Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Vicor Update, Part Three

Vicor’s $66.6 million in AI power-delivery royalties generated about $50 million of operating profit, eclipsing its module business as revenue reached $197.1 million.

VICR $9.7B

CV's Substack Oct 20 28 clicks

Oct 20 NVO $172B

From Fat to Follicles - Is Hair Loss the Next Blockbuster?

Cestrian Capital Research 41 clicks

Oct 20 MSFT $4T

Is Microsoft Over-Earning on OpenAI?

MBI Deep Dives 21 clicks

From X

@finphysnerd 47h ago 1 click

Myles on X

The $SNAP pump is on. https://t.co/SnH7Vs6qKb

@SouthernValue95 47h ago 1 click

SouthernValue on X

@firstadopter $GOOG bull now Tae?

@finphysnerd Oct 20

Myles on X

@LukeWolgram You don't own $XPEL anymore? I do feel like you were trading it a bit emotionally, which I think is a bad idea with any stock.

@SouthernValue95 Oct 20 6 clicks

SouthernValue on X

Market is concerned that AI is approaching peak supply/demand imbalance, therefore putting low multiples on many AI chip and supply chain stocks, fearing peak earnings. Vs. @elonmusk has decided to sell $SPCX compute entirely in the spot market because he thinks the compute shortage will persist for many years, and prices for compute will go even higher over time. One of these are wrong. If Elon is wrong, his business will be the first place that every customer goes to cut in an overbuild, since he is selling the most expensive compute with the shortest terms.

@junkbondinvest Oct 20 1 click

junkbondinvestor on X

Optimum (aka Altice USA), in the last year or so: > Sued its lenders for antitrust violations (great way to piss off just about everybody) > Moved Optimum East and its Lightpath stake into a new sub that doesn’t secure the debt (classic drop-down) > Issued $500mm of pref, $200mm of it Drahi swapping his own common (nice) > Got countersued for fraudulent transfers (saw that one coming) Now they’re nearing a deal to give the lenders the keys. Turns out, it was all just negotiation leverage. $OPTU $ATUS $CSCHLD

@RagingVentures Oct 20 1 click

Raging Capital Ventures on X

$NFLX’s multiple is likely going to compress either way

@RagingVentures Oct 20 8 clicks

Raging Capital Ventures on X

Bought a bunch of $SKIN into this 20-1 reverse split: the company now has only 6.5 mm shares outstanding. $SKIN has some debt and equipment sales are struggling with high interest rates, but their high margin consumable revenues are stable and the business is starting to generate meaningful cash: pre-tax cash flow could soon approach $4-5 per share. New mgmt is also promising a product upgrade cycle in 2028, which could serve as a catalyst. Have traded the name well in the past; we shall see.

@RagingVentures Oct 20 4 clicks

Raging Capital Ventures on X

$NFLX should use its lofty market cap to buy/merge with $CMCSA’s NBC Universal while it still can. Build the new “Disney” by buying a leading studio; a major broadcast network with football, Olympics and Premier League; and the second largest theme park operator.

Carecloud News

CareCloud may attract a private-equity buyer after its Q3 call, with acquiring enough shares the main obstacle to a take-private deal.

CCLD $79M

Calvin Blissett Oct 20 10 clicks

RTX Corporation (NYSE: RTX) Q3 FY12/26 Earnings Update - Accumulate, Record $340bn Backlog, Zones And Stop Inside

RTX reported 11% sales growth to $25.0 billion, raised 2026 guidance and reached a record $340 billion backlog, while free cash flow fell…

RTX $259B

Cestrian Capital Research Oct 20 9 clicks

Heico Corporation

HEICO sells FAA-approved aircraft replacement parts at 30% to 50% discounts to OEMs, gaining customers as restrictive aftermarket contracts…

HEI $42B

D Invests Oct 20 13 clicks

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) Q3 FY12/26 Earnings Update - Accumulate, Record Backlog, Zones And Stop Inside

Northrop Grumman posted 7% Q3 sales growth to $11.1 billion, lifted profit guidance and reached a record $109.6 billion backlog, led by…

NOC $73B

Cestrian Capital Research Oct 20 4 clicks

Disney: Century-Old Franchises at 14x Forward Earnings

Disney trades at 14x FY27 consensus EPS of $7.50 as parks, merchandise and streaming rebuild its franchise flywheel.

