Daniel Balakov We present our follow-up note on OCI N.V. (OTCPK:OCINF), a leading global fertilizer company. We previously issued a Buy rating on the stock, highlighting the strong tailwinds of the nitrogen and methanol businesses, the exposure to green trends, significant free cash flow generation, and a valuation discount. The stock has returned nearly 16%…
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Yaroslav Litun/iStock via Getty Images When the recently listed Ispire Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:ISPR) announced its latest quarterly results on Feb. 20, investors were underwhelmed by its story of the vaping market’s big potential. The stock fell by nearly 10% over the next few days despite a 31% revenue increase to $41.7 million for the three…
JohnnyGreig/E+ via Getty Images The last year has primarily been a period of relative strength for mega-cap tech stocks. Strategies focused on yield and other forms of equity diversification have largely been underperformers. But are trends shifting? Consider that the Magnificent Seven stocks have undergone significant diverging single-stock performances, with shares of Apple (AAPL), Tesla…
DBenitostock/Moment via Getty Images Investment thesis Our current investment thesis is: SCVL is a quality business, owing to a combination of commercial factors, such as a well-developed competitive position, as well as an efficient capital allocation strategy. While we do not believe returns will aggressively increase, the company appears to be a quiet compounder, particularly…
mesh cube/iStock via Getty Images There are many reasons to short the S&P 500 (SPY), and multiple ways to do so, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. The ProShares Short S&P500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SH) is one of the easiest ways to best against stocks as it is unleveraged and has no expiry, unlike options. It…
Establishment Labs Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ESTA) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call February 28, 2024 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Raj Denhoy – Chief Financial Officer Juan José Chacón Quirós – Chief Executive Officer Conference Call Participants Allen Gong – JPMorgan Chase & Co. Joanne Wuensch – Citigroup Inc. Joshua Jennings – TD Cowen George Sellers –…
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (NASDAQ:RRGB) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call February 28, 2024 4:30 PM ET Company Participants G.J. Hart – President and Chief Executive Officer Todd Wilson – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Alex Slagle – Jefferies Todd Brooks – The Benchmark Company Andrew Wolf – CL King Operator Good afternoon, everyone…
Codexis, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDXS) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call February 28, 2024 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Carrie McKim – Director of IR Stephen Dilly – President and CEO Kevin Norrett – COO Sri Ryali – CFO Stefan Lutz – SVP of Research Conference Call Participants Brandon Couillard – Jefferies Evan Stampler – Stifel Steven Mah…
Astronics Corporation (NASDAQ:ATRO) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call February 28, 2024 4:45 PM ET Company Participants Craig Mychajluk – IR Peter Gundermann – Chairman, CEO & President David Burney – EVP, Finance, CFO & Treasurer Conference Call Participants Pete Osterland – Truist Securities Jonathan Tanwanteng – CJS Securities Tony Bancroft – Gabelli Funds Operator Good…
Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MARA) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call February 28, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Charlie Schumacher – VP, Corporate Communications Fred Thiel – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Salman Khan – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Tyler DiMatteo – BTIG Joe Flynn – Compass Point Research Reginald Smith – JP…
By Andrew Prochnow Following a robust beginning to the trading year of 2024, the ETF landscape has witnessed numerous offerings delivering notable returns during the initial months of the year. Unsurprisingly, the technology sector has emerged as one of the standout performers, with semiconductor stocks leading the charge. However, it’s worth noting that AI-focused semiconductor…
fizkes/iStock via Getty Images Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) is a cloud contact center software (CCaaS) provider that empowers businesses to manage customer interactions through the cloud. They offer a suite of features including call center functionality, omnichannel communication, and customer analytics. FIVN went public in 2014, with an initial share price of $7.6. Since its IPO, the…
HP Inc. (NYSE:HPQ) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 28, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Orit Keinan-Nahon – Head of Investor Relations Enrique Lores – President and Chief Executive Officer Tim Brown – Interim Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Samik Chatterjee – JPMorgan Wamsi Mohan – Bank of America Toni Sacconaghi – Bernstein…
Magnite, Inc. (NASDAQ:MGNI) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call February 28, 2024 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Nick Kormeluk – IR Michael Barrett – President and CEO David Day – CFO Conference Call Participants Daniel Kurnos – The Benchmark Company Laura Martin – Needham Jason Kreyer – Craig-Hallum Shweta Khajuria – Evercore ISI Daniel Day –…
ADMA Biologics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADMA) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call February 28, 2024 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Skyler Bloom – Senior Director, Business Development and Corporate Strategy Adam Grossman – President and CEO Brian Lenz – Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and General Manager, ADMA BioCenters Conference Call Participants Anthony Petrone – Mizuho Kristen…
TORU YAMANAKA/AFP via Getty Images Spotify (NYSE:SPOT) stock is overvalued at this time, based on my analysis. However, long-term trends in digital audio streaming and Spotify’s top position in the industry that seems probable to continue over the next decade means I am rating the stock a Hold. Company Overview For investors already acquainted with…
