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IonQ recently announced an expanded agreement with Switzerland’s QuantumBasel, lifting the partnership’s value to over US$60 million, granting QuantumBasel ownership of its existing Forte Enterprise system and a future Tempo system, and extending IonQ’s on-site presence on the uptownBasel campus through 2029. This deal cements QuantumBasel as IonQ’s official European Innovation Center and, alongside fresh collaborations in advanced therapies, anchors IonQ’s push to turn high-fidelity...

Valaris (VAL) just locked in a multi year contract with Shell for its VALARIS DS-8 drillship offshore Brazil. This long dated deal gives investors more visibility into future revenue. See our latest analysis for Valaris. That backdrop helps explain why, even after a recent soft patch with a 7 day share price return of minus 8.54 percent and a 30 day share price return of minus 8.59 percent, Valaris still sits at a year to date share price return of 10.07 percent and a 1 year total shareholder...

Earlier in December 2025, StandardAero, Inc. (NYSE:SARO) announced that its board had authorized a share repurchase program of up to US$450,000,000 of common stock. This sizable buyback authorization, highlighted alongside management’s appearance at Bernstein’s Industrials Forum in New York, underscores how the company is communicating confidence in its capital allocation priorities. With StandardAero’s new US$450,000,000 repurchase plan in focus, we’ll now examine how this decision shapes...

Recently, BTIG began covering Workday, Inc. and the company closed its US$1.10 billion acquisition of AI-driven learning software firm Sana, while guiding for 14.4% subscription revenue growth for the fiscal year ending January 2026, including contributions from Sana and a US Defense Intelligence Agency contract. Taken together, the new AI-focused acquisition and upgraded revenue outlook underscore Workday’s effort to deepen its AI capabilities and expand its enterprise footprint. Next,...

Recent commentary on SPX Technologies highlighted that over the past five years the company has delivered a compounded annual revenue growth rate of 10.1%, while lifting its operating margin by 8.5 percentage points to 15.8% and growing earnings per share at a 17.4% compounded rate. This combination of consistent top-line expansion, improving profitability, and faster earnings growth per share points to effective execution that is likely drawing fresh investor attention to SPX Technologies’...

Earlier in December, major shareholder Hanwha Aerospace Co. Ltd increased its stake in NextDecade by buying roughly 1.65 million shares in open-market transactions worth about US$9.4 million, lifting its direct ownership to around 9.36%. The buying spree underscores Hanwha’s effort to build an integrated LNG value chain around NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG project, which already has long-term contracts covering most of its expected output. With recent insider buying by Hanwha as a focal point,...

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC), requesting documents on its financial and operational practices. The stock sold off sharply as investors weighed the risk of legal costs and potential penalties. See our latest analysis for Regencell Bioscience Holdings. Even after the DOJ probe wiped out a chunk of recent gains, Regencell’s momentum remains extreme, with a year to date share price return above 15,000 percent and a three year...

Core Natural Resources, Inc. has resumed longwall operations at its Leer South metallurgical mine in West Virginia and restored consistent productivity at its West Elk mine in Colorado, after sealing off the combustion-affected zone and recovering key equipment with limited damage. This restart, combined with improved geology at West Elk, expected insurance recoveries, and merger-related synergies, positions Core for a meaningful uplift in operational efficiency and cost relief in...

Kilroy Realty (KRC) has quietly lagged the broader market over the past month, slipping about 6%, but its one year return is still slightly positive, which creates a potentially interesting entry point. See our latest analysis for Kilroy Realty. That recent 30 day share price return of negative 6.5% has taken some momentum out of the stock, but a 1 year total shareholder return that is still in positive territory suggests sentiment is cooling rather than collapsing. If you are weighing...

Acuity Brands recently drew fresh attention after Chairman, President and CEO Neil Ashe was named EdisonReport’s 2025 Person of the Year, recognizing his role in shifting the company from a traditional lighting provider toward intelligent spaces and advanced building systems. This recognition, together with the earlier acquisition of QSC to bolster built space management and cloud connectivity, underscores how Acuity is repositioning itself at the center of connected, data-rich building...

QCR Holdings (QCRH) has quietly delivered solid gains over the past month, even as many regional banks tread water. This has put its recent share performance and underlying fundamentals back in focus for patient investors. See our latest analysis for QCR Holdings. The recent 8.83% 1 month share price return and 9.53% 3 month share price return suggest momentum is quietly building again around QCR Holdings, backed by steady double digit revenue growth and a robust longer term total shareholder...

Earlier this month, Choice Hotels International's board declared a cash dividend of US$0.2875 per share, payable on January 15, 2026, to shareholders of record as of January 2, 2026. This ongoing cash return to shareholders comes as Choice Hotels pursues a tech-forward revamp, integrating Radisson Americas and rolling out AI-driven pricing and loyalty upgrades. Next, we’ll examine how the dividend declaration and tech-focused transformation might influence Choice Hotels International’s...

