NasdaqGS:SWKS
NasdaqGS:SWKSSemiconductor

Assessing Skyworks Solutions After a 52% Five Year Slide and DCF Valuation Gap

Wondering whether Skyworks Solutions is a bargain or a value trap at today’s price? You are not alone, and this article will walk through the numbers in plain English. Despite a modest 3.3% gain over the last 30 days, the stock is still down 26.9% year to date and 52.0% over 5 years. That suggests sentiment has been bruised even as short term traders test the waters again. Recent headlines have focused on shifting demand expectations in the smartphone and broader connectivity markets, as...
NasdaqGS:IONS
NasdaqGS:IONSBiotechs

Will FDA Approval of Tryngolza and Analyst Support Change Ionis Pharmaceuticals' (IONS) Narrative?

In recent months, Ionis Pharmaceuticals secured FDA approval for Tryngolza, its first independently launched RNA-targeted therapy for familial chylomicronemia syndrome, while multiple research firms reiterated positive views on the company’s prospects. This combination of regulatory success and renewed analyst confidence highlights Ionis’s evolution from a primarily R&D-focused biotech toward a more fully fledged commercial organization. Now, we’ll explore how Ionis’s first independent...
NYSE:SXT
NYSE:SXTChemicals

Sensient Technologies (SXT) Valuation Check After Earnings Beat, Dividend Declaration and Rising Insider Buying

Sensient Technologies (SXT) just delivered an earnings beat with revenue up about 5% year over year, and that solid print, plus a fresh dividend and insider buying, is nudging sentiment steadily higher. See our latest analysis for Sensient Technologies. The latest results seem to be stabilising sentiment after a choppy stretch, with the share price up a solid 38.35% year to date and a 34.30% total shareholder return over the past year. This suggests momentum is rebuilding as investors...
NasdaqGS:GIII
NasdaqGS:GIIILuxury

How Dividend Debut And Buyback Shift At G-III Apparel Group (GIII) Has Changed Its Investment Story

G-III Apparel Group recently reported past third-quarter results showing lower sales and earnings year on year, raised its full-year profit guidance, recorded US$1.61 million of asset impairments, completed a long-running share buyback totaling 10.51 million shares for US$246.52 million, and announced its first US$0.10 per-share quarterly dividend payable on December 29, 2025. Together, the new dividend program and completed repurchase reshape how the company allocates cash between growth,...
NYSE:NEM
NYSE:NEMMetals and Mining

How Newmont’s Fuerte Stake Sale and Portfolio Shift At Newmont (NEM) Has Changed Its Investment Story

Earlier in December, Newmont Corporation agreed to sell 6,773,641 common shares of Fuerte Metals through its Goldcorp Canada ULC subsidiary, trimming its stake to about 19.5% as part of ongoing portfolio management and capital discipline. This move, alongside strong institutional inflows and broad-based gold demand, underscores how Newmont is actively reshaping its asset base while benefiting from renewed interest in precious metals producers. Against this backdrop of portfolio reshaping via...
NYSE:INSW
NYSE:INSWOil and Gas

New Universal Shelf Registration Might Change The Case For Investing In International Seaways (INSW)

On 19 December 2025, International Seaways, Inc. filed a universal shelf registration that covers common and preferred stock, debt securities, warrants, and units, giving it pre-cleared flexibility to issue a broad mix of securities as needed. This broad-based shelf registration signals that International Seaways is preparing tools for potential future capital raising or corporate moves that could influence how it funds fleet investment and balance sheet priorities. Next, we’ll examine how...
NasdaqCM:CAPR
NasdaqCM:CAPRBiotechs

Assessing Capricor Therapeutics (CAPR) Valuation After Positive HOPE-3 Data and Nippon Shinyaku Commercialization Deal

Capricor Therapeutics (CAPR) is back in focus after positive topline data from its Phase 3 HOPE-3 trial of Deramiocel for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, along with a new commercialization deal with Nippon Shinyaku. See our latest analysis for Capricor Therapeutics. The upbeat HOPE-3 data and the Nippon Shinyaku deal help explain why Capricor’s share price has surged to $27.81, with a roughly four week share price return near 380 percent and a one year total shareholder return above 110 percent...
NYSE:CARR
NYSE:CARRBuilding

HVAC Margin Squeeze And Slowing Earnings Might Change The Case For Investing In Carrier (CARR)

Carrier Global has recently come under pressure as the HVAC industry experiences revenue contraction and margin compression, leaving the company with operating margins around 9.55% and muted earnings growth after several years of expansion. This squeeze on profitability has sharpened investor focus on whether Carrier’s margin pressures are short-term cyclical forces or signs of deeper structural challenges in its business mix. We’ll now examine how industry-wide revenue contraction and...
NYSE:BC
NYSE:BCLeisure

