Gyro/iStock via Getty Images Sealed Air ( SEE ) on Thursday completed its acquisition by an affiliate of Clayton Dubilier & Rice, ending its status as a publicly traded company and halting trading of its shares on the New York Stock Exchange. The transaction closed on April 9, with Sealed Air ( SEE ) becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the acquiring entity following a merger involving a CD&R-con...
Gyro/iStock via Getty Images Sealed Air ( SEE ) on Thursday completed its acquisition by an affiliate of Clayton Dubilier & Rice, ending its status as a publicly traded company and halting trading of its shares on the New York Stock Exchange. The transaction closed on April 9, with Sealed Air ( SEE ) becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the acquiring entity following a merger involving a CD&R-controlled vehicle. Under the terms of the deal, each outstanding share of Sealed Air ( SEE ) common stock was converted into the right to receive $42.15 in cash, without interest, excluding certain shares held by the buyer or shareholders exercising appraisal rights. As a result of the merger, Sealed Air’s stock, which traded under the ticker “SEE,” was suspended prior to market open on the closing date. The company has requested that the exchange formally remove the shares from listing and that regulators terminate its registration, effectively ending public trading. The total cash consideration paid to equity holders was approximately $6.3 billion, funded through a combination of debt and equity financing. The deal also triggered a broad restructuring of the company’s capital structure. Sealed Air repaid outstanding borrowings under its credit facilities and redeemed multiple series of senior notes, while also settling obligations tied to receivables financing agreements. Following the transaction, Sealed Air’s board of directors resigned, with the changes described as routine and related to the completion of the merger rather than any disagreements. The company’s existing management team remains in place to lead the business under private ownership. Equity-based compensation held by employees and executives, including restricted and performance stock units, was converted into cash-based awards tied to the merger price, subject to vesting conditions in some cases. With the closing of the deal, Sealed Air will no longer be subject to public reporting requirements once deregi...
andresr As earnings season nears, investors are turning to updated quant ratings to gauge how companies stack up on valuation, growth, profitability, momentum, and estimate revisions after recent results. State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLB ), meanwhile, has climbed about 14% year to date, leading sector gains even as broader markets remain volatile. Top-quant rated stocks: Aura Mi...
andresr As earnings season nears, investors are turning to updated quant ratings to gauge how companies stack up on valuation, growth, profitability, momentum, and estimate revisions after recent results. State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLB ), meanwhile, has climbed about 14% year to date, leading sector gains even as broader markets remain volatile. Top-quant rated stocks: Aura Minerals ( AUGO ), Quant Rating: 4.98, Strong Buy. Century Aluminum Company ( CENX ), Quant Rating: 4.97, Strong Buy. Constellium SE ( CSTM ), Quant Rating: 4.94, Strong Buy. Centerra Gold Inc ( CGAU ), Quant Rating: 4.93, Strong Buy. Orla Mining ( ORLA ), Quant Rating: 4.92, Strong Buy. Lowest quant-rated stocks: Graphic Packaging Holding ( GPK ), Quant Rating: 1.41, Strong Sell. Eagle Materials ( EXP ), Quant Rating: 1.66, Sell. Louisiana-Pacific ( LPX ), Quant Rating: 1.80, Sell. FMC Corp ( FMC ), Quant Rating: 1.81, Sell. Hawkins ( HWKN ), Quant Rating: 1.81, Sell. More on related tickers, etc. VAW Diversifies Risk With The Potential To Offer Solid Returns; IYW & FXZ Carry Higher Risks MXI: Materials Dashboard For March FXZ: A Quant-Based Fund Can Make The Most Out Of Basic Materials Bullish Trend AMR and CLF lead most shorted materials stocks with over $2B market cap; Linde and Ecolab among least Weekly ETF flows: Five of 11 sectors record outflows; energy sector leads inflows
Sundry Photography/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Article Thesis ASML Holding N.V. ( ASML ) will report its next earnings results on April 15. In this article, I will take a look at what investors can expect from the upcoming report. ASML remains a company with nice growth tailwinds, but following huge gains over the last year, shares are rather pricey now, which is why I don't think ASML is a ...
