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BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. engages in data-driven decision dominance and advanced analytics that provide its customers with a competitive advantage in a world driven by data that is growing in terms of volume, variety, and velocity. The firm operationalizes artificial intelligence and machine learning at scale through its end-to-end data analytics platform. It deploys its observe, orient and dominate products to customers throughout the defense, intelligence, and commercial markets. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD. Social media mentions are up 138% in the past 24h.

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Boyd Gaming Corp. is a multi-jurisdictional gaming company, which engages in the management and operation of gaming and entertainment properties. It operates through the following segments: Las Vegas Locals, Downtown Las Vegas, Midwest and South, and Online. The Las Vegas Locals segment consists of eight casinos that primarily serve the resident population in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Downtown Las Vegas segment refers to the following casinos: California Hotel and Casino, Fremont Hotel and Casino, and Main Street Station Hotel and Casino. The Midwest and South segment includes four land-based casinos, six dockside riverboat casinos, three racinos, and four barge-based casinos that operate in nine states in the Midwest and southern United States. The Online segment includes the operating results of online gaming operations. The company was founded by William Samuel Boyd and Sam Boyd on January 1, 1975 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV. Social media mentions are up 41% in the past 24h.

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Tesla, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of electric vehicles and energy generation and storage systems. The company operates through Automotive and Energy Generation and Storage. The Automotive segment includes the design, development, manufacture, sale, and lease of electric vehicles as well as sales of automotive regulatory credits. The Energy Generation and Storage segment is involved in the design, manufacture, installation, sale, and lease of stationary energy storage products and solar energy systems, and sale of solar energy systems incentives. The company was founded by Jeffrey B. Straubel, Elon Reeve Musk, Martin Eberhard, and Marc Tarpenning on July 1, 2003 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. Social media mentions are up 114% in the past 24h.

COMMENT
Pretty decent profit outlook for markets.

When you look at the S&P 500, it has estimated earnings growth of 11% for this year, and ~12% for next year. Looking at mid-caps, it's 11% this year but 16% next year. He likes mid-caps, given their (rare) discount to large caps and their higher growth prospects.

COMMENT
Geopolitical turbulence.

He does think about it, and we can certainly expect more chaos coming out of different US policies. Yet, historically, we know that these types of events are short-lived. 

Tariffs on China are a bigger deal, because it's 19% of global GDP, compared to Canada and Mexico which are less than 4%. In 2018 when Trump first placed tariffs on China, the market dropped about 19.7%. But within less than 3 months, it rebounded. So these risks are opportunities, not obstacles.

COMMENT
Historical indicators foster optimism.

Last 10 cycles have seen an 18.1% average return in the first year post-election, with a 90% win ratio. So, 9/10 times in the last 10 cycles, the market was higher in the year right after a US election.

There's also the January barometer: how goes January, so goes the rest of the year. Since 1950, a positive January has led to the S&P being up 12.2% on average, with an 87% win ratio. January 2025 was great, with the Dow being up ~5% and the S&P up ~3% (as of a few minutes ago).

COMMENT
Focus.

He's always looking for earnings growth from companies, at least double digits or higher. He also likes industries in which there are few competitors.

COMMENT
Equity allocation.

Usually, he's 70% invested in the US (with some of that being international exposure), and 30% Canada. Right now, he's 73% US (and a smidgen of global) and 27% Canada. A lot of that is due to stock-picking and to US equities performing just a bit better than Canadian.

At this point, he doesn't think he'll be pushing his US exposure higher, as it's already above the normal weight that most Canadians would have in portfolios. Though it could fluctuate by 3-4%. At the end of the day, the US is a much bigger sandbox to play in, with more choice than in Canada in terms of scale and scope.

There will be years when Canada will perform very well, given its weighting in financials and resources, but right now he likes the US quite a bit.

WATCH
Q4 results expected March 6.

Recently weakened, trading below 200-day MA, which itself is starting to move sideways and slightly lower. That raises some concerns for him. US energy sector is showing better (up 3.5%) performance than Canada (up 1%).

We don't yet know when, if, or how much for tariffs. If you want energy exposure, look to weight more heavily in US names. He's looking at this pretty closely.

DON'T BUY

No exposure to telcos at this stage. Pretty decent, high-quality name, yet stock continues to suffer. 200-day MA is falling, and stock price is below that. Stock hit 52-week low today. Technically, not a name to be involved in.

May seem cheap on PE, but not a name he likes. As well, he's more a growth manager than a value manager. Nice dividend of 5.2%, but you'll have to keep an eye on that over time.

DON'T BUY
Hit multi-year-low closing price on December 30.

Not in the telco space right now. Sold off assets. Dividend is under scrutiny.

COMMENT
Telcos.

Doesn't own any names in the space at the moment. Yields will have to start coming down pretty dramatically for dividend players, such as the telcos, to start getting a good lift. And he's not seeing that yet. Longer term, he'd argue that a lot of these names don't have the growth he's looking for.

PARTIAL SELL

Biggest change is new CEO. Above 200-day MA since last August, now near 52-week high. Slow pandemic recovery in China. Premium of 36x forward PE, with 9% growth -- well over 3.5x PEG. Bit overbought at 80 RSI, take some profit.

DON'T BUY

Great winner. Higher highs, higher lows. Outpacing S&P since late 2021. Lofty valuation of 38x forward PE, for 10% growth. PEG ratio close to 4x. Grocery component insulates it somewhat from online competition.