Month: August 2020

Chip Chipman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Cree — Shares of the semiconductor company ticked nearly 3% lower in extended trading on Tuesday after giving a weak earnings outlook for the current quarter. Fiscal first quarter revenue outlook came in roughly in line with estimates. Cree, however,
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Home Depot (NYSE:HD) stock failed to rally in mid-August  despite reporting second quarter numbers that simply blew estimates out of the water. Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com Normally when a red-hot stock fails to rally after super-strong numbers, that’s a sign of valuation friction and rally exhaustion. And that’s exactly what we’re seeing with HD
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Value stock strategist, Tracey Ryniec, uses the P/S ratio to profile Casey’s General Store, Inc. (CASY). Casey’s General Store: http://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/CASY?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
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday that Walmart is a “remarkable juggernaut” but it won’t be able to keep up the blistering growth that it saw in the second quarter without another coronavirus stimulus package. “I think the company needs to be a little cautious because unless there’s another deal from Washington they won’t be able
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An exterior view of the Oracle Field Office at Wilson Boulevard in Arlington, Virginia, October 18, 2019. Tom Brenner | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.  Oracle — Shares of Oracle rose 2.5% on news the company is discussing a deal for TikTok’s U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand operations, sources told CNBC.
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As anticipated debuts go, the ride-hailing company Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) rolled onto Wall Street with some mighty flat tires. For starters, Lyft stock’s March 2019 IPO wasn’t fit for investors to hail; it came off a net loss of $911 million, 32% wider than 2017. Source: Tero Vesalainen / Shutterstock.com After its debut at $72 per
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As the race to identify and bring a novel coronavirus vaccine to market heats up, biotechnology-sector investors should appreciate that this is an international effort. In that light, a pivotal development in Europe for Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) should provide encouragement to NVAX stock holders. Source: Cryptographer / Shutterstock.com The company’s shareholders were undoubtedly in need of
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A view outside a Kohl’s store on July 16, 2020 in Miramar, Florida. Johnny Louis | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell:  America’s Car-Mart — Shares of America’s Car-Mart jumped nearly 5% in extended trading after the auto financing company reported better-than-expected earnings. The company reported earnings per share of $2.83, versus
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Is BigCommerce (NASDAQ:BIGC) set to be a huge winner in the e-commerce space after BigCommerce stock enjoyed one of the year’s hottest initial public offerings so far? Source: William Potter/Shutterstock.com BigCommerce started marketing its IPO at a price of $18-$20 per share. Thanks to strong demand from investors, the company’s investment bankers ended up launching the
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In trading, there are numerous sophisticated trading strategies designed to help traders succeed regardless of whether the market moves up or down. Some of the more sophisticated strategies, such as iron condors and iron butterflies, are legendary in the world of options. They require complex buying and selling of multiple options at various strike prices.
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Barrick Gold mining ullstein bild | Getty Images Barrick Gold‘s stock is popping more than 7% in premarket trading Monday after legendary investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway revealed a stake in the gold miner’s stock.  Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway added a $562 million position in Barrick Gold in the second quarter, SEC filings showed on Friday.
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Mark Bristow, chief executive officer Barrick Gold. Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines midday Monday: Barrick Gold — Shares of the gold mining company surged more than 10% on Monday after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway revealed a $562 million stake in the company. While the position is small for Berkshire, the conglomerate is
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With interest rates near zero, many investors are turning to dividend stocks for income. And for some investors, the higher the yield, the better. But it’s important to remember that in the equity market, just as in the bond market, higher yield usually means higher risk. The biggest risk is a dividend cut, which usually
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