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Bitmine owns 4.8% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million

Bitmine is 96% of the way to the 'Alchemy of 5%' in just 13 months

Bitmine repurchased 6.1 million common stock in the past week, authorized under the previously announced $4 billion share repurchase program

Bitmine was added to the Russell 1000 Large-cap index on June 26, 2026

Bitmine's Series A Preferred Stock is trading on the NYSE under the symbol BMNP

Bitmine has 4,917,189 staked ETH, representing $9.6 billion at $1,948 per ETH. MAVAN (Made in America VAlidator Network) is a premier Ethereum staking destination for BMNR and institutional investors

Bitmine owns $61 million of Eightco (NASDAQ: ORBS), now one of the only publicly listed equities in the world to provide investors indirect exposure to OpenAI

Bitmine Crypto + Total Cash Holdings & Marketable Securities + "Moonshots" total $11.8 billion, including 5.78 million ETH tokens, total cash & marketable securities of $268 million, and other crypto holdings

Bitmine remains supported by a premier group of institutional investors including ARK's Cathie Wood, MOZAYYX, Founders Fund, Bill Miller III, Pantera, Kraken, DCG, Galaxy Digital and personal investor Thomas "Tom" Lee to support Bitmine's goal of acquiring 5% of ETH

, /PRNewswire/ -- (NYSE: BMNR) Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. ("Bitmine" or the "Company") a Bitcoin and Ethereum Network company with a focus on the accumulation of crypto for long term investment, today announced Bitmine crypto + total cash & marketable securities + "moonshots" holdings totaling $11.8 billion.

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POLYMARKET: Clarity Act signed into law in 2026?

ETH prices at 10-week high

STAKING: BMNR now staking over 4.9 million ETH as of July 26, 2026

ALCHEMY of 5%: BMNR ranked #171 by 5D avg daily $ volume

As of July 26, 2026 at 7:00pm ET, the Company's crypto holdings are comprised of 5,787,414 ETH at $1,948 per ETH (per CoinbaseNASDAQ: COIN), 208 Bitcoin (BTC), $180 million stake in Beast Industries, $61 million stake in Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) ("moonshots") and total cash & marketable securities of $268 million. Bitmine's ETH holdings are 4.8% of the ETH supply (of 120.7 million ETH).

"Bitmine repurchased 6.1 million shares of common stock in the past week, an increase from the 5.5 million purchased the week prior. We increased our equity buyback as we view the rising ETH/BTC ratio, despite the falling odds of passage of the Clarity Act in 2026, as a sign crypto prices are strengthening. In fact, this ratio is now at a 3-month high at 0.3000, which we believe bodes well for future strengthening of ETH prices," stated Thomas "Tom" Lee, Chairman of Bitmine.

"ETH prices are now reaching a 10-week high and as many technical strategists have highlighted, we believe the next key levels to clear are $2,000 and $2,500 for ETH. Our advisor, Tom DeMark of DeMark Analytics, sees these levels as near-term targets if the comparison of ETH to S&P 500 post-Oct 1987 continues to hold," continued Lee.

"With over 11 million shares of common stock repurchased, Bitmine has executed the largest ever common stock buyback for any ETH or Bitcoin Digital Asset Treasury," stated Lee. Since July 1, 2026, Bitmine has repurchased 11.6 million shares of common stock under the previously authorized $4 billion share repurchase program.

"Over the past week, we acquired 9,946 ETH. Bitmine has bought ETH every week since the inception of the ETH Treasury Strategy on June 30, 2025," stated Lee.

On July 16, 2026, Bitmine released the latest Chairman's Message (link here) for July 2026. The title of the Message is "ETH is the cure for the Uncanny Valley of Wealth."

Earlier in 2026, Bitmine launched MAVAN (the Made in American VAlidator Network), the institutional grade staking platform. While MAVAN was originally developed to support Bitmine's own Ethereum treasury, MAVAN intends to expand to serve institutional investors, custodians, and ecosystem partners seeking best-in-class staking infrastructure. A portion of Bitmine's ETH is already staked on the MAVAN platform.

As of July 26, 2026, Bitmine total staked ETH stands at 4,917,189 ($9.6 billion at $1,948 per ETH). "Bitmine has staked more ETH than other entities in the world. At scale (when Bitmine's ETH is fully staked by MAVAN and its staking partners), the projected ETH staking reward is $299 million on an annualized basis (using 2.65% 7-day BMNR yield)," stated Lee.

"Annualized staking revenues are now projected at $254 million. And this 4.9 million ETH is 85% of the 5.79 million ETH held by Bitmine. Bitmine's own staking operations generated a 7-day yield of 2.65% (annualized)," continued Lee.

Bitmine's crypto holdings reign as the #1 Ethereum treasury and #2 global treasury, behind Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR), which reportedly owns 843,775 BTC valued at approximately $59 billion. Bitmine remains the largest ETH treasury in the world. 

Bitmine is one of the most widely traded stocks in the US. According to data from Fundstrat, the stock has traded average daily dollar volume of $597 million (5-day average, as of July 24, 2026), ranking #171 in the US, behind Hewlett Packard Enterprise (rank #170) and ahead of HCA Healthcare (rank #172) among 5,704 US-listed stocks (statista.com and Fundstrat research).

Bitmine management believes the GENIUS Act and Securities and Exchange Commission's (the "SEC") Project Crypto are as transformational to financial services in 2025 as US action on August 15, 1971 ending Bretton Woods and the USD on the gold standard 54 years ago. This 1971 event was the catalyst for the modernization of Wall Street, creating the iconic Wall Street titans and financial and payment rails of today. These proved to be better investments than gold.

The Chairman's message can be found here:
https://www.Bitminetech.io/chairmans-message

The Fiscal Full Year 2025 Earnings presentation and corporate presentation can be found here: https://Bitminetech.io/investor-relations/ 

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About Bitmine
Bitmine (NYSE: BMNR) is a Bitcoin miner with operations in the US. The company is deploying its excess capital to be the leading Ethereum Treasury company in the world, implementing an innovative digital asset strategy for institutional investors and public market participants. Guided by its philosophy of "the alchemy of 5%," the Company is committed to ETH as its primary treasury reserve asset, leveraging native protocol-level activities including staking and decentralized finance mechanisms. The Company launched MAVAN (Made-in America VAlidator Network), a dedicated staking infrastructure for Bitmine assets, in 2026.

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This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terms such as "expects," "projects," "projected," "intends," "believes," "anticipates," "estimates," and similar expressions. This document specifically contains forward-looking statements regarding: (i) the Company's goals regarding ETH acquisition, including the "Alchemy of 5%" initiative and the statement that Bitmine is 96% of the way to this goal; (ii) the Company's digital asset accumulation strategy and staking operations, including the statement that Bitmine has 4,917,189 staked ETH representing $9.6 billion, projected annualized ETH staking rewards of approximately $299 million (when Bitmine's ETH is fully staked by MAVAN and its staking partners), and current projected annualized staking revenues of approximately $254 million; (iii) MAVAN's intended expansion to serve institutional investors, custodians, and ecosystem partners seeking best-in-class staking infrastructure; (iv) the Company's continued commitment to acquire ETH weekly under its ETH Treasury Strategy; (v) management's belief that the GENIUS Act and SEC Project Crypto are as transformational to financial services as US action on August 15, 1971 ending Bretton Woods and the USD gold standard; (vi) expectations regarding the $4 billion share repurchase program and its accretive value to shareholders, including statements that Bitmine has executed the largest ever common stock buyback for any ETH or Bitcoin Digital Asset Treasury; (vii) statements regarding expected ETH price levels and technical targets, including expectations that the next key levels to clear are $2,000 and $2,500 for ETH; (viii) statements regarding the Company's investment in Eightco Holdings as providing indirect exposure to OpenAI; (ix) beliefs regarding the ETH/BTC ratio being at a 3-month high and expectations that this bodes well for future strengthening of ETH prices; and (x) the future growth and advancement of the Company's Ethereum treasury strategy. In evaluating these forward-looking statements, you should consider various factors, including: Bitmine's ability to keep pace with new technology and changing market needs; Bitmine's ability to finance its current business, Ethereum treasury operations, share repurchase activities, and proposed future business; the competitive environment of Bitmine's business; market conditions affecting the trading price of the Company's common stock and Series A Preferred Stock; regulatory developments affecting digital assets, including the ultimate enactment and implementation of the GENIUS Act and other pending legislation and SEC initiatives; the volatility and unpredictability of digital asset prices; the performance, reliability, and security of the Company's staking operations; risks related to AI systems and their impact on cryptocurrency markets; and the future value of Bitcoin and Ethereum. Actual future performance outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond Bitmine's control, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of Bitmine's Form 10-K filed with the SEC on November 21, 2025, as well as all other SEC filings, as amended or updated from time to time. Copies of Bitmine's filings with the SEC are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Bitmine undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

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Agreement combines Swarmer's combat-proven swarm autonomy software with Brightline's SpatialCore interoperability platform for joint development, technology integration and shared U.S. defense opportunities July 27, 2026 08:00 ET  | Source: Swarmer

AUSTIN, Texas, July 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Swarmer, Inc (Nasdaq: SWMR) ("Swarmer" or the "Company"), a drone autonomy software company whose technology has supported more than 100,000 real-world combat missions in Ukraine since April 2024, today announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Brightline Interactive, a subsidiary of The Glimpse Group. Brightline is a physical AI and spatial computing company that produces SpatialCore, an open standards-based interoperability and operational context platform that enables autonomous systems, AI agents, sensors and digital twins to operate from a shared understanding of the physical world. The agreement covers joint research and development, integration of the two companies' technologies and the pursuit of shared business opportunities through Brightline’s existing relationships and contracting vehicles with the Department of War.

Under the agreement, Swarmer will contribute its autonomy and swarm coordination software, along with years of battle-tested expertise in swarm behavior. Brightline will integrate Swarmer's technology with SpatialCore to expand access to diverse real-world operational data for AI model training and accelerate model development. Brightline also will provide SpatialCore's data and communications interoperability layer, support integration of Swarmer's autonomy software across its ecosystem of connected platforms and programs and leverage its established U.S. defense contracting pathways and customer relationships.

“At Swarmer, we believe that the future of warfare will rely on artificial intelligence and the process of training AI models relies heavily on data,” said Alex Fink, President and US CEO of Swarmer. “Combining SpatialCore with Swarmer’s platform could provide access to operational data from virtually any drone, including manufacturers not yet integrated with us. Beyond our own missions, this could unlock data captured during tens of millions of missions flown industry-wide on other platforms that SpatialCore can address, to improve our AI models and iterate faster than ever before.”

With more than seven million drones projected to be manufactured worldwide this year, the defining challenge is enabling large numbers of drones to work together autonomously. Artificial intelligence requires large volumes of high-quality operational data to continuously train and improve models. Together, the companies intend to address complementary aspects of that challenge by combining interoperability with autonomous swarm coordination.

“Millions of drones are projected to be manufactured every year, and we believe no single company will solve autonomy in isolation,” said Tyler Gates, President and Chief Executive Officer of Brightline Interactive. “Scale only matters if these systems can work together seamlessly, which is the gap SpatialCore closes. Integrating Swarmer's combat-proven coordination with SpatialCore's interoperability layer will allow us to give our customers an extended shared operational picture across a much broader set of platforms. This expands both the volume and quality of real-world operational data available to train and improve AI models which will allow us to pursue joint market opportunities together.”

About Brightline Interactive

Brightline Interactive, a subsidiary of The Glimpse Group (Nasdaq: GGRP), builds SpatialCore, an open standards-based interoperability and operational context platform that enables autonomous systems, AI agents, sensors and digital twins to operate from a shared understanding of the physical world. SpatialCore is built on open data standards backed by NVIDIA, Apple, and the major robotics and simulation platforms. Brightline holds Cooperative Research and Development Agreements with the DOW and is a prime contractor through an OTA with the United States Navy. Brightline is the operating subsidiary of the Glimpse Group (Nasdaq: GGRP). For more information, visit www.brightlineinteractive.com.

About Swarmer

Swarmer™ (Nasdaq: SWMR) is a defense technology company that specializes in vendor-agnostic software which allows one operator to intuitively control hundreds of autonomous platforms in real time. Swarmer’s primary mission areas include autonomous swarm coordination, integration of multi-domain unmanned systems and AI-powered autonomy software for distributed operations. Swarmer is not a drone manufacturer and does not depend on any single platform, supplier or hardware lifecycle. Instead, Swarmer operates at the intelligence layer, developing autonomy, coordination and decision-making software that enables large numbers of low-cost unmanned systems to operate collectively as one coherent, resilient force. Swarmer’s technology has been rigorously validated in real-world kinetic environments and was first deployed in combat operations in Ukraine in April 2024. Since then, it has completed more than 100,000 combat missions, generating terabytes of proprietary data that informs its machine-learning models and enables the replication of advanced pilot performance at scale. Swarmer’s routine use in combat missions generates continuous streams of telemetry, sensor data and operational feedback which are then used to refine performance, increase resilience and accelerate learning. Swarmer has headquarters in Austin, Texas, and maintains operations and teams in Ukraine, Poland and Estonia.

