Beating The Tide: Stock Picks That Outperform

Beating The Tide: Stock Picks That Outperform

+127% Since The Pick: A Record Quarter, A Violent Markdown, And Still A BUY

A 7th straight quarter of triple-digit growth, a raised full-year guide, and Mr. Market the stock back at a steep discount anyway. I kept the target, kept the BUY, and added to the position.

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George Atuan, CFA
Sep 08, 2026
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DELL +15%, the other position -25%, in the same five sessions. Time to bring balance.

Last week we saw a divergence between two positions. DELL was the top performer in the portfolio, while this other company was the worst performer.

The two positions from August 31 to September 8, 2026: DELL up 15% after its Q2 print, the other position down 25% after its own. Source: RankedStocks.com, generated September 8, 2026.
RankedStocks.com

On Sunday, I published my view on DELL, lowered the target price from $639 to $601, read as to why here.

Weekly #98: DELL Is Up 325%. I’m Moving It To HOLD

Weekly #98: DELL Is Up 325%. I’m Moving It To HOLD

George Atuan, CFA
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Sep 6
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Today I trimmed DELL from 11% to 8.5% and put the proceeds into the other position, taking it from 4% to 6%.

Today’s execution in the Beating The Tide account: DELL sold at $523.00 and the other position bought at $171.79, both at the open. Source: Interactive Brokers trade log, September 8, 2026.

Since adding this position and before the rebalancing, it was up 127%. Three weeks ago it was up 276%.

Beating The Tide position tracker: the position was added at $75.29 in October 2024, closed at $170.57 on September 4, 2026, is up 126.6% and carries a BUY recommendation. The 4% weight shown predates today’s add, which takes it to 6%. Source: Beating The Tide portfolio tracker, September 5, 2026.
Return BEFORE the rebalancing

Revenue more than doubled y/y, above the top of its own guidance range, a 48% operating margin, full-year growth guide raised. The stock fell the next day and dropped further the day after. From its peak to the bottom, there was a significant drawdown, on a quarter with nothing that would justify it in my opinion.

Behind the paywall: the Q1 FY2027 review and the two numbers that actually moved the stock, the guidance delta against June, the thesis scorecard pillar by pillar, the rebuilt DCF with every assumption on the table, 10,000 Monte Carlo runs across the model, a bear case that gets to 1 to 1.5, and the risk register.

Table of Contents

  • How the stock ranks

  • Q1 FY2027: a record quarter that got sold

  • Guidance: what changed since June

  • Thesis scorecard after Q1 FY2027

  • Valuation: the $315 target, rebuilt

  • The Monte Carlo: 10,000 runs

  • Risk register after Q1 FY2027

  • Verdict

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