In this series, we look through the most recent Dividend Channel ''DividendRank'' report, and then we cherry pick only those companies that have experienced insider buying within the past six months. The officers and directors of a company tend to have a unique insider's view of the business, and presumably the only reason an insider would choose to take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock in the open market, is that they expect to make money — maybe they find the stock very undervalued, or maybe they see exciting progress within the company, or maybe both. So when stocks turn up that see insider buying, and are also top ranked, investors are wise to take notice. One such company is First Busey Corp (Symbol: BUSE), which saw buying by Director Stanley J. Bradshaw. Back on October 31, Bradshaw invested $33,470.00 into 1,500 shares of BUSE, for a cost per share of $22.31. In trading on Monday, shares were changing hands as low as $24.31 per share, which is 8.9% above Bradshaw's purchase price. It should be noted that Bradshaw has collected $0.26/share in dividends since the time of their purchase, so they are currently up 10.1% on their purchase from a total return basis. First Busey Corp shares are currently trading +0.65% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of BUSE shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, BUSE's low point in its 52 week range is $18.40 per share, with $26.08 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $24.75. By comparison, below is a table showing the prices at which insider buying was recorded over the last six months: Purchased Insider Title Shares Price/Share Value 07/31/2025 Stanley J. Bradshaw Director 3,000 $22.35 $67,050.00 09/12/2025 Karen M. Jensen Director 3,000 $24.60 $73,800.00 10/31/2025 Stanley J. Bradshaw Director 1,500 $22.31 $33,470.00 The DividendRank report noted that among the coverage universe, BUSE shares displayed both attractive valuation metr...

MUNCIE, Ind., Jan. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ - FRME) (the "Corporation") Achieved record full‑year results, including net income available to common stockholders of $224.1 million and diluted EPS of $3.88 for 2025. Fourth Quarter 2025 Highlights: Net income available to common stockholders was $56.6 million and diluted earnings per common share totaled $0.99, compared to $56.3 million and $0.98 in the third quarter of 2025, and $63.9 million and $1.10 in the fourth quarter of 2024. Adjusted net income available to common stockholders 1 was $56.4 million and adjusted diluted earnings per common share 1 totaled $0.98, compared to $57.0 million and $0.99 in the third quarter of 2025, and $58.1 million and $1.00 per common share for the fourth quarter of 2024. Robust capital position with Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 11.70% and Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets Ratio of 9.38%. Repurchased 1,211,224 shares totaling $46.9 million year-to-date; repurchased 271,953 shares totaling $10.4 million during the fourth quarter. Total loans grew $197.4 million, or 5.8% annualized, on a linked quarter basis, and $938.8 million, or 7.3%, during the last twelve months. Total deposits increased $424.9 million, or 11.4% annualized, on a linked quarter basis, and $773.2 million, or 5.3%, during the last twelve months. Nonperforming assets to total assets were 38 basis points compared to 36 basis points on a linked quarter basis and 43 basis points as of the fourth quarter of 2024. The efficiency ratio totaled 54.52% for the quarter. Received regulatory approval of the acquisition of First Savings Financial Group, Inc. adding approximately $2.4 billion in assets and expanding the Corporation's presence into Southern Indiana and the Louisville MSA. Closing is expected on February 1, 2026. "First Merchants delivered record double-digit earnings and high single-digit loan growth in 2025. Our capital, liquidity and credit positions remai...

