Silver Range Resources Ltd (TSX-V:SNG, OTC:SLRRF, FRA:8SR) earlier this week outlined encouraging early-stage gold indications from its East Goldfield project in central Nevada and detailed plans for a substantial geophysical programme intended to define deeper drill targets.
CEO Mike Power told Proactive that the company had used small, man-portable drills to test the upper portions of three interpreted feeder structures. Two of the feeders returned encouraging indications, while the third did not.
Power referenced a result of approximately 1.83 grams per tonne gold, noting that the short drill holes did not represent true widths and were designed primarily to establish whether gold was present in the upper parts of the structures.
He said the presence of gold near surface was significant because the company believed that stronger mineralisation could occur farther down the interpreted feeder structures. Power described the structures as comparable to chimneys or tailpipes within the mineralised system.
“The fact that they’ve got it at surface is really promising because that’s not where you expect to find the high grade,” he said.
Silver Range Resources has worked at East Goldfield for approximately 10 years. Power said recent geological mapping, supported by aeromagnetic and radiometric survey data, had improved the company’s understanding of the project.
Potential catalysts include the receipt of access permits, the start of fieldwork and completion of the survey. The company hopes to finish the programme by the end of August, release results in September and identify prospective drill targets for the fall.
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Warner Bros. Discovery filed a lawsuit this week accusing Amazon of interference with contractual relations, breach of contract, and unfair competition.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG -0.69%) is set to report its second-quarter results on July 29, and after a rough stretch for the burrito maker, plenty of investors are wondering whether to buy ahead of the print. That's a fair question, but I think it is the wrong one to obsess over. The smarter approach is to ask how this quarter fits into Chipotle's longer story.
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What to watch on July 29 The headline number will be same-store sales, and the recent trend is encouraging. After comparable sales declined for several quarters, Chipotle eked out a 0.5% comps gain in Q1 as customer traffic grew again thanks to menu innovations and limited-time offerings.
Management has guided for roughly flat same-store sales this year, with acceleration expected as 2026 goes on. So the key things to watch on July 29 will be whether that fragile traffic recovery is building momentum and whether margins are holding up while the company reinvests.
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Here is why I would not let a single earnings report decide for me. Chipotle's real engine is not quarterly comps; it is relentless unit growth. The company plans to open 350 to 370 new restaurants this year, keeping up its 8% to 10% annual expansion pace, with a heavy emphasis on Chipotlanes, its drive-thru lanes designed for pickup of digital orders. The company has a long runway toward its long-term goal of roughly 7,000 North American locations, and its individual restaurants boast some of the best economics in the industry.
That combination of opening more high-returning stores year after year is what compounds its value for shareholders over time. A single soft quarter or a single strong one will barely change that trajectory. If anything, the recent weakness has cooled Chipotle's once-lofty valuation. For patient investors, that's more an opportunity than a warning.
I would not rush in just to beat an earnings date, because trying to trade a single quarter is closer to gambling than investing. But if you believe in Chipotle's long-term story, its durable brand, its proven store model, and its plans for years of unit growth, the recent pullback and early signs of a traffic turnaround make this a reasonable time to start a position or add to one, regardless of what the upcoming earnings report reveals.
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Capital One (COF +1.44%) provided Wall Street with a solid earnings update for the second quarter of 2026. But there was a lot of noise, given the company's ongoing integration of Discover. Here's the good news from the quarter, and a look at the ongoing integration effort that will determine how successful the Capital One-Discover tie-up will be.
Earnings numbers are all over the place Right now, the acquisition of Discover means Capital One will have very complicated financial results. For example, in the second quarter of 2026, the bank posted net income per share of $4.73, up from $3.34 in the first quarter of 2026 and a loss of $8.58 per share in the year-ago period. The second quarter of 2025 looks terrible in comparison, but don't get too excited about the improvement.
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Second-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings came in at $5.81, up from $5.48 in the second quarter of 2025. That's a solid uptick, but the difference between adjusted and GAAP earnings highlights that there are many moving parts right now. And the Discover acquisition is a big part of the story, as is the subsequent, though much smaller, purchase of Brex. For example, the loss in the second quarter of 2025 was driven by some large Discover acquisition costs. Removing those costs pushed adjusted earnings well into positive territory. In the second quarter of 2026, costs related to Discover and Brex weren't as large, but still totaled $1.08 per share.
These costs aren't going away anytime soon. So, for now, the Discover acquisition means continued earnings complexity. That's a clear negative, but there are positives to consider, too.
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The integration is going well The real story to watch today is the integration of the Discover business, which is still a work in progress. According to the company, things are going well. Capital one debit customers have been transitioned to the Discover network. And Discover's credit card customers are actively being transferred to Capital One's back-end systems. These are big, technically difficult moves that Capital One has to get right, or it could risk losing customers.
That said, Capital One is deliberately overhauling the Discover business to shift it toward a more conservative financing approach. That will likely depress Discover's performance for a bit. So there are many moving parts, but the end of the story is still a net positive for Capital One. For example, revenues increased 4% year over year, and credit quality metrics improved across the board. That's pretty much what investors should be hoping to see. So, if you can look beyond the earnings complexity, the Capital One-Discover tie-up is still moving the company in a good direction.
Welcome back, Connectioneers! If you’re looking for help with today’s puzzling NYT Connections puzzle, I’m here to offer my assistance with some extra clues and the solutions to the Yellow, Blue, Green and Purple groups.
Alright, alright, alright. Sunday Connectioneers, I hope you’re not working too hard. It’s a day designed by the celestial powers that be for sitting around and soaking up the sun. Head to the beach, but bring your NYT Games App with you and let’s solve today’s Connections!
Also be sure to check out my weekend streaming guide for all the best TV shows and movies to watch this weekend. There’s some great new stuff out, both at home and in theaters.
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If you’re looking for Saturday’s Connections guide, it’s right here.
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How To Play ConnectionsConnections is the second-most popular NYT Games puzzle game outside of the main crossword itself, and an extremely fun, free offering that will get your brain moving every day. Play it right here.
The goal is to take a group of 16 words and find links between four pairs of four of them. They could be specific categories of terms, or they could be little world puzzles where words may come before or after them you need to figure out. And they get more complicated from there.
There is only one set of right answers for this, and you only get a certain number of tries so you can’t just spam around until you find something. There are difficulty tiers coded by color, which will usually go from yellow, blue/green to purple as difficulty increases, so know that going in and when you start linking them together.
You pick the four words you think are linked and either you will get a solve and a lit up row that shows you how you were connected. If you’re close, it will tell you that you’re one away. Again, four mistakes you lose, but if you want to know the answers without failing, either come here, or delete your web cookies and try again. If you want to play more puzzles, you can get an NYT Games subscription to access the full archives of all past puzzles.
NYT Connections Hints And Answers – Saturday July 26Below, we’ll get into some extra hints for each Connections group – Yellow, Blue, Green and Purple – and then the official clues and answers.
Here are today’s Connections words:
breakersyncswirlfusegamerelayflushconnectpairrefilldrainjoinswitchstraightpokerlongHere’s an Extra Hint for Each Connections Group🟡Yellow group – Young parents, take heed.🟢Green group – Used to be cutting edge, now it’s in the trash bin (or a storage box).🔵Blue group – Not descriptions of a blue sky sunny day.🟣Purple group – Think of what you might find on that beach.One Word for Each Connections Group: 🟡Yellow group – first words🟢Green group – plasma tv🔵Blue group – scotch mist🟣Purple group – gas stationWhat Are Today’s Connections Groups?Alright, the full spoilers follow here as we get into what the groups are today:🟡Yellow group – baby milestones🟢Green group – outmoded consumer tech🔵Blue group – expressions for rain🟣Purple group – what "shell" might refer toWhat Are Today’s Connections Answers?The full-on answers are below for each group, finally inserting the four words in each category. Spoilers follow. The Connections answers are:🟡Yellow group – crawling, first words, rolling over, solid food🟢Green group – blackberry, discman, dvd player, plasma tv🔵Blue group – april showers, liquid sunshine, scotch mist, wet weather🟣Purple group – carapace, gas station, pastry crust, rowing boatHere’s the finished puzzle in the order I solved it:
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Today’s NYT Connections is a 1/5 on the Connections Bot difficulty scale so about as easy as they come, and I think it relied on the two-word combos to hopefully throw people off. Unfortunately, even though some of these were super obscure – LIQUID SUNSHINE and SCOTCH MIST are not phrases I’m familiar with – most everything else in the Yellow, Green and Blue categories was shockingly obvious. Not much in the way of red herrings or really anything to make this a particularly interesting or impressive Connections puzzle other than the Purple group. I admit, that’s a pretty clever way to connect “SHELL.”
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John L. Schwietz, Executive VP and CFO of Valmont Industries, Inc. (VMI -0.50%), executed a direct purchase of 208 shares of common stock on July 23, 2026. SEC Form 4 filing.
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Transaction summaryMetricValueTransaction value~$101,119Shares purchased (direct)208Post-transaction shares (directly held)2,992Post-transaction value$1.46 millionTransaction value based on SEC Form 4 weighted average purchase price ($486.15); post-transaction value based on July 23, 2026 market close ($488.60).
Key questionsWhat was the magnitude of the purchase relative to the executive's total direct position?
The purchase of 208 shares expanded John L. Schwietz's direct stake by 7%, increasing his total holdings to 2,992 shares of common stock.How does the total market value of the current holdings compare to the transaction cost?
The CFO's total direct position is valued at $1.46 million as of the July 23, 2026 market close, following an investment of approximately $101,119 at $486.15 per share.In what market context did this insider purchase occur?
The transaction was executed as Valmont Industries shares have recorded a 36% total return over the 12-month period ending July 23, 2026, while the company maintains a market capitalization of $9.4 billion.Company OverviewMetricValueShare Price (as of market close 2026-07-23)$488.60Market Capitalization$9.4 billionRevenue (TTM)$4.2 billionNet Income (TTM)$505.7 millionCompany SnapshotValmont Industries designs, manufactures, and distributes engineered metal, steel, aluminum, and composite structures, including poles, towers, and infrastructure components, through its Infrastructure segment, while also providing agricultural irrigation systems and equipment through its Agriculture segment.The company generates revenue through the design and production of engineered products for infrastructure applications and agricultural irrigation solutions, operating a capital-intensive manufacturing model with global distribution capabilities across North America, Australia, Brazil, Denmark, and other international markets.Valmont serves utility companies, telecommunications providers, renewable energy developers, and agricultural producers worldwide, positioning itself as a critical supplier of infrastructure components and irrigation technology to support global energy transmission, communications networks, and agricultural productivity.Valmont Industries is a diversified industrial conglomerate with approximately $4.2 billion in trailing twelve-month (TTM) revenue and a market capitalization of $9.4 billion, demonstrating significant scale in engineered products and infrastructure solutions. The company operates a dual-segment business model spanning Infrastructure and Agriculture, leveraging its manufacturing expertise and global footprint to serve essential end markets. With a net profit margin of approximately 11.8% on TTM results, Valmont exhibits operational efficiency and competitive positioning in capital-intensive industrial markets characterized by long-term infrastructure and agricultural investment cycles.
