In today’s low-interest rate environment, dividend stocks remain hot. High-quality dividend stocks, such as dividend aristocrats, offer the potential for payouts that go up over time. Not to mention, share-price appreciation adds in long-term price gains as well. Yet, this investing strategy is far from a sure thing for an income investor. High payout ratios
Not all penny stocks are bad. There’s quite a few good companies that for whatever reason end up with a very low share price at some point. However, a lot of penny stocks are bad investments. Problems like heavy dilution, large operating losses, and unproven management teams tend to dog all these companies. In the
Over the past few weeks, investors have been searching high and low for companies involved with non-fungible tokens (NFTs). If you’re interested in capturing some of the gains in this trend, Color Star Technology (NASDAQ:CSCW) should be on your radar and fortunately, CSCW stock is still quite affordable. Source: Shutterstock Just as a quick primer, NFTs
This might be the third or fourth time I’ve been asked to check in on Naked Brands (NASDAQ:NAKD). Each time, I’ve wondered why the stock is drawing interest. And each time I’ve come to the conclusion: because it can. Is that a good reason to buy NAKD stock? No, but it’s all I had. Source:
Signage is displayed outside Morgan Stanley & Co. headquarters in the Times Square neighborhood of New York. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The night before the Archegos Capital story burst into public view late last month, the fund’s biggest prime broker quietly unloaded some of its risky positions to hedge funds, people with
In this article NVST QIA-DE PCG LI SGH An employee of a testing company Qiagen holds a test kit at Qiagen’s facility, in Hilden, Germany, September 8, 2020. Leon Kuegeler | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Tuesday: Qiagen – Qiagen shares ticked up 4% after the company announced the
Companies within the telecommunication industry are often a favorite of income investors, as many telecom stocks boast high dividend yields. Even better, many of these high yields are quite safe as they are well covered by earnings. The top telecom stocks share a few key qualities. They have large customer bases and charge high prices
Sundial Growers (NASDAQ:SNDL) announced recently on Mar. 18 that it would issue an additional $800 million in SNDL stock. This is through a brand new agreement with its new underwriter, Canaccord Genuity. If this sale grows through, and there is some substantial doubt it will, Sundial will be overdosing on share dilution. And I can’t
Semiconductor stocks have been in the limelight during the ongoing chip shortage, which has been affecting a range of firms, especially in the tech and automotive sectors. Chips have had a significant impact on technology and innovation in the past several decades. Today, we find chips in items ranging from smartphones, to air conditioners, fridges,
While clean energy development has picked up steam recently, the push for environmentally friendly power sources has a long history. Particularly, scientists have targeted hydrogen-based utilities and applications because the underlying asset is the most abundant element in the universe. However, economic and practicality challenges imposed a cloud over hydrogen stocks. Moreover, the advent of
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An RS1 rocket booster undergoes acceptance testing. ABL Space Rocket builder ABL Space signed a long-term agreement for multiple launches with Lockheed Martin, agreeing to provide the defense giant with as many as 58 rockets through the end of the decade. Lockheed Martin will buy up to 26 of ABL’s RS1 rockets through 2025, with
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Illumina (ILMN) – Illumina issued preliminary current-quarter and full-year guidance that exceeded current analyst estimates. The life sciences company said its projected results are being driven by record orders in its gene-sequencing and related businesses. Illumina jumped 9.2% in premarket action. Cara Therapeutics
GICS vs. ICB Stock Classification: An Overview Understanding how sectors are defined is critical to diversifying a stock portfolio. That said, there are two competing systems for classifying stocks into sectors and industries: the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) and the Industrial Classification Benchmark (ICB). Both were designed to provide an accurate and standardized industry
After using the price-to-book ratio and the Zacks Rank to find value stocks, Tracey Ryniec profiles her top pick: Carnival Corporation (CCL). Carnival Corporation: http://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/CCL?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: http://stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZacksResearch Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZacksInvestmentResearch
Genomics stocks have gained a lot of steam in the last six months, as retail traders pour their capital into high-risk, high-reward areas. One of the beneficiaries of this trend is Bionano Genomics (NASDAQ:BNGO), a life sciences firm working on some of the most exciting aspects of the genetic analysis industry. So it’s not surprising
Back on March 23, 2020, I invested in Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN) based on a belief that the casino industry would bounce back from the pandemic. A year later, I sold my WYNN stock and invested in MGM Resorts (NYSE:MGM) stock. Source: Michael Neil Thomas / Shutterstock.com I was very fortunate to time the market bottom
If you’re basing your analysis on its 2019 results, TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP), and its TRIP stock, might look like a bargain. Source: Tero Vesalainen / Shutterstock.com TripAdvisor posted a profit of $126 million, 90 cents per share of TripAdvisor stock, on revenue of $1.56 billion in 2019. That would seem to justify a market capitalization of
Tom Lee said Monday he expects the stock market’s strong start to April to continue throughout the month as part of what he’s previously dubbed a “face-ripper rally.” The co-founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors made his case in an interview on CNBC’s “Fast Money,” following the S&P 500‘s 1.4% gain Monday to notch a record close
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell listens during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on “The Quarterly CARES Act Report to Congress” on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 1, 2020. Susan Walsh | Reuters As the economy booms over the next couple of months, the Fed will have a more difficult time defending its