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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Timyan Bank Alert on X
@DrSichuan at this rate, a few more. I'm amazed people keep voting for Chevis' slate. He had ten years where he could have and should have sold to $FBMS for a large premium to today's price. The $PFBX over Chevis decades-long regime is anemic.
Odd Lot Arbitrageur on X
MDVT is smaller and trades at approx. half the multiple of CMTV. Disclosure: long $MDVT
Odd Lot Arbitrageur on X
Dominant local franchise: 5 branches and 56% deposit market share in Addison county. ~2/3 of loan book in resi mortgages. Owns most of its office locations and 50% of a $1.6b trust company in a JV with $CMTV.
Odd Lot Arbitrageur on X
National Bank of Middlebury $MDVT: one of the oldest community banks in the country; received its charter in 1831. Trades at +/- 7x ntm earnings. https://t.co/ZryrKkgLGm
Adam D. Wyden on X
That feeling when the country’s top consumer small cap fund files in one of your biggest horses…. https://t.co/kIzir9QGPI On 27 numbers we can get to ~35.00 of NAV/share and that’s before buybacks! $codi
Timyan Bank Alert on X
Stilwell group nominee for $PFBX board inches closer every year. https://t.co/nT7keZuDLT
Little Owl Research on X
My report on $RAVE for anyone interested. https://t.co/heQF6riN6X
Psyop Capital on X
https://t.co/T8yX0dSc2e $OTCM rev +15% EBIT +19%
Investor Letters
All letters- Kingdom Capital Advisors Q3 2026 BBGI $19MEVC $598M
- Cedar Grove Capital Management Q3 2026 EVLV $773MCBWTF $240M
- Protean Funds September 2026 DVYSR $86MREJL-B $285M
- PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. August 2026 TGMPF $184MVHI $324M
- Forager Funds Management August 2026 BVSFF $971MEMCHF $61M
- Protean Funds August 2026 SUSRF $274M
- QuantStreet Capital July 2026 USMV
- Forager Funds Management July 2026 BVS $999MEXP $45M
40 Best Stock Pitches (28th-4th October) 🟢
Old Market Capital, a delisted holding company owning a rural fiber network, trades below comparable network valuations after institutional…
💥Leslies Term Lenders Toss a Life Preserver💥
Leslie’s and nine affiliates filed Chapter 11 in Texas on September 30, 2026, after 18 months of deteriorating performance.
🤿New Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing - Leslie’s Inc.🤿
Leslie’s, the pool-supplies retailer, filed Chapter 11 after deteriorating operations, pricing and inventory missteps, and a burdensome…
Pyxis Oncology: Better Runway Is Bullish For MICVO's Remaining R&D
Pyxis Oncology's recent financing extends MICVO's runway to clinical milestones as the oncology candidate works to establish a safe,…
Myriam Alvarez 2 clicks
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…
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…
Not So Fast
Entravision, the portfolio’s largest position, fell more than 40% from its highs as Q3 returns dropped to 37.8% YTD.
Washington Trust Bancorp: 100-Year Track Record Of Dividends Supports A 6% Yield
Washington Trust Bancorp offers a 5.8% dividend yield, with C&I loan growth supporting ROE despite 40% commercial real estate loan…
Sorrento Research 
Zentek Research Note
Zentek shipped its first ZenGUARD air-filter order to a Canadian federal facility as its Albany graphite PEA confirmed a US$3.85 billion…
NASDAQ:YB 10% dividend, 2x P/E, 30% growth, AI beneficiary, secular tailwinds, founder CEO I think is as good as Bezos/Walton
Yuanbao pairs a 10.2% dividend and cash exceeding its market value with 33.5% first-half profit growth from AI-enabled Chinese insurance…
ZOOZ · long Zooz Strategy LTD
ZOOZ Strategy trades at a roughly 37% discount to the market value of its Bitcoin holdings and cash on a fully diluted basis.
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
3 Mergers and 1 Liquidation in the Danger Zone
Stratus Properties liquidates Austin real estate below projected distributions, while Atlantic Lithium and Intermex await approvals for…
💥Yield!💥
Beyond Meat’s Q2 2026 revenue fell 8.2% as U.S. retail and foodservice volumes declined, while a flatter, not inverted, Treasury curve…
Cullinan Therapeutics: Compelling Pullback For CLN-978's Potential In Autoimmune Diseases
Cullinan Therapeutics plans December 2026 autoimmune updates for CLN-978, while zipalertinib awaits an FDA decision in previously treated…
Myriam Alvarez 2 clicks
VersaBank: The Bank Behind the Bank – How a Canadian Branchless Pioneer Wants to Make Asset-Backed Securities Obsolete
VersaBank uses cash holdbacks and put-backs to buy point-of-sale loan cash flows, with C$7 billion in assets and AI-enabled real-time…
Updates
FGPR remains on track, PRTH's management buyout is set at $8.05, and microcap RAVE is described as cheap.
Is The Bond Market Running On Empty?
U.S. Treasury yields are testing credit and equity markets, while the discussion also targets recent changes at Glass House (GLAS).
