jetcityimage Investment Thesis I last covered Snap-on (NYSE:SNA) in October last year. While the company was doing alright for some time, the stock has given up most of its gains after its recent earnings release. Snap-on Incorporated faced challenges related to customer demand changes, especially in its Tools business last quarter. However, I believe we…
Nanci Santos Investment Thesis Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) announced its first quarter of FY2024 results late last week; the streaming company beat quarterly earnings and revenue estimates, plus it achieved a 16% year-over-year growth in global streaming paid memberships. But, the stock is selling off after the announcement last Thursday, down ~11% over the past month, as…
Juanmonino/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images In our last update for Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL), we suggested that the bears were pushing deep into oversold territory and risks for a countertrend move were high. We expected a bounce, one that should reset sentiment and prepare the stock for the next big move lower. Specifically, we said:…
PM Images In December of last year, I wrote an interesting piece on SLR Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:SLRC), where I laid out several advantages of SLRC and how these should warrant a somewhat stable performance going forward. However, at the same time, I was quite explicit about the potential limitation for SLRC’s upside. The following excerpt…
JHVEPhoto Aritzia’s business fundamentals have improved since my previous analysis in March 2023 and its 2027 expansion plan is being well executed so far. I will evaluate in more details below how Aritzia has performed financially and in each of Aritzia’s core strategies in the past year. However, Aritzia’s valuation has declined significantly by over…
J Studios Introduction I have often found that high-quality stocks, despite appearing expensive relative to peers of lower quality, nevertheless keep outperforming by a significant margin. In this context, while evaluating a gold miner, high quality can relate to many different aspects. For example, the asset itself could be superior, because of its overall size,…
yodiyim/iStock via Getty Images The stock market has been acting strange for the last 2-3 weeks The truth is, the market has been acting strange for longer than that. We have seen the volatility index trading under 15 for weeks, yet in the last 2 weeks, we are in a range from 16 to almost…
imaginima Plains All American (NASDAQ:PAA) is a relatively large-scale MLP with a market cap of just over $12.5 billion. It owns and operates midstream energy infrastructure based in the United States and to a lesser degree in Canada. The main segments are pipeline transportation and storage of crude oil and NGL, where the crude oil…
damedeeso Foreword About Large Cap Value A Value ranking for large cap stocks from YCharts puts together complementary strategies found during their stock research. As a value ranking, it looks at the price of a stock relative to a number of measurements that determine intrinsic firm value. Only the largest 10% of companies based on…
lcva2 Introduction Back in November 2023, I wrote my first article on multinational business services provider Teleperformance SE (OTCPK:TLPFF, OTCPK:TLPFY). At the time, TP shares were trading at around €140, well below their all-time high of €400 in 2021. What looked like a deep value opportunity at first glance, however, turned out to be not…
We Are The ADBE Investment Thesis Is Even More Attractive After The Recent Pullback Adobe (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:ADBE) along with Autodesk (ADSK) are two stocks that does not require an introduction indeed, given that I am a licensed architect with nearly two decades of cumulative education and experience. With ADBE offering a well diversified SaaS offerings across…
DNY59 By Breakingviews Blackstone (BX) is grappling with a peculiar sort of funding mismatch. The investment shop managing more than $1 trillion says market ructions present acquisition and lending opportunities, but it is also selling less. Moreover, the growing likelihood that interest rates stay higher for longer threatens deal activity. If the dynamic persists, it…
belterz/E+ via Getty Images Last night, Israel attacked Iran’s territory directly. This is the second major escalation of what has been a mostly covert international confrontation between Israel and Iran. But now, Iran has launched an attack on Israel from its territory and vice versa. Luckily, the limited nature of the Israeli attack appeared to…
eAlisa Micro cap stocks are those typically defined at around $300 million in market cap or less. Companies of this size are often duds, but, others are super high growth with the potential to fulfill Peter Lynch’s thoughts on small companies… Big companies have small moves, small companies have big moves… Peter Lynch from One…
Caiaimage/Martin Barraud/iStock via Getty Images Zymeworks Inc. (NASDAQ:ZYME) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing innovative therapies for challenging to treat cancers and other serious conditions. ZYME leverages proprietary platforms concentrated on Multispecific Antibody Therapeutics and Antibody-Drug Conjugate Technologies. These platforms drive the creation of treatments to support a dynamic pipeline of drug candidates,…
DNY59 Introduction I’ve previously published articles here on Seeking Alpha, covering the Virtus InfraCap US Preferred Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:PFFA). Since the last article was published in January 2024, PFFA was up smartly riding the expectation that the Federal Reserve would begin an aggressive interest rate reduction campaign as early as March. Over the last couple…
