U.S. Basic Materials Stock News

Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD) has quietly delivered strong gains this year, with the stock up about 39% year to date and roughly 27% over the past 3 months, outpacing many logistics peers. See our latest analysis for Expeditors International of Washington. The latest move to around $152 per share caps a steady run, with a near 10% 1 month share price return adding to an already strong year of building momentum. If you want to see what other logistics-like trends are playing...

Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) has just posted Q2 2026 results with revenue of about $1.6 billion and basic EPS of $0.45, alongside net income of $62.1 million that gives investors a fresh read on how the frozen potato giant is navigating a tougher margin backdrop. The company has seen quarterly revenue move around the $1.5 billion to $1.7 billion mark over the past six periods, while basic EPS has ranged from a loss of $0.25 in Q2 2025 to a high of $1.03. This sets up the latest print as part of...

Transocean (RIG) has quietly drifted lower over the past week, but the bigger story is how this offshore driller’s longer term recovery case stacks up against a still choppy earnings backdrop. See our latest analysis for Transocean. At around $3.97 a share, Transocean’s recent 7 day share price return of negative 3.87 percent contrasts with a stronger 90 day share price return of 19.58 percent and a 1 year total shareholder return of 12.46 percent. This suggests momentum has cooled, while the...

If you are wondering whether Rigetti Computing is still worth considering after its huge run, or if the easy money has already been made, this article will walk through the numbers in plain English. The stock has cooled off recently, with shares down 8.0% over the last week and 6.7% over the last month. Even so, they are still up 18.8% year to date, an eye catching 153.6% over the past year, and a massive 2774.4% over three years. Behind those swings, Rigetti has remained in the spotlight as...

Twenty One Capital (XXI) has quietly become a way to play the Bitcoin balance-sheet trend, with its shares swinging sharply this past 3 months even as its one year return remains slightly positive. See our latest analysis for Twenty One Capital. That volatility has cut the 90 day share price return to a steep loss, even though the year to date share price return is still positive and the one year total shareholder return sits just under 9 percent. This suggests that momentum is fading but not...

Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) just gave income investors something new to chew on, raising its common stock dividend to 0.36 dollars a share and shifting from quarterly to monthly payouts starting January. See our latest analysis for Invesco Mortgage Capital. The market seems to like this move already, with a 1 month share price return of just over 16 percent feeding into a roughly 27 percent 1 year total shareholder return. However, the 5 year total shareholder return still sits deeply...

Whether you are wondering if Pilgrim's Pride at around $39 a share is still a bargain or if the easy money has already been made, this breakdown is designed to give you a clear, valuation focused view of where the stock currently stands. The share price has slipped about 1.3% over the last week but is still up 4.9% over the past month. When you zoom out to 3 and 5 years, the stock has delivered gains of 95.6% and 140.6% respectively, even though it is roughly flat over the last year and down...

Red Rock Resorts (RRR) is back on investors’ radar after being highlighted as one of 2025’s stronger casino performers, with attention now shifting to what tax reforms and the Durango expansion could mean for future returns. See our latest analysis for Red Rock Resorts. Those tailwinds are already reflected in the tape, with a roughly 41 percent year to date share price return and a solid 1 year total shareholder return above 40 percent. This suggests momentum has been building as investors...

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has quietly put together a solid run, with shares up around 15% over the past month and roughly 9% this year. The stock has outpaced many regional banking peers. See our latest analysis for Huntington Bancshares. Trading around $17.69, Huntington Bancshares is showing renewed momentum, with a strong 30 day share price return feeding into a solid year to date climb, while its multiyear total shareholder returns point to a steadily compounding story rather than a...

Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) is back in focus after Freddie Mac tapped veteran adviser Kenny M. Smith as its new CEO and board member, a leadership shift that naturally invites fresh views on valuation. See our latest analysis for Federal Home Loan Mortgage. The leadership shake up appears to be landing well with investors, with a 1 day share price return of 2.36 percent at 10.39 dollars and strong longer term total shareholder returns suggesting momentum is still broadly intact, despite...

Recently, Duolingo reported strong fundamentals, with revenue climbing 41% year over year and free-cash-flow margins remaining healthy as its language-learning platform scaled. What stands out is the company’s record pace of converting free users into paying subscribers while consistently generating positive free cash flow, underscoring growing monetization efficiency. Next, we’ll assess how this acceleration in paid subscriber conversion shapes Duolingo’s existing investment narrative and...

Wondering if Lockheed Martin is still attractive at around $474 a share or if the best days are behind it? This article will unpack what the current price really implies about potential future returns. The stock has been almost flat over the past year, slipping 0.2% despite a 54.5% gain over the last 5 years and only modest moves of 0.9% over 30 days and 6.5% over 3 years. This hints at a market that is undecided rather than outright bearish. Recently, investors have been digesting headlines...

