Finance 20 May 2026

Heritage Financial Stock Is Quiet Now, but One Bank Margin Test Could Decide What Comes Next
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Heritage Financial Stock Is Quiet Now, but One Bank Margin Test Could Decide What Comes Next

Heritage Financial Corp. shares closed at $27.25 Friday, down 0.33%, lagging bank sector gains as investors weighed the impact of its Olympic Bancorp acquisition. First-quarter net income was $18.9 million, with net interest margin rising to 3.96%. Management expects cost savings after completing systems integration in Q3. A recent SEC filing disclosed a cybersecurity incident involving an internal file-share server.
May 30, 2026
Icahn Enterprises Stock Holds Steady as Investors Eye Dividend Decision
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Icahn Enterprises Stock Holds Steady as Investors Eye Dividend Decision

Icahn Enterprises units rose 0.3% to $7.53 in midday Nasdaq trading Wednesday, days after the May 18 record date for its $0.50 quarterly distribution due in late June. Investors focused on IEP’s net asset value, which rose to $3.4 billion at March 31, helped by gains in CVR Energy but offset by $320 million in refining hedge losses. No new earnings were released in the past 24 hours.
May 20, 2026
Bogota Financial Shares Steady; Deposit Data Draws Attention
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Bogota Financial Shares Steady; Deposit Data Draws Attention

Bogota Financial Corp. shares rose to $8.40 on Wednesday with just 853 shares traded, after filings showed deposits fell 7.9% to $600.9 million and wholesale borrowings jumped 24.2% to $115.9 million. First-quarter net income dropped to $706,000, while net interest margin improved to 2.20%. Shareholders re-elected two directors and approved executive pay at the May 14 meeting.
May 20, 2026
Smithfield Foods Shares Flat Near $26
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Smithfield Foods Shares Flat Near $26

Smithfield Foods shares traded near $26.10 Wednesday, little changed after a volatile April drop tied to rising costs. The company reported first-quarter net sales of $3.8 billion and adjusted earnings of 64 cents a share, reaffirming its 2026 outlook. Morgan Stanley trimmed its price target to $30. Smithfield’s stock lagged Tyson, Hormel, and JBS in morning trading.
May 20, 2026
DMLP Stock Slips Near Highs as Oil Prices Drop — What Dorchester Minerals Investors Need to Watch Now
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DMLP Stock Slips Near Highs as Oil Prices Drop — What Dorchester Minerals Investors Need to Watch Now

Dorchester Minerals L.P. units fell 0.9% to $28.55 in morning Nasdaq trading Wednesday as oil prices dropped more than 2%. The Dallas-based royalty owner reported first-quarter net income of $29.1 million, up from $17.6 million a year earlier. Brent crude was down $2.70 at $108.58 a barrel and WTI off $2.30 at $101.85. Peers Black Stone Minerals and Viper Energy also declined, while Texas Pacific Land gained.
May 20, 2026
SBFG Stock Moves Up With Regional Bank Sector
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SBFG Stock Moves Up With Regional Bank Sector

MARA shares rose about 7% to $13.315 in Wednesday morning trading as bitcoin hovered near $77,357. Morgan Stanley cut its price target on MARA to $7 and kept an underweight rating, prompting a rebuttal from MARA’s investor-relations chief over AI data-center plans. Riot Platforms, Cipher Digital, and TeraWulf also gained. Over 18 million MARA shares changed hands by late morning.
May 20, 2026
MeiraGTx up 5% after CEO sale filing
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MeiraGTx up 5% after CEO sale filing

MeiraGTx shares rose 5.3% to $9.61 Wednesday after an SEC filing showed CEO Alexandria Forbes sold 62,000 shares under a pre-arranged plan, retaining 1.39 million. The company, now valued at $781 million, recently regained rights to bota-vec from Johnson & Johnson and received FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for AAV2-hAQP1. MeiraGTx reported no product revenue and a $46.3 million quarterly net loss.
May 20, 2026
Applied Optoelectronics rises premarket as insider sale filings arrive
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Applied Optoelectronics rises premarket as insider sale filings arrive

Applied Optoelectronics shares rose 3.54% to $177.40 in premarket trading Wednesday after six senior officers filed Form 144 notices for proposed sales totaling about 201,489 shares, or $34.8 million. The filings followed a May 14 agreement allowing the company to sell up to $600 million in stock through Raymond James and Needham. The stock closed Tuesday at $171.33, down 1.1%.
May 20, 2026
Ultra Clean Stock Falls Premarket on Insider Sale as AI Rally Faces Scrutiny
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Ultra Clean Stock Falls Premarket on Insider Sale as AI Rally Faces Scrutiny

