NYSE:NEM
NYSE:NEMMetals and Mining

How Newmont’s Fuerte Stake Sale and Portfolio Shift At Newmont (NEM) Has Changed Its Investment Story

Earlier in December, Newmont Corporation agreed to sell 6,773,641 common shares of Fuerte Metals through its Goldcorp Canada ULC subsidiary, trimming its stake to about 19.5% as part of ongoing portfolio management and capital discipline. This move, alongside strong institutional inflows and broad-based gold demand, underscores how Newmont is actively reshaping its asset base while benefiting from renewed interest in precious metals producers. Against this backdrop of portfolio reshaping via...
NYSE:INSW
NYSE:INSWOil and Gas

New Universal Shelf Registration Might Change The Case For Investing In International Seaways (INSW)

On 19 December 2025, International Seaways, Inc. filed a universal shelf registration that covers common and preferred stock, debt securities, warrants, and units, giving it pre-cleared flexibility to issue a broad mix of securities as needed. This broad-based shelf registration signals that International Seaways is preparing tools for potential future capital raising or corporate moves that could influence how it funds fleet investment and balance sheet priorities. Next, we’ll examine how...
NasdaqCM:CAPR
NasdaqCM:CAPRBiotechs

Assessing Capricor Therapeutics (CAPR) Valuation After Positive HOPE-3 Data and Nippon Shinyaku Commercialization Deal

Capricor Therapeutics (CAPR) is back in focus after positive topline data from its Phase 3 HOPE-3 trial of Deramiocel for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, along with a new commercialization deal with Nippon Shinyaku. See our latest analysis for Capricor Therapeutics. The upbeat HOPE-3 data and the Nippon Shinyaku deal help explain why Capricor’s share price has surged to $27.81, with a roughly four week share price return near 380 percent and a one year total shareholder return above 110 percent...
NYSE:CARR
NYSE:CARRBuilding

HVAC Margin Squeeze And Slowing Earnings Might Change The Case For Investing In Carrier (CARR)

Carrier Global has recently come under pressure as the HVAC industry experiences revenue contraction and margin compression, leaving the company with operating margins around 9.55% and muted earnings growth after several years of expansion. This squeeze on profitability has sharpened investor focus on whether Carrier’s margin pressures are short-term cyclical forces or signs of deeper structural challenges in its business mix. We’ll now examine how industry-wide revenue contraction and...
NYSE:SPOT
NYSE:SPOTEntertainment

Spotify (NYSE:SPOT) Valuation Check as Leadership Transition and Pricing Strategy Drive the Next Growth Phase

Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT) is heading into a pivotal leadership handoff as founder Daniel Ek prepares to step aside and long time executives Alex Norström and Gustav Söderström move into co CEO roles in January 2026. See our latest analysis for Spotify Technology. The leadership reshuffle and recent price hikes come as investors weigh short term volatility against Spotify’s strong execution, with a 27.17% year to date share price return and a three year total shareholder return of 649.24%...
NYSE:CCL
NYSE:CCLHospitality

Carnival (CCL) Valuation Check After Record 2025 Results and Dividend Reinstatement

Carnival Corporation & (CCL) is back on investors radar after reporting record 2025 results and bringing back its quarterly dividend for the first time since 2020, which signals a stronger balance sheet and a clearer growth path. See our latest analysis for Carnival Corporation &. The results and dividend news helped push Carnival’s share price to around $31.12, with a 1 month share price return of about 17 percent and a three year total shareholder return approaching 300 percent. This...
NYSE:AU
NYSE:AUMetals and Mining

Is Stronger Output and Van Eck’s Stake Buildup Altering The Investment Case For AngloGold Ashanti (AU)?

In mid-December 2025, AngloGold Ashanti reported stronger gold production alongside higher gold prices, while also disclosing modest executive share transactions and a slightly increased stake from institutional investor Van Eck Associates. Together, these developments highlight how operational momentum, portfolio investment by a specialist fund, and routine insider selling around tax obligations are shaping perceptions of AngloGold Ashanti’s quality and governance. We’ll now examine how...
NYSE:FND
NYSE:FNDSpecialty Retail

Floor & Decor’s Exit From S&P Homebuilders Index Might Change The Case For Investing In FND

In December 2025, Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. was removed from the S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index, altering its inclusion in a benchmark followed by many housing-related investors. This index removal may prompt reallocations by funds that track or reference the index, potentially changing who owns the stock and how it trades. We’ll now explore how Floor & Decor’s exit from the S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index could influence its investment narrative and risk profile. This...
NasdaqGM:WRD
NasdaqGM:WRDAuto Components

WeRide (WRD) Is Up 5.7% After Launching Dubai Robotaxis Through Uber With RTA Backing

