Wednesday, August 26, 2026
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Oil up 7.5% and $EXPE continues its squeeze because it's simply the opposite end of the ai trade? How long can these on/off trades define every stock in the market? Crazy
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FactSet trades above its pre-SaaS selloff price despite disruption and pricing pressure across FDS, PAYC, PCTY and WDAY.
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Danaher rose from $165 to $190 despite disappointing bioprocessing sales and guidance, while Thermo Fisher and Repligen fell on weak results.
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Rollins' weak quarter pushes its valuation below $35 toward 15 to 18 times earnings, while Texas and Southeast growth supports recurring pest-control demand.
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Semiconductor swings and AI-driven software rallies have created idiosyncratic short setups, including private-credit-exposed insurers FG, MET and MFC and payroll vendors PCTY and PAYC.
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Stripe’s purchase of PayPal would give Venmo unlimited funding and intensify payments competition across Toast, StoneCo and Shift4.
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Costco’s commitment to an employee family’s health care and scheduling needs reflects a virtuous cycle of worker support, customer loyalty and financial success.
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WD-40 posted 30% Americas growth and 24% companywide growth, yet lifted full-year guidance only to 6%-9%, raising questions about forecasting and Asian inventory swings.
Investor Letters
All letters- Palm Harbour Capital July 2026 064850 $135M
- Protean Funds July 2026 DVYSR $107M
- Royce Investment Partners Year-to-Date Through 6/30/26 AAP $2.6B
- Intrepid Capital 2Q26 GOOGL $4.2T
- Polaris Capital Management Second Quarter 2026 ENI $81B
- First Eagle Investments second quarter 2026 032830 $45B
- Oakmark Funds 2Q 2026 META $1.5T
- Greenhaven Road Capital second quarter ANAB $1.7B
Kinder Morgan: The Consolidation Is An Opportunity Before The Next Leg Higher
Sizing Up Cerebras Systems: Why Its Latency Moat Makes It A Buy For Aggressive Growth Investors
Big Tech Off-Balance Sheet Concerns
Big Tech’s $3 trillion AI commitments are disclosed and largely long-dated, with nearly 60% of Amazon’s $650 billion commitments falling…
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…
$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…
Shitcos, Griftcos, and alignment versus enrichment at $IREN
IREN awarded each co-CEO roughly 9 million RSUs, about 2.5% of shares and $400 million, in exchange for no further equity grants until…
SM Energy: Tailwinds From Fading Hedge Drag And Strong Oil Leverage
Woodside Energy: The $5 Billion Reset Helps, But I'm Not Buying Yet
Arista Networks INC
Arista Networks, at about $150 per share, is a $190 billion data-center networking franchise generating $9.7 billion of LTM revenue with…
Sterling Infrastructure INC
Sterling Infrastructure short pairs STRL against EME and FIX, arguing data-center sitework contractors lack the margin upside available to…
StoneCo: Deep Value Hiding Behind Brazil's Rate Fears - For Now
Star Bulk Carriers: You Don't Need The Record Quarter
Willdan Group: The Q2 Beat-And-Raise Confirms The Inflection
TTM Technologies: Priced Like A Board Shop, Booked Like A Defense Prime
Arqit Quantum: The Little Boat That Couldn't
Gen Digital: MoneyLion Opens A New Growth Channel At A Low Valuation
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