The Weekly Brief (As of November 20)
- Disney (DIS) reported a mixed quarter as revenue came in at $22.46 billion, slightly missing the consensus estimate of $22.8 billion, while expecting to deliver double-digit adjusted EPS growth in FY2026.
- Alphabet (GOOGL) announced the company would invest $40 billion in new data centres in Texas through 2027 as the company accelerates efforts to expand capacity to support artificial intelligence capabilities.
- Amazon (AMZN) seeks to raise $12 billion from US bond sale in three years to fund growth of the artificial intelligence infrastructure.
- Microsoft (MSFT) and Nvidia (NVDA) announced plan to invest in Anthropic under a new tie-up that includes a $30 billion commitment from the AI startup to use MSFT’s cloud services.
- Google (GOOGL) introduced Gemini 3.0, which was trained on GOOGL’s in-house chips, as the search giant races to keep pace with ChatGPT’s parent company OpenAI.
- Nvidia (NVDA) reported solid Q3 earning, EPS and revenue came in at $1.30 and $57.0 billion, beating expectations on both top and bottom lines of $1.26 and $55.0 billion, while forecasting strong sales growth for AI chips.
*Analysts of 5i Research responsible for this report have a financial or other interest in GOOGL, AMZN, NVDA and MSFT. The i2i Fund does not have a financial or other interest in securities mentioned.
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New Report
We have posted a new report on Kraken Robotics (PNG). PNG is an emerging leader in underwater robotics and subsea sensing technologies for defense and commercial markets. It has grown from a small R&D startup in 2012 into a global leader in underwater robotics innovation. With global defense budgets increasingly focused on unmanned and intelligent underwater systems, we think PNG is well-positioned to benefit from this long-term structural demand.
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Report Updates
We have posted report updates on Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (DIR.UN), and Acadian Timber Corp. (ADN). DIR.UN owns and manages a global portfolio of diversified industrial assets that consistently trades below its Net Asset Value. ADN is a provider of forest products that is currently facing a challenging operating environment. One name has a strong track record of consistent distribution throughout the economic cycle, while the other faces volume decline and a temporarily weak balance sheet.
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Dropping Coverage
We are dropping coverage on Parkland Corporation (PKI). PKI and Sunoco announced on May 5, 2025 an agreement for Sunoco to acquire all outstanding shares of PKI in a roughly U$9.1 billion transaction. As a result, we are dropping coverage on PKI.
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