPUs shipments.
He expects Nvidia&#8217;s next-generation Spectrum-X800 to launch in 2025, catering to large-scale accelerator clusters, followed by the Spectrum-X1600 in 2026.
In the Gaming segment, which makes up 10% of revenue, Schafer anticipates 5% QoQ and 6% YoY growth in the third quarter, fueled by strong sales of discrete PC GPUs.
He highlighted the upcoming launch of Nvidia&#8217;s 50-series Blackwell GPUs in early 2025, alongside a 3nm PC CPU developed in collaboration with MediaTek.
Schafer estimates Nvidia&#8217;s free cash flow (FCF) to be $16.5 billion for the third quarter, with $97 billion projected for the full year 2025. He stated that Nvidia has $57.5 billion remaining on its stock buyback authorization, with cash and debt balances of $34.8 billion and $8.5 billion, respectively.
Based on revised earnings estimates, Schafer raised his calendar year 2024, 2025, and 2026 EPS forecasts to $2.85, $4.16, and $5.04, up from previous estimates of $2.80, $3.77, and $4.51.
He also increased his price target for Nvidia stock, citing improved free cash flow and a stronger balance sheet. Nvidia trades 29 times his calendar year 2026 EPS estimate, below its five-year average of 37 times.
Schafer views Nvidia as a long-term buy, highlighting its leading position in AI hardware and software, strong gross and operating margins, and dominant data center ecosystem as core drivers of sustained growth.
Nvidia stock surged 205% year-to-date as U.S. Big Techs splurged on their AI ambitions. Investors can gain exposure to the AI wave through Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VOO#NYSE">VOO</a>) and Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>).
Price Action:&nbsp;NVDA stock traded lower by 0.22% at $146.45 premarket at the last check on Friday.
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Nvidia Set For Gains From AI Cloud Demand, Blackwell Launch, And Data Center Expansion: Analyst

HC Wainwright &amp; Co. analyst Douglas Tsao reiterates Cabaletta Bio (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CABA#NASDAQ">CABA</a>) with a Buy and maintains $25 price target.

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HC Wainwright & Co. Reiterates Buy on Cabaletta Bio, Maintains $25 Price Target

Barclays analyst Vicki Stern upgrades InterContinental Hotels (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IHG#NYSE">IHG</a>) from Equal-Weight to Overweight.

Barclays Upgrades InterContinental Hotels to Overweight

On Thursday, Chinese PC company Lenovo Group Ltd (OTC:&nbsp;LNVGY) reported a fiscal second-quarter revenue growth of&nbsp;24% year-on-year&nbsp;to $17.85 billion, beating the <a target="_blank" href="https://investor.lenovo.com/en/financial/results.php" rel="noreferrer noopener">analyst consensus estimate of $16.34 billion</a>.
The Solutions and Services Group (SSG) posted revenue growth of 13% Y/Y to $2.17 billion, with an operating margin of 20.4%, up by 40 bps Y/Y. The segment accounted for 32% of the total operating profit of the three business groups. Managed services and Project &amp; Solution Services revenue experienced double-digit growth, attributed to a solid contract backlog.
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The Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) revenue grew 65% Y/Y to $3.31 billion, driven by solid cloud momentum and strengthening enterprise business. High double-digit revenue growth for Storage came from aggressive cloud investment. Both the smartphone and tablet businesses delivered high double-digit revenue growth. The segment operating margin loss improved to (1.1)% versus (2.7)% Y/Y.
Intelligent Devices Group (IDG) increased 17% to $13.51 billion, driven by substantial market share gain in PC and smartphones and the rapid popularity of five feature AI PCs. The PC business expanded its market leadership to almost 24% market share. The segment operating margin stood flat at 7.3%.
The non-PC revenue mix during the quarter stood at 46%.&nbsp;Gross margin reached 15.7% versus 17.5% a year ago. The expenses-to-revenue ratio was 12.0% vs. 13.9% the prior year.&nbsp;
Net income grew by 48% Y/Y to $404 million. EPS per ADR rose to $0.0278 from <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/calendars/earnings" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">$0.0199 a year ago</a>.
As of September 30, 2024, cash and equivalents stood at $4.2 billion. 
Dividend: Lenovo&#8217;s Board declared an interim dividend of 8.5 Hong Kong cents per share.
Outlook: Lenovo plans to focus on boosting net income margin in the medium term and capitalize on digital transformation for sustained growth. The company finds itself well-positioned to lead the Hybrid AI shift, offering comprehensive solutions from devices to edge and cloud. It expects ongoing growth momentum across all three business units, with plans to enhance profitability.
Recently, Lenovo Group has partnered with Meta Platforms and Nvidia Corp to boost its <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/government/24/10/41365885/lenovos-ai-push-grows-with-meta-nvidia-collaboration-outside-china" rel="noreferrer noopener">AI capabilities in markets beyond China.</a>
At its Tech World event in Seattle, Lenovo launched &#8220;AI Now,&#8221; a personal AI assistant for PCs outside China. Built on Meta&#8217;s Llama 3.1 open-source large language model, the AI operates locally without internet access.
Lenovo also expanded its collaboration with Nvidia to roll out enterprise AI solutions. The Lenovo ThinkSystem SC777 V4 Neptune server now integrates Nvidia&#8217;s Blackwell GPUs alongside Lenovo&#8217;s water-cooling technology.
Facing risks from geopolitical tensions affecting supply chains, Lenovo employs its AI-driven Supply Chain Intelligence solution, which has already cut logistics and manufacturing costs by 20%.
Price Action: LNVGY stock closed higher by 1.14% at $24.78 on Thursday.
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Lenovo Q2 Earnings: Cloud Momentum, AI PCs, And Smartphone Growth Drive Revenue Beat

