sanjeri Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO) is a leading research and development company and provider of laboratory products and services headquartered in Waltham. The company has long been a key player in developing and commercialization of laboratory equipment, reagents, analytical instrumentation, and diagnostic systems utilized for research purposes, the discovery of new drugs and vaccines, the…
iantfoto Unitholders in NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE:NEP) have suffered the worst hammering since the COVID pandemic, leading to NEP’s March 2020 lows at the $29 level. Incredibly, the significant guidance downgrade highlighted by NEP CEO John Ketchum led to a re-test of that level this week, as investors witnessed NEP revisiting the levels last…
spooh Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) is one of the largest in the space right now and has a massive market cap of $460 billion. The company is unlikely in my opinion to ever exhibit a significant discount to the rest of the sector because it is the sector. With that said, the company can still…
dontree_m In this article, we are going to discuss two dividend securities that we think are great for income investors. We think these two picks are reasonably safe choices that yield nearly 8%. As such, an 8% yield should suffice the needs of most income investors, but we recommend that you use/withdraw 5% to 6%…
Hazal Ak/iStock via Getty Images McCormick & Company (NYSE:MKC) is scheduled to report its third fiscal quarter earnings in the pre-market session on Tuesday. Here’s what investors need to know. McCormick Stock Key Metrics Through the first half of fiscal 2023, MKC has grown sales by 5.4% to +$3.2B, driven primarily by pricing actions taken…
2d illustrations and photos The Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Large Company ETF (NYSEARCA:FNDE) invests across international stocks from developing economies. The attraction here is an expectation for higher long-term growth, with emerging markets (EM) benefiting from trends like an expanding middle class and rising per capita consumption of valued added services. That said, the understanding…
SergBob Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) is included in the gas utilities industry where it focuses on both purchasing and selling natural gas to residential, commercial, and other end-users. The has a very long history which dates back to 1857. The share price so far in the last 12 months has tumbled quite a bit and right…
MATJAZ SLANIC A Buy Rating for the abrdn Physical Precious Metals Basket Shares ETF This analysis recommends a Buy rating for the abrdn Physical Precious Metals Basket Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:GLTR), which is a US-listed exchange-traded fund that invests in physical bullion of precious metals held in secured vaults in the UK and Switzerland. The ETF…
Yurii Kifor The WMT Investment Thesis Remains Robust Walmart (NYSE:WMT) is a stock that requires no introductions, due to its growing eCommerce presence, large retail footprint with over 4K outlets in the US, and over 10.5K outlets globally. WMT Beats Rivals On Prices Reuters Most importantly, thanks to its improved affordability and competitively priced offerings,…
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DanielBendjy Graham Corporation (NYSE:GHM) recently delivered beneficial expectations about 2024, including EBITDA growth and net sales growth. GHM is also expected to benefit significantly from recent increases in defense budgets. Besides, management also says that it may reposition its efforts to enjoy the incoming expenditures in the clear energy market. There are obvious risks from…
kynny Investment Thesis As the largest global merchant supplier of photomasks, Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) enjoys a strong competitive position in a market with massive secular tailwinds. However, near-term macroeconomic uncertainties have put pressure on the stock, creating an attractive entry point for investors. Photronics: Leveraging Secular Tailwinds in Semiconductors Photronics holds an enviable position as the…
photobyphm Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) is suffering a new period of stock price weakness which, in my view, is a compelling opportunity, particularly for passive income investors, to gobble up some shares for their portfolios. Verizon just fell through its 50-day moving average line and some investors are having doubts, unjustifiably, about the company’s dividend…
Pgiam/iStock via Getty Images The Treasury Market vs. the Equity Market The Economy (SPY or S&P 500) represents the real economy, which is a Coincident Indicator. The coincident indicator is a combination of the real (inflation adjusted) Gross Domestic Product [GDP] (or the real Domestic Income [GDI]) and the Labor Market. The labor market components…
fazon1/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Investment Thesis In my previous analyses for Seeking Alpha, I discussed the acquisitions of Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD), Realty Income (O), Philip Morris (PM) and Royal Bank of Canada (RY) for The Dividend Income Accelerator Portfolio. Those picks were the first four acquisitions for the portfolio. The Dividend…
ImagineGolf/iStock via Getty Images Introduction Back in July, I argued Hemisphere Energy (TSXV:HME:CA) (OTCQX:HMENF) was an interesting dividend candidate thanks to its strong dividend policy. The company is paying a quarterly dividend of C$0.025 per share which represented an 8% dividend yield, but Hemisphere’s dividend policy bases the dividends on the operating cash flow. As…
BTCPay Server has come a long way since Nicolas Dorier first decided to build out a software project with the goal of obsoleting the payment processor BitPay in response to their actions during the 2017 Blocksize Wars. It has blossomed since then into one of, if not the, most widely used self-hosted payment processing stack…
