Top Entertainment Growth Play Sees Earnings Season Driven Buy
Investors are catching on to the video game sector, which already topped box office sales before the pandemic hit. The space is as popular as ever, and the latest generation of consoles are driving sales and new games. Video games also hit that sweet spot of software where development costs are fixed, and exceeding sales expectations can lead to big profits. That’s great news for a number of companies, even if the market isn’t always ready to acknowledge that. Case in point? ...
Read More
Read More
Beat Fluctuating Bond Yields With this Type of Company
Bond investors have been on a wild ride over the past year. Yields have fluctuated between around 0.5 percent and 1.75 on a 10-year US Treasury. While that entire range is historically low, the changes in those rates also create wild swings in bond prices. And with yields so low, there’s a type of company that stands out in the market today. That type of company is the dividend growth stock. These are a small group of companies that can grow the ...
Read More
Read More
Oligopoly Stocks Set for Solid Returns on a Return to Pre-Pandemic Spending
Last week saw a large number of companies reporting earnings for the second quarter of the year, as well as a strong GDP report. The most important data? The fact that the US economy has now surpassed its pre-Covid levels. There’s still a long way to go, especially among lower-income workers. But the trend also points to more profits ahead in one key sector. That sector? Financial services, especially credit card spending. Mastercard (MA) reported solid numbers last week, hitting $4.5 billion ...
Read More
Read More
Earnings Momentum in Industry Leaders Should Bode Well for Shareholders
With a large number of companies reporting this week, hundreds of firms have been updating their shareholders. A lot of attention has gone into mega-cap names, particularly in the tech space. But any company in any sector that’s a leader and showing earnings growth right now could be an attractive investment. That’s doubly true for any company that’s been growing over the past few quarters and has gotten some momentum going. One such non-tech name is McDonald’s (MCD). The company beat second ...
Read More
Read More
Big Tech Wins on Earnings, But Poor Guidance Creates Buying Opportunities
Investors are looking for guidance right now, and many companies simply aren’t delivering. That’s a lingering effect of the pandemic that will eventually go away. Until then, even a company that reports great earnings for the prior quarter can see their shares sell off as traders look forward. That’s been the case just this week with major companies reporting such as Microsoft (MSFT) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Both companies saw an immediate drop in share price when they reported earnings ...
Read More
Read More
Quantum Computing Potential Makes this Household Name an Unusual Tech Buy
Investors will often flock to smaller tech names when they’re looking for a fast profit. But, it’s often bigger companies embracing new technologies that have the expertise and financial depth needed to carry big projects to fruition. That’s why the big-tech companies have come to dominate markets in recent years, and why they may yet further increase their market share. But a group of up-and-coming big tech plays could disrupt the biggest players in the mega-stock club. One such company is Honeywell ...
Read More
Read More
10 Electric Vehicle Stocks to Buy Now According to Goldman Sachs
There are several megatrends sweeping the world right now. One of them could lead to a $30 trillion global industry by the end of the decade. It’s an industry that was just in its infancy a decade ago, but is just now starting to ramp up the traditional S-curve of the business model that can lead to the biggest profits. Best of all, while it’s been led by the private sector, government funding is pouring into the space. The trend? Electric vehicles, or ...
Read More
Read More
Market Fears Point to Potential Buying Opportunity
The past few months have been brutal for cryptocurrencies, which went from a total market cap over $2 trillion to shedding over half its market value in just a few weeks. One culprit? China, which banned cryptocurrency mining. While the global mining network is reestablishing itself in friendlier jurisdictions, there’s rising concern over how long that will take and if the market will be flooded with used mining equipment. Such equipment is usually in the form of high-end graphics cards, which could ...
Read More
Read More