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NVIDIA expands NVIDIA Agent Toolkit with re-architected NVIDIA PhysicsNeMo libraries and updated NVIDIA CUDA-X libraries, enabling software developers to build autonomous AI engineers with AI physics skills, accelerated solvers and quantum chemistry capabilities.NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra leads among open models in agentic register-transfer level coding with the ACE-RTL agent from NVIDIA Research, helping enterprises build customizable AI agents for chip design and verification.Cadence, Siemens, Synopsys and other industry leaders are using NVIDIA accelerated computing and agentic AI technologies to advance autonomous engineering workflows across chip design, verification, packaging and systems. LONG BEACH, Calif., July 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NVIDIA today announced an expansion of NVIDIA Agent Toolkit for engineering, now adding NVIDIA PhysicsNeMo™ and CUDA-X™ libraries as agent-ready tools and skills built to transform how the world designs and develops products.

Building the next generation of chips and systems requires teams to connect physics, simulation and performance analysis across increasingly complex design cycles. A new class of autonomous AI engineers is emerging to help take on that complexity — using specialized tools, running simulations and generating high-fidelity data to help scale chip design, verification, packaging and systems. 

Now included in NVIDIA Agent Toolkit, NVIDIA has re-architected PhysicsNeMo into a set of agent-friendly libraries and added new and updated CUDA-X libraries to support complex engineering work. PhysicsNeMo provides AI physics skills for training and deploying models, while CUDA-X libraries bring accelerated solvers and quantum chemistry capabilities into agentic engineering workflows.

“Engineering has reached an inflection point. AI can now work with tools of physics, simulation and design,” said Timothy Costa, vice president and general manager of computational engineering at NVIDIA. “With NVIDIA Agent Toolkit, developers can build agentic engineers that reason using physics, run complex simulations and generate high-fidelity data to become a new engine for innovation in chip and system design.”

NVIDIA Agent Toolkit Adds AI Physics and Accelerated Computing Skills for Engineering Agents
NVIDIA Agent Toolkit helps developers build specialized engineering AI assistants connected to domain-specific tools, models and data. With the addition of NVIDIA PhysicsNeMo and CUDA-X libraries, these agents can now use AI physics skills, accelerated solvers and quantum chemistry capabilities for chip, system and industrial engineering. 

Key capabilities include:

AI physics skills: NVIDIA PhysicsNeMo libraries help agents train and deploy customizable AI physics models for complex design and simulation tasks, turning model architectures into callable tools for engineering workflows.Iterative sparse solvers: New NVIDIA cuISS (CUDA Iterative Sparse Solvers) library accelerates large sparse linear systems in physics-based and engineering simulations. Designed for flexibility and performance on GPUs, its modern, composable solvers and preconditioners help developers build scalable, production simulation engines for agentic engineering workflows. Direct sparse solvers: NVIDIA cuDSS (CUDA Direct Sparse Solvers) accelerates large, complex sparse linear systems central to electronic design automation (EDA) and scientific simulation. It delivers high performance and numerical robustness for critical workloads like device, circuit and system simulations with scalability to multi-GPU and multi-node deployments in production environments.Quantum chemistry: NVIDIA cuEST (CUDA Electronic Structure Theory) brings high-accuracy quantum chemistry simulations to device-relevant scales, enabling density functional theory (DFT) and post-DFT methods to be integrated into production workflows at scale. cuEST brings production value to customers by supporting a wide range of modern functionals and making increasingly large ground-state and excited-state simulations manageable on NVIDIA GPUs. NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra Open Model Advances Agentic Coding for Chip Design
Chip design depends on specialized register-transfer level (RTL) coding, which demands high accuracy, deep domain expertise and flexibility over deployment. 

With ACE-RTL — an agent for designing hardware from NVIDIA Research — NVIDIA Nemotron™ 3 Ultra leads among open models in agentic RTL coding on the comprehensive verilog design problems benchmark across RTL coding tasks.

This represents how Nemotron 3 Ultra offers industry-leading accuracy and efficiency and can be post-trained on proprietary data — deployed locally or on premises — giving enterprises greater control, customization and data privacy as they build AI agents for chip design.

Developers can get started with Nemotron 3 Ultra using Cadence’s harness; Synopsys’ fully autonomous, long-running agents for design verification and analog and mixed-signal workflows; Siemens’ Questa One smart verification agentic toolkit; as well as on Hugging Face.

Software Leaders Build Autonomous AI Engineers With NVIDIA
Industrial engineering leaders are already using the new and expanded NVIDIA Agent Toolkit components to develop autonomous AI engineers.

Cadence is using NVIDIA Nemotron, accelerated computing and CUDA-X libraries with the recently launched Cadence AuraStack AI Super Agent and the Cadence Millennium M2000 platform to autonomously drive advanced packaging and printed circuit board (PCB) design from exploration through signoff, delivering up to 20x faster multiphysics performance. This joins Cadence’s complete portfolio of silicon design super agents which collectively cover the chip design workflow end to end, from architecture through manufacturing signoff.

In addition, the collaboration extends from agentic design to the underlying compute as Cadence’s portfolio of EDA and system design automation tools, including Cadence Jasper, a formal verification platform, is being optimized for the NVIDIA Vera CPU to help engineering teams validate advanced chip designs faster.

Synopsys is using the NVIDIA Agent Toolkit, NVIDIA NIM™ microservices, Nemotron open models, the NVIDIA NeMo™ Gym library and NVIDIA NemoClaw™ blueprints with Synopsys AgentEngineer to build secure, accelerated agentic workflows across chip and system design. Leveraging Ansys Icepak, Synopsys’ agentic workflow autonomously executes simulation setup, and pre- and post-processing for complex GPU cooling design optimization. Synopsys is developing NVIDIA cuISS use cases to accelerate simulation workloads.

The collaboration extends from agentic workflows to the underlying compute platform as Synopsys VCS, a high-performance functional verification solution used to simulate and validate complex chip designs before fabrication, is being optimized for the NVIDIA Vera CPU to help improve verification throughput.

Siemens is using NVIDIA NeMo Gym, Nemotron open models and CUDA-X libraries with the Siemens Fuse EDA AI Agent to orchestrate multi-tool and multi-agent workflows across semiconductor, 3D-IC, PCB and system design, from conception through signoff. In Siemens Solido Characterization Suite, these agentic AI workflows are delivering more than 10x faster library characterization while reducing token costs by more than 10x.

Samsung is using NVIDIA cuLitho and CUDA-X libraries to achieve up to 20x greater performance for computational lithography and applying NVIDIA PhysicsNeMo to perform chip-scale thermal-stress analysis with numerical solver-level accuracy across domains containing up to 10 billion cells.

ChipAgents is using NVIDIA Agent Toolkit to build domain-specific AI agents for chip design and verification. The team is fine-tuning NVIDIA Nemotron models for complex end-to-end semiconductor design and verification workflows including debug, formal verification, coverage and more.

Silvaco is using NVIDIA accelerated computing to scale high-accuracy 3D optical simulation in the Silvaco Victory Device. Running on 32 NVIDIA GPUs interconnected by NVIDIA NVLink™ technology, it completed a 3.2-billion-mesh-node photonic edge coupler simulation in under four hours, a workload beyond the practical limits of CPU-based simulation.

Keysight is harnessing NVIDIA cuDSS to accelerate electromagnetic simulations by up to 10x, while Samsung, Synopsys and TSMC are integrating NVIDIA cuEST into its GPU-accelerated pipeline to achieve up to a 50x speedup for key quantum-chemistry workloads.

Learn more by joining NVIDIA at DAC.

About NVIDIA
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Corporate Communications
NVIDIA Corporation
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Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to, statements as to: With NVIDIA Agent Toolkit, developers being able to build agentic engineers that reason using physics, run complex simulations and generate high-fidelity data to become a new engine for innovation in chip and system design; expectations with respect to growth, performance, availability, and benefits of NVIDIA’s products, services and technologies, and related trends and drivers; expectations with respect to NVIDIA’s third party arrangements, including with its collaborators and partners; expectations with respect to technology developments, and related trends and drivers; projected market growth and trends; expectations with respect to AI and related industries; and other statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections based on management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: global economic and political conditions; NVIDIA’s reliance on third parties to manufacture, assemble, package and test NVIDIA’s products; the impact of technological development and competition; development of new products and technologies or enhancements to NVIDIA’s existing products and technologies; market acceptance of NVIDIA’s products or NVIDIA’s partners’ products; design, manufacturing or software defects; changes in consumer preferences or demands; changes in industry standards and interfaces; unexpected loss of performance of NVIDIA’s products or technologies when integrated into systems; NVIDIA’s ability to realize the potential benefits of business investments or acquisitions; and changes in applicable laws and regulations, as well as other factors detailed from time to time in the most recent reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including, but not limited to, its Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted on the company’s website and are available from NVIDIA without charge. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by law, NVIDIA disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

Many of the products and features described herein remain in various stages and will be offered on a when-and-if-available basis. The statements above are not intended to be, and should not be interpreted as a commitment, promise, or legal obligation, and the development, release, and timing of any features or functionalities described for our products is subject to change and remains at the sole discretion of NVIDIA. NVIDIA will have no liability for failure to deliver or delay in the delivery of any of the products, features or functions set forth herein.

© 2026 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, CUDA-X, NemoClaw, Nemotron, NVIDIA NeMo, NVIDIA NIM, NVLink and PhysicsNeMo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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NVIDIA Agent Toolkit With NVIDIA PhysicsNeMo and CUDA-X Libraries NVIDIA today announced an expansion of NVIDIA Agent Toolkit for engineering, now adding NVIDIA Physi...

New long-running, fully agentic workflows spanning EDA to CAE multiply engineering productivity

Key Highlights

Synopsys unveils a fully autonomous long-running design verification agent that orchestrates the entire chip verification cycle delivering up to 50X faster time-to-validated RTL while achieving 20% additional coverage improvement Demonstrating Synopsys' first fully autonomous computer-aided engineering (CAE) workflow for thermal management and electronic device cooling capable of autonomously executing set-up, pre-processing, and post-processing in a fraction of the time required for manual approaches  Expanded portfolio of more than 20 GPU-accelerated Synopsys EDA and multiphysics products, including 18X speedup of PrimeSim™ SPICE simulations , /PRNewswire/ -- Today at the 2026 DAC Chips to Systems Conference, Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) announced advancements to agentic AI for engineering in collaboration with NVIDIA. Synopsys has developed fully autonomous, long-running agentic capabilities for chip design and electronics system design enabled with NVIDIA Nemotron on NVIDIA's accelerated computing platform and secured by the NVIDIA OpenShell runtime. Demonstrated at DAC for the first time, Synopsys' capabilities promise to be a force multiplier for R&D teams beyond task agents, transforming time-consuming chip verification and thermal simulation into automated insight delivery, engineering productivity, and system performance improvement engines.

"AI is fundamentally reshaping engineering, and Synopsys is at the forefront of this transformation, enabling fully autonomous agents across every stage of silicon and systems development," said Ravi Subramanian, Chief Product Management Officer at Synopsys. "Our close collaboration with NVIDIA continues to accelerate the development of next-generation AI technologies by combining Synopsys' domain expertise spanning EDA and CAE with NVIDIA's advanced AI infrastructure and technologies. Together, we are enabling a new class of autonomous engineering workflows that elevate productivity, unlock deeper insights, and help customers innovate faster."

"The future of engineering is agentic, where AI agents reason, plan, execute complex workflows and verify their own work across the entire product development lifecycle," said Tim Costa, Vice President and General Manager for Computational Engineering at NVIDIA. "Synopsys is using NVIDIA AI tools and accelerated computing to build simulation and AI physics agents that help teams close verification, automate thermal analysis and compress development cycles from weeks to hours." 

Introducing Synopsys' Fully Autonomous Design Verification (DV) Workflow
Coverage closure has been among the most significant bottlenecks in the DV process. Despite assistive tools, engineering teams spend significant labor and compute resources on incremental improvements. The companies are evolving the DV approach from tool-assisted to a goal-driven workflow that autonomously pursues coverage closure and traces root failure causes throughout development.

