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National Australia Bank recently completed an A$1.00 billion subordinated fixed‑to‑floating rate note issue due 2041 and rolled out upgraded digital banking platforms with streamlined navigation and enhanced security features. Alongside these moves, NAB’s updated view that the Reserve Bank of Australia may delay its next rate hike to August offers fresh insight into how the bank is positioning itself on funding, lending and customer engagement. We’ll now examine how NAB’s refreshed digital...

Earlier this week, Guzman y Gomez abruptly closed its Naperville outlet and seven other Chicago-area restaurants, exiting the US market after citing poor sales and unacceptable financial performance, while simultaneously reaffirming its FY26 guidance and a plan to open 32 new Australian restaurants, most of them drive-thrus. At the same time, the company highlighted strong Q3 FY26 sales momentum in Australia and a deepening Uber Eats partnership, underscoring a clear shift in focus toward...

To understand whether Westpac Banking stock is offering fair value at around A$36.55, you need more than just a quick look at the share price chart or headline ratios. Recent returns have been mixed, with the stock up 2.0% over the last 7 days, down 6.6% over the past month and down 6.2% year to date, while showing a 21.3% return over 1 year, 103.8% over 3 years and 80.1% over 5 years. This raises questions about how much of that performance is already reflected in today's price. Recent news...

Monadelphous Group (ASX:MND) is back on investors’ radar after securing about A$120 million in new construction and maintenance work, including long term contracts with Rio Tinto and Fortescue in resources and battery storage. See our latest analysis for Monadelphous Group. At a share price of A$30.03, Monadelphous has a 1 day share price gain of 2.28% and a year to date share price return of 13.19%, while the 1 year total shareholder return of 79.94% suggests momentum has been strong over...

VBX Limited ( ASX:VBX ) is possibly approaching a major achievement in its business, so we would like to shine some...

Earlier in May 2026, Elevra Lithium Limited completed follow-on equity offerings totalling about A$295.00 million at A$12.20 per share, alongside releasing an updated scoping study for expanding its North American Lithium mine in Quebec. The new study indicates the mine expansion could more than double the project’s post-tax NPV while bringing additional production online sooner and with similar forecast operating costs and capital intensity. We’ll now examine how the improved NAL expansion...

Earlier this month, Steadfast Group Limited (ASX:SDF) launched an unmarketable share buyback, offering to repurchase 51,621 small holdings for A$0.21 million at A$4.11 per share, with repurchased shares to be cancelled to cut administrative and registry costs. This tidy-up of very small shareholdings follows Steadfast’s recent half-year revenue and profit uplift and interim dividend increase, underscoring management’s focus on capital efficiency and shareholder returns. We’ll now examine how...

In recent months, Sims Limited reported a sharp uplift in underlying profitability, with fiscal 2025 Underlying EBIT rising to about A$175 million and new guidance flagging FY26 Underlying EBIT in the A$350 million to A$400 million range, helped by stronger North American operations and portfolio changes such as the sale of its UK metals business. A key development is the growing contribution from Sims Lifecycle Services, which is benefiting from elevated DDR4 secondary-market pricing and...

Catapult Sports reported full-year 2026 results to 31 March showing sales of US$140.72 million, up from US$116.53 million, alongside a wider net loss of US$23.96 million and basic loss per share of US$0.089 from continuing operations. Despite the larger loss, the company highlighted record revenue, strong SaaS expansion and efficiency gains that lifted management EBITDA by 67% and reinforced its role as a leading provider of performance technology to professional sports. Now we’ll examine...

Artificial intelligence in healthcare sits at the crossroads of two powerful forces: rapid advances in data driven medicine and a global focus on making care more efficient and affordable. While bond yields, inflation expectations and energy prices keep shifting the macro backdrop, AI healthcare stocks are tied to long term trends like earlier diagnosis, tailored treatments and faster drug discovery rather than short term sentiment swings. This article highlights three stocks from the...

Weebit Nano (ASX:WBT) has drawn fresh attention after two customers completed tape outs of chips using its ReRAM technology, alongside a A$102 million capital raise that supports its push toward broader commercialization. See our latest analysis for Weebit Nano. Recent milestones appear to have shifted sentiment quickly, with a 1 month share price return of 77.43% and year to date share price return of 51.35%. The 1 year total shareholder return of over 3x suggests strong longer term momentum...

