October 2026 Random Ramblings
October 2026 market commentary covers SOLS’s cancelled merger, a hypothetical Starbucks-Chipotle deal, Russell 2000 weakness and AI premiums for Oura and home builders.
October 2026 market commentary covers SOLS’s cancelled merger, a hypothetical Starbucks-Chipotle deal, Russell 2000 weakness and AI premiums for Oura and home builders.
Voss's Q3 letter is out. We take a look at some macro fears that failed to materialize this year, comment on historically cheap small cap valuations, and provide brief updates on our top 4 longs ( $GFF $IMXI $EXTR $BXC) and one new core idea ( $CROX). https://t.co/qG5Mo94ORB
Here's our newest interview with @GeoffreyBSeiler! Tickers mentioned: $TRUP, $COTY, $ET https://t.co/n29EeO04UE
$BCS bought back 3.9% of shares in Q3 at an average of 54% of tangible book value("TBV"). Accounted for 22% of volume (excluding ADR volume). Repurchasing shares at a discount to TBV increases TBV from 296 to 301 ex-other Q3 items like earnings and reserves.
I sent out my quarterly letter this morning. I wrote about banks stocks and $AX. If you would like a copy, please DM me your email address.
Since $SYF reported earnings in Jan 2015, the stock is unchanged and has returned 2% annually (due to dividends) vs 9% for the $XLF. It underperformed because the multiple has gone from 12x to 5x. EPS have compounded 11%...
($SYF cont) Shares out declined 42%. They just improved loan loss guidance. They still have too much capital. The stock popped 5% at today's open but finished close to unchanged. At 5x, it seems like an interesting stock if we don't have a consumer-led recession.
$PNC CEO: "this whole issue is the issue, I think, that investors just have completely wrong about the banking system right now. If you look at the market cap that's been pulled out of the banking system and take your worst-case reserve build and charge-offs through some cycle,
Voss's Q1 Letter to Partners is out. We highlight a new core long: $WSM https://t.co/56IJVj56l3
Lennar cut build times to 116 days and adopted an asset-light land model, while gross margin fell to 15.8% from 27.5% as land costs rose.
Lennar grew from a Miami builder into one of America’s two largest homebuilders, controlling land largely through options and land banks…
Lennar’s second audio program examines the homebuilder’s business for professional investors and housing analysts.
Asian insider buying rose 19% to US$2.4 billion across 930 September transactions, led by Grab CEO Anthony Tan’s US$30 million purchase…
Verisure’s 6.38 million monitored-alarm subscribers generate 90% recurring revenue, while its disclosed acquisition costs and 6%-8% churn…
BridgeBio Pharma reported Q2 revenue of $243.7 million and has three Priority Review NDAs, while $1 billion in convertible preferred…
CarGurus, the largest U.S. auto-shopping marketplace, trades near $29 despite roughly $1 billion in expected revenue, $300 million in free…
Everpure and DigitalOcean face rising expectations as their stock prices shape Monday’s views.
Vicor uses ITC exclusion-order cases to license power-module patents, with published royalty multipliers rising from 1.0x before filing to…
Rubrik posted 38% Q2 revenue growth to $427.3 million, but Cloud ARR growth slowed to 39% and its enterprise value reached 15.7 times…
PTRN · short Pattern Group is a fragile consumer business targeted on the short side.
Nebius’s 1 GW annual active-capacity target from 2027 is realistic, according to a former product manager, with greenfield data centers…
Charles Lemonides argues the 18-year bull market has not reached its late-stage liftoff, pairing value-oriented semiconductor longs with…
Bristlemoon Global Fund lost 8.4% in the September quarter and added shorts in Campbell’s, REA Group, MasterBrand and Polaris amid narrow…
Jenga Global Master Fund returned 8.10% in Q3 2026, added Adobe and Mexican airports, and later initiated S&P Global.
Howmet Aerospace posted 24% Q2 revenue growth and 46% adjusted EPS growth, but HWM trades about 87% above a $120.69 DCF fair-value estimate.
Liquidia’s Yutrepia sales reached $170.4 million in Q2 2026, while a patent ruling threatens its PH-ILD label but leaves PAH sales and a…
Global-e provides cross-border merchant-of-record, payments, tax and fulfillment services to more than 1,500 brands, including Shopify…
FICO’s mortgage credit-score monopoly sits at the center of a GSE-dominated U.S.
Penguin Solutions grew FY2026 revenue 26% as AI data-center and memory demand expanded, while negative free cash flow and cyclical memory…
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