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In recent days, KBRA assigned preliminary ratings to 58 classes from Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2026-R01, a credit risk sharing transaction backed by 52,876 residential mortgage loans with an outstanding principal balance of about US$18.80 billions tied to Fannie Mae reference pools. This transaction, set against ongoing federal housing policy efforts that have struggled to advance, highlights how credit risk transfers remain central to Fannie Mae’s role in the mortgage market...

Brady recently reported a strong third quarter, with revenues rising 7.5% year on year and surpassing analyst expectations by 2.6%, supported by broad-based regional improvement across the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Australia. Management attributed this performance to sustained investment in research and development, suggesting that Brady’s product innovation efforts are translating into tangible organic sales growth across its global footprint. We’ll now examine how this R&D-driven organic...

Stride’s Career Learning segment has become the main growth driver, with enrollments and withdrawal rates returning to more typical levels. The company has reaffirmed its full year revenue guidance and raised its operating income outlook. These updates mark a shift in how Stride’s business mix is developing between Career Learning and K 12 General Education. Stride (NYSE:LRN), currently trading at $85.77, is seeing its growth story increasingly tied to Career Learning rather than its K 12...

Chewy recently saw a surge in options trading activity and announced the retirement of Chief Technology Officer Satish Mehta, with a search underway for his successor ahead of its late-March earnings release. These developments spotlight how technology leadership and derivatives market sentiment can together influence perceptions of Chewy’s operational direction and risk profile. Next, we’ll examine how the unusual options activity, especially the high Put/Call ratio, could shape Chewy’s...

Asana (NYSE:ASAN) is accelerating an AI focused monetization push centered on its new AI Studio and AI Teammates offerings. The company is preparing to shift from a primarily seat based model to a more usage and consumption driven approach starting next fiscal year. Management is positioning these AI initiatives as core to how Asana plans to reshape its business model and revenue mix. For investors watching NYSE:ASAN, this pivot comes after a difficult stretch for the share price. The stock...

Recent investor commentary around Peabody Energy (BTU) is centering on its coal-focused core operations, the Centurion metallurgical coal project, and exposure to critical minerals that align with current U.S. energy policy priorities. See our latest analysis for Peabody Energy. Peabody Energy’s share price has recently moved to $35.23, with a 1 month share price return of 14.83% and a 3 month share price return of 21.23%. The 1 year total shareholder return of 96.67% and the very large 5...

If you are wondering whether Casey's General Stores is still good value after a strong run, you are not alone. This article is set up to help you think that through clearly. The share price recently closed at US$641.37, with returns of 3.9% over 7 days, 15.3% over 30 days and year to date, and 53.0% over the past year. This naturally raises questions about what is already reflected in the price. Investors have been reacting to ongoing interest in convenience retail and fuel, as well as...

LGI Homes (LGIH) has drawn fresh attention with the launch of its Monte Vista Collection in the Modesto, California area. The collection features single story homes that include over $50,000 of upgrades and solar systems. See our latest analysis for LGI Homes. These new community launches in California and Texas come at a time when LGI Homes' 1 month share price return of 29.13% and year to date share price return of 29.13% contrast with a 1 year total shareholder return of a 37.52% decline...

Erie Indemnity (NasdaqGS:ERIE) raised its dividend for the 36th consecutive year, extending its long record of annual increases. This latest dividend hike qualifies the insurer for Dividend Aristocrat status, a label often associated with consistent dividend growth over multiple decades. The announcement reinforces the company’s long running focus on regular cash returns to shareholders. For you as an investor, a 36 year streak of dividend increases at Erie Indemnity, which operates in the...

In early 2026, Sunrun reported that in 2025 it rapidly scaled its distributed power plant programs, enrolling more than 106,000 customers and dispatching nearly 18 gigawatt-hours of home battery energy across 17 programs to support stressed U.S. grids. This expansion signals Sunrun’s growing role as a source of flexible, dispatchable capacity comparable to fossil-fuel peaker plants, highlighting how residential solar-plus-storage is becoming integrated into mainstream grid reliability...

Recent performance snapshot Carlyle Group (CG) has been trading under pressure in the short term, with the stock down about 3% over the past week and 4% over the past month, despite a positive 3 month return. See our latest analysis for Carlyle Group. Zooming out, Carlyle Group’s recent 1 month share price pullback and current share price of $58.27 sit against stronger momentum over the past quarter and multi year total shareholder returns. This suggests sentiment has cooled slightly after a...

If you are wondering whether Quanta Services at around US$488.60 is still a sensible entry or hold after a strong run, the key question is what you are actually paying for today. The stock has posted returns of 1.9% over the last 7 days, 11.1% over the last month, 11.1% year to date and 63.1% over the past year, with a very large 5-year gain that is more than 5x the starting point. This naturally raises questions about how much future upside is already priced in and how risk has...

