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Dassault Aviation SA finished the week close to the lowest price target cited by analysts, while India’s 114-Rafale plan advanced in its assessment stage.…
Price and returns: Aug. 21, 2026 close. Retrieved Aug. 22, 2026, 07:04 CEST.
Average target implies 19.6% upside from Friday’s close; low target is 0.3% above it.
| Metric | H1 2026 | H1 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted sales | €4.157bn | €2.847bn | +46% |
| Operating income | €330m | €180m | +83% |
| Order intake | €2.878bn | €8.075bn | −64% |
| Rafale deliveries | 12 | 7 | +71% |
Backlog was €45.36bn at June 30, including 208 Rafales and 83 Falcons.
A firm order with disclosed economics would narrow uncertainty. Delay, repricing or more local content would keep the headline count from mapping cleanly to earnings.
Shares of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. fell 10.2% to $112.11 in late Friday trade. The decline came after the company announced a new $600 million…
NASDAQ: AAOI · Investor snapshot
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. · U.S. market closed Friday, August 21, 2026
-3.32% Friday
Closed August 21 at 4:00 p.m. EDT.
-9.83% vs. close
Nasdaq last sale at 6:25 p.m. EDT. Extended-hours prices can be thin.
Raymond James and Needham may sell shares over time. AOI is not required to use it.
2% sales commissionAt Friday's close, equal to 5.7% of the 84.91 million shares outstanding on August 20.
The balance sheet is liquid, but capacity expansion consumes cash quickly. The new authorization is 1.18× June cash plus restricted cash.
Midpoint implies 42.0% sequential growth. Management says demand may exceed capacity through mid-2027.
Consensus: Buy from six analysts. Three were Holds. Targets were last updated before the ATM filing.
The SEC illustration is mechanical, not a forecast. Actual prices and issued shares will vary.
Equity funds the 800G and 1.6T ramp. Q3 revenue reaches or exceeds the $272.5 million midpoint.
AOI sells gradually. Investors weigh added capacity against a persistent supply overhang.
Weak pricing forces more shares into the market while production delays or customer timing slow the ramp.
Sources: August 21 Form 8-K, prospectus supplement, Q2 Form 10-Q, company Q2 release, S&P Global analyst data via StockAnalysis, and Nasdaq market data. Calculations use displayed figures and may differ due to rounding.
Shares of Critical Metals Corp. jumped 22.6% on Friday. The stock, however, closed at $7.11, remaining under the important $8 merger benchmark. As a…
Market data as of August 21, 2026, 16:00 EDT
| View | Rating | Target | Upside |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom | Hold | $8 | 12.5% |
| S&P consensus | Hold | $13 | 82.8% |
| Cantor | Spec. Buy | $18 | 153.2% |
SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. climbed 15.37% on Friday, ending the session at $15.46 — just 2.6% shy of its 12-month peak. The surge…
| Q2 net loss | $9.6M |
| Q2 R&D | $6.3M |
| Cash / share | $0.68 |
| Shares outstanding | 201.9M |
| Share-count growth | +31.9% |
Plug Power Inc. rose 5.5% on Friday, returning to the most-active list as investors revisited its August earnings beat. The shares traded at $2.32…
Strategy Inc., previously known as MicroStrategy, rose 6.2% to $119.35 in early Friday trade. The rally in Bitcoin to $79,463 boosted the value of…
Market snapshot: August 21, 2026, 10:37 EDT
Bitcoin intraday high: August 21, 2026
| Metric | Latest | Read-through |
|---|---|---|
| MSTR shares sold, Aug. 10–16 | 3,458,866 | New common supply |
| Net ATM proceeds | $333.7m | Liquidity and preferred support |
| Bitcoin bought in period | 0 | Accumulation remains paused |
| Remaining MSTR ATM capacity | $21.70bn | Material future dilution capacity |
| Q2 revenue growth | +6.9% | Software base is growing slowly |
Sources: Strategy Form 8-K filed August 17, 2026; Strategy Q2 release; StockAnalysis/S&P Global; Investor's Business Daily; historical closes from Yahoo Finance. Holding values are estimates using 840,447 BTC and may differ from accounting fair value. Price targets are forecasts, not guarantees.
