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Granite Construction (GVA) just picked up a roughly $24 million contract to overhaul the Perris South Metrolink Station in Riverside County, giving investors another concrete data point on its California transportation pipeline. See our latest analysis for Granite Construction. That new Perris South contract slots neatly into a strong year for Granite, with a roughly 31 percent year to date share price return and a powerful five year total shareholder return above 350 percent. This suggests...

Earlier this month, Wells Fargo downgraded Capri Holdings from Overweight to Equal Weight, saying the company now faces a more balanced mix of opportunities and risks as earlier positives have largely run their course. At the same time, Capri’s agreement to sell its Versace brand to Prada and recent insider share sales highlight how management and outside analysts are reassessing the group’s future shape and potential. Next, we’ll examine how Wells Fargo’s downgrade and its comments on fewer...

In recent months, Dollar Tree has attracted fresh attention as management doubles down on improving existing stores, updating assortments, and accelerating buybacks, even as sales have fallen at an annual rate over the past three years and store counts have stayed flat. At the same time, analysts and commentators are starting to frame Dollar Tree as a potential comeback story, highlighting renewed confidence in its turnaround efforts despite a history of mediocre returns on invested capital...

Brixmor Property Group (BRX) has been drifting lower this year, even though its shopping center portfolio keeps generating steady revenue growth. That disconnect between fundamentals and share performance is what makes the stock interesting now. See our latest analysis for Brixmor Property Group. At around $25.77, Brixmor’s share price has eased back over the year, yet its five year total shareholder return of roughly 98 percent shows long term investors have still been well rewarded. This...

Vicor (VICR) just caught investors attention after Roth Capital initiated coverage with a fresh buy rating, helping push the stock higher on the back of already strong recent earnings momentum. See our latest analysis for Vicor. That fresh buy call comes after a powerful run, with a 1 month share price return of about 23 percent and a roughly 97 percent 3 month share price return. The 1 year total shareholder return above 110 percent indicates that momentum has been building rather than...

SFL Corporation has recently sold two 2015-built Suezmax tankers to Koch Industries for about US$57,000,000 each, expecting an aggregate book gain of roughly US$23,000,000 while also ending charters on two 2020-built Suezmax vessels. The company plans to channel part of the US$114,000,000 proceeds into younger, more fuel-efficient ships, underscoring its active fleet renewal and capital recycling approach in the current charter market. We’ll now examine how reinvesting tanker-sale proceeds...

BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN) has quietly staged a double digit rebound over the past month, even though the longer term chart still shows steep drawdowns that left many growth investors underwater. See our latest analysis for BioMarin Pharmaceutical. At a share price of $61.15, BioMarin’s sharp 1 day and 1 month share price returns contrast with a still negative year to date move and a three year total shareholder return that remains deeply underwater. This suggests sentiment is improving,...

Earlier this month, Mercury Systems participated in the AOC International Symposium and Convention 2025 in Maryland, where senior leaders Ken Hermanny and William Conley showcased the company’s signal technologies and defense-focused processing solutions. At the same time, strong earnings that outpaced analyst expectations and commentary highlighting benefits from a US$1.40 billion order backlog have refocused attention on Mercury’s role as a key supplier to the defense sector. Now, we’ll...

Cogent Biosciences (COGT) just delivered another important clinical update, with positive APEX Part 2 results in advanced systemic mastocytosis and full SUMMIT data in nonadvanced disease, reinforcing bezuclastinib as its core value driver. See our latest analysis for Cogent Biosciences. Those back to back APEX and SUMMIT wins help explain why Cogent’s 90 day share price return is 230.41% and its 1 year total shareholder return sits at 404.46%, suggesting bullish momentum rather than a one...

KKR recently released its “High Grading” 2026 Global Macro Outlook and announced fresh capital commitments, including a US$1 billion expansion of its clean energy co-investment platform with HASI and a US$220 million growth investment in quantitative analytics firm Premialab. Taken together with ongoing portfolio moves in infrastructure, renewables and education, these steps underline how KKR is leaning into long-term thematic opportunities across sustainable infrastructure and data-driven...

Goldman Sachs recently initiated coverage of MBX Biosciences with a Sell rating, citing concerns about the company’s ability to validate its platform beyond lead candidate canvuparatide and the potential differentiation of upcoming post-bariatric hypoglycemia data expected in 2026. At the same time, MBX Biosciences is moving its endocrine and metabolic pipeline toward later-stage development, including Phase 3 planning for canvuparatide and increased visibility through events such as the...

Earlier this month, Owlet, Inc. announced a new DME partnership with 1 Natural Way, allowing families across the U.S. to access its FDA-cleared BabySat pulse oximeter through insurance-supported channels, including commercial plans, many state Medicaid networks, and TRICARE. This expansion into reimbursed home monitoring for higher-risk infants underlines Owlet’s push further into clinically integrated, insurance-backed distribution rather than relying solely on direct-to-consumer...

