(Click here to subscribe to the new Delivering Alpha newsletter.) Engine No. 1 was founded a year ago this month, and since then, has made a splash in the investing world. Most notably, the ESG-oriented investment firm took on Exxon Mobil in a proxy battle and won. It also launched an ETF and published a white paper,
You have to hand it to UBS’ Art Cashin. He loves to play against the crowd. “Cashin the Contrarian” was very much in evidence in my annual look ahead interview with the NYSE floor legend. We met at our usual spot for the past 15 years: Bobby Van’s steakhouse across from the Big Board in
In this article ADBE ABNB HOOD WOOF ACN The Adobe Systems logo is displayed outside one of the company’s offices. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Adobe — Shares of Adobe sank 11.4% after issuing weaker-than-expected guidance. Adobe forecast fiscal year 2022 adjusted earnings
Spatial computing stocks have been in the limelight in recent weeks. These companies are at the forefront of disruptive innovations that converge the physical world with the digital world. In turn, spatial computing stocks have been on the mind of investors. The technology can be described as “the digitization of activities of machines, people, objects,
Tracey Ryniec takes a look at two Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks. Edwards Lifesciences: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/EW?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID PulteGroup: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/PHM?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: http://stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZacksResearch Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZacksInvestmentResearch
Disciplined investors who avoid political and country risks would not look at Alibaba (NYSE:BABA). The crackdown on technology companies is hurting the e-commerce giant. The U.S./China trade war, which began during the last U.S. administration and is continuing through President Joe Biden’s administration, is not helping BABA stock. Source: testing / Shutterstock.com China ordered Didi
DigitalOcean (NASDAQ:DOCN) stock is a growth name in a time of value. DigitalOcean nearly matched its 2020 revenue in the first three quarters of 2021. Its losses are narrowing and operating cash flow has skyrocketed. There’s nothing wrong with the cloud hosting company’s operations. Source: monticello / Shutterstock.com What’s wrong is its valuation in the
In this article 7203.T-JP RRD REGN VIR LLY DPZ Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Toyota (TM) – Toyota gained 2.2% in premarket trading, after announcing it would produce a record 800,000 vehicles in January. Toyota is ramping up output to make up for prior production lost to parts shortages. Vir Biotechnology
In recent weeks, more evidence has emerged supporting my initial assessment of Digital World Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:DWAC). DWAC stock is a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) planning to merge with Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (TMTG). Source: Dmitry Demidovich/ShutterStock.com TMTG is expected to own and operate Truth Social, a new social media website led
One of the tried and true methods for generating an income stream is through investing in dividend stocks. In this era of low interest rates, dividend payments can be a more rewarding way to supplement your income. In turn, many investors plow those payments back into their portfolios. Whatever your strategy is, one of the
A series of tax bills in recent years, culminating in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017, has given investors a tremendous opportunity for savings on long-term capital gains and dividends. But the way to take full advantage of these changes is to use tax lots in managing your investment purchases and sales,
“What a difference a year makes” is the best way to describe the situation of ContextLogic (NASDAQ:WISH). A year ago, WISH stock was marking its debut on the Nasdaq Exchange, via an IPO that priced it at $24 per share. Source: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com Today the shares of the e-commerce company which operates the Wish.com platform
Progenity (NASDAQ:PROG) didn’t go public recently. Instead, its IPO dates back to June 19, 2020, when the biotech sold 6.67 million shares of PROG stock at $15 a pop. Source: Shutterstock On its first day of trading, Progenity’s shares lost 12.5%. In the 18 months since it’s lost an additional 80%. Trading at $2.36 as
In this article ROKU CCMP BLMN Simone Baribeau | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Wednesday: Medtronic — The medical technology company’s shares declined 6.7% after Medtronic revealed its diabetes business received a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration on Dec. 9 about the inadequacy of
It’s amazing what a year can do. This time last year, Ocugen (NASDAQ:OCGN) was trading below 30 cents a share. One year later, OCGN stock trades above $5, more than 1,683% higher. Source: shutterstock.com/PhotobyTawat If you bought in December 2020 and still hold Ocugen shares, I would suggest you give thanks for your unexpected bounty.
Within equities as an asset class, there can be a broad classification of growth and income investors. Growth investors seek to find opportunities in high growth business ideas. In general, a portfolio of growth stocks would have a high-beta. Further, there are dividend investors who look for stable businesses with robust cash flows. Income investors
Two Good Defensive Plays. Southern Company: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/SO?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Johnson & Johnson: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/JNJ?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ZacksResearch Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ZacksInvestmentResearch
Cloudflare (NYSE:NET), the cloud-based security technology company, produced excellent top-line numbers for Q3. However, NET stock has been falling lately, just as I predicted, mainly due to its overvaluation. Analysts are now starting to accept this and offering downgrades. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com I recently wrote about this in my article last week. I
Upstart (NASDAQ:UPST) has been one of this year’s top performers. Shares of UPST stock are up over 260% year-to-date (YTD), from around $40 at the start of 2021 to $151 as of the close of Dec. 13. Source: Postmodern Studio / Shutterstock.com You probably wouldn’t realize that if you’ve just tuned into the Upstart story, however.
A Falcon 9 rocket is displayed outside the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) headquarters on January 28, 2021 in Hawthorne, California. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images A female former employee of Elon Musk’s SpaceX alleged in an essay published Tuesday that the space company’s workplace is “rife with sexism” and that its