The Company's common stock will continue to be traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "POLA" and will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis when the market opens on November 19, 2024. The reverse stock split is primarily intended to enable the Company to regain compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price required for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market. The new CUSIP number for the Company's common stock following the reverse stock split will be 73102V204.

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Polar Power Plans To Effect A Reverse Stock Split Of Its Common Stock At A Ratio Of 1 Post-split Share For Every 7 Pre-split Shares

Morgan Stanley analyst Laura Sanchez downgrades TPI Composites (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TPIC#NASDAQ">TPIC</a>) from Equal-Weight to Underweight and lowers the price target from $4 to $2.

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Morgan Stanley Downgrades TPI Composites to Underweight, Lowers Price Target to $2

HC Wainwright &amp; Co. analyst Douglas Tsao reiterates Dare Bioscience (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DARE#NASDAQ">DARE</a>) with a Buy and maintains $12 price target.

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HC Wainwright & Co. Reiterates Buy on Dare Bioscience, Maintains $12 Price Target

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Avery Dennison Says Gregory S. Lovins, Senior Vice President And CFO, Began Medical Leave Of Absence; Danny G. Allouche Named As Interim CFO, Effective November 15 - Filing

Morgan Stanley analyst Andrew Percoco downgrades Maxeon Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MAXN#NASDAQ">MAXN</a>) from Equal-Weight to Underweight and maintains the price target from $4 to $4.

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Morgan Stanley Downgrades Maxeon Solar Technologies to Underweight, Maintains Price Target to $4

