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Georgia Natural Gas® recently provided a US$250,000 grant to the Heating Energy Assistance Team (HEAT) to support vulnerable households across Georgia during the 2025/2026 winter heating season, reinforcing its long-running partnership to keep seniors, veterans, and children safely heated. At the same time, several major research firms reassessed their outlook on Southern, citing rising regulatory and political risks that could shape how investors view the utility’s long-term risk...

W. R. Berkley (WRB) has been quietly reshaping its return profile, and the recent pullback is giving investors a fresh chance to reassess the insurer’s long term compounding story. See our latest analysis for W. R. Berkley. The recent slide in W. R. Berkley’s share price, now at $70.64 and pulling back after a strong run, sits against a solid backdrop of a 21.77 percent year to date share price return and a hefty 170.91 percent five year total shareholder return. This suggests long term...

MGM Resorts International announced in December 2025 that it had entered a new long-term branding agreement with MGM China, effective January 1, 2026, doubling the monthly license fee rate to 3.5% of adjusted consolidated net revenues and extending brand use at least through the current Macau concession ending in 2032. This deal locks in MGM China’s access to what management calls its most important intangible asset after the concession, aligning fees with post-pandemic gains in Macau market...

In December 2025, Rosen Law Firm filed a U.S. class action lawsuit alleging Coupang misled investors over a massive months‑long data breach that exposed sensitive information for more than two‑thirds of South Korea’s population and was not promptly disclosed to regulators. The case brings together cybersecurity lapses, alleged securities law violations, and executive turnover, creating a complex mix of legal, regulatory, and reputational risks for Coupang. We’ll now explore how this alleged...

In recent days, analysts have highlighted Manhattan Associates’ underwhelming billings growth, soft revenue expectations and comparatively weaker gross margins, underscoring mounting operational challenges. This emerging focus on demand headwinds and structural profitability is reshaping how the market assesses the company’s long-term competitive position. We’ll now examine how these concerns about billings momentum could influence Manhattan Associates’ investment narrative over the coming...

Earlier this month, Fortinet announced new AI-focused security offerings, including a Secure AI Data Center solution with Arista Networks and a FortiGate VM integration on NVIDIA’s BlueField-3 DPU to secure high-performance AI and private cloud workloads without sacrificing throughput. Together, these moves push Fortinet deeper into the AI infrastructure stack, positioning its ASIC-driven and fabric-based security as a core building block for zero-trust, multivendor AI data centers. Next,...

Why Arrowhead’s latest FDA win matters for the stock Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals (ARWR) just picked up FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation for plozasiran in severe hypertriglyceridemia, while also launching Redemplo for a rare lipid disorder. This combination is a one two regulatory and commercial catalyst investors cannot ignore. See our latest analysis for Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals. These catalysts land on top of a powerful run, with a 30 day share price return of 58.4 percent and year to...

Why Northern Oil and Gas Is Back on Traders' Screens Northern Oil and Gas (NOG) is catching attention after a move higher that seems tied to its relatively low P/E ratio. This, together with recent insider buying, is nudging investors to revisit the story. See our latest analysis for Northern Oil and Gas. That uptick in interest comes after a tough stretch, with a roughly 43 percent year to date share price decline and a negative 1 year total shareholder return, even though the 5 year total...

Ingram Micro Holding (NYSE:INGM) just spotlighted how Proofpoint is using its Xvantage platform to automate go to market workflows, from quote to cash, giving investors fresh insight into the company’s digital transformation engine. See our latest analysis for Ingram Micro Holding. That backdrop helps explain why investors have been steadily bidding the stock higher, with a year to date share price return of 12.32 percent and a 1 month share price return of 7.18 percent. The 1 year total...

Par Pacific Holdings recently completed an amendment to its term loan agreement that cut interest margins by 50 basis points and released 2026 capital expenditure and turnaround guidance of US$190 million to US$220 million, including about US$10 million earmarked for maintenance and reliability work at its Washington refinery. This combination of lower financing costs and clearly defined spending on refining, logistics, and retail projects highlights how the company is prioritizing balance...

Amer Sports stock reacts to improving fundamentals Amer Sports (NYSE:AS) has been grinding higher this year, and the move is increasingly backed by fundamentals, with double digit revenue and earnings growth helping frame how investors think about the current valuation. See our latest analysis for Amer Sports. That steady backdrop helps explain why Amer Sports’ 1 year to date share price return of about 31 percent and roughly 31 percent 1 year total shareholder return suggest momentum is...

If you are wondering whether Target at around $96 a share is a bargain or a value trap, you are not alone. This article will walk through exactly how the numbers stack up. Despite being down 29.6% year to date and 23.9% over the last year, the stock has risen 14.2% in the past month, even after a mild 2.1% pullback over the last week. This hints that sentiment might be starting to shift. Recent headlines have focused on Target's strategic push into owned brands, store remodels and supply...

