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Stride (LRN) is back in the spotlight after a wave of class action lawsuits accused the online education company of inflating enrollment with ghost students and cutting corners on key compliance obligations. See our latest analysis for Stride. The wave of legal actions has clearly reset expectations, with a roughly 55 percent 3 month share price return collapse and a much weaker 1 year total shareholder return, even after a modest recent bounce toward 65.95 dollars as the market reassesses...

Rockwell Automation (ROK) is back on investors radar after highlighting fresh progress in AI driven autonomous operations, alongside releasing its 2025 Sustainability Report, a combination that neatly ties growth, efficiency, and long term risk management. See our latest analysis for Rockwell Automation. Those AI and sustainability updates are landing at a time when momentum is clearly building, with Rockwell Automation’s share price up 17.11% over 90 days and a 41.77% year to date share...

Sirius XM Holdings (SIRI) is back in the spotlight after renewing Howard Stern for another multi year run, a move that shores up a core content pillar and underpins subscriber stability. See our latest analysis for Sirius XM Holdings. Shares have cooled off lately, with the 90 day share price return down 7.6 percent, even as Berkshire Hathaway’s larger stake, rising short interest and expectations for a 2026 revenue rebound keep the long term story very much alive. If Stern’s renewal has you...

Cadre Holdings’ subsidiary Med-Eng LLC previously secured a five-year, US$50,000,000 contract with the US Department of Defense to supply blast‑exposure monitoring systems for tracking overpressure events in combat and training settings, with first deliveries planned for 2026. This award deepens Cadre’s ties with the Pentagon and highlights its growing role in advanced protective technologies that support frontline military personnel. We’ll now examine how this multi‑year Pentagon contract...

Earlier this year, Vertex authorized its first-ever US$150,000,000 share repurchase program and ended the quarter with more than US$313,000,000 in cash, while New York City-based Hyperion Capital Advisors initiated a new 540,000-share stake representing 7.16% of its reported U.S. equity assets. Taken together, the buyback authorization and fresh institutional interest highlight management’s confidence in Vertex’s balance sheet strength and long-term business outlook. Now, we’ll explore how...

In December 2025, Marriott International reported that it had reached 100 signed agreements for City Express by Marriott properties across the U.S. and Canada, while Trinity Hills Valley, S.A. announced a franchise deal to bring a Tribute Portfolio hotel and residences to a new surf lagoon-anchored resort in Panama. Together, these moves highlight Marriott’s push into midscale and experiential offerings to attract value-focused guests and expand its global footprint. We’ll now examine how...

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Stock: Why Investors Are Paying Attention Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE:BIP) has quietly outperformed the broader market over the past year, and that steady climb has some income focused investors revisiting the partnership’s mix of yield, growth, and global assets. See our latest analysis for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. After a solid run this year, with a roughly 10 percent year to date share price return and a 15 percent one year total...

Greenbrier Companies (GBX) has quietly turned in a mixed stretch, with shares up about 7% over the past month but still down roughly 24% this year, leaving value focused investors taking a closer look. See our latest analysis for Greenbrier Companies. The recent 1 month share price return of 7.37% suggests some momentum is returning. However, the year to date share price return of negative 24.02 percent and a 1 year total shareholder return of negative 24.03 percent show investors are still...

UDR (UDR) just expanded its joint venture with LaSalle Investment Management by $230 million, adding four apartment communities and pushing the portfolio to 2,564 homes, a scale and diversification shift investors cannot ignore. See our latest analysis for UDR. The joint venture expansion, alongside UDR’s freshly affirmed quarterly dividend, has helped steady sentiment. Yet the share price return is still negative year to date, while multi year total shareholder returns remain modestly...

In December 2025, ACADIA Pharmaceuticals reported that the FDA had approved DAYBUE STIX, a dye- and preservative-free powder formulation of trofinetide, for treating Rett syndrome in patients aged two and older, based on bioequivalence to the existing oral solution. This new formulation, expected to launch in limited quantities in early 2026 while the original oral solution remains available, broadens dosing flexibility and taste options that could be important for long-term treatment...

Emerson Electric (EMR) is back in focus as investors connect its industrial IoT and automation portfolio with accelerating demand for smarter cold chain monitoring across pharmaceuticals, biologics, and perishable foods, where reliability and compliance really matter. See our latest analysis for Emerson Electric. That backdrop helps explain why investors have kept bidding Emerson higher, with an 11.6% year to date share price return and a robust 5 year total shareholder return near 90%,...

Blackbaud (BLKB) has quietly put up a mixed scorecard for shareholders, with the stock up about 15 % over the past month but still down roughly 17 % over the past year. See our latest analysis for Blackbaud. That sharp 30 day share price return of about 15 % looks more like a short term reset than a full trend change. This is especially the case with the year long total shareholder return still clearly negative and the longer term record only modestly positive. If Blackbaud has you watching...

