Rising senior at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business studying Finance and Spanish.
This is a portfolio of my stock-pitching work, collected over time. Where I've revisited a name, the original report appears alongside a later update.
Original thesis. I initiated AAON at $88.29 in August 2025 with a $107 price target. The thesis centered on BASX's exposure to rapidly growing data-center cooling demand, with product differentiation and decarbonization supporting the core AAON brand.
Update. By the June 2026 update, shares had risen 44% to $127.19. BASX backlog reached $1.6bn, the core AAON brand returned to growth, and several operational disruptions were beginning to ease. I raised my price target to $166.
Original thesis. I initiated GSL at $23.18 in March 2025. The company combined contracted cash flows, rapid deleveraging, and low operating breakevens while trading at roughly 2.4x earnings. It led me to a $68 price target.
Update. By the July 2026 update, shares had risen 78% to $41.31. In this report I moved to evaluating GSL through a credit lens rather than setting a price target: with net leverage down to 0.4x EBITDA, I believe the company can service and retire its obligations, including the dividend, through 2030 even if charter rates fall significantly.
Primer. Hyliion develops KARNO, a modular, fuel-agnostic on-site power generator targeted at data centers, defense, and commercial facilities. The company preserved substantial capital after abandoning its original electrified-truck-powertrain business, and KARNO has Navy validation and real technical differentiation. But its largest markets remain pre-commercial: the $400m+ pipeline consists entirely of non-binding LOIs, roughly a third of it is tied to a counterparty incorporated in January 2026 that was flagged in a short report, and manufacturing capacity remains undisclosed.
This is too early-stage for a financial model or price target, so I’m not issuing one. I’m publishing it as a primer and will keep watching for a handful of concrete milestones: full 200 kW power output, completion of remaining UL certification steps, a converted LOI, and first commercial revenue with disclosed gross margins.