Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Disney shares tumbled 9.5 per cent on Tuesday even as it reported the first profit in its core streaming business since it leapt into a battle with Netflix five years ago. The Disney+ and Hulu…
Alena Kravchenko It’s been a volatile market all year, but small-cap stocks have been rocked more harshly than others. Investors have lost patience for turnaround names, including and especially Yext (NYSE:YEXT), the location data management platform that has been struggling for years despite AI-related technologies. Year to date, shares of Yext have fallen nearly 10%….
Alexander Farnsworth Introduction Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) is a producer of plant-based meat alternatives that went public in 2019. Since 2019 its stock has fallen over 80%, and with no sign of profitability or ability to turn around, it’s of my opinion that Beyond Meat is destined for the chopping block. BYND is a relatively small…
Michael M. Santiago Thesis My last article, published in Oct. 2023, argued for a BUY thesis on Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) when it was trading near its tangible book value at that time. As argued in our article: Buying good banks such as GS at (or near) their tangible book value (“TBV”) is a no-brainer…
dima_zel For investors who want to profit from an attractive combination of current income and attractive long-term growth, it is hard to beat dividend-growth stocks (SCHD) operating in booming industries. In this article, we will share three dividend stocks that we believe are poised to soar in the coming years thanks to being leading players…
Richard-P-Long/iStock via Getty Images The United States Natural Gas Fund (NYSEARCA:UNG) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that’s designed to track natural gas futures traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). I’ve written about UNG a few times here on Seeking Alpha, most recently in a May 23, 2023, piece titled “United States Natural Gas…
Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Turning the corner I don’t buy many foreign stocks. The story has to be compelling to draw me in. Coupang, Inc. (NYSE:CPNG) has elements aligning that remind me of Uber’s (UBER) turn to profitability The SoftBank (OTCPK:SFTBY) backed startup IPO’d in 2021 and has declined massively after the risk on narrative…
JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images Stellantis (NYSE:STLA) stock is trading higher after the automaker reported strong Q4 and FY 2023 results, while highlighting a commitment to achieve “at least a double-digit adjusted operating income margin in 2024”, on a €190+ billion topline expectations. In addition, Stellantis management delighted with the projection to distribute a yield-rich…
Andriy Onufriyenko/Moment via Getty Images Introduction and Investment thesis First, I’ve covered Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) on SA at the beginning of January last year (Amazon: My “Margin-Call”), where I took a deep dive into the company’s margin profile. I argued that the long-lasting decrease in the company’s operating margin should soon come to an end, which…
ismagilov By Mike Larson, Editor-in-Chief, MoneyShow Transcript Larson: Hello and welcome to our latest MoneyShow Money Masters Podcast segment. I’m Mike Larson, editor in chief at MoneyShow. And today I’m speaking with Charlie Shrem, a long-time fixture in the cryptocurrency world. He is editor of the Crypto Investor Network, a network of investors buying and…
Fanliso/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Luckin Coffee’s (OTCPK:LKNCY) stock has been trading down in recent months. On Thursday, it even dropped 10%. I covered Luckin Coffee at the end of 2022 and was careful about the stock. After my article was published, the stock gained. However, right now it is trading near 52-week lows. The…
Just_Super Elevator Pitch Ganfeng Lithium Group Co., Ltd. (OTCPK:GNENF) [1772:HK] shares are assigned a Hold investment rating. I wrote about Ganfeng Lithium’s near-term woes pertaining to lithium price weakness and its vertical integration approach for the long run in my November 12, 2023 article. With the current update, I draw attention to GNENF’s recently disclosed…
FrankRamspott/E+ via Getty Images Investment Thesis Global Insured Catastrophe losses exceeded $100bn for the 4th year running according to a recent report by Aon. Climate change and demographic change make this likely to be a long term trend. Insurance and reinsurance companies are one way to invest in this trend – but these have to…
RgStudio/E+ via Getty Images Nerdy, Inc. (NYSE:NRDY) is a small-cap online tutoring learning platform that has been public since 2021 through an overvalued SPAC deal of $1.7 billion. While the company has been around since 2007, it was really thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic that the business looked into the scalability of its solutions. And…
Torsten Asmus/iStock via Getty Images Purpose I look at the high frequency weekly indicators because while they can be very noisy, they provide a good nowcast of the economy, and will telegraph the maintenance or change in the economy well before monthly or quarterly data is available. They are also an excellent way to “mark…
Cristian Martin 2023 was a challenging year for most energy commodity producers as fuel prices stagnated or declined worldwide. However, one fuel source performed exceptionally well. Over the past year, the spot price of uranium has risen by a staggering ~86% to its highest price level in over a decade. Cameco (NYSE:CCJ), the largest uranium…
gorodenkoff/iStock via Getty Images China’s leading bottled water producer has attracted investor attention for its high profit margins, but also caution over its highly priced shares. After consolidating its place as leader of China’s bottled water market, Nongfu Spring Co., Ltd. (OTCPK:NNFSF)[9633.HK], known for its trademark red-and-green bottles of drinking water, is flowing into a…
statu-nascendi For Hudbay Minerals, This Analysis Recommends a “Hold” Rating Until Further Notice This analysis recommends maintaining a Hold rating on Hudbay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) stock for now. Hudbay Minerals is a mining company based in Toronto, Canada, but is diversified as its production in the Americas includes copper, mainly, but also other metals such as…
minoandriani/iStock via Getty Images Investment Thesis Lifeway Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:LWAY) is an American health food company headquartered in Morton Grove, Illinois. In this thesis, I will analyze its third-quarter results and its future growth prospects. I will also be analyzing its valuation at current price levels and its upside potential. I believe it has managed…
Eric Thayer Listen below or on the go on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Costco (COST) tops profit estimates, doles out $6.7B in special dividends. (00:25) Tesla (TSLA) bags incentives worth $153M for Mexico gigafactory. (01:25) FDA warns companies including Chewy (CHWY) over unapproved antimicrobial animal drugs. (02:22) This is an abridged transcript of the podcast….
