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Shares of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NGVC - Free Report) have declined 9.8% since the company reported its earnings for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2025. This compares to the S&P 500 index’s 0.9% growth over the same time frame. Over the past month, the stock has declined 3.7% compared with the S&P 500’s 0.4% decrease.

For the fiscal first quarter of 2026, Natural Grocers reported earnings per share of 49 cents, up from 43 cents in the same period last year. 

Net sales of $335.6 million represented a 1.6% increase compared to the year-ago quarter. The company attributed the sales growth to a 1.7% increase in daily average comparable store sales, driven by a 1% increase in transaction count and a 0.7% rise in transaction size.

Net income rose 14% year over year to $11.3 million.

Other Key Business MetricsGross profit for the quarter remained relatively flat at $98.9 million, increasing less than $0.1 million compared to the prior-year quarter. However, gross margin contracted by 40 basis points to 29.5% from 29.9%, largely due to lower product margins stemming from increased inventory shrink. 

Despite the pressure on gross margin, operational efficiencies provided some relief. Store expenses declined 0.7% to $73 million, and as a percentage of net sales, fell to 21.8% from 22.3%. Administrative expenses decreased more sharply by 5.9% to $10.8 million, driven by the absence of one-time costs incurred in the prior year related to a Chief Financial Officer transition. These cost controls helped lift operating income by 9.7% to $14.6 million, with the operating margin expanding to 4.4%, up from 4% in the year-ago period.

Adjusted EBITDA grew 3.1% to $23.5 million, up from $22.8 million a year ago. EBITDA rose 6.2% year over year to $22.6 million, up from $21.3 million. As a percentage of net sales, EBITDA improved to 6.7% compared to 6.4% in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA represented 7% of net sales, a slight increase from 6.9%, reflecting continued efficiency in operations despite margin pressures.

Management CommentaryManagement noted that the quarterly performance was in line with expectations and reaffirmed its full-year guidance. Co-president Kemper Isely highlighted the effectiveness of the company’s "Always AffordableSM" pricing strategy and the appeal of its high-quality natural and organic product assortment. He emphasized that these elements continue to reinforce the company's competitive position, especially in a period of economic uncertainty. The commentary underlined management’s confidence in its differentiated business model and ongoing ability to attract value-focused consumers.

Factors Influencing the Headline NumbersSales performance during the quarter was shaped by a mix of store-level dynamics. Comparable store sales added $5.7 million, and new store sales contributed an additional $2.4 million. These gains were partially offset by a $2.8 million sales decline related to closed store locations. On the profitability side, the contraction in gross margin was the main headwind, driven primarily by inventory shrink that affected product margins. Nonetheless, prudent cost management in both store-level and administrative expenses supported operating income growth and margin improvement.

The company also benefited from lower administrative expenses, which were elevated in the prior-year quarter due to transition costs tied to the chief financial officer position. Additionally, store expenses declined slightly, aided by operational discipline. These factors helped offset the modest increase in sales, enabling the company to post meaningful earnings growth.

GuidanceNatural Grocers reaffirmed its outlook for fiscal 2026. The company continues to project daily average comparable store sales growth in the range of 1.5% to 4%, with earnings per share expected to fall between $2.00 and $2.15. Capital expenditures are anticipated to range from $50 million to $55 million for the year. The company also maintained its target of opening six to eight new stores, along with two to three store relocations or remodels. The reaffirmation of guidance reflects management’s confidence in the company’s strategic positioning and the stability of its operations heading into the remainder of the fiscal year.

Other DevelopmentsDuring the first quarter, the company relocated one store and invested $9.6 million in net capital expenditures, primarily directed toward new, relocated and remodeled store projects. 

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WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The top Democrat on a U.S. House of Representatives committee focused on China on Monday signaled that he is open to the sale of the older Nvidia generation of "Hopper" chips to China, a change from his predecessor's position.

Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, took over as the ranking member on the Select Committee on China earlier this year. The Republican chair of the committee has criticized President Donald Trump's decision to allow sales of Nvidia's H200 artificial intelligence chip to China, and Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Illinois Democrat who preceded Khanna, co-sponsored a bill last year that would have blocked the sales.

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Speaking to reporters after his first hearing with the committee, Khanna stopped short of endorsing Trump's H200 move but said he is open to sales of older chips to China. The H200 was released in 2024 and is part of Nvidia's "Hopper" generation of chips, which preceded its current "Blackwell" generation and its forthcoming "Rubin" chips due later this year.

"We certainly shouldn't be sending them Rubins. We shouldn't be sending them Blackwells," Khanna said. "But after we have a two-year, three-year advantage, then I'm fine to make sure that our chips are being used in refrigerators and dishwashers and that that is something that we're selling."

Nvidia did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Despite some shared views with the Trump administration on Nvidia chip sales to China, Khanna took issue with its Taiwan policy. This is a departure for a committee that had previously stood out for bipartisanship in an otherwise polarized political climate in Washington.

"What we saw in the hearing is a shift of Democrats. It's not just our members criticizing the China Communist Party. It's our members criticizing the Trump administration's policies," Khanna told reporters. "Trump's policies have not been clear, they have not been consistent, and they are undermining security of Taiwan."

A spokesman for John Moolenaar, the Michigan Republican who chairs the committee, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Reporting by Stephen Nellis in Washington, D.C.; editing by Diane Craft

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JPMorgan analysts, led by Harlan Sur, outlined their 2026 investment outlook, highlighting AI infrastructure as a primary driver of market performance.

Grasim Industries Limited (GRSXY) Q3 2026 Earnings Call February 11, 2026 12:30 AM EST

Company Participants

Ankit Panchmatia - Head of Investor Relations
Himanshu Kapania - MD, Business Head of Decorative Paint Business & Executive Director
Hemant Kadel - Chief Financial Officer
Sandeep Komaravelly - Chief Executive Officer of B2B E-commerce Business

Conference Call Participants

Navin Sahadeo - ICICI Securities Limited, Research Division
Rahul Gupta - Morgan Stanley, Research Division
Nirav Jimudia - Anvil Research, Inc
Amit Purohit - Elara Securities (India) Private Limited, Research Division
Pathanjali Srinivasan - Sundaram Asset Management Company Ltd.
Prateek Kumar - Jefferies LLC, Research Division
Shreya Banthia - Oaklane Capital Management LLP
Vipulkumar Anopchand Shah

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Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, good day, and welcome to Grasim Industries Limited Q3 FY '26 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note that this conference is being recorded. I now hand the conference over to Mr. Ankit Panchmatia, Head, Investor Relations of Grasim Industries. Thank you, and over to you, Mr. Ankit.

Ankit Panchmatia
Head of Investor Relations

Good morning, and thank you for joining Grasim's Third Quarter Financial Year 2026 Earnings Call. The financial statements, press release and presentation are already uploaded on the website of stock exchanges and our website for your reference. For safe harbor, kindly refer to cautionary statement highlighted in the last slide of our presentation.

Our management team is present on this call to discuss our results and business performance. We have with us Mr. Himanshu Kapania, Managing Director, Grasim Industries and Business Head, Birla Opus Paints; Mr. Hemant Kadel, Chief Financial Officer of Grasim Industries.

Also joining them, we have with us Mr. Jayant Dhobley, Business Heads of Chemicals, Cellulosic Fashion Yarn and Insulators; Mr. Vadiraj Kulkarni, Business Head of Cellulosic Fibers Business; and Mr. Sandeep Komaravelly, CEO, Birla Pivot, our B2B e-commerce business.

Let me now hand over

Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (ULCC) Q4 2025 Earnings Call February 11, 2026 11:00 AM EST

Company Participants

David Erdman - Senior Director of Investor Relations
James Dempsey - CEO, President & Director
Robert "Bobby" Schroeter - Senior Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer
Mark Mitchell - Senior VP & CFO

Conference Call Participants

Atul Maheswari - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division
Savanthi Syth - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division
Jamie Baker - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division
Katherine Kallergis - Morgan Stanley, Research Division
Duane Pfennigwerth - Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, Research Division
Michael Linenberg - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division
Ryan Capozzi - Wolfe Research, LLC
Andrew Didora - BofA Securities, Research Division
Daniel McKenzie - Seaport Research Partners
Christopher Stathoulopoulos - Susquehanna Financial Group, LLLP, Research Division

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Operator

Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Frontier Group Holdings Q4 2025 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded.

I would now like to turn the conference over to your speaker for today, David Erdman, Senior Director, Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

David Erdman
Senior Director of Investor Relations

Thank you, and good morning, everyone. Welcome to our Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2025 Earnings Call. With me this morning are Jimmy Dempsey, President and Chief Executive Officer; Bobby Schroeter, Chief Commercial Officer; and Mark Mitchell, Chief Financial Officer.

On today's call, Jimmy will be providing commentary on his strategic priorities, and then we're going to jump directly to the Q&A. However, a transcript of the prepared remarks, which would otherwise have been delivered by Bobby and Mark is available for download on our Investor Relations website.

Before yielding, let me recite the customary safe harbor provisions. We will be making forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those predicted in these

, /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced that it will report financial results on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, for its third quarter of fiscal year 2026, which ended on Friday, January 23, 2026.