IEH Corporation: Research Note
IEH booked $3.6 million in mobile-defibrillator connector orders, lifting its medical revenue outlook and diversifying beyond aerospace and…
EuroDry: Strong Prospects But Downgrading On Valuation Concerns - Hold
EuroDry shares rose more than 300% year to date as dry bulk markets strengthened, but an aging fleet, no dividend and a $20 million equity…
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- Choice Equities Capital Management
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Khaveen Investments
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Petri Dish Reports
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PV Research
Quantryon Capital
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Stephen Ayers
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The Alpha Analyst
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Deep Sail Capital
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DOMO Capital Management, LLC
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Fajasy
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Fierce_beast
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George Noble
Hunterbrook
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junkbondinvestor
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Kuppy
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The Friendly Bear
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ToffCap
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Undiscovered Compounders
Voss Capital
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- 1 Main Capital
- 1851 Capital
- Advisory Research
- Aegis Value Fund
- Aikya Investment Management
- Akre Capital Management, LLC
- Alluvial Capital Management
- Alpine Capital Research
- Alpinum Investment Management AG
- Andrew Hill Investment Advisors
- Andvari Associates
- Angel Oak Capital Advisors
- Ariel Investments
- Aristotle Funds
- Artisan Partners
- Askeladden Capital
- Asset Value Investors Ltd
- Auxier Asset Management
- Azvalor Asset Management
- Baird Equity Asset Management
- Baron Funds
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Biglari Holdings
- Bireme Capital
- BlackRock
- Blue Tower Asset Management
- Brasada Capital
- Bretton Fund
- Brighton Jones
- Bristlemoon Capital
- Broadleaf Partners
- Broyhill Asset Management
- ByteTree
- Cambiar Investors
- Cantor Fitzgerald Asset Management
- Cedar Creek Partners
- Cedar Grove Capital Management
- Chautauqua Capital Management
- Chilton Capital Management
- Choice Equities
- Claret Asset Management
- Comus Investment
- Conestoga Capital Advisors
- Confluence Investment Management
- CrossingBridge Advisors
- Crossroads Capital, LLC
- Curreen Capital
- Davenport Asset Management
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- Davis Opportunity Fund
- Davis Real Estate Fund
- Diranko Capital
- Distillate Capital
- Dodge & Cox Stock Fund
- DoubleLine
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- Easterly Asset Management
- EdgePoint Wealth Management
- Evolve Private Wealth
- FPA Crescent Fund
- Fairlight Capital
- Fairtree Asset Management
- Fenimore Asset Management
- Fiduciary Management
- Fiera Capital
- Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors
- First Eagle Investments
- Forager Funds Management
- Frank Capital Partners
- Fred Alger Management, LLC
- Gabelli Funds
- Giverny Capital
- GoodHaven Capital Management
- Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
- GreenWood Investors
- Greenhaven Road Capital
- GreensKeeper Asset Management
- Greenwood Gearhart
- Grey Owl Capital Management
- Guinness Global Investors
- Halvio Capital
- Harding Loevner
- Harry Qelm Baabsman
- Hayden Capital
- Heartland Advisors
- Highwood Value Partners
- Hinde Group
- Hoisington Investment Management
- Hood River Capital Management
- Horizon Kinetics
- Hosking Partners
- Infuse Asset Management
- Intrepid Capital
- Invenomic Capital Management
- JM Finn
- Janus Henderson Investors
- Jemekk Capital Management
- Kathmandu Capital
- Kaydan Wealth Management
- Kennedy Capital Management
- Kernow Asset Management
- Kingdom Capital Advisors
- LVS Advisory
- Langdon Equity Partners
- Lansing Street Advisors
- Latitude Investment Management
- Laughing Water Capital
- Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors
- Lindsell Train Limited
- Long Cast Advisers
- Lyrical Asset Management
- Mar Vista Investment Partners
- Maran Capital Management
- Markel Group
- Marram Investment Management
- Massif Capital
- Matrix Asset Advisors
- Matthews Asia
- McIntyre Partnerships
- Merion Road Capital
- Miller Value Partners
- Moon Capital Management
- Muhlenkamp & Company
- Myrmikan Capital, LLC
- Nelnet
- Next Century Growth Investors
- Night Watch Investment Management
- Nightview Capital
- Nixon Capital
- North Sky Capital
- O'Keefe Stevens Advisory
- Oakmark Funds
- Oldfield Partners
- Ophir Asset Management
- Optimist Fund
- Orange Investment Advisors
- Palm Harbour Capital
- Palm Valley Capital
- Patient Capital Management
- Peapack Private
- Pendelhaven Asset Management B.V.
- PenderFund Capital Management Ltd.
- Pershing Square Holdings
- Pittenger & Anderson
- Polaris Capital Management
- Polen Capital 5Perspectives Growth Opportunities
- Polen Capital U.S. Opportunistic High Yield
- Praetorian Capital
- Protean Funds
- QuantStreet Capital
- Quercus Fund
- RF Capital Management
- RGA Investment Advisors
- Regency Wealth Management
- Rewey Asset Management
- Right Tail Capital
- RiverPark Funds
- Riverwater Partners
- Robinson Capital Management
- Rowan Street Capital
- Royce Investment Partners
- Saga Partners
- SaltLight Capital
- Sequoia Fund
- Shelton Capital Management
- Smead Capital Management
- Sound Shore Management
- Southeastern Asset Management
- SouthernSun Asset Management
- Stone Sentinel Capital
- Stonehearth Capital Management
- Summers Value Partners
- Sustainable Growth Advisers
- TIFF Investment Management
- The London Company
- Third Avenue Management
- Troy Asset Management
- Tweedy, Browne
- Upslope Capital Management
- Vision Capital Fund
- Vltava Fund
- Vulcan Value Partners
- Warden Capital
- Wealthspire Advisors
- Wedgewood Partners
- Weitz Investment Management
- White Brook Capital
- White Falcon Capital Management
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