borchee/E+ via Getty Images So far in 2024, the market has proven to be a “winner take all” game. Though the S&P 500 is sitting at all time highs, that growth has been driven by AI stocks – while many less prominent companies have conversely seen dramatic declines in share price. Fiverr (NYSE:FVRR) is in…
Sunshine Seeds/iStock Editorial via Getty Images While I have done quite a bit of work in the airline space (having largely picked the right winners and the right losers in my April 2020 study of the sector in a COVID-19 recovery environment), I never had the pleasure of researching International Consolidated Airlines Group (OTCPK:ICAGY) until…
The best photo for all/iStock via Getty Images OptimizeRx Corporation (NASDAQ:OPRX) is on a path of exponential topline growth which is driving the valuation multiples to the lowest levels in the company’s history. However, the market is not reacting much to the recently announced stellar guidance and we believe there is an opportunity to capitalize…
Robert Way/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) is a company that needs little introduction. With an international presence spanning from retail to wholesale, from cloud computing to digital media, and from food delivery to venture capital, the Chinese e-commerce behemoth is difficult to ignore from either an investment or consumer standpoint,…
gaffera Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DBJP) is a Yen-hedged value-weighted ETF following the most representative possible index of the Japanese market. There are myriad reasons to be bullish on Japanese equities, where in our coverage Japan remains the most overweight market. However, there are a lot of outstanding questions about the Yen and…
Sundry Photography Investment Thesis CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD), specializing in endpoint protection and threat intelligence, delivered a whopping outlook. More specifically, this is a company that’s on a path to deliver $1.7 billion of free cash flow at some point in the next twelve months, as a forward run-rate. On top of that, CrowdStrike’s guidance implies that…
sofirinaja/iStock via Getty Images We previously covered Block (NYSE:SQ) in September 2023, discussing its consistently improving metrics across its profit margins, user acquisition, and stock valuations, with the consensus already rewarding the raised forward guidance with expanded top and bottom line estimates through FY2025. Combined with the well-diversified fintech offerings and improved cross-selling within its…
georgeclerk The valuation gap between large caps and mid-caps closed a bit over the final nine weeks of 2023, but a strong January showing from the biggest of the big stocks and generally soft returns from mid-size equities caused that gap to widen once more. Heading into February, and the bulk of mid-cap earnings season,…
PhotoTalk Investment Thesis In my previous analyses of companies operating gas stations, I found the business model attractive, primarily due to the non-fuel revenue generated by convenience stores. However, Parkland (TSX:PKI:CA) (OTCPK:PKIUF) stands out as having a weaker aspect in this regard, with over 95% of its revenue tied to fuel sales. Additionally, it carries…
Robert Way Elevator Pitch I award a Hold investment rating to Puma SE (OTCPK:PMMAF, PUMSY) [PUM:GR]. Puma’s shares have become cheaper and lost a quarter of their value in the last one year, but the stock is fairly priced by the market based on the Price-to-Earnings Growth, or PEG, valuation metric. Puma’s current valuations have…
AlexSecret/iStock via Getty Images I last covered the Vanguard U.S. Value Factor ETF (BATS:VFVA), an actively-managed value ETF focusing on small-cap U.S. equities, in late 2022. In that article, I argued that VFVA’s cheap valuation and reasonably strong performance track-record made the fund a buy, and better than most other value ETFs. Since then, the…
This year has seen a massive upswing in demand for the limited space available within bitcoin blocks, leading to higher fees for on chain transactions. Much of the demand is for transactions revealing inscriptions. The contents of these inscriptions are revealed as part of the witness data1 of a bitcoin transaction. This witness data1 is…
Prostock-Studio/iStock via Getty Images One of the downsides about value investing is that it is easy to underestimate the potential of rapidly growing businesses. A great example of this can be seen by looking at Inter Parfums (NASDAQ:IPAR), a firm that operates in the fragrance business and that produces and sells a wide array of…
sasha85ru/iStock via Getty Images Investment Thesis LendingClub Corporation’s (NYSE:LC) Q3 results saw the company’s key performance indicators continue to worsen. Notably, not only are its revenue growth rates leaving a lot to be desired, but more importantly, its Return on Asset metrics are clearly progressing in the wrong direction. I remain steadfast in my stance…
Wirestock Dear readers, Few companies are as storied, as qualitative, or as interesting as LVMH (OTCPK:LVMUY). In an environment like this, we need to be careful about every premium we accept for a company. However, I believe I am not alone when I say that LVMH is one company that I have no issue premiumizing…
Lucid Motors said that its Air Pure RWD will be available for order immediately at a price point of $77,400. On Thursday, October 5, Lucid Group Inc (NASDAQ: LCID) launched a cheaper version of its Air electric luxury sedan, in a move to stoke demand. Lucid has announced the introduction of a single-motor, rear-wheel-drive variant…
Spencer Platt Unsurprisingly, 2023 has been a challenging year for new IPOs, as investors retreat from equity markets and especially from more speculative early-stage plays. CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA), the Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant chain that wants to emulate Chipotle (CMG) in its category, experienced a predictable early pop that has since sharply eroded. CAVA closed its…
HJBC This is a frustrating period for Aviva (OTCPK:AIVAF)(OTCPK:AVVIY) investors. Shares of the UK composite insurer have been on a downwards trajectory for several months now, falling around 10.5% in GBP terms since my last update in May and around 20% from their March high. Aviva: Share Price (GBX Per Share) Source: Google Sharp-eyed followers…
Hero Images Inc Earlier this year, a contagion spread throughout the banking sector. Practically every financial institution, particularly the community and regional banks, were negatively affected. Some even collapsed entirely. However, of the companies that did survive, the vast majority have experienced a sizable partial recovery. But one firm that has not moved all that…
Recent survey shows that Italy is the most expensive country for mining Bitcoin at $208,560 for each BTC produced. When it comes to the Bitcoin mining costs, there’s a strong contrast worldwide in the household electricity expenses for individual Bitcoin miners. A recent survey shows that Bitcoin mining in Lebanon is 783 times cheaper than…
The latest decision is one of many attempts by Tesla to grow its sales by all means necessary. Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), an American automotive company, has introduced cheaper variants of some of its high-end electric vehicles (EVs) to the US market. According to a Reuters report, the decision might be in line with the…