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New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - July 27, 2026) - NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) ("NANO Nuclear" or "the Company"), today announced it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase I contract focused on NANO Nuclear's KRONOS MMR™ Energy System to address the most pressing challenges in the DAF. The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating the small business experience through faster proposal to award timelines, changing the pool of potential applicants by expanding opportunities to small business and eliminating bureaucratic overhead by continually implementing process improvement changes in contract execution. The DAF began offering the Open Topic SBIR/STTR program in 2018 which expanded the range of innovations the DAF funded and now on July 21, 2026, NANO Nuclear Energy will start its journey to create and provide innovative capabilities that will strengthen the national defense of the United States of America.

James Walker, Chief Executive Officer of NANO Nuclear Energy, said: "This award represents another meaningful step in the continued advancement of NANO Nuclear's defense commercialization strategy. We now have multiple active engagements with the Department of the Air Force that demonstrate increasing confidence in our technology and technical capabilities. We believe these programs create valuable opportunities to showcase the KRONOS MMR™, while establishing relationships that may support future deployment opportunities across additional Air Force installations and the broader Department of War."

Jay Yu, Founder and Chairman of NANO Nuclear Energy, added: "Energy resilience has become a strategic priority across the U.S. military, and advanced microreactors have the potential to fundamentally change how critical installations are powered. This award is significant not only because it expands our opportunity with the Air Force, but because it represents continued commercial validation of our technology roadmap. As we continue executing on each of our Air Force programs, we believe NANO Nuclear is positioning itself as an emerging participant in what could become one of the most important long-term markets for advanced microreactor deployment."

The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Air Force, the Department of War, or the U.S. government.

About NANO Nuclear Energy, Inc.

NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) is a North American advanced technology-driven nuclear energy company seeking to become a commercially focused, diversified, and vertically integrated company across five business lines: (i) cutting edge portable and other microreactor technologies, (ii) nuclear fuel supply chain, (iii) nuclear fuel transportation, (iv) nuclear applications for space and (v) nuclear industry consulting services.

Led by a world-class nuclear engineering team, NANO Nuclear's reactor products in development include the proprietary KRONOS MMR™ Energy System, a stationary high-temperature gas-cooled reactor that is in construction permit pre-application engagement U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in collaboration with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, "ZEUS", a portable solid core battery reactor, and the space focused, portable LOKI MMR™, each representing advanced developments in clean energy solutions that are portable, on-demand capable, advanced nuclear microreactors.

Advanced Fuel Transportation Inc. (AFT), a NANO Nuclear subsidiary, bolstered by the May 2026 acquisition of Secured Transportation Services (STS), is led by former executives from the largest transportation company in the world and provides nuclear engineering and materials transport services in the U.S. and globally. Through NANO Nuclear, AFT is the exclusive licensee of a patented high-capacity HALEU fuel transportation basket developed by three major U.S. national nuclear laboratories and funded by the Department of Energy.

HALEU Energy Fuel Inc. (HEF), a NANO Nuclear subsidiary, is focusing on the future development of a domestic source for a High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) fuel fabrication pipeline for NANO Nuclear's own microreactors as well as the broader advanced nuclear reactor industry.

NANO Nuclear Space Inc. (NNS), a NANO Nuclear subsidiary, is exploring the potential commercial applications of NANO Nuclear's developing micronuclear reactor technology in space. NNS is focusing on applications such as the LOKI MMR™ system and other power systems for extraterrestrial projects and human sustaining environments, and potentially propulsion technology for long haul space missions. NNS' initial focus will be on cis-lunar applications, referring to uses in the space region extending from Earth to the area surrounding the Moon's surface.

For more corporate information please visit: https://NanoNuclearEnergy.com/

About AFRL

The Air Force Research Laboratory is the Department of the Air Force's primary scientific research and development center and one of six centers within Air Force Materiel Command. AFRL leads the discovery, development and delivery of technologies for air, space and the multidomain. With a workforce spanning seven mission areas at more than 40 locations worldwide, AFRL conducts research ranging from basic science to advanced technology development.

About AFWERX

As the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force and a division within the Air Force Research Laboratory, AFWERX brings American ingenuity from small businesses and startups to solve the most pressing challenges facing Airmen and Guardians. Headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, AFWERX strengthens the defense industrial base by expanding access to nontraditional vendors, building new defense partnerships and accelerating the transition of critical technologies to operational capability. In fiscal year 2025, AFWERX awarded more than 1,000 contracts totaling $1.37 billion and achieved 438 Phase III transitions valued at $8.1 billion, supercharging the industrial base that supports U.S. military readiness and battlefield advantage.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This news release and statements of NANO Nuclear's management and collaborators in connection with this news release contain or may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In this context, forward-looking statements mean statements related to future events, which may impact our expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "explore," "plans", "aim," "goal," "believes", "potential", "will", "should", "could", "would" or "may" or derivations of these words and other words of similar meaning about the future. In this press release, forward-looking statements include those relating to the anticipated benefits to the Company of the AFWERX award described herein and the future development and deployment of the KRONOS MMR™ Energy System generally. These and other forward-looking statements are based on information available to us as of the date of this news release and represent management's current views and assumptions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, events or results and involve significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond our control. For NANO Nuclear, particular risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements include but are not limited to the following: (i) risks related to our U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE"), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("NRC"), Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission ("CNSC") or related state or other U.S. or non-U.S. nuclear licensing submissions, (ii) risks related the development of new or advanced technology and the acquisition of complementary technology or businesses, including difficulties with design and testing, cost overruns, regulatory delays, integration issues and the development of competitive technology, (iii) our ability to obtain contracts and funding to be able to continue operations, (iv) risks related to uncertainty regarding our ability to technologically develop and commercially deploy a competitive advanced nuclear reactor or other technology in the timelines we anticipate, if ever, (v) risks related to the impact of U.S. and non-U.S. government regulation, policies and licensing requirements, including by the DOE, and the NRC, including those associated with the recently enacted ADVANCE Act and the May 23, 2025 Executive Orders seeking to streamline nuclear regulation, and (vi) similar risks and uncertainties associated with the operating a developing business a highly regulated, competitive and rapidly evolving industry, including that our plans may change and we may use our cash on hand faster or in different ways than anticipated as our business requires. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this news release. These factors may not constitute all factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in any forward-looking statement, and NANO Nuclear therefore encourages investors to review other factors that may affect future results in its filings with the SEC, which are available for review at www.sec.gov and at https://ir.nanonuclearenergy.com/financial-information/sec-filings. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a predictor of actual results. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this news release, except as required by law.

To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/306617

Source: NANO Nuclear Energy Inc.

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Meta Platform’s NASDAQ: META Q2 2026 financial results are quickly approaching, with the company set to release earnings on July 29 after the market close. Despite being down more than 8% year to date, the Magnificent Seven giant has recently seen its share price surge. The stock has rebounded around 10% from its 2026 low and now trades near $600.

This recovery is largely attributable to excitement around Meta’s reported cloud computing push and its Muse Spark 1.1 AI model. However, at this point, these potential growth drivers represent just that: potential. The company is reportedly in “very preliminary talks” to enter a $10 billion cloud computing deal with Anthropic, while it released Muse Spark 1.1 only around two weeks ago. In turn, these factors are unlikely to impact Meta’s results in Q2.

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The focus for Q2 will continue to be on Meta’s massive advertising business. These are the key headline figures and underlying metrics to watch, along with the commentary that could be important during the call.

Forecasts Point to Growth Deceleration; Spending Guidance Is KeyIn Q1, Meta put up impressive metrics, particularly when it comes to growth. Revenue rose by 33% year-over-year (YOY), the company’s fastest growth rate since 2021. Meta also blew past expectations on adjusted earnings per share (EPS), although an unusual tax benefit caused the majority of its $3.77 beat.

In Q2, analysts expect the company to generate sales of $60.21 billion, or a growth rate of just under 27% YOY. Notably, this sales expectation is on the high end of Meta’s $58 billion to $61 billion Q2 guidance. Adjusted EPS expectations sit at $7.20, or growth of only around 1% YOY. Analysts currently forecast sales of $63.2 billion for Q3, and markets will look for Meta to provide midpoint guidance above this figure.

The key underlying metrics to watch are Meta’s ad impressions delivered, growth and price paid per ad growth. These figures demonstrate Meta’s ability to show users more ads and charge advertisers more for each, ultimately increasing ad revenue. The former grew by 19% YOY in Q1, while the latter grew by 12% YOY. Both were Meta’s highest growth rates in over a year. Given that revenue growth is forecast to fall, it would be reasonable to see a slight to moderate drop in these figures.

Besides the headline figures and underlying data, investors will pay close attention to any updates in Meta’s full-year capital expenditure (CapEx) guidance. In Q1, the company raised its CapEx range to between $125 billion and $145 billion, an 8% increase at the midpoint. This was one of the primary reasons that Meta shares dropped over 8% after its Q1 report. Thus, another increase could lead to the same fate, but investors will also weigh this against growth and future opportunities.

Cloud and Muse Spark 1.1: Will Meta Provide Any Insight?While Meta's cloud segment and Muse Spark 1.1 may not impact its Q2 financial results, management could still provide important forward-looking commentary. For the cloud, it would first be notable for the company to explicitly confirm that it is moving into this business line. Given the significant amount of reporting around this topic in recent weeks, it's hard to imagine that Meta will not address it.

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Going a step further would involve outlining in detail what its cloud approach would be. The different options may include simply selling raw access to computing power or doing so while also layering services on top. If Meta announced any actual customers, that would be huge news, and given the market’s past reaction to third-party reports alone, it could boost the stock. However, it may be too early to expect any such announcement.

Although Muse Spark 1.1 is still very new, Meta may choose to disclose some preliminary numbers. One possibility is that Meta provides early token consumption metrics, a commonly used proxy for AI model demand. A large figure would indicate strong interest. For reference, Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOGL said its first-party models were processing 22 billion tokens per minute in Q2. Nonetheless, it could still be too early for Meta to provide tangible figures on Muse Spark 1.1.

Any insight into demand for Meta’s recent subscription offerings or on reports that it may issue equity to raise AI investment capital would also be notable.

Meta’s Valuation Below 3-Year Average as Analysts Point to Strong UpsideOverall, Q2 provides Meta with an opportunity to show that its AI investments are paying off, primarily through growth in its advertising business. Making significant statements around its more forward-looking initiatives would help indicate that it can expand AI growth beyond advertising alone.

Just days ahead of its report, Meta trades at a forward price-to-earnings ratio near 20.1x. This is moderately below its 23x average during the past three years. Meanwhile, Wall Street analysts continue to express bullishness. The MarketBeat consensus price target on Meta sits near $836, implying upside of over 30%.

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For the three-month period that ended June 30, Alphabet (GOOGL +0.58%) (GOOG +0.24%) reported a better-than-expected top line of $119.8 billion. This figure was propelled by the monster success of Google Cloud, which posted stellar year-over-year revenue growth of 82%. This was after a huge 63% gain in the first quarter.

The Alphabet thesis is becoming more defined by its artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions. Investors must know that the Google Cloud story comes with one major red flag: negative free cash flow.

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So much demand It's hard not to come away impressed by Google Cloud, whose revenue growth is accelerating in remarkable fashion. The segment ended the second quarter with a whopping $514 billion in customer backlogs, more than half of which management expects to register as revenue within the next 24 months.

"We are seeing strong, diversified demand across products, customers, geographies, and industries," CEO Sundar Pichai said on the Q2 2026 earnings call.

Scalability is on full display. Google Cloud's operating income came in at $8.8 billion during Q2, skyrocketing 212% compared to the same period last year.

On the surface, it looks like Alphabet is thriving in the AI revolution. Not only is the cloud division booming, but Google Search and YouTube are also benefiting from AI capabilities.

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Positive to negative Investors need to pay closer attention to the company's financial situation. Alphabet reported negative free cash flow (FCF) of $5.9 billion last quarter. This was perhaps the first time in its entire history as a public company, which goes all the way back to 2004, that this happened.

Management is embarking on an unprecedented spending spree. The forecast for capital expenditures (capex) was once again raised, now projected to total $195 billion to $205 billion in 2026. There are only 84 public companies in the world worth more than this amount.

After repurchasing $45.7 billion worth of shares in 2025, Alphabet paused this key capital allocation activity in the first six months of this year. And it has started tapping external financing sources via debt and equity markets to fund its AI investment cycle.

Investors who have followed Alphabet for years understand that we are in uncharted waters here. What was once an asset-light business has now morphed into a capital-intensive operation.

