COM & O/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Meta Platforms’ (NASDAQ:META) stock had plummeted by over 13% following its Q1 2024 earnings report in late April, whereas rivals Google and Amazon saw their stocks rallying post-earnings, despite all three tech companies guiding that they will be engaging in heavy AI-related capex over the next year. Meta’s…
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Bjoern Wylezich/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Here at the Lab, we have good coverage of Industrial gas companies, and Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) is a top pick in our investment portfolio. For our new readers, the company has a $12 billion annual turnover and provides specialty gases to healthcare facilities, industrial manufacturers, and energy…
Brandon Bell/Getty Images News Introduction In my previous two articles (one) (two), I had a sell rating on Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL). During these times, I believed that the macroeconomic headwinds could hinder Delta Air Lines’ operations. As the consumer delinquency rates were sharply rising, I thought that the consumers’ financial health was deteriorating potentially…
Joe Raedle/Getty Images News When investing in stocks, not every investment is working out. But expecting every investment to work out is an impossible standard and to make money as an investor, it is certainly enough when one out of two investments is becoming a success. Especially for long-term investors, it is enough to have…
Thanakorn Lappattaranan/iStock via Getty Images Realty Income (NYSE:O) is one of the largest REITs in the world. However, the company continues to be punished by strong interest rates. A 5% dividend yield is not great from a company that trades at a premium when bonds are providing an even higher yield. Despite that, we recommend…
Igor Kutyaev/iStock via Getty Images Dear Baron Global Advantage Fund Shareholder Performance Finally… a good quarter. Baron Global Advantage Fund® (the Fund) was up 14.8% (Institutional Shares) during the fourth quarter, compared to the 11.0% gain for the MSCI ACWI Index (the Index) and the 12.7% gain for the MSCI ACWI Growth Index, the Fund’s…
9dreamstudio/iStock via Getty Images Introduction Although the natural gas price is still weak, I’m keeping an eye on the entire sector and after having a closer look at Crew Energy (CR:CA) and dividend-paying Tourmaline Oil (TOU:CA), I wanted to have a look under the hood of Advantage Energy (TSX:AAV:CA) (OTCPK:AAVVF), a natural gas producer with…
Torsten Asmus The iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond Buywrite Strategy ETF (BATS:LQDW) seeks to track the investment results of an index that reflects a strategy of holding the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) while selling one-month covered call options to generate income. Since it came to market in August 2022 it…
DKosig Elastic’s (NYSE:ESTC) stock is up significantly from its early 2023 lows, largely on the back of growing expectations in regard to the impact of generative AI on its search business. I previously suggested that improving sentiment towards Elastic’s stock may not be warranted based on the company’s fundamentals. The stock is up nearly 40%…
Pgiam/iStock via Getty Images Investment briefing Investors running money in equities this year should consider the industrials sector as a starting point in top-down security selection in our firm opinion. Our findings from Q3 2023 earnings illustrate the industrials sector held 8% notional value of the S&P 500 market capitalization weighted index towards the end…
Stewart Cohen/DigitalVision via Getty Images While the battle over inflation rages on into the end of 2023 and the Federal Reserve considers its next move with respect to interest rates, the housing market remains constrained by high mortgage rates and low inventory. According to Statista, U.S. home sales declined in 2022 after surging in 2021…
FREDERICA ABAN/iStock via Getty Images ‘Tis the season to be jolly, but it is also the season to harvest tax losses. There are 3 key aspects of tax loss harvesting: How to use it to defer taxation How to convert deferred taxation into permanent gains How to benefit from other traders harvesting tax losses. This…
John D While compiling my 2023 Secret Santa wish list of Christmas stocks to outperform in 2024, I came across an unusual growth stock that not many have heard of yet. That stock is IonQ, Inc. (IONQ), the I in CHRISTMAS. I selected IONQ as my growth pick because of the recent progress they have…
PhonlamaiPhoto/iStock via Getty Images Business Overview Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR) is a semiconductor manufacturing equipment provider that specializes in wafer-level burn-in semiconductor testing. Its primary products are the FOX-P series testers. With each FOX-P series tester, a WaferPak Contactor is required. The contactor is similar to a probe card but also carries wafers. Similar to…
bin kontan Dear subscribers, Some of you want alternatives for some of the more popular REITs when you’re overexposed to things like Realty Income (O), Agree (ADC), or VICI (VICI). There are great opportunities out there – but you also have to be willing to accept a lower overall rate of return due to lower…
maphke The iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (NASDAQ:RING) invests across the leading precious metals producers. Even as the price of gold is currently trading just a few points from its all-time high, gold miners have underperformed facing wider swings of volatility. This is a segment that has been challenged by broader macro headwinds including…
RafaPress/iStock Editorial via Getty Images BRF S.A. (NYSE:BRFS) has outperformed the Brazilian stock market this year, particularly in the second half. This impressive performance can be attributed to a rebound following a challenging period, during which the company faced significant pressure on its margins due to high global corn and soybean prices. However, since June,…
Funtap Trading at around $15.4 with a market cap of $8.7 billion, UiPath (NYSE:PATH) is rated as Buy to Strong Buy by analysts as pictured below. This is based on strong grades for Growth, Profitability, Momentum, and EPS revision which during the last three months has been revised upwards by 19 times. However, with a…
Hispanolistic Investment Thesis The healthcare sector is in the midst of a post-pandemic recovery. COVID increased costs with extra precautions and nursing shortages, and it reduced some profitable procedures as patients avoided hospitals. On a secular basis, an aging population is driving demand. In the United States, this demographic shift is driving growth in the…
gorodenkoff CymaBay Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CBAY) had made great progress in advancing the use of its drug seladelpar, because it was able to achieve a successful outcome for its phase 3 study known as RESPONSE, which treated patients with primary biliary cholangitis [PBC]. Not only was it able to meet on the primary endpoint, but the secondary…
gilaxia/E+ via Getty Images Investment Thesis Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) was up over 40% year-to-date (YTD) before dropping 15% from July 28 to August 3. I am taking this opportunity to suggest buying shares of the company now. In the mid-80s range, specifically at $86.50, I see a very attractive 11.6x risk-to-reward ratio based on…
Advantage Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:ADV) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call August 4, 2023 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Sean Choksi – Investor Relations and Strategy Dave Peacock – Chief Executive Officer Chris Growe – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Greg Parrish – Morgan Stanley Jason English – Goldman Sachs Operator Ladies and gentlemen, good morning,…