Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Saturday, January 11, 2014
Stock Market Investing 2014 - Top Picks / Companies / Investing 2014
By: Charles_Carnevale
My biggest pet peeve regarding common stock investing is how so many people have a tendency to over-generalize this asset class. Commonly held beliefs such as investing in stocks is risky, or that the stock market is overvalued, or that the fed is driving stock prices, etc., are just a few examples illustrating my point. In truth, common stocks are as individually different as people are individually different. When dealing with human beings, most reasonable thinking people would reject prejudicial statements. Personally, I believe we should have the same attitude about common stocks.
Instead of attempting to put them all in the same basket, I believe it is more rational and prudent to judge each common stock based on its own merits and attributes. This is why I continuously point out that it is a market of stocks and not a stock market. All stocks are not the same, therefore, they should not all be painted with the same broad brush. Consistent with this notion is that it also logically follows that not all investors are the same. Consequently, with these thoughts in mind, different strokes (stocks) for different folks (different goals, objectives and risk tolerances) is the more appropriate stance.
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Friday, January 10, 2014
How Sony Could Surprise Investors in 2014 / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: DailyGainsLetter
Sasha Cekerevac writes: As the stock market continues moving higher, it becomes that much more difficult to find value stocks. They’re still there, but one needs to dig a bit deeper to find attractive valuations as part of one’s investment strategy.
One company that I've been researching lately is Sony Corporation (NYSE/SNE). Everyone is aware, I’m sure, of Sony, as it’s been around for decades. While the stock had a relatively strong performance in 2013, I believe there is potential for a very good year in 2014, in terms corporate earnings growth.
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Wednesday, January 08, 2014
Why Are U.S. Car Sales Down So Much? / Companies / US Auto's
By: Profit_Confidential
Michael Lombardi writes: All of a sudden, auto sales are declining…
Auto sales in the U.S. economy declined to an annual rate of 15.4 million units in December. In November, this number stood at 16.41 million units—a decline of more than six percent. (Source: Motor Intelligence, January 3, 2014.) Analysts were caught off guard by the decline in December auto sales; they were expecting an increase!
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Tuesday, January 07, 2014
Why AAON Should Be a Case Study in Business Schools / Companies / Corporate News
By: Profit_Confidential
Mitchell Clark writes: In the pursuit of reliability and consistency in business performance, AAON, Inc. (AAON) came through once again by reporting another record quarter.
I’m absolutely convinced that any equity market portfolio is well served by having at least some exposure to what I refer to as “old economy” types of businesses. AAON is a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based company that manufactures and sells heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment to industrial customers.
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Tuesday, January 07, 2014
How I Know JPMorgan Was Complicit in the Biggest Ponzi Scheme Ever / Companies / Banksters
By: Money_Morning
Shah Gilani writes: I’ve said it before, and even though I’ve been threatened, in not so subtle ways, and been warned not to piss off certain people in power, I’m going to keep on saying it:
Friday, January 03, 2014
The Single-Best Graphene Investment Play on Earth / Companies / Graphene
By: Money_Morning
Michael A. Robinson writes: Imagine an “alternate reality” where it is possible to balance a Mack Bulldog tractor trailer on the sharpened tip of your No. 2 yellow pencil.
And imagine, also, that the tip of that same pencil is worth a small fortune.
This “reality” that I’m sketching out for you isn’t something that I grabbed from the plot of one of those cheesy Sci-Fi Channel late-night movies.
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Friday, January 03, 2014
Follow the Cardiovascular Medtech Stocks Merger and Acquisitions / Companies / Healthcare Sector
By: TLSReport
Some investors' eyes glaze over at the mention of medical devices. But it's time to wake up and focus on the stunning growth opportunities in small- and mid-cap cardiovascular medtech. Canaccord Genuity Managing Director Jason Mills covers companies on the front lines of innovation and in sectors where the trifecta of revenue, margins and reimbursement is achieving biotechlike levels. In this interview with The Life Sciences Report, Mills opens the new year with a discussion of the cardiovascular medtech industry and mentions companies that are probable acquisition candidates.
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Time to Buy Out of Favour Stock ETF's Turkey, Gold, Brazil for 2014 ? / Companies / Investing 2014
By: David_Banister
The best time to buy cheap is when you are afraid to bring up your ideas around the water cooler at work for fear of the peer laughter. Our work centers on looking for oversold conditions and crowd behavioral anomalies that can give us better low risk entries with good upside potential. A combination of fundamentals and technical, combined with Elliott Wave Theory patterns can lead to nice profits with low risk.
For just a few quick ideas that would make sense in this area, we point out 3 ETF’s that you could look at entering now as they are way out of favor and very oversold.
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Monday, December 30, 2013
Facebook - Shot Across The Bow - RIP? / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Michael_Noonan
One can never read tomorrow's news today, but developing market activity can give one a higher degree of probability as to what, if not tomorrow's then what the news will soon be sometime after. Facebook is a case in point. The Guardian ran an article on Friday, the 27th, giving an author's opinion that Facebook "is dead and buried to teens." If one were long that stock, the level of concern should run to high alert, for Facebook has no product, other than a social venue, and social "values" can change quickly, especially among teens.
Does a market send a message to exit from a position? We say a resounding Yes! There may be some room as to when, but if there is some kind of red flag alert, then one should have a set of rules in place to protect against potential adversity. Is Facebook sending such an alert? You be the judge.
Thursday, December 26, 2013
How Investors Can Profit From Battling Billionaires / Companies / Investing 2014
By: Money_Morning
Shah Gilani writes: Sure, the Herbalife game that pitted Bill Ackman against David Einhorn, Dan Loeb, Carl Icahn, and the rest of the billionaire boys' club was a tad bit personal.
