2026 Industrials & Materials Conference

2026 Industrials & Materials Conference

Loews Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, June 9-11, 2026

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2026 Outlook: Focus on Unit Profitability Growth in the Next Leg of the Industrial Cycle

Machinery is entering an estimate-revision upcycle driven by tight equipment supply and pricing power, with data center power and precision ag providing structural growth.

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Growth Led by Aerospace; Defense Near Peak While Government Services Reset and Space Lags

Aerospace remains the key growth driver with EPS potential to double, while defense fundamentals are strong but likely peak-positive. Government services look reset and attractive, while space faces higher capex and delayed profitability.

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Tracker Points to Non-Res Inflection, Driven by Data Centers, Power, and Electronics

Wells Fargo's proprietary bottom-up tracker points to an inflection in private non-res construction, with forecasts raised ~3% for 2026–27. Growth is being driven by data centers, power, and electronics. The setup supports a 2027 upcycle, favoring machinery, non-res building products, and data center–linked tech exposure.

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Court Decision Signals Near-Term Pressure, Long-Term Gains for Scaled Trucking Brokers

A Supreme Court ruling poses short-term margin risk for brokers but could ultimately drive consolidation in the industry. Higher costs would likely force out smaller players, benefiting scaled brokers and tightening truckload capacity, supporting rates longer term.

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Meet our equity research analysts

Our award-winning equity research teams deliver in-depth analysis and actionable insights across industries to enhance our clients’ investment strategies

Jason Haas

Jason Haas

Senior Business & Information Services Analyst

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Gabe Hadje

Gabe Hajde

Senior Containers & Packaging Analyst

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Colin Langan

Colin Langan

Senior Auto & Truck Dealerships/Autos and Auto Parts Analyst

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Joe O’Dea

Joe O’Dea

Senior Electrical Equipment & Multi-Industry/Machinery Analyst

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Sam Reid

Sam Reid

Senior Retail Hardlines Analyst

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Jerry Revich

Jerry Revich

Senior Industrials and Environmental Services Analyst

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Michael Sison

Michael Sison

Senior Chemicals Analyst

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David Strauss

David Strauss

Senior Aerospace, Defense and Space Analyst

Timna Tanners

Timna Tanners

Senior Metals & Mining and Building Materials Analyst

Chris Wetherbee

Christian Wetherbee

Senior Airfreight & Surface Transportation Analyst

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Jason Haas is an executive director and senior Equity analyst covering Business and Information Services at Wells Fargo. Jason joined Wells Fargo in 2024 after eight years covering Retail Hardlines at Bank of America. Prior to that, he worked as a CPA at Ernst & Young serving the financial services industry. Jason is a CFA charterholder and graduated from Cornell University with a B.S. in Applied Economics and Management.
Gabe Hajde is an executive director and senior Equity analyst covering the Paper & Packaging sector. Prior to assuming lead coverage in June 2018, Gabe spent seven years as an associate analyst on the team. In 2024, Gabe placed #3 in Extel’s (formerly Institutional Investor) All-America Research polls. The Paper & Packaging franchise was previously recognized as a runner-up in the 2021 and 2023 All-America Research polls. In 2020, Gabe’s team achieved the #3 ranking for earnings estimate accuracy within the Containers & Packaging sector by Thomson Reuters StarMine®. Gabe earned an MS degree in accounting with a concentration in finance from Case Western Reserve University and is a CPA.
Colin M. Langan is an executive director and senior Equity analyst at Wells Fargo Securities covering the Autos & Auto Parts sector. He was most recently at UBS, where he spent 10 years as the senior analyst in Autos (14 years overall). Colin has been well-ranked in broker votes and in the II All-America Research survey, where he ranked runner-up in 2017-2019 & 2023. He brings a focus on proactive, analytical research and has been a thought leader on the auto technological evolution. Colin’s research has driven top readership scores and his events have attracted strong lineups of industry leaders. He earned an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BBA in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame.
Joe O’Dea is a managing director and senior Equity analyst at Wells Fargo Securities covering the Electrical Equipment and Multi-Industry sector. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Joe spent 10 years at Vertical Research Partners as a partner and lead analyst of the Machinery sector. As a Machinery analyst, he was named to Institutional Investor’s Rising Stars team three times. Joe earned his BA in Economics from Holy Cross and his MBA from Cornell University.
Sam Reid is an executive director and senior equity analyst at Wells Fargo Securities covering the U.S. Homebuilders & Building Products sectors. Sam’s sell-side career spans 14+ years, with prior experience covering the Home Improvement retail, Consumer Staples and Metals & Mining sectors. Sam has actively worked on several leading sell-side teams that have placed in Institutional Investor’s All-America Research polls, including the Wells Fargo Retail Hardlines Team (RU in 2022-23), the Wells Fargo Consumer Staples team (RU in 2018-19) and the Barclays Retail Hardlines Team (#3 in 2012 & RU in 2013-14). He received his BA in economics from the University of Pennsylvania (Summa Cum Laude).
Jerry Revich is a managing director covering Machinery, Industrials & Environmental Services. Prior to joining the firm, he spent 22 years at Goldman Sachs, where he was head of U.S. Machinery, Infrastructure & Sustainable Tech coverage. He earned an MBA and BS in Finance from New York University and is a CFA charterholder.
Michael J. Sison is a managing director and senior Equity analyst at Wells Fargo Securities covering the Chemicals sector. He was recognized as a runner-up for Chemicals in Extel’s (formerly Institutional Investor) 2021-2024 All-America Research polls. Before joining the firm in 2019, Mike spent 21+ years at KeyBank where he covered the chemicals sector and was ranked runner-up in II’s 2012 America’s Top Corporate Access Providers survey. In 2005-2007, he was ranked in The Wall Street Journal’s "Best on the Street" analysts survey and the Starmine/Forbes.com Top Stock Pickers survey. Mike received an MBA in finance and accounting from Tulane University and a BA in economics from Denison University.
David Strauss is a managing director and senior Equity analyst at Wells Fargo Securities covering the Aerospace, Defense and Space sector. He has followed the industry for 25 years, previously at Barclays and UBS. Over the course of his career, David has consistently been ranked in external polls including the Extel All-America Research survey. David earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Georgetown University and a Master of Business Administration from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University.
Timna Tanners is a senior analyst at Wells Fargo covering Metals & Mining and Building Materials. Timna’s sell-side career spans more than two decades at firms, including Wolfe Research, BofA and UBS, highlighted by 15 Top 3 rankings and nine consecutive years as the No. 1-ranked Metals & Mining analyst in Extel. Timna began her career as a financial reporter for Reuters. She earned a BA in Politics from Pomona College, a Master's of Journalism from Northwestern, and an MBA from UCLA.
Christian Wetherbee is a managing director and senior Equity analyst covering Transportation and Shipping. Chris and his team have ranked top-three in four of the past five years in the Airfreight and Surface Transportation category in the Institutional Investor All-America Equity Research poll. He has also ranked in the Shipping sector for the past two years. Chris spent the past 14 years at Citi where he built a leading franchise in the Rails, Trucking, Logistics, and Marine Shipping sectors. Chris earned a B.A. from the University of Maryland and an MBA in Finance and Accounting from Fordham University.

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