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A U.S. appeals court has revived DirecTV’s antitrust lawsuit against Nexstar Media Group (NXST), forcing the broadcaster to defend allegations of inflating retransmission fees, a turn that injects fresh legal and regulatory risk into the stock. See our latest analysis for Nexstar Media Group. Despite the legal noise, Nexstar’s share price has held up well, with a strong year to date share price return and a solid multi year total shareholder return suggesting momentum remains broadly...

Hormel Foods (HRL) just reshaped its growth playbook, spinning Justin's into a standalone partnership with Forward Consumer Partners and installing veteran marketer Jason Levine as its first enterprise-wide CMO, both aimed squarely at revitalizing brand driven growth. See our latest analysis for Hormel Foods. Despite these brand moves and fresh leadership, the stock’s 7.67% 1 month share price return only partially claws back a much weaker year to date share price performance and a multi year...

Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) just rolled out sensAI 8.0, a fresh upgrade to its edge AI stack that promises broader model support, better performance, and more flexible deployment options for industrial, automotive, and consumer applications. See our latest analysis for Lattice Semiconductor. Even with the sensAI 8.0 launch and a new $250 million share repurchase program, Lattice’s 30 day share price return of 11.07% sits alongside a more modest 23.34% one year total shareholder return. This...

In the past quarter, Bank OZK reported revenue that missed analyst expectations by 7.2% but delivered record net income, earnings per share, and net interest income, while management expressed confidence about improving on 2024 results despite a shifting backdrop. At the same time, Ranger Investment Management L.P. increased its stake in Bank OZK by 8.0% to 282,940 shares, highlighting growing institutional interest even as top-line performance lagged forecasts. Against this backdrop of...

Western Digital (WDC) is stepping into the Nasdaq 100 this month, a move that can draw fresh buying from index funds, even as AI driven demand keeps lifting its high capacity storage business. See our latest analysis for Western Digital. The index promotion comes after an exceptional run, with Western Digital’s share price delivering a roughly 169% year to date return and a 270% one year total shareholder return, even as the stock has recently pulled back from highs near $166. This pattern...

In recent days, Ondas Holdings has accelerated its push into defense and autonomous systems through acquisitions like Roboteam and Sentrycs, new government contracts including a multi-year autonomous border protection program, and a completed AI-powered demining pilot with Safe Pro Group in the Middle East. At the same time, boardroom changes, insider selling, and a proposed debt-and-warrant exchange that may issue up to 7.33 million new shares highlight governance and dilution questions...

Turning Point Brands recently reported third-quarter earnings that surpassed market expectations, amended its at-the-market equity program by US$200 million, and confirmed a US$0.075 per-share dividend payable on 9 January 2026 following its 19 December 2025 ex-dividend date. Amid these updates, a director’s sale of 2,000 shares and a year of only insider sells add an extra layer of context for interpreting the company’s otherwise upbeat operational and capital allocation signals. Next,...

Barclays just nudged its outlook on NOV (NOV) higher by lifting its target while keeping a cautious stance, and that shift, echoed by other Wall Street upgrades, has quietly pulled more eyes to the stock. See our latest analysis for NOV. That slightly brighter backdrop lines up with NOV’s recent trading pattern. A 90 day share price return of about 21% contrasts with a still modest 1 year total shareholder return of roughly 15%, suggesting momentum is building but not yet euphoric. If this...

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has been quietly trying to reset expectations after a tough stretch, showing modest revenue growth alongside a sharp rebound in annual net income growth that is catching investors attention. See our latest analysis for International Flavors & Fragrances. Despite the latest share price of $65.62 and a modest positive 90 day share price return, longer term total shareholder returns over one, three, and five years remain deeply negative. This suggests...

China recently canceled a range of older, mostly non-operational lithium mining licenses, triggering a sharp rise in domestic lithium prices and raising concerns about future supply tightness. This potential tightening of global lithium supply is particularly important for producers like Sigma Lithium, whose business model is directly linked to lithium market conditions. We’ll now examine how the prospect of tighter lithium supply from China could reshape Sigma Lithium’s investment narrative...

Nucor (NUE) shares have cooled off slightly this week, even after a strong run over the past year, and that dip has some investors revisiting whether the steel maker’s momentum still looks sustainable from here. See our latest analysis for Nucor. That pullback comes after a strong stretch, with Nucor’s 30-day share price return of 8.2 percent and year to date share price return of 40.4 percent pointing to momentum that still looks more like a pause than a reversal. This is especially the case...

Eclipse Energy previously announced a collaborative partnership with Weatherford International plc, including a capital investment from Weatherford to accelerate deployment of Eclipse’s subsurface biotechnology platform for clean hydrogen and other fuels, with joint projects targeted to begin in January 2026. This move leverages Weatherford’s global oilfield footprint to turn mature reservoirs into clean energy assets, highlighting how legacy infrastructure can be repurposed for the energy...

