With the market continuing to weaken we’ll move incrementally more into defensive mode until the smoke begins to clear and we can better distinguish the stocks that will emerge as the next leaders. While there is a lot we could say about just any...
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The Big Idea
One of the unsung heroes of the online retail boom is a largely unknown technology – digital printing on fabrics and textiles.
While many traditional manufacturers and retailers of clothes, fashion items and home décor were destroyed during the pandemic, the inverse true...
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C3.ai (AI) reported Q4 results yesterday – its first as a public company – that came in ahead of expectations but didn’t offer enough about future growth to support the stock’s valuation. Revenue in the quarter was up 19% to $49.1 million while subscription jumped...
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While some segments of the broad market have experienced a sharp correction over the past month (growth stocks in particular), the broad market has not fallen apart; in fact, many indexes hit new highs just last week. And, of course, today’s big jump rather...
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Arcosa (ACA) released an uninspiring report on Wednesday that was particularly ill-timed given yesterday’s market retreat. The company missed across the board. Revenue was up 2.7% to $459 million, missing by $4.7 million while adjusted EPS of $0.33 missed by $0.08. Guidance for 2021 missed...
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Upwork (UPWK) reported Q4 results yesterday that surpassed expectations on the top and bottom lines. Revenue was up 32% to $106.2 million (beating by $8.8 million) while adjusted EPS of $0.06 beat by $0.06. Guidance for 2021 also surpassed consensus.
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Last week wasn’t great for growth stocks and so far, this week is just plain awful. The primary culprits are known; risk of inflation and higher interest rates have pushed cyclical stocks up and growth stocks down (generally speaking).
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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.
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This week’s recommendation is a small company with no earnings, minimal revenues and a lot of competition.
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Datadog (DDOG) reported Q4 results yesterday afternoon that surpassed expectations but were light in terms of 2021 EPS guidance. Revenue was up 56% to $178 million (beating by $14 million) while adjusted EPS of $0.06 beat by $0.04. Revenue guidance for 2021 of $825 to...
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Lyft (LYFT) reported Q4 2020 earnings after the close yesterday and the results were better than expected even though the numbers look just terrible (thanks pandemic!). Revenue fell 44% to $570 million (but beat expectations by $9 million) while adjusted EPS was -$0.58, $0.05 than...
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The Market is Expensive But Don’t Fight the Tape
Depending on who you follow to get your financial news, you may be aware that the U.S. stock market is quite expensive and there are several warning signs that prospective returns could be weak.
For example, S&P...
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Nuance (NUAN) reported Q1 fiscal 2021 results yesterday that beat expectations on the top and bottom lines. That said, the numbers don’t look that great due to a large, non-strategic coding government contract that did not renew (management previously disclosed on the Q4 fiscal conference...
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Today I’m swinging back to pure growth with a very interesting stock that has a great story—and no direct competition.
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As earnings season gets into gear we have a few updates on positions that have reported this week. Stepping back and looking holistically at our portfolio, which currently has 34 positions, we’re going to view earnings season as an opportunity to prune our a..
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The Big Idea
There are nearly 6 million men across the U.S. and Europe currently living with prostate cancer. Roughly 625,000 more are added to the list each year. That makes prostate cancer easily one of the most common types of cancer affecting men.
Toss benign...
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The market’s main trend remains up, and thus I continue to recommend that you be heavily invested.
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It’s hard to say if this round of fun with Virgin Galactic (SPCE) is beginning to unwind or if the stock will be up 20% tomorrow (to pick a random number). However, judging by the action in many of the most speculative short squeeze stocks (GME,...
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The market has been searching for direction this week and we’ve seen an uptick in “the crazy.” If you don’t know what I mean just Google “Short Squeeze GME” and read about the likely collective impact of retail investors teaming up on some to...
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Overall, the market remains very healthy. Yes, sentiment is a bit high, and yes, valuations are a bit high, but I learned long ago not to fight the trend.
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