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title: "SLB, Target, Transocean And A Tech Stock Stock On CNBC’s ‘Final Trades’"
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description: "On CNBC's 'Final Trades,' Stephanie Link recommended Target (TGT) with a Wells Fargo upgrade to $165. Rob Sechan chose Monolithic Power (MPWR) after it beat Q2 earnings and sales estimates. Amy Raskin picked SLB following strong Q2 results, while Jim Lebenthal selected Transocean (RIG) ahead of its upcoming earnings report. Stock prices moved accordingly: MPWR rose 8.4%, RIG gained 4.7%, SLB up 1.4%, and TGT slipped slightly."
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# SLB, Target, Transocean And A Tech Stock Stock On CNBC’s ‘Final Trades’

On CNBC’s “Halftime Report Final Trades,” **Stephanie Link**, chief investment strategist, head of investment solutions and equity portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, named **Target Corporation** (NYSE:TGT) as her final trade.

Lending support to her choice, Wells Fargo analyst Edward Kelly, on July 30, maintained Target with an Overweight rating and raised the price target from $140 to $165.

**Rob Sechan**, CEO of NewEdge Wealth, picked **Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.** (NASDAQ:MPWR).

Monolithic Power, on Thursday, reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results and issued strong third-quarter sales guidance.

Monolithic Power reported quarterly earnings of $6.50 per share, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.87 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $980.642 million, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $902.496 million.

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**Amy Raskin**, chief investment officer at Chevy Chase Trust, recommended **SLB N.V.** (NYSE:SLB), an energy stock.

Supporting her view, SLB, on July 24, reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results.

**Jim Lebenthal**, partner and chief market strategist at Cerity Partners, picked **Transocean Ltd.** (NYSE:RIG) ahead of quarterly earnings.

Transocean will report earnings for the second quarter on Wednesday, Aug. 5, after the closing bell. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings at 1 cent per share on revenue of $962.88 million.

**Price Action:**

-   Target shares slipped 0.01% to close at $144.49 on Friday.
-   Monolithic Power shares gained 8.4% to close at $1,426.03 during the session.
-   SLB shares gained 1.4% to close at $49.59 on Friday.
-   Transocean shares rose 4.7% to settle at $5.32 during the session.

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