U.S. Personal Products Stock News

In December 2025, Valvoline Inc. highlighted its focus on small tuck-in acquisitions, new store builds, and growth in existing locations while emphasizing a strong balance sheet, and its Great Canadian Oil Change brand was again ranked highest for customer satisfaction in J.D. Power’s 2025 Canada Customer Service Index – Long-Term Study. Alongside this service recognition, generally positive analyst sentiment and Valvoline’s consumer education efforts around winter maintenance underline how...

Earlier this year, Tapestry reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 results showing a 13% year-over-year increase in net sales, with both EPS and adjusted EPS exceeding analyst expectations under its "Amplify" growth strategy. This stronger-than-anticipated performance, combined with continued analyst optimism, has reinforced confidence in Tapestry’s ability to execute its long-term brand and operational plans. We’ll now explore how this earnings beat and improving profitability shape Tapestry’s...

RTX (RTX) just strung together a series of big wins, from multibillion dollar missile deals with Germany and Canada to a $1.6 billion F135 sustainment contract, all taking place against a friendlier U.S. defense spending backdrop. See our latest analysis for RTX. Those wins have helped push RTX toward fresh highs, with the share price now around $178.29 and a powerful year to date share price return of roughly 54% feeding into a five year total shareholder return of about 185%. This points to...

Earlier this year, Cloudflare, Inc. and JD Cloud, an affiliate of JD.com, expanded their five-year partnership to build a global platform that lets developers deploy, manage, and scale AI inference workloads with sharply lower latency between China and overseas markets. This move effectively plugs JD Cloud’s infrastructure into Cloudflare’s worldwide edge network, creating a high-performance AI cloud that could deepen JD.com’s role as a technology and infrastructure provider rather than just...

Short interest in Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has ticked higher, with 10.47 million shares now sold short, or about 3% of the float. This level tops its peer average and may hint at growing skepticism. See our latest analysis for Howmet Aerospace. Even with short interest creeping up, the recent 1 day share price gain of 3.56% sits against a powerful backdrop. A year to date share price return of 78.72% and a five year total shareholder return of 633.05% suggest momentum is still very much on...

Pediatrix Medical Group (MD) has quietly staged a strong comeback, with shares up about 53% over the past year, even after a recent pullback. This has raised fresh questions about how durable this recovery really is. See our latest analysis for Pediatrix Medical Group. At a latest share price of $21.64, Pediatrix has given investors a powerful swing higher, with a 90 day share price return of 33.01% and a 1 year total shareholder return of 53.58%. This suggests momentum is still broadly...

Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) has been quietly grinding higher this year, and the stock’s recent move gives investors a reason to revisit the story, from its expanding RNA pipeline to improving revenue and profit trends. See our latest analysis for Ionis Pharmaceuticals. That steady climb has now put Ionis shares at $77.63, and while the 7 day share price return has cooled, the 90 day share price return of 27.24 percent and powerful year to date share price return of 123.78 percent indicate...

Wondering if Alpha Metallurgical Resources at around $206 a share is still a value play or if the easy money has already been made? You are not alone, and that is exactly what we will dig into. The stock has climbed 11.5% over the last week and 28.8% over the past month, while longer term gains of 38.3% over 3 years and 1654.5% over 5 years make it look like a classic winner that might still have room to run. Recent moves have been driven largely by shifting expectations around met coal...

Jabil (JBL) opened Q1 2026 with revenue of about $8.3 billion and basic EPS of $1.36, alongside net income of $146 million. This provides a clear snapshot of its latest quarter following a year in which trailing twelve month revenue reached roughly $31.1 billion and EPS came in at $6.50. Over recent quarters the company has seen revenue move from $7.0 billion and EPS of $0.89 in Q1 2025 to $8.3 billion and EPS of $1.36 in Q1 2026. At the same time trailing twelve month net income has shifted...

Cisco Systems (CSCO) has quietly kept shareholders happy this year, with the stock up about 30% year to date and roughly 35% over the past year, outpacing many large tech peers. See our latest analysis for Cisco Systems. That move has been underpinned by solid execution, with Cisco leaning into higher margin software and security subscriptions. The latest 90 day share price return of 12.81% shows momentum still building on a strong multi year total shareholder return base. If Cisco’s run has...

Recent performance and context Mueller Water Products (MWA) has been quietly grinding higher this year, and the stock’s recent move reflects investors warming up to steady water infrastructure demand and the company’s improving profitability. See our latest analysis for Mueller Water Products. At around $24.88, Mueller’s modest recent pullback comes after a solid year to date share price return. The standout three year total shareholder return above 140 percent suggests momentum is still...

Chewy, Inc. recently reported its third-quarter 2025 results, with net sales rising to US$3,116.6 million and net income increasing to US$59.2 million, while also narrowing its full-year and confirming fourth-quarter 2025 sales guidance. The company spotlighted the outperformance of its Autoship subscription program and announced the SmartEquine acquisition, expanding into higher-margin premium health and nutraceutical offerings. We’ll now explore how Chewy’s Autoship momentum and...

