Baloncici Since I last wrote about tobacco company Philip Morris (NYSE:PM) in February, it has had a pretty good three months, with a 12% price rise. For context, this is higher than the ~8% increase in the S&P 500 Consumer Staples index in the same period. The company’s superior performance and the stock’s attractive market…
klmax/iStock via Getty Images NetApp’s (NASDAQ:NTAP) stock has reached a new high of $109, last reached in October 2000. This was after an 18% upside at the end of February after its CEO expressed optimism about opportunities in artificial intelligence during the earnings call for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024 (Q3). It is…
McKevin Sixth Street Specialty Lending (NYSE:TSLX) has been implementing one of the most impressive portfolio strategies in the BDC industry, enabling it to generate solid risk-adjusted returns over the years. Its ability to earn one of the best portfolio yields while keeping non-accruals below the industry average is one of the promising outcomes of its…
Luis Alvarez flatexDEGIRO (OTCPK:FNNTF) has reported positive earnings growth in the first quarter of the year, showing positive operating trends after a slowdown during the past couple of years. Despite that, its shares continue to trade at a relatively undemanding valuation, making it a good growth play in the European financial sector. As I’ve covered…
TBE Dear readers/followers, Investing in one of the largest steel businesses on the planet should be a fairly simple choice – unfortunately, it isn’t. The company I’m reviewing here, ThyssenKrupp (OTCPK:TYEKF), is a company that continues to underperform. I had a “BUY” thesis/stance in my last article on the company, which you can find here….
4FR Investment Thesis Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) had a tough start to FY24 with their most recent Q1 results seeing the railroad generate lacklustre returns from their operations. While significant one-off costs associated with the mediation for a derailment that occurred in 2023 placed a real damper on net income, Norfolk also struggled to control operating…
Vernon Wiley/DigitalVision via Getty Images As explained in Prof. Robert Jarrow’s book, cited below, forward rates contain a risk premium above and beyond the market’s expectations for the 3-month forward rate. We document the size of that risk premium in this graph, which shows the zero-coupon yield curve implied by current Treasury prices compared with…
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Investment Thesis: Hilton Worldwide Holdings has the potential for further long-term upside based on resiliency in RevPAR growth. In a previous article back in February, I made the argument that Hilton Worldwide Holdings (NYSE:HLT) might see some short-term consolidation over potentially slower RevPAR growth this year. However, I maintained that…
Bet_Noire Introduction L’Oréal (OTCPK:LRLCF, OTCPK:LRLCY)is one of the greatest European corporate success stories, having generated a return of 48,000% since 1987. L’Oréal was founded in 1909 by Eugène Schueller, a French chemist who created the first synthetic hair dye. In its early years, the company focused on the production and sale of hair dyes and…
ClaudioVentrella/iStock via Getty Images VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (NASDAQ:PPH) is a popular way for investors to own some of the leading pharmaceutical companies and get diversification and liquidity at the same time. This ETF has about $488 million in assets, and it has an expense ratio of 0.36%. There are a number of positives I see…
JHVEPhoto In our previous analysis of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWKS), we highlighted its Broad Markets segment’s growth was propelled by fast-growing end markets and believed the company’s Broad Markets would predominantly drive its future growth due to the high-growth end markets like data centers, offsetting stagnant revenue growth in its Mobile segment due to flattish…
Ezra Bailey/DigitalVision via Getty Images I recently have dedicated several articles to companies operating in the photovoltaic sector, highlighting their growth prospects as well as their underlying risks. The present analysis is focused on Invesco Solar ETF (NYSEARCA:TAN), one of the few financial instruments allowing to invest in this booming sector, benefiting from long-term growth…
jhorrocks Introduction LGI Homes (NASDAQ:LGIH) has seen a relatively good amount of share price volatility over the past 12 months going from low-$100/share to over $130/share down to mid-$80/share, back up to over $130/share, and now down to mid-$90/share. I can’t say I’m totally surprised – my casual observations have been that homebuilders are more…
chengyuzheng We previously covered Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:NYSEARCA:SCHD) in November 2023, discussing why it remains a great Buy despite the underwhelming performance on a YTD basis, with the latter only attributed to the market rotation towards high-growth tech and generative AI stocks, as most staple stocks suffer from minimal inflationary tailwinds. With the…
Pixelimage We previously covered ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:ASML) (OTCPK:ASMLF) in January 2024, discussing why we believe that its 2024 commentary had been on the cautious side, with multiple Big Tech companies and data center REITs still reporting growing appetite for cloud computing/ generative AI services and infrastructure related spending. However, with the stock already recording…
PM Images Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist. The last time we were giving Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund (NYSE:UTF), it slipped to an attractive discount level relative to its net asset value per share. That made it look more appealing for investors looking to pick up a position in this fund. However,…
naphtalina Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) is positioned well for long-term success, and it is also vital for U.S. defense tasks, which both add security in the immediate future for recurring revenue stability but also lead to some potential vulnerabilities in the case of larger wars and defense demands. I consider the investment to be a…
