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Event context and recent stock performance FirstEnergy (FE) shares moved about 1% in the latest session, continuing a mixed recent run that includes a small weekly decline along with positive moves over the past month and past 3 months. See our latest analysis for FirstEnergy. At a share price of US$46.99, FirstEnergy’s recent 1-day share price return of 1.27% sits alongside a 30-day share price return of 4.79% and a 1-year total shareholder return of 23.17%. This indicates that momentum has...

Why MaxLinear’s latest earnings are back in focus MaxLinear (MXL) is back on investor radars after its fourth quarter and full year 2025 results showed higher sales, a smaller net loss, fresh first quarter 2026 revenue guidance, and completion of a recent share repurchase. See our latest analysis for MaxLinear. Despite the stronger fourth quarter update, MaxLinear’s recent momentum has cooled. The 7 day share price return is 11.21% and the 30 day share price return is 12.57%, compared with a...

Goodyear Tire & Rubber has announced the closure of its Tall Timbers mold facility in Findlay, Ohio by the end of March 2026, consolidating its two U.S. mold plants into a single location in Statesville, North Carolina and affecting 85 jobs. This consolidation highlights Goodyear’s ongoing effort to reshape its manufacturing footprint, aiming for greater efficiency while balancing cost savings with workforce and community impacts. We will now examine how this U.S. mold facility...

In recent updates, Wingstop Inc. reported strong fundamental results with solid revenue and earnings growth, while opening hundreds of new restaurants to accelerate its expansion. An interesting angle is how this rapid unit growth, paired with high profitability measures, is supporting a technical backdrop that some investors view as the foundation for the next phase of the company’s story. Next, we’ll examine how Wingstop’s ambitious restaurant expansion program shapes the company’s broader...

If you are wondering whether Bank of New York Mellon Corporation shares still offer reasonable value after a strong run, this article will walk through what the current price might be implying. BNY recently closed at US$120.51, with a 1 year return of 42.4% and a year to date return of 3.0%, even though the last 7 days and 30 days show small declines of 0.8% and 0.7%. Recent attention on large custody and asset servicing banks, including BNY, has been shaped by ongoing discussions around...

With no single headline event driving attention today, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is drawing interest as investors weigh its recent share performance, business profile, and current valuation signals around the stock. See our latest analysis for Allison Transmission Holdings. The recent 30 day share price return of 11.98% and 90 day share price return of 38.80% suggest momentum has been building. The 3 year total shareholder return of 161.39% and 5 year total shareholder return of...

In early February 2026, Elastic expanded its AI-search capabilities by making Elastic Inference Service available to self-managed Elasticsearch users via Cloud Connect and adding two GPU-accelerated multilingual Jina reranker models to its managed inference platform. This move extends Jina’s open-source multilingual and multimodal models across Elastic’s ecosystem, allowing enterprises to offload intensive AI inference to Elastic Cloud while keeping data and core infrastructure on-premises...

Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD) reported Q4 2025 results that included stronger revenue and profit, alongside a substantial contraction in operating margins. Header image: The company recorded a $31 million asset impairment in Q4 2025, indicating that specific assets are now valued below prior carrying levels. These mixed signals, including higher reported earnings alongside margin pressure and an impairment charge, present a fresh set of considerations for shareholders. Shares of Boyd Gaming last...

The Hershey Company recently reported full-year 2025 results showing sales of US$11.69 billion and net income of US$883.26 million, alongside goodwill impairment charges of US$6.40 million in the fourth quarter. The Board also approved higher quarterly dividends, US$1.452 per Common share and US$1.320 per Class B share, marking the 384th and 165th consecutive regular payouts respectively, while issuing 2026 guidance that points to very large reported EPS growth versus 2025. Next, we will...

Tradeweb Markets (TW) is back in focus after reporting record quarterly and full year 2025 results, along with record January 2026 trading volumes, a higher quarterly dividend, and a new US$500 million share repurchase program. See our latest analysis for Tradeweb Markets. The strong earnings beat, higher dividend, and new US$500 million buyback have arrived alongside a sharp 1 day share price return of 8.6%. However, the 1 year total shareholder return of a 10.9% decline contrasts with a 3...

Recent trading performance and business snapshot Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) has been drawing attention after a stretch of negative short term returns, with the stock down over the past week, month, and past 3 months despite a positive 1 year total return. The company focuses on AI based weapons detection, reporting revenue of US$136.501 million and a net loss of US$59.74 million. This provides investors with concrete figures to weigh against its recent share price moves. See our...

Minerals Technologies Inc. reported past full-year 2025 results showing sales of US$2,072.6 million versus US$2,118.5 million a year earlier, shifting from net income of US$167.1 million to a net loss of US$18.4 million and a basic loss per share from continuing operations of US$0.59. Despite this swing to a loss, the company highlighted progress in higher-growth consumer markets such as Household & Personal Care and expansion of paper and packaging satellite plants in Asia, alongside plans...

