sitox ETF Overview Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF (NYSEARCA:FNDX) owns a portfolio of U.S. large-cap stocks with high sales, excessive operating cash flow generation, and substantial dividend and share buyback plans. The fund has delivered solid return since the beginning of the year. Its valuation is also fair relative to the historical average. However,…
The Good Brigade/DigitalVision via Getty Images Things are getting really interesting when it comes to entertainment giant Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARAA) (NASDAQ:PARA). Shares have been shooting up and pulling back over the past couple of days as opportunity arises because of a new bid to acquire the business, and as concerns over whether or not that…
J Studios Nvidia Corporation’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock price has been on a tear since October 2022, rising from a low of $108/share to $974 in March 2024. Recently, the stock price has slid to $762, falling by 10% on Friday, April 19, 2024 (the market cap is still $1.9 trillion). Is it a buy or sell?…
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Since the last time I wrote about the Australian multi-commodity miner BHP (NYSE:BHP) (OTCPK:BHPLF) in December 2023, its price is down by 12%. Even at the time, there were risks to the company, prompting a Hold rating. But much has happened since. It released its interim results in February and…
John M Lund Photography Inc CrowdStrike’s (NASDAQ:CRWD) dominance in endpoint security and adjacent markets is becoming more apparent over time. While many cybersecurity companies face an ongoing slowdown, CrowdStrike’s growth appears to be stabilizing at a reasonably high rate given the company’s size, a notion that is supported by robust hiring and reasonably aggressive long-term…
loveguli/E+ via Getty Images The MicroSectors FANG+ ETN (NYSEARCA:FNGS) offers targeted exposure to a specific group of ten highly traded mega-cap stocks. From the original “FANG” term coined more than a decade ago referring to outperforming high-growth tech leaders covering Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) “Facebook”, Apple Inc. (AAPL), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), and Alphabet Inc. Class…
Marco Garcia/Getty Images Entertainment Summary Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ:HA) is a US airline that offers both cargo and passenger flights between Hawaii and the neighboring islands. One of its most important routes is the connection between Hawaii and Japan. In December 2023, it was announced that the company was to be acquired by Alaska Airlines (ALK)…
magical_light/iStock via Getty Images The last time I wrote on (NASDAQ:GLDD), I saw some signs of recovery, but it was still looking dicey in the short term. However, I think now might be the right time to enter the stock. As the macroeconomic conditions are way better, GLDD looks cheap now, valuation-wise. So, I am…
Remitski Recently the memory companies Western Digital Corporation (WDC) and Seagate Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ:STX) came out with earnings and I decided to take a look at both companies, curious to see what kind of value proposition they made. After reviewing the earnings calls and relevant financial information, I concluded Seagate’s valuation was out of…
Edwin Tan /E+ via Getty Images We’re initiating Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR) with a buy-rating. AEHR is a leading provider of test systems for burning-in and testing memory and logic integrated circuits with a unique position in the semiconductor industry and exposure to the EV market. The company announced 2Q24 results and outlook earlier this…
pjohnson1 Investment Thesis I assign a buy to Yum Brand Holdings (NYSE: NYSE:YUM) with a price target of $140 per share. YUM’s shift to 98% of stores franchised has made it an asset-light business, reducing ongoing expenses and capital expenditure requirements. I expect Yum’s low-cost menu to serve as an attraction to consumers during an…
Allexxandar/iStock via Getty Images Orion Office REIT Inc. (NYSE:ONL) has been a painful experience for those that embraced the long thesis. The Spin-off from Realty Income Corporation (O) created hope that this would create material upside, and yet the problems started surfacing almost from day 1. Our own coverage on this was most focused on…
NVS Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) is a REIT that’s a fallen angel. The reason I refer to it as a fallen angel is that at one point MPW and many similar net lease commercial REITs were seen as the holy grail of yield investing, in that investors believed that they would pay out consistently growing…
Tarcisio Schnaider/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Following the positive news of S&P Global Ratings, we are back to comment on CNH Industrial N.V. today (NYSE: NYSE:CNHI). Here at the Lab, we have a deep coverage of the Exor investments, and after the Q3 results, we decided to reduce our target price and estimates for the…
RomoloTavani AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV) investors must wonder what it must take for market participants to move past the company’s Humira headwinds to focus on its ex-Humira growth products instead. Therefore, I’m pleasantly surprised with the announcement earlier today that AbbVie will acquire Immunogen (IMGN) for about $10B in cash. AbbVie will pay a price of…
Arsenii Palivoda Investment Thesis Gravity Co. (NASDAQ:GRVY), an online and mobile gaming developing company, has surged in sales thanks to the Ragnarok series. With a stable leadership team and strategic market entry, it’s poised for growth in the expanding mobile gaming market. Gravity’s attractive valuation, low P/E ratio, and strong financial position make it an…
champpixs Fund Overview iShares Russell Top 200 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWL) owns a portfolio of 200 largest U.S. stocks in terms of market capitalization. IWL has a high expense ratio of 0.15%, which is high among its peers. Other large-cap funds such as Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares (VV) and Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX) have…
domin_domin/E+ via Getty Images What to expect from the October CPI report? “These young guys are playing checkers (chess). I’m out there playing chess (Bughouse).” – Kobe Bryant (Jay Powell). The October jobs report was so good that I’d use a saying my dad uses in golf to describe a perfectly hit drive in golf….
We Are ETF Overview Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:MGV) owns a portfolio of about 140 U.S. large-cap value stocks. It has a razor-thin expense ratio of 0.07% which makes the fund quite compelling. The fund has been rangebound since mid-2021 and currently has a valuation slightly above its historical average. However, a recession may…
Vladimir Zakharov Introduction We have written an article on Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSEARCA:VB) back in 2020 during the initial outbreak of the pandemic. The article is available here. At that time, we had a hold rating as there were a lot of unknowns about COVID, and that Small-Cap stocks generally do not…
franckreporter This year’s most significant market trend is likely the collapse of many office REITs. Top office REIT indices remain around the same levels they crashed to during the 2008 recession. Vornado (VNO), a prominent New York office REIT, is racing to sell numerous properties in an effort to improve waning liquidity levels. Currently, all…