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If you are wondering whether Fluence Energy is still a smart buy after its recent run, or if the market has already priced in the upside, this article is for you. The stock has been volatile lately, dropping around 10% over the last week, but still up roughly 18.7% over the past month and 31.2% over the last year. This shows that sentiment can swing quickly. Recent attention has been driven by Fluence winning large scale energy storage contracts and expanding partnerships with major...

Wondering if Western Union at around $9.56 is a cheap cash cow or a value trap? Let us unpack whether the current price really reflects the underlying business. Over the last month the stock has climbed 13.1%, even though it is still down 8.4% year to date and 38.4% over 5 years, a mix that often signals shifting expectations rather than quiet stagnation. Recently, investors have been digesting Western Union's ongoing push into digital remittances and partnerships with fintech platforms, a...

Morgan Stanley just spotlighted Astera Labs (ALAB) as one of its top semiconductor picks for 2026, grouping it with Nvidia and Broadcom on the strength of AI and data center demand. See our latest analysis for Astera Labs. The endorsement appears to be resonating with investors, with Astera Labs' share price rising to $164.40 and delivering a 1 day share price return of 12.70 percent and a year to date share price return of 22.11 percent. The 1 year total shareholder return of 24.39 percent...

Home Depot (HD) is under a cloud of lowered earnings expectations right now, after a recent EPS miss and softer housing backdrop pushed analysts to trim forecasts and turn more cautious on the stock. See our latest analysis for Home Depot. Despite initiatives like faster delivery and the new Creator portal aimed at driving engagement, the share price has lost momentum recently. A 90 day share price return of negative 17.01 percent and a softer 1 year total shareholder return of negative 9.93...

Duke Energy recently announced a series of finance leadership changes, with longtime chief accounting officer Cindy Lee set to retire at the end of 2026 and investor relations head Abby Motsinger stepping into the senior vice president, chief accounting officer and controller role from March 1, 2026, alongside several internal promotions across treasury, risk and financial planning. By elevating investor relations and corporate development leaders into core finance roles as it executes a...

Morgan Stanley recently initiated coverage on Omnicom Group with an Equal Weight (hold) rating, while other research highlighted the company’s value credentials and earnings outlook, bringing renewed institutional attention to the advertising and marketing group. This mix of cautious analyst positioning and suggestions that Omnicom may be undervalued gives investors a fresh lens on how the market is currently assessing its earnings potential and risk profile. We’ll now examine how Morgan...

Walmart (WMT) has quietly kept shareholders happy this year, with the stock up about 27% year to date and roughly 12% over the past 3 months, outpacing many big-box retail peers. See our latest analysis for Walmart. At around $114 per share, Walmart’s 1 month share price return of 13.67% and year to date share price return of 27.07% signal strengthening momentum, while its 5 year total shareholder return above 150% shows that long term holders have been well rewarded. If Walmart’s steady...

Owens Corning (OC) has been drifting lower this year, even though its long term track record still looks solid. With the stock down about 32% year to date, investors are asking whether expectations have swung too far. See our latest analysis for Owens Corning. The recent slide sits alongside a choppy year, with a 30 day share price return of 15.51% contrasting with a 32.34% year to date share price decline and a still respectable 5 year total shareholder return of 58.51%. This suggests long...

If you are wondering whether Medical Properties Trust is finally a bargain or still a value trap at a lower price, this article will walk you through what the numbers indicate about its valuation. After a painful multi year slide, the stock has started to claw back some ground, rising 0.8% over the last week, 2.0% over the past month, and 27.9% year to date, although it still trades well below where it was 3 and 5 years ago. Recent moves have been driven less by hype and more by shifting...

If you are wondering whether Boot Barn Holdings is still attractive after its huge run, you are not alone. This is exactly the kind of stock where valuation really matters. The share price has pulled back about 6.6% over the last week, but it is still up 8.9% over the past month, 25.2% year to date, and 372.1% over five years, which indicates that the long-term story has been very rewarding for patient investors. Recent attention has centered on Boot Barn expanding its national footprint and...

Earlier in December 2025, EPAM Systems announced the launch of seven production-ready AI agents on Google Cloud Marketplace, aimed at accelerating secure, large-scale generative AI deployments for enterprises in sectors such as financial services, healthcare, and retail. This move deepens EPAM’s collaboration with Google Cloud and highlights the company’s focus on engineering-led, compliant AI solutions that can be deployed quickly into complex enterprise environments. We’ll now examine how...

The market is digesting fresh boardroom news at Okta (OKTA), where the company has added two heavyweight independent directors and seen one departure. This shift could subtly reshape the stock’s long term story. See our latest analysis for Okta. Those board additions land as the share price hovers around $90.21, with a solid year to date share price return suggesting momentum is rebuilding even though the five year total shareholder return remains deeply negative. This mix often signals...

