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In 2025, Hagerty’s Broad Arrow subsidiary recorded more than US$624 million in total transaction value across auctions, private sales, and financing, reflecting very large year-over-year growth and successful expansion into Europe and other new venues. An interesting shift was that Broad Arrow Private Sales surpassed auction totals for the first time, highlighting growing demand for discreet, high-value collector car transactions alongside the unit’s broader global expansion. We’ll now...

Ally Financial (ALLY) just paired a fresh round of analyst upgrades with a new 2 billion dollar share repurchase plan, a combination that usually indicates management and Wall Street see potential upside. See our latest analysis for Ally Financial. Those upgrades and the fresh buyback plan come on top of a strong run, with Ally’s share price up sharply this year and a hefty three year total shareholder return that signals momentum is still building. If this kind of re rating has your...

American Healthcare REIT, Inc. recently declared a quarterly cash distribution of US$0.25 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, payable on or about January 16, 2026, to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2025. At the same time, the company has closed over US$950.00 million of 2025 acquisitions concentrated in Integrated Senior Health Campuses and Senior Housing Operating Properties, underscoring its focus on scaling income-producing healthcare assets. We’ll now examine...

In December 2025, commentary highlighted Xeris Biopharma’s shift from a survival-stage biotech to an emerging profitable specialty-pharma platform, supported by three marketed products, a maturing pipeline, and expectations for revenue to surpass US$360 million by 2026 and potentially reach US$900 million by 2028 with improving EBITDA margins. This evolution, occurring alongside continued insider share sales such as Director Barbara-jean Bormann-kennedy’s 15,000-share disposal on 12 December...

Earlier this year, DNOW delivered record Q3 2025 revenue of US$634.00 million, up 4.6% year on year, with EBITDA margins expanding to 8% and earnings exceeding analyst expectations. The announced acquisition of MRC Global is set to broaden DNOW’s distribution footprint and customer base, potentially reinforcing its supply-chain role across energy and industrial markets. We’ll now explore how DNOW’s record quarter and the MRC Global acquisition reshape its existing investment narrative and...

Veralto recently announced that its board approved an 18% increase to its quarterly cash dividend, lifting it to US$0.13 per share, payable on January 30, 2026 to shareholders of record on December 31, 2025. This dividend hike highlights management’s confidence in Veralto’s cash-generation profile and its willingness to return more capital directly to shareholders. Next, we’ll explore how this higher quarterly dividend shapes Veralto’s investment narrative, especially its emphasis on...

If you are wondering whether United Parcel Service is a bargain or a value trap at current levels, you are not alone. Today we are going to unpack what the market might be missing. The stock has bounced about 1.1% over the last week and 10.5% over the past month, even though it is still down 17.6% year to date and 13.2% over the last year. This hints that sentiment may be starting to turn after a tough few years. Recently, investors have been reacting to ongoing cost cutting initiatives,...

Texas Pacific Land (TPL) has suddenly jumped back onto investors radar after unveiling a data center partnership with Bolt Data and Energy and a 3 for 1 stock split, together signaling a clear diversification push. See our latest analysis for Texas Pacific Land. Those announcements come after a choppy stretch where weak year to date share price returns contrast with a solid five year total shareholder return. This suggests long term momentum remains intact even as sentiment has been reset. If...

In December 2025, CECO Environmental Corp. announced it had secured its largest-ever order, worth more than US$135,000,000, to provide a comprehensive emissions, acoustic, and thermal management solution for a large Texas natural gas power plant supporting data center expansion. The company now expects 2025 bookings to exceed US$1.00 billion and backlog to approach or surpass US$800,000,000, highlighting how data center-related power and environmental needs are reshaping CECO’s growth...

Earlier this quarter, Palomar Holdings, Inc. reported that weaker commercial market pricing and pressure on underwriting margins were weighing on its core property and earthquake insurance book. At the same time, the company’s expansion into diversified lines such as casualty and crop insurance is helping offset some of these margin challenges, underscoring a shift toward a more balanced earnings mix. Next, we’ll examine how concerns over underwriting margin compression might reshape...

Earlier this month, Genesis Energy, L.P. reported fiscal Q3 2025 results that swung to a US$9.2 million net profit, largely powered by stronger contributions from its offshore pipeline transportation segment thanks to favorable seasonal conditions and an absence of weather disruptions. RBC Capital’s continued positive commentary following these results underscores how offshore volume growth and improved cash generation have become central to Genesis Energy’s current investment story. Next,...

On December 12, S&P Global Ratings upgraded Vistra Corp.’s credit rating to investment grade at BBB- with a stable outlook, following a new power purchase agreement for its Comanche Peak nuclear plant and the completion of asset acquisitions from Lotus Infrastructure Partners. The move signals rating agencies’ confidence that Vistra’s broader, more efficient generation portfolio could support stronger cash flow visibility and a lower risk profile. Next, we’ll explore how Vistra’s...

