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Macy's recently continued its turnaround efforts by closing weaker stores, upgrading key locations such as its Chicago flagship, and opening a new North Carolina distribution center to improve holiday e-commerce delivery cut-offs. By sharpening its focus on upper-income shoppers through Bloomingdale's and Bluemercury while refreshing in-store service and presentation, Macy's appears to be leaning harder into higher-value customers that could reshape its sales mix. We’ll now explore how the...

Morgan Stanley recently downgraded Cinemark Holdings from "Overweight" to "Equal-Weight," citing anticipated challenges that could weigh on the company’s performance. This shift, alongside several other analyst rating revisions in recent months, points to growing caution about Cinemark’s operating backdrop and resilience. We’ll now examine how Morgan Stanley’s downgrade and its concerns about Cinemark’s operating challenges may reshape the company’s investment narrative. AI is about to...

The latest rate approval for Kentucky American Water, combined with fresh sustainability accolades, gives investors a timely reason to revisit American Water Works Company (AWK) and its long term earnings and dividend potential. See our latest analysis for American Water Works Company. Even with the new Kentucky rate approval and fresh sustainability recognition in the mix, American Water Works Company’s 5.16% year to date share price return and modest 5.98% one year total shareholder return...

Old Republic International (ORI) just dropped a sizeable surprise for investors, declaring a special cash dividend of 2.50 dollars per share that will return roughly 620 million dollars to shareholders early next year. See our latest analysis for Old Republic International. The announcement lands after a strong run for the stock, with a roughly 26 percent year to date share price return and a powerful 5 year total shareholder return of about 249 percent, suggesting momentum is still firmly on...

Earlier in 2025, Horace Mann Educators reported an exceptionally strong third quarter and raised its full-year 2025 EPS guidance to US$4.50–US$4.70, with all business segments operating at or above target profitability. An interesting angle for investors is that this operational strength comes alongside a 17-year dividend growth streak, ongoing share buybacks, and valuation multiples that compare favorably with other insurance peers. Now, we’ll consider how this upgraded earnings guidance...

A U.S. District Court just denied WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN) executives’ attempt to toss a securities fraud class action, clearing the way for investors to probe claims they were misled about Monthly Active Users around the IPO. See our latest analysis for WEBTOON Entertainment. The lawsuit news lands at a tricky moment for WEBTOON, with a 90 day share price return of negative 39.10 percent and a 1 year total shareholder return of negative 1.30 percent. This hints that sentiment has cooled...

Earlier this month, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters reported that more than 1,000 Sysco drivers and warehouse workers in Northern California and Nevada ratified a first-ever four-year regional collective bargaining agreement, featuring a 34 percent wage increase, higher pension contributions, enhanced health care, and protections against unsafe conditions and automation. This contract, secured after a credible strike threat, marks a significant shift in Sysco’s labor relations and...

Earlier this month, Square announced it had expanded its partnership with Thrive, rolling out a deeper integration that lets retailers manage product catalogs and inventory in Square while automatically syncing updates to Shopify across several international markets. This tighter Square–Thrive link effectively turns Square into the central system of record for omnichannel sellers, aiming to cut manual work, prevent overselling, and support small retailers juggling both in‑store and online...

Lowe's Companies (LOW) just delivered another earnings beat, nudging revenue higher while expanding its online, home services, and Pro customer business, and it wrapped up two sizable acquisitions aimed squarely at long term contractor driven growth. See our latest analysis for Lowe's Companies. Even after a solid Q3 earnings beat and the strategic FBM and Artisan Design Group acquisitions, Lowe's 90 day share price return of negative 7.66 percent suggests momentum has cooled recently. At the...

Tripadvisor (TRIP) shares have been grinding lower over the past few months, but underneath that slide the business is still showing revenue and profit growth, which makes the current valuation worth another look. See our latest analysis for Tripadvisor. The recent slide, including a 90 day share price return of minus 25.83 percent from 13.87 dollars, suggests momentum is fading for now even though the 1 year total shareholder return is still slightly positive. This hints that investors are...

Those holding Advenica AB (publ) ( STO:ADVE ) shares would be relieved that the share price has rebounded 29% in the...

