Morsa Images In my previous analysis on March 11, 2024, covering Curaleaf Holdings (OTCPK:CURLF), (TSX:CURA:CA), I recommended a rating of “Buy”. Since then, Curaleaf’s stock price has increased by about 46% compared to just 3.7% by the S&P 500 Index. Compared to peers such as Trulieve or Green Thumb Industries, Curaleaf stood out and successfully…
Sundry Photography With the S&P 500 continuing to show no slowdown in momentum, there’s a growing argument to be cautious with our portfolios. I have more than 30% of my holdings socked away in short-term bonds and cash, waiting for a better time to deploy the capital back into equities: and within the stocks that…
Rasi Bhadramani Introduction And Investment Thesis Thesis This analysis posits Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRO) as a potential short investment, premised on the assessment that its flagship product, Efruxifermin (EFX) – an FGF21 analogue – faces considerable hurdles toward achieving substantial market success. The likelihood of FDA approval appears constrained, not merely by the drug’s marginal…
bgwalker/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images So far over the past year, the majority of the big rallies in the tech sector have been in the enterprise segment. Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL), meanwhile, has been a massive outlier amid consumer technology products that has managed to stoke impressive investor enthusiasm driven by its aggressive product portfolio expansion and…
Mariia Borovkova/iStock via Getty Images Technological innovation can be exciting. But one of the risks is that you never know which companies will be harmed by it and which will be benefited, especially in the early stages of upheaval. One great example of this involves Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:GETY), the online image library and…
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…
Hadi Pramono/iStock via Getty Images Earnings season is in full swing, and so far it has been a relatively dramatic one: many tech stocks have seen large double-digit percentage swings after reporting results. AI stocks continue to be the dominant theme here, and many software companies that either directly produce AI products or have embedded…
Justin Sullivan Last week, one of the great growth stories of our time continued when NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) reported its fiscal fourth quarter results. The chipmaker has seen its Data Center business soar thanks to a boom in accelerated computing and generative AI, sending shares to new heights. At this point, however, things are looking…
SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Introduction and Investment Thesis In December 2023, I initiated my coverage on monday.com (NASDAQ:MNDY), where I had rated the stock a Buy. I had previously outlined that my bull thesis is predicated on the fact that Monday continues to see strong revenue growth in a large and growing TAM, driven…
Portra/E+ via Getty Images IRadimed (NASDAQ:IRMD) works in healthcare equipment for MRI services. It looks like quite a compelling investment in almost all areas other than its valuation. It has a very stable balance sheet and strong growth prospects, particularly when compared to peers. However, there is some uncertainty over whether it can keep its…
Michael Vi Investment Thesis BILL Holdings (NYSE:BILL) simplifies financial operations for SMBs through specialized automation software, including payables and receivables management. The stock isn’t overly expensive at 40x forward EPS. The problem here is twofold. Firstly, the business is slowing down at a rapid rate, and it’s difficult to know with certainty at what rate…
spawns Hello, world. Bitcoin ETFs finally launched last week after anticipation and even an apparent hack of the SEC’s X account. Nevertheless, cryptocurrency enthusiasts and intrigued investors alike now have 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs from which to choose. After the first few two days of trading, the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (NASDAQ:IBIT) stands out as…
veeranggull orachon Intro We wrote about American Coastal Insurance Corporation (NASDAQ:ACIC) in September of 2023 after the company’s second-quarter earnings. In that particular report, we witnessed a strong underwriting performance which led to gross premiums of approximately $158 million. This impressive top-line number (buoyed by ever-improving underwriting in the commercial lines) was sufficient to compensate…
Natalia SO/iStock Editorial via Getty Images The “shock therapy” has begun in Argentina following new President Javier Milei’s election victory. Alongside a significant cutback in fiscal spending, the new administration also unveiled a one-off devaluation of the peso to ARS800 per dollar – about in line with the parallel rate. While positive for corporates with…
Erik Khalitov/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Every year around this time we begin to see story upon story “predicting” what the new year may bring in various fields. One of the more popular is in the world of media where there is no shortage of juicy rumors just begging for coverage. However, this year before…
