October 2026 — page 8
AZZ Raises Fiscal 2027 Outlook After Sales Growth Accelerates
Second-quarter sales reached a record $486.9 million, up 16.7% from a year earlier, and the company lifted full-year sales guidance to $1.825 billion to $1.875 billion.
Workday to Buy C1.ai as Identity Governance Layer
Workday said the deal will let it govern access for employees and AI agents from hire to offboard.
SSR Mining to Buy Roxmore in $464 Million Cash Deal
The gold miner will pay C$6.75 a share for Converse, a multi-million-ounce resource next to Marigold, and expects more than $200 million in life-of-mine synergies.
Seabridge Gold to Buy Wyoming Slaughterhouse Project
The gold producer is paying up to US$2.85 million in cash and milestones to test an unproven hematite IOCG concept in southern Wyoming.
Porch Group to Buy Allied Trust in Mixed $105 Million Deal
The purchase is expected to add about $200 million of Reciprocal written premium and $25 million of Adjusted EBITDA in the first full year after closing.
McEwen to Sell Timmins Assets for $55 Million
The gold miner will take $5 million in cash and $50 million in Discovery shares to fund a 250,000–300,000 gold-equivalent ounce production target by 2030.
IonQ to Buy Elisity in Up to $1.3 Billion Stock Deal
The quantum platform company said the all-stock combination will pair post-quantum cryptography with Zero Trust policy enforcement for enterprise and government customers.
BlackRock to Buy WCAS Stake in CenterWell Clinic Ventures
The new venture covers nearly 150 clinics, with BlackRock as majority owner and CenterWell as minority owner. CenterWell will continue to manage and operate the clinics.
Teradyne to Invest $300 Million in FormFactor
The automated-test maker is pairing its platforms with FormFactor’s probe and interface work to speed AI and high-performance-compute test from wafer to data center.
Draganfly to Buy DoD Solution in All-Stock Deal
The drone maker said the combination will fold DoD Solution’s defense-focused unmanned systems into its existing product line.
Micro-Cap Earnings Roundup for Week of Oct. 5, 2026
Richardson Electronics’ fiscal first-quarter sales rose 18.9%; Helen of Troy and Byrna reported tariff-refund benefits, while Resources Connection’s quarterly net loss widened to $8 million.
Micro-Cap Deals Roundup for Week of Oct. 5, 2026
Viatris agreed to buy Pacira for $36.50 a share in cash, Altaris completed its Simulations Plus acquisition, and INNOVATE closed its DBM Global sale. Bank merger approvals and revised Twin Vee ownership terms added separate deal milestones.
Microcap Insider Buying: Week Ending October 9, 2026
The week’s reported purchases, buying relative to company size, and persistent buying.
Insider Buying: Week Ending October 9, 2026
The week’s reported purchases, buying relative to company size, and persistent buying.
Heating oil spending forecast to riseDelta and PepsiCo lower earnings outlooks as revenue rises
Constellation’s sales rebounded, Worthington Steel posted a loss, and drug developers disclosed research-related earnings charges.
Schneider Electric signs $22.6 billion cash deal for PTC
The PTC agreement carries a $23.7 billion enterprise value. Healthcare deals feature majority and minority stakes, cash purchases and sales-linked payments.
Centinel Spine Holdco Files to Sell Class A Common Stock
The pure-play total disc replacement company said it will use proceeds to fund sales, R&D and debt repayment.
Lycia Therapeutics Files for IPO to Fund LYTAC IgE and Graves'
The clinical-stage biotech is seeking public capital to advance LYTAC degraders aimed at IgE and Graves' disease.
Ivanhoe Electric structures international ventures with divergent funding risks
Ivanhoe Electric utilizes a partner-funded model for its Chilean exploration while implementing priority repayment terms for shareholder loans in its Saudi Arabian joint venture.
Winklevoss Zcash ETF Seeks Nasdaq Listing for ZEC Shares
The proposed trust would hold Zcash and aim to track its price for brokerage-account investors.
Aci Lifts 2026 Guidance as Software Demand Stays Positive
Aci Worldwide raised full-year revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance after first-half results and pipeline strength, as demand and outlook comments stayed mostly positive.
Delta Cuts Full-Year Outlook After Fuel Spike
The carrier now sees adjusted earnings of $5.10 to $5.60 a share and about $2.5 billion of free cash flow for 2026.
Avient Names UPL Chief Mike Frank as President and CEO
The materials-solutions company kept 2026 adjusted EPS guidance at $3.10 to $3.25 after a second-quarter beat of $0.96.
XMax to Buy Hexa Creation in Unpriced AI Power Deal
The company said the purchase puts it into high-voltage power semiconductors as it extends an AI strategy already running through software, platforms and GPU services.
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust to Sell Hotel Zags for $10.0 Million
The REIT said it will use proceeds for general corporate purposes, including opportunistic common or preferred share repurchases.