Brandon Bell/Getty Images News Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) has just experienced a monster sell-off, amounting to -35% in size for a price decline during late summer. Shares are now trading at a fairly attractive overall valuation, with price sitting at the same level as 2019. In terms of growth at a reasonable price [GARP-style investing], DLTR…
Gabrijelagal/E+ via Getty Images Introduction I have been keeping an eye on Bonterra Energy (TSX:BNE:CA) (OTCPK:BNEFF) for quite a while now, as this company provides an excellent torque on the oil price. As the Canadian company still had to work on repairing its balance sheet, the share price remained pretty flat in the first half…
primeimages In this month’s article, I outline why I will keep 100% of my pension plan assets invested in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY). I will have no cash position. First, let me review my pension plan performance in September. The market, as measured by the S&P 500 index, lost 4.87% for the month,…
Bet_Noire Thesis Despite a strong rally since the beginning of the year, the stock market has sent some troubling signs over the past few weeks, as interest rates are rising once again. As the markets realize that despite signs of slowing growth, the Fed is likely to keep interest rates elevated, the outlook, especially for…
metamorworks There are four large macro forces that shape the investment and business climate here at the start of the last quarter of the year. First, the US economic outperformance has been stark. This has helped underpin US rates and bolsters the dollar. The divergence is likely to narrow in the coming months as US…
josefkubes/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Having survived a challenging environment last year amid COVID-driven supply constraints and outsized raw material inflation pressures, things are finally heading in the right direction for Japanese auto manufacturer Nissan Motor (OTCPK:NSANY). In its most recent quarter, Nissan posted sharply higher operating profits and earnings growth YoY, helped by easing…
It has officially been a decade since Ross Ulbricht, the man behind the popular online marketplace Silk Road, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. His crime: enabling free people to freely trade. In the years since, his case has been a lightning rod for debates about internet freedom, drug policy,…
chaofann Real estate investment trusts, or REITs (VNQ), are today offering a historic opportunity for contrarian investors. During most times, you would expect them to be priced at a small premium relative to their net asset value given all the advantages that they offer relative to private real estate: Private Real Estate Public REITs Illiquid…
Deagreez In a recent article, I updated my family’s target portfolio plan for our $2.5 million family charity hedge fund. At the moment, I wouldn’t buy Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF™ (SCHG) because big tech is still overvalued (by 13% historically). I replaced Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSEARCA:VIG) with Schwab U.S. Dividend…
JHVEPhoto Since the launch of Disney+ in late 2019, Disney (NYSE:DIS) embarked on their direct-to-consumer streaming journey, offering Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu directly to consumers. Subscribers surged during the pandemic, but growth has now slowed. I believe Disney won’t generate operating profits from their Direct-to-Consumer business soon due to heavy content spending, which continues to…
Vladimir_Timofeev/iStock via Getty Images Ceragon Networks Ltd (NASDAQ:CRNT) has carved a niche in wireless backhaul solutions, a sector that should benefit from the advent of 5G. In my view, this positions CRNT’s diverse offerings, from voice services to IoT connectivity, to profit from secular tailwinds. CRNT’s recent financial data indicates a promising margin improvement. Additionally,…
Andrii Yalanskyi/iStock via Getty Images Using three vantage points, the US dollar, the Gold/Silver ratio and the 10yr-2yr Yield Curve, broad markets are indicated to be at an important decision point There are a lot more indicators NFTRH uses to gauge the macro, but these three will suffice for the point of this article, which…
miniseries Investment Rundown The utility sector I think is quite an exciting one to get into, as the broad exposure it lends to investors can be very favorable during tougher times in the economy. With PNM Resources, Inc. (NYSE:PNM) for example, they have managed to diversify the business and take advantage of the Inflation Act…
ArtistGNDphotography Thesis Online shopping has undergone some evolution. Beyond the sheer convenience of making purchases from the comfort of one’s home, consumers are now navigating the digital aisles with a profound sense of purpose, shopping in line with their deeply held values. This transformative shift towards value-based shopping not only aligns consumers’ spending habits with…
fotokostic Back in February, I thought CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN) looked appropriately valued in the face on falling nitrogen fertilizer prices. With the stock down over -25% and its overall return about -5%, let’s catch up on the name. Company Profile As a quick reminder, CVR Partners owns two fertilizer plants: Coffeyville and East Dubuque. The…
jetcityimage Investment Thesis Thermo Fisher (NYSE:TMO) has consistently outperformed the market and has now established a revenue base that is largely recurring and predictable. In this article, I would like to discuss the business model, provide an overview of its capital allocation policy, and finally, I will perform a valuation. This valuation has led me…
ABBPhoto/iStock via Getty Images Intro If we pull up a technical chart of 374Water, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCWO), we see that shares recently printed a bearish moving average crossover by means of the stock’s 10-week average moving below its 40-week counterpart. Although the intermediate downtrend has been weakening (as we see through the rising histogram), shares do…