A news release containing summary financial information will be issued at approximately 5:45 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST) and will be available at https://news.medtronic.com A video webcast to discuss results will begin at 7:00 a.m. CST and can be accessed at https://investorrelations.medtronic.com Within 24 hours of the video webcast, a replay and transcript of the prepared remarks will be available by clicking on the Events link at https://investorrelations.medtronic.com. About Medtronic
Bold thinking. Bolder actions. We are Medtronic. Medtronic plc, headquartered in Galway, Ireland, is the leading global healthcare technology company that boldly attacks the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people across more than 150 countries. Our technologies and therapies treat 70 health conditions and include cardiac devices, surgical robotics, insulin pumps, surgical tools, patient monitoring systems, and more. Powered by our diverse knowledge, insatiable curiosity, and desire to help all those who need it, we deliver innovative technologies that transform the lives of two people every second, every hour, every day. Expect more from us as we empower insight-driven care, experiences that put people first, and better outcomes for our world. In everything we do, we are engineering the extraordinary. For more information on Medtronic (NYSE: MDT), visit www.Medtronic.com and follow Medtronic on LinkedIn.

Any forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties such as those described in Medtronic's periodic reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ materially from anticipated results.

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WESTERVILLE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Marzetti Company (Nasdaq: MZTI) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.00 per common share, payable March 31, 2026 to shareholders of record on March 6, 2026.

The quarterly cash dividend amount of $1.00 per share maintains the higher level set three months ago, which marked the company’s 63rd consecutive year of increased regular cash dividends. The Marzetti Company is one of only 12 U.S. companies with 63 straight years of regular cash dividend increases.

CEO David A. Ciesinski said, “The dividend reflects the company’s continued strong financial position and will be the 251st consecutive quarterly cash dividend paid by the company since September 1963.” He noted that the indicated annual payout for the current fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 is $3.95 per share, up from the $3.75 per share paid in fiscal 2025.

Common shares currently outstanding are approximately 27,423,000.

Forward-Looking Statements

We desire to take advantage of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “PSLRA”). This news release contains various “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the PSLRA and other applicable securities laws. Such statements can be identified by the use of the forward-looking words “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan,” “expect,” “hope,” “indicated” or similar words. These statements discuss future expectations; contain projections regarding future developments, operations or financial conditions; or state other forward-looking information. Such statements are based upon assumptions and assessments made by us in light of our experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments; and other factors we believe to be appropriate. These forward-looking statements involve various important risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control, which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements.

Some of the key factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements include:

changes in our cash flow or use of cash in various business activities; and risks related to other factors described under “Risk Factors” in other reports and statements filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q (available at www.sec.gov). Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update such forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Management believes these forward-looking statements to be reasonable; however, you should not place undue reliance on such statements that are based on current expectations.

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Key Takeaways TMUS beat Q4 estimates as revenues rose to $24.33B on strong postpaid growth.Postpaid service revenues jumped 13.9%, adding 2.4M net customers in the quarter.Core adjusted EBITDA rose 7% to $8.4B; free cash flow reached $4.18B. T-Mobile, US, Inc. (TMUS - Free Report) reported impressive fourth-quarter 2025 results, with both top and bottom lines beating the respective Zacks Consensus Estimate. This Bellevue, WA-based wireless service provider reported a top-line expansion backed by industry-leading postpaid customer growth. T-Mobile follows a multi-layer approach to 5G, with dedicated standalone 5G deployed nationwide across 600 MHz, 1.9 GHz and 2.5 GHz bands.

TMUS’ Net IncomeNet income in the fourth quarter was $2.1 billion or $1.88 per share, down from $2.98 billion or $2.57 in the year-ago quarter. The 29.5% year-over-year decline was due to higher operating expenses and interest expenses. Adjusted EPS was $2.14 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.03.

For 2025, the company reported a net income of $10.99 billion or $9.72 per share, down from $11.33 billion or $9.66 per share in 2024.

TMUS’ RevenuesNet sales were $24.33 billion, up from $21.87 billion in the year-ago quarter, driven by solid growth in service revenues. The top line beat the consensus estimate of $23.63 billion.

For 2025, the company reported a revenue of $88.3 billion, up from $81.4 billion in 2024.

TMUS’ Segment Results in Q4Total Service revenues were $18.7 billion, up from $16.9 billion in the year-ago quarter. The 10.5% year-over-year growth was primarily driven by solid demand for postpaid services. Net sales from Postpaid Services contributed $15.37 billion in revenues, up 13.9% year over year.

During the quarter, T-Mobile added 2.4 million postpaid net customers and 261,000 postpaid net accounts. Postpaid phone net customer additions were 962,000. The postpaid phone churn rate was 1.02%. 5G broadband net customer additions were 495,000. Postpaid average revenues per account rose to $150.17 from $146.28 in the year-ago quarter.

Net sales from Prepaid services were $2.58 billion, down from $2.68 billion in the year-earlier quarter. Prepaid net customer addition was 57,000, with a churn rate of 2.76%. Wholesale and other service revenues were $738 million, matching the figure of the prior-year quarter.

Equipment revenues were $5.36 billion, up from $4.69 billion in the year-ago quarter. This improvement was primarily attributed to a higher average revenue per device sold, owing to an increase in the high-end phone mix.

Other revenues were $268 million, up from the prior-year quarter’s of $245 million.

Other Details for TMUSTotal operating expenses increased to $20.59 billion from $17.28 billion in the year-ago quarter. Operating income declined to $3.73 billion from $4.58 billion. T-Mobile recorded core adjusted EBITDA of $8.4 billion, up 7% year over year, backed by solid growth in service revenues.

TMUS’ Cash Flow & LiquidityIn the December quarter, T-Mobile generated $6.65 billion of cash from operating activities compared with $5.54 billion in the prior-year quarter. Adjusted free cash flow was $4.18 billion, up from $4.08 billion in the year-earlier quarter.

As of Dec 31, 2025, the company had $5.59 billion in cash and cash equivalents, with $79.64 billion of long-term debt compared to respective tallies of $5.4 billion and $72.7 billion in 2024. During the quarter, it repurchased 11.9 million shares for $2.5 billion.

TMUS’ OutlookThe company now expects postpaid net customer additions to be between 900,000 and 1 million. Core adjusted EBITDA is estimated to be $37-$37.5. It anticipates cash from operating activities in the range of $28-$28.7 billion. TMUS expects adjusted free cash flow in the band of $18-$18.7 billion. Capital expenditure is anticipated to be around $10 billion.

TMUS’ Zacks Rank & Stocks to ConsiderT-Mobile currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

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Upcoming ReleasesArista Networks Inc. (ANET - Free Report) is scheduled to release fourth-quarter 2025 earnings on Feb. 12. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is pegged at 75 cents per share, suggesting growth of 15.38% from the year-ago reported figure.

Arista has a long-term earnings growth expectation of 20.08%. The company delivered an average earnings surprise of 10.17% in the last four reported quarters.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (KEYS - Free Report) is scheduled to release first-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings on Feb. 23. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is pegged at $1.99 per share, suggesting growth of 9.34% from the year-ago reported figure.

Keysight has a long-term earnings growth expectation of 13.32%. The company delivered an average earnings surprise of 4.24% in the last four reported quarters.

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM - Free Report) is slated to release fourth-quarter 2025 earnings on Feb. 19. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is pegged at $1.75 per share, indicating 5.42% growth from the year-ago reported figure.

Akamai has a long-term earnings growth expectation of 5.96%. The company delivered an average earnings surprise of 10.46% in the last four reported quarters.

Key Takeaways SharkNinja beat Q4 estimates with EPS up 37.9% and sales rising 17.6% year over year.SN saw 63.2% growth in Beauty and Home Environment Appliances, boosting overall sales.SharkNinja guides 2026 sales up 10-11% and EPS of $5.90-$6.00, signaling continued growth. SharkNinja, Inc. (SN - Free Report) has reported solid fourth-quarter 2025 results, wherein the top and bottom lines surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate and grew year over year. Results showed strength in its portfolio with growth across all the product categories, along with gains from cost- optimization and supply-chain efforts.

SharkNinja’s earnings of $1.93 per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.78. The figure increased 37.9% from adjusted earnings of $1.40 in the year-ago quarter.

Following the robust quarterly results, SharkNinja’s shares have risen more than 5% in the trading hours. The Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company’s shares have gained 30.5% in the past three months compared with the industry's 16.3% growth.

SN’s Quarterly Performance: Key Metrics & InsightsNet sales totaled $2.10 billion, up 17.6% from the prior year and exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.07 billion. The metric also grew 16.2% on a constant-currency basis. Growth was observed across all the product categories, driven by Beauty and Home Environment Appliances, which increased over 63% year over year.

Adjusted gross profit of $1.01 billion rose 18.4% year over year, whereas adjusted gross margin expanded 40 basis points (bps) year over year to 48.2%. The adjusted gross margin was backed by domestic cost-optimization efforts, partly offset by the tariff impacts, and by international cost optimization efforts and positive channel mix.

Research and development expenses grew 13.1% from the year-earlier period to $98.2 million, mainly driven by elevated personnel-related expenses of $6.5 million owing to higher headcount to drive new product categories and market expansion along with increase in prototypes and testing expenses of $4.3 million.

