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…

Southwest Airlines: Buy The Transformation Despite The Oil Shock

Southwest Airlines targets more than $2 billion of 2026 EBIT from assigned seating, extra legroom and bag fees despite higher fuel costs…

LUV $20B

SA Dhierin Bechai Sep 20 2 clicks

Pacific Health Care Organization - OTC:PFHO

Pacific Health Care trades below its more than $1 per-share net cash despite profitable workers’ compensation claims services, California…

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…

CDNS · long

Cadence Design Systems INC

Cadence Design Systems sells chip-design software as AI computing drives a structural increase in semiconductor design complexity.

Crane Co.

Crane Co. sells sole-source aerospace and process-control components, with 40% aftermarket revenue and margin expansion following its 2023…

GAMCO Investors, Inc. - GAMI

GAMCO Investors trades OTC at a $550 million market cap, with $150 million in excess cash and a 5.2-5.7x operating-income valuation despite…

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…

Franklin Street Properties: Office Basket, Strategic Alternatives

Franklin Street Properties pursues strategic alternatives for its office-property portfolio.