masterSergeant By Ning Meng As China accelerates stimulus across multiple sectors, its sluggish economy is showing early signs of recovery, boding well for the A-share market. For most of 2023, sentiment toward China’s A-share market has been weak. We believe this is due to (1) a weaker-than-expected economic recovery, (2) disappointment regarding the lack of…
Justin Sullivan Used-car dealer Carvana (NYSE:CVNA) has seen a sharp upward revaluation of its shares in the last couple of months which has been driven in part by improving operating fundamentals that included a change in the margin trajectory and cost improvements. While the company has been driving a strong restructuring, that has resulted in…
Just_Super/iStock via Getty Images Thesis In my previous analysis of Hudbay Minerals (NYSE:HBM), I forecasted that the company’s share price (then at $4.55/share) was forming a falling wedge pattern due to concerns about Chinese copper demand and the repeated rate hikes announced by the Fed at that time (to control growth-led inflation) and that it…
xijian At the beginning of the year, I penned a cautious article on the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEARCA:XLU), noting that valuations for utilities were absurdly high on both an absolute and relative basis. After massively outperforming in 2022, I believed that utilities would underperform in 2023. So far this year, the utilities sector,…
Asia-Pacific Images Studio/E+ via Getty Images Chinese Agriculture’s Upcoming Revolution A revolution in Chinese agriculture is brewing, and it’s not coming from the farms. Surprisingly, e-commerce giant PDD Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PDD) may be poised to disrupt the trillion-dollar industry more than any actual farmer. While investors obsessed over PDD’s Temu early success story in the…
Hispanolistic Investment Thesis The healthcare sector is in the midst of a post-pandemic recovery. COVID increased costs with extra precautions and nursing shortages, and it reduced some profitable procedures as patients avoided hospitals. On a secular basis, an aging population is driving demand. In the United States, this demographic shift is driving growth in the…
Just_Super Episode Description A combination of public and private investments in neuroscience, government grants, and charitable donations are helping accelerate a wave of advancements and opportunities in the field of neuroscience. Recent clinical trial success for the second significant, disease-modifying drug to treat Alzheimer’s is a critical milestone and a positive sign for the future…
Darren415 Welcome to another installment of our CEF Market Weekly Review, where we discuss closed-end fund (“CEF”) market activity from both the bottom-up – highlighting individual fund news and events – as well as the top-down – providing an overview of the broader market. We also try to provide some historical context as well as…
domin_domin About a year ago, I wrote a cautious article on the Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund (NYSE:EOD). Although the EOD fund had earned modest 10Yr average annual returns of ~3%, it was paying an 11% distribution yield. The gap between the fund’s earnings power and distribution was unusually wide and I worried that the…
netrun78 Investment Thesis Carter’s Inc.’s (NYSE:CRI) low forward multiple had me intrigued, so I decided to look into its financials to see if it is warranted. What I found was a mixed back of metrics and lackluster growth with deteriorating margins, which tells me that the low multiple, for now, is justified, and I assign…
Renalytix Plc (NASDAQ:RNLX) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call September 28, 2023 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Peter DeNardo – CapComm Partners James McCullough – Chief Executive Officer Thomas McLain – President James Sterling – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Christopher Glasper – Singer Capital Markets Mark Massaro – BTIG Jens Lindqvist – Investec Yi…
JLGutierrez By James Knightley, Chief International Economist The Fed’s favoured measure of inflation undershot expectations and has boosted the case for the Fed not hiking rates in the current quarter. But huge upward revisions to houshold savings suggests the consumer can remain more resilient than we thought likely and supports the case for the Fed…
Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. (NASDAQ:POCI) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call September 28, 2023 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Robert Blum – Lytham Partners, LLC Joseph Forkey – President and Chief Executive Officer Wayne Coll – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Operator Good afternoon, and welcome to the Precision Optics Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year…
Douglas Rissing US This will be a busy week in the US with a looming government shutdown, an expanding UAW strike, a lot of Fed speak, and an NFP report that could show hiring fell to the lowest levels since early 2021. The September jobs report is expected to show hiring slowed from a 187,000…
Ralf Hahn In late July ’23, the S&P 500 earnings yield was scraping 5% as noted within this earnings update from July 28th ’23. Today, the last trading day of September ’23 and the 3rd quarter, and given the tough August and September, the S&P 500 earnings yield has jumped to 5.43%, a level not…
Dzmitry Skazau/iStock via Getty Images A few days ago, I wrote an article titled “This REIT Myth MUST Be Debunked.” It was in response to someone’s comment that rising interest rates were rendering real estate investment trusts un-investable. “When rates go up, so do rents… and more importantly, most REIT managers have been preparing for…