Thursday, October 29, 2026

Another Haircut with Avy the Barber

SoFi’s stock case hinges on interest rates, tangible book value and private-credit loan sales after its $1.5 billion equity offering.

SOFI $21B

WHAT ARE WE DOING? “Contrarians At The Gate” Oct 29 3 clicks

Oct 29 INTC $287B

Intel Q3 2026: Dead Inside

Irrational Analysis 2 clicks

Oct 29 INTC $287B

INTC Q3 FY12/26 Earnings Review

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Idea Brunch on X

Here's our newest interview with @GeoffreyBSeiler! Tickers mentioned: $TRUP, $COTY, $ET https://t.co/n29EeO04UE

@gatorcapital Oct 6

Derek Pilecki on X

$LADR CEO: "I learned a long time ago that if you want to be a mezz lender, you better have enough money to take out the senior debt."

@gatorcapital Oct 3

Derek Pilecki on X

$BCS bought back 3.9% of shares in Q3 at an average of 54% of tangible book value("TBV"). Accounted for 22% of volume (excluding ADR volume). Repurchasing shares at a discount to TBV increases TBV from 296 to 301 ex-other Q3 items like earnings and reserves.

@gatorcapital Aug 18

Derek Pilecki on X

I sent out my quarterly letter this morning. I wrote about banks stocks and $AX. If you would like a copy, please DM me your email address.

@gatorcapital Aug 16

Derek Pilecki on X

@JohnHuber72 If Dimon is so bullish on Mexico, he should have $JPM buy BanaMex from $C instead of buying a Mexican ETF for his PA.

@gatorcapital Jul 18

Derek Pilecki on X

$GS counting AUM from the NN Investment Partners acquisition as Net Inflows during Q2 is not a good look.

@gatorcapital Jul 18

Derek Pilecki on X

Since $SYF reported earnings in Jan 2015, the stock is unchanged and has returned 2% annually (due to dividends) vs 9% for the $XLF. It underperformed because the multiple has gone from 12x to 5x. EPS have compounded 11%...

@gatorcapital Jul 18

Derek Pilecki on X

($SYF cont) Shares out declined 42%. They just improved loan loss guidance. They still have too much capital. The stock popped 5% at today's open but finished close to unchanged. At 5x, it seems like an interesting stock if we don't have a consumer-led recession.

Alphabet: Why I'm Buying The Free Cash Flow Scare

Alphabet's EPS miss came from a SpaceX stake loss, while 24.7% revenue growth and a $561 billion Cloud backlog counter free cash flow…

GOOGL $3.5T

Cain Lee Oct 29 1 click

Incyte (INCY) Q3 FY 12/26 Earnings Review

Incyte reported Q3 FY26 revenue of $1.56 billion, up 14%, while a $1.23 billion Vega acquisition charge drove a $708 million operating loss.

INCY $24B

Cestrian Capital Research Oct 29 2 clicks

Merck and Co. (MRK) Q3 FY 12/26 Earnings Review

Merck reported Q3 FY26 revenue of $18.1 billion, led by $8.6 billion in KEYTRUDA sales and 93% WINREVAIR growth, while raising and…

MRK $371B

Cestrian Capital Research Oct 29 2 clicks

Alphabet 3Q’26: Search Worries Weighing In

Alphabet’s Search growth slowed to 12% as Cloud revenue more than doubled, while quarterly free cash flow stayed negative amid the capex…

GOOGL $3.5T

MBI Deep Dives Oct 29 2 clicks

CoStar: 3Q26 Business Recap

CoStar’s 3Q26 revenue growth slowed to 14% as bookings fell to $37 million, while cost cuts lifted EBIT margin to 8.8%.

CSGP $13B

Speedwell Memos Oct 29 3 clicks

Ex-Goldman Oil Derivatives Trader: Every Trading Strategy Is Momentum or Mean Reversion

Simran Jeet Singh recounts pricing oil through WTI’s -$37.63 collapse, then explains crypto perpetual funding arbitrage, market making and…

GS $268B

Odds on Open Oct 29 5 clicks

Carpenter Technology (CRS) Q1'27: The Sell-Off Resets the Entry Point

Carpenter Technology fell 25% after Q1 2027 despite revenue rising 9%, EPS up 34%, and commercial aerospace bookings up 25%.