Sales and marketing expenses jumped 8% to $458.7 million, attributable to increases of $23 million in delivery and distribution costs stemming from robust volumes and $14.4 million in personnel-related expenses to aid product launches and expansion into new markets. This was somewhat offset by lower advertising-related expenses. General and administrative expenses fell 13%, owing to lower personnel-related expenses, which were partly offset by higher legal fees and transaction-related costs.

Adjusted operating income surged 43.2% to $367.3 million, or 310 bps to 17.5% of net sales. Adjusted EBITDA grew 36% to $395.3 million in the reported quarter.

SN’s Product Category & Geographical SalesCleaning Appliances net sales jumped 3.4% to $669.9 million year over year, backed by strength in the carpet extractor and robotics sub-categories.

Cooking and Beverage Appliances net sales climbed 11.7% to $667.3 million on sales momentum of the Ninja Luxe Cafe espresso machine, partly offset by a decrease in the outdoor grill and kitchenware sub-categories.

Food Preparation Appliances net sales rose 28.1% to $438 million from the prior-year period, buoyed by robust sales of the frozen drinks sub-category.

Beauty and Home Environment Appliances net sales increased 63.2% to $326.2 million, thanks to strength in fans and air purifiers, and solid performance from the launch of face masks in 2025.

On a geographical basis, Domestic net sales jumped 15.7% year over year to $1.37 billion, backed by growth in the present categories and strength in new product categories. International net sales increased 21.4% to $729.1 million on steady global expansion and the successful introduction of product categories in the international markets. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the Domestic and International markets’ sales is currently pegged at $1.35 billion and $722 million, respectively, for the fourth quarter.

SharkNinja’s Financial SnapshotSharkNinja ended the fourth quarter of 2025 with cash and cash equivalents of $777.3 million, with available capacity under its revolving credit facility of $489.1 million. It had a total debt, excluding unamortized deferred financing costs, of $739.1 million as of Dec. 31, 2025. Inventories as of Dec. 31, 2025 jumped 11.4% to $1 billion.

The company’s board has authorized a share repurchase program of up to $750 million of its outstanding ordinary shares. It expects to start implementing the program in 2026.

What’s Ahead for SharkNinja?For fiscal 2026, management projects net sales to rise 10-11% year over year, and adjusted net income per share between $5.90 and $6.00, suggesting 11.7-13.6% growth.

It expects adjusted EBITDA of $1,270-$1,280 million, indicating a 11.8-12.7% jump from the previous year. Capital expenditures are anticipated in the range of $190-$210 million mainly to aid investments in product launches and technology.

Key Picks in the Consumer Discretionary Space Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL - Free Report) , which is a designer and marketer of premium lifestyle products, currently sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

RL delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 9.7%, on average. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Ralph Lauren’s current financial-year sales indicates growth of 11.1% from the year-ago number.

Columbia Sportswear Company (COLM - Free Report) , which is a marketer and distributor of outdoor and active lifestyle apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment, currently sports a Zacks Rank of 1.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for COLM’s current financial-year sales is expected to rise 2.1% from the corresponding year-ago reported figure. COLM delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 25.2%, on average.

Revolve Group, Inc. (RVLV - Free Report) , which is a marketer and seller of designer apparels, shoes and accessories, currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

RVLV delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 61.7%, on average. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for RVLV’s current financial-year EPS indicates growth of 8.6% from the year-ago number.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., February 11, 2026 – PRISM MediaWire (Press Release Service – Press Release Distribution) – EdgeMode (OTC: EDGM), a global energy and AI data center infrastructure company, today announced continued progress in the review of its Form 211 submission made by its sponsoring market maker to FINRA pursuant to SEC Rule 15c2-11. This filing is an important regulatory step toward enabling broker-dealers to publish quotations for the Company’s common stock in a qualified quotation system

The sponsoring market maker has submitted the Form 211 and has received an initial comment letter from FINRA as part of the standard review process. The Company views this regulatory engagement as a constructive and expected stage of the application.

Why SEC Rule 15c2-11 Matters

SEC Rule 15c2-11 requires broker-dealers to review and maintain certain current information about an issuer before they may publish quotations for that issuer’s securities. Clearance of a Form 211 by FINRA allows the sponsoring market maker to initiate quotations, after which other broker-dealers may, subject to applicable rules, publish their own quotations.

A completed Form 211 review can result in:

The ability for the sponsoring market maker to publish priced quotations. Increased broker-dealer participation through the piggyback exception. Improved visibility and potential liquidity as additional market makers quote the security. Enhanced price discovery through broader quoting activity. The Company notes that individual brokerage firms determine independently whether to permit customer trading in any security.

Comments Letter Reflects Standard Regulatory Procedure

Receiving comments from FINRA is a normal part of the Form 211 review. It indicates that FINRA is actively reviewing the submission and seeking clarification or supplemental information, consistent with its obligations under Rule 15c2-11.

EdgeMode is working with its advisors and sponsoring market maker to address comments promptly and thoroughly, with the goal of completing the review efficiently.

Positioning for Broader Market Participation

Progress in the Form 211 process aligns with EdgeMode’s broader corporate objectives, including:

Advancing power-secured, AI-ready data center campuses toward Ready-to-Build (RTB). Expanding strategic relationships across the energy, infrastructure, and capital-markets ecosystem. Strengthening public-company disclosures and regulatory alignment The Company believes that enhanced quoting capabilities, when achieved, together with continued operational progress, may support broader participation from broker-dealers and investors.

FINRA’s review of a Form 211 does not constitute approval of the Company or its securities and does not guarantee that broker-dealers or brokerage platforms will permit trading in the Company’s stock. Trading access is determined independently by each broker-dealer.

About EdgeMode:

EdgeMode develops scalable AI-ready data center campuses and integrated energy infrastructure across strategic global markets. The company focuses on power-secured developments aligned to accelerating AI and high-performance compute demand.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding EdgeMode’s plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future financial performance, expected market growth, construction timelines, and expansion potential. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to, risks related to integration of acquired assets, construction delays or cost overruns, challenges in client acquisition, changes in demand for AI and HPC infrastructure, regulatory changes, availability and cost of power, and general economic and market conditions. EdgeMode undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release, except as required by law.

Company Contact:
Charlie Faulkner
Chief Executive Officer
EdgeMode Inc.
[email protected]

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Retirement Income Warrior David Alton Clark discusses his 3 income and 2 growth portfolios (1:00) Stock specific examples of winners and losers (4:20) High yielding stocks = risk for capital loss (7:25) Taking profits in growth (9:00) Fed's hawkish statement, unemployment data critical (12:45) Making a mistake on Freeport-McMoRan (19:50) Tax loss harvesting (23:00)

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Rena Sherbill: Welcome back to the show, David Alton Clark, very happy to have you back on Investing Experts. Thanks for making the time and coming back on.

David Alton Clark: It's great to be here and it's always nice to see you, Rena.

Rena Sherbill: Likewise, David and we have some interesting and exciting news for your subscribers, who already know that you had a recent name change for your Investing Group. It's now known as the Retirement Income Warrior.

I'm interested, are you more focused on retirement or is the name just more reflective of the content that you already had?

David Alton Clark: It's more reflective of the content. It better describes the service itself. And we had a marketing makeover. And the SEO for that name is way better than the Winter Warrior Investor, which really doesn't give you an idea of what we're really focused on.

So it's not any change to the focus of the service, but it better reflects our objective of the service.

Rena Sherbill: Makes sense. So talk to us a little bit about what your focus is on and what you talk about in your service specifically and how you invest, how you're analyzing the markets.

David Alton Clark: Yes, it's all about creating a stable flow of retirement income and it's a little bit of a unique strategy that was developed by my father and it worked very well.

I have three different income portfolios divided by risk level from 5% to 12%. And then I also have two growth portfolios, a quality growth portfolio and speculative growth portfolio, which I call the income gardens.

And the objective is to hopefully get capital gains from the growth side of the portfolio, take profits on those and then redeploy them into the income side of the portfolio. Over time, as you grow older and everything's time in the market, not timing the market.

So hopefully by the time you retire, you've got a majority of your funds in stocks and holdings that maybe they're five to seven percent yield that are really dependable durable yields and income for you so you don't have to have that much risk once you're in retirement. So it's for pre retirees and retirees.

Over time the growth side of the portfolio tends to shrink. In the very end my father still had 10 percent in this growth portfolio and one of those stocks was Tesla (TSLA) and that actually almost doubled his portfolio over the last 10 years of his life in itself because it grew so much and so that's one of the reasons why I always have a little bit of money in stocks that are kind of like some of the people might remember the Ron Popeil, the set it and forget it guy. I don't know you're pretty young Rena so you might not remember Ron Popeil but anyway those are kind of the ones that are those long shot type stocks so I've got that in one portfolio.

Other ones are in the quality growth portfolio which had a lot of the AI stocks in it at one point in time.

Last year was a really great year for us. We cultivated and harvested around $173,000 last year, taking profits on Nvidia (NVDA) and several other stocks.

And I redeployed those across the income side of the portfolio. So I'm just continually doing that, taking profits, harvesting profits from the income garden which are the growth portfolios and then redeploying them into the income side of the portfolio too.

I get to a point where I have a set of stocks for my retirement income stream that I'm confident in that they're going to be able to provide that income but also not take a major capital loss. So capital preservation is a big part of the strategy as well.

Rena Sherbill: What kind of stocks have you been getting out of and into these days?

