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Don’t Trust the Dead Cat Bounce in Angie’s List

Investors beware: Angie's List may be on the rise but the bounce is nothing more than a dead cat. Quantitative Analytics Analyst, David Trainer, highlights Angie's Lists flawed business model, weak growth projections and the fact that insiders keep selling shares. Analysts might see "value" in the company but research shows that growth is slowing, and such growth as there is, is misleading with Customer feedback disappearing behind advertisers' payments. As new competitors move fast into the market, Analysts warn that Patricia Arquette's portrayal of the NGO's inspiring founder shouldn't blind investors to the harsh realities of Angie's List's poor business performance.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
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Danger Zone: Ashland (ASH)

Specialty chemicals producer Ashland Inc. (ASH) is in the Danger Zone this week. Those that consider ASH a “value” stock are mistaken. The stock is cheap by traditional metrics such as price to earnings, but a closer look reveals the value to be an illusion.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
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Materials Sector

The Materials sector ranks seventh out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 11 ETFs and 15 mutual funds in the Materials sector as of January 22nd, 2014.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
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Information Technology Sector

The Information Technology sector ranks second out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 27 ETFs and 130 mutual funds in the Information Technology sector as of January 20, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
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Industrials Sector

The Industrials sector ranks fifth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 17 ETFs and 18 mutual funds in the Industrials sector as of January 16, 2014.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
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Apple’s Declining Advantage is Undeniable

Apple cannot have pricing power and market share at the same time. No one can for an extended period of time. The problem with AAPL is that it is priced for the company to achieve market share penetration and growth at high prices. The reality is that the quality of Apple products versus competitors is declining. Prices will have to come down just to maintain market share.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
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Health Care Sector

The Health Care sector ranks sixth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 22 ETFs and 72 mutual funds in the Health Care sector as of January 15th, 2014.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO