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 $9.6B

CV's Substack Oct 20 28 clicks

Oct 20 NVO $176B

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

Cestrian Capital Research 41 clicks

Oct 20 MSFT $3.9T

Is Microsoft Over-Earning on OpenAI?

MBI Deep Dives 22 clicks

From X

@catechwilliams Apr 1 1 click

catechwilliams on X

@TaylorStCap $MRLN Investor presentations, company filings and public statements clearly represent that they are trying to develop pilotless technology (see intro slide of their IR deck below). Regardless I believe drone technology and auto-pilot assist systems have existed for many years. https://t.co/aCvg9KFLhP

@catechwilliams Apr 1 1 click

catechwilliams on X

$MRLN. Recent SPAC. Development-stage science project attempting to make autonomous airplanes. Even if they ever get FAA approval, it will take a brave sole to get in a plane with no pilot and/or send high value cargo. Many existing autopilot competitors. Burning $70M/ year.

@AltaFoxCapital Mar 31 2 clicks

Connor Haley on X

We just published a high-conviction report on one of our favorite businesses, $XPEL. Our conviction is rooted in a CEO with an exceptional track record: ~47% TSR CAGR and 35% revenue CAGR since taking the helm—who owns stock worth ~20x his salary and has laid out a credible path to roughly triple EPS through self-help margin expansion and continued secular growth. Even using assumptions well below management’s targets, we see a compelling risk-adjusted return with the potential to double our investment by FY28. If management delivers on its vision, we believe the shares can more than triple over that same period. See research report here: https://t.co/ZHKQmeWhmO

@cfrischer1 Mar 31

Charles Frischer on X

@Nishtu Excellent point. I should have added this objection as another item which spooked investors. Overall, $NN has seen solid bipartisan report due to the strong need for alternative GPS. This is a national concern and non-partisan issue to most. People understand this is important.

@Adam_Wyden Mar 26

Adam D. Wyden on X

$DRVN

@petition Mar 18

💥PETITION💥 on X

For FY25, Sleep Number Corp. ($SNBR) reported reported net sales of $1.4b,⬇️16% YOY; gross profit margins of 59%,⬇️60bps; and Adjusted EBITDA of $78mm,⬇️35% YOY with margins⬇️160bps to 5.5%. But don't worry, Travis Kelce is now on board with a brand partnership, 🙄. Link in bio. https://t.co/9KjvJdq7QV

@gatorcapital Mar 17

Derek Pilecki on X

@DavidBrail Doesn’t seem like they will. But, for the new bid to be worse than Trian’s $49/share cash bid, committee would have to assume $VCTR shares decline 45% to $36. That seems like an unreasonable assumption because Victory would then trade at a 3x P/E.

@Seawolfcap Mar 17 2 clicks

Porter Collins on X

@CorneliaLake 100% probability Geck rules against $SOC. It's going to be funny to watch

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 $75M

Calvin Blissett Oct 20 11 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 $263B

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 $46B

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 $79B

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 $188B

Latticework by MOI Global Oct 20 10 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 $2.6T

scuttleblurb Oct 20 11 clicks

💥Hain Celestial: Earthly Issues💥

Hain Celestial sold its North American snacks business for $115 million as declining sales and EBITDA left $558 million of secured debt…

HAIN $11M

PETITION Oct 20 6 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 $2.1T

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 $4.3B

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 $7.9B

IWA Research Oct 20 4 clicks

Group 1 Automotive: The Debt Stress Test

Group 1 Automotive’s $1.25 billion Atlanta borrowing lifts net corporate debt to about $4.4 billion; a 2009-style downturn leaves it near…

GPI $3.1B

Cannibal Stocks Oct 20 12 clicks

Goldman Sachs: Undervalued Growth With A Buy Rating

Goldman Sachs carries a $1,116 price target, based on $82.69 estimated 2027 EPS and growing recurring revenue from investment banking,…

GS $260B

The Curious Analyst Oct 20 4 clicks

CHGG · long

Chegg Inc

Chegg is framed as a binary long with 500% upside against 20% downside.

CHGG $77M

Value Investors Club Jul 22 15 clicks

Copper Fox Metals: Research Flash

Copper Fox’s C$9.1 million Schaft Creek program advances metallurgical, tailings, water and road studies toward a pre-feasibility study,…

TECK $31B

Atrium Research - Equity Research Oct 19 6 clicks

Muse Spark Open, Meta + Apple, Thin and Thick

Meta and Apple are partnering to run Meta’s open-source Muse Spark model locally on Apple devices.

META $1.6TAAPL $5.1T

Stratechery by Ben Thompson – On the business, strategy, and impact of technology. Oct 19 11 clicks

WD #360: New Trade, Recent Market Action, Brazil/Inter Update

Atlassian is sold after a 130% gain, while iShares MSCI Indonesia ETF is added following the market plunge; the update also assesses the…

TEAM $55B

Ian’s Insider Corner Oct 19 14 clicks

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) Q3 FY12/26 Earnings Preview - Accumulate Rating, Zones And Stop Inside

Northrop Grumman reports Q3 2026 on October 20 with a $105 billion backlog, up 16% year over year, and trades at 23 times trailing…

NOC $79B

Cestrian Capital Research Oct 19 4 clicks

Nebius: The Pullback Strengthens The Case For An AI Infrastructure Champion

Nebius reported Q2 revenue growth of 454% and $3 billion ARR, targeting 5GW of AI capacity by 2030 after a Palantir partnership.

NBIS $42B

Salix Research Oct 19 16 clicks

AppLovin Deep Dive

AppLovin rebuilt its ad model with AXON 2.0, lifting LTM revenue to about $7 billion and margins to 77% as Unity competition threatens ad…

APP $87BU $17B

Speedwell Memos Oct 19 71 clicks

Meta’s GEM, Part 2: Finding the Scaling Law

Meta’s GEM trains smaller ad-ranking models across its platforms, with Kunlun showing performance scaling predictably as compute rises.

META $1.6T

MBI Deep Dives Oct 19 10 clicks

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