U.S. Hospitality Stock News

First Watch Restaurant Group recently reported a past “beat-and-raise” quarter, with headline growth flattered by a temporary benefit from lower egg prices rather than broad-based operational improvement. Beneath the strong top-line print, concerns have emerged around weakening unit economics, slowing same-store sales, and franchisee exits, raising questions about the durability of its growth model. Next, we’ll examine how this reliance on one-time commodity tailwinds could reshape First...

Earlier in December 2025, Kymera Therapeutics announced positive Phase 1b results for KT-621 in moderate to severe atopic dermatitis, followed by the FDA granting Fast Track designation to the oral STAT6 degrader for this chronic, debilitating condition. These KT-621 data, which showed biologics-like effects across multiple biomarkers and clinical endpoints in an oral, once-daily format, could meaningfully reshape expectations for Kymera’s protein degradation platform in Type 2 inflammatory...

Oppy, now integrated with Dole Diversified North America, has already launched a Florida strawberry program under the DOLE brand, adding over 300 acres of premium production to support a year-round supply during key winter demand months. This move deepens Dole’s presence in branded berries, using Florida production to strengthen winter category performance and enhance supply reliability for retailers. Next, we’ll examine how expanding year-round DOLE-branded strawberry supply could influence...

Earlier this month, OneMain Finance issued US$1.00 billion of 6.750% senior unsecured notes due 2033, guaranteed by OneMain Holdings, to extend and diversify its funding base under standard covenants and redemption terms. At the same time, analysts have turned more cautious with Hold ratings and an uptick in insider share sales, highlighting growing attention on OneMain’s funding costs and governance signals. We’ll now explore how this large unsecured debt issuance and cautious analyst...

Recent commentary on Tractor Supply highlights ongoing pressure on its sales performance, with three-year annual revenue growth of 4.4% and disappointing same-store sales suggesting customers are not fully embracing its product offering or store experience. At the same time, a relatively low gross margin of 36.4% points to challenges from commoditized inventory, tough competition, and potentially weak store-level economics that could be harder to fix given the company’s already large revenue...

Western Union (WU) has quietly outperformed the broader market over the past month, climbing around 14% even as its one year return still sits slightly negative. This is a setup value-focused investors tend to watch closely. See our latest analysis for Western Union. That 13.5% 30 day share price return has arrived despite an 8.4% year to date share price decline and a slightly negative one year total shareholder return. This suggests sentiment may be turning as investors reassess Western...

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) just put its retail tech ambitions front and center, rolling out new AI powered Sensormatic sensors and analytics that promise sharper shopper insights, leaner staffing, and potentially stickier in store sales. See our latest analysis for Johnson Controls International. That launch lands at a strong moment for Johnson Controls International, with the share price at $119.53 and supported by a 51.40% year to date share price return and a 186.30% five...

If you are looking at Insulet and wondering whether the recent price makes it a buy, hold, or avoid, you are not alone. This stock often divides opinion among growth focused investors. After a strong run to around $289.62, the shares are still up 12.8% year to date and 10.0% over the last year, even though the stock has slipped 0.6% in the past week and 12.5% over the past month and remains roughly flat over 3 years while still compounding at 13.2% over 5 years. Recent attention has centred...

Oruka Therapeutics (ORKA) shares have been moving after the company added Chris Martin to its board, a commercial veteran whose launch and M&A track record could reshape how investors think about Oruka’s pipeline. See our latest analysis for Oruka Therapeutics. The market seems to be buying into that narrative already, with a 1 day share price return of 13.11% and a 90 day share price return of 104.63%. The 1 year total shareholder return of 51.62% suggests momentum has been building rather...

Morgan Stanley previously downgraded Clarivate Plc to Underweight, citing a prolonged turnaround, muted growth expectations, limited operating leverage, and intensifying competitive pressures from AI-enabled rivals. At the same time, Clarivate’s new role supporting Nissan’s IP management highlights how its workflow tools remain embedded in large-scale innovation ecosystems despite these challenges. We’ll now examine how Morgan Stanley’s concerns about Clarivate’s turnaround and AI...

Sysco (SYY) just locked in a four year labor deal with the Teamsters for more than 1,000 drivers and warehouse workers, bringing 34% wage increases and richer benefits that could reshape its cost and risk profile. See our latest analysis for Sysco. Despite solid earnings growth, Sysco’s recent 90 day share price return of negative 9.4 percent shows momentum has cooled, even though its five year total shareholder return of 14.7 percent remains positive and points to steady long term...

