Thursday, October 15, 2026

El Pollo Loco: New York State Of Mind

El Pollo Loco plans 18 to 20 FY26 openings, including 15 franchised New York stores over five years, as asset-light expansion and…

LOCO $480M

SA Pedro Goulart Oct 14

SED Energy: The 40% Dividend. Signal or Noise?

SED Energy's proposed Ventura merger projects a 22% to 40% dividend yield, but idle tender barges, debt and repayments materially reduce…

Cabaletta Bio: 40% Sell-Off Creates An Opportunity Despite Cash Concerns

Cabaletta Bio's 40% sell-off leaves CABA below its $2.41 pipeline value ahead of pivotal rese-cel autoimmune data in 2027, despite dilution…

CABA $263M

SA Cypriot Invests Oct 13 2 clicks

Monte Investments Market Brief Vol. CXXXI

Park Aerospace reported 27% revenue growth and 72% EPS growth, supported by composite materials for Airbus engines and PAC-3 rocket motors.

H&R REIT, an opportunity in a corrupt process

H&R REIT's proposed GO Residential transaction faces investor opposition over rejected $12.50 cash bids, insider benefits and tax…

Hippo Holdings ($HIPO): The Insurtech That Stopped Chasing Hype and Started Making Money

Hippo’s insurance platform posted 61% premium growth, a 95.8% combined ratio and a fifth profitable quarter as it shifted toward carrier…

Brazil Potash: Bull Case Is Starting To (Slowly) Bloom

Brazil Potash has secured court support and a power agreement, but financing, dilution and potash-price-sensitive EBITDA remain central…

GRO $130M

SA Wolf Report Oct 10 3 clicks

Hyster Yale (HY) Multibagger potential as confluence of negatives subside. Attractive after markets part services model

Hyster-Yale trades at 0.16 times sales as lift-truck bookings rebound and restructuring targets $85 million to $100 million in annual…

Namib Minerals: Research Note

Namib Minerals posted H1 adjusted EBITDA of $19.0 million, up 76%, as higher gold prices offset lower production.

Lesaka: A $4.69 Stock With a $20–30 Case

Lesaka CEO Ali Mazanderani has bought more than $10 million of stock while pursuing a $20 to $30 valuation case through targeted…

BLND · long

Blend Labs INC

Blend Labs (BLND) is presented as a long investment idea, with prior VIC writeups cited for business background.

Femasys: Launch Is Funded. If The Sales Force Delivers, Then The Company Is In Tall Cotton.

FEMY $15M

SA Daron Evans Oct 14

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.

Lesaka: Why He's Betting Big | Ali Mazanderani | Ep. 5

Lesaka’s executive chairman has invested more than $10 million personally and targets EPS compounding above 40% through consumer, merchant…

VersaBank: Expensive, But Growth Still Justifies A Buy

VersaBank's Q3 revenue rose 23% and adjusted net income 27%, while a 2.19% net interest margin and 19.15x forward earnings temper its 2027…

VBNK $707M

SA Grassroots Trading Oct 6 2 clicks

MGP Ingredients (MGPI) - The Hangover After the Whiskey Boom

MGP Ingredients trades at 0.74 times tangible book after whiskey oversupply drove sales declines and more than $400 million of impairments.

DMRC: 31 retailers in line, up from one

Digimarc’s gift-card watermark pilot found zero fraud at Schnucks, while its retailer pipeline rose to 31 from one in 2025 despite…

Nyxoah: Label Expansion Set To Unlock A Monopoly In A Billion Dollar Market.

Nyxoah's Genio implant could reach CCC patients after an FDA label expansion, targeting 30% of the obstructive sleep apnea device market by…

NYXH $130M

SA Stephen Tobin Oct 5 3 clicks

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.

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…