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 $173B

SA PV Research Sep 22 2 clicks

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 3 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.

CBT · short

Cabot CORP

Cabot’s short case targets a market pricing FY26 EPS of $6.00–$6.50 as trough earnings and assigning value to its battery-materials…

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust ($PEB) One Hour Analysis: Trophy Assets at Fire-Sale Prices – A Compelling Value Opportunity Hidden in Plain Sight for Preferred Stock Investors.

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust preferreds yield 8.2% to 8.4%, supported by a hotel portfolio trading at a claimed 40% to 55% NAV discount and…

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…

Meta Platforms (META) 2Q25: SuperMetalligence

Meta’s 22% Q2 revenue growth and AI-driven ad engagement support its core business, while planned 2026 capex of roughly $100 billion…

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…

GCI Liberty: Cheap, Tax Asset, Malone Fatigue?

GCI Liberty trades cheaply, holds tax assets, and faces investor fatigue with John Malone.

AAON

AAON shares have fallen 45% from November 2024 highs as core HVAC bookings weaken, while BASX supplies hyperscale data-center growth.