Sundry Photography/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Article Thesis ASML Holding N.V. ( ASML ) will report its next earnings results on April 15. In this article, I will take a look at what investors can expect from the upcoming report. ASML remains a company with nice growth tailwinds, but following huge gains over the last year, shares are rather pricey now, which is why I don't think ASML is a great investment at north of $1,400 per share. Past Coverage I have written about ASML Holding here on Seeking Alpha in the past, most recently in January, when I published this article . I gave the company a neutral rating then, which has worked out well so far -- at the time of writing, the total return since that article was published around two and a half months ago is exactly zero. Earlier last year, I had given ASML a Buy rating , with strong gains since then, but I eventually switched to a Neutral rating as ASML got more expensive, which weakened its total return outlook to some degree. With ASML's next earnings coming up, I want to update my views on the company and take a look at what we can expect from the next earnings report. ASML Q1 Earnings Report: What Can We Expect? The chip industry continues to boom on the back of strong AI investments that cause NVIDIA ( NVDA ), Broadcom ( AVGO ), Micron ( MU ), and so on to experience huge revenue growth. Higher sales by these companies and their peers mean that more chips need to be produced, with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company ( TSM ) being a key manufacturer, which in turn means that production capacity has to grow. That means more of ASML's lithography machines are needed -- so ASML is a clear beneficiary of the current AI investment wave as well. This is reflected in the current estimates for ASML's upcoming earnings report, as we can see here : Analysts believe that ASML will report a revenue increase of 14% to 15% next week, which is a pretty good growth rate, although less than the average over the la...
Tortola, British Virgin Islands, April 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AlphaTON Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: ATON) (“AlphaTON”), a leader in human-centric AI and confidential compute, today announced a strategic AI hardware and financing agreement with Vertical Data Inc. (“Vertical Data”). The transaction, valued at approximately $43 million, is a cornerstone of AlphaTON’s mission to scale its privacy-pres...
Tortola, British Virgin Islands, April 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AlphaTON Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: ATON) (“AlphaTON”), a leader in human-centric AI and confidential compute, today announced a strategic AI hardware and financing agreement with Vertical Data Inc. (“Vertical Data”). The transaction, valued at approximately $43 million, is a cornerstone of AlphaTON’s mission to scale its privacy-preserving AI infrastructure. The deal is expected to close in Q2-2026, subject to customary closing con
Artemis II Astronauts Prepare For Re-Entry, Splashdown Authored by T.J.Muscaro via The Epoch Times, When Artemis II crew members wake up at 11:35 a.m. ET on April 9, they will begin their last full day in space and start preparing the cabin for their return home. NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency, continue to fall back to Earth o...
Artemis II Astronauts Prepare For Re-Entry, Splashdown Authored by T.J.Muscaro via The Epoch Times, When Artemis II crew members wake up at 11:35 a.m. ET on April 9, they will begin their last full day in space and start preparing the cabin for their return home. NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency, continue to fall back to Earth on a free return trajectory aboard their Orion spacecraft, Integrity, targeting a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean at about 8:05 p.m. ET on April 10. Over the past eight days, those astronauts became the first people in more than 50 years to leave Earth’s orbit and cross the proverbial channel of deep space to fly around the moon. They ventured farther from Earth than any other human expedition in history. They saw areas and aspects of the lunar surface that no other humans had ever been able to see with their own eyes, and they became the first humans ever to observe a full solar eclipse from lunar space. They captured striking images of their home planet, and shared a call with their colleagues onboard the International Space Station, marking the first time in spaceflight history that a crew in deep space communicated directly with a crew in low Earth orbit. But now, it’s almost time to come home. On April 8, the crew started preparing their capsule for arrival, storing equipment and securing items for the upcoming comet-like ride through the Earth’s atmosphere. They started reinstalling their seats into the configuration for launch and reentry, and they tested their orthostatic intolerance garments. Those special garments are worn underneath the astronaut’s spacesuits to help “maintain blood pressure and circulation during the transition back to Earth’s gravity,” NASA explained. “After extended time in microgravity, some astronauts experience orthostatic in t olerance, a condition that can make it difficult to stand upright without dizziness or fainting. The garment applie...