The solution, built on Synopsys' agentic AI platform and powered by Synopsys AgentEngineer™ technology and NVIDIA's agentic AI infrastructure — including NVIDIA Agent Toolkit, NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra open model, and OpenShell runtime — features a fully autonomous, long-running orchestrator agent. The orchestrator agent deconstructs DV goals from specification, design, test repository, and user inputs, and orchestrates specialized agents and tools in a closed loop workflow spanning the full chip verification lifecycle, from test plan generation to coverage closure and advanced debug. Demonstrated at DAC, the end-to-end fully autonomous verification closure agentic flow compresses weeks of manual labor into hours of agentic execution that achieves up to 50X faster time-to-validated RTL with an additional 20% improvement in coverage.1

Autonomous Analog & Mixed-Signal (AMS) Workflows
AI-powered Custom Compiler™ Layout Synthesis (CCLS) is laying the foundation for autonomous analog and mixed-signal (AMS) design by automating layout generation, optimization, and design-layout convergence. Building on these capabilities, Synopsys AgentEngineer™ technology orchestrates multi-step analog flow spanning design creation, SPICE simulation, implementation, and verification. Engineers define design intent and performance goals in natural language, while autonomous agents execute and optimize the workflow, accelerating design closure and improving productivity by up to 3X.2

Delivering Autonomous Engineering Agents Across Design and Simulation
Synopsys developed a fully autonomous agentic CAE workflow for electronics thermal analysis using NVIDIA Agent Toolkit and NVIDIA CUDA-X libraries. Built with Ansys Icepak® electronics cooling simulation software — now part of the Synopsys portfolio — and open-source PyAEDT libraries, the agentic workflow autonomously executes simulation set-up, pre- and post-processing in a fraction of the time required for traditional approaches.

Extending the Value of GPU Acceleration to More Engineering Workflows
Synopsys continues to accelerate innovation with the industry's broadest portfolio of more than 20 GPU-enabled EDA and multiphysics products, unlocking deeper analysis and faster time-to-market across the design flow — from physical verification to photonics simulation. Recent developments include:

PrimeSim™ SPICE circuit simulations perform up to 18X faster leveraging NVIDIA GPUs.3 Synopsys QuantumATK® accelerates next-generation semiconductor material innovation by up to 50X for Gaussian-basis quantum chemistry simulations enabled by cuEST and up to 200x faster machine-learned force field simulations using NVIDIA Blackwell GPU infrastructure. Ansys Lumerical FDTD™ 3D electromagnetic simulation software achieved a 10X speedup on NVIDIA GPUs compared to CPUs when used within Synopsys' Multiphysics Fusion™ solution for analog and photonic design.  In addition, Synopsys continues its deep collaboration with NVIDIA leveraging CUDA-X libraries to accelerate its solvers, including cuLitho, cuDSS, cuEST, and use cases in development with the newly announced cuISS library. Availability
Customers are currently evaluating Synopsys' agentic EDA and CAE capabilities with availability planned for the second half of 2026. 

Follow Synopsys online for updates via our Newsroom, on LinkedIn, and on X. 

Join Synopsys at the 2026 DAC Chips to Systems Conference
This week at DAC, Synopsys is showcasing AI-powered engineering solutions that enable customers to rapidly design from silicon to system with increased quality, efficiency, precision, and scale. Attendees can visit Synopsys' booth #631 for demonstrations of newly announced autonomous workflows. For a complete list of Synopsys sessions and activities at DAC 2026, visit the Synopsys DAC 2026 event page. 

1 Compared to traditional verification workflows not powered by AgentEngineer technology.
2 AMS workflow leverages CCLS which delivers 3X gains in productivity.
3 PrimeSim SPICE delivered approximately 18X faster overall wall-clock time by introducing NVIDIA GPUs compared to CPU-only workloads.

About Synopsys
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) is the leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, enabling customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products. We deliver industry-leading silicon design, IP, simulation and analysis solutions, and design services. We partner closely with our customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow. Learn more at www.synopsys.com.

© 2026 Synopsys, Inc. All rights reserved. Synopsys, Ansys, the Synopsys and Ansys logos, and other Synopsys trademarks are available at https://www.synopsys.com/company/legal/trademarks-brands.html. Other company or product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, time frames, or achievements to differ materially. Information on potential risks, uncertainties and other factors that could affect our results is included in filings we make with the SEC from time to time, including in the sections entitled "Risk Factors" in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. 

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Alphabet (GOOG +0.21%) (GOOGL +0.58%) is a major player in the artificial intelligence (AI) race. It's the largest of the four hyperscalers, and when it makes a decision, it sends ripples through the industry.

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai just made an announcement that will affect chipmakers Nvidia (NVDA -1.01%) and Broadcom (AVGO -2.88%), and it's good news -- at least for those two companies.

Following this announcement, Alphabet's stock slumped, but I think that actually created a better long-term buying opportunity. 

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai. Image source: Alphabet.

Alphabet continues to raise data center spending guidance After the closing bell on Wednesday, Alphabet released its Q2 results, and in that report, it hiked its guidance for 2026's data center capital expenditures.

Alphabet's initial capital expenditure guidance range for the year was between $175 billion and $185 billion. That range got boosted by $10 billion in conjunction with the Q1 report; now, it has been boosted in the same increment to $195 billion to $205 billion. The picture that this paints is that Alphabet may be publicly offering a forecast for its capex spending, but what's really going on is that management is basically giving itself a blank check for AI spending if computing capacity becomes available on a quicker timeline than previously expected.

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Another item that may worry investors is that Alphabet can no longer cover all this spending with the company's cash flow. Over the past 12 months, Alphabet generated $186 billion in cash from operations. That means that even if it spent all its cash flow on data centers, that still wouldn't be enough to cover this year's build-out. It also has share buyback plans and dividend obligations, so it will have to raise capital to fill this gap, which it has done.

The bulk of this spending is flowing to a handful of suppliers, including Broadcom and Nvidia. Nvidia makes broad-purpose GPUs that are popular options to rent on Google Cloud and other cloud platforms. Broadcom is the design partner behind Alphabet's custom AI chip, the Tensor Processing Unit (TPU). These are growing in popularity in its data centers, and Alphabet is also starting to sell them to outside customers.

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Any time Alphabet raises its capital expenditure guidance, shareholders in these two chip giants should get excited, as that likely signals an increase in their revenues.

Investors in Alphabet were less than pleased with news of its latest capex budget hike, so its stock sold off on the news. I think that was a mistake, too, as Alphabet has proven it can turn the computing resources it is bringing online into immediate profit centers, as evidenced by Google Cloud's 82% growth rate. While it's not a popular decision on Wall Street yet, I think Alphabet's move to spend more on data center platforms is the right one, and positions it strongly for the long term.

Keithen Drury has positions in Alphabet, Broadcom, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Broadcom, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

By PYMNTS  |  July 26, 2026

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Robinhood is reportedly in talks with Crypto.com to expand its prediction market footprint.

That’s according to a report Friday (July 24) by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing sources familiar with the matter. The report noted that Robinhood has so far worked with companies like Kalshi to supply betting contracts for its prediction platform, though the companies are now more like rivals than partners.

Under this proposed partnership, Crypto.com’s prediction market business would be added to Robinhood’s prediction hub, letting users place yes-or-no bets offered by the crypto company on Robinhood’s trading platform, the sources said. The report added there are no guarantees the two companies will reach an agreement. 

PYMNTS has contacted Robinhood and Crypto.com for comment but hasn’t yet gotten a response. A spokesperson for Kalshi declined to comment.

A spokesperson for Robinhood told WSJ the company “will continue to partner with multiple exchanges to ensure our customers have access to a diverse and resilient marketplace.”

As the report noted, Crypto.com debuted its stand-alone prediction markets platform OG in February, and has offered prediction markets contracts through its derivatives business since late 2024. Last year, Crypto.com announced a collaboration with President Trump’s media business to introduce prediction markets directly on the social media platform Truth Social, though that has yet to launch.

Kalshi, meanwhile, has been at the forefront of the prediction wave in the U.S., seeing $27 billion in volume for World Cup-related markets, versus around $1 billion for the Super Bowl.

Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour told WSJ the company plans to expand its range of tradable assets beyond just events-based contracts, and called Robinhood a top competitor. 

“They’re a partner of ours at the same time they’re competing with us, and I think that’s also great,” he said. “We’ll see who ends up with a better product.”

In other prediction market news, PYMNTS wrote last week about the industry’s contribution to a world in which gambling “is no longer simply a single, static industry,” thanks to the rise of companies like Kalshi, sports betting apps, and crypto exchanges.

“As artificial intelligence personalizes financial products, prediction markets and digital commerce, it will create new questions for executives across financial services, media and digital commerce,” that report said. “The future may not involve convincing consumers to gamble more. It may involve making every digital interaction feel just uncertain enough that they cannot resist checking one more time.”

SpaceX (SPCX -2.85%) got a new review from a major bank on Friday, and it wasn't the vote of confidence shareholders were hoping for. HSBC initiated coverage of the rocket and satellite company with a Hold rating and a $115 price target. That number sits below the $135 price at which SpaceX went public in June.

The market wasted no time making its own statement. Shares fell as much as 6% on Friday, dipping below the new target shortly after its publication, before closing at $115.07 -- seven cents above it.

That makes SpaceX the rare stock that trades simultaneously below its IPO price, right at a major bank's days-old price target, and roughly 50% below the high of $225.64 it reached shortly after its debut.

What's most interesting about HSBC's math, though, is how generous it tried to be.

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A premium for Musk, and still a Hold HSBC built its valuation as a sum of the parts, adding up what it believes SpaceX's businesses are worth. Then it did something unusual. It applied a 2x premium to account for CEO Elon Musk's track record of commercializing disruptive technologies. In other words, the bank built a 2x innovation premium into its sum-of-the-parts math, on the theory that Musk has repeatedly built industries where none existed.

Even with that premium, the answer came back at $115, along with a conclusion that the price already reflects much of the company's long-term growth potential -- including continued expansion of Starlink, rising launch activity, and the development of its artificial intelligence initiatives. The bank did sketch a friendlier picture. Its most optimistic scenario, which assumes the Starship rocket becomes commercially viable starting in 2027 and launch capacity doubles, values the stock at $293 per share. But that's the ceiling case, not the expectation.

That's the detail I'd sit with. When a valuation grants the founder credit most models never grant, and still can't reach the IPO price, the exercise says as much about the price as it does about the company.

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The disagreement is enormous To be fair, HSBC is one voice, and a notably cautious one next to the rest of Wall Street. The average price target on SpaceX sits at about $237, more than twice the recent share price. Even more telling, individual targets range from $62 all the way to $800. A range that wide is less a forecast than an admission that nobody has figured out how to value this company yet. And HSBC's Hold rating, for what it's worth, implies the stock roughly treads water from here. The bank's caution is about the price, not the business.

The fundamentals explain the confusion. SpaceX's trailing-12-month revenue totals about $19 billion, and its 2025 revenue grew 33% -- remarkable growth for an industrial company. But the stock's market capitalization stands at about $1.5 trillion, which values the company at more than 75 times its sales. The business remains unprofitable, too, as it pours money into developing its Starship rocket. There are no earnings to check the valuation against yet, and there won't be for some time.

Hard evidence is finally coming, though. SpaceX is expected to report its first quarterly results as a public company on Aug. 4, giving investors their first standardized look at the company's finances since the IPO. The first wave of insider share lockups begins expiring shortly after the report. For a debate currently running on beliefs, that report is the first common set of facts both sides will have to reckon with -- and every model on Wall Street, HSBC's included, gets rebuilt on real quarterly disclosure from that day forward.

So, is the newly cheaper stock worth buying now that it has fallen to even a skeptic's target? I don't think the target itself should drive anyone's decision. HSBC's $115 is one bank's estimate, and the consensus near $237 is an average of guesses that disagree with one another by hundreds of dollars.

My takeaway is simply that SpaceX's current valuation continues to require a lot of imagination to justify. A major bank went looking for reasons to be generous with SpaceX, applied the biggest one it could justify, and still concluded the stock was worth less than its IPO price.

I'm not buying before the company's Aug. 4 numbers are released. Sure, a business compounding revenue at 33% deserves respect. But at a $1.5 trillion valuation, I want to see more momentum in its financials before paying up for this stock.

American Airlines (AAL +6.79%) reported second-quarter results on Thursday and lowered its outlook for the year. Initially, investors were spooked, and the stock fell about 8% to close at $13.56.

Then on Friday they bought it back. Shares rose 6.8% to $14.48, recovering much of the drop in a single session.

Two days, two opposite verdicts on the same report. What gives?

A record quarter and a worse year The quarter itself was not bad at all.

Second-quarter revenue came in at $16.7 billion, up 16.3% year over year and the highest quarterly revenue in the company's history.

American posted net income of $71 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis. On a non-GAAP (adjusted) basis, net income was $99 million, or $0.15 per share.

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Then came the outlook. Management now expects full-year adjusted earnings per share somewhere between a loss of $0.65 and a profit of $0.65. The prior range ran from a loss of $0.40 to a profit of $1.10.

The midpoint of that new range is zero -- and that's for a company generating record revenue.

The cause is not complicated, and management named it. Aircraft fuel expense rose by more than $2.2 billion in the second quarter, an 83.3% increase year over year, lifting the average price American paid to $4.05 per gallon.

For context, $2.2 billion is more than 13% of the quarter's entire revenue, added to the cost side in twelve months. Almost any airline's profit would disappear under a move like that, and arguably American's thin margin makes it the most exposed of the big three.