Fourth Quarter 2025 Highlights GAAP Net Income of $15.0 million was flat compared to 3Q 2025. Earnings per share of $0.91 increased $0.02 per share, compared to 3Q 2025 and return on average assets ("ROA") of 1.71% decreased 6 basis points compared to 3Q 2025 Core net income ( 1 ) of $15.0 million, or $0.91 per share increased $0.19 per share compared to 3Q 2025 and Core ROA (1) of 1.71% increased 28 basis points compared to 3Q 2025 Book value per common share of $24.54 at December 31, 2025, increased $0.74 compared to 3Q 2025, and increased $3.23 when compared to 4Q 2024 Tangible book value per share (1) of $22.05, increased 3.4% (not annualized), or $0.72 as compared to 3Q 2025, and increased 15.5%, or $2.96 compared to 4Q 2024 Return on average equity ("ROE") of 15.23% decreased 34 basis points compared to 3Q 2025, and return on average tangible common equity ("ROTCE") (1) of 17.23% decreased 26 basis points compared to 3Q 2025 Core ROE (1) of 15.23% increased 267 basis points compared to 3Q 2025 and Core ROTCE (1) of 17.23% increased 308 basis points compared to 3Q 2025 of 17.23% decreased 26 basis points compared to 3Q 2025 Gross Loans ( 2 ) grew $137.5 million, or 19.3% (annualized), during 4Q 2025, and grew $329.3 million, or 12.5% from 4Q 2024 grew $137.5 million, or 19.3% (annualized), during 4Q 2025, and grew $329.3 million, or 12.5% from 4Q 2024 Total deposits grew $180.9 million, or 24.6% (annualized), from 3Q 2025 and grew $331.0 million, or 12.0% from 4Q 2024 Customer Deposit 3 growth of $41.8 million, or 6.2% (annualized) from 3Q 2025, and $287.4 million, or 11.8% from 4Q 2024 Net interest income decreased $1.7 million, or 3.3% (not annualized) from 3Q 2025, mainly due to the $4.6 million of accretion during 3Q 2025 from refinancing callable brokered time deposits acquired in the IFH transaction, and increased $6.0 million, or 13.4% from 4Q 2024, primarily driven by growth from the Commercial Bank. Net Interest Margin ("NIM") of 5.94% decreased 42 bps...

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These three chipmakers will profit from the AI boom. Over the past few years, demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips has consistently outstripped supply. That imbalance was caused by the soaring popularity of large language models (LLMs), generative AI applications, and specialized AI agents. According to Precedence Research, the global AI chip market could expand at a CAGR of 27.9% from 2026 to 2035 as that technological shift continues. To profit from that secular trend, investors can consider buying three of the market's most closely followed AI chip stocks: Nvidia (NVDA 0.65%), AMD (AMD 3.26%), and Broadcom (AVGO +1.51%). The differences between Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom Nvidia and AMD both produce discrete GPUs, which can process a wide range of parallel tasks. That makes them better suited for handling graphics applications, LLMs, machine learning tasks, and AI applications than CPUs, which are optimized for sequential tasks. Nvidia and AMD both initially developed most of the GPUs for gaming PCs. Yet over the past decade, both chipmakers have launched high-end data center GPUs for processing AI tasks. Nvidia generally sells pricier, more powerful GPUs than AMD, which sells more affordable ones. Expand NASDAQ : NVDA Nvidia Today's Change ( -0.65 %) $ -1.21 Current Price $ 186.46 Key Data Points Market Cap $4.6T Day's Range $ 185.99 - $ 189.12 52wk Range $ 86.62 - $ 212.19 Volume 2.4M Avg Vol 187M Gross Margin 70.05 % Dividend Yield 0.02 % As of this writing, Nvidia's H100 data center GPUs cost about $25,000 each, while AMD's comparable MI300X chips cost roughly $15,000 each. Many tech giants use a mix of Nvidia and AMD GPUs, but Nvidia's chips are still typically used for higher-end applications. Nvidia also locks in its customers with CUDA (Compute Unified Device Architecture), a proprietary programming platform optimized for its own chips. Those applications usually need to be rewritten or modified to work on AMD's GPUs. That's why Nvidia still contro...

In trading on Tuesday, shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. (Symbol: MPC) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $171.63, changing hands as low as $171.45 per share. Marathon Petroleum Corp. shares are currently trading off about 0.9% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of MPC shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, MPC's low point in its 52 week range is $139.32 per share, with $221.11 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $171.53. The MPC DMA information above was sourced from TechnicalAnalysisChannel.com Click here to find out which 9 other energy stocks recently crossed below their 200 day moving average » Also see: The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.

