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Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) is back in focus after Cantor Fitzgerald backed its ongoing strategic overhaul, highlighting that the REIT’s planned asset sales of more than 1 billion dollars align with falling cap rates in medical office deals. See our latest analysis for Healthcare Realty Trust. That backdrop helps explain why, even with the latest share price at $17.18 and a softer 1 month share price return, Healthcare Realty Trust still shows a positive year to date share price return and...

Vestis (VSTS) just posted fourth quarter and full year 2025 results that deepened its losses even as revenue held roughly steady, and management guided 2026 sales to be flat to slightly lower, spotlighting ongoing execution challenges. See our latest analysis for Vestis. Despite that cautious outlook, investors have been speculating on a turnaround, with a 30 day share price return of 42.32 percent and a 90 day share price return of 84.91 percent, even though the 1 year total shareholder...

Loews Corporation recently announced that long-serving directors Ann E. Berman and Charles M. Diker will retire from its Board at the 2026 Annual Meeting, with the Board expected to shrink to ten members, and received a largely favorable Delaware Supreme Court ruling related to its 2018 Boardwalk Pipelines transaction. These board changes, combined with continued revenue and earnings growth driven by CNA Financial’s improved underwriting and higher investment income, highlight how Loews is...

Recently, Raymond James initiated coverage on Phathom Pharmaceuticals with a Strong Buy rating as the company posted third-quarter 2025 results that exceeded forecasts, raised its full-year revenue guidance, and advanced Voquezna as the first and only FDA-approved PCAB for GERD. Phathom also started a Phase 2 trial of VOQUEZNA tablets in eosinophilic esophagitis, underscoring how a single asset is being expanded across multiple gastrointestinal indications. Next, we’ll examine how the...

Cincinnati Financial recently reported stronger-than-expected Q3 2025 adjusted earnings, as net income was lifted by gains in the fair value of its equity securities portfolio and a period of lower catastrophe losses across its property and casualty operations. The company’s mixed market reaction came despite these earnings tailwinds, highlighting how much investors are scrutinizing the sustainability of investment-driven gains and calmer catastrophe experience in its results. With Q3...

Cogent Biosciences recently reported positive registration-directed APEX Part 2 results for bezuclastinib in advanced systemic mastocytosis and complete SUMMIT data in nonadvanced disease, showing high response rates and significant reductions in key disease markers with a manageable safety profile. Together with earlier PEAK data in GIST, these three successful pivotal trials position bezuclastinib as a potential foundation therapy across multiple KIT-driven mast cell and tumor...

Ross Stores recently reported that, over the past two years, it has rapidly expanded into underpenetrated markets while lifting comparable store sales by an average of 3.4%, supported by a return on invested capital of 30.6% that highlights efficient use of growth capital. This combination of steady same-store sales growth and high investment returns suggests Ross is effectively balancing expansion with disciplined capital deployment in its off-price retail model. Now we’ll explore how...

Skilled Trades College recently announced a multi-year partnership making DEWALT, a Stanley Black & Decker brand, its exclusive power tool partner across Canadian campuses, including full campus retrofits, bursaries, product donations, and co-branded initiatives to support trades training access. At the same time, Stanley Black & Decker’s appointment of a new Chief Global Supply Chain Officer underscores its push to tighten operations while deepening its reach into professional end markets...

In recent months, Oppenheimer reiterated its Outperform rating on EnPro Industries, citing the company’s ongoing growth phase and the completed acquisition of AlpHa Measurement Solutions to reinforce its Sealing Technologies segment. The broker also highlighted EnPro’s Advanced Surface Technologies division, where precision cleaning solutions for advanced chips and recent investments in the US and Taiwan are expected to underpin stronger organic sales growth. We’ll now explore how...

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In December 2025, Saia, Inc. reported operating results for the first two months of its fourth quarter, showing an October LTL shipments per workday decline of 3.4% and tonnage decline of 3.3%, followed by a November rebound with shipments up 2.6% and tonnage up 1.8% year over year. The contrasting October softness and November pickup, alongside only marginal changes in weight per shipment, highlight how quickly Saia’s freight mix and volumes can shift within a single quarter. We’ll now...

Old Second Bancorp (OSBC) is back in focus after Raymond James reiterated its Strong Buy rating following the bank’s appearance at the Small Cap Bank Summit and a quarter where revenue topped expectations despite an earnings per share miss. See our latest analysis for Old Second Bancorp. The renewed Strong Buy call comes as Old Second’s share price has quietly built momentum, with a robust 30 day share price return of 11.23 percent feeding into a 5 year total shareholder return of 122.81...