When will the capex cycle taper off? And when will FCF become positive again? These are the most important questions shareholders need to ask. All eyes are on the topic of return on invested capital.

It's impossible to know the answers. However, if you're willing to buy this Magnificent Seven stock right now and hold for five years, these are the uncertainties you must grapple with.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA | NVDA Price Prediction) CEO Jensen Huang used an exclusive Bloomberg interview on July 27, 2026 to lay out one of the boldest forecasts yet for the AI buildout: a semiconductor industry that must expand roughly tenfold over the coming decade to serve a computing world dominated by autonomous machines rather than human users.

Speaking about the shift from human-driven computing to agentic systems, Huang argued that Nvidia’s addressable market is being redefined at the endpoint level. “These are now processing AI’s for humans to collaborate with. In the future we have AI agents and robots and they will be using computers. Instead of a billion people using computers we will have 100 billion agents and billions of robots all using computers. The computer industry built on top of the chip industry is certainly not big enough,” Huang said. His projection follows: “My guess is the semiconductor industry will probably have to be 10 times larger than it is today over the next decade or so. Working with our partners in Korea and around the world to scale up the supply chain of semiconductors so we are prepared for the AI future.” Huang framed the 10x figure explicitly as his personal guess, not a certainty.

Reframing The Addressable Market The pitch aligns with themes Huang has hammered on recent earnings calls. On the fiscal Q1 2027 call in May 2026, he described “The transition from generative to agentic AI, AI capable of perceiving, reasoning, planning, and acting,” as a force that will reshape every industry. He has also flagged that reasoning models require “a hundred, a thousand times more” tokens per task than one-shot chatbots, a compute intensity that underpins his tenfold industry expansion thesis.

Nvidia reported fiscal Q1 2027 revenue of $81.61 billion, up 85.2% year over year, with data center revenue of $75.25 billion and non-GAAP earnings per share of $1.87, according to the company’s SEC 8-K filing. Q2 guidance called for approximately $91.0 billion in revenue.

The Korea Angle: SK Group And HBM Huang leaned heavily into South Korea as a linchpin of the buildout. “It is the golden age for Korea, as you know. Their semiconductor and industrial business is booming. The country has the ability to help the world buildout AI infrastructure. They are incredibly adapt at adopting new technologies,” he told Bloomberg.

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Nvidia announced a partnership with SK Group valued at over $500 billion in consumption and purchasing of memory and sales of AI supercomputers. The companies are collaborating on memory roadmaps spanning HBM3, HBM4, and beyond, and Nvidia is investing in Korea’s leading AI cloud with plans to scale 200 megawatts. Reports indicate Nvidia will invest $1 billion in Naver Corp to finance an AI data center expansion in the country. SK Group’s listed affiliates trade on the Korea Exchange rather than U.S. venues.

Capex Confidence, With Caveats The 10x call gives investors a framework for interpreting Nvidia’s aggressive supply commitments. The company disclosed $119.0 billion in total supply-related commitments and authorized an additional $80 billion share buyback, alongside a dividend raise to $0.25 per share. Reports indicate Nvidia is in talks to provide a $250 billion financing guarantee for an OpenAI data center project in southern Ohio.

Nvidia carries a trailing P/E of 32 and a forward P/E of 24, with an analyst target price of $302.83 against a recent quote of $206.02. Shares are up 11.04% year to date and 19.21% over the past year.

Huang is arguing that AI infrastructure demand will run longer and deeper than current models assume because the number of compute endpoints jumps from roughly a billion humans to hundreds of billions of agents and robots. That is his projection, not a guarantee, and it hinges on the industry actually scaling supply chains across Taiwan, Korea, and the United States to meet it. Investors watching Nvidia should track hyperscaler capex commentary, HBM supply agreements, and the Vera Rubin ramp for evidence that Huang’s timeline is materializing.

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Credit card giant American Express (AXP -4.30%) released its second-quarter earnings before the market opened on July 24. Although the company's earnings per share of $4.53 cleared Wall Street's expectations, revenue net of interest expense narrowly missed the mark at $19.64 billion. Shares dropped over 4% following the announcement.

But try not to get fixated on the headline numbers. Sure, they matter, but they don't tell the whole story. The market seems to be missing what's happening with American Express' fee revenue, the annual fees people pay to use the company's premium credit and charge cards. The data in American Express' second-quarter earnings illustrate the brand's strength and why the stock continues to justify its valuation.

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American Express flexing its pricing power The credit card industry is ferociously competitive. American Express pioneered the premium credit space, but it faces steep competition from big banks and fintech companies like Robinhood Markets. This year was a crucial test of American Express' pricing power after the company raised the annual fee on its flagship Platinum Card from $695 to $895 at the beginning of 2026.

It seems that American Express is passing this test. Fee revenue was the company's fastest-growing revenue item at 15% year over year in Q2, and management anticipates that figure accelerating over the next two quarters, exiting 2026 at a high-teens rate. In other words, customers haven't blinked at the $200 increase. Management noted that its Platinum portfolio is now its fastest-growing consumer group in the United States.

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Continuing to excel in the premium borrower segment The brand's identity rests squarely with the affluent cardholder. That customer base continues to show strength despite broader U.S. consumer sentiment declining roughly 20% over the past year. During that time, American Express' net write-off rate has held firm at 2%, and the percent of card balances at least 30 days past due actually declined from 1.3% to 1.2%. American Express certainly isn't immune to recessions, but operating in the premium space makes the business more resilient.

Millennials and Gen Z account for approximately 65% of the new consumer accounts American Express added in the second quarter, and 75% of all new accounts were fee-paying products. American Express continues to secure long-term growth by winning over the next generation of premium cardholders, and analysts estimate the company will grow earnings by an average of 14% annually over the next three to five years.

The stock doesn't necessarily look like a bargain at 19 times its 2026 earnings estimates, given that earnings for businesses with credit exposure are notoriously volatile. However, the high-margin revenue American Express continues to generate and grow is the secret sauce that has helped the stock deliver stellar investment returns over the years. I didn't see anything in Q2 earnings that would change that.

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Synopsys Introduces Industry's First Autonomous EDA Workflows on Microsoft Discovery to Accelerate Engineering from Specification to Silicon

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Synopsys is advancing an open, interoperable agentic AI stack for autonomous workflows across the chip design lifecycle. Introducing two new agentic EDA workflows, developed in collaboration with Microsoft and used by AMD, available for evaluation on Microsoft Discovery to accelerate chip design. Fully-autonomous debug closure workflow initial results demonstrate up to 40% reduction in cycle time , /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) announced new autonomous agentic AI workflows for chip design, developed in collaboration with Microsoft and available for evaluation on Microsoft Discovery. AI is fundamentally reshaping engineering, and Synopsys is building a comprehensive, open agentic AI stack to increase engineering autonomy and accelerate product design from silicon to systems. This week at the 2026 DAC Chips to Systems Conference, Synopsys is showcasing new fully autonomous workflows powered by AgentEngineer™ technology, extending agentic AI from task automation to long-running engineering execution.

This includes Synopsys autonomous workflows on Microsoft Discovery:

Synopsys fully-autonomous debug closure workflow: A fully autonomous AI-powered verification and root cause analysis (RCA) workflow orchestrated with Microsoft Discovery, brings together domain-specific and task-level agents to identify design failures, automate debug tasks, and accelerate validation— helping engineering teams resolve issues faster and improve silicon quality. Early evaluations show reductions of 25–40% in debug cycle time, saving many weeks of engineering efforts and improving productivity. Synopsys fully-autonomous implementation and closure workflow: An autonomous workflow leveraging Synopsys implementation agents and Fusion Compiler on Azure brings together domain-specific and task-level agents to automate implementation quality-of-results (QoR) tuning and closure. Initial results demonstrate improved QoR. Synopsys, AMD, and Microsoft are enabling AI-powered design workflows that combine large-scale reasoning, domain expertise, and cloud-scale compute to accelerate the development of the next generation of AI infrastructure silicon. Today's milestone builds on the existing collaboration and previously announced agentic specification to RTL workflow, marking the first EDA applications available for evaluation on Microsoft Discovery. Customers can request evaluation access through Synopsys. AMD is actively evaluating the application of autonomous workflows to accelerate the development of their next-generation products.

"AI is reshaping engineering. Together with Microsoft and Synopsys, we're enabling a new generation of AI-assisted design workflows that augment human ingenuity with intelligent automation and optimization," said Alex Starr, AMD Corporate Fellow. "AI driven workflows powered by Discovery and leveraging AI tooling, such as RCA with deep EDA domain knowledge, are a paradigm we see accelerating scaling and deployment, helping improve both design velocity and overall silicon quality."

"We designed Microsoft Discovery to accelerate scientific and engineering innovation with AI, and chip design is an ideal application for Discovery as it addresses one of the most complex engineering challenges on the planet," said Aseem Datar, Corporate Vice President (CVP) of Product Innovation for Microsoft Discovery and Quantum. "We are excited about Synopsys' open, interoperable approach to their agentic platform and the collaborative effort with Synopsys and AMD to make these agentic AI EDA workflows the first available on Discovery."

"As AI-powered systems and hyperscale computing push silicon complexity to unprecedented levels, engineering teams can no longer afford traditional tradeoffs between performance, quality, and development speed," said Ravi Subramanian, Chief Product Management Officer, Synopsys. "Synopsys is addressing this challenge by applying AI capabilities with increasing levels of autonomy to accelerate and transform silicon engineering."

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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.

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Key Takeaways Agnico Eagle agreed to invest about C$60 million in Cadillac Mines through private placement. AEM will buy 8.696 million shares at C$6.90 each, subject to Cadillac's IPO closing conditions. Agnico Eagle's investment supports its strategy of backing junior miners near core operating regions. Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (AEM - Free Report) announced that it has made an investment in Cadillac Mines Corporation through a private placement that will accompany Cadillac's initial public offering (IPO), reinforcing Agnico Eagle's commitment to high-potential gold exploration assets in Canada's prolific Abitibi Greenstone Belt.  

Under the terms of the subscription agreement dated July 23, 2026, Agnico Eagle has agreed to purchase 8.696 million common shares of Cadillac Mines at C$6.90 per share, representing a total investment of approximately C$60 million. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the successful completion of Cadillac's IPO.  

The investment forms part of Cadillac Mines' broader financing strategy as the company prepares to enter the public markets. Cadillac recently increased the size of its IPO, reflecting strong investor demand and support from strategic mining investors. Agnico Eagle's participation serves as a significant endorsement of Cadillac's exploration portfolio and long-term development prospects. 

Following the completion of Cadillac Mines' IPO, Agnico Eagle will enter into a 180-day lock-up agreement with the IPO underwriters. Under the agreement, the company will not sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of its common shares, engage in hedging or similar transactions, or announce any such plans without the underwriters' prior written consent, subject to certain limited exceptions. 

The company noted that, depending on market conditions, strategic priorities and other factors, it may increase or reduce its investment in Cadillac Mines over time. 

The investment is consistent with AEM’s strategy of acquiring minority stakes in promising junior mining companies that control attractive exploration assets near its core operating regions. Such investments provide the company with early exposure to potential future discoveries while supporting exploration and resource development across the Abitibi district. 

AEM shares have surged 17.3% in the past year compared with a 39.7% rise in the industry. 

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AEM’s Zacks Rank & Key PicksAEM currently carries a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell). 

Some better-ranked stocks in the Basic Materials space are CSW Industrials, Inc. (CSW - Free Report) , Carpenter Technology Corporation (CRS - Free Report)  and Ternium S.A. (TX - Free Report) . CSW, CRS and TX carry a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here. 

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for CSW’s current-year earnings stands at $12.52 per share, implying a 20.6% year-over-year increase. Its earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters and missed once, with the average surprise being 3.8%.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for CRS’s current fiscal-year earnings is pegged at $10.58 per share, implying a 41.4% year-over-year increase. Its earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters, with the average surprise being 9%.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for TX’s current-year earnings is pegged at $5.71 per share, indicating a 163.1% year-over-year increase. Its earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in two of the trailing four quarters, with the average surprise being 3.5%. 

A woman poses with a cigarette in front of Philip Morris International logo in this illustration taken July 26, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab

July 27 (Reuters) - Philip Morris International (PM.N), opens new tab said on Monday it had doubled its planned investment in its Colorado ​manufacturing campus to about $1.2 billion through 2028, as ‌it expands production capacity for the Zyn nicotine pouch business.

The company in 2024 had initially announced a $600 million ​investment to build a manufacturing facility for Zyn ​nicotine pouches in Aurora, which opened on Monday.

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The ⁠company said the facility produces Zyn nicotine pouches ​and will support exports to markets across Asia, Latin ​America and the Caribbean.

Once fully operational, the facility is expected to generate approximately $550 million in annual economic impact and ​support 1,000 indirect jobs, the company said.

