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U.S. government issues a stop work order on AeroVironment's BADGER phased array antenna contract for the Space Force's SCAR program, pending renegotiation under firm fixed price terms. AeroVironment secures a $75 million U.S. Air Force task order to develop advanced biotechnology and materials R&D. The company and CAL Analytics open an operational Beyond Visual Line of Sight airspace management facility in Ohio. AeroVironment, NasdaqGS:AVAV, is seeing several important contract shifts...

What H&R Block’s Recent Returns Signal for Investors H&R Block (HRB) has drawn attention after a year that included a 26.1% total return decline and a past 3 months return of 23%, alongside reported revenue of US$3.77b and net income of US$612.70m. See our latest analysis for H&R Block. At a share price of US$39.05, H&R Block’s shorter term share price returns, including a 10.54% 30 day decline and 23.01% 90 day decline, contrast with its longer term total shareholder return of 148.56% over...

Recent institutional analysis of Vipshop Holdings highlighted weak near- and mid-term sentiment and elevated downside risk, despite a previously positive long-term outlook, prompting renewed attention from market participants in late January 2026. AI-driven institutional models responded by proposing position trading, momentum breakout, and risk-hedging approaches, underscoring how advanced quantitative tools are reshaping risk management thinking around Vipshop’s shares. We will now examine...

NNN REIT’s Board of Directors recently declared a quarterly dividend of US$0.60 per share, payable on February 13, 2026, to shareholders of record as of January 30, 2026, extending its long-running payout to investors. This decision preserves the company’s 36-year streak of consecutive annual dividend increases, underpinned by management’s focus on rent growth, new acquisitions and long-term triple net leases that support recurring income. Next, we’ll examine how the reaffirmed dividend and...

How Primerica’s recent performance looks after a mixed year for shareholders Primerica (PRI) has attracted fresh attention after a mixed run for shareholders, with the stock roughly flat over the past month and the past 3 months but showing a 9.7% decline over the past year. At a recent share price of $259.44, the company carries a value score of 4 and reports annual revenue of about $3.3b and net income of around $719.5m, based on the latest available figures. Those headline numbers sit...

Why Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock is drawing attention now Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) has been on many investors’ radars after a sharp share price move over the past month, inviting a closer look at what the recent performance might be reflecting. See our latest analysis for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. That recent surge has come with some volatility, with a 30 day share price return of 45.44% giving way to a 1 day decline of 4.57% and a 7 day decline of...

Air Products and Chemicals secured new NASA contracts to supply liquid hydrogen to support multiple space programs. The agreements include providing hydrogen for the world's largest hydrogen storage sphere at Kennedy Space Center. The deals extend a long running relationship with NASA across both government and private space missions. For investors watching NYSE:APD, the fresh NASA contracts come at a time when the stock is trading around $255.89, with a 30 day return of 3.2% and a year to...

Leonardo DRS, Inc. recently announced it was awarded a contract to design, build, integrate, and test advanced infrared mission payloads for the U.S. Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer Tranche 3, supporting global detection, warning, and tracking of ballistic and hypersonic threats across all phases of engagement. Together with its newly opened 140,000-square-foot naval power and propulsion facility in the Charleston region, the company is deepening its role in critical U.S. defense...

Palladyne AI Corp. recently announced that the Air Force Research Laboratory awarded it the HANGTIME contract, which uses the company’s SwarmOS™ defense software to coordinate autonomous drones, ships, and, importantly, satellites across space, air, maritime, and land domains for enhanced ISR and mission execution. This moves Palladyne AI’s embodied AI platform beyond ground and maritime deployments into orbit, potentially broadening its role in complex, multi-domain defense operations and...

What the latest earnings mean for Levi Strauss (LEVI) shareholders Levi Strauss (LEVI) just released fourth quarter and full year 2025 results, showing higher annual sales and net income, alongside new 2026 revenue guidance and a maintained cash dividend. For investors, this earnings update brings three key pieces together in one moment: full year performance, management’s outlook for revenue growth in 2026, and confirmation of ongoing cash returns through the quarterly dividend. See our...

Why Sea (NYSE:SE) is back in focus after its latest earnings Sea (NYSE:SE) is in the spotlight after its September quarter results, where revenue growth of 38% and gross merchandise value growth of 28% topped expectations but coincided with a sequential drop in Shopee’s adjusted EBITDA margin. See our latest analysis for Sea. The share price has been choppy around the latest results, with a 7 day share price return of 4.47% contrasting with a 90 day share price return decline of 18.84%. At...

Recent commentary around Super Micro Computer (SMCI) has focused on margin pressure, execution risks on large AI server orders, and lingering internal control issues as the company heads into an earnings update. See our latest analysis for Super Micro Computer. Those margin and execution worries have come after a sharp pullback, with the 90 day share price return at a 39.93% decline, even though the 1 year total shareholder return is 8.97% and the 5 year total shareholder return is very large...