The Ensign Group, Inc. recently declared a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.0650 per share, payable on or before January 31, 2026, to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2025. This marks the company’s twenty-third consecutive annual dividend increase, highlighting a long-running pattern of returning cash to shareholders through growing payouts. Next, we’ll consider how this twenty-third straight annual dividend increase shapes Ensign Group’s broader investment narrative for...

Eversource Energy (ES) has quietly outperformed many utilities this year, with the stock up about 17% year to date and roughly 24% over the past year, despite some recent pullback. See our latest analysis for Eversource Energy. That recent pullback, including a modest 1 day share price return of about negative 1.2 percent, comes after a strong year to date share price run that has driven a solid 1 year total shareholder return. This suggests that momentum is pausing rather than breaking. If...

Fulton Financial (FULT) just checked three big shareholder friendly boxes at once by raising its common and preferred dividends and rolling out a new share repurchase program that could steadily support the stock. See our latest analysis for Fulton Financial. Investors have already started to price in that confidence, with the stock delivering a 12.4% 1 month share price return and a 94.1% 5 year total shareholder return. This suggests momentum is building rather than fading. If this kind of...

In recent weeks, AeroVironment has reported sharply higher quarterly and half-year revenues, new earnings guidance for fiscal 2026, and multiple new U.S. defense and homeland security contracts, including a five-year US$874.26 million U.S. Army IDIQ for foreign military sales and a US$4.8 million award from the U.S. Coast Guard. The successful delivery of high-energy laser weapon prototypes to the U.S. Army and fresh wins for its P550 UAS and maritime robotics underscore AeroVironment’s...

Earlier this week, the American Med Spa Association announced it had extended and expanded its partnership with Synchrony’s CareCredit, adding preferred merchant rates for its more than 4,000 members on aesthetic procedure financing starting January 1, 2026. This deepens Synchrony’s push into health and wellness payments, using integrated CareCredit solutions to support both patient financing and streamlined provider operations across over 24,000 cosmetic and dermatology locations. We’ll now...

Avista (AVA) has been drifting lower recently, with the stock down about 8% over the past month even as its one year return sits near 10%, a setup income focused investors will notice. See our latest analysis for Avista. That recent 1 month share price return of negative 8.5% looks more like a pause than a breakdown, given the modest 3.7% year to date share price gain and nearly 9.6% 1 year total shareholder return. This suggests momentum is cooling but not broken. If Avista's pullback has...

Ouster (OUST) just added seasoned automotive tech executive Phillip M. Eyler to its Board and Compensation Committee, a governance move that could subtly reshape how the lidar maker prioritizes growth, capital allocation, and partnerships. See our latest analysis for Ouster. Ouster’s share price has been volatile over the past year, with an 80% year to date share price return and an 85.56% one year total shareholder return suggesting momentum is still broadly building, even after recent...

Earlier this month, Appian reported quarterly results showing revenue rising 21.4% year on year, materially ahead of analyst forecasts and accompanied by outperformance on billings and EBITDA. These stronger-than-expected figures highlight how Appian’s low-code automation and AI capabilities are converting into tangible top-line growth and improved operational efficiency. Next, we’ll examine how this revenue beat and EBITDA outperformance may influence Appian’s longer-term investment...

On 17 December 2025, Solventum announced updated consensus recommendations in the International Wound Journal on the clinical use of closed incision negative pressure therapy (ciNPT) with its proprietary reticulated open cell foam (ROCF) Prevena dressings, expanding guidance on when and how the therapy should be used across different surgical procedures. The expert panel’s emphasis on integrating ciNPT into high-risk surgical protocols and aligning with global patient safety priorities...

Earlier this week, RWE and American Electric Power’s Indiana Michigan Power Company finalized a long-term power purchase agreement for the full 200 MW output of the Prairie Creek project in Indiana, intended to supply electricity equivalent to about 42,000 homes and support the state’s rising power demand. This agreement underlines how AEP is using contracted renewable capacity to reinforce grid reliability and keep energy affordable as regional demand grows. Next, we’ll examine how this new...

Kodiak Sciences (KOD) just wrapped up a sizable follow on stock offering, raising roughly $160 million to help fund its late stage eye disease drug programs and shore up its balance sheet. See our latest analysis for Kodiak Sciences. That capital raise lands after a huge run, with Kodiak’s 90 day share price return of 73.22 percent and year to date share price return of 201.62 percent, signalling strong, speculative momentum despite a bruising 5 year total shareholder return of negative 83.12...

PureCycle Technologies recently reported its first commercial sales of PureFive resin for spray paint caps used by a global top-five paint and coatings company, and the customer’s products with these caps are already on store shelves. In addition, PureCycle’s board has appointed seasoned corporate development and sustainability leader Valerie Mars as a director and Audit and Finance Committee member, effective January 1, 2026, potentially strengthening the company’s governance and growth...