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Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life imprisonment after a Seoul court found he orchestrated an insurrection by declaring martial law and ordering troops to seize parliament and detain political opponents. Once a high-profile prosecutor who used legal authority as a springboard into politics, Yoon's rapid ascent and conf…
Expand Energy's Class C warrants present a tactical buying opportunity after the recent post-earnings dip. The company combines Haynesville LNG-exposed production with Appalachian supply to population centers, sits with low net leverage and surprisingly large free cash flow, and shows bullish momentum indicators. Enter on weakness with a tight stop…
Caterpillar Group President Rodney Michael Shurman sold 1,764 shares of common stock on February 17, 2026, in a transaction valued at about $1.35 million. The SEC Form 4 shows Shurman now directly holds 1,440 shares and indirectly holds 6,748 shares in a 401(k). The filing was executed under power of attorney by Nicole Puza on February 18, 2026. Se…
Barclays has downgraded BASF SE to Underweight from Equalweight and assigned a EUR40.00 price target, pointing to valuation that presumes a recovery not yet visible in operating results. The bank’s updated forecasts incorporate modest 2026 growth and lower adjusted EBITDA estimates, and it highlights the company’s recent fiscal 2025 profit warning …
Juniata Valley Financial Corp director Gary E. Kelsey reported buying 144 shares on February 17, 2026, in a Form 4 filed a day later. The filing lists both the aggregate transaction value and per-share price as $0. The regional bank trades at $14.37, carries a 6.12% dividend yield, and has a P/E ratio of 9.04; InvestingPro notes a PEG of 0.32 and d…
Andrew M. Seger, a director of German American Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: GABC), purchased 22.9161 shares of the bank's common stock on February 15, 2026, for approximately $999 through the company's Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan. The transaction was disclosed on a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Seger now hol…
Alphabet's Google and Southeast Asian technology group Sea Ltd said they have signed a strategic partnership to develop artificial intelligence tools across Sea's e-commerce and gaming operations. The collaboration will jointly explore an agentic AI shopping prototype for Shopee and apply AI solutions to enhance productivity in Garena's game develo…
Safestore Holdings reported a 6.3% year-on-year rise in revenue on a constant currency basis for the first quarter, with like-for-like gains and fresh store capacity across its markets supporting the result. Average income per square foot climbed, occupancy ticked up to 77.8%, and the business added three locations in London and Paris totaling 173,…
Belgian logistics property owner VGP reported a 33% jump in recurring earnings per share for 2025, but several headline metrics came in below analyst forecasts. Gross and net rental income increased, project completions and the development pipeline expanded, and the company unveiled plans to launch a fund with East Capital. At the same time, operat…
Jennifer L. O'Shea, a director and 10% owner of Strategic Acquisitions INC /NV/ (STQN), purchased 10,000,000 shares of common stock on February 18, 2026, at $0.001 per share, according to a Form 4 filing. The transaction raised her direct ownership to 10,018,565 shares. The filing also notes previously issued warrants and InvestingPro data flagging…
BE Semiconductor posted stronger fourth-quarter sales driven by higher shipments tied to 2.5D AI-related computing and photonics applications. Orders climbed sharply, gross margin improved modestly, and management expects revenue to grow further in the first quarter of 2026 with margin guidance roughly steady.
Cloudflare's recent results and partnerships point to sustained AI-driven edge traffic and higher-margin compute usage through Cloudflare Workers. The market has already rewarded the story, but fundamentals - 34% revenue growth, record deal pace, and doubled free cash flow - support further upside. This is a position trade: enter at $192.00, stop $…
Modine Manufacturing Co. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Michael B. Lucareli sold 19,595 shares on February 17, 2026, in a series of transactions that generated about $4.3 million in proceeds. On the same day he exercised options to acquire the same number of shares at $6.62 each. The company recently reported a stronger-than-e…
An independent United Nations fact-finding mission concluded that actions by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during and before their capture of al-Fashir exhibit patterns and intent consistent with the crime of genocide, citing mass killings, rape, torture and imposed conditions intended to bring about the physical destruction of non-Arab communitie…
Laurence Denny, chief legal officer of 8x8 Inc. (EGHT), sold 5,000 shares on February 17, 2026 under a Rule 10b5-1 plan for $12,731. The transaction took place at an average price of $2.5463 per share. The company recently reported stronger-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results, including EPS of $0.12 and revenue of $185.1 million, while marke…
Genpact looks attractively positioned: accelerating demand for advanced technology services (ATS), improving margins and healthy free cash flow support upside from a $39 handle. Valuation is reasonable (P/E ~12, EV/EBITDA ~8.4), balance sheet is solid and the company pays a modest dividend - we lay out an actionable long trade with entry, stop and …
Tokyo shares finished higher on Thursday, led by gains across Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors. The Nikkei 225 rose 0.71% as a larger number of issues advanced than declined. Yokohama Rubber jumped to an all-time high, Omron reached a 52-week peak, and measures of market volatility eased to a one-month low. Oil, gold and major currency pair…
B. Riley downgraded RF Industries Ltd. (RFIL) from Buy to Neutral while keeping a $10.25 price target. The stock, trading at $11.04, sits above both the analyst target and InvestingPro's Fair Value, prompting the firm to flag valuation as the primary reason for the rating change despite constructive fundamentals and better-than-expected fiscal four…
Roth/MKM has initiated coverage of BioHarvest Sciences (BHST) with a buy rating and a $10.00 price target, implying roughly 125% upside from the current share price of $4.45. The analyst highlights the company’s proprietary Botanical Synthesis platform, anticipated expansion of CDMO partnerships, an expected shift to positive annual cash flow in 20…
JPMorgan moved Huntsman Corporation from Overweight to Neutral while increasing its price target to $14.00 from $11.00. The firm argued that Huntsman’s current share price already reflects a meaningful portion of a cyclical earnings rebound, pointing to elevated forward EBITDA multiples and modest free cash flow yields for 2026 and 2027. Recent qua…
Nestle reported fourth-quarter organic sales growth above expectations and outlined a sharpened strategic focus on four core businesses - Coffee, Petcare, Nutrition and Food & Snacks. Management said it is in advanced talks to sell its remaining ice cream operations to Froneri, aims to exit mainstream/value vitamins and supplements, and plans to de…
Morgan Stanley identified three Japanese energy and utility stocks that outperformed peers following third-quarter earnings and guidance updates for the year to March 2026. The bank tracked share moves between January 29 and February 16 and is now watching for further shareholder return announcements, new medium-term plans and the outlook for fisca…
Atlassian has been punished alongside other software names, but underlying cash flow and a rebuilding book of deferred revenue (RPO) argue for a recovery. Entry at $84.34, stop at $74.00, target $180.00 over a 180 trading-day horizon. This is a high-conviction trade that balances clear upside against execution and macro risk.
KeyBanc upgraded Symbotic Inc. (NASDAQ: SYM) to Overweight from Sector Weight and raised its price target to $70, pointing to clearer visibility on converting recent efficiency improvements into accelerated deployments against a roughly $22.3 billion backlog. The move follows investor meetings with Symbotic executives and comes as the company repor…
RBC Capital upgraded Santos Ltd. to Outperform from Sector Perform and lifted its price target to AUD7.50 from AUD6.75. The bank pointed to in-line results, a low-cost operating model and a production profile that should rise by more than 25% by 2027 versus 2024 levels. Free cash flow from operations held steady year-over-year at $1.78 billion desp…
