January 17, 20184Comments

The Market Doesn’t Appreciate This Tech Company’s Growth

Strong profit growth and a cheap valuation earn this stock a spot in January’s Most Attractive Stocks List and make it this week’s Long Idea.

by Sam McBride

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

August 15, 20160Comments

Danger Zone: 8×8 (EGHT)

This week’s Danger Zone is a company that claims consistent profitability and continued success, despite years of shareholder value destruction. Misleading non-GAAP results, large losses, and an overvalued stock price land 8x8 in the Danger Zone.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

August 1, 20161Comments

Danger Zone: Shutterstock (SSTK)

Redistributing others’ content is not only undifferentiated, but also not a winning business strategy. This firm’s content redistribution platform, coupled with declining profits and overvalued stock price land Shutterstock in the Danger Zone.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

March 17, 20160Comments

#1 Ranked Stock Picker By SumZero

We are proud to announce that New Constructs has been ranked the #1 LTM Analyst per SumZero Rankings.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

February 16, 20163Comments

How Buybacks Destroy Shareholder Value

Corporate America has the resources to deploy a large amount of capital and invest in new technologies and innovations that can drive growth. Instead, they just keep spending more and more money on buybacks.

by Sam McBride

October 28, 20150Comments

How To Avoid Dividend Traps

Don’t get burned buying a stock without business operations that cannot support the dividend. Chasing yield could leave you holding the bag once dividends get cut and share prices fall. Find out how to avoid these traps in this week’s webinar “ How To Avoid Dividend Traps.”

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 8, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Telecom Services Sector 4Q15

The Telecom Services sector ranks eighth out of the 10 sectors as detailed in our 4Q15 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. Last quarter, the Telecom Services sector ranked seventh. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Thaxston McKee

September 10, 20150Comments

Survive the Market Storm With This Telecom Stock

Telecom and wireless operators are often cited as following the same path as traditional television providers, e.g. Comcast (CMCSA) and Time Warner Cable (TWC), which many believe are being replaced by newer, streaming providers like Netflix (NFLX), Amazon (AMZN), or Google’s (GOOGL) YouTube. This negative view has created an investing opportunity in one of the best companies the telecom industry has to offer.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

July 15, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Large Cap Growth Style

The Large Cap Growth style ranks fourth out of the 12 fund styles as detailed in our 3Q15 Style Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Max Lee

April 2, 20150Comments

Finding Opportunity Behind the Scenes

This week we’re highlighting a company that operates behind the scenes but provides services paramount to the success of global telecom companies.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

February 9, 20150Comments

This Telecom Stock Puts You on the Wrong Side of the M&A Frenzy

This week's Danger Zone stock may look good with its attractive dividend, but that dividend — and investors' capital — are increasingly at risk.

by Andre Rouillard

January 23, 20150Comments

Your Portfolio is Calling: Do You Own These Telecom Stocks?

The Telecom sector ranks fifth out of the 10 sectors in the first quarter of 2015 and receives our Neutral rating. The Telecom sector as a whole underperformed the S&P 500 in 2014, rising 4 % to the S&P 500’s 12%.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 16, 20140Comments

Stock Picking Grades for Telecom Services Sector Fund Managers

This report shows how well Telecom Services ETFs and mutual fund managers pick stocks.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

September 2, 20140Comments

Why Footnotes Matter

Hidden items lurking in the financial footnotes can dramatically impact a company's yearly profitability.

by Andre Rouillard

July 28, 20140Comments

Danger Zone: First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund ETF (FXU)

First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund ETF (FXU) is in the Danger Zone this week due to its poor holdings. FXU might not have any obvious red flags on the surface, but a look at its holdings reveals a number of stocks with the potential to blow up, including some recent features in the Danger Zone.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

July 24, 20140Comments

Investment Style Rankings For ETFs, Mutual Funds & Stocks

At the beginning of the third quarter of 2014, only the Large Cap Blend style earns an Attractive rating. My style ratings are based on the aggregation of my fund ratings for every ETF and mutual fund in each style.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

June 16, 20140Comments

Danger Zone: United States Cellular (USM)

USM's profits, margins, and return on invested capital are all in decline, and its revenues have been stagnant for a number of years. In addition, reported earnings per share conceal the company’s growing profit losses.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

May 20, 20140Comments

Winners and Losers In AT&T’s Acquisition of DirecTV

After a few weeks of rumors, on Sunday AT&T (T) confirmed its $95/share offer for DirecTV (DTV). The deal will be part stock and part cash, and is expected to close within 12 months if the deal meets regulatory approval.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

April 28, 20140Comments

Danger Zone: Utility Funds

Utility sector ETFs and mutual funds are in the Danger Zone this week.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

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