What Friday's buyers were looking at So why buy the stock a day later? I think there are several reasons.

First, American guided for third-quarter revenue growth of 16% to 19% year over year -- an acceleration from the 16.3% it just posted. Demand isn't softening. And the company said it offset nearly 50% of the fuel headwind in the second quarter through higher fares, which is a meaningful thing for a business often accused of having no pricing power.

The second is the fuel price itself. Management's third-quarter outlook assumes an average of $3.75 per gallon, down from the $4.05 it paid in the second quarter. That still implies about $1.7 billion of additional fuel cost versus the third quarter of 2025, so the pressure hasn't gone away. But the direction has changed at the margin.

Put those together, and the bull case is straightforward. The revenue engine is running faster than it has in years, and what broke the profit forecast is a commodity price rather than anything American is doing in its own operation -- and commodity prices move in both directions.

Of course, the bear case sits in the same guidance. Third-quarter adjusted earnings are forecast between a loss of $0.70 and a loss of $0.10 per share. That is a loss at every point in the range, during what is normally the industry's strongest stretch of the year. And a third-quarter loss would mean American needs a strong fourth quarter just to reach the middle of its own full-year guidance range.

So would I buy it here? No -- and the reason has less to do with this quarter than with what American is as an investment.

Airline earnings are often a small difference between two enormous numbers, and one of those numbers is a commodity the company cannot control. American's second quarter shows it. Revenue hit an all-time high, and the year's profit forecast straddles zero anyway.

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On the surface, the stock looks cheap. Shares trade at $14.48, about 23% below the 52-week high of $18.79 -- at roughly nine times the earnings analysts expect over the coming year. Most screens would call that a value stock.

But a forward price-to-earnings ratio is only as good as its denominator, and this one divides by a figure management itself says could land anywhere between a loss and a profit. A multiple built on a range that wide isn't a margin of safety.

I understand Friday's buyers, though. If jet fuel pricing eases further while revenue holds a mid-teens growth rate, the earnings math flips quickly, and it flips hardest for the carrier with the thinnest margin. But that's largely a bet on an unpredictable commodity, and I'd rather make bets I can actually analyze. Additionally, investors who want exposure to the travel recovery can get it elsewhere -- from businesses whose largest cost isn't set in a commodity market.

I'll watch this one from the sidelines.

Sometimes events unfold slowly on Wall Street. Other times, events move so quickly that it is like a sudden earthquake, as two tectonic plates lurch past one another. That's the analogy that JPMorgan Chase (JPM +0.95%) CEO Jamie Dimon used to describe the current market and economic environment. How should investors juxtapose that against the giant bank's impressive second-quarter earnings?

JPMorgan Chase had a good quarter In the second quarter of 2026, JPMorgan Chase posted earnings of $7.70 per share. That was up from $5.94 in the first quarter and $5.24 a year earlier. To put percentage numbers on that, earnings rose 30% from the first quarter of 2026 and a huge 47% from the second quarter of 2025. From that top-level view, JPMorgan is doing shockingly well right now.

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But there are some caveats. For example, the quarter included a one-time benefit of $1.27 per share related to the conversion of Visa (V +1.03%) securities the company owns. The transaction is a bit complex, but the key is that this benefit had nothing to do with JPMorgan Chase's actual business results. Pulling the Visa impact out, earnings would have been $6.43 per share. Still good, but not nearly as good. That's the first grain of salt; the second is CEO Jamie Dimon warning about the future.

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The key is the lofty market The really important aspect of Jamie Dimon's fear is the fact that the market is trading near record highs. In and of itself, however, that's not a problem. However, given the other risks he sees, it sets the stage for a downdraft:

Several risks are shifting below the surface like tectonic plates, including geopolitical tensions and wars, sticky inflation, large global fiscal deficits and elevated asset prices. We cannot predict how these forces will ultimately play out. They may remain manageable, but they could also cause meaningful disruptions when they shift or collide.

Despite the CEO's carefully articulated concerns, consumers appear to be holding up, and investors are enthusiastic about the future, which set the stage for JPMorgan's strong quarter. If nothing changes, the giant bank could continue to post strong results across its various businesses. However, that could also be blinding investors to the very real risks that are taking shape. If the tectonic plates collide, JPMorgan's results could suffer as its customers deal with a recession, a bear market, or worse.

Dimon is telling investors to be ready Jamie Dimon isn't telling investors to run for the hills. After all, the bank, one of the world's largest financial institutions, is doing well right now and will continue to do well so long as current conditions prevail. What the CEO is saying is that investors should temper their enthusiasm with a bit of reality, given the world's current uncertainty. That's good advice, for those willing to listen.

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Second-quarter highlights

Orders of $10.5 billion, including $7.1 billion of IET orders. RPO of $40.1 billion, including record IET RPO of $37.1 billion.Revenue of $6.7 billion.Attributable net income of $681 million.GAAP diluted EPS of $0.68 and adjusted diluted EPS* of $0.64.Adjusted EBITDA* of $1,231 million.Cash flows from operating activities of $1,345 million and free cash flow* of $1,109 million. HOUSTON and LONDON, July 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Baker Hughes Company (Nasdaq: BKR) ("Baker Hughes" or the "Company") announced results today for the second quarter of 2026.

"Baker Hughes delivered another strong quarter, reflecting the breadth of our portfolio and continued momentum across data center, gas infrastructure, and upstream markets. Disciplined execution and our ability to effectively navigate ongoing Middle East challenges contributed to Adjusted EBITDA exceeding the high end of our guidance range. Looking ahead, favorable underlying fundamentals support our confidence in achieving the midpoint of our full-year guidance as we continue to manage through the Middle East uncertainty."

"IET delivered another exceptional quarter of orders, with record bookings doubling year-over-year to $7.1 billion and backlog increasing 19% to a new all-time high. The strength was driven by robust demand across Power Systems and LNG, with particularly strong momentum in power generation. Given broadening customer demand, a growing pipeline across industrial and energy infrastructure markets, and our decision to further expand capacity, we are raising our full-year IET order guidance and increasing our Horizon 2(1) IET orders outlook to more than $45 billion."

"OFSE delivered an impressive quarter, with EBITDA exceeding the high end of our guidance range despite a complex operating environment. Increased activity and higher product shipments late in the quarter in the Middle East, along with solid performance in North America land and Latin America, drove the upside and demonstrated the resilience and durability of our portfolio despite higher inflationary costs."

"Our second-quarter performance further reinforces confidence in Baker Hughes’ strategic direction. Energy security and rising power demand are driving investment across both energy and industrial value chains, and our expanding portfolio is increasingly aligned with the most attractive growth opportunities across our core end markets."

"The successful closing of the Chart acquisition marks a major milestone in our evolution as a leading industrialized energy solutions company. Chart enhances our capabilities in thermal management, air and gas handling, compression and lifecycle services, while expanding our reach across attractive core and adjacent markets. The addition of Chart further advances our portfolio, broadens our growth opportunities, and enhances our ability to create long-term value for customers and shareholders. We are pleased to welcome Chart’s employees to Baker Hughes and look forward to their contributions as part of our team," concluded Simonelli.

(1) Horizon 2 represents 2026-2028.
* Non-GAAP measure. See reconciliations in the section titled "Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP Financial Measures."

 Three Months Ended Variance(in millions except per share amounts)June 30, 2026March 31, 2026June 30, 2025 SequentialYear-over-yearOrders$10,501$8,159$7,032 29%49%Revenue 6,742 6,587 6,910 2%(2%)Net income attributable to Baker Hughes 681 930 701 (27%)(3%)Adjusted net income attributable to Baker Hughes* 640 573 623 12%3%Adjusted EBITDA* 1,231 1,158 1,212 6%2%Diluted earnings per share (EPS) 0.68 0.93 0.71 (27%)(3%)Adjusted diluted EPS* 0.64 0.58 0.63 12%2%Cash flow from operating activities 1,345 500 510 FFFree cash flow* 1,109 210 239 FF * Non-GAAP measure. See reconciliations in the section titled "Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP Financial Measures."
Certain columns and rows in our tables and financial statements may not sum up due to the use of rounded numbers.
"F" is used in the above table when variance is above 100%. Additionally, "U" is used when variance is below (100)%.

Quarter Highlights

Executing our portfolio management strategy

Announced the sale of Waygate Technologies to Hexagon, in an all-cash transaction for approximately $1.45 billion, before customary closing adjustments.In July, completed the previously announced purchase of Chart Industries, Inc. (NYSE: GTLS) in an all-cash transaction. The acquisition enhances Baker Hughes' portfolio with highly complementary technologies and expands exposure to attractive industrial and energy markets, while increasing the Company's installed base and recurring aftermarket opportunities.
Key awards and technology achievements

Leveraging enterprise-wide capabilities

Advanced large-scale geothermal development in North America through a commercial agreement with Mantle Reach Power, a dedicated geothermal development company backed by EnCap Energy Transition Fund III. With the goal to install up to 500 megawatts of power in the next five years, the Company will act as an integrated subsurface solution provider, and Mantle Reach Power will lead project development, ownership and financing. Industrial & Energy Technology

Industrial & Energy Technology (“IET”) secured important awards and agreements across diverse end markets and capabilities.

Received a major Venture Global award to provide six liquefied natural gas (LNG) blocks, for a total of 12 liquefaction modules. Each block is based on two single mixed-refrigerant (SMR) liquefaction modules and related compression trains featuring Baker Hughes' advanced centrifugal compressor technology, as well as cold boxes, air coolers and integrated control systems, building on the successful track record of delivering critical energy infrastructure in Louisiana.Secured substantial awards from Cheniere and Bechtel that highlight Baker Hughes’ full-lifecycle LNG capabilities, including liquefaction equipment for Sabine Pass Train 7, as well as a boil-off gas re-liquefaction unit and fleet-wide gas turbine upgrades across the facility. The awards are expected to support approximately 6 MTPA of additional LNG production capacity.Strengthened its position in floating LNG through a significant award from Golar to supply four PGT25 gas turbine-driven refrigerant compressor trains for a 3.5 MTPA floating LNG facility, marking the fourth Golar vessel to utilize Baker Hughes' liquefaction solutions.Extended a significant, multi-year services agreement with Nigeria LNG to enhance the reliability and efficiency of the project's critical Train 7 turbomachinery equipment.Received a major award from Dynamis Power Solutions, including 76 NovaLT™16 gas turbines, for approximately 1.3 GW of capacity for its hypermobile power solutions for a wide range of data center and oil & gas applications in North America.Signed a multi-year strategic agreement with Kodiak Gas Services, including an initial major award supporting 1 GW of power generation capacity and a broader framework providing a pathway for up to 1.8 GW over time. The initial order leverages Baker Hughes' NovaLT™16, Frame 5 and BRUSH™ Power Generation generator technologies to meet accelerating power demand from data centers and energy infrastructure projects across North America.Awarded significant order to enable improved recovery, sustained production levels, and extension of field life in a mature offshore field in the Middle East. The scope includes nine electric motor-driven compressor trains for gas injection, gas lift, and boosting applications.Received a significant award from Saipem Nasser Saeed Al-Hajri Contracting Company (SNSH), a JV between Saipem and NSH in KSA, following a Novation Agreement with Aramco. The contract covers the supply of compression solutions for Aramco's Uthmaniyah conventional gas wells, supporting production optimization and enhanced recovery to extend the life of the field. The scope includes five electric motor-driven centrifugal compressor trains, together with associated balance-of-plant and auxiliary systems.Continued expanding IET’s presence into new markets, securing RINA certification for its fuel-flexible NovaLT™16 for maritime propulsion applications, specifically to operate on natural gas and up to 100% hydrogen to support maritime decarbonization.Grew digital solutions globally across a mix of software, hardware and services awards, leveraging the Company's Cordant™ Solutions portfolio to deploy asset performance software, analytics, and monitoring technologies through agreements with SINOPEC, Petrobras, and KNPC (formerly KIPIC) to enhance asset visibility and optimize operational performance. In addition, the Company secured a multi-year preferred supplier agreement with a global OEM to include vibration, sensing, condition monitoring, asset health software and services ─ supporting broader deployment across both new build and retrofit projects while driving greater standardization of asset protection and monitoring technologies.
Oilfield Services & Equipment

Oilfield Services & Equipment (“OFSE”) secured strategic orders and agreements across key product lines and geographies.