What this transaction means for investorsThere are many reasons an insider may sell stock in a company, not all of which have to do with his or her feelings about the direction of the stock price, such as having to pay a large personal expense.
There is only one reason an insider buys: they believe the stock price is going up.
Through that prism, Schwietz’s purchase of $100,000 worth of Valmont shares is bullish. Even more so when you consider that studies show an insider purchase predicts the share price being higher in 30 days more often than not.
Schwietz was appointed CFO in April after serving as an executive in various capacities throughout the business since 2009. He knows Valmont inside and out. That he is voting with his wallet on shares is a good sign.
Also, a positive signal for investors: strong second quarter fiscal 2026 earnings. Earlier this week, the company reported that Q2 sales rose 6.5% to $1.12 billion, with the company swinging to net income of nearly $120 million after posting a small net loss a year prior. Management also projected full-year sales should rise more than 6% with much better earnings per share.
A relatively small share purchase by CFO Schwietz is not by itself a full-throated call to buy Valmont Industry shares, but taken as part of a mosaic of information about the business, it’s a positive signal for investors.
Archer Aviation is moving toward FAA certification for its Midnight aircraft with heavy backing from major airline and defense partners. Intuitive Machines has established itself as a critical lunar infrastructure provider for NASA and the growing space economy.
Oklo (OKLO -8.52%) is trying to solve a simple problem that is getting bigger fast: AI data centers, industrial sites, and other power-hungry customers need more reliable electricity than the grid can provide.
In some places, the grid is nearly out of breath, and the load it must carry isn't getting lighter, either. Indeed, a June 2026 report from the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory estimates that data centers could consume about 11.8% of all U.S. electricity by 2030, up from about 4.4% in 2023. That's a huge jump, and it doesn't even paint the full picture either. New factories, more electric vehicles, and a broader shift toward electrification efforts will also push power demands even higher.
Oklo's answer to this is a small nuclear reactor that can sit close to customers, like data centers and factories. The autonomy of on-site power could take a load off the grid, not to mention give customers round-the-clock electricity without waiting years to connect to the grid.
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If all this, so far, has made you yawn, then I'd venture to guess you've heard this story before. And, indeed, many investors have already shrugged it off. For many, the "AI power" narrative is a development too far into the future to warrant an investment today. Besides, Oklo is burning cash today and may still be years away from earning money on nuclear power. It's not for nothing that the stock has tanked over 75% since peaking above $190 last October.
It's understandable why investors would shy away from Oklo. But after the months-long sell-off, I think this nuclear energy stock is worth reconsidering today for one reason.
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The reason I would buy Oklo today I said earlier that Oklo is helping solve a potential power crisis in the U.S. But what should be said is that Oklo doesn't need to solve the entire problem to build a thriving business. Because a single data center campus can use enormous amounts of electricity, a few successful projects could end up generating billions in recurring revenue.
Take, for example, Oklo's deal with Meta (META -1.80%).
Under the terms of this agreement, Oklo plans to develop a 1.2-gigawatt nuclear power campus in Ohio to support Meta's data centers in that area.
Oklo's latest Aurora powerhouse can theoretically produce 75 megawatts, so the campus in Ohio would be equal to about 16 of these. If these reactors operate for 90% of the time, then the power plant would generate about 9.46 million megawatt-hours of electricity each year.
Oklo hasn't revealed any electricity prices yet -- it's way too early for that -- but if we decide on a range of about $70 to $125 per MWh, which is purely illustrative, Oklo could bring in between $700 million and $1.2 billion.
Hypothetical electricity priceGross annual revenue at full buildout$75 per MWh$710 million$100 per MWh$946 million$125 per MWh$1.18 billion Of course, these are illustrative scenarios, not a forecast. Oklo still has to license and build reactors, not to mention prove if can scale them profitably. But, in a back-of-the-envelope way, I think it shows why Oklo could be such a rewarding stock long-term: It only needs a handful of big wins to build it into a very large business.
IREN and Nebius are chasing the same AI infrastructure opportunity through very different strategies. See which company has the stronger position and where the biggest risks may be hiding.
Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX -2.85%) went from being the biggest initial public offering (IPO) in history to one of the worst-performing IPOs in a long time. That's the market at work.
SpaceX was valued at about $1.8 trillion upon going public, but its underlying fundamentals didn't justify that valuation. Hype and hope aren't typically good investment strategies over the long term. Now that the stock has tumbled, it's time to think about when the right investment point might be.
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Let the market work SpaceX stock has given back more than $1 trillion from its peak valuation reached less than a week after it went public. With shares recently trading at about $118, patient investors can now own the stock well below its $135 IPO price and $161 first day closing price. The question now is by how much SpaceX shares might drift lower. It's especially timely to ask that, given its first quarterly earnings report since going public is due on Aug. 4.
First, investors need to realize that SpaceX isn't going to operate like a traditional business going public. It was listed at a valuation that made no sense fundamentally. While the company had about $18 billion in 2025 revenue, those who bought shares at the IPO were looking far into the future for much higher revenue and profit potential.
That helps explain why SpaceX has performed so poorly in its short public life. According to a Barron's analysis, the stock has underperformed compared to 90% of other U.S. IPOs with market capitalizations of $1 billion or more since July 2009.
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Wait a few days after earnings It's hard to judge what a good valuation would be to buy into SpaceX. It has huge potential with its SpaceXAI data center business, not to mention Starship rocket launches and the possibility of orbital data centers.
So one isn't going to make it a value investment where a traditional price-to-sales (P/S) or price-to-earnings (P/E) metric applies. Whether it declines enough to reach a $1 trillion valuation -- or about $76.5 per share -- is impossible to know. But investors do have a sense of the timing that might be appropriate.
SpaceX's initial earnings report will be Aug. 4. That, of course, is an important date to remember. But that report also triggers the start of the company's unique staged lock-up expiration. The actual trading unlock happens two days later on Aug. 6.
At that point, an initial tranche of over 900 million shares will be available for early investors and employees to sell. It seems likely that some will gladly monetize their stake. That would be when I would begin buying a position in SpaceX.
And there's no reason to jump in all at once, either. Investors should review the company's earnings release and then determine a strategy for building a position after Aug. 6.
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Meta (META -1.80%) is giving away powerful AI models while spending heavily on chips and infrastructure. That apparent contradiction could reveal a larger strategy designed to weaken proprietary rivals and turn Llama into the foundation of a vast AI ecosystem.
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Tesla (TSLA -2.14%) shareholders had a rough Thursday. Shares of the electric car maker sank about 15% following the company's second-quarter report, closing at $319.69 -- near the bottom of a 52-week range that runs from $297.82 to $498.83.
But Wall Street barely budged. The average analyst price target on the stock sits near $412 as of this writing, about 29% above Thursday's close. And across the 44 analysts covering the company, the consensus rating is still a buy.
That's quite a gap. So is the drop a buying opportunity, or is Wall Street just slow to mark down a story it has believed in for years?
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The quarter behind the drop Tesla's revenue rose 26% year over year to $28.2 billion in the second quarter of 2026, helped by 480,126 vehicle deliveries -- the company's best second quarter ever. That marked an acceleration from 16% growth in Q1, and it pushed the company past $100 billion in trailing-12-month revenue for the first time. After revenue shrank last year, the top line is moving again.
The profit side is another matter. Operating income fell 57% year over year to $398 million, squeezing Tesla's operating margin to 1.4% from 4.1% a year earlier. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $0.33, down 18% from a year earlier. For every dollar of record revenue, barely a penny reached operating profit.
Notably, the problem wasn't the economics of selling cars. Tesla's automotive gross margin slipped only modestly, to 16.9%.
The damage came from everything below that line, as the company spends heavily on AI (artificial intelligence), its robotaxi service, and its Optimus robot program, plus stock-based compensation tied to CEO Elon Musk's 2025 pay award. Regulatory credit revenue, a high-margin helper in past quarters, also collapsed 67% to $146 million.
And for the first time in years, the quarter burned cash. Capital expenditures more than doubled to $5.8 billion, pushing free cash flow to negative $1.1 billion.
In short, Tesla delivered record second-quarter volume and record revenue, and almost none of it reached operating profit. That's the quarter the market repriced on Thursday.
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What the 29% of upside is made of Now back to that $412 average price target.
A price target is a model's output. And the analysts behind those models are, on average, still crediting Tesla for a future of high-margin software, a scaled robotaxi network, and strong returns on all of this AI spending. The 29% gap between the target and Thursday's close arguably measures faith in that future more than it measures a discount on the business Tesla runs today.
After all, even at $319.69, the stock trades at about 300 times earnings. A company earning $0.33 a share in its best revenue quarter ever doesn't support a price like that on its own. So much future success is already priced in that the shares can fall 15% and still not look cheap on any near-term measure.
To be fair, the report offered evidence the newer businesses are moving. Services and other revenue rose 50% year over year, and energy storage deployments climbed 41% to 13.5 gigawatt-hours. But those lines remain small next to the car business that still pays Tesla's bills, and neither is yet big enough to carry the company's margin on its own.
So I don't treat the gap between the price and the target as an opportunity in itself. Targets get updated on a delay after a move this size.
The average could keep drifting down toward the price instead of the price rising to meet it.
Could the models be right? Sure.
If Tesla's robotaxi and AI bets pay off on anything like the timeline the bulls expect, today's price may well look cheap in hindsight. That has happened with this company before. I just don't think investors should pay about 300 times earnings for that outcome while the operating margin sits at 1.4% and the spending is still accelerating.
I'm not buying the drop, and the 29% of upside on paper doesn't change that. What would get my attention is profit growth showing up alongside the revenue growth.
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Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT | MSFT Price Prediction) reports fiscal Q4 2026 earnings on July 29, with its stock down 24.69% over the past year, despite accelerating demand across Azure and artificial intelligence.
Azure grew 40% last quarter, Microsoft’s AI business reached a $37 billion annual revenue run rate, and commercial remaining performance obligations nearly doubled to $627 billion. Yet shares now trade at $381.70 and approximately 20 times forward earnings.
Three Reasons to Buy Microsoft Ahead of Earnings First, valuation. MSFT trades at a forward P/E of 20 with a PEG ratio of 1.18, well below where this business has traded for most of the AI cycle. The stock’s 52-week high of $551.05 sits far above today’s price of $381.70, and the consensus analyst target of $556.75 is backed by 54 buy ratings against zero sells.
Second, income and capital return. Microsoft pays a $3.56 annual dividend and returned $12.7 billion to shareholders in Q2 FY26, up 32% year over year. A debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18 and interest coverage of 53.89x shows Microsoft has a fortress balance sheet. The business also has an excellent 33.28% return on equity.
Third, the growth engine. Azure grew 40% last quarter, the AI business hit a $37 billion annual run rate, up 123% year over year, and commercial remaining performance obligations reached $627 billion, nearly doubling year over year.
