Wachiwit/iStock Editorial via Getty Images At the start of March, I concluded that Netflix ( NFLX ) was moving ahead on its own after it declined to raise its offer for Warner Bros., thereby effectively pulling out of the bidding war for the business. I liked the financial discipline displayed, and despite some distractions, Netflix was able to obtain a nice multi-billion termination fee, while it...
Wachiwit/iStock Editorial via Getty Images At the start of March, I concluded that Netflix ( NFLX ) was moving ahead on its own after it declined to raise its offer for Warner Bros., thereby effectively pulling out of the bidding war for the business. I liked the financial discipline displayed, and despite some distractions, Netflix was able to obtain a nice multi-billion termination fee, while it left its peer Paramount Skydance ( PSKY ) with much more leverage. This, given the recent events (including bond markets), might actually provide an opportunity for Netflix. That is clearly seen in the share price of Paramount, which has fallen from levels around $13 early in March to lows of $9 today. The weakening of such a competitor, facing a huge debt load in uncertain macro times, is of course a positive for Netflix here. This gives the company more relative power to invest in content or perhaps acquire assets down the road at less competitive prices. Netflix continues on its own, and following the company quickly returning to focus on internal content, I like the strategic route walked here. Other, higher conviction ideas, including recent M&A efforts, can be found at Value In Corporate Events . Going After It Alone After missing out on Warner Bros., after initially offering $82 billion to acquire the firm, Netflix pulled out of the bidding war for Warner Bros. about a month ago. Co-CEOs Sarandos and Peters stressed financial discipline, quickly pointing out $20 billion in content spending on series and films in 2026. This is designed to create superior competitive offerings and continue to take market share organically, instead of acquiring an iconic studio with all the pricing, integration, and leverage risks associated. Concerns about such dealmaking and the prospects of a bidding war made that a $130 stock fell to the $100 mark in December and the $80s earlier this year. Shares have now recovered to levels around $95 per share, which is after news about Netflix ...
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) received a Hold initiation from Benchmark analyst Yi Fu Lee. The core concern: at current prices, the stock requires sustained 60% to 70% annual revenue growth to avoid potential downside. That is an extraordinarily high bar to maintain, and Benchmark is not convinced the company can clear it indefinitely. Ticker Company Firm ... Palantir Needs 60%-70% Annual Re...
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) received a Hold initiation from Benchmark analyst Yi Fu Lee. The core concern: at current prices, the stock requires sustained 60% to 70% annual revenue growth to avoid potential downside. That is an extraordinarily high bar to maintain, and Benchmark is not convinced the company can clear it indefinitely. Ticker Company Firm ... Palantir Needs 60%-70% Annual Revenue Growth to Justify Its Price
Sergio Delle Vedove/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Shares in sneaker and apparel company Nike ( NKE ) have been taking a drumming of late. The release of its Q3 results only added further pressure to the underperformance. At current levels, I view this as an attractive opportunity for long-term positioning in a company whose turnaround hasn’t necessarily materialized just yet but is bound to ha...
Sergio Delle Vedove/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Shares in sneaker and apparel company Nike ( NKE ) have been taking a drumming of late. The release of its Q3 results only added further pressure to the underperformance. At current levels, I view this as an attractive opportunity for long-term positioning in a company whose turnaround hasn’t necessarily materialized just yet but is bound to happen in time. In reporting its Q3, NKE said that it's expecting sales to decline through the end of 2026, with a 2% to 4% decline in its fiscal Q4. That’s a significant miss for about 2% growth. With U.S. markets already on edge over the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the associated spike in oil prices, it’s perhaps not a surprise that weary investors were taking no chances with what some could perhaps call a ‘falling knife’ stock. I, on the other hand, see the double-digit declines as an attractive opportunity to initiate new positioning or to add to an existing one. NKE Stock Key Metrics Shares in NKE were already down about 20% over the past year prior to the release of its Q3. Add on another approximately 10% decline post-earnings, and you have NKE trading at historically low pricing. Seeking Alpha - 1-YR Share Price Returns Of NKE While the Seeking Alpha (“SA”) quants have never really graded NKE favorably on valuation , I have begged to differ, seeing its price-to-sales ratio as a key indicator of its valuation. Seeking Alpha - Valuation Metrics Of NKE Stock While NKE has certainly struggled with its brand in relation to rising brands, such as HOKA, which is owned by Deckers Outdoor ( DECK ), NKE is still a global market leader in footwear, and I don’t see that changing anytime soon. For a market leader such as NKE, I see a sub-1.5x price/sales ratio as overly pessimistic, especially when a competitor such as DECK is trading at nearly double that valuation. Seeking Alpha - Valuation of NKE Shares Compared To LULU & DECK Analysts across SA are also similarly n...
