Cabot Dividend Investor Weekly Update
Earnings have been sensational. Reported earnings for S&P 500 companies have grown an average of 2% in the fourth quarter, compared to an expected -11%.
Read More
If you look through our archives, you’ll see that energy stocks are in the headlines quite a bit. You’ll also see that the analysis is seemingly all over the place. You can find commentary like this: “By far the worst-performing sector in recent years has been the energy sector.” And you can also read this: “In the United States, we are in the middle of a massive energy boom. It is a global economic phenomenon of staggering proportions, and if you’re an investor of energy stocks, or want to be, you have a lot to gain.”
Do we really disagree that much? It’s enough to make your investing head spin. But let’s step back.
Energy stocks are shares in companies that sell, distribute, or manufacture technology used to produce energy, whether it’s fracking, or windmills. Some companies may be levered to the price of oil and gas, while others are not exposed to commodity prices, but instead, collect a fee for the transport and storage of oil and gas.
Due to these differences, investing in the energy sector is not one size fits all. The good news about investing in energy stocks is that they aren’t widely owned, and therefore even the best ones are exceedingly undervalued.
Be aware, however, that selectivity is critical in choosing these stocks. Some are no more than value traps, in which the stocks appear inexpensive but where decaying fundamentals will eventually threaten the company’s future. Energy sector stocks are heavily exposed to this risk.
To find out more and discover how you can find the right stocks for your portfolio, download our free report, How to Find Undervalued Stocks – Plus the Benjamin Graham Approach to Value Stocks, right now.
Earnings have been sensational. Reported earnings for S&P 500 companies have grown an average of 2% in the fourth quarter, compared to an expected -11%.
Read More
Open-Up Stocks Thrive While the Market Struggles
It’s been a rare down week in the market. But there’s nothing to be alarmed about. The S&P 500 is only down a little so far. And the uptrend that has existed for almost a year is intact.
Even...
Read More
The stock market is clearly accelerating the “reopening” trade. Small cap and cyclical stocks as well as commodity prices are surging, interest rates continue to tick up (the 10-year Treasury yield is now 1.38%, up from 0.92% at year-end), and novel financial vehicles SPACs,...
Read More
We are modestly optimistic on energy prices – domestic production will likely remain subdued while global demand has essentially returned to pre-pandemic levels even though some petroleum-driven demand for gasoline and jet fuel hasn’t fully recovered yet.
Read More
With the shares continuing to surge past our recently raised 65 price target, and now being priced at a premium to even our upgraded valuation metrics
Read More
With this week’s recommendation, I’m swinging back to the more conservative side with a solid technology company poised for big gains from the 5G communications rollout.
Read More
Stock Recommendation Tracker
The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
Read More
Stock Recommendation Tracker
The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
Read More
The market took another hit this morning, but like yesterday, the major indexes have found support as the day has progressed—just after 3 pm EST, the Dow was down 70 points while the Nasdaq was off 66 points. Part of the reason for recent...
Read More
Some investors are bracing for the possibility that all this will lead to a surge in the cruelest tax of all – inflation.
Read More
As mentioned last week, today’s Weekly Update will be an abbreviated version owing to the short work week and because of family commitments as our kids are out of school and I am solo parenting, making free writing time hard to come by. said,...
Read More
Earnings have been sensational. Reported earnings for S&P 500 companies have grown an average of 2% in the fourth quarter, compared to an expected -11%.
Read More
With the stock market regularly surging to record highs, it may seem like an unusual time to focus on valuation. After all, many stocks are remarkably expensive on traditional measures, and even somewhat lofty on non-traditional measures. But valuation still matters, especially if market...
Read More
While the rest of the year looks very good for the market, a pullback is likely, if not inevitable, in the weeks and months ahead.
Read More
Stock Name
Market Cap
Price
Investment Type
APi Group (APG)
$3.6 billion
19.25
Growth & Value – Industrial Services
C3.ai (AI)
$14.1 billion
147.17
Rapid Growth – Software
Fisker (FSR)
$5.4billion
19.46
Development Stage – EV Designer
JFrog (FROG)
$6.3 billion
69.23
Rapid Growth – Software
Poshmark (POSH)
$5.4 billion
73.29
Rapid Growth – Resale/Social Platform
Make Hay While the Sun Is Shining
This has been a phenomenal for...
Read More
This week’s recommendation is a small company with no earnings, minimal revenues and a lot of competition.
Read More
Stock Recommendation Tracker
The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
Read More
Stock Recommendation Tracker
The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
Read More
Simply Put: Very Impressive Action
Two weeks ago, the major indexes and some individual stocks began to flash abnormal action, a couple of key leaders were threatening to break down and some late-in-the-advance type of action (heavily shorted stocks going nuts) was occurring. Importantly, the...
Read More
Suffice to say we are in a bull market. Areas of it are most definitely frothy. But stepping back and thinking about where we are in a bigger cycle I continue to feel as though we are entering a more sustained economic recovery (hopefully)...
Read More