Can a $627 Billion Backlog Justify Microsoft’s AI Spending? The bear case for Microsoft (and hyperscalers at large) is capital intensity. Microsoft spent $30.88 billion on capex last quarter, up 84.39% year over year, and skeptics question the return. The $627 billion RPO shows promise from this spending. Customers have already signed the checks that pay for the buildout, with roughly 25% recognized as revenue in the next 12 months, up 39% year over year.
With commercial backlog nearly doubling, a fortress balance sheet, and Azure growing faster than AWS, Microsoft appears better positioned than most companies to turn its AI investments into decades of earnings and cash-flow growth.
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Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings July 29, with investors focused on whether its massive AI investments are paying off. In this Tech Corner, George Tsilis breaks down expectations for Azure, Copilot, and Microsoft's rapidly expanding AI business, as Wall Street looks for signs that rising cloud revenue will justify all the spending.
Prediction market Kalshi sent Netflix a cease-and-desist letter on Friday demanding that the streaming service take down the trailer for an upcoming documentary. In the letter, Kalshi claimed the trailer is “defamatory” and contains “both fabricated documents and false and misleading statements.”
“Instadocs: The Prediction Games” is a documentary about the rise of prediction markets. According to Netflix, the film — part of the streamer’s “Instadoc” series of fast-turnaround documentaries — features interviews with both Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan and Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour.
The trailer, however, focuses on a recent party in Las Vegas, where men who have “made millions of dollars on prediction markets, probably eight figures, just over the course of the World Cup” have gathered to watch the World Cup final. One of the guests declares, “I like betting on Kalshi,” while another shows off an apparent $5,000 bet on their phone.
However, Kalshi is currently banned from operating in Nevada due to a court order. In its cease-and-desist letter, Kalshi said the bet shown on the phone is actually a screenshot of a bet made on May 16, 2025 — long before the ban. But the company argued that in the trailer, Netflix “misled its millions of customers into believing this individual was able to successfully trade sport event contracts in Nevada on July 19, 2026.”
In its letter, Kalshi also said that it recently spoke to a Netflix employee who “agreed not to feature the receipt in the documentary when it is released” on Sunday, July 26.
“However — despite Kalshi demonstrating to this employee that the claims in the video were demonstrably false — Netflix inexplicably refused to remove the receipt from the trailer currently circulating on the homepage of the Netflix app,” the company said.
Netflix doesn’t dispute that the screenshot is of a bet from 2025, but a spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter that none of the documentary footage was fabricated.
“The footage was filmed at the Winible World Cup Watch Weekend in Las Vegas on July 17, 2026,” the spokesperson said. “The featured trader with the trade on Spain showed us a screenshot of his bet, that was made in May 2025 prior to any Nevada court order. Any specific trades or bets referenced during that weekend are between the individual and the app in which they placed the trades.”
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Federal safety regulators have recalled more than 16,800 fabric dressers sold through Walmart.com after determining the units fail to meet mandatory federal stability standards designed to prevent tip-over accidents involving children.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced Thursday that about 16,809 EnHomee 9-Drawer Fabric Dressers are being recalled because they are unstable if not anchored to a wall, creating tip-over and entrapment hazards that could result in serious injury or death to children.
The agency said the dressers violate the mandatory federal safety standard for clothing storage units required under the STURDY Act, a law enacted to help prevent furniture tip-over incidents involving children.
The recalled dressers were sold on Walmart.com by third-party seller Raybee-Direct between September 2023 and March 2026 for about $80. They were available in white, brown, gray and black and feature nine fabric drawers supported by a metal frame. Only units ordered before March 30, 2026, are included in the recall.
Federal safety regulators have recalled more than 16,800 fabric dressers sold through Walmart.com Sundry Photography – stock.adobe.com The CPSC said no injuries or incidents related to the recalled dressers have been reported.
TickerSecurityLastChangeChange %WMTWALMART INC.109.47+1.07+0.99% Consumers should stop using the dressers immediately if they are not anchored to a wall and move them to an area that children cannot access, according to the agency.
Consumers can contact Raybee-Direct for instructions on determining whether their dresser is included in the recall and how to dispose of it to receive a full refund.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) cited failure to meet federal stability standards under the STURDY Act. Consumer Product Safety Commission To complete the refund process, consumers must submit a photo showing the dresser has been disposed of.
The recalled dressers were manufactured in China by Xuzhou Mingquanhe Household Co., Ltd. and imported by Changsha Yiman Keji Youxian Gongsi, doing business as Raybee-Direct.
Consumers seeking additional information can contact Raybee-Direct by emailing [email protected].
FOX Business has reached out to Walmart and Raybee-Direct for comment.
Archer Aviation is pioneering the urban air mobility market with its Midnight aircraft and high-profile partnerships with United Airlines and Stellantis. Ford Motor remains a global automotive powerhouse that is currently navigating a multi-billion dollar shift toward electric and hybrid vehicle platforms.
Apple (AAPL +3.52%) spent about a decade trying to build a car and canceled the effort in February 2024. Roughly 2,000 employees were reportedly working on it, and the company is reported to have spent billions before shutting it down and moving much of the team to artificial intelligence (AI).
But Apple's technology is still finding its way into vehicles.
Apple and Ford (F +1.55%) announced that Apple Maps will power the navigation experience in Ford's Universal Electric Vehicle Platform beginning in 2027, delivered through a new developer kit Apple calls MapKit for Automotive. The first vehicle on that platform is a midsize electric vehicle Ford has priced around $30,000.
"Our new midsize electric vehicle will be priced around $30,000 and redefines what advanced technology can be," said Ford CEO Jim Farley in Apple's announcement.
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What Apple is actually supplying The arrangement goes deeper than a phone-mirroring screen. CarPlay projects an iPhone onto a car's display. This embeds Apple Maps into the vehicle itself, with Ford able to shape the look to match its own design.
Drivers get turn-by-turn directions with natural-language search, live traffic and incident data, and EV routing that preconditions the battery before a charging stop.
The more interesting piece, however, is underneath. Apple said the kit supplies road-level information automakers can use to build hands-free driving experiences, and Ford is wiring it into the next generation of BlueCruise -- its hands-free highway system.
That is a different job than drawing a map. It makes Apple a supplier to someone else's autonomy program.
"Apple Maps delivers the best map experience in the world, and we're excited to bring the power of Maps' navigation technology to Ford's innovative Universal Electric Vehicle Platform," said Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of services and health.
Why this beats the version Apple abandoned Look at what Ford's side of the business actually earns and the contrast is hard to miss. Ford carries a market capitalization of about $57 billion, which is a little more than 1% of Apple's roughly $4.9 trillion. It lost money over the past twelve months. And on Friday it recalled more than 565,000 Broncos over a wiring problem that can start an engine fire.
Building cars is a capital-hungry, low-margin business. Apple would have entered it as a beginner.
Selling the software layer into it is the opposite trade. After all, Apple's services segment produced an all-time record of about $31 billion in revenue in the fiscal second quarter (the period ended March 28, 2026), up about 16% year over year, and services carried a gross margin near 75% in fiscal 2025 against about 36% for products.
Investors should maintain perspective, though. Apple hasn't disclosed what Ford pays, and a mapping license on one vehicle platform launching in 2027 arguably won't show up as a line anybody can find in the services number.
The value here is reach, not a fee. Apple Maps has been an iPhone feature since 2012, useful mainly to people already inside the ecosystem. Embedded in a Ford, it becomes something a driver uses whether or not they own an iPhone -- and every mile driven feeds map data back.
This comes at a time when Apple's business already has strong momentum. Fiscal second-quarter revenue rose 17% year over year to $111.2 billion and earnings per share climbed 22% to $2.01, with iPhone setting a March-quarter record. Growth like that came after fiscal 2025 revenue grew about 6% for the full year, so the top line has accelerated sharply.
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There are risks, of course. Ford could sell fewer of these vehicles than it hopes, the 2027 timeline could slip, and other automakers may prefer Android Automotive, the competing system from Google parent Alphabet, which already sits in some of Ford's rivals.
So what do I make of it? A small deal in dollars, and a meaningful one in direction. Apple has now bought its way into vehicles through software and services, expanding its reach and increasing its optionality for future growth opportunities.
Shares trade around $333 as of this writing, near their record high, at about 40 times earnings. That is a premium price for a company this size, and I'd say the stock is a hold rather than a bargain here.
But I own it, and Thursday is a reasonable illustration of why. The car program looked like a failure in 2024. Two years later, Apple is in the dashboard of one of Ford's most important new vehicles.
SDOG spreads dividend risk across 51 equal-weighted holdings, delivering a 3.4% yield and 27% price appreciation over the past year.
LMT's Q1 FCF went negative while $816 million in dividends were paid, but KMI grew FCF 73% and earned a Moody's credit upgrade.
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The ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:SDOG) pays a trailing dividend yield of 3.4%, distributing $2.38 per share annually across quarterly payments. SDOG applies the Dogs of the Dow logic to the full S&P 500, isolating the five highest-yielding stocks in each of ten GICS sectors and equal-weighting them.
The question is whether that mechanical yield-chasing produces a durable income stream or concentrates capital in businesses whose dividends are at risk. A holding-by-holding look at SDOG suggests the answer is mostly the former, with two clear exceptions worth understanding.
How SDOG Manufactures Its Yield The fund selects the top five yielders per sector, weights each position near 2%, caps each sector near 10%, and rebalances quarterly. The result is 51 holdings, with the top ten representing only about 22% of assets. That structure spreads dividend risk widely: no single company failure can meaningfully dent the distribution. The trailing payout ratio sits at 53%, meaning the underlying holdings collectively distribute about half their earnings. SDOG’s expense ratio is 0.36%, and beta is 0.72.
Where the Income Actually Comes From Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT | LMT Price Prediction) is the fund’s largest position at 2.49%. The dividend stepped up to $3.45 quarterly, but Q1 2026 free cash flow was negative $291 million against $816 million in dividends paid. That quarter did not cover its payout. Management reaffirmed full-year FCF guidance of $6.5 to $6.8 billion, which would restore coverage, but F-16 program charges and fixed-price contract risk make the H2 recovery a real assumption rather than a given. Edison International (NYSE:EIX) yields 4.4% and raised its quarterly to $0.8775, its 22nd consecutive year of dividend growth. Board confidence held even as Southern California Edison extended roughly 1,500 Eaton Fire settlement offers exceeding $500 million. The company targets a 45 to 55% payout of SCE core earnings and expects no new equity issuance through 2030. SB 254 established an $18 billion continuation fund that materially caps utility exposure. Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) grew Q1 free cash flow 73% to $687 million, Moody’s upgraded the credit to Baa1, and net debt to adjusted EBITDA fell to 3.6x. The $10.1 billion project backlog is 92% natural gas, giving the 2% dividend hike genuine runway. This is the safest income contributor in the top five. Merck (NYSE:MRK) carries a 2.6% yield and $0.85 quarterly payout. GAAP results are distorted by $14.8 billion in Cidara and Terns acquisition charges, but non-GAAP FY26 EPS guidance of $5.04 to $5.16 and KEYTRUDA growth of 12% to $8.03 billion keep cash generation intact. Long-term KEYTRUDA patent exposure is the risk. Chevron (NYSE:CVX) delivered its 39th consecutive annual increase and pays $1.78 quarterly. Q1 free cash flow was negative $1.55 billion on $2.9 billion of timing effects, but FY25 free cash flow was $16.6 billion. WTI at $79.20 sits comfortably above breakeven levels for the dividend. Total Return Alongside the Payout Yield only matters if the NAV holds up. SDOG is up almost 20% year to date and 27% over the past year at $71. Dividend growth of nearly 9% compounds on top of price appreciation, so shareholders are not paying for yield with capital erosion.