The Marlboro ​maker added that the Aurora campus joins the company's existing modern ‌nicotine ⁠manufacturing operations in Owensboro, Kentucky, and Wilson, North Carolina.

Nicotine pouches are the fastest-growing nicotine product in the U.S., with millions of users, driving sales for ​Philip Morris ​and helping ⁠fuel the company's growth across smoke-free products including heated tobacco device IQOS and ​vapes.

The investment comes weeks after the ​U.S. Food ⁠and Drug Administration authorized 20 Zyn nicotine pouches as less harmful than cigarettes, allowing the company to market ⁠reduced-risk ​information compared with cigarettes.

In July, ​Philip Morris beat second-quarter estimates, helped by strong demand for smoke-free products.

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Vicor Corporation NASDAQ: VICR sits at one of the least glamorous and most critical points in the artificial intelligence supply chain, and almost nobody talks about it. While the market has fixated on the chipmakers, Vicor has been quietly supplying the power modules that keep large AI clusters running.

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Almost every conversation about the constraints facing AI eventually lands on power. Grid capacity and the scramble to get electricity to data centers have become a sub-theme of their own, and investors have piled into the obvious beneficiaries.

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Far less attention has been given to a harder engineering problem sitting at the very end of the chain. Getting electricity to the building is one thing, but getting more than 1,000 watts into a single AI accelerator, cleanly and without cooking it, is another entirely, and it's a problem only a handful of companies can solve.

Earlier this week, Vicor Corp. delivered a solid earnings report that beat expectations on both lines. Needham kept its Buy rating and, while cutting its target from $400 to $320, still sees roughly 50% upside from here. For investors looking to build a position in a company that has quietly become essential to the AI buildout, that gap between the results and the share price may not stay open for long.

Solving the Last Inch of the AI Power ProblemThe problem Vicor addresses is deceptively simple to describe. In essence, modern AI accelerators draw enormous amounts of current, and delivering that power across the final few millimeters onto the chip itself creates constraints that conventional approaches struggle with.

Vicor's answer is a proprietary architecture that converts power much closer to the point of use, alongside a vertical delivery approach that feeds current up through the package rather than across the board. On this week's earnings call, CEO Patrizio Vinciarelli said the company had completed development on a baseline current density target for its lead customer and would begin engaging selected customers with development systems for its second-generation technology this quarter.

The scale of the opportunity shouldn't be underestimated. As racks get denser and accelerators hungrier, the value of the power content inside each one climbs sharply, which bodes well for niche players like Vicor.

The Numbers Behind This Week's BeatThe second quarter delivered on almost every line. Earnings and core revenue both beat expectations comfortably, with the latter growing more than 49% year-over-year, while Advanced Products revenue, the part of the business tied most directly to AI infrastructure, jumped 45% sequentially to account for close to two-thirds of the total.

But the number that should hold investors' attention is the backlog, which rose 145% year-over-year to $380 million. That backlog isn't just demand being forecast; it's demand already committed.

Management also raised full-year revenue guidance, one of the most bullish signals they can make. Better still, that guidance assumes no new licensing agreements at all, meaning any fresh deals would land as pure upside on numbers the company has already committed to.

Why the Market Hasn't Caught on YetHowever, given the stock has barely moved in the days since the report, the most obvious question is why this profile is getting overlooked. The good news for investors is that the answer has very little to do with Vicor itself, and Needham actually called it out in its note to clients as the reason for trimming its target to $320.

Importantly, Needham didn't downgrade Vicor's business or cut its estimates. Still, it did lower the multiple it was willing to apply to those estimates, citing the broad compression that has swept across AI semiconductor valuations in recent weeks.

That's a critical distinction. Vicor hasn't been marked down because anything went wrong. It's been caught in a sector-wide derating that has hit every name with AI exposure, regardless of how their quarter actually went.

This Is Still a Bullish SetupThere's another point worth acknowledging. Vicor’s headline beat was flattered by one-off items. Hence, the underlying result was closer to expectations than the surface numbers suggest, and there’s a recognition that the company still has to fund significant levels of additional manufacturing capacity to meet the demand it's signing up.

But still, Needham kept its Buy rating on the stock, and that fresh target of $320, though trimmed, is still about 50% higher than where the stock is currently trading, which is a bullish setup no matter how you look at it.

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Bank of Hawaii (BOH - Free Report) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.47 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.46 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.06 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.

This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +0.69%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this bank holding company would post earnings of $1.33 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.3, delivering a surprise of -2.26%.

Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times.

Bank of Hawaii, which belongs to the Zacks Banks - West industry, posted revenues of $196.9 million for the quarter ended June 2026, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.71%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $174.48 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates two times over the last four quarters.

The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call.

Bank of Hawaii shares have added about 22.8% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 8.3%.

What's Next for Bank of Hawaii?While Bank of Hawaii has outperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock?

There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.

Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions.

Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Bank of Hawaii was unfavorable. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to underperform the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

It will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and the current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus EPS estimate is $1.49 on $202.38 million in revenues for the coming quarter and $5.89 on $798.87 million in revenues for the current fiscal year.

Investors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, Banks - West is currently in the top 26% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.

Another stock from the same industry, Coastal Financial Corporation (CCB - Free Report) , has yet to report results for the quarter ended June 2026. The results are expected to be released on July 30.

This company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.95 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +33.8%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days.

Coastal Financial Corporation's revenues are expected to be $162.7 million, up 36.2% from the year-ago quarter.

Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR) will release its second quarter earnings report after the closing bell on Monday, July 27.

Analysts expect the Tempe, Arizona-based company to report quarterly earnings of 47 cents per share, up from 22 cents per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for Amkor Technology’s quarterly revenue is $1.8 billion. It reported $1.51 billion last year, according to Benzinga Pro.

On July 23, Amkor Technology announced a multi-year partnership with Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) to develop advanced semiconductor packaging and test technologies for next-generation AI and accelerated computing platforms.

Shares of Amkor Technology fell 0.6% to close at $64.96 on Friday.

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Resources Investor Relations Journalists Agencies Client Login Send a Release News Products Contact , /PRNewswire/ -- Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP reminds Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) investors that the firm is investigating potential legal claims arising from alleged false and misleading statements about the company's exposure to increased healthcare utilization costs. Current shareholders are encouraged to contact the firm here: https://www.classactionlawyers.com/humana.

On April 27, 2026, U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Hall ruled that key claims in a securities fraud lawsuit against Humana and its former CEO and CFO will move forward. The lawsuit alleges that between July 2022 and October 2024, the company misled investors regarding the company's exposure to increased post-pandemic healthcare utilization costs. These statements allegedly caused Humana's stock to trade at artificially inflated prices. Judge Hall found the complaint sufficiently alleged that defendants acted with scienter, or an intent to defraud, in making these false and misleading statements. During this period, company insiders sold over $104 million in stock. When the truth was fully revealed in October 2024 and the company reported sharp declines in many of its plans' Star ratings, Humana's stock price fell 22%.

We are investigating potential wrongdoing by Humana's directors and officers in connection with these allegations.

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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 27, 2026) - Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd. (TSXV: GMG) (OTCQX: GMGMF) ("GMG" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Blackwoods will distribute GMG Products in Australia. Blackwoods will distribute GMG's liquid graphene products: G® LUBRICANT and THERMAL-XR®.

Blackwoods is Australia's leading supplier of industrial and safety solutions, supporting businesses of all sizes across mining, manufacturing, construction, transport, government, utilities and other critical industries. Established in 1878 and part of the Wesfarmers Group (ASX: WES), Blackwoods provides an extensive range of over 300,000 products spanning safety, personal protective equipment, tools, workwear, maintenance, repair and operations supplies, and specialised industrial solutions.

Blackwoods operates a national network of branches, distribution centres and online platforms, supported by more than 2,000 team members and a dedicated field sales force.

John Veitch, Blackwoods Category Manager for Australia, commented "Blackwoods is pleased to add GMG's innovative graphene-enhanced products to our industrial product offering across Australia. Our customers are continually looking for practical solutions that support equipment reliability, operational efficiency and improved asset performance. We see G® LUBRICANT and THERMAL-XR® as strong additions to our range and look forward to supporting their availability through our branch, sales and distribution network."

Craig Nicol, CEO & Managing Director of the Company, commented "We are very pleased to have Blackwoods distribute G® LUBRICANT and THERMAL-XR® in Australia. Blackwoods has an excellent reputation, extensive customer reach and a strong industrial distribution network, making them an ideal channel partner for GMG as we continue to commercialise our graphene-enhanced products. Blackwoods' focus on industrial customers, safety, quality and reliable supply aligns strongly with GMG's approach to bringing practical graphene solutions to market. We believe this relationship can help increase customer access to G® LUBRICANT and THERMAL-XR® across a wide range of industrial and commercial applications."

Jack Perkowski, Non-Executive Chairman and Director of the Company, commented: "This is an important commercial development for GMG. Partnering with a leading industrial distributor such as Blackwoods provides GMG with an established route to market in Australia and supports our strategy of scaling sales through high-quality distribution partners. Blackwoods' extensive branch network, sales capability and customer relationships provide a strong platform for GMG's products. The Board is pleased to see continued progress in building the commercial foundations for GMG's graphene products."

About GMG:

GMG is an Australian based clean-technology company which develops, makes and sells graphene enhanced products manufactured where the graphene is made via in house production process. GMG uses its own proprietary production process to decompose natural gas (i.e. methane) into its natural elements, carbon (as graphene), hydrogen and some residual hydrocarbon gases. This process produces high quality, low cost, scalable, 'tuneable' and low/no contaminant graphene suitable for use in clean-technology and other applications.

The Company's present focus is to de-risk and develop commercial scale-up capabilities, and secure market applications. In the energy savings segment, GMG has initially focused on graphene enhanced heating, ventilation and air conditioning ("HVAC-R") coating (or energy-saving coating) which is now being marketed into other applications including electronic heat sinks, industrial process plants and data centres. Another product GMG has developed is the graphene lubricant additive focused on saving liquid fuels initially for diesel engines.

In the energy storage segment, GMG and the University of Queensland are working collaboratively with financial support from the Australian Government to progress R&D and commercialization of graphene aluminium-ion batteries ("G+AI Batteries"). GMG has also developed a graphene additive slurry that is aimed at improving the performance of lithium-ion batteries.

GMG's 4 critical business objectives are:

Produce Graphene and improve/scale cell production processesBuild Revenue from Energy Savings ProductsDevelop Next-Generation BatteryDevelop Supply Chain, Partners & Project Execution CapabilityNeither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release includes certain statements and information that may constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S. securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance and reflect the expectations or beliefs of management of the Company regarding future events. Generally, forward-looking statements and information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "intends", "believes" "expects" or "anticipates", or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "should", "would" or will "potentially" or "likely" occur. This information and these statements, referred to herein as "forward‐looking statements", are not historical facts, are made as of the date of this news release and include without limitation, statements regarding: the anticipated distribution of G® LUBRICANT and THERMAL-XR® by Blackwoods, the potential for Blackwoods to distribute additional GMG products, alignment between Blackwoods and GMG and its impact on bringing GMG's graphene solutions to market, Blackwoods' role in increasing customer access to G® LUBRICANT and THERMAL-XR® across a wide range of industrial and commercial applications, Blackwoods providing GMG with an established route to market in Australia and supporting GMG's scaling strategy, Blackwoods providing a strong platform for GMG products, GMG's intentions to develop commercial scale-up capabilities, GMG's focus in the energy savings segment, GMG's intentions for the use of graphene lubricant additive on saving liquid fuels, expectations for R&D and commercialisation of G+AI Batteries, GMG's ability to improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries and the Company's four critical business objectives.

Such forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions of management. Additionally, forward-looking information involves a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual plans, intentions, activities, results, performance or achievements of GMG to be materially different from any future plans, intentions, activities, results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks include, without limitation that GMG does not receive or receive on a timely basis the fully signed consent notice from the and the risk factors set out under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's annual information form dated November 4, 2025 available for review on the Company's profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

Although management of the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, forward-looking information or financial out-look that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

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Study substantially exceeded enrollment target of 500 patients

Topline results anticipated in Q1 2027

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, July 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXRX) today announced that randomization of patients has been completed in the pivotal Phase 3 “SOtaglifloziN in Patients with SymptomATic obstructive And non-obstructive Hypertrophic CardioMyopathy (SONATA-HCM)” clinical trial evaluating sotagliflozin in patients with non-obstructive (nHCM) and obstructive (oHCM) hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

The study substantially exceeded its enrollment target of 500 patients across more than 130 sites in 20 countries. The primary efficacy endpoint will assess improvement in symptoms for the entire population (nHCM and oHCM). The final study population included a substantial majority of patients with non-obstructive HCM, providing a robust opportunity to evaluate sotagliflozin in a patient group for whom effective treatment options remain limited, as well as a meaningful cohort of patients with obstructive HCM. Lexicon believes the final study population will enable a thorough assessment of sotagliflozin's potential across the spectrum of symptomatic HCM. Topline results are anticipated in the first quarter of 2027.

