What I’ve Been Up To
Cogent Communications and AI data-center bottlenecks feature in a newsletter update on recruiting, financial media and conference takeaways.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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SG on X
$QFIN large $5.3m insider sale by director Andrew Yin on Form 144 https://t.co/0smh9n3GJy
mavix on X
Shelly Group $SLYG has entered into an investment agreement with Schneider Electric on the intended Takeover Offer for EUR 70 per share. Both founders of Shelly (57%) support the offer. The minimum acceptance threshold is at 95%. https://t.co/376eqqB2x6
BDC on X
Yes. Minority specs investors get in line. 7k patents. No puck. Who wants to do the sotp for $snap when they get the $5B (at least) mark on Specs? Is 2.5x ebitda cheap? https://t.co/Y3kEu8rObr
Barbarian Capital on X
Cracker Barrel Targets Sales Growth as New CEO Keeps Strategy Intact $CBRL https://t.co/kyqbCDcQSK
Barbarian Capital on X
Grail’s Multi-Cancer Blood Test Gets FDA Committee Vote for Premarket Approval $GRAL https://t.co/bdcNEQtgT5
Barbarian Capital on X
Activist Starboard Urges Construction Company to Explore Sale $KNF https://t.co/SaDmClimTV
Barbarian Capital on X
Barry Diller Withdraws Bid for MGM Resorts $MGM https://t.co/2iXlXJ49gY
Barbarian Capital on X
$CROX is the footwear for historic moments https://t.co/BWIcDcD92J
Investor Letters
All letters- Hood River Capital Management Q3 2026 EOPSF $1.8BEQR $1.4B
- Mar Vista Investment Partners third quarter 2026 SARO $6.7B
- Kingdom Capital Advisors Q3 2026 EVC $598MMAGN $402M
- Vltava Fund 3/2026 ATDRF $3.7BJFBHF $1.6B
- Cedar Grove Capital Management Q3 2026 EVLV $852MABVX $7.6B
- Protean Funds September 2026 DVYSR $89MREJL-B $285M
- Quercus Fund 2026 (Jan-Aug) FCODF $4.7B
- PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. August 2026 TGMPF $184MVHI $320M
Astronics: Marked Down After A Record Quarter - Buy
Astronics targets $1.02 to $1.04 billion in 2026 revenue after adjusted operating margin reached 20.3%, with Boeing representing 12% of…
Jordan Aquilina 
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…
Solid Power Still Has Promise
Solid Power reported a $0.11 Q2 loss and $419.3 million of cash, with its electrolyte pilot line and BMW and SK On validation central to…
Quad 7 Capital 2 clicks
Portfolio Update September 2026
Portfolio added Otis Worldwide in the mid-$60s, increased Pool, Copart and Floor & Decor, and sold Berkshire Hathaway.
Brazil could be the Q4 Macro Play – My stock ideas: $NU, $INTR, $PICS and maybe $STNE, $PAGS, $DLO and $MELI
Brazilian fintechs NU, INTR and PICS stand to benefit from a Bolsonaro-led runoff surprise that lowers fiscal risk premiums, rates and the…
The Monday Morning Briefing: AI Drives Everything, Yet ROI on Massive Capex Remains Uncertain
Latticework’s briefing questions AI capex returns while featuring Close Brothers, Green Landscaping and OMS Energy Technologies.
Geely: Strategic NIO Battery Deal Is A Win
Geely’s ZEEKR nearly doubled first-half 2026 deliveries to 178,000, while Geely bought 30% of NIO’s battery-swapping unit to reduce…
The Asian Investor 5 clicks
Did Group 1 Overpay for Hennessy? The Seller’s Own Banker Says It Was a Record.
Group 1 paid $1 billion of goodwill for Hennessy’s 10 dealerships, a record $100 million per store, financed largely with $1.25 billion of…
EVI Industries. Margin inflection or fake out?
EVI Industries says its ERP and service-platform build is largely complete, testing whether 10.8% revenue growth can finally outpace…
ABG · long Asbury Automotive Group INC
Asbury Automotive Group's changed setup and underperformance versus other public dealers form the basis for a renewed long thesis.
EXCLUSIVE: Lennar’s Big New Customer Is Its Own Spinoff, Millrose
Lennar is selling homes to former spinoff Millrose, whose revenue largely comes from Lennar and whose largest voting shareholder is…
Single Stock Spotlight #16: Huckleberry.AI (HUCK)
Huckleberry.AI trades near $3.30 against $221 million of cash and $900 million-plus of NOLs after selling its operating business, creating…
Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) Stock Rating: Accumulate After Q2 FY12/26 Earnings
Rocket Lab reported Q2 revenue up 62% to $234.1 million and backlog up 137% to $2.36 billion, while operating losses and cash burn…
Research & Analysis | AAR Corp. (NYSE: AIR): MRO Holdings Reshapes the Margin Profile
AAR’s $1.8 billion acquisition of a 65% stake in MRO Holdings adds widebody aircraft maintenance and targets a 19% to 20% EBITDA margin by…
The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) Stock Rating: Do Nothing After Q2 FY12/26 Earnings
The Trade Desk's Q2 revenue grew 3% to $715 million as Q3 guidance called for a year-over-year decline; TTD has fallen over 90% from its…
Belden Inc.: The Ruckus Debt Looks Scarier Than The Math
Belden targets net leverage of 2.9x by 2027 from 3.9x, using RUCKUS's 65%+ gross margins and free cash flow to reduce debt.
Lee Bailey 
Crocs: Double-Digit Buyback Yield (Ticker: CROX)
Crocs has $2 billion of buyback authorization, more than a third of its market cap, as North American sales stabilize and HeyDude drags on…
$TPB: can Turning Point Brands be the third player in nicotine pouches? | Saberpoint Capital
Turning Point Brands' FRE and Alp nicotine pouches aim to become a third C-store brand behind ZYN and Velo as PMTA rules limit new entrants.
Mattel: M&A Buzz And A CEO Change Create Substantial Uncertainty
Mattel rose 19% on takeover speculation, but a potential $20-per-share bid, margin pressure and CEO transition leave its standalone…
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