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Symbotic (SYM) just raised $550 million in a follow on stock offering at about $55 a share, landing fresh capital right as several big banks turned more cautious on its warehouse automation story. See our latest analysis for Symbotic. All this offering and downgrade noise comes after a huge run, with a 141.60% year to date share price return but a 113.60% one year total shareholder return shows momentum is cooling at the edges even as the long term automation story stays very much intact. If...

Cummins recently reported a 2% third-quarter sales decline as softer North American truck demand was offset by solid global power generation and light-duty truck markets, while also advancing a prototype hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine for intercity buses with lower emissions. At the same time, rising interest in Cummins’ Accelera business, focused on green hydrogen and hybrid powertrains, reflects how cleaner power solutions and stricter environmental rules are becoming more...

In early December 2025, Helmerich & Payne’s Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, Sara Marie Momper, sold 6,681 shares of company stock, while Goldman Sachs and Evercore ISI shifted to more positive research views on the driller’s international and offshore prospects. Analysts now highlight the company’s plans to reactivate rigs in Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern markets as a key driver for improving international margins and reinforcing balance sheet strength. We’ll now explore...

Balance Sheet Shift Puts LendingClub in a New Light LendingClub (LC) is drawing attention after leaning harder into its “motivated middle” borrowers and shifting more loans from held for investment to held for sale, a strategic pivot with clear revenue implications. See our latest analysis for LendingClub. That shift in balance sheet strategy seems to line up with the market’s view, with a roughly 18 percent 3 month share price return and a 3 year total shareholder return above 100 percent,...

In recent days, analysts including TD Cowen and Wells Fargo reiterated positive views on SLM, citing improving credit trends and growing confidence ahead of the company’s investor forum, where past updates have focused on its partnership with KKR and funding outlook. What stands out is that multiple firms now point to the KKR credit partnership’s economics and potential impact on loan origination as central to SLM’s longer-term earnings profile. Next, we’ll examine how clarity around the KKR...

In the past few days, Corcept Therapeutics reported third-quarter 2025 earnings per share of US$0.16, surpassing analyst expectations even as revenue fell short, and CEO Joseph K. Belanoff sold 40,000 shares under a pre-arranged trading plan. Analyst H.C. Wainwright reaffirmed a positive view on Corcept, emphasizing longer-term growth potential despite current commercial headwinds for flagship drug Korlym, which contrasts with the mixed quarterly revenue outcome. With earnings beating...

EHang Holdings Limited reported third-quarter 2025 sales of CNY 92.47 million with a wider net loss of CNY 82.16 million, while maintaining its full-year 2025 revenue guidance of around CNY 500 million. A separate milestone came from Bangkok, where EHang’s EH216-S completed high-profile urban human-carrying flights under Thailand’s AAM Sandbox Initiative, with the Thai civil aviation chief personally experiencing the pilotless aircraft. We’ll now examine how this Bangkok urban flight...

JetBlue Airways (JBLU) has quietly bounced in the past month, even as its year to date performance remains weak. That gap between short term momentum and longer term pain is what investors are trying to make sense of. See our latest analysis for JetBlue Airways. That recent 1 month share price return of about 8 percent looks more like a relief rally than a full trend change, given JetBlue’s year to date share price loss of roughly 36 percent and a 1 year total shareholder return still firmly...

Vera Therapeutics (VERA) just added industry veteran James R. Meyers to its Board, a move that immediately sharpens the story around how this clinical stage biotech plans to commercialize its pipeline. See our latest analysis for Vera Therapeutics. That backdrop helps explain why investors have been leaning in, with the stock delivering an 85.6% 30 day share price return and a 172.6% three year total shareholder return, even though the 1 year total shareholder return is still slightly...

NRG Energy (NRG) is back in the spotlight after a busy stretch, combining strong third quarter results, rapid data center power expansion, and steady progress on its planned LS Power acquisition. See our latest analysis for NRG Energy. Despite a choppy past month, with a 30 day share price return of minus 5.51 percent and a one day drop to 163 dollars on profit taking, NRG’s 90 day share price gain of 10.31 percent and hefty year to date share price return of 75.74 percent show that momentum...

Gartner (IT) is under pressure after issuing cautious guidance that highlighted a new risk: some clients are trimming contracts as they experiment with AI tools instead of Gartner’s traditional research services. See our latest analysis for Gartner. The cautious guidance has arrived after a tough stretch for investors, with a year to date share price return of around negative 52 percent and a one year total shareholder return of roughly negative 56 percent. This signals that sentiment and...

In late November 2025, Hecla Mining reported strong exploration results at its Midas Project in Nevada, highlighted by new high‑grade gold discoveries and the potential for a low-capital restart using its existing 1,200 tpd mill and largely unused tailings facility. The company also advanced its broader Nevada footprint, with the Aurora project gaining FAST-41 Transparency status and the Polaris exploration plan moving forward, together enhancing the optionality of Hecla’s permitted mills in...

