NYSE:H
NYSE:HHospitality

Hyatt Hotels (H): Assessing Valuation After a Recent Rebound in Share Price

Hyatt Hotels (H) has been quietly grinding higher, with the stock up about 18% over the past month and 11% in the past 3 months, even after a slight pullback this week. See our latest analysis for Hyatt Hotels. That recent surge has helped offset a softer year to date, with Hyatt’s 30 day share price return of just over 18% contrasting with a far more modest 3 year total shareholder return near 71%. This suggests momentum is rebuilding after a quieter stretch. If Hyatt’s rebound has you...
NasdaqGS:TSCO
NasdaqGS:TSCOSpecialty Retail

Could Jefferies’ Upgrade and Sales Beat Recast Tractor Supply (TSCO) as a Consumer Uncertainty Hedge?

Jefferies analyst Jonathan Matuszewski recently upgraded Tractor Supply Company to Buy from Hold, after the retailer reported a 3.9% year-over-year increase in Q3 2025 comparable store sales driven by higher transactions, larger average tickets, new store openings, and an acquisition. The analyst framed Tractor Supply as a potential hedge against consumer uncertainty, pointing to a resilient rural customer base, gaining traction in growth initiatives, and 16 consecutive years of dividend...
NasdaqGS:UTHR
NasdaqGS:UTHRBiotechs

United Therapeutics (UTHR): Revisiting Valuation After Q3 2025 Growth, Strong 2027 Guidance and Rising Institutional Interest

United Therapeutics (UTHR) just posted third quarter 2025 earnings showing 7% revenue growth year over year, and the combination of stronger guidance and advancing clinical trials has clearly attracted more institutional buyers. See our latest analysis for United Therapeutics. The latest earnings beat and ambitious 2027 revenue guidance have helped fuel a 20% 3 month share price return and a powerful 5 year total shareholder return of roughly 250%, suggesting momentum is still building...
NYSE:LOAR
NYSE:LOARAerospace & Defense

Loar Holdings (LOAR): Evaluating Valuation After Expanded Credit Capacity for Future Growth Initiatives

Loar Holdings (LOAR) just gave itself more financial firepower by amending its Credit Agreement to lift delayed draw term loan capacity to 275 million and extend availability through late 2026, which indicates it is planning for growth. See our latest analysis for Loar Holdings. The move comes after a recent coverage initiation highlighted Loar as an active consolidator in the aerospace aftermarket. However, the stock has lost momentum, with a 1 year total shareholder return of negative 25.6...
NasdaqCM:NESR
NasdaqCM:NESREnergy Services

Why National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) Is Up 5.2% After Landing a Major Saudi Fracturing Deal – And What's Next

National Energy Services Reunited Corp. recently signed a major unconventional hydraulic fracturing contract at the Saudi–United States Investment Forum, as part of agreements exceeding US$30.00 billion and expected to support its business over a five-year term. The deal underscores NESR’s position as the only Saudi energy services “National Champion” listed in the US and deepens its role in cross-border collaboration on energy and AI between Saudi Arabia and the United States. We’ll now...
NasdaqGS:TSHA
NasdaqGS:TSHABiotechs

Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA) valuation after REVEAL Rett trial plans and insider sale drive fresh investor focus

Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA) is back on traders radar after two very different signals hit at once: finalized REVEAL trial plans for its Rett syndrome gene therapy and a sizable insider share sale. See our latest analysis for Taysha Gene Therapies. Those cross currents help explain why, even with a recent 10.59% 1 day share price return pushing the stock to 4.49 dollars, Taysha still shows a powerful year to date share price return of 142.70 percent alongside an 88.66 percent 1 year total...
NYSE:FAF
NYSE:FAFInsurance

Revisiting First American Financial’s Valuation After Its Recent Share Price Rebound

First American Financial (FAF) has quietly outperformed the broader insurance space over the past month, and that move is getting investors to revisit what they are really paying for this real estate focused franchise. See our latest analysis for First American Financial. The stock is now trading around $64.77. That modest 30 day share price return of 4.23 percent comes after a choppier stretch where the year to date share price return is still positive at 4.65 percent, but the 1 year total...
NasdaqGS:LZ
NasdaqGS:LZProfessional Services

Does LegalZoom’s Expanded Defy Partnership Deepen Its Second-Chance Brand Moat For Investors In LZ?