Expanded the Company’s Norwegian presence and relationship with Equinor, strengthening North Sea capabilities. The Company inaugurated a new subsea manufacturing facility in Dusavik and announced two significant contract extensions for integrated drilling and well services solutions, as well as wireline intervention services.Secured a major contract extension and expansion with Petrobras for integrated well construction solutions across Brazil’s Santos Basin. The agreement builds on a 2024 well construction services award, further expanding the scope and impact of Baker Hughes’ integrated drilling solutions in the region.Signed significant contracts for wireline services with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation of India, to provide up to 46 advanced wireline units and integrated drill stem testing kits that will help improve reservoir insight, optimize production and support more efficient field development in offshore and onshore oil & gas fields.Secured a key milestone award for Leucipa™, marking its first deployment outside of the oil & gas sector. By integrating Baker Hughes’ ESP technology with the Leucipa™ digital optimization platform, the solution will support a geothermal and lithium extraction development in Europe through real-time monitoring, operational insights and performance optimization.Signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Helmerich & Payne, Inc. to support geothermal exploration and development in the United States. The companies will provide customers earlier access to dedicated rig capacity, reducing execution risk and allowing greater efficiency to move from project evaluation to development.Received a substantial subsea production systems contract from Azule Energy to support ultra-deepwater, greenfield development offshore Angola. Baker Hughes will manufacture and supply horizontal tree systems to enable safe, reliable and efficient production.Won a significant contract from McDermott to deliver integrated subsea systems for a natural gas development project offshore Brunei Darussalam. The scope includes six trees, controls, services, and subsea wellheads.
Consolidated Financial Results

Revenue for the quarter was $6,742 million, an increase of $155 million, or 2% sequentially, and down $168 million, or 2% year-over-year. The decrease in revenue year-over-year was mainly driven by the impact of the Precision Sensors & Instrumentation (“PSI”) and Surface Pressure Control (“SPC”) dispositions.

The Company's total book-to-bill ratio in the second quarter of 2026 was 1.6; the IET book-to-bill ratio was 2.2.

Net income, as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP") for the second quarter of 2026, was $681 million. Net income decreased $249 million, or 27% sequentially, and decreased $20 million, or 3% year-over-year.

Adjusted net income (a non-GAAP financial measure) for the second quarter of 2026 was $640 million, which excludes adjustments totaling $41 million. A list of the adjusting items and associated reconciliation from GAAP has been provided in Table 1b in the section titled "Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP Financial Measures." Adjusted net income for the second quarter of 2026 was up $67 million, or 12% sequentially, and up $17 million, or 3% year-over-year.

Depreciation and amortization for the second quarter of 2026 was $333 million.

Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP financial measure) for the second quarter of 2026 was $1,231 million, which excludes adjustments totaling $60 million. See Table 1a in the section titled "Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP Financial Measures." Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter was up $73 million, or 6% sequentially, and up $19 million, or 2% year-over-year.

The sequential increase in adjusted net income and Adjusted EBITDA was primarily driven by higher volume, price, productivity, FX, and cost-out initiatives, partially offset by inflation.

The year-over-year increase in adjusted net income and Adjusted EBITDA was primarily driven by productivity, price, cost-out initiatives, and FX, partially offset by inflation, lower volume, change in business mix, and the PSI and SPC dispositions.

Other Financial Items

Remaining Performance Obligations ("RPO") in the second quarter of 2026 ended at $40.1 billion, an increase of $4.0 billion from the first quarter of 2026. OFSE RPO was $3.0 billion, remained flat sequentially, while IET RPO was $37.1 billion, up $4.0 billion sequentially. Within IET RPO, Gas Technology Equipment and Gas Technology Services were $15.0 billion and $16.7 billion, respectively.

Income tax expense in the second quarter of 2026 was $210 million.

Other (income) expense, net in the second quarter of 2026 was $(104) million, primarily related to a net gain of $125 million from the change in fair value of equity securities, partially offset by transaction related costs of $30 million incurred in connection with business disposals and acquisitions, and $24 million working capital adjustments related to business dispositions.

GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.68 for the second quarter of 2026. Adjusted diluted earnings per share (a non-GAAP financial measure) was $0.64. Excluded from adjusted diluted earnings per share were all items listed in Table 1b in the section titled "Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Cash flow from operating activities was $1,345 million for the second quarter of 2026. Free cash flow (a non-GAAP financial measure) for the quarter was $1,109 million. A reconciliation from GAAP has been provided in Table 1c in the section titled "Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Capital expenditures, net of proceeds from disposal of assets, were $236 million for the second quarter of 2026, of which $135 million was for OFSE and $85 million was for IET.

Results by Reporting Segment

The following segment discussions and variance explanations are intended to reflect management's view of the relevant comparisons of financial results on a sequential or year-over-year basis, depending on the business dynamics of the reporting segments.

Oilfield Services & Equipment

(in millions)Three Months Ended VarianceSegment resultsJune 30, 2026March 31, 2026June 30, 2025 SequentialYear-over-yearOrders$3,413 $3,272 $3,503  4%(3%)Revenue$3,451 $3,237 $3,617  7%(5%)EBITDA$605 $565 $677  7%(11%)EBITDA margin 17.5% 17.4% 18.7% 0.1pts-1.2pts (in millions)Three Months Ended VarianceRevenue by Product LineJune 30, 2026March 31, 2026June 30, 2025 SequentialYear-over-yearWell Construction$899$843$921 7%(2%)Completions, Intervention, and Measurements 944 883 935 7%1%Production Solutions 930 898 968 4%(4%)Subsea & Surface Pressure Systems 678 613 793 11%(14%)Total Revenue$3,451$3,237$3,617 7%(5%) (in millions)Three Months Ended VarianceRevenue by Geographic RegionJune 30, 2026March 31, 2026June 30, 2025 SequentialYear-over-yearNorth America$933$927$928 1%1%Latin America 732 600 639 22%15%Europe/CIS/Sub-Saharan Africa 568 558 653 2%(13%)Middle East/Asia 1,218 1,152 1,398 6%(13%)Total Revenue$3,451$3,237$3,617 7%(5%)       North America$933$927$928 1%1%International$2,518$2,310$2,689 9%(6%) EBITDA excludes depreciation and amortization of $266 million, $278 million, and $233 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, March 31, 2026, and June 30, 2025, respectively. EBITDA margin is defined as EBITDA divided by revenue.
"F" is used in the above table when variance is above 100%. Additionally, "U" is used when variance is below (100)%.

OFSE orders of $3,413 million for the second quarter of 2026 increased by $141 million, or 4% sequentially. Subsea and Surface Pressure Systems orders were $667 million, up $17 million, or 3% sequentially, and down $31 million, or 4% year-over-year.

OFSE revenue of $3,451 million for the second quarter of 2026 was up $214 million, or 7% sequentially, and down $166 million, or 5% year-over-year. The year-over-year decrease was driven mainly by the impact of the SPC disposition and disruptions in the Middle East, offset by the benefit of FX in Latin America.

North America revenue was $933 million, up $5 million, or 1% sequentially. International revenue was $2,518 million, up $208 million, or 9% sequentially, with an increase in Latin America, Middle East/Asia, and Europe/CIS/Sub-Saharan Africa.

Segment EBITDA for the second quarter of 2026 was $605 million, an increase of $40 million, or 7% sequentially. The sequential increase in EBITDA was a result of higher volume, price, cost-out initiatives, and FX, partially offset by inflation, productivity, and a change in business mix.

Industrial & Energy Technology

(in millions)Three Months Ended VarianceSegment resultsJune 30, 2026March 31, 2026June 30, 2025 SequentialYear-over-yearOrders$7,088 $4,887 $3,530  45%FRevenue$3,291 $3,350 $3,293  (2%)—%EBITDA$678 $678 $585  —%16%EBITDA margin 20.6% 20.2% 17.8% 0.3pts2.8pts (in millions)Three Months Ended VarianceOrders by Product LineJune 30, 2026March 31, 2026June 30, 2025 SequentialYear-over-yearGas Technology Equipment$4,913$1,824$781 FFGas Technology Services 1,314 973 986 35%33%Total Gas Technology 6,227 2,797 1,767 FFIndustrial Products 533 604 513 (12%)4%Industrial Solutions 274 229 327 20%(16%)Total Industrial Technology 807 833 839 (3%)(4%)Climate Technology Solutions 54 1,257 923 (96%)(94%)Total Orders$7,088$4,887$3,530 45%F (in millions)Three Months Ended VarianceRevenue by Product LineJune 30, 2026March 31, 2026June 30, 2025 SequentialYear-over-yearGas Technology Equipment$1,524$1,665$1,624 (9%)(6%)Gas Technology Services 831 791 752 5%11%Total Gas Technology 2,355 2,456 2,377 (4%)(1%)Industrial Products 549 491 488 12%13%Industrial Solutions 182 185 273 (2%)(33%)Total Industrial Technology 731 676 761 8%(4%)Climate Technology Solutions 205 218 156 (6%)31%Total Revenue$3,291$3,350$3,293 (2%)—% EBITDA excludes depreciation and amortization of $60 million, $69 million, and $56 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, March 31, 2026, and June 30, 2025, respectively. EBITDA margin is defined as EBITDA divided by revenue.
"F" is used in the above table when variance is above 100%. Additionally, "U" is used when variance is below (100)%.

IET orders of $7,088 million for the second quarter of 2026 increased by $3,558 million, or 101% year-over-year. The increase was driven by continued strength in Gas Technology Equipment and Gas Technology Services.

IET revenue of $3,291 million for the second quarter of 2026 remained flat year-over-year, with decreases in Gas Technology Equipment and Industrial Solutions driven by the PSI disposition, offset by increases in all other product lines.

Segment EBITDA for the quarter was $678 million, an increase of $93 million, or 16% year-over-year. The year-over-year increase in segment EBITDA was driven by price, productivity, cost-out initiatives, and FX, partially offset by lower volume and inflation.

Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP Financial Measures

Management provides non-GAAP financial measures because it believes such measures are widely accepted financial indicators used by investors and analysts to analyze and compare companies on the basis of operating performance (including adjusted EBITDA; adjusted net income attributable to Baker Hughes; and adjusted diluted earnings per share) and liquidity (free cash flow) and that these measures may be used by investors to make informed investment decisions. Management believes that the exclusion of certain identified items from several key operating performance measures enables us to evaluate our operations more effectively, to identify underlying trends in the business, and to establish operational goals for certain management compensation purposes. Management also believes that free cash flow is an important supplemental measure of our cash performance but should not be considered as a measure of residual cash flow available for discretionary purposes, or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities presented in accordance with GAAP.

Table 1a. Reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to Baker Hughes to Adjusted EBITDA and Segment EBITDA

 Three Months Ended(in millions)June 30, 2026March 31, 2026June 30, 2025Net income attributable to Baker Hughes (GAAP)$681 $930 $701 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 1  8  10 Provision for income taxes 210  336  256 Interest expense, net 66  86  54 Depreciation & amortization 333  354  293 Restructuring 11  37  — Inventory impairment —  2  — Gain (loss) on business dispositions(1) 24  (721) — Change in fair value of equity securities(1) (125) 50  (119)Transaction related costs(1) 30  28  — Other charges and credits(1)  48  17 Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) 1,231  1,158  1,212 Corporate costs 82  74  78 Other (income) / expense not allocated to segments (30) 11  (28)Total Segment EBITDA (non-GAAP)$1,283 $1,243 $1,262 OFSE 605  565  677 IET 678  678  585  (1)   The gain on business dispositions, change in fair value of equity securities, transaction related costs, and other charges and credits are reported in "Other (income) expense, net" on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss).

Table 1a reconciles net income attributable to Baker Hughes, which is the most directly comparable financial result determined in accordance with GAAP, to adjusted EBITDA and Segment EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA and Segment EBITDA exclude the impact of certain identified items.

Table 1b. Reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to Baker Hughes to Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Baker Hughes

 Three Months Ended(in millions, except per share amounts)June 30, 2026March 31, 2026June 30, 2025Net income attributable to Baker Hughes (GAAP)$681 $930 $701 Restructuring 11  37  — Inventory impairment —  2  — (Gain) loss on business dispositions 24  (721) — Change in fair value of equity securities (125) 50  (119)Transaction related costs(1) 30  72  — Other adjustments —  48  17 Tax adjustments 19  155  24 Total adjustments, net of income tax (41) (357) (78)Less: adjustments attributable to noncontrolling interests —  —  — Adjustments attributable to Baker Hughes (41) (357) (78)Adjusted net income attributable to Baker Hughes (non-GAAP)$640 $573 $623     Denominator:   Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding diluted 997  996  991 Earnings per share - diluted (GAAP)$0.68 $0.93 $0.71 Total adjustments per share, net of income tax (0.04) (0.35) (0.08)Adjusted earnings per share - diluted (non-GAAP)$0.64 $0.58 $0.63  (1)   For the period ending March 31, 2026, transaction related costs included $43 million of interest expense fees related to the Bridge Facility.

Table 1b reconciles net income attributable to Baker Hughes, which is the most directly comparable financial result determined in accordance with GAAP, to adjusted net income attributable to Baker Hughes. Adjusted net income attributable to Baker Hughes excludes the impact of certain identified items.

