BigBear.ai (NYSE:BBAI) is a high-volatility AI defense play that delivered a constructive Q1 2026. The stock has fallen from $9.39 52-week high to $4.37, but the recent 14.4% one-week bounce suggests the worst of post-earnings repricing may be behind us. Our 24/7 Wall St. price target is $6.18 over 12 months, implying meaningful upside. Confidence ... Prediction: BigBear.ai Could Jump Over 40% Thi...
BigBear.ai (NYSE:BBAI) is a high-volatility AI defense play that delivered a constructive Q1 2026. The stock has fallen from $9.39 52-week high to $4.37, but the recent 14.4% one-week bounce suggests the worst of post-earnings repricing may be behind us. Our 24/7 Wall St. price target is $6.18 over 12 months, implying meaningful upside. Confidence ... Prediction: BigBear.ai Could Jump Over 40% This Year
Gray Media ( GTN ) shares plunged nearly 14% to around $4.78 after the broadcaster posted a wider-than-expected Q1 FY26 loss, even as revenue came in broadly in line. The company reported Q1 GAAP EPS of -$0.34, missing estimates by $0.06, while revenue stood at $768M, down 1.8% YoY. The bigger concern for investors was profitability, as Gray Media’s net loss widened to $20M from a $9M loss a year ...
Gray Media ( GTN ) shares plunged nearly 14% to around $4.78 after the broadcaster posted a wider-than-expected Q1 FY26 loss, even as revenue came in broadly in line. The company reported Q1 GAAP EPS of -$0.34, missing estimates by $0.06, while revenue stood at $768M, down 1.8% YoY. The bigger concern for investors was profitability, as Gray Media’s net loss widened to $20M from a $9M loss a year ago, while its leverage ratio climbed to 5.94x. Still, there were some bright spots inside the report. Core advertising revenue rose 2% YoY to $352M, beating management’s earlier guidance for roughly flat growth. Executive Chairman and CEO Hilton Howell Jr. said political revenue also landed at the high end of expectations. On the other hand, retransmission consent revenue fell to $339M from $379M last year, hurt by subscriber declines, a station transition in Atlanta, and a distribution dispute that has now been resolved. The company also continued reducing debt, repaying its remaining 2026 notes and a $10M term loan. It ended March with $259M in cash and maintained its $0.08 quarterly dividend , offering a forward yield of 5.79%. Gray Media also issued Q2 FY26 guidance and expects key financial results to improve sequentially, supported by contributions from recently acquired stations. However, it added that its guidance excludes pending acquisitions that have not yet closed. Despite the post-earnings selloff, Quant, SA analysts, and Wall Street analysts still rate the stock a “Buy.” Gray Media's shares are down 2.27% YTD, versus a 7.59% gain for the S&P 500 ( SP500 ) . More on Gray Media Gray Media, Inc. 2026 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Gray Media, Inc. (GTN) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Gray Media, Inc. 2025 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Gray Media GAAP EPS of -$0.34 misses by $0.06, revenue of $768M in-line Gray Media Q1 2026 Earnings Preview
The long-awaited Tesla Semi has landed a major order. WattEV announced Tuesday at ACT Expo that it ordered 370 Tesla Semi Class 8 electric trucks. Deliveries of the first 50 Semis will begin in 2026. Once complete by the end of 2027, the deployment will be the largest single electric truck deployment in California. The […] The post WattEV orders 370 Tesla Semis in record California EV deployment a...
The long-awaited Tesla Semi has landed a major order. WattEV announced Tuesday at ACT Expo that it ordered 370 Tesla Semi Class 8 electric trucks. Deliveries of the first 50 Semis will begin in 2026. Once complete by the end of 2027, the deployment will be the largest single electric truck deployment in California. The […] The post WattEV orders 370 Tesla Semis in record California EV deployment appeared first on FreightWaves.
Nextdoor Holdings (NYSE: NXDR) stock soared 19.3% through noon ET Thursday after beating analyst sales forecasts in its Q1 2026 financial report last night. The company wasn't profitable, but it reported $61.7 million in revenue for the quarter, instead of the $58.6 million analysts had expected. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Nextdoor Holdings (NYSE: NXDR) stock soared 19.3% through noon ET Thursday after beating analyst sales forecasts in its Q1 2026 financial report last night. The company wasn't profitable, but it reported $61.7 million in revenue for the quarter, instead of the $58.6 million analysts had expected. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
In this episode of Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing , Motley Fool Chief Investment Officer Andy Cross talks with Stephen Witt, author of The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World's Most Coveted Microchip . To catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool's free podcasts, check out our podcast center . When you're ready to invest, check out this top 10 list of stocks to buy . A full t...