Brunswick (BC) Valuation Check After 18% Three-Month Share Price Rally

Brunswick (BC) has quietly rewarded shareholders, with the stock up about 18% over the past year and more than 21% in the past 3 months. This has prompted a closer look at what is driving sentiment. See our latest analysis for Brunswick. With the share price now at $75.76 and a 30 day share price return close to 18%, the recent rally caps a year of positive total shareholder returns. This suggests momentum is building as investors reassess Brunswick’s growth and risk profile. If this kind of...
NYSE:SPOT
NYSE:SPOTEntertainment

Spotify (NYSE:SPOT) Valuation Check as Leadership Transition and Pricing Strategy Drive the Next Growth Phase

Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT) is heading into a pivotal leadership handoff as founder Daniel Ek prepares to step aside and long time executives Alex Norström and Gustav Söderström move into co CEO roles in January 2026. See our latest analysis for Spotify Technology. The leadership reshuffle and recent price hikes come as investors weigh short term volatility against Spotify’s strong execution, with a 27.17% year to date share price return and a three year total shareholder return of 649.24%...
NasdaqGM:SEPN
NasdaqGM:SEPNPharmaceuticals

Septerna (SEPN): Valuation Check After Raymond James Buy Rating and S&P Pharma Index Inclusion

Septerna (SEPN) just picked up a visibility boost, landing in the S&P Pharmaceuticals Select Industry Index after a fresh buy rating helped put it on more investors’ radar this month. See our latest analysis for Septerna. The index inclusion and upbeat coverage seem to be feeding into clear positive momentum, with a roughly 84 percent 90-day share price return and the stock now trading at about $29.58, while the 1-year total shareholder return sits nearer 9 percent. If Septerna has caught...
NYSE:CCL
NYSE:CCLHospitality

Carnival (CCL) Valuation Check After Record 2025 Results and Dividend Reinstatement

Carnival Corporation & (CCL) is back on investors radar after reporting record 2025 results and bringing back its quarterly dividend for the first time since 2020, which signals a stronger balance sheet and a clearer growth path. See our latest analysis for Carnival Corporation &. The results and dividend news helped push Carnival’s share price to around $31.12, with a 1 month share price return of about 17 percent and a three year total shareholder return approaching 300 percent. This...
NYSE:AU
NYSE:AUMetals and Mining

Is Stronger Output and Van Eck’s Stake Buildup Altering The Investment Case For AngloGold Ashanti (AU)?

In mid-December 2025, AngloGold Ashanti reported stronger gold production alongside higher gold prices, while also disclosing modest executive share transactions and a slightly increased stake from institutional investor Van Eck Associates. Together, these developments highlight how operational momentum, portfolio investment by a specialist fund, and routine insider selling around tax obligations are shaping perceptions of AngloGold Ashanti’s quality and governance. We’ll now examine how...
NYSE:FND
NYSE:FNDSpecialty Retail

Floor & Decor’s Exit From S&P Homebuilders Index Might Change The Case For Investing In FND

In December 2025, Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. was removed from the S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index, altering its inclusion in a benchmark followed by many housing-related investors. This index removal may prompt reallocations by funds that track or reference the index, potentially changing who owns the stock and how it trades. We’ll now explore how Floor & Decor’s exit from the S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index could influence its investment narrative and risk profile. This...
NasdaqGM:WRD
NasdaqGM:WRDAuto Components

WeRide (WRD) Is Up 5.7% After Launching Dubai Robotaxis Through Uber With RTA Backing

WeRide and Uber, in partnership with Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority, launched public Robotaxi passenger rides in December 2025 via the Uber app across Dubai’s Umm Suqeim and Jumeirah districts, with Awasul operating the fleet and a vehicle specialist currently on board each trip. This deployment not only supports Dubai’s aim for 25% autonomous journeys by 2030 but also extends WeRide’s Middle East autonomous vehicle footprint to nearly 150 vehicles, including over 100 Robotaxis,...
NYSE:TDS
NYSE:TDSWireless Telecom

TDS Credit Recast and Added Debt Capacity Could Be A Game Changer For Telephone and Data Systems (TDS)

On December 8, 2025, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. entered into a fourth amendment of its credit agreement, extending the maturity date, removing certain Term SOFR credit spread adjustments, revising its leverage ratio cash netting limit, and adding US$300 million of secured and unsecured debt capacity across TDS and its subsidiaries. This refinancing package meaningfully increases financial flexibility at a time when TDS is reshaping its business around fiber, towers, and spectrum...
NasdaqCM:PGY
NasdaqCM:PGYSoftware

Is Pagaya’s New Achieve AI-Underwriting Deal Reshaping The Investment Case For Pagaya Technologies (PGY)?