Table 1c. Reconciliation of Net Cash Flows from Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow

 Three Months Ended(in millions)June 30, 2026March 31, 2026June 30, 2025Net cash flows from operating activities (GAAP)$1,345 $500 $510 Add: cash used for capital expenditures, net of proceeds from disposal of assets (236) (290) (271)Free cash flow (non-GAAP)$1,109 $210 $239  Table 1c reconciles net cash flows from operating activities, which is the most directly comparable financial result determined in accordance with GAAP, to free cash flow. Free cash flow is defined as net cash flows from operating activities less expenditures for capital assets plus proceeds from disposal of assets.

Financial Tables (GAAP)
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
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    Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,(In millions, except per share amounts) 2026  2025  2026  2025 Revenue$6,742 $6,910 $13,329 $13,337 Costs and expenses:    Cost of revenue 5,165  5,295  10,246  10,247 Selling, general and administrative 569  567  1,131  1,144 Research and development costs 143  161  277  307 Restructuring 11  —  50  — Other (income) expense, net (104) (134) (691) 6 Interest expense, net 66  54  151  105 Income before income taxes 892  967  2,165  1,528 Provision for income taxes (210) (256) (545) (408)Net income 682  711  1,620  1,120 Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 1  10  9  17 Net income attributable to Baker Hughes Company$681 $701 $1,611 $1,103      Per share amounts:   Basic income per Class A common stock$0.69 $0.71 $1.63 $1.11 Diluted income per Class A common stock$0.68 $0.71 $1.62 $1.11      Weighted average shares:    Class A basic 992  988  991  990 Class A diluted 997  991  996  995      Cash dividend per Class A common stock$0.23 $0.23 $0.46 $0.46       Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
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(In millions)June 30, 2026December 31, 2025ASSETSCurrent Assets:  Cash and cash equivalents$15,727$3,715Current receivables, net 6,654 6,641Inventories, net 4,961 4,954All other current assets 3,241 3,518Total current assets 30,583 18,828Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation 5,540 5,326Goodwill 5,566 6,068Other intangible assets, net 3,997 4,097Contract and other deferred assets 1,947 1,620All other assets 4,987 4,942Total assets$52,620$40,881LIABILITIES AND EQUITYCurrent Liabilities:  Accounts payable$4,509$4,579Short-term debt 774 689Progress collections and deferred income 6,598 5,904All other current liabilities 2,718 2,705Total current liabilities 14,599 13,877Long-term debt 15,479 5,398Liabilities for pensions and other postretirement benefits 959 1,066All other liabilities 1,499 1,530Equity 20,084 19,010Total liabilities and equity$52,620$40,881   Outstanding Baker Hughes Company shares:  Class A common stock 992 987 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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 Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,(In millions) 2026  2026  2025 Cash flows from operating activities:   Net income$682 $1,620 $1,120 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:   Depreciation and amortization 333  687  579 Stock-based compensation cost 57  102  102 Change in fair value of equity securities (125) (75) 21 (Gain) loss on business dispositions 24  (697) — (Benefit) provision for deferred income taxes (166) 58  (17)Working capital 523  350  98 Other operating items, net 17  (200) (684)Net cash flows provided by operating activities 1,345  1,845  1,219 Cash flows from investing activities:   Expenditures for capital assets (300) (636) (601)Proceeds from disposal of assets 64  110  74 Proceeds from business dispositions —  1,381  — Other investing items, net 72  19  (69)Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities (164) 874  (596)Cash flows from financing activities:   Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt —  9,885  — Dividends paid (228) (456) (456)Repurchase of Class A common stock —  —  (384)Other financing items, net (8) (142) (105)Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities (236) 9,287  (945)Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 18  6  45 (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents 963  12,012  (277)Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 14,764  3,715  3,364 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$15,727 $15,727 $3,087 Supplemental cash flows disclosures:   Income taxes paid, net of refunds$193 $381 $418 Interest paid$181 $237 $148 
Supplemental Financial Information

Supplemental financial information can be found on the Company's website at: investors.bakerhughes.com in the Financial Information section under Quarterly Results.

Conference Call and Webcast

The Company has scheduled an investor conference call to discuss management's outlook and the results reported in today's earnings announcement. The call will begin at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time, 8:30 a.m. Central time on Monday, July 27, 2026, the content of which is not part of this earnings release. The conference call will be broadcast live via a webcast and can be accessed by visiting the Events and Presentations page on the Company's website at: investors.bakerhughes.com. An archived version of the webcast will be available on the website for one month following the webcast.

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This news release (and oral statements made regarding the subjects of this release) may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (each a "forward-looking statement"). Forward-looking statements concern future circumstances and results and other statements that are not historical facts and are sometimes identified by the words "may," "will," "should," "potential," "intend," "expect," "would," "seek," "anticipate," "estimate," "overestimate," "underestimate," "believe," "could," "project," "predict," "continue," "target," "goal" or other similar words or expressions. There are many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are also affected by the risk factors described in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the annual period ended December 31, 2025 and those set forth from time to time in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The documents are available through the Company's website at: https://investors.bakerhughes.com or through the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering and Analysis Retrieval system at: www.sec.gov. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, except as required by law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements.

Our expectations regarding our business outlook and business plans; the business plans of our customers; oil and natural gas market conditions; cost and availability of resources; economic, legal and regulatory conditions, and other matters are only our forecasts regarding these matters.

These forward-looking statements, including forecasts, may be substantially different from actual results, which are affected by many risks, along with the following risk factors and the timing of any of these risk factors:

Economic and political conditions - the impact of worldwide economic conditions; the impact of inflation and interest rates; the impact of tariffs, including the potential for significant increases in tariffs and changes in global trade policy that could affect supply chain costs, pricing, and customer demand; the effect that declines in credit availability may have on worldwide economic growth and demand for hydrocarbons; foreign currency exchange fluctuations and changes in the capital markets in locations where we operate; and the impact of government disruptions and sanctions.Orders and RPO - our ability to execute on orders and RPO in accordance with agreed specifications, terms and conditions and convert those orders and RPO to revenue and cash.Oil and gas market conditions - the level of petroleum industry exploration, development and production expenditures; the price of, volatility in pricing of, and the demand for crude oil and natural gas; drilling activity; drilling permits for and regulation of the shelf and the deepwater drilling; excess productive capacity; crude and product inventories; LNG supply and demand; seasonal and other adverse weather conditions that affect the demand for energy; severe weather conditions, such as tornadoes and hurricanes, that affect exploration and production activities; Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ("OPEC") policy and the adherence by OPEC nations to their OPEC production quotas.Terrorism and geopolitical risks - war, military action, terrorist activities or extended periods of international conflict, particularly involving any petroleum-producing or consuming regions, including Russia and Ukraine; and the recent conflict in the Middle East and the associated impact to the Strait of Hormuz; labor disruptions, civil unrest or security conditions where we operate; potentially burdensome taxation; expropriation of assets by governmental action; cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents or attacks; epidemic outbreaks.
About Baker Hughes:

Baker Hughes (Nasdaq: BKR) is an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward - making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet. Visit us at bakerhughes.com.

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As Apple prepares to launch its first smart glasses, the company is also wrestling with how to address consumer privacy concerns, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.

Gurman reports that Apple has pushed back the launch target from early 2027, with the glasses now set for unveiling at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June 2027 and actually becoming available by the end of the year. That delay allows Apple to work on the product itself, and on the messaging around privacy.

It sounds like the company has noticed the concerns around Meta’s smart glasses — sometimes decried as “pervert glasses” — being used to make non-consensual video recordings. That could be a bigger issue for Apple, which constantly emphasizes privacy in its marketing.

Among other things, Apple will reportedly try to emphasize privacy-friendly features like on-device processing, as well as the absence of facial recognition. The company will likely steer clear of using customer recordings to train AI models, and it’s unlikely to follow Meta’s reported practice of using contractors to review customer footage.

United Airlines reportedly approached Delta Air Lines last year about a potential merger that would have combined two of the largest U.S. carriers.

United CEO Scott Kirby contacted Delta CEO Ed Bastian to pitch the potential tie-up, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.

According to the outlet, leadership at Delta discussed the proposal and evaluated the potential benefits as part of "preliminary due diligence," but the talks did not advance, and both airlines ultimately moved on.

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A United Airlines Boeing 777 lands at Newark Liberty International Airport on Jan. 29, 2026, in Newark, New Jersey. United Airlines reportedly approached Delta Air Lines last year about a potential merger. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

A United spokesperson told FOX Business the airline had "nothing to share." Delta declined to comment.

A merger between United and Delta would have had sweeping implications for the airline industry and likely faced scrutiny from federal antitrust regulators and state attorneys general, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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A Delta Air Lines Airbus A220-100 approaches John F. Kennedy International Airport with its landing gear down on Nov. 14, 2019, in New York City. United CEO Scott Kirby reportedly contacted Delta CEO Ed Bastian to pitch the potential tie-up. (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The previously unreported talks come as United works to expand its global reach.

Kirby also reportedly explored a possible merger with American Airlines earlier this year. However, American rejected the proposal, and CEO Robert Isom criticized the idea as "anticompetitive," the WSJ reported.

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United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby speaks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Aerospace Summit in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 9, 2025. Kirby has since downplayed the likelihood that United will pursue a major merger.  (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Stocks In This Article: Kirby has since downplayed the likelihood that United will pursue a major merger. 

Last month, Kirby told Reuters that United remained open to buying airport slots, gates and other assets, but said a major consolidation deal was unlikely.

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"I think consolidation is unlikely for United," Kirby said at the International Air Transport Association’s annual meeting in Rio de Janeiro. "That doesn't mean we won't still be in the market to buy assets, but consolidation is a low probability."

Reuters contributed to this report.

When MercadoLibre (MELI +0.16%) reported another quarter of strong revenue growth, investors quickly shifted their attention elsewhere:

Operating margin narrowed. Logistics costs increased. Shipping subsidies remained elevated. These became investors' focus instead of the headline growth of 49%.

The market's concern was straightforward: MercadoLibre's growth is becoming more expensive. That's a fair concern, since profitability ultimately determines shareholder returns. But it also raises a more important question:

What if today's margins tell us less about MercadoLibre's future than the strength of its ecosystem?

Long-term investors should care about both.

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Margins tell you where the business is today There are many ways to analyze a business, of which operating margin is probably one of the easiest to understand and track.

Higher margins usually signal pricing power, operating leverage, or disciplined execution. On the other hand, lower margins often suggest rising competitive pressure or heavier investment.

And that's exactly why MercadoLibre's recent results worried investors. The company lowered free-shipping thresholds in Brazil, expanded its logistics network, and continued investing aggressively in Mercado Pago. Those decisions pushed costs higher and compressed profitability. For perspective, operating profit fell by 20% despite the massive revenue growth.

Viewed quarter by quarter, the market's reaction makes sense. After all, nobody likes a lower profit.

But here's the thing. Quarterly margins only inform us what the company is today. They don't explain what kind of business MercadoLibre will become over the next few years. And that's why investors should also focus on other leading indicators.

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The strength of the ecosystems creates tomorrow's margins The businesses that generate exceptional returns over the long run rarely maximize profits while they're building competitive advantages. Instead, they invest heavily to strengthen the ecosystem first.

For instance, Amazon spent decades building fulfillment infrastructure before retail margins improved. Costco invests heavily in lowering merchandise margins to create extraordinary customer loyalty, making money solely from its memberships. Similarly, Uber in the early days prioritized network density over profitability.

MercadoLibre appears to be following the same playbook. Every additional logistics hub shortens delivery times. Every new Mercado Pago user increases payment adoption. Every merchant that relies on Mercado Envios becomes more deeply embedded in the platform. Every advertiser that buys Mercado Ads creates another high-margin revenue stream.

Individually, these investments pressure margins in the short term. But collectively, they strengthen the ecosystem over the years that follow. And stronger ecosystems usually create better economics over time.

The metrics that investors should watch Instead of asking whether the operating margin expanded this quarter, investors should ask whether MercadoLibre's competitive strength has improved. And areas to focus on are:

Are buyers shopping more frequently? Are merchants relying on MercadoLibre for more than just sales? Are more consumers using Mercado Pago more often outside the marketplace? Are advertisers spending more to reach the platform's growing audience? If the answer to those questions is yes, MercadoLibre's competitive moat is likely widening, even if today's margins look weaker. That's because ecosystem strength compounds over time. Once buyers, sellers, payments, logistics, advertising, and credit reinforce one another, each new customer generates more value for the ecosystem than previous customers did.

While these network effects don't appear overnight in an income statement, they eventually show up in pricing power, higher returns on capital, and expanding free cash flow.

In other words, great ecosystems create great margins over time.

What does it mean for investors? To start with, none of what was discussed above means investors should ignore profitability. Eventually, MercadoLibre must convert today's investments into stronger earnings.

But focusing exclusively on quarterly margins risks missing the bigger picture. The company has already proven it can build Latin America's leading commerce and fintech platform.

Now it needs to prove something even more important: That today's investments are making the business stronger tomorrow.