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Sanmina press release ( SANM ): Q1 Non-GAAP EPS of $2.38 beats by $0.23 . Revenue of $3.19B (+58.7% Y/Y) beats by $100M . Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Outlook Revenue between $3.1 billion to $3.4 billion Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share between $2.25 to $2.55 Shares -14% . More on Sanmina Transformative AI Makes Sanmina A Strong Buy Sanmina: ZT Systems Has Proven To Be A Real Winner Sanmina Corporation (SANM) Presents at UBS Global Technology and AI Conference 2025 Transcript Sanmina Q1 2026 Earnings Preview SA Asks: What's the best data center stock play right now?

隨著自動化應用提升，據報Nike將裁減775名配送中心員工。 據財經頻道《CNBC》報道，今次裁員主要集中在田納西州及密西西比州的配送中心，都是Nike的大型倉儲據點。Nike解釋今次裁員行動是要「降低複雜性、提升靈活性，以及建立更具反應、韌性、責任感及有效的營運」。 Nike於去年夏天已裁減1,000名企業職位。

格隆汇1月27日｜路透和益索普民调：美国总统特朗普在移民问题上的支持率降至39%，为重返白宫以来的低位。58%的美国人表示，美国总统特朗普的移民严打行动已经太过。

文章提及标的 小鹏汽车 -- 理想汽车 -- 百度 -- 纳斯达克 -- 阿里巴巴 -- 热门中概股多数下跌，纳斯达克（NDAQ）中国金龙指数收跌0.62%，百度（BIDU）跌超3%，小鹏汽车（XPEV）跌超2%，阿里巴巴（BABA）跌超1%，理想汽车（LI）涨超1%。

RTX Corporation ( RTX ) is scheduled to report its earnings for the fourth quarter on Tuesday, before market open. Wall Street expects the company to post EPS of about $1.47, down 4.5% year-over-year, while revenue is expected at $22.71 billion, up 5.0% Y/Y. RTX Corporation’s results come amid a busy quarter for its defense and aerospace businesses. Raytheon secured several large contracts, including $1.7 billion for Patriot missile units to Spain and $168 million for Romania, while RTX’s joint ventures won significant missile deals with Israel. Collins Aerospace continued expanding commercial partnerships, supplying aircraft seats and maintenance support globally. The quarter also saw broader industry scrutiny, with reports that the U.S. government under Trump is considering limiting defense contractors’ dividends and buybacks. On the corporate front, RTX raised its 2025 adjusted EPS outlook as strong defense demand drove a record backlog, although the company is expected to take a $300 million pension settlement charge. Overall, the quarter reflects a mix of robust contract wins, geopolitical arms activity, and regulatory pressures impacting U.S. defense giants. According to Seeking Alpha’s Quant rating system, RTX is rated Hold, with an overall score of 3.28 out of 5, including an A+ in profitability, B+ in momentum and revisions, but C- in growth and D- in valuation. An analyst said RTX could face restrictions on dividends, buybacks, and executive pay if defense projects miss deadlines or budgets, noting this “could materially alter RTX’s financial statements, especially cash flow, but may yield only modest near-term income statement impact.” They added that such measures might force sub-optimal investments, pointing out, “A firm that increasingly invests in sub-optimal products and services soon becomes less useful to everyone,” and highlighted potential political and legal challenges, noting the proposal “might attract both political and legal challenges.” Ove...

AGNC Investment press release ( AGNC ): Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.35 misses by $0.02 . Excludes $(0.01) per common share of estimated "catch-up" premium amortization cost due to change in projected constant prepayment rate ("CPR") estimates $0.89 comprehensive income per common share, comprised of: $0.83 net income per common share $0.06 other comprehensive income ("OCI") per common share on investments marked-to-market through OCI More on AGNC Investment AGNC Investment: 3 Floating Preferred Shares Offer Over 9% Yield If You Want mREIT Dividends, Rithm Capital Outshines AGNC Investment Flight To Safety: Why AGNC's 13.4% Dividend Is The Ultimate Recession Hedge Earnings week ahead: TSLA, META, MSFT, AAPL, T, BA, V, MA, GM, CVX, XOM, and more AGNC Investment Q4 2025 earnings preview - Sentiment positive on spreads tightening

