Model is leaning hard into earnings yield vs bonds — 7 of 10. Book +16.3% to +21.1%, median conf 86. Consumer Defensive and Financials stacked at the top. McCormick & Company, Incorporated ($MKC) +21.

Edison International ($EIX) +18.1%, conf 86, utilities sec 100: ↑ earnings yield vs bonds, ↑ 60d vol, ↓ short interest. Dollar Tree, Inc. ($DLTR) +18.0%, conf 84, consumer defensive sec 97: ↑ earnings yield, ↓ short interest, ↑ 12mo momentum. Solventum Corporation ($SOLV) +17.4%, conf 86, healthcare sec 100: ↑ earnings yield, ↑ illiquidity, ↑ short interest. Same core, different kickers. The issue is rates. Globe Life Inc. ($GL) +16.7%, conf 85, financials sec 99: ↑ earnings yield, ↑ short interest, ↑ illiquidity. EMCOR Group, Inc. ($EME) +16.6%, conf 86, industrials sec 100: ↑ short interest, ↑ earnings yield, ↑ 60d vol. Both univ 99. Model likes cheap vs bonds, crowded shorts, some illiquidity/vol. Carnival Corporation Ltd. ($CCL) +16.3%, conf 86, consumer cyclical sec 100: ↑ earnings yield, ↑ short interest, ↑ 60d vol. VMRK (Real Estate) ($VMRK) +16.4%, conf 86, real estate sec 100: ↑ short interest, ↑ earnings yield, ↓ illiquidity. So-what: watch rates and credit. If yields back up

Edison International ($EIX) +18.1%, conf 86, utilities sec 100: ↑ earnings yield vs bonds, ↑ 60d vol, ↓ short interest. Dollar Tree, Inc. ($DLTR) +18.0%, conf 84, consumer defensive sec 97: ↑ earnings