Cisco logo exhibited during the Mobile World Congress, on February 28, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. NurPhoto | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Cisco Systems — Cisco shares fell more than 6% in after-hours trading despite reporting fiscal fourth-quarter profit and revenues that topped analysts’ expectations. The results, though better than
Here at InvestorPlace, we tend to write about subjects and companies that our readers have expressed interest in. That’s why I’m writing about Chesapeake Energy (OTCMKTS:CHKAQ) today. I’m the fifth InvestorPlace contributor to write about Chesapeake Energy stock in the past two weeks alone. Source: Casimiro PT / Shutterstock.com I don’t think there’s any question
After a painful finish on Tuesday, equities bounced back hard on Wednesday. And with that in mind, let’s look at a few top stock trades for Thursday. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow No. 1: Home Depot (HD) Shares of Home Depot (NYSE:HD) continue to chug higher. The stock hit new all-time highs on Wednesday, and
I have a Mount Rushmore of failure for the last decade’s business leaders. It includes Virginia Rometty of IBM (NYSE:IBM), Brian Krzanich of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Jeff Immelt of General Electric (NYSE:GE) and Randall Stephenson of AT&T (NYSE:T). And today we’re going to talk specifically about AT&T stock. Source: Roman Tiraspolsky / Shutterstock.com Their failures all
Kevin Matras writes about two very different bullish options strategies, and how they work.
For many years, a large percentage of financial planners and stockbrokers crafted portfolios for their clients that were composed of 60% equities and 40% bonds or other fixed-income offerings. And these so-called balanced portfolios did rather well throughout the 80s and 90s. But, a series of bear markets that started in 2000 coupled with historically
Last Friday, Uber (NYSE:UBER) reported weaker-than-expected second-quarter earnings, giving Uber stock a 3% haircut. But the bad news for the California ride-hailing company was just beginning, as Uber gave back another 3% Tuesday when a Californian court ruled for both Uber and rival Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) to reclassify workers as direct employees. Source: Shutterstock With Uber
Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) published last week its positive Phase1/2 results for its novel coronavirus vaccine. The market loved the results and pushed NVAX stock up 20%. It looks like its valuation climb has more to go based on what analysts are saying about the company. Source: Cryptographer / Shutterstock.com Keep in mind that the stock is
GoDaddy (NASDAQ:GDDY) is a U.S. domain registrar and web hosting company. It is also a very profitable company with over a 23% return on equity in 2019. GoDaddy stock is very cheap compared to its peers and deserves another look by value-based investors. Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com GoDaddy’s domain bookings and average revenue per user
Oftentimes, cheap stocks are cheap for a reason. The company’s underlying fundamentals and growth prospects have become weak, and the discounted valuation on the stock appropriately reflects that reality. Other times, though, cheap stocks are great buys. In such instances, the market thinks the company’s fundamentals and growth prospects are weak, but they actually aren’t.
The Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) stock popped to all time highs in early August after the data-driven ad-tech platform reported second-quarter earnings which came in much better than expected. Additionally, the company’s management made upbeat comments about its second-half growth trends. Source: shutterstock.com The results confirmed that, while the Covid-19 pandemic slowed the growth of The
For legendary industrial-sector company General Electric (NYSE:GE), the past several years have been tough and 2020 was particularly challenging. The onset of the novel coronavirus took a toll on the company’s bottom line while pushing the GE stock price to a level not seen since 1992. Source: testing / Shutterstock.com In other words, an investor
Is now the right time to buy Warren Buffett stocks? That is to say, should you buy the stocks held in Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE:BRK.A, NYSE:BRK.B) portfolio? Remember, the Oracle of Omaha has had many winners in the stock market recovery. Sure, Buffett stumbled with airline stocks like American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL). But, with massive gains in
Shares of Lemonade (NYSE:LMND) are taking a hit. LMND stock was down 6.9% ahead of earnings and now it’s seeing more selling pressure after the release. It has investors asking if Lemonade’s stock is a buy. Source: Piotr Swat / Shutterstock.com At the end of the day, that’s all most investors care about: what a
Canopy Growth (NYSE:CGC) has been full of misdirection as of late. CGC stock was giving bulls a nice pre-earnings rally before a two-dip ahead of the release. Upon popping higher on earnings, the stock is once again moving lower. What gives? Source: Shutterstock Putting our finger on this one has been tough, as the cannabis
Index funds are a great investment vehicle. They allow investors to track a specific stock market index such as the S&P 500, or a sector of the economy like technology companies. Additionally, index funds are known as a “passive investment” because they automatically track an underlying stock index. In this way, index funds provide investors
Nima Ghamsari, co-founder and chief executive officer of Blend, speaks during the Sooner Than You Think conference in Brooklyn, New York, Oct. 16, 2018. Alex Flynn | Bloomberg | Getty Images Digital lending start-up Blend raised $75 million in fresh funding amid surging demand for streamlined mortgage applications during the coronavirus pandemic. The move values the
Mic’Kale Smith, who works as a security guard but has had to take time off to care for her son during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, wears a face mask as she shops with her son Da’Mier at the Tiger Market in Oxon Hill, Maryland, May 20, 2020. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Consumer prices excluding
With the S&P 500 yielding just 1.85% and the ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index hardly worth the trouble at 1.75%, monthly dividend stocks may be even more attractive to income investors in 2020 than in years past. Investors may also perceive monthly dividend stocks as more attractive today because of the spate of
CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk reacts following the company’s initial public offering at the NASDAQ market in New York June 29, 2010 Brendan McDermid | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Tesla — The electric automaker jumped 7% in after hours trading after announcing a five-for-one stock split. Trading will begin on