pawel.gaul Dear readers/followers, It’s time for me to update my thesis on Zurich Insurance Group (OTCQX:ZURVY) (OTCQX:ZFSVF), one of the largest insurance businesses in all of Switzerland that’s quite full-service (meaning it does P&C, L&H, and both Commercial and personal lines). Despite what you may believe, it was once at a great valuation and allowed…
PM Images The PIMCO High Income Fund (NYSE:PHK) is a closed-end fund that income-focused investors can employ as a means of achieving their goals. This seems only logical given that the name of the fund strongly implies that its intent is to provide its shareholders with a very high level of current income. The fund…
Laurence Dutton Introduction The Franklin International Core Dividend Tilt Index ETF (NYSEARCA:DIVI) is a 7-year-old ETF, with $765m in AUM that offers efficient access (an expense ratio of just 0.09%) to around 25 developed market equities sourced from markets beyond North America. Over the past year, DIVI has provided steady returns of 9%, but that…
gopixa Finding stable income without taking excessive risk has been hard over much of the last decade. With interest rates at historic lows for much of this time, a number of creative investments have come to market to try to offer investors inflation-adjusted income. One new ETF that recently was indexed in September of 2023…
jetcityimage Since the start of the year, the share price of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has experienced a sustained increase, from about $370 to $425 – a near 15% run in just 4 months. In the same year, the company eclipsed Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) as the most valuable company in the world by market capitalisation. Being one of…
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Thesis In my previous article about Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) I rated the stock as a strong buy citing that its password-sharing crackdown efforts as well as the inclusion of an ads-enabled tier, will help the stock increase significantly its revenue and net income. I estimated a fair stock price of…
AsiaVision/iStock via Getty Images Founded in 2009, Sprinklr (NYSE:CXM) is a US-based company providing cloud multi-channel customer experience (CX) platform. Since its IPO at a price of $20 in 2021, all-time return has been lackluster. Today, the stock trades at merely $12, down -4% over the past year, even after already bouncing back from the…
Michael M. Santiago Thesis In my previous article (released in Q3 2023, which were released on October 13) that covered JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), I assigned a strong buy rating citing that its estimated fair price was around $314.74, an 85% upside from the stock price at the time of $170.1. The stock price…
gorodenkoff Viant (NASDAQ:DSP) is a people-based technology advertising company developing a platform for marketers to use first-party data for customer targeting. Share performance has been lackluster. Having gone public at a price of $65.5 in 2021, DSP trended down sharply for the rest of the year, before moving sideways between $4 – $5 until the…
alfexe The Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund (NYSE:GUG) is a closed-end fund, or CEF, that income-hungry investors can purchase as a method of pursuing their goals. The fund certainly appears to do a good job at this particular task, as its 9.63% current yield is attractive even in today’s high-interest rate environment. In fact, this yield…
SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Shares of Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) have seen a relatively stable start to 2024, despite the craze around AI and despite the company formally announcing a big deal for its smaller peer Ansys (ANSS) in January. This creates an interesting situation as the transaction is set to create a stronger and more…
HUNG CHIN LIU/iStock via Getty Images Thesis In this article, I will evaluate ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) to ascertain its estimated fair price and gauge its investment potential. Upon employing two models, I have determined that the stock offers an upside ranging from 13.4% to 29.6%, with potential annual returns spanning from 16.8% to 21.5%….