The Verdict The distribution looks safe. The equal-weight structure prevents any single dividend cut from meaningfully damaging the payout, four of five top holdings have covered dividends or credible paths back to coverage, and the aggregate 53% payout ratio leaves a cushion. Lockheed’s quarterly cash miss is worth tracking, but full-year guidance and defense backlog make it a monitoring item rather than a red flag. Investors seeking lower yield with faster growth may prefer a dividend-appreciation fund; those wanting the broad sector diversification of the Dogs approach with income today are getting what SDOG advertises.
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United Parcel Service (UPS +0.45%) is in the middle of a turnaround, which management says is about to hit an inflection point. The goal is to modernize the business to make it leaner and more profitable. There are many moving parts, with a key focus on fostering the right customer relationships. Which is why the company is investing $48 million in its temperature-controlled logistics operations. Here's what you need to know.
Amazon packages are out, medication delivery is in A big part of UPS' business overhaul has been to introduce new technology to make the company more efficient. That has required material investment and allowed the company to trim staff and sell off older, less efficient assets. But another part of the equation is the industrial giant's customer base.
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E-commerce is a big business, but UPS no longer wants to focus on just moving more packages. It is increasingly looking at how much profit it can generate from the packages it moves. This is why it has chosen to proactively reduce its relationship with Amazon (AMZN -0.70%). Amazon used UPS to ship many packages, but the profit margins on those shipments were very small. Instead, UPS wants to move fewer, higher-margin packages. This is exactly what the medical sector offers because medications often must be kept at specific temperatures throughout their shipping process.
This isn't a new initiative for UPS. It has been making this shift for a while now, and the results are clear. Even though its U.S. business revenues are falling, the profit it earns per piece it delivers is rising. This is the goal and a clear sign of progress in the company's turnaround effort.
Supporting the company's growth is the next step The company is already seeing success with its plans to expand in the drug delivery space. And it believes that the second half of 2026 will be the inflection point in its overall turnaround effort. However, management isn't done yet. It is looking to support long-term growth. Which is where the $48 million investment in UPS' temperature-controlled logistics system comes into play.
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This spending will support 27 of its facilities worldwide. This investment leans into an industry segment that not only offers high margins but that UPS expects to grow at a compound annual rate of 8.3% through 2033. GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are a recent, high-profile example of the opportunity, but the list of drugs that require refrigeration is quite long. UPS believes this could be a nearly $40 billion market by 2033.
UPS is still unloved UPS' turnaround has been a long process. Even if it is nearing the end, as management believes, Wall Street remains in a show-me mood. Which is why the stock's yield is a lofty 5.6%. If you are a long-term investor, you may want to take a closer look at the company and its growth-focused investment in temperature-controlled logistics.
Elon Musk is known for making bold statements. For example, the two data centers he's setting up in Tennessee are called Colossus I and Colossus II. What's notable for energy investors is that these artificial intelligence-focused data centers are powered by natural gas, much to the ire of nearby residents due to the gas turbines' noise and pollution concerns.
But the power has to come from somewhere, which is why investors will likely find high-yield midstream giants like Enterprise Products Partners (EPD -0.18%) and Enbridge (ENB +0.77%) of interest. However, even if you don't want to invest in carbon fuels, you can still find high-yield options like Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP +0.15%). It is already working to support Microsoft's and Alphabet's AI data centers. The best part, all three have yields well over 4.5%.
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Power demand is increasing at a rapid clip Between 2005 and 2025, electricity demand increased by 10%. Between 2025 and 2045, however, demand is projected to increase by 60%. That's a step change in demand driven by a shift toward electricity as a power source and, at the same time, new technology, including electric cars and artificial intelligence (AI).
Meeting that demand won't be easy, and it is already causing problems for the AI industry. One of the quickest ways to develop new power sources is through natural gas turbines. There are drawbacks, as Mississippi residents are aware, since the off-grid power plants for one of Musk's Tennessee AI data centers are located there. Still, when it needed power fast, Space Exploration Corporation (SPCX -2.85%) did what it needed to do. And the U.S. government appears to be supporting the company's move to use natural gas turbines despite local pushback.
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Natural gas is likely to be a key AI fuel for years to come. This makes Enterprise and Enbridge, two of the largest midstream businesses in North America, attractive high-yield investments. The key is that both make money by charging fees for the use of the energy infrastructure assets. So demand for energy is more important than the price of the energy being moved through their systems.
Enterprise's yield is 5.7%, the highest on this list. It has increased its distribution annually for 27 consecutive years. Enbridge's yield is 4.9%, and it has increased its dividend, in Canadian dollars, for 31 years. To be fair, these are indirect plays on the AI sector, since they rely on overall natural gas demand. But both are reliable, though slow-growing, high-yield investments.
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Brookfield Renewable offers a cleaner AI play If you don't want to own a carbon-focused business, you can still buy a high-yield energy supplier to the AI sector in Brookfield Renewable Partners. This business owns a global portfolio of clean energy assets, including hydroelectric, solar, wind, storage, and nuclear. It operates outside of the regulated utility framework, selling power directly to companies using long-term contracts. As noted above, it has agreements with Microsoft and Google to supply power to their data centers.
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Brookfield Renewable Partners' distribution yield is 4.9%. The distribution has been increased regularly for a decade, noting that the business isn't as old as the two midstream businesses highlighted above. That said, there is an important difference here. Brookfield Renewable actively manages its portfolio, so it is always buying and selling assets. Enterprise and Enbridge tend to build (or buy) assets and then hang on to them for a long time. Investors who choose Brookfield Renewable should probably pay closer attention to quarterly results to stay on top of portfolio developments.
Power is the ultimate AI pick-and-shovel play When you step back, AI is really just a fancy computer program. It can't "live" without electricity. That makes power a key supply story and one that won't simply go away once an AI data center has been built, because power will always be required to keep the AI running. High-yield natural gas pipeline operators like Enterprise and Enbridge are a good way to play electricity demand growth. Brookfield Renewable is another, for those who prefer to avoid carbon fuels. All three offer big yields backed by reliable cash flows.
Realty Income (O +1.35%) has been a compounding machine. The real estate investment trust (REIT) has delivered a 13.6% compound annual total return since its 1994 public market listing. A big driver has been its growing dividend. The REIT has raised its payment 135 times, growing it by a 4.1% compound annual growth rate.
The REIT pays a monthly dividend currently yielding 5%. With more dividend growth likely, a $25,000 investment could compound into real retirement income.
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An income compounding machine Realty Income offers investors a high current income yield that should grow over time. At its current yield, a $25,000 investment would generate about $1,237.50 in annual dividend income. That income stream should steadily grow over the years, given the REIT's history and its stated mission of investing to "deliver dependable monthly dividends that increase over time." Here's a look at how much dividend income the REIT could deliver if it continues to grow its dividend at around its historical rate of 4.1%:
Chart by the author.
That chart lays out two scenarios. Under one assumption, the investor doesn't reinvest their dividends. This scenario would see the $25,000 investment generating nearly $4,000 in annual dividend income from growth alone within 30 years, boosting the yield on cost to nearly 16%. Under the second scenario, the investor reinvests their dividends at the current yield (around 5%). This would compound their income exponentially by year 30, when they'd be collecting over $58,000 in dividends each year.
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While Realty Income's past success in growing its dividend is no guarantee it can continue growing its payout, let alone at its historical growth rate, it's in a strong position to do so. The REIT has a durable real estate portfolio secured by long-term net leases, a strong financial profile, and an expanding private capital ecosystem that's providing it with additional growth capital and investment opportunities. Add in the $14 trillion market opportunity Realty Income sees for investing in global net-lease real estate, and it has a long runway to continue growing its dividend. It has all the makings of an ideal retirement income investment.
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AbbVie (ABBV +0.84%) was spun off from Abbott (ABT +2.29%) in 2013. That's an important fact to keep in mind when you look at AbbVie's Dividend King status. Technically, it hasn't increased its dividend annually for 50 years because it hasn't existed as a stand-alone company for 50 years. But don't let that fact dissuade you from looking at this much-loved dividend stock. Here's what you need to know.
Carrying the Dividend King mantle While AbbVie inherited its status as a Dividend King from its former parent, Abbott, it has increased its dividend every year since the spin-off. It is clear that AbbVie understands how important dividends are to its shareholders.
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Meanwhile, today's yield is quite attractive at 2.7%. For comparison, the S&P 500 Index's (^GSPC +0.05%) yield is only around 1%, and the average pharmaceutical stock's yield is just 1.5%. The problem is that the payout ratio is a shockingly high 330% right now. But that's not necessarily the best gauge here.
AbbVie generates high, recurring cash flows from drug sales. Since dividends are paid from cash flow, the earnings picture isn't a complete view of a company's dividend-paying ability. Looking at cash flows, AbbVie's cash dividend payout ratio is around 60%. That suggests the dividend is on much firmer ground than it appears to dividend investors at first. Meanwhile, the balance sheet is investment-grade rated, so the company is financially strong.
What about AbbVie's drug business? AbbVie has a strong foundation in immunology and oncology. Through acquisitions, it has entered the aesthetics and neuroscience spaces, while bolstering its oncology position. Immunology is an interesting example of the company's drug pipeline.
Humira was a blockbuster drug for AbbVie, but like all drugs, it eventually lost patent protection. When that happens, revenues usually fall as generic versions of the drug enter the market. However, AbbVie introduced Skyrizi and Rinvoq, which appear to be more effective than Humira. That has helped to soften the hit from Humira's patent expiration.
Notably, AbbVie recently agreed to buy Apogee (APGE +0.01%) for roughly $11 billion. According to AbbVie, the deal will bring with it "multiple clinical-stage candidates in development across inflammatory and immunological diseases, including atopic dermatitis (AD) and asthma." Essentially, this transaction builds on the company's strengths and positions it well for the future. That's exactly what the company achieved with previous acquisitions, including Allergan, Cerevel, and ImmunoGen.
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But there's another nuance hidden in the portfolio, as well. The company makes Botox, a drug whose patent protection has expired. However, this drug falls into the aesthetics category, where brand names are much more important. So, it remains a very profitable source of revenue for the company and will likely remain so for years to come. That's a foundation that most pharmaceutical companies don't have. Botox, meanwhile, is also finding healthcare uses, including its approved treatment of migraines, and is being used off-label in other areas, such as erectile dysfunction, which could lead to approved uses down the line.
When you step back and look at the big picture, AbbVie has a proven track record of developing valuable drugs. It has a proven track record of acquiring companies with attractive drug candidates. And it has an underlying foundation in Botox that differentiates it from its peers.
