Facebook is set to unveil earnings on Wednesday, July 26th, top pick for S&P Global portfolio manager Erin Gibbs. The company has a strong history of surpassing analysts’ earnings estimates. Valuation has come down to reasonable levels, at 32 x (times) forward earnings, given the lowered growth estimate for the next 12 months. The estimate for […]
US Stock Market Ignores Left Media’s “Hoax” Story $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ Saturday, US President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that the stock market is at an all time high “despite the Russian hoax story” and that job numbers are looking good. His comment came after a Dow Jones story Saturday that noted Wall Street analysts’ […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Stock Outperforms in FY 2017 $RACE, $F, $GM, $FCAU In Y 2016, Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) outperformed legacy automakers and the broader market with 21.1% returns. YTD it has also been terrific for the Italian luxury Supercar maker too. As of 14 July, Ferrari stock has delivered over 60% YTD positive returns. On a YTD […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Shares Gained 19% Over the Past Month or So $RACE A strong increase in Q-1 profits and a good month of F1 racing drove Ferrari’s stock higher in and the 1st 2 days in June. Shares of Supercar and HyperSupercar maker Ferrari N.V. (NYSE:RACE) are rallying and racing higher, finishing Friday at 90.59. […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Outperforming Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) $RACE, $TSLA, $F, $GM Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) has outperformed Tesla, the hyper growth company, since it went public in October 2015. Ferrari, celebrating it’s 70 anni this year, has returned 64% while Tesla has returned 46% during that time frame despite the fact Tesla’s revenue growth is expected to average 10X […]
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) the Big War Winner Today the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) took major steps to enhance global security and stimulate economic progress in the United States and the Middle East. KSA has expressed its intent to procure more than $28 billion worth of Lockheed Martin integrated air […]
Expecting Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) to Beat Revenue & Earnings Guidance $RACE Shares of Supercar manufacturer, premier F1 racer and purveyor of luxury goods, Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) have been driving higher ever since late June of Y 2016. The stock is up about 100% since its June 2016 low of 38.71, and I believe it has more room to […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on S&P 500 Earnings $SPY Last week was busy for participants; there was lots of earnings and economic data to digest. The books closed on the month of April as stocks marked + 1.0 to 2.5% depending on which of indexes was your focus. For much of April the market continued to […]
S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) Outperforms Revenue Increased 8%, Reflects 2016 Divestitures and Acquisitions Organic Revenue Increased 18% Diluted EPS Increased 39% to $1.53 Adjusted Diluted EPS Increased 35% to $1.62 Operating Profit Margin Increased 640 Basis Points to 45% Adjusted Operating Profit Margin Increased 630 Basis Points to 47% S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) today reported first […]
War is Good Business at Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) – Net sales of $11.1 billion – Net earnings from continuing operations of $763 million, or $2.61 per share – Generated cash from operations of $1.7 billion – Returned $1.0 billion to stockholders, inclusive of $500 million in share repurchases The Corporation’s cash deployment activities in […]
Wall Street “Ready” for Busiest Earnings Week in Years $SPY, $XOM, $GOOGL, $AMZN, $MSFT Corporate America is set to kick off its biggest profit-reporting season in at least 10 years this week, with more than 190 members of the S&P 500 index delivering Quarterly reports, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices data. The lineup accounts […]
Monday, Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Stock to Trade Ex-Dividend Monday $RACE, $SPX, $SPY Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) will begin trading ex-dividend on Monday, 24 April . To qualify for a dividend check, investors must have owned Ferrari shares prior this Monday, which is the last day the company’s management will finalize its roster of shareholders to whom it will […]
President Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ Economic Growth Potential $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The Big Q: Has been a decline in the potential growth of the economy that may defy both the animal spirits unleashed by Donald Trump’s election as well as his “Make America Great Again” aka MAGA, fiscal policies, assuming they get fully […]
The 1st Quarter was Good for Stocks $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Q-1 of this year good for stocks as the S&P 500 climbed just over 5.5% during the frame. Mapping the move of the S&P 500 and the other major stock market indices over the last Q, we see that March was a different month […]
