ozgurdonmaz When our long-term competitive position improves as a result of these almost unnoticeable actions, we describe the phenomenon as “widening the moat.” And doing that is essential if we are to have the kind of business we want a decade or two from now. We always, of course, hope to earn more money in…
timnewman/E+ via Getty Images The electric vehicle space has been one of the most competitive industries in recent years. Unfortunately for investors, many startups in this space have seen their stocks plunge as growth targets have been missed and large losses and cash burn have piled up. On Wednesday, we received the latest results from…
Apple Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:AAPL) investors have gotten used to attractive returns over the course of the last two decades as the company stayed at the forefront of technological innovations, delivering massive 25.6% EPS growth annually since 2003. Since then, the stock is up more than 65x, confirming American engineering ingenuity, fueling one of the major success…
Maks_Lab Average prices charged for goods and services rose worldwide at a steeper rate for a second consecutive month in March, according to S&P Global PMI business surveys, hinting at historically elevated stickiness of consumer price inflation at the global level in the coming months. Upward price pressures were primarily linked to increased labour costs…
AzmanJaka Introduction The last time I wrote about Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU), back in January 2024, I focused on the company’s third-quarter performance and highlighted how the company’s unique strategies, such as its membership program and partnerships, are boosting sales and building a loyal fanbase. I had a BUY rating on the company. Since my article…
bluejayphoto Banc of California (NYSE:BANC) makes an attractive valuable position for bank investors as shares provide an attractive 3% dividend yield and the regional lender keeps selling for an attractive discount to its long term average P/B ratio. Banc of California owns a well-performing core loan portfolio with a very strong asset quality profile and…
Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Don’t overstay your welcome. I regard CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) as among the highest quality tech stocks in the market today. The company is a market-leading “consolidator” in the ever-relevant cybersecurity industry. The rise of generative AI has increased the long-term demand for cybersecurity products, especially best-in-class offerings like those from CRWD. Yet…
genekrebs/iStock via Getty Images My last article is Rate Cuts For 2024? How About None? Is None Okay For Stocks? My premise for this past article was the very real possibility that the CPI would not give the result everyone was taking for granted. My point wasn’t rooted deeply in econometrics, just life experience when…
FinkAvenue To say that Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has outperformed the market is an understatement. In just the last ten years, it has roughly doubled the returns from the popular Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), almost quadrupled the returns from the S&P 500 index (SPY)(SP500), and returned more than eight times the returns delivered by the iShares Russell…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. China has moved to officially limit short selling after informal efforts failed to stop a worsening stock market sell-off. Investors who buy shares will not be allowed to lend them out for short selling within…
The following is a heuristic analysis of GBTC outflows and is not intended to be strictly mathematical, but instead to serve as a tool to help people understand the current state of GBTC selling from a high level, and to estimate the scale of future outflows that may occur. Number Go Down January 25, 2024…
JamesBrey/E+ via Getty Images Look, we get it. CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) has a lot of fans out there, us among them. The stock has been on fire over the last year or so, gaining more than 160% in a relatively short space of time, and the stock is now almost completely back to all-time highs, something…
On December 26, Bitcoin (BTC) price experienced a downward movement, reaching $42,200, down 2% for the day and marking its lowest point in almost a week. Analysts attributed this decline to seasonal trends affecting BTC prices. Despite the expectation of a “Santa rally” or holiday surprise, Bitcoin bulls were met with continued market struggles over…
-Antonio- The iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) is the largest high-yield bond ETF in the market, with $19.2 billion in AUM. It is also one of the most expensive ones, with a 0.49% expense ratio. HYG does not really have any significant advantages over its peers, including the SPDR Portfolio High…
Joe Raedle/Getty Images News Roughly eight months ago, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD) found itself in a whirlwind of trouble amid backlash and boycotts surrounding its advertisement campaign. Of course, the boycott was limited mainly to Bud Light sales in North America, causing its overall revenue to decline by only around 3%, generally in line with…
The Saga phone comes with extra benefits, including a complimentary month of access to Helium Mobile and a free toy. Moreover, apps on Saga’s dApp Store offer special benefits and rewards for Saga holders. Saga phones, initially experiencing sluggish sales, are now fetching over $2,000 in resale on platforms like eBay, according to completed listings….
