Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Saturday, March 02, 2013
Investing in Dividend Aristocrats, Where Have All The Bargain Stocks Gone? / Companies / Dividends
By: Charles_Carnevale
By now, it should be no secret to anyone that the stock market has been on a nice run of late. Moreover, this Bull Run has conjured up a lot of discussions that might lead one to believe that stocks in general are overvalued. There are even some that want to play the bubble card because they argue that the S&P 500 and/or the Dow Jones Industrial Average are both approaching all-time highs. However, I believe these extremists are confusing value with price.
Investors need to understand and recognize that both a company and/or an index can be trading at an all-time high price, while at the same time be trading at a reasonable or even a low valuation. Additionally, there can be more than one reason for this to occur. For example, if earnings are at an all-time high, the price can also be at an all-time high while the PE ratio is lower than historical norms. Another iteration can manifest because the stock or index was once previously trading at an extreme overvaluation, while it is now fairly valued.
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Friday, March 01, 2013
One of the Few Great Bargains Left in the Stock Market / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: GrowthStockWire
Frank Curzio writes: Just about every sector has been plucked from the market's bargain bin...
Take airlines... In late 2011, the sector was in the trash heap. Concerns over the global economy helped hammer airline stocks. Nobody wanted to own them. Since then, sentiment has improved, and the sector is up about 40%.
Friday, March 01, 2013
Why Groupon Stock Price May Never Recover / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Money_Morning
Diane Alter writes: Groupon CEO Andrew Mason was ousted by the company after a horrible earnings report and steep drive in stock price.
The Groupon stock price tumbled 26% in after-hours trading Wednesday following the release of a dismal fourth-quarter earnings report, and then plunged another 24% today (Thursday).
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Friday, March 01, 2013
Biotech Miracle Medical Breakthrough: Printing 3D Organs! / Companies / BioTech
By: Money_Morning
Michael A. Robinson writes: Imagine a future in which anyone needing a transplant could just create the needed tissue on their home printer.
That day hasn't arrived yet ... but it's getting closer all the time.
A partnership between a global software firm and an early-stage biotech player is already promising to transform the field of medical transplants.
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Friday, March 01, 2013
American Companies Drowning Under Pension Liabilities / Companies / Pensions & Retirement
By: InvestmentContrarian
Sasha Cekerevac writes: When it comes to long-term investing, many focus solely on revenues and earnings. While clearly these are extremely important fundamentals when conducting a stock analysis, one rarely mentioned but critical variable is pension liabilities.
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
BHP And RIO – Are Stocks Different From Futures? No / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: Michael_Noonan
We asked a metals specialist to select two stocks of interest. BHP and RIO were the choices. Are stocks any different from futures? Absolutely not. Why not? All markets are a function of supply and demand. When demand is greater, price will rise; when supply is greater, price will decline. It is the essence for any market, stocks or futures.
As a norm, we do not analyze stocks. In fact, we know nothing about BHP and RIO, beyond assuming they are mining stocks. Our premise is, when you reduce any market to price and volume, you get the most accurate information available in order to make buy/sell decisions, regardless of whatever is being analyzed.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Dividends, A Hidden Source of Double-Digit Annual Returns / Companies / Dividends
By: DailyWealth
Dan Ferris writes: If you're looking to earn 10% or more on your portfolio year after year, chances are, you're looking in the wrong place...
Chances are, you're buying risky, overpriced, "high growth" stocks that have a good story. Or you're buying risky, leveraged, "high income" stocks. Either way, over the long term, you're more likely to lose money than make it.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The Picks and Shovels of Biotech Investing / Companies / BioTech
By: Investment_U
Marc Lichtenfeld writes: Yesterday marked the 184th birthday of an iconic American businessman – Levi Strauss
My wife worked for Levi Strauss & Co. many years ago. They were a terrific company, with a strong commitment to product quality, their employees and their community. I was so impressed that I remain loyal and almost exclusively buy Levi’s when I need a pair of jeans.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Government Subsidizes and Bankrupt Companies / Companies / Government Intervention
By: BATR
There are many forms of government subsidies. Ambitious politicians ingeniously design schemes to expand their power and repay their donor patrons. Opportunist corporate enterprises beg for favor to fund projects or guaranteed loans. The role of government venture capitalism has produced a much-sordid record for the taxpayer. The sheer concept of picking winners and losers is a pure political play that defies pragmatic prudence. In spite of this, actuality, the rush to squander public money is one of the few growth industries. The pitiful results of the predictable bankruptcy are the common fate of this flawed business model.