It was also professional, very professional.
All the billionaires playing the Herbalife game are professional money managers. They made their mega fortunes in the markets.
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Thursday, December 26, 2013
Coming of Age: Experts Reflect on the Extraordinary Promise of the Cell Therapy Sector / Companies / BioTech
By: TLSReport
Without innovation and risk-taking, modern medicine would be missing staples of the physician's armamentarium: antibiotics, radiation therapies, vaccines. The idea of taking a tonic to cure what ails you is thousands of years old, but the science behind that tonic may be revolutionary. Enter stem cell technologies. Given the promise backing the science—and the sector's position on the cusp of breaking out—companies with cell therapies got plenty of attention from investment analysts and experts in 2013. Read what those experts, including George Zavoico of MLV & Co., Steve Brozak of WBB Securities, Jason Kolbert of the Maxim Group, and Kevin DeGeeter of Ladenberg Thalmann & Co., had to say about prospects for stem cell companies in this special retrospective article from The Life Sciences Report.
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Surprising Way for investors to Participate in Today's Tech Boom / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Frank_Holmes
If I asked you to name the biggest online shopping day of the year, what would you guess? Black Friday? Cyber Monday? Free Shipping Day in mid-December?
Guess again.
Even though Cyber Monday sales were spectacular this year, as online sales surged 20 percent and beat Black Friday receipts, the day didn't top November 11, Singles' Day in China. Singles' Day is a day of celebration for people who are single and has become popular among the young in China.
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Thursday, December 19, 2013
The Catastrophe Called Collapsing Corporate Earnings Growth / Companies / Corporate Earnings
By: Profit_Confidential
Michael Lombardi writes:
I keep telling you about my suspicion that the backbone of any stock market—corporate earnings growth—is disappearing. Now, we see it in the numbers…
Of the 106 companies in the S&P 500 that have issued corporate earnings guidance for the fourth quarter, an astounding 94 of them have issued negative guidance—that’s 89% of the companies issuing guidance, warning it will be negative, which is well above the five-year average rate of 63%. (Source: FactSet, December 13, 2013.)
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
This Is How You Win a Billionaires' Brawl - True Story / Companies / Corporate News
By: Money_Morning
Shah Gilani writes: There's a lucrative new trading "set-up" a lot of investors are using now. But unlike classic approaches, like "don't fight the Fed," and "the trend is your friend," there are no rules on how to play this new game.
So let's change that today.
This is the true story about two billionaires' egos, their trading games, and what happens when they clash over the same stock.
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Saturday, December 14, 2013
Cell Pouch System - Dramatic Diabetes Breakthrough in 2014? / Companies / Healthcare Sector
By: Richard_Mills
In a person with diabetes, the insulin producing beta cells in the pancreas are attacked by the immune system and destroyed, this leads to a deficiency of insulin and high blood sugar (glucose).
People with insulin-dependent diabetes (all of type-1 and about 27 percent of type-2 diabetics) lack the necessary amount of insulin in their bloodstreams. This can, and often does lead to irreversible damage to their hearts, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, skin, feet and hearing.
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Friday, December 13, 2013
Growth Stocks that Could Outperform the Bull Market / Companies / Investing 2013
By: DailyGainsLetter
John Paul Whitefoot writes: When it comes to building a balanced portfolio, investors like to find stocks that provide both value and growth. If you’re a value investor, you’re always on the lookout for companies that are cheap relative to their earnings, assets, or price-to-book value; in other words, they look for what’s undervalued.
A growth investor, on the other hand, likes to look at publicly traded companies that are in a position to rapidly increase their revenues and profits; they want stocks with excellent long-term growth potential. This could include those stocks that have provided revenue and earnings guidance that is expected to outperform the market or industry.
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Friday, December 13, 2013
Biotech Growth Stocks Investing / Companies / BioTech
By: TLSReport
Get ready for a bonanza of biotech names. Managing Director and Equity Research Analyst Reni "Ren" Benjamin is a new arrival at H.C. Wainwright & Co., and he's busy doing diligence on a lot of stocks. Along with three Buy-rated biotechs he's already initiated coverage on, Benjamin brought The Life Sciences Report a bonus package of names that could fatten investors' portfolios. Backed by Benjamin's extensive industry knowledge, this long shopping list includes companies poised to make drug development history.
The Life Sciences Report: Do you currently have a major theme, Ren, or do you just go anywhere to find growth?
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Thursday, December 12, 2013
Investing to Win the $93 Billion Games Consoles War / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Money_Morning
Michael A. Robinson writes: Thanks to two huge product rollouts in November, this holiday season will be one of the hottest ever for this massive slice of the high-tech sector.
That's because three giant companies are fighting it out - to the death - for the biggest piece of a $93 billion windfall.
And investors who identify the winner of this battle stand to pull down a hefty profit.
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Cool Science Tech for Your Health Training Workouts / Companies / Health and Fitness
By: John_Mauldin
I know that what you'll encounter in today's Outside the Box is not macroeconomics. But we all have to live in the real world, and our health is as real as it gets. So this is just one guy telling his friends about something he found that has helped make his world a lot better.
My friend and colleague Pat Cox is always finding something new and different. When Pat first introduced me to this idea, I thought he was being a little over the top. But I happened to be in Palo Alto the following week and met with the scientists Pat mentioned and saw their results. Then I got a beta unit and used it for the first time on my last birthday last year.
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Monday, December 09, 2013
Stock Market Forecast For 2014 / Companies / Stock Markets 2014
By: Money_Morning
Michael A. Robinson writes: If you’ve been following our twice weekly conversations here at Strategic Tech Investor, you know that I’m very bullish about technology stocks.
But I want to let you in on a little secret …
I’m also bullish about the overall stock market.
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