Catching up on my October 5 buy of Twilio
This is something of a catch up post. On October 5 I added Twilio (TWLO) to my Jubak Picks and Volatility portfolios. I announced that buy in a post on October 2 and then again in my Special Report: "Your Investing Guide for the Next 6 Dangerous Stock Market Months" I...
Adding Illumina to Jubak Picks on today’s pullback
Shares of Illumina (ILMN) dropped 8.44% today, September 16, on reports by both Reuters and Bloomberg that the genetic sequencing marketing leader is in talks to acquire Grail, a still private startup focused on blood tests for the early detection of cancer. I think...
Adding shares of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK/B) to my Jubak Picks Portfolio
Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) hit the headlines today on news that it had made a big buy in shares of Japanese trading companies. To me that looks like a typical Buffett value play on commodities and international trade at a time when the market in...
Gold and silver take another step toward excess
We've been here before. With gold and silver we're at that stage in a huge rally where Wall Street analysts rush to increase their target prices in order to keep ahead of the market and where the number of posts urging investors to get in now--And here's...
Ericsson is my 5G network pick
Ericsson (ERIC) has been piling up the contract wins for 5G networks. That's the future--which is why I'm recommending buying this ADR in my Jubak Picks Portfolio today. If you want to ride the transition to 5G telecommunications network, this is the best horse to...
Microsoft’s growth disappoints Wall Street in yesterday’s earnings report
Shares of Microsoft (MSFT) were down 4.35%at the close today in spite of the company's strong beat of Wall Street projections for the company's fiscal fourth quarter that ended on June 30. The company reported earnings of $1.46 a share, versus Wall Street projections...
Jubak Picks member Xylem gains 8.97% on upgraded guidance ahead of earnings
Just a reminder today from Xylem (XYL) of why the company is one of the best investments in trends in the water market. The shares moved up 8.97% ahead of the release of second quarter earnings on July 30, 2020 to close at $73.38. Today, July 14, I'm raising my target...
Analyst upgrade is catalyst for 6.17% jump in Acadia Pharmaceuticals today
 Stifel analyst Paul Matteis upgraded Acadia Pharmaceuticals (ACAD) to a Buy from a Hold today and raised his target price to $71 from $41. (Shares closed at $57 today, up 6.17%) The upgrade from Matteis was especially powerful since he has been skeptical on the stock...
My fifth pick in my Special Report “10 Stocks to Beat Amazon” is a water stock, Danaher (DHR)
My fifth pick in my Special Report "10 Stocks to Beat Amazon" is a water stock, Danaher (DHR.) Danaher's trailing average annual returns don't look to be in Amazon's (AMZN) class--if all you do is look at the long-term 15-year period. Over a 15-year period Amazon's...
Palo Alto Networks gets modest earnings forecast bump for 2020
Analysts have raised their earnings estimate for cyber-security software company Palo Alto Networks (PANW) by 4.5% to 6.5% (depending on the data source you use) over the last 60 days. For 2020 Wall Street is now looking for $4.79 a share for 2020. That would still be...
Bonus Special Report: 5 More Stocks for after the Coronavirus–fourth pick Visa
Just about everybody agrees that the world after the coronavirus pandemic and recession will look very different. And from what I've read every stock market guru worth his or her smart phone agrees that buying the stocks of companies that are "attuned" to that...Jim’s Stock Alerts
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