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Friday, February 22, 2013
What To Do with Your Bank Stocks? / Companies / Banking Stocks
By: InvestmentContrarian
Sasha Cekerevac writes: One of the strongest market sectors in the stock market over the past year has been the financial market sector. Bank stocks have been on a tear, moving up massively since the lows in June. Looking at the entire market sector through the Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca/XLF) exchange-traded fund (ETF), the index is now up almost 36% from the lows in June.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Who Will Be the Long-Term Winner in the Smartphone Market? / Companies / Mobile Technology
By: InvestmentContrarian
Sasha Cekerevac writes: When it comes to creating an investment strategy, the crucial variable is determining where one believes corporate earnings will be in the future. Trying to determine what the future landscape will be, and not necessarily the current level of corporate earnings, is the real goal.
One of the strongest sectors in the global economy has been the growth of smartphones. The latest data from Gartner, Inc. (NYSE/IT), a leading technology research company, show that during the fourth quarter of 2012, smartphone sales reached 207.7 million units, up a staggering 38.3% from the same time period in 2011. (Source: “Gartner Says Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Declined 1.7 Percent in 2012,” Gartner, Inc. web site, February 13, 2013, last accessed February 19, 2013.)
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
British Gas Shares - How the Bankers Conned Sid / Companies / Banksters
By: Paul_Tustain
What happens when you mix politicians, bankers and private "retail" investors...?
I am reminded of this story by Vince Cable. The UK's Business Secretary seeks to offload the British government's shares in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) by giving them to something like 30 million British taxpayers.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Why I'd Buy Intel Over Apple / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: DailyWealth
Porter Stansberry writes: There aren't very many genuine technology companies.
Instead, almost all of the companies people call "tech stocks" are really companies that use technologies to make or to sell their products. They have no real technological advantage whatsoever. As a result, it is difficult for them to achieve the kind of scalability (expanding profit margins) that is the hallmark of great tech companies.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
How to Invest in Graphene, Silicon 2.0 / Companies / Technology
By: Money_Morning
G.S. Early writes: When people ask how to invest in graphene, I think of a recent History Channel series called "The Men Who Built America."
It isn't about financial tricks, dark pool trading, mergers and acquisitions, derivatives and securities bundling. It's about a time when real things were built by real people.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
China Cyber-Hacking of America / Companies / Cyber War
By: Money_Morning
William Patalon writes: We've been warning for some time now that cybersecurity would emerge as one of the top issues to track.
Indeed, in column we published on February 1st , we even predicted that the cyber-hacking of America - especially from China, Russia and Iran - would turn into one of the top stories of 2013.
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Monday, February 18, 2013
Googleplex - Living in a Google Paradise / Companies / Google
By: Pravda
From year to year, one and the same corporation is recognized as the leader on the list of most attractive employers. The previous year was no exception. Having conducted a survey among European students, Swedish consulting firm Universum discovered that the most attractive place to work for future economists is hi-tech giant Google.
However, Swedish students of technical profile were more Europe-oriented. They put BMW on top of the list.
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Sunday, February 17, 2013
What Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Must Do to Soar Again / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Investment_U
Jason Jenkins writes: The story of Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) is an intriguing one.
Steve Jobs created a brand as strong as Coke (NYSE: KO) or Nike (NYSE: NKE). That’s a statement in itself. Apple’s brand loyalty is so strong, a Marco Rubio anti-Apple tweet induced responses of party switching. Who knew smartphone preference could be a political party deal breaker.
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Sunday, February 17, 2013
Investing in the World’s Most Unstoppable Trend / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Investment_U
Matthew Carr writes: There is an industry that’s outperformed nearly any you could imagine.
Gold… Left in the dust.
Oil… Not even close.
Natural gas… Nope.
Silver… Yup, beat that too.
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Sunday, February 17, 2013
Quantum Leap in Computing Will "Redefine" Tech by the End of 2013 / Companies / Technology
By: Money_Morning
Michael A. Robinson writes: It promises to spot terrorists - before they strike. It will predict killer storms - warning us when and where they'll hit.
This new technology trend known as "Big Data" is sweeping the globe. It's expected to facilitate stunning - even life-saving - transformations in intelligence-gathering, meteorology, medicine, finance, and virtually every other field you can think of.
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
Huge Defense Sector Cuts, What This Means for Your Investments / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: InvestmentContrarian
Sasha Cekerevac writes: March 1 is a very big day for many people. Unless Obama and the Republicans make a deal prior to that date, billions of dollars in spending cuts will be enacted.
Of all the areas that will be hit, I think the defense market sector will bear the brunt of the cutbacks and the future viability of corporate earnings in this sector is certainly in doubt.
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