Thursday, October 29, 2026

This Week in Special Situations: Mattel, Winnebago, PayPal

Mattel, Winnebago and PayPal lead 37 special situations spanning activist campaigns, buybacks, M&A and strategic alternatives.

MAT $4.3B

Latticework by MOI Global Oct 29 2 clicks

Oct 28 GPI $3.1B

Group 1 Automotive (GPI): Q3 2026 Earnings

Cannibal Stocks 1 click

Oct 28 ENVA $4.3B

Enova International (ENVA): Leading US Online lender with excellent track record

Substack von Philipp 3 clicks

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@TheBenSchmark Oct 29

JabroniCoin.USD on X

(With images this time.) Bernstein: “We expect CXMT will stay aggressive in capex spending for further capacity expansion” $35 bn in 2028. $ACMR https://t.co/7WAfXpFemb https://t.co/JHVZFQIfPc

@TidefallCapital Oct 29

Trevor Scott on X

$CROX doubled off the the lows. PE never stole it though. Maybe one day. https://t.co/vMNjOppJKT

@ACapitalLP Oct 29

A Capital on X

@richtrades100 @ragingbullcap The $MGM buyback window reopens October 30.

@convequity Oct 29

Convequity on X

In our view, distributors may have accumulated inventory because they expected shortages, and that inventory could add supply and pressure memory prices, though we have not verified the reports. Disk use in one of our agent environments has been heavy. That is evidence of storage demand. It tells us little about how much DRAM or HBM the models need while running. Existing suppliers and Chinese manufacturers are expanding production. Chinese manufacturers reportedly hold enough lithography machines for three to four years of expansion. Reports of large distributor inventories, which we have not verified, raise another risk: distributors could sell down stock accumulated in anticipation of shortages, adding supply and putting further pressure on prices. We hold $LRCX for manufacturing equipment, $RMBS for memory interfaces, and $SNDK for storage and high-bandwidth flash. These give us several ways to benefit from growing data demand without relying entirely on high memory prices.

@junkbondinvest Oct 29

junkbondinvestor on X

$ADT, the home security dinosaur, is going private for $15.3bn Thrive Holdings is buying. Recall they owns 75+ accounting and IT services firms. The financing is all Apollo, who previously owned it when they took it private in '16. Not surprised, they know the asset well. I’m guessing the thesis is AI-run monitoring centers and fewer people on the payroll.

@ACapitalLP Oct 29

A Capital on X

This $ADT / Thrive deal reminds me of Long Lake / Amex GBT. Acquire an old-school business, give every employee Claude Enterprise, and call it AI transformation. They must be putting something in the water at the Spee Club…

@TheBenSchmark Oct 29

JabroniCoin.USD on X

Bernstein expects CXMT capex to spike to US $35 bn. CXMT capex growth is $ACMR revenue growth… https://t.co/N2DbhtmZk7

@stockgutter Oct 29

SG on X

$ESTA posts its first positive cash flow quarter and appears to have put in a higher low on the weekly chart. Don't own but considering here. https://t.co/HpusdQzVK9 https://t.co/XXNscvPFRN

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.

APPF $7.6B

Speedwell Research Oct 27 5 clicks

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…

TTMI $8.6B

Nicolas Bolsinger Oct 27 1 click

Monte Investments Market Brief Vol. CXXXIII

Monte Investments updates Carpenter Technology after a 25% sell-off, tracks EQT’s $12.83 billion Range Resources acquisition and assesses…

KRMN $5B

Monte Independent Investment Research Oct 27 1 click

Molina & Kinsale

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

KNSL $8.3B

Bearstone Oct 26 8 clicks

Duolingo: The 2027 Bull Case Is Hidden In The Monetization Switch

Duolingo sacrificed over $50 million of 2026 bookings to reduce free-app friction, reaccelerate daily users and target 100 million DAUs by…

DUOL $6.4B

Geneva Investor Oct 26 4 clicks

Signet Jewelers (SIG): The Next Dillard’s?

