PSE:NIKL
PSE:NIKLMetals and Mining

Asian Penny Stocks To Watch In December 2025

As global markets react to potential interest rate changes, Asia's economic landscape is also seeing shifts, with manufacturing activity contracting and services expanding. In such a dynamic market, investors often look beyond established giants to explore opportunities in smaller or newer companies. Penny stocks, despite their somewhat outdated label, continue to attract attention for their potential value and growth prospects. By focusing on those with robust financials and clear growth...
SZSE:002164
SZSE:002164Machinery

Exploring Three Undiscovered Gems In Asia For Savvy Investors

As global markets navigate a landscape marked by cautious optimism and economic recalibrations, the Asian market presents intriguing opportunities for investors. With small-cap stocks gaining traction amid hopes for interest rate cuts and evolving economic indicators, identifying promising companies requires a keen eye on growth potential and resilience in the face of shifting macroeconomic conditions.
SEHK:2488
SEHK:2488Auto Components

Asian Dividend Stocks To Enhance Your Portfolio

As Asian markets navigate a landscape marked by economic slowdowns and cautious consumer behavior, investors are increasingly looking towards stable income-generating opportunities to bolster their portfolios. In this context, dividend stocks stand out as attractive options, offering potential for steady returns amidst the broader market fluctuations.
NasdaqGS:WTFC
NasdaqGS:WTFCBanks

Wintrust Financial (WTFC): Assessing Valuation After Recent Outperformance in Regional Bank Stocks

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) has quietly outperformed many regional peers this month, with the stock gaining about 5% as investors lean into its steady loan growth and improving profitability trends. See our latest analysis for Wintrust Financial. That latest move builds on a solid year to date, with a roughly 11% year to date share price return and a powerful 3 year total shareholder return of about 74%, suggesting momentum is still very much intact as investors reassess regional bank risk. If...
NasdaqGS:FIVE
NasdaqGS:FIVESpecialty Retail

Five Below (FIVE): Reassessing Valuation After Strong Q3 Beat and Upgraded Full-Year Guidance

Five Below (FIVE) just delivered a quarter that checked two big investor boxes at once: upside earnings and a guidance hike. Sales ran ahead of forecasts, and management responded by lifting full year expectations. See our latest analysis for Five Below. The market has been quick to reward that execution, with a roughly 22% 3 month share price return and a 76% year to date share price return at the latest close of $174.62. However, the 3 year total shareholder return is still slightly...
NasdaqGS:IDYA
NasdaqGS:IDYABiotechs

Is GSK’s Exit and IDE034’s FDA Green Light Reframing the Investment Case For IDEAYA Biosciences (IDYA)?

In early December 2025, GSK notified IDEAYA Biosciences that it will terminate their 2020 collaboration, returning the Werner Helicase (IDE275) and Pol Theta (IDE705) programs, while IDEAYA also secured FDA clearance to begin a Phase 1 trial of its bispecific B7H3/PTK7 ADC IDE034 for multiple solid tumors in 2026. This combination of a major partnership unwind and the advancement of a potentially first-in-class oncology asset highlights IDEAYA’s increasing control over its pipeline and its...
NasdaqGS:FANG
NasdaqGS:FANGOil and Gas

Assessing Diamondback Energy (FANG) Valuation After Morgan Stanley’s Endorsement and New Capital Return Moves

Morgan Stanley is doubling down on its positive view of Diamondback Energy (FANG), pointing to its low cost Permian wells, rising free cash flow, and a capital plan that leans heavily toward shareholder payouts. See our latest analysis for Diamondback Energy. That backdrop helps explain why, even with the latest share price at $157.52, Diamondback’s 30 day share price return of 9.66% and 90 day gain of 15.58% suggest momentum is rebuilding. At the same time, a 5 year total shareholder return...
NasdaqGS:SONO
NasdaqGS:SONOConsumer Durables

Sonos (SONO) Valuation Check After Mixed Q4 Earnings and Upbeat 2026 Growth Outlook

Sonos (SONO) just delivered one of those mixed earnings updates that still manages to move a stock higher, with a headline loss but revenue near the top of guidance and upbeat forward commentary. See our latest analysis for Sonos. The earnings update appears to have reset expectations in a positive way, with the roughly 27% 3 month share price return and stronger year to date share price performance suggesting momentum is building again despite a still modest 3 year total shareholder...
NYSE:TJX
NYSE:TJXSpecialty Retail

What TJX Companies (TJX)'s Upgraded Outlook and Global Expansion Plans Mean For Shareholders

In early December 2025, TJX Companies reported strong third-quarter fiscal 2026 results, raised its full-year guidance, detailed progress on a US$669.74 million share repurchase completed between February and November, and highlighted expansion plans including 2,000 additional stores and entry into Spain from 2026. TJ Maxx also recently ran its first Maxxinista Express holiday bus tour across Los Angeles, Dallas, and Miami, underscoring how TJX is leaning into its highly engaged off-price...
ASX:ASL
ASX:ASLMetals and Mining

Is Andean Silver’s (ASX:ASL) Trading Halt the Start of a New Capital Strategy Chapter?

Andean Silver Limited recently requested a trading halt as it prepares to update the market on a capital raising to fund its exploration and development activities. This move, alongside recent investor conference presentations by Independent Non-Executive Chairman David Clifford Southam in Sydney and Melbourne, highlights the company’s current focus on securing growth capital. We’ll now examine how the pending capital raising update shapes Andean Silver’s investment narrative and potential...
TSE:6954
TSE:6954Machinery

Fanuc (TSE:6954) Valuation After Nvidia AI Robotics Partnership and Recent Share Price Surge

Fanuc (TSE:6954) just surged after unveiling a collaboration with Nvidia to build industrial robots that blend AI with physical hardware, placing the company squarely in the middle of the physical AI narrative. See our latest analysis for Fanuc. That surge fits into a broader upswing, with a 7 day share price return of 17.25 percent and a 90 day gain of 41.82 percent. The 1 year total shareholder return of 50.93 percent shows momentum has been building rather than fading. If this physical AI...