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:IOVA) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call February 28, 2024 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Sara Pellegrino – Senior Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications Fred Vogt – Interim President & Chief Executive Officer Jim Ziegler – Executive Vice President, Commercial Igor Bilinsky – Chief Operating Officer Friedrich Finckenstein – Chief Medical…
Inter Parfums, Inc. (NASDAQ:IPAR) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call February 28, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Karin Daly – IR Jean Madar – Chairman and CEO Michel Atwood – CFO Conference Call Participants Linda Bolton-Weiser – D.A. Davidson Korinne Wolfmeyer – Piper Sandler Sydney Wagner – Jefferies Hamed Khorsand – BWS Financial Operator Greetings,…
banjongseal324/iStock via Getty Images Editas Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:EDIT) is gearing up for several inflection points in 2024, and I believe that if positive outcomes are achieved for all of them, then that would mean an increase in value for the company and its shareholders. In particular, there are two lead programs that are being advanced…
MarsBars Gold mining stocks represented by VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX) and VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) have been in the doghouse recently, down nearly 20% over the past two months alone: Data by YCharts The main headwinds for the sector seem to be: A growing consensus of higher-for-longer interest rates, which will likely…
Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE:DVN) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call February 28, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Scott Coody – Vice President, Investor Relations Rick Muncrief – President and Chief Executive Officer Clay Gaspar – Chief Operating Officer Jeff Ritenour – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Neil Mehta – Goldman Sachs Arun Jayaram –…
Renowned whistleblower Edward Snowden has made a bold prediction on X today, suggesting that a national government will enter the Bitcoin market this year by purchasing BTC. JUST IN: Edward Snowden predicts "A national government will be revealed this year to have been buying #Bitcoin without having disclosed that fact publicly." pic.twitter.com/ECauNV3DvA — Bitcoin Magazine…
Nikolay Amoseev I upgraded e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) to “Buy” back in December, saying that estimates were too low for the company. I originally placed a “Buy” rating on the stock in February 2023, before taking it “Hold” after a strong run-up in the stock price. With the stock up over 50% since my last upgrade,…
georgeclerk Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) has been in a major downtrend since late 2021 as the pandemic boom of Covid vaccinations started to decline. The bears have some valid concerns, but it appears that the negative sentiment has overshot reality. I have a fairly neutral view of the company, but I like the stock itself when…
Bjoern Wylezich Q4 & FY2023 Results Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. (NYSE:TFPM) released its Q4 and FY2023 results last week, reporting quarterly sales of ~26,200 gold-equivalent ounces [GEOs] which was just shy of its previous record of ~26,600 GEOs in Q1 2023 and Q2 2023. This strong performance helped Triple Flag to deliver into its…
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation. (NASDAQ:IART) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call February 28, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Christopher Ward – Senior Director of Investor Relations Jan De Witte – President and Chief Executive Officer Lea Knight – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Vik Chopra – Wells Fargo Kristen Stewart – CL King Ryan…
Coinbase, one of the leading Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchanges, experienced a significant outage today as Bitcoin’s price soared, leaving many users accounts malfunctioning. The disruption occurred amid a sharp increase in trading activity following Bitcoin’s surge in price, which briefly surpassed $64,000. JUST IN: Coinbase has reportedly crashed. — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) February 28, 2024…
Ekaterina Nazarova/iStock via Getty Images In the first of this three-part series about metals of the future, we explored how demand for copper, lithium, and nickel has been shaped by the transition to a low-carbon future. In this post, we move on to supply dynamics, where the response to the very pronounced demand shifts observed…
cagkansayin Biohaven: Navigating Through Biotech’s Competitive Landscape Biohaven’s (NYSE:BHVN) stock is up 130% since my “Sell” recommendation back in August. In hindsight, my analysis missed the mark, and it appears I was too focused on their lead program (troriluzole) and overlooked their early-stage assets like BHV-7000. Fortunately, selling’s only downside is opportunity cost and, due…
Metallus Inc. (NYSE:MTUS) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call February 28, 2024 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Jennifer Beeman – Director, Communications and Investor Relations Mike Williams – President and Chief Executive Officer Kris Westbrooks – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants John Franzreb – Sidoti Phil Gibbs – KeyBanc Capital Markets…
Global Medical REIT, Inc. (NYSE:GMRE) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call February 28, 2024 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Stephen Swett – ICR Jeffery Busch – Chairman, President & CEO Alfonzo Leon – CIO Robert Kiernan – CFO & Treasurer Conference Call Participants Austin Wurschmidt – KeyBanc Capital Markets Robert Stevenson – Janney Montgomery Scott Bryan…
“Government agents are not active in Bitcoin developer and influencer circles.” As the war for global monetary supremacy wages on, you have to assume that the state is actively operating information warfare. This means that the state is operating and acting in order to preserve and expand it’s own power. For that reason, it is…
