Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) - Do Nothing - Q3 FY12/26 Earnings Review
Fortinet’s revenue rose 20% to $2.08 billion, but its 15% Q4 growth guide drove a 25% post-earnings stock drop as product, billings and services growth decelerated.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
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Lee Roach on X
Wall Street is sleeping on $GME https://t.co/x35RBIivhJ
Farmer on X
I'm not very interested in buying $MCD because I think they've lost their core competency, which is being efficient. Their product now costs a lot and isn't delivered nearly as quickly as Chick-fil-A.
BDC on X
Yes. Minority specs investors get in line. 7k patents. No puck. Who wants to do the sotp for $snap when they get the $5B (at least) mark on Specs? Is 2.5x ebitda cheap? https://t.co/Y3kEu8rObr
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McDonald's CEO expects high inflation, flat traffic are not going away for restaurant industry $MCD https://t.co/ZIgM3fUPpK
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"displaying advertising for other companies on its digital drive-thru order boards as part of a pilot" Why McDonald's is following Walmart and Amazon into the advertising business $MCD https://t.co/eW0y5UCUnw
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General Mills Profit, Sales Slip as Turnaround Continues $GIS https://t.co/hCadtnVNZ8
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McDonald’s Pledges $8.5 Billion in Investments to Help Franchisees $MCD https://t.co/PoTrgnrK0A
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Cracker Barrel Targets Sales Growth as New CEO Keeps Strategy Intact $CBRL https://t.co/kyqbCDcQSK
Investor Letters
All letters- Broyhill Asset Management third quarter 2026 CACI $15BHONA $50B
- Fairtree Asset Management Q3 2026 SSL $11B
- Alluvial Capital Management Third Quarter 2026 BSVN $553MGDOT $703M
- Moon Capital Management third quarter 2026 TME $15BSPOT $122B
- 1 Main Capital third quarter 2026 BFIT $2.2BHGV $3B
- Sustainable Growth Advisers Quarter 3 2026 COO $12BCRM $187B
- Matrix Asset Advisors 3rd Quarter 2026 NKE $57BUBER $147B
- Polaris Capital Management Third Quarter 2026 DNBBF $52BMUFG $259B
ORCL Update
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Group 1 Automotive (GPI): Q3 2026 Earnings
Group 1 Automotive trades at 5.5 times earnings as aging gasoline vehicles and EV repairs sustain service profits; insiders bought while…
Cerebras ($CBRS): A Neocloud Masquerading as a Chipmaker
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Danaher’s robotics era
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The Cigna Group: Client Retention Matters, But Contract Profitability Matters More
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Enova International (ENVA): Leading US Online lender with excellent track record
Enova’s Q3 2026 revenue exceeded $1 billion as originations rose 31%, while its failed Grasshopper Bank bid drove a 23% one-day stock…
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) Stock Rating: Accumulate, $329 Price Target After Q3 FY12/26 Earnings
Vertiv beat Q3 revenue guidance by $460 million, grew organic sales 55%, and raised full-year revenue guidance by $650 million to a $14.65…
Xenia Hotels: A Buy Ahead Of Q3 Results, Betting On Continued Portfolio Quality
Xenia Hotels & Resorts pairs luxury hotel assets, brand affiliations and planned renovations with investment-grade credit and covered…
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Innodata responds, Amkor surges, Mega Tech spending on tap
Innodata shares fell 25% to $44.74 after India Today reported 550 job cuts in India.
EQT Q3 FY12/26 Earnings Review - Distribute Rating
EQT moved to Distribute at $56.29 after Q3 revenue fell 9.6%; a 44% trailing free-cash-flow margin signals cycle risk despite lower debt…
My Last GFL Update - Hopefully
GFL’s take-private structure hinges on BC Partners rolling 60% of its stake to preserve debt portability under the 40% permitted-holder…
Expert Call | Lumentum Optical Chip Capacity, EML/SiPh Outlook & Industry Pricing
Lumentum’s 2027 optical-chip expansion, 200G EML and CW capacity, silicon-photonics roadmap, pricing and 3.2T module prospects face…
Novartis (NYSE: NVS) Stock Rating: Do Nothing After Q3 FY12/26 Earnings
Novartis grew Q3 sales 4% to $14.5bn and raised profit guidance, but pipeline failures triggered a $1.9bn impairment as net debt reached…
AppFolio 3Q26 Business Recap: AI Agents Support Growth
AppFolio grew third-quarter revenue 19% as Realm-X AI agents gained adoption, lifting guidance to $1.122 billion to $1.127 billion.
Boeing (NYSE: BA) Stock Rating: Do Nothing After Q3 FY12/26 Earnings
Boeing posted $24.2 billion in Q3 revenue and $1.5 billion in operating cash flow, but commercial aircraft lost $697 million as production…
TTM Technologies: The Market Already Caught On To Peak Numbers
TTM Technologies’ record Q3 and data-center exposure drove a 27.7% stock drop as investors questioned debt-funded growth, leverage and the…
Nicolas Bolsinger 1 click
Are Neoclouds Dead?
Neoclouds face tighter debt financing as AI infrastructure capex outruns cash flow, leaving cash-burning GPU providers more exposed than…
Quantinuum: A Quantum Leader At A Reasonable Value
Quantinuum’s trapped-ion quantum platform supports a $2 billion 2030 revenue estimate and $135 fair value, backed by $2.1 billion cash and…
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Reddit: Deep Dive Analysis
Reddit generated $805 million in Q2 2026 revenue, 95% from ads, but slowing Google search referrals expose AI-driven traffic and…
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