In this episode of Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing , Motley Fool Chief Investment Officer Andy Cross talks with Stephen Witt, author of The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World's Most Coveted Microchip . To catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool's free podcasts, check out our podcast center . When you're ready to invest, check out this top 10 list of stocks to buy . A full transcript is below. Continue reading
mapo/iStock via Getty Images Market and portfolio review The quarter was characterized by increased volatility driven by a combination of geopolitical developments and evolving expectations around AI. Escalating tensions in the Middle East and the associated rise in oil prices added to macro uncertainty and shifting interest rate expectations, while ongoing debate around AI's long-term implication...
mapo/iStock via Getty Images Market and portfolio review The quarter was characterized by increased volatility driven by a combination of geopolitical developments and evolving expectations around AI. Escalating tensions in the Middle East and the associated rise in oil prices added to macro uncertainty and shifting interest rate expectations, while ongoing debate around AI's long-term implications — particularly disruption risks — continued to influence market leadership. Performance across the cap spectrum was mixed. Despite a sharp selloff in March, smaller-cap stocks maintained their relative outperformance year to date, with the Russell 2000 up 0.89% versus a 4.18% decline for the Russell 1000. The small-mid segment was the strongest, with the Russell 2500 returning 2.04% for the quarter. From a sector perspective, energy was far and away the best-performing sector in Q1, advancing 39% in the quarter as oil prices rose sharply due to supply concerns following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz; consumer staples followed in a distant second (+6.7%). Financials was the weakest sector (-6.1%), pressured by macro and interest rate uncertainty as well as fear about potential AI-disruption impacting financial and consulting services. Consumer discretionary (-5.3%) also lagged, as investors grew increasingly cautious on the consumer amid rising energy costs and potential inflationary pressures. Our relative underperformance in the quarter stemmed from three primary areas: AI-related stocks (both what we own and don't own), consumer and housing-related concerns, and health care stock selection. Many companies within the Russell 2500 Index are benefitting from substantial dollars being spent on AI-related capital spending, with several stocks including SanDisk (+168%), Lumentum Holdings (+91%) and Comfort Systems (+48%), increased materially in Q1 (notably, this dynamic is more impactful in the Russell 2500 Value Index). While we do have exposure to this theme through ...
Earnings Call Insights: Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (SPH) Q2 fiscal 2026 Management View "The fiscal 2026 second quarter was another solid quarter for Suburban Propane." (President, CEO & Supervisor Michael A. Stivala) "Our core propane business performed extremely well in a very challenging heating season." (President, CEO & Supervisor Stivala) "We made great progress stabilizing production a...
Earnings Call Insights: Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (SPH) Q2 fiscal 2026 Management View "The fiscal 2026 second quarter was another solid quarter for Suburban Propane." (President, CEO & Supervisor Michael A. Stivala) "Our core propane business performed extremely well in a very challenging heating season." (President, CEO & Supervisor Stivala) "We made great progress stabilizing production and advancing our expansion projects in our renewable natural gas business." (President, CEO & Supervisor Stivala) "And with our excess cash flows from operations, we continued to reduce our total outstanding debt." (President, CEO & Supervisor Stivala) "In our renewable natural gas operations, average daily D3 RNG injection during the second quarter of fiscal 2026 increased 16% compared to the prior sequential quarter and more than 12% compared to the prior year second quarter, driven by improved facility uptime and the benefits of our capital investments and process improvements..." (President, CEO & Supervisor Stivala) "...with our new anaerobic digester facility in Upstate New York and our gas upgrading system at our facility in Columbus, Ohio... we expect to add approximately 200,000 MMBtus of annual production to our RNG platform." (President, CEO & Supervisor Stivala) "Excluding these and certain other noncash items, adjusted net income for the second quarter was $139.3 million or $2.09 per common unit..." (Chief Financial Officer Mike Kuglin) "Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter was $175.3 million..." (Chief Financial Officer Kuglin) Outlook "...our new anaerobic digester facility in Upstate New York and our gas upgrading system at our facility in Columbus, Ohio... remain on schedule for completion during the second half of fiscal 2026..." (President, CEO & Supervisor Stivala) "...we expect to add approximately 200,000 MMBtus of annual production to our RNG platform." (President, CEO & Supervisor Stivala) "...we recognized $3.5 million of PTCs earned on D3 RNG inj...
Earnings Call Insights: Kelly Services (KELYA) Q1 2026 Management View CEO Chris Layden described a stable quarter in a cautious hiring environment, saying, “conditions through the quarter were stable, consistent with our expectations,” and added that “total company revenue exceeded our expectations and adjusted EBITDA margin was in line with our expectations.” Layden highlighted sequential improv...