Vertigo3d I have a small stake and high hopes in REGENXBIO (RGNX), however RGNX stock has consistently failed to perform. From my last article in May, the stock is down 26%. The latest fall came after they announced “positive” interim data two days ago from their “Phase II AAVIATE® trial of ABBV-RGX-314 for the treatment…
Bet_Noire The First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (FFA) is a closed-end fund that income-focused investors can use to achieve their goal of producing a high level of current income from the assets in their portfolios without the need to sacrifice the upside potential of common equities. As is the case with most funds that…
SergeyZavalnyuk Investment thesis: Betting on Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) might not make much sense if one is expecting a more or less stagnated global economy or worse in 2024. There is a distinct possibility that at times its stock price will see a significant decline from current levels. I see such a possible decline in its…
MarsBars Quality is in the eye of the beholder, and while the market may be content with chasing high-priced names in the tech sector, I’d much rather own high-quality companies that have tangible assets which aren’t going to be disrupted anytime soon. Such I find the case to be with Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG), which I…
vzphotos Thesis Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) stands out as one of the most cyclical stocks I’ve encountered, exhibiting significant fluctuations during market expansions and contractions. However, since December 30, 2022, coinciding with the 2023 market rally, the stock has surged by approximately 73%. In this analysis, I will illustrate, using valuation models, why Micron is…
MikeMareen Note: Seadrill Limited (NYSE:SDRL) has been covered by me previously, so investors should view this as an update to my earlier articles on the company. Strong Third Quarter Results Last week, leading offshore driller Seadrill Limited or “Seadrill” reported better-than-expected third quarter results with strong profitability and decent free cash flow generation: Company Press…
ferrantraite Introduction I’ve been following U.S. residential homebuilder Landsea Homes (NASDAQ: LSEA) closely and I’ve written six articles about the company on SA so far. The latest of them was in August 2023 and in it I said that the Q2 2023 results were strong but that the Q3 2023 guidance looked weak. On November…
Drew Angerer Q3 Results – Good, But Less Of A Surprise This Time Unlike last quarter when I wrote that Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B) results “blew away the bears“, the 3Q results showed similar strength but were more anticipated by analysts. For example, in the preview article here on Seeking Alpha, the CFRA analyst quoted…
FinkAvenue Investment Thesis – Fall 2023 Update I still like Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) both as a company and as a stock. I believe the strong performance achieved in FY23 illustrates the potential Microsoft has to achieve significant future growth through AI-focused product improvements. Furthermore, the recent gulley in prices has led to a potential 10%…
Maddie Meyer Just over a year ago, I wrote on Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE), noting that while the lows were likely in for the stock at $26.00 and that it had a better year on deck, I saw the better opportunity being Capri Holdings (CPRI), which traded at barely ~6x FY2023 earnings vs. CAKE at ~11.0x….
Iurii Garmash Investment Rundown Investing in the natural gas business I think will remain very appealing for decades to come. There is a push towards renewables, but it’s not fast enough to push aside companies like ONE Gas Inc (NYSE:OGS). The company still has a strong asset base and customers are expected to grow further…
SHansche The size cluster that MPC Container Ships (OTCPK:MPZZF) is concentrated in is one that benefits from superior S/D dynamics compared to other size segments. Utilisation is up even if charter rates are slightly down sequentially. Things look shockingly stable in this otherwise cyclical industry. The summer season is a little on the weak side,…
R.M. Nunes/iStock via Getty Images iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:IYR) focuses on REITs as its name implies. The fund offers good exposure to REITs for those investors who are interested in investing a portion of their assets into REITs. The fund trades at a historically cheap valuation after an almost 2-year REIT bear market,…
SeventyFour/iStock via Getty Images Introduction Canadian death care services provider Park Lawn Corp (TSX:PLC:CA) (OTCPK:PRRWF) is on stock watchlist and I’ve written two articles about the company on SA so far. The latest of them was late April and back then I said that Park Lawn was likely to achieve its 2026 goals of adjusted…
Bill Pugliano Written by Nick Ackerman. Kellogg (NYSE:K) posted their Q2 results that topped EPS estimates but missed slightly on revenue. Still, revenue grew by around 4.6% year-over-year, even with such a slight miss. For adjusted EPS, it was good for an increase of 5.9% year-over-year. We received another dividend increase since our last update…
FeelPic Thesis Franklin International Core Dividend Tilt Index ETF (NYSEARCA:DIVI) is one of the few large ETFs to aim for a dividend-focus methodology while exposing you to international markets. The fees are fair, the performance has been relatively impressive so far, and the current yield is high enough to be worth a closer look. I…
SweetBunFactory Equities have emerged as the unexpected winner across various asset classes this year, mostly driven by large cap technology companies amid the AI frenzy. That happened despite rising interest rates and inflation, as well as slowing economic growth across many major developed economies. It may be fair to say that mid-cap stocks, which are…
dan_prat/iStock via Getty Images Introduction Eagle Bulk (NYSE:EGLE) is a US-based dry bulk ship owner. The company owns and operates a fleet of 52 vessels with an average age of 10 years. All Eagle’s vessels belong to Ultramax/Supramax category with a dead-weight-tonnage capacity of 55-63 DWT. This enables the company to operate in all bulk…
Parradee Kietsirikul/iStock via Getty Images Investment Thesis I wanted to take a look at Fiverr International (NYSE:FVRR) before the upcoming quarterly announcement to see what the outlook for the company in the long run is and whether the current share price is a good entry point for a long-term investor. With somewhat conservative estimates in…