Monday, October 26, 2026

Merger Monday & Election Implications

EQT’s $50 billion merger with Range Resources and Ovintiv’s $1.26 billion acquisition of Logan Energy reshape North American oil and gas alongside Brazil and British Columbia election…

EQT $34BRRC $13B

Bison Insights Oct 26 7 clicks

Oct 26 IREN $11B

The Data Center Bridge

CV's Substack 16 clicks

Oct 26 TFC $59B

Quick Value #335 - Truist Financial (TFC)

Value Don't Lie 4 clicks

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@ACapitalLP Oct 26 3 clicks

A Capital on X

Interesting special situation in $AKER.NO, which owns ~23% of Nscale. Despite the carnage in neoclouds, the FT reported last week that Nscale may still be targeting a $30–35bn IPO before year-end. What makes this interesting is the valuation disconnect. At ~NOK 1,150, backing out Aker’s other holdings and applying its historical ~22% HoldCo discount implies an ~$11bn valuation for Nscale. Below its $14.6bn March round and well below the proposed IPO range. In September, Third Point led a $3.36bn pre-IPO convertible financing alongside Nvidia, Apollo, Citadel and others. The notes reportedly convert at a double-digit discount to the IPO price, with a $30bn valuation cap on the conversion price. Not exactly a group of unsophisticated investors… At a $25–30bn IPO, I get ~27–39% upside assuming some HoldCo discount compression. Even at a $15bn IPO, the downside looks relatively contained under a historical discount assumption. Obviously the IPO could slip, financing and execution risks are enormous, and the broader neocloud unwind isn’t helping. But you can partially hedge the sector exposure with $CRWV / $NBIS shorts, leaving a more isolated bet on the IPO valuation and HoldCo discount...

@BarbarianCap Oct 26 2 clicks

Barbarian Capital on X

"routinely charged customers more at the register than the prices displayed on shelves, price tags, and advertisements" Dollar General overcharged millions at checkout for years, FTC and 20 states allege $DG https://t.co/MLLZhDflab

@BarbarianCap Oct 26 1 click

Barbarian Capital on X

DraftKings Faces Growing Pressure Over How It Targets Customers $DKNG https://t.co/g0mVWw5JpD

@BarbarianCap Oct 26

Barbarian Capital on X

New number one nat gas producer EQT to buy Range Resources in natural gas megadeal $EQT https://t.co/s7VJ34pZ24

@BarbarianCap Oct 26 2 clicks

Barbarian Capital on X

DoorDash Is in Advanced Talks to Acquire Delivery Rival Instacart $DASH $CART https://t.co/m2GfjyIEjp

@Mr_Neutral_Man Oct 26 4 clicks

Mr Neutral Man aka "Howard Marks of REITs” on X

For those of us looking at termite/pest control companies $ROL (Orkins) scheduling was a breeze. The guy was friendly and not pushy at all. Gave a great inspection and a good quote. $RTO (Terminix) told me I had an appointment today Guy doesn’t know he was scheduled for today. Texted me about 4:26pm and was passive aggressive with the text Apparently call center will just book appointments and sales/inspection guys won’t even know they had something scheduled. Not fun to deal with. But I scheduled him to come next week for thoroughness of the research process,

@Mr_Neutral_Man Oct 26

Mr Neutral Man aka "Howard Marks of REITs” on X

@JohnDoeKnowsGuy Owning some $TLT calls isn’t such a bad idea

@calvinblissett Oct 26 1 click

Calvin Blissett on X

Cury ($CURY3): The Market Sold the One Homebuilder Lula Just Protected Brazil hit its first circuit breaker since 2020 and Cury printed −40%. A 74% ROE builder at 7x earnings, the Caixa problem, the people, and what it's worth. I daresay $NVR model but better, Brazil has structural housing defecit https://t.co/nkR1sqMH6b

Intuitive Surgical: The Long Road to Everyday Surgery

Intuitive Surgical built da Vinci into a 12,000-system surgical-robotics network performing 10,000 daily procedures, while high-volume…

ISRG $155B

MBI Deep Dives Oct 26 8 clicks

Molina & Kinsale

Molina Healthcare and Kinsale Capital’s earnings are reassessed through a long-term lens, emphasizing conviction and detachment during…

MOH $11B

Bearstone Oct 26 8 clicks

Analog Devices: A Diversified Route To AI Growth

Analog Devices generated Q3 revenue of $4.02 billion, up 40% year over year, with AI and data centers contributing under 20% of sales…

ADI $206B

Narek Hovhannisyan Oct 26 7 clicks

WD 361: Brazil, JetBlue Bankruptcy, Mexican Airlines Merger

Brazil’s Lula victory leaves Nu and Inter’s thesis intact, while JetBlue heads toward bankruptcy and Mexican airlines pursue a merger.