AbbVie: A worthwhile long-term dividend holding As a spin-off, AbbVie may not have earned its place on the Dividend King list. But it has certainly proven it deserves to stay on the list. Given the attractive yield, it's little wonder why Wall Street can't get enough of this high-yield drug maker. If you are a long-term dividend investor, you might want to get in on the action, too.
Getting big returns from financial portfolios, whether through stocks, bonds, ETFs, other securities, or a combination of all, is an investor's dream. However, when you're an income investor, your primary focus is generating consistent cash flow from each of your liquid investments.
Cash flow can come from bond interest, interest from other types of investments, and, of course, dividends. A dividend is the distribution of a company's earnings paid out to shareholders; it's often viewed by its dividend yield, a metric that measures a dividend as a percent of the current stock price. Many academic studies show that dividends make up large portions of long-term returns, and in many cases, dividend contributions surpass one-third of total returns.
American International Group (AIG - Free Report) is headquartered in New York, and is in the Finance sector. The stock has seen a price change of -8.64% since the start of the year. The insurer is paying out a dividend of $0.50 per share at the moment, with a dividend yield of 2.56% compared to the Insurance - Multi line industry's yield of 1.79% and the S&P 500's yield of 1.33%.
Looking at dividend growth, the company's current annualized dividend of $2.00 is up 14.3% from last year. Over the last 5 years, American International Group has increased its dividend 3 times on a year-over-year basis for an average annual increase of 6.78%. Looking ahead, future dividend growth will be dependent on earnings growth and payout ratio, which is the proportion of a company's annual earnings per share that it pays out as a dividend. American International Group's current payout ratio is 22%, meaning it paid out 22% of its trailing 12-month EPS as dividend.
Earnings growth looks solid for AIG for this fiscal year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2026 is $7.97 per share, with earnings expected to increase 12.41% from the year ago period.
Investors like dividends for a variety of different reasons, from tax advantages and decreasing overall portfolio risk to considerably improving stock investing profits. But, not every company offers a quarterly payout.
High-growth firms or tech start-ups, for example, rarely provide their shareholders a dividend, while larger, more established companies that have more secure profits are often seen as the best dividend options. During periods of rising interest rates, income investors must be mindful that high-yielding stocks tend to struggle. With that in mind, AIG is a compelling investment opportunity. Not only is it a strong dividend play, but the stock currently sits at a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) has suffered a sharp correction over the past month, with shares falling about 25%.
Notably, MU shares have declined from a record high near $1,255 in late June 2026 to about $920 at press time.
MU one-month stock price chart. Source: Google Finance The drop comes despite the company reporting record revenue, earnings, and margins, highlighting growing investor concerns about the sustainability of the AI-driven memory boom.
The decline has surprised many investors given Micron’s strong financial performance. However, the sell-off reflects concerns over future memory chip supply growth, valuation risks, profit-taking after an extraordinary rally, and broader weakness across the semiconductor sector.
The downturn began shortly after Micron reported exceptional fiscal third-quarter 2026 results.
The company posted record quarterly revenue of $41.46 billion, up 346% year-over-year, while adjusted earnings per share reached $25.11, well above Wall Street estimates. Gross margins climbed to roughly 85%, and management projected fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of about $50 billion.
Why Micron stock has plunged Despite the strong results, Micron faced heavy profit-taking after a rally that saw the stock gain more than 700% over the past year on booming AI memory demand. Following the earnings-driven surge, many investors opted to lock in gains, accelerating the sell-off.
Another key concern is the cyclical nature of the memory industry. In this line, Micron has benefited from shortages of HBM, DRAM, and NAND chips used in AI infrastructure, pushing prices and margins to record levels.
However, investors fear the industry may be nearing a cycle peak. Historically, strong profitability attracts new capacity, eventually leading to oversupply, lower prices, and weaker margins.
As a result, the market is questioning whether Micron’s current earnings strength can be sustained over the long term.
Meanwhile, concerns about future supply have intensified as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix ramp up investments to expand memory production capacity.
Their aggressive spending plans have fueled expectations that current shortages could ease in the coming years. Meanwhile, Chinese memory maker CXMT is emerging as a competitive threat, with reports suggesting some customers are exploring alternative suppliers, raising concerns about Micron’s future pricing power.
The sell-off has also coincided with broader weakness across semiconductor and AI-related stocks. Investors are increasingly scrutinizing AI infrastructure spending and questioning whether hyperscalers can generate sufficient returns from massive data center investments.
Concerns about slower AI spending growth and the development of custom chips by major technology companies have further weighed on sentiment toward AI hardware stocks.
Despite the correction, investors remain wary of assigning premium valuations to earnings they view as cyclical.
After a rally of more than 700% over the past year, even modest concerns about future profitability triggered a sharp reassessment of the stock.
Micron stock outlook On the other hand, Micron’s near-term outlook remains strong. The company has secured long-term supply agreements backed by billions of dollars in customer commitments while continuing to invest in advanced memory technologies and new U.S. fabrication facilities.
Management expects memory market conditions to remain tight through at least 2027, with only gradual supply improvements thereafter.
New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - July 25, 2026) - WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of Class A or Class C common stock of Zillow Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZG) (NASDAQ: Z) between February 11, 2025 and May 7, 2026, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important August 10, 2026 lead plaintiff deadline in the securities class action first filed by the Firm.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Zillow common stock during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Zillow class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/cases/zillow-group-inc/join or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than August 10, 2026. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered billions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Zillow's agreement with Redfin Corporation was not a "partnership," but rather an acquisition of Redfin's business; (2) as a result of the Redfin Agreement, Zillow faced a materially heightened risk of regulatory scrutiny and liability under federal antitrust laws; (3) upon the filing of an antitrust lawsuit, Zillow continued to downplay its legal exposure; and (4) as a result, defendants' statements about Zillow's business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Zillow class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/cases/zillow-group-inc/join or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action.
No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.
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This is one of the most tangled stories in business right now. Oracle (ORCL -4.27%) founder Larry Ellison put an irrevocable $40.4 billion personal guarantee behind his son David's bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD -0.69%). Now two forces are squeezing that bet at once: a wall of legal opposition, and a crash in the stock that underpins Ellison's fortune.
Larry Ellison. Image source: Oracle Corporation.
Ellison agreed to personally backstop $40.4 billion of the equity financing for Paramount Skydance's (PSKY -3.24%) roughly $110 billion offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, an extraordinary show of confidence in his son's media ambitions. But the deal has met fierce resistance. A coalition of 12 state attorneys general has sued to block the merger, arguing that combining two of Hollywood's top five studios would throttle competition in theatrical distribution and cable licensing, and leave consumers with higher prices and fewer films. It is the sharpest challenge yet to one of the largest media mergers in history.
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The Oracle crash The timing could hardly be worse for Ellison's balance sheet. Oracle stock has plunged, falling by roughly a third in 2026 and by close to half since early June. That collapse has vaporized an estimated $213 billion of Ellison's net worth, cutting it from a peak near $388 billion to around $175 billion and dropping him from the world's second-richest person to roughly eighth. Because his partial guarantee of the deal relies on his Oracle wealth, the stock's tumble has quietly weakened the backstop propping up the whole deal. The sell-off stemmed largely from the market's intensifying doubts about whether Oracle's enormous spending on AI and cloud infrastructure will pay off as promised.
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For investors, this saga is a vivid lesson in concentrated, interlocking risk. One man's fortune, one company's stock, and one mega-merger are all bound tightly together, so troubles for any one of them can ripple across the others and affect the values of your investments. Oracle shareholders should focus less on the Ellisons' personal drama and more on the real question behind the crash: Can Oracle's aggressive AI data center build-out generate the returns its valuation once assumed?
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For anyone eyeing an investment in Warner Bros. Discovery or Paramount Skydance, the antitrust lawsuit injects serious uncertainty, since a blocked deal would upend both companies' plans. My honest read is to watch two things closely: indications about how the court fight might play out, and Oracle's ability to stabilize. Until both of those issues are settled, this remains a high-drama situation better observed than chased.
Micah Zimmerman has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Oracle and Warner Bros. Discovery. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
Investors choosing between State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE +0.40%) and iShares Global Clean Energy ETF (ICLN -3.21%) face a choice between low-cost traditional fossil fuel exposure and a broader, utility-heavy renewable energy basket.
Both funds target the energy industry but offer fundamentally different strategies. While the State Street fund tracks the performance of large-cap energy companies within the S&P 500, ICLN focuses on global companies that produce energy from renewable sources like solar and wind. This comparison highlights how these distinct approaches impact cost, volatility, and historical returns, noting that the State Street fund has $39.5 billion in assets under management (AUM) compared to the iShares fund at $2.4 billion.
Snapshot (cost & size)MetricICLNXLEIssueriSharesSPDRShare price$18.37 (as of 2026-07-23)$59.38 (as of 2026-07-23)Expense ratio0.39%0.08%1-yr return (as of July 23, 2026)33.20%41.00%Dividend yield1.00%2.60%Beta1.110.41AUM$2.4B$39.5BBeta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; beta is calculated from monthly returns over the available fund history (up to five years). The 1-yr return represents total return over the trailing 12 months. Dividend yield is the trailing-12-month distribution yield as of the close of trading on July 23.
The State Street fund is significantly more affordable, sporting an expense ratio of 0.08%, which is nearly five times lower than the 0.39% charged by the iShares fund. Investors looking for income may also prefer XLE, as it offers a higher payout with its 2.60% trailing-12-month dividend yield.
Performance & risk comparisonMetricICLNXLEMax drawdown (5 yr)(57.20%)(26.00%)Growth of $1,000 over 5 years (total return)$869$2,935What's insideThe State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF holds 21 companies, providing 100% exposure to the energy sector. Its largest positions include Exxonmobil Holdings (XOM -0.04%) at 20.3%, Chevron (CVX +0.19%) at 14.4%, and ConocoPhillips (COP +0.07%) at 5.9%. This fund was launched in 1998 and is engineered to mirror the price appreciation and dividend income of the Energy Select Sector Index. It grants precise access to oil, natural gas, and consumable fuel firms.
iShares Global Clean Energy ETF takes a broader approach with 105 holdings across several sectors, including technology at 34%, and utilities at 33%, and industrials at 31%. Its top holdings include Bloom Energy Inc (BE -14.54%) at 14.8%, First Solar Inc (FSLR -1.52%) at 8.4%, and Nextpower Inc (NXP +0.14%) 7.3%. This fund incorporates an ESG screen and focuses on sustainable power solutions globally, mirroring an index of international companies. It was launched in 2008. iShares Global Clean Energy ETF has paid $0.18 per share over the trailing 12 months, which on its recent ~$18.37 share price works out to a 1.00% yield.
Which fund is the better buy?These two ETFs take a very different approach to investing in the energy business. The State Street fund, XLE, holds the biggest names in the U.S. oil and natural gas industry, providing exposure to producers and retailers like ExxonMobil and Chevron. About half the fund is in large-cap stocks.
