Wednesday, November 11, 2026

The AutoNation Story

AutoNation shed rentals and megastores, focused on dealerships, and retired 91.1% of its shares through buybacks after its 1990s roll-up…

Monte Investments Market Brief Vol. CXXXV

Quanta Services’ backlog rose 63% year over year to $64 billion as shares fell 30%, while AI power and data-center construction demand…

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SpaceX’s $24 billion Starbase power plant, Microsoft’s Oracle capacity cuts, Riot’s $72 billion AI lease and Quanta’s sell-off frame…

Is Cars.com a Buy on the Basis of Owner Earnings?

Cars.com is assessed through Buffett-style owner earnings, focusing on cash retained after maintenance capital spending rather than GAAP…

The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) Stock Rating: Upgrade To Accumulate After Q3 FY12/26 Earnings

The Trade Desk beat Q3 guidance with $736 million in revenue and $266 million EBITDA, but revenue fell 0.5% and Q4 guidance implies an 11%…

Amplitude (NASDAQ: AMPL) Stock Rating: Distribute After Q3 FY12/26 Earnings (No Paywall)

Amplitude beat Q3 guidance with $110.6 million revenue, up 24.9%, and raised full-year outlook, but slowing RPO growth, lower gross margin…

Quick Value #337 - Dana Inc (DAN)

Dana is combining with Eaton’s Mobility unit via a 1Q27 Reverse Morris Trust after selling a division, delevering and accelerating buybacks.

SSR Mining: A Very Well Positioned Company For Long Term Growth

SSRM $5.6B

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STRL: 80 new electricians a week

Sterling’s $4.1 billion backlog faces Texas permitting risk after a governor proposed a moratorium, while Connexion, Capital Asset Planning…

Nova: Chip Complexity Is Driving Impressive Growth

Nova Ltd.'s Q3 revenue rose 28.2% as GAA, HBM, advanced DRAM and packaging complexity lifted demand, pushing non-GAAP margins to 35.5%.

NVMI $8.9B

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Onespaworld Holdings LTD

OneSpaWorld Holdings, the dominant outsourced cruise-ship spa operator across more than 200 vessels, is the subject of a short thesis.

TIC Solutions Update: New performance framework and a path to $26+ per share.

TIC targets $3 billion of 2029 revenue, 18% adjusted EBITDA margin and 85% free cash flow conversion, requiring roughly $400 million of…

Vidrala

Vidrala has grown from a Spanish glass-container maker into a multi-country packaging platform with expanding Latin American exposure.

Weekend Digest #344: Colombia Election, CAAP New Dividend, May Buy & Hold Purchases

Colombian election risks for Grupo Aval, CAAP's near-doubled Q1 EPS and new dividend, and May buy-and-hold purchases.

Quality Trap or Buying Opportunities? IBP and MTD Updates

Installed Building Products and Mettler-Toledo, down 38% and 32%, test whether lower valuations reflect deteriorating moats or cyclical…

Transocean / Valaris Merger: DOJ's Second Request, Is it a Bust?

Transocean's acquisition of Valaris faces a DOJ second request, putting the offshore-drilling merger's antitrust approval and closing…

Decoding Success: Jeremy Raper – The Cost of Being Right [Part 4]

Jeremy Raper’s 2017 Sharp and Japan Display shorts bet OLED disruption would puncture inflated LCD valuations; his 2019 NIO short lost…

Portfolio Update April 2026

Portfolio update sells Amazon, adds Floor & Decor, and projects 6.5% annual market returns, with a base case of negative 0.89% from…

April Earnings Update

Crocs raised 2026 EPS guidance to $13.20-$13.75 and bought back $73.6 million of stock, while Huntsman, Pitney Bowes and Alpha…

Floor & Decor: 1Q26 Business Update

Floor & Decor cut 2026 guidance after 1Q same-store sales fell 3.7%, while shrinking new-store formats, cutting comparable-store SG&A and…