3 Stocks Under the Microscope After Large Insider Sales Insiders are selling shares of Seagate, Adobe, and Chime, but tax obligations, executive changes and remaining ownership make each signal different. MarketBeat · Sep 28
AST SpaceMobile’s New Securities Lawsuit Adds Fuel to an Already Volatile Stock A securities fraud class-action lawsuit accuses AST SpaceMobile of misleading investors about capital needs and competition, adding to concerns over dilution, volatility, and elevated short interest. MarketBeat · Sep 28
The Nasdaq Nears a Major Breakout: 5 Tech ETFs to Play the Move As the Nasdaq-100 nears its all-time high, QQQ, XLK, SMH, QQQI, and SOXX offer distinct ways to gain tech and semiconductor exposure, from low-cost to income-focused options. MarketBeat · Sep 28
Analyst Rating Boosts May Signal More Upside for These 3 Stocks StubHub, Targa Resources, and Equinor recently received analyst upgrades tied to improving fundamentals, EBITDA growth, long-term contracts, and strategic positioning in energy and ticketing markets. MarketBeat · Sep 28
Fertilizer Prices Keep Climbing: 3 Stocks Still Trading at a Discount Wide U.S.-Europe natural gas spreads are boosting fertilizer margins. CF Industries, CVR Partners, and LSB Industries all trade below their spring highs despite strong spread economics. MarketBeat · Sep 28
Why 3 Struggling Stocks Are Suddenly Spending Big on Buybacks D.R. Horton, CAVA, and FTAI Aviation announced major buyback programs after share price declines, with D.R. Horton raising 2026 repurchase guidance 30% amid housing headwinds. MarketBeat · Sep 28
3 Dividend Stocks With Higher Yields and Room for More Payout Growth JPMorgan, McDonald's, and VICI Properties raised dividends despite recent share-price weakness, with payout ratios suggesting each increase remains well supported by earnings and cash flow. MarketBeat · Sep 28
3 Niche Growth Stocks With an Edge Their Rivals Can’t Ignore Upstart, Sezzle, and Intuitive Machines show strong growth in niche markets, with rising revenue and demand, though each faces distinct risks like valuation, short interest, or cash burn. MarketBeat · Sep 28
Data Centers Got the AI Hype—But Office REITs May Get the Rent Hikes Strong leasing demand and limited new supply are boosting top-tier office REITs like SL Green, BXP and Hudson Pacific, which trade far cheaper than data-center REITs Equinix and Digital Realty. MarketBeat · Sep 27
2 Cybersecurity Stocks Breaking Out as AI Continues to Be a Tailwind Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet shares are up 112% and 125% this year, respectively, as AI-driven demand for cybersecurity fuels strong earnings and technical breakouts for both stocks. MarketBeat · Sep 27
3 More AI Infrastructure Plays Beyond the Big Names Bloom Energy, Ciena, and Twilio show strong revenue growth, raised guidance, and analyst support as AI infrastructure buildout continues across power, networking, and orchestration. MarketBeat · Sep 27
CAVA Stock Slips: Sector Fear or Valuation Reality? CAVA stock fell alongside restaurant peers after weak August traffic data, but Q2 results showed strong sales and unit growth despite slipping margins and a still-rich valuation. MarketBeat · Sep 27
Why Equal-Weight Funds Hide A Yield Curve Catch SPY's tech-heavy structure and RSP's equal-weight, rate-sensitive value tilt carry different risks; comparing yields, valuations, and margins helps investors position portfolios for shifting Treasury rates. MarketBeat · Sep 27
5 Scary-Good Stocks With Strong October Catalysts and Breakout Potential AMD, Credo Technologies, Bloom Energy, Target and LightPath Technologies show bullish chart setups and fundamental tailwinds ahead of Q3 earnings that could fuel gains by year's end. MarketBeat · Sep 27
MarketBeat · Sep 26 3 Defense Stocks Riding Nuclear, Missile, and Aerospace Demand BWX Technologies, Mercury Systems, and Howmet Aerospace show strong backlog, revenue growth, and raised guidance as defense spending rises, though their stock performances vary widely.
MarketBeat · Sep 26 SoFi Is Bypassing the Banking Bottleneck With Stablecoin Settlement SoFi Technologies is using its national bank charter to settle roughly $25 billion in annualized Mastercard transaction volume via its SoFiUSD stablecoin, cutting costs and drawing commercial deposits.
MarketBeat · Sep 26 These 3 Overlooked Stocks Have Big Money Behind Them High institutional ownership, dividend growth, and AI or margin catalysts make ADM, Sanmina, and Delek US Holdings overlooked stocks worth a closer look, this analysis argues.
MarketBeat · Sep 26 Darden Restaurants Serves Up Fresh Catalysts for a Stock Price Rally Darden Restaurants posted steady Q1 FY2027 revenue growth and affirmed guidance, with strong cash flow supporting dividends and buybacks despite a post-earnings share price pullback.
MarketBeat · Sep 26 Best Buy Is Turning Amazon Fire TV Into a New Advertising Opportunity Best Buy is expanding its Fire TV ad partnership with Amazon, growing its high-margin media network toward $1 billion in revenue as a new CEO takes over amid hardware cost pressures.
MarketBeat · Sep 26 MarketBeat Week in Review – 09/21 - 09/25 A weekly roundup of MarketBeat analysis on volatile markets, oil, bond rates, AI stocks, dividend picks, and earnings outlooks, covering companies from NVIDIA to Tesla and Qualcomm.
MarketBeat · Sep 25 Costco Ends Its Fiscal Year on a High Note, Eyes Big Expansion Costco topped Q4 2026 EPS and revenue estimates, driven by pharmacy, gas, and membership growth, and plans 33 new warehouses in FY2027 despite ongoing tariff pressures.
MarketBeat · Sep 25 Cracker Barrel Stock Is Rallying Again, But the Turnaround Still Has a Traffic Problem Cracker Barrel shares rose over 12% after Q4 2026 earnings beat estimates, but non-recurring items, declining traffic, and high short interest raise questions about the rally's durability.
MarketBeat · Sep 25 Oracle’s Force Majeure Notice Exposes a Bigger Problem for the AI Build-Out Oracle's force majeure notice on its Project Jupiter AI data center, tied to a natural gas pipeline delay, raises risk questions for Oracle, Bloom Energy, and Energy Transfer, though analysts remain bullish.
MarketBeat · Sep 25 Oil May Be Stronger Than It Looks—And Diamondback Is on Sale Diamondback Energy shares fell after a Morgan Stanley downgrade and a large share block sale, but strong Q2 earnings and a persistent Middle East supply gap support a higher oil price floor.
MarketBeat · Sep 25 BlackBerry Shifts Gears With Coretura Deal BlackBerry secured a $100 million-plus QNX software deal with Coretura, the Daimler Truck-Volvo joint venture, validating its Alloy Kore platform ahead of second-quarter earnings on Sept. 24.