Wall Street is an emotional place, with investors often moving like lemmings when something notable takes place. That's not inherently bad, given that the geopolitical conflict in the Middle East has dramatically increased uncertainty in energy markets. However, if you think long-term, you need to put higher oil prices into a larger context. Here's what long-term investors are watching. Higher oil...
Wall Street is an emotional place, with investors often moving like lemmings when something notable takes place. That's not inherently bad, given that the geopolitical conflict in the Middle East has dramatically increased uncertainty in energy markets. However, if you think long-term, you need to put higher oil prices into a larger context. Here's what long-term investors are watching. Higher oil prices: This too shall pass If you look back at the history of oil prices, you will see that periods of rising energy prices are followed by periods in which prices are falling. Oil and natural gas are commodities driven by supply and demand, so that only makes sense. Right now, there is concern about energy supplies, and the prices of these commodities are on the rise. If history is any guide, the geopolitical conflict will eventually end, and energy prices will retreat again. Even if the conflict lingers, energy markets will likely start to adjust by increasing supply elsewhere. So energy prices may not rise as high as some market watchers are warning. And even if they do, they probably won't remain there forever. While some investors are rushing into energy stocks like Diamondback Energy (FANG 0.99%), which produces around 970 MBoe a day in the United States, to take advantage of the energy spike, that trade probably won't be as desirable for an investor who thinks long term. When the energy market returns to a more normal state, Diamondback's stock price will likely pull back just as sharply as it has risen. Expand NASDAQ : FANG Diamondback Energy Today's Change ( -0.99 %) $ -1.76 Current Price $ 176.60 Key Data Points Market Cap $50B Day's Range $ 172.99 - $ 178.02 52wk Range $ 114.00 - $ 186.66 Volume 553K Avg Vol 2.4M Gross Margin 35.16 % Dividend Yield 2.27 % The market volatility could be opening up other opportunities Higher energy costs will ripple through the economy, likely driving inflation higher. Consumers are already concerned about a recession, which has ...
Key Points Clifford Capital added 414,006 shares of Thermon Group in the fourth quarter. the estimated trade size was $13.59 million. Meanwhile, the quarter-end position value increased by $15.55 million, reflecting both share purchases and price movement. The post-trade stake totaled 430,230 shares valued at $15.99 million. 10 stocks we like better than Thermon Group › On February 17, 2026, Cliff...
Key Points Clifford Capital added 414,006 shares of Thermon Group in the fourth quarter. the estimated trade size was $13.59 million. Meanwhile, the quarter-end position value increased by $15.55 million, reflecting both share purchases and price movement. The post-trade stake totaled 430,230 shares valued at $15.99 million. 10 stocks we like better than Thermon Group › On February 17, 2026, Clifford Capital Partners disclosed a buy of 414,006 shares of Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE:THR), an estimated $13.59 million trade based on quarterly average pricing. What happened According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing dated February 17, 2026, Clifford Capital Partners increased its stake in Thermon Group Holdings by 414,006 shares. The estimated value of the trade was $13.59 million, based on the average closing price for the quarter. The fund’s quarter-end position value in the company rose by $15.55 million, a figure that includes both the impact of new purchases and stock price changes. What else to know Clifford Capital’s buy brings its Thermon Group Holdings stake to 2.72% of 13F reportable assets under management as of December 31, 2025. Top holdings after the filing: NASDAQ:HSIC: $27.97 million (4.8% of AUM) NYSE:SOLV: $24.46 million (4.2% of AUM) NYSE:RKT: $24.33 million (4.1% of AUM) NYSE:HNI: $24.13 million (4.1% of AUM) NYSE:NATL: $23.69 million (4.0% of AUM) As of Wednesday, shares of Thermon Group Holdings were priced at $46.94, up 60% over the past year and well outperforming the S&P 500, which is instead up about 21% over the same period. Company overview Metric Value Price (as of Wednesday) $46.94 Market capitalization $1.5 billion Revenue (TTM) $522.01 million Net income (TTM) $58.80 million Company snapshot Thermon Group Holdings provides engineered industrial process heating solutions, including electric and gas heating products, heat tracing systems, control panels, and specialty products for industrial applications. The firm genera...
