April 5, 20180Comments

Podcast: Why Spotify is in the Danger Zone

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life to talk about our Danger Zone pick this past week: Spotify Technology (SPOT).

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

April 4, 20186Comments

Diamonds in the Rough of the Consumer Cyclicals Sector

By leveraging our Robo-Analyst technology to parse and analyze company filings, including the footnotes and MD&A, we have identified companies with multiple years of after-tax profit growth and above average returns on invested capital.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

April 4, 20182Comments

ISS Buying EVA Dimensions Signals More Focus on Fundamental Research

Sophisticated investors want metrics that go deeper than reported earnings so they can get a truer picture of cash flows and hold companies accountable for capital allocation.

by Sam McBride

April 4, 20180Comments

Consumer Cyclicals Sector 2Q18: Best and Worst

The Consumer Cyclicals sector ranks seventh out of the 11 sectors as detailed in our 2Q18 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

April 4, 20180Comments

Basic Materials Sector 2Q18: Best and Worst

The Basic Materials sector ranks eighth out of the 11 sectors as detailed in our 2Q18 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

April 4, 20180Comments

Sector Ratings for ETFs & Mutual Funds: 2Q18

At the beginning of the second quarter of 2018, only the Consumer Non-cyclicals sector earns an Attractive-or-better rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

April 4, 20180Comments

Most Attractive Stocks Model Portfolio: April 2018

Gold Members and higher can access April's 40 Most Attractive Stocks as of Wednesday, April 4.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

April 4, 20180Comments

Most Dangerous Stocks Model Portfolio: April 2018

Gold Members and higher can access April's 40 Most Dangerous Stocks as of Wednesday, April 4.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

April 2, 20181Comments

How Much Should Investors Pay for Spotify?

To help investors sort through the confusion, we present three different proposed valuations for Spotify based on three different scenarios of growth and profitability.

by Sam McBride

March 30, 20180Comments

ICYMI: New Long Idea, Updated Model Portfolios, Value Trap Alerts & Red Flags from Last Week’s 10-Ks

Here's what happened at New Constructs this past week.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

March 29, 20180Comments

Podcast: Why 3 Value Traps are in the Danger Zone

Investment Analyst Sam McBride sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life to talk about our Danger Zone pick this past week: "Value Stocks" That Are Actually Expensive.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

March 28, 20180Comments

Underappreciated Operational Efficiency Could Boost Shares

This firm has reported many years of GAAP losses and, only recently, profits, despite generating positive and growing cash flows since 2011.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

March 28, 20180Comments

Featured Stocks in March’s Safest Dividend Yields Model Portfolio

15 new stocks make our Safest Dividend Yield Model Portfolio this month. Get a free look at one of the stocks in this month’s portfolio.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

March 28, 20182Comments

Dividend Growth Stocks Model Portfolio: March 2018

Platinum Members and higher can access March's Dividend Growth Stocks Model Portfolio as of Wednesday, March 28.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

March 26, 20180Comments

Danger Zone: “Value Stocks” That Are Actually Expensive

This week, we highlight three companies that look cheap based on P/E ratios but actually have significant growth expectations implied by their valuations.

by Sam McBride

March 26, 20180Comments

Filing Season Finds: Week of March 19-25

Last week, analysts parsed 172 10-K filings and collected 20,140 data points. In total, they made 3,110 forensic accounting adjustments with a dollar value of $1.4 trillion. Senior Analyst Lindsay Bohannon identified a few key items in The Gap's 2018 10-K.

by Sam McBride

March 23, 20180Comments