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Dow Inc. (NYSE:DOW) has declared its 458th consecutive quarterly dividend. The dividend decision comes after a year that included losses and operating pressures for the company. The uninterrupted dividend record highlights the company’s long-running focus on shareholder returns. Dow Inc. sits at the center of the global materials and chemicals industry, supplying products that feed into construction, packaging, automotive, and consumer goods. The latest dividend decision keeps a long...

Coastal Financial recently reported a past-quarter update showing a 1.3% year-on-year revenue decline, missing analysts’ expectations by 16.6%, even as loans receivable grew 1.2% and deposits rose 4.3%. Management emphasized the potential of its Banking-as-a-Service platform, highlighting plans to expand product offerings and scale new and existing partnerships despite the disappointing revenue and net interest income performance. We’ll now examine how Coastal Financial’s revenue shortfall...

Strategic Education (STRA) has wrapped up FY 2025 with fourth quarter revenue of US$323.2 million and basic EPS of US$1.71, set against a trailing twelve month picture that shows US$1.27 billion in revenue and EPS of US$5.57. The company has seen quarterly revenue range from US$303.6 million in Q1 2025 to US$323.2 million in Q4, while basic EPS moved between US$1.18 and US$1.71 over the same period. This gives investors a clearer view of how the earnings profile is tracking through the year...

If you are wondering whether Novanta is priced attractively right now, you are not alone. The stock has had a mixed run that raises fair questions about what you are really paying for. At a last close of US$134.43, the shares are up 21.0% year to date, even though the 7 day return is a 7.9% decline and the 1 year return sits at a 7.1% decline. Recent price moves sit against a backdrop of ongoing coverage of Novanta's position in the US tech sector and its role in providing precision...

Vera Therapeutics reported full-year 2025 results showing a net loss of US$299.62 million, while advancing atacicept with positive Phase 3 IgA nephropathy data and securing FDA priority review with a July 7, 2026 PDUFA date. Alongside filing a US$191.89 million Class A common stock shelf registration for an ESOP-related offering, the company highlighted that its cash, equivalents, marketable securities and debt facility availability are expected to fund operations through potential atacicept...

Enovix (ENVX) is back in focus after reporting Q4 2025 and full year results that topped analyst expectations, paired with fresh guidance, smartphone and smart eyewear progress, and a new share repurchase plan. See our latest analysis for Enovix. Despite beating estimates and outlining progress in smartphones, smart eyewear and defense, Enovix’s share price return has been weak, with a 30 day share price return of 26.94% and a 1 year total shareholder return of 41.03%. This suggests recent...

Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) and Sompo Group have expanded their long-term partnership to support global adoption of Guidewire Cloud Platform applications. The agreement includes rolling out AI capabilities at scale across Sompo’s international insurance businesses. Sompo plans to migrate from legacy on premises systems to Guidewire’s cloud based, AI enabled solutions for core insurance operations. For you as an investor, this partnership highlights where Guidewire sits in the insurance...

Pulse Biosciences, Inc. reported a full-year 2025 net loss of US$72.78 million, widening from US$53.59 million in 2024, and filed new universal and ESOP-related shelf registrations alongside a reconfigured at-the-market common stock offering. At the same time, FDA approval to begin a paroxysmal atrial fibrillation study with the nPulse Cardiac Catheter System and a planned thyroid cancer collaboration with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center underscore how the company is...

The Honest Company, Inc. recently reported that full-year 2025 sales slipped to US$371.32 million while net loss more than doubled to US$15.69 million, and simultaneously announced a new US$25 million share repurchase program funded by cash on hand and operating cash flows. Alongside this, management issued 2026 guidance calling for an anticipated high-teens percentage decline in reported revenue due to exited categories, while emphasizing 4% to 6% organic growth as the core metric of its...

In February 2026, Verizon Communications Inc. completed the sale of €2.25 billion and £600 million of junior subordinated unsecured notes due 2056, including step-up and fixed-to-floating rate Eurobonds that are callable and carry a 0.65% discount to par. This move adds long-dated, junior capital to Verizon’s balance sheet, potentially supporting funding for network investment and ongoing transformation without immediately relying on common equity. We’ll now examine how this large junior...

What Southwest Airlines (LUV) investors may be watching now Recent trading in Southwest Airlines (LUV) has drawn attention after a sharp move in the share price over the past month and past 3 months, prompting investors to reassess the airline’s current valuation and fundamentals. See our latest analysis for Southwest Airlines. At a share price of US$49.26, Southwest Airlines has seen a 30 day share price return of 20.56% and a 90 day share price return of 41.51%, while the 1 year total...

If you are wondering whether Evercore's current share price fairly reflects its underlying worth, you are not alone. This article is designed to help you size that up clearly. The stock last closed at US$308.84, with returns of 29.2% over 1 year and a 144.5% gain over 3 years, even though the past 7 days and 30 days show declines of 5.9% and 15.0% and the year to date return sits at a 12.1% decline. Recent coverage has focused on Evercore's role as a major independent investment bank in...

