Olivier Le Moal Author’s Note: This is our monthly series on Dividend Stocks, usually published in the first week of every month. We scan the universe of roughly 7,500 stocks listed and traded on U.S. exchanges and use our proprietary filtering criteria to select five relatively safe stocks that may be trading cheaper compared to…
Rasi Bhadramani Late September, I believed that there were a lot of questions in the case of Masimo (NASDAQ:MASI) following its “diworsificaion” deal for Sound United last year, a move which caused a lot of concerns among investors, wondering if the company moved away from its core expertise. Concerns rose further this year as the…
matejmo As the year winds down, the global economy appears to be entering a new phase. While North American and European central bankers swear that they are prepared to respond to new threats to price stability, the markets demur. Indicative pricing in the derivatives markets reflects the general conclusion that the central banks have most…
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Jan-Otto We previously covered Opendoor Technologies (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:OPEN) in September 2023, discussing its improved prospects then, as the management prudently moderated the acquisition pace in order to maintain its balance sheet health at a time of uncertain macroeconomic outlook. Combined with the bottoming market sentiments, we had cautiously rated the stock as a Buy then, with…
RomoloTavani By Patrick O’Connell, CFA, John Huang, CFA, Larry Bellinger, CFA, and Sam Wilamowsky, CFA Investors need to understand the potential physical damage from natural hazards before they can assess their financial implications. From hurricanes to earthquakes to droughts, natural disasters are becoming more numerous, extreme and costly. To assess the potential financial damage, investors…
William_Potter Investment Thesis Building a solid foundation for a well-balanced and extensively diversified dividend portfolio can be of immense value for the creation of wealth over the long term. In this article, I will show you how you can build a broadly diversified dividend portfolio that combines both dividend income and dividend growth while at…
porcorex Value investors who buy for income typically want to see a stagnating share price so that they can accumulate while the stock is cheap. As such, the recent market rally may be disconcerting for those who aren’t yet done building their positions. However, it’s worth keeping in mind that plenty of dividend stocks remain…
Warchi The average stock in the large-cap Russell 1000 rose 9.77% in November, and 38 stocks gained more than 30%, 14 rallied more than 40%, and seven surged more than 50%. Below are the 30 stocks that rose the most in November. For each name, we also include its market cap, its year-to-date total return,…
Douglas Rissing Introduction While I’m not a big fan of non-cumulative preferred shares, some issues have features that are sufficiently interesting to consider adding them to my portfolio anyway. In a previous article, I discussed the “busted” preferred shares issued by Wells Fargo (WFC), and in this article, I’d like to have a closer look…
nasakid Semiconductors lie at the heart of supply chains ranging from computers and phones to autos and manufacturing equipment. Activity in the sector can be a guide to wider supply chain activity — indeed the shortages of chips during the pandemic were emblematic of how supply chains can fail under stress. Analysis of the semiconductor…
Thinkhubstudio Global manufacturing business conditions worsened for a fifteenth successive month in November, according to the latest JPMorgan Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI™) compiled by S&P Global. The headline PMI – a composite index based on five survey variables – registered 49.3, up from 48.8 in October but remaining below the 50.0 no change…
da-kuk/E+ via Getty Images US manufacturing business conditions worsened in November, according to S&P Global’s PMI data. Output was largely stagnant as new order inflows deteriorated, meaning backlogs of orders become increasingly depleted. While there are some encouraging signs of the inventory cycle acting as a lesser drag on the goods-producing sector, the overall worsening…
ipopba Investment Thesis Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) is an observability platform that provides real-time insights into the performance and user experience of applications, helping organizations optimize their digital ecosystems. Dynatrace offers proactive monitoring, root cause analysis, and automation to ensure seamless and high-performing digital experiences. Before we go further, keep in mind that Dynatrace has now reported…
izusek Introduction About six months ago I wrote an article titled: “Lose Money Slowly with SCHD“. Here is my conclusion from that article: Dividend and DGI investors have done really well over the past decade if they chose a dividend growth strategy over a 60/40 strategy. But too many investors have been chasing these stocks…
Vertigo3d I came across the Invesco AI and Next Gen Software ETF (NYSEARCA:IGPT) entirely by accident. As a macro analyst, I keep track of different investment themes via the monitoring of ETFs. One particularly ETF that I regularly look at is IGPT’s predecessor, the Invesco Dynamic Software ETF (“PSJ”). PSJ was a broadly diversified ETF…
Eric Francis I think that a life properly lived is just learn, learn, learn all the time. –Charlie Munger, 2017 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting To live is to learn, and investing is simply an act of applied learning. That is perhaps the primary principle I’ve gained from brushing up on the wit and wisdom of…
