Nasdaq Closes Down, Posts Weekly Decline: Fear & Greed Index Stays in 'Extreme Fear' Territory
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Nov 10 2025
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Source: Benzinga
Market Sentiment: The CNN Money Fear and Greed index indicates a slight easing in fear levels, remaining in the "Extreme Fear" zone with a reading of 21.1, compared to 18.3 previously.
Stock Performance: U.S. stocks showed mixed results, with the Nasdaq Composite declining by 0.2% and the S&P 500 and Dow also experiencing losses, while Fluor Corp. shares rose over 2% after positive quarterly results.
Economic Concerns: Investor anxiety increased as the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index fell to its lowest since June 2022, with the subindex for current economic conditions hitting a record low since 1951.
Sector Trends: Most S&P 500 sectors closed positively, particularly energy, utilities, and real estate, while communication services and information technology sectors saw declines; investors are also awaiting earnings reports from major companies.
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Analyst Views on TSN
Wall Street analysts forecast TSN stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for TSN is 65.20 USD with a low forecast of 58.00 USD and a high forecast of 75.00 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.
6 Analyst Rating
2 Buy
4 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 64.600
Low
58.00
Averages
65.20
High
75.00
Current: 64.600
Low
58.00
Averages
65.20
High
75.00
About TSN
Tyson Foods, Inc. is a food company. The Company has a portfolio of iconic products and brands, including Tyson, Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Ball Park, Wright, State Fair, Aidells and ibp. Its segments include Beef, Pork, Chicken and Prepared Foods. The Beef segment includes operations related to processing live-fed cattle and fabricating dressed beef carcasses into primal and sub-primal meat cuts and case-ready products. Its Pork segment includes operations related to processing live market hogs and fabricating pork carcasses into primal and sub-primal cuts and case-ready products. The Chicken segment includes domestic operations related to raising and processing live chickens into, and purchasing raw materials for fresh, frozen and value-added chicken products and sales from specialty products. The Prepared Foods segment includes operations related to manufacturing and marketing frozen and refrigerated food products and logistics operations to move products through the supply chain.
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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