wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images I’m a fan of the idea that diversification comes not just from asset class, but from strategy as well. And despite it being overall a difficult decade for managed futures strategies (with the exception of 2022), I think as an alt allocation it’s worth having some exposure. Managed futures strategies offer…
sasirin pamai Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist. Eaton Vance has a number of equity closed-end funds that all have similar names. It can be quite difficult to tell what each fund is specifically looking at from their names alone. There are some clues, such as including “global” in the names or whether…
littleclie Introduction Despite my penchant to write about economics quite a bit, my undergraduate degree was in History. It’s rare for me to write in historical metaphors, but I’m always tempted to – this time, that impulse won. One of the papers I wrote back in college was about the Treaty of Karlowitz, signed in…
Teleperformance SE (OTCPK:TLPFF) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call March 7, 2024 5:30 AM ET Company Participants Daniel Julien – Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer Bhupender Singh – Co-Chief Executive Officer Olivier Rigaudy – Chief Finance Officer Scott Klein – Chief Executive Officer, Specialized Services Conference Call Participants Antonin Baudry – HSBC Suhasini Varanasi – Goldman…
Porch Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRCH) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call March 7, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Lois Perkins – Investor Relations Matt Ehrlichman – Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Founder Shawn Tabak – Chief Financial Officer Matthew Neagle – Chief Operating Officer Jim Weld – General Manager, Rynoh Conference Call Participants Daniel Kurnos –…
HJBC Thales (OTCPK:THLEF) reported its earnings for the FY. Things look alright, but with acquisitions meaningfully changing the profile of the business by adding new growth engines and shifting the mix in more profitable directions, stronger results with a better profile are to come in the next year once acquisitions, some of which we’ve already…
peterschreiber.media The problem of the modern economy is not a failure of a knowledge of economics; it’s a failure of a knowledge of history.” – John Kenneth Galbraith Looking at what the wise bankers of the BIS are saying relating to valuations of Tech stocks may be reaching “extreme height again” when it came to…
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ:GIFI) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call March 7, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Cindi Cook – Executive Assistant to CEO Richard Heo – President and CEO Wes Stockton – EVP and CFO Conference Call Participants Martin Malloy – Johnson Rice Tom Spiro – Spiro Capital Operator Good afternoon, ladies and…
Start Time: 16:30 January 1, 0000 5:13 PM ET The Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc. (NYSE:NAPA) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call March 07, 2024, 16:30 PM ET Company Participants Deirdre Mahlan – Interim President, CEO and Chairperson Jennifer Fall Jung – EVP and CFO Sean Sullivan – EVP, Chief Strategy and Legal Officer Ben Avenia-Tapper – VP,…
American Outdoor Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:AOUT) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call March 7, 2024 5:00 PM ET Corporate Participants Liz Sharp – Vice President, Investor Relations Brian Murphy – President and Chief Executive Officer Andy Fulmer – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Aaron Wright – Lake Street Capital Markets Mike Zabran…
DXP Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:DXPE) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call March 7, 2024 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Kent Yee – Chief Financial Officer David Little – Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Conference Call Participants Max Kane – Stephens Inc Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. My name is Desiree and I will…
anouchka The short interest in its common shares of Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) grew to roughly 5.35% in February even as the largest hotel REIT reported a beat on revenue for its fiscal 2023 fourth quarter. Revenue of $1.32 billion grew by 4.8% over the year-ago comp and outperformed consensus by $30 million. The…
Snap One Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:SNPO) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call March 7, 2024 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Hayley Pierce – Senior Vice President of Finance John Heyman – Chief Executive Officer Mike Carlet – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Erik Woodring – Morgan Stanley Cory Carpenter – JPMorgan Stephen Volkmann – Jefferies Robert…
DocuSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:DOCU) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call March 7, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Roger Martin – Vice President of Finance Allan Thygesen – Chief Executive Officer Blake Grayson – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Tyler Radke – Citi Jake Roberge – William Blair Joshua Baer – Morgan Stanley Luv Sodha –…
Rubicon Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:RBT) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call March 7, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Chris Spooner – EVP of Finance Phil Rodoni – CEO Kevin Schubert – President and CFO Conference Call Participants Operator Good afternoon, and welcome to Rubicon Technologies Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Earnings Call. My name is…
