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Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. closed 1.31% higher at $240.15 on Thursday. That gain restored about $581.5 million of equity value. It recovered 58% of…
| Q1 bookings | Share |
|---|---|
| Mobile | 53% |
| Console | 38% |
| PC & other | 9% |
| Digital distribution | 99% |
On Thursday, Marvell Technology, Inc. saw its market capitalisation rise by roughly $12.0 billion. This increase closely mirrored the headline amount of Google’s recently…
| Metric | Q1 FY27 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.418bn |
| YoY growth | +28% |
| Data center | $1.833bn |
| Data-center mix | 76% |
| Non-GAAP EPS | $0.80 |
| Company | Move |
|---|---|
| Marvell | +5.79% |
| Broadcom | +0.43% |
| NVIDIA | -0.33% |
| Alphabet | -1.17% |
| Target | Value |
|---|---|
| Average | $276.38 |
| High | $400 |
| Low | $180 |
Alibaba Group Holding Limited provided its strongest signal so far that its AI infrastructure is profitable. AI Cloud adjusted EBITA surged to RMB5.63 billion…
June-quarter 2026 results · Figures in renminbi unless noted
August 20, 2026, 18:59 EDT
AI Labs and Applications lost 2.46 times the RMB5.63 billion adjusted EBITA earned by AI Cloud. Infrastructure monetisation is real. Model and app spending still overwhelms it.
Bar lengths emphasize relative investor relevance and are not drawn to one common revenue scale.
RMB67.68bn capex equalled 17.8% of the three-year RMB380bn AI/cloud commitment in one quarter.
At $130.20, the $190.01 consensus target implied about 46% upside. Targets are opinions, not forecasts of certain returns.
Adjusted EBITA margin reached about 12%, up from roughly 7%. Sustained gains would validate the infrastructure build-out.
The RMB13.86bn quarterly loss widened 330%. A flatter cost curve is needed before AI profit reaches group earnings.
Capex rose 75%, while free cash flow stayed deeply negative. Watch procurement, proprietary-chip deployment and buybacks.
Sources: Alibaba June-quarter 2026 results, Reuters, August 20, 2026, and S&P Global analyst data displayed by StockAnalysis. Market data are after-hours and may differ from the next official session.
BHP Group Limited is now primarily driven by copper profits. Underlying EBITDA from copper reached US$18.19 billion, surpassing iron ore, which contributed US$14.53 billion.…
| FY26 copper output | 1.953Mt |
| FY27 midpoint | 1.725Mt |
| Midpoint change | -11.7% |
| FY35 ambition | Up to +40% |
Near-term Escondida grades temper the long-duration copper growth case.
| Analyst | View | Target | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernstein | Hold | A$44.02 | -33.0% |
| Morgan Stanley | Buy | A$67.00 | +1.9% |
| Citi | Hold | A$63.00 | -4.2% |
| Bank of America | Hold | A$65.00 | -1.1% |
| 17-analyst consensus | Hold | A$59.86 | -9.0% |
Sources: BHP fiscal 2026 results; Reuters; Financial Times; TradingView; S&P Global analyst data compiled by StockAnalysis. Market figures use the August 20, 2026 ASX close. Calculations may differ slightly due to rounding.
Strategy Inc. advanced 7.81% to $112.39 on Thursday, leaving shares up 16.5% from the implied net price following last week's common stock offerings. The…
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Implied net issuance | $96.48 |
| Thursday close | $112.39 |
| Dollar spread | +$15.91 |
Cameco Corporation saw its equity value drop by around C$1.5 billion on Thursday. Its Toronto-listed shares ended the session at C$131.77, falling 2.57%. Shares…
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.
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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.
SEATTLE, August 20, 2026, 15:05 PDT — Starbucks has initiated layoffs in a move tied to its ongoing $2 billion turnaround effort, as the…
Restructuring charges were 3.6× the quarterly G&A reduction. Near-term accounting costs still run ahead of realized savings.
| Traffic | Improving |
| NA margin | Expanding |
| Restructuring cost | Elevated |
| Target upside | Modest |
The latest layoffs are execution evidence. Sales leverage remains the larger driver.
| Firm / set | View | Target | Upside |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | $115 | 10.6% |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | $115 | 10.6% |
| BTIG | Buy | $115 | 10.6% |
| 36-analyst consensus | Buy | $112.23 | 7.9% |
Sources: Starbucks fiscal Q3 release (July 29, 2026); Starbucks Nashville announcement (April 21, 2026); The Wall Street Journal (Aug. 20, 2026); Reuters; MarketWatch; analyst reports dated July 30–31. Price derived from the Aug. 20 close. Figures may not sum due to rounding.
