NasdaqGM:FOLD
NasdaqGM:FOLDBiotechs

Amicus Therapeutics (FOLD): Assessing Valuation After a 30% Monthly and 65% Three-Month Share Price Surge

Amicus Therapeutics (FOLD) has quietly delivered a strong run lately, with the stock climbing over 30% in the past month and roughly 65% over the past 3 months. See our latest analysis for Amicus Therapeutics. That surge sits on top of a solid backdrop, with the share price return over the past year also firmly positive. This suggests sentiment is shifting toward Amicus as its rare disease portfolio matures and execution risks feel lower. If Amicus has sparked your interest, it is worth...
NYSE:ACVA
NYSE:ACVACommercial Services

How Investors May Respond To ACV Auctions (ACVA) CEO Share Buying Amid Analyst Rating Downgrade

Recently, ACV Auctions’ CEO bought more than 31,000 company shares, even as a major financial firm shifted its rating from Buy to Hold, highlighting conflicting signals for investors. This rare combination of insider conviction and external caution throws a spotlight on ACV’s underlying business quality, cash generation challenges, and competitive position. Next, we’ll explore how the CEO’s sizable insider purchase might influence ACV Auctions’ growth-focused investment narrative and...
NasdaqGS:SPSC
NasdaqGS:SPSCSoftware

Is Activist Pressure After Carbon6 Forcing a Rethink of SPS Commerce’s (SPSC) Capital Allocation Discipline?

SPS Commerce, a long-time provider of cloud-based supply chain management software, has recently faced pressure after its early‑2025 Carbon6 acquisition was undermined by Amazon marketplace rule changes and activist investor Anson began pushing for a potential sale of the company. This combination of a misjudged move into the Amazon seller ecosystem and escalating activist involvement has raised fresh questions about SPS Commerce's capital allocation discipline and boardroom...
NasdaqGS:AUR
NasdaqGS:AURSoftware

Aurora Innovation (AUR): Valuation Check After Landmark Autonomous Proppant Hauling Deal in the Permian Basin

Aurora Innovation (AUR) just took a meaningful commercial step, partnering with Detmar Logistics to run 24/7 autonomous proppant hauls in the Permian Basin, the first frac sand runs on public roads using driverless trucks. See our latest analysis for Aurora Innovation. The deal lands at a time when sentiment on Aurora has been choppy, with a recent 10.05% 1 month share price return not enough to offset a roughly 32% year to date share price decline, and a far stronger three year total...
NasdaqGS:GLNG
NasdaqGS:GLNGOil and Gas

Assessing Golar LNG (NasdaqGS:GLNG)’s Valuation After Its Recent Share Price Rebound

Golar LNG (GLNG) has quietly outperformed the broader energy sector over the past month, gaining about 6%, even as its past 3 months and year to date returns remain negative. See our latest analysis for Golar LNG. That recent 1 month share price return of 5.54% looks more like a relief rally than a full trend change, given the weaker year to date share price performance and still solid 5 year total shareholder return of 350.46%. If Golar’s move has you watching the energy space more closely,...
NasdaqCM:CLDX
NasdaqCM:CLDXBiotechs

Is Celldex (CLDX) Using Barzolvolimab’s Phase 3 Urticaria Bet To Redefine Its Core Strategy?

In December 2025, Celldex Therapeutics began a global Phase 3 EMBARQ-ColdU and SD trial of barzolvolimab in adults with cold urticaria and symptomatic dermographism who remain symptomatic despite H1 antihistamines or biologics, enrolling about 240 patients across approximately 75 sites in 7 countries with complete response at Week 12 as the primary endpoint. This late-stage program builds directly on earlier placebo-controlled Phase 2 data showing rapid, durable clinical responses and...
NYSE:UVV
NYSE:UVVTobacco

How Investors May Respond To Universal (UVV) Expanding Its US$1.40 Billion Long-Term Credit Facility

Universal Corporation recently entered into a new bank credit agreement that took effect on December 9, 2025, establishing a US$1.40 billion senior unsecured facility comprising a five-year US$780 million revolving credit line, a funded US$275 million five-year term loan, and a funded US$345 million seven-year term loan, replacing its prior US$1.15 billion facility. This expanded mix of longer-dated term loans and a larger revolving facility increases Universal’s financial flexibility,...
NasdaqGM:OCS
NasdaqGM:OCSPharmaceuticals