ICLN, the iShares offering, is focused on renewable energy companies and so avoids fossil fuel producers altogether. It also is stylistically a more diverse ETF, holdings just less than half its assets in its top 10 holdings (XLE is close to three quarters in its top 10). About 23% of ICLN is in small cap stocks, 39% in mid caps, and the balance in large caps. Unlike XLE, which is all domestic U.S. oil and gas businesses, ICLN is also geographically more diverse, with about 40% of the fund in U.S. businesses, 29% in emerging Asian markets, and the balance in both developed markets and other emerging markets.
In some ways, deciding between these funds is a decision about whether you believe renewable energy will continue to grow in importance or if fossil fuels in the U.S. will continue to dominate. Solar and wind are now the cheapest and second-most-cheapest, respectively, way to produce electricity on a utility scale, easily cheaper than natural gas and other methods, according to the investment bank Lazard. But U.S. oil and gas stocks benefit from the rise in global prices from the Iran war, meaning they should be able to bring in more net income due to elevated prices at the gas pumps.
Performance-wise, ICLN beats XLE on the 10-year time frame, with annualized returns of 10.7% to 8.9% for XLE. ICLN however lost about 1% in the five-year look-back, reflecting the volatilityu to renewable energy, which is highly sensitive to hikes in interest rates and global tariffs. In the past three months, however, ICLN is up 13% whiole XLE has lost 13%.
The best choice here is ICLN, given the macro trend toward renewable energy resources. For investors who can wait out near-term volatility, it’s the fund to buy.
For more guidance on ETF investing, check out the full guide at this link.
Global X Silver Miners carries higher fees and volatility but delivered 49% returns in one year. SPDR Gold Shares offers stability with lower costs and $134.6 billion in assets.
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New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - July 25, 2026) - WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ: PODD) between February 21, 2025 and May 26, 2026, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important August 31, 2026 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Insulet securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Insulet class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/cases/insulet-corporation/join or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than August 31, 2026. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered billions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Insulet's manufacturing controls and procedures were defective; (2) the foregoing created a foreseeable heightened risk that one or more Insulet products would be found to be in violation of applicable safety regulations and/or pose a risk of injury; and (3) as a result, defendants' public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Insulet class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/cases/insulet-corporation/join or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action.
No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.
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Occidental Petroleum (OXY -0.52%) and Energy Transfer (ET -0.29%) are both energy companies. Either one would give you exposure to the sector, but their businesses are dramatically different. The geopolitical conflict in the Middle East has once again highlighted the world's reliance on oil and natural gas. However, it has also highlighted the importance of understanding how the energy stocks you own make money.
Why you should have energy exposure in your portfolio The geopolitical conflict in the Middle East has upended the normal flow of oil and natural gas. The Strait of Hormuz, a key transit chokepoint, has effectively been shut down. It is estimated that around 20% of the world's oil and natural gas flows through the strait, so supply is severely constrained right now. Since oil and natural gas are commodities driven by supply and demand, reduced supply has led to rising prices.
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The world has been shifting away from carbon fuels and increasingly investing in clean energy. However, the conflict in the Middle East is a clear indication that oil and natural gas remain vital to the normal functioning of modern society. In fact, an all-of-the-above strategy is taking shape for the world's energy demand. That means oil and natural gas will likely remain important for decades to come. Thus, a diversified portfolio should include some exposure to oil and natural gas.
Two different options for your energy bucket That said, the most obvious way to add some energy exposure to your portfolio is to buy an oil and natural gas producer like Occidental Petroleum. Notably, it has operations in the Middle East and Africa, but most of its production and sales are U.S.-based. That means that the company's exposure to the conflict isn't huge.
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Thus, Oxy stands to benefit more from the high prices resulting from the conflict than it is to be negatively affected by it. However, there's a small wrinkle here. The events in the Middle East have again shown that energy prices are highly volatile. Oxy's top and bottom lines are largely dependent on the prices of the commodities it sells, so the company's financial results are also volatile. The stock provides energy exposure but also carries commodity significant risk.
Right now, with energy prices on the rise again, that risk is paying off. But that won't be the case forever. Still, if you believe energy prices are going to continue to head higher in the second half of 2026, Oxy could be the right energy stock for you today. If you are a bit more conservative, however, you will likely prefer Energy Transfer.
Energy Transfer is a midstream master limited partnership (MLP) that owns a large portfolio of energy infrastructure assets across North America. Essentially, it charges energy companies fees for using its assets to move oil and natural gas around the world. The price of the commodities being moved is less important to Energy Transfer's results than the volume. So strong demand is the key to its success.
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While demand tends to be strong through the entire energy cycle, Energy Transfer is a slow-growing business. The goal today is to increase the distribution by 3% to 5% annually. The MLP's lofty 6.5% yield will likely make up most of an investor's return over time. That will be a good fit for a dividend investor, but it may not interest more aggressive investors.
Two examples, but not the only options The truth is, Energy Transfer and Oxy are just two representative options. You could fine-tune your selections even further by including energy giants like Enbridge (ENB +0.82%), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD -0.18%), ExxonMobil (XOM -0.04%), and Chevron (CVX +0.12%), all of which have better dividend histories than Energy Transfer and Oxy, both of which have dividend cuts in their recent pasts.
That said, given Oxy's modest size, it has more growth potential than Exxon or Chevron. And Energy Transfer's yield is higher than both Enterprise and Enbridge. For more aggressive types that believe oil is headed higher still, Oxy could be a good pick. For more conservative types focused on maximizing income, Energy Transfer's high yield could make it a winning pick.
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LOS ANGELES, July 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP, a leading national shareholder rights law firm, today announced that it has commenced an investigation on behalf of Rollins, Inc. (“ROL” or the “Company”) (NYSE: ROL) investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of the federal securities laws.
IF YOU ARE AN INVESTOR WHO LOST MONEY ON ROLLINS, INC. (ROL), CLICK HERE TO INQUIRE ABOUT POTENTIALLY PURSUING CLAIMS TO RECOVER YOUR LOSS.
What Happened?
On July 22, 2026, Rollins announced second quarter earnings for fiscal year 2026. Among other things, the Company reported its quarterly operating margin was 18.7%, a decrease of 110 basis points compared to the second quarter of 2025, and its operating cash flow was $173 million for the quarter, a decrease of 1.5% compared to the prior year.
In the accompanying earnings call, Rollins CEO, Jerry Gahlhoff, admitted “second quarter results did not meet our expectations,” in part because “the lead environment got progressively worse as we moved through the quarter.” Gahlhoff further admitted “we just had fewer people year-over-year, actively searching the digital channel for pest control needs. That's the conclusion that we came to that it just seemed fewer."
On this news, shares of Rollins fell $4.03 or 9.27%, to close at $39.44 on July 23, 2026, thereby injuring investors.
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BENSALEM, Pa., July 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces an investigation on behalf of Rollins, Inc. (“ROL” or the “Company”) (NYSE: ROL) investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of federal securities laws.
IF YOU ARE AN INVESTOR WHO SUFFERED A LOSS IN ROLLINS, INC. (ROL), CONTACT THE LAW OFFICES OF HOWARD G. SMITH ABOUT POTENTIALLY PURSUING CLAIMS TO RECOVER YOUR LOSS.
Contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss your legal rights by email at [email protected], by telephone at (215) 638-4847 or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.
What Happened?
On July 22, 2026, Rollins announced second quarter earnings for fiscal year 2026. Among other things, the Company reported its quarterly operating margin was 18.7%, a decrease of 110 basis points compared to the second quarter of 2025, and its operating cash flow was $173 million for the quarter, a decrease of 1.5% compared to the prior year.
In the accompanying earnings call, Rollins CEO, Jerry Gahlhoff, admitted “second quarter results did not meet our expectations,” in part because “the lead environment got progressively worse as we moved through the quarter.” Gahlhoff further admitted “we just had fewer people year-over-year, actively searching the digital channel for pest control needs. That's the conclusion that we came to that it just seemed fewer."
On this news, shares of Rollins fell $4.03 or 9.27%, to close at $39.44 on July 23, 2026, thereby injuring investors.
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Vertiv Holdings (NYSE:VRT | VRT Price Prediction) reports Q2 2026 earnings on July 29 with a $15 billion backlog and management forecasting 50% to 52% adjusted EPS growth this year.
In February 2026, Vertiv earned inaugural investment-grade ratings from Moody’s (Baa3) and S&P (BBB-), and in March 2026 it joined the S&P 500. The stock has since pulled back to $290.36, off 8.24% over the past month, giving long-term buyers a discount to the $376.15 average analyst price target.
Three Reasons the Stock Looks Attractive Today Backlog and orders visibility. Q4 2025 organic orders rose 252% YoY with a book-to-bill of ~2.9x. Executive Chairman Dave Cote noted on the Q1 call, “We’re still in the early stage of the infrastructure build out for AI.”
Earnings acceleration. Q1 2026 adjusted EPS came in at $1.17 versus $1.01 consensus, a 15.68% beat, with net income up 137.14% YoY and adjusted operating margin expanding 430 basis points to 20.8%. Management raised full-year EPS guidance to $6.30-$6.40.
Cash generation. Free cash flow reached $652.8M in Q1 alone (+146.81% YoY), with FY2026 guided to $2.10B-$2.30B. Analysts sit at 22 Buy, 3 Hold, 1 Sell.
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Vertiv Is Growing Nearly Twice as Fast as a Top Competitor Eaton (NYSE:ETN) is one of the clearest alternatives for investors seeking data center power exposure, but Vertiv’s growing faster. Eaton grew quarterly revenue 16.8% YoY with quarterly earnings down 9.4%, while Vertiv delivered 30.1% revenue growth and 135.7% quarterly earnings growth. Eaton’s forward P/E of 30 looks cheaper than Vertiv’s 49, but that discount comes with significantly lower growth.
Generac (NYSE:GNRC) offers a more limited comparison because it competes primarily in backup power generation rather than across Vertiv’s broader data-center power and cooling portfolio. Even so, Generac trades at a forward P/E of 22 despite generating quarterly revenue growth of just 12.4%.
Weakness in Europe Is One Risk to Watch on July 29 EMEA revenue fell 20.3% YoY in Q1, which is particularly alarming considering Americas revenue is up 53.1% with 44% organic growth. CEO Giordano Albertazzi confirmed EMEA is “absolutely part of the AI story,” with recovery guided for H2 2026 and restructuring already underway.
If Q2 results on July 29 confirm strong AI demand and an EMEA recovery remains on track for the second half, Vertiv could continue outperforming its slower-growing infrastructure rivals.
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Assetmark Inc. lessened its stake in Old Republic International Corporation (NYSE:ORI – Free Report) by 80.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 31,459 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after selling 126,487 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc.’s holdings in Old Republic International were worth $1,255,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORI. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new stake in Old Republic International during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Torren Management LLC purchased a new stake in Old Republic International during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Old Republic International during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Old Republic International during the third quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. acquired a new stake in Old Republic International in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.92% of the company’s stock.
