NYSE:RBC
NYSE:RBCMachinery

RBC Bearings (RBC): Assessing Valuation After a Strong Year-to-Date Share Price Rally

RBC Bearings (RBC) has quietly turned into one of the stronger compounders in industrials, with the stock up roughly 16% over the past 3 months and nearly 50% year to date. See our latest analysis for RBC Bearings. At around $443.44 per share, RBC’s strong year to date share price return and hefty three year total shareholder return suggest momentum is still building as investors grow more comfortable paying up for its growth and margin profile. If RBC’s run has you thinking about where else...
NasdaqGS:ECPG
NasdaqGS:ECPGConsumer Finance

What Encore Capital Group (ECPG)'s Q3 Earnings Beat and Insider Sale Mean For Shareholders

In early December 2025, Encore Capital Group reported third quarter 2025 earnings per share that significantly beat market expectations, powered by stronger-than-anticipated collections, while Director Olle Laura completed a prearranged sale of 1,423 shares under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The results spotlight how Encore’s collection performance is outpacing assumptions, reinforcing the importance of its operational execution and analytics-driven recovery model for investors. Next, we’ll...
NasdaqCM:ONDS
NasdaqCM:ONDSCommunications

Assessing Ondas Holdings After a 1028% Surge and Strong DCF Valuation Estimate

If you are looking at Ondas Holdings and wondering whether the jaw dropping share price run has already priced in the opportunity, you are not alone. That is exactly what this article is going to unpack. The stock has rocketed, up 14.8% over the last week, 56.1% over the last month, 244.9% year to date, and an eye catching 1028.2% over the past year, which naturally raises questions about whether this is sustainable growth or froth. Much of this momentum has been underpinned by investor...
NYSE:SLB
NYSE:SLBEnergy Services

SLB (SLB) Valuation Check as Disability Inclusion Awards and Job Creation Drive Fresh Investor Interest

SLB (SLB) is back on investors’ radar, not for a new rig contract, but for its people strategy, as disability inclusion awards and job creation headlines push the stock into the spotlight. See our latest analysis for SLB. All of this sits against an interesting backdrop, with SLB’s 7 day share price return of 6.13 percent hinting at building momentum, even as the 1 year total shareholder return remains slightly negative and the 5 year total shareholder return still looks strong. If this mix...
NYSE:DAR
NYSE:DARFood

Does Darling Ingredients Recent Rebound Signal a Compelling 2025 Value Opportunity?

Wondering if Darling Ingredients at around $36 a share is a bargain or a value trap? You are not alone, and this breakdown is for investors trying to make sense of where it really stands. After a rough few years, the stock has quietly clawed back with a 12.2% gain over the last month and a 6.4% rise year to date, even though it is still down 41.4% over 3 years. That rebound has come as investors refocus on Darling's role in renewable feedstocks and sustainable materials, especially its...
NasdaqGS:NXST
NasdaqGS:NXSTMedia

Nexstar Media Group (NXST): Has The Recent Cooldown Opened A Valuation Opportunity?

Nexstar Media Group (NXST) has been quietly slipping over the past few months, even as its longer term track record looks strong. That disconnect is exactly what makes the stock interesting now. See our latest analysis for Nexstar Media Group. At around $189.01, Nexstar’s share price has cooled off from earlier highs, with a softer 90 day share price return but a solid year to date gain and robust five year total shareholder return suggesting long term momentum is still intact, even as near...
NasdaqCM:XPEL
NasdaqCM:XPELAuto Components

Reassessing XPEL (XPEL) Valuation After Its New Official Window Tinting Partnership With Tesla

Why the new Tesla partnership matters for XPEL XPEL (XPEL) just landed an official partnership with Tesla, plugging its window tinting service directly into the Tesla app and pairing it with a shared warranty, a meaningful step into Tesla’s owner ecosystem. For investors, the move is less about a quick trading pop and more about whether this OEM-backed channel can deepen XPEL’s recurring revenue, widen margins over time, and justify the stock’s strong run over the past month. See our latest...
NasdaqCM:CELH
NasdaqCM:CELHBeverage

Celsius (CELH) Valuation Check After Strong Growth, New Partnerships and Rising Integration Concerns

Celsius Holdings (CELH) just posted a blowout Q3, with revenue doubling and market share jumping as its PepsiCo partnership and overseas push kicked in, yet the stock sank after investors focused on new integration headaches. See our latest analysis for Celsius Holdings. Even with the recent post earnings pullback and a 90 day share price return of minus 24.41 percent, Celsius still boasts a 54.63 percent year to date share price return and a 49.31 percent one year total shareholder return...
NasdaqGS:LASR
NasdaqGS:LASRElectronic

Does Record A&D Momentum And CEO Stock Sale Change The Bull Case For nLIGHT (LASR)?

