Maximusnd/iStock via Getty Images Fund Performance In a good year for small-cap growth stocks, Royce Smaller-Companies Growth Fund ( RYVPX ) made an excellent showing on both an absolute and relative basis. The Fund advanced 19.3% in 2025, beating both Russell 2000 Growth Index, which was up 13.0%, and the Russell 2000 Index, which gained 12.8%, for the same period. The Fund also outperformed both...
Maximusnd/iStock via Getty Images Fund Performance In a good year for small-cap growth stocks, Royce Smaller-Companies Growth Fund ( RYVPX ) made an excellent showing on both an absolute and relative basis. The Fund advanced 19.3% in 2025, beating both Russell 2000 Growth Index, which was up 13.0%, and the Russell 2000 Index, which gained 12.8%, for the same period. The Fund also outperformed both indexes for the 3-year, 10-year, and since inception (6/14/01) periods ended 12/31/25 while also outpacing the small-cap growth index for the 5-year period. What Worked… and What Didn’t Nine of the portfolio’s 10 equity sectors made a positive impact on calendar year performance, with Health Care, Industrials, and Materials making the largest positive contributions while the only negative impact came from Consumer Staples. At the industry level, health care providers & services (Health Care), aerospace & defense (Industrials), and pharmaceuticals (Health Care) contributed most, while software (Information Technology), commercial services & supplies (Industrials), and food products (Consumer Staples) were the largest detractors. Our top-contributing position was Palvella Therapeutics (PTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapies to treat patients suffering from serious, rare genetic skin diseases for which there are no FDA-approved therapies. Palvella is developing a broad pipeline of product candidates based on its patented QTORIN platform—a proprietary technology that focuses on delivering highly targeted technologies directly to the disease source. Palvella’s shares appreciated significantly in 2025 as investors grew more confident in the company’s pipeline following a grant from the FDA, patent wins, expanded indications and programs, and a positive Phase II readout, with an additional Phase III readout expected in 1Q26. QTORIN rapamycin has the potential to be the only approved therapy in multiple rare disea...
Earnings Call Insights: Silvaco Group, Inc. (SVCO) Q4 2025 Management View Walden Rhines, CEO & Director, expressed satisfaction with Q4 performance, noting, "We're executing our turnaround plan faster than anticipated, which can be seen clearly in the numbers. For Q4, we delivered bookings at the high end of the guided range, revenue and gross margin above the high end and non-GAAP operating expe...
Earnings Call Insights: Silvaco Group, Inc. (SVCO) Q4 2025 Management View Walden Rhines, CEO & Director, expressed satisfaction with Q4 performance, noting, "We're executing our turnaround plan faster than anticipated, which can be seen clearly in the numbers. For Q4, we delivered bookings at the high end of the guided range, revenue and gross margin above the high end and non-GAAP operating expenses at the low end, all resulting in a much lower operating loss than expected in the quarter." He highlighted a major milestone with a second customer adopting the FTCO AI-driven solution, stating this adoption "confirms the clear customer value of our AI solution beyond memory and points to significant opportunities ahead." Rhines emphasized that the TCAD business saw a 70% sequential increase in bookings to $9.2 million and a 34% sequential increase in revenue to $8.7 million, driven by FTCO adoption. He also noted record IP revenue and bookings over $5 million, primarily from the first full quarter of Mixel revenue post-acquisition, and expects the IP business to be the fastest grower in 2026. Chris Zegarelli, Chief Financial Officer, stated, "In Q4, we delivered $18.3 million in bookings near the high end of our guided range. Strength in the quarter came from IP products and our TCAD solutions. IP delivered more bookings in Q4 than it did in the entire year of 2024." Zegarelli also commented, "GAAP gross margin in Q4 was 83.3% and non-GAAP gross margin was 85.6%. Gross margin increased roughly 5 full points sequentially and came in well ahead of guidance." Outlook For Q1 2026, the company expects bookings of between $15 million and $19 million, revenue of between $15 million and $19 million, non-GAAP gross margin of around 85%, and non-GAAP operating expenses of $14.5 million to $16.5 million. Zegarelli stated, "Our guidance indicates that this trend continues in Q1 with a similar level of sequential reduction in total spending. We expect further reductions in Q2." Ma...
Shares of Bumble (BMBL +35.39%) leaped on Thursday after the online dating app maker unveiled some intriguing new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered features. Refocusing on safety and the member experience Bumble's revenue declined 14.3% year over year to $224.2 million in the fourth quarter. Sales for its namesake app fell 14.8% to $181 million, while its Badoo app and other revenue shrank 12.4...
