Stocks to sell

Traders just won’t give up on Luckin Coffee (OTCMKTS:LKNCY). The one-time apparent Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) of China, Luckin stock lost more than 90% of its value this year following revelations of fraud. Source: abolukbas / Shutterstock.com Luckin vastly inflated its reported sales. On the basis of these inaccurate numbers, Luckin sold stock to the public at artificially

In my last piece discussing Inovio (NASDAQ:INO) stock, I mentioned reasons to remain positive on the biotech company despite a sharp pullback recently. But it looks like Inovio’s chances for mounting a comeback are slowly slipping away. Source: Ascannio / Shutterstock.com The markets have spoken. They want something concrete from the biotech company before they can

There aren’t a lot of stocks in this market still trading near March lows. But Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) is one of them. Why has it taken so long for XOM stock to pick itself up? Source: Harry Green / Shutterstock.com Exxon has rallied 11% from its lowest level in March. But even that understates the

There’s a good chance that many of our InvestorPlace readers won’t associate Eastman Kodak (NYSE:KODK) with, well, pretty much anything. To say the least, things have changed for Kodak stock. Source: Katherine Welles / Shutterstock.com One of the powerhouse names in the analog days, Kodak was tied to the camera industry. If I remember the

This should have been a bad time to own Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS). The global pandemic, the great cable cord cut, and the end of broadcasting as we know it should have all sent shares of Disney stock down. A rare quarterly loss, $2.61 per share, was announced in August. Another loss is expected when the company

Biotechnology penny stocks, such as Aptorum Group (NASDAQ:APM), have become highly popular. On Sept. 28, APM stock closed at $1.22. The next day, it hit an intraday high of $14.23, only to end the end day at $4.76. Now, the shares are hovering around $2.50. Source: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com Investors wonder if they should invest

Fisker, an EV manufacturer that will join Spartan Energy (NYSE:SPAQ) as part of reverse merger that could be days away is getting in on a trend, that has made SPAQ stock unpredictable. Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Electric vehicles! Electric vehicles! The temptation among investors these days is to leap at anything that has

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE), a holding company that owns and runs Florida Power and Light, wants to acquire a regulated utility. NextEra Energy stock, the largest publicly traded utility, is bound to do well — if only it get another utility to agree to a merger or acquisition. Source: IgorGolovniov/Shutterstock.com The Wall Street Journal recently reported

The history of Hertz Global Holdings (NYSE:HTZ) is an interesting one. Currently in the middle of bankruptcy proceedings, HTZ stock is on the verge of dropping below $1 for the first time since June.  Source: Eric Glenn/Shutterstock.com If you want to know how InvestorPlace contributors feel about Hertz stock, one only needs to go to

First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) manufactures top-notch modules that are selling fairly well, and it is one of the highest quality companies in the solar sector. Still, First Solar stock shouldn’t be your first choice. Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com Given the company’s dependency on the U.S. market, there are much better solar space opportunities for risk-tolerant, growth

With Workhorse (NASDAQ:WKHS) facing multiple new risks on top of numerous red flags, I continue to recommend that investors sell WKHS stock. Source: Photo from WorkHorse.com A new report by a short-selling firm includes damaging information about Workhorse. Moreover, the shares are likely to be hurt in the short- and medium-term by the delay of

Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) has been a jaw-dropping trade lately. Even after a recent sell-off, RUN stock is up 350% year-to-date. Sounds great, right? Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com Normally, you’d expect some huge fundamental developments to justify a stock price quadrupling. But there aren’t any here. Sunrun’s sales are actually declining. For Q2, its operating loss was

As Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) continues surging, investors will look back at 2020 as a year of FOMO – the Fear of Missing Out. SHOP stock now up 170% since the beginning of the year and 3,700% since its 2015 IPO, and it’s not alone. Source: justplay1412 / Shutterstock.com Tech stocks, led by work-from-home companies, have rocketed

Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) went public on Sept. 30 via a direct listing, one of the few companies that have chosen to take this route. But after reading through the public S-1 filing with the SEC I find little reason to own PLTR stock. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com This is despite the fact that I

For those with a heart for the environment, Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) stock is not an easy name to love. Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com Yes, the Exxon Valdez oil spill is now 21 years past. But it still ranks as one of history’s most calamitous, no thanks to foot-dragging on the energy giant’s part. Nor have

Last Tuesday, GoPro (NASDAQ:GPRO) announced it had crossed 500,000 subscribers for the first time. GoPro stock jumped 30% as investors rushed to buy the stock of the flagging camera company. Source: Larry George II / Shutterstock.com But don’t be fooled by management’s sleight of hand: these subscriber numbers now count the free memberships that come

Investors curious about DiamondPeak Holdings (NASDAQ:DPHC) and DiamondPeak stock have lots to mull over. But the primary question comes down to whether investors believe that Lordstown Motors’ EV Endurance truck is going to be a big seller.  Source: SevenMaps/ShitterStock.com Several EV trucks are currently in the works from multiple manufacturers. However, none yet is focused

Most of us are curious about the unknown. And there’s no greater mystery than the universe aside from our planet. Fundamentally, then, I can appreciate why the interest  in Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) is sky-high. Moreover, I also get why many investors have decided to speculate on SPCE stock. Source: Tun Pichitanon / Shutterstock.com Frankly, only

Given everything that’s happened in the petroleum market, I suppose we should congratulate shale oil and natural gas producer Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) for limping into the fourth quarter of 2020 without officially declaring bankruptcy. In light of this, we can score one point for OXY stock holders. Source: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com That, however, is

Stock market bargain hunters keep seeing Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) pop up on their radar. As savvy investors know, a company’s stock may deserve to be cheap, and price alone does not make it a good investment. This is the case with OXY stock. Source: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com All the boxes to identify a bad