400tmax Investment Thesis: I rate Tripadvisor as a hold at this time. In a previous article back in January, I made the argument that Tripadvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) could have the capacity for upside if revenue continues to see growth and selling and marketing costs as a proportion of overall revenue decline from here. While the stock…
peepo Investment Thesis Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) reported earnings on May 7. Their core earnings grew 13% despite flat deliveries, driven by high-end models and customization. CFO Antonio Picca touted “positive business trends” and a full order book, but sticking to full-year forecasts left investors wanting more. RACE stock fell around 5.5% after the report, despite analysts…
Nastco Main Thesis & Background The purpose of this article is to evaluate the PIMCO Income Strategy Fund (NYSE:PFL) as an investment option at its current market price. PFL is a closed-end fund whose investment objective is to “seek high current income, consistent with the preservation of capital”. I wrote about PFL roughly a year…
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Blacqbook Arbor Realty Trust’s (NYSE:ABR) Q4 2023 earnings call just came out. With it came an update on its financial results and the health of its multifamily loan portfolio, most of which is coming to maturity soon. I covered it twice in December, the first time giving my long-term view of the business and the…
sanjeri One company facing an unusually difficult time right now is Stepan Company (NYSE:SCL). If you haven’t heard of the firm before, it operates as a producer and seller of surfactants, polymers, and other specialty products like those that are found in food and flavoring products. Ever since boasting strong performance for the 2022 fiscal…
Future Publishing/Future Publishing via Getty Images Since the initial publication of my investment thesis about PDD Holdings (NASDAQ:PDD), the stock has rallied almost 40%. After I wrote my investment thesis, PDD reported a blowout quarter for Q3 of 2023, which I wrote about after the Q3 earnings release. Since then, there have been some recent…
FatCamera Self-reflection is one of the most important traits when it comes to investing. It can be difficult to determine whether an investment that is not working out the way you thought it was is underperforming because you just need to be more patient, or if it’s because you were wrong, or due to fundamental…
Yuichiro Chino/Moment via Getty Images January 24, 2024 “It’s gonna take time A whole lot of precious time It’s gonna take patience and time, mmm.” – George Harrison Got My Mind Set on You Risk assets had a good quarter and a good year following a very difficult 2022. On the economic front, the consumer…
AnnBaldwin/iStock via Getty Images We previously covered Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) in October 2023, discussing how its excellent financial performance had been negated by the sustained stock sell-off. With it already losing much of its value over the past few quarters, we had taken the prudent choice to re-rate the stock as a Hold, with…
AnnBaldwin/iStock via Getty Images We previously covered Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) in October 2023, discussing how its excellent financial performance had been negated by the sustained stock sell-off. With it already losing much of its value over the past few quarters, we had taken the prudent choice to re-rate the stock as a Hold, with…
Reimphoto Nordea (OTCPK:NRDBY), the leading Nordic bank, has had its share of underperforming years in the past, but under CEO Vang-Jensen, profitability is back on track. Yet, the path back to a peer-level return on equity profile will be complicated by a challenged near-term backdrop for banks. For one, the lagged impact of a series…
da-kuk Upstart (NASDAQ:UPST) has been faced with a tough business environment since interest rates began their steep rise in early 2022. Still, hope is on the horizon. The company has secured committed funding, substantially lowered its cost basis, and launched new products. Interest rates will also trend downward soon. Upstart’s shares have already played this…
PeopleImages Thesis The acquisition of Advanced Disposal by Waste Management, Inc.’s (NYSE:WM) in 2020 has consolidated the company’s leadership status in the $80 billion solid-waste industry. The management has emphasized on pricing and operational efficiency has enabled the company to grow in the recent past. The large scale of the company has meant that the…
lucky-photographer The NASDAQ 100 tracker fund Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:QQQ) has had a good 2023. It has raced ahead of the S&P 500 (SP500) index, which hasn’t had a bad year at all itself (see chart below). But can the QQQ retain momentum in 2024 is the question now. Price Returns (Source: Seeking Alpha)…