The World’s #1 Luxury Purchase: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) $RACE A Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) car is a luxury purchase, they are expensive, exclusive, and there is a waiting lists to get a new one, and on the Special Edition cars Ferrari has conditions for purchase, it governs the demand. The iconic Italian super and hypersuper carmaker keeps its Prancing […]
They Call it “Monetary Policy” $DIA, $SPY, $GLD, $SLV The Dow Jones made its last all-time high on March 1st, and since then its valuation has been slowly deflating. It closed this week only nine Dow Points away from breaking below its BEV -2.50% line in the chart below. After the amazing 32 new daily […]
Trump Stimulus Expectations Driving US and World Economies $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The world economy will grow steadily over the next 2 years, meaning investors should stay invested in equities, according to Barclays Capital Plc. Barclay’s analysts presented several major themes for the next 2 years Thursday, they are: President Donald Trump and Republicans in […]
Contrarians See Trump Calmed S&P 500 VIX as Sell Signal $SPY, $VXX American investors are projecting that The Trump Administration will be the catalyst to boost corporate earnings going forward. They are betting that they are right. “Given the intensity of the political ferment in our country, the Zen-like calm of stock market investors is […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) LTN’s Large Cap Stocks of the Day $RACE Ferrari N.V. (NYSE:RACE), from the Consumer Goods (Luxury) sector had a price of 66.58 Monday, or + 1.29%. The company is predicting an EPS (earnings per share) growth of 0.29% in the coming year. The EPS growth over the next 5 years will be. Ferrari […]
Why Buy This Bull Market or Not Buy It $SPY Below are some of the reasons given as to why investors should “Buy” this Bull Market, as follows: 1. Investor Confidence Is Soaring There is little doubt that since the election both investor and consumer confidence has soared. In fact, confidence (soft data) has become […]
Buying Stocks: Value Investing Warren Buffet is the Champion of value investing. Value investing is a strategy that involves buying companies that are undervalued in the market. Such companies are not hidden gems, they are good companies trading at lower prices than they should be. When I say value, I mean getting a good deal. […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) HyperSupercar Production Drives Record Profits $RACE, $FCAU Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) projects profit spike of at least 8% in Y 2017 with more Special Edition SuperCars like the $2.1-M LaFerrari Aperta, which boosted revenue and earnings to record highs in Y 2016. Ferrari’s shares to all time highs last week marking 65.12 on Friday, 2 […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Beat the Street, Stock Spikes $RACE, $FCAU Thursday, the iconic Italian luxury carmaker reported a 38% rise in Q-4 adjusted core earnings and gave a strong guidance for Y 2017, driving its NYSE listed shares us more than 4% on the day. Ferrari was spun off from Fiat-Chrysler (NYSE:FCAU) in October 2015, said adjusted EBITDA […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Expanding Its Global Presence $RACE, $FCAU Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) is set to report Q-4 of Y 2016 results before the market open on 2 February. Last Quarter, the company delivered a positive earnings of 22.22%. Looking forward to seeing this announcement as Ferrari is expanding its presence worldwide. Ferrari was until October 2015 a […]
Ferrari NV’s (NYSE:RACE) 2017 Corporate Calendar $RACE Ferrari N.V. ((NYSE/MTA: RACE) announced Tuesday the following corporate calendar for Y 2017, as follows: Earnings Releases 2 February 2017 – Group results for 4th Quarter and FY 2016 4 May 2017 – Group results for 1st Quarter 2017 2 August 2017 – Group results for 2nd Quarter […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Full Year, Q-4 2016 Results on 2 February $RACE Ferrari N.V. (NYSE/MTA: RACE) announced Tuesday that its financial results for the FY and Q-4 for Y 2016 will be released on Thursday, 2 February 2017. A live audio webcast and conference call of FY 2016 and Q-4 results will begin at 16:00 GMT […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $MCD, $TVR, $BA, $CAT, $INTC, $MSFT Q-4 earnings season picks up this week with 106 members of the S&P 500 scheduled to report to Wall Street. Included in this group are 12 DJIA components, as follows: Monday: McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) Tuesday: 3M (NYSE:MMM), Du Pont (NYSE:DD), Johnson & Johnson […]
HeffX-LTN Analysts for Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE:ABX) $ABX Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE:ABX) reported the earnings of 0.24/share in the last Quarter where the estimated EPS by analysts was 0.21/share. The difference between the expected and actual EPS was 0.03/share, which represents a surprise of 14.3%. Analysts are providing their estimated earnings analysis for Barrick Gold, […]
LTN’s Feature Stock of the Day: Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE:BK) $BK The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE:BK) will report its next earnings on 19 January 2017 The company reported the earnings of 0.90/Share in the last Quarter where the estimated EPS by analysts was 0.81/share. The difference between the expected […]
US Companies Profits Up, Some Will Top Expectations $SPY Earnings season in here, and US companies are set to report their strongest profit growth in 2 years, and just may justify Wall Street to extend its strong rally, as some participants anticipate that many companies will top expectations. Companies in the S&P 500 are expected […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $UNH, $GS, $AXP, $IBM, $GE The US financial markets will be closed on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. President Elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated on Friday, 20 January. Official Q-4 earnings season is underway, with 35 members of the S&P 500 scheduled to report […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX It is the 2nd week of Y 2017. The the smaller cap stocks look to fare better as big funds buy them in the “January Effect” action. This weeks performance will tells more, as to the market’s continued efforts to extend The Trump Rally. The […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Friday, what looked as if it could be a high note close to Y 2016 with an up session in an up market fell to the reality of a heavy volume rebalance. Stocks sold to end Y 2016 but finished on a high note Russell […]
The “Shortened” Week Ahead on Wall Street $STZ, $MON, $WBA The US financial markets were closed Monday in observance of New Year’s Day. This week only 3 members of the S&P 500 are scheduled to report earnings to Wall Street: Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE:STZ), Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON) and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (NYSE:WBA) Thursday. […]
Trump Tax Cuts Seen Boosting Earnings by 20% Next Year $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Some analysts are raising earnings forecast for Y 2017 expecting US President Donald Trump to favor a more business friendly environment than Barack Hussein Obama. The combination of a Republican in the White House and a Republican Congress is seen by […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Last week we saw a modest rise, no Santa Claus Reindeer drive through DJIA 20000, perhaps this week, as the indexes are still working on patterns. The leaders were flat, as the money moves toward smaller bio-techs. It remains to be seen if the final week […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street The US financial markets are closed Monday in observance of Christmas. The markets will also be closed the following Monday, 2 January in observance of New Year’s Day. On behalf of everyone at HeffX-LTN, I you a healthy and prosperous New Year. Earnings No members of the S&P 500 […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The FOMC made the bold move of hiking the Fed Funds rate 25 bpts for the 2nd time in 13 months and promised an additional 3 hikes in Y 2017, Along with the Fed Speak politicians had to get in front of the cameras to […]
People are Working, Traveling, Spending and Investing in Stocks $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ The post-election Trump Rally has taken stock market indexes to all-time highs, and the recent gains raise some interesting Q’s. Below are some thoughts on the action that you may find useful, as follows: Sentiment: Has spiked as the market has run up. […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX There is a lot of data is due this week including the FOMC rate policy decision Wednesday afternoon. Most people believe the Fed will raise rates as it did a year ago. Wednesday sees Retail sales, PPI, Industrial Production and Capacity. CPI is revealed Thursday, […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Shares Driving Higher $RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) shares have come off their 27 July 2016 lows at 37.41, and are driving higher, headed to all time highs Ferrari is a Bullish proxy for the high end market. The prevailing sentiment is that the high end market will continue to do well as long as […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX At the weekend there was an Italian election, the Italians, suffering from oppressively high unemployment and the huge costs of the new immigrants, moved toward an ‘Italiexit’ from the EU. One analyst I read said it was better to have the EU than separate countries with […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $AZO, $BF.B, $COST, $AVGO, $COO We are in that frame between Q-3 and Q-4 earnings season on Wall Street. This week 6 members of the S&P 500 will release results this week AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) Tuesday Brown-Forman Corp. (NYSE:BF.B), Costco Wholesale Corp. (NYSE:COST) and H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) Wednesday Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) and Cooper Companies (NYSE:COO) Thursday Economic reports The […]
