Investment Strategies 17 February 2026 - 21 February 2026

Carvana stock price steadies near $337 after earnings whiplash; what to watch next week
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Carvana stock price steadies near $337 after earnings whiplash; what to watch next week

Carvana shares closed up 1.2% at $336.62 on Friday after a volatile week. The company missed fourth-quarter profit estimates due to higher reconditioning and depreciation costs, and warned those expenses could remain elevated in Q1. Short interest stands at about 10.7% of free float, with 14.84 million shares sold short as of Feb. 17, according to Ortex. Carvana did not provide specific targets for sales or adjusted EBITDA.
February 21, 2026
JPMorgan stock rises on $1.5 trillion security push — what to watch when Wall Street reopens
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JPMorgan stock rises on $1.5 trillion security push — what to watch when Wall Street reopens

JPMorgan shares rose 0.9% to $310.79 Friday after the bank named senior leaders to oversee a $1.5 trillion security and resiliency initiative. The program will target strategic manufacturing and defense, with up to $10 billion in direct investments. Investors remain focused on tariffs, interest rates, and inflation signals heading into Monday.
February 21, 2026
Walmart stock price falls again after cautious outlook — what WMT investors watch before Monday
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Walmart stock price falls again after cautious outlook — what WMT investors watch before Monday

Walmart shares fell 1.5% to $122.99 Friday, extending losses after issuing a cautious fiscal 2027 profit outlook despite authorizing a $30 billion buyback and raising its dividend 5% to $0.99 per share. The stock lagged retail peers as investors weighed slower earnings growth and fresh inflation data showing core PCE prices up 3% year-over-year in December.
February 21, 2026
Thailand stocks: SET Index slips ahead of MSCI reshuffle — what to watch next week
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Thailand stocks: SET Index slips ahead of MSCI reshuffle — what to watch next week

Thailand’s SET Index fell 0.95% to 1,479.71 on Friday, ending a four-day winning streak. Foreign investors were net buyers, but local institutions sold more, pushing the market lower. Turnover reached 90.5 billion baht, with heavy trading in TRUE, Bangkok Bank, PTT, Kasikornbank, and Krung Thai Bank. Traders are watching domestic politics, earnings, and MSCI index changes for next week.
February 21, 2026
Deutsche Boerse stock ends higher as buyback begins — what DB1 investors watch next week
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Deutsche Boerse stock ends higher as buyback begins — what DB1 investors watch next week

Deutsche Börse shares closed Friday at 219.90 euros, up 1.62%, as the group began a share buyback of up to 500 million euros through July 31. About 706,500 shares traded during the session. The buyback started Feb. 20 and will follow EU “safe harbour” rules, with purchases executed via Xetra. Investors await early disclosures and Q1 results in late April.
February 21, 2026
Eli Lilly stock slips in New York: why Barclays’ $1,350 call isn’t lifting LLY yet
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Eli Lilly stock slips in New York: why Barclays’ $1,350 call isn’t lifting LLY yet

Eli Lilly shares dropped 1.6% to $1,006.78 Friday morning, underperforming the S&P 500 ETF’s 0.6% gain. Barclays began coverage with an Overweight rating and a $1,350 target, citing strong prospects for GLP-1 weight-loss drugs. Novo Nordisk’s U.S. shares fell 1.9%. Lilly reported new data showing long-term remission with Omvoh in Crohn’s disease and announced a $100 million deal with CSL for clazakizumab rights.
February 20, 2026
GRAIL stock tumbles nearly 48% premarket after Galleri trial miss — what GRAL investors watch next
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GRAIL stock tumbles nearly 48% premarket after Galleri trial miss — what GRAL investors watch next

GRAIL Inc shares plunged 47.6% to $53.20 in U.S. premarket trading after its NHS-Galleri trial failed to meet the main goal of reducing late-stage cancers. The study, involving 142,000 people in England, showed a drop in Stage IV diagnoses but not a statistically significant combined drop in Stage III and IV cases. Galleri is not FDA approved. Fourth-quarter revenue rose 14% to $43.6 million.
February 20, 2026
Walmart stock whipsaws after earnings as cautious outlook outweighs buyback and dividend hike
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Walmart stock whipsaws after earnings as cautious outlook outweighs buyback and dividend hike

Walmart shares fell 1.4% to $124.82 in after-hours trading Thursday after reporting fiscal Q4 revenue of $190.7 billion, up 5.6%. U.S. comparable sales rose 4.6%, e-commerce jumped 27%, and the company authorized a $30 billion share buyback. Walmart forecast 2027 net sales growth of 3.5%–4.5% and raised its annual dividend 5% to $0.99 per share.
February 19, 2026
Analog Devices (ADI) stock price slips after upbeat outlook; analysts lift targets to $400
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Analog Devices (ADI) stock price slips after upbeat outlook; analysts lift targets to $400

