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They don’t usually attract the attention of retail investors, but defense stocks have risen to popularity and widely outperformed a stuttering stock market so far in 2022. And some of them still appear like good long-term buys, even as they print new all-time highs. Undoubtedly, ongoing tensions in the South China Sea and the Russian

Lucid is down 54% from its November high price, wiping over $40 billion off its cheery valuation in the process. Its recent fourth-quarter earnings release lowered the company’s electric vehicle (EV) production target dramatically for 2022 from manufacturing issues. Investors should be careful here and take a wait-and-see attitude, especially as LCID stock still has a

Growth stocks such as Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) have cratered over the past few months. SHOP stock trades roughly 64% lower than its 52-week high price. Though the pain is unlikely to last forever, Shopify and other growth stocks will continue feeling the heat this year. Source: Burdun Iliya / Shutterstock.com Shopify’s business soared during the pandemic

Quantumscape (NYSE:QS) is down 29% year-t0-date and off more than 61% from its peak on Nov. 15. The company’s latest earnings report shows no revenue, as expected, and continuing losses. However, capex was as expected. Prospects for revenue for the solid-state electric battery maker are years in the future, which is keeping QS stock down.

There’s an old trading adage that goes as follows. A stock that is down 90% is one that was down 80% and then got cut in half again. This is precisely what’s happening for many unprofitable and speculative companies such as Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM) stock. AFRM stock is now down 80% from its 52-week highs, leading

Before we consider the opportunity in Zillow (NASDAQ:Z, NASDAQ:ZG) stock, we should acknowledge the overall risk. The situation is now ablaze in the Ukraine, but the negative rhetoric is building showdowns between the U.S. and China. Wall Street knows this, and that’s why the the CBOE Volatility Index (INDEXCBOE:VIX) is near $30. With that in

Boy oh boy, have the meme stocks gotten some rough treatment or what? I would argue that to some extent, most of these stocks deserved this. Many meme stocks were trading to cuckoo levels, with the astronomical gains leading to silly valuations. The market was handing out multi-billion market capitalizations for some firms that didn’t

Remember how exciting it was when Canadian company Tilray (NASDAQ:TLRY)bought out competitor Aphria? At the time, it was the cannabis-market merger of a lifetime. TLRY stock was supposed to soar to all-time highs. Source: Jarretera / Shutterstock.com However, people’s pot stock dreams met reality and went up in smoke. Even with Aphria’s assets, Tilray still

BRC Inc. (NYSE:BRCC) is the official name of the entity better known as Black Rifle Coffee. The company recently completed its merger with Silverbox Engaged Merger Corp. As a result, Silverbox’s ticker changed to BRCC. In the wake of the merger, BRCC stock has rallied sharply. Source: YuniqueB / Shutterstock The merger valued Black Rifle at

Bottom-fishers who bought Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) at its novel coronavirus pandemic lows have seen their patience pay off recently. Even those who got into OXY stock “late” — after oil began to bounce back — are sitting on significant gains. Source: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com But now, whether you own it already, or looking to

Advertising platform Snap (NYSE:SNAP) has enjoyed the past month after reporting solid earnings. The market did not expect a blow-out quarter from the company but Snap proved them wrong. SNAP stock gained 23% in February and is trading in the $30s today. Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com Although the stock is much lower than the highs it

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock will split 20:1 in June. The company also authorized a $10 billion share buyback. Source: Frederic Legrand – COMEO / Shutterstock.com Shares rose over $100 early on March 10, despite a 1.45% overall drop in the Nasdaq. Even at that level they are down over 13% since the start of the year. The

With all the turmoil in the market today, you may think the meme stocks trend is completely over-and-done-with. Mostly, because the factors that enabled it in the first place are no longer in play. For starters, between inflation, interest rates, and the Russia-Ukraine war, the market is in “risk-off” mode. More chancy investments have seen

Canadian Pacific Railway (NYSE:CP) stock has been rising since Russia invaded Ukraine. CP stock was due to open March 11 at $77.79, up from below $69 at the start of the month. They’re now up 8% so far this year. Source: Shutterstock Canadian Pacific investors have been hoping for gains ever since the company announced

The junkmen are coming for Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) stock. Source: Sundry Photography/Shutterstock.com Since December, activist investors have been pushing the company to sell or at least spin-off its real estate and e-commerce units. The board reacted by rejecting two takeover offers and adopting a “poison pill” aimed at preventing a “hostile takeover.” The pressure increased last

Clover Health (NASDAQ:CLOV) is in deep trouble. CLOV stock was due to open March 10 at about $3 per share. That is a market cap of just under $1.3 billion, which on 2021 revenue of $1.5 million looks horrendous. On expected 2022 revenue of $3.24 billion, however, maybe that is not so bad. Source: Wirestock

Downward revisions to revenue growth forecasts severely hurt Matterport’s (NASDAQ:MTTR) stock price. Shares are down around 79% from their November 2021 highs around $33. The price is in a precipitous decline that accelerated when the company reported scarier operating losses last month. Key corporate insiders bought the dip on MTTR stock in February. Could better

It is hard to believe that this is the first time I have written about Affirm Holdings (NASDAQ:AFRM) and AFRM stock.  Source: Joaquin Corbalan P / Shutterstock.com The San Francisco-based buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) firm went public at $49 on Jan. 12, 2021, selling 24.6 million shares and raising $1.21 billion in the process. The company’s share

Shares of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) have been in a downtrend since October 2020. Yet, a year ago, I bet few China perma-bulls expected BABA stock would be flirting with the $100 level for the first time in more than half a decade. Source: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com After losing 57% of their value in

First off, I’ll admit it may sound foolish to be bearish on Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ:COST) stock. But my bearishness isn’t built around any issues with the company’s underlying business. Source: ARTYOORAN / Shutterstock.com Mainly, because there are not too many. The membership-based discount retailer keeps reporting strong results. It thrived during the pandemic. It’s still