Small-cap stocks can be incredibly lucrative investments because their lack of analyst coverage leads to frequent mispricings. However, these businesses (and their stock prices) often stay small because their subscale operations make it harder to expand their competitive moats.

A number of stocks fell in the morning session after the latest industrial production report showed slower-than-expected growth for July. Data from the Federal Reserve indicated that U.S. industrial production rose by 0.2%, which was half of the 0.4% increase that analysts polled by The Wall Street Journal had anticipated. While this marked the second consecutive month of growth, it represented a slowdown from the previous month's revised figures. Manufacturing output also saw a modest 0.2% incr

FTAI Infrastructure’s second quarter results drew a positive market reaction, despite missing Wall Street’s top- and bottom-line expectations. The company’s strong year-on-year revenue growth was underpinned by record performance in its rail segment and progress on key asset sales. CEO Kenneth Nicholson cited the sale agreement for Long Ridge and continued rail acquisitions as central to the quarter’s momentum, adding that, “integration of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway has gone smoothly, with

Rail segment hits record EBITDA as Long Ridge sale targets $1.4B debt cut.

FTAI Infrastructure Inc (FIP) posts record quarterly adjusted EBITDA of $76.1 million, driven by strong rail and terminal performance, while advancing its $1.4 billion debt elimination plan.

FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP) reported second-quarter adjusted EBITDA of $76.1 million, compared with $45.9 million in the prior-year period, as the company advanced plans to sell its Long Ridge energy asset, expanded its rail platform and continued development work at its terminal operations. E

Moby summary of FTAI Infrastructure Inc.'s Q2 2026 earnings call

Infrastructure investment and operations firm FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, but sales rose 52.7% year on year to $186.8 million. Its GAAP loss of $1.41 per share was significantly below analysts’ consensus estimates.

Wall Street is overwhelmingly bullish on the stocks in this article, with price targets suggesting significant upside potential. However, it’s worth remembering that analysts rarely issue sell ratings, partly because their firms often seek other business from the same companies they cover.

Investing.com -- Citizens initiated coverage of the Transportation, Logistics & Services group with twenty-two names, naming FedEx among its top large-cap picks alongside FTAI Aviation, Union Pacific and C.H. Robinson, according to a note from analyst Jeff Kauffman.