If they are, today's margin pressure may not be a warning sign. It may simply be the cost of building the next phase of MercadoLibre's competitive advantage.

The second quarter proved to be a strong one for big banks, which were fueled by a surge in investment banking and mergers and acquisitions, institutional trading, and rising asset levels. But one big bank failed to impress investors despite reporting solid results in Q2: Citigroup (C +0.23%).

Citigroup stock has tumbled some 7% since the bank reported earnings on July 14. It's surprising given how Citigroup performed, crushing estimates by a wider margin than many of its competitors. But the investment case may have turned negative for many investors on the tepid outlook.

But is this a knee-jerk reaction or a longer-term concern?

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Blowout Q2 results Citigroup turned in an excellent second quarter, with revenue up 14% year over year to $24.8 billion. This beat estimates of $23.7 billion. Net income skyrocketed 45% to $5.8 billion, or $3.15 per share, which destroyed consensus estimates of $2.73 per share. Earnings were buoyed by improving credit quality, as provisions for credit losses were $2.5 billion, 12% lower than the same quarter a year ago.

Citigroup posted strong gains across the board. Net interest income rose 13% year over year across the franchise. Equity markets trading revenue soared 45%, while investment banking revenue surged 44% year over year.

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Also, its efficiency ratio, which shows how much the bank spends for every dollar of revenue, sank by 530 basis points to 57.4%. And its return on tangible common equity, another key efficiency metric, soared 430 basis points to 13%.

Given the strong results, investors were looking for the bank to raise its guidance, but it did not, as Citigroup maintained its previous guidance across its key metrics. Not only did Citigroup not lift its outlook, it raised some red flags.

Playing the long game On the earnings call, CFO Gonzalo Luchetti said management expects expense growth to outpace revenue growth in some of the next few quarters as the bank invests in its business. Some of the increased spending will come from pulling forward investments initially slated for 2027.

"We are taking full advantage of the market conditions, particularly if they are good in the second half, to be able to make the investments and take actions that will drive growth for the next number of years. And that is where and that is the message that the Street should be taking from this," CEO Jane Fraser said on the earnings call. "We are playing the long game."

The Street is actually bullish on Citigroup stock, with 77% rating it as a buy. It has a median price target of $156 per share, which suggests 18% upside.

Citigroup stock is cheap right now, trading at 12 times forward earnings and a PEG ratio below 1 at 0.72. And if the next few quarters are choppy, it could become even cheaper. The outlook may have changed the short-term investment case for some, but as Fraser said, they are playing the long game. It might not be a bad stock to pick up if it dips further, as the efficiency and growth metrics have been excellent.

ServiceNow (NOW +7.38%) continued to deliver excellent revenue growth when the software-as-a-service (SaaS) company reported its Q2 earnings; however, it once again wasn't enough to lift the beaten-down stock. There has been a narrative that AI will disrupt the software layer, and as a result, SaaS stocks have seemingly been able to do no right. As a result, ServiceNow stock is down 40% on the year.

While its stock has been struggling, ServiceNow has shown no signs of its growth slowing down. The company's platform is the backbone of its customers' entire software stacks, and it's been seeing strong growth with both its AI and cybersecurity offerings.

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Accelerating growth For Q2, ServiceNow's revenue jumped 24% year over year to $3.99 billion, while its adjusted earnings per share (EPS) rose 11% to $0.90. That was above the $0.86 in adjusted EPS and $3.93 billion in revenue that analysts were expecting.

Subscription revenue climbed 25% year over year to $3.88 billion, while professional services revenue rose 9% to $110 million. On a constant currency basis, subscription revenue accelerated from 19% growth in Q1 to that 23% growth.

ServiceNow is seeing strength in several areas. Its AI annual contract value (ACV) surged 40% quarter over quarter to over $1 billion, and it is on track to hit $1.5 trillion by year-end. Meanwhile, it said it already has a $1 billion cybersecurity business and that it's growing faster than any other top company in the space. It added that AI Control Tower, which launched just this spring, is "supercharging" its security and risk business.

The company also highlighted the momentum it was seeing in customer relationship management (CRM). It said this is already a $2 billion ACV business and that growth has been accelerating.

Another closely watched SaaS metric is remaining performance obligations (RPO), which is deferred revenue plus backlog growth, as it can be a future revenue growth indicator. In the quarter, ServiceNow saw its RPO increase by 21% to $29 billion, while current RPO (cRPO) also increased by 21% to $13.2 billion.

Looking ahead, the company projected its Q3 subscription revenue to grow 20.5% to a range of $3.975 billion to $3.98 billion. It anticipates cRPO to increase by 19.5%. For the full year, the company raised its subscription revenue guidance to a range of $15.76 billion and $15.78 billion, representing growth of 22.5%. That was up from prior revenue guidance of $15.735 billion to $15.775 billion, representing growth of 22% to 22.5%.

The company indicated that its guidance is likely conservative and that there could be upside given its strong new net ACV.

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Trading at a forward price-to-sales (P/S) multiple of 5 based on 2027 analyst estimates and a forward P/E of 18, the stock looks undervalued for a company with a highly recurring business model and strong gross margins that is growing its revenue above 20%. However, valuation alone isn't a reason enough to buy the stock.

While it does face the risk of AI disruption, given how embedded its systems are in customers' workflows and data, I think this risk is minimal. I also think most organizations will not want to tie their fortunes to one AI model company, which is a big reason why having a separate software layer is important. Meanwhile, ServiceNow appears to be doing all the right things. It's leaned into both AI and cybersecurity, and it's handling business as usual.

At the same time, its AI Control Tower looks like it has strong potential to be a future growth driver. The rise of AI agents should create a big need for agentic AI orchestration platforms, and its solution looks poised to be a top option. It is designed to oversee every AI agent model running within an organization, while monitoring their performance and making sure they follow governance rules. With its acquisitions of Armis and Veza, it also has strong security protocols in place.

While it likely will require patience, I'd be a buyer of the stock.

First Trust Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Transdigm Group Incorporated (NYSE:TDG – Free Report) by 25.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 58,308 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,974 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP owned approximately 0.10% of Transdigm Group worth $67,577,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Transdigm Group by 50.4% in the first quarter. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd now owns 218,885 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $253,679,000 after buying an additional 73,347 shares in the last quarter. ABN Amro Investment Solutions bought a new stake in shares of Transdigm Group during the 1st quarter worth $3,038,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Transdigm Group by 20.6% during the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 87,023 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $100,856,000 after acquiring an additional 14,852 shares in the last quarter. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft acquired a new position in shares of Transdigm Group in the 1st quarter worth $394,000. Finally, Andra AP fonden raised its position in shares of Transdigm Group by 215.3% during the first quarter. Andra AP fonden now owns 6,344 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $7,352,000 after purchasing an additional 4,332 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.78% of the company’s stock.

Transdigm Group Trading Up 1.8% Shares of TDG stock opened at $1,236.11 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $69.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.58, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.90. Transdigm Group Incorporated has a 1-year low of $1,123.61 and a 1-year high of $1,623.82. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $1,261.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $1,270.10.

Transdigm Group (NYSE:TDG – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $9.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $9.46 by $0.39. Transdigm Group had a negative return on equity of 26.49% and a net margin of 20.24%.The firm had revenue of $2.54 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.47 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $9.11 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. Transdigm Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 38.830-40.210 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Transdigm Group Incorporated will post 37.77 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Transdigm Group In other news, Director W Nicholas Howley sold 10,132 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,180.82, for a total value of $11,964,068.24. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 21,548 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,444,309.36. This represents a 31.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, COO Joel Reiss sold 3,900 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,276.78, for a total transaction of $4,979,442.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 3,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,596,408. This represents a 52.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 28,064 shares of company stock worth $34,814,142 in the last quarter. 3.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets Several brokerages have recently commented on TDG. Wall Street Zen downgraded Transdigm Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. UBS Group cut their price objective on Transdigm Group from $1,745.00 to $1,645.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Transdigm Group from $1,400.00 to $1,350.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on shares of Transdigm Group from $1,306.00 to $1,350.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered shares of Transdigm Group from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and cut their price target for the company from $1,680.00 to $1,345.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $1,477.47.

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TransDigm Group Incorporated is a designer, producer and supplier of engineered aircraft components and systems for commercial and military aerospace applications. The company’s product portfolio covers a broad range of mission-critical parts and subsystems, including mechanical and electromechanical components, ignition and fuel system parts, sensors and actuators, cockpit and cabin systems, and other safety-critical hardware. TransDigm supplies original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as well as the aftermarket, providing spare parts, repair and overhaul services and component support throughout an asset’s life cycle.

TransDigm’s operating model places emphasis on proprietary, niche components that are difficult to replace, and the company operates through a collection of independently run subsidiaries and brands that sell specialized products.

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Bank of Nova Scotia increased its stake in Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR – Free Report) by 89.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 275,306 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 130,043 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia’s holdings in Interactive Brokers Group were worth $18,465,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Interactive Brokers Group during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $453,146,000. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd increased its stake in shares of Interactive Brokers Group by 178.8% in the second quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 9,740,072 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $539,697,000 after buying an additional 6,246,715 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Interactive Brokers Group by 225.4% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 7,594,906 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $420,834,000 after buying an additional 5,260,923 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its holdings in Interactive Brokers Group by 23.2% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 18,648,758 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,283,221,000 after buying an additional 3,517,729 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in Interactive Brokers Group by 44.1% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,288,379 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $533,026,000 after buying an additional 2,534,772 shares during the period. 23.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling In other Interactive Brokers Group news, Director Lawrence E. Harris sold 26,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.93, for a total transaction of $2,000,180.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 173,482 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,345,970.26. This trade represents a 13.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 2.80% of the company’s stock.

Interactive Brokers Group Price Performance IBKR stock opened at $91.74 on Friday. Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $58.95 and a 1 year high of $97.84. The company has a market cap of $155.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.70, a PEG ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 1.33. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $90.09 and a 200 day moving average of $79.44.

Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:IBKR – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The financial services provider reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $1.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.80 billion. Interactive Brokers Group had a return on equity of 5.37% and a net margin of 9.94%.The business’s revenue was up 28.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.51 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. will post 2.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Interactive Brokers Group Announces Dividend The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 14th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be issued a $0.0875 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $0.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. Interactive Brokers Group’s dividend payout ratio is 14.00%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In IBKR has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Interactive Brokers Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $110.00 target price (up from $105.00) on shares of Interactive Brokers Group in a report on Wednesday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods began coverage on Interactive Brokers Group in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $75.00 target price on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $98.00 price target on Interactive Brokers Group in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Bank of America increased their price objective on Interactive Brokers Group from $83.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $96.89.

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Interactive Brokers Group, Inc (NASDAQ: IBKR) is a global electronic brokerage holding company that provides trading, clearing and custody services to retail traders, institutional investors, proprietary trading groups and financial advisors. The firm offers direct access to a wide range of asset classes, including equities, options, futures, foreign exchange, bonds and exchange-traded funds across many international markets. Interactive Brokers emphasizes electronic order execution, automated trading and low transaction costs as core differentiators for its clients.

Its product suite centers on advanced trading platforms and infrastructure.

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Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lowered its position in shares of FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCFS – Free Report) by 1.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 990,200 shares of the company’s stock after selling 18,970 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 2.26% of FirstCash worth $186,175,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of FirstCash by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 22,946 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,761,000 after acquiring an additional 1,021 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of FirstCash by 9.7% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 389,509 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,866,000 after acquiring an additional 34,364 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its stake in FirstCash by 237.2% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 62,057 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,467,000 after purchasing an additional 43,653 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in FirstCash by 4.9% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 14,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,917,000 after purchasing an additional 666 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its stake in FirstCash by 67.4% during the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 20,872 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,821,000 after purchasing an additional 8,402 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.30% of the company’s stock.

FirstCash Price Performance Shares of FCFS opened at $195.06 on Friday. FirstCash Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $119.21 and a 12 month high of $235.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 4.89 and a quick ratio of 3.42. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $219.55 and a 200 day moving average price of $201.09. The company has a market cap of $8.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.27 and a beta of 0.53.

FirstCash (NASDAQ:FCFS – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported $2.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.39 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $1.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.03 billion. FirstCash had a return on equity of 19.65% and a net margin of 9.42%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 29.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.34 earnings per share. On average, research analysts forecast that FirstCash Holdings, Inc. will post 11.85 earnings per share for the current year.

FirstCash Announces Dividend The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 28th. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. FirstCash’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 19.18%.