Donald Trump’s Presidency Will Benefit Stocks in Almost Every Sector $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX After years of slowing earnings growth and little in the way of excitement for many Wall Street analysts, many are hopeful that President Elect Donald Trump will make things interesting. When collating data for the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS) Analyst […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Stocks hit fresh records in a shortened trading session Friday, investors continued to bet on a pickup in economic growth and rising corporate profits. The gains on Wall Street were modest and broad, with nearly every sector in the Standard and Poor’s 500 index rising. […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX I expected the US stock indexes to pause and test, but they have risen on a stronger USD and the outlook for improved business. The prospect of actual growth of companies doing business in the USD has driven the smaller cap stocks higher. Again, after […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $DE, $TSN, $CPB, $HRL, $MDT The US financial markets will be closed Thursday in observance of Thanksgiving. The US stock exchanges will close early Friday, at 1:00p EST. Q-3 earnings season continues to wind down with just 13 members of the S&P 500 scheduled to report to Wall Street […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The stock and bond markets are channeling US President Elect Trump’s expected policies since last Tuesday. Equities has liked them and Bonds have not. Stocks rallied sharply on the pro-growth trade. Longer-dated US Treasuries sold off sharply on the understanding that pro-growth = pro-inflation + […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $HD, $CSCO, $WMT Earning season is slowing, this week just 20 members of the S&P 500 will report to Wall Street Included in this lot are 3 DJIA stocks: Home Depot (NYSE:HD) Tuesday, Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) Wednesday and Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) Thursday. Economic reports The week’s 1st economic […]
The Trump Rally Extends, DJIA at Record Highs $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The Big Q: Why did the market rally like it did? The Big A: the Bullish price action centered around the following Key factors: Short-covering activity Momentum as traders chased gains that few people expected Strong leadership from the financial and healthcare sectors, […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The big economic data and the bulk of the earnings reports are in and digested by Wall Street. But hang on there are still some Key earnings , like Disney (NYSE:DIS) this week. along with JOLTS and MSI . This Tuesday, 8 November the US […]
The Week Ahead On Wall Street $DIS Tuesday is Election Day in the US, with early voting underway in many states. Earning season continues this week as 31 members of the S&P 500 are scheduled to report. Included is DJIA component The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) Thursday. Economic reports The week’s 1st economic reports will be […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street This week 130 members of the S&P 500 are scheduled to report earnings to Wall Street. Included in this group is DJIA component Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) Tuesday. The FOMC will hold a 2-day meeting starting Tuesday. The CME’s FedWatch Tool currently assigns a greater than 90% chance of interest rates remaining unchanged. […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $V, $AAPL, $CAT, $BA, $KO, $XOM This week Q-3 earnings season hits full stride, with 178 members of the S&P 500 reporting to Wall Street. Included in this group are 12 DJIA componenets: Monday: Visa (NYSE:V) Tuesday: 3M Co. (NYSE:MMM), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT), DuPont De Nemours (NYSE:DD), Merck […]
GAWK CEO on MoneyTV Friday to Discuss Record Earnings, Tech Breakthrough Los Angeles, CA—October 20, 2016 – GAWK Inc. (OTC PINK: GAWK ) CEO Scott Kettle will be a guest on MoneyTV on Friday, October 21, 2016, and will speak to investors and the media about the Company’s recent record-breaking revenue and technological advances. Kettle […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $IBM, $GS, $GE, $AXP, $MSFT Earnings season will pick up this week as 11 members of the DJIA are scheduled to report: International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) Monday Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS), Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) Tuesday American Express Co. (NYSE:AXP) Wednesday; Microsoft […]
