Traders on the floor of the NYSE, Jan. 21, 2022. Source: NYSE Two factors that determine the direction of stock prices are 1) expectations of earnings increasing or decreasing, and 2) the market multiple (price/earnings ratio), which is an estimate on what investors are willing to pay for a future stream of earnings. Both are
In this article TSLA WYNN GM COIN Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Netflix — Shares of the streaming giant fell more than 9% after Jefferies downgraded the stock to hold from buy and said the company may need to shift its focus
SmileDirectClub (NASDAQ:SDC) may appear like it has little more room to drop. But the dust hasn’t settled with SDC stock. Even as it has fallen more than 83% over the past 12 months. Source: Helen89 / Shutterstock.com It wasn’t because of some sort of market overreaction that shares in this provider of dental alignment products nosedived
Riot Blockchain (NASDAQ:RIOT) is one of the original publicly-traded cryptocurrency mining companies. RIOT stock originally rose to prominence in 2007, with shares surging from $4 to $30. However, both the price of Bitcoin (CCC:BTC-USD) and Riot soon plunged. Source: Wit Olszewski / Shutterstock.com By the end of 2018, RIOT stock had collapsed to just $2
Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) stock is great again. Over the last year, it has outperformed even Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). It opened Jan. 21 at $73.13/share, up 48% over the last trading year, bringing the market cap to $306 billion. Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com Despite this, it’s relatively cheap. The dividend still yields 4.8%. If it hits
In this article JPM GS Tourists are lined up for taking photos by the Charging Bull Statue in the financial district of New York City, United States on August 16, 2021. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Bonus season has arrived on Wall Street, and the bankers who produced record revenue last year
As a sports fan, I sometimes watch with amazement as teams that are having a horrible game within a miserable season celebrate heartily after they made a few good plays. I wonder, “What are you so happy about? Overall, you’re doing horribly.” I have similar feelings towards those who are upbeat on AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC)
Digital payments, financial services, and Bitcoin (CCC:BTC-USD) company Block Inc (NYSE:SQ) has started off 2022 the way it spent the final three months of 2021: watching its shares slump. After closing at an all-time high in August, SQ stock continued the volatility that has become one of its defining characteristics. Source: Sergei Elagin / Shutterstock.com A
The esteemed Austrian economist Joseph Schumpeter coined the term “creative destruction“ in the 1940s to describe the way technological progress improves the lives of many, but only at the expense of a smaller few. Creative destruction occurred during the industrial revolution when machinery and improvements to the manufacturing process such as the assembly line pushed out craft
Semiconductor stocks have seen solid returns in 2021. As a result, the PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index (SOX) is up around 12.5% in the past 12 months. Meanwhile, numbers from the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics show that global sales in the industry will likely grow close to 9% in 2022. Yet, despite these positive prospects, many
In this article VRNT AMZN TSLA VMW WMT VMware at the NYSE, Dec. 14, 2021. Source: NYSE Stocks have had a rocky start to 2022, and further turbulence could be ahead for investors. That’s because the current macro environment has been one of the most volatile in recent memory. Inflationary fears, labor shortages and the
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Rising bond yields could keep a choke hold on tech and growth stocks for now, as investors bet the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates four or more
Gores Guggenheim (NASDAQ:GGPI) stock, when it eventually becomes Polestar, will hope for Simpsons-like success. Source: Jeppe Gustafsson / Shutterstock.com One of the reasons why the satirical animated sitcom The Simpsons has been around for more than three decades is its excellent writing. With sharp wit and a finger on the cultural pulse, the series has
Do you like to ride on the backs of cryptocurrency whales? If so, then you’ll definitely want to check out Fantom (CCC:FTM-USD). Apparently, large-scale traders may be showing interest in Fantom in early 2022. Source: Wit Olszewski / Shutterstock.com Reportedly, one crypto whale recently purchased 500,000 FTM. That order was valued at $1,110,000 – clearly, somebody’s
If you found a stock with a strong growth history that is expected to gain 30% this year, you’d be interested, right? Then maybe you should check out Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock. Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com Amazon has been through the ringer as of late. It’s down 23% since July and 14% over the last
A man walks past a Wells Fargo Bank branch on a rainy morning in Washington. Gary Cameron | Reuters U.S. banks closed a record number of retail branches in 2021 as customers increasingly turn to digital banking and the industry consolidates. On net, U.S. banks shuttered 2,927 branches last year, according to S&P Global Market
In this article UAL TRV AAL SIG F RF Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Travelers (TRV) – The insurance company reported a quarterly profit of $5.20 per share, well above the $3.86 consensus estimate, with revenue also beating analyst forecasts. Travelers benefited from stronger results in investment income and underwriting, and
When it comes to investing, I think we can all agree that the name of the game is to make money. Why else are we here? A good step toward that goal is to avoid overvalued stocks. In short, overvalued stocks are those whose price exceeds the company’s near-term earnings outlook, or its price-to-earnings (P/E)
Bakkt Holdings (NYSE:BKKT) stock has had a mystifying run over the past six months or so. The company launched via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) and almost immediately skyrocketed from $10 to $40. Source: iQoncept/ShutterStock.com These gains would not last, however. BKKT stock hit $40 in October. By December, it was back down to
Investors may own a handful of stocks within their investment portfolio in which they track each stock’s individual performance. However, the performance of a small portfolio is not indicative of the overall market. Investors also need information about market sentiment, which is where a stock index can be helpful. An index can provide a measurable and traceable