Key FirstCash News Here are the key news stories impacting FirstCash this week:

Positive Sentiment: FirstCash posted record second-quarter results, with EPS of $2.50 beating estimates of $2.39 and revenue of $1.07 billion topping the $1.03 billion consensus. Management also said pawn demand helped drive a 58% increase in GAAP EPS and a 40% increase in adjusted EPS. Article Title Positive Sentiment: The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share, signaling continued cash generation and shareholder returns. Article Title Positive Sentiment: FirstCash also authorized a new $150 million share repurchase plan after completing its prior program, which can support earnings per share and investor confidence. Article Title Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data showed no meaningful short position reported, so it does not add a clear new catalyst for the shares. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Several research firms have weighed in on FCFS. TD Cowen boosted their target price on shares of FirstCash from $235.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of FirstCash from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Friday. Zacks Research downgraded shares of FirstCash from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price target on shares of FirstCash from $242.00 to $252.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of FirstCash from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $199.25.

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Insiders Place Their Bets In related news, insider Howard F. Hambleton sold 3,000 shares of FirstCash stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $226.41, for a total value of $679,230.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 32,406 shares in the company, valued at $7,337,042.46. This trade represents a 8.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, COO Thomas Brent Stuart sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $228.49, for a total transaction of $2,284,900.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 140,846 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,181,902.54. The trade was a 6.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 27,500 shares of company stock worth $6,243,104. 2.86% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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FirstCash, Inc (NASDAQ: FCFS) is a leading integrated operator of pawn stores and provider of short-term consumer loan services in the United States and Mexico. Through its retail pawn outlets, FirstCash offers collateral-based loans secured by personal property, enabling customers to access liquidity without a credit history or traditional bank account. The company also purchases, trades and sells a broad range of secondhand merchandise, including electronics, jewelry and power tools, through its network of conveniently located stores.

In addition to its pawn-broking activities, FirstCash provides unsecured consumer loans designed to meet urgent cash needs.

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Posted by Defense World Staff on Jul 26th, 2026

ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS – Get Free Report) is expected to be posting its Q2 2026 results after the market closes on Tuesday, July 28th. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of $0.55 per share and revenue of $573.9410 million for the quarter. ExlService has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.180-2.230 EPS. Interested persons can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET.

ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The business services provider reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $570.35 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $557.67 million. ExlService had a net margin of 11.66% and a return on equity of 28.50%. ExlService’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.48 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect ExlService to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

ExlService Trading Up 2.9% Shares of EXLS stock opened at $27.67 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $4.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a quick ratio of 2.66, a current ratio of 2.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. ExlService has a fifty-two week low of $24.85 and a fifty-two week high of $47.11. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $27.98 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $31.33.

Analyst Ratings Changes A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of ExlService from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price target on shares of ExlService in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $39.00 price target (down from $45.00) on shares of ExlService in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered ExlService from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $40.50.

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Insider Buying and Selling In other news, EVP Ajay Ayyappan sold 5,093 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.11, for a total value of $148,257.23. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 48,994 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,426,215.34. This represents a 9.42% 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 this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Vikas Bhalla sold 12,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.22, for a total transaction of $362,640.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 153,295 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,632,574.90. The trade was a 7.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 3.66% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ExlService A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Graham Capital Management L.P. acquired a new position in shares of ExlService in the fourth quarter worth about $238,000. Quarry LP grew its stake in ExlService by 55.6% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 5,260 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $232,000 after purchasing an additional 1,880 shares in the last quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd increased its holdings in ExlService by 82.5% during the 4th quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd now owns 5,396 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $229,000 after purchasing an additional 2,439 shares during the last quarter. Aristides Capital LLC purchased a new stake in ExlService during the 4th quarter worth approximately $209,000. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of ExlService in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $145,000. 92.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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ExlService Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ: EXLS) is a global operations management and analytics company that partners with clients in insurance, healthcare, banking, and financial services to drive digital transformation and operational excellence. The firm delivers analytics-driven solutions and business process outsourcing services, including claims adjudication, finance and accounting, data management, and customer service support. ExlService combines domain expertise with advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and automation technologies to help organizations optimize processes, enhance customer experiences, and manage risk.

Founded in 1999 and headquartered in New York City, ExlService has grown through a mix of organic expansion and strategic acquisitions, earning recognition for its data analytics capabilities and industry-specific knowledge.

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Posted by Defense World Staff on Jul 26th, 2026

Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE:IRM – Get Free Report) traded up 5% during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as high as $131.09 and last traded at $130.72. Approximately 72,907 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 96% from the average daily volume of 1,759,032 shares. The stock had previously closed at $124.55.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades IRM has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Iron Mountain from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Iron Mountain from $125.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Iron Mountain from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Barclays raised their target price on Iron Mountain from $127.00 to $143.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Iron Mountain from $121.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $134.33.

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Iron Mountain Price Performance The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $125.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $112.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $38.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 141.03 and a beta of 1.19.

Iron Mountain (NYSE:IRM – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $1.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.86 billion. Iron Mountain had a net margin of 3.76% and a negative return on equity of 91.56%. Iron Mountain’s revenue was up 21.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.17 EPS. Iron Mountain has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.400-1.400 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.790-5.860 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Iron Mountain Incorporated will post 5.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Iron Mountain Dividend Announcement The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.864 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $3.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Iron Mountain’s payout ratio is presently 380.22%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Iron Mountain In other Iron Mountain news, CAO Daniel Borges sold 7,189 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.50, for a total value of $902,219.50. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO William L. Meaney sold 38,474 shares of Iron Mountain stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.83, for a total value of $4,725,761.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 38,474 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,725,761.42. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 137,260 shares of company stock worth $17,361,672 in the last ninety days. 1.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Iron Mountain A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. BDFS Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Iron Mountain in the 4th quarter worth approximately $340,000. Allstate Corp boosted its stake in Iron Mountain by 105.1% in the 4th quarter. Allstate Corp now owns 22,427 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,860,000 after buying an additional 11,492 shares in the last quarter. Stevens Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in Iron Mountain in the 4th quarter valued at $1,262,000. Intact Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Iron Mountain by 103.4% in the fourth quarter. Intact Investment Management Inc. now owns 71,600 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,939,000 after acquiring an additional 36,400 shares during the period. Finally, Tectonic Advisors LLC grew its position in Iron Mountain by 9.7% in the fourth quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC now owns 162,777 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $13,502,000 after acquiring an additional 14,402 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 80.13% of the company’s stock.

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Iron Mountain Incorporated is a global information management company that helps organizations protect, store, and manage their physical and digital information. The firm provides a range of services including secure records storage, document imaging and digitization, secure shredding and destruction, and information governance solutions designed to support regulatory compliance and business continuity. Iron Mountain also offers specialized secure storage environments and logistics for sensitive assets such as art, medical records, and legal archives.

Beyond traditional records management, Iron Mountain has expanded into technology-driven services to support customers’ digital transformation.

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Alua Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of nVent Electric PLC (NYSE:NVT – Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 231,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,394,000. nVent Electric comprises 2.4% of Alua Capital Management LP’s holdings, making the stock its 11th biggest position. Alua Capital Management LP owned about 0.14% of nVent Electric at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of nVent Electric in the 4th quarter worth approximately $599,000. Swedbank AB bought a new stake in shares of nVent Electric during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $59,312,000. Katamaran Capital LLP bought a new stake in shares of nVent Electric during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,171,000. Dougherty & Associates LLC acquired a new position in shares of nVent Electric in the fourth quarter valued at $987,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in shares of nVent Electric by 103.5% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 19,139 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,952,000 after purchasing an additional 9,734 shares in the last quarter. 90.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In Several equities research analysts have issued reports on NVT shares. Roth Capital reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $185.00 price target on shares of nVent Electric in a report on Friday. Clear Str raised shares of nVent Electric to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of nVent Electric from $152.00 to $187.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $187.00 target price on shares of nVent Electric in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of nVent Electric from $180.00 to $193.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, nVent Electric currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $190.57.

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nVent Electric Trading Down 4.6% Shares of NVT stock opened at $151.51 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $24.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.36. nVent Electric PLC has a 12-month low of $77.09 and a 12-month high of $184.64. The company has a quick ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $163.72 and a 200 day moving average price of $137.55.

nVent Electric (NYSE:NVT – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.15. nVent Electric had a return on equity of 16.82% and a net margin of 11.37%.The business had revenue of $1.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.11 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.67 EPS. nVent Electric’s revenue for the quarter was up 53.5% on a year-over-year basis. nVent Electric has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.120-1.150 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.450-4.550 EPS. Research analysts forecast that nVent Electric PLC will post 4.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

nVent Electric Announces Dividend The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 24th will be issued a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 24th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. nVent Electric’s dividend payout ratio is currently 27.91%.

nVent Electric announced that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Saturday, May 16th that allows the company to buyback $500.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 1.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Transactions at nVent Electric In other nVent Electric news, EVP Aravind Padmanabhan sold 15,942 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.00, for a total transaction of $2,773,908.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 23,243 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,044,282. The trade was a 40.68% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Lynnette R. Heath sold 27,471 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $167.59, for a total transaction of $4,603,864.89. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 37,089 shares in the company, valued at $6,215,745.51. This trade represents a 42.55% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 87,685 shares of company stock worth $14,961,768. Corporate insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

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nVent Electric PLC is a global manufacturer of electrical connection, protection and thermal management solutions. The company designs, engineers and produces a broad portfolio of products aimed at enhancing safety, reliability and performance in electrical systems across a variety of industries. Its core offerings include electrical enclosures, heat tracing systems, grounding and bonding products, cable management, and fastening solutions. nVent serves markets such as commercial and industrial construction, oil and gas, telecommunications, data centers, utilities, and renewable energy.

The company’s electrical enclosures and housing solutions protect sensitive components from environmental hazards, while its Raychem brand heat tracing products provide freeze protection and temperature maintenance for critical piping and equipment.

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Posted by Defense World Staff on Jul 26th, 2026

Checchi Capital Advisers LLC grew its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 5.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 188,065 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,606 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up approximately 1.7% of Checchi Capital Advisers LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $32,798,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of NVDA. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 47.9% in the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the period. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter valued at about $44,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA In other NVIDIA news, Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $214.00, for a total transaction of $133,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 14,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,030,882. This trade represents a 4.23% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total value of $3,343,815.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 116,135 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,053,803.55. This trade represents a 11.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock valued at $410,583,015. 3.94% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

NVIDIA Stock Down 0.9% NVDA stock opened at $206.84 on Friday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $164.07 and a 52 week high of $236.54. The company has a market capitalization of $5.01 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 2.21. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $207.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is $195.81. The company has a current ratio of 3.44, a quick ratio of 2.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.11. NVIDIA had a net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. The business had revenue of $81.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $78.42 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.81 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.79 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Wednesday, May 20th that allows the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

NVIDIA Increases Dividend The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. This is a positive change from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is currently 15.31%.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA announced a joint AI research lab with KAIST in Seoul, a $300 million collaboration that will fund researchers, internships, and AI infrastructure to advance agentic AI in South Korea. NVIDIA and KAIST Launch Joint AI Research Lab to Accelerate AI Innovation in Korea Positive Sentiment: The company also struck a $1.5 billion partnership with Amkor to expand advanced semiconductor packaging and test capacity in the U.S., reinforcing NVIDIA’s AI supply chain and manufacturing footprint. Nvidia, Amkor strike $1.5 billion chip packaging deal Positive Sentiment: Jensen Huang and NVIDIA joined Microsoft, Meta, and others in publicly backing open-source AI models, which could support broader AI adoption and future demand for NVIDIA GPUs. Nvidia, Microsoft and other tech giants back open-source AI models Positive Sentiment: Several technical reports say NVDA is holding support and may be forming a bullish inverse head-and-shoulders pattern, while other analysts point to a breakout above the 50-day moving average as a possible catalyst. NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) Price Forecast: Can NVDA Break Above Key Resistance? Neutral Sentiment: Institutional filings show continued buying from some funds, but insider activity remains dominated by sales, which keeps sentiment mixed rather than decisively bullish. Fund Update: 337,821 NVIDIA (NVDA) shares added to COMGEST GLOBAL INVESTORS S.A.S. portfolio Negative Sentiment: Broader semiconductor shares have pulled back as investors take profits and worry about AI valuation levels and heavy capex spending, which has weighed on NVIDIA along with the rest of the AI trade. Semiconductor Crossroads: Healthy Consolidation or Deeper Repricing? Negative Sentiment: News flow also highlights investor rotation out of the biggest AI winners and concerns that the “Magnificent 7” are digesting a surge in AI infrastructure spending, creating near-term pressure on NVDA despite strong long-term demand. Magnificent 7 stocks shed hundreds of billions amid AI spending fears Wall Street Analyst Weigh In A number of brokerages have issued reports on NVDA. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 21st. BTIG Research began coverage on NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Daiwa Securities Group increased their price target on NVIDIA from $215.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 price target (up from $235.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their price objective on NVIDIA from $280.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $304.26.

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NVIDIA Company Profile (Free Report)

NVIDIA Corporation, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a global technology company that designs and develops graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip (SoC) technologies. Co-founded by Jensen Huang, who serves as president and chief executive officer, along with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, NVIDIA has grown from a graphics-focused chipmaker into a broad provider of accelerated computing hardware and software for multiple industries.

