$FB, $AMZN, $AAPL, $NFLX, $GOOGL After a difficult end to Y 2018, when the group was hammered alongside the broader market the large-cap tech stocks came roaring back The stocks commonly called the FAANGs: Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google, have posted impressive gainers through the years, with all now worth many times their IPO […]
Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco surpassed Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) as the world’s most valuable public company Wednesday when its shares made their debut on the Saudi stock exchange. The shares’ 10% rally brought state-owned Aramco’s value to $1.88-T. The 1.5% of the company that is listed has raised $25.6-B, a record for an IPO. As of […]
$RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) is not used to losing. Its $250,000+ sports cars are the epitome of luxury, style, and exclusivity. When you see one cruising down the street, most people can’t help but stop and stare. Ferrari started as a racing company. Founder Enzo Ferrari handcrafted finely tuned speed machines whose sole purpose was to […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX Saudi Aramco is exploring ways to reward loyal investors in its IPO (initial public offering) to ensure the record share sale is not followed by a wave of selling. One way that Aramco has discussed with Saudi regulators is whether it could offer bonus shares to retail stock buyers who […]
$BYND Beyond Meat Inc. (NASDAQ:BYND) is the story stock of the year so far, when it comes to IPOs and the follow-on interest. After pricing its IPO at just 25/share earlier this year, the lowest the stock has traded has been 45, and its high has been nearly 240, it finished at 146.85 in NY […]
$RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) is facing a 3rd winless season since Y 2014, when the turbo-hybrid F1 era began. But 12 races into Y 2019 it is right up front as The Scuderia prepares for the next 9, Sebastian Vettel calls for calm. With seemingly the fastest car in pre-season testing, Ferrari were the team to […]
$RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) has competed in more than 900 Grands Prix races and remain the only constructor to have taken part in every single edition of the Formula 1 World Championship since its launch. The Scuderia hold 15 Drivers titles and 15 Constructors titles. The Maranello Outfit builds racing and road cars, symbols of Italian […]
$ABBV, $BAX, $BIIB, $BMY, $BXX, $CELG, $MRK, $WST Biotech stocks had a muted performance last week, as Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) kick started Q-2 reporting season for big pharma companies, beating forecasts and an upward adjustment to its FY sales guidance. Below are the Key catalysts for the week ahead, as follows: Conferences 10th International AIDS Society, or […]
$RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) released their Q-1 earnings early Tuesday morning, and they are Super with EPS/1.08 easily beat EPS/0.88 consensus estimate and, even more impressive, revenues grew by 13%, not minus as analysts predicted. Ferrari’s numbers are not just Super, they are informative on several subjects currently on the minds of investors. I have been […]
$LEVI Levi Strauss & Co.’s (NYSE:LEVI) is betting it can convince investors there is still room for global growth left for the 165-year old company, but managed money see the iconic US blue jeans maker’s stock may be too pricey to generate a decent return. The San Francisco-based company returned to the public markets Thursday […]
Marijuana Rally has Just Minted 3 New Billionaires $TLRY The 1st private equity firm focused exclusively on the cannabis industry has minted 3 new billionaires. Brendan Kennedy, Michael Blue and Christian Groh founded Seattle-based Privateer Holdings Inc. in May 2010 and the firm later invested in Canadian pot firm Tilray Inc.(NYSE:TLRY), whose market value topped […]
Bitmain, the Crypto Mining Giant, on Target for $10-B in Revenue this Year $BTCUSD TechCrunch has learned through a company fund raising overview that Beijing-based mining equipment seller Bitmain hit a quarterly revenue of approximately $2-B in Q-1 of Y 2018. Despite a slump in bitcoin prices since the beginning of the year, the company is on track […]
Wall Street ‘White Paper’: Reduce Regulations, Encourage Capital Formation $NDAQ Cutting the Red Tape Wall Street lobby groups urged US policy makers and regulators to revamp rules to encourage more initial public offerings and to reduce the regulatory cost of staying public, in a white paper issued Thursday. Groups including the Securities Industry and Financial […]
Saudi Arabia Looking for Crude Oil at $100 bbl $OIL, $USO The world’s Top Crude Oil exporter Saudi Arabia will be happy to see crude rise to 80 – 100 bbl, a signal the Kingdom will seek no changes to an OPEC supply-cutting deal even though the agreement’s original target is in sight. The Organization of […]
Saudi Aramco May Scrap IPO, Going with Private Investors $OIL Saudi Aramco is considering the sale of a stake to a Chinese investor as plans for its highly-anticipated international public offering are pushed beyond its Y 2018 target, sources familiar with the matter said Friday. The IPO (initial public offering) is expected to be the […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) An Amazing IPO $RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) is not just a car company, Ferrari a lifestyle brand CEO Sergio Marchionne said in an interview Tuesday. “I think it has been confirmed by the performance of the stock in the marketplace, but more importantly the financial performance we’ve had since we’ve taken it [the company] […]
