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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...

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...

In recent weeks, Li Auto has faced its first quarterly loss after 11 profitable quarters, hit by a recall of its MEGA model, weaker sales and margins, and analyst downgrades, even as it gained approval to test Level 3 autonomous driving in Beijing. At the same time, Li Auto has accelerated its overseas push into Egypt, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan and opened new global AI R&D hubs, signaling a bid to offset domestic pressure with international growth and smarter driving technology. We’ll now...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Bitdeer Technologies Group (BTDR) is back in the spotlight after disappointing third quarter 2025 results and delays in its SEAL04 ASIC chip sparked multiple securities class action lawsuits and fresh questions about the miner's growth story. See our latest analysis for Bitdeer Technologies Group. The recent wave of lawsuits and SEAL04 delays comes after a sharp reset in sentiment, with the 90 day share price return sitting at around negative 38 percent and the one year total shareholder...

IonQ recently announced an expanded agreement with Switzerland’s QuantumBasel, lifting the partnership’s value to over US$60 million, granting QuantumBasel ownership of its existing Forte Enterprise system and a future Tempo system, and extending IonQ’s on-site presence on the uptownBasel campus through 2029. This deal cements QuantumBasel as IonQ’s official European Innovation Center and, alongside fresh collaborations in advanced therapies, anchors IonQ’s push to turn high-fidelity...

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...

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...

Recently, BTIG began covering Workday, Inc. and the company closed its US$1.10 billion acquisition of AI-driven learning software firm Sana, while guiding for 14.4% subscription revenue growth for the fiscal year ending January 2026, including contributions from Sana and a US Defense Intelligence Agency contract. Taken together, the new AI-focused acquisition and upgraded revenue outlook underscore Workday’s effort to deepen its AI capabilities and expand its enterprise footprint. Next,...

Recent commentary on SPX Technologies highlighted that over the past five years the company has delivered a compounded annual revenue growth rate of 10.1%, while lifting its operating margin by 8.5 percentage points to 15.8% and growing earnings per share at a 17.4% compounded rate. This combination of consistent top-line expansion, improving profitability, and faster earnings growth per share points to effective execution that is likely drawing fresh investor attention to SPX Technologies’...

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,...

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC), requesting documents on its financial and operational practices. The stock sold off sharply as investors weighed the risk of legal costs and potential penalties. See our latest analysis for Regencell Bioscience Holdings. Even after the DOJ probe wiped out a chunk of recent gains, Regencell’s momentum remains extreme, with a year to date share price return above 15,000 percent and a three year...

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...

Kilroy Realty (KRC) has quietly lagged the broader market over the past month, slipping about 6%, but its one year return is still slightly positive, which creates a potentially interesting entry point. See our latest analysis for Kilroy Realty. That recent 30 day share price return of negative 6.5% has taken some momentum out of the stock, but a 1 year total shareholder return that is still in positive territory suggests sentiment is cooling rather than collapsing. If you are weighing...

Acuity Brands recently drew fresh attention after Chairman, President and CEO Neil Ashe was named EdisonReport’s 2025 Person of the Year, recognizing his role in shifting the company from a traditional lighting provider toward intelligent spaces and advanced building systems. This recognition, together with the earlier acquisition of QSC to bolster built space management and cloud connectivity, underscores how Acuity is repositioning itself at the center of connected, data-rich building...

QCR Holdings (QCRH) has quietly delivered solid gains over the past month, even as many regional banks tread water. This has put its recent share performance and underlying fundamentals back in focus for patient investors. See our latest analysis for QCR Holdings. The recent 8.83% 1 month share price return and 9.53% 3 month share price return suggest momentum is quietly building again around QCR Holdings, backed by steady double digit revenue growth and a robust longer term total shareholder...

Earlier this month, Choice Hotels International's board declared a cash dividend of US$0.2875 per share, payable on January 15, 2026, to shareholders of record as of January 2, 2026. This ongoing cash return to shareholders comes as Choice Hotels pursues a tech-forward revamp, integrating Radisson Americas and rolling out AI-driven pricing and loyalty upgrades. Next, we’ll examine how the dividend declaration and tech-focused transformation might influence Choice Hotels International’s...

The Ensign Group, Inc. recently declared a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.0650 per share, payable on or before January 31, 2026, to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2025. This marks the company’s twenty-third consecutive annual dividend increase, highlighting a long-running pattern of returning cash to shareholders through growing payouts. Next, we’ll consider how this twenty-third straight annual dividend increase shapes Ensign Group’s broader investment narrative for...

Eversource Energy (ES) has quietly outperformed many utilities this year, with the stock up about 17% year to date and roughly 24% over the past year, despite some recent pullback. See our latest analysis for Eversource Energy. That recent pullback, including a modest 1 day share price return of about negative 1.2 percent, comes after a strong year to date share price run that has driven a solid 1 year total shareholder return. This suggests that momentum is pausing rather than breaking. If...

Fulton Financial (FULT) just checked three big shareholder friendly boxes at once by raising its common and preferred dividends and rolling out a new share repurchase program that could steadily support the stock. See our latest analysis for Fulton Financial. Investors have already started to price in that confidence, with the stock delivering a 12.4% 1 month share price return and a 94.1% 5 year total shareholder return. This suggests momentum is building rather than fading. If this kind of...