The company’s product portfolio spans discrete GPUs for gaming and professional visualization (marketed under the GeForce and NVIDIA RTX lines), high-performance data center accelerators used for AI training and inference (including widely adopted platforms such as the A100 and H100 series), and Tegra SoCs for automotive and edge applications.

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Netflix (NFLX +1.73%) shares fell 8% after its second-quarter report on July 16, yet the streaming giant is on pace for its most profitable year ever. The company spent nearly $5 billion on stock buybacks, its largest quarterly repurchase activity on record, and management reloaded its buyback authorization to $27 billion.

All of this comes at a time when investors appear disinterested, even as shares trade for less than 20 times earnings. The stock is down nearly 50% from last year's high, weighed down by a valuation rerating and concerns that user engagement is softening against rising competition from short-form video, podcasts, gaming, and other streamers.

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A maturing model Management argued on the earnings call last week that raw viewing hours don't tell the whole story, and its Q2 shareholder letter described engagement as healthy. Management continues to expect revenue growth of 13% to 14% and an operating margin of 31.5% for the full year. That's more than 1,000 basis points of margin expansion over the past three years.

The company's cash flow profile is strengthening as revenue growth outpaces content spending growth. Free cash flow is expected to grow by more than 30% this year to $12.5 billion, up from previous guidance of $11 billion, as margins continue to expand. Given the stock's performance of late, long-term Netflix shareholders are understandably left scratching their heads.

Management also noted that recent price increases in key markets, such as the U.S. and Mexico, have "gone well." The $8.99 ad-supported subscription plan provides an affordable entry point, and the company expects ad revenue to roughly double to $3 billion in 2026. That's still just 6% of revenue, but it carries higher incremental margins than the core subscription business, giving the margin story more room to run.

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The battle for attention Concerns surrounding user engagement were circulating heading into the report. On the earnings call, management pushed back on these concerns, arguing that engagement had improved slightly in the first half of the year. Still, the company's decision to move its detailed engagement report from a semi-annual to an annual release raises questions, especially after it stopped reporting subscriber metrics last year.

The rising competition for eyeballs and content quality are factors that have weighed on the stock. According to Nielsen, YouTube now captures roughly 13.5% of U.S. television viewing, well above Netflix's estimated 8% share. Netflix competes for viewing time, not only with other streamers, but with free alternatives like short-form video and podcasts.

More importantly, the consumer market for artificial intelligence (AI) is still in the early innings, creating further uncertainty around what the competitive landscape will look like in a few years.

That said, at 19 times forward earnings, the risk/reward has shifted. The stock hasn't been this attractively priced in a long time. While the engagement story is far from settled, a high-quality platform like Netflix is worth investing in at a below-market multiple.

CI Investments Inc. lowered its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) by 7.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 744,679 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 63,548 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. comprises 1.1% of CI Investments Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest holding. CI Investments Inc.’s holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. were worth $219,055,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Timmons Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC purchased a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the fourth quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the third quarter worth $35,000. 71.55% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at JPMorgan Chase & Co. In related news, CFO Jeremy Barnum sold 3,022 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.41, for a total value of $935,037.02. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 32,438 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,036,641.58. The trade was a 8.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, General Counsel Stacey Friedman sold 5,468 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.27, for a total transaction of $1,641,876.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel owned 46,428 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,940,935.56. This trade represents a 10.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders sold 18,876 shares of company stock valued at $5,907,051. 0.41% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Trending Headlines about JPMorgan Chase & Co. Here are the key news stories impacting JPMorgan Chase & Co. this week:

Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan continues to draw favorable analyst attention, with multiple reports saying it remains a strong long-term and momentum pick for investors. Wall Street Analysts Think JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Is a Good Investment: Is It? Positive Sentiment: Recent commentary highlighted JPMorgan’s earnings strength and AI-related growth themes in banking, which supports the view that the company can keep outperforming peers. JPMorgan Sees AI-Powered Growth For Banks; Stock Pops Into Buy Zone After Earnings Growth Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan was also cited as a top momentum candidate and long-term stock pick by Zacks, adding to the bullish sentiment around the shares. Are You Looking for a Top Momentum Pick? Why JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) is a Great Choice Neutral Sentiment: The bank completed $9 billion in debt offerings, which is a routine capital-markets transaction that may help funding flexibility but is not clearly a major near-term catalyst. JPMorgan Chase Raises $9 Billion Through Debt Offerings Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan’s broader market commentary on oil, Iran-related disruption, and global risks reflects its macro views, but these notes are more informative than directly stock-moving for JPM itself. Here’s what each additional month of Iran-conflict disruption means for oil prices Negative Sentiment: House lawmakers questioned former JPMorgan executive Jes Staley over Epstein-related ties, which keeps reputational and legal-overhang concerns in the background for the bank. House lawmakers grill former JPMorgan executive Jes Staley over Epstein ties Analysts Set New Price Targets A number of research firms have commented on JPM. Daiwa Securities Group decreased their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $340.00 to $328.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Dbs Bank upgraded JPMorgan Chase & Co. to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $370.00 to $384.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $391.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, Autonomous Res lowered their price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $360.00 to $324.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and eleven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $358.67.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Price Performance Shares of NYSE:JPM opened at $352.88 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.85. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $323.74 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $311.13. The stock has a market cap of $945.55 billion, a PE ratio of 15.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.99. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a one year low of $279.10 and a one year high of $353.37.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 14th. The financial services provider reported $6.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.59 by $0.55. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a return on equity of 18.23% and a net margin of 21.86%.The company had revenue of $58.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $50.72 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $4.96 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 27.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts forecast that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 23.97 EPS for the current fiscal year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Dividend Announcement The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 31st. Investors of record on Monday, July 6th will be given a dividend of $1.50 per share. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.71%.

About JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Free Report)

JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) is a diversified global financial services firm headquartered in New York City. The company provides a wide range of banking and financial products and services to consumers, small businesses, corporations, governments and institutional investors worldwide. Its operations span retail banking, commercial lending, investment banking, asset management, payments and card services, and treasury and securities services.

The firm’s principal business activities are organized across several core lines: Consumer & Community Banking, which offers deposit accounts, mortgages, auto loans, credit cards and branch and digital banking under the Chase brand; Corporate & Investment Banking, which provides capital markets, advisory, underwriting, trading and risk management services; Commercial Banking, delivering lending, treasury and capital solutions to middle-market and corporate clients; and Asset & Wealth Management, which offers investment management, private banking and retirement services to institutions and high-net-worth individuals.

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Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab boosted its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) by 41.3% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 260,357 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 76,128 shares during the quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. comprises about 1.5% of Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest position. Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab’s holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. were worth $76,587,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Timmons Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC bought a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the 1st quarter valued at about $29,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the 4th quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the third quarter worth about $35,000. 71.55% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets In other JPMorgan Chase & Co. news, CFO Jeremy Barnum sold 3,022 shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.41, for a total transaction of $935,037.02. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 32,438 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,036,641.58. The trade was a 8.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, General Counsel Stacey Friedman sold 5,468 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.27, for a total value of $1,641,876.36. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel owned 46,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,940,935.56. This represents a 10.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 18,876 shares of company stock worth $5,907,051 in the last ninety days. 0.41% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

More JPMorgan Chase & Co. News Here are the key news stories impacting JPMorgan Chase & Co. this week:

Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan continues to draw favorable analyst attention, with multiple reports saying it remains a strong long-term and momentum pick for investors. Wall Street Analysts Think JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Is a Good Investment: Is It? Positive Sentiment: Recent commentary highlighted JPMorgan’s earnings strength and AI-related growth themes in banking, which supports the view that the company can keep outperforming peers. JPMorgan Sees AI-Powered Growth For Banks; Stock Pops Into Buy Zone After Earnings Growth Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan was also cited as a top momentum candidate and long-term stock pick by Zacks, adding to the bullish sentiment around the shares. Are You Looking for a Top Momentum Pick? Why JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) is a Great Choice Neutral Sentiment: The bank completed $9 billion in debt offerings, which is a routine capital-markets transaction that may help funding flexibility but is not clearly a major near-term catalyst. JPMorgan Chase Raises $9 Billion Through Debt Offerings Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan’s broader market commentary on oil, Iran-related disruption, and global risks reflects its macro views, but these notes are more informative than directly stock-moving for JPM itself. Here’s what each additional month of Iran-conflict disruption means for oil prices Negative Sentiment: House lawmakers questioned former JPMorgan executive Jes Staley over Epstein-related ties, which keeps reputational and legal-overhang concerns in the background for the bank. House lawmakers grill former JPMorgan executive Jes Staley over Epstein ties Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Several research analysts have issued reports on JPM shares. Truist Financial boosted their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $344.00 to $352.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Argus increased their price target on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $340.00 to $355.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $360.00 price target on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $350.00 price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $375.00 to $384.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and eleven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $358.67.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Price Performance Shares of JPM stock opened at $352.88 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $945.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.12, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.99. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $323.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $311.13. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a one year low of $279.10 and a one year high of $353.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 14th. The financial services provider reported $6.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.59 by $0.55. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a net margin of 21.86% and a return on equity of 18.23%. The firm had revenue of $58.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $50.72 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $4.96 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 27.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 23.97 EPS for the current year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Announces Dividend The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 6th will be issued a dividend of $1.50 per share. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.71%.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Profile (Free Report)

JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) is a diversified global financial services firm headquartered in New York City. The company provides a wide range of banking and financial products and services to consumers, small businesses, corporations, governments and institutional investors worldwide. Its operations span retail banking, commercial lending, investment banking, asset management, payments and card services, and treasury and securities services.

The firm’s principal business activities are organized across several core lines: Consumer & Community Banking, which offers deposit accounts, mortgages, auto loans, credit cards and branch and digital banking under the Chase brand; Corporate & Investment Banking, which provides capital markets, advisory, underwriting, trading and risk management services; Commercial Banking, delivering lending, treasury and capital solutions to middle-market and corporate clients; and Asset & Wealth Management, which offers investment management, private banking and retirement services to institutions and high-net-worth individuals.

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Posted by Defense World Staff on Jul 26th, 2026

Bank of Nova Scotia lowered its stake in Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW – Free Report) by 51.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 83,659 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock after selling 87,817 shares during the quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia’s holdings in Lowe’s Companies were worth $19,767,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Swiss RE Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Lowe’s Companies during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC purchased a new stake in Lowe’s Companies in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora increased its stake in Lowe’s Companies by 52.5% in the 4th quarter. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora now owns 122 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Sankala Group LLC bought a new stake in Lowe’s Companies during the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Triumph Capital Management bought a new stake in Lowe’s Companies during the third quarter valued at about $34,000. Institutional investors own 74.06% of the company’s stock.

Lowe’s Companies Trading Up 2.7% Shares of LOW stock opened at $207.35 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $116.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.86. Lowe’s Companies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $199.40 and a 12-month high of $293.06. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $215.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $240.22.

Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The home improvement retailer reported $3.03 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.97 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $23.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.98 billion. Lowe’s Companies had a negative return on equity of 67.96% and a net margin of 7.51%.The firm’s revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.92 earnings per share. Lowe’s Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.250-12.750 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Lowe’s Companies, Inc. will post 12.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Lowe’s Companies Increases Dividend The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 22nd will be given a dividend of $1.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 22nd. This represents a $5.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. This is an increase from Lowe’s Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.20. Lowe’s Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 42.27%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. TD Cowen dropped their price objective on Lowe’s Companies from $280.00 to $235.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their target price on Lowe’s Companies from $303.00 to $281.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Benchmark assumed coverage on Lowe’s Companies in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock. HSBC dropped their price target on Lowe’s Companies from $260.00 to $220.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Wolfe Research set a $254.00 price objective on shares of Lowe’s Companies in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Twenty-three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $264.57.

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Insider Activity at Lowe’s Companies In related news, EVP Margrethe R. Vagell sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.83, for a total value of $559,575.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 20,220 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,525,842.60. The trade was a 11.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Janice Dupre sold 14,150 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.90, for a total transaction of $3,139,885.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,785 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,828,291.50. The trade was a 26.24% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 25,980 shares of company stock valued at $5,796,937. 0.29% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Lowe’s Companies (Free Report)

Lowe’s Companies, Inc is a leading home improvement retailer that operates large-format stores and digital channels serving both do-it-yourself homeowners and professional contractors. The company offers a broad assortment of products including building materials, lumber, appliances, tools and hardware, plumbing and electrical supplies, paint, flooring, kitchen and bath fixtures, outdoor and garden products, and home decor. Lowe’s also provides a range of services such as installation, home improvement financing, tool and equipment rental, and contractor-focused sales programs.

Operations are centered on a nationwide brick-and-mortar store network supported by distribution centers and an e-commerce platform that enables online ordering, delivery and in-store pickup.

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