Friday, October 16, 2026

Private Equity Prints Multibaggers With This Pattern. No One is Talking About It.

Shenandoah Telecommunications’ Glo Fiber buildout ends this year, and private infrastructure investors’ repeated fiber deals frame a…

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 $499M

SA Pedro Goulart Oct 14 1 click

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…

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…

Helus Pharma: A Buy Ahead Of The HLP003 Phase 3 Readout

Helus Pharma's HLP003 Phase 3 depression data is due in 4Q26, with $166.4 million in cash and dilution risk from a $100 million ATM…

HELP $781M

SA Petri Dish Reports Oct 11 3 clicks

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…

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…

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…

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.

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Performance review: H1 2025

Abrdn European Logistics Income, Dream Residential and FrontView REIT returned 19%, 15% and 4% through June, with asset sales and strategic…

Pt III: A High Quality Tech Provider with an Emerging Event-Angle

IMAX China, Hong Kong-listed 1970, is IMAX’s exclusive Greater China licensee, earning box-office-linked fees from premium large-format…

NL Industries

NL Industries’ $330 million market value is backed by $626 million of public stakes and cash, less estimated legal fees, creating a…

Special Situation: Trading at Net Cash, 35% FCF Yield

DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) traded at net cash and a 35% free-cash-flow yield after a secondary offering, while its social casino business…

Golden Dome, Quantum, Next-Gen GPS, Oh My... ($FEIM)

Frequency Electronics ($FEIM) trades at its lowest EV/EBITDA multiple since 2016 despite satellite-timing exposure to Golden Dome spending…

Hallador's "Beautiful, Clean Coal": Near Term Catalyst w/ 200% Upside ($HNRG)

Hallador Energy's Merom plant cleared a MISO review, setting up a potential data-center PPA that could transform the coal miner into a…

Comeback Season: Evolv Eyes Positive FCF, 40% ARR Growth, and Reputational Revival in '25 ($EVLV)

Evolv ($EVLV) targets positive free cash flow and 40% ARR growth in 2025 as delayed filings, an FTC resolution, and leadership changes seek…

FrontView REIT (NYSE: FVR)

FrontView REIT’s 35% selloff after tenant credit problems and a lock-up expiry leaves its net-lease portfolio at a 9.5% cap rate and 10.5x…

CNK Buyback, Special Situation Review, and Some Thoughts on Theaters

Cinemark’s $200 million buyback anchors a review of theater cost structures, MCS and a completed Fairfax preferred-share special situation.