“Completion of patient enrollment in SONATA-HCM marks an important milestone for patients living with the symptoms of HCM, a chronic, progressive disease,” said Craig Granowitz, M.D., Ph.D., Lexicon’s senior vice president and chief medical officer. “We believe that sotagliflozin, a dual SGLT1 and SGLT2 inhibitor with a unique mechanism of action as compared to currently available treatments, has the potential to be a differentiated option for symptomatic HCM patients. We look forward to sharing topline results in the first quarter of 2027.”

SONATA-HCM is the only ongoing Phase 3 study in both non-obstructive and obstructive HCM and is the largest Phase 3 study including both nHCM and oHCM to date. SONATA-HCM is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multinational trial that is evaluating the efficacy of sotagliflozin on symptoms, function, and other patient-reported outcomes, as well as safety, in patients with symptomatic HCM. The primary efficacy endpoint is improvement in symptoms, as measured by change from baseline to week 26 in the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Clinical Summary Score (KCCQ CSS). Patients with symptomatic HCM on a stable dose of guideline-directed therapy for HCM, including cardiac myosin inhibitors, were permitted to enroll in the study depending on certain criteria.

“For patients living with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, there remains a significant need for additional treatment options that can help address persistent symptoms and improve daily function,” said Sharlene M. Day, M.D., co-principal investigator for SONATA-HCM, Presidential Professor, Director of Translational Research of the Penn Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pennsylvania. “Having a well-tolerated medication with a distinct mechanism of action that can complement other therapies would be an important advance for physicians and patients.”

“Completing enrollment in SONATA-HCM is a major achievement for the HCM community and reflects the commitment of investigators, study teams and participants,” said Carolyn Y. Ho, M.D., co-principal investigator for SONATA-HCM, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Medical Director of the Cardiovascular Genetics Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. “We are grateful to the patients involved in this trial, whose partnership is essential to advancing research and hopefully bringing a novel treatment option to people living with HCM.”

About Sotagliflozin
Discovered using Lexicon’s unique approach to gene science, sotagliflozin is an oral inhibitor of two proteins responsible for glucose regulation known as sodium-glucose cotransporter types 2 and 1 (SGLT2 and SGLT1). SGLT2 is responsible for glucose and sodium reabsorption by the kidney and SGLT1 is responsible for glucose and sodium absorption in the gastrointestinal tract. Sotagliflozin has been studied in multiple patient populations encompassing heart failure, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease in clinical studies involving approximately 20,000 patients. Sotagliflozin is also currently under investigation for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).

About Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
Lexicon is a biopharmaceutical company with a mission of pioneering medicines that transform patients’ lives. Lexicon has a pipeline of drug candidates in discovery, preclinical, and clinical development in neuropathic pain, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), obesity and metabolic disorders, and other cardiometabolic indications. For additional information, please visit www.lexpharma.com.

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This press release contains “forward-looking statements,” including statements relating to the research, development and therapeutic and commercial potential of sotagliflozin in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In addition, this press release may also contain forward-looking statements relating to Lexicon’s financial position and long-term outlook on its business, including the commercialization of its approved products and the clinical development of, regulatory filings for, and potential therapeutic and commercial potential of its other drug candidates. In addition, this press release also contains forward looking statements relating to Lexicon’s growth and future operating results, discovery, development and commercialization of products, strategic alliances and intellectual property, as well as other matters that are not historical facts or information. All forward-looking statements are based on management’s current assumptions and expectations and involve risks, uncertainties and other important factors, specifically including Lexicon’s ability to meet its capital requirements, successfully commercialize its approved products, successfully conduct preclinical and clinical development and obtain necessary regulatory approvals of its other drug candidates on its anticipated timelines, achieve its operational objectives, obtain patent protection for its discoveries and establish strategic alliances, as well as additional factors relating to manufacturing, intellectual property rights, and the therapeutic or commercial value of its approved products and other drug candidates. Any of these risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause Lexicon’s actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Information identifying such important factors is contained under “Risk Factors” in Lexicon’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Lexicon undertakes no obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Company Reduces Shipment Guidance, Raises Cost Expectations

, /PRNewswire/ -- Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. (NYSE: AMR), a leading U.S. supplier of metallurgical products for the steel industry, today announced preliminary financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2026. The company plans to release its definitive second quarter financial results on August 7, 2026.

(millions, except per share)

Three months ended

Jun. 30, 2026

Net loss

($12.3)

Net loss per diluted share

($0.96)

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

$25.6

Tons of coal sold

3.5

__________________________________

1. This is a non-GAAP financial measure. A reconciliation of Net loss to Adjusted EBITDA is included in tables accompanying the financial schedules.

"Today we are providing an early look at our financial results for the second quarter, which included lighter-than-expected shipment volumes," said Andy Eidson, Alpha's chief executive officer. "Based on our first half performance, continued met coal market weakness, and the previously announced equipment damage at Dominion Terminal Associates (DTA), we are reducing our expected sales volumes for the year. As a result of lower tonnage and higher supplies and maintenance costs, we are raising our cost of coal sales guidance to reflect these challenges. While the wind-related equipment damage at DTA is unfortunate, we are grateful to the terminal leaders who have worked safely and resourcefully to keep the terminal operational at its best possible efficiency given the circumstances. We expect to provide more information about our plans at DTA when we announce our definitive Q2 financial results on August 7."

Preliminary Financial Performance

Alpha expects to report a net loss of $12.3 million, or $0.96 per diluted share, for the second quarter 2026.

For the second quarter, total Adjusted EBITDA was $25.6 million. 

Coal Revenues

(millions)

Three months ended

Jun. 30, 2026

Met segment

$491.5

Met segment (excl. freight & handling)(1)

$421.3

Tons Sold

(millions)

Three months ended

Jun. 30, 2026

Met segment

3.5

__________________________________

1. Represents Non-GAAP coal revenues which is defined and reconciled under "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Results of Operations."

Coal Sales Realization(1)

(per ton)

Three months ended

Jun. 30, 2026

Met segment

$118.71

__________________________________

1. Represents Non-GAAP coal sales realization which is defined and reconciled under "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Results of Operations."

Second quarter net realized pricing for the Met segment was $118.71 per ton.

The table below provides a breakdown of our Met segment coal sold in the second quarter by pricing mechanism.

(in millions, except per ton data)

Met Segment Sales

Three months ended Jun. 30, 2026

Tons Sold

Coal Revenues

Realization/ton(1)

% of Met Tons Sold

Domestic

0.9

$124.8

$134.37

30 %

Export - Australian indexed

0.7

$98.5

$143.82

22 %

Export - other pricing mechanisms

1.5

$162.9

$109.08

48 %

Total Met coal revenues

3.1

$386.2

$124.30

100 %

Thermal coal revenues

0.4

$35.1

$79.36

Total Met segment coal revenues (excl. freight & handling)(1)

3.5

$421.3

$118.71

__________________________________

1. Represents Non-GAAP coal sales realization which is defined and reconciled under "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Results of Operations."

Cost of Coal Sales

(in millions, except per ton data)

Three months ended

Jun. 30, 2026

Met segment

$443.7

Met segment (excl. freight & handling/idle)(1)

$365.8

(per ton)

Met segment(1)

$103.07

__________________________________

1. Represents Non-GAAP cost of coal sales and Non-GAAP cost of coal sales per ton which are defined and reconciled under "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Results of Operations."

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of June 30, 2026, the company had total liquidity of $447.8 million, including cash and cash equivalents of $307.6 million, short-term investments of $30.9 million, and $184.3 million of unused availability under the asset-based revolving credit facility (ABL), partially offset by a minimum required liquidity of $75.0 million as required by the ABL. As of June 30, 2026, the company had no borrowings and $40.7 million in letters of credit outstanding under the ABL. Total long-term debt, including the current portion of long-term debt as of June 30, 2026, was $11.4 million.

Share Repurchase Program

As previously announced, Alpha's board of directors authorized a share repurchase program allowing for the expenditure of up to $1.5 billion for the repurchase of the company's common stock. As of June 30, 2026, the company had acquired approximately 7.0 million shares of common stock at a cost of approximately $1.2 billion since the start of the program. During the second quarter of 2026, the company spent approximately $13.5 million for the repurchase of roughly 69,000 shares. The number of common stock shares outstanding as of June 30, 2026 was 12,685,495, not including the potential effect of unvested equity awards.

The timing and amount of share repurchases will be based on various factors, including but not limited to market conditions, the trading price of the stock, applicable legal requirements, compliance with the provisions of the company's debt agreements, and other factors.

2026 Guidance Adjustments

Alpha is lowering its 2026 metallurgical coal sales volume guidance to a range of 13.2 million to 14.0 million tons, down from the prior range of 14.4 million to 15.4 million tons. The company is increasing incidental thermal coal sales volume guidance to a range of 1.0 million to 1.4 million tons, up from the prior range of 0.7 million to 1.1 million tons. This brings total shipment expectations for the year to a range of 14.2 million to 15.4 million tons, down from 15.1 million to 16.5 million tons.

The company is increasing its cost of coal sales guidance to $103.00 to $107.00, up from the prior range of $95.00 to $101.00 per ton.

An update on operational performance and percentages of committed and priced tonnage at the midpoint of guidance will be announced alongside Alpha's definitive second quarter financial results on August 7, 2026.

Note About Preliminary Results

The financial results presented in this release are preliminary and may change. This preliminary financial information includes calculations or figures that have been prepared internally by management. There can be no assurance that the Company's actual results for the periods presented herein will not differ from the preliminary financial results presented herein, and such changes could be material. These preliminary financial results should not be viewed as a substitute for full financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and are not necessarily indicative of the results to be achieved for any future periods. This preliminary financial information could be impacted by the effects of the Company's financial closing procedures, final adjustments, and other developments.

Earnings Announcement and Conference Call 

The company plans to announce its definitive second quarter 2026 financial results before the market opens on Friday, August 7, 2026. The company also expects to hold a conference call regarding its second quarter 2026 results on August 7, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. The conference call will be available live on the investor section of the company's website at https://alphametresources.com/investors. Analysts who would like to participate in the conference call should dial 877-407-0832 (domestic toll-free) or 201-689-8433 (international) approximately 15 minutes prior to start time.

About Alpha Metallurgical Resources

Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE: AMR) is a Tennessee-based mining company with operations across Virginia and West Virginia. With customers across the globe, high-quality reserves and significant port capacity, Alpha reliably supplies metallurgical products to the steel industry. For more information, visit www.AlphaMetResources.com. 

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release includes forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on Alpha's expectations and beliefs concerning future events and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. These factors are difficult to predict accurately and may be beyond Alpha's control. Forward-looking statements in this news release or elsewhere speak only as of the date made. New uncertainties and risks arise from time to time, and it is impossible for Alpha to predict these events or how they may affect Alpha. Except as required by law, Alpha has no duty to, and does not intend to, update or revise the forward-looking statements in this news release or elsewhere after the date this release is issued. In light of these risks and uncertainties, investors should keep in mind that results, events or developments discussed in any forward-looking statement made in this news release may not occur. See Alpha's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for more information.

FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOW

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The discussion below contains "non-GAAP financial measures." These are financial measures that either exclude or include amounts that are not excluded or included in the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("U.S. GAAP" or "GAAP"). Specifically, we make use of the non-GAAP financial measures "Adjusted EBITDA," "non-GAAP coal revenues," "non-GAAP coal sales realization per ton," "non-GAAP cost of coal sales," "non-GAAP cost of coal sales per ton," "non-GAAP coal margin," and "non-GAAP coal margin per ton." In addition to net income (loss), we use Adjusted EBITDA to measure the operating performance of our reportable segment. Adjusted EBITDA does not purport to be an alternative to net income (loss) as a measure of operating performance or any other measure of operating results, financial performance, or liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP. Moreover, this measure is not calculated identically by all companies and therefore may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is presented because management believes it is a useful indicator of the financial performance of our coal operations. We use non-GAAP coal revenues to present coal revenues generated, excluding freight and handling fulfillment revenues. Non-GAAP coal sales realization per ton is calculated as non-GAAP coal revenues divided by tons sold. We use non-GAAP cost of coal sales to adjust cost of coal sales to remove freight and handling costs, depreciation, depletion and amortization - production (excluding the depreciation, depletion and amortization related to selling, general and administrative functions), accretion on asset retirement obligations, amortization of acquired intangibles, and idled and closed mine costs. Non-GAAP cost of coal sales per ton is calculated as non-GAAP cost of coal sales divided by tons sold. Non-GAAP coal margin is calculated as non-GAAP coal revenues less non-GAAP cost of coal sales. Non-GAAP coal margin per ton is calculated as non-GAAP coal margin divided by tons sold. The presentation of these measures should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP.

