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SolarEdge sees earnings soar and stock sink
I'm on vacation until August 26. I'm using the down time to catch up with posts from the very busy second quarter earnings season. SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG) reported second quarter earnings on August 2. Non-GAAP earnings per share rose 49% year over year. Revenue...
Dividend Portfolio member Independent Bank beats on earnings and revenue
I'm on vacation until August 26. I'm using the down time to get caught up on earnings reports I missed during the very busy second quarter earnings season. On July 25 after the market close Independent Bank (IBCP) reported earnings of 44 cents a share, 5 cents a...
Nektar beats on earnings–more importantly FDA accepts company’s new opioid for review
I'm on vacation through August 26. I'm trying to use this down time to catch up on earnings results that I missed during the very busy second quarter earning season. After the market close on Wednesday, August 8, Nectar Therapeutics (NKTR) reported earnings of $5.33 a...
Buying Cummins today for my Dividend Portfolio
In my on-going Special Report: 10 Best Stocks in 10 Sectors I laid out the case for buying Cummins (CMI) now a a dividend stock with the expectation that as the current depression over the share price of industrial exporters lifts, the buy will also generate very...
Buying Albermarle today for my Jubak Picks Portfolio
Who says the collapse of the Turkish lira and of the Turkish stock market isn't good news for anyone? While it's certainly true that the troubles in Turkey--which have become worse as the country's relationship with the United States has tipped for mild disagreement...
Rebuying Equinor call options at $25 for my Volatility Portfolio
When  I sold my options on Equinor (EQNR) out of my Volatility Portfolio back on July 18, the idea was to take some profits (I was looking at a better than 50% gain and the shares were trading at $26.42) and to roll the calls with an October 19, 2018 expiration with a...
Middleby bounces back strong on Q2 earnings report today
That's better. Today, before the market opened in New York, Middleby (MIDD) reported second quarter earnings of $1.63 a share. That was 7 cents a share above Wall Street projections and 20.&% higher than the $1.35 a share reported for the second quarter of 2017....
The two minor–but very important–flaws in Apple’s great quarter
If Apple (AAPL) hadn't climbed to become the first $1 trillion company by market cap, these flaws probably wouldn't be worth talking about. But when investors and traders have driven a stock's valuation up to these levels--in clear anticipation that someone not too...
Amazon to the earnings rescue after Facebook plunge
A day after Facebook (FB) told Wall Street analysts to expect slower growth for the rest of 2018 (and saw its stock plunge 18.96%) Amazon (AMZN) beat Wall Street earnings projections by a massive $2.58 a share, reporting earnings for the second quarter of $5.07 versus...
Adding AT&T (and its 6.5% yield) to my Dividend Portfolio
Today's 4.51% drop in shares of AT&T (T) on a relatively mild revenue disappointment announced after the market close yesterday has considerably de-risked the stock. At the current 3:30 p.m. New York price of $30.25 the stock pays a dividend yield of 6.61%. Yes,...
PayPal marks eventful week ahead of Wednesday earnings
Shares of PayPal Holdings have soared ahead of Wednesday, July 25, earnings--and the move is actually on some news. Today, for example, peer to peer payment competitor Snapcash announced that it would shut down. That's one less competitor in a brutally competitive...Jim’s Stock Alerts
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