CRS $14B

Monte Independent Investment Research Oct 29 3 clicks

GE Vernova: 3 Straight Guidance Raises, And Wall Street Still Doubts It

GE Vernova raised guidance for a third straight quarter as Power and Electrification drove backlog growth, while Wind showed an early…

GEV $205B

Melissa Tucker Oct 29 2 clicks

Alphabet Inc Earnings Update: Fiscal Q1 2027

Alphabet reported $127.6 billion in revenue, up 25%, as Google Cloud doubled to $30.7 billion and 36.2% margins.

GOOGL $3.5T

SixSigmaCapital: Navigating the Financial Markets Oct 29 1 click

Alamos Gold: Minor Delays With Island Gold Growth, But There Is Still A Lot Of Value Here

Alamos Gold targets nearly 1 Moz of annual production by decade-end as Island Gold shaft commissioning offsets recent Young-Davidson…

AGI $13B

Bang For The Buck Oct 29 1 click

ServiceNow Q3 FY12/26 Earnings Review

ServiceNow’s Q3 revenue rose 20.5% to $4.11 billion, while non-GAAP EPS missed consensus and fourth-quarter cRPO growth guidance slowed to…

NOW $106B

Cestrian Capital Research Oct 29 2 clicks

What I'm Watching In November: Midterm Madness, Nvidia, And Walmart

November markets hinge on U.S. midterms, CPI, payrolls and OPEC+, with Nvidia guidance and Walmart sales testing the AI trade and consumer…

NVDA $4.6TWMT $1T

Passage Research Oct 29 1 click

Build-A-Bear (BBW) Part II: The Scion Capital Analyst Tempate and the All Map

Build-A-Bear’s lease overhaul, off-mall expansion and partner-led wholesale growth reshaped a debt-free retailer with $80 million EBITDA,…

BBW $371M

Cassandra Unchained Oct 29 3 clicks

[scuttleslops] GOOGL, AMZN, BRO, KNSL, ODFL, MCO, SPGI

Google’s AI search could improve ad economics, while Amazon protects its retail ad funnel from shopping agents and specialty insurers face…

GOOGL $3.5TAMZN $2.9T

scuttleblurb Oct 29 1 click

Earnings Review: GOOG, MSFT, KLAC, LRCX

Alphabet’s $200B 2026 capex and weaker AI-search monetization contrast with Microsoft’s accelerating Copilot and Azure momentum; the review…

GOOGL $3.5TMSFT $4T

Rebound Capital Oct 29 1 click

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 $4.3BWGO $892M

Latticework by MOI Global Oct 29 3 clicks

Meta: A Clearer Roadmap

Meta's non-cancelable commitments reached $455 billion as FY26 capex approaches $140 billion, driving expense growth and 700-basis-point…

META $1.6T

TSOH Investment Research Oct 29 3 clicks

Kevin Warsh Calmed AI Fears, Then Alphabet's Jaw-Dropper Arrived

Alphabet’s Q3 long-term debt jumped 479% amid AI spending, reviving concerns over AI-funded leverage even as a Fed policy update lifted…

GOOGL $3.5T

Uttam Dey Oct 29

Why So Much Copper?

Amphenol and other copper-connectivity suppliers benefit as copper remains essential inside AI racks, where low-voltage, high-current power…

APH $195B

Jimmy's Journal Oct 29 3 clicks

Undercovered Dozen: Micron, i-80 Gold, Hercules Capital, And More

Undercovered Dozen profiles 12 lesser-covered stocks, including i-80 Gold, Hercules Capital’s 11.5% yield and sector-specific catalysts at…

MU $743BIAUX $1.2B

The Undercovered Dozen Oct 29 3 clicks

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