Tuesday, August 25, 2026

SBLK 2026-08-25

Star Bulk Carriers: You Don't Need The Record Quarter

SBLK $3.4B

SA Kevin Avroutskii Aug 25 4 clicks

WLDN 2026-08-25

Willdan Group: The Q2 Beat-And-Raise Confirms The Inflection

WLDN $1.3B

SA Miletus Research Aug 25 3 clicks

Stripe’s “Singularity” and the Divergence from Adyen

Stripe’s net revenue rose 41% in 1H 2026 versus Adyen’s 21% FX-adjusted growth, fueled by AI-native startups and acquisitions including…

The Junk (Mail) Merger Arb

Star Equity’s $5 per-share Harte-Hanks acquisition offers $2.50 cash plus 0.25 STRRP per share after proration, against a $2 break price.

Core Memory

Airbnb Experiences faces a supply bottleneck from manual approvals, while a farm host raised her price from $15 to $25 after stronger…

$ELAL: El Al is a wartime monopoly at 2x EBITDA. Is that a trap? | ASB Partners

El Al trades near 2x EBITDA after wartime near-monopoly profits, with $1.3 billion of net cash and owned aircraft weighed against…

CCC Is in the Middle of the Wreckage

CCC, the dominant auto physical-damage claims estimator, connects 27 of the top 30 insurers with 31,000 repair shops as takeout rumors…

Aloe Aloe Aloe what 'ave VERRA then?

Verra Mobility's new seven-year Avis agreement replaces a customer worth over 10% of revenue on materially worse economics, exposing…

NCLH or her grandma Saga?

Norwegian Cruise Line’s $15 billion debt and 2026-27 capex delay deleveraging, despite fuel-efficient new ships and stronger projected 2028…

Jumia

Jumia’s January 2028 $7/$15 call spread risks $1.15 for up to $6.85 if cost cuts and marketplace growth deliver adjusted EBITDA and…

Third Harmonic Bio: Strategic Alternatives, Keeping Options Open on THB335

Third Harmonic Bio is pursuing strategic alternatives while preserving options for its THB335 program.

Hidden in Plane Sight

An aerospace company’s profitable core is obscured by a long-running FAA development program; approval, abandonment, or shrinking losses…

On the Horizon

A tiny defense supplier trades at roughly 6.5x estimated normalized EBIT as military-program volumes rise and a strategic review considers…

ROAS to Riches

Entravision’s Smadex AdTech segment grew Q1 2026 revenue 204% and generated over $34 million of EBIT, becoming 78% of sales and the core…

Programmatic DSPs

Entravision’s Smadex AdTech unit generated 104% revenue growth and 378% EBIT growth, becoming the main upside driver after Meta ended its…

$PRKS: SeaWorld, an 8% cash yield, and a possible 80% short squeeze | Hawkins Entrekin

United Parks trades around 8x EBITDA with an 8% unlevered cash yield, aggressive buybacks and roughly 80% effective short interest, despite…

Would I have been the patsy at $QVCPQ? $QVCAQ

QVC’s confirmed bankruptcy plan lets operating-company creditors take holdco assets and wipes out preferreds that traded above $5 before…

$CBZ: stop the buybacks and restart the M&A flywheel? | Reference Equity

CBIZ's proposed shift from buybacks to equity-funded bolt-on M&A targets renewed revenue compounding after the $2.3 billion Marcum deal and…

Corporate dark arts: the strangest 8-K I've ever seen $DMRC

DMRC’s incoming CEO can earn more than $40 million if shares rise roughly fivefold, despite an 8-K warning of substantial doubt about the…

Is insider buying a signal if the insiders are always wrong? $LILAK

LILAK’s canceled GCI Liberty deal, preferred-stock distribution, and $1.7 million of insider buying revive governance concerns around John…