Richtech Board Approves $12 Mln Share Buyback Program; Shares Up

Rolls-Royce's H1 2026 results beat expectations, with revenue up 25% to £11.3B and operating profit up 46% to £2.5B. The company raised full-year guidance, but analysts' price target of 1,585p implies only 8% upside from current levels, with a high valuation at 49x P/E.

Richtech Robotics (NASDAQ:RR) shares rose 21.6% to $1.97 after announcing a $12 million share buyback plan covering 2.7% of outstanding shares. The company has $362.6 million in cash and investments, with recent revenue growth of 6.1% and a net loss of $10.4 million. Trading volume surged to 3.5 times the 10-session average.

Richtech Robotics reported a 9.6% revenue increase to $3.9M for the nine months, with net loss narrowing 35.8% to $20.4M. RaaS revenue surged 189%, while product sales declined due to a shift to recurring models.

Rolls-Royce shares rose 3.7% to 1,430.4p after the company reported H1 2026 results. Underlying operating profit was £2.53bn vs £2.37bn expected, and underlying revenue was £11.28bn vs £11.0bn expected. Rolls-Royce raised 2026 guidance to £4.7–£4.9bn profit and £3.8–£4.0bn free cash flow, declared a 6.0p interim dividend, and saw Moody’s and Fitch upgrade credit ratings.

Richtech Robotics (RR) shares fell nearly 35% in H1 2026 amid allegations its Microsoft AI partnership was overstated, subsequent class action lawsuits, and weaker results. Q1 fiscal 2026 revenue fell to about $1.15M and net loss rose to $8.4M. The company missed its Q2 filing, received Nasdaq noncompliance notice, and disclosed restatements for prior financials.

Jefferies upgraded Leonardo to Buy and named it its new top pick in European aerospace and defense, replacing Rheinmetall. The bank shifted to a 2028 sum-of-the-parts valuation, raised 2026 estimates, and cited Defense Electronics and air-defense exposure. Jefferies sees 30% upside to its price target and expects re-rating.