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Datadog

Ticker: DDOG | Market Cap: $57.2B | Catalyst: Large renewal watch and AI observability momentum

UBS lifted its target to 189 on improving odds that OpenAI, highlighted as Datadog’s largest customer, renews. Street checks suggest ClickHouse is nibbling at log workloads, but not enough to blow up the relationship. Meanwhile, the platform crossed 1,000 integrations, added GPU monitoring, and deepened ties with leading model providers.

Other brokers pushed targets to 170 to 190 on usage trends and AI-native customer growth. The stock already had a strong run, trades rich on earnings, and sits near its 52-week high, so expect swings around any renewal color.

What you should watch: Concrete renewal disclosures, consumption growth in logs and infrastructure, and attach on security modules. If usage reaccelerates into Q4 while gross retention stays high, the bull case for durable 25 to 30 percent top line holds together.

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Intuitive Surgical

Ticker: ISRG | Total Assets: $159.1B | Catalyst: FDA-cleared AI upgrade for Ion lung platform

The Ion Endoluminal System picked up FDA clearance for software that layers AI into navigation. Think real time course correction for CT-to-body divergence plus integrated tomosynthesis that delivers 3D-like imaging via a standard C-arm. This can expand reach to hard nodules, push diagnostic yield higher, and support recurring instrument revenue per system. 

Rollout starts limited, then broadens in 2026, which lines up with the usual lap between clearance and full commercial impact. Shares are down year to date, so credible evidence of better targeting and faster workflows can be a sentiment reset.

What you should watch: Early hospital feedback from the limited launch, attach rates and per-procedure economics, and whether Ion placements accelerate in 2026 budgets. If the company pairs Ion traction with steady da Vinci volumes, the multiple has room to breathe.

Ulta Beauty

Ticker: ULTA | Market Cap: $25.2B | Catalyst: Margin beat meet holiday playbook

Q2 gross margin ticked up to 39.2 percent, a 90 bps lift helped by lower shrink and smarter promos. SG&A ran hot, but the merchandising engine and loyalty flywheel remain the moat heading into gifting season.

Management flagged occupancy and supply chain costs that could pinch, yet shrink improvement is broad based and should persist. With the stock near highs, holiday execution will do the talking.

What you should watch: Loyalty growth and basket size, promo cadence in November, and category mix in prestige versus mass. If traffic holds and shrink gains stick, full year margin glide paths can top cautious models and keep the multiple supported.

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Constellation Energy

Ticker: CEG | Market Cap: $119.7B | Catalyst: Data center load meets nuclear scale

The AI buildout is moving from retrofit to greenfield and that needs firm power. CEG operates the largest nuclear fleet in the US, with roughly 32 GW of capacity and about 90 percent carbon-free output. That profile makes it a go-to counterparty for hyperscalers signing long-dated power contracts. The stock has surged year to date, so expectations are no longer shy, but policy tailwinds plus contract visibility can extend the move.

What you should watch: Any new long term power agreements tied to data centers, clarity on pricing uplift and duration, and capital allocation between growth projects and dividends. If contract disclosure shows step ups in realized prices, cash flow forecasts likely march higher.

T-Mobile US

Ticker: TMUS | Market Cap: $254.6B | Catalyst: Debt raise, credit upgrade, and CEO transition

The pink giant is printing new paper. A subsidiary plans to raise about $2.8 billion across 2033, 2035, and 2056 senior notes at coupons of 4.625, 4.950, and 5.700 percent. Proceeds go to refinance existing debt and general corporate uses, which helps keep interest expense in check while preserving capital flexibility. Moody’s bumped backed senior unsecured notes to Baa1 with a stable outlook, a nice tailwind for future funding costs. 

Leadership is rotating as Srini Gopalan takes the top job on November 1 with Mike Sievert moving to Vice Chair to focus on strategy. Analysts remain constructive with Buy ratings and targets in the mid to high 200s. Shares are off the highs, yield sits near 1.8 percent, and valuation around 21 times earnings looks reasonable for a scale player with low churn and fixed wireless momentum.

What you should watch: Pricing discipline as competitors chase promos, any update on buyback cadence tied to free cash flow, and whether the new CEO frames a multiyear capex and cash return plan before holiday quarter commentary. If credit spreads stay friendly and execution holds, the setup favors multiple stability with upside on capital return signals.

This week blends a carrier tightening the bolts on its balance sheet, a software platform navigating a high-stakes renewal, a surgical innovator pushing AI deeper into lung care, a retailer fine tuning margin ahead of peak season, and a baseload generator riding an AI power wave.

Different industries, same playbook. Follow the catalysts, let the numbers confirm the thesis, and keep a little dry powder for those inevitable dips that great stories give you on the way up.

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