– Megadeals are back as 10 listings raise US$1b+ in 3Q 2017; 21 year-to-date – 2017 full-year global IPO volume expected to reach 1,600 — 1,700 deals with proceeds to exceed US$190b – Regulatory changes worldwide lay groundwork for bumper 2018 – Outlook: Year-end rally expected given a positive momentum and IPO sentiment After a […]
Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) CEO Unlocked the Value in the Iconic Supercar Maker $RACE, $FCAU Investors are misreading CEO Marchionne’s objectives, unlocking value is not his goal; he is trying to ease the Agnelli Family, which controls Ferrari and Fiat-Chrysler (NYSE:FCAU), out of the car business. He is retiring in a few years, and the car business […]
Saudi’s Accelerate Economic Reforms, Aramco IPO on Track Saudi Arabia’s government says that it is accelerating its economic reforms, while revising some of them to give ministries more flexibility in meeting their targets. The Vision 2030 reform program, launched by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last year, aims to free the economy from dependence on […]
The Australian IPO market is booming, with nearly 60 companies hitting the boards of the Australian Securities Exchange in the first half of the year — raising a total of $1.73 billion. Resources companies have worked their way back into the ASX as speculative appetite for mining floats is on the rise after several years […]
Changes From the SEC: Confidentiality is Key In a recent effort to foster increased public offering activity, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on 29 June 2017 that it will permit all companies to submit voluntary draft registration statements relating to initial public offerings (IPOs), certain follow-on offerings and national securities exchange listings […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) a “Dividend Pioneer” $RACE Ferrari (NYSE: RACE) went public in October 2015 to a whole lot of nay-saying analysts, and within a week, Ferrari shares traded below their IPO price. But 6 months later, the stock turned around. On May 19, 2016, the luxury car company declared its first dividend. That’s when Ferrari’s […]
Emaar to List UAE Real Estate Development Business in Dubai The developer will list 30% of its UAE real Estate Development business Dubai developer Emaar has announced plans to list 30% of its UAE real Estate Development business on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM). The funds raised through the sale of equity will be primarily […]
Aston Martin Plans to “Go Public”, the Problem, ‘Britishness’ $RACE, $VLKAY Aston Martin is mulling a IPO to enter the public markets in search of capital, but the firm’s valuation and brand are no way near Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE). The British luxury carmaker and its Italian and Kuwaiti owners may consider floating shares in Y 2018. The […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Upgraded at Citi from “Neutral” to “Buy” $RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) was upgraded by research analysts at Citigroup from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released last Thursday Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company including me. I have been Bullish since late July when RACE was […]
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Saudi Aramco’s Crude Oil Reserves Confirmed by External Audit ahead of IPO $OIL, $BHI, $BP Based on a figure of 265-B barrels, Aramco’s fields contain about 15% of the world’s proven Crude Oil reserves The 1st independent audit of Saudi Aramco’s Crude Oil reserves has confirmed the state Oil company’s own figures, sources familiar with […]
Luxury Retailer Neiman Marcus Withdraw its IPO The luxury retailer Neiman Marcus has requested to withdraw its IPO (initial public offering). The company, which filed for its flotation in August 2015, said in a statement Friday it had “determined that it is not in its best interests to proceed with the initial public offering.” The […]
Bank of Shanghai to Float a Public Offering Bank of Shanghai has been given permission for an IPO on the Shanghai bourse, the latest of China’s small and medium-sized lenders to go public after nearly a decade of approval suspension. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) announced the decision Friday evening. According to the bank’s […]
Philips Lighting IPO a Great Indicator for LED Source Philips set an IPO price of 20 euros Thursday night, implying a market capitalisation of 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion), or an enterprise value of 4.5 billion euros including debt.. The shares rose eight percent to 21.45 euros in early trading in Amsterdam. Philips has dominated […]
Exclusive Interview with LED Source CEO, Marcel Fairbairn LED Source is one of the few companies that we are investing in right now, the company has a strong base and in my opinion can catch up to an inefficient market leader in this industry, Philips. Philips are looking to IPO at a valuation of $5.5b […]
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 […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) to Introduce New Luxury Merch in 2017 $RACE Expect Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) to introduce new luxury merchandise in Y 2017, as the luxury Supercar maker continues to seek new business opportunities beyond its iconic sports and racing cars. The company plans to transform into a luxury brand that does more than sell sports cars […]