Management uses non-GAAP financial measures to supplement GAAP results to provide a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting the business than GAAP results alone. The definition of these non-GAAP measures may be changed periodically by management to adjust for significant items important to an understanding of operating trends and to adjust for items that may not reflect the trend of future results by excluding transactions that are not indicative of our core operating performance. Furthermore, analogous measures are used by industry analysts to evaluate our operating performance. Because not all companies use identical calculations, the presentations of these measures may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies and can differ significantly from company to company depending on long-term strategic decisions regarding capital structure, the tax jurisdictions in which companies operate, capital investments and other factors.

Included below are reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures.

ALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

PRELIMINARY ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION

(Amounts in thousands)

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2026

Net loss

$             (12,252)

Interest expense

962

Interest income

(2,919)

Income tax benefit

(6,595)

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

36,044

Non-cash stock compensation expense

4,236

Accretion on asset retirement obligations

5,214

Amortization of acquired intangibles

876

Adjusted EBITDA

$              25,566

ALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended

(In thousands, except for per ton data)

June 30, 2026

Coal revenues

$                  491,505

Less: freight and handling fulfillment revenues

(70,220)

Non-GAAP coal revenues

$                  421,285

Non-GAAP coal sales realization per ton

$                    118.71

Cost of coal sales (exclusive of items shown separately below)

$                  443,663

Depreciation, depletion and amortization - production (1)

35,750

Accretion on asset retirement obligations

5,214

Amortization of acquired intangibles

876

Total cost of coal sales

$                  485,503

Less: freight and handling costs

(70,220)

Less: depreciation, depletion and amortization - production (1)

(35,750)

Less: accretion on asset retirement obligations

(5,214)

Less: amortization of acquired intangibles

(876)

Less: idled and closed mine costs

(7,654)

Non-GAAP cost of coal sales

$                  365,789

Non-GAAP cost of coal sales per ton

$                    103.07

GAAP coal margin

$                      6,002

GAAP coal margin per ton

$                        1.69

Non-GAAP coal margin

$                    55,496

Non-GAAP coal margin per ton

$                      15.64

Tons sold

3,549

(1)

Depreciation, depletion and amortization - production excludes the depreciation, depletion and amortization related to selling, general and administrative functions.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2026

(In thousands, except for per ton data)

Tons Sold

Coal Revenues

Non-GAAP
Coal sales
realization per
ton

% of Met Tons Sold

Domestic

929

$    124,829

$      134.37

30 %

Export - Australian indexed

685

98,516

$      143.82

22 %

Export - other pricing mechanisms

1,493

162,863

$      109.08

48 %

Total Met segment - met coal

3,107

386,208

$      124.30

100 %

Met segment - thermal coal

442

35,077

$        79.36

Non-GAAP coal revenues

3,549

421,285

$      118.71

Add: freight and handling fulfillment revenues

—

70,220

Coal revenues

3,549

$    491,505

INVESTOR & MEDIA CONTACT: EMILY O'QUINN
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[email protected]
(423) 573-0369

SOURCE ALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCES, INC.

Planned Investments to Scale NAVER’s Initial Multi-Tenant NVIDIA DSX AI Factory to 200 Megawatts by 2028, Fueling Next Generation of Korea and US AI Innovators

News Summary:

NAVER, NVIDIA and Brookfield plan to invest in gigawatt-scale, multi-tenant AI cloud infrastructure to power the next generation of AI companies in Korea and the U.S.NAVER and NVIDIA team plan to expand the initial NVIDIA DSX AI factory buildout at GAK Sejong data center from 55 megawatts to 200 megawatts by 2028.NAVER plans to continue its path toward gigawatt-scale sovereign AI infrastructure, deploying the NVIDIA DSX platform to deliver full-stack, lowest-cost AI factory infrastructure for enterprises, industries and government. SAN FRANCISCO, July 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AI Summit -- NAVER, NVIDIA and Brookfield today announced a proposed expansion of Korea's sovereign AI factory infrastructure, with planned investments that will grow the initial NVIDIA® DSX™ AI factory deployment to 200 megawatts — more than tripling the 55-megawatt buildout announced last month. NAVER intends to expand its deployment of NVIDIA AI infrastructure to 1 gigawatt.

Announced during Korea President Jae Myung Lee’s AI Summit visit to San Francisco, the planned 200-megawatt expansion marks a significant acceleration of Korea’s national AI ambitions. The expanded infrastructure will be built with the NVIDIA DSX platform at NAVER’s GAK Sejong hyperscale data center in Sejong, South Korea.

NVIDIA plans to invest $1 billion into NAVER Corp. and Brookfield plans to fund up to $9 billion for AI infrastructure. NAVER will fund the remaining amounts to finance the project. NVIDIA’s planned investment is subject to customary closing conditions. The expanded infrastructure will provide Korea- and U.S.-based AI innovators with access to production-scale AI compute for building next-generation models, agents and AI-powered services.

“NVIDIA’s planned strategic investment and our infrastructure supply agreement with Brookfield have propelled NAVER’s vision for the AI factory business into a robust execution phase,” said Haejin Lee, founder and chairman of NAVER. “Leveraging the solid partnerships with our global partners, we will drive technological innovation, foster a sovereign AI ecosystem and spearhead efforts to strengthen South Korea’s AI competitiveness.”

“The partnership will combine Brookfield’s global AI infrastructure investment capabilities, NAVER’s full-stack AI and data center operating expertise, and NVIDIA’s accelerated computing platform to advance Korea’s AI capabilities,” said Sikander Rashid, global head of AI infrastructure at Brookfield. “As AI adoption accelerates across the global economy, access to trusted, sovereign and scalable AI infrastructure is becoming an increasingly important strategic priority for companies and countries.”

“AI factories are the infrastructure nations need to compete and innovate in the intelligence era,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. “Together, NAVER, NVIDIA and Brookfield are building sovereign AI infrastructure at the scale needed to fuel Korea’s startups and industries. This is how nations and companies are building their futures in the age of AI.”

Expanding AI Factory Capacity to Fuel AI Innovators

The 200-megawatt AI factory is expected to feature advanced NVIDIA AI infrastructure including the NVIDIA Vera Rubin and NVIDIA Blackwell platforms. It intends to establish a dedicated resource pool for emerging AI companies, providing the compute, software and support needed to develop and deploy competitive AI models and applications at scale. As an NVIDIA Cloud Partner, NAVER provides deep expertise in operating hyperscale infrastructure powered by the full-stack NVIDIA AI platform.

Today’s proposed expansion builds on the June announcement in which NAVER committed to extending its GAK Sejong data center with NVIDIA DSX, with a long-term path to gigawatt-scale sovereign AI infrastructure to serve Korea’s enterprises, industries, government organizations and global AI cloud customers.

Brookfield Investments Scale AI Infrastructure Deployments

Brookfield has established one of the industry’s leading AI infrastructure investment platforms, with approximately $100 billion of assets under management across the AI infrastructure value chain including data centers, compute, semiconductor manufacturing and dedicated power generation.

The planned NAVER investment will mark another significant milestone in Brookfield’s strategic partnership with NVIDIA. Building on NVIDIA’s participation as a founding partner in the Brookfield Global AI Infrastructure Program, the planned investment combines Brookfield’s capital and AI infrastructure and power expertise with NVIDIA’s accelerated computing platform to support the deployment of large-scale AI factories.

Brookfield has been an active, long-term investor in Korea since establishing a presence in the country in 2014 across infrastructure, real estate and energy.

NVIDIA DSX Platform Powers Expansion

The NVIDIA DSX platform provides an end-to-end, codesigned stack for AI factories — spanning chips, systems, software, facilities and partner technologies — purpose-built to minimize token cost and accelerate time to first production.

NVIDIA DSX MaxLPS™ software maximizes token throughput per megawatt, while NVIDIA DSX OS™ provides lifecycle management, health automation, resiliency and multi-tenant AI factory management across the expanded infrastructure.

Open Models Accelerate Growth

In addition, the expanded infrastructure builds on NAVER and NVIDIA’s collaboration on open model development for agentic and physical AI. NAVER is advancing its HyperCLOVA X models to be based on NVIDIA Nemotron™ 3 Ultra open models with its proprietary data and training expertise. NAVER is also the first Korean company to join the NVIDIA Nemotron Coalition, contributing to open model development across pretraining, post-training and reinforcement learning.

NAVER plans to launch an AI agent platform in Korea in the second half of the year, powered by NVIDIA Agent Toolkit software including NVIDIA NemoClaw™ blueprints. NAVER is also developing a Seoul World Model using proprietary urban street-view and spatial modeling data, built on NVIDIA Cosmos™ world foundation models.

About NAVER

Founded in 1999, NAVER is Korea's largest Internet company and one of the world's top tech companies. Leading cutting-edge technologies, NAVER operates No.1 search engine in Korea and holds various business portfolios encompassing commerce, fintech, cloud, AI and robotics.

NAVER recorded sales of KRW 12.04 trillion (USD 8.18 billion) in 2025. TEAM NAVER continues to enhance its business portfolio and expand its global presence across Japan, North America, and Europe, while pursuing innovation through continuous research and development in future technologies.

About Brookfield

Brookfield is a leading global investment firm with more than $1 trillion in assets under management. The firm owns and operates high-quality businesses and real assets that provide essential services and form the backbone of the global economy. Brookfield invests on behalf of institutions and individuals around the world across infrastructure, energy, private equity, real estate, and credit. With more than a century of operating experience and a global presence in over 30 countries, Brookfield deploys long-term capital to generate sustainable value for its clients and shareholders. Brookfield Corporation (NYSE: BN, TSX: BN) and Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM, TSX: BAM) are publicly traded in New York and Toronto.

For more information, please visit our website at http://www.brookfield.com.

About NVIDIA
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) is the world leader in AI and accelerated computing.

For further information, contact:
Corporate Communications
NVIDIA Corporation
[email protected]

Hyeyeon Jang
NAVER PR
[email protected]

Simon Maine
Brookfield
+44 739 890 9278
[email protected]

Catherine Woods
Brookfield
+61 477 320 333
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NVIDIA Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to, statements as to: together, NAVER, Brookfield and NVIDIA building sovereign AI infrastructure at the scale needed to fuel Korea’s startups and industries; expectations with respect to NVIDIA’s partnership with NAVER and Brookfield; expectations with respect to demand, growth, performance, availability, and benefits of NVIDIA’s products, services and technologies, and related trends and drivers; 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.

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NAVER Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the NAVER’s future plans, outlook, and initiatives, as of the date of this release. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially depending on future changes in market conditions and business circumstances.

Brookfield Cautionary Statement

This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of other relevant securities legislation, including applicable securities laws in Canada, which reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, our operations and financial performance (collectively, “forward-looking statements”). Forward-looking statements include statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future results, events or conditions, and include, but are not limited to, statements which reflect management’s current estimates, beliefs and assumptions and which are in turn based on our experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors management believes are appropriate in the circumstances. The estimates, beliefs and assumptions of Brookfield are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive and other uncertainties and contingencies regarding future events and as such, are subject to change. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as “expect”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “foresee”, “could”, “estimate”, “goal”, “intend”, “plan”, “seek”, “strive”, “will”, “may” and “should” and similar expressions. In particular, the forward-looking statements contained in this news release include statements referring to the impact of the partnership on Brookfield, NAVER and NVIDIA and the expected benefits of Brookfield’s investment.

Although Brookfield believes that such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable estimates, beliefs and assumptions, certain factors, risks and uncertainties, which are described from time to time in our documents filed with the securities regulators in Canada and the United States, not presently known to Brookfield or that that Brookfield currently believes are not material, could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those contemplated or implied by forward-looking statements.

Readers are urged to consider these risks, as well as other uncertainties, factors and assumptions carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are based only on information available to us as of the date of this news release. Except as required by law, Brookfield undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, that may be as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

North America’s largest natural gas producer will become leading gas marketer, reaching customers across key demand markets in the United States and CanadaTransaction will accelerate Expand’s marketing and commercial ambitions, combining industry-leading natural gas supply with sophisticated and experienced asset-backed gas marketing capabilities Immediately accretive transaction, initially expected to contribute more than $200 million of projected annual EBITDA; $150 million per year of synergies by year-end 2028
SPRING, Texas and HOUSTON, July 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: EXE) (“Expand” or the “Company”), the largest natural gas producer in North America, announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Twin Eagle Holdings, N.A., LLC (“Twin Eagle”), a leading private asset-backed natural gas marketing and optimization business, for $1.25 billion from Five Point Infrastructure. The transaction is subject to typical purchase price adjustments, including working capital, and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, pending customary closing conditions and required regulatory approvals. The Company expects to fund the transaction through a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under its revolving credit facility.

