ajansen/iStock via Getty Images Thesis I have a Hold rating with a bullish tilt on Innovative Aerosystems ( ISSC ). The company generates fantastic margins in its aerospace defense equipment segment, has posted consecutive beats, and has very good analyst sentiment. But at about 19.7x forward earnings, the stock has already priced in most of this quality, in my view. For patient long-term investor...
ajansen/iStock via Getty Images Thesis I have a Hold rating with a bullish tilt on Innovative Aerosystems ( ISSC ). The company generates fantastic margins in its aerospace defense equipment segment, has posted consecutive beats, and has very good analyst sentiment. But at about 19.7x forward earnings, the stock has already priced in most of this quality, in my view. For patient long-term investors, I think they could keep a position comfortably. But newcomers should wait for a more attractive level unless you're explicitly expecting additional upside surprises. The basic crux is that no matter how well the business does, the valuation is already high enough that there is little room for disappointment. YCharts Company Overview Innovative Aerosystems is a small-cap technology company operating in the aerospace & defense space. The company develops and sells a variety of flight guidance, autothrottle, and cockpit display systems used in military and commercial aircraft. Its business model is based on retrofitting existing legacy platforms with more modern cockpit avionics, which leaves the firm sitting right on top of two major trends: aging military fleets and their subsequent modernization and the search by commercial operators for better fuel efficiency by upgrading to superior cockpit systems. ISSC occupies a relatively narrow segment of the (Aerospace - Defense Equipment) industries, with a handful of other players in the space. While insignificant in comparison to the across-the-board players, the company is already profitable despite its small size, by focusing on FAA- and military-certified retrofit solutions on which most larger primes do not necessarily build profit strategies. The fiscal year-end is in September. Qualitative and Quantitative AnalysisFinancials The third quarter report was a blow-away. On an EPS basis , ISSC's reported $0.26 beat the consensus $0.19 by almost 37%. For the trailing twelve months, EPS is $0.95. Their revenue growth has also b...
Independent home improvement chains face intense competition from major big-box retailers like Home Depot and Lowe’s, which has resulted in the smaller competitors having financial distress and, in some cases, filing for bankruptcy. Home Depot dominated the home improvement sector, ...
Independent home improvement chains face intense competition from major big-box retailers like Home Depot and Lowe’s, which has resulted in the smaller competitors having financial distress and, in some cases, filing for bankruptcy. Home Depot dominated the home improvement sector, ...
Getty Images Continuing my series of articles focusing on growth, tech, and innovation ETFs, today I would like to discuss the Dana Unconstrained Equity ETF ( DUNK ), which I believe is a Hold. I highly rate the current factor exposures of this actively managed ETF, especially the growth and quality components, and I also like how it has managed to benefit from longer-duration equities' recovery f...
Getty Images Continuing my series of articles focusing on growth, tech, and innovation ETFs, today I would like to discuss the Dana Unconstrained Equity ETF ( DUNK ), which I believe is a Hold. I highly rate the current factor exposures of this actively managed ETF, especially the growth and quality components, and I also like how it has managed to benefit from longer-duration equities' recovery from the March lows. However, even though DUNK has hit its stride recently, its performance since inception in September 2025 has been rather bleak, especially considering it has underperformed the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF ( IVV ), meaning the fund has a lot to prove yet. In terms of liquidity , I would also appreciate an improvement as DUNK's AUM is quite small at around $154.9 million, while the 30-day median spread (as of June 1) of 0.21% is rather uncomfortable. DUNK Strategy and Portfolio As we know from the Dana ETFs website , DUNK is managed actively, with a focus on ...the equity securities of U.S. listed companies that the Fund’s investment sub-adviser, Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. (the “Sub-Adviser”), determines are engaged in or appear poised to benefit from disruptive technologies. The summary prospectus has the following definition of "disruptive technologies": Disruptive technologies are innovations that significantly alter or replace existing products, services, or business models. Examples include, but are not limited to, e-commerce, smartphones, digital advertising, cloud computing, electric vehicles, biotechnology and artificial intelligence. Concentration and relatively high volatility that is usually its consequence are among the issues investors should be prepared for going forward, as DUNK ...employs a high-conviction, actively managed investment strategy, typically holding between 15 to 30 domestic equity positions. What I especially like is that DUNK uses price targets when deciding whether a certain security is worth holding or not: The Fund focuse...
