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<p>AppLovin (APP) has come off its highs but still carries premium multiples. That said, its free cash flow generation and AI-driven ad stack give it a structural advantage that justifies a tactical long entry on this pullback. We use a simple 'Rule of 150' EV/FCF threshold as a sanity check: APP's EV-to-FCF (~40x) comfortably clears that bar. Pair…
Aron M. Odom, senior vice president, controller and principal accounting officer at D.R. Horton, sold 260 shares of the company's common stock on February 13, 2026 for $167.55 per share, generating $43,563 in proceeds and leaving him with 6,457 shares directly owned. The transaction comes alongside D.R. Horton's fiscal first-quarter 2026 report, wh…
Executive Vice President and COO Michael J. Murray reported an unintended sale of 120 D.R. Horton (DHI) shares from his Individual Retirement Account on May 3, 2024, generating $17,876 in proceeds. The transaction, disclosed on a Form 4, was described as inadvertent. The stock has since risen roughly 11% to $164.96. Company-level metrics cited incl…
Iridex Corp's Chief Financial Officer, Romeo R. Dizon, recorded insider purchases on February 17, 2026, totaling $2,942 across two transactions. The buys came as the medical technology company's shares traded near $1.33. Recent company disclosures show quarter-to-quarter revenue growth, positive cash flow for the quarter, and expectations of positi…
Nvidia's leadership in GPUs and data-center networking, combined with massive free cash flow and low leverage, make the stock a compelling tactical long. Technicals are constructive, short-interest is modest relative to liquidity, and upcoming developer and earnings catalysts offer asymmetric upside. Trade plan offers defined entry, target and stop…
Alibaba shares sit on near-term technical support around $154.76 heading into the company's 02/19/2026 earnings. Fundamentals show a large-cap, profitable platform with a $377.3B market cap, P/E of 20.8 and accelerating AI-related capital spending and strategic moves (T-Head spin-off) that could re-rate the stock if execution and cloud momentum rem…
Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said the central bank is likely to hold interest rates steady "for some time" as officials weigh evolving inflation risks and incoming economic data. Speaking to the New York Association for Business Economics, Barr emphasized a cautious approach, saying policymakers need signs that goods price inflation is sus…
PayPal trades like a mature payments incumbent that briefly forgot how to trade like one. At roughly $41, shares offer exposure to a large digital-payments network at about 7x earnings, positive free cash flow and a balance sheet that can support optionality. The trade: buy into the oversold dip, keep a tight stop below the recent support band, and…
Stephen Colbert told viewers that CBS lawyers prevented the airing of an interview with Democratic Texas State Representative James Talarico, who is running for the U.S. Senate nomination. The move follows a Republican-led Federal Communications Commission decision narrowing equal-time exemptions for daytime and late-night talk shows, and comes as …
Ocampo Family Trusts, a roughly 10% stakeholder in MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSI), sold 120,883 shares on February 12 and 13, 2026, for about $28.9 million. The transactions occurred at prices between $240.2244 and $245.0354 per share. After the sales, the trusts retain 4,158,446 shares; related family trusts and a GRAT hol…
Genpact has been executing a transformation toward higher-value digital services while generating robust cash flow and attractive returns on capital. At $37.62 the stock offers a favorable risk/reward: steady free cash flow ($649M), EPS of $3.24 and a P/E of ~12 imply re-rating potential if growth and margin leverage continue. Technicals show short…
Novo Nordisk (NVO) has been punished by accelerating competition and pricing pressure in the GLP-1/obesity market. At $49.20 the stock prices in a deep growth scare and a guidance cut, but the business still generates meaningful cash flow, pays a 2.48% dividend and controls valuable franchises. This trade idea lays out a mid-term (45 trading days) …
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani intends to put forward a preliminary budget that would include the city’s first property tax increase in more than two decades, paired with withdrawals from reserve funds, to help close a $5 billion gap. The proposal arrives after state aid announcements and follows the mayor’s warning of a larger two-year deficit…
Zscaler has been sold off in a broader SaaS/AI rotation, but the company's market position in zero-trust, healthy free cash flow, and recent product/corporate moves create an asymmetric reward profile. This is a tactical long for the mid term (45 trading days) with a clear entry, stop, and target tied to fundamentals and technical oversold indicato…
FANUC's core factory automation and robot franchises are benefiting from reshoring, automotive electrification and a multi-year robotics upcycle. Technicals show price already above the 50-day and 20-day averages, and market sentiment is improving. We present a disciplined, actionable long with clear entry, stop and target, and a mid-term horizon t…
Canada’s main equity gauge moved lower on Tuesday as declines in precious metals and thin trading volumes amid Lunar New Year holidays added to caution ahead of January consumer inflation data. Global markets also digested a quieter U.S. session after a holiday, with Fed minutes, PCE data and several corporate reports set to provide guidance on int…
Stocks in Sweden ended Tuesday's session in positive territory, led by gains in Healthcare, Telecoms and Financials. The benchmark OMX Stockholm 30 rose 0.27% at the close. AstraZeneca posted the session's largest advance and reached an all-time high, while a greater number of listings declined than rose across the exchange. Commodities and currenc…
Stocks in Sweden closed higher on Tuesday with the OMX Stockholm 30 up 0.27%. Gains were concentrated in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Financials sectors, led by AstraZeneca, Skanska B and Evolution AB. Decliners included Boliden, Epiroc Class A and Sandvik. Market breadth showed more falling than advancing issues, while oil, gold and currency moves…
GSK punched through to a new 52-week high after a strong quarter, dividend lift and EU approval of Exdensur for severe asthma. Fundamentals and guidance point to steady 2026 growth while technical momentum supports a swing trade. Entry at $60.75 with a $67 target offers ~10% upside with a dividend yield buffer of ~2.84%.
Affirm (AFRM) has pulled back sharply from its moving averages and looks technically oversold while underlying free cash flow has jumped to $619M. Market cap is roughly $17.0B and the stock trades at a stretched P/E but at a improving cash conversion profile. This trade idea outlines a disciplined long entry, stop, and target for a mid-term swing (…
Conagra Brands shares dropped sharply after the company reconfirmed its fiscal 2026 guidance ahead of a presentation at the CAGNY conference. The decline occurred as General Mills issued a downgraded outlook that weighed on sentiment across packaged foods. Conagra kept its sales, margin and EPS ranges intact while raising its free cash flow convers…
Mississippi’s Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing on Tuesday regarding xAI’s proposal to install gas-fired turbines at a Southaven site to provide power for the Colossus II data center across the state line in Memphis. The NAACP has signaled its intent to sue, alleging the company installed and operated multiple gas turbi…
U.K. stock markets closed higher on Tuesday, driven by advances in Pharmaceuticals & Biotech, Software & Computer Services and Travel & Leisure. The Investing.com United Kingdom 100 index finished the session up 0.82%, reaching a fresh all-time high. Gains were concentrated among a handful of top performers, while several mining and industrial name…
U.K. share prices finished higher on Tuesday, driven by advances in Pharmaceuticals & Biotech, Software & Computer Services and Travel & Leisure. The United Kingdom 100 index rose 0.82% to reach a fresh all-time high. Market breadth favored advancers over decliners, while several major miners endured notable declines. Commodities and the pound weak…
Spain's benchmark index ended Tuesday higher, led by gains in the Consumer Services, Financial Services & Real Estate and Consumer Goods sectors. The IBEX 35 rose 0.60% at the close in Madrid, with more than twice as many stocks advancing as declining. Commodities and select industrials weighed on parts of the market, while the U.S. dollar strength…
