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Cisco Stock Is Finally Pricing In A New Growth Story
Management put a much higher number on its future, and the stock has been on a tear ever since. But is this a fleeting AI boom or a fundamental rewiring of the business? For years, owning Cisco (CSCO) was a bet on stability, not speed. But on Ma...
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PYPL Showered Owners With Cash. The Stock Still Lagged The Market
The digital payments giant sent a fortune back to its owners, yet the stock fell far behind the market. Here is the accounting of what that cash really bought. PayPal (PYPL) operates the digital wallet and payment network millions use for every...
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META Stock Returns To Familiar Ground
After a sharp pullback, Meta Platforms is testing a price floor that has held strong on seven prior occasions. The business arriving this time is different, setting up a classic standoff between history and today’s reality. Meta Platforms...
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UNH Leads Its Peer Group. You Pay For That
In the health insurance arena, one company is both the undisputed leader and the most expensive ticket, forcing investors to decide if paying up for quality is a winning strategy. UnitedHealth Group is a titan of managed health care, a business ...
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The Two Divergent Paths Priced Into Eli Lilly Stock
If you hold shares, you’re already exposed to a potential future where the stock is either far higher or far lower, and the options market is pricing both as real possibilities. 1.1 years from now, the options market sees a future where El...
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Reading Between The Lines Of V’s Latest Call
Visa’s headline numbers looked spectacular, but analysts on its latest call kept poking at the same soft spot, revealing where the real risks to the growth story lie. Visa (V) is trading at a 52-week high, yet its latest earnings call was...
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The Toughest Questions AMD Faced On Its Latest Call
Advanced Micro Devices just posted huge growth forecasts, but on its earnings call, analysts zeroed in on whether the company can actually build it all without the success eating its own margins. After a remarkable run for its stock over the las...
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How To Earn 11% On NVDA Stock And Set A 30% Safety Net
Get paid a healthy income now for a chance to own the AI leader at a price well below today’s, an income you keep whether the stock soars or sinks. NVIDIA (NVDA) shares are trading around $218.99, having underperformed the S&P 500 ove...
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First Solar Diversifies The Source Of Your Risk, Not Its Size
Its five-year correlation to the market is low, and that buys a different kind of risk rather than less of it. First Solar (FSLR) is up 18.5% over the last five trading days while the S&P 500 gained 3.7%, and a run like that pulls in buyers...
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What Lumentum Stock Adds To A Portfolio Is Not Safety
This optical supplier retains behavior of its own next to the broad market, and its swings run far wider than the index’s. Lumentum (LITE) stock is up 21% over the last five trading days, against 3.7% for the S&P 500. The pull to chas...
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What Insmed Stock’s Premium Is Actually Buying
Management has just raised the peak-sales estimate, and a large slice of it belongs to a drug still running Phase III trials. Insmed (INSM) trades about 37% below its 52-week high and still costs 25.3 times sales, against 3.3 for the S&P 50...
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Figma Is Paying For The Products It Has Not Started Charging For
Strong results, a guide that inches past the quarter behind it, and software the company gives away. Figma (FIG) delivered the kind of quarter that usually gets rewarded, and the stock fell 14.8% on the first trading day after the report. The e...
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Microsoft Stock’s Peak Margin And Its Azure Bill Are The Same Story
The risk to Microsoft stock is not demand but what serving that demand now costs, and the company’s own outlook already points margins lower. Microsoft (MSFT) trades at $499.86, and its reported profitability sits at a multi-year peak. Th...
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Oracle Stock Fell While Its Operating Margin Climbed For A Third Straight Year
The build-out that dented gross margin has not stopped the operating line from widening, and that is the number the selling appears to discount. Oracle (ORCL) stock has fallen 43% over the past year while the S&P 500 returned 23%, and one a...
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Coherent Stock Climbs 51% On A 6-Day Winning Streak
A powerful run in Coherent stock has drawn attention, but the underlying numbers suggest a more complicated picture. A recent run in Coherent (COHR) stock has added about $21 billion to the company’s market value. The stock has now moved h...