In early December 2025, nLIGHT reported third-quarter results that exceeded analyst expectations, with revenue rising nearly 19% year on year and record aerospace and defense sales, while President and CEO Scott H. Keeney sold about US$873,000 of stock under a prearranged plan partly to cover tax obligations. The combination of strong aerospace and defense momentum and management’s continued substantial ownership base has reinforced investor confidence despite the stock sales. We’ll now...
NYSE:CLX
NYSE:CLXHousehold Products

Clorox (CLX): Assessing Valuation After a 35% Share Price Slide and Modest Earnings Growth

Clorox (CLX) has quietly slid over the past year, with the stock down roughly 35% year to date and about the same over the past year, raising fresh questions about what investors are pricing in. See our latest analysis for Clorox. The latest slide has come even as Clorox has posted modest revenue and earnings growth, suggesting the market is still recalibrating expectations after last year’s cyberattack and subsequent supply chain disruptions. In simple terms, the 1 year share price return...
NYSE:DTE
NYSE:DTEIntegrated Utilities

DTE Energy (DTE) Valuation Check as Oracle–OpenAI Data Center Sparks Regulatory Scrutiny and Shifts in Market Sentiment

DTE Energy (DTE) is in the spotlight as Michigan regulators weigh its request to fast-track power contracts for a massive Oracle and OpenAI backed data center, a project reshaping both demand expectations and investor sentiment. See our latest analysis for DTE Energy. Despite the short term pullback in DTE’s share price, with a 7 day share price return of negative 4.23 percent as investors digest the noisy data center headlines and fresh dividend announcement, the stock still shows solid...
NasdaqGS:NWSA
NasdaqGS:NWSAMedia

What News (NWSA)'s Expanded US$1 Billion Buyback Authorization Means For Shareholders

In recent days, News Corporation announced an update on its ongoing stock repurchase programs, authorizing the acquisition of up to US$1.00 billion of its Class A and Class B common stock to adjust its capital structure and return cash to shareholders. This sizeable buyback capacity highlights management’s willingness to use balance sheet flexibility to boost per-share metrics and reinforce the company’s long-term capital return agenda. Next, we’ll explore how this expanded share repurchase...
NasdaqGS:FISV
NasdaqGS:FISVDiversified Financial

Is Fiserv Now an Opportunity After Its Sharp Share Price Decline and Recent Rebound?

If you are wondering whether Fiserv is quietly turning into a bargain or a value trap, you are in the right place to unpack what the current share price is really telling us. Despite a tough longer term picture, with the share price down around 68% over the past year and 42.3% over five years, the stock has snapped back 7.8% in the last week and 4.1% over the past month from a last close of $66.28, which may hint at shifting sentiment. Recent headlines around digital payments adoption and...
NYSE:SYF
NYSE:SYFConsumer Finance

Is Synchrony (SYF) Quietly Deepening Its Smart-Home Credit Edge With The METUS Financing Renewal?

Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US (METUS) recently renewed its multi-year residential consumer financing partnership with Synchrony, extending a decade-long collaboration that offers promotional financing and streamlined credit access for customers upgrading or maintaining HVAC systems. This renewal underscores Synchrony’s role in enabling financing for smart, energy-efficient home upgrades while strengthening its ties to METUS’s nationwide contractor network. We’ll now explore how this...
NYSE:LU
NYSE:LUConsumer Finance

How Investors May Respond To Lufax (LU) Renewing 2026 Ping An Agreements And Seeking Shareholder Input

Lufax Holding has renewed several core 2026 agreements, including its Account Management Framework Agreement and Financial Services Framework Agreement with Ping An Consumer Finance, and it has called an Extraordinary General Meeting for December 29, 2025, to seek shareholder input on these arrangements. By locking in these operational frameworks and formally engaging shareholders, the company is underscoring how central these partnerships are to its business model and future...
NYSE:ASAN
NYSE:ASANSoftware

Asana (ASAN) Is Up 10.1% After Strong Q3 AI-Driven Revenue And Executive Changes - Has The Bull Case Changed?