David Alton Clark: Let me take a look. actually, I just sold out. When the year flips over, Rena, the losers from the previous year tend to become the winners and the winners become the losers.

The big loser last year in 2025 was the energy sector. So in December, I started loading up on certain energy stocks and I had some already that I was holding in the portfolio always to have a certain exposure to the energy sector but I added a few names and this year, the energy sector is leading.

I know a lot of times we talk about ExxonMobil (XOM) is up 20% this year. (CVX) or Chevron was the one that I had chosen and it was up like 27% since the start of the year. So I actually took profits on that ExxonMobil.

My last move I made is I took profits on ExxonMobil, Enterprise Product Partners (EPD) and Emcor (EME), which is an AI infrastructure name for the grid. So those three stocks were up both, Enterprise Product Partners and Chevron were up over 20% and then EME was up about 18% so I went ahead and clipped off profits on those.

But last year I kind of saw, one of the things is it's not really market timing but I go by what how am I doing in this particular stock. So like Coinbase (COIN), I had Coinbase was one of my growth picks last year. We were up 40% on that name and it's not about timing the market but it's about clipping those coupons and taking those profits when you've got upside on there.

And it's kind of funny because that was my mom's job - she was the one that was always having to tell my dad you need to sell that, you're up 40% or whatever.

So once something gets up over 20% in the growth side of the portfolio, if it's not in that speculative portfolio where it's kind of the Ron Popeil ones, which in there I have like (IONQ), that's kind of a long term, that's my quantum bet. And so it's highly volatile. So I'm not really watching that. I'm just in that for hopefully for 10 years from now.

But Coinbase, we made 40 % on that. Sold, I'm looking down my list right here. Nvidia we had a 45% gain on that so I took profits on that but not everything is a winner.

We kind of missed out on the copper run for (FCX). I actually took a loss on that one so everything is not a winner but overall we collected $102,000 in capital gains and there was $73,000 in dividends collected on the stocks that I had sold.

Rena Sherbill: What would you say in terms of, we just did these live events about income investing and growth investing. What would you say about those two categories of investing that's super important to keep in mind and that maybe you see that people don't keep in mind?

David Alton Clark: That's a great question. I think the biggest thing about the income side is there is a lot of talk about high yield.

People that their strategy is to buy all high yield stocks, 10% or more in order to give you that income that you need in retirement, like you need X so you buy 40 high yield stocks all yielding about 10% because that's how much money you need to pay your bills in in retirement.

The problem is that with all high yield stocks is that there's a lot of risk for capital loss once the stock price goes down.

A lot of times the next thing happens is a dividend cut or something like that. The problem is that those companies that are giving you that high of a yield, they aren't reinvesting that money into the company or putting in reserves so that they're more secure, they're safer. They're giving their profits away for you. That's great.

That's why high yield equates to higher risk, higher yield, higher risk, because they're not using those those profits of the company to grow the company or or make an acquisition that is creative to the stock. They're giving that back to the to the investor. So I do have high yield portfolios.

But the objective is to lessen that portfolio and get everything into what I call the super swan portfolio which is more around five percent that you can count on not losing your money.

So that's the problem there on the growth side of the portfolio. You really got to have a look. The long term growth story is the most important thing when you when I'm doing my due diligence.

I kind of go down into, get into a tighter and tighter group of due diligence. But the very first part of it is what's the long term growth story? And that's what I pay the most attention to when I start my due diligence and I dig into the fundamentals and the technicals. Finally, the technicals is when you decide to buy or sell something.

But right now we are in a market where it's highly volatile and we're at all time highs right now. So that's kind of why I took profits on a lot of my growth stocks right before the year clicked over because we're at all time highs and there's really a situation right now.

It's kind of sold off because gold and silver were at all time highs. The market was at all time highs. AI was at all time highs and so everything can't be true at once. know something my article back then was something's got to give either gold or silver is going to crash or the market's going to crash but like not crash but you know drug you're going to have a drawdown.

I don't want to scare people but silver did kind of crash 30 percent I don't know a couple weeks ago but anyway it was a situation where both things couldn't be true and we kind of had the opposite of that a little bit lately because you had the SaaSpocalypse that's going on right now like AI is supposed to be taking over all the software companies and so they're the software companies are all down 30, 40 percent 50 percent.

And what happened at the same time was the hyperscalers were down as well because people were worried about their CAPEX being $600 billion this year. The hyperscalers were getting hit because of their high CAPEX. The software stocks were being hit because AI was supposed to supplant them.

And then also the infrastructure stocks and the picks and shovels like the chips and all those were selling off and the energy side was selling off because they were saying, hey, we don't even know if the grid can handle all these things that you guys are talking about. So it was like, okay, well, which one is it going to be?

You can't have the software going down because AI is going to take over. But then again, AI is not going to take over because there's not enough power in the grid to supply it.

And then also that you're worried about that how much money they're spending and they're not, it's never going to come to fruition. So those are going down.

So that's why I think we had that big pop on Friday, because finally that narrative kind of got busted out. And now you see that the software sector is more diversified than - a lot of babies got thrown out with the bathwater, like CrowdStrike (CRWD).

Palo Alto (PANW) is my security play, cybersecurity play and I feel like that one was I actually added to that one on the sell-off because I felt that it was unjustly sold off with the rest of the software stocks.

Some of them deserve to be sold off it just depends.

Rena Sherbill: Anything else you would add about this market? Any other context or insight that you would add about this market?

David Alton Clark: The other point is probably the Fed. The Fed's taken a backseat lately. You haven't really heard a lot about that, but today one of the Fed voting members came out with a pretty hawkish statement saying that she thought that you know there was no more rate cuts should be done anytime in the near future.

With the CPI coming up tomorrow and then the jobs report on Thursday, those are going to be critical. And I think those have kind of been thrown by the wayside with everybody so focused in on AI and the software and everything. And now we're going to get the Fed coming into the picture with I think on March 17th is the next Fed meeting where that could affect the markets and I think people have kind of taken their eye off the ball as far as that goes.

And employment. Employment's been weakening. That's been a topic of discussion where everyone's thinking that AI is going to cause a lot of people to lose their jobs, especially at the entry level and somewhat that seems to be happening a little bit. the employment report is going to be, you know, I think very interesting this week as well for the markets.

Rena Sherbill: What would you say about the bond market and getting into and out of bonds for the average investor and then for a retiree?

David Alton Clark: I think that you should have some exposure to bonds. I have that myself. And so I am currently looking at adding some more, but I think that's good to have bonds as well as equities so that you're diversified, especially in retirement.

But I would probably step up to the preferred level is what I'm looking at right now. I have a preferred bond ETF that I've got for the portfolio and then (BGH) I just added a couple of months ago. So you definitely need to have some exposure to bonds as well as the equities, whether you're retiring or not.

Both of those - I don't have to worry about trying to pick out the best bonds myself. I believe in those two companies that are handling it. I have faith in them. That's why I bought those.

And they're diversified too. They're handling the whole thing. They're actively managed. So I don't have to worry about the bonds that much. I'm not really a super bondsman. So I put my faith into the people handling that.

Rena Sherbill: Got it. What else would you say about investing in this day in the middle of February in 2026? What else do you feel like investors should really be keeping in mind?

David Alton Clark: Well, lately it's been, it's been highly volatile. So you have to keep in mind, keep a long-term perspective and don't get caught up in the noise.

What I've been telling my people is you should only have your highest conviction holdings in your portfolio. So constantly be reviewing your portfolio to make sure you still believe in the long-term growth story of the holdings that you have because with the level of volatility and it's just started, I don't think it's over.

So we're kind of following the same trend as last year was a big, in the last couple of years with the service, we're up 87 % right now in total return, which is great.

But over the last three and a half years, we've endured like two or three 20 % drawdowns. And they're usually in the March, April timeframe, both of the last two years. So we're kind of heading into that zone right now. So what I've done is trimmed all of those stocks last year that I was way up on in the growth portfolios.

And I took profits on a couple of the ones in the income side as well. But really you gotta look through the noise and focus on the long term and be sure you're holding on to only the holdings that you have, the highest conviction that you have in those and double check on those because you're gonna get tested.

We're gonna have another drawdown for sure sometime probably between now and the end of the year I feel and it's always some exogenous event everyone is always trying to pinpoint okay this is what the issue is like we're having this big issue with Iran right now possibly going to war there those are all the known things but it seems like every time it's something from out of left field that you don't even know about like the yen carry trade collapsing. I think that was two years ago.

So just keep on your toes and you need to have just what you really believe in in your portfolio so that when the time comes that we do have a draw down, you're able to stand strong and hang on because it always comes back. That's the thing.

That's what happened both of those years and it came back right away. And if you would have sold right down at the very bottom, you'd be kicking yourself right now.

Rena Sherbill: Do you think during the drawdown, aside from specific strategies, would you say patience is the most key, that mostly people should be staying in their long-term investments?

David Alton Clark: Yes, yes, that's one of my key sayings that patience equals profits. That's one of my mantras. And so you've got to be patient. That works for when you're in a drawdown and you've already double checked everything and know that you believe in those stocks, so you're not going to sell but it's also in buying stocks.

You need to take your time and do your due diligence. Look into the history of it, what lies ahead for the company. And then also, you need to make sure that the company and the stock are aligned. A lot of times, the company's great, but the stock has just gone to the moon already. So even though the company's doing great, the stock's way overshot what the expectations are.