The Toro Company (NYSE:TTC) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call March 7, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Jeremy Steffan – Director, IR Julie Kerekes – Treasurer and Senior Managing Director of Global Tax and IR Richard Olson – Chairman and CEO Angela Drake – Vice President and CFO Conference Call Participants Sam Darkatsh – Raymond…
bjdlzx Paramount Resources Ltd. (OTCPK:PRMRF) management recently adjusted guidance to account for weather, a divestiture, and a shut-in of dry gas production until natural gas prices improve. But this cash flow machine still has growth plans in place. That shut-in natural gas production will be back at some point in the future. In the meantime,…
selamiozalp Rock-Solid Alpha Generation The iShares MSCI India Small-Cap ETF (BATS:SMIN) is an $800m sized ETF that covers close to 500 small-cap stocks in India. Note that over the past year, this has proven to be one of the stellar equity pockets across the world, generating returns of over 40%, also translating to 10x the…
ridvan_celik One of the best feelings in the world is seeing an opportunity that you were very bullish about appreciate materially in a rather short window of time. Last year, because of the plunge in financial stocks that came about because of the banking crisis, I found myself gravitating toward banks of all shapes and…
marchmeena29 Redwood Trust, Inc. (RWT) is a real estate investment trust that specializes in the ownership of mortgages. The company carries residential property mortgages, multifamily loans, and business loans. Over a year ago, I discussed the 10% preferred share that was offered by the company (RWT.PA). Today, I am affirming my buy rating of Redwood…
ArLawKa AungTun/iStock via Getty Images Recent History (Real Estate In the Post ZIRP era) REITs have been beaten down by rising interest rates over the past two years. As the ten year reaches a normalized yield, share prices across the industry have been crushed as yields are forced to adjust to an elevating ten year…
Avolta AG (OTCPK:DUFRY) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call March 7, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Xavier Rossinyol – Chief Executive Officer Yves Gerster – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Manjari Dhar – RBC Harry Gowers – JPMorgan Joern Iffert – UBS Jon Cox – Kepler Karine Elias – Barclays Jaafar Mestari – BNP…
Hugo Boss AG (OTCPK:BOSSY) Q4 2023 Results Conference Call March 7, 2024 5:00 AM ET Company Participants Christian Stohr – SVP of IR Daniel Grieder – CEO Yves Muller – CFO & COO Conference Call Participants Grace Smalley – Morgan Stanley Anthony Charchafji – BNP Paribas Zuzanna Pusz – UBS Frederick Wild – Jefferies Thomas…
awiekupo/iStock via Getty Images Strapped for cash, what now? I have been bullish on Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) at these prices even though it continues to go through a cycle of weakness. I am downgrading this to hold and have reduced my share count while I wait to see if the company can pivot to positive free…
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PHAT) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call March 7, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Eric Sciorilli – Head of Investor Relations Terrie Curran – President & Chief Executive Officer Martin Gilligan – Chief Commercial Officer Molly Henderson – Chief Financial Officer Azmi Nabulsi – Chief Operating Officer Conference Call Participants Yatin Suneja…
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (OTCQX:DLAKF) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call March 7, 2024 6:30 AM ET Company Participants Dennis Weber – Head of Investor Relations Carsten Spohr – Chief Executive Officer Remco Steenbergen – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Harry Gowers – JPMorgan Jaime Rowbotham – Deutsche Bank Tobias Fromme – Bernstein Stephen Furlong –…
“It is in the nature of a system of government control of business to aim at the utmost centralization…In voting for government control of business the voters implicitly, although unwittingly, are voting for more centralization.” – Ludwig Von Mises One of the most underestimated threats that modern society faces is the ever tightening grip of…
Scharfsinn86 Summary · Lion Electric provides multiple all-electric vehicles to school bus and truck fleet owners in the United States and Canada · The total addressable U.S. market for school buses and medium and heavy-duty trucks is $110 billion annually combined · Lion Electric is growing rapidly but continues to be highly unprofitable and is…
Pioneering bitcoin wallet company Oyl has secured a $3 million pre-seed investment from a variety of investors, including UTXO Management and Domo, the creator of the BRC-20 token standard. The investment marks a noteworthy shift in cryptocurrency investment trends, with several Ethereum NFT funds making their first foray into a bitcoin-centric business. Arca, which led…
Chip Somodevilla On the first day of Powell’s testimony, not much happened, and he failed to take control. There was very little that was new. This comes despite continued signs of inflation reaccelerating and robust economic data. If the Fed is correct in its assessment that inflation will return to target, the unemployment rate will…
porcorex/iStock via Getty Images By Carsten Brzeski Today, we saw no policy action and all focus on communication from the European Central Bank. This had already been the focus of today’s meeting for a while. The just-published policy announcement shows that now is not the time for rate cuts and that – at least in…
Golden_Brown Originally Posted on March 6, 2024 The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate steady at 5%, saying more time is needed for higher rates to bring inflation back to target. Maria Solovieva, Economist at TD, discusses with MoneyTalk’s Greg Bonnell why a June rate cut is still likely. Transcript Greg Bonnell –…
