Charles Schwab, Snagged Into Banking Mess, Could Be a Bargain

As fear ripples through the banking industry, Charles Schwab (SCHW)  was swept into the mess last week and continued to sink Monday. The stock is now down around 30% for the past few days and around 3...

With Pfizer Firmly in Value Territory, Here’s What Investors Are Missing

Investors have faced a conundrum in valuing companies that benefited from the Covid-19 pandemic. Pfizer’s (PFE) partnership with BioNTech (BNTX) in creating a vaccine, plus its antiviral, Paxlov...

Qualcomm: A Rare Technology Value Play

As 2022 came to an end, the slide in the semiconductor sector defined the notable market pullback while also discounting sizable adverse industry outcomes. However, it’s amid situations such as ...

My 2023 Stock Pick Is a No-Frills Big Bank Hiding Right in Front of Us

What if I told you I found a stock that’s already discounted from recession jitters, has top-notch management, and a valuation you can wrap your arms around? And what if that same stock was actu...

Cathie Wood’s ARKK Is Cheap, But Is It a Bargain?

With the Ark fund (ARKK)  down by 65% this year, the question now is: Is Cathie Wood’s flagship exchange-traded fund a bargain? The idea is tempting, especially amid year-end tax-loss selling. B...

Here’s What to Do When Everyone Sees a Recession in 2023

It looks like 2023 should get off to a bad start. Consensus for early in the year points to recession-related weakness in earnings and this likely portends choppy equities. Mike Wilson from Morgan Sta...

Can Manchester United Investors Finally Make Their Goal?

Manchester United’s (MANU)  stock has gone nowhere for the decade since its $14 initial public offering in 2012 — even as sports franchises have skyrocketed in value. The reason is simple:...

Banks Could Get Whopped by a Recession. But Bank of America Is a Fighter

As Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell seems almost intent on causing economic pain with a series of aggressive rate hikes to quell inflation, investors are wary that a recession would cause troubl...

Oil Prices Could Short Circuit, While Copper Charges Ahead

When trying to wire up a trade in commodities, go for copper, The conductive, soft metal offers a long-term demand tailwind that makes buying related stocks on weakness a solid risk/reward. Shares of ...

AMC’s New Drama Stars an ‘APE,’ Exuberant CEO, and Bonds … AMC Bonds

AMC Entertainment (AMC) released second-quarter earnings last week, with revenues down about 20% from pre-pandemic levels in 2019 and continued losses — but the real show-stopper was the theater...

Activision’s Microsoft Deal Discount Offers a ‘Call of Duty’ to Investors

In January, Microsoft (MSFT) announced its deal to acquire Activision Blizzard (ATVI) in an all-cash offer of $95. Six months later, with a yawning discount in ATVI’s stock price to Microsoft...

Investors, Locked in on Lockheed’s Guidance, May Miss Their Shot

Sometimes earnings season is like hunting for a target from extremely close range — but failing to see all the other flashes further out on the radar. Investors, in other words, become so myopic...

3M Looks Like a Clean Bargain, Until You Realize a Dirty Truth

3M (MMM)  is one of the great American industrial companies. The Minnesota-based conglomerate has survived through every economy and market cycle since it went public in 1929. MMM trades at a steep di...

Let’s Shine a Light on Lucid Motors as It Slides Downhill

Lucid Motors (LCID) has seen its market cap slashed and investors hitting the brakes on speculative electric vehicle stocks that had been riding high before the bear market. At its peak in November, L...

Create an Exit Plan for When Oil Stocks Run Out of Gas

The economy constantly cycles through sector winners and losers. The stock market obliges these trends with money flowing toward the shares of companies that earn outsize returns and out of the losers...

As Amazon Preps Its Stock Split, Let’s See If It’s Past Its Prime

With just days to go before Amazon (AMZN)  splits 20 for one, it’s worth putting pen to paper to understand the bull case and see if it holds up. For those who haven’t followed the news, t...

As Investors Wait for Capitulation, Here’s What Could Trigger a Reversal

Markets that resemble the current one have the feel of approaching an ugly liquidation stage. Powerful but quickly failed rallies give the market a hopeless feel, headed-for-a-lower-level slant. Some ...

General Motors Was a Bumpy Ride but Could Start to ‘Cruise’

General Motors (GM)  reported a solid quarter on Wednesday, affirming guidance for cash flow and earnings of $6.50 to $7.50 per share. Analysts mostly viewed the quarter bullishly, with Bank of Americ...

Carvana Has a Difficult Uphill Climb After a Series of ‘Engine’ Problems

Last week, Carvana (CVNA) , the online used-car selling platform, released a terrible quarter. In a research note on Monday, J.P. Morgan called it “a confidence shattering quarter” and red...

Beleaguered Boeing Is My Best Bet for the Rest of 2022

Few companies have faced greater challenges in recent years than Boeing (BA) has faced. The aerospace giant can’t seem to right the ship amid problems of its own making — flaws in the 737 ...

Why Caterpillar Is the Cat’s Meow Right Now

Infrastructure spending has a long timeline. The U.S. Infrastructure and Jobs Act is expected to fuel increased domestic investment in capital equipment. The legislation includes around $550 billion i...

AT&T Is Too Cheap to Ignore While Others ‘Wait and See’

I imagine the last idea investors want to hear about is AT&T (T) . The company’s stock has been a perennial dog, amid ill-advised acquisitions, broken promises from management and tough comp...

The SPAC Acquiring Trump Media Isn’t Worth Buying in This or Any Market

This is not the right market in which to speculate on an impossible-to-value stock with no earnings, scant revenue, uncertain prospects and buyers solely focused on the company’s celebrity appea...

Palantir Simply Isn’t a Palatable Stock Even After Its Big Decline

The stock of Palantir Techologies (PLTR) has been on some crazy ride since the provider of data analytics software came public in September 2020. It opened around $10 and in a few months soared to a h...