Asana reported past third-quarter results showing revenue of US$201.03 million, rising from US$183.88 million a year earlier, while also announcing the upcoming departure of its Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, who will both move into short-term advisory roles. Alongside higher sales and raised revenue guidance for fiscal 2026, Asana highlighted growing traction from its AI Studio offerings as a contributor to customer renewals and new revenue streams. We’ll now examine how...
NasdaqGS:TDUP
NasdaqGS:TDUPSpecialty Retail

ThredUp (TDUP): Rethinking Valuation After a Volatile Share Price Surge

ThredUp (TDUP) has quietly turned into a tricky stock for resale fans and investors alike, with the share price swinging higher over the past week even as longer term performance remains mixed. See our latest analysis for ThredUp. That recent 15.96% 7 day share price return on ThredUp, taking the stock to 8.72 dollars, comes on top of a powerful year to date share price surge but choppy shorter term momentum, while the one year total shareholder return also looks impressive. If ThredUp has...
NYSE:PBI
NYSE:PBICommercial Services

Pitney Bowes (PBI): Evaluating Valuation After Citizens’ Upbeat Coverage Sparks Investor Interest

Pitney Bowes (PBI) caught investors' attention after Citizens initiated coverage with an upbeat outlook on the company’s strategic direction, sending the stock up about 5% as the market digested the call. See our latest analysis for Pitney Bowes. Zooming out, Pitney Bowes’ 1 year total shareholder return of 28.72% and powerful 3 year total shareholder return of 187.72% show that today’s pullback comes after a strong, still constructive, longer term run. If this kind of turnaround story has...
NYSE:NVR
NYSE:NVRConsumer Durables

NVR (NVR) Valuation Check After Latest Rating Upgrade and Rebuilding Share Price Momentum

NVR (NVR) ticked higher after a rating upgrade, a move that usually reflects a more constructive view on its prospects and can nudge fresh attention toward the homebuilder and its mortgage operations. See our latest analysis for NVR. The upgrade comes after a choppy few months, with the share price at $7,538.08 and a recent 1 month share price return of nearly 4 percent. However, the year to date share price return and 1 year total shareholder return have been weaker, suggesting long term...
NasdaqGS:CRWD
NasdaqGS:CRWDSoftware

CrowdStrike’s Strong Q3, Raised Guidance and New AI Alliances Might Change The Case For Investing In CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD)

CrowdStrike Holdings reported past third-quarter results showing revenue rising to US$1,234.24 million but with a wider net loss of US$34 million, while also raising full-year revenue guidance and unveiling new AI-driven security products and partnerships with AWS, HPE, Kroll, and U.S. public-sector agencies. Together, record net new ARR growth, higher operating income, and deepening AI and cloud alliances position CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform more firmly at the center of next-generation...
NYSE:AGCO
NYSE:AGCOMachinery

FarmerCore Service Overhaul and Portfolio Shift Could Be A Game Changer For AGCO (AGCO)

In recent months, AGCO has begun overhauling its dealer service model through its FarmerCore initiative, shifting toward an “Amazon-style” on-farm service network supported by mobile fleets, smaller dealer locations, and parts depots while also exiting low-margin grain and protein operations and pursuing company-wide cost savings. This transformation points to a deeper realignment of AGCO’s business toward higher-margin precision technology, more profitable aftermarket service, and a leaner...
NYSE:BHC
NYSE:BHCPharmaceuticals

Why Bausch Health (BHC) Is Up 9.1% After John Paulson Deepens His Stake – And What's Next

In late November 2025, investor John Paulson increased his holdings in Bausch Health Companies by 2,500,000 shares, bringing his total stake to 73,255,869 shares and making the position a major portion of his portfolio. This sizeable commitment from a high-profile merger-arbitrage investor has drawn fresh attention to Bausch Health’s balance-sheet repair efforts and late-stage pipeline in gastroenterology, hepatology, and aesthetics. Next, we’ll examine how Paulson’s larger ownership stake...
NYSE:TKR
NYSE:TKRMachinery

What Timken (TKR)'s Earnings Beat and ESG Momentum Means For Shareholders

In early December 2025, The Timken Company reported third-quarter revenue of US$1.16 billion, with higher sales, operating earnings, and cash flow than a year earlier, and presented at Goldman Sachs Industrials & Autos Week in London. Timken’s strong quarterly beat on analyst expectations came alongside repeated recognition for corporate responsibility and ethics, underscoring a blend of operational and ESG strengths. We’ll now examine how Timken’s stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings...
NYSE:PATH
NYSE:PATHSoftware

UiPath (PATH) Turns GAAP Profitable and Deepens Veeva Ties – Is Its Automation Edge Shifting?

In the past week, UiPath reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 results with revenue of US$411.11 million, its first GAAP-profitable quarter, and annual recurring revenue up 11% year over year, while also guiding fourth-quarter revenue to US$462–467 million. UiPath also joined the Veeva AI Partner Program to integrate its Test Manager with Veeva Validation Management, aiming to digitize and automate highly regulated software testing and validation workflows with audit-ready, paperless...