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The euro zone housing market has already recovered from its recent slump and prices are likely to rise further, challenging affordability in a potentially unhealthy development, the European Central Bank said in an Economic Bulletin article. House prices slumped from 2022 as surging inflation, high energy costs and rising interest rates all constrained a market that had been on an exceptional run in the preceding several years. But this downturn was shallow, with the peak-to-trough part of the cycle showing a cumulative decline of 3% over one and a half years, a smaller drop than during the global financial crisis and the sovereign debt crisis, when prices fell almost 5%, the ECB said on Monday.

Novanta’s stock price has taken a beating over the past six months, shedding 21.9% of its value and falling to a new 52-week low of $133.58 per share. This was partly due to its softer quarterly results and might have investors contemplating their next move.

Over the past six months, U.S. Cellular has been a great trade. While the S&P 500 was flat, the stock price has climbed by 13.9% to $64.40 per share. This was partly thanks to its solid quarterly results, and the performance may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.

LSI currently trades at $17.32 and has been a dream stock for shareholders. It’s returned 485% since March 2020, blowing past the S&P 500’s 122% gain. The company has also beaten the index over the past six months as its stock price is up 11.6% thanks to its solid quarterly results.

CBIZ has been treading water for the past six months, recording a small return of 2.4% while holding steady at $69.40.

Earnings results often indicate what direction a company will take in the months ahead. With Q4 behind us, let’s have a look at PacBio (NASDAQ:PACB) and its peers.

Cable One has gotten torched over the last six months - since September 2024, its stock price has dropped 32.7% to a new 52-week low of $226.39 per share. This might have investors contemplating their next move.

Shareholders of Microchip Technology would probably like to forget the past six months even happened. The stock dropped 30.9% and now trades at $53.18. This was partly due to its softer quarterly results and may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.

Earnings results often indicate what direction a company will take in the months ahead. With Q4 behind us, let’s have a look at WESCO (NYSE:WCC) and its peers.

The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who not so much). Let’s take a look at how vehicle retailer stocks fared in Q4, starting with Camping World (NYSE:CWH).