ONEOK (OKE) has quietly outperformed the broader energy space over the past month, with the stock up about 12% and roughly 7% in the past 3 months, despite a weak year to date. See our latest analysis for ONEOK. That recent strength sits against a tougher backdrop, with the share price at $76.34 after a weak year to date share price return but still supported by a solid multi year total shareholder return, suggesting momentum in sentiment may be turning upward again. If ONEOK’s rebound has...

Omnicell (OMCL) has quietly put together a stronger stretch of performance, with the stock up about 11% over the past week and roughly 25% in the past 3 months, despite a weak year. See our latest analysis for Omnicell. That recent 1 week and 3 month share price momentum looks more like a reset in sentiment than a random bounce. The share price is still down on a year to date basis and the 1 year total shareholder return remains negative, so investors are cautiously re-rating the story rather...

In late November 2025, Cyient Limited announced it had renewed and expanded its partnership with CNH’s construction equipment segment to scale advanced perception and automation systems across multiple vehicle platforms, while CHC Navigation entered a separate agreement to supply high-precision guidance for CNH’s FP FleetPro precision agriculture retrofit kits. Together, these collaborations deepen CNH Industrial’s push into autonomy and precision guidance, enhancing its ability to offer...

In recent months, nVent Electric raised its full-year 2025 outlook, now guiding to 31–33% revenue growth and adjusted EPS of US$3.31–US$3.33, following stronger-than-expected third-quarter results driven by data center and power utility demand. The company’s expansion in liquid cooling capacity and its addition to NVIDIA’s partner network in the past year highlight its deepening role in AI-focused electrical infrastructure solutions. We’ll now examine how nVent’s upgraded guidance and...

Jamf Holding (JAMF) has been drifting quietly, with shares roughly flat over the past week but still well below their past year levels, which sets up an interesting value conversation. See our latest analysis for Jamf Holding. That quiet week sits in the shadow of a much tougher stretch, with the share price at $12.97 still reflecting a negative year to date share price return and a weak multi year total shareholder return, even after a strong 90 day share price rebound that hints momentum...

Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) has quietly drifted lower this year, even as its rental income and net income keep growing at a healthy clip. This sets up an interesting risk reward trade off for income focused investors. See our latest analysis for Four Corners Property Trust. That recent slide to a share price of $23.08, with a year to date share price return of negative 13.91 percent and a one year total shareholder return of negative 16.54 percent, suggests momentum has been fading...

In recent days, Meta Platforms’ board declared a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.525 per share, payable on December 23, 2025 to shareholders of record on December 15, 2025, while also announcing substantial cuts to Reality Labs’ metaverse budget and heavier investment in artificial intelligence and AI wearables, including the acquisition of startup Limitless and the launch of its Segment Anything Model 3. These moves signal a shift away from long-running metaverse losses toward AI-driven...

Crown Castle recently reported quarterly results that topped analyst expectations for revenue and adjusted funds from operations, even as site rental revenues faced pressure and year-over-year declines. At the same time, the company confirmed that its planned US$8.50 billion fiber segment sale remains on track under new leadership, potentially reshaping its infrastructure mix and capital priorities. We’ll now explore how the progressing US$8.50 billion fiber sale could influence Crown...

The J. M. Smucker Company recently reported past second-quarter 2026 results, with net sales rising to US$2,330.1 million and net income improving to US$241.3 million, alongside stronger earnings per share from continuing operations. Alongside these results, management tightened its full-year 2026 net sales growth outlook and confirmed completion of a long-running share repurchase program totaling about US$4.31 billion, signaling a clearer stance on both growth expectations and capital...

On December 3, 2025, American Financial Group announced that its board approved a new share repurchase program authorizing buybacks of up to 5,000,000 common shares, replacing the existing plan and running through December 31, 2030. The long-dated authorization gives AFG considerable flexibility to adjust capital returns over time, signaling management’s confidence in the business and balance sheet strength. Next, we’ll examine how this extended 5,000,000-share repurchase authorization could...

First Busey Corporation recently expanded its share repurchase program, authorizing buybacks of up to 5,454,275 common shares with no set expiration, while also reporting insider purchases of its Series B preferred depositary shares and appointing Christopher H.M. Chan as Chief Financial Officer for both the company and Busey Bank. The enlarged, open-ended buyback authorization highlights management’s confidence in the company’s intrinsic value and provides additional flexibility in how...

In the past few days, C3.ai reported fiscal Q2 2026 results showing sequential revenue growth to US$75.15 million and a smaller-than-expected loss, while announcing that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services selected its Agentic AI Platform to build a unified data foundation across NIH and CMS. The combination of stronger federal bookings, including the new HHS project, and clearer operational goals for returning to growth and cash generation has sharpened investor focus on...