The transaction unites Expand’s industry-leading supply and financial strength with Twin Eagle’s premier physical marketing platform, creating a fully integrated natural gas company positioned to capture value across the entire chain in key U.S. and Canadian markets. Twin Eagle’s earnings are primarily supported by recurring physical supply and delivery relationships, asset-backed portfolio optimization, and experienced commercial, logistics and operating capabilities, consistently delivering earnings growth across a wide range of market conditions.

“This transaction accelerates Expand’s evolution into a leading integrated natural gas company with a commercial and marketing advantage compared to peers,” said Michael Wichterich, Expand Energy’s Interim President and Chief Executive Officer. “We’re already North America’s largest natural gas producer, and now we’ll be its leading gas marketer, with direct access to customers and structural demand growth. By combining Expand’s scale, resource depth and financial strength with Twin Eagle’s marketing and optimization platform, we’ll capture additional margin across the natural gas value chain and deliver more durable shareholder returns.”

Founded in 2010, Twin Eagle has established itself as one of the leading independent natural gas and power marketers in North America. Its business spans wholesale marketing, asset management, structuring and analytics, logistics and market intelligence.

“This is an exciting day for Twin Eagle, our employees and our customers,” said Jeremy Davis, Twin Eagle’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “This powerful combination pairs Expand’s enviable financial position and large, lower-cost natural gas supply with the talented team and marketing platform we have spent the past 16 years developing. We thank Five Point Infrastructure for their partnership and vision over the last dozen years. Together, with our new partner, we can create additional value in ways neither company could have accomplished on its own.”

“We saw a tremendous opportunity to partner with Twin Eagle management to expand its platform and capitalize on the growing demand for North American gas,” said David Capobianco, CEO and Managing Partner of Five Point Infrastructure. “Twin Eagle has generated exceptional returns for all stakeholders, while solidifying its standing as one of the leading independent asset-backed natural gas marketing and optimization platforms. We wish Jeremy and the team all the best as they move forward in partnership with Expand.”

Today, Twin Eagle markets more than 5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural gas and manages roughly 44 Bcf of storage capacity and approximately 2 Bcf/d of firm transportation. It serves more than 1,000 customers across a diversified footprint spanning the U.S. and Canada. On a pro forma basis, the combined portfolio will have approximately 14 Bcf/d of marketed volume supported by roughly 9 Bcf/d of firm transportation and 49 Bcf of storage capacity.

The combination does more than add scale, it will enhance how Expand creates value by:

Accelerating the Company’s Marketing and Commercial strategy. The Company now expects to deliver $750 million per year of incremental free cash flow from its marketing and commercial strategy. This is an increase of 50% from its previous target, reflecting the value of the new integrated platform and the repeatable earnings of Twin Eagle. Expanding customer and market reach to capture greater value from every molecule. The acquisition will broaden access to premium demand centers across the U.S. and Canada, reaching approximately 90% of the natural gas market. The combined production, transportation and storage capacity will enable the Company offer additional reliability and flexibility to respond to customers’ needs and provide optimization opportunities. Leveraging scale and financial strength. Expand’s diversified portfolio and financial strength will elevate Twin Eagle’s asset-backed natural gas marketing and optimization business, enabling the combined business to extend contract terms, attract additional high-quality customers, and reach high-value markets. Adding experienced team with highly successful track record. Since its inception, Twin Eagle has consistently grown cash flows by leveraging its natural gas market expertise and effective risk management. Following the close of the merger, Twin Eagle will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Expand, with key members of Twin Eagle’s management, including Jeremy Davis, continuing with the Company after closing.
Advisors
PJT Partners is serving as exclusive financial advisor to Expand Energy in connection with its acquisition of Twin Eagle. White & Case, LLP served as legal counsel and DrivePath Advisors served as communications advisor to Expand. Lazard is serving as financial advisor for Twin Eagle, Latham & Watkins LLP is serving as the lead legal counsel for Twin Eagle and Kekst CNC served as communications advisor to Five Point Infrastructure.

About Expand Energy
Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: EXE) is North America’s largest natural gas producer, powered by dedicated and innovative employees focused on expanding the value of natural gas by connecting global scale to growing markets. Expand Energy’s returns-driven strategy strives to create sustainable value for its stakeholders by leveraging its advantaged portfolio, financial strength and operational excellence. Expand Energy is committed to expanding America’s energy reach to fuel a more affordable, reliable, lower carbon future.

About Twin Eagle
Founded in 2010, Twin Eagle is a leading physical energy marketer. Today, Twin Eagle is a recognized leader in customized and reliable energy products and services to suppliers, customers, and asset owners across the U.S. and Canada. The basis for Twin Eagle’s success is the depth of its customer relationships, the capabilities of its talented staff, and emphasis on culture, grounded by its Core Values: Safety, Integrity, Performance, Learning, and Teamwork.

About Five Point Infrastructure
Five Point Infrastructure LLC is a private equity and infrastructure investor focused on investments within the North American water management, surface management, powered land, and sustainable infrastructure sectors. The firm was founded by industry veterans with demonstrated records of success investing in, building, and running infrastructure companies. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Five Point has approximately $7.2 billion of assets under management across multiple investment funds. For more information, please visit www.fpinfra.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This release includes “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. Forward-looking statements include our current expectations or forecasts of future events, including statements regarding the proposed transaction with Twin Eagle, including the expected closing of the proposed transaction and the timing thereof, expected synergies, EBITDA and free cash flow contributions from the proposed transaction, the acceleration of Expand Energy’s marketing and commercial ambitions and the operations, strategies and plans of the combined company, and anticipated future performance. Information adjusted for the proposed transaction should not be considered a forecast of future results. Forward-looking statements often address our expected future business, financial performance and financial condition, and often contain words such as "aim", "predict", "should", "expect," “could,” “may,” "anticipate," "intend," "plan," “ability,” "believe," "seek," "see," "will," "would," “estimate,” “forecast,” "target," “guidance,” “outlook,” “opportunity” or “strategy.” The absence of such words or expressions does not necessarily mean the statements are not forward-looking.

Although we believe the expectations and forecasts reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, they are inherently subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. No assurance can be given that such forward-looking statements will be correct or achieved or that the assumptions are accurate or will not change over time. Particular uncertainties that could cause our actual results to be materially different than those expressed in our forward-looking statements include: the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; the risk that we or Twin Eagle may be unable to obtain governmental and regulatory approvals required for the proposed transaction, or required governmental and regulatory approvals may delay the transaction or result in the imposition of conditions that could cause the parties to abandon the merger; the risk that the parties may not be able to satisfy the conditions to the proposed transaction in a timely manner or at all; risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction; the risk of any unexpected costs or expenses resulting from the proposed transaction; the risk that the proposed transaction and its announcement could have an adverse effect on the ability of the Company or Twin Eagle to retain and hire key personnel, on the ability of the Company and Twin Eagle to attract customers and maintain its relationships with counterparties and on the Company’s and Twin Eagle’s operating results and businesses generally; the risk that problems may arise in successfully integrating Twin Eagle’s business with the Company’s; the risk that the Company may be unable to achieve synergies or other anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction or it may take longer than expected to achieve those synergies or benefits and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected; the volatility in commodity prices; the effect of future regulatory or legislative actions on the companies or the industries in which they operate; the ability of management to execute its plans, to meet its goals and other risks inherent in the Company’s and Twin Eagle's businesses; the potential disruption or interruption of the Company’s or Twin Eagle’s operations due to war, accidents, political events, civil unrest, severe weather, cyber threats, terrorist acts, or other natural or human causes beyond the Company’s or Twin Eagle’s control; and the combined company's ability to identify and mitigate the risks and hazards inherent in operating in the global energy industry; and other factors that are described under Risk Factors in Item 1A of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC.

We caution you not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this news release, which speak only as of the filing date, and we undertake no obligation and have no intention to update any forward-looking statement, except as required by law. We urge you to carefully review and consider the disclosures in this news release and our filings with the SEC that attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business.

All forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Non-GAAP measures
The Company has not provided projected net income or a reconciliation of projected EBITDA to projected net income, the most comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. Net income includes the impact of one-time, non-recurring and non-cash changes and certain other items that impact comparability between periods and the tax effect of such items, which may be significant and difficult to project with a reasonable degree of accuracy. Therefore, projected net income, and a reconciliation of projected EBITDA to projected net income (loss), are not available without unreasonable effort.

The Company has not provided projected net cash provided by operating activities or a reconciliation of projected free cash flow to projected net cash provided by operating activities, the most comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. The Company is unable to project net cash provided by operating activities for any future period because this metric includes the impact of changes in operating assets and liabilities related to the timing of cash receipts and disbursements that may not relate to the period in which the operating activities occurred. The Company is unable to project these timing differences with any reasonable degree of accuracy without unreasonable efforts such as predicting the timing of its payments and its customers' payments, with accuracy to a specific day, months in advance. Furthermore, the Company does not provide guidance with respect to its average realized price, among other items, that impact reconciling items between net cash provided by operating activities and free cash flow. Natural gas prices are volatile and out of the Company's control, and the timing of transactions and the income tax effects of future transactions and other items are difficult to accurately predict. Therefore, the Company is unable to provide projected net cash provided by operating activities, or the related reconciliation of projected free cash flow to projected net cash provided by operating activities, without unreasonable effort.

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Technology giant Meta - the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp - has exited from a clean energy pact it had been a signatory to for over a decade, following a natural gas-powered push for its hyperscale data centers.

The company’s exit from the RE100 - a corporate renewable energy initiative - was revealed late last week by Recharge News. The initiative was floated by non-profit outfit The Climate Group founded by former U.K. prime minister Tony Blair.

Despite Meta’s exit, its other big tech rivals Apple, Google and Microsoft remain among the initiative’s 400-plus signatories. Another rival Amazon is not RE100 member. While confirming the "amicable" move, a Meta spokesperson declined further comment.

Renewables Can’t Keep PaceThe company needs reliable power sources for data centers at the heart of its artificial intelligence development and expansion plans.

While Meta’s renewable energy partnerships for wind and solar energy continue, it is also turning to natural gas-fired power sources in the U.S. as renewables simply cannot keep pace with its near-term demand projections.

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And the tech giant is not alone in turning to natural gas. Both Google and Microsoft have also invested in power sourced from fossil fuels. However, Meta’s moves dwarf its rivals in wattage terms.

As AI development morphs into a multibillion dollar industry, deployments accelerate, and the hyperscale data centers needed for the activity continue to grow exponentially, the tension between 'Big Tech’ headline growth and clean energy commitments continues to grow too.

End Of Decade ScenariosMany tech firms have inked long-term power purchase agreements with utilities and suppliers. These contracts are underpinned by renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power.

But with power demand for data centers tipped to grow between 10% and 15% per year between now and 2030, if not more, as noted by S&P Global Commodity Insights, additional power sourced from natural gas-fired plants is increasingly coming into view both within the U.S. and elsewhere.

Meta’s predicament and response offer a true case in point. In the company’s 2025 sustainability report, Meta said it will continue matching 100% of its annual electricity use with clean and renewable energy.

Till date, Meta-supported wind and solar projects total up to nearly 30GW in the U.S. and global markets it operates in. Yet, with the AI sphere witnessing a bit of a super-cycle of sorts, and all of us living in a world where a a single ChatGPT query requires 2.9Wh of electricity, compared with 0.3Wh for a routine Google search (nearly ten times as much) - Meta and its competitors are reactively doing what they need to as energy hungry businesses.

And its not just natural gas, even coal could be a beneficiary, according to the International Energy Agency. The Paris, France-based think-tank recently forecast that demand from data centres remains a significant near-term driver of growth for natural gas-fired and coal-fired generation, through both higher utilization of existing assets and new power plants.

Natural gas and coal together are expected to meet over 40% of the additional electricity demand from data centres until 2030, it added. In such a scenario that is appearing highly likely, many clean energy pacts and pledges may well be broken by major tech brands out of necessity.

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July 27 (Reuters) - Coca-Cola (KO.N), opens new tab on Monday said its dairy company, fairlife, ​resumed most of the production at four U.S. ‌facilities, where operations were halted after unauthorized third-party access on some systems.

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Fairlife, earlier this month, joined companies grappling with a ​surge in AI-driven cyberattacks and ​ransomware that steal sensitive data and ⁠disrupt operations, leading to a halt in domestic ​production.

The Chicago-based company launched an investigation with ​the help of external cybersecurity experts and advisers; Coca-Cola, which wholly owns fairlife, had said ​product quality and safety had not ​been affected by the incident.

Hacking gang Anubis claimed credit ‌for ⁠the hack on Tuesday, and said it had stolen 1 terabyte of data from fairlife.

The beverages giant said ​fairlife was working ​to restore ⁠impacted systems and operations; existing inventory helped maintain retail availability of products.

The ​company said the incident is ​not ⁠likely to have a material impact on its financial condition or results. ⁠Coca-Cola ​is expected to ​report second-quarter results on Tuesday.