LegalZoom.com, Inc. recently renewed and expanded its partnership with Defy Ventures, funding the nationwide growth of mental well-being and post-release entrepreneurship programs that have already supported about 8,000 formerly incarcerated individuals. The partnership also deepens LegalZoom’s in-kind product support and employee volunteering for Defy graduates starting businesses, strengthening the company’s connection to entrepreneurship and second-chance economic opportunity. We’ll now...
NYSE:SQM
NYSE:SQMChemicals

How Investors May Respond To SQM’s Record Q3 Lithium Results And Intensified Sustainability Push

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile recently reported record third-quarter 2025 lithium sales and stronger-than-expected earnings, supported by firmer pricing and an improving supply-demand balance in the lithium market. At the same time, the company has intensified its focus on sustainability by deepening dialogue with Indigenous communities and increasing transparency, including public hydrological data, to reduce social tensions around its lithium operations. We’ll now explore how these...
NYSE:VIK
NYSE:VIKHospitality

Record EBITDA And Strong 2025–26 Bookings Might Change The Case For Investing In Viking (VIK)

Earlier in Q4 2025, Viking Holdings reported its highest-ever quarterly Adjusted EBITDA and highlighted exceptionally strong advanced bookings for 2025 and 2026, supported by high utilization across its fleet. This combination of record profitability and forward bookings reinforces Viking’s focus on reinvesting in growth, rather than emphasizing near-term capital returns to shareholders. We’ll now explore how record Adjusted EBITDA and robust multi-year bookings might reshape Viking...
NasdaqGS:SMTC
NasdaqGS:SMTCSemiconductor

Semtech (SMTC): Reassessing Valuation After Solid Q3 Results and Record Data Center Growth

Semtech (SMTC) just delivered a quarter that largely did what investors wanted: steady execution, record data center sales, and clear guidance pointing to more growth ahead even as margins feel some mix pressure. See our latest analysis for Semtech. That narrative seems to be feeding into the stock’s momentum, with a roughly 22.6% 3 month share price return and a powerful 3 year total shareholder return of about 156%, even though the latest close is $73.46. If Semtech’s trajectory has you...
NasdaqGS:AMBA
NasdaqGS:AMBASemiconductor

Why Ambarella (AMBA) Is Down 5.1% After Raising Record Edge AI Revenue Growth Guidance – And What's Next

In November 2025, Ambarella, Inc. reported third-quarter sales of US$108.45 million with a reduced net loss of US$15.11 million, and for the first nine months sales reached US$289.84 million with a net loss of US$59.43 million, while also guiding fourth-quarter revenue to US$97.0–US$103.0 million. The company raised its full-year F2026 revenue growth guidance to a projected record range of 36%–38%, signaling management’s increased confidence in demand for its edge AI and video processing...
NasdaqGS:CHRW
NasdaqGS:CHRWLogistics

C.H. Robinson (CHRW) Valuation Check as Sales Declines, Margin Pressure and Weaker Returns Draw Investor Focus

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) is back in focus as investors react to another year of declining sales, squeezed margins, and weakening returns on capital, all of which point to tougher freight and logistics conditions. See our latest analysis for C.H. Robinson Worldwide. Despite those pressures, investors seem to be looking past the near term, with a robust 90 day share price return of 26.49 percent and a 1 year total shareholder return of 53.85 percent suggesting momentum is rebuilding...
NYSE:ONTO
NYSE:ONTOSemiconductor

Onto Innovation (ONTO) Is Up 12.6% After AI-Fueled Capital Raise - Has The Bull Case Changed?

In late November 2025, Onto Innovation Inc. filed and then closed a shelf registration for 641,771 common shares, raising about US$80.39 million out of a registered US$87.86 million. This capital move followed stronger-than-expected third-quarter results and upbeat guidance tied to AI-driven advanced packaging and the Semilab acquisition, underscoring management’s confidence in funding growth. We’ll now examine how Onto Innovation’s stronger AI-packaging outlook and new capital from the...
NYSE:PPG
NYSE:PPGChemicals

Is PPG’s CFO and Digital Leadership Transition Reshaping the Investment Case for PPG Industries (PPG)?

In December 2025, PPG Industries announced that long-serving chief financial officer and senior vice president Vincent J. Morales plans to retire on July 1, 2026, after more than 40 years with the company, and has begun a global internal and external search for his successor. Because Morales also oversees corporate development and information technology, his planned departure marks a broad leadership transition across finance, M&A and digital capabilities at PPG. We’ll now examine how PPG’s...
OTCPK:SWRD
OTCPK:SWRDDiversified Financial

Is Stewards (SWRD) Recasting Its Investor Story With a Capital-Markets-Focused CMO Hire?

Stewards Inc. recently appointed Scott McGowan as Chief Marketing Officer, tasking him with leading integrated marketing, corporate communications and investor engagement as the company expands its three operating segments and advances toward an uplisting to the Nasdaq Capital Market. With more than two decades of experience guiding companies through growth and organizational transitions, McGowan’s role is poised to shape how Stewards presents its mission, performance and long-term strategy...
NasdaqGS:BL
NasdaqGS:BLSoftware

Will Activist Pressure and Rosenblatt’s Upbeat Coverage Change BlackLine's (BL) Narrative?