Insider Transactions at Old Republic International In related news, SVP Carolyn Monroe sold 13,330 shares of Old Republic International stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.76, for a total value of $516,670.80. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 32,261 shares in the company, valued at $1,250,436.36. This trade represents a 29.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. 1.32% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Old Republic International Trading Up 2.2% NYSE ORI opened at $42.23 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. Old Republic International Corporation has a 1-year low of $35.60 and a 1-year high of $46.76. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $39.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $40.54. The company has a market capitalization of $10.26 billion, a PE ratio of 9.98 and a beta of 0.58.
Old Republic International (NYSE:ORI – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The insurance provider reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by ($0.03). Old Republic International had a return on equity of 15.41% and a net margin of 11.71%.The business had revenue of $2.50 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.38 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.81 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Old Republic International Corporation will post 2.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Old Republic International Announces Dividend The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, June 5th were issued a $0.315 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 5th. This represents a $1.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. Old Republic International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 33.78%.
Analyst Ratings Changes A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Piper Sandler decreased their price target on Old Republic International from $40.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Zacks Research raised Old Republic International from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, June 26th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Old Republic International in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, Raymond James Financial set a $44.00 price target on Old Republic International in a research report on Monday, April 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Old Republic International presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $41.50.
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Positive Sentiment: ORI reported second-quarter revenue of $2.50 billion, topping Wall Street expectations of about $2.38 billion and rising 5.2% year over year. Old Republic International earnings release and conference call links Positive Sentiment: The company also reported net income of $322.3 million, up sharply from $204.4 million a year ago, which supports investor confidence in underlying profitability. Old Republic second-quarter and first-half 2026 results Neutral Sentiment: Management said its ECM business should run at a 90% to 95% combined ratio, and flagged a bargain purchase gain expected next quarter, which may support future results but is not an immediate earnings driver. Old Republic expects ECM to run at a 90%-95% combined ratio Negative Sentiment: Adjusted performance was less impressive: net operating income fell to $186.0 million from $209.2 million last year, and EPS of $0.76 missed consensus by a small amount, which may limit upside. Old Republic Q2 earnings snapshot Old Republic International Profile (Free Report)
Old Republic International Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance underwriting and related services business primarily in the United States and Canada. It operates through three segments: General Insurance, Title Insurance, and Republic Financial Indemnity Group Run-off Business. The General Insurance segment offers aviation, commercial auto, commercial multi-peril, commercial property, general liability, home and auto warranty, inland marine, travel accident, and workers' compensation insurance products; and financial indemnity products for specialty coverages, including errors and omissions, fidelity, directors and officers, and surety.
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Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its position in Natera, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTRA – Free Report) by 1.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,191,732 shares of the medical research company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,793 shares during the quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership owned about 0.83% of Natera worth $238,334,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Reflection Asset Management purchased a new position in shares of Natera during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Palladiem LLC purchased a new stake in Natera in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust raised its holdings in Natera by 103.8% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust now owns 163 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 83 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Natera by 132.9% in the first quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 170 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Natera in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.90% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes A number of research firms recently weighed in on NTRA. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Natera in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $260.00 price objective for the company. Barclays cut their target price on Natera from $280.00 to $260.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Guggenheim raised their target price on Natera from $270.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, June 29th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $300.00 price target on shares of Natera in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Natera from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $267.83.
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Natera Stock Performance NASDAQ:NTRA opened at $261.99 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $240.75 and a 200-day simple moving average of $221.61. The stock has a market cap of $37.52 billion, a P/E ratio of -160.73 and a beta of 1.51. Natera, Inc. has a 1 year low of $131.81 and a 1 year high of $288.04.
Insider Activity at Natera In related news, insider Solomon Moshkevich sold 3,000 shares of Natera stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $272.90, for a total transaction of $818,700.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 134,643 shares in the company, valued at $36,744,074.70. This trade represents a 2.18% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Herm Rosenman sold 16,530 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total transaction of $4,132,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 4,250 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,062,500. This trade represents a 79.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 178,872 shares of company stock valued at $39,627,696 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 5.05% of the company’s stock.
Natera Company Profile (Free Report)
Natera is a global diagnostics company that develops and commercializes cell-free DNA and other genetic testing technologies for clinical applications. The company focuses on three principal areas: reproductive health (including non-invasive prenatal testing and carrier screening), oncology (tumor-informed assays for minimal residual disease and recurrence monitoring), and organ transplantation (cell-free DNA tests to detect allograft injury). Natera combines laboratory testing, proprietary bioinformatics, and clinical reporting to deliver personalized genetic information to clinicians and patients.
Key product offerings include Panorama, a non-invasive prenatal test that screens for fetal chromosomal abnormalities and select single-gene conditions; Horizon carrier screening for inherited conditions; Signatera, a personalized, tumor-informed assay used for detecting minimal residual disease and monitoring treatment response in cancer patients; and Prospera, a donor-derived cell-free DNA test used to assess the risk of organ rejection.
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Beaconlight Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Natera, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTRA – Free Report) by 44.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 33,589 shares of the medical research company’s stock after buying an additional 10,303 shares during the quarter. Natera accounts for about 3.6% of Beaconlight Capital LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Beaconlight Capital LLC’s holdings in Natera were worth $6,717,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its position in Natera by 6.6% during the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,560 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $221,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Natera by 68.3% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,552 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $644,000 after buying an additional 1,847 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth increased its holdings in shares of Natera by 8.6% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 5,993 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $847,000 after buying an additional 474 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Natera in the 2nd quarter valued at $298,000. Finally, WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new position in shares of Natera in the 2nd quarter valued at $558,000. 99.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Buying and Selling In related news, Director Herm Rosenman sold 16,530 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total value of $4,132,500.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 4,250 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,062,500. This trade represents a 79.55% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Solomon Moshkevich sold 3,000 shares of Natera stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $272.90, for a total value of $818,700.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 134,643 shares in the company, valued at approximately $36,744,074.70. The trade was a 2.18% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 178,872 shares of company stock worth $39,627,696 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 5.05% of the company’s stock.
Natera Trading Down 1.0% Shares of NTRA stock opened at $261.99 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $240.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $221.61. Natera, Inc. has a 12 month low of $131.81 and a 12 month high of $288.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.52 billion, a PE ratio of -160.73 and a beta of 1.51.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Guggenheim raised their price objective on Natera from $270.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, June 29th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Natera in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Natera from $250.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on Natera in a report on Friday, June 26th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $310.00 price target on the stock. Finally, UBS Group set a $260.00 price objective on Natera in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $267.83.
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Natera is a global diagnostics company that develops and commercializes cell-free DNA and other genetic testing technologies for clinical applications. The company focuses on three principal areas: reproductive health (including non-invasive prenatal testing and carrier screening), oncology (tumor-informed assays for minimal residual disease and recurrence monitoring), and organ transplantation (cell-free DNA tests to detect allograft injury). Natera combines laboratory testing, proprietary bioinformatics, and clinical reporting to deliver personalized genetic information to clinicians and patients.
Key product offerings include Panorama, a non-invasive prenatal test that screens for fetal chromosomal abnormalities and select single-gene conditions; Horizon carrier screening for inherited conditions; Signatera, a personalized, tumor-informed assay used for detecting minimal residual disease and monitoring treatment response in cancer patients; and Prospera, a donor-derived cell-free DNA test used to assess the risk of organ rejection.
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Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in shares of PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTCT – Free Report) by 12,362.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,447 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,307 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp’s holdings in PTC Therapeutics were worth $1,189,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. UMB Bank n.a. purchased a new stake in shares of PTC Therapeutics during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Comerica Bank raised its position in shares of PTC Therapeutics by 868.5% during the 3rd quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 523 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 469 shares in the last quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC purchased a new stake in PTC Therapeutics during the fourth quarter worth approximately $41,000. IFP Advisors Inc grew its holdings in shares of PTC Therapeutics by 68.1% during the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 765 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 310 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP grew its position in shares of PTC Therapeutics by 63.8% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 634 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 247 shares during the last quarter.
Insider Buying and Selling In other PTC Therapeutics news, insider Neil Gregory Almstead sold 24,613 shares of PTC Therapeutics stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.89, for a total transaction of $2,187,849.57. Following the transaction, the insider owned 60,299 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,359,978.11. The trade was a 28.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Matthew B. Klein sold 12,572 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.95, for a total transaction of $917,127.40. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 393,998 shares in the company, valued at $28,742,154.10. This represents a 3.09% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 198,662 shares of company stock valued at $16,347,994. Company insiders own 5.50% of the company’s stock.
PTC Therapeutics Stock Down 2.1% Shares of NASDAQ PTCT opened at $76.82 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $77.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $72.85. The firm has a market cap of $6.37 billion, a PE ratio of -32.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.83 and a beta of 0.53. PTC Therapeutics, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $43.17 and a fifty-two week high of $90.87.
PTC Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTCT – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The biopharmaceutical company reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.45) by $0.42. PTC Therapeutics had a negative net margin of 22.58% and a negative return on equity of 362.45%. The company had revenue of $272.55 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $217.42 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $10.04 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 43.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts anticipate that PTC Therapeutics, Inc. will post 0.41 earnings per share for the current year.
Analyst Ratings Changes PTCT has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $94.00 price objective on shares of PTC Therapeutics in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on PTC Therapeutics from $95.00 to $93.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of PTC Therapeutics from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Raymond James Financial began coverage on shares of PTC Therapeutics in a research report on Friday, April 10th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $108.00 target price for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of PTC Therapeutics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $92.29.
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PTC Therapeutics Company Profile (Free Report)
PTC Therapeutics, Inc is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of small molecule and biologic therapies for the treatment of rare genetic disorders. Since its founding in 1998, PTC has dedicated its efforts to addressing high unmet medical needs by targeting underlying genetic causes of disease. The company’s research platform emphasizes mechanisms such as nonsense suppression and RNA modulation, enabling the development of novel treatments for conditions with limited therapeutic options.
Among PTC’s approved products is Translarna (ataluren), a first-in-class therapy designed to treat nonsense mutation Duchenne muscular dystrophy in select markets.
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Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:PFG – Free Report) by 104.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 20,227 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 10,325 shares during the quarter. Assetmark Inc.’s holdings in Principal Financial Group were worth $1,823,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of PFG. DV Equities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Principal Financial Group in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new position in Principal Financial Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Principal Financial Group in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC bought a new stake in shares of Principal Financial Group in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Principal Financial Group by 343.6% in the 4th quarter. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. now owns 346 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 268 shares during the last quarter. 75.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Principal Financial Group Stock Up 1.9% NASDAQ:PFG opened at $109.40 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $108.14 and its 200 day moving average price is $98.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.65, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a current ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. Principal Financial Group, Inc. has a 1-year low of $75.00 and a 1-year high of $114.90.