CreativaImages Instead of an investment thesis I initiated coverage of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) stock 2 months ago and since then, my strongly bullish view has been successful – MPW is up 23.3% compared to the S&P 500 Index return of 9.36% since January 7th. So basically, my ‘Strong Buy’ call outperformed the broader…
Tippapatt After watching the company closely for some time now, I have decided to downgrade Valens Semiconductor Ltd. (NYSE:VLN) to a Sell rating, which I will elaborate in greater detail below. I have covered Valens Semiconductor on Seeking Alpha for some time now. In my latest article, I argued that if the company is unable…
Omar Osman By Ewa Manthey YTD metals performance % Source: LME, ING Research China’s 2024 economic goals disappoint Industrial metals have mostly struggled this year amid a disappointing recovery in China, with a property downturn and weak manufacturing continuing to weigh on prices. This week China unveiled its economic targets for 2024 at the latest…
This article is featured in Bitcoin Magazine’s “The Primary Issue”. Click here to get your Annual Bitcoin Magazine Subscription. Click here to download a PDF of this article. “The Greek word for ‘return’ is nostos. Algos means ‘suffering’. So nostalgia is the suffering caused by an unappeased yearning to return.” ― Milan Kundera, Ignorance Nostalgia…
JHVEPhoto Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) unveiled their Q4 results on February 21st, demonstrating consistent organic growth. I presented my ‘Hold’ thesis in my previous coverage, emphasizing their rich stock valuation and steady business growth. I reiterate my ‘Hold’ rating with a fair value of $210 per share. Premium Rate Increase, AI, Data Analytics Drive Growth In…
John M. Chase/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images The electric vehicle (“EV”) charging station segment continues hitting speed bumps, with the sector now facing vehicle demand issues. ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CHPT) was a prime example of a company lacking the business model to handle problems faced along the supposed path to profitability. My investment thesis remains…
valiantsin suprunovich Overview The last time I took a look at Trinity Capital Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIN), I decided to stay on the sidelines and rated the stock a Hold. This was due to the fact that the price traded at a higher premium to NAV (net asset value) than what it averaged over the last 3-year…
Sviatlana Zyhmantovich Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) makes a solid value proposition for investors after the fintech’s stock price slid from $50 to $38 after the fintech’s earnings. Affirm Holdings is growing, seeing ongoing momentum with its Affirm Card and in 4Q-23 announced a partnership with Amazon which saw the fintech’s buy now pay later (BNPL)…
bjdlzx No longer bearish, but not bullish either After being sold relentlessly throughout almost the entirety of the US winter months, natural gas prices look to have finally found a bottom. The front-month futures contract briefly bottomed out around the $1.4-$1.5 MMBtu mark in late February, and has since rallied to around $1.9 MMBtu. US…
onurdongel Overview Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) is a Canadian oil & natural gas producer, with production in North America, Europe, and Australia. The stock is listed in the U.S. & Canada (TSX:VET:CA), and the reporting currency is Canadian Dollars. I have covered Vermilion frequently over the last couple of years and those articles can be found…
Lemon_tm Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist. Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund (NYSE:NPFD) announced a sizeable distribution boost with their February announcement. This raise itself was shortly after a raise in the distribution announced back in December 2023 as well. Shortly after the fund’s inception, the Fed began hiking short-term interest…
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Jeremy Poland Vaalco Energy (NYSE:EGY) recently announced a new deal to obtain Svenska Petroleum Exploration AB for cash. The immediate benefit of this acquisition is ongoing net production of 4500 BOED off the coast of Cote d’Ivoire. This represents a roughly 27% interest. That production is operated by Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) a well-established producer….
cbarnesphotography By Fei Wang Chinese investors tend to exhibit high exposure to domestic equities. Incorporating U.S. equities could help Chinese investors diversify their strategies and alleviate home-country bias. For example, the S&P 500® may be relevant for exposure and sensitivity to the U.S. economy. Additionally, market participants seeking to offset domestic equity biases or express…
Matteo Colombo Introduction I just put a new stock on my watchlist. A company I thought about for months before I finally decided to cover it. And guess what? It’s an industrial company! Given that I have roughly 50% industrial exposure, this may not come as a surprise… Leo Nelissen However, while I may be…
JasonDoiy Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) is one of the largest energy infrastructure companies, with a market capitalization of almost $40 billion. The company has seen its share price stagnate for the most part; however, it’s continued to pay a dividend of almost 6.5%, while focusing on growth. We discussed the company’s performance in December. However, with…
youngvet/iStock via Getty Images Overview – Collateralized Loan Obligations Some dividend investors fall victim to the high yields. Speaking from experience, I understand the thrill of collecting those massive dividend payments and snowballing them into other areas of your account. However, I believe that some yields are harmful and strip value away from us as…