CrowdStrike on Wednesday evening reported better-than-expected quarterly results and better-than-expected forward guidance, only to see its near-record-high stock sell off. The hot money that got in, looking for a Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Dell type post-earnings surge , no doubt booked profits, sending shares down more than 11% to around $664 each. Let them sell. We're not short-term thinkers...
CrowdStrike on Wednesday evening reported better-than-expected quarterly results and better-than-expected forward guidance, only to see its near-record-high stock sell off. The hot money that got in, looking for a Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Dell type post-earnings surge , no doubt booked profits, sending shares down more than 11% to around $664 each. Let them sell. We're not short-term thinkers. Revenue in CrowdStrike's fiscal 2027 first quarter increased 26% year over year to $1.39 billion, exceeding the 1.36 billion consensus estimate, according to LSEG. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) surged 51% to $1.10 in the quarter ended April 30, ahead of the $1.07 estimate, LSEG data showed. CRWD YTD mountain CrowdStrike YTD On top of the beat-and-raise, CrowdStrike announced a 4-for-1 stock split, with trading on a split-adjusted basis expected to begin on July 2. We're increasing our price target to $750 per share from $650, while maintaining our hold-equivalent 2 rating to give the stock time to settle before we consider calling it a buy. CrowdStrike shares closed at a record high of $782 on Monday. Bottom line Putting the shortsighted stock reaction aside, which we also saw after Tuesday evening's Palo Alto Networks earnings, CrowdStrike's strong report added to the body of evidence that artificial intelligence adoption is not a threat to the cybersecurity business, but rather a boon. The idea that enterprise companies across the globe would risk their data by attempting to stand up their own cybersecurity solutions by leveraging an AI model is, indeed, proving fanciful. Those concerns that chopped 30% off cyber stocks earlier this year could not have been more wrong, as Jim Cramer had said all along. CEO George Kurtz called Mythos an "inflection moment," saying on the post-earnings call that the powerful, yet-to-be-released Anthropic model highlighted the "relevance for defenders in identifying vulnerabilities much faster than before, including the chaining of mul...
(RTTNews) - The Hong Kong stock market on Wednesday halted the three-day winning streak in which it had surged almost 1,050 points or 4.2 percent. The Hang Seng Index now sits just above the 25,630-point plateau and it may take further damage on Thursday.
(RTTNews) - The Hong Kong stock market on Wednesday halted the three-day winning streak in which it had surged almost 1,050 points or 4.2 percent. The Hang Seng Index now sits just above the 25,630-point plateau and it may take further damage on Thursday.
Attack brings death toll to at least 207 since administration began targeting people it calls ‘narcoterrorists’ The US military attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, killing two men, as the Trump administration wages a months-long campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America. The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed...
Attack brings death toll to at least 207 since administration began targeting people it calls ‘narcoterrorists’ The US military attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, killing two men, as the Trump administration wages a months-long campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America. The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the US military to at least 207 since the administration began targeting people it calls “narcoterrorists” in early September. Continue reading...
Earnings Call Insights: CrowdStrike (CRWD) Q1 FY 2027 Management view “In this new Agentic era, we're now guiding net new ARR acceleration for the full year” (Co-Founder, President, CEO & Director George Kurtz). “Q1 highlights included... record Q1 net new ARR of $256 million... ending ARR of $5.51 billion... total revenue of $1.39 billion... all-time record free cash flow of $468 million... recor...