GXO Logistics has announced a series of leadership changes, including appointing Karen Bomber as Chief Commercial Officer and Bart Beeks as Chief Operating Officer effective in early 2026, alongside a transition from Brad Jacobs to Patrick Byrne as Non-Executive Chairman after December 31, 2025. Together, these shifts signal an intensified emphasis on commercial excellence and global operational discipline as GXO integrates Wincanton and refines its go-to-market approach. We’ll now examine...

Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) just added veteran retail finance executive Timothy Johnson to its Board and Audit Committee, a governance move that lands as the company wrestles with weak returns and frustrated shareholders. See our latest analysis for Driven Brands Holdings. Those governance tweaks are arriving after a choppy stretch for investors, with a roughly 5.6% one month share price return at $14.91 failing to offset a weak one year total shareholder return and a deeply negative three...

Dianthus Therapeutics (DNTH) just cleared an important milestone by dosing the first subject in a Phase 1 trial of LBL-047 (DNTH212), a bifunctional fusion protein aimed at tough autoimmune disorders like systemic lupus erythematosus. See our latest analysis for Dianthus Therapeutics. The market seems to be warming to that story, with the latest closing share price at $43.15 and a 90 day share price return of 20.4 percent, while the 1 year total shareholder return of 88.4 percent points to...

Wingstop has recently expanded its footprint with new restaurants in Sydney, the UK city of Preston, and Yonkers, while attracting upbeat commentary from major Wall Street firms following meetings with company leadership. Analysts are increasingly highlighting international openings and franchisee returns as key pillars of Wingstop’s long-term expansion story across both new and existing markets. Now we’ll examine how Wingstop’s accelerating international expansion and franchise-led growth...

Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) just brought two heavy hitters onto its Board, cybersecurity specialist Dr. Michael Papay and veteran Chief Risk Officer Clarke Starnes, as the bank approaches the $100 billion asset line. See our latest analysis for Western Alliance Bancorporation. Against that backdrop, Western Alliance’s 1 month share price return of 9.43 percent and robust 3 year total shareholder return of 64.35 percent suggest improving sentiment as investors reassess both growth...

CME Group (CME) just flipped the switch on a strategic bet with FanDuel, rolling out the FanDuel Predicts platform in five states and targeting a nationwide footprint by early 2026. See our latest analysis for CME Group. The FanDuel Predicts rollout follows a busy stretch for CME Group, including fresh crypto linked products, and the market seems to approve, with the share price at $276.38 and a strong year to date share price return alongside robust multi year total shareholder returns...

In recent days, FactSet Research Systems Inc. reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 results, reaffirmed full-year guidance, expanded its share repurchase authorization to US$1.00 billion, and completed a buyback of 478,100 shares for US$139.9 million, while stockholders approved updates to the company’s certificate of incorporation at the 2025 Annual Meeting. At the same time, FactSet launched what it calls the industry’s first production-grade Model Context Protocol server, giving AI systems...

Capital Raise and Investor Context Annaly Capital Management (NLY) just moved to raise up to 2.5 billion dollars through an at the market follow on equity offering, a meaningful step that could reshape both its balance sheet and shareholder calculus. See our latest analysis for Annaly Capital Management. The move comes after a strong run, with Annaly’s share price up 26.39 percent year to date and its one year total shareholder return at 39.69 percent. This suggests momentum is building as...

Radian Group (RDN) has quietly outperformed the broader market over the past year, and that steady climb has many investors revisiting this mortgage insurer as a value and income story. See our latest analysis for Radian Group. At a share price of $36.67, Radian’s 30 day share price return of 4.65% and robust five year total shareholder return of 116.14% suggest momentum is still slowly building as investors reassess its earnings resilience and income appeal. If Radian’s steady climb has you...

In recent years, Assured Guaranty has seen net premiums earned fall by an annual 3.6%, with analysts now projecting a further 20.2% sales decline over the next 12 months, pointing to weaker demand for its credit protection products across municipal, infrastructure, and structured finance markets. This sustained slowdown in policy sales suggests that, despite Assured Guaranty’s role in providing payment guarantees on complex debt obligations, demand for its credit protection is under pressure...

Pipeline momentum and what it could mean for the stock Roivant Sciences (ROIV) just tightened the timeline on several key programs, from Brepocitinib NDA plans to mosliciguat trials and Genevant litigation milestones. This gives investors clearer visibility into how the pipeline might translate into value. See our latest analysis for Roivant Sciences. The latest pipeline clarity seems to be feeding into solid momentum, with an 86.26% year to date share price return and a 194.89% three year...

Truist Financial (TFC) has quietly put together a solid run, with the stock up around 11% over the past month and roughly 21% over the past year, outpacing many regional bank peers. See our latest analysis for Truist Financial. That recent climb in Truist’s share price, now around $50.74, builds on a solid upward trend, with short term momentum reinforcing a multi year total shareholder return that suggests investors are warming to its earnings and risk profile. If Truist’s improving momentum...