Principal Financial Group (NASDAQ:PFG – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.07 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.01 by $0.06. Principal Financial Group had a return on equity of 16.25% and a net margin of 10.10%.The firm had revenue of $3.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.11 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.81 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Principal Financial Group, Inc. will post 9.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Transactions at Principal Financial Group In other Principal Financial Group news, General Counsel George Djurasovic sold 2,571 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.83, for a total transaction of $259,233.93. Following the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 21,906 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,208,781.98. This represents a 10.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Wee Yee Cheong sold 7,534 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.16, for a total value of $777,207.44. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 66,443 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,854,259.88. This represents a 10.18% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 28,317 shares of company stock valued at $2,884,902 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.13% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In Several brokerages recently issued reports on PFG. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Principal Financial Group from $114.00 to $113.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Principal Financial Group from $91.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Principal Financial Group from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Principal Financial Group from $87.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Principal Financial Group from $92.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $105.00.
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Principal Financial Group Profile (Free Report)
Principal Financial Group (NASDAQ: PFG) is a global financial services company headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, that provides a range of retirement, investment and insurance solutions to individuals, employers and institutional clients. The firm’s business is organized around retirement services, asset management, and insurance products designed to help clients plan, invest for, and protect income over the long term.
Principal’s product and service offerings include retirement plan recordkeeping and administration for employer-sponsored plans, individual and group retirement annuities, life and disability insurance, employee benefits solutions, and wealth management services.
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Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Insight Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSIT – Free Report) by 64.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 18,669 shares of the software maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,302 shares during the quarter. Assetmark Inc. owned approximately 0.06% of Insight Enterprises worth $1,251,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Morgan Stanley raised its position in shares of Insight Enterprises by 15.6% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,681,920 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $218,496,000 after buying an additional 362,258 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Insight Enterprises by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,183,203 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $96,396,000 after acquiring an additional 36,566 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Insight Enterprises by 11.7% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 906,400 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $73,847,000 after buying an additional 94,877 shares in the last quarter. Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY lifted its stake in shares of Insight Enterprises by 35.9% in the 4th quarter. Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY now owns 810,764 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $66,053,000 after purchasing an additional 214,064 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Insight Enterprises by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 741,948 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $60,457,000 after buying an additional 8,919 shares during the period.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth A number of brokerages recently issued reports on NSIT. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Insight Enterprises from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 17th. Needham & Company LLC upgraded shares of Insight Enterprises to an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Raymond James Financial raised Insight Enterprises from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 price target for the company in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Zacks Research raised shares of Insight Enterprises from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group set a $75.00 price target on Insight Enterprises in a report on Friday, May 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $100.00.
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Insider Buying and Selling In related news, CFO James A. Morgado bought 2,290 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $87.25 per share, with a total value of $199,802.50. Following the purchase, the chief financial officer directly owned 17,246 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,504,713.50. The trade was a 15.31% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 1.21% of the company’s stock.
Insight Enterprises Stock Performance Shares of NASDAQ:NSIT opened at $117.65 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $110.90 and a 200 day moving average of $90.54. Insight Enterprises, Inc. has a 52 week low of $63.62 and a 52 week high of $148.58.
Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ:NSIT – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The software maker reported $2.88 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.45 by $0.43. Insight Enterprises had a net margin of 2.17% and a return on equity of 20.89%. The firm had revenue of $2.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.12 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.06 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Insight Enterprises has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.000-11.500 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Insight Enterprises, Inc. will post 10.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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Insight Enterprises, Inc is a global technology provider headquartered in Tempe, Arizona. Founded in 1988, the company specializes in helping organizations harness the power of digital transformation by offering a comprehensive portfolio of IT hardware, software, cloud and licensing management solutions. Insight’s expertise spans across the full technology lifecycle, from initial strategy and consulting to implementation, integration and ongoing managed services.
At the core of Insight’s business are its consulting and professional services, which guide clients through complex technology environments and ensure optimal deployment of solutions.
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Bank of Nova Scotia grew its stake in shares of Cencora, Inc. (NYSE:COR – Free Report) by 7.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 186,015 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,366 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia owned 0.10% of Cencora worth $58,435,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Cencora during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Oakworth Capital Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Cencora in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Cencora during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Archer Investment Corp grew its position in shares of Cencora by 134.3% in the 4th quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 82 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new position in Cencora during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.52% of the company’s stock.
Cencora Stock Performance NYSE COR opened at $309.67 on Friday. Cencora, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $244.82 and a fifty-two week high of $377.54. The company has a market cap of $60.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.75, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.40, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a current ratio of 0.95. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $284.52 and its 200-day moving average price is $316.47.
Cencora (NYSE:COR – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $4.75 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.82 by ($0.07). Cencora had a return on equity of 135.20% and a net margin of 0.78%.The firm had revenue of $78.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $81.09 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $4.42 earnings per share. Cencora’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. Cencora has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.650-17.900 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Cencora, Inc. will post 17.79 earnings per share for the current year.
Cencora Announces Dividend The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Cencora’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 18.40%.
Cencora declared that its board has approved a stock buyback program on Thursday, May 21st that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 3.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades COR has been the topic of several research reports. William Blair initiated coverage on Cencora in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on Cencora from $420.00 to $339.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 7th. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Cencora from $410.00 to $412.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Cencora from $425.00 to $350.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $342.00 target price on Cencora in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $367.75.
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Insider Buying and Selling at Cencora In other Cencora news, Director Lauren M. Tyler acquired 550 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 22nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $270.23 per share, with a total value of $148,626.50. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 4,359 shares in the company, valued at $1,177,932.57. The trade was a 14.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.38% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Cencora Company Profile (Free Report)
Cencora (NYSE:COR) is a global healthcare services and pharmaceutical distribution company that provides end-to-end solutions across the pharmaceutical supply chain. The company’s core activities include wholesale drug distribution, specialty drug distribution, and the operation of specialty pharmacies, complemented by logistics, cold-chain management and other fulfillment services designed to support complex and temperature-sensitive therapies.
Beyond physical distribution, Cencora offers a range of commercial and patient-focused services for pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare providers.
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Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its holdings in Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX – Free Report) by 15.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 247,129 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 33,587 shares during the quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership owned approximately 0.25% of Equinix worth $242,246,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Equinix by 28.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 326 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $307,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its stake in Equinix by 11.5% during the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 522 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $425,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in Equinix by 21.8% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 3,050 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,487,000 after purchasing an additional 546 shares during the period. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. acquired a new position in Equinix in the second quarter valued at approximately $231,000. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. lifted its stake in Equinix by 2.8% in the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 1,074 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $854,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the period. 94.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of Equinix from $1,123.00 to $1,143.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Equinix from $894.00 to $1,015.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Scotiabank increased their price objective on shares of Equinix from $1,050.00 to $1,120.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their target price on Equinix from $1,173.00 to $1,186.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on Equinix from $1,240.00 to $1,260.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,153.79.
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Equinix Stock Performance NASDAQ:EQIX opened at $1,084.24 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a current ratio of 1.18. Equinix, Inc. has a 52-week low of $720.62 and a 52-week high of $1,128.68. The firm has a market cap of $106.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.03, a PEG ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.98. The business’s fifty day moving average is $1,056.85 and its 200 day moving average is $986.34.
Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The financial services provider reported $10.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.30 by $6.49. Equinix had a return on equity of 10.03% and a net margin of 15.07%.The business had revenue of $2.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.52 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $9.67 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Equinix has set its FY 2026 guidance at 42.310-43.110 EPS. Research analysts predict that Equinix, Inc. will post 38.25 EPS for the current year.
Equinix Announces Dividend The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 17th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 20th were given a $5.16 dividend. This represents a $20.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 20th. Equinix’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 142.84%.
Insiders Place Their Bets In other Equinix news, EVP Raouf Abdel sold 2,040 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,083.47, for a total value of $2,210,278.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 5,728 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,206,116.16. The trade was a 26.26% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Chairman Charles J. Meyers sold 5,224 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,085.23, for a total transaction of $5,669,241.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman directly owned 7,370 shares in the company, valued at $7,998,145.10. The trade was a 41.48% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 11,115 shares of company stock valued at $12,022,574 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.
About Equinix (Free Report)
Equinix, Inc is a global provider of digital infrastructure and interconnection services, specializing in carrier-neutral data centers and colocation. The company operates a platform that enables enterprises, cloud and network service providers, and content companies to colocate IT infrastructure, interconnect directly with partners and providers, and access cloud on-ramps and network services in a secure, low-latency environment.
Equinix’s offerings include traditional colocation space and power, cross-connects and meet-me rooms, and a suite of connectivity and on-demand services designed for hybrid multicloud architectures.
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Bank of Nova Scotia raised its stake in Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX – Free Report) by 26.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 28,212 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,901 shares during the quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia’s holdings in Equinix were worth $27,655,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Equinix in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $984,355,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Equinix by 408.1% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 1,186,497 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $929,312,000 after buying an additional 953,001 shares during the period. Cohen & Steers Inc. grew its position in shares of Equinix by 23.3% during the 4th quarter. Cohen & Steers Inc. now owns 2,609,011 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,998,978,000 after buying an additional 493,141 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG grew its position in shares of Equinix by 30.0% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 1,094,808 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $838,798,000 after buying an additional 252,964 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. raised its stake in Equinix by 709.3% during the fourth quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 286,288 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $219,342,000 after acquiring an additional 250,914 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.94% of the company’s stock.
Equinix Price Performance NASDAQ EQIX opened at $1,084.24 on Friday. Equinix, Inc. has a 12-month low of $720.62 and a 12-month high of $1,128.68. The company has a market capitalization of $106.93 billion, a PE ratio of 75.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.98. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $1,056.85 and its 200-day moving average is $986.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39.
Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The financial services provider reported $10.79 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.30 by $6.49. The business had revenue of $2.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.52 billion. Equinix had a net margin of 15.07% and a return on equity of 10.03%. Equinix’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $9.67 earnings per share. Equinix has set its FY 2026 guidance at 42.310-43.110 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Equinix, Inc. will post 38.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Equinix Announces Dividend The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 20th were paid a $5.16 dividend. This represents a $20.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 20th. Equinix’s dividend payout ratio is presently 142.84%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth A number of brokerages have commented on EQIX. Mizuho lifted their target price on Equinix from $1,165.00 to $1,200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. HSBC raised their price target on Equinix from $1,100.00 to $1,250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Truist Financial set a $1,215.00 price objective on Equinix in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $1,200.00 price target on shares of Equinix in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Equinix from $1,075.00 to $1,250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,153.79.
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Insiders Place Their Bets In other Equinix news, Director Christopher B. Paisley sold 125 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,060.29, for a total transaction of $132,536.25. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 17,557 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,615,511.53. This trade represents a 0.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Chairman Charles J. Meyers sold 5,224 shares of Equinix stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,085.23, for a total value of $5,669,241.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman owned 7,370 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,998,145.10. This trade represents a 41.48% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 11,115 shares of company stock worth $12,022,574 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.
Equinix Profile (Free Report)
Equinix, Inc is a global provider of digital infrastructure and interconnection services, specializing in carrier-neutral data centers and colocation. The company operates a platform that enables enterprises, cloud and network service providers, and content companies to colocate IT infrastructure, interconnect directly with partners and providers, and access cloud on-ramps and network services in a secure, low-latency environment.
Equinix’s offerings include traditional colocation space and power, cross-connects and meet-me rooms, and a suite of connectivity and on-demand services designed for hybrid multicloud architectures.
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