Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Monte Investments Market Brief Vol. CXXVIII

Firefly Aerospace grew backlog to $1.5 billion, won two 2028 lunar missions and acquired Space-ng for autonomous navigation across its Blue…

Cellebrite (CLBT) Management Meeting: The Road Ahead

Cellebrite converts more than 110% of EBITDA into free cash flow and trades at 12.5 times free cash flow, with management targeting 15% or…

Abbott: Quality Remains, But Exact Sciences Has Raised The Bar For Buy

Abbott’s Exact Sciences acquisition raises leverage, leaving Medical Devices’ 8% growth and 33.9% margin to carry cash flow until…

ABT $171B

SA PV Research Sep 22 1 click

Meta's Muse Could be Big Win for Innodata

Innodata's new Meta contract for long-horizon agent personalization ties the data company to Meta's Muse AI assistant, despite Meta's Scale…

Emeth Value Capital’s Andrew Carreon on Shift4 ($FOUR)

Shift4 trades at 6.5 times EBITDA despite 11% organic growth, with Shift4 Dine equipment leases reaching a $400 million run rate as…

Credo Technology: New Position in My Private Portfolio

Credo Technology was added at $170.54 after a 40% selloff, backed by its high-speed AECs and optical connectivity for AI data centers.

Copart's Return To Growth Starts Now: Adair's $1.9B Bet On ACV Auctions

Copart’s $1.9 billion ACV Auctions acquisition targets renewed growth, with EPS accretion expected by fiscal 2028 as insurance…

ACVA $1.8BCPRT $25B

SA Robert J. Lake Sep 22 2 clicks

GameStop Is Extreme Deep Value

GameStop's collectibles mix rose to 45% of sales as gross margin reached 44%, supporting a deep-value case built on cash and store…

Tempus AI: Data And Applications Will Unlock More Upside

Tempus AI’s Q2 oncology testing volumes rose 31%, while data and applications revenue grew 28% as its clinical data flywheel expands.

TEM $15B

SA Bay Area Ideas Sep 21 2 clicks

Meta’s Muse Is No Sure Thing

Meta’s Muse AI agent drove an 11% share surge, but OpenAI, Google and Apple could erode its early consumer lead.

ALLT · long

Allot LTD

Short Thoughts - Cassandra in Flames?

Tailored Brands’ bankruptcy erased an asset-backed small-cap thesis, while lululemon has become the portfolio’s largest and most…

Build a Bear Workshop

Build-A-Bear Workshop, the toy retailer.

Portfolio Update August 2026

Portfolio update: Honeywell Aerospace was added after a 20% post-earnings drop, while vertical software remains over 35% of holdings amid…

Broadcom Q3: Hardware Could Be The Missing Piece In An AI Portfolio

Broadcom's custom ASICs, co-packaged optics and Ethernet switches position AVGO as an AI hardware alternative alongside Nvidia, with…

AVGO $1.7T

SA Carla Magliocco Sep 3 7 clicks

Synopsys q3’26 Earnings Update

Synopsys reported 8% EDA and 11% Design IP growth in Q3 2026, with Multiphysics Fusion expected to add revenue from fiscal 2027.

Mosaic: Potash Is Holding Up, But Phosphate Economics Keep Me On The Sidelines

Mosaic’s potash business remains profitable, but negative phosphate margins, elevated sulfur and ammonia costs, and negative free cash flow…

MOS $6.9B

SA DCF Value Investor Sep 3 3 clicks

Sleep Well Portfolio (Aug 2026) - Recovery continues, Cyber Security roared back.

Sleep Well Portfolio’s August gains were led by Veeva, CrowdStrike and cybersecurity, while Cellebrite and WiseTech reported early AI…

Expand Energy: Short-Term Protection From Hedges, Long-Term Upside

Expand Energy’s hedge book and Twin Eagle acquisition support free cash flow through weak gas prices, while LNG export growth could lift…

EXE $20B

SA Elliott Gue Sep 3 4 clicks

This Week in Special Situations: Abercrombie, PagSeguro, Vodafone

Special-situations survey profiles 31 activist, buyback, M&A and strategic-review cases, including Abercrombie, PagSeguro and Vodafone.