When a company announces a stock buyback, it means that it intends to repurchase some or all of the outstanding shares it originally issued. In exchange for giving up ownership in the company and periodic dividends, shareholders are paid the stock’s fair market value at the time of the buyback. A company may choose to
Since the November election, Wall Street has been looking for investments that are likely to benefit from President Biden’s policies. But of course, this has meant that it is tough to find cheap stocks! Yet the rally has been uneven. And yes, there are some interesting stocks to buy that are at reasonable valuations. For
Generally, I try to avoid becoming overly negative on a particular company. Based on Murphy’s law, such negativity results in the target firm becoming one of the top-performing hypergrowth securities. But regarding Canoo (NASDAQ:GOEV), I have doubts. From where I stand, everything that could go wrong for the company, did go wrong. Logically, this bodes
Value investor Bill Miller told CNBC on Tuesday that one of his firm’s funds sold its GameStop holdings during the Reddit-fueled frenzy that began earlier this year. “We had GameStop in our deep-value product, and I think our cost on it was around $4 or something,” Miller said in an interview on “The Exchange.” “When it got
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Stocks are now in a choppy period, and technical analysts say it has the look of a short-term pullback. Strategists say it would make sense for this week’s selling to fit in the pattern of many pullbacks with a 3% to 5% decline.
The stock market, as measured by the S&P 500, keeps hitting new all-time highs. However, not all stocks are taking part. In fact, many more speculative areas such as special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and electric vehicles (EVs) have sold off sharply in recent weeks. As a result, investors are looking to play some defense.
GameStop (NYSE:GME) sells gaming discs in physical stores that no one is going to anymore. Kids can just as easily rent or buy them online. So why is GME stock trading so high? Source: Shutterstock / mundissima The stock has been on a roller coaster as of late. At the end of December 2020, GME
The past year’s price action in the shares of video-game retailer GameStop (NYSE:GME) have been exciting, to say the least. The famous Reddit-fueled short squeeze of GME stock has created wealth for some traders, and destroyed the accounts of others. Source: quietbits / Shutterstock.com For old-school, valuation-obsessed investors such as myself, it’s been fascinating and perplexing.
There is a bull case for AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) stock. To be clear, I don’t subscribe to that case. But as with nearly every stock out there, a reasonable investor can make a case for being long. Source: QualityHD / Shutterstock.com The end of the novel coronavirus pandemic should boost the company’s revenue after an
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Kansas City Southern (KSU) – Shares of the rail operator surged 18.9% in premarket trading, after Canadian National Railway (CNI) offered $325 per share in cash and stock for the company, topping a prior $275 per share offer from Canadian Pacific (CP). The
To achieve dividend kings status, a company has to provide its shareholders a dividend increase for at least 50 consecutive years. This is no mean feat, but consumer goods companies may have an advantage. Source: iQoncept/shutterstock.com Companies in the consumer staples sector sell everyday items, such as toothpaste, snacks, beverages and laundry detergent, that consumers
Canoo (NASDAQ:GOEV) closed its SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) merger on Dec. 21, 2020, and received $607 million. Since then, however, GOEV stock has dropped precipitously. Source: Shutterstock In fact, Canoo has not announced the production partners for its Canoo lifestyle electric vehicle (EV). Maybe this has something to do with the fall in GOEV
Listen to Preston’s podcast about studying billionaires here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-investors-podcast/id928933489 Oprah Winfrey is a media proprietor, highly acclaimed talk show host, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and actress. According to Forbes, the “Oprah Empire” is currently worth $2.9 billion. She is widely known for her talk show, “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” which had been hailed as the highest rated
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Measuring Oil and Gas Production Oil and gas exploration and production companies, or E&P companies, use three basic formats for measuring and reporting oil and gas production: (1) Oil production is measured and reported in barrels, or “bbl.” Production rates are typically reported in terms of barrels per day, which may be abbreviated in several
There may come a time when the once-hyped real estate loan originator UWM Holdings (NYSE:UWMC) will have its day in the sun again. Until then, we’ll have to wrap our heads around the surprisingly low price of UWMC stock. Source: Shutterstock For six years running, UWM Holdings has been (according to the company, at least) America’s
Not all blue-chip companies are the same. Some are better positioned for the future, either through diversification, their competitive position or because they happen to operate in a sector that is on the cutting edge of where society is headed. While most blue-chip companies are well-run and established businesses, not all of them will continue
Rendering of a United Launch Alliance’ Atlas V rocket carrying Amazon satellites. ULA/Amazon Amazon is preparing to send its first Project Kuiper internet satellites into orbit, with Jeff Bezos‘ company announcing on Monday that it signed a contract with United Launch Alliance for nine launches. ULA, a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, will
In this article STLD ZION ELS UAL IBM Pedestrians walk past the IBM building in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Monday: IBM — Shares of the computer hardware company ticked up 2.9% after IBM reported better-than-expected results for the first quarter. IBM posted earnings
Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ:MARA) has been one of the biggest stock stories of late. Shares were well under $1 a year ago, and now trade near $35. At this point, the Bitcoin (CCC:BTC-USD) miner’s meteoric rise should cause trepidation on the part of investors. Source: Shutterstock In fact, its mining business does seem overpriced. It’s