Signet Jewelers cut its share count from 87 million to 38 million since 2012 as short interest reaches 15%, amid a hated diamond market.

SIG $4.4B

Cannibal Stocks Oct 25 19 clicks

I went through all 142 companies in Value Line this morning. Here are the 6 that made it

Six Value Line small caps including Blackbaud, Marqeta, Ranger Energy and Definitive Healthcare trade on net cash, buybacks, low multiples…

BLKB $2.4B

Calvin Blissett Oct 24 80 clicks

ExlService: A Boring Compounder That Could Double

EXLService's AI-led business, 61% of revenue and growing 30% year over year, trades at 18 times forward earnings after legacy digital…

EXLS $6.3B

Ignacio Planas Gonzalez Oct 24 4 clicks

Oscar Health: Up Over 200% From The March Lows, Still Room To Run (Ticker: OSCR)

Oscar Health raised 2026 operating earnings guidance to $600 million-$800 million after ACA-marketplace expansion drove 60% membership and…

OSCR $9.7B

Emerging Moats Research Oct 23 5 clicks

Trade Alert - Long RIG

HFI Portfolio bought 94,214 shares of Transocean, RIG, for $570,000 at $6.05 per share.

RIG $7.4B

HFI Research Oct 22 10 clicks

WULF · long

Terawulf INC

TeraWulf is shifting from bitcoin mining toward data centers, seeking a higher-quality and more defensive business model.

WULF $6.3B

Value Investors Club Jul 29

Digital Marketing Leader Klaviyo Deserves A Strong Buy

Klaviyo's customer-data platform and new AI Composer product underpin a bullish growth case, with Salesforce's Braze acquisition cited as a…

KVYO $5.8B

Fountainhead Oct 25 2 clicks

MYR Group q3’26 Earnings Preview

MYR Group’s Q3 2026 preview cites data-center and power transmission demand, with long-term service agreements supporting margin growth and…

MYRG $4.2B

Monte Independent Investment Research Oct 22 6 clicks

Mosaic: Cash from Potash Now, a Recovery in Phosphates Later

Mosaic’s potash business generated $930 million after capital spending and closure cash in 2025, while phosphate operations consumed $207…

MOS $5.8B

Latticework by MOI Global Oct 22 13 clicks

Mosaic, Part One: The Story

Mosaic’s history traces the 2004 Cargill-IMC merger and the phosphate and potash mines that shaped NYSE: MOS.

MOS $5.8B

Latticework by MOI Global Oct 22 34 clicks

Mosaic, Part Two: The Deep Dive

Mosaic, NYSE: MOS, is the subject of a second audio program for professional investors analyzing fertilizer producers.

MOS $5.8B

Latticework by MOI Global Oct 22 5 clicks

Undercovered Dozen: Western Digital, Penguin Solutions, Millrose Properties And More

Western Digital, Penguin Solutions and Millrose Properties lead a roundup of 12 lesser-followed stocks featured from Oct. 10 to Oct. 16.

PENG $3.6BMRP $4B

The Undercovered Dozen Oct 22 17 clicks

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) vs Lithia Motors (LAD)

Group 1 Automotive and Lithia Motors divide two longtime value investors: David Abrams switched to Lithia in 2018, while Greg Alexander…

GPI $3.1BLAD $6.4B

Cannibal Stocks Oct 22 6 clicks

Atour Lifestyle ($ATAT): The Hotel Chain That Is Secretly a (Sleep) DTC E-Commerce Brand

Atour Lifestyle combines an asset-light Chinese hotel franchise network with Atour Planet sleep-product sales, using guest rooms as product…

ATAT $4.5B

Substack von Philipp Oct 22 8 clicks

Webull: A 30% Annual Return Setup As Perpetual Futures Go Live

Webull expects perpetual futures and operating leverage to lift operating income from $114 million to nearly $400 million by 2030.

BULL $3B

PropNotes Oct 21 3 clicks

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