
This Beverage Giant Is Restructuring for a Rally
One of the world’s biggest and best-known brands has been a laggard in today’s market. Now a lumbering behemoth,Coca-Cola (KO) has lagged the market and peers in the beverage and defensive consumer sectors. However, the company has announced that it’s trimming its lineup of products. And with the company’s massive global reach, it’s possible that a reopening will be huge for the company’s operations. That’s the view at Barron’s, with the note that shares of Coca-Cola have traded basically sideways for the ...
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One Pension Fund Is Bullish on this Best-of-Breed Fintech Company
PPGM, a Netherlands-based public pension fund, just reported its latest securities holdings to the SEC. The fund scaled back on some of its tech trades, and also started a position in a video game company. The fund’s most interesting buy, however, came in the fintech space. The timing is especially interesting, as the sector has been seeing tremendous growth this year and embracing alternative currencies such as Bitcoin. The fund’s buy?PayPal (PYPL). That company made headlines last week when it announced it ...
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Big Tech Still has Room to Run: Consider this Monopoly Play
Large companies in the technology space are facing increased regulatory scrutiny. Lawmakers of all political stripes are concerned with the abilities of big tech companies in nearly all facets of life. But for all the concerns about these companies buying up competitors or engaging in monopolistic practices, at least one analyst sees more upside ahead for the big-tech stocks. Why? Because these companies are big because they continue to innovate. That’s the logic of RBC Capital’s internet analyst. All the big-tech names ...
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Mid-Cap Value Might About to Shine
The stock market has been increasingly driven by mega-cap corporations in recent years. Those companies have offered huge growth, but have also been largely in the tech space. That’s left a lot of potential great investments off-the-radar. Passive investors have driven more capital to the mega-caps, driving up their valuation. But with the tech companies petering out recently, investors may be interested in some of the small names out there, which offer a better value now. That’s the idea behind the T ...
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Big Banks Are Buying into Fintech — Consider this Top Play Instead
One of the biggest trends in the past few years has been in the payment space. A number of companies are offering alternative ways to clear payments that bypass the existing credit card system or the banking system as well. Naturally, big banks have noticed, and are starting to get into the trend themselves.JPMorgan Chase (JPM), for example, just launched QuickAccept. The new service offers a mobile app and contactless card reader. The move is a shot across the bow of fintech ...
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This Corner of the Entertainment Sector Gets an Upgrade
There’s an entertainment sector that was bigger than the movie box office before the pandemic. That industry? Video games. Over the years, the space has grown to include a number of publishers and sales in the billions. And it’s a trend likely to continue. This sector was just upgraded by MKM Partners, who sees further gains in the space as next-generation consoles start to hit the markets. The biggest players in the space areActivision Blizzard (ATVI),Electronic Arts (EA) andTake-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) ...
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One Contrarian Fund Bets Big on This Bank
Banks are an out of favor part of the market right now. With interest rates back at zero, the profits from lending are lower as well. And while some big banks have reported solid earnings thanks to trading and investment banking, that can be an inconsistent source of revenue. Nevertheless, one fund that describes itself as contrarian recently added shares of a big bank to their holdings, after taking profits in gold mining companies. The bank?Wells Fargo (WFC). The contrarian fund Hexavest, ...
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Retail’s Rebound Will Likely Benefit the Big Box Plays
With retail numbers beating expectations on Friday, a number of analysts were quick to upgrade the sector. The retail analyst at Cowen & Co., however, sees that many retailers have already been trending higher before these numbers were reported. Even so, many retailers, particularly big-box plays, are likely to continue heading higher. Those stores should benefit from the trend of consumers making their buys in as few locations as possible during the pandemic. Cowen’s analysis specifically looks atWal-Mart (WMT),Target (TGT), andCostco (COST) ...
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