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A company’s fortunes can ebb and flow. Changes in customer demand can lead to fat and lean years. Or a company can have to deal with ongoing obsolescence. A further category of companies can suffer from one-off events. How a company reacts from such an event can affect how that company recovers. And for many of today’s one-off issues, understanding the ongoing costs, if any, can also have a big impact. For instance, cybersecurity attacks are on the rise. That’s impacted some ...
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Earnings season offers investors the opportunity to profit from market overreactions. That’s because a company can have a great quarter, but still see shares decline. Or vice versa. What matters most is to determine if the market is overreacting. If the market has overreacted to the downside, investors may be able to earn a quick profit as shares rebound. Or it can allow an investor to build a stake in great companies at a reasonable price. One such opportunity now is with ...
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Big tech earnings took some of the froth out of the recent market rally. It’s also causing growth names to sell off. The selloff will likely take a few weeks to play out. That could give investors an opportunity to buy into the big-cap tech names before their next move higher. With some companies still reporting, the real focus now should be on the big tech play with the best valuation and opportunities moving forward. Currently, that leadership belongs toAlphabet (GOOG). The ...
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Consumer spending data shows that customers continue to flock to stores. And that they’re opening up their wallets to buy. The total number of transactions continues to increase, indicating good news for investors in payment companies. That can include anything from the credit card companies, to back-end payment and services, including companies that provide services for merchants. While concerns over consumer spending have impacted this back-end, it’s clear that the growth trend of consumer spending may continue to rise. That’s why analysts ...
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For many companies, being a growth stock often means running big losses over time. Many early-stage growth companies have a great story behind them. But they have to prove themselves. Growing customers and revenues doesn’t matter if they keep losing money. When a company flips from losing money to making money, it’s a huge sign that the business idea is playing out. It may be great news for early investors, but it’s usually just the start of a successful company’s further ...
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The winter months in North America typically bode well for investors in natural gas. However, the specific dates and moves in prices depend significantly on weather conditions. That can make getting the exact timing challenging. However, investors could instead look to invest in undervalued stocks that could rise higher even past a cyclical trend and rally for years to come. That would play well to America’s natural gas resources and our rising ability to export it to higher-priced markets. One up-and-coming play ...
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One of the great success stories of the past decade has been the rise of many big-cap tech names. Companies likeMicrosoft (MSFT) andAmazon (AMZN) have soared to new highs on the back of the expansion into markets such as web services. These services tend to have a high profit margin once set up and running. And they create a recurring revenue stream compared to one-off sales. That kind of business model is seeing an expansion thanks to its success. One tech play ...
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Often, a company will start to make changes over the years to better respond to consumer tastes. If those tastes are cyclical, they may change back over time. Or companies may discover that those tastes are too costly to serve. That can lead to a company restructuring on what has been its core strength. This is seen every few years with fast food companies, as they expand menus, only to contract them again in time. Other sectors have their versions as well ...
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