April 1, 2019 | Daily JAM, MIDD, Stock Alerts |
Most of the time when I look at Middleby's (MIDD) I focus on earnings growth from organic sources (which in turn means I look at the fortunes of the restaurant sectors that buy cooking equipment from Middleby) and from acquisitions. Middleby's business model says...
April 1, 2019 | Daily JAM, HP, Stock Alerts |
I named Helmerich & Payne (HP) #6 in my Special Report on the 10 most dangerous stocks for this earnings season. After naming Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) #4 and Diamondback Energy (FANG) #5, I asked What do those two oil shale producers have in common? They're...
April 1, 2019 | Daily JAM, MRK, Stock Alerts |
Merck's cancer drug Keytruda continues to build global momentum. Today Merck (MRK) announced that China has approved Keytruda for first-line treatment of metastatic nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer in combination with chemotherapy. The stock, which is a member...
April 1, 2019 | Daily JAM, FANG, Stock Alerts |
Diamondback Energy (FANG) made #5 in my Special Report on the 10 most dangerous stocks this earnings season. And I'm selling it out of my Jubak Picks Portfolio today, April 1. If you're looking for immediate warning signs for the upcoming quarter Diamondback Energy...
March 20, 2019 | Daily JAM, Stock Alerts, XOM, You Might Have Missed |
I'm part way through the annual rebalancing of my Dividend Portfolio (with other portfolios to follow.) The initial stage of that process requires a close look at which of the stocks in the portfolio I'd like to keep for another year (based on their prospects for the...
March 19, 2019 | DG, Stock Alerts |
At a moment when all of brick and mortar retailing can seem to be suffering, Dollar General (DG) has announced that it will open 975 new stores in 2019 and remodel 1,000 existing stores. For 2019 capital expenditures are projected at $775 million to $825 million or...
March 14, 2019 | Daily JAM, DLR, Stock Alerts |
For Digital Realty Trust (DLR), a REIT that owns 198 data centers in 32 metropolitan areas with 2,300 customers, the case for stable earnings growth--one of my criteria for stocks to own during the earnings recession that's looming for 2019--is pretty solid. The...
March 14, 2019 | BA, Daily JAM, Stock Alerts |
Boeing (BA) shares were down another 1.04% today to close at $373.21. I think the important word to add here is "only." In the options market, the April 18 Put with a strike at $290 that I own in my Volatility Portfolio and that had climbed better than 230% on...
March 13, 2019 | Daily JAM, Stock Alerts, T |
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March 12, 2019 | BA, Daily JAM, Short Term, Stock Alerts, Volatility |
I bought Boeing (BA) puts (the April 18, 2019 put with a $290 strike to be precise) back in December as a way to hedge against a big escalation in the U.S.-China trade war and a plunge in the export-heavy Dow Jones Industrial Average. (The Dow is a price-weighted...
March 11, 2019 | Daily JAM, NVDA, Stock Alerts |
Nvidia (NVDA) has won the bidding to acquire Mellanox Tech (MLNX). Nvidia has said that it expects the acquisition, which will be funded through cash on the Nvidia's balance sheet, to be accretive to non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP EPS, and free cash flow immediately....
March 7, 2019 | Daily JAM, Stock Alerts, VLO |
Valero Energy is the largest independent largest independent refiner in the United States. And it's also one of the best refiners in the world, period. But this just isn't a good time to be a refiner and the oil market has moved in ways that negate many of the...