Stocks news summaries — Page 2
Essential facts and source links for recent stocks stories.
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A 5.2% 10-year Treasury sets a 4% earnings-growth hurdle for the S&P 500
On Sept. 25, the 10-year Treasury yield reached 5.23%, its highest since 2007. Over 10 years, the S&P 500 needs about 4% annual earnings growth to match a Treasury at 5.2%, assuming a steady valuation multiple, a 1% fund dividend yield and reinvested bond interest. -
Motley Fool sees a better entry point in American Express after 17% slide
American Express shares fell 17% in 2026 through Sept. 25, while the S&P 500 rose 13%. Motley Fool says fundamentals are unchanged and calls the lower valuation a better entry point: the stock’s P/E is below 19, down from about 24 at the year’s start. -
Construction Partners completes Florida deal, adding a plant and 150-plus employees
Construction Partners completed its acquisition of Roads, Inc. of NWF on Sept. 21, adding an asphalt plant north of Pensacola, crews, equipment and more than 150 employees to its C.W. Roberts platform. The purchase price was not disclosed. -
Palo Alto’s financing receivables fall 10.5% as weakest-rated balances grow
Palo Alto Networks’ net financing receivables fell about 10.5% to $1.536 billion by July 31, 2026, from $1.717 billion a year earlier, but balances in its weakest internal risk ratings, 7–10, rose to $43 million from $18 million. -
AMC proposes $3.97 billion refinancing package with $2 billion in 2031 notes
AMC’s $3.97 billion refinancing plan combines $2 billion in first-lien notes due 2031, an $850 million first-lien loan syndication and a conditional $1.12 billion second-lien loan commitment. It would replace debt and cover transaction costs; borrowing rates remain undisclosed. -
Webull completes about $100 million purchase of a 99.36% stake in Pi Securities
Webull’s Thai subsidiary completed its purchase of about 99.36% of Pi Securities on Aug. 31 for roughly $100 million, after regulatory approval. Webull aims for the combined Thai business to hold THB 200 billion in customer assets, but gave no deadline. -
Plant clearance moves Almonty’s Sangdong project closer to tungsten sales
Almonty says certificates issued Sept. 17 cleared Sangdong’s South Korean plant for commercial operation and tungsten concentrate sales. Management says ore has run through it since June 2026; shipments and customer payments will test Sangdong’s cash generation. -
CorVel links managed-care services with Guidewire’s ClaimCenter
CorVel announced that Guidewire ClaimCenter users can start and manage its managed-care services within the claims system, sharing injury details and receiving updates without re-entering data. It named no adopting carriers or projected revenue. -
Axcelis plans $35 million South Korean factory, with production due in 2028
Axcelis Technologies announced a $35 million investment in a 200,000-square-foot ion-implantation equipment factory in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Groundbreaking is planned for Oct. 20, with production scheduled to begin in the second half of 2028. -
Webull swings to $34.7 million quarterly pretax income as revenue rises 51%
Webull posted $34.7 million in pretax income for the June 30 quarter, up from a $21.4 million pretax loss a year earlier, as revenue rose 51% to $198.8 million. Funded accounts rose 8% to 5.13 million, while existing users drove most of the roughly 70% trading-volume growth. -
Webull adds S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 nano futures as revenue rises 51%
Webull began offering eligible customers nano-sized S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures on Sept. 14. Second-quarter revenue rose 51% year over year to $198.8 million and trading revenue climbed 66%, but the company has not disclosed futures’ revenue contribution. -
Signet raises adjusted EPS outlook as same-store sales grow 2.2%
Signet Jewelers raised full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $10.45–$12.15 from $9.20–$11.00 after comparable sales rose 2.2% in the quarter ended Aug. 1. Tariff refunds boosted margins, but third-quarter same-store sales were forecast between a 1% decline and 2% growth. -
Cohen & Steers’ August AUM fell $1.5 billion despite net inflows
Cohen & Steers’ August assets under management fell $1.5 billion from July to $101.0 billion as $1.9 billion in market depreciation and $155 million in distributions outweighed $528 million in net inflows. Open-end funds added $430 million, and subadvisory mandates $119 million. -
Tesla's decade-long rally would have grown $10,000 to $267,000
Over the past decade, Tesla shares rose 2,570%, making a hypothetical $10,000 investment worth $267,000, The Motley Fool reports. At the time of publication, the stock was 24% below its peak and Tesla had a $1.2 trillion market capitalization. -
Audit revisions cut valuations at three Metrics funds; trading suspended