Wondering if Global Net Lease is genuinely good value at around US$9.39 a share, or if the recent run means you are late to the story. The stock has had a mixed return profile, with a 1.9% decline over the last 7 days, a 10.5% gain over the last 30 days, a 6.5% gain year to date, a 47.1% return over 1 year, a 7.5% decline over 3 years and a 2.2% return over 5 years. These swings in returns can reflect changing views on Global Net Lease's real estate portfolio and income profile. They also...

Amcor (AMCR) has just completed a 1-for-5 reverse stock split and is heading into a closely watched December quarter earnings report, with sentiment around its near term earnings prospects still unsettled. See our latest analysis for Amcor. After the reverse stock split and ahead of the December quarter earnings release, Amcor’s recent 90 day share price return of 12.59% contrasts with a 1 year total shareholder return decline of 4.04%. This suggests shorter term momentum against a weaker...

Cortland Associates recently executed a significant sale of its stake in JD.com, NasdaqGS:JD, reducing its exposure to the Chinese e commerce group. The transaction comes at a time of intensifying competition in China’s online retail market from peers such as Alibaba and Pinduoduo. This move highlights growing institutional attention on JD.com’s margins and overall performance in a crowded platform space. JD.com operates one of China’s largest online retail platforms, with a focus on direct...

If you are wondering whether First Commonwealth Financial's share price still reflects fair value, you are not alone. Many investors are asking the same question before making their next move. The stock recently closed at US$17.60, with returns of 3.1% over 30 days, 4.9% year to date and 12.6% over 1 year, while the 7 day return was a 2.8% decline and the 3 and 5 year returns were 32.0% and 72.1% respectively. These moves are set against a backdrop of ongoing sector wide attention on...

If you are wondering whether PVH is priced attractively right now, it helps to step back and look at how the current share price lines up with a few different valuation yardsticks. The stock last closed at US$61.23, with returns of a 1.7% decline over 7 days, 10.2% decline over 30 days, 9.7% decline year to date, 33.2% decline over 1 year, 33.9% decline over 3 years and 29.6% decline over 5 years. This naturally raises questions about whether expectations or perceived risk have...

Kimberly-Clark (NasdaqGS:KMB) plans to acquire Kenvue, expanding its presence in higher-margin personal care and consumer health categories. The company has announced an increase in its quarterly dividend, marking the 54th consecutive year of dividend growth. Management highlights multiple consecutive quarters of volume plus mix growth and strong productivity trends as part of its ongoing transformation. Kimberly-Clark, trading at $99.54, is in the middle of a significant reshaping of its...

First BanCorp (FBP) has wrapped up FY 2025 with fourth quarter total revenue of US$234.2 million and EPS of US$0.56, rounding out a trailing twelve month revenue line of US$914.9 million and EPS of US$2.16. Over the past few quarters, the company has seen revenue move from US$222.1 million in Q4 2024 to US$234.2 million in Q4 2025, while quarterly EPS has shifted from US$0.46 to US$0.56. This gives investors a clearer read on how the earnings profile is tracking into the current year. With...

Why the Bumble and bumble SalonCentric deal matters for Estée Lauder Companies (EL) Bumble and bumble’s new partnership with SalonCentric, covering more than 850 stores plus online channels, puts The Estée Lauder Companies’ professional hair brand in front of a wider base of salon professionals nationwide. See our latest analysis for Estée Lauder Companies. At a share price of US$114.62, Estée Lauder Companies has seen a 30 day share price return of 7.42% and a 90 day share price return of...

Brightstar Lottery PLC recently announced that its subsidiary, Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation, signed an eight-year contract, with multiple extension options, to deploy its OMNIA integrated lottery solution and new retail and mobile technology for the Wisconsin Lottery. This win underscores Brightstar’s role as a core technology provider to U.S. lotteries, extending its footprint in both retail and digital lottery infrastructure. Next, we’ll explore how this long-term Wisconsin...

In recent days, analysts at Needham and Phillip Securities upgraded AppLovin to Buy, citing growing confidence in its e-commerce growth trajectory, AI-powered Axon platform, and expanding roster of major brand advertisers. This cluster of upgrades suggests AppLovin is increasingly viewed as a credible challenger to dominant digital advertising platforms as it pushes deeper into e-commerce. Next, we’ll explore how this renewed analyst confidence in AppLovin’s e-commerce expansion and...

Baker Hughes announced new clean ammonia and energy storage initiatives at its Annual Meeting. The company will supply hydrogen production, CO2 capture and sequestration, and advanced well construction technology for one of the U.S.'s first low carbon ammonia fertilizer plants. A new technology and equity deal with Hydrostor positions Baker Hughes to provide up to 1.4 GW of power generation and compression equipment for compressed air energy storage projects in the U.S. and Australia. These...

Without a specific headline event driving Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) today, you might instead be looking at how its recent share performance and fundamentals line up for a large, global agribusiness with a long operating history. See our latest analysis for Archer-Daniels-Midland. Recent trading has been a bit soft, with a 1-day share price return showing a 1.22% decline to US$67.40. However, a 30-day share price return of 15.77% and a 1-year total shareholder return of 35.56% point to...