Earnings Call Insights: CrowdStrike (CRWD) Q1 FY 2027 Management view “In this new Agentic era, we're now guiding net new ARR acceleration for the full year” (Co-Founder, President, CEO & Director George Kurtz). “Q1 highlights included... record Q1 net new ARR of $256 million... ending ARR of $5.51 billion... total revenue of $1.39 billion... all-time record free cash flow of $468 million... record Q1 operating income of $326 million... [and] we added over 300 Falcon Flex accounts in the quarter” (CEO Kurtz). “CrowdStrike was the only cybersecurity company selected by both Anthropic and OpenAI from the very start to secure these new models” and “we announced Project QuiltWorks to unite and mobilize the industry around Mythos readiness” (CEO Kurtz). “AIDR is quickly becoming a new growth pillar in our business with ending ARR growing more than 250% sequentially and Q2 pipeline already exceeding $50 million” (CEO Kurtz). “I'm excited to announce Dr. Bartley Richardson joins my leadership team as Chief AI and Autonomous Systems Officer” and “I'm announcing CrowdStrike's first stock split as a public company... a 4-for-1 stock split” (CEO Kurtz). “We delivered strong first quarter results... exceeding expectations across all guided metrics” and “we closed the acquisitions of SGNL and Seraphic in the first quarter, contributing a combined $7.8 million of acquired net new ARR” (Chief Financial Officer Burt Podbere). Outlook “For the second quarter of FY '27, we expect... total revenue to be in the range of $1.436 billion to $1.442 billion... [and] diluted non-GAAP net income per share... approximately $1.16 to $1.17” (CFO Podbere) vs. $1.432B and $1.16 in analysts’ estimates. “For the full fiscal year 2027, we expect... total revenue to be in the range of $5.915 billion to $5.959 billion... [and] non-GAAP net income per share... $4.88 to $4.96” (CFO Podbere). “We are raising our full year net new ARR guidance by more than $50 million” and “we are raising our growth expect...
As the digital asset landscape matures, investors face a choice between the hardware manufacturers and the infrastructure operators. Choosing between Canaan (NASDAQ:CAN) and CleanSpark (NASDAQ:CLSK) requires weighing manufacturing risks against hosting rewards. Canaan is a pioneer in specialized chip design for mining, while CleanSpark builds and manages the massive data centers that power the net...
As the digital asset landscape matures, investors face a choice between the hardware manufacturers and the infrastructure operators. Choosing between Canaan (NASDAQ:CAN) and CleanSpark (NASDAQ:CLSK) requires weighing manufacturing risks against hosting rewards. Canaan is a pioneer in specialized chip design for mining, while CleanSpark builds and manages the massive data centers that power the network. While both companies are tied to the price of Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) , they occupy different niches in the value chain. This comparison explores which business model offers a more compelling opportunity for investors in 2026. Canaan designs and sells hardware for bitcoin mining and supercomputing, primarily through its Avalon brand of miners and specialized home devices. The company serves a global market with operations in North America and across various international regions. It operates in the highly competitive space of semiconductor stocks by developing application-specific integrated circuits. These chips are specifically optimized for the mathematical processing required to secure digital networks. Continue reading
Braskem SA , the Brazilian petrochemical company, will present a debt restructuring plan to creditors that will include debt maturity extension, reduced coupon payments and more grace periods, according to a person familiar with the situation. The plan, which is expected to be presented soon, will not include a capital injection or a debt to equity swap, said the person, who asked not to be named ...
Braskem SA , the Brazilian petrochemical company, will present a debt restructuring plan to creditors that will include debt maturity extension, reduced coupon payments and more grace periods, according to a person familiar with the situation. The plan, which is expected to be presented soon, will not include a capital injection or a debt to equity swap, said the person, who asked not to be named discussing private conversations. Braskem is seeking backing from creditors to begin an out-of-court restructuring process ahead of debt payments scheduled for July, Bloomberg previously reported. The plans come after the Braskem shares owned by Novonor SA were transferred Wednesday to a fund run by private equity firm IG4 Capital, which now has joint control of Braskem with Petrobras SA. Braskem is trying to keep control of a Mexican subsidiary, Braskem Idesa, which it owns along with the Mexican firm Idesa. Braskem Idesa is currently trying to renegotiate contracts with Pemex after failing to make certain debt payments, the person said. The Brazilian parent company is said to be evaluating a potential out-of-court restructuring filing once it secures support from holders of one third of its debt. Reaching that threshold would allow the company to obtain a 90-day standstill on debt payments. If the standstill is agreed to, Braskem is aiming to enter the out-of-court process with the agreement of bondholders and banks on the broad terms of its restructuring, the people said. In the 90-day period, the company would seek support from creditors representing a majority of the debt, which is needed to approve a final restructuring plan. Seeking court protection through a so-called precautionary measure remains a possibility, some of the people said. Braskem didn’t immediately reply to requests for comment.