Patrick Smith/Getty Images News Investment thesis Our current investment thesis is: IAG is currently incredibly cheap, as are many other airlines, as investors fear the lasting damage from the pandemic, as well as the wider macroeconomic impact. We believe these factors are priced in, with IAG trading at 3x NTM EBITDA. The company is inherently…
Steve Jennings All good things eventually come to an end. It is time for me to downgrade the stock of Cloudflare (NYSE:NET). Despite reporting a quarter that looked more ordinary than spectacular, the stock has run up sharply in recent trading sessions. The company is still reporting envious top-line growth rates and has generated some…
grandriver Investment Rundown EnLink Midstream, LLC (NYSE:ENLC) is a midstream company with a pretty well-diversified footprint in the US right now. The company has had a decent in the last 12 months, with the shares up by over 5%, but also up very impressively from the bottom of $8.4 per share it had in May…
thamerpic We participated in the Zurich Insurance Group Investor Day in London two weeks ago. Also, following the company’s Q3 results (OTCQX: ZURVY), we decided to update our long-term readers. The company released its quarterly financial release, providing a concise update on the last three months’ development. In contrast, in the Investor Day presentation, the…
traveler1116 Who would have believed we would be in the position we are in December 2023? But, here we are. Real GDP grew by 3.00 percent, year-over-year. Price inflation has slowly fallen. The stock market seems to be poised to move higher. And, the Federal Reserve continues to follow on with its policy of quantitative…
brightstars This Analysis Gives Seabridge Gold a Buy Rating This analysis confirms the Buy rating already given to shares of the Canadian gold properties developer Seabridge Gold (NYSE:SA) (TSX:SEA:CA) in the previous analysis. Like the previous analysis, the valuation is based on bullish sentiment, which is expected to gradually gain momentum toward the gold price….
jimfeng Investment thesis Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) is poised to see improved growth as clients realize the value proposition of the combined CP KCS railroad system and the company benefits from revenue synergies from the merger. Further, nearshoring trends, recovery in automotive and potash markets, bottoming of housing market and market share gains…
Getty Images Investment thesis I initiate my coverage of GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:GEHC) and rate shares a “Sell/Avoid” as I see no upside for the next 24 months, with shares priced at an undeserved premium while the company is facing significant competition resulting in market share losses. Meanwhile, management does not seem to acknowledge…
barbaraaaa Genesis Energy (NYSE:GEL) carries some risks given its exposure to soda ash prices and its balance sheet, but 2025 could be a big year for the firm. Company Profile GEL is a master limited partnership (MLP) that operates in four segments. Its largest segment is its Offshore Pipeline Transportation segment, which transports crude oil…
jetcityimage Company Snapshot Having been one of those 90s kids who frequented the mall often during family weekend activities, one name I would always remember was the name Simon. And no, I’m not talking about the game “Simon says.” If you know about real estate property trusts (REITs), you know that they pool a lot…
jejim The Semiconductor Talent Shortage The semiconductor industry is expected to become a trillion-dollar industry by 2030. According to McKinsey analysis, the industry could grow 6%-8% a year up to 2030. The growth of the industry is driven by megatrends that include IoT smart devices, the growth of AI, and increasing demand for robotics and…
JLGutierrez Market pundits are fond of fairy tales, and perhaps none more so than the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Goldilocks, of course, finds Papa Bear’s porridge too hot and Mama Bear’s too cold, before settling on Baby Bear’s as just right. As for porridge, so for the economy. We don’t want it…
hdagli/E+ via Getty Images Intro We wrote about Limoneira Company (NASDAQ:LMNR) back in late May of this year when we were optimistic that the company’s Q2 numbers could add to the stock’s momentum at the time. Shares had bounced off their December’2020 lows with aplomb and had gained approximately 30% in value over the following…
elxeneize Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR), as an mREIT, primarily does its business by giving loans in the real estate space. As a sector, mREITs have been among the most hated of investments by the market, and it’s not a surprise. Most mREITs are not well-run, with shoddy processes of origination that lead to defaults and,…
alfexe Lately, 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) seems to have been in the news continuously for all the wrong reasons: lawsuits over ‘forever chemicals’, lawsuits over military earplugs, lawsuits over water pollution. While the company has been able to deflect or settle some of these allegations, its stock has suffered, losing about half of its value over…
deepblue4you During LSEG Lipper’s fund flows week that ended November 29, 2023, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets (including both conventional funds and ETFs) for the sixth week in a row, adding a net $63.6 billion, marking the largest total weekly inflow since week ending March 15, 2023. Money market funds (+$67.9 billion,…
Robert Way/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Summary Readers may find my previous coverage via this link. My previous rating (published in mid-October 2023) was a buy, as I believed Fox Corporation (NASDAQ:FOXA) had potential for continued growth, driven by its digital strategy and content leadership. Additionally, relative valuation against peers suggested that FOXA was cheap….