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) CEO Elon Musk on Thursday called for an end to all subsidies following a media report that President-elect Donald Trump is planning to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/global/24/11/41999238/ross-gerber-blasts-teslas-support-for-ending-ev-tax-credit-as-insanity-amid-reported-policy-shift-under-trump-administration">end the $7,500 consumer tax credit</a> for purchasing EVs under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Musk&#8217;s Take: &#8220;In my view, we should end all government subsidies, including those for EVs, oil and gas,&#8221; Musk wrote on X following a report from Reuters that Trump&#8217;s transition team is planning to kill the $7500 tax credit for EV purchases. Tesla also expressed support for the decision to a Trump transition committee, the report added
This is not the first time that Musk and Tesla have spoken for the elimination of subsidies. During Tesla's second-quarter earnings in late July, Musk alleged that the impact of the elimination of subsidies&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/07/39934750/trump-presidency-and-ira-cut-would-be-devastating-for-competitors-says-elon-musk-long-term-probably" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">would only be slight for Tesla</a>&nbsp;but devastating for its competitors. The elimination of EV subsidies would probably help Tesla in the long term, he added.
Former Employee&#8217;s Take: Not all share Musk&#8217;s optimism. Former Tesla senior executive Rohan Patel said on Friday that Tesla made a huge effort to utilize the $7500 tax credit through its various communication avenues. 
&#8220;The $7500 was a particularly effective way to increase demand,&#8221; Patel said. &#8220;Hopefully Republicans keep and enhance other parts of the IRA, or they'll see a massive drop in manufacturing investments over the coming years…&#8221;
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Tesla made a huge effort to utilize the $7500 credit through emails, signage, prominence on the website and configurator, used it in social media ads/videos. Riddle me this &#8211; think Tesla's sales and finance teams are dumb? Obviously not &#8211; they're crazy talented. The $7500… <a href="https://t.co/UxYkf4mZAj">https://t.co/UxYkf4mZAj</a>
&mdash; Rohan Patel (@rohanspatel) <a href="https://twitter.com/rohanspatel/status/1857287430958993643?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Patel was Tesla&#8217;s vice president of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/08/40482862/former-tesla-exec-says-harris-not-trump-will-be-far-better-for-ev-giants-long-term-success-still-tru" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">global public policy&nbsp;</a>and business development&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/04/38250432/elon-musks-top-deputy-made-difficult-decision-to-move-on-from-tesla-as-ev-maker-said-to-be-layin" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">until April earlier this year</a>.
Analysts Are Divided: Wedbush analyst Dan Ives, however, believes the elimination of the tax credit could boost Tesla in the long run. 
"While this is a clear negative for the EV industry at first look and would particularly hurt GM, Ford, Stellantis, and Rivian… on the flip side we view this as a net bullish move for Tesla and Musk over time," Ives <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/24/11/41988194/trump-plans-to-erase-ev-tax-credit-analyst-says-its-net-bullish-calls-sell-off-wrong-knee-jerk-reaction">said in a note</a> on Thursday, noting Tesla&#8217;s &#8220;unmatched scale&#8221; as compared to others. 
According to The Future Fund Managing Partner Gary Black, however, the killing of the consumer tax credit will have a negative impact on Tesla&#8217;s EPS similar to the one experienced by the company when it resorted to price cuts to increase delivery volume in 2023. The decision will likely not impact legacy automakers given EVs are only a small segment of their business, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/global/24/11/41998381/tesla-earnings-will-be-hit-hardest-if-7500-ev-credit-is-cut-warns-gary-black-citing-80-dependence-on-ev-sales-please-do-the-math">he added</a>.
Tesla researcher Troy Teslike is seemingly with Black too. &#8220;Tesla competes with gas cars from BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, and Audi. Therefore, without the tax credit, Teslas will effectively be $7,500 more expensive compared to those cars,&#8221; Teslike said, focussing on the impact of the decision of consumers. 
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&mdash; Troy Teslike (@TroyTeslike) <a href="https://twitter.com/TroyTeslike/status/1857142226822057988?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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TSLA

Elon Musk Backs Calls For End To EV Subsidies, But Former Tesla Exec Warns Of 'Massive Drop' In Manufacturing Investments If Trump Follows Through

PPBT

Purple Biotech Reports Q3 Basic And Diluted Loss Per ADS Of $0.39, Exits Quarter With Cash & Equivalents Worth $5.438M

HC Wainwright &amp; Co. analyst Vernon Bernardino reiterates Senseonics Holdings (AMEX:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SENS#AMEX">SENS</a>) with a Buy and maintains $2 price target.

SENS

HC Wainwright & Co. Reiterates Buy on Senseonics Holdings, Maintains $2 Price Target

Morgan Stanley analyst Andrew Percoco downgrades SolarEdge Technologies (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SEDG#NASDAQ">SEDG</a>) from Equal-Weight to Underweight and lowers the price target from $23 to $9.

SEDG

Morgan Stanley Downgrades SolarEdge Technologies to Underweight, Lowers Price Target to $9

William Blair analyst Tim Mulrooney upgrades BrightView Hldgs (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BV#NYSE">BV</a>) from Market Perform to Outperform.

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In a bold move, European budget airline, Wizz Air (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WZZZY#OTC">WZZZY</a>) has introduced an annual subscription pass offering unlimited flights for $550.