Honda displays Afeela prototypes developed in partnership with Sony at CES exhibition in Las Vegas. Ethan Miller/Getty Images News Honda Motor Co. (NYSE:HMC), like its Japanese rival Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), wisely avoided the rush to commit to a hasty, gargantuan investment in battery-electric vehicle technology, cognizant that battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) are a trend being…
Bitcoin surged past the $61,000 mark today, edging closer to a new all-time high as spot Bitcoin ETF inflows and investor enthusiasm continues to drive up prices. The milestone comes amid increasing interest in the Bitcoin market and growing adoption by institutional investors. JUST IN: $61,000 #Bitcoin 💥🚀 pic.twitter.com/gMLqQ7inTf — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) February 28,…
Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (NYSE:BCSF) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call February 28, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Katherine Schneider – Director, Investor Relations Michael Ewald – Chief Executive Officer Mike Boyle – President Amit Joshi – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Paul Johnson – KBW Operator Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and…
Justin Sullivan Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) almost closed above a $2 trillion market cap for the first time as the company has regularly touched above it. The company is currently the 4th largest publicly traded company in the world, spitting distance away from Saudi Aramco. We live in a world where Nvidia, once known mainly as…
Austevoll Seafood ASA (OTCPK:ASTVF) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call February 28, 2024 3:00 AM ET Company Participants Arne Møgster – Chief Executive Officer Britt Kathrine Drivenes – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Arne Møgster And it’s a pleasure for me to welcome you to Austevoll’s Seafood’s Fourth Quarter Presentation. I would first start by…
hapabapa/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Elevator Pitch I still rate NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTAP) shares as a Buy. Previously, I shared my expectations of NetApp’s financial performance for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 (YE April 30, 2023) in my prior February 16, 2023 update. My current article is focused on previewing NTAP’s upcoming Q3 FY…
Aleksandr Uglov/iStock via Getty Images Modiv Industrial (NYSE:MDV) is a unique, small-cap net lease real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that focuses almost exclusively on manufacturing properties in the United States. In my three previous articles on MDV, I rated it a “Hold” and advocated buying its high-yielding 7.375% Series A Preferred Stock (MDV.PR.A) instead. After…
MarsBars Whether you want to retire at a traditional age or retire early, we can all agree that it will take a lot of capital to live comfortably. While it may be tempting to bank on continued strong performance in the S&P 500 (SPY) to fund one’s retirement goals, I would say that it’s a…
Cris Cantón/Moment via Getty Images Investment thesis Our current investment thesis is: ODC appears to be an attractive proposition for exposure to alternative energies, with good innovation and production capabilities positioning ODC to rapidly increase its scale. Management appears talented, with a keen eye for innovation. Following operational improvements and an increase in unit economics,…
IL21/iStock via Getty Images Listen below or on the go on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) faces down first big union battle of 2024. (00:25) UnitedHealth (UNH) falls amid report DOJ has launched antitrust review. (01:10) Apple (AAPL) cancels work on electric vehicle; to shift employees to generative AI: report. (01:47) This is…
Jacob Wackerhausen Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL) reported strong financial growth in Q4 and full year 2023 which sets the stage for future growth in coming years. This strong growth is observed using the quarterly and yearly revenues, operating income, operating margin and net income. Alphabet is continuously involved in AI development and is poised to further…
Nastassia Samal/iStock via Getty Images Dear Co-Investor The SaltLight Worldwide Flexible Fund returned 30.8% in 2023 – the final quarter turned out to be a very strong finish for the year with a +15.4% return. What went in our favour? We were fortunate to have some exposure to some of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ – Amazon…
niphon Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (NYSEARCA:SPHD) is deemed to be one of the best ETFs for investors with low to moderate risk tolerance. However, low volatility doesn’t mean an investor return remains negative or significantly underperforms from the S&P 500 index. SPHD significantly underperformed in the last twelve months, five and…
Ronald Martinez Introduction AT&T (NYSE:T) was once part of my portfolio. It now is not, nor am I planning on making it part of my holdings anymore. The experience with this stock has made me ponder a few questions that I finally would like to share with SA readers. In fact, my research and thought…
Lisa Maree Williams After stellar earnings, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) has surged back towards the recent highs. Oddly, the cruise line stock had dipped again towards $16 despite stellar numbers from peers with signs that 2024 bookings are at record levels. My investment thesis remains Bullish on the stock, though investors should’ve loaded…
fizkes/iStock via Getty Images Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ:ZM) reported slowing top line growth in Q4’23, but otherwise had a decent earnings report that caused the share price to increase about 8%. Both earnings and revenues beat consensus expectations and Zoom Video is generating solid free cash flow margins. The video-conferencing company also issued a robust…
FG Trade Latin Tilly’s (NYSE:TLYS) is an American apparel retailer focused on adolescents and young people. The company had a difficult 2023, with same-store sales falling significantly compared with 2022 and even more with the 2021 pandemic boom period. On the positive, the stock does not seem overvalued compared to mean-reverted profitability, and the company…