It feels as if the longer interest rates remain depressed, the crazier company valuations become. As investors scramble to find returns in this stretched market, some are turning to IPOs, private equity, and other risky, often speculative investments. This makes finding quality stocks even harder.
Sometimes, a reaction to a company’s earnings creates an opportunity too good to resist. This week’s stock pick of the week produces goods that are in generally constant demand. Despite some one-time issues with the company’s procurement costs last quarter, this company has delivered excellent profit growth and consistent free cash flow for its shareholders over the past several years.
Some believe the best implementation of ecommerce solutions will ultimately win the retail battle. Others believe online stores, such as Amazon, have simply accelerated the inevitable extinction of the brick and mortar store. However, this week we’re taking a look into a brick and mortar company that also has a strong online presence and shows signs of improvement.
New Constructs CEO David Trainer discusses the methodology used to select his Top 5 Mutual Funds. David Trainer also provides a detailed overview into his two favorite stocks held within these funds. The podcast concludes with a discussion on Total Annual Costs and their impact on investor returns.
If you ever pause to think about all the components being used by your car, it can be quite astonishing. Identifying these components, however, could lead you to a great investing opportunity.
This week's Hot Stock, AutoZone (AZO), a distributor and retailer of automotive replacement parts and accessories has long been a favorite stock of ours.
With over 1 million club members, these enthusiasts are a part of the largest company-sponsored riding club in the world. What motorcycle manufacturer can possibly garner such support and admiration?
This week’s Hot Stock is an industrial technology company. Industrial companies are not often operating on the cutting edge; rather, they normally provide goods, equipment, or services used in construction and manufacturing.
This company’s products can be seen in grocery stores, restaurants, and fast food eateries. The company is vertically integrated across the entire production process, from production to marketing to distribution, giving it tight controls on safety and quality. Today we're talking about chicken.
This week’s Hot Stock is a leading worldwide provider of equipment to the energy industry. Energy stocks as a whole have been hit hard with the decline in energy prices, and NOV is no exception with the stock down 25% over the past year.
This week’s hot stock operates in the volatile oil and gas industry. As you might expect, its stock price has been beaten down over the past six months by the decline in activity in the industry.
The real estate investment trust (REIT) segment of the Financials sector is often cited as troublesome, and even more so with the impending rise of interest rates. But not all companies are exposed to this risk.
This week’s hot stock was a new addition to our Most Attractive Stocks List in March and earns our Very Attractive rating. This company has strong fundamentals and its stock is attractively valued.
In some industries profits can be hit or miss from year to year, but efficiently operating in the insurance industry can create a profit machine year in and year out.
This company specializes in IT management software to help manage mainframe, cloud, and mobile environments. At its current price, this company is attractive even if it fails to grow, and it makes our Most Attractive stocks list for March.