If you are wondering whether Dominion Energy's current share price lines up with its underlying value, this article is designed to help you connect the dots in a clear and practical way. Dominion Energy's stock recently closed at US$62.52, with returns of 2.8% over 7 days, 6.5% over 30 days, 5.5% year to date, 20.4% over 1 year, 25.8% over 3 years and 6.6% over 5 years, which gives useful context for anyone thinking about its future risk and reward profile. Recent news coverage around...

Why Novanta’s recent trends are drawing fresh investor attention Recent commentary around Novanta (NOVT) centers on slowing demand, with 4% annualized revenue growth over the past two years, flat earnings per share, and a 3.7 percentage point drop in free cash flow margin. See our latest analysis for Novanta. At a share price of $133.35, Novanta’s recent pattern has been a sharp 26.46% 90 day share price return paired with a softer picture over longer periods, including a 10.27% decline in 1...

Snap (SNAP) closed out FY 2025 with Q4 revenue of US$1.7 billion and basic EPS of US$0.03, alongside net income of US$45.2 million. Trailing twelve month figures show revenue of US$5.9 billion and a loss of US$460.5 million, or basic EPS of US$0.27. The company’s quarterly revenue increased from US$1.4 billion in Q2 2025 and US$1.5 billion in Q3 2025 to US$1.7 billion in Q4. Over the same period, EPS moved from a loss of US$0.16 in Q2 to a profit of US$0.03 in Q4, creating a results season in...

Hamilton Lane (NasdaqGS:HLNE) has closed a new partnership with Guardian, involving the management of a multi billion dollar private equity portfolio. The agreement includes long term annual commitments from Guardian, adding scale and visibility to Hamilton Lane's private markets activities. The firm is also increasing its technology investments, including backing Pluto Financial Technologies to improve liquidity and access in private markets. For investors looking at private markets,...

Universal Health Services has recently benefited from easing staffing pressures, strong behavioral health demand and stable acute care volumes, leading to quarterly results that surpassed expectations and prompted constructive analyst commentary. These developments, combined with positive earnings estimate revisions and solid asset utilization metrics, highlight an improving operational backdrop that investors are watching closely ahead of the company’s upcoming results release later this...

ServiceNow (NOW) just reported fourth quarter and full year 2025 results, with revenue of US$3.57b for the quarter and US$13.28b for the year, alongside higher net income versus 2024. See our latest analysis for ServiceNow. Despite the strong AI-focused earnings update and new customer partnerships, sentiment around software stocks tied to AI risk has been very weak. ServiceNow’s 30-day share price return of 31.03% and year-to-date share price return of 30.40% are firmly negative, while the...

Pinterest recently cut just under 15% of its workforce, closing some offices and reallocating resources toward artificial intelligence-focused roles and products as part of a broad restructuring effort. The firings of engineers who built an internal layoff-tracking tool, alongside ongoing insider selling, spotlight internal tensions as Pinterest pivots toward an AI-driven business model. We’ll now examine how this AI-focused restructuring, alongside a 13.56% 7-day share price decline,...

What recent moves in S&P Global (SPGI) might signal to investors S&P Global (SPGI) has been under pressure recently, with the share price showing negative returns over the past week, month, past 3 months and year, which is drawing fresh attention from investors. See our latest analysis for S&P Global. The recent 14.6% 7 day share price decline, alongside an 11.9% year to date share price decline and a 12.3% 1 year total shareholder return decline, suggests momentum has been fading even though...

Victoria's Secret (NYSE:VSCO) reports progress in a business turnaround, with recent gains in net sales and gross margin. Management outlines an optimistic outlook for annual sales growth alongside deeper digital integration. The Adore Me platform continues to be integrated, supporting the company's broader omnichannel approach. For investors watching NYSE:VSCO, the current share price of $59.02 is set against a backdrop of stronger recent performance, including a 75.3% return over the past...

Recent commentary around PNC Financial Services Group (PNC) is centering on softer net interest income growth, a relatively low 2.7% net interest margin, and expectations for a 7.7% decline in tangible book value per share. See our latest analysis for PNC Financial Services Group. At a share price of $238.51, PNC Financial Services Group has seen firm momentum, with a 7 day share price return of 6.3% and a 90 day share price return of 29.5%. The 5 year total shareholder return of 79.4% points...

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) announces Warren Buffett's retirement as CEO, with Greg Abel stepping into the role. The leadership transition marks a new era for the conglomerate's operating businesses and investment portfolio. The company is weighing changes to its holdings, including a potential exit from its Kraft Heinz position and new uses for its large cash balance. Berkshire Hathaway sits at the center of US corporate life, with insurance, rail, energy, manufacturing, and consumer...

European Union authorities have opened an investigation into Roblox over potential child-safety violations under the Digital Services Act. Roblox plans to roll out facial recognition tools to verify user age as part of its response to regulatory concerns. A large group of parents is petitioning Roblox to stop efforts to move child-safety lawsuits into arbitration, adding legal pressure. Roblox, listed as NYSE:RBLX, runs a large online platform where users create and play games, many of them...