Shares of Webster Financial Corporation last traded at $77.57 on Wednesday, before Banco Santander finalized its $12.2 billion acquisition on Thursday, removing Webster from…
| Revenue | $740.0M |
| Adjusted EPS | $1.60 |
| Deposits | $70.3B · +6% YoY |
| Loans | $57.9B · +7.8% YoY |
| Net interest margin | 3.26% · −18 bp YoY |
| CET1 ratio | 11.69% preliminary |
| Nonperforming-loan ratio | 0.74% · down from 1.00% |
BioNTech SE retained the majority of a $5.1 billion rise in market value following positive data from a competing cancer vaccine. Shares ended Thursday…
Moderna and Merck validated the category. BioNTech kept most of the sympathy gain, compressing the gap to the existing analyst consensus.
| Program | Stage | Evidence | Investment read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moderna/Merck intismeran | Phase 3 | Positive topline in 1,137 resected melanoma patients | Direct category validation |
| BioNTech BNT111 | Phase 2 | Positive response-rate endpoint vs historical control | Promising, not registrational proof |
| BioNTech autogene cevumeran | Phase 2 | Missed primary PFS endpoint in advanced melanoma | Platform outcomes can diverge |
Sources: Yahoo Finance, Reuters, BioNTech Q2 2026, S&P Global analyst poll via StockAnalysis. Market-value estimate uses the latest reported 251.2m shares. Analyst targets and consensus are estimates, not guarantees.
Coinbase Global Inc. and CME Group Inc. gained approximately $4.6 billion in combined market capitalization on Thursday. The rally followed intensifying compliance scrutiny targeting…
A fresh UAE inquiry, MiCA limits and an August 23 sanctions cutoff sharpen the case for regulated crypto-market infrastructure.
Estimated from closing market capitalisation and the August 20 daily move. Correlation does not prove regulatory substitution.
Compliance pressure can redirect marginal flows toward venues with public reporting or established derivatives oversight.
| Company | Price | Market cap | Beta | Latest net margin | Read-through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coinbase (COIN) | $172.35 | $45.47B | 3.36 | -31.14% | Highest direct trading beta |
| CME Group (CME) | $270.87 | $97.40B | 0.21 | 61.20% | Regulated derivatives durability |
| Robinhood (HOOD) | $95.10 | $85.50B | 2.35 | — | Retail mix; weaker Thursday signal |
Market data: Google Finance, August 20 close; COIN premarket at August 21, 06:22 EDT. Regulatory sources: Reuters, ESMA and Binance statements reported by The Block. Estimated market-value changes may differ from exchange-calculated figures.
NEW YORK, August 21, 2026, 06:08 EDT — The most recent jump in silver prices has pushed Pan American Silver Corp.’s indicative price-cost spread…
Pan American Silver Corp. · Market snapshot captured August 21, 2026, 06:08 EDT / 12:08 CEST
Spot silver
$68.92
+2.6% Friday · per ounce
PAAS regular close
$51.56
+2.5% on Aug. 20 at 16:00 EDT
After-hours
$50.85
-1.38% at Aug. 20, 20:00 EDT
Indicative spread
$51.12
Spot less Q2 Silver Segment AISC
AISC is a non-GAAP measure, net of by-product credits. It excludes several corporate and financing items.
+8.7% from Aug. 14 through Aug. 20. Closing prices in USD; latest point is Aug. 20, 16:00 EDT.
| Firm | View | Target |
|---|---|---|
| CIBC | Buy | C$130.44 |
| BMO Capital | Hold | C$75.00 |
| BofA Securities | Buy | C$95.75 |
| RBC Capital | Buy | C$90.20 |
| Scotiabank | Buy | C$95.00 |
| 9-analyst consensus | Buy | C$92.00 |
Targets apply to TSX:PAAS. Latest listed updates run through August 13, 2026.
Record date: August 24, 2026. Expected payment: September 4, 2026.
