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>Kellanova reported results that demonstrated continued execution on its strategy of driving growth through innovation, volume recovery, and margin expansion while navigating a complex operating environment.</li><li>The company delivered organic net sales growth of 4 percent in the second quarter, in line with its long-term target range, supported by a combination of price mix and sequential improvement in volume across most regions outside of Nigeria.</li><li>Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.</li></ul>

Kellanova reported results that demonstrated continued execution on its strategy of driving growth through innovation, volume recovery, and margin expansion while navigating a complex operating environment.The company delivered organic net sales growth of 4 percent in the second quarter, in line with its long-term target range, supported by a combination of price mix and sequential improvement in volume across most regions outside of Nigeria.Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.

Kellanova’s Bold Snacking Pivot: Can Pringles & Cheez-It Dominate the Global Market?

Index Rebalance and Special Situations Coverage, Quiddity Advisors

Anjana Amarasuriya

Index Rebalance and Special Situations Coverage

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Index Rebalance

<ul><li>The SP 500 index tracks the 500 largest names listed in the US and it is one of the most highly-tracked indices in the world.</li><li>In this insight, we take a look at the upcoming constituent changes in the run up to the December 2025 index rebal event.</li><li>The index changes for the December 2025 rebal will be based on the open of 3rd December 2025 and announced after the close of 5th December 2025.</li></ul>

The SP 500 index tracks the 500 largest names listed in the US and it is one of the most highly-tracked indices in the world.In this insight, we take a look at the upcoming constituent changes in the run up to the December 2025 index rebal event.The index changes for the December 2025 rebal will be based on the open of 3rd December 2025 and announced after the close of 5th December 2025.

Quiddity Leaderboard SP500/600 Dec25 Rebal: Last Minute Surprise in The Leading Names

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher, ORTEX

Dimitris Ioannidis

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher

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.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/crh-plc-054117b2-cd70-470a-9efc-8f6fab2c83ec" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28655:1" rel="noopener">CRH (CRH US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/comfort-systems-usa-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6730:1" rel="noopener">Comfort Systems USA (FIX US)</a> are the main candidates for addition due to consistently high eligibility scores.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pure-storage-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27421:1" rel="noopener">Pure Storage Inc (PSTG US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/solstice-advanced-materials" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45953:1" rel="noopener">Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS US)</a> face reduced conviction due to sector balance and turnover.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vertiv-holdings-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33140:1" rel="noopener">Vertiv Holdings Co (VRT US)</a> has a higher probability of inclusion following the acquisition of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kellogg-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16090:1" rel="noopener">Kellogg Co (K US)</a> which is still pending.</li>
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CRH (CRH US) and Comfort Systems USA (FIX US) are the main candidates for addition due to consistently high eligibility scores.

Pure Storage Inc (PSTG US) and Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS US) face reduced conviction due to sector balance and turnover.

Vertiv Holdings Co (VRT US) has a higher probability of inclusion following the acquisition of Kellogg Co (K US) which is still pending.


S&P500 December 2025 Final Forecast: FIX & CRH Leading the Pack

<ul><li>Kellanova wrapped up its first and only year as an independent entity with a strong fourth-quarter performance, reporting 7% organic sales growth and a 200-basis-point improvement in adjusted operating margins to 14.3%.</li><li>The company’s success was largely driven by its strategic expansion into the high-growth snacking category, which now accounts for 60% of sales, and its increased presence in emerging markets, contributing 30% of revenue.</li><li>While sales in North America, which make up about half of the company’s revenue base, fell 1.5% due to lower prices and an unfavorable product mix, Kellanova offset this with impressive gains abroad, including 5.5% organic growth in Latin America and more than 36% growth in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.</li></ul>

Kellanova wrapped up its first and only year as an independent entity with a strong fourth-quarter performance, reporting 7% organic sales growth and a 200-basis-point improvement in adjusted operating margins to 14.3%.The company’s success was largely driven by its strategic expansion into the high-growth snacking category, which now accounts for 60% of sales, and its increased presence in emerging markets, contributing 30% of revenue.While sales in North America, which make up about half of the company’s revenue base, fell 1.5% due to lower prices and an unfavorable product mix, Kellanova offset this with impressive gains abroad, including 5.5% organic growth in Latin America and more than 36% growth in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.

Kellanova: Pringles, Cheez-It, and the Global Snack Wars—What’s at Stake?

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

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<li>The SP 500 index tracks the 500 largest names listed in the US and it is one of the most highly-tracked indices in the world.</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at the upcoming constituent changes in the run up to the December 2025 index rebal event.</li>
<li>We expect two regular changes in December 2025. There are also multiple live M&amp;A events which are likely to trigger intra-review index changes.</li>
</ul>


The SP 500 index tracks the 500 largest names listed in the US and it is one of the most highly-tracked indices in the world.
In this insight, we take a look at the upcoming constituent changes in the run up to the December 2025 index rebal event.
We expect two regular changes in December 2025. There are also multiple live M&amp;A events which are likely to trigger intra-review index changes.


[Quiddity Index] SP500/600 Dec25 Rebal: Two ADDs Two DELs and 3 Intra-Review Changes Likely Soon

United States

Kellogg Company manufactures and markets ready-to-eat cereal and other convenience foods. The Company's products include cereals, cookies, crackers, toaster pastries, cereal bars, fruit snacks, frozen waffles and veggie foods. Kellogg markets its products in the United States, Canada, and other countries throughout the world.

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Kellogg Co (K US)

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Baptista Research

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Anjana Amarasuriya

S&P500 December 2025 Final Forecast: FIX & CRH Leading the Pack

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Dimitris Ioannidis

Kellanova: Pringles, Cheez-It, and the Global Snack Wars—What’s at Stake?

Kellanova wrapped up its first and only year as an independent entity with a strong fourth-quarter performance, reporting 7% organic sales growth...

Baptista Research

[Quiddity Index] SP500/600 Dec25 Rebal: Two ADDs Two DELs and 3 Intra-Review Changes Likely Soon

SP500 could see two changes in Dec25. One has a lot to buy if chosen. There are also a few intra-review actions/changes scheduled for the near...

Travis Lundy

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Kellanova’s Bold Snacking Pivot: Can Pringles & Cheez-It Dominate the Global Market?

Kellanova reported results that demonstrated continued execution on its strategy of driving growth through innovation, volume recovery, and margin...

Baptista Research

Quiddity Leaderboard SP500/600 Dec25 Rebal: Last Minute Surprise in The Leading Names

SP500 rankings will be decided at today's open and announced on 5 December after the close. We see $100bn to trade across the SP500 complex. Kalshi...

Anjana Amarasuriya

S&P500 December 2025 Final Forecast: FIX & CRH Leading the Pack

​CRH and FIX are top candidates for addition in December 2025, while PSTG and SOLS face reduced conviction. VRT has a higher chance of inclusion...

Dimitris Ioannidis

Kellanova: Pringles, Cheez-It, and the Global Snack Wars—What’s at Stake?

Kellanova wrapped up its first and only year as an independent entity with a strong fourth-quarter performance, reporting 7% organic sales growth...

Baptista Research

[Quiddity Index] SP500/600 Dec25 Rebal: Two ADDs Two DELs and 3 Intra-Review Changes Likely Soon

SP500 could see two changes in Dec25. One has a lot to buy if chosen. There are also a few intra-review actions/changes scheduled for the near...

Travis Lundy

CRH and FIX are top candidates for addition in December 2025, while PSTG and SOLS face reduced conviction. VRT has a higher chance of inclusion...