Market context and recent performance Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has quietly kept its uptrend intact, with shares up about 45% over the past year and roughly 3x over the past 3 years, even after recent weekly volatility. See our latest analysis for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. That recent 7 day share price pullback sits against a much stronger backdrop, with a roughly 41% year to date share price return and a powerful multiyear total shareholder return. This suggests...

Earlier this month, Roblox released its 2025 Roblox Replay, revealing massive user engagement, the blurring of digital and physical self‑expression, and plans to expand avatar movement and makeup tools in 2026. At the same time, a new lawsuit from Florida’s attorney general over alleged child‑safety failures has intensified legal and regulatory scrutiny of the platform’s growth. Next, we’ll examine how renewed child‑safety litigation risk interacts with Roblox’s growth‑driven investment...

L3Harris Technologies was awarded a follow-on production contract worth up to US$200 million to manufacture Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Insensitive Munition propulsion units, marking the first order for its new Camden, Arkansas facility that boosts annual production capacity by more than 30%. This largest-ever 12‑month GMLRS IM award from Lockheed Martin to L3Harris underscores the company’s entrenched role in high-demand missile supply chains and its investment in expanded...

Nike has now reported fiscal 2026 second-quarter results, with sales edging up to US$12,427 million while net income fell to US$792 million, compressing both basic and diluted earnings per share versus a year ago. The figures highlight a company in transition: resilient top-line performance supported by North America contrasts with shrinking profit margins and ongoing weakness in Greater China amid higher tariffs and inventory clearance efforts. We’ll now examine how Nike’s margin pressure...

Mondelez International’s board recently declared a regular quarterly dividend of US$0.50 per Class A share, payable on January 14, 2026, to shareholders of record on December 31, 2025, while cocoa prices eased on expectations of stronger West African harvests and NY cocoa’s upcoming inclusion in the Bloomberg Commodity Index. With cocoa pod counts in West Africa now materially above last year and the five-year average, Mondelez could see some relief on input costs even as passive fund...

Alight has announced that Chief Financial Officer Jeremy J. Heaton resigned earlier this month, effective January 9, 2026, with long-time finance executive Greg Giometti stepping in as interim CFO to manage the handover. The orderly transition and appointment of an internal finance leader with deep planning and reporting experience may reassure investors about continuity in Alight’s financial oversight. Next, we’ll examine how Giometti’s interim appointment in this critical finance role may...

American Express (AXP) has been on a strong multi year run, and the stock’s latest move has investors asking a simple question: how much of the growth story is already priced in. See our latest analysis for American Express. Over the last year, American Express has quietly stacked up a powerful track record, with a year to date share price return of 25.83 percent and a five year total shareholder return above 240 percent. This suggests momentum is still very much intact despite the recent...

Primerica (PRI) has quietly pulled back around 6% over the past 3 months even as revenue and net income keep growing low single digits annually, a setup that invites a closer look at valuation. See our latest analysis for Primerica. Zooming out, that 6% pullback sits against a share price that is still up strongly over the longer haul. A three year total shareholder return of about 90% suggests momentum has cooled but not disappeared as investors reassess growth and risk. With Primerica’s...

ProPetro Holding Corp. recently announced that its PROPWR division signed a contract with a Coterra Energy subsidiary to supply turnkey power and distributed microgrids across the New Mexico portion of the Permian Basin, with deployment expected to begin in early 2026 and equipment deliveries running through 2027. This collaboration highlights Coterra’s involvement in lower-emission, gas-powered microgrid infrastructure that could support more reliable operations and potentially enhance the...

Why Pure Storage’s Expanded Buyback Matters Now Pure Storage (PSTG) just completed a 2.5% share repurchase and simultaneously boosted its buyback authorization to $900 million, a clear signal that management sees value in the current share price. See our latest analysis for Pure Storage. The bigger backdrop is that the share price has slipped in recent weeks, with a 30 day share price return of minus 18.17 percent and a 90 day share price return of minus 23.68 percent. Even though the 3 year...

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) has quietly outperformed the broader market this year, and with the stock near 243 dollars after a strong month, investors are asking whether this steady climb still has room to run. See our latest analysis for Lincoln Electric Holdings. That move has been backed by solid execution in the core welding and automation business, with a 9.9 percent 1 month share price return feeding into a robust multi year total shareholder return profile. This suggests that...

If you are wondering whether Albany International is quietly turning into a value opportunity after a rough stretch, this article will walk through whether the current price really reflects its long term potential. The stock is down 36.7% over the last year and 36.3% year to date, but a sharp 19.7% rebound over the past month after a 3.3% drop in the last week suggests sentiment might be starting to shift. Recent news flow has focused on Albany International refining its portfolio in...