We’re watching with wonder how Tesla is now a $1 trillion company and that Elon Musk, by himself, is worth more than all of ExxonMobil. There is some poetic irony that the pioneer of electric vehicles and solar panels is outshining (no pun the...
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The market's nascent bounce two weeks ago has morphed into a very impressive rally, led by a gaggle of growth stocks that are acting better than they have since late last year and early 2021. We're not completely out of the woods, and season...
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Stock Name
Market Cap
Price
Investment Type
AppLovin’ (APP)
$35.6 billion
95.7
Rapid Growth - Software
Dynatrace (DT)
$21.9 billion
77.0
Rapid Growth – Software
GFL Environmental (GFL)
$14.5 billion
40.1
Rapid Growth – Waste Management
SiteOne Landscape (SITE)
$9.53 billion
214
Growth – Landscape Supply
ZoomInfo (ZI)
$27.3 billion
69.6
Rapid Growth – Software
It’s All About Earnings
There are a lot of things investors could focus these...
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A few weeks ago, at the annual Morningstar Investment Conference in Chicago, two investing icons debated the merits of value versus growth. On the value side was Rob Arnott, founder and head of Research Affiliates, with Cathie Wood, founder and head of ARK Management,...
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As of 10 a.m. ET this morning, the market is solidly green, with a broad advance taking both the Dow (up 386 points) and Nasdaq (up 192 points) nicely higher.
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Last week, we wrote about how lower quality, in both home appliances and tangible money, debases value and is a form of inflation. Today’s note includes some of our current views on inflation and capital markets, and what investors can do to help inflation’s...
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Encouraging Bounce, but Need to See More
We’re now about a month into this market correction, which to this point has been relatively garden-variety—from the high in early September to its low earlier this week, the S&P 500 slipped 5.9%, while growth-oriented indexes did bit...
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In the olden days, when kings and governments minted coins made of gold and silver, people were tempted to shave tiny amounts off the edges of the coins, thus stealing some value for themselves.
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We’re sticking with a cautious stance—selling stocks that crack, holding plenty of cash and focusing more on capital preservation until the buyers reappear.
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Across almost the entire length of the yield curve, interest rates are ticking up. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield reached 1.53% and may be headed back toward its December 2019 rate of about 1.90%. In an economy that is showing rapid growth, with well...
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Agree with it or not, the influx of immigrants into the U.S. has been great for business. And investors can profit from immigration with these three stocks.
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Market Iffy, but Growth Stocks Buoyant
Back when I started at Cabot in 1999, it was the middle of the internet bubble, which itself occurred at the tail end of what was a massive five-year run in the market. Every dip was bought, and need...
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It’s not news that the stock market has been sloppy lately. After the steady march upward to a doubling of the S&P 500 from the early 2020 low, and a 33% increase from year-end 2019 before the pandemic, one can hardly be disappointed the...
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After a stunningly strong market so far this year, with the S&P 500 producing a 20% total return through Monday, the slow grind-down of most stocks since early September has seemed interminable. The 1,100 largest stocks in our 3,000-stock database have declined only in...
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The action in the second half of August was encouraging, but as has been the story of 2021, a lot of that move has been erased so far in September—and that goes for just about everything.
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Stock Name
Market Cap
Price
Investment Type
Asana (ASAN) *
$19.4 billion
106.5
Rapid Growth – Software
Bellring Brands (BRBR)
$1.25 billion
31.07
Growth – Consumer
Dlocal Limited (DLO)
$18.5 billion
64.07
Rapid Growth – Payments
Snowflake (SNOW)
$94.3
319.25
Rapid Growth – Software
Travere Therapeutics (TVTX)
$1.45 billion
23.61
Development Stage – Biotech
*Watch List Addition
Growth is Where it’s at
First off, I want to thank everyone responded...
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The Roller Coaster Ride Continues
Back in my younger days I was a big fan of roller coasters—not that it was a regular thing, but whether on vacation to Disney or Universal Studios or just a day trip to a local theme park, I’d hit...
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This week, we are rolling forward our valuation comments – generally dropping our valuation based on 2021 estimates, where appropriate, while adding commentary based on estimates for 2023. Most analysts project that all of their companies will have higher earnings in future years, we...
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Stocks are higher as we write this but, after a strong recent run, the gains are fading and individual stocks are mixed. As of 3 pm, the Dow is up 70 points but the Nasdaq is up just 2 points. It’s nothing dramatic all...
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Rested and recharged. And, ready for what we anticipate will be a very interesting remaining four months of the year for the stock market.
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