JHVEPhoto Beyond Meat ( BYND ) fell on Wednesday after reporting fiscal fourth-quarter earnings results. Revenue fell 20% during the quarter, and the company posted another loss. Mizuho Securities said the light Q1 sales guidance and high execution risk from the company's new adjacency keep the firm cautios. Analyst John Baumgartner said underlying EBITDA remains soft, and light guidance for Q1 sa...
JHVEPhoto Beyond Meat ( BYND ) fell on Wednesday after reporting fiscal fourth-quarter earnings results. Revenue fell 20% during the quarter, and the company posted another loss. Mizuho Securities said the light Q1 sales guidance and high execution risk from the company's new adjacency keep the firm cautios. Analyst John Baumgartner said underlying EBITDA remains soft, and light guidance for Q1 sales reflects persistently weak demand for plant-based meat. He also noted that international regions are no longer a source of growth for Beyond Meat ( BYND ), while sentiment in the U.S. remains highly challenged, with plant meat category volume having now declined for 66 consecutive months. He sees the strategic move by Beyond Meat ( BYND ) into beverages as posing a further risk to cash burn. The firm kept an Underperform rating on Beyond Meat ( BYND ) in place. Shares of Beyond Meat ( BYND ) were down 10.2% to $0.63 in Wednesday morning trading. Short interest on BYND stands at 29.4% of the total float. More on Beyond Meat Beyond Meat, Inc. (BYND) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Beyond Meat's Debt Reduction Bought Time, Not A Turnaround Beyond Meat: The Situation Remains Difficult Beyond Meat expects Q1 2026 revenue of $57M-$59M while expanding into Beyond Immerse beverages Beyond Meat GAAP EPS of -$0.29 misses by $0.21, revenue of $61.59M misses by $0.41M
Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR) may be building something far more powerful than another AI narrative. This quiet Navy contract could deepen its moat, strengthen long-term growth, and show why the recent pullback might be masking a much bigger opportunity for patient investors.
Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR) may be building something far more powerful than another AI narrative. This quiet Navy contract could deepen its moat, strengthen long-term growth, and show why the recent pullback might be masking a much bigger opportunity for patient investors.
JasonDoiy/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Palantir Technologies ( PLTR ) was in focus on Wednesday as investment firm Benchmark started coverage on the enterprise software company with a Hold rating and a $150 price target. “Palantir provides AI powered automation software solutions offering real time decisions supporting government and commercial enterprises for Western nations,” analyst Yi Fu...
JasonDoiy/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Palantir Technologies ( PLTR ) was in focus on Wednesday as investment firm Benchmark started coverage on the enterprise software company with a Hold rating and a $150 price target. “Palantir provides AI powered automation software solutions offering real time decisions supporting government and commercial enterprises for Western nations,” analyst Yi Fu Lee wrote in a note to clients. “We believe the market has priced Palantir for perfection leaving little to no room for margin of error. The company must deliver hyper annual revenue growth +60-70% or potentially face market draw down.” Lee continued: “We acknowledge first class fundamentals and management talent of co-founder/CEO Alex Karp; however, Palantir’s stratospheric SaaS valuation already has priced in near to mid-term upside, in our view. We observe international demand is facing push backs even from Western allied nations. Full year 2025 international commercial revenue grew an anemic 2.5% y/y to $608 million, and the company closed $1.3 billion of total contract value ( TCV ) bookings, driven mainly by long term renewals signed with several existing customers. We believe the combination of lack of international segment growth coupled with stratospheric and highest valuation in the SaaS/software space lead us to stay on the sideline for the time being.” More on Palantir Palantir Is Now U.S. Military's Critical System Palantir Is Becoming The System Behind Decisions Palantir's Old Narrative Is Falling Apart Iran threatens attacks on Nvidia, Apple and other tech majors: report S&P 500 stocks with biggest Y/Y jump in fund ownership breadth - BofA
JasonDoiy/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Palantir Technologies ( PLTR ) was in focus on Wednesday as investment firm Benchmark started coverage on the enterprise software company with a Hold rating and a $150 price target. “Palantir provides AI powered automation software solutions offering real time decisions supporting government and commercial enterprises for Western nations,” analyst Yi Fu...
