Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Sony Group Corporation recently reported its FY 2025 third-quarter results and provided an outlook for the full year.</li><li>The company experienced a modest increase in sales and notable growth in operating and net income, marking record highs for the third quarter.</li><li>The results are largely driven by robust performances in specific segments, though challenges remain in others.</li></ul>

Sony Group Corporation recently reported its FY 2025 third-quarter results and provided an outlook for the full year.The company experienced a modest increase in sales and notable growth in operating and net income, marking record highs for the third quarter.The results are largely driven by robust performances in specific segments, though challenges remain in others.

Sony Group Bets Big on Strategic Partnerships—Can the TCL Alliance Redefine Home Entertainment?

<ul><li>Sony Group Corporation made headlines recently with its decision to double its stake in Peanuts Holdings for over $450 million, giving it an 80% controlling interest in the beloved “Peanuts” franchise.</li><li>The acquisition, made from Canadian entertainment firm WildBrain, marks a strategic content play as Sony seeks to expand its IP footprint amid rising competition in the entertainment and streaming sectors.</li><li>The family of Charles M.</li></ul>

Sony Group Corporation made headlines recently with its decision to double its stake in Peanuts Holdings for over $450 million, giving it an 80% controlling interest in the beloved “Peanuts” franchise.The acquisition, made from Canadian entertainment firm WildBrain, marks a strategic content play as Sony seeks to expand its IP footprint amid rising competition in the entertainment and streaming sectors.The family of Charles M.

Sony Grabs the Peanuts Gang—Is a PlayStation Snoopy Game Next?

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas, CrossASEAN Research

Henry Soediarko

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

Insights across South East Asia

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sharp-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:391:1" rel="noopener">Sharp Corp (6753 JP)</a> has a valuation disconnect: Free Cash Flow, Reported Earnings and Share Price. </li>
<li>Sharp's heavy capex business model shrank its Free cash flow over time, leading to an underperformance while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/panasonic-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:222:1" rel="noopener">Panasonic Corp (6752 JP)</a> has pivoted to new industries. </li>
<li>The management of Sharp will need to pivot to AI or any asset light business but it may not come any time soon. </li>
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Sharp Corp (6753 JP) has a valuation disconnect: Free Cash Flow, Reported Earnings and Share Price. 
Sharp's heavy capex business model shrank its Free cash flow over time, leading to an underperformance while Panasonic Corp (6752 JP) has pivoted to new industries. 
The management of Sharp will need to pivot to AI or any asset light business but it may not come any time soon. 


Sharp (6753) Vs. Panasonic (6752): Gap Will Not Narrow Soon

Market Intelligence, ORTEX

ORTEX Market Intel

Market Intelligence

Global Financial Data and Analytics Platform

ORTEX

ORTEX is a global financial data and analytics platform providing real-time securities lending and short interest data, index rebalance data, holdings and insider transactions, trading signals, corporate actions and news,  stock machine learning and factor scores and other analytics. The majority of the data are downloadable and accessible through APIs.

<ul><li>Short interest shifted sharply this week across Brazilian financials, energy ETFs, and a clutch of mid-cap US names.</li><li>The biggest stories were a 56% surge in Bradesco shorts despite a JP Morgan upgrade, a 52% collapse in Nomura short interest, and a 41% single-day spike in a space ETF.</li><li>Borrow markets tightened across several names, signalling active repositioning on both sides.</li></ul>

Short interest shifted sharply this week across Brazilian financials, energy ETFs, and a clutch of mid-cap US names.The biggest stories were a 56% surge in Bradesco shorts despite a JP Morgan upgrade, a 52% collapse in Nomura short interest, and a 41% single-day spike in a space ETF.Borrow markets tightened across several names, signalling active repositioning on both sides.

Bears Scramble: Brazil Names and ETFs Dominate This Week's Short Moves

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

Shenton Research

Shenton Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>We tracked AI models, infrastructure, and funding this week: DeepSeek raised V4 pricing, while Anthropic showed profit before listing.</li>
<li>China labs pushed pricing, agents, and device subscriptions; US labs added OpenAI Ultrafast, Gemini Flash, Meta Glimmer, and Grok releases.</li>
<li>Nvidia lined up financing platforms, Anthropic signed compute capacity, DayOne filed for a US IPO, and OpenRouter revenue shifted toward Anthropic.</li>
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We tracked AI models, infrastructure, and funding this week: DeepSeek raised V4 pricing, while Anthropic showed profit before listing.
China labs pushed pricing, agents, and device subscriptions; US labs added OpenAI Ultrafast, Gemini Flash, Meta Glimmer, and Grok releases.
Nvidia lined up financing platforms, Anthropic signed compute capacity, DayOne filed for a US IPO, and OpenRouter revenue shifted toward Anthropic.


This Week in AI (Aug 9-15): DeepSeek Hikes V4 Prices; Anthropic Shows Profit Before Listing

Japan

Sony Corporation manufactures audio, home video game consoles, communications, key device and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets.  The Company's other businesses include music, pictures, computer entertainment, and online businesses.

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Sony Corp (6758 JP)

Sony Group Bets Big on Strategic Partnerships—Can the TCL Alliance Redefine Home Entertainment?

Sony Group Corporation recently reported its FY 2025 third-quarter results and provided an outlook for the full year. The company experienced a...

Baptista Research

Sony Grabs the Peanuts Gang—Is a PlayStation Snoopy Game Next?

Sony Group Corporation made headlines recently with its decision to double its stake in Peanuts Holdings for over $450 million, giving it an 80%...

Baptista Research

Sharp (6753) Vs. Panasonic (6752): Gap Will Not Narrow Soon

Sharp Co is still suffering from the legacy business that is asset heavy and eroding free cash flow while Panasonic has moved on to growth...

Henry Soediarko

Bears Scramble: Brazil Names and ETFs Dominate This Week's Short Moves

Short interest shifted sharply this week across Brazilian financials, energy ETFs, and a clutch of mid-cap US names. The biggest stories were a...

ORTEX Market Intel

This Week in AI (Aug 9-15): DeepSeek Hikes V4 Prices; Anthropic Shows Profit Before Listing

This week in AI: DeepSeek raised V4 pricing; Anthropic showed profit before listing; Nvidia financed data centers, and DayOne filed.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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