High Tide Completes $670,000 Chestermere Store Purchase
The cannabis retailer closed a cash asset deal that lifts its Canadian footprint to 234 stores and adds a Canna Cabana location in Alberta.
Gran Tierra Shareholders Approve $1.33 Billion Colombia-Ecuador Sale
The vote moves Gran Tierra toward a December 31 close that would leave the company debt-free with about $250 million in cash to fund Canada and Azerbaijan.
GigCapital8 to Buy Quantisimo in $666 Million Stock Deal
The SPAC will issue 66.61 million shares of a new holding company to take the WISeKey-SEALSQ quantum vehicle public under a Root-to-Qubit platform.
Baldwin Insurance Group to Buy Cobbs Allen Capital Holdings
The insurer agreed to acquire the capital-holdings firm in a transaction whose structure and price were not disclosed.
Smiths Group completes strategic pivot with £3.3bn in divestments
The industrial engineering company returned £1.5bn to shareholders through buybacks after selling its Interconnect and Detection businesses.
Magnolia debt falls faster after WildFire close
Magnolia Oil & Gas ended the third quarter with about $1.9 billion of net debt, which the company said was more than a year ahead of its original deleveraging plan.
PepsiCo Cuts 2026 Core EPS Growth Outlook
Organic revenue grew 3.1% in the third quarter as PepsiCo set its full-year organic revenue growth outlook at about 3% and cut core EPS growth guidance to 2.5%–3.5%.
Diamondback Oil Prices Fall After a Record Second Quarter
Unhedged realized oil averaged $87.30 a barrel in the third quarter, down from $96.82 in the second, as the Permian producer booked a $182 million net loss on commodity contracts.
Crescent to Buy Devon Eagle Ford Assets for $3.85 Billion
The deal adds about 68 Mboe/d of net production and more than 600 Tier 1 net locations, with closing expected in late 2026 or early 2027.
Brookdale Occupancy Gain Accelerates After a Slow Quarter
Third-quarter weighted average occupancy reached 83.1%, up 130 basis points from a year earlier, after a 230-basis-point year-over-year lift in the second quarter.
Viatris to Buy Pacira BioSciences in $1.65 Billion Cash Deal
The global healthcare company said the non-opioid pain assets EXPAREL and ZILRETTA fit a fast-acting meloxicam opportunity.
NovaGold to Buy Paulson's 40% Donlin Stake
The all-share deal would give NovaGold 100% of Alaska's Donlin Gold, projected as the largest single U.S. gold mine, in a combined company valued at about $4.9 billion.
Movado Group to Sell EBEL in $66.5 Million Asset Deal
The watchmaker said the sale will sharpen its focus on accessible luxury watches and jewelry while giving EBEL a dedicated ownership platform.
Hess Midstream to Buy Chevron DJ Basin Assets for $200 Million
The cash asset purchase is expected to make Hess Midstream an independent, multi-basin midstream operator with Bakken and DJ Basin positions and contracts through 2045.
Crescent Energy to Buy Devon Eagle Ford Assets for $4.2 Billion
Devon said the cash sale high-grades its portfolio and sharpens focus on highest-return, longest-duration assets after the Coterra merger.
DiamondRock Hospitality to Buy Bellmoor Inn for $31 Million
The lodging REIT framed the independent resort as a supply-constrained asset with in-place cash flow and operational upside.
Real Estate: Shore nonaccrual rises, refinancing warnings persist
Lenders reported divergent commercial real estate credit measures and retained refinancing warnings, alongside improvements in office occupancy and leasing assessments.
Labor Costs and Wage Inflation: Pricing Limits and Workforce Cuts
Companies reported higher labor burdens and warned of limits on passing costs to customers, alongside approaching union-contract expirations and planned workforce cuts.
EV and Auto Transition: Program Risks and Recovery Forecasts
QuantumScape expanded its warning about automaker program cuts, suppliers described production and cost pressures, and Aspen later outlined an industry recovery outlook.
Energy Sector: War Warnings Sharpen, Gas Projects Enter Service
Energy companies paired more explicit military-risk language with operating milestones for natural gas pipelines and LNG exports.
Cybersecurity Incidents: Named Breaches and Reporting Risks
Analog Devices and Fluence cited specific cybersecurity incidents, as companies maintained warnings about reporting judgments, customer fallout and compliance costs.
Consumer Demand and Trade-Down: Pressure Reaches Retail Orders
Companies described weaker retailer replenishment and lower-priced purchases alongside increased promotions and risks to inventory and margins.
AI Disclosures Add Capacity Limits and Detail Cost Risks
AMD added specific obstacles to customer AI infrastructure buildouts, as XMax and Samsara detailed how adoption and computing costs could affect returns.
Worthington Steel Posts First Results With Kloeckner
First-quarter net sales were $2,726.6 million after the June majority acquisition, while a $7.0 million continuing-operations loss replaced a year-earlier profit of $36.8 million.