American Airlines Group Inc. aims to close its profit gap with bigger competitors by boosting premium-seat density by 60%. The airline intends to increase…
| Security | Close | Daily move |
|---|---|---|
| American · AAL | $13.52 | -2.45% |
| Delta · DAL | $81.06 | -2.68% |
| United · UAL | $111.71 | -3.52% |
| Southwest · LUV | $39.89 | -3.69% |
| S&P 500 | — | -0.87% |
CleanSpark, Inc. gained roughly $238 million in market capitalization on Thursday. The shares ended the session at $12.60, rising 7.97%, while Bitcoin stood at…
Moderna Jumps 22% as KASE Extends Asia’s Final Trade08.21.2026 · 23:10 SGT ASIA • LATE SESSION KASE carries the final equity trade Primary Asian…
GYG Tops 15% While All Ordinaries Lag Into the Close08.21.2026 · 15:39 AEST AUSTRALIA · CLOSING HOUR Broad losses persist; GYG breaks away The…
Shares of Ondas Inc. dropped 5.84% on Thursday, as market participants assessed the impact of another acquisition amid rising execution costs. The stock settled…
NASDAQ: ONDS · Shareholder dashboard
Ondas acquired a profitable production platform at a low cost, even as its own shares trade at a significantly higher sales multiple.
Market close · Aug. 20, 2026, 16:00 EDT / 22:00 CEST
The $4.78bn equity value divided by the guidance midpoint of $537.5m.
Approximately $33m divided by an estimated $26m in revenue projected for 2026.
Aran is joining at a significantly reduced sales multiple and is projected to deliver positive adjusted EBITDA.
Revenue rose by 67% from the previous quarter. The adjusted EBITDA loss increased by $39.7 million. This shortfall highlights the main execution challenge.
Management aims for operating-platform adjusted EBITDA to reach profitability in Q4 2026.
As of June 30, cash and investments were reported. Approximately $325 million was subsequently spent to acquire DZYNE and Cyberhawk.
As of the Aug. 12 close, shares are still trading 45.2% beneath the 52-week high of $15.28.
Aran's projected revenue represents a portion of Ondas's 2026 guidance midpoint. Relevant, though not significant by itself.
| Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Oppenheimer | Buy | $18.00 |
| Roth MKM | Buy | $13.00 |
| Ladenburg Thalmann | Buy | $22.75 |
| Northland Securities | Buy | $18.00 |
According to Google Finance, there are nine latest Buy ratings, with no Hold or Sell recommendations, and the average target price is $19.42.
The focus is on converting backlog, maintaining gross margin, and controlling cash operating costs. Delivering efficiently matters more than simply announcing a new contract.
Risk: Margins could come under strain or shareholder dilution may occur from challenges such as integrating deals, potential program setbacks, reliance on stock-based deals, and geopolitical risks.
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. rose 12.52% to $8.99 on Thursday. Trading volume hit 43.59 million shares, more than double its recent average at 2.36 times.…
Record Amtagvi sales and a 56% gross margin powered the rerating. The shares now sit near their 52-week high and almost level with the broader analyst target.
Former China Evergrande Group chairman Hui Ka Yan received a life sentence on Thursday, according to a Shenzhen court ruling, which also mandated the…
Hui Ka Yan’s life sentence closes a major criminal case. It does not repair Evergrande’s recovery gap. Vanke is the listed proxy to watch, with results due August 27 and a Sell analyst consensus.
| Broker | Rating | Target | From HK$2.44 | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan | Sell | HK$1.60 | −34.43% | Aug. 17 |
| HSBC | Sell | HK$2.50 | +2.46% | Apr. 13 |
| Morgan Stanley | Hold | HK$2.45 | +0.41% | Apr. 8 |
| Goldman Sachs | Sell | HK$3.00 | +22.95% | Apr. 3 |
Nokia Oyj will close nearly all of its locations in mainland China before the end of the year. This action gives a concrete figure…
The retrenchment can repay quickly. Order conversion still drives the stock.
| Rating | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 4 | 36% |
| Buy | 4 | 36% |
| Hold | 3 | 27% |
| Sell / Strong Sell | 0 | 0% |
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