Advancing Privosegtor Toward PIONEER Registrational Trials Could Be A Game Changer For Oculis (OCS)

Oculis Holding AG recently advanced its neuro-ophthalmology candidate privosegtor (OCS-05) toward registrational PIONEER trials after a positive FDA meeting, while also preparing additional clinical studies for licaminlimab in dry eye disease. This progression signals an effort to build a differentiated ophthalmology pipeline spanning retinal, inflammatory, and neuroprotective conditions with potentially precision-focused therapies. We’ll now examine how advancing privosegtor into late-stage...
NasdaqGS:TW
NasdaqGS:TWCapital Markets

How Record Volumes and First On‑Chain CD Auction Could Shape Tradeweb Markets (TW) Investors

In November 2025, Tradeweb Markets reported record total trading volume of US$56.80 trillion and average daily volume of US$2.90 trillion, alongside completing the industry’s first fully electronic on-chain auction for brokered certificates of deposit with Alphaledger’s blockchain technology. These milestones underline how Tradeweb is deepening the electronification of fixed income markets and using blockchain to streamline traditionally manual workflows in bond trading. We’ll explore how...
NYSE:HE
NYSE:HEElectric Utilities

Hawaiian Electric (HE) valuation check as S&P SmallCap 600 entry and wildfire litigation shape its outlook

Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE) is back in focus as it prepares to join the S&P SmallCap 600 on December 22, 2025, even while Maui wildfire litigation and clean energy investments shape its longer term risk profile. See our latest analysis for Hawaiian Electric Industries. The stock has been choppy lately, with a 1 day share price return of minus 6.24 percent, but a year to date share price return of 20.85 percent suggests tentative momentum as investors weigh wildfire liabilities against...
NYSE:VG
NYSE:VGOil and Gas

Is Venture Global’s Recent 73.5% Slide Creating a Long Term Opportunity?

If you are looking at Venture Global and wondering whether the recent slump has quietly turned it into a value play, you are not alone. The stock has bounced 3.3% over the last week even after a steep 12.4% drop over 30 days and a bruising 73.5% slide year to date. This combination often signals the market is rapidly reassessing both its growth prospects and risk profile. Recent headlines around Venture Global have centered on shifting investor sentiment in the LNG and broader energy space,...
NasdaqGS:CME
NasdaqGS:CMECapital Markets

Is CME Group’s Strong 2025 Run Still Justified Amid Elevated Volatility Tailwinds?

If you are wondering whether CME Group is still worth buying after its long run, or if the market has already priced in the upside, you are not alone. That is exactly what we are going to unpack here. The stock has slipped around 1.6% over the last week and 1.5% over the past month, but it is still up 15.6% year to date and 17.8% over the last year, with multi year returns above 78% over three years and 82.2% over five years. Recent market attention has centered on CME as a key beneficiary...
NYSE:TFIN
NYSE:TFINBanks

Triumph Financial (TFIN): Assessing Valuation as BlueGrace Partnership Expands Freight Payments Footprint

Triumph Financial (TFIN) is back in the spotlight after BlueGrace Logistics joined the Triumph Network, a move that tightens Triumph’s grip on fintech powered freight payments and back office automation. See our latest analysis for Triumph Financial. The BlueGrace deal comes as Triumph’s 30 day share price return of 15.91% and 90 day share price return of 12.26% clash with a much weaker year to date share price return of minus 30.07%. However, the three year total shareholder return of 25.55%...
NasdaqGS:KMB
NasdaqGS:KMBHousehold Products

Kimberly-Clark (KMB): Reassessing Valuation After Recent Share Price Slide and Stronger Growth Outlook

Kimberly-Clark (KMB) has been sliding lately, with the stock down about 4% over the past month and almost 19% in the past 3 months, even as earnings and revenue continue to grow. See our latest analysis for Kimberly-Clark. That slide comes after a tougher stretch for Kimberly-Clark, with the share price returning about negative 23 percent year to date and total shareholder return down roughly 20 percent over the past year. This suggests momentum has clearly faded despite improving...
NasdaqCM:XPEL
NasdaqCM:XPELAuto Components

Should XPEL’s (XPEL) Aggressive Capex And Insider Buying Require Action From Investors?

