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MarketWatch
20 Apr 2026
Carol Levenson: McDonald’s $3 menu is about to kick off. Here’s why Wall Street is already a fan.
Gimme Credit analyst Carol Levenson, in a note last month, said that even if some parts of the internet mocked McDonald’s CEO after he took what may or may not have been too small of a bite out of a Big Arch burger, the McValue menu has gone over better publicly.
“McDonald’s was losing touch with its affordable roots,” she said. She noted that last year, a Big Mac in Chicago cost $10. As ofread more
Cincinnati Business Courier
26 Mar 2026
Carol Levenson: Analyst calls P&G's latest quarter 'squeezably soft' as organic sales stall
Downtown Cincinnati-based consumer products behemoth P&G (NYSE: PG) posted second-quarter earnings that were “soft,” in the view of Carol Levenson, director of research at Tarrytown, N.Y.-based fixed income analyst Gimme Credit.
P&G “delivered mediocre organic sales,” Levenson wrote this week in a research report she titled, “Squeezably Soft,” playing off the company's tagline for its Charminread more
Barron's
25 Mar 2026
Dave Novosel: Google Stock Slides Toward Bear Market Territory. Time to Buy?
Gimme Credit analyst Dave Novosel suggested the capex plans will likely mean Google will generate negative cash flow over the course of the yearread more
Casino.org
25 Mar 2026
Kim Noland: Penn Poised for Improving Finances in 2026, Says Credit Analyst
Kim Noland, director of high-yield research at Gimme Credit, says Penn’s enhancement efforts at several of its regional casinos as well as improvements in its digital gaming unit could set the stage for better financial performance over the course of this year.
Management has forecast 2-3% cash flow growth for the 40+ bricks and mortar regional casinos that posted mostly declining results lastread more
US News & World Report
18 Mar 2026
Evan Mann: 5 Best LNG Stocks to Buy in 2026
Gimme Credit senior bond analyst Evan Mann last week reaffirmed his "improving" credit score rating on Range Resources, saying the company should benefit in the medium term from an increase in LNG export capacity as well as other factors including production growth, low well costs and growing demand from data centers.
"With credit metrics comparable to its investment-grade peers, we believe itread more
USA Today
15 Mar 2026
Carol Levenson: Target opens 5 new stores, with No. 2000 located in North Carolina
"Target’s strong balance sheet gives it the financial wherewithal to execute" its expansion plans, said Carol Levenson, director of research for Gimme Credit, in a research note. But Levenson said she remained "skeptical about a miraculous turnaroundread more
Casino.org
13 Mar 2026
Kim Noland: Caesars Should Seek Takeover Price Above $35, Says Analyst. Another Warns on Regulatory Issues.
What needs no confirmation is that Fertitta Entertainment controls the Golden Nugget casinos and should the Houston Rockets owner win Caesars, there would be significant geographic overlap between the Caesars and Golden Nugget portfolios. That could catch the eye of regulators, according to Gimme Credit’s Kim Noland.
“There are potential regulatory issues given Mr. Fertittaʼs ownership of theread more
WinBuzzer
11 Mar 2026
Carol Levenson: Amazon $42B Bond Sale to Fund Record AI Infrastructure Push
Gimme Credit rated Amazon’s existing bonds “outperform” at 65 basis points above Treasuries. BondCliQ data confirmed spreads held steady after the announcement. Carol Levenson, analyst at Gimme Credit, noted that it remains “an attractive borrowing environment for an infrequent and very strong issuer” despite recent spread widening.
Gimme Credit’s Levenson estimates the company may need up to $83read more
Las Vegas Review-Journal
10 Mar 2026
Kim Noland: Wynn’s UAE resort could be affected by war in Iran, analyst says
Kim Noland, director of high-yield research at New York-based Gimme Credit LLC, said the escalation of the war in Iran may have implications for the company’s project in the UAE that has topped out the hotel tower and is on schedule for a 2027 opening.
“The expansion in the UAE is important geographical diversification for Wynn in what is a rapidly growing tourist destination,” Noland said in aread more
MarketWatch
10 Mar 2026
Carol Levenson: Amazon joins Meta, Google in jumbo bond club with up to $42 billion issuance
Amazon’s debt issuance comes as no surprise to Gimme Credit analyst Carol Levenson, who estimates that Amazon could require up to $83 billion in incremental debt this year to support its elevated capital expenditures.
Amazon’s November bonds, which Gimme Credit gives an outperform rating, are trading around 65 basis points higher than 10-year U.S. Treasury notes. According to data from BondCliQread more
Fixed Income Beacon
9 Mar 2026
Gimme Credit Cited: Fees Surge, NIM Ticks Up, Capital Stands Firm
Gimme Credit nails it: “strong credit profile, supported by the broadly diversified geographic platform, a well-diversified lending mix, continued enhancements to the fee revenue base, benign asset quality positioning, and a strong capitalization structure supported by a conservative capital allocation strategyread more