Mercury Systems (MRCY) is back in focus after Aristotle Capital Boston called out the stock as a recent winner in its small cap fund, helped by earnings that topped expectations and strengthening defense demand. See our latest analysis for Mercury Systems. At around $69.65, Mercury’s share price has pulled back over the last week but still sits on a hefty year to date share price return. A 1 year total shareholder return above 70 percent signals that optimism around defense demand and its...

Earlier this month, Merck reached a historic agreement with the Trump administration to sharply cut U.S. prices on several medicines, including offering JANUVIA, JANUMET and JANUMET XR to eligible patients through a direct-to-patient program at roughly 70% below current list prices, while also reporting positive Phase 3 results for KEYTRUDA plus Padcev in muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Alongside this pricing shift, Merck is advancing enlicitide, an oral PCSK9-like cholesterol candidate, and...

Trinity Capital Inc. recently announced it will shift from quarterly to monthly dividends starting January 2026, with the Board approving regular monthly payouts of US$0.17 per share for January, February, and March 2026, alongside a US$0.51 per-share cash dividend for the fourth quarter of 2025 payable on 15 January 2026. This move preserves an equivalent total payout of US$0.51 per quarter, extends Trinity’s record to 25 consecutive quarters of consistent or higher distributions, and may...

Tutor Perini, through subsidiaries Rudolph and Sletten and Perini Management Services, recently secured multiple large contracts, including a US$900 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers agreement in Israel, a US$155 million Diego Rivera Performing Arts Center project in San Francisco, and a US$108 million UC Davis Health utility plant expansion. These awards meaningfully enlarge Tutor Perini’s backlog and reinforce its access to complex institutional and government work, which can improve...

United Homes Group, Inc. ( NASDAQ:UHG ) shareholders are no doubt pleased to see that the share price has bounced 41...

Scholastic Corporation ( NASDAQ:SCHL ) shareholders are probably feeling a little disappointed, since its shares fell...

Some lululemon athletica inc. ( NASDAQ:LULU ) shareholders may be a little concerned to see that the President of...

AutoZone, Inc. reported past first-quarter 2025 results with sales rising to US$4,628.63 million from US$4,279.64 million a year earlier, while net income fell to US$530.82 million and diluted EPS slipped to US$31.04 as margin pressures weighed on profitability. Management pointed to sizeable non-cash LIFO charges, higher store and supply-chain spending, and weather-related disruptions as key reasons why profit growth lagged solid top-line momentum. Next, we’ll examine how this margin...

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has quietly drifted lower this year, even as its underlying business keeps growing revenue and earnings at mid single digit rates. That gap between sentiment and fundamentals is where the opportunity may sit. See our latest analysis for PayPal Holdings. The stock tells a different story to the business, with the share price sliding to about $59.81 and posting a year to date share price return of roughly negative 31 percent, alongside a similar one year total shareholder...

Trump Media & Technology Group stock reaction Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) has experienced significant volatility lately, with the stock rising about 54% over the past month after a deep slide earlier this year. See our latest analysis for Trump Media & Technology Group. Despite the sharp 7 day and 30 day share price returns, the stock is still heavily down on a year to date basis. This suggests that momentum is more of a speculative rebound than a steady rerating based on...

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against SLM Corporation, alleging that between July 25 and August 14, 2025, the company and certain executives misled investors about rising early-stage loan delinquencies and the effectiveness of its loss mitigation and loan modification programs. The complaint directly contrasts SLM’s CFO’s late-July assurances about “normal” seasonal delinquency trends with later third-party data showing a sharp deterioration in early-stage...

TeraWulf recently secured project-level financing and upsized a US$1.30 billion senior secured notes offering via affiliate Flash Compute to fund a 168 MW, liquid-cooled high-performance computing joint venture at its Abernathy, Texas campus, supporting development of an AI-focused data center slated to come online in the second half of 2026. These moves, combined with long-term, credit-enhanced hosting arrangements, mark a further shift away from pure bitcoin mining toward contracted AI and...

Agree Realty (ADC) just gave income investors something new to consider, with its board approving a higher monthly common dividend that works out to a 3.6% annual increase compared with last year. See our latest analysis for Agree Realty. That higher payout comes as Agree Realty’s share price sits around $72.10, with a modest year to date share price return of 3.38% and a steadier 1 year total shareholder return of 6.97%. This suggests income focused investors are still backing the story even...