Vertical Aerospace recently announced a partnership with Skyports Infrastructure and Bristow Group to launch the UK's first electric air-taxi routes, connecting Canary Wharf with major hubs such as Heathrow, Gatwick, Cambridge and Oxford, with services targeted from the first quarter of 2029. This collaboration places Bristow at the center of an emerging urban air mobility ecosystem, linking its UK operating certificates and flight expertise with new eVTOL technology and dedicated vertiport...

Domino's Pizza (DPZ) has quietly outperformed the broader market over the past month, with shares gaining around 8% as investors warm to its steady revenue and earnings growth despite a choppy consumer backdrop. See our latest analysis for Domino's Pizza. That recent 1 month share price return of roughly 8% has helped Domino's claw back some earlier weakness, and with a 1 year total shareholder return of about 3% the overall trend still looks like steady, if unspectacular, momentum rather...

In recent days, Hamilton Lane has drawn attention for its strong fundamentals, with more than US$100.00 billion in assets under management, solid revenue and earnings growth, a sustainable dividend payout ratio of 37%, and renewed analyst optimism reflected in fresh research coverage. At the same time, Hamilton Lane’s participation in acquiring a majority stake in Cold-Link Logistics alongside Slate Asset Management highlights its push into infrastructure-related opportunities that...

In recent weeks, Silicon Motion Technology has drawn fresh investor attention as analysts projected roughly 44% year-over-year earnings growth for the latest quarter, underpinned by a pattern of earnings and revenue beats and reinforced by upbeat trading in its US-listed ADRs. A key insight is that analysts’ stable or improving estimates, combined with Silicon Motion’s consistent outperformance versus expectations, suggest growing confidence in the company’s ability to convert demand for...

B. Riley Financial, Inc. reported its previously delayed second‑quarter 2025 results, showing revenue of US$225.3 million and net income of US$139.47 million, a sharp swing from a large loss a year earlier, alongside a US$314 million reduction in total debt and timely filing of its Form 10‑Q to meet Nasdaq requirements. Beyond the headline profit rebound, one-off gains from the sale of GlassRatner and senior note exchanges played a central role in the earnings turnaround and helped stabilize...

GeneDx Holdings (WGS) just saw its GUARDIAN newborn genomic screening study highlighted in JAMA’s Research of the Year, a credibility boost that could quietly reshape how investors view its long term growth runway. See our latest analysis for GeneDx Holdings. The recognition has landed while momentum is already strong, with GeneDx’s share price up 76% year to date and an 81% total shareholder return over the last year, signaling investors are steadily repricing its growth story. If this kind...

Patria Investments Limited recently implemented a new corporate structure and created a Global Chief Operating Officer role, appointing Nikitas Psyllakis, formerly of DWS Group, to oversee finance, funds, technology, legal and compliance, risk management, and internal audit, reporting directly to CEO Alex Saigh. This consolidation of core control and support functions under a single global leader may meaningfully influence how efficiently Patria scales its alternatives platform across...

Dropbox (DBX) has quietly slipped about 6 % over the past 3 months, even as the broader tech space marched higher. That underperformance is exactly what makes the stock interesting right now. See our latest analysis for Dropbox. Over the past year, Dropbox’s share price return has been slightly negative, but a solid three year total shareholder return above 25 % hints that recent weakness reflects shifting sentiment more than a broken long term story. If Dropbox’s recent drift has you...

Riot Platforms recently detailed a shift away from its traditional Bitcoin mining focus toward building large-scale AI and high‑performance computing data centers, starting with core‑and‑shell development of two buildings at its Corsicana, Texas campus following land acquisition and campus design completion earlier this year. This move recasts Riot as a power‑rich digital infrastructure developer rather than a pure crypto miner, raising fresh questions about execution, capital intensity, and...

In recent months, Alibaba Group has doubled down on cloud, AI and instant commerce, expanding Cainiao–Tmall Supermarket fulfilment for four-hour grocery delivery, courting access to Nvidia’s H200 chips, and pushing its Qwen AI models globally, even as big investors such as David Tepper selectively trimmed positions while keeping the stock a core holding. These moves highlight how Alibaba is recasting itself as an AI and cloud-centric technology platform, using heavy investment in logistics,...

Recent commentary around BWX Technologies (BWXT) has zeroed in on its accelerating Commercial Operations. The Kinectrics integration, microreactor work, and medical isotopes are reinforcing already solid government backed earnings and lifting investor confidence. See our latest analysis for BWX Technologies. The share price has cooled slightly with a 1 month share price return of minus 1.9 percent. However, a powerful year to date share price return of 58.3 percent and a 3 year total...

Weatherford International (WFRD) is back in the spotlight after a new clean fuels partnership with Eclipse Energy and a wave of upbeat analyst views, pushing investors to revisit the stock’s longer term potential. See our latest analysis for Weatherford International. That clean fuels deal and the steady drumbeat of upbeat coverage have arrived on the back of a roughly 24% 3 month share price return and a powerful multiyear total shareholder return track record, suggesting momentum is still...