Ethan Swope Though the overall stock market remains expensive and jittery ahead of a year that will largely be dominated by news of the Fed’s proposed interest rate cuts, it’s never a bad time to lock in long-term positions in stellar companies with fantastic growth trajectories. And to me, one unconventional investment that investors should…
Yauhen Akulich Introduction The other day, I was looking into ICE Midland WTI futures as part of my research into Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the owner of these futures and one of my favorite financial dividend growth stocks – that is not yet a part of my portfolio. So, I thought, why not start this article…
tampatra/iStock via Getty Images Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist. The Neuberger Berman Next Generation Connectivity Fund (NYSE:NBXG) is a fund focused on “next-generation mobile network connectivity and technology.” Thanks to its heavy tilt toward technology companies, the fund performed quite well in 2023, and 2024 is also looking quite promising. At the…
Scott Olson S&P 500 Closed At A Record In Q1 As we come to the end of the first quarter of 2024, it’s timely for us to assess the best opportunities ahead as we look ahead to Q2. Notably, the S&P 500 (SPX) (SPY) notched its best first quarter since Q1’19, as the market rose…
Chip Somodevilla The February PCE inflation report The US Bureau of Labor released the February PCE inflation data. The highlights are: the core PCE inflation increased by 0.3% MoM, as expected, and 2.8% YoY also as expected, down from 2.9% in January – so technically the disinflationary process continues. the headline PCE inflation also increased…
anyaberkut 2024 Review February was a solid month for the ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrat ETF (NOBL), the fund posted a gain of 2.72%. The good streak extended through March with NOBL being up another 4.19% (not factoring in the dividend payment). This has been NOBL’s best first quarter of the year since 2021. Several…
Hispanolistic Introduction I previously covered Ahold Delhaize (OTCQX:ADRNY) back in late 2021 where I argued that sustaining the robust operating margin would be key to bridging the valuation gap with US peers, with covered call selling an excellent way to position in the shares. Over the past year, European grocery retailers such as Ahold Delhaize…
Dragon Claws Introduction: This article is for retirees and income investors. If you are young and have many decades away from retirement, you probably have better choices. However, income may be needed not only for retirement but also for other reasons. For example, if you work for a job or business that is not highly…
pidjoe There’s an old adage on Wall Street that says to take emotions out of investing. While that may make sense from a pure financial point of view, it’s hard to ignore the fact that nearly all human behavior is driven by emotions. That’s why I don’t necessarily subscribe that adage, with the understanding that…
Tony Anderson/DigitalVision via Getty Images Introduction and thesis Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) is a global consumer products company headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda. The company operates through three main segments: Housewares, Health & Home, and Beauty. Helen of Troy designs, develops, and markets a diverse portfolio of consumer products under various brand names, serving both…
koto_feja After having traded sideways for 4 years, InterDigital’s (NASDAQ:IDCC) stock price has increased by 50% over the last 12 months. Has the stock finally found its inflection point, and will its strong momentum continue, or is it, instead, more likely to trade sideways again for another 4 years? Let’s investigate. Data by YCharts The…
Aaron Davidson Introduction Celsius Holdings (NASDAQ:CELH) is probably one of the hottest stocks on the market right now, which is unique for a company selling energy drinks. Celsius has been able to propel itself to the top through its strong brand affinity and distribution deals with large companies like PepsiCo (PEP) over the last few…
a40757/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Dear readers/followers, I have been rating Handelsbanken (OTCPK:SVNLF) (OTCPK:SVNLY) a “BUY” for some time as I am writing this article. The last I wrote about the company was actually back in September of 2023 in this article which you can find here. At the time, results showed expected improvements due…
Sean Anthony Eddy By Mike Larson, Editor-in-Chief, MoneyShow David Keller, CMT and Chief Market Strategist at StockCharts.com, shares his technical take on the stock market as of the end of Q1 2024 and addresses the strength in gold and Bitcoin. Transcript Larson – Hello, and welcome to our latest MoneyShow Money Masters Podcast segment. I’m…
MicroStockHub The macroeconomic and geopolitical developments have not changed substantially over the past month. The resilience of the US economy allows the Federal Reserve to put more emphasis on achieving price stability. While the market favors a June cut (66% vs. 80% at the end of February), it has not been fully discounted for over…
Michael M. Santiago Thesis One of the main beneficiaries of the regional banking crisis last year was JPMorgan (JPM), an international systemically important bank. JPM represents in our view one of the best run banks and is able to achieve the rare feat of paying 0.01% on their checking and savings accounts currently: Checking &…
CuorerouC/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Since early March 2022, our team has had a long-standing buy rating on Ferrari (NYSE:NYSE:RACE). With a publication called Ferrari To RACE Again, we recorded a triple-digit stock price appreciation (Fig 1). In 2024, we were also expecting an Outperformance, but we believe the company’s valuation isn’t attractive. While we…