Metrics Credit Partners suspended trading in three ASX-listed funds Monday as audited net tangible asset values fell: 12.16% at Metrics Real Estate Multi-Strategy Fund, 10.08% at Metrics Income Opportunities Trust and 1.99% at Metrics Master Income Trust. -
TDS withdraws all-stock bid for Array minority shares, keeps 82% stake
Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) withdrew its all-stock proposal to buy Array Digital Infrastructure’s remaining shares on Sept. 1, retaining its 82% stake. Management favors buybacks and plans to monetize Array spectrum, but has set no schedule or price targets. -
Corporación América Airports grew Q2 revenue and profit as traffic slipped
Corporación América Airports reported Q2 revenue excluding construction services up 8.2% year over year to $470.7 million and net income up 6.9% to $52.8 million. Passenger traffic slipped 0.6% to 20.6 million, and adjusted EBITDA fell 4.5% to $160.3 million. -
Korn Ferry’s fee revenue grows 7% as AMS acquisition tests margins
Korn Ferry’s fiscal 2027 first-quarter fee revenue rose 7% to $756.5 million, extending its growth streak to six quarters; the AMS acquisition closed Sept. 1, 2026. Net income rose 4% to $69 million, but net margin fell to 9.1% from 9.4%, while adjusted EBITDA margin held at 17%. -
Itron brings Gen6 meters to Asia-Pacific utilities and raises 2026 outlook
Itron made its Riva S and Riva T IEC electricity meters available to Asia-Pacific utilities on Sept. 22, its first Gen6 device rollout in the region. After second-quarter revenue fell 7% year over year to $563 million, it raised its 2026 outlook. -
nLIGHT director sells 4,452 shares under preset trading plan
nLIGHT director Geoffrey Moore sold 4,452 shares on Sept. 15 for about $171,179, according to an SEC filing. The sale was made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted June 15; Moore retained 85,717 directly held shares, including unvested restricted stock units. -
SK Hynix weighs 2027 Solidigm IPO with a potential $150 billion valuation
Reuters reported Sept. 25 that SK Hynix is evaluating a 2027 U.S. IPO of its NAND subsidiary Solidigm, which could value the business at $150 billion and raise up to $15 billion. Solidigm held initial pitch meetings with investment banks this week. -
Visa escrow adjustment trims diluted share count by about 1.104 million
Visa said Sept. 23 it had authorized a $405 million U.S. litigation-escrow deposit on Sept. 18. A related adjustment cut the as-converted Class B share count by about 1.104 million; Visa says the reduction has the same EPS-accretive effect as a Class A buyback. -
Tesla begins Semi deliveries as it targets 50,000-unit annual capacity
Tesla began customer deliveries of its Semi electric truck on Sept. 25, formally entering commercial freight. The truck is designed for a 500-mile range, and management targets annual production capacity of 50,000 units at a new Nevada plant. -
Wolfe projects Micron buybacks could reach 25% of market cap by 2027
Wolfe Research kept its Outperform rating and $1,500 price target for Micron on Sept. 23, projecting buybacks worth up to 25% of its market value through 2027. If memory-market tightness persists into 2028, Wolfe says capital returns could exceed 50% of market cap. -
Planet’s Pelican-12 reaches Florida ahead of SpaceX’s Bandwagon-5 launch
Planet Labs said on Sept. 25 that Pelican-12 had reached Cape Canaveral Space Force Station before launch on SpaceX’s Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission. The satellite offers optical resolution down to 30 cm, onboard AI computing and a steerable antenna for intersatellite data relay. -
Algonquin agrees to sell Chilean Suralis stake for $126.5 million
Algonquin Power & Utilities agreed Aug. 28 to sell its roughly 64% stake in Chilean water utility Suralis to a Toesca-managed fund for $126.5 million in cash, plus a potential earnout of up to $1.5 million. The deal supports management’s shift toward regulated utilities. -
Motley Fool favors GE Vernova for conservative investors over X-Energy
Motley Fool sees GE Vernova as the better fit for conservative investors, citing its gas-turbine business and $176 billion backlog; it calls newly public X-Energy a volatile, speculative bet with more upside if its SMR plans succeed. -
Sandisk's $14 billion buyback comes with a strong growth outlook
Sandisk authorized $14 billion in buybacks with fiscal 2026 Q4 results in August, bringing its remaining authorization to $15.5 billion. Motley Fool views the move as complementing growth prospects, including up to $10.8 billion in fiscal 2027 Q1 sales guidance. -
Under a March-set plan, Brian Halligan sold 8,500 HubSpot shares for $2.1 million
HubSpot co-founder Brian Halligan sold 8,500 indirectly held shares for about $2.1 million on Sept. 15 under a Rule 10b5-1 plan established in March. The stock’s one-year total return was -52% on the sale date; he retained a beneficial interest in 422,025 shares.