The Leadership is Bouncing Around, Uncertainty Abounds $SPY, $JPM, $C At 1st glance, the US stock market in Y 2016 is nothing like it was last year, when Winners kept winning and gainers were concentrated in a handful of leadership stocks. But, now the leadership keeps bouncing around. Since January, the S&P 500 Index’s strongest […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $JPM, $C, $WFC, $PNC, $AA The US stock exchanges were open Monday, Columbus Day, even though it is a federal holiday. The 1st official week of Q-3 earnings features 4 banks: DJIA component JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) and S&P 500 members Citigoup (NYSE:C), PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC) and Wells […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $AYI, $DRI, $STZ, $GPN, $MON, $YUM Q-4 (October) started Saturday, the month infamous for the Y 1929 and the & 1987 crashes. October is also notable for this Key reason: the performance of Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index from 31 July to 31 October has a way of predicting […]
US Technology Companies Outperformed Since June $AAPL, $GOOG, $MSFT, $DB US technology companies have outperformed since June, beating the S&P 500 Index by the biggest margin since the Bull Market began on 9 March 2009. Their influence lifted the broad market to the 4h straight Quarterly gainer and its biggest of Y 2016, with the […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) a Bullish ‘Battleground’ Stock $RACE, $FCAU, $F Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) is an issue that I am strong on. On the 60 open the stock was an easy short, but as the subsequent decline bottomed, many analysts turned Bullish on a valuation basis. Ferrari is not a “me-too” car company and it deserves a much […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $ORCL The only S&P 500 member scheduled to report earnings is Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ:ORCL) Thursday. Economic reports The week’s 1st notable economic report to Wall Street will be the August import and export prices, released Wednesday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ August Producer Price Index (PPI), August retail sales, the Phily Fed’s […]
Muni Bond Yields & Barron’s Confidence Index $DIA, $GLD, $SLV Finally, after two months the stock market saw a little excitement last Friday; the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) almost broke below 18,000 at the close. Two “policy makers” said FOMC “policy” isn’t market driven; that they may actually increase their Fed Funds Rate: twice […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $HPE, $KR The US financial markets were closed Monday in observance of Labor Day. Historically, September has been the worst month of the year for large-cap stocks. The S&P 500 index has only realized a September gain during 43% of all years since the start of Y 1946. The […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $BF.B, $CRM, $AVGO, $CPB, $HRB There are only 5 members of the S&P 500 scheduled to report earnings this week, they are: Brown-Forman Corp. (NYSE:BF.B) and Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) Wednesday, and Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO), Campbell Soup Co. (NYSE:CPB) and H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) Thursday. Economic reports The week’s 1st notable economic report […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $BBY, $INTU, $SMJ, $HPQ, $PVH, $ADSK, $DG, $MDT, $PDCO, $SIG, $TIF, $ULTA This week 13 members of the S&P 500 are scheduled to report earnings to Wall Street On Tuesday: Best Buy (BBY), Intuit (INTU) and JM Smucker (SJM). On Thursday: HP (HPQ) and PVH Corp. (PVH) on Wednesday; […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $BBY, $DG, $INTU, $MCD, $PG, $SYMC Daily HeffX-LTN reviews Wall Street analysts research reports to find new investing and trading ideas for our readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of Wall Streets top analysts upgrades, downgrades […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $BABA, $BBRY, $UA, $AD Daily HeffX-LTN reviews Wall Street analysts research reports to find new investing and trading ideas for our readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of Wall Streets top analysts upgrades, downgrades and initiations […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $HD, $CSCO, $WMT, $LOW, $TGT Earnings season winds down, just 20 members of the S&P 500 report to Wall Street this week. Included are DJIA members Home Depot (NYSE:HD) Tuesday, Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) Wednesday and Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) Thursday. Some other retailers will also report to Wall Street, including: […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $AEO, $LRCX, $SHA, $SPWR, $UNP Daily HeffX-LTN reviews Wall Street analysts research reports to find new investing and trading ideas for our readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of Wall Streets top analysts upgrades, downgrades and […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $EGO, $SLM, $SPWR, $DIS, $YELP Daily HeffX-LTN reviews Wall Street analysts research reports to find new investing and trading ideas for our readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of Wall Streets top analysts upgrades, downgrades and […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Earnings, GDP numbers, Fed, BOJ and ECB decisions, NFPs report all out. Wall Street ignored most of it for a few weeks, got nervous traded down and saw some light, ran North and broke out on low volume Friday. And by the way the US job […]
