Turnaround opportunities can be tough for investors, as many turnaround plays often fail to, well, turn around. However, when a company does manage to pull it off, it can beat the market for years as it regains lost market share, and potentially even grows into new markets and new heights. That can be incredibly rewarding for investors. While those who got in at the start may fare best, those who wait to see a successful turnaround can earn great returns too. The latter example is shaping up withFord Motors (F). The automaker was left in the dust by foreign competitors and later by t...

Most investors have figured out that a few large tech companies dominate not just corporate America, but stock returns as well. Some of those players have been runaway winners in recent years, although there have been a few laggards. Part of the problem? High overall prices. Retail investors may only be able to buy 1 or 2 shares of a tech dominator when it’s priced at thousands per share. The solution? A stock split.Alphabet (GOOG), parent of Google, is doing just that, with a 20-for-1 split. With shares closing in on $3,000 each, a split into 20 will turn 1 current share into 20 sha...

Investors have finally gotten worried about inflation, or at least how quickly the Federal Reserve will act to try and curb it. Given how the Fed has historically acted too weakly and too late in economic cycles, traders might want to turn to gold as an ideal hedge now. The metal has underperformed just about everything in the past year, even as inflation rates have jumped up. However, as part of a broader commodity rally, gold may yet have a strong year once again. Besides that macroeconomic view, the technical indicators for gold are firming up after the metal’s latest drop. That c...

A number of big trends are under way right now that will substantially change how the world lives and works in just a few years. Some of those trends will be bigger than others. One way investors can profit is to look for companies that can provide support to a number of those trends. It can make for a smoother way to invest, particularly with the longer-term in mind. For many of today’s tech trends, such as increased renewable power generation and the rise of electric vehicles, substantial improvements are needed for power grids. One company catering to that overall infrastructure n...

There’s an old Wall Street adage about buying the rumor and selling the news. And traders continue to pile in ahead of a possible development that may or may not pan out. Either way, there tends to be selling later on. Sometimes the opposite is true as well, with one company’s rumor impacting a competitor and causing their share price to drop. That may be the case withBlock (SQ). The payments processing company has been taking a dive for months, but some more salt in the wound came on a rumor thatApple (AAPL) would turn iPhones into payment terminals without the need for additional h...

With inflation running at its hottest levels since 1982, investors are rethinking how companies can cope with growing their business with such a rapid change. And many companies are starting to report that rising costs are compressing profit margins. However, if inflation does come down later in the year, profit margins for many companies can come roaring back, which could make now an attractive buying opportunity for any firm with a strong brand and customer loyalty. One such firm is paper goods producerKimberly-Clark (KMB). The stock got knocked down following earnings. While the c...

The semiconductor shortage remains a huge setback to global manufacturing and production. However, the industry as a whole stands to profit from the trend. So it’s likely to continue growing no matter what the stock market does in the short term. Earnings season is still in its early stages, but looks strong for companies in the semiconductor space, with strong sales, ongoing demand, and improving profit margins. One early winner from earnings season isTexas Instruments (TXN). The semiconductor manufacturer beat analyst earnings expectations for the third quarter in a row, with reven...

When the going gets tough, traders have a number of opportunities to take advantage of. They can look to invest in prospective mergers, where a market selloff may have depressed prices that may quickly snap back. Another possibility is to buy into beaten-down names where activist investors are getting involved as well. That could allow for a big upside when markets move higher again. One such trend may be underway with consumer goods giantUnilever (UL). The stock jumped nearly 9 percent on Monday on news that activist investor Nelson Peltz was building up a stake. Shares are still do...

Investors looking for bargains in today’s market have their pick right now. This may be a good time to look at companies that dominate their industry now, as a rebound will likely make a leader prohibitively expensive to buy later. With a market drop heavily focused on the tech space, this may represent the best opportunity for buying big tech names for some time to come. One such opportunity right now isAmazon (AMZN). While shares fared well during the pandemic, the stock is now down 13 percent over the past year, massively underperforming the S&P 500. Revenue at the internet...

The stock market’s recent decline has been felt most heavily in technology stocks. That’s the typical case of selloffs in general, as tech stocks tend to outperform the market on the way up. Investors who buy industry-leading tech names during a market correction can typically improve their returns as the market inevitably rebounds. While it may be too soon to say if the current bottom is in, we’re likely closer to the bottom than not. That makes it the perfect time to target great tech names. One such name isAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD). The chipmaker has been a beneficiary of th...