Earlier this month, APi Group Corporation issued 2025 earnings guidance, indicating it expects net revenues to come in at or above the midpoint of its US$7,875 million target range. This guidance gives investors a clearer view of management’s confidence in the company’s revenue pipeline and demand visibility for the year ahead. We’ll now examine how APi Group’s expectation for 2025 revenues near or above guidance midpoint could influence its existing investment narrative. The end of cancer?...

In December 2025, Fresh Del Monte Produce’s chairman, Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh, filed a Rule 144 notice to sell 28,558 equity-compensation shares via J.P. Morgan Securities on the NYSE within a 90-day window, while stating there was no material adverse information about the company. At the same time, bullish analyst commentary emphasizing the company’s strong financial health, active US$150 million buyback program, and efforts to improve profitability has reinforced a constructive view of...

Wondering if Blackstone is still a buy at around $153 a share, or if most of the upside has already been priced in? This piece will walk you through the numbers in plain English. Despite being down 11.5% year to date and 7.2% over the last year, the stock has bounced 10.9% in the past month and 1.7% over the last week. This hints that sentiment may be turning after a long, powerful 3-year gain of 124.7% and 5-year gain of 181.1%. That recent rebound has come as investors digest a wave of...

Wendy’s has recently intensified its turnaround efforts through Project Fresh, closing 200–300 underperforming restaurants, simplifying operations, and partnering with Greg Creed’s Creed UnCo to revamp its marketing, while a potential sale of the Wendy’s First Kitchen stake in Japan is being explored by Longreach Group and other local owners. Alongside these moves, increased insider share purchases, including by the Chief Legal Officer, suggest management’s confidence in the turnaround plan...

Trimble (TRMB) has quietly outperformed the broader tech space this year, and its latest move higher has investors asking whether the stock’s rerating is justified by fundamentals or getting slightly ahead of itself. See our latest analysis for Trimble. The latest leg up to a share price of $79.91 builds on a solid year to date, with a 14.63 percent year to date share price return and a strong 3 year total shareholder return of 63.99 percent. This suggests momentum is still broadly...

B. Riley Securities recently initiated research coverage on PROG Holdings with a Buy rating, emphasizing the company’s expanding fintech portfolio and announced acquisition of Purchasing Power, a B2B2C platform slated for early 2026. The broker’s focus on PROG Holdings’ growing Buy Now, Pay Later operations through Four Technologies and the company’s new quarterly dividend highlights a shift toward both fintech-driven expansion and shareholder returns. We’ll now examine how B. Riley’s...

Vulcan Materials (VMC) just posted a 12% jump in Q3 2025 aggregates shipments, along with better pricing and a 31% lift in operating cash flow, underscoring how infrastructure spending is quietly powering the stock. See our latest analysis for Vulcan Materials. At a share price of $288.34, Vulcan’s roughly 13% year to date share price return and strong three year total shareholder return of about 68% suggest momentum is still intact, with recent Q3 execution reinforcing the long term...

Earlier this month, AbCellera and Bruker Corporation entered into a global settlement and patent license agreement, under which Bruker will pay AbCellera US$36 million upfront plus ongoing royalties on sales of its Beacon Optofluidic platform products for the life of the licensed patents. This settlement removes a major source of legal uncertainty around Bruker’s Beacon platform, clarifying future economics and potentially easing investor concerns about litigation risk. Next, we’ll examine...

AECOM announced that, through its Unite32 joint venture with Laing O'Rourke, it has been selected as the official Delivery Partner to the Games Independent Infrastructure and Coordination Authority for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, overseeing nearly US$5 billion (A$7.10 billion) of critical venues and infrastructure. This long-term, high-profile role reinforces AECOM’s position in large-scale sports and civic infrastructure, extending its Olympic delivery track record and...

Surgery Partners (SGRY) is back in focus after a sharp guidance cut, which has sparked a legal probe and fresh analyst downgrades. The stock has slid over 25%, raising new questions about its growth playbook. See our latest analysis for Surgery Partners. The guidance cut and subsequent legal probe come after a busy stretch, including a new Baylor Scott & White partnership and a $425 million senior notes offering. However, the 1 year total shareholder return of minus 25.4 percent and 3 year...

Diamondback Energy (FANG) has been drifting lower recently, even though its long term track record still looks solid. That gap between the share price and fundamentals is where this story starts. See our latest analysis for Diamondback Energy. At around $147 per share, Diamondback’s recent 1 week and year to date share price losses suggest momentum has cooled, even though its five year total shareholder return above 270 percent still reflects a powerful long term compounding story. If that...

Earlier this month, Halliburton and VoltaGrid announced securing manufacturing for 400 megawatts of modular natural gas power systems for 2028 delivery to support hyperscale data centers across the Eastern Hemisphere, aiming to provide scalable, lower-emission power compared with conventional diesel generation. This move highlights Halliburton’s push to extend its energy expertise into powering AI and cloud data infrastructure, potentially broadening its role beyond traditional oilfield...