In December 2025, Ford Motor outlined a major overhaul of its Ford+ plan, redirecting capital away from select larger electric vehicles where the business case has weakened and recording about US$19.50 billion in special items, while also reshaping its EV manufacturing footprint through a planned exit from the BlueOval SK joint venture in Kentucky and adjusting its global van lineup. Behind the headlines, Ford is doubling down on a flexible Universal EV Platform for smaller, more affordable...

Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) just extended its dividend growth streak to 16 years, approving a higher quarterly payout that signals steady cash generation and a clear commitment to rewarding long term shareholders. See our latest analysis for Mid-America Apartment Communities. The latest dividend hike comes as Mid-America Apartment Communities trades around $137.44, with a 30 day share price return of 3.1% but a year to date share price decline of 9.9%. The five year total...

Dollar Tree (DLTR) just caught investors attention again after being praised for steering through tariffs and softer consumer spending while still turning in a stronger than expected quarter, a combination that reshapes how the stock is being valued. See our latest analysis for Dollar Tree. Those operational wins are clearly feeding into sentiment, with a 30 day share price return of 21.71 percent and a year to date share price return of 59.55 percent suggesting bullish momentum, even though...

Citizens Financial Group (CFG) has quietly delivered a strong run, with the stock up about 13% over the past month and more than 41% in the past year, catching the attention of value oriented investors. See our latest analysis for Citizens Financial Group. That performance is not a one off. The recent 13 percent 1 month share price return sits on top of a robust 1 year total shareholder return of just over 41 percent. This suggests momentum is still building as investors reassess Citizens...

In December 2025, American Superconductor Corporation filed a shelf registration for up to US$77.01 million, covering 2,417,142 shares of common stock, giving the company flexibility to issue equity over time. This filing introduces the possibility of future share dilution, making the timing, pricing, and use of any potential capital raise increasingly important for investors tracking the company’s growth plans. Next, we’ll examine how this potential equity issuance, and its implications for...

Radware recently reported a series of large multi-year contracts with a major global SaaS enterprise for its DefensePro DDoS mitigation solution, alongside double-digit revenue growth fueled by its expanding cloud security and AI-driven offerings. These wins signal growing customer preference for Radware’s scalable, automated cloud security architecture and reinforce the company’s push to build a larger, higher-margin cloud recurring revenue base. We’ll now explore how Radware’s deepening...

Aon (AON) just renewed its Aon Client Treaty facility for 2026, expanding beyond aviation and construction into facultative reinsurance and opening access to global clients seeking broader, more diversified risk-sharing capacity. See our latest analysis for Aon. That renewed treaty comes as Aon’s share price edges higher, with a 30 day share price return of 3.47 percent and a resilient 5 year total shareholder return of 79.49 percent suggesting momentum is gradually rebuilding. If this kind...

Ares Management (ARES) has quietly outperformed over the past month, gaining about 13% even as its year to date return remains slightly negative. That divergence is where the story starts getting interesting. See our latest analysis for Ares Management. That recent 12.6% 1 month share price return has started to repair what is still a weak year to date share price performance, but long term total shareholder returns above 170% over three years suggest momentum is pausing rather than...

Earlier this week, Loop Capital upgraded Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings to “buy” from “hold,” arguing that the market has underestimated the retailer’s sales potential and competitive strengths. The research call also highlighted how Ollie’s off-price model and merchandising approach may be better positioned than many peers to capture value-focused consumer demand. Next, we’ll examine how Loop Capital’s focus on underestimated sales potential could reshape Ollie’s existing investment...

For investors wondering if Cintas is still worth considering after its big run, or if most of the upside is already priced in, this article will walk through what the numbers are really telling us about the stock's value. The share price has climbed about 2.0% over the last week, 5.0% over the past month, and 5.0% year to date, on top of multi year gains of 74.1% over 3 years and 128.6% over 5 years that indicate the market already sees Cintas as a quality compounder. Recent coverage has...

Innoviva (INVA) just cleared a major hurdle with FDA approval for NUZOLVENCE, a first in class single dose oral antibiotic for uncomplicated gonorrhea, potentially reshaping both its pipeline value and long term growth story. See our latest analysis for Innoviva. The NUZOLVENCE approval lands at a time when Innoviva’s share price has climbed 13.62 percent year to date and 6.46 percent over 90 days, while its 3 year total shareholder return of 51.73 percent signals momentum that investors...

Wondering if WillScot Holdings is quietly turning into a value story after a rough stretch? This breakdown will help you figure out whether the current share price really reflects its long term potential. The stock has inched up about 1.9% over the last week and 10.0% over the past month, even though it is still down roughly 41.4% year to date and 41.6% over the last year. This hints that sentiment might be starting to shift. Recent coverage has focused on how WillScot is repositioning...