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In recent days, Microsoft has expanded its global AI and cloud footprint, including a US$17.50 billion commitment in India, multi‑billion investments in Canada, and new alliances ranging from Cognizant’s multi-year AI partnership to community solar projects in Illinois and healthcare integrations with Microsoft Dragon Copilot. Together, these moves highlight how Microsoft is pairing large-scale infrastructure spending with ecosystem partnerships that embed Copilot and Azure AI deeply into...

Brightstar Lottery (NYSE:BRSL) just landed a 19 year deal to run Lotterywest’s new central gaming and digital platforms in Western Australia, a long runway that reframes the stock’s growth visibility. See our latest analysis for Brightstar Lottery. The Lotterywest win and the recent Cash Pop rollout in Pennsylvania have helped the mood around Brightstar, with the 1 day share price return of 2.65 percent standing out against a negative year to date share price return and an 18.95 percent 1...

Wondering if Public Service Enterprise Group is quietly trading at a bargain or already priced for perfection? You are not alone, and that is exactly what we are going to unpack here. The stock is sitting around $80.65, up 2.1% over the last week but still down 2.1% over 30 days and 5.2% year to date, while longer term holders are looking at gains of 48.4% over 3 years and 66.9% over 5 years. Recent moves have been shaped by a steady drumbeat of policy, regulatory, and grid investment...

OUTFRONT Media (OUT) has quietly delivered a strong run lately, with the stock up about 10% this month and more than 30% over the past 3 months, outpacing many real estate peers. See our latest analysis for OUTFRONT Media. At a share price of $24.51, OUTFRONT’s recent 1 month share price return of just over 10% and robust 1 year total shareholder return near the mid 40s suggest that momentum is building as investors warm to its recovery story. If OUTFRONT’s rebound has caught your eye, this...

Rivian Automotive, listed on NasdaqGS:RIVN, has unveiled a major in-house push into artificial intelligence and autonomous driving technology, including its own custom processor and proprietary autonomy stack. The company also introduced a new subscription service for hands free driving features, while simultaneously initiating a recall of nearly 35,000 electric delivery vans to fix a seat belt safety defect. The announcements arrive as Rivian shares trade at about $17.63, with the stock up...

HealthEquity (HQY) has pulled back about 5% over the past month even though its revenue and net income are still growing at a healthy clip. That disconnect is what makes the stock interesting now. See our latest analysis for HealthEquity. Zooming out, the recent 1 month share price pullback sits against a steady backdrop where the share price has barely moved year to date, while the 3 year total shareholder return of more than 50% shows that longer term momentum is still very much intact. If...

Wondering if Walker & Dunlop is a beaten down financial stock hiding real value, or cheap for a reason? Let us unpack what the recent share price and fundamentals are really telling us. The stock closed at $61.44 recently and is down 3.3% over the last week, 0.6% over the last month, and a hefty 35.6% year to date, which will catch the eye of both bargain hunters and risk conscious investors. That slide comes against a backdrop of a challenging commercial real estate and lending environment,...

Costamare (CMRE) has quietly outpaced much of the shipping sector, with shares up about 19% in the past 3 months and roughly 71% over the past year, despite falling revenue. See our latest analysis for Costamare. That move reflects a market that has steadily re-rated Costamare, with the recent 1 year total shareholder return of about 71 percent reinforcing the longer term trend of strong compounding gains. If Costamare's run has you rethinking where momentum might build next, it could be...

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust recently announced that its Board of Trustees declared a cash dividend of US$0.40 per common share for the fourth quarter of 2025, payable on January 23, 2026, to shareholders of record as of December 26, 2025. Around the same time, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust to “Outperform,” highlighting increased analyst confidence in the trust’s financial outlook and income profile. We’ll now examine how the Keefe, Bruyette &...

Rumble (RUM) just landed an attention grabbing exclusive, securing livestream rights to the Andrew Tate vs. Chase DeMoor Misfits Boxing event on Rumble Premium, a clear push to grow paying subscribers. See our latest analysis for Rumble. That push into exclusive, influencer driven events comes as Rumble’s share price has been volatile, with a 30 day share price return of 15.62 percent and a year to date share price return of negative 48.06 percent. The 1 year total shareholder return of...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

In the past week, J.P. Morgan downgraded Ingram Micro Holding to “underweight,” citing concerns about weaker enterprise IT spending and a likely cooling in PC demand after a strong 2025 cycle. This shift in analyst sentiment contrasts with Ingram Micro’s recent AWS Partner of the Year awards and its new Polish go-to-market collaboration for SaaS data protection. We’ll now examine how J.P. Morgan’s downgrade and concerns around enterprise spending shape Ingram Micro’s investment...

Richtech Robotics (RR) has quietly become one of the more volatile small cap robotics names, with the stock swinging sharply over the past week despite relatively steady fundamentals and a still early stage revenue base. See our latest analysis for Richtech Robotics. That volatility sits on top of a wild ride over the past year, with a roughly 42% year to date share price return but an eye catching 198% one year total shareholder return suggesting momentum is still broadly intact even after...

In December 2025, activist investor Engine Capital, backed by proxy advisers and fellow shareholders, won majority common-shareholder support for its UniFirst board nominees, intensifying pressure on the company to address governance concerns and consider a potential sale. The vote exposed a sharp divide between UniFirst’s dual-class control structure and the preferences of common shareholders, who are increasingly pushing for an independent strategic review and greater accountability from...