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…

Goldman Sachs Sinks Toward Bear-Market Territory - Time To Buy

Goldman Sachs posted $20.98 in Q2 EPS on $20.3 billion of revenue and raised its dividend to $5 per share, with M&A and issuance activity…

GS $277B

SA Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT 44h ago 2 clicks

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 47h ago 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

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) Stock Rating: Do Nothing After Q4 FY7/26 Earnings

Palo Alto Networks posted 34% Q4 revenue growth to $3.41 billion, boosted by CyberArk and Chronosphere, while NGS ARR reached $9.1 billion…

ALLT · long

Allot LTD

Palantir Q2 - We Move To “Distribute” Rating For 48hrs, Then To “Do Nothing”.

Palantir shares at $183 exceed Cestrian’s $177 target after Q2 revenue grew 93%, prompting a 48-hour Distribute rating as Q3 growth…

Dollar Tree: Weathering The Storm

Dollar Tree’s $1.25 opening price and multi-price assortment supported 10% two-year comparable-sales growth, outpacing Walmart U.S.

PayPal: Stripe Reportedly Walks Away; Here Are 2 Fallback Options

PayPal's failed Stripe and Advent bid leaves a Venmo spin-off or aggressive buybacks as value-unlocking options amid slowing growth and a…

PYPL $45B

SA The Asian Investor Aug 31 4 clicks

Salesforce Q2 - Hold - Destination Unknown - STP<$165

Salesforce trades at 14x trailing unlevered pretax free cash flow after Q2, with 10.8% revenue growth and unproven agentic AI adoption.

Tower Semiconductor: Silicon Photonics Inflection, Buy The Drawdown

Tower Semiconductor generated nearly half its revenue from AI optical content as Q2 2026 revenue reached a record $460 million and…

TSEM $25B

SA Miletus Research Aug 31 3 clicks

Preview of the Week Ahead: W/C August 31, 2026

The week of August 31 features U.S. manufacturing, jobs and services data, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hold above key moving averages and…

Ultragenyx ($RARE): A Catalyst-Driven Thesis With Asymmetric Upside

Ultragenyx targets $730-760 million of 2026 revenue after GENGLYCOS approval, with UX111’s FDA decision and GTX-102 Phase 3 data due in…

FTRE 2026-08-30

Fortrea Holdings: The Turnaround Is Showing Up In Earnings Before Revenue

Fortrea’s adjusted EBITDA rose 24% in H1 as cost cuts outpaced a 3.4% revenue decline, while new business awards increased 19%.

FTRE $1.9B

SA Manimala Misra Aug 30 2 clicks

Three small caps from my watchlist (August 2026)

EverQuote, an $864 million digital insurance marketplace, and PAR Technology, an $808 million restaurant software provider, lead a…