In mid-December 2025, Incyte announced that the European Commission approved Minjuvi (tafasitamab) with lenalidomide and rituximab for adults with relapsed or refractory Grade 1–3a follicular lymphoma after at least one prior systemic therapy. This creates the first approved CD19/ CD20 dual-targeted, chemotherapy-free immunotherapy regimen for eligible follicular lymphoma patients in Europe, meaningfully broadening Incyte’s oncology footprint in a key market. We’ll now examine how this new...

D.R. Horton (DHI) has quietly pulled back about 2% over the past week, even after gaining roughly 10% over the past month. This gives investors a fresh chance to reassess the homebuilder’s setup. See our latest analysis for D.R. Horton. That modest pullback comes after a solid run, with D.R. Horton’s share price still sitting at $152.0 and a positive year to date share price return, while multi year total shareholder returns point to momentum that is easing rather than reversing. If D.R...

Exxon Mobil (XOM) caught a tailwind after President Trump announced a total and complete blockade on oil tankers linked to Venezuela, lifting WTI prices and giving energy producers a short term earnings and cash flow boost. See our latest analysis for Exxon Mobil. That move slots into an already solid year for Exxon Mobil, with a roughly 9.4% year to date share price return and a 1 year total shareholder return of about 14.4%. This suggests momentum is gradually rebuilding as investors...

American International Group, Inc. recently announced that Adam Clifford will become CEO of International Commercial Insurance in January 2026, while Scott Leney will take over as Regional President for Asia Pacific in February 2026, alongside governance-focused amendments to the company’s by-laws. These leadership appointments, both drawing on deep international insurance experience, suggest AIG is sharpening its focus on global commercial lines while tightening shareholder-meeting and...

Coupang (CPNG) is back in the spotlight after disclosing a massive data breach affecting roughly 34 million customers, a crisis that quickly erased recent gains and pushed the stock sharply lower. See our latest analysis for Coupang. The selloff around the breach comes on top of an already weak stretch, with the share price down sharply over the past quarter even though the three year total shareholder return remains strongly positive. This suggests long term momentum has not completely...

Village Farms International (VFF) just created a Global Chief Strategy Officer role and hired industry veteran Brian Stevenson, a move that signals a more deliberate push into regulated cannabis markets worldwide. See our latest analysis for Village Farms International. The timing of this hire lines up with a powerful run in the stock, with Village Farms International delivering a year to date share price return of roughly 394 percent and a one year total shareholder return of about 468...

Topgolf Callaway Brands (MODG) has quietly put together an interesting stretch of returns, with the stock up about 14% over the past month and roughly 26% over the past 3 months. See our latest analysis for Topgolf Callaway Brands. That recent burst in the share price, with a roughly 30% year to date share price return and a 60% one year total shareholder return, suggests momentum is rebuilding even after a tough multi year stretch. If Topgolf Callaway’s rebound has caught your eye, this...

Motorola Solutions (MSI) is back in the spotlight after teaming up with Google to let Android users stream live video directly to 911 call handlers, a practical upgrade to its already entrenched public safety platform. See our latest analysis for Motorola Solutions. That kind of real world innovation is arriving just as sentiment is resetting. The latest 1 day share price return of 2.93 percent has lifted Motorola Solutions to 374.49 dollars after a tough stretch that has seen a 90 day share...

In early December 2025, Medtronic’s board approved a US$0.71 per-share cash dividend for the third quarter of fiscal 2026, payable on January 16, 2026, to shareholders of record as of December 26, 2025. More recently, Medtronic gained FDA approval for its Hugo robotic-assisted surgery system and began the U.S. commercial launch of the MiniMed 780G with Abbott’s Instinct sensor, signaling continued investment in advanced robotics and diabetes technology. We’ll now examine how the FDA-cleared...

Atmos Energy (ATO) shares have quietly climbed over the past year, with the stock up about 27% and roughly 22% year to date, prompting a closer look at what is driving the move. See our latest analysis for Atmos Energy. With the share price now around $169.17 and a strong year to date share price return, that 1 year total shareholder return near 27% suggests investors are steadily repricing Atmos for dependable growth rather than treating it as a sleepy utility. If this steady climb in a...

Semtech (SMTC) shares have quietly pulled back about 6% in the past day and 16% over the past week, even though the stock is still up this month and in the past 3 months. See our latest analysis for Semtech. Viewed over a longer stretch, Semtech’s recent pullback sits against a still positive backdrop, with an 8.1% year to date share price return and a hefty 148.45% three year total shareholder return suggesting momentum is cooling rather than broken. If you are weighing what comes next for...

State Street (STT) has quietly put up a solid run, with shares gaining roughly 30% this year and about 12% over the past 3 months, as earnings and margin trends keep improving. See our latest analysis for State Street. At a share price of $127.36, State Street’s momentum looks like it is still building, with a 30 day share price return of 12.51% feeding into a 37.64% one year total shareholder return and an 81.17% total shareholder return over three years. If this kind of steady compounding...