Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) just reported its first-quarter earnings on Tuesday. Since there was no dividend cut, WFC stock looks very attractive with its present 6.8% dividend yield. Source: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com Earnings per share on a non-GAAP basis were 74 cents per share, including addbacks due to deteriorating economic conditions. In effect, this is
Investing during the spread of the novel coronavirus means that you have to consider how companies are positioned during this challenging time. Some of them are positioned for success, while others aren’t. Unfortunately, buying Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) stock now would be an investment in a company that’s poorly positioned. Source: Allmy / Shutterstock.com A better alternative
Tractor trailers sit parked at a J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. facility in Columbus, Ohio. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. J.B. Hunt — The transportation company’s stock rose 4% in extended trading after the company beat analysts’ estimates on first-quarter revenue. J.B. Hunt reported
The stock market galloped higher on Tuesday, as earnings season gets underway. With that in mind, here’s a look at a few top stock trades. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow No. 1: Bank of America (BAC) We’re seeing a disappointing pattern play out in the banks, as they fail to garner upside momentum. Bank of
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said that dominant U.S. companies are further solidifying their positions during the coronavirus pandemic, evidenced by the Nasdaq 100 being almost even for the year. “This is the big triumphing over the little guy and if you don’t mind making money in the market off that, that’s what’s going on,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the
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With the coronavirus from China devastating the markets recently, it’s very difficult to predict the day-to-day movements. On the other hand, figuring out which stocks to buy for your ten-year old is a much easier task. That comes from the confidence that over time, many well-positioned companies will benefit from shifting social dynamics. Overall, the
Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) is in the midst of a 37% rally off its 52-week low. Still, shares of Exxon Mobil stock are lower by more than 50% over the past year and with oil prices sagging, it’s easy to understand why some investors aren’t flocking this or plenty of other energy equities. Source: Harry Green
Given the awful deluge of novel coronavirus stats and sharply negative economic metrics, we could all use some good news. Heading into Good Friday last week, senior White House adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci provided exactly that. Rather than the 100,000 to 240,000 deaths that epidemiologists forecasted, Dr. Fauci now anticipates “only” 60,000 deaths. In theory,
Men work at a distribution station in the 855,000-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, New York. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Amazon — Shares of Amazon rose nearly 4% to a new all-time high as the e-commerce giant experienced unprecedented demand amid coronavirus-related shutdowns
Stocks slipped slightly lower in Monday’s session, after coming off a strong holiday-shortened trading week. With that in mind, let’s look at a few top stock trades for Tuesday. Top Stock Trades for Tuesday No. 1: Netflix (NFLX) Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) remains a force to be reckoned with. The stock continues to plow higher as investors
Industrial giant 3M (NYSE:MMM) has been drawing a lot of attention over the past few weeks. The St. Paul-based company has found itself in the center of the coronavirus relief efforts. MMM stock has climbed about 10% in the past five days as the Trump administration announced plans to buy approximately 167 million masks from
Due to the black swan event of the novel coronavirus shutting down virtually all air travel, companies like Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) are in serious trouble. Source: Denys Prykhodov / Shutterstock.com Prior to this mess, Booking’s core business — owning and operating travel fare aggregators — was on the upswing in 2019. Further, warming ties between
Alongside the rest of the market, the shares of online dating behemoth Match (NASDAQ:MTCH) have plunged over the past six weeks as the novel coronavirus pandemic has brought the global economy to a screeching halt. MTCH stock went from $95 in mid-January to $45 in mid-March. B Source: Shutterstock But as the number of new
The Roku 3 television streaming player menu is shown on a television in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg via Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. Roku Inc — The television streaming platform’s stock soared 9% in extended trading after the company estimated
It was a bumpy session in the stock market today. Bulls have taken the S&P 500 up considerably from the March lows, with the index rallying almost 30%. That said, we’re approaching earnings season. Given the incredibly high number of uncertainties currently present, it puts the stock market in a potentially vulnerable position. Johnson &
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FedEx (NYSE:FDX) stock and United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) stock staged a small relief rally on news that Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) will slow its efforts to strangle them. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com Amazon is suspending its Amazon Shipping program, which let Amazon merchants who did their own warehousing ship through it. The pilot, which began two years
Investors have heard time and again that the trend is your friend. In the case of Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) stock, however, that couldn’t be further from the truth. For long-term CHK shareholders, the trend has been your worst enemy. Source: Casimiro PT / Shutterstock.com There comes a time when you just have to admit that
The unfortunate arrival of the novel coronavirus has produced some losers in the stock market but also some winners. Disney (NYSE:DIS) stock should have been a big loser in theory. But things don’t always work out as expected in the markets, do they? Source: nikkimeel / Shutterstock.com Sure, the pandemic has kept kids and their