Rena Sherbill: What's an example of something like that?

David Alton Clark: Something like that maybe maybe Palantir (PLTR), when you look at them, they're killing it right but their price to sales ratio is like 165 so that's 165 years worth of revenue that they're going to have to come in so i i think that's probably why it's gone from, I think it was up in the 200s and now it's all the way down to 140 right now and it's the most expensive stock in the in the stock market right now I believe.

That would be one example of how it's just gotten way ahead of itself as far as you know when you it's way more valuable than Nvidia.

Nvidia (NVDA) is actually priced pretty relatively cheap compared to Palantir for sure.

Rena Sherbill: Would you be willing to share an example of something that you saw during a drawdown that you felt like maybe was gonna throw you off course? Actually, you could give an example of something that did end up throwing you off course or something that threatened to throw you off course, but you stuck with it. And is there an example of something that during a drawdown that you wanted to scoop up that you did that paid off?

David Alton Clark: One of the ones that I I that I kind of feel like I messed up on was was Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) where it's actually spiked up. I was doing good with it.

I think we got in at about 45 and then they had a big issue with their mine last year and it dropped about five or ten percent and there was a big issue the mine was shut down and that was a big part of their copper production so I went ahead and just cut out of that one I think you know about five or ten percent below where I had bought it I went ahead and sold out on that one and I'm still kind of kicking myself for that because that was a short-term thing but at the time I'm not so sure I felt like it was going to be dead money for a while since they're going to take a long time to get that mine up and going but then all of a sudden the whole of the copper just went crazy and now it's way up ahead of where it is and I should have just stuck with that one.

I shouldn't have let that one that didn't really change the copper narrative you know and that's why I bought it because we're going to need a lot of copper for the for the for the for the grid and I kind of lost sight of that and sold out on a short-term thing and kind of shipped me out of that one so that was one where I regret selling that one one where I bought in at the lows was actually Nvidia when Nvidia I think it was all the way up to almost 200 it got all the way down to 98 and that was last year.

It was 98 and it was it was they were they were just talking about how there was a lot of competition and they weren't sure if the people that hyperscalers that was before everybody started putting out their capex figures.

They're like, well, we don't know if they're going to get all the business they're supposed to get. It was a really negative narrative. But I decided to step in on that one because I really I believed in it. I kind of I did that because I had Nvidia way cheaper than that a few years back when it was just a gaming, all they were talking about was gaming for Nvidia and I was in on that and it was really low.

But I sold out on that because there was some news about that shook me out of that way back when. So when it got down to 98, I think it was last year. I was like, I'm not letting this one slip by I think you had a 22 PE or something like that at the time and I like this is crazy. So I bought in it at 98 on that one and rode it up to I think 180 or something like that and but I took profits on that right before the end of the year.

Rena Sherbill: What would you say now that we're getting into tax season, what would you say? I mean, I know this isn't tax advice and you're not a tax attorney, but what would you say just to keep in mind in terms of taxes for this kind of investing?

David Alton Clark: Right. Well, you know, there's tax loss harvesting that goes on in the prior year. I actually got my degree in accounting with honors from from UTSA and I was at Ernst & Young and I can do taxes. I could open up a tax company if I wanted to, but I got approved by an IRS tax person I have a number but I'm not giving tax advice. That's for sure.

But a lot of people and I do use the the tax loss harvesting piece of it so that's why things switch from winners become losers and losers become winners because a lot of people do the tax loss harvesting before the end of the year because they want to match up their gains with losses so that they can lower their taxes and then that's why at this time of the year, a lot of people are, you're seeing a lot of stocks that they do good on the earnings, or great on the earnings, like Palantir for instance, they killed it, but it sold off.

And so that's a sign that we're in the sell the rip. There's either buy the dip or sell the rip this year. People are selling a lot of stocks because they held on to them to the beginning of year, their gains, so that they've got another 12 months to go before they have to pay taxes on them.

Or maybe they'll have a loss in something between now and the end of year and they'll be able to match that up against the capital gains that they're taking right now.

So from a tax perspective, this is what I told my people also, part of the selling that you're seeing right now is basically because of the tax effects where they held on to those gains until the year clicked over and they're selling out early in the year so that they have 12 months to go, maybe they'll be able to match those gains off against some losses, or at least they've got 12 months before they gotta pay the taxes on those gains.

Rena Sherbill: Any other earnings takeaways from this recent season?

David Alton Clark: It's really been a negative type season. The earnings are coming in great and earnings are up but a lot of the stocks that are reporting good earnings or great earnings are still getting sold off after earnings. So you almost have to really knock the ball out of the park to not get sold off.

But what the earnings season is telling me is that we're kind of in a period of where people are taking profits and hunkering down.

There's a lot of uncertainty ahead. This is a mid-year election year, which is very uncertain times. A lot of things could get turned around if the Congress flips over to the other side from Trump. A lot of the things might get turned back that he's put into place. You never know. And so I think a lot of people are kind of being very cautious right now and I agree with that.

I think that we will probably by the end of the year after the turn of the year we get through the elections and all that we'll probably have we'll be up ahead of where we are right now but this year seems to be kind of following in the same footsteps as last year where we had we had a significant drawdown between now and the end of summer.

Rena Sherbill: Which was that tariff tantrum, that exogenous event from last year.

David Alton Clark: Right and there you go. I'm glad you brought that up because that's another thing too - no one's really been talking about the Supreme Court and the tariff issue that they've been reviewing. Remember, their initial notes on that were pretty negative, where it felt like even some of the conservative judges were saying that they didn't really agree that Trump had the legal authority to impose all these tariffs, right? But they're not coming back online until February 28th.

That's why it's been quiet. They had a month off, and they're coming back back on the 28th and they're expecting the decision on that sometime maybe on the 28th but after the 28th they'll be back in session and they'll be able to put out their thought on that and so that could be another uncertainty wrinkle that's thrown into the mix.

Now the Trump administration says that they've got other avenues to impose these tariffs. If that does come up, if the Supreme Court says no, you can't impose all these tariffs. The Trump administration says, well, then we've got another way to get into it, know, another way to wiggle into the tariffs and we don't really have to worry about that but who really knows about that so that's another thing that's kind of out there that you've got to have your eye on.

Rena Sherbill: You've been through some things. You've seen a lot of stuff in your life. You're a decorated veteran. I know we've talked a lot and we've discussed this in previous conversations also. It's certainly, it's one thing to say to keep your wits about you as volatility and uncertainty are unfolding all around us, but it's quite another to actually accomplish that. We all know that that's hard to do. What do you find that works for you that keeps you level-headed in these times?

David Alton Clark: I think the main thing is the history, knowing that every time there's been a sell-off or a significant downturn, the market's always come back. And that's kind of a lived experience. You've got to go through it, you know, through the 2000, dot com bubble popping and the 2008 house of cards falling and those types of things were sooner or later the market's gonna make a comeback.

And then there's shorter term things like the 9-11, when that happened. I remember I was watching CNBC on the morning that that happened the market was great. And then it was live on TV when that happened, when those planes went into the buildings. And immediately after the first plane, wasn't that big of a deal. The market really didn't move. And they were talking about, wow, there was an accident and it really wasn't affecting anything. And then the second plane came in and hit the other building.

And that's when the market dive bombed, because that's when everybody knew that there was, this was not an accident, know, this we're being attacked or something of that nature. And so the market just dive bombed and a lot of the stocks I had were down huge and they closed the stock market for a while and it just like you just did not know what was gonna happen next but just from past history and and you know I knew that I wasn't gonna sell out and sure enough they opened back up and all my stocks were way down but I think it wasn't more than just a couple of weeks before the market was right back to where it was before so after you've gone through a few things like that you have to realize that it's always going to make a comeback and another thing too is that you kind of got to get outside yourself and think about it from a perspective of this is a long-term investment.

Don't let the short-term noise get to you. There's a lot of short-term noise. you get caught up in all the noise and the little tidbits of news, you need to fall back. And that's what I'm saying about only have your highest conviction names and review it and say, okay, is the long-term growth story still intact? Yes, okay, well then. This is either when the stocks are down when I was younger, if my stock went down 20 % and everything looked like it was gonna be negative in the very beginning, usually I would sell out right then. I'd be like, I gotta get it, because you're watching it and you're like, I gotta get out of this. It's going down, it's going down.

Almost every time I hit that sell button, the very next thing, it turned green. It started going back up again. And I was like, dang it, I sold out right at the very, I can't even count how many times I did that when I was first getting started. So that's where I came up with when that happens, when you're feeling like my God, I've got to sell this. Before you hit that sell button, you might want to think to yourself, well, the long-term growth story is still intact.

Maybe this is time to double down, not sell. And that's worked out several times for me now, where I've said, you know what? I still believe in this. This is a short-term issue. I'm going to double down on this right now. And so I'd buy more at that point in time.

Rena Sherbill: Yeah, holding on to our strategies and following the signals, you know, so important and ignoring the noise because the noise is not meant to inform. It is meant to, I think, throw us off course.

David Alton Clark: Don't let it shake you off the horse. In eight seconds.

Rena Sherbill: Yeah, exactly. David, I always appreciate talking to you. Always enjoy it. Always really appreciate the insights that you share with us. Again, your investing group is called Retirement Income Warrior. Go check it out. There's a lot of great stuff that David affords subscribers. David, I'll leave you with the last word. What else would you share with our audience?

David Alton Clark: I just want to say thanks a lot for seeking Alpha and everybody listening. I appreciate all the insights. We have a great group. It's not just me.

There's a great group of really savvy investors that are input into the service as well. I am the leader of it, but there is just we've got a bunch of great members already and I owe them a big salute of respect for all the input that they put into the group and the chat room and all the ideas and things like that they send me. So I just want to say thanks to everybody.

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Most Powerful Force Impacting Stock PricesThe change in a company's future earnings potential, as reflected in earnings estimate revisions, has proven to be strongly correlated with the near-term price movement of its stock. That's partly because of the influence of institutional investors that use earnings and earnings estimates for calculating the fair value of a company's shares. An increase or decrease in earnings estimates in their valuation models simply results in higher or lower fair value for a stock, and institutional investors typically buy or sell it. Their transaction of large amounts of shares then leads to price movement for the stock.

Fundamentally speaking, rising earnings estimates and the consequent rating upgrade for Revolve Group imply an improvement in the company's underlying business. Investors should show their appreciation for this improving business trend by pushing the stock higher.

Harnessing the Power of Earnings Estimate RevisionsAs empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock movements, tracking such revisions for making an investment decision could be truly rewarding. Here is where the tried-and-tested Zacks Rank stock-rating system plays an important role, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions.

The Zacks Rank stock-rating system, which uses four factors related to earnings estimates to classify stocks into five groups, ranging from Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) to Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive externally-audited track record, with Zacks Rank #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>> .

Earnings Estimate Revisions for Revolve GroupThis online women's fashion retailer is expected to earn $0.75 per share for the fiscal year ending December 2025, which represents no year-over-year change.

Analysts have been steadily raising their estimates for Revolve Group. Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the company has increased 0.2%.

Bottom LineUnlike the overly optimistic Wall Street analysts whose rating systems tend to be weighted toward favorable recommendations, the Zacks rating system maintains an equal proportion of "buy" and "sell" ratings for its entire universe of more than 4,000 stocks at any point in time. Irrespective of market conditions, only the top 5% of the Zacks-covered stocks get a "Strong Buy" rating and the next 15% get a "Buy" rating. So, the placement of a stock in the top 20% of the Zacks-covered stocks indicates its superior earnings estimate revision feature, making it a solid candidate for producing market-beating returns in the near term.

You can learn more about the Zacks Rank here >>>

The upgrade of Revolve Group to a Zacks Rank #1 positions it in the top 5% of the Zacks-covered stocks in terms of estimate revisions, implying that the stock might move higher in the near term.

Momentum investing is all about the idea of following a stock's recent trend, which can be in either direction. In the "long context," investors will essentially be "buying high, but hoping to sell even higher." And for investors following this methodology, taking advantage of trends in a stock's price is key; once a stock establishes a course, it is more than likely to continue moving in that direction. The goal is that once a stock heads down a fixed path, it will lead to timely and profitable trades.

Even though momentum is a popular stock characteristic, it can be tough to define. Debate surrounding which are the best and worst metrics to focus on is lengthy, but the Zacks Momentum Style Score, part of the Zacks Style Scores, helps address this issue for us.

Below, we take a look at National Grid (NGG - Free Report) , which currently has a Momentum Style Score of B. We also discuss some of the main drivers of the Momentum Style Score, like price change and earnings estimate revisions.

It's also important to note that Style Scores work as a complement to the Zacks Rank, our stock rating system that has an impressive track record of outperformance. National Grid currently has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy). Our research shows that stocks rated Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and #2 (Buy) and Style Scores of "A or B" outperform the market over the following one-month period.

You can see the current list of Zacks #1 Rank Stocks here >>>

Set to Beat the Market?Let's discuss some of the components of the Momentum Style Score for NGG that show why this electricity and gas utility shows promise as a solid momentum pick.

Looking at a stock's short-term price activity is a great way to gauge if it has momentum, since this can reflect both the current interest in a stock and if buyers or sellers have the upper hand at the moment. It's also helpful to compare a security to its industry; this can show investors the best companies in a particular area.

For NGG, shares are up 3.27% over the past week while the Zacks Alternative Energy - Other industry is down 0.89% over the same time period. Shares are looking quite well from a longer time frame too, as the monthly price change of 13.68% compares favorably with the industry's 0.13% performance as well.

While any stock can see a spike in price, it takes a real winner to consistently outperform the market. Shares of National Grid have increased 14.48% over the past quarter, and have gained 44.37% in the last year. In comparison, the S&P 500 has only moved 1.86% and 15.7%, respectively.

Investors should also pay attention to NGG's average 20-day trading volume. Volume is a useful item in many ways, and the 20-day average establishes a good price-to-volume baseline; a rising stock with above average volume is generally a bullish sign, whereas a declining stock on above average volume is typically bearish. NGG is currently averaging 765,012 shares for the last 20 days.

Earnings OutlookThe Zacks Momentum Style Score also takes into account trends in estimate revisions, in addition to price changes. Please note that estimate revision trends remain at the core of Zacks Rank as well. A nice path here can help show promise, and we have recently been seeing that with NGG.

Over the past two months, 2 earnings estimates moved higher compared to none lower for the full year. These revisions helped boost NGG's consensus estimate, increasing from $5.22 to $5.26 in the past 60 days. Looking at the next fiscal year, 2 estimates have moved upwards while there have been no downward revisions in the same time period.

Bottom LineTaking into account all of these elements, it should come as no surprise that NGG is a #2 (Buy) stock with a Momentum Score of B. If you've been searching for a fresh pick that's set to rise in the near-term, make sure to keep National Grid on your short list.

Society Pass Incorporated (SOPA - Free Report) could be a solid choice for investors given its recent upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). An upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices -- has triggered this rating change.

The sole determinant of the Zacks rating is a company's changing earnings picture. The Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus of EPS estimates from the sell-side analysts covering the stock -- for the current and following years is tracked by the system.

Individual investors often find it hard to make decisions based on rating upgrades by Wall Street analysts, since these are mostly driven by subjective factors that are hard to see and measure in real time. In these situations, the Zacks rating system comes in handy because of the power of a changing earnings picture in determining near-term stock price movements.

As such, the Zacks rating upgrade for Society Pass Incorporated is essentially a positive comment on its earnings outlook that could have a favorable impact on its stock price.

Most Powerful Force Impacting Stock PricesThe change in a company's future earnings potential, as reflected in earnings estimate revisions, and the near-term price movement of its stock are proven to be strongly correlated. That's partly because of the influence of institutional investors that use earnings and earnings estimates for calculating the fair value of a company's shares. An increase or decrease in earnings estimates in their valuation models simply results in higher or lower fair value for a stock, and institutional investors typically buy or sell it. Their bulk investment action then leads to price movement for the stock.

Fundamentally speaking, rising earnings estimates and the consequent rating upgrade for Society Pass Incorporated imply an improvement in the company's underlying business. Investors should show their appreciation for this improving business trend by pushing the stock higher.

Harnessing the Power of Earnings Estimate RevisionsEmpirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock movements, so it could be truly rewarding if such revisions are tracked for making an investment decision. Here is where the tried-and-tested Zacks Rank stock-rating system plays an important role, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions.

The Zacks Rank stock-rating system, which uses four factors related to earnings estimates to classify stocks into five groups, ranging from Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) to Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive externally-audited track record, with Zacks Rank #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>> .

Earnings Estimate Revisions for Society Pass IncorporatedFor the fiscal year ending December 2025, this company is expected to earn -$1.39 per share, which is unchanged compared with the year-ago reported number.

Analysts have been steadily raising their estimates for Society Pass Incorporated. Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the company has increased 68.8%.

Bottom LineUnlike the overly optimistic Wall Street analysts whose rating systems tend to be weighted toward favorable recommendations, the Zacks rating system maintains an equal proportion of "buy" and "sell" ratings for its entire universe of more than 4,000 stocks at any point in time. Irrespective of market conditions, only the top 5% of the Zacks-covered stocks get a "Strong Buy" rating and the next 15% get a "Buy" rating. So, the placement of a stock in the top 20% of the Zacks-covered stocks indicates its superior earnings estimate revision feature, making it a solid candidate for producing market-beating returns in the near term.

You can learn more about the Zacks Rank here >>>

The upgrade of Society Pass Incorporated to a Zacks Rank #2 positions it in the top 20% of the Zacks-covered stocks in terms of estimate revisions, implying that the stock might move higher in the near term.

8x8 (EGHT - Free Report) could be a solid addition to your portfolio given its recent upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). This upgrade is essentially a reflection of an upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices.

The Zacks rating relies solely on a company's changing earnings picture. It tracks EPS estimates for the current and following years from the sell-side analysts covering the stock through a consensus measure -- the Zacks Consensus Estimate.

Since a changing earnings picture is a powerful factor influencing near-term stock price movements, the Zacks rating system is very useful for individual investors. They may find it difficult to make decisions based on rating upgrades by Wall Street analysts, as these are mostly driven by subjective factors that are hard to see and measure in real time.

Therefore, the Zacks rating upgrade for 8x8 basically reflects positivity about its earnings outlook that could translate into buying pressure and an increase in its stock price.