What Happened: The &#8220;all you can fly&#8221; pass will be available at this introductory price until Friday, after which it will rise to 599 euros. The pass enables passengers to book one-way and roundtrip flights to any of Wizz Air&#8217;s international destinations, up to three days before departure, with the booking window set to open in September, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/14/wizz-air-launches-550-all-you-can-fly-annual-subscription-pass.html?taid=66bcd1573be1bb0001d90830&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter%7Cmain">reported</a> on Thursday.



Each booking will incur an additional flat fee of 9.99 euros ($11), and any luggage beyond one personal item will attract extra charges. The airline aims to initially release 10,000 memberships, with seat availability subject to several factors.



This initiative follows similar subscription packages introduced by U.S. carriers like Frontier Airlines, which announced a $599 unlimited pass for its North America routes last year. However, this concept is still relatively new in Europe.



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Wizz Air&#8217;s move comes at a time when the airline is grappling with declining profits and customer satisfaction, amid wider pressure on the sector following the post-pandemic travel boom. The Hungarian airline reported a 44% drop in its first-quarter operating profit earlier this month.



Why It Matters: The launch of the pass by Wizz Air comes after the company took the spot of the least punctual airline in the U.K. for the third time in a row, as per Civil Aviation Authority data. 



Air travel around the world has been affected by efforts to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/03/37886744/air-travel-to-get-expensive-as-airlines-prepare-to-pass-5t-decarbonization-expenses-to-passengers-re">reduce carbon emissions</a>, leading to increased ticket prices to cover the costs. The price of sustainable aviation fuel, which is crucial for meeting the industry&#8217;s goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, is more than double that of traditional jet kerosene. As a result, airlines have had to pass on the extra cost to passengers.



In the U.S., domestic air travel<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/24/07/39672167/u-s-airlines-to-take-flight-in-q2-analyst-predicts-strong-results-10-operating-marg"> hit a record high</a> in the first half of 2024, with airlines showing significant operational improvement. 



However, European carriers like Wizz Air are facing challenges due to factors such as the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/real-estate/24/06/39503700/one-of-europes-hottest-vacation-destinations-bans-short-term-rentals">ban on short-term rentals</a> in popular vacation destinations.



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This Least Punctual Airline Is Now Offering A $550 'All You Can Fly' Annual Pass With Unlimited Flights To Attract Customers

An analysis of the Mexican airline industry has BofA Securities&nbsp;bullish on Volaris (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VLRS#NYSE">VLRS</a>).

The Volaris Analyst: Murilo Freiberger initiated coverage on shares of Volaris with a Buy rating and $27 price target.&nbsp;

The Volaris Takeaways: Volaris was founded as an ultra-low-cost airline by the same groups that founded Spirit (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SAVE#NYSE">SAVE</a>), Frontier (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ULCC#NASDAQ">ULCC</a>)&nbsp;and Wizz (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WZZZY#OTC">WZZZY</a>), indicating a solid team at the helm, Freiberger said in&nbsp; Wednesday note.&nbsp;

Volaris&rsquo; fleet is built for efficiency, the analyst said:&nbsp;its average age is 5.3 years, which reduces fuel and maintenance costs; it consists of a single type of plane, allowing for lower training costs and variation in spare parts; and finally, it consistently delivers some of the highest load factors in the industry, allowing for a greater dilution of fixed costs.&nbsp;

Volaris&rsquo; exceptional balance sheet aided the company in gaining market share over the last year, unlike Aeromexico (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GRPAQ#OTC">GRPAQ</a>), which filed for Chapter 11 in June, and Interjet,&nbsp;which has had 92% of its fleet repossessed by lessors, the analyst said.

The key driver of Volaris&rsquo; customer acquisition is its ability to charge the lowest fares due to its ultra-low cost per seat, Freiberger said.

Looking at the Mexican travel industry as a whole, bus revenues are 29.5 times that of airlines, meaning conversion of 1% of bus travelers to airlines represents a 67% increase in airline revenues, the analyst said.

This high sensitivity coupled with Volaris&rsquo; value proposition means room for rapid growth, Freiberger said.

Finally, Volaris has grown its top line at a 15% CAGR over the last 10 years, according to BofA.&nbsp;

VLRS Price Action: Shares of Volaris were up 4.64% at $21.18 at last check Wednesday.&nbsp;

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