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Long Ideas

New Constructs
October 11, 20171Comments

Position Close Update: Tenneco, Inc. (TEN)

Following a downgrade in its risk/reward rating, and a subsequent accounting-related rating suspension, we are closing out our long recommendation on Tenneco, Inc. (TEN) with a modest gain.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
New Constructs
October 10, 20170Comments

See Us on CNBC Discussing Wal-Mart

New Constructs CEO, David Trainer, joins CNBC’s Closing Bell to discuss Wal-Mart’s business, the competitive landscape, and its current valuation.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
October 4, 20170Comments

A Standout ETF in the Recently Upgraded Financials Sector

This focused sub-sector ETF stands out as a potential alpha-generating opportunity within Financials sector funds. It ranks fifth among 59 Financials sector ETFs and mutual funds, which include 31 Attractive-or-better rated funds.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
September 27, 20171Comments

Dividend Growth Stock with Strong Corporate Governance Trading at a Discount

Not often do investors get an opportunity to invest in a global leader at an attractive valuation, yet the expectations baked into this firm’s stock price seem overly pessimistic and create significant upside potential.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
New Constructs
September 22, 20170Comments

Long Idea Update: Spirit AeroSystems (SPR)

Spirit AeroSystems (SPR) was selected as a Long Idea on 6/26/17. SPR is up 40% since publication, but still earns an Attractive risk/reward rating based on earnings quality and low market-implied expectations for future profits.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
New Constructs
September 22, 20170Comments

Position Update: Lear Corp (LEA)

Lear Corp was selected as a Long Idea on 7/22/16. The stock still earns a Very Attractive rating and is up 49% since the original report was published. Despite the price increase, LEA remains undervalued.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
September 21, 20170Comments

Excellent Corporate Governance Driving ROIC Higher

This firm aligns executives’ and shareholders’ interests by tying compensation to economic earnings and has increased its return on invested capital (ROIC) for five straight years. We expect management’s strategic focus on “maximizing economic profit” to continue creating value for shareholders.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
September 14, 20170Comments

Alpha-generating Forensic Accounting Examples

New Constructs’ proprietary forensic accounting research empowers investors to identify alpha-generating investment ideas more efficiently than traditional manual approaches. This report highlights investment ideas based on insights our research technology automatically provides on a firm’s true return on invested capital (ROIC) and economic earnings.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
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September 11, 20170Comments

This Diamond Still Shines in the Rough Retail Sector

This firm has proven its ability to succeed in a market where many competitors are fighting for survival. The firm’s efficient distribution of off-price luxury brands to value conscious consumers has proven to be a resilient strategy during the current period of retail disruption.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
New Constructs
August 31, 20173Comments

Position Update: Knoll, Inc. (KNL)

While our original thesis has proven too optimistic in the short run due to the industry slowdown, we believe KNL remains best positioned to benefit from the expected improvement in 2H17 industry trends.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
New Constructs
August 24, 20170Comments

Position Update: Tenneco Inc. (TEN)

TEN was downgraded to Neutral by our rating system on 8/10/17. Despite the downgrade, we are maintaining our Long recommendation due to expectations for a 2H17 margin recovery and the stock’s low valuation.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
August 21, 20170Comments

Solar Stock Face Off for The Solar Eclipse

With investors’ eyes turned towards the sun today, which of these solar stocks is the best bet to make your portfolio shine?
by Sam McBride
August 17, 20170Comments

Fatten Your Nest Egg with Sanderson Farms

The stock's of chicken producers have been on a tear this year. We selected Sanderson Farms (SAFM) and Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) as Long Ideas in mid-2015, but we are honing in our focus on SAFM as the best way to play growing chicken demand.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
August 10, 20171Comments

An Industry Leader In A Rapidly Growing Market

We previously highlighted the semiconductor equipment sector as a “pick and shovel” play to benefit from trends such as artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, and the Internet of Things. Today we are digging deeper into one of those stocks.
by Sam McBride
July 26, 20170Comments

Look to the Sky for Industrials Sector Value

Our Robo-Analyst technology drills down to the stock level of all 7,000+ ETFs and mutual funds under coverage. In the process, we uncovered an attractive ETF that traditional, backward-looking fund research overlooks.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
ROIC
July 6, 20170Comments

5 Unappreciated Stocks With High ROICs

In order to find value, it’s time to get back to the basics of reading footnotes and focusing on economic earnings and return on invested capital (ROIC), the true drivers of valuation.
by Sam McBride
New Constructs
June 28, 20170Comments

Position Close Update: MDLZ, PRGO, ORCL & VZ

Our Long Idea and Danger Zone research reports are part of an ongoing effort to identify hidden gems in the market and help clients avoid portfolio blowups. In this Position Update report, we are closing out two Long Ideas and two Danger Zone picks previously published on the Research Blog.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
June 26, 20171Comments

An Undervalued Stock That’s Ready for Take-Off

This under appreciated industrials company is benefiting from internal profitability initiatives and external growth drivers, while low profit expectations embedded in the stock price make for an attractive risk/reward scenario.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
June 19, 20170Comments

An Oasis in the Desert of Small Cap Funds

Our Robo-Analyst technology has identified a particularly attractive mutual fund that traditional, backward-looking fund research overlooks.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
June 5, 20171Comments

One Of the Best Plays In Today’s Stock Market

With improving profitability, strong industry growth, and an undervalued share price, this stock could outperform moving forward.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
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