pcess609 Introduction There is an emerging trend to focus on investing companies that perform well on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria. Not only does ESG investing offer investors the opportunity to positively impact the environment and society, investors also believe companies that are better prioritized towards ESG are likely to be less risky, more…
kontrast-fotodesign After writing about Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ:CLNE) and Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK), today’s article focuses on OPAL Fuels (NASDAQ:OPAL), a U.S. company that operates vertically in the RNG market having both of the above companies as its main competitors. In recent years OPAL has made an intensive investment campaign to increase its RNG production, including…
porcorex/iStock via Getty Images By Carsten Brzeski Today, we saw no policy action and all focus on communication from the European Central Bank. This had already been the focus of today’s meeting for a while. The just-published policy announcement shows that now is not the time for rate cuts and that – at least in…
pingingz Investment Thesis Okta Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA) is set for 20% cash flow growth over the coming 5 years driven by trends such as the increasing shift towards cloud services and the prevalence of remote work, which continues to push increased demand for their identity management solutions. Its subscription model points to a developing switching moat…
The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that GDP increased at a 4.9% annualized rate in Q3, slightly below the previously reported 5.2% pace. The latest report from the United States Labor Department reveals a marginal increase in weekly jobless claims, with the number rising by 2,000 to 205,000 for the week ending December 16. While…
Stock futures are mixed after the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed its best month in more than a year. On Friday, December 1, US Treasury yields remained without serious changes as investors were looking forward to hearing comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The behavior of stock futures this morning is mixed. Yesterday Dow…
Joe Scarnici Funko (NASDAQ:FNKO) has been right-sizing its business operations, inventory stock, and product lines in an attempt to show better profits and net income. The company recently reported better financial performance compared to the last three quarters. It shows improvement but it will take more time for there to be significant improvement. The current…
This article was written by Charles Rotblut, CFA is the editor of the AAII Journal, the flagship publication of The American Association of Individual Investors (AAII). Charles provides both insight about individual investor sentiment and market analysis. He is also the author of “Better Good than Lucky: How Savvy Investors Create Fortune with the Risk-Reward…
AntonMatveev/iStock via Getty Images Investment Thesis Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) financials are outstanding and are exhibiting an uptrend, however, with the lack of revenue growth and little margin improvement going forward, the company is slightly expensive for a new investor’s portfolio and would like to see a pullback sometime in the future. Briefly on the…
The downtime for the Tesla factory upgrades caused the decline in production and deliveries of electric vehicles in the third quarter compared to the second and first quarters. Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares closed Monday trading at $251.60, up 0.55 percent from the day’s opening price. The slight gain added to the impressive YTD performance…
adventtr/E+ via Getty Images Investment Thesis With the earnings just around the corner, I wanted to take a look at Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) financials and briefly at the outlook for the rest of the year. The company’s financial metrics show a slightly worrying downtrend in profitability, which I think will not last, however, I would…