WeRide and Uber, in partnership with Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority, launched public Robotaxi passenger rides in December 2025 via the Uber app across Dubai’s Umm Suqeim and Jumeirah districts, with Awasul operating the fleet and a vehicle specialist currently on board each trip. This deployment not only supports Dubai’s aim for 25% autonomous journeys by 2030 but also extends WeRide’s Middle East autonomous vehicle footprint to nearly 150 vehicles, including over 100 Robotaxis,...
NYSE:TDS
NYSE:TDSWireless Telecom

TDS Credit Recast and Added Debt Capacity Could Be A Game Changer For Telephone and Data Systems (TDS)

On December 8, 2025, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. entered into a fourth amendment of its credit agreement, extending the maturity date, removing certain Term SOFR credit spread adjustments, revising its leverage ratio cash netting limit, and adding US$300 million of secured and unsecured debt capacity across TDS and its subsidiaries. This refinancing package meaningfully increases financial flexibility at a time when TDS is reshaping its business around fiber, towers, and spectrum...
NasdaqCM:PGY
NasdaqCM:PGYSoftware

Is Pagaya’s New Achieve AI-Underwriting Deal Reshaping The Investment Case For Pagaya Technologies (PGY)?

In December 2025, Achieve announced a partnership with Pagaya Technologies to integrate Pagaya’s AI-powered underwriting and data network into Achieve’s personal loan platform, while Pagaya also closed PAID 2025-8, a US$500 million asset-backed securitization backed by consumer loans from its network. The Achieve collaboration adds another fintech to Pagaya’s partner roster and highlights growing adoption of its AI underwriting as a core infrastructure layer. We’ll now look at how this new...
NYSE:CBL
NYSE:CBLRetail REITs

CBL & Associates Properties (CBL): Valuation Check After New Buyback Plan and $158 Million Refinancing Move

CBL & Associates Properties (CBL) just paired a fresh 25 million stock repurchase program with nearly 158 million in new financing, including cheaper debt used to retire existing loans, sharpening its balance sheet. See our latest analysis for CBL & Associates Properties. That backdrop helps explain why, even after a 1 day share price pullback of 2.91 percent to 37.09 dollars, CBL’s 30 day share price return of 12.19 percent and 1 year total shareholder return of 36.8 percent point to...
NYSE:BHE
NYSE:BHEElectronic

Benchmark Electronics (BHE) Valuation Check After Leadership Shake-Up and New Commercial Chief

Benchmark Electronics (BHE) just reshuffled its top ranks, promoting David Moezidis to President and bringing in industry veteran David L. Cummings as Chief Commercial Officer. This leadership shift is one investors will be watching closely. See our latest analysis for Benchmark Electronics. The leadership shake up comes after a choppy spell for the stock, with a 30 day share price return of 4.36 percent but a slightly negative year to date move. At the same time, a 3 year total shareholder...
NasdaqGS:MKTX
NasdaqGS:MKTXCapital Markets

Assessing MarketAxess (MKTX) Valuation After Announcing a New $400 Million Share Buyback Plan

MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX) just rolled out a fresh share repurchase plan, with Board approval to buy back up to $400 million of stock. This move often signals management confidence and supports shareholder returns. See our latest analysis for MarketAxess Holdings. The buyback comes after a choppy stretch, with a 10.55% one-month share price return offering a brief rebound against a year-to-date share price decline and deeply negative multi-year total shareholder returns. This suggests that...
NYSE:W
NYSE:WSpecialty Retail

Did Wayfair’s Inclusion in S&P Homebuilders Index Just Shift Its (W) Investment Narrative?

On 13 December 2025, S&P Dow Jones Indices added Wayfair Inc. (NYSE: W) to the S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index, recognizing the online retailer’s role within the broader housing-related ecosystem. This index inclusion can draw new attention from index-tracking funds and sector-focused investors, potentially increasing liquidity and broadening Wayfair’s institutional shareholder base. We’ll now examine how Wayfair’s addition to the S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index may influence...
NYSE:KMX
NYSE:KMXSpecialty Retail

CarMax (KMX): Rethinking Valuation After Mixed Earnings, Margin Cuts, and Leadership Changes

CarMax (KMX) just delivered another mixed quarter, beating Wall Street on the headline numbers while still posting lower sales and profit, and that tension is exactly what has investors rethinking the stock. See our latest analysis for CarMax. The stock tells that story pretty clearly, with a 30 day share price return of almost 9 percent fading into a roughly 53 percent year to date share price slide and a similar 12 month total shareholder return. Investors are weighing margin cuts,...
NasdaqGS:PTC
NasdaqGS:PTCSoftware

