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The Fed meets next week with inflation back at center stage and bond yields elevated. That raises the bar for expensive stocks, but it also creates better entry points when solid businesses get caught in the reset. This week’s five focus on earnings, recurring revenue, pricing power, and demand that still holds up.
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Casey’s General Stores (CASY)
Catalyst: Earnings jumped nearly 28%, margins improved, and the market focused on one softer sales metric
Casey’s reported diluted EPS of $7.37, up 27.7% from a year ago, while EBITDA rose 17.1% to $485 million. Inside gross profit increased 6.3%, fuel gross profit jumped 19.6%, and prepared food remained a standout. The disappointment was inside same-store sales growth of 3.2%, below what the market wanted, while same-store fuel gallons slipped 0.3%.
That is not a broken quarter. It is a good quarter that failed an elevated expectations test. Casey’s is still integrating the Fikes acquisition ahead of schedule, expanding its store base, and targeting 8% to 10% EBITDA growth this fiscal year. The risk is slower traffic if higher fuel and living costs keep squeezing consumers.
My Take: The selloff makes CASY more interesting, not less. Buy in stages if margins and prepared-food growth stay firm.
What to watch: Same-store sales, fuel margins, Fikes synergies, store openings, and operating expenses.
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Rubrik (RBRK)
Catalyst: Revenue grew 38%, subscription ARR rose 33%, and management raised every major full-year target
Rubrik continues to turn cybersecurity demand into recurring revenue. Fiscal second-quarter revenue reached $427.3 million, up 38%, while subscription ARR climbed 33% to $1.66 billion. Free cash flow margin reached 15%, giving the company a stronger profitability story alongside growth.
Management raised full-year guidance for ARR, revenue, earnings, and free cash flow. The bigger theme is cyber resilience as companies deploy more AI agents and automate more critical workflows. More automation creates more attack surfaces, making fast recovery and data protection harder to treat as optional.
My Take: RBRK is one of the cleaner mid-cap cybersecurity growth stories. Stay constructive while ARR growth remains above 30% and cash generation improves.
What to watch: Subscription ARR, free cash flow, large-customer growth, AI security adoption, and operating leverage.
Docusign (DOCU)
Catalyst: Free cash flow jumped, AI agreement tools gained traction, and guidance moved higher
Docusign is quietly becoming a better business than the old e-signature label suggests. Revenue rose 9% to $875.7 million, but free cash flow increased to $295.8 million, equal to a 34% margin. Intelligent Agreement Management reached 15.1% of total ARR, up from 12.6% one quarter earlier.
That mix shift matters. Docusign is pushing beyond signatures into contract analysis, workflow automation, and AI agents that can review terms, route approvals, and manage renewals. Management raised its fiscal-year outlook and expects IAM to reach 18% to 19% of ARR by year-end. Growth is not explosive, but the margin profile gives the company room to compound without chasing revenue at any cost.
My Take: DOCU is a cash-flow story with an improving AI product mix. Buy weakness while IAM keeps taking a larger share of recurring revenue.
What to watch: IAM penetration, ARR growth, free cash flow, operating margins, and enterprise adoption.
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Howmet Aerospace (HWM)
Catalyst: A sharp reset after GE moved deeper into castings, even as engine-part demand stays extremely strong
Howmet took a hit after GE Aerospace agreed to buy Consolidated Precision Products, raising fears that GE will bring more casting production in-house. That risk is real, but the market may be discounting how tight the broader supply picture remains. Howmet’s CEO said demand for engine parts is strong enough that expanding capacity is testing the company’s own ability to keep up.
Commercial aircraft production, defense demand, and gas-turbine components for data centers are all supporting the order environment. Howmet has previously said revenue can double within three to five years from 2025 levels, and management plans to update that long-term outlook in coming earnings calls. The key risk is customer concentration if GE gradually shifts more work to its newly acquired supplier.
My Take: The GE deal weakens the story at the margin, but it does not erase the demand cycle. HWM is worth watching after the reset, not abandoning.
What to watch: GE exposure, capacity expansion, engine production rates, data-center turbine demand, and updated long-term targets.
Baker Hughes (BKR)
Catalyst: A $13.6 billion acquisition expands the LNG story and lifts full-year guidance
Baker Hughes raised its 2026 revenue outlook to $28.5 billion to $30.3 billion after completing the Chart Industries acquisition. Adjusted EBITDA guidance increased to $4.88 billion to $5.48 billion, with a large portion of Chart’s contribution expected in the fourth quarter.
The strategic logic is bigger than the immediate numbers. Chart expands Baker Hughes across LNG equipment, gas infrastructure, and industrial technology at a time when global energy security is back in focus. Management also expects LNG order activity to improve into 2027. Near-term Chart margins are softer than hoped, so integration matters as much as the higher revenue target.
My Take: BKR is a cleaner way to play long-cycle LNG and energy infrastructure than simply betting on crude prices. Stay constructive if Chart integration improves margins into 2027.
What to watch: LNG orders, Chart margins, EBITDA conversion, hydrogen weakness, and integration progress.
Poll: You're reviewing your portfolio heading into a new week. What's the single lens you use most to decide if anything needs to change?
- Conviction — am I still as sure about every position as I was when I bought? If not, why do I still own it?
- Opportunity cost — given what I know today, would I rather have cash or each of these positions?
- Concentration — have any positions grown to a size where a 50% drop would genuinely hurt me?
- News and catalysts — I scan for anything that's changed in the underlying businesses and act only if the thesis has moved
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Final Word
This week’s list is built around a market that is getting less forgiving without becoming fundamentally weak.
Casey’s was punished despite strong earnings. Rubrik and Docusign are converting AI-related security and workflow demand into recurring revenue and cash flow. Howmet still sits inside a tight aerospace supply chain despite a new competitive threat. Baker Hughes has a larger LNG platform and higher guidance.
The takeaway: When valuations get pressured, use the reset to separate weaker stories from businesses where the numbers are still improving.
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