Originally posted on the Woodworth Contrarian Fund Website here: https://www.woodworth.fund/news/less-drama-more-ketchup Kraft Heinz is not suddenly a glamour stock, and that is precisely what makes it interesting. The first-quarter update did not offer some miraculous reinvention; instead, it offered something much more useful: evidence that the company is still throwing off cash, still protecting the dividend, and finally spending more time building brands than contemplating corporate dismemberment.Read more

(Woodworth Contrarian / Gemini 2026) Originally posted on the Woodworth Contrarian Fund News Page - subscribe there to see this first: https://www.woodworth.fund/news/the-chemistry-of-mispricing-asix When the market counts a company down and out, we take a second look. AdvanSix Inc.Read more

MGP Ingredients gets hit hard as whiskey makers pause orders to work through excess stock, but the company says customer agreements stay in place and demand can come back as supply tightens. With well-known spirits brands, a growing tequila business, and a food-ingredients unit, it may be better positioned to outlast weaker rivals and even buy assets cheaply during the downturn.Read more

Willamette Valley Vineyards looks cheap at first glance, but shrinking demand for wine and rising costs are squeezing the business at the worst possible time. The company leans heavily on a complicated financing setup and shows signs of cash strain, which could leave everyday shareholders with little room for upside if things don’t improve.Read more

Helen of Troy makes everyday home and cleaning brands, but its shares fall hard as investors worry about China exposure, tariffs, and shaky consumer demand. The company responds by reshaping its supply chain and shifting where it makes and sells products, which could set up a rebound if upcoming results show the business is holding up.Read more

Stellantis looks overlooked as investors shy away from carmakers amid trade-policy uncertainty and factory layoffs, even though the company still has a broad mix of well-known brands and markets. A planned product refresh and inventory reset could help it regain momentum, but the big question is whether that rebound arrives before industry headwinds bite again.Read more

Despite the defunding of US governmental research and health services, Moderna remains in a commanding fundamental position. The company that made its name during the COVID-19 pandemic developing and manufacturing vaccines for the disease at breakneck pace also happened to have bagged a historic windfall in exchange for its performance.Read more

FreightCar America is coming out of a risky multi-year move to Mexico with a bigger, lower-cost factory that’s now running and starting to simplify its finances. If it keeps taking share in a market that still needs steady railcar replacements, today’s downbeat sentiment could be missing what’s changed.Read more

Kohl’s has fallen hard even as it keeps generating cash and owns a lot of valuable property, leading some to treat it like it’s headed for collapse. The upside case is that the market is overreacting to retail fears and accounting noise, with store closures framed as pruning rather than a death spiral—and a buyout isn’t off the table.Read more