StanRohrer/E+ via Getty Images Gladstone Commercial (NASDAQ:GOOD) is a diversified equity REIT that owned a portfolio of 135 properties spread across 17.1 million square feet and 27 states, mainly in the Southeastern U.S. as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2023. GOOD focuses on secondary growth markets with higher cap rates, with industrial…
PhonlamaiPhoto The semiconductor industry has boomed since the beginning of 2023, riding the tailwinds of OpenAI’s introduction of ChatGPT to the market, which sparked the generative AI revolution. Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) has ridden that wave higher; the stock was up 68% in 2023 and, as the following chart shows, was up 25.50% in 2024 as…
FatCamera Investment Thesis The investment potential of High Tide (NASDAQ:HITI) lies in its possibility to be a long-term compounder, driven by the strategic allocation of free cash flow toward the expansion of new stores. Thereby realizing more free cash flow to have the funds to open stores at an even higher pace. In the subsequent…
DNY59 Everyone expects the Federal Reserve to “pivot” – to lower interest rates – primarily because inflation appears to be under control. But the economy and stock market are on an upward trajectory, so they don’t need stimulation. So, the real question becomes “Where should interest rates be now?” History can be our guide. Over…
Wavebreakmedia/iStock via Getty Images Previous Thesis I last covered Care Trust REIT (NYSE:CTRE) here on Seeking Alpha back in November. I thought the stock was a safer alternative to another healthcare REIT that is a favorite amongst dividend investors, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI). Since that article published CTRE is up nearly 20%, so investors who…
AleksandarGeorgiev/E+ via Getty Images In the past few months, crude oil pricing (CL1:COM) resumed its upward path following what long-term fundamentals suggest. In addition, a few quiet changes occurred. Though small, each will have long-term impacts. Other authored articles by us such as Crude Oil’s Ever-Changing Dynamics And Sounds, highlight CapEx and other political pressures…
BlackJack3D Investment Thesis The technology sector outperformed the S&P 500 in 2023 by a large margin. Although in the first quarter of 2024 the technology sector has performed on par with the S&P 500, I believe that Technology will outperform the S&P 500 index over the whole year. iShares U.S. Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:IYW) is one…
Imagesrouges/iStock via Getty Images Bonds and fixed-income securities have become much more popular investments these past few years, as Federal Reserve hikes have led to much higher yields. Bonds and bond funds vary, with different characteristics including maturities and credit risk. In this article, I’ll be comparing short-term and long-term bonds, looking at how their…
Dennis Garrels Tucked away on the pink sheets with pretty thin trading volume, life can often move quite slowly for the shares of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (OTCQX:FMCB). Indeed, just as this California-based lender avoided the sell-off that hit other regional banks in the early part of 2023, it also missed out on the end-of-year…
Yuichi Yamazaki Elevator Pitch Fanuc Corporation (OTCPK:FANUY) (OTCPK:FANUF) [6954:JP] is rated as a Hold. Previously, I wrote about Fanuc Corporation’s shareholder capital return moves and the company’s short term headwinds in my January 9, 2024 article. This latest update focuses on FANUY’s prospects for the near term and long run. On one hand, I have…
ER Productions Limited/DigitalVision via Getty Images Airship AI Holdings (NASDAQ:AISP) is part of the latest wave of SPAC IPOs to hit a major bourse in the U.S. Listed on the Nasdaq as of December 2023, this vertically integrated AI video surveillance hardware and software company looks like one of the more attractive plays in the…
AnthonyRosenberg CareTrust REIT, Inc. (NYSE:CTRE) is a well-managed healthcare real estate investment trust with a primary focus on senior facilities that support the needs of the elderly. The healthcare trust owns a large portfolio consisting of Skilled Nursing facilities and profits from key aging trends in the United States that will drive up demand for…
OpenRangeStock/iStock via Getty Images I covered SNDL (NASDAQ:SNDL) last April and gave the company a Hold rating. The stock has gained 26.81% since my coverage. Most of the gain occurred in the last thirty days and surrounds the current cannabis sector rally. I continue a Hold rating for SNDL and will consider in this article…
Lucky7trader/iStock via Getty Images REITs can be a great place to boost one’s cash flow, especially when they are discounted by the market. Such appears to be the environment now, particularly in the once high-flying self-storage segment, as a number of names are trading below their historical valuations. This brings me to National Storage Affiliates…
Ian Tuttle Roblox (NYSE:RBLX) is one of the next-generation gaming platforms that has high growth ambitions and has already proven itself to be successful operationally and based on revenues. However, it is still early days, and there is some cause for concern surrounding long-term profitability, as well as risks pertaining to its SBC. Operational Analysis…
DNY59 We previously covered Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD) in November 2023, discussing its (still) impacted sales volume in the North American region, with losses intensifying as the management had to provide financial assistance to its wholesalers. Then again, we had maintained our Buy rating, with the management’s successful marketing efforts in other regions contributing to…
Anna Bliokh In our previous assessment of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:LSCC), we delved into the remarkable upsurge of the company’s growth in 2022, which surged at an impressive 28.1%, fuelled by robust performances in the Communications & Computing (26.1%) and Industrial & Automotive (41.2%) segments, where Lattice expanded its product portfolio and increased its competitiveness….