Bulgac Investment thesis Our current investment thesis is: LEG has a market-leading position across various manufacturing industries, built on strong innovation, customer recognition for quality, and large scale. The business has seen mild growth for an extended period, as it has struggled to gain market share and has been conservative with allocating capital to growth….
Justin Sullivan Shares of Allstate (NYSE:ALL) have been on a meaningful run over the past two months, rising from $110 toward $140, which has brought shares back into positive territory over the past year. This has come amidst hope that pricing increases will finally stabilize results. Management is also considering a divestiture, and Nelson Peltz’s…
metamorworks/iStock via Getty Images We first wrote about Elastic (NYSE:ESTC) a little over a year ago, rating it a ‘Buy’ based on its strong competitive moat derived from its network effects resulting from its open source model and from high customer switching costs. Not everything was perfect, though, as growth had slowed and there were…
Jeremy Poland Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) common shares sank on earnings-related issues and now the threat of war between Guyana and Venezuela. Evidently Venezuela, which has completely destroyed a once-thriving oil industry, now wants to wreck another. More seriously, all the issues that have caused the Chevron stock price to tumble are likely to be quickly…
marchmeena29/iStock via Getty Images Introduction For the first time this year, I’m going to write an article with a very short introduction. In this healthcare-focused article, I’ll walk you through my thoughts as we discuss one of the biggest trends in healthcare and a company that seems to benefit from it like no other. That…
Khaosai Wongnatthakan The Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF (NYSEARCA:BITQ) invests in stocks tied to the crypto across Bitcoin miners, blockchain technology, exchanges, and fintech players. The idea is that the leading companies in the segment could outperform underlying digital asset prices by leveraging opportunities in the emerging digital economy. 2023 has been defined by a…
JLGutierrez Initial jobless claims experienced a 22K drop last week (after a 2K upward revision this week), the largest one-week decline since June 24th. Claims experienced a modest rebound in the most recent print rising back to 218K. At that level, claims are in the middle of the past couple of years’ range which is…
Lea Scaddan/iStock via Getty Images Welcome to another installment of our BDC Market Weekly Review, where we discuss market activity in the Business Development Company (“BDC”) sector from both the bottom-up – highlighting individual news and events – as well as the top-down – providing an overview of the broader market. We also try to…
Violka08/iStock via Getty Images I last covered CleanSpark (NASDAQ:CLSK) for Seeking Alpha in late August. At that time, the company was operating 9 EH/s and the stock was trading a little under $6 per share. In response to the release of the company’s full 2023 fiscal year performance, the stock has been absolutely ripping. As…
Tarcisio Schnaider/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Following the positive news of S&P Global Ratings, we are back to comment on CNH Industrial N.V. today (NYSE: NYSE:CNHI). Here at the Lab, we have a deep coverage of the Exor investments, and after the Q3 results, we decided to reduce our target price and estimates for the…
Photology1971/iStock via Getty Images Elevator Pitch I continue to have a Neutral opinion and a Hold rating for Inter Parfums, Inc. (NASDAQ:IPAR) stock. I previously downgraded my rating for IPAR from a Buy to a Hold with my September 22, 2023 update on the basis of the company’s “mixed outlook, considering both the top line…
FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images When I look at a company like Peloton (NASDAQ:PTON), I often marvel at how quickly a beloved, popular company can turn into a pariah when it’s subject to the whims of consumer demand. The exercise-bike maker was one of the hottest stocks to trade during the pandemic, but amid this year’s…
SHansche Introduction SFL Corporation Ltd. (NYSE: SFL) released its third quarter 2023 results on November 14, 2023. This article updates my August 21, 2023, article. I have followed SFL’s quarterly Seeking Alpha results since September 2014 and have been a shareholder for over a decade. Despite my long-term optimism and recent solid earnings results, I…
Kristen Prahl What a difference a month makes! The market was down significantly at the end of October, and bargains were popping up everywhere. Only a month later, down days have been few and far between, with the market looking for reasons to keep moving higher. It’s been great for watching the portfolio balances, but…
Marina Vedernikova/iStock via Getty Images Introduction Isn’t it easy to find arguments in favor of a certain stock? There are of course many reasons why an investor might decide to buy a particular stock, but a high dividend yield is definitely one of the more obvious reasons, apart from a growth-laden narrative (e.g. artificial intelligence,…
JHVEPhoto Dear readers/followers, I’ve been a frequent analyst of Telenor (OTCPK:TELNY) here on Seeking Alpha. In fact, if you look at the two tickers, you’ll note that my articles are some of the most represented for both tickers. While I cannot claim that Telenor has been the best-performing investment in my portfolio since I staked…