Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Monte Investments Market Brief Vol. CXXX

Golar LNG’s fourth FLNG vessel targets 3.5MTPA capacity and a 2029 delivery, supporting projected adjusted EBITDA above $1 billion in…

Group 1 Automotive (GPI): The CEO Takes a Driving Test

Group 1 Automotive CEO Daryl Kenningham’s Toyota ties, capital-allocation decisions, compensation and stock sales face scrutiny after the…

Dynatrace, Inc. (NYSE: DT) Stock Rating: DISTRIBUTE To Bank Rangebound Gains.

Dynatrace is rated Distribute after a 90% rally to $60.21 nears $62 resistance, while revenue and RPO growth decelerate ahead of November…

Why Nebius Is Getting The Better End Of The Deal From Palantir

Nebius gains preferred sovereign infrastructure status for Palantir’s enterprise AI stack, using its customer base to accelerate modular…

NBIS $60B

SA Petri Dish Reports Oct 6 3 clicks

Selling Cenovus: Up 78% in 10 Months

Cenovus Energy, up 78% in 10 months, is sold after agreeing to buy Athabasca Oil for $5.7 billion at a rich valuation.

Canterra Minerals: Research Note

Canterra Minerals increased Lundberg indicated tonnage 55% to 26.1Mt, with 226.2Kt of contained copper equivalent, supporting a Buchans…

Kenorland Minerals: Research Flash

Franco-Nevada bought 10.0 million Kenorland shares, a 12.4% stake, for C$22.2 million in a secondary transaction that issued no new shares.

The Final Countdown: An Update on GFL’s Sale

GFL Environmental’s take-private bids reportedly fall within $50 to $55, with a top-of-range offer likely needed to secure shareholder…

The Thin Margin of Safety in Selling Compute

CoreWeave’s compute-selling economics face a narrowing margin of safety if new capacity closes today’s AI supply-demand gap.

Portfolio Update September 2026

Portfolio added Otis Worldwide in the mid-$60s, increased Pool, Copart and Floor & Decor, and sold Berkshire Hathaway.

SOLS · long

Solstice Advanced Mtrils INC

LandBridge: It’s the Pore Space Stupid!

LandBridge’s produced-water pore-space royalties, 69% of Q3 2025 revenue, offer durable value beyond its volatile Permian data-center…

Pool Corporation "Undisputed Industry Leader"

Pool Corporation derives 65% of sales from maintenance and repair, while scale and acquisitions support a 40-50% share of pool supplies.

Telephone and Data Systems (TDS): The New TDS

Telephone and Data Systems, a $4.8 billion telecom holding company, is being reassessed after a decade of convoluted investor messaging.

Contrarian Low-Cost Producer at a 15% FCF Yield + Excess Real Estate

California Resources (CRC) trades at a 15% FCF yield, owns roughly $80 per share of proven reserves and acquired Berry Petroleum at a steep…

Data Centers in the Permian Basin Part 3 - First Comes Power

Chevron’s proposed $6.5 billion, 2.5GW West Texas gas plant could support Permian AI data centers, with TPL, Oxy and WaterBridge land…

TransDigm (TDG) – The King of Aerospace Private Equity

TransDigm built a $72 billion aerospace-components consolidator through 90 acquisitions, delivering 23.1% annualized stock returns since…

Haw Par Corporation Limited

Haw Par combines Tiger Balm’s stable cash flows with property, leisure and healthcare operations plus stakes in UOB and UOL.

The Costco of Flooring ($FND)

Floor & Decor operates 262 warehouse-format flooring stores, pairing broad in-stock hard-surface selection with design services as it gains…

QXO

QXO, Brad Jacobs’ building-materials distributor roll-up, targets rapid acquisitions and a $50 billion revenue run rate by 2032.