Daniel Boczarski SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) has very good growth prospects in the fintech sector and its current valuation is attractive, making it an interesting growth play for long-term investors. Business Overview SoFi Technologies is a fintech company, combining financial services and technology offerings for its customers. The company was founded in 2011, named Social Finance,…
Lemon_tm Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist. BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund Inc (NYSE:CII) continues to trade at an attractive discount. The fund’s performance has been quite strong thanks to the heavy tech exposure it carries. This is a closed-end fund that benchmarks against the Russell 1000 Index and also implements a…
Phynart Studio Investment Thesis Vanguard Industrials ETF (NYSEARCA:NYSEARCA:VIS) warrants a buy rating due to the fund’s low-cost ability to capture a highly diversified mix of holdings within the industrials sector. Industrial holdings are seeing major factors driving sector growth including robust new construction, record high defense spending, and infrastructure investment. Finally, while several of VIS’s…
marcoventuriniautieri/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Introduction In response to my late 2023 article on Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) and the Detroit Three automakers, a reader posted an intriguing comment: “Solid state batteries are going to render Musk’s Gigafactory worthless…” The resulting comment thread essentially debated solid state batteries, developers of such batteries like QuantumScape Corporation (QS),…
YaroslavKryuchka/iStock via Getty Images Investment Overview Back in November 2020, in a post for Seeking Alpha, I gave STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ:STAA) (“STAAR”), a manufacturer of intraocular lenses for patients seeking refractive vision correction, a “buy” rating. This was despite noting that, by most investment metrics, its share price looked significantly overvalued. The company’s biggest…
anurak phraisan/iStock via Getty Images The Dividend Kings are stocks that have increased their dividends annually for 50+ years. It’s a formidable list to enter. Only 47 stocks have made it. Consequently, it’s a mark of distinction and points to long-term earnings and dividend safety. In this article, I discuss three of my favorite Dividend…
alvaro gonzalez/Moment via Getty Images Introduction and thesis CRA International (NASDAQ:CRAI) is a global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, and management consulting services. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company serves clients across various industries, offering expertise in areas such as litigation support, regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic consulting. CRAI operates within a…
andreswd Investment action I recommended a buy rating for Health Catalyst (NASDAQ:HCAT) when I wrote about it the last time (14 Nov 2023), as I expected, HCAT to come out as a stronger business with a better profitability profile as management executes on their growth strategies. Based on my current outlook and analysis of HCAT,…
Prostock-Studio/iStock via Getty Images I first researched Progyny (NASDAQ:PGNY) in late 2022 and believed the company seemed like an excellent growth play in the healthcare sector. Progyny is a leader in fertility benefits and the company had been continuously growing revenue, increasing the number of individuals covered, and advancing their offerings. Since my first article…
Sean Gallup I consider Infineon stock (OTCQX:IFNNY) (OTCQX:IFNNF) worth buying at the present valuation and worth holding over the long term, based on its strong future operational strategies, market forecasts, and my competitive analysis, which considers it a worthwhile portfolio consideration alongside TSMC (TSM), ON Semiconductor (ON), and STMicroelectronics (STM). Company Overview Infineon is a…
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Hispanolistic Equity flows have improved in recent weeks. Despite cash continuing to pour into money market funds over the past year-plus, investors are seemingly willing to step out onto the risk curve, putting more liquidity to work into stocks and high-grade fixed-income. That bodes well for asset management firms, but not all of these companies…
Sundry Photography I last reported on Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) in December 07, 2023 with a buy recommendation for aggressive growth investors. Part of my thesis was that the proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) would drive Snowflake’s revenue growth by +30% annually for the next several years. Since then, the company reported its fourth-quarter fiscal 2024…
Astrid Stawiarz Pernod Ricard (OTCPK:PRNDY, OTCPK:PDRDF) is the second-largest spirits and wines company in the world. They sell well-known brands such as Absolut Vodka and Kahlua. Wines and champagnes make up a small proportion (~5% of sales), the company is mostly focused on spirits such as vodka, whiskey, and gin. These drinks are becoming increasingly…
Dr_Microbe Fusion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:FUSN) emerges as an interesting story in the oncology sector, especially in the niche but growing radiopharmaceuticals segment. The appeal of Fusion lies in its approach to precision oncology, particularly with its clinical candidates’ portfolio for a range of cancers. The company’s investment attractiveness is anchored by its commitment to innovation, including…
Diy13 Introduction I try to follow a few rules when I invest in dividend (growth) stocks. This includes staying away from car manufacturers, consumer stocks with severe competition risks, and healthcare companies with complex pipelines and elevated patent risks. So far, I have broken the healthcare rule a few times, especially when I continued buying…