PaulMcKinnon Ahead of BlackBerry’s (NYSE:BB) third-quarter results posted in Dec. 2023, investors honed in on three things. Shareholders scrutinized the struggling firm’s earnings, assessed its new leadership under a new Chief Executive Officer, and considered the cancellation of its IoT spinoff. The stock market voted against BB stock after last quarter’s results, if readers use…
ligora/iStock via Getty Images Introduction As explained in a previous article, the business model of Gladstone Land (NASDAQ:LAND) is very straightforward: the REIT owns farmland and leases it to farmers. It is not exposed to successful or disappointing harvests other than the impact it has on the tenants. At the end of 2023, Gladstone Land…
Maksim Safaniuk For those who are bullish about oil, 2024 is looking to be a very solid year. Already, Brent crude prices are up 12.1% year to date, while WTI crude prices are up an impressive 15.6%. The most recent move higher was driven by news that, in addition to OPEC+ extending its voluntary production…
BeritK/iStock via Getty Images In a short space of time, with a much smaller budget, Rumble Inc. (NASDAQ:RUM) claims to have built a mini Google’ in its most recent Q4 2023 Earnings call. It has expanded its portfolio focused on censorship-free content to include video, live-streaming, an advertising centre and since Q1 2024 it is…
da-kuk REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:FEPI) is a relatively fresh covered call ETF that was established back in November, 2023. Since the inception, it has managed to keep up with the well-performing S&P 500 delivering attractive distribution income from the written options. Ycharts During this time period, FEPI has even slightly…
isayildiz/E+ via Getty Images Investment Thesis Shift4 (NYSE:FOUR) presents an intriguing investment opportunity supported by its strong financial performance, innovative solutions, and strategic acquisitions. With a solid track record of revenue growth, margin expansion, and efficient cost management, Shift4 is well-positioned for sustained growth of 29.6% in the next 3 years in the dynamic payment…
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RiverNorthPhotography Investment Thesis T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ:TROW) is a fundamentally solid asset manager with a long track record of outperforming relative benchmarks which has led to consistent growth in assets under management. Despite short-term challenges driven by rising interest rates which as led to net outflows over the past few years, I believe interest rate…
Alex Wong/Getty Images News Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) seems to be unstoppable. After struggling to stop the exodus of users in early 2022, Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg managed to execute a proper comeback in the recent year and make his company one of the most valuable businesses in the world. In recent months, Meta’s business was…
triloks Welcome back to my weekly variety show! Two of my favorite sectors of the stock market are enjoying a nice rally over the last few days. Those two sectors are Real Estate (VNQ) and Utilities (XLU). (Yes, I know — REITs and utilities. I’m really popular at cocktail parties.) Data by YCharts This mini-rally…
Monty Rakusen Dear readers/followers, If you’ve followed my work to any extent over the past few years, you know that I’m a big investor in many areas that other investors shun – one of them is cyclical commodities, including metals – both precious and semi-precious. Copper is one of them. I invest both In European…
Phillip Spears/DigitalVision via Getty Images Last week, I explained why I stopped buying real estate to buy real estate investment trusts, or REITs, instead. I recommend that you read the whole article, but in short, REITs (VNQ) are today a lot cheaper than private real estate. They also give you the benefits of leverage with…
8vFanI Introduction When you think of superstars in certain sectors whether it be tech, real estate investment trusts, or business development companies, there are certain names that instantly come to the minds of investors. And while those investments are great, finding those with the makings of a future superstar are always better because they normally…
Robert Way Back in May, I wrote that while PDD Holdings (NASDAQ:PDD) looked attractively valued, controversy surrounding the company kept me on the sidelines. More recently I lowered my rating to “Sell” in September given a lack of disclosure of where its growth was coming from, particularly with regards to Temu. With the U.S. government…
Sundry Photography Recap In our last article on Coupang (NYSE:CPNG), we highlighted Coupang’s strong position in logistics as a key factor in driving its market share growth. Additionally, we observed robust growth in Taiwan, surpassing the growth seen in South Korea post-Rocket launch. Yet, we believe that Coupang’s stock was trading within its fair value…
justinkendra/iStock via Getty Images Investment Overview Back in 2019 I covered Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARWR), a drug developer focused on RNA-interference therapeutics in a note for Seeking Alpha. The note still provides an accurate overview of Arrowhead’s history, from acquiring RNA assets and a manufacturing facility from Swiss Pharma giant Roche (OTCQX:RHHBY), to purchasing another Swiss…
pcess609 The data in the article below is sourced from Lipper’s Global Fund Flows application. GFF can be found on LSEG Workspace (“Fund Flows”). During LSEG Lipper’s fund flows week that ended March 27, 2024, investors were overall net redeemers of fund assets (including both conventional funds and ETFs) for the second straight week, removing…
