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...
March 29, 2019 | Daily JAM, FANG, HP, PXD |
Once upon a time investors and traders wanted to own the shares of U.S. oil shale producers and shares of the oil service companies that sold them equipment and services. U.S. oil production from oil shales--especially the low-cost Permian Basin--was soaring. Oil...
February 25, 2019 | Daily JAM, Stock Alerts, VMC |
If politicians are to be believed Vulcan Materials (VMC) would be my perfect earnings recession stock. Revenue and earnings look on a steady uphill trend in 209, after carving out that track in 2018. The company's business is almost totally domestic. And there's even...
February 12, 2019 | CMI, Daily JAM, Stock Alerts |
Some companies you listen to because their stocks themselves are good investments--and because of their insight into a big chunk of the economy and trends in the economy. For example, I pay attention to what Deere (DE) says in its quarterly earnings report because the...
January 28, 2019 | Daily JAM, ISRG, Stock Alerts |
Tomorrow, January 30, I will add Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), one of my 10 Best Buys for After the Bear and an artificial intelligence pick from my Next 3 Big Things Special Report, to my long-term 50 Stocks Portfolio. The company recently reported fourth quarter...
December 31, 2018 | Daily JAM, Stock Alerts, TCEHY |
China's media regulators have ended a nine-month freeze on the approval of new video games in the $30 billion Chinese market. Global industry (and Chinese market leader) Tencent Holdings (TCEHY) didn't have a title among the 80 new games approved, but the end of the...
December 14, 2018 | Daily JAM, Stock Alerts, VMC |
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December 13, 2018 | Daily JAM, PXD, Stock Alerts |
We all know that companies can authorize stock buybacks and never carry them out, but, nonetheless the big new buyback program authorized by Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) is a significant sign that of the company's confidence in its cash flow. (As well as an...
November 12, 2018 | BABA, Daily JAM, Stock Alerts |
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November 8, 2018 | Daily JAM, Stock Alerts |
On Monday, after the close of the New York market, Permian Basin oil shale power Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) reported third quarter earnings of $2.07 a share, 39 cents a share above the Wall Street consensus projection. Revenue climbed 112.2% year over year to...
November 5, 2018 | AAPL, Daily JAM, Stock Alerts, Volatility |
Let's see. You're a company running into serious global headwinds in a maturing (or mature market) that are raising huge doubts about your ability to increase unit sales quarter to quarter for your core product. You: a) Grimly admit that unit sales are stagnant and...
October 30, 2018 | Daily JAM, FB, Stock Alerts |
Facebook It really, really helps if lots of traders and investors hate your stock going into earnings. Then you can, as Facebook (FB) did today, announce quarterly results that fall short on revenue ($13.73 billion versus consensus projections for $13.8 billion), and...