*OPENAI IN TALKS FOR INVESTMENT ROUND VALUING IT UP TO $340B:WSJ $SSSS made a $17.5 million investment in OpenAI few months ago, so already doubled, seems
$VTNR Oppenheimer initiated with Outperform rating, $18 PT
Note that $18 PT implies a 4x multiple to their 2023 EBITDA estimate of $376mn estimate, vs guidance of $425-450mn.
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Vertex Energy special situation thread
$VTNR
- Appears to be one of luckiest acquisitions ever
- Announced PSA with Shell for Mobile Refinery for $75mm in 5/2021
- Deal closed 4/1/22
- 75,000 Bbl/d low complexity refinery
- Product slate is 2/3 diesel
- Benchmark crack 3-1-2
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$VTNR, the next $GME/$AMC?
Bull case: it’s a low risk, cash flowing value stock with multi-bagger opportunity, compounded with long-term options leverage.
In 20+ years of value investing, I’ve never seen an opportunity to make generational wealth like this.
Here’s why…
$VTNR Hallum takes pt up to 25
" we reiterate our Buy rating and raise our price target to $25(based on a pro-forma look at the business starting in 2024)but note that there is a clear path to VTNR being a $35+ stock"
HCW "Taking into account this outlook we are now revising our revenue and adjusted EBITDA expectations for $VTNR in 2023 from 246.0M and 25.5M to 2.9B and 319.7M, respectively, positioning the company for a potential 10x plus improvement in adjusted EBITDA
in around 24 months."
$PLBY Part 2 two avenues of plausible upside optionality that represent more than 100% upside to the current share price ($13 per share from U.S. streetwear and $35 per share from conversion to a JV in China).
$PLBY Part 2 two avenues of plausible upside optionality that represent more than 100% upside to the current share price ($13 per share from U.S. streetwear and $35 per share from conversion to a JV in China).
$RBLX Stifel "Overall performance was directionally consistent with the historical trendline
for CY2Q (May < April) as well as our internal assumptions, but probably not enough to sustain the upward momentum the shares have
enjoyed recently. Below we briefly discuss the results."
$RIDE RF Lafferty & Co "With the level of uncertainty increasing in the future of Lordstown, we find it prudent to lower our rating to Sell. In addition, we reduced our price target by $6 to $3 per share."