Sundry Photography Strong Q3 But Concerning Q4 Guidance Atlassian (NASDAQ:TEAM) released its Q3 2024 earnings report on April 25, delivering strong revenue and EPS growth of 30% and 65% YoY, respectively (see below). Atlassian Q3 earnings (Seeking Alpha) However, the market didn’t like the report, as the stock price declined due to concerns over Q4…
ChristianChan SPHB strategy Invesco S&P 500 High Beta ETF (NYSEARCA:SPHB) started investing operations on 05/05/2011 and tracks the S&P 500 High Beta Index. It has 99 holdings, an expense ratio of 0.25% and a 30-day SEC yield of 1.19%. Distributions are paid quarterly. As described by Invesco in the prospectus, the fund selects… approximately 100…
Photitos2016/iStock via Getty Images Rekor Systems (NASDAQ:REKR) is a company providing AI-driven hardware and software technology that gathers mobility data from transport activities to deliver roadway intelligence. REKR changed its name from Novume Solutions in 2019, and the stock appears to have gone public at a price of $2 in 2017. All-time return since then…
Klaus Vedfelt Main Street Capital (NYSE:MAIN) is a high0quality business development company that has delivered strong and consistent results related to its lower middle market loan portfolio in the last couple of years. Even though the BDC comfortably covers its dividend with net investment income, the stock has gotten a little bit ahead of itself…
brightstars Introduction HDFC Bank Limited (NYSE:HDB), which was widely considered to be one of the pre-eminent financial institutions in India over the last few decades, has been going through a relatively rough patch for a while now. Last year, the talk of the town was the bank’s merger with HDFC Limited, a giant in the…
mouu007 Warren Buffett once said: Opportunities come infrequently. When it rains gold, put out the bucket, not the thimble. Right now, numerous high yield dividend stocks (SPYD) presents investors with such an opportunity. In this article, we will discuss why and share some of our top picks of the moment. Why High Yield Dividend Stocks…
Just_Super Gold’s unexpected breakout to all-time highs in recent trading days has many investors wondering if they should purchase gold miners to leverage future gains. My regular readers know I have been anticipating far higher gold prices over the last year. And, the push above US$2200 oz. intraday on Friday could be just the start…
bluecinema/E+ via Getty Images We provide our follow-up note on Rentokil Initial (NYSE:RTO) (OTCPK:RKLIF), a British services group focused on pest control and hygiene, with a Hold rating. We appreciated the underlying fundamentals while seeing no attractive valuation upside. Since our note, the stock has lost more than 28% of its value as a result…
grandriver/E+ via Getty Images Investment Thesis In spite of my pen name, a non-dividend-paying growth business can still catch my interest if the investment thesis is compelling enough. First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) is an example of such a business, and I currently rate the stock a Buy because I believe that the current stock price offers…
georgeclerk It’s been a topsy-turvy year for the iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT), and while the fund did dip meaningfully since I last covered it, EWT now looks poised to end the year on a high. One key reason for the Q4 rebound has been Taiwan’s approaching election, a key theme heading into 2024. Polling…
LPETTET Company Overview CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS) is a US-based integrated provider of healthcare solutions across the value chain from pharmacies and primary care to health insurance for commercial and governmental customers. It is the second largest healthcare services provider in the US behind UnitedHealthcare with more than 300k employees and $322bn in revenue as…
choochart choochaikupt Thesis Summary NIO Inc. (NYSE:NIO) has just reported its Q3 results, showing strong growth and an improving margin. The stock is up on the day, as investors seem to believe this could be a turning point for the stock. Indeed, I believe the worst could be behind the Chinese economy for now. NIO’s…
Michael M. Santiago Most analysts and investors absolutely do not believe Citigroup (NYSE:C) will meet its target of 11% to 12% return on tangible equity (“ROTE”) in the medium term (defined as 2025 and 2026). This is plainly obvious by looking at the share price that currently trading at ~0.5x tangible book value. This essentially…
Nikada We present our note on Aroundtown (OTCPK:AANNF), the Frankfurt-listed property firm, with a Hold rating. The company has built a real estate empire on the back of low rates and is now facing significant pressure with a different interest rate environment and rental market fundamentals. We will briefly describe the company, its history, and…
Dr_Microbe Summary of prior coverage This is an update of my previous coverage of Seres Therapeutics (NASDAQ:MCRB). To sum up my prior coverage, VOWST (MCRB’s flagship and only approved product) represents the first commercial FDA-approved orally administered microbiome-based therapy in capsule form for prevention of recurrent C. difficile infection [CDI]. VOWST is approved for 1st…
xijian Elevator Pitch KE Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BEKE) [2423:HK] stock continues to be rated as a Hold. Earlier, my January 23, 2023 update for BEKE was focused on the latest regulatory developments relating to Chinese property brokerages and the prospects for the company’s renovation services arm. In the current article, I assess KE Holdings’ recent financial…