In recent weeks, XPEL outlined an ambitious US$75–US$150 million capital expenditure plan over the next two years while insiders increased their shareholdings, and an analyst cited potential margin gains as reinforcing the company’s operational strength. This combination of growth investment, insider buying, and confidence in profitability sends a strong signal about how management views XPEL’s long‑term positioning in the paint protection and automotive personalization market. We’ll now...
NasdaqGS:SMTC
NasdaqGS:SMTCSemiconductor

How EMASS Edge AI Collaboration At Semtech (SMTC) Has Changed Its Investment Story

Earlier this month, EMASS announced a collaboration with Semtech to integrate Semtech’s LoRa transceivers into EMASS’s ECS-DoT low-power edge AI SoCs, enabling long-range, battery-efficient intelligence for industrial, IoT, and security applications and showcasing multiple real-world reference designs at CES 2026 venues including Semtech’s and the LoRa Alliance’s locations. This partnership reinforces Semtech’s push to pair its LoRaWAN connectivity with edge AI processing, aiming to reduce...
NYSE:STC
NYSE:STCInsurance

Does Stewart’s US$129.2 Million Equity Raise And New Shelf Registration Change The Bull Case For STC?

Earlier this month, Stewart Information Services completed a follow-on equity offering of 1,900,000 common shares at US$68, raising about US$129.2 million, while also filing an omnibus shelf registration covering common and preferred stock, warrants, units, debt securities and purchase contracts. This combination of fresh equity capital and expanded financing flexibility could meaningfully influence investor views on dilution, balance sheet strength and future funding options. Next, we’ll...
NYSE:LYV
NYSE:LYVEntertainment

Live Nation (LYV): Reassessing Valuation as It Expands Its Venue Footprint with Bangkok’s Impact Arena Move

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) is deepening its footprint in Asia by taking over operations at Bangkok's Impact Arena, pairing venue upgrades with a push for more shows, brand partnerships, and higher quality fan experiences. See our latest analysis for Live Nation Entertainment. That Asia push comes as Live Nation’s share price sits at $141.1, with a solid 1 month share price return of just over 8 percent but a weaker 3 month stretch, while its roughly 100 percent 3 year total shareholder...
NYSE:FDX
NYSE:FDXLogistics

Should FedEx’s (FDX) Strong Quarter, Higher Guidance and Freight Spin-Off Plans Require Action From Investors?

In December 2025, FedEx reported fiscal second-quarter 2026 results showing sales of US$23,469 million and net income of US$956 million, raised its full-year 2026 revenue growth guidance to 5%–6%, completed a US$3,775.61 million share buyback program, and filed a US$592.64 million ESOP-related shelf registration. At the same time, FedEx flagged roughly US$175 million in costs from the temporary grounding of its MD-11 fleet and confirmed plans to spin off FedEx Freight by June 1, 2026,...
NasdaqCM:CELC
NasdaqCM:CELCBiotechs

Celcuity (CELC): Reassessing Valuation After New VIKTORIA-1 Breast Cancer Data Boosts Investor Interest

Celcuity (CELC) just gave investors fresh Phase 3 data on its lead drug gedatolisib at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, highlighting longer progression free survival and manageable side effects across important advanced breast cancer subgroups. See our latest analysis for Celcuity. The latest VIKTORIA-1 update comes after a powerful run, with Celcuity’s 90 day share price return of 92.72 percent and a standout year to date share price return of 670.45 percent. Its one year total...
NYSE:VAL
NYSE:VALEnergy Services

Valaris (VAL): Assessing Valuation After Securing a Long-Term Shell Drillship Contract

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...
NYSE:SARO
NYSE:SAROAerospace & Defense

Should StandardAero’s New US$450 Million Buyback Authorization Require Action From SARO Investors?

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...
NasdaqCM:NEXT
NasdaqCM:NEXTOil and Gas

What NextDecade (NEXT)'s Hanwha Stake Boost and LNG Chain Strategy Mean For Shareholders

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,...
NYSE:CNR
NYSE:CNROil and Gas

Will Leer South Restart and Insurance Recoveries Change Core Natural Resources' (CNR) Narrative?

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...