Question-and-Answer SessionMaybe before we go into details, let me just start off with the overview of what you're excited about for 2026, how you think this year is going to play out.Lisa SuChair, President & CEO Great. Well, first of all, it's great to be here. Nice to see everyone bright and early at 7:00 a.m. I would say, look, I think what we saw coming out of 2025 was just a lot of momentum, a lot of demand for high-performance compute and really an environment where it favors strong product cycles an ...

PresentationDavid LongRaymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division Welcome, everyone. Welcome to Raymond James' 47th Annual Institutional Investors Conference. I'm David Long, one of the bank analysts here at Raymond James. And this morning, we are excited to welcome Wintrust Financial to the conference. Wintrust has become a staple at the conference. Wintrust is a $71 billion asset bank with a market capital of about $10 billion and the stock trades under the ticker WTFC. Joining us for discussion t ...

The decline in Bitcoin (BTC) price has changed the course of the crypto industry. Companies are either shutting down Bitcoin mining operations or pivoting to artificial intelligence (AI). Bitcoin mining is the process of using specialized computing hardware to solve complex cryptographic puzzles to verify and add blocks containing BTC transactions to the chain. In return, miners receive rewards in the form of newly minted BTC. Once a profitable enterprise, Bitcoin mining is now finding fewer players due ...

-- Database Provider MongoDB's Profit Forecast Disappoints. Its Stock Is Plunging. [Stocks Down Sharply, Oil Jumps][Which Stocks Are Most Affected by Iran War?][How the War Could Affect the U.S Economy][How Investors Can Adjust to Geopolitical Risk]- Top StoriesMongoDB shares have lost nearly 40% of their value in 2026 so far.Cheng Xin / Getty ImagesClose### Key Takeaways- The company's fourth-quarter revenue and earnings topped analysts' expectations.- MongoDB shares tumbled after the database company gave ...

Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd ( CRDO ) reported its Q3 FY26 earnings after the bell on Monday. Despite a top and bottom beat, the stock plunged as much as 16% after the market opened, as shown below. The resultsTech Stock Pros is a team of three former technology sector engineers with a long history of investing in the tech sector. They run Tech Contrarians, an investing group providing institutional-level company research to individual investors. Utilizing a live portfolio with quarterly updates, bi-w ...

Investors with an interest in Banks - Foreign stocks have likely encountered both HSBC (HSBC) and Banco Santander-Chile (BSAC) . But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now? We'll need to take a closer look.There are plenty of strategies for discovering value stocks, but we have found that pairing a strong Zacks Rank with an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system produces the best returns. The Zacks Rank favors stocks with strong ear ...

Investors interested in Medical - Dental Supplies stocks are likely familiar with Align Technology (ALGN) and West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) . But which of these two companies is the best option for those looking for undervalued stocks? Let's take a closer look.We have found that the best way to discover great value opportunities is to pair a strong Zacks Rank with a great grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system. The Zacks Rank is a proven strategy that targets companies with positive ear ...

The Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) stands out for its lower cost and slightly higher yield, while the iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) offers broader bond exposure and similar risk characteristics. Both VCSH and ISTB target short-term U.S. bond exposure, but with different approaches: VCSH focuses on high-quality corporate bonds, whereas ISTB mixes investment-grade and high-yield bonds across nearly 7,000 holdings. This comparison breaks down cost, performance, liquid ...

Investors with an interest in Medical Services stocks have likely encountered both BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. (BTSG) and Caris Life Sciences,?Inc. (CAI) . But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now? Let's take a closer look.The best way to find great value stocks is to pair a strong Zacks Rank with an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system. The Zacks Rank is a proven strategy that targets companies with positive earnings es ...

Investors looking for stocks in the Internet - Software sector might want to consider either VTEX (VTEX) or Spotify (SPOT) . But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now? Let's take a closer look.There are plenty of strategies for discovering value stocks, but we have found that pairing a strong Zacks Rank with an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system produces the best returns. The proven Zacks Rank emphasizes companies with positiv ...