U.S. Basic Materials Stock News

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) just delivered a standout quarter powered by AI infrastructure demand, and options markets quickly responded, with bullish call activity and Power Inflow signals hinting at shifting expectations for the stock. See our latest analysis for Lumentum Holdings. That excitement is showing up clearly in the tape, with a roughly 42% 1 month share price return and a powerful 256.97% 1 year total shareholder return, signaling momentum that traders are now trying to front run...

Neogen recently moved to simplify its portfolio and accelerate deleveraging by divesting lower-quality businesses tied to its 2022 merger with 3M’s Food Safety division, while working through the final stages of integration. This shift, driven by new leadership and a tighter focus on higher-growth areas such as bovine-related products, highlights a push to improve operational efficiency and concentrate resources on the company’s strongest food and animal safety franchises. We’ll now examine...

On 2 December 2025, Azenta, Inc. disclosed that it would miss the SEC deadline for filing its next Form 10-K annual report, signaling a delay in its formal financial disclosures. This kind of filing delay can heighten investor scrutiny of the company’s financial reporting processes, internal controls, and overall transparency at a sensitive time for life sciences businesses. We’ll now explore how Azenta’s delayed 10-K filing may affect the previously outlined investment narrative,...

Roku (ROKU) slipped after Cathie Wood's ARK Invest trimmed its position for a second straight day, extending a string of high profile stock sales that now includes earlier disposals by Roku's CEO. See our latest analysis for Roku. Even with ARK trimming its stake and a recent software glitch weighing on sentiment, Roku’s share price still shows a solid year to date rebound. It has a 34.4% year to date share price return and a 3 year total shareholder return of 93.5%, suggesting longer term...

Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM) rose about 4% after Wall Street largely lined up on the bullish side, with a clear majority of analysts signaling confidence in the chip designer’s longer term growth story. See our latest analysis for Allegro MicroSystems. The latest uptick builds on a solid year to date, with a roughly 28% year to date share price return and a 1 year total shareholder return near 38% pointing to strengthening momentum as confidence in Allegro’s growth story improves. If this kind...

In early December 2025, Science Applications International Corporation reported Q3 results with revenue of US$1.87 billion and net income of US$78 million, raised its full-year 2026 revenue guidance, completed a US$407.16 million buyback covering 7.83% of shares, and declared a quarterly dividend of US$0.37 per share payable in January 2026. Amid softer year-on-year sales, SAIC’s improved earnings guidance, meaningful share repurchases, growing defense contract wins, and commitment to...

Campbell's (CPB) has been a frustrating hold lately, with the stock drifting lower despite steady revenue and improving profits. That disconnect between lukewarm share performance and underlying results is what makes the setup interesting. See our latest analysis for Campbell's. The share price has slipped to about $29.60, and that weak 90 day share price return of around negative 13 percent and three year total shareholder return near negative 41 percent suggest momentum is still fading...

Paycom Software (PAYC) has been under pressure lately, with shares down around 10% over the past month and roughly 26% in the past 3 months, prompting fresh questions about its valuation. See our latest analysis for Paycom Software. Zooming out, the stock’s recent slide sits on top of a much tougher backdrop, with a negative 1 year total shareholder return and a steep 3 year total shareholder return decline suggesting momentum has been fading despite ongoing revenue and profit growth. If...

Donnelley Financial Solutions recently reported weakening gross and net retention, with its flagship ActiveDisclosure software showing slower annual recurring revenue growth amid intensifying competition. The fading benefit from earlier regulatory tailwinds and rising pressure from rivals such as Workiva raise fresh questions about DFIN’s ability to shift more of its business to higher-margin software. Next, we’ll consider how deteriorating retention for ActiveDisclosure may alter Donnelley...

If you are wondering whether Steel Dynamics is still worth buying after its big run, or if the easy money has already been made, you are in the right place to unpack what the market is really pricing in. The stock has cooled slightly over the last 7 days with a -1.6% move, but it is still up 7.2% over the last month, 47.6% year to date, 22.6% over 1 year, 59.4% over 3 years, and 359.0% over 5 years. Recent momentum in Steel Dynamics has been shaped by ongoing optimism around US...

Workiva (WK) has quietly put up double digit gains over the past month, even as its year to date return is still in the red. That mix of recent strength and longer term lag sets up an interesting entry point. See our latest analysis for Workiva. With the share price now around $92 and a strong 30 day share price return offsetting a weaker year to date performance, the recent 90 day upswing suggests momentum is quietly rebuilding as investors re rate Workiva's growth story and risk profile. If...

In recent days, William Blair began covering Ovintiv Inc. with an Outperform rating, highlighting the company’s completed acquisition of NuVista and its projected 2026 production contribution of 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. The firm also pointed to Ovintiv’s established infrastructure in the Montney and Permian basins and potential asset sales as key levers for delivering shareholder returns via dividends and buybacks. We’ll now assess how William Blair’s upbeat initiation,...