OlenaMykhaylova The First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund (NYSE:FPF) is a closed-end fund that income-focused investors can employ to pursue their goals. As the name suggests, the fund seeks to reduce duration risk compared to some other closed-end funds, which should result in it being somewhat less volatile in a changing interest rate…
Microstrategy has now realised more than $2 billion in profits directly from its repeated investments in Bitcoin. Business intelligence company MicroStrategy Inc (NASDAQ: MSTR) has seen a staggering surge in gains, amassing over $2 billion in profit from its substantial Bitcoin (BTC) holdings. This comes following the cryptocurrency’s recent surge above $42,000. MicroStrategy started its Bitcoin investment…
mdworschak Looking for a way to profit from the reshoring of U.S. manufacturing? The transition to electrical vehicles? The broader ‘green transition’ in the economy? The boom in AI? Hammond Power Solutions (ticker OTCPK:HMDPF, abbreviated HPS) is participating in all of these trends because they make the electrical transformers and other equipment required for these…
El Salvador’s national Bitcoin treasury may be back in the green. At least, that’s the latest data from NayibTracker.com, a website dedicated to following the performance of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele‘s decision to invest in Bitcoin in 2021. The website tracks the time and date of known purchases, as well as those that Bukele has pledged…
Marzia Camerano Introduction Almost perfect execution, one-of-a-kind earnings visibility, a strong shield from global changes in the economy, and a growing target audience of ultra-high-net-worth individuals are all bundled together as the reasons making Ferrari N.V. (NYSE:RACE) a unique asset in my portfolio. Usually, I write about Ferrari once a quarter. However, this time, after…
LordRunar Crown Holdings “Crown” (NYSE:CCK), with operations in beverage/food can and packaging manufacturing, has the business attributes that I generally seek out in an investable business. Some of those checkboxes include durability, defensibility, growth and an undemanding valuation. I originally purchased shares in November 2022 following the selloff related to its Q3 2022 report, which…
ipopba Teladoc Health, Inc. (NYSE:TDOC) is sinking towards multi-year lows despite the virtual care company reporting strong adjusted profits. The stock market convinced companies to focus on profits and now the fear is the lack of revenue growth. My investment thesis is ultra-Bullish on Teladoc Health, but the telemedicine provider needs to return to focusing…
TMSC saw their quarterly profits plunge the highest since 2019. However, the company says that the the PC and smartphone market concerns are abating and chip demand is rising again. On Thursday, October 19, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reported its Q3 2023 numbers with profit standing at 211 billion New Taiwan dollars ($6.69…
ASML is taking a conservative view of 2024, with revenue projections similar to 2023. ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ: ASML), one of the world’s leading semiconductor firms has reported a significant year-on-year rise in profit for the third quarter of 2023, exceeding analyst expectations. However, the company forecasts that its revenue in 2024 will remain flat….
