The worst appears to over at Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) and now may be the time for F stock holders and prospective investors to turn bullish on the iconic American automaker. Source: Vitaliy Karimov / Shutterstock.com It’s been a difficult few years for Ford and its shareholders. Before the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown manufacturing, the Dearborn,
In late April, the supply-demand imbalance in the oil market took an almost comical turn. The futures contract for May delivery actually sold at a negative price for the first time in history. Cristian Tiu, chair and associate professor of finance at the University of Buffalo’s School of Management likened what is happening to oil
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in the financial district of lower Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, April 26, 2020. Jeena Moon | Reuters Stock buybacks are on track for the lowest total on record this quarter, according to Bank of America. The sharp economic
On Friday, Allergan shares ceased trading as the company’s merger with AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) finally went through. The deal removes AGN stock from the exchanges, and those who were long are now long AbbVie (and the combined company). Source: Piotr Swat / Shutterstock.com Specifically, those investors received $120.30 per share in cash, along with 0.866 shares
Retail investors are trading more. The move to $0 commissions is likely a major factor. But there are more things occurring to encourage retail trading, including stay-at-home orders and market volatility. Add it all up and you get electronic brokers reporting trading volumes that are up 100% year over year. In the first quarter alone,
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: CyberArk Software (CYBR) – The cybersecurity company reported quarterly profit of 50 cents per share, beating the consensus estimate of 36 cents a share. Revenue also beat forecasts. CyberArk said that due to the pandemic, it expected customers to make “more cautious” purchasing
Stocks declined Tuesday after Dr. Anthony Fauci told senators the U.S. shouldn’t rush to reopen the economy, as that could risk unleashing a second wave of the novel coronavirus outbreak. Source: Provided by Finviz The S&P 500 lost 2.05%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 1.89% The Nasdaq Composite fell 2.06% With financial services names under
[Editor’s note: “10 Stocks to Invest In for a Post-Coronavirus Whipsaw” is regularly updated to include the most relevant information available.] My two cents on the investment implications of the global coronavirus pandemic is simple: use the dip to look for the best stocks to invest in 2020’s uncertainty for the long-term. Yes, Covid-19 is
Carnival Cruise Lines (NYSE:CCL) has been one of the biggest gainers in the entertainment and travel space in recent weeks. Sure, CCL stock is still down sharply since before the novel coronavirus began. However, since the March lows, Carnival’s stock has soared from a low of around $8 back to almost $14 now. That’s a
The Robinhood application is displayed in the App Store on an Apple Inc. iPhone in an arranged photograph taken in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Dec. 14, 2018. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The coronavirus market downturn spurred young people — in some cases, for the first time in their lives — to get
Like most energy stocks, Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) stock has been hammered this year. How couldn’t it, given the supply glut and extreme volatility in crude oil? From peak to trough, ET stock fell more than 70% from its 2020 high. Source: Shutterstock However, recent bulls have been rewarded. From the March lows, shares have more
Chad Robins, CEO of Adaptive Biotechnologies. Anjali Sundaram | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. Adaptive Biotechnologies – The biotechnology company’s stock fell 5% in extended trading after Adaptive gave its first-quarter financial results. The company reported a loss of 25 cents per share on revenue of $20.9 million, while analysts
There’s a discernible trend lately in which the entire stock market has been carried by a handful of tech stocks. This trend was on full display on Monday as a number of technology names kept the stock market from falling hard. Today’s big stock charts feature such tech names. Source: Shutterstock Whether one sector of
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) vs. Return on Assets (ROA): An Overview Key Takeaways Return on capital employed (ROCE) and return on assets (ROA) are profitability ratios. ROCE is similar to return on equity (ROE), except it includes debt liabilities, where a higher ratio means a company is making good use of its available capital.
Square (NYSE:SQ) looked like it was prepped for a bearish response to earnings. SQ stock originally fell 6% to 8% in after-hours trading when it released its first-quarter earnings. Source: Piotr Swat / Shutterstock.com However, shares turned around once investors digested the quarter and listened to the conference call. SQ stock climbed almost 10% in
In the week ending May 8, Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) shares rose nearly 3%. The beleaguered energy company moved in tandem with other oil stocks as the price of oil moved higher. However, in the last month alone, CHK stock has dropped over 50% amid reports that a bankruptcy is imminent. Source: Novikov Aleksey / Shutterstock.com
Lloyd Blankfein, the ex-Goldman Sachs CEO whose bank accepted bailout funds during the financial crisis, said that large companies should be “very reluctant” to take taxpayer money amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Big companies should be very reluctant to take government money,” Blankfein said Thursday on CNBC’s Squawk Box in response to a question about how
On April 29, Exxon (NYSE:XOM) declared its regular 87 cents per share dividend. This makes Exxon Mobil stock very attractive with its annualized 7.8% dividend yield at today’s price. Source: Shutterstock Last month I wrote about the dividend and whether Exxon had the ability to continue to pay it. I suggested that Exxon could afford
A man wears a protective mask as he walks on Wall Street during the coronavirus outbreak in New York City, New York, U.S., March 13, 2020. Lucas Jackson | Reuters A $2.25 billion United Airlines debt offering failed last week, but that does not signal trouble for others in the corporate debt market where the
Stocks started off lower on the day, but turned positive and continued higher on Monday as bulls keep pushing up equity prices. With that in mind, let’s look at a few top stock trades for Tuesday. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow No. 1: Nvidia (NVDA) When I said Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) was a steal at $200,