美股三大指数集体收涨 2026-01-27 05:02:29 来源： 同花顺7x24快讯 分享 文章提及标的 标准普尔500指数 -- 苹果 -- 英特尔 -- 道琼斯工业平均指数 -- Meta -- 特斯拉 -- 美股三大指数集体收涨，纳指（IXIC）涨0.43%，道指（DJI）涨0.64%，标普500（SPX）指数涨0.5%。科技股涨跌互现，苹果（AAPL）、甲骨文（ORCL）、Meta（META）涨超2%，英特尔（INTC）跌超5%，AMD、特斯拉（TSLA）跌超3%。

From the Department of Bizarre Anomalies: Microsoft has suppressed an unexplained anomaly on its network that was routing traffic destined to example.com—a domain reserved for testing purposes—to a maker of electronics cables located in Japan. Under the RFC2606 —an official standard maintained by the Internet Engineering Task Force—example.com isn't obtainable by any party. Instead it resolves to IP addresses assigned to Internet Assiged Names Authority. The designation is intended to prevent third parties from being bombarded with traffic when developers, penetration testers, and others need a domain for testing or discussing technical issues. Instead of naming an Internet-routable domain, they are to choose example.com or two others, example.net and example.org. Misconfig gone, but is it fixed? Output from the terminal command cURL shows that devices inside Azure and other Microsoft networks have been routing some traffic to subdomains of sei.co.jp, a domain belonging to Sumitomo Electric. Most of the resulting text is exactly what’s expected. The exception is the JSON-based response. Here’s the JSON output from Friday: Read full article Comments

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Sergio Delle Vedove Nike ( NKE ) plans to cut 775 jobs at the company's distribution centers as it looks to sharpen its supply chain footprint and accelerate the use of automation, sources told CNBC. The job cuts are separate from the 1,000 corporate job eliminations that were announced last summer. Nike ( NKE ) confirmed in a media statement that the layoffs primarily affect its U.S. distribution operations and are designed to reduce complexity, improve flexibility, and build a more responsive, resilient, responsible, and efficient operation. "We’re taking steps to strengthen and streamline our operations so we can move faster, operate with greater discipline, and better serve athletes and consumers," read part of the statement. Nike said in the statement. “We are sharpening our supply chain footprint, accelerating the use of advanced technology and automation, and investing in the skills our teams need for the future.” CEO Elliott Hill has set a broad goal at Nike ( NKE ) to get the athletic apparel and footwear giant back to long-term, profitable growth. Hill returned to Nike ( NKE ) as president and CEO on October 14, 2024. Shares of Nike ( NKE ) are up 2.1% for the early part of 2026. Wall Street analysts have a consensus Buy rating on the stock, while Seeking Alpha analysts are more cautious with a Hold rating. More on Nike Nike: Too Little Room For Error Nike: Too Early To Call A Comeback Nike: On A Long And Winding Road To Recovery - Buy Tariff uncertainty lingers as SCOTUS delays ruling; import-exposed stocks under pressure Nike sells its RTFKT subsidiary following the collapse of the NFT industry

格隆汇1月27日｜美股周一收盘，道指初步收涨0.64%，标普500指数涨0.5%，纳指涨0.4%。英特尔(INTC.O)跌超5%，苹果(AAPL.O)涨2.97%，美国稀土公司（USA Rare Earth）上涨逾7%。纳斯达克中国金龙指数收跌0.6%，阿里巴巴(BABA.N)跌1%。