In December 2025, Achieve announced a partnership with Pagaya Technologies to integrate Pagaya’s AI-powered underwriting and data network into Achieve’s personal loan platform, while Pagaya also closed PAID 2025-8, a US$500 million asset-backed securitization backed by consumer loans from its network. The Achieve collaboration adds another fintech to Pagaya’s partner roster and highlights growing adoption of its AI underwriting as a core infrastructure layer. We’ll now look at how this new...
NYSE:CBL
NYSE:CBLRetail REITs

CBL & Associates Properties (CBL): Valuation Check After New Buyback Plan and $158 Million Refinancing Move

CBL & Associates Properties (CBL) just paired a fresh 25 million stock repurchase program with nearly 158 million in new financing, including cheaper debt used to retire existing loans, sharpening its balance sheet. See our latest analysis for CBL & Associates Properties. That backdrop helps explain why, even after a 1 day share price pullback of 2.91 percent to 37.09 dollars, CBL’s 30 day share price return of 12.19 percent and 1 year total shareholder return of 36.8 percent point to...
NYSE:BHE
NYSE:BHEElectronic

Benchmark Electronics (BHE) Valuation Check After Leadership Shake-Up and New Commercial Chief

Benchmark Electronics (BHE) just reshuffled its top ranks, promoting David Moezidis to President and bringing in industry veteran David L. Cummings as Chief Commercial Officer. This leadership shift is one investors will be watching closely. See our latest analysis for Benchmark Electronics. The leadership shake up comes after a choppy spell for the stock, with a 30 day share price return of 4.36 percent but a slightly negative year to date move. At the same time, a 3 year total shareholder...
NasdaqGS:MKTX
NasdaqGS:MKTXCapital Markets

Assessing MarketAxess (MKTX) Valuation After Announcing a New $400 Million Share Buyback Plan

MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX) just rolled out a fresh share repurchase plan, with Board approval to buy back up to $400 million of stock. This move often signals management confidence and supports shareholder returns. See our latest analysis for MarketAxess Holdings. The buyback comes after a choppy stretch, with a 10.55% one-month share price return offering a brief rebound against a year-to-date share price decline and deeply negative multi-year total shareholder returns. This suggests that...
NYSE:W
NYSE:WSpecialty Retail

Did Wayfair’s Inclusion in S&P Homebuilders Index Just Shift Its (W) Investment Narrative?

On 13 December 2025, S&P Dow Jones Indices added Wayfair Inc. (NYSE: W) to the S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index, recognizing the online retailer’s role within the broader housing-related ecosystem. This index inclusion can draw new attention from index-tracking funds and sector-focused investors, potentially increasing liquidity and broadening Wayfair’s institutional shareholder base. We’ll now examine how Wayfair’s addition to the S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index may influence...
NYSE:SEE
NYSE:SEEPackaging

Revisiting Sealed Air’s (SEE) Valuation After Its Recent 90-Day Share Price Rebound

Sealed Air (SEE) has been quietly grinding higher this year, and the stock’s recent pullback from its past 3 months rally is giving investors a fresh chance to reassess the packaging specialist. See our latest analysis for Sealed Air. The latest dip leaves Sealed Air’s share price at about $41.30, with a strong 90 day share price return of just over 23 percent, which suggests momentum is still broadly positive despite a weaker three year total shareholder return. If Sealed Air’s rebound has...
NYSE:KMX
NYSE:KMXSpecialty Retail

CarMax (KMX): Rethinking Valuation After Mixed Earnings, Margin Cuts, and Leadership Changes

CarMax (KMX) just delivered another mixed quarter, beating Wall Street on the headline numbers while still posting lower sales and profit, and that tension is exactly what has investors rethinking the stock. See our latest analysis for CarMax. The stock tells that story pretty clearly, with a 30 day share price return of almost 9 percent fading into a roughly 53 percent year to date share price slide and a similar 12 month total shareholder return. Investors are weighing margin cuts,...
NasdaqGS:PTC
NasdaqGS:PTCSoftware

PTC (PTC) Valuation Check as Lamborghini Partnership Showcases AI‑Driven Product Lifecycle Leadership

PTC (PTC) is back in the spotlight after highlighting its Intelligent Product Lifecycle work with Automobili Lamborghini, a showcase partnership that puts PTC’s AI driven engineering stack on center stage ahead of CES 2026. See our latest analysis for PTC. Those Lamborghini and HOLON wins cap a busy stretch of product and client updates. Despite a softer 90 day share price return of 12.67 percent and slightly negative one year total shareholder return, PTC’s three year total shareholder...