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This preview opens with a summary of our calls on the names of note, then a one-page view of those names: a table of the key numbers, the points that stand out, and charts ranking them on relative performance, short interest, options pricing, valuation, estimate momentum, growth, positioning and trend. Each name of note follows with its setup table, a read on whether it leans long or short into the print based on that table, a bull and bear case, and a combined view that weighs the setup against the fundamental story and recent news. We close with a spreadsheet of setup tables for all of the day’s reporters.
Setup Summary
PEP - Table: Lean Long | Combined: Lean Long - record-low multiple and reset sentiment outweigh stalled snack volumes
DAL - Table: Lean Long | Combined: Lean Long - 8% estimate cuts leave a low bar into the print
STZ - Table: Lean Long | Combined: Stay Away - cheap multiple, but beer depletions still declining
RPM - Table: Lean Long | Combined: Lean Long - record-low multiple, rising estimates, investor day catalyst ahead
LEVI - Table: Lean Short | Combined: Stay Away - weak fiscal Q3 history offset by reset targets and margin step-up
APLD - Table: Stay Away | Combined: Lean Long - Polaris Forge delivery tips a balanced setup modestly long
VFS - Table: Lean Short | Combined: Stay Away - delayed results and restructuring leave no clean trade
LW - Table: Lean Long | Combined: Stay Away - European crop cuts undermine a favorable fiscal Q1 history
AEHR - Table: Stay Away | Combined: Stay Away - peak multiple and unconfirmed date against strong AI orders
PENG - Table: Lean Short | Combined: Stay Away - weak fiscal Q4 history versus strong AI memory demand
The table reads come out at 5 Lean Long, 3 Lean Short and 2 Stay Away, while the combined views come out at 4 Lean Long, 0 Lean Short and 6 Stay Away. The two views agreed on only 4 of 10 names today, and where they disagreed the news mostly pulled the call toward Stay Away rather than flipping its direction.
Week Ahead at a Glance
The names of note, ordered by report time. Figures come from the setup tables below; the charts that follow rank the names on each measure.