In February 2026, Sezzle Inc. reported full-year 2025 results showing sales of US$450.28 million and net income of US$133.13 million, alongside guidance for 2026 calling for total revenue growth of 25% to 30% and the launch of Sezzle Mobile, an integrated unlimited phone plan starting at US$29.99 per month within its app. These updates highlight Sezzle’s shift from a pure buy-now-pay-later platform toward a broader financial and everyday-spending hub, with subscription, payments, and now...

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. has reported past fourth-quarter 2025 results showing revenue rising to US$610.18 million while swinging from a prior-year net income to a net loss, alongside higher full-year revenue but much lower annual net income and earnings per share. Despite the weaker bottom line, the company increased production, completed share buybacks totalling about US$96.58 million, affirmed its US$0.45 quarterly dividend, and expanded its Revolving Credit Facility commitments and...

If you are wondering whether ProPetro Holding is attractively priced at its current US$12.13 share price, you are not alone; many investors are asking the same question. The stock has shown strong recent returns, with 7.9% over the last 7 days, 13.8% over the last 30 days, 23.5% year to date and 43.7% over the past year, while the 3 year return sits at 22.6% and the 5 year return at a 7.7% decline. Recent news flow around ProPetro Holding has focused on ongoing interest in the energy sector...

In recent months, Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi) raised US$1.25 billion in cash, closed a US$110.0 million acquisition of Luminar Semiconductor, secured contracts with NASA and NIST, completed a quantum photonic chip foundry in Tempe, Arizona, and announced it would report Q4 and full-year 2025 results on March 2, 2026. These moves, alongside the company’s first U.S. commercial sale of quantum cybersecurity solutions to a top-five bank and growing Department of Defense work, highlight QCi’s...

StoneCo (NasdaqGS:STNE) has completed the sale of its Linx business following regulatory approval. The transaction finalizes an earlier decision to exit this segment while keeping certain software partnerships in place. The move marks a reset in how StoneCo positions its core payments and software relationships. For investors watching NasdaqGS:STNE, the Linx sale lands at a time when the stock trades at $16.8 and has returned 14.4% year to date and 81.6% over the past year. Over a 3 year...

BGC Group (BGC) is back in focus after fourth quarter 2025 results topped expectations, and management issued guidance calling for about 15% year over year organic revenue growth in the first quarter of 2026. See our latest analysis for BGC Group. BGC Group’s latest update comes after a steady upswing in recent months, with a 30-day share price return of 5.90% and a 90-day return of 9.43%. The 3-year total shareholder return of 86.14% points to longer term momentum, despite a modest 1-year...

Symbotic (SYM) is back in focus after reporting first quarter results that exceeded expectations on both profitability and revenue, supported by improved margins and what management describes as strong operational execution. See our latest analysis for Symbotic. At a share price of $54.78, Symbotic has seen a 90 day share price return decline of 34.61%. Its 1 year total shareholder return of 141.32% and 3 year total shareholder return of about 3.3x point to strong longer term momentum despite...

If you are wondering whether Vistance Networks at around US$17.57 still offers value after a strong run, this article will help you size up the price against the fundamentals. The stock has pulled back with a 7.4% decline over the last week and a 6.5% decline over the last 30 days, yet it still sits on a 176.7% return over the past year and 125.3% over three years. Recent price moves come as the market continues to react to ongoing news flow around Vistance Networks, including growing...

Netflix (NasdaqGS:NFLX) has exited the bidding race for Warner Bros. Discovery after deciding not to match Paramount Skydance's higher offer. The company secured a breakup fee instead of pursuing the acquisition, following months of deal speculation and merger discussions. Netflix plans to prioritize organic growth, with heavier investment in original content and a revived share repurchase program. For investors watching NasdaqGS:NFLX, the decision comes with the stock at $96.24 and a mixed...

Enact Holdings, Inc. has recently outlined in its 2025 10-K a new US$350 million share repurchase authorization and a US$435 million revolving credit facility, alongside continued plans to return capital via dividends and buybacks while supporting its U.S. mortgage insurance operations. Analyst sentiment has shifted as Enact was elevated to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) on the back of higher earnings estimates, underscoring how its capital return plans and financing flexibility are...

Nexstar Media Group (NXST) just posted fourth quarter 2025 results that came in ahead of earnings estimates, even as revenue and profitability trailed the prior year and put renewed focus on its distribution and digital plans. See our latest analysis for Nexstar Media Group. Nexstar’s earnings beat and progress on renewing distribution deals arrives alongside strong recent momentum, with a 30 day share price return of 21.08% and a 1 year total shareholder return of 53.99% pointing to rising...

If you are wondering whether Otter Tail is fairly priced or offering hidden value, this article will walk through what the current share price might be telling you. The stock last closed at US$85.10, with returns of 0.2% over 7 days, a 1.7% decline over 30 days, 4.5% year to date, 9.6% over 1 year, 25.6% over 3 years and 124.9% over 5 years, which gives useful context before looking at any valuation work. Recent coverage around Otter Tail has focused on keeping investors informed through...