Ignatiev/E+ via Getty Images Traders are gravitating to space stocks once again. With the SpaceX IPO expected to launch later this year, a lot of money is heading into the sector. And understandably so. SpaceX looks like it will be one of the largest IPOs of all time. Furthermore, SpaceX is likely to get added to major indexes shortly after its trading debut. That, in turn, should cause more passi...
Ignatiev/E+ via Getty Images Traders are gravitating to space stocks once again. With the SpaceX IPO expected to launch later this year, a lot of money is heading into the sector. And understandably so. SpaceX looks like it will be one of the largest IPOs of all time. Furthermore, SpaceX is likely to get added to major indexes shortly after its trading debut. That, in turn, should cause more passive funds to move into SpaceX stock and potentially the space industry more broadly. That makes it time to highlight a new space ETF with a SpaceX angle. NASA: The Bullish Perspective on This New ETF I want to be clear, from the jump, that valuations for both SpaceX and the broader space sector seem quite elevated at the moment. From a fundamental standpoint, there is significant risk across the subset of space stocks. However, from a structural perspective, I think the Tema Space Innovators ETF ( NASA ) has some unique attributes that the broader investment community hasn't become fully aware of yet. This explains my bullish view on NASA, at least for the next six months to a year. The ETF launched earlier this month. Its largest holding is SpaceX, currently sitting at just over 10% of the overall ETF: NASA Top Holdings (Fund Website) The quick pitch for why NASA would make sense is that investors can get access to a chunky SpaceX position at a reasonable price. In fact, NASA has been trading right around the fund's net asset value ("NAV") meaning that every dollar invested in NASA gets an economic interest in about 10 cents of SpaceX and 90 cents of other space stocks without any premium to NAV. That's a sharp contrast to other trading vehicles, where premiums have blown out to astounding levels at some points in the past. For example, there is Destiny Tech100 ( DXYZ ), a fund that I profiled previously. This closed-end fund shot up from the single digits to as high as $100 immediately after launch, as traders picked up on the fact that it had exposure to SpaceX. Shares on...
Earnings Call Insights: Lam Research (LRCX) Q3 2026 Management View "Lam is off to a solid start in calendar year 2026 with revenues and profitability in the March quarter at the upper end of our guidance ranges and earnings per share exceeding the top end of our guided range." (President, CEO & Director Timothy Archer) "We now expect WFE of $140 billion with a bias to the upside as the industry c...
Earnings Call Insights: Lam Research (LRCX) Q3 2026 Management View "Lam is off to a solid start in calendar year 2026 with revenues and profitability in the March quarter at the upper end of our guidance ranges and earnings per share exceeding the top end of our guided range." (President, CEO & Director Timothy Archer) "We now expect WFE of $140 billion with a bias to the upside as the industry continues to work through various constraints." (President, CEO & Director Archer) "In 2026, we see Lam's served available market, or SAM, percent of WFE expanding to slightly more than the mid-30s percent level, well on track toward our stated goal of high 30s percent over the next few years." (President, CEO & Director Archer) "We now anticipate that this conversion will be pulled forward with the majority of spending occurring before the end of calendar year 2027." (President, CEO & Director Archer) "Lam's advanced packaging revenue growth is expected to exceed 50% in calendar year 2026." (President, CEO & Director Archer) "March quarter revenue came in at $5.84 billion." (Executive VP & CFO Douglas Bettinger) "Customer Support Business Group generated a record $2.1 billion (sic) [ $2.11 billion ] in revenue in the March quarter." (Executive VP & CFO Bettinger) Outlook "We're expecting revenue of $6.6 billion, plus or minus $400 million." (Executive VP & CFO Bettinger) "Gross margin of 50.5%, plus or minus 1 percentage point." (Executive VP & CFO Bettinger) "We're forecasting operating margins of 36.5% plus or minus 1 percentage point." (Executive VP & CFO Bettinger) "We're forecasting record earnings per share of $1.65, plus or minus $0.15." (Executive VP & CFO Bettinger) "I would encourage you to kind of keep it roughly in the levels that we just guided you to in June." (Executive VP & CFO Bettinger) "We now expect WFE of $140 billion with a bias to the upside" (President, CEO & Director Archer), compared with the prior quarter call: "Our initial 2026 view is for WFE to...
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Introduction Most investors think of Casey's General Stores ( CASY ) as a Midwest gas station chain, and in fairness, that's what it looks like from the outside. But if you spend any time with the numbers, it’s a different picture. In truth, the business is more of a vertically integrated convenience retailer that has quietly become the fifth-largest piz...
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Introduction Most investors think of Casey's General Stores ( CASY ) as a Midwest gas station chain, and in fairness, that's what it looks like from the outside. But if you spend any time with the numbers, it’s a different picture. In truth, the business is more of a vertically integrated convenience retailer that has quietly become the fifth-largest pizza chain in the United States, with a rural moat that's genuinely hard to replicate and a management team that has consistently beaten expectations for eight straight quarters. The Q3'26 results were another example of that execution surpassing estimates with tailwinds from a favorable fuel backdrop driven by Middle East supply disruptions. The problem in my view and the reason I won’t own the stock here is on valuation. At nearly 20x EV/EBITDA and two standard deviations above its historical average, the stock is priced for perfection. This article walks through what made Q3 work, what to expect next quarter in Q4, and why even a great business can be the wrong investment at the wrong price. A Recap of Casey’s Q3’26 Casey's put up a decent quarter in Q3’26 with revenues of $3.91 billion , a 0.3% increase from last year driven by higher inside sales and fuel gallons that nearly offset lower retail fuel prices. When looking at the results by segment, inside sales (where Casey’s sells their pizzas and other convenience store items) increase 5.7%, with prepared food and dispensed beverages up 6.5% to $423 million and grocery and general merchandise advancing 5.4% to $1.06 billion. As shown below, this was supported by strong same-store inside sales growth of 4.0%. Company Filings On fuel, fuel gross profit was up 15.3% compared to last year’s Q3 as the number of fuel gallons sold increased 2.3% and fuel margins increased from 36.4 cents to 41.0 cents. Same-store fuel gallons grew 0.4%, enabling continued market share gains despite regional softness. Company Filings In terms of...
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signs a decree to implement new constitutional measures in Astana, Kazakhstan, on the afternoon of March 17, 2026. Photo: IC Photo In the wake of an overwhelming public mandate for constitutional reform, Kazakhstan is positioning itself as a reliable energy vanguard amid Middle East turbulence, while actively deepening its multi-billion-dollar trade and logis...
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signs a decree to implement new constitutional measures in Astana, Kazakhstan, on the afternoon of March 17, 2026. Photo: IC Photo In the wake of an overwhelming public mandate for constitutional reform, Kazakhstan is positioning itself as a reliable energy vanguard amid Middle East turbulence, while actively deepening its multi-billion-dollar trade and logistics partnership with China. The Kazakh Embassy in Beijing held a press conference on April 22 to detail comprehensive domestic reforms centered on a sweeping constitutional overhaul, as well as multidomain friendly cooperation between Kazakhstan and China.