lcva2 Intro & Thesis I have repeatedly written in my past articles about Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) that it is one of my favorite FANGMAN companies. It owes this to its wide moat, its good business diversification with a leadership position in several industries, and its excellent management that has been able to make this happen and…
Win McNamee/Getty Images News Gannett Co Inc (NYSE:GCI) has not proved a very good investment over the past few years as the company has struggled to adapt to a changing media landscape. While other Seeking Alpha analysts are current bullish on the stock, there are four reasons why I am currently cautious: 1. Q3 results…
hapabapa Shares of Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) have risen by 63% so far in 2023. The move higher was driven by a number of factors including a broad tech sector rally, a crackdown on account sharing, pricing increases, and the launch of ad supported tier. While NFLX has delivered strong returns for shareholders over the long-term, there…
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that the FOMC is not thinking of rate cuts at all amid their continued fight against inflation. The FOMC members have hinted deceleration in economic growth during he fourth quarter this year. During their latest meeting, Federal Reserve (Fed) officials indicated a reluctance to reduce interest rates in the near…
Ralf Hahn During the second peak week of the Q3 earnings season, the dichotomy between robust Q3 results and cautious Q4 and 2024 outlooks continued to be on display. Highly anticipated results from Apple (AAPL) came in better than expected for the most recent quarter, with record iPhone sales, but it was remarks from CFO…
BrianAJackson Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN) is a telecommunications company that is currently trading at multi-decade lows and it appears as if the market is pricing it for imminent bankruptcy. Since our last article just a month ago, LUMN’s common stock experienced some volatility leading up to the Q3 earnings release but closed just slightly above the…
Vlad Antonov/iStock via Getty Images Executive summary: The Federal Reserve (the Fed) has made some relatively painless progress thus far in its inflation fight. Some other prominent economists have walked back their forecast for a near-term recession. However, we believe a mild-to-moderate recession in the U.S. and other major developed market economies (e.g., Canada, the…
Following the September meeting, the 10-year Treasury yield had risen to approximately 4.66% as of October 10, reflecting the expected rate increases that policymakers had indicated earlier. Federal Reserve officials have opted to maintain their cautious approach to monetary policy, leaving interest rates unchanged during their September meeting. Minutes from the September 19-20 meeting revealed…
passion4nature/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Investment Thesis Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT), a conglomerate with interests in various sectors such as aviation, industrial, and defense, shows promising financial growth in Q2 2023. Most notably, the company’s Aviation and Industrial segments are flourishing, registering significant revenue upticks. Also, as of July 1, 2023, the company is sitting on…
Ivan Pantic Thesis Corsair Gaming, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRSR)is a leader in the DIY computer gaming hardware sector and is positioned to capitalize on favorable trends in the gaming industry, especially in streaming and eSports. The company offers investors an opportunity to benefit from gaming’s growth without the unpredictability associated with traditional game publishers. However, in the…
Meanwhile, investors are closely eyeing the natural gas market, where prices experienced a significant surge on Monday. European stock markets displayed a cautious optimism earlier today, building on modest gains that marked the beginning of the trading week. According to reports, the Stoxx 600 index (INDEXSTOXX: SXXP), a broad measure of European stock performance, advanced…
CUTWORLD In the competitive landscape of the energy sector, there are a plethora of metrics by which to judge a company. However, for Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU), the spotlight is firmly on its asset value, particularly their inventory. As investors and market analysts look for signs of strength and resilience, the company’s tangible assets and their…
Michael Vi Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) is expected to report results for its Q2 that ended June 30th, 2023, post-market on Monday, August 7th. Analysts expect Palantir to report a GAAP EPS of 1 cent on revenue of $533.57 million. Should Palantir meet these numbers, this would mark the third consecutive profitable quarter for the…