DIS $193B

Latticework by MOI Global Oct 20 10 clicks

AGI Inc: The Bargain Is Even More Attractive

AGI Inc trades at 5.6x earnings after a 35% post-IPO decline, despite roughly 30% ROE and resilient INSS payroll-loan growth.

AGBK $1.1B

Multiplo Invest Oct 20 12 clicks

[scuttleslops] AMZN, MTCH, SPOT, Open vs. closed models

Amazon’s fulfillment network and customer-review base limit autonomous AI shopping agents, whose referrals generate under 0.5% of major…

AMZN $2.8T

scuttleblurb Oct 20 11 clicks

Taiwan Semiconductor: The Margin Peak That Isn't

TSMC says 2nm ramp costs and overseas fabs are temporarily pressuring gross margin as AI demand keeps semiconductor supply tight.

TSM $2.2T

Gil Rotstein Oct 20 10 clicks

Monte Investments Market Brief Vol. CXXXII

CoreWeave and neocloud peers face financing pressure, but sold-out GPU capacity and rising H100 and B200 rental rates support continued AI…

CRWV $34BMYRG $4.4B

Monte Independent Investment Research Oct 20 8 clicks

Urban Outfitters: Nuuly Is More Valuable Than Its Margins Suggest

Urban Outfitters' Nuuly subscription service grew sales 28.6% and reached a 10.1% operating margin, with management targeting $700 million…

URBN $7.5B

IWA Research Oct 20 4 clicks

SYK · long

Stryker CORP

Stryker (SYK) trades near a 52-week low after a late-Q1 cyberattack disrupted revenue and earnings, framing a long-term compounder…

SYK $114B

Value Investors Club May 4 4 clicks

(C)riminally (V)alued (S)caled Healthcare Services

CVS Health fell 20% after cutting 2024 adjusted EPS guidance to $7, but its Aetna insurance and Caremark PBM businesses support a…

CVS $118B

Rod’s Ruminations May 1

Quality Investing Outside the Blue Chips

Rand Worldwide, an Autodesk reseller, grew revenue from $116 million to $306 million while using less equity; expired three-year…

RWWI $238M

Exploring with Alluvial Capital Dec 26 1 click

Highlights from Darden Restaurants' Q2 '23 Conference Call

Darden Restaurants posted 2.8% same-store sales growth as Olive Garden and LongHorn outperformed a softer casual-dining market, while…

DRI $24B

Investing 501 Dec 17 1 click

Takeaways From McDonald's Investor Day

McDonald’s investor day framed digital loyalty scale, delivery and AI-driven offer personalization as drivers of incremental restaurant…

MCD $174B

Investing 501 Dec 7

Summary of Q3 Public Restaurant Conference Calls

Public restaurant chains report easing commodity inflation, 3-5% labor inflation and 3-10% unit growth, while digital, delivery and…

TXRH $11BBJRI $1.3B

Investing 501 Nov 18

Sarepta Risk and the FDA

Sarepta’s Exondys 51 approval despite a 12-patient trial frames FDA regulatory risk and a call to remove Commissioner Robert Califf.

SRPT $1.9B

John Hempton's Newsletter Oct 31 1 click

A Value Trap, an Ancient Stock Pitch, a Glimpse Into The Past

Four Corners’ insider-backed asset sale cut shareholder proceeds to roughly 80% of its prior share price. A 2016 Wilh.

FCPT $2.7B

Exploring with Alluvial Capital Sep 27

Does anyone remember when Alnylam went up 50 percent in a day on a phase three result

Alnylam’s 2022 50% phase-three gain faces FDA advisory-panel scrutiny over its amyloidosis drug’s label extension.

ALNY $31B

John Hempton's Newsletter Sep 12

Purecycle and the good money after bad decision...

PureCycle’s largest shareholder, Sylebra Capital, keeps financing its delayed, over-budget plastic-recycling plant despite covenant…

PCT $587M

John Hempton's Newsletter Aug 21 2 clicks

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