Bank of America, once expected to be a major beneficiary of rising interest rates, has faced unexpected challenges in 2023. In a recent earnings report, Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) showcased its resilience and financial strength, surpassing analysts’ expectations for the third quarter of the year (Q3 2023). Exceeding Earnings Expectations The North Carolina-based…
GOCMEN I expect Chinese stocks to decline significantly over the coming year for several reasons, including a) China faces major geopolitical tensions with the USA, b) China’s real estate bubble is bursting, c) China and global recession risk, d) it is difficult for the Chinese government to “stimulate” its economy due to high debt/GDP and…
To enhance profitability and mitigate the impact of cyclical downturns, Samsung is focusing on advanced memory chips, particularly high bandwidth memory chips that are crucial for AI servers and processors. Samsung Electronics, the South Korean tech giant, released its preliminary earnings guidance for the third quarter (Q3 2023), indicating a notable 77.9% drop in operating…
MTStock Studio/E+ via Getty Images Though many small and mid-cap tech stocks have enjoyed a massive YTD rally in spite of recent interest-rate fears, Smartsheet (NYSE:SMAR) is a major holdout. This collaboration software vendor has retraced back most of its gains this year owing to slower billings growth rates. The company has blamed all of…
jitendrajadhav/iStock via Getty Images Investment Thesis Investors interested in natural gas often find themselves compelled to invest in the ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas ETF (NYSEARCA:BOIL). The BOIL ETF is designed to double the gains or losses of natural gas prices for a single day. So, if natural gas prices go up by 1%, this…
The US Treasury Yield has reached levels not seen since 2007 thereby denting the demand for riskier assets such as Bitcoin and altcoins. After a strong start to October and Q4 2023, Bitcoin (BTC) price has dropped by 3% in the last 24 hours moving under $28,000. This happened amid some profit-taking as well as…
imaginima ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) is an attractive energy play for investors with an above-average risk-tolerance after OPEC+ countries Saudi Arabia and Russia recently announced major supply cuts. Petroleum prices moved into a new up-leg and shares of ConocoPhillips have revaluation potential. ConocoPhillips also has considerable potential to buy back shares in the market and support the…
Teka77 Dear readers/followers, My work on ThyssenKrupp (OTCPK:TYEKF) didn’t garner much attention when I said to invest at a low valuation, which in turn resulted in market outperformance. This in itself is not a strange thing – ThyssenKrupp has been a difficult company to invest in, to put it lightly. Nor did I go in…
Bilanol/iStock via Getty Images China’s property business is mired in a debt crisis, with default worries casting a pall over the wider economy. But one leading real estate agency has just managed to deliver a good news story of healthy profits and a surging share price. How has property broker KE Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BEKE; 2423.HK)…
xbrchx/iStock via Getty Images Investment Thesis With roughly 40% of our portfolio in real estate and another 40% in financials, we have experienced both some good and some bad H1 results this year. Even though we own low-leveraged real estate companies, the increases in interest costs have hurt the results and distribution to shareholders. Fortunately,…
According to the report, the company recorded a profit of $55 million on revenue of $1.5 billion during the first three months of the year after two consecutive years of losses. Elon Musk‘s aerospace company, SpaceX, has managed to turn a profit in the first quarter of 2023, propelled by its rapidly increasing revenue, The…
Justin Sullivan Like many tech peers, Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) joined the artificial intelligence bandwagon. The company has already integrated generative AI into its product suites including its new offering Slack GPT. CRM continues to show resilient revenue growth while it drives stronger operating margins. The company maintains a net cash balance sheet and is repurchasing stock….
Despite the US sanctions and the current economic situation in China, Huawei has continued to innovate and diversify. Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies has released its financial earnings report for the first half (H1) of 2023. The company announced a 3.1% rise in revenue, reaching 310.9 billion yuan ($43.1 billion) for the quarter. The revenue…
Eli Lilly’s success can be ascribed in part to its promising medical pipeline and strategic acquisitions. American pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Co (NYSE: LLY) has reported an impressive surge in profits during the second quarter of 2023, leading to a significant increase in its full-year outlook. The company’s quarterly financial report, released earlier today,…
The SoftBank loss surprised analysts who were expecting the company to report a gain, even though the company’s investment arm is up. SoftBank Group Corp reported a loss for the quarter ended June, surprising much of the market, which expected better. However, the company’s Vision Fund investment arm posted a gain even as indicators suggested a…
Analysts expect that the Vision Fund investment arm of SoftBank Group turned a profit and might announce as much in its upcoming report. SoftBank Group’s Vision Fund may finally turn a profit after multiple losses due to the current boom surrounding artificial intelligence (AI). After five quarters where the Japanese giant recorded losses, Vision Fund’s…
Though subdued, it was a positive all-round performance for the crypto market in Q2 2023. Following a minor crypto market rally, several crypto-focused companies have recorded an increase in revenue. MicroStrategy, Coinbase, Coinshares, Block, and Robinhood all posted record profits in Q2 2023 despite the general macroeconomic downturn. MicroStrategy Invests in More Bitcoin to Beat…
Amid muted global macroeconomic growth and mounting pressure from higher interest rates, Maersk revised its profit forecast for the whole year. AP Moeller Maersk, a significant player in the container shipping industry, is bracing for a challenging year ahead as global economic growth remains subdued and container rates continue to face headwinds. The company reported…
With falling commodity prices, BP and other oil giants faced significant headwinds taking a major hit on its profits during Q2 2023. On Tuesday, August 1, oil giant British Petroleum (LON: BP) reported a 70% drop in profits for Q2 2023 on the backdrop of weaker fossil fuel prices. BP in Q2 2023 BP, the…
Tether also announced a share buyback of about $115 million with its risk management strategy showing consolidated assets exceed liabilities. Tether Limited Inc, a sister crypto company to Bitfinex digital asset exchange owned by iFinex Inc, announced its Q2 2023 financial results on July 31. According to the company’s financial results compiled by BDO accounting…
William_Potter I believe semiconductor stocks are likely to decline significantly over the coming quarters for several reasons, including a) I believe most semiconductor stocks are not likely to benefit significantly from the growth of artificial intelligence (“AI”), b) I expect most semiconductor stocks to report weak earnings, c) US-China trade war risks, d) recession risk…