Wes Edens ’ New Fortress Energy Inc. is ironing out a proposed restructuring support agreement that would see creditors get preferred equity in the reorganized liquefied natural gas operator, according to people familiar with the situation. Under the proposal, bondholders would take control of the company’s Brazilian assets, while term loan lenders would see recoveries through value tied to FLNG 1, an offshore LNG facility near Altamira, Mexico, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing a private matter. The recovery value for its term loan debt would also be tied to a terminal in Puerto Rico and other downstream assets, they said. The reorganization plan would be executed in the UK as the company looks to ease its debt burden and continue operations, said the people, adding that the firm’s common shares wouldn’t be canceled. Still, talks are fluid and terms of the deal may change, the people said. Read More: How Billionaire Wes Edens’ Big Energy Dream Hit the Rocks Representatives for New Fortress and the firm’s adviser Houlihan Lokey Inc. declined to comment. The workout talks come as the firm has struggled to manage delayed projects that have dented cash flow, heaping more pressure on its already distressed debt stack. New Fortress entered into a forbearance agreement with lenders late last year after missing a roughly $30.6 million interest payment on its term loan B facility due in 2028, according to a filing. At the time, it also told lenders that it planned to miss other payments slated for Dec. 31. More recently, New Fortress asked creditors for more time to negotiate a restructuring before a forbearance period on some of its borrowings expired on Jan. 9. If New Fortress can’t secure an extension, debtholders can accelerate principal payments and push the company into a bankruptcy process, since its entire debt pile would come due, the regulatory filings show. It listed total debt of $8.9 billion in a financial report for the three months th...

多家大企業公布業績前，美股三項主要指數上升。 道瓊斯工業平均指數收市報49,412點，升313點。標準普爾500指數收市報6,950點，升34點。 踏入「超級業績周」，周內會有超過90間標普500指數成份股公布季績，「美股七雄」中亦有4家公司派成績，美股三項主要指數全線造好。當中道指開高38點，已經是全日低位，早段略作反覆。但午市前升幅開始擴大，尾市最多升近400點，收市升313點。標普500指數開高7點後升幅迅即擴大，並一直在高位徘徊，收市升34點。 美國時間周四派成績的蘋果升近百分之3。周三公布業績的微軟宣布推出新一代人工智能晶片，升近百分之1。獲券商Evercore ISI上調評級的思科系統收高百分之3。 「迷因股」GameStop獲知名投資者Michael Burry增持，一度升百分之9，收市升百分之4。 納斯達克指數收市報23,638點，升100點。反映中國概念股表現的納斯達克中國金龍指數收市報7,828點，跌49點。

多家大企業公布業績前，美股三項主要指數上升。 道瓊斯工業平均指數收市報49,412點，升313點。標準普爾500指數收市報6,950點，升34點。 踏入「超級業績周」，周內會有超過90間標普500指數成份股公布季績，「美股七雄」中亦有4家公司派成績，美股三項主要指數全線造好。當中道指開高38點，已經是全日低位，早段略作反覆。但午市前升幅開始擴大，尾市最多升近400點，收市升313點。標普500指數開高7點後升幅迅即擴大，並一直在高位徘徊，收市升34點。 美國時間周四派成績的蘋果升近百分之3。周三公布業績的微軟宣布推出新一代人工智能晶片，升近百分之1。獲券商Evercore ISI上調評級的思科系統收高百分之3。 「迷因股」GameStop獲知名投資者Michael Burry增持，一度升百分之9，收市升百分之4。 納斯達克指數收市報23,638點，升100點。反映中國概念股表現的納斯達克中國金龍指數收市報7,828點，跌49點。