Alexander Farnsworth/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Once bitten, twice shy. Caveat emptor. Whatever phrase you prefer, the world of SPAC mergers is one that many investors have waded into with disastrous results, including myself – once. Then, I swore off them. You would…
Kevin Dietsch Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B) investors are likely at a crossroads as they assess whether Warren Buffett anticipates a recession or not seeing attractive value in Berkshire shares. The leading conglomerate reported its third-quarter or FQ3 earnings results over the weekend. The highlight of the earnings report was a significant 41% surge in…
Sean Gallup My last article about the German insurance company and asset manager Allianz (OTCPK:ALIZF) (OTCPK:ALIZY) was published half a year ago and in the article, I argued that caution is advised in the case of Allianz. Since my last article, Allianz declined about 2.5% (the S&P 500 could increase about 4% in the same…
ElementalImaging In January, I rated Energizer Holdings (NYSE:ENR) a hold and remarked that it was okay to take profits. I followed my advice and was partially successful in selling my holdings. I sold part of my holding outright and tried to sell the rest using a covered call strategy. Unfortunately, the stock’s momentum faded as…
andresr/E+ via Getty Images The September CPI report revealed a hotter-than-expected 0.4% rise in monthly consumer prices compared to the +0.3% consensus. The Core rate rose 0.3% last month, matching estimates. The year-on-year headline rate was unchanged at +3.7%, one-tenth to the warm side versus expectations while Core CPI rose 4.1% from a year ago,…
Warchi A Quick Take On Procore Technologies Procore Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:PCOR) provides construction management software to companies worldwide. I previously wrote about PCOR in November 2022 with a Hold outlook. With lengthening sales cycles and smaller contract wins, I’m cautious on PCOR’s outlook in the short term. My opinion on Procore Technologies, Inc. is Neutral…
Don White NorthWestern Corporation (NASDAQ:NWE) is a holding company for the utility NorthWestern Energy, headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It has been in existence in various forms since 1923. The current version was formed in 2002 when NorthWestern Corporation purchased the Montana Power Company’s transmission and distribution system. This increased the size of the…
PM Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images Main Thesis/Background The purpose of this article is to evaluate the ProShares UltraPro QQQ ETF (NASDAQ:TQQQ) as an investment option as its current market price. This is a leveraged fund with an objective to seek “daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to three times (3x) the daily…
Tarun Gupta/iStock via Getty Images The India Fund overview The India Fund (NYSE:IFN) is a closed end fund focused solely on listed Indian equities. It has a very long-established history dating back to 1994 and has good sized scale with AUMs above $500 million. The expense ratio of around 1.3% is reasonable, as is their…
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images News Former meme stock darling GameStop (NYSE:GME) is due to report earnings again. The last time I covered GameStop, the stock had plummeted into the Q3 earnings release, and I upgraded the stock from sell to hold. That was several months ago, and we’ve seen big rallies, but most recently, an…
SDI Productions Investment Thesis Stride Inc. (NYSE:LRN) has been performing very well recently so, I decided to look into the company’s financials and look into its outlook going forward and whether it is a good time to invest. It seems like the company is serving the niche very well and the management is doing a…
baona/iStock via Getty Images Investment Thesis Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) has been on a stellar ride with shares spiking 35% over the past year as a result of growth within home building sector driven by lack of resale inventory. Its attractive positioning within entry level ready to move-in homes has been the key catalyst in the…
Market’s bullish sentiment dampens with the Fed hinting that more rate hikes are on the cards amid the sticky inflation. On Wednesday, August 16, stocks continued to fall on Wall Street for the second day in a row as investors grappled with Fed’s July meeting thereby hinting at potentially higher interest rates ahead. All of…
Foxconn sees sluggish demand for electronics within the global economy for the rest of the year and thus it has reduced its revenue estimates. On Monday, August 14, Apple supplier Foxconn announced its second-quarter (Q2) earnings beating market estimates. These strong Q2 earnings came on the backdrop of a booming artificial intelligence sector. However, the…
georgeclerk BlackRock (NYSE:BLK), one of the world’s best asset management companies, has been an excellent investment over most time frames as the chart below demonstrates. Seeking Alpha BlackRock stands tall as a global leader, offering an extensive range of investment products and services that cater to a diverse clientele, spanning from individual investors to institutional…