Company Name: Azteco Founders: Alexander Fernandez and Paul Ferguson Date Founded: 2014 Location of Headquarters: Santa Monica, CA Amount of Bitcoin in Treasury: Not disclosed Number of Employees: 12 Website: https://azte.co/ Public or Private? Private When Alexander “Akin” Fernandez first conceptualized Azteco over a decade ago, he simply wanted to make bitcoin easier to obtain. He…
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Investment Thesis Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ:WDC) is scheduled to announce earnings later this month on the 25th of April. In continuity with my recent theme of windows to play on the memory recovery, I think Western Digital should be on investors’ radar for 2024, more particularly ahead of their third…
PM Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images It has been some time since we updated the views on Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP. (NYSE:GHI). In November 2022, we took a negative stance on the company in light of the increasing risks to fund the distribution. We maintained that into February 2023, but the large price decline after…
z1b REITs (VNQ) have now been in a bear market for about 2 years. Their share prices crashed in 2022, and they have remained depressed ever since then. Data by YCharts But in late 2023, it seemed that REITs were finally starting to recover. Inflation began to cool down, interest rate expectations shifted lower, and…
The New York Stock Exchange On Wall Street. Matteo Colombo In any given year, there are no guarantees that the stock market will go up. It may even fall in two consecutive years or even three consecutive years (as was the case in 2000-2002). Fortunately, the brilliance of capitalism is that the markets can’t be…
JHVEPhoto Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) is set to detail how it benefited from the strong price increase for WTI crude oil on April 26, 2024 which is when the company is expected to release first-quarter earnings. The petroleum company has likely seen a drastic increase in the average price for petroleum in Q1’24 which in turn…
urbazon Continuing my series of updates on dividend ETFs, today I would like to offer a fresh look at the Invesco S&P Ultra Dividend Revenue ETF (NYSEARCA:RDIV), which I previously assessed in August 2023, concluding with a Hold rating. Why we should discuss RDIV once again? As this is a high-turnover, highly selective dividend strategy…
DNY59 We previously covered Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:NYSE:VZ) in January 2024, re-rating it as a Buy, after falling for the classic bear trap. Even then, we believed that it was impossible to time the market, especially given the extreme pessimism then. Thanks to the moderation in its capex in 2024 and subsequent improvement in its…
chengyuzheng We previously covered Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:NYSEARCA:SCHD) in November 2023, discussing why it remains a great Buy despite the underwhelming performance on a YTD basis, with the latter only attributed to the market rotation towards high-growth tech and generative AI stocks, as most staple stocks suffer from minimal inflationary tailwinds. With the…
PM Images If you find yourself in a similar situation as I am, with over 30 years to go before retirement, prioritizing dividend compounders might prove to be a superior strategy, than chasing high-yield stocks. The key criteria for my investing style is to benefit from both capital appreciation and dividends (reinvesting back in the…
J Studios Investment Thesis I think it is safe to say that Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) is probably one of the least wanted stocks, not only in the pharmaceutical complex of stocks but in the broader view of the market. Pfizer has been plagued by a myriad of issues that are posing severe headwinds for the…
ozgurdonmaz My Thesis My only article on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock was published on January 19, 2024, with a “Sell” rating, as I expected relative weakness in AAPL at the time due to iPhone demand potential issues and the extremely high valuation. Since then, the stock has fallen by more than 11%, while the S&P…
ozgurdonmaz My Thesis My only article on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock was published on January 19, 2024, with a “Sell” rating, as I expected relative weakness in AAPL at the time due to iPhone demand potential issues and the extremely high valuation. Since then, the stock has fallen by more than 11%, while the S&P…
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images At the Lab, we are excited to comment on Aviva plc (OTCPK:AIVAF) (OTCPK:AVVIY) once again. Following our previous publication stating that Aviva was not a potential takeover candidate, we continued to emphasize the company’s undervaluation. At that time, the company was a unique opportunity for investors, especially considering a 2024…
imaginima ConocoPhillips’s (NYSE:COP) shares have soared year-to-date, largely because the U.S. economy is expanding rapidly and OPEC+ members last month agreed to a new round of voluntary supply limitations that boosted petroleum prices to the $80+ per barrel price range. With improved operating conditions, production-focused energy companies like ConocoPhillips also have higher investment appeal for…
Hailshadow Solid Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ:SLDB) is a pre-revenue company focused on gene therapy innovation for neuromuscular and cardiac conditions. Its flagship one-dose drug therapy, SGT-003 for Duchenne muscular dystrophy [DMD], is expected to be tested in its first patient in Q2 2024, with initial data in mid-2024 and functional data in Q4 2024. If the…
naphtalina Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) is positioned well for long-term success, and it is also vital for U.S. defense tasks, which both add security in the immediate future for recurring revenue stability but also lead to some potential vulnerabilities in the case of larger wars and defense demands. I consider the investment to be a…
