Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty Images Eltek Ltd. (NASDAQ:ELTK) is an Israel-based technology company that specializes in designing and producing PCBs (Printed Circuit Boards) for its customers that come in a variety of industries. The company has been around since the 1970s and it had many ups and downs, but lately it started to…
SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Investment Thesis With increasing economic uncertainty and an inverted yield curve, the attractiveness of defensive low-beta stocks such as Centene (NYSE:CNC) has only grown. After a prolonged period of sideways trend, an upward trend is hence likely to follow. YCharts Corporate profile Centene Corporation is a leading healthcare enterprise based…
cholwanich/iStock via Getty Images In our last coverage of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (NASDAQ:PFF) over two years back, we highlighted that the fund was destined to give you relatively poor returns for the risk. With both asset classes that drive preferred share valuations remaining insanely expensive, caution is the name of the game….
The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Images Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.”― Anne Bradstreet. It has been just over a year since we last took a look at a small cap name called Wrap Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:WRAP). When we last highlighted this company,…
malerapaso Introduction Last year, I started covering drug manufacturing giant Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN). On June 30, I wrote an article titled “Amgen: A Healthcare Bargain With A 4% Yield.” Since then, shares are up 41%, beating the 9.5% performance of the S&P 500 (SP500) by a wide margin. This rally restored the company’s longer-term performance,…
Artur Didyk/iStock via Getty Images Thesis Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) has had it rough lately, down 8% to start the year after being down over 30% in 2023. I have written several bullish articles on DVN over the course of 2023 and the stark difference in price performance between it and peers is puzzling. To challenge…
Jamakosy The WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund (NYSEARCA:USFR) holds a portfolio of floating rate bonds which have zero duration and whose interest payments adjust to reflect changes in 3-month Treasury Bill yields. The USFR currently yields 5.6% according to the Wisdom Tree website, which is highly attractive relative to stocks and Treasury bonds. I expect…
VioletaStoimenova/E+ via Getty Images MoneyLion (NYSE:ML) has turned adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow positive and looks poised to continue its recent operational moment. Company Profile ML is a financial product and services company for both consumers and enterprises. On the consumer side, the company offers a suite of services through its free-to-download app. Among…
Hitoshi Nishimura/The Image Bank via Getty Images The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO), a rehabilitation facilities company, has seen its share of adversity of the past few years. The company had to switch its corporate structure from a REIT to a C Corp, and consequently eliminated its dividend. Additionally, GEO has had to endure regulatory challenges and…
beast01 At a Glance Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRPT) has “closed the gap” following my last update and “Buy” recommendation in October. Seeking Alpha The late October dip was at the expense of EMBARK data, which missed its primary endpoint but hit important secondary endpoints. Investors likely overreacted, leading to a sudden and staggering 42% decline….
Yaroslav Astakhov The total number of users, i.e., gamers, is steadily growing, gaming revenues are trending up, and the space continues to evolve by leveraging new technologies such as virtual reality and cloud gaming. See the chart below which forecasts the growth in gaming participants. Newzoo Long-term growth is looking solid, especially due to the…
Mario Tama/Getty Images News Boeing (NYSE:BA) stock looks to be in a difficult situation still post-pandemic, but future outlooks are generally positive, with strong EPS growth on the horizon. Nonetheless, recent safety concerns regarding its airplanes create market share risks and a potential effect on short-term revenue. Safety Concerns Boeing has been facing significant challenges…
Ton Photograph 2023 is over, and with it my fourth year of publicly tracking my portfolio and its performance. It was anyone’s guess what the year would look like as the stock market came out of a significant downturn. Interest rates were still rising, inflation was still at the top of most people’s minds, and…
kate_sept2004/E+ via Getty Images Investment Thesis LifeMD, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFMD) is a telehealth company that provides online healthcare services, specializing in men’s health and weight management. Recently, their prospects have gained traction on the back of their success in the GLP-1 weight management program. For now, business is clearly growing at a rapid rate and is…
Sundry Photography Last week, the SP 500 index closed at a new all-time high. Also last week, I saw an article on SeekingAlpha.com about buying the dip. Well, U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) represents a buy the dip idea. This article will outline why I think USB is an interesting idea based on price action, momentum, and…
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Paul Panayiotou/Corbis Documentary via Getty Images We are hardly the first ones to point this out, but UK stocks are looking very cheap, especially when compared to current valuations in the United States. Still, when we look under the hood, we don’t particularly like what we see. There are a lot of stagnant financial companies,…
What started as a single transaction from Satoshi to Hal Finney, has evolved into a complex system of industrial scale miners, evolving meta-protocols like the Lightning Network and Fedimint, and a full embrace of institutional investors with the record breaking inflows into various newly approved spot ETFs. Bitcoin has come a dramatically long way, and…