Micron Technology announced a $10 billion investment in research as the company's shares continue to offer what appears to be a modest valuation based…
| Metric | FQ3'26 | FQ4 guide |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $41.46B | $50B ± $1B |
| GAAP gross margin | 84.6% | ~86% |
| GAAP EPS | $24.67 | $30.73 ± $1 |
| Net capex | $7.1B | — |
| Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|
| BMO · Aug. 20 | Buy | $1,300 |
| UBS · Aug. 18 | Buy | $1,625 |
| BofA · Aug. 17 | Buy | $1,550 |
| Mizuho · Aug. 10 | Buy | $1,375 |
| Citi · Aug. 10 | Buy | $1,150 |
The Mexican peso’s move toward 16.96 per dollar is shifting the profit calculation for Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V.. A low USD/MXN rate…
Wal-Mart de México · BMV:WALMEX · figures in MXN unless stated
| Measure | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico revenue | 209.19B | +3.1% |
| Central America revenue | 41.76B | −3.7% |
| EBITDA | 23.64B | +0.6% |
| Net income | 11.15B | −0.7% |
Central America’s reported figure includes currency translation; constant-currency revenue rose 3.6%.
| Rating | Mar. | Aug. |
|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 7 | 5 |
| Hold | 9 | 11 |
| Sell / Strong Sell | 2 | 2 |
Sources: Walmex 2Q26 release and webcast; Reuters on Banxico minutes, Aug. 20, 2026; TradingView most-active Mexico screen; Investing.com USD/MXN history; S&P Global Market Intelligence consensus via StockAnalysis. Market figures are closing or delayed data as labelled, not live quotes.
Boeing shares declined 3.2%, closing at $215.10 on Thursday. The $7.09 slide wiped out roughly $5.6 billion in market value based on 790.37 million…
Shares of StubHub Holdings, Inc. dropped 1.5% to close at $6.83 on Thursday, falling beneath BofA Securities' reduced price target of $7.50.
NYSE:STUB · INVESTOR DASHBOARD
Record sales did not repair confidence. Investors are pricing a weaker outcome than BofA’s latest downgrade.
About 71% below the $23.50 IPO price.
Up 33% year over year.
Up 94%; margin reached 18%.
Improved from 4.5× at year-end.
The $11.63 consensus implies 70% upside. The spread is a measure of uncertainty, not a promise.
The accounting split matters: preferred claims absorbed nearly all profit available to common holders.
Buyer receipts and seller-payment timing boosted operating cash. Do not treat all cash as surplus.
The next proof point is whether higher ticket volume converts into clean second-half earnings.
Setup: cheap on headline cash flow, fragile on confidence.
VELDHOVEN, August 20, 2026, 20:45 CEST — Shares in ASML Holding N.V. fell by roughly €45.0 billion in market capitalization from the close of…
The near-term test is valuation, not the latest sales guide. A stable yield backdrop would let investors refocus on Q3 growth and 2027 EUV output.
Trainline plc dropped a further 9.0% on Thursday, closing close to 190p after hitting a session low of 181p. This came after nearly a…
A two-session selloff implies concern about fee economics, conversion and UK competition—not only a regulatory penalty.
Close-like Google Finance snapshot
The 52-week low is 178p
349.69m shares outstanding
Versus 19.4p FY2026 basic EPS
*Preliminary estimate derived from Reuters’ near-17% Wednesday move and the August 20 share count. The CMA has reached no infringement finding.
FY2027 sell-side consensus versus FY2026 actual. Revenue and profit were already expected to soften.
| Firm | View | Target | Gap vs 190p |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan | Sell | 220p | +16% |
| Barclays | Hold | 225p | +18% |
| Canaccord Genuity | Buy | 311p | +64% |
| Jefferies | Buy | 350p | +84% |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | 580p | +205% |
All listed targets pre-date the CMA announcement. Revisions matter more than the old upside.
Investor test: can clearer upfront pricing preserve conversion and UK take rates? A clean answer matters more than the eventual fine.
Sources: Google Finance (price at 20 Aug 2026, 16:54:07 BST); Reuters; Trainline FY2026 results; Trainline analyst consensus; S&P Global analyst data via StockAnalysis. Calculations are preliminary and rounded.
