My setup
|Ticker|Current Price|Confidence|Entry Zone Low|Entry Zone High|Stop Loss|Target (Base/Median)|Target (Stretch/p75)|Hold Until|
|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|
|KLC|4.93|74.9|4.93|5.03|4.34|6.42|8.97|2026-09-18|
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Options
KLC $5.00 Call Aug 21 ($0.58)
Reasoning.
Strong operational recovery from its $1.75 low to \~$5.00, catalyzed by heavy insider buying, a Q1 2026 earnings beat, and raised guidance. CEO John T. Wyatt bought nearly 500,000 shares at $1.96–$2.07 in March, followed by Director Michael Nuzzo purchasing 25,000 shares at $2.22. On May, KLC crushed expectations with an adjusted EPS of $0.04 versus a -$0.01 consensus estimate ( 500% beat). $4.2 million in adjusted net income on $672.5 million in revenue. full-year 2026 guidance raise to an adjusted EPS of $0.15–$0.25 on $2.70B–$2.75B in revenue. BMO Capital Markets raised its price target from $4 to $6 (assigning an outperform rating) and UBS increased its target from $3 to $5. Q2 institutional accumulation, with Invesco Ltd. expanding its position by 48.0% and Legal & General Group raising its stake by 20.2%.