Special Situation

105 tickers in this investment thesis
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Joby Aviation, Inc.
JOBY·Industrials
B ★★★Hold
Current$8.58
Target$13.81
Return+60.9%
Aug 8, 2026

Joby Aviation is the most technologically advanced and heavily capitalized pioneer of the multi-billion dollar urban air mobility revolution, trading at a steep speculative premium that is justified by its impenetrable regulatory moat and imminent commercial launch catalysts.

Score
83
Paramount Skydance Corporation
Current$8.22
Aug 8, 2026

Paramount Skydance boasts a premier portfolio of global media IP trading at a deep statistical discount, but a rapidly decaying linear TV core, rampant insider selling, and a staggering $79 billion debt load from the impending WBD merger render the equity toxic.

Score
35
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
DD·Materials
C ★★Sell
Current$147.37
Aug 7, 2026

DuPont has successfully transformed into a high-margin, cash-rich water and healthcare technology pure-play, but its premium valuation multiple and perpetual, multi-billion-dollar PFAS litigation overhang make the stock too dangerous to hold at current elevated prices.

Score
65
Solventum Corporation
SOLV·Healthcare
B ★★★Hold
Current$87.94
Target$103.50
Return+17.7%
Aug 7, 2026

Solventum is a highly profitable, moat-protected MedTech cash machine trading at a severe discount due to a messy corporate divorce from 3M, though investors must stomach extreme near-term operational noise from ERP cutovers and tariff headwinds before the ultimate value of the HIS separation is unlocked.

Score
76
EchoStar Corporation
ECHO·Communication Services
B ★★★Hold
Current$84.09
Target$128.80
Return+53.2%
Aug 3, 2026

A massive spectrum liquidation play transitioning to a hybrid MNO, balancing $42B in asset sales against complex subsidiary bankruptcies and aggressive tower industry litigation.

Score
76
Corteva, Inc.
CTVA·Materials
B ★★★Hold
Current$78.71
Target$95.00
Return+20.7%
Aug 2, 2026

The upcoming separation into Vylor and New Corteva guarantees a massive structural value unlock for its impenetrable seed monopoly, but extreme working capital cash burn and relentless Latin American pricing pressure demand short-term defensive caution.

Score
82
Ashland Inc.
ASH·Materials
B ★★★Hold
Current$66.56
Target$78.00
Return+17.2%
Jul 31, 2026

A potential strategic sale and board restructuring driven by activist investors Ancora and Cruiser Capital presents a compelling catalyst, though operational headwinds in coatings limit fundamental upside.

Score
78
Liberty Live Holdings, Inc.
LLYVK·Communication Services
B ★★★Hold
Current$99.76
Target$125.00
Return+25.3%
Jul 29, 2026

An elite, deeply discounted holding company vehicle offering leveraged exposure to the booming live experience economy, fundamentally constrained by the existential threat of a government-mandated Ticketmaster breakup.

Score
76
Sanmina Corporation
SANM·Technology
B ★★★Hold
Current$208.43
Target$233.64
Return+12.1%
Jul 28, 2026

Sanmina captures explosive, high-margin AI infrastructure growth through ZT Systems, but intense working capital burn and rampant insider selling warrant caution.

Score
80