Shares of Bumble (BMBL +35.39%) leaped on Thursday after the online dating app maker unveiled some intriguing new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered features. Refocusing on safety and the member experience Bumble's revenue declined 14.3% year over year to $224.2 million in the fourth quarter. Sales for its namesake app fell 14.8% to $181 million, while its Badoo app and other revenue shrank 12.4% to $43.2 million. The declines were driven by a 20.5% drop in paying users to 3.3 million, which was partially offset by a 7.9% rise in average revenue per paying user to $22.20. Expand NASDAQ : BMBL Bumble Today's Change ( 35.39 %) $ 1.00 Current Price $ 3.85 Key Data Points Market Cap $320M Day's Range $ 3.67 - $ 4.24 52wk Range $ 2.61 - $ 8.64 Volume 1M Avg Vol 3.1M Gross Margin 66.81 % "In 2025, we made the deliberate choice to return Bumble to its women-first foundation, raising the bar on trust and authenticity while addressing pain points our members experience with online dating," CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd said. "We believe that when women feel safe, confident, and intentional about who they meet, the entire ecosystem works better." All told, Bumble's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) decreased by 1% to $71.6 million. AI enhancements should drive earnings higher Looking ahead, management expects Bumble's adjusted EBITDA to climb to between $76 million and $80 million in the first quarter. During a conference call with analysts, Herd said Bumble is developing AI-driven features built on its proprietary data to highlight more relevant matches. These tools should help to boost member satisfaction scores -- and, by extension, Bumble's revenue and profits -- by serving as AI-powered dating assistants and matchmakers. "We believe that we have one of the largest and most nuanced data sets of real human connections in the world, leaving us uniquely positioned to apply AI in ways that are more personalized and effective than any potentia...
What happened Shares of Bumble (NASDAQ: BMBL) surged on Thursday after the digital dating platform reported impressive first-quarter results. As of 3:35 p.m. ET, the stock price was up by 25%. So what Revenue rose 24% year over year to $211 million, fueled by a 38% surge in Bumble App revenue to $155 million. That was partially offset by a 4% decline in sales from the company's Badoo app and other...
What happened Shares of Bumble (NASDAQ: BMBL) surged on Thursday after the digital dating platform reported impressive first-quarter results. As of 3:35 p.m. ET, the stock price was up by 25%. So what Revenue rose 24% year over year to $211 million, fueled by a 38% surge in Bumble App revenue to $155 million. That was partially offset by a 4% decline in sales from the company's Badoo app and other products, to $55.8 million. People are flocking to Bumble's namesake app. Paying users jumped by 31% to 1.8 million. Those people are also spending more on in-app purchases. That helped increase the app's average revenue per paying user (ARPPU) by 5% to $29.18. "Bumble App drove substantial revenue growth across the U.S. and international markets and delivered a significant sequential increase in paying users by continuing to focus on a woman-first experience built upon trust, kindness, and safety," said founder and CEO Wolfe Herd in a press release. All told, the company's adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) grew by 8% to $49.8 million. Bumble also generated positive free cash flow of $14.4 million, compared to negative $48.3 million in the year-ago quarter. Now what Management reiterated its forecast for 2022 revenue in the range of $934 million to $944 million, though it cautioned that the final result could come in at the low end of that range due to recent fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. Still, that would amount to year-over-year growth of at least 22%. "Our compelling brands, product leadership, and operational excellence position us well to capture a growing share of the global dating market," Wolfe said. 10 stocks we like better than Bumble Inc. When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.* They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy rig...
Defending champion Rory McIlroy recovers from a back injury to begin his defence of the Players Championship but he ends round one seven shots off the pace.
Defending champion Rory McIlroy recovers from a back injury to begin his defence of the Players Championship but he ends round one seven shots off the pace.
In this article USO Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Russian supertanker Astro Lupus waits to unload its cargo of the first direct shipment of Russian crude oil on July 3, 2002 in the Gulf of Mexico. Pool | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. has temporarily authorized the purchase of Russian oil stranded at sea to stabilize energy markets. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a po...
In this article USO Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Russian supertanker Astro Lupus waits to unload its cargo of the first direct shipment of Russian crude oil on July 3, 2002 in the Gulf of Mexico. Pool | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. has temporarily authorized the purchase of Russian oil stranded at sea to stabilize energy markets. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a post on X Thursday that this was a "narrowly tailored, short-term measure" that applies only to oil already in transit. The temporary measure will not provide "significant financial benefit to the Russian government," Bessent added. The Treasury Secretary added that this is because the Russian government derives the majority of its energy revenue from taxes assessed at the point of extraction. A notice on the Treasury's website said the exemption would cover Russian crude products loaded on ships on or before 12.01 a.m. Eastern time, and purchases are allowed till April 11, 12.01 a.m. This is breaking news, please check back for updates. Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.