Earnings Call Insights: Kelly Services (KELYA) Q1 2026 Management View CEO Chris Layden described a stable quarter in a cautious hiring environment, saying, “conditions through the quarter were stable, consistent with our expectations,” and added that “total company revenue exceeded our expectations and adjusted EBITDA margin was in line with our expectations.” Layden highlighted sequential improvement in core staffing trends and tech-enabled talent solutions, saying, “in ETM, staffing and overall revenue trends improved sequentially from the fourth quarter, including growth in talent solutions across our technology-enabled and AI-powered MSP, RPO and PPO offerings.” Layden emphasized a large new win and near-term expansion potential, stating, “among them is a significant MSP program with a leading global oil and gas company across its North American operations,” and “with the initial implementation of this new MSP program complete, we have clear line of sight to additional expansion opportunities.” Layden said Kelly is formalizing a commercial “1 Kelly” approach via a new growth office and a unified CRM, stating, “central to this effort is the migration of all commercial teams onto a new unified CRM system,” and “we expect the migration to be complete by mid-year.” Layden announced a senior leadership appointment and signaled a transition in ETM oversight, saying, “in March, we welcomed Joel Leege as President of SET,” and “I’m also reevaluating the leadership structure within the ETM business… in the interim, I will be closely involved in the management of ETM.” CFO Troy Anderson reported Q1 revenue and the underlying demand picture, stating, “for the first quarter of 2026, revenue totaled $1 billion, which was down 10.7% overall versus Q1 of last year, is favorable to our guidance,” and “excluding the previously disclosed discrete impacts… revenue was down 3.3% on an underlying basis.” Outlook Anderson said the company’s outlook was unchanged from February: “our ...
Earnings Call Insights: Amprius Technologies (AMPX) Q1 2026 Management view "I'm pleased to report Q1 revenue of $28.5 million, up 2.5x year-over-year and 13% higher sequentially," said CEO Thomas Stepien, and added, "The strong results give us the confidence to increase our revenue guidance for the full year to at least $130 million, $5 million above our previous forecast." Stepien highlighted de...
Earnings Call Insights: Amprius Technologies (AMPX) Q1 2026 Management view "I'm pleased to report Q1 revenue of $28.5 million, up 2.5x year-over-year and 13% higher sequentially," said CEO Thomas Stepien, and added, "The strong results give us the confidence to increase our revenue guidance for the full year to at least $130 million, $5 million above our previous forecast." Stepien highlighted defense/UAS customer momentum and linked it to downstream demand visibility, saying, "Three Amprius customers leveraging our SiCore batteries have recently received notable multimillion dollar awards," and, "Their success boosts our visibility into future purchase orders for SiCore cells." Stepien announced a China LEV win, saying, "We are pleased to announce that our silicon anode cells were selected by a leading light electric vehicle customer based in China," and, "This customer placed a $21 million multi-quarter purchase order for batteries for 2- and 3-wheeled vehicles." Stepien updated the DIU contract expansion: "In the March quarter, the contract was increased for a third time and now totals $18.1 million," and said the increase "adds delivery of 3 types of silicon anode cylindrical cells and 4 standard-sized pouch cells." "Our Q1 gross profit was $5.7 million, producing a gross margin of 20%," said CFO Ricardo Rodriguez, explaining the sequential decline: "Our Q1 SiMaxx-related overhead costs were up more than $3 million. Essentially, these are fixed costs against only $618,000 of revenue." Rodriguez described the warrant exchange as capital-structure simplification: "We announced an agreement to exchange our outstanding public warrants for common shares, which will simplify and strengthen our capital structure," and added it was "consistent with the broader optimization of our capital structure that we've been executing, such as closing the ATM, settling the Colorado lease and now managing our warrant overhang proactively." Outlook "We are raising our revenue guidan...
Earnings Call Insights: Compass Minerals (CMP) Q2 fiscal 2026 Management View “In the second quarter, we retired our remaining $150 million of the 2027 senior unsecured notes earlier than anticipated,” Edward Dowling (President, CEO & Director) said, adding that the company is “push[ing] on operational improvements at Goderich and elsewhere” and that “we simplified our portfolio with the sale of o...
Earnings Call Insights: Compass Minerals (CMP) Q2 fiscal 2026 Management View “In the second quarter, we retired our remaining $150 million of the 2027 senior unsecured notes earlier than anticipated,” Edward Dowling (President, CEO & Director) said, adding that the company is “push[ing] on operational improvements at Goderich and elsewhere” and that “we simplified our portfolio with the sale of our Wynyard SOP operation, which was completed during the quarter.” Dowling said salt market setup for the next season remains supportive, stating, “The North American highway deicing market remains structurally tight,” and “inventories across the system are low following the past winter, which is constructive from both the pricing and tender size growth,” while emphasizing discipline: “We'll be focused on maximizing the value of every ton we commit for the next season.” Peter Fjellman (Chief Financial Officer) reported, “For the second quarter of fiscal 2026, consolidated revenue was $453 million,” and “Adjusted EBITDA was $86 million,” with “Adjusted EBITDA margin was 19.1%,” while attributing the margin improvement to “adjusted EBITDA margin growth in both the salt and the plant nutrition business as well as lower SG&A expense year-over-year.” Outlook Fjellman said, “We are updating our full year adjusted EBITDA guidance range of $212 million to $236 million with a midpoint of $224 million,” while noting an outlook mix shift: “We have adjusted Salt segment outlook. The midpoint is now $233 million compared to the previous midpoint of $241 million,” and “Plant Nutrition adjusted EBITDA is now $43 million to $47 million compared with the midpoint of $45 million, up from the prior midpoint.” Management tied the salt adjustment to operating realities, with Fjellman saying the update reflects “geographic mix,” “production dynamics at a facility level,” and “product mix,” and that this year included “limited winter impact out West and volume and higher cost served markets.” Com...