In November 2025, Engaged Capital sent a books-and-records demand to BlackLine’s board over its handling of multiple acquisition offers, including an actionable US$66-per-share proposal from SAP, and raised concerns about transparency, underperformance versus software peers, and stockholder engagement. Shortly afterward, Rosenblatt Securities initiated coverage on BlackLine with a positive fundamental view, adding fresh external scrutiny to a company already under pressure from an activist...
NYSE:USB
NYSE:USBBanks

Profit Jump And Rising Institutional Interest Could Be A Game Changer For U.S. Bancorp (USB)

In the past quarter, U.S. Bancorp reported an 18% jump in Q3 2025 net income to US$1.89 billion, supported by 9.5% fee income growth across areas such as capital markets and trust and investment management. At the same time, institutional investor Mackenzie Financial Corp increased its U.S. Bancorp holdings by 13.3% to 244,191 shares, highlighting how recent financial strength is drawing renewed attention to the bank’s fee-driven business model. We’ll now examine how this strong profit and...
NYSE:BBU
NYSE:BBUIndustrials

Is It Too Late To Consider Brookfield Business Partners After Its 108.3% Three Year Surge?

If you are wondering whether Brookfield Business Partners is still a value play after its strong run, or if most of the upside is already priced in, you are not alone. That is exactly what this breakdown is going to tackle. The stock has climbed 4.4% over the last week and 1.2% over the past month. Those short term moves sit on top of a 48.0% year to date gain and a 108.3% return over three years. Those returns have been supported by Brookfield Business Partners continuing to reshuffle its...
NasdaqGS:AMD
NasdaqGS:AMDSemiconductor

How New Helios Rack-Scale Tie-Up With HPE At Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Has Changed Its Investment Story

In late November and early December 2025, AMD’s ecosystem partners Vultr, HPE and Zyphra announced major AI infrastructure moves, including a Vultr AI supercluster using 24,000 AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs in Ohio, HPE’s adoption of AMD’s new “Helios” rack-scale AI platform, and Zyphra’s frontier-scale MoE training success on an all‑AMD stack. Taken together, these deployments highlight growing real-world validation of AMD’s AI accelerators and full-stack platform for large-scale training,...
NYSE:BOX
NYSE:BOXSoftware

Box (BOX) Margins Hit 16%, Reinforcing Bullish Profitability Narrative Despite Growth Concerns

Box (BOX) just posted its Q3 2026 numbers, with revenue at $301.1 million and basic EPS of $0.08, setting the stage against a year where trailing-12-month revenue reached about $1.2 billion and basic EPS came in at $1.28. Over the past few quarters the company has seen revenue move from $275.9 million in Q3 2025 to $301.1 million in Q3 2026, while quarterly basic EPS shifted from $0.05 to $0.08, as trailing net profit margins climbed from 11% to 16% and put profitability more firmly in focus...
NYSE:ECL
NYSE:ECLChemicals

Does Ecolab’s Strong 2025 Run and Sustainability Push Leave Much Upside Ahead?

Wondering if Ecolab is still worth buying after its strong run, or if the upside has already been priced in? Here is a closer look at what the current share price might really be telling you. The stock has pulled back about 3.9% over the last week after a steady 2.7% gain over the past month, but it is still up 14.5% year to date and about 84.6% over three years, which keeps it firmly on growth investors radars. Recent headlines have focused on Ecolab expanding its water treatment and...
NasdaqGS:ALAB
NasdaqGS:ALABSemiconductor

Does Astera’s Custom NVLink Push for Hyperscalers Reshape the Bull Case for Astera Labs (ALAB)?

In early December 2025, Astera Labs announced plans to deliver custom connectivity solutions for next-generation AI infrastructure, building on its earlier entry into NVIDIA’s NVLink Fusion Ecosystem and targeting hyperscalers needing tailored, workload-specific performance, energy efficiency, and cost optimization. An important angle is how Astera Labs is pairing its standards-based Intelligent Connectivity Platform with custom NVLink-focused designs and photonic chiplet technology to...
NYSE:AEM
NYSE:AEMMetals and Mining

Can Agnico Eagle’s 106% Surge in 2025 Still Be Justified by Its Fundamentals?

If you are wondering whether Agnico Eagle Mines is still a smart buy after its massive run, you are not alone. This is exactly the question we are going to unpack. The stock has climbed 106.3% year to date and 100.4% over the last year, even after a recent 2.2% dip over the past week and a 4.1% gain in the last month. This has dramatically changed how the market is pricing its growth and risk. Investors have been reacting to a mix of macro drivers such as shifting expectations for interest...