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Down 13% Last Month, Does Ericsson Stock Look Set To Bounce?
Ericsson stock (NASDAQ: ERIC) is down around 13% in the past month (twenty-one trading days), performing much worse than the S&P 500, which was down 5% over this period. If you look at the change over the last ten days, too, the stock has r...
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Will UPS Stock Rebound After A 14% Fall In A Month?
UPS stock (NYSE: UPS) has seen a 14% fall in a month, significantly underperforming the broader S&P500 index, down 3%. Last month, FedEx reported downbeat Q1 fiscal 2023 results. The big e-commerce surge seen through the lockdown phase of t...
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After A 40% Fall This Year Illumina Stock Is A Better Pick Over Its Peer
We believe that Illumina stock (NASDAQ: ILMN), a gene sequencing company, is currently a better pick than Thermo Fisher Scientific stock (NYSE: TMO), given Illumina’s better prospects. Both companies are trading at a similar valuation ...
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This Aerospace Components Maker Appears To Be A Better Pick Over Northrop Grumman Stock
We believe that Transdigm stock (NYSE: TDG), an aerospace components company, currently is a better pick compared to Northrop Grumman stock (NYSE: NOC), despite its higher valuation of 5.4x trailing revenues vs. 2.1x for Northrop Grumman. Th...
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What’s Driving The Growth For STERIS Stock?
STERIS stock (NYSE: STE), a healthcare company focused on infection prevention, has seen a 29% fall this year, slightly underperforming the broader S&P500 index, down 21%. However, in the longer term, STE stock, with 62% returns from levels...
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What To Expect From Meta Platforms Stock?
Meta Platforms’ stock (NASDAQ: META) has lost 59% YTD, while the S&P500 is down 21% over the same period. While the technology sector stocks have declined more than the broader markets (NASDAQ 100 technology sector index down 36% YTD), Meta...
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Falling Aluminum Prices Will Weigh On Alcoa’s Q3 Results
Alcoa (NYSE:AA) is expected to report its Q3 2022 earnings on Wednesday, October 19, reporting on a quarter that saw aluminum prices continue to face considerable pressure. We expect the company’s revenues to come in at about $2.95 billion,...
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Why We Are Cutting Our Price Estimate For U.S. Steel Stock
The shares of United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) have declined by about 15% year-to-date and remain down by over 45% from their March 2022 highs. While the company’s financial performance over the first half of 2022 has actually been pre...
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Company Of The Day: Las Vegas Sands
What? Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) stock has risen by close to 20% over the last month, outperforming the broader S&P 500 which remains down by about 3% over the same period. Why? Las Vegas Sands has significant exposure to the Macau gaming...
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What’s Behind Texas Instruments Stock’s Consistent Outperformance Of The Markets?
Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ: TXN) stock price rose 1.6x from $104 in 2017 end to around $167 currently, primarily due to favorable changes in its sales and P/S multiple. During this period, the company, a designer and manufacturer of...
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Target Stock Down 32% This Year, What’s Next?
After a 32% decline so far this year, at the current price of around $157 per share, we believe Target (NYSE: TGT), the second-largest discount chain in the U.S. – could see gains in the long term. TGT stock has declined from around $232 to...
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Occidental Petroleum Stock Up 13% In A Week. Here’s Why?
Occidental Petroleum Corporation’s stock (NYSE: OXY) is a company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration as well as petrochemical manufacturing . The company’s stock has increased by almost 13% over the last five trading days (one week)...
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This Tobacco Company Appears To Be A Better Bet Over Altria Stock
We believe that Vector Group stock (NYSE: VGR), a relatively small tobacco company, currently is a better pick compared to the tobacco giant Altria stock (NYSE: MO), given Vector’s comparatively lower valuation of 1.1x trailing revenues vs. ...
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Is Boeing Stock Undervalued At $135?
Boeing stock (NYSE: BA) has seen a 34% fall this year, underperforming the broader S&P500 index, down 20%. Even if we look at the longer term, BA stock, with -55% returns from levels seen in late 2017, has underperformed the S&P 500 ind...
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With EV Sales Strong Despite A Weak Economy, Are Supplier Stocks A Buy?
Our theme of EV Supplier stocks has underperformed this year, declining by about 24% year-to-date, compared to the S&P 500 which remains down by about 21% over the same period. While rising bond yields have largely been responsible for the se...