SasinT Gallery/Moment via Getty Images Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (OTCQX:TCNNF) [CSE:TRUL] presents a fantastic opportunity for investors interested in the U.S. cannabis sector. Its high-quality and consistent leadership, sound business strategy, and a genius tax plan can yield great results for years to come. This position aligns with Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating of “Buy”. Introduction Trulieve…
Bruce Bennett Verizon (VZ) is a telecommunication conglomerate and one of the largest in the world, with a market cap of more than $160 billion. The company recently announced a $5.8 billion impairment charge that it was taking, a long line in a string of bad news, where it spent almost $80 billion at a…
Yuichiro Chino/Moment via Getty Images Introduction It’s finally time for me to cover Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN), which may very well be one of the most hated stocks in healthcare. Going back to 2010, ILMN has returned 338%, which underperforms both the S&P 500 and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) by a wide…
Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Since my last article about Yellow Cake (OTCQX:OTCQX:YLLXF) and Sprott Physical Uranium Trust (OTCPK:SRUUF) in late September of last year, the U3O8 vehicles are up around 40% on average. During the same time, the spot price of U3O8 moved roughly 50% to the upside. Once again, the metal outperformed the miners:…
A woman shops online while at a cafe. andresr/E+ via Getty Images As a younger investor, I statistically have five decades or maybe even more ahead of me. That is why, as I am set to enter my late 20s (27 in April), my appreciation for compounders is continuing to grow. What do I mean…
Sean De Burca/The Image Bank via Getty Images I was a small-town real estate developer before I began writing articles here on Seeking Alpha. I’ve written about this many times before, but it bears mentioning once again. My real estate career dates back over three decades. Three decades filled with so many opportunities to learn…
DNY59 The BlackRock Income Trust (NYSE:BKT) is a closed-end fund that income-seeking investors can employ as a method of achieving their goals. The fund’s current 8.80% yield certainly appears to render it quite competent in this area, as this is a higher yield than many bond funds possess today. This is especially true because this…
Justin Sullivan I’ve written a ton about SoFi (NASDAQ:SOFI). I don’t know if I have ever been more confident that they will beat quarterly and annual expectations than I am right now. One week from today on January 29 they will report Q4 earnings and give full year 2024 guidance. Let’s look at Q4 and…
Maxxa_Satori Prologis, Inc. (NYSE:PLD) profits from the growth of eCommerce and logistics-related businesses and has built a successful, globe-spanning, real estate empire. Prologis’ predominant focus on logistics facilities around the world, particularly in the United States, has led to above-average funds from operations growth for the trust in recent years. International expansion and a fast-growing…
tadamichi In this brief market report, we look at the various asset classes, sectors, equity categories, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and stocks that moved the market higher and the market segments that defied the trend by moving lower. Identifying the pockets of strength and weakness allows us to see the direction of significant money flows and…
kasezo Overview NexGen Energy (NYSE:NXE) is a Canadian uranium development company that is listed in both the U.S. and Canada (TSX:NXE:CA). The company reports in Canadian Dollars. I have written about NexGen here on Seeking Alpha in the past, even if it is now almost 5 years since my last article on the stock. However,…
Vertigo3d/E+ via Getty Images Too much ice, not enough electricity. For others, brutal cold. Weather extremes were only one facet of such an “interesting” week. Much to Beijing’s chagrin, Taiwan’s DPP party won a third term, with a gutsy, independent-minded new President taking charge. Story to continue… The Houthis scoff at U.S. strikes and threats,…
krblokhin Introduction Altria Group (NYSE:MO), on the surface, may not be the most attractive stock. The company’s stock appreciation has been minimal over the past few years. However, the merit of investing in Altria comes from extremely lucrative and consistent dividend payouts. As such, one may view Altria as a pure dividend investment. While this…
Justin Sullivan Introduction The current economic climate presents a unique landscape in the consumer discretionary sector. Amidst increased business uncertainty, investors often prefer less volatile and cyclical investments, leading to a general fear of consumer discretionary stocks. However, this is precisely when high-quality companies in this sector can stand out. Possible market sell-offs, driven by…
Hispanolistic Here at the Lab, given our investment in Aegon, we usually check the Benelux insurers, and we believe the sector is inexpensive. In aggregate, the companies trade on >6x 2024 estimated P/E, and we believe they are set to outperform in an environment of declining bond yields, attractive balance sheets given solid Solvency II…
Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones (NYSE:IRS) is one of Argentina’s leading real estate developers. The company controls over half of the country capital’s market share in malls. It also owns offices, hotels, and a significant landbank. Given the company’s recent profitability from its mall operations, plus the fair value it has calculated…
ArtistGNDphotography Investment thesis My initial “Strong Buy” rating for D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI), which I shared in early September, aged exceptionally well because the stock has rallied by 35% since then. To add context, the S&P 500 appreciated 6.5% over the same period. Today, I briefly summarize recent developments and share my FQ1 2024 earnings preview….