(RTTNews) - Byrna Technologies Inc. (BYRN), a maker of less-lethal personal defense products, was down over 15% in the pre-market trade on Thursday after the company posted a decline in net profit for the first quarter. This decline was mainly due to increased expenses and foreig
(RTTNews) - Byrna Technologies Inc. (BYRN), a maker of less-lethal personal defense products, was down over 15% in the pre-market trade on Thursday after the company posted a decline in net profit for the first quarter. This decline was mainly due to increased expenses and foreig
The bestselling US novelist, who writes under a pseudonym and appears in public wearing a wig, said she’s ‘tired of this being secret’ as she announced her real name is Sara Cohen The bestselling thriller writer known as Freida McFadden has revealed her real identity, ending years of speculation about the author behind a string of hugely popular novels. McFadden, whose books include bestseller The...
The bestselling US novelist, who writes under a pseudonym and appears in public wearing a wig, said she’s ‘tired of this being secret’ as she announced her real name is Sara Cohen The bestselling thriller writer known as Freida McFadden has revealed her real identity, ending years of speculation about the author behind a string of hugely popular novels. McFadden, whose books include bestseller The Housemaid, appears in public in a wig and glasses and writes under a pseudonym. But the US author has now confirmed that her real name is Sara Cohen. Continue reading...
LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 09, 2026--RAAPID, Inc., the leader in AI-powered risk adjustment solutions, today announced a strategic investment from Healthworx, the investment arm of CareFirst, Inc. This milestone completes an unprecedented "Industry Trifecta," making RAAPID the only risk adjustment platform backed simultaneously by a global technology giant (M12, Microsoft's Venture Fund), a world-clas...
LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 09, 2026--RAAPID, Inc., the leader in AI-powered risk adjustment solutions, today announced a strategic investment from Healthworx, the investment arm of CareFirst, Inc. This milestone completes an unprecedented "Industry Trifecta," making RAAPID the only risk adjustment platform backed simultaneously by a global technology giant (M12, Microsoft's Venture Fund), a world-class health system (UPMC Enterprises), and a top-tier payer investor (Healthworx, the investment arm of
Lumentum Holdings is likely to see its shares rise as the company's optical networking and related parts for next-generation artificial intelligence solutions boost sales more business than previously expected, according to JPMorgan. The investment bank reiterated its overweight rating on Lumentum and hiked its 12-month price target to $950 from $565, implying 6% upside from Wednesday's close. "We...
Lumentum Holdings is likely to see its shares rise as the company's optical networking and related parts for next-generation artificial intelligence solutions boost sales more business than previously expected, according to JPMorgan. The investment bank reiterated its overweight rating on Lumentum and hiked its 12-month price target to $950 from $565, implying 6% upside from Wednesday's close. "We forecast the exceptional earnings growth pace to continue with the ramp in scale-up networking," JPMorgan analyst Samik Chatterjee said Thursday in a note to clients. "We are raising our estimates for Lumentum following the Investor Briefing as well as meetings in and around OFC...which collectively delivered a stronger-than-expected level of forward visibility across various growth drivers." OFC is the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition. Lumentum appears to be courting more customers for its optical circuit switches — a major source of potential upside for the stock, JPMorgan said. Optical circuit switches are devices that determine the best path for optical signals to travel between fiber-optic cables. The technology supports networking in AI hyperscale data centers, enabling potentially quicker and more energy-efficient data transmission. Lumentum has said that its optical circuit switches (OCS) are on track to reach $400 million in sales in the second half of 2026, followed by an acceleration of the business in 2027. Its annual run rate exceeds $1 billion. But Lumentum's OCS technology likely has "further runway than the current target reflects," according to JPMorgan. "The currently outlined revenue trajectory is largely supported by a new multi-year, multi-billion-dollar agreement with a large OCS customer, which is expected to account for half the revenue in [the second half of 2026]," Chatterjee wrote. However, "additional upside drivers not currently embedded also include further customer wins as well as execution around a new [rack unit] form f...
Lennar Corporation ( LEN.B ) declares $0.50/share quarterly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 2.31% Payable May 6; for shareholders of record April 22; ex-div April 22. See LEN.B Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on Lennar Lennar's Margin Pressures Persist Lennar Corporation (LEN) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Lennar Q1 Earnings Preview: I Am Turning Contrar...
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