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BW Energy recently converted its short-term lease for the Super Gorilla class jack-up rig BW MAROMBA B into a long-term project lease with Minsheng Financial Leasing Co. Ltd., covering US$274 million of Maromba development costs at a fixed daily rate of US$120,500 with payments starting only at first oil. In parallel, BW Energy’s entry into producing deepwater Block 14 and tie-back Block 14K offshore Angola adds immediate output and reserves that complement its phased growth plans in Brazil...

If you are wondering whether SM Energy is a bargain or a value trap at today’s price, you are not alone. This article unpacks what the current market is implying. Despite a tough year to date, with the stock down around 53.5% and roughly 47.4% over the last 12 months, the longer-term picture still shows a 232.8% gain over five years, which highlights both sizable upside potential and elevated risk. Much of this volatility has been driven by shifting expectations around oil and gas prices,...

Trend Micro (TSE:4704) has set investors talking after its November 12 board meeting, where directors weighed a plan to repurchase common stock, a move that often hints at management’s underlying confidence. See our latest analysis for Trend Micro. That confidence comes after a choppy year, with the latest share price at ¥6,921 and a roughly 15 percent year to date share price decline, even as the three year total shareholder return sits near 27 percent. This suggests longer term momentum has...

Diversified Energy (DEC) has been quietly reshaping its equity story, leaning on buybacks and dividends rather than splashy headlines. Recent share repurchases and a declared quarterly payout put the spotlight squarely on shareholder returns. See our latest analysis for Diversified Energy. Even with steady buybacks and that fresh dividend, the 30 day share price return of minus 6.2 percent and year to date share price return of minus 21.7 percent suggest sentiment is still cautious, despite a...

In recent weeks, law firm Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. began investigating Virtu Financial after a class action complaint alleged the company misled investors about its business practices and internal information barriers. This scrutiny puts Virtu’s governance, compliance controls, and exposure to heightened regulatory action under the microscope, raising fresh questions about its risk profile. We’ll now examine how this investigation into Virtu’s information controls and governance could...

Medline (MDLN) has just pulled off the largest IPO of 2025, raising about $6.26 billion, and the stock immediately jumped more than 40% as investors reacted to its deleveraging story. See our latest analysis for Medline. That first day pop has carried into the near term, with a 1 day share price return of 5.44% taking Medline to $41.65. Its year to date share price return of 1.59% suggests early momentum is building rather than fading as the IPO closes, index inclusion is confirmed and new...

Vulcan Materials recently announced that Chief Strategy Officer Stanley G. Bass will retire on April 30, 2026, with his base salary prorated through that date while his 2026 short- and long-term incentive opportunities as a percentage of salary remain unchanged. This executive transition comes shortly after the company reported strong quarterly operating momentum, including double-digit aggregates shipment growth fueled by public construction demand and higher freight-adjusted pricing. We’ll...

Earlier in December 2025, Core & Main reported third-quarter results showing year-over-year gains in sales and earnings, reaffirmed its full-year 2025 net sales guidance of US$7.60 billion to US$7.70 billion, highlighted an active M&A pipeline including expansion into the US$5.00 billion Canadian market, and disclosed additional share repurchases under its existing buyback program. Management’s emphasis on strong free cash flow, disciplined capital deployment across M&A, organic investments,...

Tencent Holdings (SEHK:700) is back in focus after China’s video game industry hit a new revenue high, while the company quietly tapped Japanese cloud partners to access Nvidia Blackwell chips despite ongoing US export controls. See our latest analysis for Tencent Holdings. Those themes are already feeding into sentiment, with the share price up strongly on a year to date basis and a solid one year total shareholder return suggesting momentum is still broadly constructive rather than...

Hasbro (HAS) has quietly turned into a very different business, and the stock is reacting. Strong Q3 gaming profits, plus the decision to delay Exodus and Dungeons & Dragons, Warlock to 2027, are giving investors a smoother earnings path. See our latest analysis for Hasbro. That shift toward higher margin gaming and digital, plus a steady stream of franchise tie ins from Marvel to Ghostbusters, has helped fuel a roughly mid 40s year to date share price return and a near 50 percent one year...

In December 2025, NextNav Inc. expanded its partnership with Tokyo-based MetCom, licensing its 5G-based 3D positioning, navigation, and timing technology to support new terrestrial timing services across Japan’s largest metropolitan areas as a complement and backup to GNSS. This marks NextNav’s first international commercialization of its 5G PNT platform, highlighting rising global interest in terrestrial resilience solutions for critical infrastructure. We’ll now look at how this first...