Sundry Photography Investment thesis I wanted to take a look at Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) before it reports its Q3 earnings on the 2nd of November to see if the company is a good long-term investment. Upon further analysis of its financials, from a value perspective, the company is too risky and unpredictable, with stock-based compensation eating…
Pogonici/iStock via Getty Images You can only make decisions on valuation for the long haul. It seldom works out in the short run. The same was the case for New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:NYCB) where we left a lot of money on the table as we exited. Our rationale was as follows. So while…
Lari Bat/iStock via Getty Images Introduction I’m always keeping an eye on fixed income opportunities, and although some of those ideas have a higher risk/reward ratio, the main purpose of the income-focused section of my portfolio is to have exposure to a reliable income stream. While I never wrote about Rexford Industrial Realty (NYSE:REXR), I…
William_Potter Investment Thesis Do you agree with me that it would be great to implement an investment portfolio that can help increase your wealth with great confidence, to generate extra income via dividends to cover your monthly expenses, and at the same time, provide you with an additional source of income for your retirement? The…
Yulia Molodovskaya /iStock via Getty Images Investment Thesis After a fantastic Q2, Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY) skyrocketed over 100% YTD. I wanted to take a look at the company’s financials to see if it is warranted. The company’s major expansion in gross margins was seen as a very positive development and contributed to the company’s doubling…
istanbulimage Investment Thesis Opera’s (NASDAQ:OPRA) share price plummeted around 60% since its highs when it surged over 600% from October ’22 lows. I wanted to take a look at the company’s financials to see if, fundamentally, the company is sound, which it looks like it is. Some improvements would be needed, however, at this price,…
coldsnowstorm ETF Overview Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (NYSEARCA:FSTA) owns a portfolio of mostly large-cap consumer staples stocks in the U.S. The fund is defensive in nature but still has significant downside risk due to its already rich valuation and that during economic downturns, valuation compression is still quite possible. Over the long run,…
Sundry Photography Elevator Pitch I rate Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPH) stock as a Hold. Enphase Energy’s share price has fallen in recent months as the company’s financial prospects in the near future are now deemed to be less favorable than what they were in the past. But the company and key insiders view ENPH’s shares…
Klaus Vedfelt Thesis The iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGSB) is a fixed income exchange traded fund. As per its literature, the fund: Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade corporate bonds with remaining maturities between one and five years. The respective index is the…
sommart/iStock via Getty Images Introduction I like the regional banks industry a lot right now, as there are a lot of good deals to be picked in my opinion. Right now I think that Synovus Financial Corp (NYSE:SNV) is one of them as well. The company has seen its share price heavily decrease over the…
skynesher Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) reported significant book value declines in the last year as the central bank responded to record inflation and raised interest rates aggressively. Though I argued in May that Annaly Capital Management was a risky investment due to the fact that the trust’s book value was declining and that it…
Justin Sullivan Investment Thesis I wanted to take a look at Visa Inc (NYSE:V) to see if right now it would be a good time to add it to my portfolio. The company’s about to report FY23 numbers also. Visa’s financials are very solid and is a good contender for a long-term investment, however, the…
Laurence Dutton Investment Rundown There hasn’t been any lack of growth on the side of The Gorman-Rupp Company (NYSE:GRC) recently as the company beat out strongly on EPS estimates for their last quarter. The company showcased to investors that despite ongoing macro headwinds they are very much able to grow still. The question arises of…
SDI Productions Investment Thesis Stride Inc. (NYSE:LRN) has been performing very well recently so, I decided to look into the company’s financials and look into its outlook going forward and whether it is a good time to invest. It seems like the company is serving the niche very well and the management is doing a…
AsianDream Investors with a longer-term horizon will still find a lot to like with the Indonesian growth story. But selecting the right investment vehicle to ride the near-term shifts is key, and, in this regard, the iShares MSCI Indonesia ETF (NYSEARCA:EIDO) doesn’t screen as attractively here. To be clear, there are push-pull factors – on…
solarseven I predicted the end of the bear market in November 2022 and advised investors to ride the recovery with Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSEARCA:VUG) because of its exposure to growth stocks. Furthermore, as economic fundamentals improved faster than expected in early 2023, I issued a second recommendation, advising investors to buy more…
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…