Late August 2026 Random Ramblings
Higher rates could compress equity multiples and raise AI data center lease costs, while UWMC and Cogent raise questions about CEO-driven capital allocation.
Thursday, August 27, 2026
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SG on X
$NU strong report imo. LFG. I'm long and may add. https://t.co/8sNxzwFADh
BDC on X
Bingo. Executive order just signed to go into effect soon...domestic suppliers WIN. $MOB being FCC exempt, Blue UAS, and supplier to domestic OEMs like $TDY means they also win. And great quarter too...business is starting to inflect. https://t.co/Wj5fOsJxvh
Timyan Bank Alert on X
Citi $C Expands Customer Engagement and Commerce Media Capabilities With Addition of Kard - https://t.co/A0DL3zGdiS
SG on X
$INTU strong rebound. Not a zero like the bashers said. I'm long, covered by Jan 400 calls. https://t.co/yuYhxU6OIa
Tim Eriksen on X
@ShmuelLon Good. That was my intention. It was less about the merits of $EVC in the future and more about recognizing that 1) we have to think about growth properly; and 2)we have to guard against thesis drift.
junkbondinvestor on X
Workday employees learning their new owner's first workstream will be headcount reduction $WDAY https://t.co/AIvTDIXGdo
PAA Research on X
AIRS saw liposuction demand slow in June and July, but new procedures, marketing gains and site utilization support expansion plans.
Timyan Bank Alert on X
$BAFN registers all the $3.50 stock. Document https://t.co/S4JoztfY0r
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
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SiliconBytes Insights 4 clicks
Domo (Arigato), for this potential multi-bagger options trade
Domo’s $400 million sale to Progress would leave a cash-rich public shell with $900 million of NOLs; January 2028 $5 calls cost 22 cents.
MT 2026-08-27 ArcelorMittal: Regionalization Is Creating A Structurally Better Steel Company
Capital Connoisseur 3 clicks
Nvidia’s Long-Term Margin Question
Nvidia faces questions over the durability of its long-term profit margins ahead of earnings.
[scuttleslops] AI Data Center Economics, ADI, INTU, IDXX
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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
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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…
Late August 2026 Random Ramblings
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