September 27, 2025
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Thematic Study: RKLB vs AST SpaceMobile vs Astra – Space SPACs in 2025

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Executive summary Space-related SPAC-era equities remain a high-variance, catalyst-driven cohort. Rocket Lab (RKLB) delivered a record Q2-2025 quarter – revenue $144.5M, 36% y/y growth – and a ~$1.0B backlog while pushing toward Neutron and expanded space-systems revenue. (Business Wire) AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) is aggressively capitalizing its direct-to-cell constellation: Q2-2025 revenue remained trivial (~$1.1–$1.2M) while capex…

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Deep Dive: Palo Alto Networks (PANW) — Balancing Growth with Profitability

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TL;DR Palo Alto Networks is executing a scale-at-margin cybersecurity strategy: FY-2025 revenue ≈ $9.2B (+15–16% YoY) with Next-Generation Security ARR running in the $5.6–5.8B range and gross margins roughly 73%. The company is pushing into identity and AI security via large M&A (CyberArk acquisition announced), while guided FY-2026 revenue implies mid-teens growth. Balance sheet leverage…

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Earnings Recap: ServiceNow (NOW) and Its Cloud Expansion Strategy

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TL;DR ServiceNow reported a “beat-and-raise” Q2 2025: total revenue $3.215B (+22.5% YoY) and subscription revenue $3.113B (+22.5% YoY), lifted guidance for full-year subscription revenue, and doubled down on agentic AI and CRM expansion via the Moveworks acquisition. Results validate ServiceNow’s cloud-workflow + AI strategy but raise two clear tradeoffs: (1) margin upside from scale versus…

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Deep Dive: CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) — Cybersecurity Momentum Leader

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All figures, quotes and technical reads were pulled from CrowdStrike’s investor releases, SEC filings and public market-data providers at the time of writing. Verify live charts and filings before acting. Short verdict (one line) CrowdStrike is a high-growth cybersecurity platform with durable ARR expansion, improving margins and strong cash generation; fundamentals pass Profit Pencil’s growth/margin/leverage…

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Deep Dive: Rigetti Computing (RGTI) – Quantum Computing’s Commercial Path in 2026

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Executive summary Rigetti reported Q2 2025 revenue of $1.8m and a net loss of $39.7m, while completing an equity raise that brought cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments to ~$571.6m and left the company with no outstanding debt at quarter-end. Management pushed product milestones (general availability of a 36-qubit multi-chip system and a stated plan…

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Comparison: AppLovin vs Unity vs Digital Turbine – Mobile Adtech Winners

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Executive summary AppLovin (APP), Unity (U) and Digital Turbine (APPS) occupy adjacent positions in mobile adtech: AppLovin is a large-scale performance ad platform that recently exited game development to focus on high-margin adtech; Unity is a broader real-time content and monetization platform with a growing ad network and AI-led product push; Digital Turbine is a…

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Deep Dive: NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) — Fundamentals, Momentum, Risk Signals

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Short verdict (screen fit) Conclusion: NVIDIA satisfies the core fundamental filters (growth, margin, leverage). It does not satisfy the RSI 55–70 requirement at this snapshot and has recently underperformed the Nasdaq over the prior 30 days — momentum reads are neutral-to-bullish but fragile. (NVIDIA Newsroom) 1) Summary fundamentals (latest reported quarter / TTM) 2) Detailed…

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Weekly Tech Growth Screener — Top 10 Stocks

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All figures and technical reads were pulled from company releases, investor pages and live technical aggregators at that timestamp. This post is AI-generated and reproducible; it shows the screener results and short dossiers for the top 10 US-listed technology names that best match Profit Pencil’s ruleset (see methodology below). Verify live charts and filings before…

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Deep Dive: Opendoor (OPEN) — Can iBuying Survive in a Higher-Rate Housing Market?

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Executive summary Opendoor reported tangible progress toward unit economics in Q2 2025 while shrinking balance-sheet exposure: revenue of $1.57B, gross profit $128M, and the company posted its first quarter of Adjusted EBITDA profitability since 2022 (Adjusted EBITDA $23M). Inventory and purchasing activity have been deliberately cut (homes purchased down 63% YoY), reflecting a pivot to…

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Comparison: Robinhood vs Coinbase vs Charles Schwab – Different Models, Same Audience?

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Executive summary Robinhood (HOOD) is positioning itself as a digital-first retail brokerage with trading, crypto, subscription and wealth ambitions. In Q2 2025, it posted revenue of $989M, net income of $386M, and diluted EPS of $0.42, backed by strong net deposits and growth in Gold subscriptions. (Robinhood Investors)Coinbase (COIN) remains the leading U.S. crypto exchange,…

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