Ultra Clean Holdings shares traded at $76.98 in premarket Wednesday, down 0.9%, after an SEC filing showed CIO Jeffrey L. McKibben sold 4,205 shares at $87 each on May 14. The company faces investor meetings next week amid management transition, with CFO Sheri Savage set to retire. First-quarter revenue reached $533.7 million, with second-quarter guidance up to $605 million. Other semiconductor suppliers also traded lower before the open.
May 20, 2026
SSE Investors Watch for Results After £33 Billion Move
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SSE Investors Watch for Results After £33 Billion Move

SSE Plc shares slipped 0.26% to 2,317 pence in London on Wednesday, with trading volume at about 2.3 million shares. Investors await the company’s annual results on May 28, following a small accounting-driven increase in its 2025/26 earnings target to 149-154 pence per share. SSE expects renewables output to rise 10% and regulated networks investment to jump 60% year on year. Net debt is projected at just over £10 billion.
May 20, 2026
Neogen insider activity points to tax transaction, not open market sell
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Neogen insider activity points to tax transaction, not open market sell

Amy Rocklin, Neogen Corp.’s former chief legal officer, converted 35,183 restricted stock units into common shares and had 10,241 withheld for taxes after leaving the company, according to a U.S. securities filing. Rocklin held 82,182 shares following the May 18 transaction. The move comes as Neogen restructures and prepares to sell its global genomics business to Zoetis for $160 million.
May 20, 2026
Ringgit stays close to RM3.97 after U.S. jobs and Iran news push up dollar
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Ringgit stays close to RM3.97 after U.S. jobs and Iran news push up dollar

The ringgit opened at 3.9755/9855 per U.S. dollar on Wednesday, slightly weaker than Tuesday, as strong U.S. jobs data and Middle East tensions pushed investors toward the dollar. The U.S. Dollar Index reached 99.47, its highest since April 7. The ringgit rose against the pound and euro but slipped versus the yen. Brent crude traded at $109.76 a barrel, with analysts warning supply may remain tight.
May 20, 2026
Bitcoin Depot bankruptcy puts 9,000 crypto ATMs offline as fraud expenses hit
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Bitcoin Depot bankruptcy puts 9,000 crypto ATMs offline as fraud expenses hit

Bitcoin Depot Inc. filed for bankruptcy and shut down its bitcoin ATM network, citing a 49% drop in first-quarter revenue and an $80.7 million decline from a year earlier. The company reported an $9.5 million net loss and warned of “substantial doubt” about its future. Shares last traded at 56.3 cents, valuing the company at $38 million. U.S. authorities have linked crypto ATMs to rising fraud and regulatory scrutiny.
May 20, 2026
US Lender Steps In as Carbon Revolution Faces $347 Million in Losses
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US Lender Steps In as Carbon Revolution Faces $347 Million in Losses

LIV Golf is preparing for a possible U.S. bankruptcy filing if it cannot raise new funding, Bloomberg reported. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund plans to stop financing the league after the 2026 season. LIV is seeking up to $250 million from outside investors before the current season ends in August. The league has not filed for bankruptcy and declined to confirm the report.
May 20, 2026
Tesco Shares Fall on UK Price-Cap Concerns
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Tesco Shares Fall on UK Price-Cap Concerns

Tesco shares fell 1.2% to 454p by 0901 BST as UK ministers pressed supermarkets on voluntary price caps and announced new anti-profiteering powers. The FTSE 100 slipped 0.4%. Morgan Stanley began coverage of Tesco with an “overweight” rating earlier in the week. UK inflation eased to 2.8% in April, but food and fuel costs remain under scrutiny.
May 20, 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • 6 Key Numbers to Value Pro Medicus Ltd (ASX:PME) Shares
    May 30, 2026, 1:15 AM EDT. Pro Medicus Ltd (ASX:PME), a radiology IT software provider, has seen its share price fall 40.59% since the start of the year. The company posted $162 million in annual revenue with a 33.4% compound annual growth rate over three years. Its gross margin of 99.8% highlights operational strength. PME reported a profit of $83 million last year, growing at 39.0% CAGR over three years. Financial health is robust, with net debt of negative $153 million, indicating more cash than debt, and a low debt-to-equity ratio of 1.1%. The return on equity (ROE) stands at 50.7%, reflecting efficient capital use. These metrics provide key insights to evaluate PME's share performance this year amid market volatility.