(RTTNews) - Stellus Capital Investment (SCM) released earnings for full year that Dropped, from last year The company's earnings totaled $27.05 million, or $0.95 per share. This compares with $45.84 million, or $1.79 per share, last year. The company's revenue for the period fell 2.5% to $102.14 million from $104.74 million last year. Stellus Capital Investment earnings at a glance (GAAP) : -Earni...
(RTTNews) - Stellus Capital Investment (SCM) released earnings for full year that Dropped, from last year The company's earnings totaled $27.05 million, or $0.95 per share. This compares with $45.84 million, or $1.79 per share, last year. The company's revenue for the period fell 2.5% to $102.14 million from $104.74 million last year. Stellus Capital Investment earnings at a glance (GAAP) : -Earnings: $27.05 Mln. vs. $45.84 Mln. last year. -EPS: $0.95 vs. $1.79 last year. -Revenue: $102.14 Mln vs. $104.74 Mln last year. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
Earnings Call Insights: CuriosityStream Inc. (CURI) Q4 2025 Management View CEO Clint Stinchcomb highlighted that "revenue grew 40% to $71.7 million from $51.1 million in '24, while adjusted free cash flow increased 46%, $13.9 million from $9.5 million in '24." He emphasized a 36% year-over-year increase in Q4 revenue to $19.2 million and pointed to an expanded gross margin of 60% in Q4, up from 5...
Earnings Call Insights: CuriosityStream Inc. (CURI) Q4 2025 Management View CEO Clint Stinchcomb highlighted that "revenue grew 40% to $71.7 million from $51.1 million in '24, while adjusted free cash flow increased 46%, $13.9 million from $9.5 million in '24." He emphasized a 36% year-over-year increase in Q4 revenue to $19.2 million and pointed to an expanded gross margin of 60% in Q4, up from 52% a year ago. Cost discipline helped reduce nondiscretionary G&A expenses by 33% year-over-year. Stinchcomb stated, "In 2026, we believe our annual licensing revenue will exceed our overall subscription revenue." He attributed this to new pricing, new partnerships, and organic growth, and pointed to a "large differentiated content library of rights to nearly 3 million hours of premium factual content plus sports, plus news, plus general entertainment, animation and film." The CEO forecasted that the roster of partners could "more than double in 2026 and potentially increase 5 to 6x in 2027." The CEO added, "We intend to pay 2026 dividends from cash generated by operations as we did in 2024. Our balance sheet remains strong with over $27 million in liquidity and no debt." CFO Phillip Hayden reported, "In the fourth quarter, we reported revenue of $19.2 million at the high end of our guidance and a 36% increase compared to $14.1 million a year ago." He noted full year adjusted EBITDA was $8.2 million and adjusted free cash flow of $13.9 million. "Licensing revenue was $9.8 million in the fourth quarter, an increase of $6.1 million from last year, while subscription revenue came in at $9.1 million." Hayden also pointed to increased G&A driven by noncash stock-based compensation and onetime expenses, and noted the expiration of $6.7 million in warrants, reducing dilution. Outlook For the first half of 2026, the company expects revenue between $38 million and $42 million, and adjusted free cash flow between $6 million and $9 million. Full year guidance remains double-digit grow...
Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Meta Platforms (NasdaqGS:META) outlined a roadmap for four new in-house AI chips, MTIA 300, 400, 450, and 500. The chips are designed primarily for generative AI inference and are planned to roll out in rapid six month iterations. Meta aims to deploy these chips across its infras...
Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Meta Platforms (NasdaqGS:META) outlined a roadmap for four new in-house AI chips, MTIA 300, 400, 450, and 500. The chips are designed primarily for generative AI inference and are planned to roll out in rapid six month iterations. Meta aims to deploy these chips across its infrastructure with frictionless integration to support AI workloads on its platforms. Meta, best known for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and its growing AI tools, is putting custom silicon at the center of how it runs generative AI models. By focusing these chips on inference rather than training, the company is targeting the heavy lifting that happens when billions of users interact with AI powered experiences across its apps. The six month refresh cycle points to a roadmap where hardware, software and data center planning are closely coordinated. For investors looking at NasdaqGS:META, this chip effort may affect long term considerations such as capital spending patterns, supplier relationships and how the company manages AI infrastructure costs over time. It also sets up a clearer framework to watch, as each MTIA generation could indicate how Meta is adapting its AI stack to changes in model size, efficiency and usage across its social and messaging platforms. Stay updated on the most important news stories for Meta Platforms by adding it to your watchlist or portfolio. Alternatively, explore our Community to discover new perspectives on Meta Platforms. NasdaqGS:META Earnings & Revenue Growth as at Mar 2026 📰 Beyond the headline: 0 risks and 3 things going right for Meta Platforms that every investor should see. For you as an investor, the MTIA roadmap is really about how Meta wants to control the cost and reliability of running large scale AI across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. By focusing MTIA 400, 450 and 500 on generative AI inference and refreshing every six months,...
Shutthiphong Chandaeng/iStock via Getty Images By Padhraic Garvey, CFA , Regional Head of Research, Americas; Michiel Tukker , Senior European Rates Strategist; and Benjamin Schroeder , Senior Rates Strategist Wider front-end breakevens and wider back-end swap spreads are both problem childs Monday saw President Trump have a remarkable effect on market pricing, taming the price of oil in particula...
Shutthiphong Chandaeng/iStock via Getty Images By Padhraic Garvey, CFA , Regional Head of Research, Americas; Michiel Tukker , Senior European Rates Strategist; and Benjamin Schroeder , Senior Rates Strategist Wider front-end breakevens and wider back-end swap spreads are both problem childs Monday saw President Trump have a remarkable effect on market pricing, taming the price of oil in particular, mostly on the carrot of an earlier-than-anticipated end to the Iran war. Tuesday saw little change to the onslaught, and words to the effect that the job was not quite done. Wednesday was dominated by the creeping realisation that we were midway through week two, and most likely heading into a third week, at the very minimum. One positive, post the President's comments on Monday, is the holding pattern for the oil price. It collapsed below Monday's highs, and has held broadly steady since. No doubt this has been helped by preparedness to release strategic reserves where required. But it also reflects the fact that both of these seemingly conflicting outcomes can be true at the same time. More intense short-term attacks could well help to bring the whole thing to an end sooner. To be seen. Market breakeven inflation rates have decided that things are getting more troubling again. Inflation breakevens managed to flatline at around 3% through Tuesday (using the 2yr tenor), but through Wednesday, they ratcheted right back up to over 3.1%. And this has come through higher nominal yields (as real yields have been broadly steady). The 10yr yield is now up to over 4.2%, and continues to look up. The 10yr yield spread to 10yr SOFR (swap spread) has re-widened, also spelling trouble. The 10yr swap spread almost hit 50bp on Monday as the price of oil spiked. It then got back down to the low 40s, but it's now back up to the high 40s, and still showing a tendency to rise. This is not great. No doubt an irritant for Scott Bessent, as the cost of re-funding is higher, and at a wider sp...
Since the war in the Middle East began nearly two weeks ago, the phone at Ron Hubbard’s bomb shelter company in Texas has not stopped ringing. Foreign and US clients are rushing to buy his bunkers, seeking refuge in case of air raids, nuclear fallout or apocalypse. With the United States and Israel pounding Iran, and Tehran retaliating with strikes across the region, Hubbard has seen demand for hi...
Since the war in the Middle East began nearly two weeks ago, the phone at Ron Hubbard’s bomb shelter company in Texas has not stopped ringing. Foreign and US clients are rushing to buy his bunkers, seeking refuge in case of air raids, nuclear fallout or apocalypse. With the United States and Israel pounding Iran, and Tehran retaliating with strikes across the region, Hubbard has seen demand for his product soar, mostly from Gulf nation clients in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. Advertisement “You can imagine how many people are thinking ‘I wish I had a bomb shelter’,” Hubbard, 63, said in the office of his company, Atlas Survival Shelters. “The respect and the demand for the product is really at an all-time high right now like I’ve never seen it before.” Tornado and other shelters at the Atlas Survival Shelters factory. Photo: AFP But with Iranian missiles hitting US targets in the Middle East and violence on the rise domestically, Americans are also worried. One recent morning, a client from Florida called Hubbard to inquire about a bomb shelter for 10 people.