Michael M. Santiago Two days ago, Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) submitted better-than-expected results for the fourth quarter in terms of both revenues and earnings. The investment bank saw a more than 50% jump in net earnings in the fourth-quarter, largely due to a strong performance of its asset and wealth management business which has delivered…
gerenme Introduction This article explains why existing securities exchanges fail to compete. It examines new tactics and products that would make inter-exchange competition a reality. Finally, and most importantly, it shows why an ambitious broker-dealer might be motivated to build a new exchange that might be called ENEX. Why Securities Exchanges Do Not Compete The…
Nicolas Micolani Overview My recommendation for Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) is a buy rating as the beer segment performance continues to remain solid. I expect this performance to continue through FY25, with a possible chance of outperforming guidance in 4Q24 given the easy comp in 4Q23. Importantly, management has reset expectations for its Wine & Spirits…
Vithun Khamsong/Moment via Getty Images As I approach my 65th birthday in a couple of days my thoughts turn to my own health (which is still good, fortunately!) and the state of global healthcare since the end of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Although the pandemic caused a lot of damage and forced everyone to think…
utah778 Dear Baron Real Estate Income Fund Shareholder: Performance Baron Real Estate Income Fund® (MUTF:BRIFX, MUTF:BRIIX, MUTF:BRIUX) (the Fund) generated strong performance in 2023, gaining 15.51% (Institutional Shares) for the year ended December 31, 2023. The Fund’s 15.51% gain in 2023 exceeded the performance of the MSCI US REIT Index (the REIT Index), which rose…
Smith Collection/Gado/Archive Photos via Getty Images Last week, some Wall Street analysts and members of the media were using Spirit Airlines (NYSE:SAVE) and “bankruptcy” in the same sentence after Judge Young’s decision to permanently enjoin their merger with JetBlue Airways (JBLU). The parties appealed the decision on Friday. While I personally think Ch.11 bankruptcy is…
Marti157900 Back in October, I said I thought it was possible that AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE:AMC) could de-lever if movie attendance returned to pre-pandemic levels. That hasn’t happened yet, but the company did generate positive operating cash flow in Q3 and the 2024 movie slate looks more robust than it did for 2023. Company Profile…
Christian Petersen/Getty Images News Capcom (OTCPK:CCOEY) has established itself as a formidable player in the entertainment and video game space. The company boasts an incredibly strong IP lineup with popular franchises like Resident Evil, Street Fighter, and Monster Hunter. Even as competition in the gaming and entertainment space has ramped up significantly over the past…
onurdongel Investment Rundown There has been a notable move from more traditional investment areas like utilities and industrials into tech companies, not only in the last few quarters but over the last decade, something that I think every investor can agree on. I want to highlight with this article on Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) that there…
Closeup of big gold nugget bodnarchuk Newmont Corporation (NYSE:NEM, TSX:NGT:CA) is a leading gold miner, and it operates in favorable mining jurisdictions which reduces potential risks for investors. It has operations in North America, Africa, Peru, Australia, and Latin America. Newmont is also known for its record of safety and for using sustainable practices. For…
IanGoodPhotography/iStock via Getty Images Introduction An update on Marston’s (OTCPK:MARZF) (OTCPK:MRTPY) has been long overdue and I am glad to see the company is pulling itself out of its misery. About six years ago, I argued this UK owner and operator of pubs was focusing on short-term milestones rather than its long-term health as the…
SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Mortgage REITs are always a favorite of income investors, but the sector struggles under certain market conditions. Double-digit yields have always – and likely will always – attract those looking for “safe” returns, but in my view, mortgage REITs carry elevated risk at the moment. The run off of the…