Tenet Healthcare (THC) has moved into the spotlight after a mix of steady earnings beats, valuation appeal, and headline risk from policy debates and a Cigna contract dispute put its outlook under closer investor scrutiny. See our latest analysis for Tenet Healthcare. Even with noise from the Cigna standoff and policy headlines around Affordable Care Act subsidies, Tenet’s share price has quietly climbed, with a strong year to date share price return and powerful multi year total shareholder...

Valaris Limited recently announced it has secured a multi-year contract with Shell for the drillship VALARIS DS-8 offshore Brazil, starting in the first quarter of 2027, with an estimated 800-day duration and total value of approximately US$300,000,000. This long-term, high-value contract enhances Valaris's future revenue visibility and reinforces demand for its high-specification deepwater drilling capabilities in Brazil. We’ll now examine how this multi-year, US$300,000,000 Shell contract...

Ralph Lauren (RL) just delivered a stronger than expected Q2 2026 and raised its full year outlook, a combination that has investors revisiting the stock’s appeal after an already strong run. See our latest analysis for Ralph Lauren. The upbeat quarter, higher guidance, and ongoing dividend affirmations are landing on top of a powerful backdrop. A roughly mid teens 3 month share price return and a near 300 percent 5 year total shareholder return are signaling sustained momentum rather than a...

Williams-Sonoma (WSM) just gave income-focused investors something to smile about, with its board affirming a quarterly cash dividend of $0.66 per share, a move that underscores management’s confidence in its future earnings power. See our latest analysis for Williams-Sonoma. The dividend news comes after a solid run, with a roughly 9 percent 1 month share price return and a powerful 3 year total shareholder return of about 236 percent, suggesting momentum is still broadly intact. If that...

Earlier this month, Sable Offshore Corp. closed a US$254.55 million shelf registration for 45,454,546 common shares, shortly after U.S. regulators confirmed that its Las Flores pipeline system connecting the Santa Ynez Unit to the Pentland Station terminal is an active interstate facility under exclusive federal oversight. This shift of regulatory authority from California to federal agencies marks a material change in Sable Offshore’s operating landscape, potentially easing long-running...

Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. recently presented new clinical data from its ongoing Phase 1a/1b NX-5948-301 trial of bexobrutideg (NX-5948) in relapsed or refractory B-cell malignancies at the 67th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, including safety and efficacy findings across multiple dose levels and patient cohorts. The data underpin selection of a 600 mg dose as the recommended Phase 2 level and support Nurix’s pivotal DAYBreak development program under FDA initiatives Project...

Curtiss-Wright recently attracted generally favorable analyst attention, including an upgrade to Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting increased confidence in its earnings outlook and business quality. This follows two years of revenue growth outpacing its sector and a 16.5% operating margin, highlighting a business model that has scaled efficiently and profitably. We’ll now explore how this improved analyst sentiment, anchored in earnings expectations, could shape Curtiss-Wright’s existing...

Wondering if Newmont is still a smart buy after its big run, or if the value has already been mined out of the stock? You are in the right place to unpack what the current price really implies. Newmont has surged recently, climbing about 3.2% over the last week, 15.7% over the last month, and 164.0% year to date, with a 169.1% gain over the past year that has completely changed how many investors see its risk and reward profile. Those moves have come alongside renewed interest in gold and...

BlackRock (BLK) has quietly outperformed the broader market over the past month, and that move looks more interesting once you line it up against the stock’s mixed near term and past 3 months returns. See our latest analysis for BlackRock. Zooming out, BlackRock’s 4.2 percent year to date share price return and mid single digit 1 year total shareholder return suggest solid but not explosive momentum after a weaker 3 month patch, with long term holders still well ahead. If BlackRock’s steady...

In the recent past, YETI Holdings reported a third quarter in which revenue and EBITDA came in ahead of analyst expectations, with management crediting product innovation, brand strength, and expanding international reach for the performance. This combination of stronger-than-expected results and confident growth commentary suggests that YETI’s long-term expansion efforts may be gaining meaningful operational traction. Now we’ll examine how YETI’s better-than-expected quarterly performance...

PDD Holdings (PDD) is back in the spotlight after a clash between its executives and Shanghai regulators escalated into physical altercations, police involvement, and mass firings, putting regulatory risk squarely on investors’ radar. See our latest analysis for PDD Holdings. That regulatory showdown has clearly rattled confidence in the near term, with a 30 day share price return of minus 7.21 percent and a 90 day slide of 15.42 percent. Even so, the year to date share price return remains...

Earlier this week, Sardine announced a partnership with Helix by Q2, integrating real-time fraud monitoring and compliance tools into Q2’s cloud-native embedded finance platform for sponsor banks and fintech clients. This tie-up strengthens Q2’s risk-management offering, potentially making its digital banking and embedded finance stack more attractive to regulated institutions seeking end-to-end fraud and compliance capabilities. We’ll now explore how this enhanced fraud and compliance...