An artist’s rendition of Dynetics’ HLS lander on the Moon’s surface. Dynetics The race to return U.S. astronauts to the Moon has a dark horse seeking an upset. A few months ago NASA awarded three teams with contracts to develop competing options for the agency to use to deliver people to the lunar surface as
People wearing masks avoid social distancing as they wait in line to enter Target in Herald Square amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 16, 2020 in New York City. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Target — Shares of Target jumped almost 12% to hit an all-time high
MFA Financial (NYSE:MFA), a real estate investment trust that invests in mortgage loans, looks very appealing now as an investment vehicle. As it has recently reinstated a quarterly dividend, MFA stock now has an attractive 7% dividend yield. Source: Shutterstock Moreover, the dividends, albeit much lower than before, are now fully covered, unlike before, by
I have been consistently negative on iBio (NASDAQ:IBIO) as a potential vaccine play for most investors. You might be better off avoiding IBIO stock to find a successful novel coronavirus vaccine play. One of the reasons is that the company is far behind its competitors in their vaccine trials. Source: Shutterstock Despite the progress report
I’ll be among the first to acknowledge that taking a cruise right now seems like an awful and gross idea. But that doesn’t make me any less bullish about the long-term potential of Royal Caribbean (NYSE:RCL) stock. Source: Laszlo Halasi / Shutterstock.com In fact, I think RCL, even its dramatic rise over the last three
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,
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
The S&P 500 finally did what the Nasdaq Composite did months ago, which is finally hit new all-time highs. With that in mind, let’s look at the charts to see what top stock trades Tuesday had to offer. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow No. 1: Amazon (AMZN) Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock was setting up for either
With shares trading sharply higher as of late, you may think you’ve missed the boat with Target (NYSE:TGT) stock. But even at around $140 per share, shares remain a solid buy. How so? For starters, the novel coronavirus remains a tailwind, not a headwind, for the retailer. Source: jejim / Shutterstock.com Sure, this has been
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
Can two investment mind-sets – one old and one new – get along with each other without driving each other crazy? That is the key question that is posed by crowdfunding in the real estate market, and one being answered in mostly positive ways. This odd couple of crowdfunding meets real estate appears to be pairing up quite nicely
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
Traders wearing masks work, on the first day of in person trading since the closure during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 26, 2020. Brendan McDermid | Reuters It finally happened, but not without some drama. The S&P 500
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.
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
Throughout his presidency, Donald J. Trump has consistently waged an aggressive policy toward China. Later, this aggressiveness culminated in a trade war between the word’s top two economies. But with the novel coronavirus pandemic, the President has ratcheted up both his words and actions. Because of the unprecedented nature of this simmering feud, it will
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
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
Is there any reason to buy Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) today? The S&P 500 has made a full recovery. But Exxon Mobil stock remains far below from where it was before the novel coronavirus. Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com Sure, shares have recovered from their March pandemic-driven lows. Yet, with few catalysts on the horizon, it’s
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