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Earnings PreviewPAG

Penske Automotive Faces Print Amid Takeover Backdrop

Penske Automotive Group reports third-quarter results on October 28 against an unusual backdrop: the company is the subject of an agreed cash acquisition by its two largest shareholders, Mitsui and Penske Corporation,…

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Earnings PreviewCMG

CMG Drops 16% in a Month, Analysts Follow the Stock Lower

Chipotle Mexican Grill reports its next quarterly results on October 28, having lost 16% of its value over the past month to close at $27.52, a slide that has now brought the P/E multiple down to roughly 20.8x from…

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Earnings PreviewMOH

MOH Trails Peers Into Q3 Print as Options Revert

Molina Healthcare gained 0.9% over the past week against a peer median of roughly 1.9%, with CNC up 1.5%, ELV up 2.7%, and UNH up 4.2%, making Molina the laggard in its managed-care group even as short interest remains…

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Earnings PreviewGRMN

Garmin Options Turn Defensive Before Wednesday's Print

Options traders have grown notably more cautious on GRMN ahead of its October 28 results, even as the stock has quietly outrun nearly every name in its peer group. The put/call ratio has climbed to 0.72, almost 1.8…

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Earnings PreviewEG

Everest Group Options Skew Turns Bullish Before Q3 Print

Everest Group reports Q3 results on October 28 with options traders positioned more optimistically than usual, even as the stock dipped 2.2% on October 23 to close at $398.60. The clearest pre-earnings signal sits in…

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Earnings PreviewTYL

Tyler Technologies Bulls Lean In Ahead of Wednesday's Print

TYL heads into its October 28 earnings report having clawed back much of a difficult 2026, but with options traders and short sellers telling different stories about the conviction behind that recovery. The bullish…

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Earnings PreviewSCI

SCI Options Lean Bullish Ahead of Wednesday Print

Service Corporation International reports Q3 results on October 28 with one of the most distinctly bullish options setups in the stock's past year. The put/call ratio has dropped to 0.21, the lowest reading in the past…

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Market Commentary

Insiders Buy Big Into Gaming, Dump Tech

The most striking open-market insider move in recent filings came from EVO. Kenneth Bryan Dart, the largest outside shareholder of Evolution AB, filed purchases totalling over $715 million across two tranches in late…

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Earnings PreviewRIO

Rio Tinto's October Print Arrives After a Bruising Month

RIO reports its third-quarter results on October 28, having shed 14% over the past month to close at $83.42. The stock is down another 7.6% on the week alone, a meaningful acceleration in selling pressure that marks a…

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Earnings PreviewRJF

Raymond James Shorts at Lows While Peers Face More Pressure

Among the closest wealth-management and brokerage peers, RJF carries one of the lighter short positions in the group. SF, AMP, LPLA and SCHW all fell between 1.3% and 1.7% over the past week, while Raymond James edged…

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Earnings PreviewTLK

TLK Borrow Market Tightens Sharply Before October 28 Print

TLK heads into its October 28 earnings report with the lending market flashing a warning that was absent just two weeks ago. The most striking development in the pre-earnings setup is how quickly borrow availability…

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Earnings PreviewORCL

Oracle Bears Gain Nothing as Long Sellers Do the Work

ORCL enters its October 28 earnings report having shed 15% over the past month, closing at $126.16, yet short sellers have barely moved. Short interest has edged up just 0.8% on the week to 48.1 million shares, equal…

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