monsitj In this article I outline how I will allocate the money in my retirement fund for the month of April. I will use the 10-month exponential moving average (EMA) and a relative strength ratio to determine where my money will go among four ETF choices: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) , Vanguard Extended Market…
Sean Gallup/Getty Images News Investment Thesis In light of recent US government grants for domestic chip production, I believe Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)’s foundry business is expected to be a key factor in their future growth and currently underappreciated. Intel’s fabrication unit is starting to capitalize on the semiconductor industry’s shift towards supply chain diversification by bringing…
Charday Penn/E+ via Getty Images It has been over 4 years since my last CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CRSP) article when I was hesitant about gathering a heavy CRSP position due to the ticker’s premium valuation, volatility, and the company’s young pipeline. Yet, I was optimistic about the company’s prospects of their expansive pipeline, and partnerships. Despite…
Nuthawut Somsuk And there were big upward revisions of the already hot readings for January. The core PCE price index, the inflation index that the Fed is focused on and refers to all the time, was revised up on Friday for January to an annualized month-to-month growth rate of 5.6% (up from the original 5.1%)…
Hiroshi Watanabe/DigitalVision via Getty Images Intro & Thesis I initiated coverage on Viatris Inc (NASDAQ:VTRS) in October 2021, and then updated my bullish thesis a few months ago, stating that the stock looked dirt cheap. The VTRS stock rose significantly by 26.7% since my last update, outperforming the S&P 500 Index (SPX) (SP500): Seeking Alpha,…
M-image/iStock via Getty Images It has been over a year since my last Xeris Biopharma (NASDAQ:XERS) article, where I reviewed the company’s 2022 achievements including record net product revenue, driven by robust growth in our approved product portfolio. In addition, I also pointed out that company management was confident in their trajectory toward cash flow…
PM Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images Over the past six months, income producing assets have staged a rally, bouncing from their October bottoms. Speculation around news from the Federal Reserve points towards rate cuts sooner rather than later, sparking enthusiasm. Positive economic indicators such as easing inflation have shifted sentiment around both a hard landing and…
scalatore1959/iStock via Getty Images Overview I previously covered Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) back in August of 2023. Since then, HTGC has delivered a total return of over 13% due to the consistent NII (net investment income) growth and high dividend distributions. The price has run up over the last 6 months and now the dividend yield…
Golden_Brown I wrote here recently about the politically fraught state of the relations of biopharma companies with Chinese outsourcing companies, of which WuXi (OTCPK:WUXIF) is probably the most prominent. There are bills in the works in both the House (the BIOSECURE Act) and the Senate that would (among other things) restrict the ability of US…
JLGutierrez By William J. Luther When inflation picked back up in January 2024, many commentators described it as more noise than signal. The latest data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) casts doubt on that view. The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCEPI), which is the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation, grew at…
thitivong In our last coverage of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (BIP), (BIPC), we highlighted some interesting opportunities in the secondary securities. In the US, there are two preferred shares listed. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. 5.125 CL A PFD13 (NYSE:BIP.PR.A) and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. 5.00% PFD A 14 (NYSE:BIP.PR.B). The two preferreds were on a…
John M Lund Photography Inc CrowdStrike’s (NASDAQ:CRWD) dominance in endpoint security and adjacent markets is becoming more apparent over time. While many cybersecurity companies face an ongoing slowdown, CrowdStrike’s growth appears to be stabilizing at a reasonably high rate given the company’s size, a notion that is supported by robust hiring and reasonably aggressive long-term…
Alex Wong Despite its size, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A)(NYSE:BRK.B) was able to grow its business at an impressive rate in recent months thanks to the overall improvement of the American economy. Even though investors are now thinking about whether Berkshire Hathaway has additional room for growth in light of the passing of Charlie Munger a few…
imaginima Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) is a Chicago, Illinois-based electric utility – the largest in the United States – with nearly 11 million customers and six regulated utility subsidiaries. The firm primarily maintains a presence in Illinois and the US East Coast. Exelon Winter 2024 Investor Meeting Through these activities, Exelon has recorded FY23 revenues of…
Tom Werner McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) recently delivered better than expected EPS, continues to pay dividends, and reports a 5 year dividend growth rate of 8.35%. Given recent successful pricing strategies and the global operating efficiency savings programs, I believe that we can expect operating profit margin growth and profit margin growth. In addition,…
Anne Czichos AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) investors have done incredibly well since T bottomed out in July 2023 (remember the days when fears of lead-sheathed cables dominated?). Panic sellers bailed out in droves, unduly worried about potential multi-billion liabilities. However, dip-buyers returned with a vengeance, picking up the pieces from these sellers at T’s long-term lows….