Sunoco has announced it will return to the NTT INDYCAR SERIES as a full-time primary partner with Chip Ganassi Racing’s No. 8 Honda driven by Kyffin Simpson from 2026 under a multi-year agreement, marking its first full-season primary sponsorship in INDYCAR since 1973. This move deepens Sunoco’s motorsports presence, tying its Top Tier fuel brand to one of open-wheel racing’s most successful teams and reinforcing its profile across all Chip Ganassi Racing entries for all 17 races. We’ll now...

TriNet Group (TNET) just backed up its income story with a fresh quarterly dividend of $0.275 per share, payable January 26, 2026 to shareholders on record as of January 2. See our latest analysis for TriNet Group. Even with this steady dividend story and recent upbeat earnings revisions, TriNet Group’s 1 year total shareholder return of about negative 34 percent and weak year to date share price return suggest momentum has been fading rather than building. If this kind of income name has you...

Earlier this month, Walt Disney announced a three-year agreement for OpenAI’s Sora and ChatGPT Images to generate short-form content using more than 200 licensed characters from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars, alongside a US$1.00 billion equity investment and additional equity warrants in OpenAI. The deal positions Disney to weave its intellectual property directly into generative AI platforms while also adopting OpenAI’s tools across Disney+, ESPN, and internal operations, potentially...

T1 Energy has already begun construction on its G2_Austin solar cell fab in Milam County, Texas, a US$400–US$425 million project expected to deliver 2.1 GW of high-efficiency TOPCon solar cell capacity in its first phase by the end of 2026, supplying its 5 GW G1_Dallas module facility. By pairing this scale-up with recent equity and convertible note offerings that raised about US$304.2 million, T1 is moving toward a largely domestic, FEOC-compliant solar supply chain that could appeal to...

Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) is back in the spotlight after Jim Cramer called it a winner, pointing to upbeat second quarter results and stronger sales guidance that reinforce its growing role in AI connectivity. See our latest analysis for Credo Technology Group Holding. The upbeat second quarter and bullish commentary follow a volatile stretch, with an 8.34% 1 day share price return and 111.66% year to date share price return. The 3 year total shareholder return above 1,000% shows...

Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (SBCF) has quietly outperformed many regional peers this year, and with the stock up about 19% year to date, investors are starting to recheck the bank’s fundamentals. See our latest analysis for Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida. At around $31.82, Seacoast’s recent pullback sits against a solid backdrop, with a roughly 7 percent 1 month share price return and a near 20 percent year to date share price gain suggesting momentum is still building...

Berkshire Hathaway has begun its largest leadership reshuffle in decades, naming Greg Abel as future CEO, appointing Adam M. Johnson to lead consumer products, services and retailing, creating an in-house General Counsel role, and setting out a multi-year CFO succession from Marc D. Hamburg to Charles C. Chang. This shift brings more operational and legal decision-making inside Berkshire, marking a subtle evolution from Warren Buffett’s historically lean, decentralized headquarters...

Teradyne (TER) is back in the spotlight after unveiling a new U.S. robotics operations hub in Michigan, a move that lands just as AI driven semiconductor demand and upbeat earnings momentum are lifting the stock. See our latest analysis for Teradyne. The new robotics hub lands on top of a powerful run, with Teradyne’s share price up a hefty 54.22% year to date and a 55.64% total shareholder return over the last year. This underscores that momentum is clearly building as AI driven test demand...

In the past week, DocuSign reported Q3 revenue growth of 8.4% year on year, raised its full-year guidance, and highlighted increasing customer adoption of its AI-powered Intelligent Agreement Management and Identity and Access Management platforms, while also committing EUR4.5 million to expand its AI Centre of Excellence in Dublin. These developments, reinforced by fresh analyst coverage emphasizing the company’s AI capabilities and recurring revenue potential, underscore how DocuSign is...

In December 2025, Westamerica Bancorporation’s Board authorized a share repurchase program of up to 2,000,000 shares, or about 8% of its common stock, with purchases allowed on the open market or via private deals through December 31, 2026. Management framed the buyback as a response to Westamerica’s financial strength, conservative risk profile, and reliable earnings stream, even as the bank has recently faced slower net interest income growth and margin pressure than many peers. We’ll now...

Copa Holdings (NYSE:CPA) just released its November traffic update, showing capacity up 10% and passenger traffic up 10.2% year over year, with load factor nudging higher to 86.2%. See our latest analysis for Copa Holdings. The strong November traffic update fits neatly with Copa Holdings' recent momentum, with a 1 day share price return of 3.47 percent and a robust year to date share price return of 44.81 percent. The 1 year total shareholder return of 48.17 percent underscores that...

Legend Biotech (LEGN) just released fresh long term data on its flagship CAR T therapy CARVYKTI from the CARTITUDE program in hard to treat multiple myeloma, clarifying its profile for durability, safety, and potential future revenue. See our latest analysis for Legend Biotech. Despite today’s positive CARVYKTI update, Legend Biotech’s 30 day share price return of minus 21.71 percent and one year total shareholder return of minus 35.68 percent show sentiment has been weak, but the 3.01...