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ARAY Misses on Revenue and Pulls Guidance

Accuray reported Q3 fiscal 2026 results on May 6 that landed squarely on the wrong side of expectations — and the company went further, pulling its full-year guidance entirely. The headline numbers told the story…

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eHealth heads into earnings with shorts easing and CEO buying

EHTH just reported Q1 2026 results after the close on May 6, and the setup heading into the print was more interesting than the stock's $1.97 price suggests. The most compelling data point of recent weeks is not on the…

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OC Rebounds Sharply — But Shorts Are Creeping Back

Owens Corning enters the week after earnings on a strong note. The stock jumped 5.1% on May 5 to close at $122.90. Yet beneath the relief rally, short sellers have been quietly rebuilding positions — and options…

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CODI Enters Results With CFO's Bet Already Paying Off

Compass Diversified heads into its Q1 results — reported after the close on May 6 — carrying one of the stranger setups of the week: a CFO who bought the stock at $8.50 in early April and is sitting on a 37% gain, a…

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VNDA: Mixed Q1 Print but Upgraded Guidance Resets the Story

Vanda Pharmaceuticals enters the post-Q1 stretch having just delivered a messy earnings print — but with a guidance raise that gives the bulls something to work with. The company reported Q1 EPS of -$0.82, missing the…

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BKD Earnings Land Mixed as Shorts Dig In

Brookdale Senior Living just reported Q1 2026 results, and the print gives the market something to chew on: EPS of -$0.03 came in line with expectations, but revenue of $764.9 million missed the consensus estimate of…

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Galapagos Beats on EPS, Misses on Revenue at Q1

Galapagos NV dropped its Q1 2026 results after market close on May 6, delivering a split verdict that keeps the debate around this Belgian biotech very much alive. The headline read was mixed. Q1 EPS came in at $0.25,…

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ALTO surges into earnings with insiders cashing out

Alto Ingredients heads into its May 7 earnings report on a remarkable run — up 28% in a month and 13% on the week — yet the company's entire executive team sold shares just five weeks ago. The insider activity is the…

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HLF Insiders Sell Into the Rally

Herbalife enters a fresh week with a notable contradiction: the stock is up 17% over the past month, yet a cluster of insiders just rang the register at the top. The insider story is the sharpest angle this week. On…

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Ormat Heads Into Earnings With Shorts Rebuilding

Ormat Technologies walks into its Q1 2026 results — scheduled for May 7 — with a quietly charged setup. Short interest has risen steadily all month, options traders have turned more cautious than usual, and the stock…

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INVA Beats on EPS, Misses on Revenue Ahead of Reporting

Innoviva reported Q1 2026 results after the close on May 6, posting a massive EPS beat — $2.22 actual against a $0.36 consensus estimate — while revenue of $97.99 million came in slightly short of the $101.56 million…

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ACAD shorts rebuild ahead of May earnings

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals enters the week of its earnings release with short interest at a four-month high — up 25% in just one month — yet the borrow market remains so loose it barely registers as friction. The…

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MFIC beats on EPS as shorts retreat into earnings

MidCap Financial Investment Corporation heads into its Q1 earnings call on May 7 with shorts covering, borrow costs deflating, and options traders making a sharp pivot toward bullish positioning — an unusually aligned…

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UTI Shorts Retreat as Earnings Land in Line

Universal Technical Institute filed its fiscal Q2 results after the close on May 6, beating EPS estimates by a penny while revenue of $221.4M came in fractionally short of the $221.6M consensus. The company reaffirmed…

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CMP Beats on Sales, Raises Guidance Into Q2 Print

Compass Minerals International heads into its fiscal Q2 earnings release — confirmed for May 7 — with its stock already pricing in good news, a 16% rally in a single month, and options traders positioned firmly on the…

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KRO Rallies Hard Into Earnings, But Shorts Haven't Flinched

KRO has put in a striking 22% gain over the past month — but the move has done almost nothing to dent short conviction, and earnings are one week away. The price recovery has been broad-based across commodity chemicals…

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