Earlier this month, Bio-Rad Laboratories participated in the Antibody Engineering & Therapeutics conference in San Diego, where Technical Sales Specialist Birthe Jessen-Park presented on the company’s capabilities. At the same time, industry reports profiling Bio-Rad as a key player in the expanding blood collection and diagnostics markets underline how automation, advanced materials, and regulatory-focused solutions are shaping its position in these growing segments. We’ll now examine how...

S&P Global Ratings recently revised its outlook on LXP Industrial Trust to positive from stable after the REIT sold vacant development projects, used the proceeds to repay debt, and fully leased another development expected to support EBITDA. This outlook shift highlights how LXP’s capital recycling and focus on higher-quality industrial assets are reshaping its balance sheet and earnings profile. We’ll now explore how S&P’s positive outlook, driven by LXP’s deleveraging progress, may...

In recent days, research analysts at Wall Street Zen upgraded Innospec from a “hold” to a “buy” rating, while insider Leslie J. Parrette increased their stake and institutional investors adjusted their positions in the specialty chemicals group. Taken together, the analyst upgrade, insider share purchase, and shifting institutional ownership point to rising investor confidence in Innospec’s long-term prospects. With this backdrop of an analyst upgrade and insider buying, we’ll now examine...

Earlier in December 2025, Stoke Therapeutics and Biogen presented long-term clinical data at the American Epilepsy Society meeting showing that investigational antisense oligonucleotide zorevunersen produced durable seizure reductions and improvements in cognition, behavior, and quality of life for Dravet syndrome patients on top of standard anti-seizure medicines. The new propensity score weighted comparison with a natural history cohort, alongside EEG findings and multiple regulatory...

Strategic Education (STRA) has been grinding through a mixed stretch, with the share price down over the past year even as revenue and net income continue to grow. That gap is where things get interesting. See our latest analysis for Strategic Education. At around $80.77, the stock has bounced modestly in the past week, but the year to date share price return remains clearly negative. This suggests that despite steady fundamental progress, sentiment and risk perception are still catching up...

PACCAR Inc recently announced executive promotions effective January 1, 2026, including elevating Kevin D. Baney to President and expanding John N. Rich’s remit as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, alongside leadership adjustments for PACCAR Parts, Peterbilt, Kenworth, and Dynacraft. The Board also declared an extra US$1.40 per share cash dividend payable in early 2026 and reaffirmed its regular US$0.33 quarterly dividend, underscoring how capital returns and leadership...

In Q3 fiscal 2025, Domino's Pizza reported revenue of US$1.15 billion, a 6.2% year-over-year increase, alongside earnings per share that exceeded analyst estimates and net additions of 29 U.S. stores, reinforcing its footprint of more than 21,000 locations worldwide. Management’s expectation for more than 175 net new U.S. stores in fiscal 2025, combined with ongoing international expansion, highlights Domino’s focus on scaling its delivery-led model despite softer category traffic. We’ll now...

Vaxcyte, Inc. recently began dosing participants in its pivotal OPUS Phase 3 noninferiority trial of VAX-31, a 31-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for adults, designed in alignment with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and intended to support a future Biologics License Application. The study’s direct head-to-head comparisons versus both Capvaxive (PCV21) and Prevnar 20 (PCV20), with ambitious noninferiority and superiority immunogenicity goals, position VAX-31 as a potential...

Morgan Stanley’s downgrade of HCA Healthcare (HCA) to Underweight, paired with L1 Capital trimming its stake after strong gains, has investors rethinking whether the recent run up justifies today’s valuation. See our latest analysis for HCA Healthcare. Those concerns are landing after a huge run, with HCA’s share price at $484.77 and a powerful year to date share price return of 62.81%. Its five year total shareholder return of 209.92% signals long term momentum that may now be cooling at the...

Earlier this quarter, Advanced Energy Industries reported Q3 results with revenue rising 23.8% year on year and both revenue and EBITDA surpassing analyst estimates, alongside issuing next-quarter EPS guidance that also came in ahead of forecasts. Analysts have since raised their earnings estimates without any cuts, reinforcing a strong consensus that the company’s earnings trajectory may be improving. Next, we’ll explore how Advanced Energy’s earnings beat and upgraded guidance might...

L1 Capital International Fund has recently exited its long-term position in Eagle Materials Inc., citing concerns that a softer U.S. housing cycle and housing affordability pressures could weigh on demand and pricing for key products such as wallboard and cement. This complete divestment by a previously significant shareholder highlights how worries about new housing starts and construction activity are influencing institutional views on building materials exposure. We’ll now examine how L1...

Sabine Royalty Trust recently reported December 2025 preliminary production of about 28,904 barrels of oil and 796,698 Mcf of gas, alongside a monthly cash distribution of US$0.196670 per unit payable on December 29, 2025, to holders of record on December 15, 2025. This payout represents the fourth straight monthly reduction and the lowest distribution since 2021, underscoring how weaker production has compressed income for unitholders. Against this backdrop of lower production and a sharply...