Earnings Reports to Watch this Week $DIS, $SCTY, $VRX, $YELP, $SHAK, $BABA, $KSS, $M, $JWN, $JCP HeffX–LTN has put together a preview of some of the major companies reporting their Quarterly results this week and what to expect. And have included the consensus earnings estimates from Thomson Reutersm the stock price and trading history. Note: […]
Ferrari’s Supercars Driving Record Breaking Earnings $RACE Iconic Italian automaker Ferrari, NV (NYSE:RACE) posted better-than-expected Quarterly numbers last Tuesday, helped by strong demand for its Supercars from Europe and China and margins strengthened by Special Edition and Tailor Made examples. The business that was spun off from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (NYSE:FCAU), confirmed its full-year revenue […]
Cautious US Companies ‘Hoarding’ Cash $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX US companies have returned to hoarding cash due to mounting economic and geopolitical fears, a indication of a business-investment pullback. The UK’s Brexit vote, a sluggish US economy and a weak global economy combined to lead companies to delay investment decisions and just hoard their cash, […]
The US “Earnings Recession” is Not Registering with Investors $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The US earnings recession should be dampening the 7-year-old Bull Market, but it is not registering with investors. Quarterly profits in the S&P 500 Index are about to fall yet again, extending a streak of declines poised to match the longest earnings […]
This Week on Wall Street, Bank Earnings in the Headlights $JPM, $GS, $MS, $BAC, $DB, $USB Banks are definitely in the headlights this earnings season, and there is caution in the market, Q-2 was not strong economical. Financials have been the worst performing of the 10 major S&P 500 sector groups this year, down nearly […]
The REAL Jobs Report Suggest the US Economy ‘Treading Water’ $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX There is almost no way to explain Friday’s buying spree in response to another NFPs (official jobs report) that proved nothing about a growing economy, hang on an allegedly growing economy. When the S&P 500 hit 2130 on 21 May 2015, […]
Today’s US S&P 500 Action May Signal Market Top $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX US economy’s ill health possibly having been overstated, plus the Dovish talk from the Fed combined Friday drive the S&P 500 Index above its 21 May 2015 all time high close. Friday’s capped an 8-day rebound of more than 6% that restored […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $NKE, $GIS, $CAG, $MU Earnings results from Q-2’s early reporters will be released to Wall Street this week with 10 members of the S&P 500 on tap. They are NIKE (NYSE:NKE)Tuesday, Acuity Brands (NYSE AYI), General Mills (NYSE:GIS) and Monsanto (NYSE:MON) Wednesday; and ConAgra Foods (NYSE:CAG), Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ), Darden […]
US Q-1 Earnings 98% in, Not Really Very Good $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX As of Wednesday, Q-1 earnings reports are 98% complete with 495 of the 500 companies in the S&P 500 reported. Headlines were generally positive with 72% of companies beating expectations, about average. But, nothing else about the earnings season looks to be […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts’ Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $BUD, $CHTR, $COST, $NKE, $UA, $WFM Daily HeffX-LTN reviews Wall Street analysts’ research reports to find new investing and trading ideas for our readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of Wall Streets top analysts […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts’ Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $DG, $MON, $PANW, $TGTX, $ULTX Daily HeffX-LTN reviews Wall Street analysts’ research reports to find new investing and trading ideas for our readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of Wall Streets top analysts upgrades, […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $MDT, $KORS, $AVGO The US financial markets were closed Monday for Memorial Day. This week only 3 members of the S&P 500 will report Q-1 earnings to Wall Street as this season is winding down, they are: Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Tuesday, Michael Kors Holdings (NYSE:KORS) Wednesday and Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) on Thursday. Economic Reports […]
The AAII Sentiment Survey for the Frame Ended 25 May 2016 $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The AAII Investor Sentiment Survey measures the percentage of individual investors who are Bullish, Bearish, and Neutral on the US stock market for the next 6 months, Individual members are polled from the ranks of the AAII membership weekly. Just […]
SEC Accounting Scrutiny Could End Bull Market $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The SEC appears to be ready to put a end to aggressive accounting methods. The US Securities and Exchange Commission is finally setting out to put a stop to the accounting methods that artificially inflates profits. According to media reports, the SEC is getting […]