In late 2025, IonQ announced a series of developments, including a world-record 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, new quantum partnerships in biotech and defense, and an expanded international footprint through leadership appointments such as Dr. Marco Pistoia heading IonQ Italia. Together with its investment in Horizon Quantum Computing’s PIPE financing and its role as core technology partner for CCRM’s quantum-biotech initiatives, IonQ is increasingly positioning itself as a full-stack...

Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) just cleared two important clinical hurdles, with the FDA greenlighting dosing for Cohort 8 in its ENDEAVOR gene therapy study and fresh progress in its SRP 1003 RNA program for myotonic dystrophy. See our latest analysis for Sarepta Therapeutics. Those twin updates land at a tense moment for Sarepta, with the stock showing a 19.23% 1 month share price return but a steep 82.63% 1 year total shareholder return decline. This suggests sentiment is stabilising from a...

Earlier this month, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals reported positive two-year Phase 3 data for its Rezdiffra treatment in patients with compensated MASH cirrhosis, while also granting equity inducement awards to 24 new non-executive employees under its 2025 Inducement Plan. The new data strengthened investor focus on Rezdiffra’s potential role in advanced liver disease just as executives continued preset stock sale programs and analysts reiterated confidence in the drug’s commercial...

At AWS re:Invent, DXC Technology announced that Canadian life insurer ivari has completed a large-scale migration of about 732,000 policies to the DXC Assure Platform on Amazon Web Services, achieving a 22% reduction in operating costs and supporting four new product launches without business disruption. This go-live showcases DXC’s ability to execute complex, cloud-enabled transformations in insurance, strengthening its position in core policy administration modernization and business...

Advent International has already sold 9,400,000 shares of First Watch Restaurant Group, sharply reducing its stake to 5,289,784 shares worth about US$82.73 million as of September 30, 2025. This large secondary sale by a key shareholder comes as analysts continue to highlight First Watch’s growth potential and the company prepares to present at Barclays’ 11th Annual Eat, Sleep, Play, Shop Conference in New York on December 2, 2025. Next, we’ll examine how Advent International’s sizable share...

Envista Holdings (NVST) has been quietly grinding higher this year, and with shares now around 20 dollars, investors are starting to revisit the story, especially given its improving earnings profile. See our latest analysis for Envista Holdings. That steady climb has come with a few bumps, as shown by a slightly negative 90 day share price return alongside a modestly positive year to date share price return. Yet the 1 year total shareholder return of 1.71 percent suggests momentum is only...

If you have been wondering whether Virtus Investment Partners at around $161.79 is a bargain or a value trap, you are in the right place to unpack the numbers together. The stock has slipped 26.2% year to date and 30.6% over the last year, even though it nudged up 1.4% in the past week while being roughly flat over the last month at -0.3%. This combination often signals shifting views on both risk and opportunity. Recent headlines around the asset management space have focused on shifting...

Calumet (CLMT) is back in the spotlight after securing a $1.44 billion DOE guaranteed loan, a move that reshapes its balance sheet and accelerates the pivot toward sustainable aviation fuel. See our latest analysis for Calumet. That backdrop helps explain why the share price, now at $19.34, still shows a negative year to date share price return, even as a stronger 90 day share price return and solid five year total shareholder return suggest momentum around the renewables pivot is gradually...

Bilibili (NasdaqGS:BILI) is getting fresh attention after the stock climbed about 3% in pre market trading, as investors reacted to news that the company will distribute 13 new games in December. See our latest analysis for Bilibili. The pre market pop sits against a choppy backdrop, with a roughly 15% 90 day share price return and a much stronger year to date share price return of about 51% signaling that momentum is still broadly building despite recent pullbacks. At the same time, the 1...

In the third quarter of 2025, Ormat Technologies reported earnings per share of US$0.41, beating expectations and raising its 2025 revenue outlook to US$960 million–US$980 million, supported by growth in its electricity, product, and energy storage segments. An interesting takeaway is that operating income rose 13.3% year over year, highlighting how recent acquisitions and new facilities are already contributing meaningfully to Ormat’s profitability. Next, we’ll consider how Ormat’s raised...

In recent days, Rubrik, Inc. reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 results showing revenue of US$350.17 million and a reduced net loss of US$63.83 million, issued fourth-quarter and full-year revenue guidance of about US$341–343 million and US$1.28 billion, and highlighted new AI governance offerings, including Rubrik Agent Cloud for Amazon Bedrock AgentCore. Alongside earnings, Rubrik’s launch of AI agent monitoring and “rewind” capabilities, backed by an attention-grabbing Ludacris campaign,...

In early December 2025, FactSet and Arcesium announced a partnership to deliver a unified, cloud-native investment management platform that connects front, middle, and back office workflows across public, private, and alternative markets, while FactSet also revealed its market intelligence is now accessible through Amazon Quick Research to streamline clients’ AI-driven research in AWS. Together, these moves highlight FactSet’s push to embed its data and analytics more deeply into clients’...