Hiroshi Watanabe More than half a year ago, I wrote an article on the Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF (NYSEARCA:DIVO), outlining a rather bullish thesis on how the combination of relatively relaxed covered call strategy (i.e., distant option strikes from the prevailing market price) and exposure to large-cap names provides an opportunity for investors…
Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images Investment Thesis Maxeon Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:MAXN) delivers preliminary results that imply that its revenue growth rates are slowing down at a rapid clip. Not only are its revenues expected to shrink by 37% y/y, but more crucially, its net debt position has significantly increased. What’s more, the business’ underlying cash…
Stocktrek/DigitalVision via Getty Images Overview General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) is a defense and aerospace company with global operations. Their I previously covered this dividend aristocrat back in September of 2023 and since then the total return has outperformed the S&P500 (SPY) by double. However, I still believe there to be ample price growth despite the new…
PhonlamaiPhoto Thesis Fluence Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLNC) is a pure-play, Energy Storage global leader. Specifically, the company provides battery electric storage systems (BESS), software solutions, and service packages. I presented Fluence in a previous article and set a strong buy rating. While still holding 75% of my long-term position, providing having been a buyer at ~$6.75,…
Michael Derrer Fuchs The British civil aero-engine manufacturer Rolls Royce (OTCPK:RYCEY) has had a nice first quarter of 2024 at the stock markets. Year to date [YTD], its price is up by 40% after it already saw an eye popping 3.5x rise in 2023. But even now, a quick look at the stock’s forward non-GAAP…
SARINYAPINNGAM Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares (NASDAQ:VGLT) is an ideal way to buy longer duration U.S. Treasury Bonds and lock in a yield of about 4.5% (SEC 30-day yield). This yield is close to what money market funds currently offer, but investors who remain in money market funds are likely to see yields…
PM Images After narrowly missing recession in 2022/23, during unprecedented 525 basis points of rate hikes in a span of 16 months, 2024 has started on strong footing with the major indices up close to 10% on a year-to-date basis. Historically, during election years in US, the S&P 500 (SP500) delivered on average 11.28% return…
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News In 2021 I read “One Up on Wall Street” by Peter Lynch and was greatly impressed by the famous slogan: Buy what you know! Since then, I began paying attention to all the objects and services I use in my daily life. At the time I was just a newcomer to…
Wavebreakmedia/iStock via Getty Images Previous Thesis I last covered Care Trust REIT (NYSE:CTRE) here on Seeking Alpha back in November. I thought the stock was a safer alternative to another healthcare REIT that is a favorite amongst dividend investors, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI). Since that article published CTRE is up nearly 20%, so investors who…
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sturti/E+ via Getty Images Thesis Telecom construction company Dycom Industries, Inc. (NYSE:DY) has been on an earnings tear since early 2022. Investors were piling in and pushing up the share price even earlier: Data by YCharts The pace of earnings growth is expected to be relatively slow in the first half of this fiscal year…
mikkelwilliam Growth and inflation are not supportive of bonds On both a secular and cyclical basis, I am a bond bear. I last wrote about bonds in September, laying out why I believe bonds represent a poor risk-reward investment in almost all time frames. Yields are flat to slightly higher since I penned this piece,…
Ingenious Buddy Commerce Bancshares (NASDAQ:CBSH), founded in 1966 and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, provides retail, asset management, mortgage banking, investment, corporate, and trust products and services to individuals and businesses. Although this is one of those businesses that enjoy slow but steady growth with conservative capital management and plenty of liquidity, the price doesn’t…
DjelicS/iStock via Getty Images Introduction Some investors may prefer to invest in other sectors like tech or consumer staples because of the capital appreciation those stocks tend to offer. But one sector that has offered investors some capital appreciation in the last few years is the BDC sector (BIZD). Since I’m constantly building and adding…
Alvin Man/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Currently, original equipment manufacturers such as Boeing (BA) and Airbus (OTCPK:EADSF) are struggling to meet demand due to significant strain on the aerospace supply chain and in Boeing’s case increased scrutiny on its production processes. As a result, demand for MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) on in-fleet aircraft is…
Scott Olson BRK Is Near A Record Price If you have been following our writings, you must know that we have been rating Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B) as a Buy since 2022, when the stock was trading near the $160 price level. As seen in the figure below, we’ve argued in 2023 that it is…
D-Keine/iStock via Getty Images Investment Thesis PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) is down about 0.29% underperforming the S&P 500 by a margin of about 27.43% over the last year. Seeking Alpha Despite this dismal performance, I am bullish on this stock in the long term. My optimism stems from the company’s robust regulatory structure and diverse utility…