SEC Cracking Down on Misleading “Shocking” Corporate Accounting $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX SEC’s chief accountant for corporate sending message to companies that aggressively engage in misleading adjusted earnings measures. Mark Kronforst, chief accountant of the SEC’s corporation finance division, warned that the SEC is sending a message to companies that excessively engage in misleading accounting. […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $AZO, $HPE, $INTU, $COST, $HPQ, $DG Only 16 members of the S&P 500 will report earnings this week as Q-1 earnings season winds down. Included in this group are: AutoZone (NYSE:AZO), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) and Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) Tuesday, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) and HP (NYSE:HPQ) Wednesday, and Dollar General […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts’ Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $CLH, $EGO, $XOM, $FSLR, $HD Daily HeffX-LTN reviews Wall Street analysts’ research reports to find new investing and trading ideas for our readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of Wall Streets top analyst upgrades, […]
Analysts Questioning the Very Existence of SolarCity (NASDAQ:SCTY) $SCTY Last week SolarCity Corp. (NASDAQ:SCTY) reported Q-1 adjusted diluted net loss per share of 2.56 on revenues of $122.6-M. In the year-ago Quarter, the company reported a net loss per share of 1.52 on revenues of $67.48-M. The loss was deeper than expected, but what really […]
Bear Market “Radar” on High Alert $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The US Securities and Exchange Commission is set on putting a stop to the accounting methods that artificially inflate company profits. According to an industry notice he SEC is getting ready to step up its scrutiny of companies’ “homegrown earnings measures,” signaling it plans to […]
Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) Off 23% YTD, Traders Saying More to Go $NFLX Netflix is off 23% YTD, and traders are betting it is about to dive deeper. Options volume last week grew increasingly Bearish, indicating the negative sentiment on Wall Street. I am seeing a negative technical setup. Next support is 80.57 and none under that […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $HD, $CSCO, $WMT Earnings season is winding down; 23 members of the S&P 500 are scheduled to report to Wall Street this week. 3 DJIA components are included: Home Depot (NYSE:HD) Tuesday, Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) Wednesday, and Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) Thursday. Economic Reports The week’s 1st economic reports of […]
The AAII Sentiment Survey for the Frame Ended 11 May 2016 $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The AAII Investor Sentiment Survey measures the percentage of individual investors who are Bullish, Bearish, and Neutral on the stock market for the next 6 months, Individual members are polled from the ranks of the AAII membership weekly. Just 1 […]
Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) Share’s Falling, Leadership in Question $TSLA Shares of Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) have been in reverse mode since the EV maker reported Q-1 earnings results that showed a wider-than-expected loss. TSLA stock closed Tuesday at 208.69 a decline of about 15% from the prior-week’s close of 240.76. In the past 30 days, TSLA […]
Tuesday’s Technical Outlook for the DJIA (.DIA) $DIA, $.DJI Monday, Wall Street closed mixed, with the DJIA down 34 points or 0.20% to 17,705.91, the NAS Comp and the S&P 500 finishing up by 0.30% to 4,750.21 and 0.08% to 2,058.69 respectively. A decline in Crude Oil prices mid-morning, and expectations of weak earnings reports […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $DIS Earnings season is slowing down as just 22 members of the S&P 500 are scheduled to report to Wall Street this week. The only DJIA component on the list this week is Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS), which will report Tuesday. The economic reports of note The week’s […]
Over 60% of American Families Have No Retirement Plans Since voluntary savings plans led by 401(k)s have largely replaced traditional pensions, it is no surprise that this is the “best of times” for many highly paid America workers. It is the “worst of times” for almost everyone else in the nation, especially the 42% of […]
The AAII Sentiment Survey for the Frame Ended 4 May 2016 $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The AAII Investor Sentiment Survey measures the percentage of individual investors who are Bullish, Bearish, and Neutral on the stock market for the next 6 months, Individual members are polled from the ranks of the AAII membership weekly. Just 1 […]
How Companies Approach Going Public in Today’s Market Not until Y 2009 did the market see a pre-IPO company reached a $1-B valuation. The majority of today’s Unicorn companies reached that valuation level in just the past 18 months. They move in a few distinct herds, as follows: About 35% of them are in the […]