May 1, 20172Comments

Undervalued Parts Manufacturer With A 7% Yield

With rising profits, an executive compensation plan aligned with creating shareholder value, and regulatory tailwinds, this stock could be the next hidden gem.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

April 24, 20172Comments

Industrials Stock With High Quality Risk/Reward

Despite improving profits, margins, and ROIC, the market recently punished this stock for “missing expectations.” Add in improving market conditions and prudent cost management to this backdrop of lowered expectations, and we believe the stock is positioned to outperform moving forward.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

April 17, 20172Comments

The Market Undervalues This Firm’s Cash Flows

This firm has effectively taken market share from competition while improving its profitability. Add a shareholder-friendly executive compensation plan, and we believe the firm will continue to outperform.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

April 10, 20171Comments

Undervalued Retailer With Nearly 7% Yield

A downtrodden industry often contains hidden gems that can only be found through real due diligence. This market leader is consistently improving profitability and creating shareholder value and we believe the firm can continue to outperform.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

April 7, 20170Comments

More Long Ideas For You

Good long ideas are hard to come by, and we are giving you a lot more of them starting 4/10/17.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

March 29, 20170Comments

Popular Restaurant Chain With Significant Upside Potential

Despite slowing traffic across the industry, one firm is consistently improving profitability and creating shareholder value. Because the company aligns executive compensation with ROIC, we believe this firm can continue to outperform.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

January 27, 20170Comments

This Industrials Mutual Fund Earns Its Fees

In eight of past nine quarters, the Industrials sector has ranked within the top three in our Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds. Within the sector, we have identified a particularly attractive fund that traditional fund research overlooks.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

January 11, 20170Comments

This Media Giant Should Continue Its Dominance in 2017

Warren Buffet’s advice to “be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful,” presents an interesting conundrum

by Sam McBride

January 10, 20172Comments

Top Stocks & Model Portfolios From 2016

Our Long Idea reports aim to identify those firms that the market has overlooked and that when analyzed beyond standard metrics, are significantly undervalued. In addition to individual Long Ideas, we provide Model Portfolios that provide well-screened lists of companies based on specific criteria

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

January 3, 20170Comments

Stock Faceoff: Giants of Retail

On the back of a strong holiday season, retailers are back in the spotlight. To start out the new year, we want to take the time to circle back to two of our previous long ideas on some of the giants in the retail industry.

by Sam McBride

December 9, 20162Comments

Long Idea: Don’t Throw The Baby Out With the Bathwater

With a track record of profit growth, and a cheap valuation, this week’s Long Idea is also new to December’s Most Attractive Stocks Model Portfolio.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

November 17, 20160Comments

Long Idea: Royce Special Equity Fund

Despite Small Cap Value receiving a Dangerous rating in our 4Q16 Investment Style Ratings, and containing many Dangerous-or-worse rated funds, there is one fund in particular that breaks the mold and is worthy of a second look.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 5, 20160Comments

Long Idea: National Research Corp (NRCIB)

This week’s long idea flips the script. Not only does this company provide significant insights into the healthcare service industry, it has done so profitability for over a decade.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 4, 20160Comments

Long Idea Update: Thor Industries (THO)

Long Idea, Thor Industries (THO), up 30% since publish date, has been downgraded from Attractive to Neutral.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

September 23, 20160Comments

Long Idea: Amerisafe (AMSF)

Impressive profit growth, prudent underwriting, and an undervalued share price have earned Amerisafe (AMSF: $61/share) a spot on September’s Most Attractive Stocks list and make it this week’s Long Idea.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

September 14, 20161Comments

Long Idea: Williams-Sonoma (WSM)

With a strong and growing e-commerce presence, history of profit growth, and an undervalued share price, Williams-Sonoma (WSM) is this week’s Long Idea.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

September 7, 20160Comments

Long Idea: Ply Gem Holdings (PGEM)

With strong profit growth, an impressive return on invested capital (ROIC), and an undervalued stock, Ply Gem Holdings (PGEM) is this week’s Long Idea.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

July 25, 20160Comments

Skechers Update: Don’t Overreact To One Quarter

Shares of Skechers (SKX) plummeted over 20% last week. We think the markets are overreacting to a limited data set. Not only do quarterly results tend to be volatile, one three-month reporting period is rarely enough to establish a clear trend.

by Sam McBride

July 25, 20160Comments

LUV Earnings: Market Overreaction Creates Buying Opportunity

After announcing 2Q16 earnings, LUV fell nearly 12%, as investors seemed to care more about Southwest’s ability to hit analyst expectations, which have inherent flaws, and less about the company’s record profits.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

July 22, 20160Comments

Long Idea: Lear Corp (LEA)

Impressive profit growth and a valuation well below peers helped land Lear Corp on July’s Most Attractive Stocks list. Even better, aligning executive compensation with return on invested capital earns the stock a spot on July’s Linking Exec Comp to ROIC Model Portfolio.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

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