JasonDoiy/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Palantir Technologies ( PLTR ) was in focus on Wednesday as investment firm Benchmark started coverage on the enterprise software company with a Hold rating and a $150 price target. “Palantir provides AI powered automation software solutions offering real time decisions supporting government and commercial enterprises for Western nations,” analyst Yi Fu Lee wrote in a note to clients. “We believe the market has priced Palantir for perfection leaving little to no room for margin of error. The company must deliver hyper annual revenue growth +60-70% or potentially face market draw down.” Lee continued: “We acknowledge first class fundamentals and management talent of co-founder/CEO Alex Karp; however, Palantir’s stratospheric SaaS valuation already has priced in near to mid-term upside, in our view. We observe international demand is facing push backs even from Western allied nations. Full year 2025 international commercial revenue grew an anemic 2.5% y/y to $608 million, and the company closed $1.3 billion of total contract value ( TCV ) bookings, driven mainly by long term renewals signed with several existing customers. We believe the combination of lack of international segment growth coupled with stratospheric and highest valuation in the SaaS/software space lead us to stay on the sideline for the time being.” More on Palantir Palantir Is Now U.S. Military's Critical System Palantir Is Becoming The System Behind Decisions Palantir's Old Narrative Is Falling Apart Iran threatens attacks on Nvidia, Apple and other tech majors: report S&P 500 stocks with biggest Y/Y jump in fund ownership breadth - BofA
BERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 16: A truck and a bicyclist pass by a petrol station that shows gasoline prices well over EUR 2.00 per litre on March 16, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. The German government, in response to dramatic price increases of petrol in Germany since the outbreak of the U.S.-Israeli military conflict with Iran, is considering new legislation to help lower the price hikes. Petrol prices h...
BERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 16: A truck and a bicyclist pass by a petrol station that shows gasoline prices well over EUR 2.00 per litre on March 16, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. The German government, in response to dramatic price increases of petrol in Germany since the outbreak of the U.S.-Israeli military conflict with Iran, is considering new legislation to help lower the price hikes. Petrol prices have risen higher in Germany than elsewhere in Europe. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Germany has stopped gas stations from raising pump prices more than once a day, as the Iran war and disruption to oil supply raise costs. The country's Federal Government introduced regulations on Wednesday that permit just one price increase a day at 12 p.m. The government said that prices had been changing up to 22 times a day, amid the sharp rise in energy costs as the U.S.-Iran war continues. Outlining the regulation, the German government said it was intended to break the "rocket and feather effect" where "fuel prices often rose very quickly in the past when crude oil prices rose, but only fell slowly when the oil prices dropped." Price reductions may be made at any time. Gas companies could face fines up to 100,000 euros ($116,000) for violating the ban. Germany is also introducing legal amendments to make it easier to crack down on powerful companies engaging in "abusive fuel price increases." Oil prices surged past $100 per barrel as the Strait of Hormuz — through which about 25% of the world's oil passes — was effectively closed by Iran, triggering a massive supply disruption. West Texas Intermediate futures last shed 2% to trade at above $98 per barrel on Wednesday, while Brent crude futures were down 2% to above $101 per barrel. watch now VIDEO 5:28 05:28 Our base case for Q4 oil prices is about $20 higher than before the war: Goldman's Daan Struyven Squawk Box It's among the range of measures European countries are taking to li...