Monday, September 21, 2026

[CoStar] Homes are different

CoStar spent more than $1 billion building Homes.com to challenge Zillow, betting seller-agent leads, proprietary listing content and…

“Going Through Some Pain”

Dick’s Sporting Goods’ $2.4 billion Foot Locker acquisition nearly quadruples its store count and adds international exposure, risking a…

The Monday Morning Briefing

Latticework’s weekly briefing spotlights discounted European assets including Barco, Bolloré, Brookfield and D’Ieteren, with catalysts…

Genuine Parts: NAPA Self-Help, Motion Recovery, And The 2027 Separation Support Upside

Genuine Parts targets NAPA network improvements, Motion’s industrial recovery and a 2027 Automotive-Industrial separation to lift sales,…

GPC $18B

SA Value Capital Research Sep 21 2 clicks

Aggressive Portfolio Trades: Buy Vail Resorts, Buy ORR, Short GEO

Vail Resorts, down 60% since 2022, is pitched for an El Niño-driven ski-season rebound; the portfolio also buys ORR and shorts GEO.

🍔New Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing - Meritage Hospitality Group Inc.🍔

Meritage Hospitality, a 320-unit Wendy’s franchisee, filed Chapter 11 amid $137 million of bank debt, $391 million of leases and a…

Deep Dive: Brookfield Corporation

Brookfield Corporation, down 20% YTD, manages $1.27 trillion across asset management, insurance and operating businesses as rates, debt and…

Thoughts on GFL’s Take Private - Is Dovigi Indifferent?

GFL’s take-private process has drawn KKR, Blackstone, Brookfield and IFM, while CEO Patrick Dovigi signals he will accept only the right…

Brookfield of Dreams

Brookfield is recasting itself from an industrial owner into a $1.3 trillion asset manager and insurer, betting AI infrastructure can…

Karman: Why I'm Upgrading To Buy After A 68% Drop

Karman Holdings (KRMN) is upgraded after a 68% drop, with 24% organic growth, a $1.3 billion backlog and higher 2026 guidance offset by…

KRMN $4.4B

SA Dhierin Bechai Sep 19 1 click

IQV · long

Iqvia Holdings INC

IQVIA runs drug trials and gets paid regardless of whether drugs pass, while trading at a COVID-low multiple with potential AI benefits.

RH - the Universe Intervenes?

RH’s debt-funded luxury expansion faces weakening demand, deeper member discounts and a balance sheet strained by $2.4 billion of net debt.

Acuren Q2 Earnings review

Acuren's Q2 revenue rose 1.5% to $313.9 million before its NV5 merger; post-close selling drove TIC down 21% as management targets $20…

[P] NSP: Inspirational or Attainable Goals?

Insperity's special equity awards raise questions about the goals and incentives behind the grants.

[P] TENB: Tenable Reasons to Sell

Tenable Holdings faces a potential sale, with attention on M&A signals around the cybersecurity software company.

Earnings: Hyperscalers, AMD, ALAB, ANET

DDI Double Down Interactive (Brief writeup)

DoubleDown Interactive trades near its $485 million cash balance while generating $150 million of annual free cash flow, with acquisitions…

Global Spirits Part III: Distilling Value - to Age or Not to Age?

Campari and Diageo outperformed spirits peers by turning working capital faster, while Rémy Cointreau's aged-cognac inventory constrained…

Paxman (PAX.ST)

Paxman sells chemotherapy scalp-cooling systems, expanding US reimbursement and utilization after acquiring its largest competitor in 2025.

Earnings: TSMC, NXPI, AEHR, GOOG, TXN, VAT, VICR

AEHR earnings are the focus, with a late call acknowledged alongside results from TSMC, NXP, Alphabet, Texas Instruments, VAT Group and…