Most finance courses espouse the gospel of discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis as the preferred valuation methodology for all cash flow-generating assets. In theory (and in college final examinations), this technique works great. In practice, however, DCF can be difficult to apply in evaluating equities. Even if one believes the gospel of DCF, other approaches
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In this article JPM JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon listens as he is introduced at the Boston College Chief Executives Club luncheon in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., November 23, 2021. Brian Snyder | Reuters JPMorgan Chase is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings before the opening bell Friday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $3.01 per share,
I now jokingly refer the small cap sector to as the small crap sector. This is not to insult the companies within it, but rather to describe the price action plaguing their stocks. The sellers have been punishing the cohort for months while the S&P 500 and the DOW recently broke records. Among these small-cap picks
In this article DIS SAM BLK JPM WFC SHW Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: BlackRock (BLK) – BlackRock earned an adjusted $10.42 per share for the fourth quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $10.16, although revenue for the asset manager was slightly below forecasts. Assets under management rose above the $10
ContextLogic (NASDAQ:WISH) stock has fallen dramatically since my last article on Dec. 16 and also on June 18. I have been deeply skeptical of WISH stock and tried to warn readers that the stock was likely to fall. And today, I believe that its decline is still likely to continue. Source: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com On Dec.
Electric vehicles are likely to remain a key investment theme through 2022. However, as competition in the industry intensifies, investors need to be increasingly selective in choosing EV stocks. Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) stock is one stock that deserves a place in the portfolio. The LCID stock price is up 8.83% so far in 2022. Source:
In this article .SPX FB GOOGL AAPL Getty Images There has been tremendous focus on how significant a small number of stocks were to the S&P 500‘s nearly 29% total return in 2021. Perhaps this typifies sour grapes, as most active managers underperformed the S&P 500 last year. Witnessing the top contributors — Apple, Microsoft,
I’ve had my eye on Nio (NYSE:NIO) for a while now. I first bought NIO stock in June 2020 when it was less than $8 per share. I sold a little more than a year later when it was close to $50. Source: xiaorui / Shutterstock.com Sure, Nio was already off its all-time high at
In this article DAL KBH F Newly manufactured Ford Motor Co. 2021 F-150 pick-up trucks are seen waiting for missing parts in Dearborn, Michigan, March 29, 2021. Rebecca Cook | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Ford — Shares jumped about 4% as the automaker’s market cap topped $100 billion for
As I noted in my last article on Roblox (NYSE:RBLX), the company has a great deal of potential. But I continue to believe that RBLX stock weaknesses and threats, for now, still meaningfully outweigh its strengths and opportunities. Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com Among the company’s most important weaknesses are its generally slow growth in
Shares of GameStop (NYSE:GME) have rewarded investors very well in 2021. The stock had gains of about 250% for the past year with a closing price of $128.06 on Jan. 12. 2022. On the other hand, GME stock has already losses of 15% in 2022. The erratic moves of the stock with a 52-week range
Fibonacci retracements are popular among technical traders. They are based on the key numbers identified by mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci in the 13th century. Fibonacci’s sequence of numbers is not as important as the mathematical relationships, expressed as ratios, between the numbers in the series. In technical analysis, a Fibonacci retracement is created by taking two
David Abner, Gemini’s Global Head of Business Development. Source: David Abner Gemini, the $7.1 billion crypto exchange, is getting into wealth management with the acquisition of a digital asset platform for financial advisors, CNBC has learned exclusively. The company has agreed to purchase BITRIA, a five-year-old San Francisco-based start-up whose tools help advisors manage holdings
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, January 12, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Earnings season begins with a focus on guidance. It’s a cliché, but it’s true: Investors are focused on the future, not the past. But it’s even more true for 2022 than most other
We had another mixed day on Wall Street on Wednesday, suggesting a lack of commitment. The Nasdaq rose 0.4%, while the small caps fell twice as much. Meanwhile, the CBOE Volatility index (VIX) fell 4%, which suggests that sentiment is normalizing. Meanwhile, investors are flip-flopping with the slightest of headlines. Therefore, finding stocks to buy
Investors traditionally want to make as much money as possible, but this year is different. As the new year begins, some look back and find lessons in past successes that can help them invest more wisely for future gains — especially with dividend stocks. History has shown that industries and companies with successful streaks often
In this article BA MRNA DAL VORB 2330-TW KBH Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Delta Air Lines (DAL) – Delta shares rose 2.2% in the premarket after the airline beat top and bottom-line estimates for the fourth quarter. Delta earned an adjusted 22 cents per share, 8 cents above estimates, and
Back last September, DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) stock was viewed as a “can’t miss” wager among investors. Source: Lori Butcher/Shutterstock.com Going into the football season, many “laid the points” with DKNG, buying into it at its highs with the expectation that this winning sports betting stock would stay a winner. Since then, not only has this favorite failed
2021 was an incredibly interesting year, particularly when it came to the best-performing stocks. That’s as high-growth stocks were annihilated. Above all, though, the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite and Dow Jones Industrial Average came into 2022 at or near their highs. But due to the underperformance of our typical winners — heck, even FAANG was mostly
Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ:UPST) was one of the big investment growth stories of 2021. At least, until last October. At that point, UPST stock crashed and it also became a cautionary tale about the downside of meme stocks. Upstart shares are now trading at around $120, which is right about where they were last June. They’re