PhanuwatNandee/iStock via Getty Images Headline Noise: A Short-Term Distraction from Top Growth Stocks Geopolitical headlines continue to inject uncertainty into global markets with renewed U.S. tensions involving Greenland’s sovereignty, while Iran and Venezuela have also weighed on investor sentiment. Some company-specific headlines are also cropping up as earnings season begins to focus more on tech and AI-related companies. Historically, these market events tend to pressure stocks perceived as expensive, cyclical, or tied to global growth, even when company fundamentals remain intact. The result is often short-term multiple compression rather than lasting impairment. As markets are held back by risk-off sentiment, many growth stocks with strong profitability and forward earnings have pulled back along with weaker names. This creates opportunity. Slowing Momentum Presents Opportunity for Select Stocks Seeking Alpha The following three stocks, all of which are current holdings in my Alpha Picks and among my Top 10 AI Stocks for 2026 , are supported by superior growth and profitability metrics, yet have recently pulled back amid geopolitical uncertainty and other headline noise. For investors willing to look beyond superficial distraction, these dips may represent attractive entry points before fundamentals return to the forefront of investor focus. How I Chose Three "Buy-the-Dip" Stocks The three stocks I chose to highlight buy-the-dip opportunities amid the Greenland focus , geopolitical uncertainty, and headline noise are companies I know intimately because they're holdings in my Alpha Picks portfolio, and I’ve covered them in premium articles in recent weeks. Since I follow their performance and I know their growth and profitability stories, I can see that recent downside pressure on these stocks may present short-term buying opportunities. 1. Celestica Inc. ( CLS ) Market Capitalization: $34.90B Quant Rating: Strong Buy Quant Sector Ranking (as of 01/26/2026):...

The UK has lost its status as a measles-free country after a rise in deaths from the disease and fall in the proportion of children having the MMR jab in recent years. The World Health Organization said it no longer classified Britain as having eliminated measles because the disease had become re-established. The UK is one of six countries in Europe and central Asia that the WHO says is no longer measles-free, the others being Spain, Austria, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. The WHO had adjudged the UK to have eliminated the disease between 2021 and 2023, but recent increases in the number of recorded cases – there were 3,681 in 2024 – and rises in the number of outbreaks and deaths has led to a rethink. There were 20 deaths from measles in the six years between 2019 and 2025, the same number as in the 19 years between 1999 and 2018. Doctors, public health experts and local councils said the WHO’s decision reflected the country’s diminishing uptake of the MMR vaccination, which they linked to vaccine hesitancy and parents’ difficulty in getting appointments for their child to be immunised. Dr Simon Williams, a public health researcher at Swansea University, said: “It’s sad to see the UK losing its measles elimination status, although it’s not surprising given outbreaks in recent years. Measles is an eminently preventable disease but vaccine coverage of MMR has declined. We are seeing vaccine hesitancy growing in the UK, as in many countries, and social media-based conspiracies about MMR are a factor.” He said the decision by the UN health body “is a wake-up call that more needs to be done” to get rates of MMR in children in the UK back up to the 95% that the organisation says is needed to eliminate measles, mumps and rubella altogether through herd immunity. The WHO’s European regional verification commission for measles and rubella elimination said it “noted with concern the loss of measles elimination status in some member states, including some with high-perfo...

FFB Bancorp press release ( FFBB ): Q4 GAAP EPS of $1.07. Revenue of $23.33M. Pre-provision net revenue decreased 7% to $8.60 million from the previous quarter and decreased 43% when compared to the same quarter of the prior year. Provision expense increased 472% to $3.93 million from the previous quarter and increased 135% when compared to the same quarter of the prior year. Total assets increased 5% to $1.58 billion from the previous quarter and increased 5% when compared to the same quarter of the prior year. Total portfolio of loans increased 7% to $1.20 billion from the previous quarter and increased 12% when compared to the same quarter for the prior year. Total deposits increased 7% to $1.34 billion from the previous quarter and increased 5% when compared to the same quarter of the prior year. Shareholder equity increased 3% to $184.80 million from the previous quarter and increased 10% when compared to the same quarter for the prior year. Book value per common share increased 3% to $61.64, when compared to the previous quarter, and increased 16% from the same quarter of the prior year. Return on average equity (“ROAE”) was 6.79%. Return on average assets (“ROAA”) was 0.81%. The Company’s tangible common equity ratio was 11.68%, while the Bank’s regulatory leverage capital ratio was 15.04%, and the total risk-based capital ratio was 20.54% at December 31, 2025. More on FFB Bancorp Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on FFB Bancorp Financial information for FFB Bancorp