Amgen (NasdaqGS:AMGN) has ended its collaboration with Kyowa Kirin on the eczema drug rocatinlimab. Rights to develop and commercialize rocatinlimab have been returned to Kyowa Kirin. The exit is tied to Amgen’s internal portfolio prioritization decisions. For you as an investor, this move sits at the intersection of biotech R&D risk and portfolio concentration. Amgen is a large biopharmaceutical company with exposure to areas such as inflammation, oncology, and cardiovascular disease, and...

If you are wondering whether Ralph Lauren at around US$354 is still good value or if most of the opportunity is already priced in, this article breaks down what the numbers are really saying about the stock. The share price has declined 1% over the last 7 days and 2.3% over the last 30 days. However, the 1 year return is 45.2% and the 3 year return is approximately 3x. These moves come as Ralph Lauren continues to attract attention in investor coverage and market commentary, which often...

Why PVH’s new AI collaboration matters for shareholders PVH (PVH) has launched a collaboration with OpenAI to embed custom AI tools into product design, demand planning, inventory management, marketing, and retail operations across Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. For you as an investor, the key question is whether this shift toward more data driven, AI supported decision making could affect PVH’s efficiency, cost structure, and ability to respond to consumer demand over time. See our latest...

Dominion Energy (D) is in focus after revising the budget and timeline for its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. The project is now estimated at US$11.5b, with full completion targeted for early 2027. See our latest analysis for Dominion Energy. Those offshore wind revisions come as Dominion Energy’s recent news flow has also included a fresh quarterly dividend declaration and a new environmental stewardship agreement along the W&OD Park. The 1-year total shareholder return of 19.27%...

If you have ever looked at Kroger and wondered whether the current share price really lines up with the value of the business, this breakdown is for you. Kroger's share price last closed at US$64.17, with returns of 3.3% over the past week, 1.9% over the last month, 1.9% year to date and 2.3% over the past year, while the 3 year and 5 year returns sit at 54.3% and 112.5%. Recent coverage around Kroger has focused on its position as a major US grocer and how it fits into consumer spending...

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. recently added Bob Lord, president of Horizon Media Holdings, and Krishan Bhatia, former head of Amazon’s global video advertising business, to its Board of Directors, effective January 28, 2026. The appointments bring deep experience in data-driven media, streaming TV advertising, and advanced ad technology, potentially influencing how IAS shapes its product roadmap and industry partnerships. We’ll now examine how adding leaders with extensive digital...

Woodward (WWD) has opened its 2026 financial year with Q1 revenue of US$996.5 million and basic EPS of US$2.23, alongside trailing twelve month revenue of US$3.8 billion and EPS of US$8.18 that tie into reported earnings growth of 32.1% over the past year. The company has seen revenue move from US$772.7 million and EPS of US$1.47 in Q1 2025 to US$996.5 million and EPS of US$2.23 in Q1 2026, while trailing net margin has shifted from 11.2% to 12.9%, setting up a results season in which...

Carlisle Companies Incorporated recently issued 2026 earnings guidance, saying it expects consolidated revenues to grow at a low-single-digit percentage year over year, and its board affirmed a US$1.10 per share dividend payable on March 2, 2026. The timing of this modest growth outlook, coming just before an earnings release that follows earlier estimate-beating results, offers investors a clearer view of management’s confidence and priorities. We’ll now look at how Carlisle’s...

Stewart Information Services recently drew investor attention ahead of its February 4, 2026 Q4 earnings release, amid upbeat analyst coverage and company updates including the launch of PropStream’s new educational media series and leadership changes at its data services subsidiary. PropStream Pros, now streaming across major platforms, underlines Stewart’s push to deepen engagement with real estate professionals through practical, real-world content rather than purely transactional...

If you are wondering whether KKR's current share price offers good value or just reflects past enthusiasm, you are not alone. The stock trades at US$103.28 after an 11% decline over the last 7 days, a 19.9% decline over the last 30 days, and a 30.4% decline over the last year. However, the 3 year and 5 year returns of 79.3% and 131.8% still stand out. Recent news flow around KKR has focused on its role as a large alternative asset manager, its activity across private markets, and its...

If you are wondering whether Varonis Systems at around US$26.53 is starting to look interesting on price, you are not alone. The stock has been under pressure recently, with a 22.4% decline over the last 7 days, 17.2% over the past month and 43.4% over the past year, and it is 60.5% lower over 5 years. This may be changing how investors think about its potential and its risks. Recent coverage around Varonis has focused on its position in data security software and how the company is...

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) closed the third quarter of FY 2025 with revenue of US$2,288 million and basic EPS of US$3.10 on net income of US$304 million, capping a trailing twelve month period that totaled US$9.8 billion in revenue and EPS of US$21.37. Over the past three quarters of FY 2025, the company has seen revenue move from US$2,223 million in Q1 to US$2,288 million in Q3, while quarterly EPS ranged from US$2.35 to US$3.34. This sets the scene for investors to focus on how much of this...