Pla2na With the QQQ finally making all-time highs, many investors are wondering if it’s really just a “double top” and time to short the QQQ by buying PSQ. To answer this, we’re going to look at investor activity in PSQ itself, which has guided us before with this question. We’ll update the same internal indicators…
Sadeugra/E+ via Getty Images Private Equity Exits Hit Five-year High With Occidental Deal For CrownRock According to Enverus Intelligence Research, public oil companies have spent $30B on private equity-owned acquisitions. That is the highest in 5 years. When Private Equity is jumping ship, the ship is about to sink to the bottom. Either PE is…
Bryan Bedder/Getty Images Entertainment It has been a long and painful journey for Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) (NASDAQ:PARAA) shareholders. Since the 2021 momentum bubble, driven by nothing but hot air and one hedge fund leveraging funds to the max, things have looked glum. Data by YCharts That chart should bring to the forefront the popular saying…
Eoneren Short-Selling Indicators During the heyday of technical analysis from 1960 to 1985, some of the best indicators of market direction were the odd lot and public short selling ratios. High levels of short selling were positive for stocks while low levels were negative. Unfortunately, with the emergence of index futures and arbitrage short selling…
Philippines’ state-owned Development Bank of the Philippines and Land Bank of the Philippines serve as the issue managers for the tokenized treasury bonds. The Philippines aims to boost its domestic debt market by introducing tokenized treasury bonds, with an initial offering of at least 10 billion pesos ($179 million). This marks the country’s first foray…
BalkansCat Investment thesis I initiate my coverage of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) with a Sell rating following my in-depth research of the company and the underlying beauty and cosmetics industry. Estee Lauder, a renowned leader in the cosmetics industry, boasts a market cap of $50 billion and a rich history of providing high-end…
Alex Potemkin/iStock via Getty Images CONSOL Energy (NYSE:CEIX) is on a multi-year uptrend, having gained 366% since the beginning of 2022 and 85% YTD. The US coal miner’s market cap has over this time ballooned to $3.4 billion. CEIX has never been this valuable in its history as a publicly traded company, highlighting the need…
Mehta stepped down from his role as the company’s CEO last year and following Tuesday’s IPO, will cease to serve as Executive Chairman. Online grocery delivery startup Instacart’s founder Apoorva Mehta is now a billionaire after selling 700,000 shares of the company. Mehta, 37, co-founded Instacart in 2012 and went on to grow the business…
Shitcoiners have fat bags, really fat bags, really, really fat bags. Two weeks ago I put nostr.com up for sale to see what responses I would get back. I imagined Roger Ver offering to sell bitcoin dot com in 2013, and what would have happened if another player had bought it. I had a few…
Goldman Sachs has endured from losses from trying to cater to the broader market and is now looking to sell its investment advisor. Leading global investment banking and financial services company Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is considering selling its investment advisory business. According to a Financial Times report, Goldman is “currently evaluating alternatives” for the company, which…
Ildo Frazao I mentioned Green Brick Partners (NYSE:GRBK) as a Buy idea in July of last year here with the share quote around $22. Since then, its ultra-low valuation and still strong home construction markets in Texas, Florida, and Georgia have caught the fancy of Wall Street. Price today is hovering around $50. YCharts –…
PM Images Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) is having a strong 2023 as units appreciated from $11.62 to a 52-week high of $13.67. Units of ET are retracing a bit after earnings, finishing the week down -4.06%. ET has now missed analyst estimates on the top and bottom line for the past 4 quarters. Despite a history…