ARB (ASX:ARB) moved back into focus after Toyota formally launched the Land Cruiser FJ in Japan with ARB accessories, alongside improving sentiment toward automotive stocks following the recent sector driven share price move. See our latest analysis for ARB. Despite the Toyota news and recent sector interest, ARB’s share price has fallen around 43% year to date and the 1 year total shareholder return is down about 39%, suggesting recent momentum is improving from a weak base but is not yet...

JPMorgan upgrade and Q3 sales put Woolworths in focus Woolworths Group (ASX:WOW) is back on investor radars after JPMorgan upgraded the stock to “Overweight”, citing third quarter FY26 sales growth of 4.5% and solid Australian Food and eCommerce performance. The broker also highlighted management’s ongoing cost discipline as a key support for Woolworths’ operating profile during a period of inflationary and geopolitical pressures, providing investors with additional information to reassess...

Interest in Tuas (ASX:TUA) has spiked after Singapore’s regulator suspended its review of the planned M1 Limited acquisition, following allegations that the SIMBA business may have used unauthorized radio frequency spectrum. See our latest analysis for Tuas. The regulatory suspension has triggered a sharp reset in sentiment, with Tuas posting a 7 day share price return of down 62.13% and a year to date share price return of down 67.37%. Despite this, the 5 year total shareholder return of...

The recent price decline of 11% in De.mem Limited's ( ASX:DEM ) stock may have disappointed insiders who bought...

Skinkandy (ASX:SK1) has released its H1 2026 results with revenue of A$45.4 million and net income of A$4.9 million, translating to basic EPS of A$0.36, while trailing twelve month revenue sits at A$80.9 million with net income of A$8.1 million and EPS of A$0.60. The company reported revenue of A$51.7 million in the twelve months to H2 2024 and A$71.8 million in the twelve months to H2 2025, alongside EPS increasing from A$0.34 to A$0.60 over that period, which provides context for the latest...

We feel now is a pretty good time to analyse Image Resources NL's ( ASX:IMA ) business as it appears the company may be...

We feel now is a pretty good time to analyse NuEnergy Gas Limited's ( ASX:NGY ) business as it appears the company may...

It's been a good week for James Hardie Industries plc ( ASX:JHX ) shareholders, because the company has just released...

Australian Agricultural (ASX:AAC) has put up a clean set of numbers for FY 2026 so far, with first half revenue of A$232.9 million and basic EPS of A$0.14, supported by net income of A$82.2 million. The trailing twelve months show revenue of A$422.1 million and EPS of A$0.18. Over the past three reported halves, the company has seen revenue move from A$195.6 million and EPS of A$0.04 in 1H FY 2025 to A$192.3 million with a loss of A$0.04 per share in 2H FY 2025, before landing at the current...

Pressure on Bank of Queensland (ASX:BOQ) has intensified as margin compression from strong mortgage competition and higher wholesale funding costs coincides with digital transformation risks and a recent technical breakdown in the stock price. See our latest analysis for Bank of Queensland. At a recent share price of A$6.35, Bank of Queensland’s short term share price return has been weak, with the 90 day move down 10.06% and the 1 year total shareholder return down 12.73%. The 3 year total...

In recent months, Domino's Pizza Enterprises reported that franchise partner profitability improved, with EBITDA reaching its highest level in three years as management shifted away from heavy discounting, while also prioritizing debt reduction and balance sheet strength. This focus on healthier franchise economics, even at the cost of some short-term sales moderation, highlights a deliberate pivot toward longer-term financial resilience and operational discipline. We’ll now examine how the...

Toyota has already launched the Land Cruiser FJ in Japan with optional ARB accessories such as roof racks, skid plates, and rock rails, and regulatory approval indicates a similar ARB-equipped model could arrive in the Philippines. This deepening integration of ARB products into Toyota’s factory-backed off-road lineup highlights ARB’s growing role as an OEM-aligned accessories supplier. We’ll now examine how ARB’s expanded Toyota collaboration, particularly on the Land Cruiser FJ platform,...

APA Group (ASX:APA) has moved back into focus after awarding Worley a three year exclusive engineering services framework agreement, focused on expanding gas transmission and storage capacity across APA’s Australian network through the use of digital tools and standardized designs. See our latest analysis for APA Group. At a latest share price of A$10.33, APA Group has eased slightly over the past week but still shows building momentum, with a 30 day share price return of 4.24% and 90 day...