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[See why investors are taking a hard look at vanadium right now.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [British American Tobacco]( Symbol: [BTI]( Recent Price: $29.89 Average Analyst Price Target: $42.78 (18.77%) Market Cap: $65.58B Expected Ex-Dividend Date: Dec 21 2023 Expected Payment Date: Feb 06 2024 Expected Dividend & Yield: 9.33% Recent Analyst Action: Rashad Kawan, analyst at Morgan Stanley, reiterates coverage on [British American Tobacco (BTI)]( in the Consumer Defensive sector with a Buy rating and a price target of $38 (1 month ago). [TipRanks.com]( also reports that [British American Tobacco]( currently has 3 analysts offering 12-month price targets and the consensus is a Moderate Buy rating with an average price target is $42.78 . The target pricing ranges from a high forecast of $57.34 down to a low forecast of $33. [British American Tobacco (BTI)](’s last closing price was $29.89 which would put the average price target at 18.77% upside. Here are 3rd party ratings for [BTI](: - TipRanks.com: Moderate Buy - TradingView.com: Sell - Yahoo! Finance: Bearish Short-Term Outlook - Barchart.com: Strong sell - Zacks.com: Hold, Top 25% (62 out of 252) [Click for chart >>]( -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsor Message [The Biggest Drug Ever]( Morgan Stanley predicts it will become the biggest selling drug of all time. The Wall Street Journal calls it "King Kong"... Barron's says it will be a "blockbuster"... And The New York Post calls it "game-changing"... 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Finance: Bullish Short-Term Outlook - Barchart.com: Weak buy - Zacks.com: n/a, n/a [Click for chart >>]( -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Seanergy Maritime]( Symbol: [SHIP]( Recent Price: $7.17 Average Analyst Price Target: $12.00 (95.26%) Market Cap: $141.67M Expected Ex-Dividend Date: Dec 21 2023 Expected Payment Date: Jan 10 2024 Expected Dividend & Yield: 4.46% Recent Analyst Action: Tate Sullivan, analyst at Maxim Group, reiterates coverage on [Seanergy Maritime (SHIP)]( in the Industrials sector with a Buy rating and a price target of $14 (1 day ago). [TipRanks.com]( also reports that [Seanergy Maritime]( currently has 2 analysts offering 12-month price targets and the consensus is a Moderate Buy rating with an average price target is $12.00 . The target pricing ranges from a high forecast of $14 down to a low forecast of $10. [Seanergy Maritime (SHIP)](’s last closing price was $7.17 which would put the average price target at 95.26% upside. Here are 3rd party ratings for [SHIP](: - TipRanks.com: Moderate Buy - TradingView.com: Buy - Yahoo! Finance: Bearish Short-Term Outlook - Barchart.com: Strong buy - Zacks.com: Hold, Top 21% (52 out of 252) [Click for chart >>]( -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsor Message [The AI Pickaxe]( the method we used to find 130% in AI since January, and unlock the 4 companies poised for explosive growth before the masses discover them. 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Here are 3rd party ratings for [FGBI](: - TipRanks.com: Moderate Sell - TradingView.com: Buy - Yahoo! Finance: Bullish Short-Term Outlook - Barchart.com: Weak sell - Zacks.com: Sell, Top 29% (72 out of 252) [Click for chart >>]( -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [OFS Capital]( Symbol: [OFS]( Recent Price: $12.31 Average Analyst Price Target: $10.50 (-14.70%) Market Cap: $164.13M Expected Ex-Dividend Date: Dec 21 2023 Expected Payment Date: Dec 29 2023 Expected Dividend & Yield: 10.88% Recent Analyst Action: Mickey Schleien, analyst at Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., reiterates coverage on [OFS Capital (OFS)]( in the Financial sector with a Buy rating and a price target of $10.5 (1 month ago). [TipRanks.com]( also reports that [OFS Capital]( currently has 1 analysts offering 12-month price targets and the consensus is a Moderate Buy rating with an average price target is $10.50 . The target pricing ranges from a high forecast of $10.5 down to a low forecast of $10.5. [OFS Capital (OFS)](’s last closing price was $12.31 which would put the average price target at -14.70% upside. Here are 3rd party ratings for [OFS](: - TipRanks.com: Moderate Buy - TradingView.com: Buy - Yahoo! Finance: Bullish Short-Term Outlook - Barchart.com: Strong buy - Zacks.com: Strong Buy, Top 10% (24 out of 252) [Click for chart >>]( -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsor Message [Best way to buy gold today (not what you'd think)]( so many strange events happening across the economy (longest bear market for bonds since Civil War... unprecedented bank closures... and soaring prices) – it's no wonder the richest investors are loading up on gold. 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[Bank7 (BSVN)](’s last closing price was $28.15 which would put the average price target at 3.02% upside. Here are 3rd party ratings for [BSVN](: - TipRanks.com: Moderate Buy - TradingView.com: Buy - Yahoo! Finance: Bullish Short-Term Outlook - Barchart.com: buy - Zacks.com: Hold, Top 29% (72 out of 252) [Click for chart >>]( -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [New Mountain Finance]( Symbol: [NMFC]( Recent Price: $13.05 Average Analyst Price Target: $12.90 (-1.69%) Market Cap: $1.32B Expected Ex-Dividend Date: Dec 21 2023 Expected Payment Date: Dec 29 2023 Expected Dividend & Yield: 9.86% Recent Analyst Action: Finian O'Shea, analyst at Wells Fargo, reiterates coverage on [New Mountain Finance (NMFC)]( in the Financial sector with a Hold rating and a price target of $12 (1 month ago). 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