Dow Reaches All-Time High Following Fed Rate Cuts: Investor Confidence Rises, Fear Index Stays in 'Greed' Territory
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Sep 22 2025
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Source: Benzinga
Market Sentiment: The CNN Money Fear and Greed index improved to 62.1, indicating a sentiment in the "Greed" zone, while U.S. stocks, including the Dow Jones and S&P 500, closed higher with significant gains last week.
Apple's Performance: Apple Inc. saw a 3.2% increase in stock value due to strong demand for the new iPhone 17, with preorders surpassing those of the iPhone 16 in just one minute, pushing shares above $245.
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Analyst Views on FLY
Wall Street analysts forecast FLY stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for FLY is 34.83 USD with a low forecast of 27.00 USD and a high forecast of 65.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
7 Analyst Rating
4 Buy
3 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 28.860
Low
27.00
Averages
34.83
High
65.00
Current: 28.860
Low
27.00
Averages
34.83
High
65.00
About FLY
Firefly Aerospace Inc. is a space and defense technology company. The Company provides comprehensive mission solutions to national security, government, and commercial customers. It has designed, developed, and deployed its vehicles and dynamic spacecraft solutions to support critical customer missions across the space domain. It has a differentiated and scalable platform of Launch and Spacecraft Solutions with flight heritage. Within Launch, it has two offerings built on common technologies: Alpha and Eclipse. Alpha is a United States-based orbital rocket in the 1,000 kilograms class to successfully reach orbit, with four launches completed. Eclipse, a reusable and scaled up version of Alpha. Its Spacecraft Solutions include Blue Ghost lander (Blue Ghost) and Elytra offerings, highlight the heritage of common technologies from its launch vehicles. Blue Ghost Lander and Elytra are highly maneuverable spacecraft enabled by high-performance rocket engine technology.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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