Analog Devices shares fell 0.7% to $343.84 Thursday, reversing some of Wednesday’s post-earnings surge. The company forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates and raised its dividend 11%. Chip stocks broadly declined, with Texas Instruments and Microchip Technology both down more than 2%. Wall Street analysts raised price targets, with Needham upgrading ADI to “buy.”
February 19, 2026
Global-e Online (GLBE) stock jumps 17% on 2026 outlook — can it hold gains at today’s open?
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Global-e Online (GLBE) stock jumps 17% on 2026 outlook — can it hold gains at today’s open?

Global-e Online shares fell 2.3% to $34.00 premarket Thursday after a 17.2% surge the previous session. The company reported Q4 revenue of $336.7 million, up 28%, and net profit of $62.5 million. It forecast 2026 revenue of $1.21–$1.27 billion and adjusted EBITDA of up to $284 million. BofA raised its price target to $52 and kept a Buy rating.
February 19, 2026
Centrica shares slide as buyback pause and weaker trading outlook rattle investors
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Centrica shares slide as buyback pause and weaker trading outlook rattle investors

Centrica shares dropped 7% after the company paused share buybacks and cut its 2026 profit outlook for its energy trading arm. The British Gas owner said its transformation programme will cost £600 million and lowered expected Optimisation earnings to £250 million. Adjusted EBITDA for 2025 fell to £1.417 billion from £2.305 billion. Centrica proposed a final dividend of 3.67p per share.
February 19, 2026
Airbus stock slides on Pratt & Whitney engine crunch — what AIR.PA investors watch next
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Airbus stock slides on Pratt & Whitney engine crunch — what AIR.PA investors watch next

Airbus shares dropped 6.3% in Paris after the company cut its 2027 A320-family jet production target, citing engine shortages from Pratt & Whitney. The planemaker now aims for 70–75 jets a month by end-2027, down from 75. Airbus reported 2025 revenue of €73.4 billion and adjusted operating profit of €7.1 billion, delivering 793 aircraft. The board proposed a €3.20 dividend per share, payable April 23.
February 19, 2026
Palantir (PLTR) stock pops after hours as Mizuho turns bullish and filings flag Florida HQ shift
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Palantir (PLTR) stock pops after hours as Mizuho turns bullish and filings flag Florida HQ shift

Palantir shares rose 1.8% to $135.38 in after-hours trading Wednesday after Mizuho upgraded the stock to “outperform” with a $195 target. SEC filings showed a Miami-area headquarters and registration of 119.6 million new shares for employee awards. The company reported 2025 revenue up 56% to $4.48 billion and net income of $1.63 billion. A federal judge barred two ex-employees from soliciting Palantir staff for a rival startup.
February 18, 2026
Schwab stock slips after hours as Fed minutes loom and rate bets stay jumpy
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Schwab stock slips after hours as Fed minutes loom and rate bets stay jumpy

Charles Schwab shares fell 0.6% in after-hours trading Tuesday, closing at $93.08. The move came ahead of the Federal Reserve’s January meeting minutes, with traders watching for signals on rate cuts. Schwab’s board approved a 19% dividend increase to $0.32 per share, payable Feb. 27. Brokerage peers saw mixed results, with LPL Financial down 3.7% and Morgan Stanley up 0.2%.
February 18, 2026
DraftKings stock pops late Tuesday as Janus Henderson stake filing lands and analysts reset targets
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DraftKings stock pops late Tuesday as Janus Henderson stake filing lands and analysts reset targets

DraftKings shares gained 4.2% to $22.67 Tuesday after Janus Henderson disclosed a 5.1% stake as of Dec. 31. The stock rebounded from an earlier dip amid analyst price target cuts and ongoing debate over its prediction markets business. Volume reached 20.7 million shares. Investors await details at DraftKings’ March 2 investor day.
February 17, 2026
Procore stock (PCOR) slips after ICONIQ stake filing as traders weigh what comes next
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Procore stock (PCOR) slips after ICONIQ stake filing as traders weigh what comes next

Procore shares fell about 1% to $51.84 after a new SEC filing showed ICONIQ principals William J.G. Griffith, Divesh Makan, and Matthew Jacobson held stakes of 11.8%, 11.6%, and 6.0% respectively as of Dec. 31, 2025. The company also announced new product features rolling out from Feb. 17, including updates to Procore Analytics and Procore Pay.
February 17, 2026
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