Justin Paget/DigitalVision via Getty Images This is a follow-up to my previous article on Forestar Group ( FOR ), which I last wrote about back in April 2024 . The company recently reported earnings for Q1 FY26 , which provides insights into the remainder of FY26, which ends in September. While I rated Forestar a 'strong buy' back in 2024, the stock has significantly underperformed since then, dropping about 22% as compared to the S&P 500's ( SPY ) 35% gain since then. So, my theory that Forestar was a strong buy turned out to be wrong. Forestar missed its earnings estimates for 5 out of 7 quarters since then, which may have led to the underperformance. The home buying market has been experiencing suppressed demand due to affordability issues for first-time home buyers. The good news is that Forestar has an attractive low valuation. So, when a strong enough positive catalyst comes along, the stock should recover strongly. That may take more time. Insights From Forestar's Q1 FY26 Results Forestar achieved mostly strong results for Q1 FY26 with 9% yoy revenue growth to $273 million, beating estimates by $7.52 million. The company “sold 1,944 lots in Q1 with an average sales price of $121,000.” Forestar increased its book value per share by 10% to $35.10. The one poor metric was that GAAP EPS declined about 6% yoy to $0.30, missing estimates by $0.02 per share. Forestar's contracted backlog should provide $2.2 billion in future revenue. FOR's gross margin declined to 20.1% in Q1 2026 as compared to 22% in Q1 2025. However, Forestar explained that Q1 was negatively impacted by a tract sale with an unusually low margin. If the impact of this sale is excluded, the Q1 2026 gross margin would have been about 21.5%. I would prefer to see the gross margin increase above 22% without the impact of the low-margin tract sale. The market for new homes can be summed up with lower demand due to “affordability constraints and cautious consumer sentiment.” However, there is a bright s...

The following companies are expected to report earnings prior to market open on 01/27/2026. Visit our Earnings Calendar for a full list of expected earnings releases. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH)is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2025. The hmo company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 12 analysts that follow the stock is $2.09. This value represents a 69.31% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for UNH is 21.86 vs. an industry ratio of -8.90, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry. RTX Corporation (RTX)is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2025. The aerospace and defense company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 6 analysts that follow the stock is $1.46. This value represents a 5.19% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year RTX has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 3rd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 19.72%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for RTX is 31.60 vs. an industry ratio of -5.80, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry. Boeing Company (BA)is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2025. The aerospace and defense company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 8 analysts that follow the stock is $-0.40. This value represents a 93.22% increase compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for BA is -26.38 vs. an industry ratio of -5.80. NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE)is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2025. The electric power utilities company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 4 analysts that follow the stock is $0.53. This value represents a no change for the same quarter last year. In...

President Donald Trump said he would make countering immigration one of his flagship policies during his second term in The White House, promising an unprecedented number of deportations. A year in, data shows that deportations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection have surpassed at least 350,000 people. ICE has taken center stage in Trump’s mass removal campaign, raiding homes, workplaces, and public parks in search of undocumented people, prompting widespread protests and resistance from communities across the United States. ICE uses several technologies to identify and surveil individuals. Homeland Security has also used the shadow of Trump’s deportations to challenge long-standing legal norms, including forcibly entering homes to arrest people without a judicial warrant, a move that legal experts say violates the Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. Here are some of the technologies that ICE is relying on. Cell-site simulators ICE has a technology known as cell-site simulators to snoop on cellphones. These surveillance devices, as the name suggests, are designed to appear as a cellphone tower, tricking nearby phones to connect to them. Once that happens, the law enforcement authorities who are using the cell-site simulators can locate and identify the phones in their vicinity, and potentially intercept calls, text messages, and internet traffic. Cell-site simulators are also known as “stingrays,” based on the brand name of one of the earliest versions of the technology, which was made by U.S. defense contractor Harris (now L3Harris); or IMSI catchers, a technology that can capture a nearby cell phone’s unique identifier which law enforcement can use for identifying the phone’s owner. In the last two years, ICE has signed contracts for more than $1.5 million with a company called TechOps Specialty Vehicles (TOSV), which produces customized vans for law enforcement. A contract worth more ...

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