Most Powerful Force Impacting Stock PricesThe change in a company's future earnings potential, as reflected in earnings estimate revisions, and the near-term price movement of its stock are proven to be strongly correlated. The influence of institutional investors has a partial contribution to this relationship, as these big professionals use earnings and earnings estimates to calculate the fair value of a company's shares. An increase or decrease in earnings estimates in their valuation models simply results in higher or lower fair value for a stock, and institutional investors typically buy or sell it. Their bulk investment action then leads to price movement for the stock.

For 8x8, rising earnings estimates and the consequent rating upgrade fundamentally mean an improvement in the company's underlying business. And investors' appreciation of this improving business trend should push the stock higher.

Harnessing the Power of Earnings Estimate RevisionsAs empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock movements, tracking such revisions for making an investment decision could be truly rewarding. Here is where the tried-and-tested Zacks Rank stock-rating system plays an important role, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions.

The Zacks Rank stock-rating system, which uses four factors related to earnings estimates to classify stocks into five groups, ranging from Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) to Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive externally-audited track record, with Zacks Rank #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>> .

Earnings Estimate Revisions for 8x8For the fiscal year ending March 2026, this telecommunications services company is expected to earn $0.36 per share, which is unchanged compared with the year-ago reported number.

Analysts have been steadily raising their estimates for 8x8. Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the company has increased 37.9%.

Bottom LineUnlike the overly optimistic Wall Street analysts whose rating systems tend to be weighted toward favorable recommendations, the Zacks rating system maintains an equal proportion of "buy" and "sell" ratings for its entire universe of more than 4,000 stocks at any point in time. Irrespective of market conditions, only the top 5% of the Zacks-covered stocks get a "Strong Buy" rating and the next 15% get a "Buy" rating. So, the placement of a stock in the top 20% of the Zacks-covered stocks indicates its superior earnings estimate revision feature, making it a solid candidate for producing market-beating returns in the near term.

You can learn more about the Zacks Rank here >>>

The upgrade of 8x8 to a Zacks Rank #1 positions it in the top 5% of the Zacks-covered stocks in terms of estimate revisions, implying that the stock might move higher in the near term.

Roku (ROKU - Free Report) could be a solid choice for investors given its recent upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). This rating change essentially reflects an upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices.

The sole determinant of the Zacks rating is a company's changing earnings picture. The Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus of EPS estimates from the sell-side analysts covering the stock -- for the current and following years is tracked by the system.

Individual investors often find it hard to make decisions based on rating upgrades by Wall Street analysts, since these are mostly driven by subjective factors that are hard to see and measure in real time. In these situations, the Zacks rating system comes in handy because of the power of a changing earnings picture in determining near-term stock price movements.

Therefore, the Zacks rating upgrade for Roku basically reflects positivity about its earnings outlook that could translate into buying pressure and an increase in its stock price.

Most Powerful Force Impacting Stock PricesThe change in a company's future earnings potential, as reflected in earnings estimate revisions, has proven to be strongly correlated with the near-term price movement of its stock. That's partly because of the influence of institutional investors that use earnings and earnings estimates for calculating the fair value of a company's shares. An increase or decrease in earnings estimates in their valuation models simply results in higher or lower fair value for a stock, and institutional investors typically buy or sell it. Their bulk investment action then leads to price movement for the stock.

Fundamentally speaking, rising earnings estimates and the consequent rating upgrade for Roku imply an improvement in the company's underlying business. Investors should show their appreciation for this improving business trend by pushing the stock higher.

Harnessing the Power of Earnings Estimate RevisionsAs empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock movements, tracking such revisions for making an investment decision could be truly rewarding. Here is where the tried-and-tested Zacks Rank stock-rating system plays an important role, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions.

The Zacks Rank stock-rating system, which uses four factors related to earnings estimates to classify stocks into five groups, ranging from Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) to Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive externally-audited track record, with Zacks Rank #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>> .

Earnings Estimate Revisions for RokuThis video streaming company is expected to earn $0.32 per share for the fiscal year ending December 2025, which represents no year-over-year change.

Analysts have been steadily raising their estimates for Roku. Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the company has increased 9.2%.

Bottom LineUnlike the overly optimistic Wall Street analysts whose rating systems tend to be weighted toward favorable recommendations, the Zacks rating system maintains an equal proportion of "buy" and "sell" ratings for its entire universe of more than 4,000 stocks at any point in time. Irrespective of market conditions, only the top 5% of the Zacks-covered stocks get a "Strong Buy" rating and the next 15% get a "Buy" rating. So, the placement of a stock in the top 20% of the Zacks-covered stocks indicates its superior earnings estimate revision feature, making it a solid candidate for producing market-beating returns in the near term.

You can learn more about the Zacks Rank here >>>

The upgrade of Roku to a Zacks Rank #1 positions it in the top 5% of the Zacks-covered stocks in terms of estimate revisions, implying that the stock might move higher in the near term.

Investors might want to bet on TripAdvisor (TRIP - Free Report) , as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). This upgrade primarily reflects an upward trend in earnings estimates, which is one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices.

The sole determinant of the Zacks rating is a company's changing earnings picture. The Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus of EPS estimates from the sell-side analysts covering the stock -- for the current and following years is tracked by the system.

Since a changing earnings picture is a powerful factor influencing near-term stock price movements, the Zacks rating system is very useful for individual investors. They may find it difficult to make decisions based on rating upgrades by Wall Street analysts, as these are mostly driven by subjective factors that are hard to see and measure in real time.

Therefore, the Zacks rating upgrade for TripAdvisor basically reflects positivity about its earnings outlook that could translate into buying pressure and an increase in its stock price.

Most Powerful Force Impacting Stock PricesThe change in a company's future earnings potential, as reflected in earnings estimate revisions, has proven to be strongly correlated with the near-term price movement of its stock. The influence of institutional investors has a partial contribution to this relationship, as these big professionals use earnings and earnings estimates to calculate the fair value of a company's shares. An increase or decrease in earnings estimates in their valuation models simply results in higher or lower fair value for a stock, and institutional investors typically buy or sell it. Their transaction of large amounts of shares then leads to price movement for the stock.

For TripAdvisor, rising earnings estimates and the consequent rating upgrade fundamentally mean an improvement in the company's underlying business. And investors' appreciation of this improving business trend should push the stock higher.

Harnessing the Power of Earnings Estimate RevisionsAs empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock movements, tracking such revisions for making an investment decision could be truly rewarding. Here is where the tried-and-tested Zacks Rank stock-rating system plays an important role, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions.

The Zacks Rank stock-rating system, which uses four factors related to earnings estimates to classify stocks into five groups, ranging from Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) to Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive externally-audited track record, with Zacks Rank #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>> .

Earnings Estimate Revisions for TripAdvisorFor the fiscal year ending December 2025, this travel website operator is expected to earn $1.33 per share, which is unchanged compared with the year-ago reported number.

Analysts have been steadily raising their estimates for TripAdvisor. Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the company has increased 17.9%.

Bottom LineUnlike the overly optimistic Wall Street analysts whose rating systems tend to be weighted toward favorable recommendations, the Zacks rating system maintains an equal proportion of "buy" and "sell" ratings for its entire universe of more than 4,000 stocks at any point in time. Irrespective of market conditions, only the top 5% of the Zacks-covered stocks get a "Strong Buy" rating and the next 15% get a "Buy" rating. So, the placement of a stock in the top 20% of the Zacks-covered stocks indicates its superior earnings estimate revision feature, making it a solid candidate for producing market-beating returns in the near term.

You can learn more about the Zacks Rank here >>>

The upgrade of TripAdvisor to a Zacks Rank #1 positions it in the top 5% of the Zacks-covered stocks in terms of estimate revisions, implying that the stock might move higher in the near term.

Investors might want to bet on DHI Group (DHX - Free Report) , as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). An upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices -- has triggered this rating change.

A company's changing earnings picture is at the core of the Zacks rating. The system tracks the Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus measure of EPS estimates from the sell-side analysts covering the stock -- for the current and following years.

Individual investors often find it hard to make decisions based on rating upgrades by Wall Street analysts, since these are mostly driven by subjective factors that are hard to see and measure in real time. In these situations, the Zacks rating system comes in handy because of the power of a changing earnings picture in determining near-term stock price movements.

Therefore, the Zacks rating upgrade for DHI Group basically reflects positivity about its earnings outlook that could translate into buying pressure and an increase in its stock price.

Most Powerful Force Impacting Stock PricesThe change in a company's future earnings potential, as reflected in earnings estimate revisions, and the near-term price movement of its stock are proven to be strongly correlated. The influence of institutional investors has a partial contribution to this relationship, as these big professionals use earnings and earnings estimates to calculate the fair value of a company's shares. An increase or decrease in earnings estimates in their valuation models simply results in higher or lower fair value for a stock, and institutional investors typically buy or sell it. Their transaction of large amounts of shares then leads to price movement for the stock.

Fundamentally speaking, rising earnings estimates and the consequent rating upgrade for DHI Group imply an improvement in the company's underlying business. Investors should show their appreciation for this improving business trend by pushing the stock higher.

Harnessing the Power of Earnings Estimate RevisionsAs empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock movements, tracking such revisions for making an investment decision could be truly rewarding. Here is where the tried-and-tested Zacks Rank stock-rating system plays an important role, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions.