PTC (PTC) Valuation Check as Lamborghini Partnership Showcases AI‑Driven Product Lifecycle Leadership

PTC (PTC) is back in the spotlight after highlighting its Intelligent Product Lifecycle work with Automobili Lamborghini, a showcase partnership that puts PTC’s AI driven engineering stack on center stage ahead of CES 2026. See our latest analysis for PTC. Those Lamborghini and HOLON wins cap a busy stretch of product and client updates. Despite a softer 90 day share price return of 12.67 percent and slightly negative one year total shareholder return, PTC’s three year total shareholder...
NYSE:LEU
NYSE:LEUOil and Gas

Why Centrus Energy (LEU) Is Up 14.4% After Massive Nuclear Fuel Expansion And Centrifuge Push

Centrus Energy recently began domestic centrifuge manufacturing to support a multi-billion-dollar expansion of Low-Enriched Uranium production at its Piketon, Ohio plant, underpinned by more than US$1.60 billion in cash, US$1.20 billion in convertible note financing, and US$2.30 billion in contingent LEU sales commitments. The company is also preparing future High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium output, courting foreign investment from partners such as Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power and POSCO...
NasdaqGS:TFSL
NasdaqGS:TFSLBanks

TFS Financial (TFSL): Valuation Check After Record Earnings and 14% Revenue Growth

TFS Financial (TFSL) just wrapped up a strong Q3, with revenue up 14% year on year and record annual earnings that met expectations, giving investors fresh insight into its mortgage driven growth story. See our latest analysis for TFS Financial. Investors have been steadily warming to that story. The share price is now at $14.31 after a solid year-to-date share price return of 15.31 percent and a 1-year total shareholder return of 22.84 percent, suggesting momentum is quietly building rather...
NYSE:TDY
NYSE:TDYElectronic

Is Teledyne (TDY) Quietly Rebalancing Between Shareholder Rights and Innovation-Led Test Instrumentation Growth?

Teledyne’s board has approved revised Sixth Amended and Restated Bylaws that would allow stockholders holding at least 25% of voting power to call special meetings, contingent on stockholder approval of a related charter amendment at the 2026 annual meeting, so the current bylaws remain in place for now. Separately, Teledyne LeCroy’s launch of DisplayPort 2.1 physical layer compliance testing within its QualiPHY 2 framework highlights the company’s push into higher-value test and measurement...
NasdaqGS:FLEX
NasdaqGS:FLEXElectronic

Is Flex (FLEX) Quietly Rebuilding Its Investment Story Around a Data Center Pivot?

Recently, analysts highlighted Flex Ltd.’s push into the data center market, where the company expects about US$6.50 billion in revenue and at least 35% yearly growth, supported by its regional manufacturing footprint and automation capabilities. At the same time, Flex has been characterized as a bargain stock with fast-paced momentum, underpinned by upward earnings estimate revisions and a favorable analyst ranking, suggesting its expanding data center exposure is reshaping how investors...
NasdaqGS:PENG
NasdaqGS:PENGSemiconductor

Penguin Solutions (PENG): Assessing Valuation After New High-Density DDR5 Module Launch

Penguin Solutions (PENG) just expanded its DDR5 lineup with new SMART 64GB DDR5 6400 ECC CSODIMM modules, targeting high performance computing, telecom, and industrial systems that need dense, reliable memory in tight spaces. See our latest analysis for Penguin Solutions. The new DDR5 launch comes after a choppy stretch for Penguin Solutions, with the share price at $19.67 and a recent 30 day share price return of almost 12 percent, but a much weaker 90 day share price return. The three year...
NasdaqGS:COMM
NasdaqGS:COMMCommunications

What CommScope Holding Company (COMM)'s Network Infrastructure Profitability Outlook Means For Shareholders

Recently, CommScope Holding Company, Inc. reported that improving market conditions and rising investment in data center and telecom infrastructure are expected to support revenue growth and a significant acceleration in EBITDA from its network infrastructure solutions business. This shift suggests the company may be entering a phase where operating leverage and a more sustainable profitability profile become increasingly important to how investors assess its prospects. We’ll now explore how...
NYSE:GNRC
NYSE:GNRCElectrical

Revisiting Generac (GNRC) Valuation After Weaker Q3 2025 Results and Lower Full‑Year Outlook

Generac Holdings (GNRC) just delivered a tougher than expected Q3 2025 report, with revenue slipping and earnings missing forecasts after an unusually calm outage season reduced residential generator demand and led the company to trim full year guidance. See our latest analysis for Generac Holdings. That softer outlook has already weighed on sentiment, with a 7 day share price return of minus 12.30 percent and a 90 day share price return of minus 16.69 percent dragging the stock to 138.94...