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Collaborative Wealth Managment Inc. cut its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 58.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,267 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 5,948 shares during the period. Collaborative Wealth Managment Inc.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $744,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in NVDA. Diversified Enterprises LLC increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 44.2% during the fourth quarter. Diversified Enterprises LLC now owns 127,604 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $23,798,000 after purchasing an additional 39,129 shares during the period. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. now owns 3,169,377 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $591,086,000 after buying an additional 54,877 shares during the period. Storen Legacy Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,350,000. Weaver Capital Management LLC grew its position in NVIDIA by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. Weaver Capital Management LLC now owns 85,216 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $15,893,000 after buying an additional 4,439 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in NVIDIA by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 26,652,420 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $4,970,704,000 after buying an additional 936,506 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about 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 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Several brokerages have weighed in on NVDA. Robert W. Baird set a $500.00 price objective on NVIDIA and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Citic Securities raised their price target on NVIDIA from $242.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Seaport Research Partners raised their price target on NVIDIA from $140.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $285.00 price target (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Three research 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 MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $304.26.

View Our Latest Analysis on NVDA

NVIDIA Stock Performance Shares of NVDA stock opened at $206.84 on Monday. NVIDIA Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $164.07 and a fifty-two week high of $236.54. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $207.85 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $195.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.85 and a current ratio of 3.44. The company has a market cap of $5.01 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.68, a P/E/G ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 2.21.

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

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

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, May 20th that authorizes the company to buyback $80.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets In related news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total transaction of $186,000,450.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 5,207,271 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,094,412,146.07. The trade was a 14.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total transaction of $3,343,815.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 116,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,053,803.55. This represents a 11.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock valued at $410,583,015. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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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, /PRNewswire/ -- Target Hospitality Corp. ("Target Hospitality", "Target" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TH), one of North America's largest providers of vertically integrated modular accommodations and value-added hospitality services, today announced the closing of a new $660 million asset-based revolving credit facility (the "ABL Facility"). The ABL Facility significantly strengthens the Company's liquidity position, extends its debt maturity profile and enhances financial flexibility as Target continues to pursue an active commercial pipeline representing more than 20,000 beds, driven by sustained development activity across high-value end markets.

The ABL Facility replaces Target's previous $175 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the "Previous Facility"), nearly quadrupling the Company's committed borrowing capacity to $660 million, subject to borrowing base availability, to support strategic growth initiatives and general corporate purposes. The ABL Facility has a five-year term maturing in July 2031 and includes an accordion feature providing for up to $190 million of incremental commitments, which could increase total committed borrowing capacity to $850 million, subject to lender commitments, customary conditions, and borrowing base availability.

Borrowings under the new ABL Facility are expected to bear interest at Term SOFR plus 2.25% to 3.00%, depending on the Company's Total Leverage Ratio. 

The new ABL Facility represents a reduction in borrowing costs of up to 250 basis points compared to the Previous Facility, meaningfully lowering Target's cost of capital, enhancing expected returns on incremental growth investments, and supporting a disciplined balance sheet. 

"The closing of our new ABL Facility marks an important step in the evolution of Target's capital structure," said Jason Vlacich, Chief Financial Officer of Target Hospitality. "This facility significantly increases our committed capacity, extends our debt maturity profile and meaningfully lowers our cost of capital. The size of the commitments extended by both new and existing lenders, and the terms we secured, reflect the durability of our contracted revenue base and confidence in our growth strategy. Combined with internally generated cash flow, this facility provides substantial flexibility to capitalize on the largest commercial pipeline in our history across high-value end markets with durable, long-term demand, while maintaining a disciplined and resilient financial position."

The ABL Facility was arranged by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., acting as Administrative Agent, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., PNC Bank, National Association, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association serving as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners.  Morgan Stanley and Huntington Bank served as Documentation Agents.  Deutsche Bank AG and First National Bank of Omaha also participated as lenders in the ABL Facility.

Additional details regarding the ABL Facility will be available in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

About Target Hospitality

Target Hospitality is one of North America's largest providers of vertically integrated specialty rental modular accommodations and full-service value-added hospitality solutions in the United States. Target builds, owns and operates a customized and growing network of communities for a range of end users through a full suite of value-added solutions including premium catering and food services, maintenance, housekeeping, grounds-keeping, concierge, laundry services, logistics, security, recreational facilities services, community management, and community design and construction.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements made in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words "estimates," "projected," "expects," "anticipates," "forecasts," "plans," "intends," "believes," "seeks," "may," "will," "should," "future," "propose" and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside our control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors, among others, that may affect actual results or outcomes include: operational, economic, including inflation, political and regulatory risks; our ability to effectively compete in the specialty rental accommodations and hospitality services industry, including growing the Workforce Hospitality Solutions segment; our ability to execute, expand, and manage WHS projects supporting critical mineral development, power generation, and data center infrastructure projects; our ability to achieve margin improvement through the effective servicing of contracts in our WHS segment; effective management, utilization, and performance, of our communities (including workforce hubs);  natural disasters and other business disruptions including outbreaks of epidemic or pandemic disease; the duration of any future public health crisis, related economic repercussions and the resulting negative impact to global economic demand; the effect of changes in state building codes on marketing our buildings; changes in demand within a number of key industry end-markets and geographic regions, including natural resources, critical minerals, and data center/AI infrastructure; changes in customer capital spending, project schedules, or end-user demand  that may result in delays, non-renewals, or cancellations of contracts, including the contract that is terminable for convenience in the Government segment; our reliance on third party manufacturers, suppliers and service providers; our ability to attract and retain key personnel and maintain workforce availability for specialized hospitality and construction operations; increases in raw material, food, labor or other operating costs; the effect of impairment charges on our operating results; our future operating results fluctuating, failing to match performance or to meet expectations; our exposure to various possible claims and the potential inadequacy of our insurance coverage; unanticipated changes in our tax obligations; our obligations under various laws and regulations, including those applicable to government contracts; the effect of litigation, judgments, orders, regulatory or customer bankruptcy proceedings on our business; our ability to successfully acquire and integrate new operations; global, national or local economic and political developments, including any changes in policy under the current or any future U.S. presidential administrations; federal government budgeting and appropriations; our ability to manage credit risk and collect on our accounts receivable; our ability to fulfill Target Hospitality's public company obligations; cybersecurity threats, incidents, or failures of our management information systems; and risks related to our liquidity, access to capital markets, and obligations under existing or future debt agreements, including compliance with financial covenants. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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SummaryCompaniesEnergy drink sales have boomed in India in recent yearsIndian government wants removal of descriptor 'energy drink'Global consumer firms lobby, but New Delhi unmoved, sources sayBeverage group calls for 'risk-based enforcement approach'NEW DELHI, July 27 (Reuters) - India has ordered makers of high-caffeine beverages sold as "energy drinks" to stop using that description, ​rejecting efforts to stall the regulatory intervention in a fast-growing market expected to be worth $1.6 billion by 2028, according to documents ‌and sources.

India's food safety regulator said on social media in early July it had issued notices to companies saying there were no Indian standards for such products and claims that a beverage "vitalizes body and mind" or can "aid in general weakness" were misleading. It gave no further details.

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In private, the message from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) was ​even tougher: Pepsi (PEP.O), opens new tab, Red Bull, Monster Beverage (MNST.O), opens new tab, billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance (RELI.NS), opens new tab and Hell Energy must drop "energy drink" — or any similar descriptor, according ​to confidential documents and people familiar with the matter.

The move has triggered a standoff with companies, who fear removing the ⁠category label could damage brands built around instant-energy claims and disrupt sales.

At a closed-door meeting with senior industry executives on Friday, FSSAI Chief Executive Rajit ​Punhani rejected arguments over the business impact, saying companies were free to challenge the decision in court, two people familiar with the discussion said.

FSSAI and Punhani ​did not respond to Reuters queries. Pepsi declined to comment, while the other companies did not respond. Reuters is first to report the lobbying efforts and India's decision.

An Indian government source said the industry agreed to comply with the labelling change after the Friday discussion, and the FSSAI has given them 90 days to comply.

Energy drinks have sparked health ​concerns among some regulators globally who worry they contain high caffeine, sugar and taurine, an amino acid. High-caffeine energy drinks will be banned for under-16s ​in England from April next year, and some regions in Pakistan mandate they be called "stimulant drinks".

INDUSTRY WOES, 'ELECTRIFYING ENERGY' ADSThe energy drinks business is built on instant-energy marketing.

Red Bull's "Gives You ‌Wiiings" slogan ⁠is globally famous, while Pepsi promotes its Sting energy drink in Indian ads that show it sends lightning through one's body, giving "electrifying energy".

The Indian Beverage Association, which represents major companies, said it was committed to complying with regulations and engaging constructively with regulators on science-based policy.

But in a confidential July 6 letter to FSSAI, it said public disclosure of preliminary notices could damage reputations, disrupt operations and confuse consumers. It urged a "risk-based enforcement approach".

"Regular stakeholder consultations before implementing ​significant interpretational changes would facilitate smoother compliance, ​reduce litigation," the association said, adding ⁠a "predictable, consultative and transparent" framework was essential.

'I AM ADDICTED'India's energy-drinks market boomed after Pepsi launched Sting in 2017. Its 20-rupee ($0.21) plastic bottles proved popular among 15- to 19-year-olds and in rural areas, helping make it a market leader, ​Euromonitor says.

Retail sales are projected to reach $1.6 billion by 2028, growing 12.6% annually, faster than in the United States ​and China. Volumes ⁠rose nearly 100% annually between 2018 and 2023, Euromonitor says.

"Every time when we feel hungry or go out for a smoke, I buy one drink. It fills my stomach and it gives me strength to work," said Sunny Rajvansi, 24, a bike mechanic in Uttar Pradesh state, who consumes Sting and Reliance's Campa Energy.

"I feel ⁠I am ​addicted to them."

This month, India's Rajasthan state has seized thousands of Sting, Campa Energy and ​Red Bull as part of its enforcement drive, the government's social media posts show.

On July 8, the state also told e-commerce companies including Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab, Walmart's Flipkart, Eternal's (ETEA.NS), opens new tab Blinkit and Swiggy (SWIG.NS), opens new tab Instamart to ​ensure no product was promoted as an "energy drink", a letter showed.

The e-commerce companies did not respond to Reuters queries.

Reporting by Aditya Kalra; Editing by Saad Sayeed

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Aditya Kalra is the Company News Editor for Reuters in India, overseeing business coverage and reporting stories on some of the world's biggest companies. He joined Reuters in 2008 and has in recent years written stories on challenges and strategies of a wide array of companies -- from Amazon, Google and Walmart to Xiaomi, Starbucks and Reliance. He also extensively works on deeply-reported and investigative business stories.

Posted by Defense World Staff on Jul 27th, 2026

Compound Planning Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Chord Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:CHRD – Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 6,437 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $915,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Chord Energy by 63.8% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 190 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in Chord Energy by 22.2% in the 1st quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 463 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Chord Energy by 16.5% during the 4th quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 797 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. WealthCollab LLC lifted its stake in Chord Energy by 90.6% during the 2nd quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 305 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Chord Energy by 178.6% during the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 234 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. 97.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Chord Energy Stock Performance Shares of CHRD stock opened at $138.36 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $7.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -122.44 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 1.02. Chord Energy Corporation has a 52 week low of $84.25 and a 52 week high of $151.95. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $129.37 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $122.57.

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $4.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.51 by $1.05. The company had revenue of $1.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.21 billion. Chord Energy had a negative net margin of 1.25% and a positive return on equity of 7.06%. Chord Energy’s quarterly revenue was up 37.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $4.04 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Chord Energy Corporation will post 18.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Chord Energy Dividend Announcement The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 20th were paid a dividend of $1.30 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 20th. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.8%. Chord Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently -460.18%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Chord Energy In other Chord Energy news, Director Douglas E. Brooks sold 3,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.71, for a total transaction of $478,485.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 20,205 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,762,225.55. This represents a 14.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, COO Darrin J. Henke sold 1,276 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.97, for a total transaction of $186,257.72. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 21,157 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,088,287.29. This represents a 5.69% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 9,276 shares of company stock valued at $1,285,968 in the last quarter. 0.79% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Several brokerages have recently commented on CHRD. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Chord Energy from $136.00 to $175.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of Chord Energy from $164.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Chord Energy from $155.00 to $130.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of Chord Energy from $175.00 to $169.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Finally, Williams Trading set a $189.00 target price on shares of Chord Energy in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $152.38.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Chord Energy

Chord Energy Profile (Free Report)

Chord Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: CHRD), formerly known as Oasis Petroleum Inc, is an independent exploration and production company focused on the acquisition, development and production of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Chord Energy emerged from financial restructuring in early 2021 and rebranded in October 2022 to reflect its renewed strategic vision.

The company’s core operations are concentrated in two prolific U.S. resource plays: the Williston Basin across North Dakota and Montana, and the Delaware Basin spanning parts of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico.

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