NU $60B

Ian’s Insider Corner Oct 25 11 clicks

American Express: P&L Slowed, Consumer Didn’t

American Express’s Q3 billed-business growth slowed and cards in force fell sequentially, but management attributes the weakness to…

AXP $211B

Librarian Capital's Research Library Oct 25 3 clicks

Philip Morris International: Ho-hum Hrmm?

Philip Morris posted 7% organic Q3 revenue growth and 10% operating-income growth as 9.1% cigarette pricing offset flat volumes, while IQOS…

PM $316B

Invariant Oct 25 13 clicks

Western Digital: Cracks In Its AI Supercycle Are Worsening (Rating Downgrade)

Western Digital faces slowing AI-driven pricing gains and hyperscaler capex uncertainty, raising pressure on margins and valuation despite…

WDC $143B

JR Research Oct 25 2 clicks

Tower Semiconductor Deep Dive

Tower Semiconductor’s low-loss photonics chips halve lasers in 1.6T optical modules, supporting a $680 million annualized photonics run…

TSEM $19B

CV's Substack Oct 24 10 clicks

Expert Call | AI Server OEM: 2026 xAI Orders, GB300 Price Hikes & B300 Margin Gains

Super Micro’s 2026 xAI rack orders, GB300 price increases and B300 mix frame its gross-margin outlook.

SMCI $23B

P Equity Research Oct 24 7 clicks

Ares Capital: This 10%+ Yield Is An Undervalued Buy

Ares Capital’s 10%+ yield is supported by a $30.5 billion portfolio with over 70% floating-rate debt, though dividend coverage remains…

ARCC $13B

Jonathan Weber Oct 24 5 clicks

Small FPGAs, Big Problems: The Looming Identity Crisis for Lattice ($LSCC)

Lattice Semiconductor faces an identity crisis in small FPGAs, with a short thesis on $LSCC.

LSCC $15B

Shallow Dives Apr 8 1 click

Why Nike ($NKE) Won't Make It Into the Bearhold Universe

Nike is excluded from Bearhold’s universe because cultural relevance and consumer taste drive demand, leaving its revenue model less…

NKE $56B

Bearhold Research Apr 5 1 click

Future-proofing A Portfolio (An Excerpt From Our Recent Letter)

Eagle Point favors McKesson, AutoZone and other physical-network businesses with durable demand, scale moats and lower disruption risk than…

MCK $113B

Eagle Point Capital Apr 4

Under the Hood, Copart ($CPRT)

Copart’s salvage-auction network pairs scarce storage land with global online bidding, supporting insurer returns and a durable moat…

CPRT $27B

Bearhold Research Apr 3 1 click

It Pays to be a Winner: Our ML model and social research layer just went 14-for-16 on Nike’s Q3 call. (Kalshi, Mentions)

First Strike Research’s ML and social-sentiment system correctly called 14 of 16 Nike Q3 Kalshi contracts, reporting 208¢ net P&L.

NKE $56BCRWD $268B

First Strike Research Apr 1

Hasbro Isn't a Toy Company Anymore. That's the Problem.

Hasbro’s shift beyond toys is framed as the core problem for the company.

HAS $17B

Shallow Dives Mar 31

Notes On Next PLC FY26 Results

Next reported FY26 EPS growth of 17% and free-cash-flow growth of 11%, with international expansion, third-party commissions and online…

NXT $12B

Sector Stories Mar 30

Nike Earnings Mentions Contracts: Our Analysis, and Fair Value Pricing Model.

First Strike prices Nike’s Q3 “Express Lane” mention at 20-25¢ versus Kalshi’s 66¢, citing the retired Mark Parker-era supply-chain program…

NKE $56B

First Strike Research Mar 29

Between the Vectors: Decoding MongoDB’s Acquisition Math and Executive Exodus

MongoDB’s acquisition math and executive departures.

MDB $32B

Shallow Dives Mar 26 1 click

Doubling Down on Iran and OXY

Occidental Petroleum is positioned for oil above $80, with a prolonged Iran conflict and Gulf supply shut-ins pushing prices into triple…

OXY $63B

Open Insights Mar 20

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