The Zacks Rank stock-rating system, which uses four factors related to earnings estimates to classify stocks into five groups, ranging from Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) to Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive externally-audited track record, with Zacks Rank #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>> .

Earnings Estimate Revisions for DHI GroupThis provider of websites and career fairs for professionals is expected to earn $0.27 per share for the fiscal year ending December 2026, which represents no year-over-year change.

Analysts have been steadily raising their estimates for DHI Group. Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the company has increased 29.6%.

Bottom LineUnlike the overly optimistic Wall Street analysts whose rating systems tend to be weighted toward favorable recommendations, the Zacks rating system maintains an equal proportion of "buy" and "sell" ratings for its entire universe of more than 4,000 stocks at any point in time. Irrespective of market conditions, only the top 5% of the Zacks-covered stocks get a "Strong Buy" rating and the next 15% get a "Buy" rating. So, the placement of a stock in the top 20% of the Zacks-covered stocks indicates its superior earnings estimate revision feature, making it a solid candidate for producing market-beating returns in the near term.

You can learn more about the Zacks Rank here >>>

The upgrade of DHI Group to a Zacks Rank #1 positions it in the top 5% of the Zacks-covered stocks in terms of estimate revisions, implying that the stock might move higher in the near term.

Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA, XETRA:0QF) shares fell almost 6% after the drugmaker announced that the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) has issued a Refusal-to-File (RTF) letter for the company’s biologics license application for its investigational seasonal influenza vaccine, mRNA-1010.

According to the company, the FDA cited the choice of a licensed standard-dose influenza vaccine as the comparator in Moderna’s Phase 3 trial as the reason for the refusal.

The RTF letter did not identify any safety or efficacy concerns with mRNA-1010, the company highlighted. 

Moderna noted that the refusal is inconsistent with prior communications from CBER, including pre-Phase 3 and pre-submission guidance. In response, the company has requested a Type A meeting with the FDA to clarify the path forward. Moderna has made the full RTF letter publicly available on its website.

The company said that mRNA-1010 has been submitted and accepted for review in the European Union, Canada, and Australia, with additional submissions planned for 2026. Moderna expects potential approvals to begin in late 2026 or early 2027, depending on ongoing regulatory reviews.

Moderna also indicated that the RTF from CBER is not expected to affect its 2026 financial guidance.

"This decision by CBER, which did not identify any safety or efficacy concerns with our product, does not further our shared goal of enhancing America's leadership in developing innovative medicines," Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said in a statement.

“We look forward to engaging with CBER to understand the path forward as quickly as possible so that America's seniors, and those with underlying conditions, continue to have access to American-made innovations."

Parsons Corporation (PSN) Q4 2025 Earnings Call February 11, 2026 8:00 AM EST

Company Participants

David Spille - Senior Vice President of Investor Relations
Carey Smith - President, CEO & Chairwoman
Matt Ofilos - Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Sangita Jain - KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Research Division
Louie Dipalma - William Blair & Company L.L.C., Research Division
Gavin Parsons - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division
John Godyn - Citigroup Inc., Research Division
Sheila Kahyaoglu - Jefferies LLC, Research Division
Andrew J. Wittmann - Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Research Division
Tobey Sommer - Truist Securities, Inc., Research Division

Presentation

Operator

Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Parsons Corporation Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note that today's conference is being recorded.

I will now hand the conference over to your speaker host for today, Dave Spille, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

David Spille
Senior Vice President of Investor Relations

Thank you. Good morning, and thank you for joining us today to discuss our fourth quarter and fiscal year 2025 financial results. Please note that we provided presentation slides on the Investor Relations section of our website. On the call with me today are Carey Smith, Chair President and CEO; and Matt Ofilos,CFO. Today, Carey will discuss our corporate strategy and operational highlights, and then Matt will provide an overview of our fourth quarter and fiscal year 2025 financial results as well as a review of our 2026 guidance and long-term growth rates. We then will close with a question-and-answer session.

Management may also make forward-looking statements during the call regarding future events, anticipated future trends and the anticipated future performance of the company. We caution you that such statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to

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If you are looking for a stock that has a solid history of beating earnings estimates and is in a good position to maintain the trend in its next quarterly report, you should consider Labcorp Holdings (LH - Free Report) . This company, which is in the Zacks Medical Services industry, shows potential for another earnings beat.

This medical laboratory operator has an established record of topping earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The company boasts an average surprise for the past two quarters of 3.14%.

For the last reported quarter, Labcorp came out with earnings of $4.18 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.13 per share, representing a surprise of 1.21%. For the previous quarter, the company was expected to post earnings of $4.14 per share and it actually produced earnings of $4.35 per share, delivering a surprise of 5.07%.

Price and EPS Surprise

With this earnings history in mind, recent estimates have been moving higher for Labcorp. In fact, the Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction) for the company is positive, which is a great sign of an earnings beat, especially when you combine this metric with its nice Zacks Rank.

Our research shows that stocks with the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) or better produce a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time. In other words, if you have 10 stocks with this combination, the number of stocks that beat the consensus estimate could be as high as seven.

The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a version of the Zacks Consensus whose definition is related to change. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier.

Labcorp has an Earnings ESP of +0.20% at the moment, suggesting that analysts have grown bullish on its near-term earnings potential. When you combine this positive Earnings ESP with the stock's Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), it shows that another beat is possibly around the corner. The company's next earnings report is expected to be released on February 17, 2026.

When the Earnings ESP comes up negative, investors should note that this will reduce the predictive power of the metric. But, a negative value is not indicative of a stock's earnings miss.

Many companies end up beating the consensus EPS estimate, though this is not the only reason why their shares gain. Additionally, some stocks may remain stable even if they end up missing the consensus estimate.

Because of this, it's really important to check a company's Earnings ESP ahead of its quarterly release to increase the odds of success. Make sure to utilize our Earnings ESP Filter to uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they've reported.

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Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) | AAPL Price Prediction  just distributed $0.26 per share to shareholders on February 12, 2026, marking another quarterly payment in the company’s uninterrupted dividend streak spanning over a decade. With a current yield of 0.38% and shares trading at $279.72, Apple’s dividend profile reflects a company prioritizing capital appreciation and share buybacks over income generation. Here’s how the tech giant’s dividend stacks up across key sustainability metrics.

Dividend Grade: A- Apple earns an A- grade for dividend quality, driven by exceptional coverage ratios and robust cash generation despite a yield well below market averages. The company’s 13.06% payout ratio leaves substantial room for future increases, while operating cash flow of $111.5 billion in fiscal 2025 covered dividends by 7.23 times. This cushion positions Apple to maintain payments even during market downturns.

The grade reflects a tension between safety and income. Apple’s dividend is extraordinarily secure — backed by $435.6 billion in trailing revenue and 27% profit margins — but the 0.38% yield trails both the 2.45% average of the Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF and the broader income-focused universe. Investors seeking current income will find better yields elsewhere; those prioritizing safety and growth potential will appreciate Apple’s fortress balance sheet.

Apple’s dividend scorecard highlights an overall A- grade, reflecting a growing dividend suitable for long-term investors despite a low yield. Wall Street analysts currently rate AAPL a ‘Moderate Buy’. Recent Dividend Growth Apple increased its quarterly dividend from $0.25 to $0.26 per share in May 2025, representing a 4% increase. The current annualized rate stands at $1.04 per share, up from $1.00 the prior year. While modest, this growth trajectory has remained consistent since Apple reinstated dividends in 2012 after a 16-year hiatus.

The company’s capital allocation strategy favors share repurchases over aggressive dividend hikes. In fiscal 2025, Apple returned $106.1 billion to shareholders through $15.4 billion in dividends and $90.7 billion in buybacks. This 6-to-1 ratio demonstrates management’s preference for reducing share count — a strategy that benefits long-term holders through earnings-per-share accretion rather than immediate income.

Cash Flow Coverage and Sustainability Apple’s dividend sustainability is among the strongest in technology. The most recent quarter showed operating cash flow of $53.9 billion covering the $3.9 billion quarterly dividend by 13.76 times. Free cash flow of $98.8 billion in fiscal 2025 provides ample cushion for both dividends and buybacks while funding $12.7 billion in capital expenditures.

The company’s $152.9 billion in EBITDA and 35.4% operating margin underscore operational efficiency. With quarterly earnings growth of 18.3% year-over-year, Apple generates sufficient cash to support dividend growth without straining the balance sheet. The 13.06% payout ratio means the company could theoretically increase dividends sevenfold before reaching a 100% payout threshold, an unlikely scenario but one illustrating the dividend’s safety margin.

Total Return Context While the 0.38% yield appears underwhelming, Apple’s total return profile compensates. The stock has gained 20.76% over the past year and 112.13% over five years, delivering substantial capital appreciation alongside its dividend payments. Combined with dividends, this performance positions Apple as a growth-oriented holding that happens to pay dividends rather than a traditional income investment.

The company’s $4.02 trillion market capitalization and trailing P/E of 34.73 reflect investor confidence in continued capital appreciation. For income-focused portfolios, Apple’s contribution will remain minimal. For balanced portfolios seeking quality companies with modest but growing dividends backed by exceptional fundamentals, Apple’s A- grade reflects a dividend that prioritizes sustainability and long-term growth over immediate yield.