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3 Industries Investors Should Reassess in Light of Climate Change
Hurricane Dorian has clobbered the Bahamas, and as of the time of this recording, it's bearing down on the East Coast with Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia all in its path. People at....
Hooker Furniture Corp (HOFT) Q2 2019 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Hooker Furniture Corp (NASDAQ: HOFT)Q2 2019 Earnings CallSep 5, 2019, 8:00 a.m. ETOperatorContinue readingSource Fool.com
Why Ball Corporation Stock Soared in August
Shares in beverage can packaging and aerospace component manufacturer Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) soared 12.5% in August, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The....
Why Ulta Beauty Shares Got Hit With the Ugly Stick
Despite the ongoing e-commerce revolution, some traditional retail chains have been thriving. Case in point: Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), which is a powerhouse in its niche, and which has an....
Why Stitch Fix Stock Lost 27% in August
Stitch Fix (NASDAQ: SFIX) trailed the market by a wide margin last month, dropping 27% compared to a 2% decline in the S&P 500, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. The slump....
Here's Why Alexion Pharmaceuticals Dropped 11% in August
Shares of Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALXN) ended August down 11% according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, as the biotech experienced a roller coaster to finish off....
An Ugly Patch for Ulta Beauty, and Rough Weather Ahead for a Few Industries
Wall Street is by nature a forward-looking place. Last quarter's results are old news almost before the earnings reports arrive. When investors assess companies, they're less interested in "What....
Why VMware's $4.8 Billion in Cybersecurity and Development Buys Makes Sense
Though it's by no means a new technology, cloud computing is still growing like a weed. Tech researcher Gartner expects the cloud sector to grow 17.5% in 2019, and total yearly global spending on....
4 Top Industrial Stocks to Watch in September
With signs of an industrial slowdown appearing all around us, it's time to take a step back and examine the big picture.We know that a slew of companies served notice of slowing demand in....
Why Arcos Dorados Stock Lost 17% in August
Arcos Dorados (NYSE: ARCO) trailed the market last month by dropping 17% compared to a 2% decline in the S&P 500, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.That pushed shares deeper....
Why Best Buy Stock Lost 17% in August
Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) stock trailed the market last month, shedding 17% compared to a 2% decrease in the S&P 500, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.The decline....
Not Even an Activist Investor Can Improve GameStop's Chances in Q2
Scion Asset Management founder Michael Burry recently staked out a 2.75 million share position in GameStop (NYSE: GME), for about a 3% holding. Burry, who famously called the subprime mortgage....
Palo Alto Networks Secures Another Quarterly Win, Guides Light Again
Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW) released fiscal fourth-quarter 2019 results on Wednesday after the market closed, easily beating the light revenue and earnings guidance it provided three months....
Roku and Amazon Want Their Streaming TV Services to be Everywhere
A key part of Roku's (NASDAQ: ROKU) rapid growth to become the most popular streaming platform in the U.S. is to sell its player hardware at low prices and to include its Roku operating systems....
Can Snap Generate $350 Million in Annual Gaming Revenue by 2022?
Shares of Snap (NYSE: SNAP) recently popped after Evercore ISI analyst Kevin Rippey upgraded the social media stock from in line to outperform and boosted his price target from $18 to $20. The....
Ambarella Surprises in Q2, but Exercises Caution -- So Should Investors
Shares of video compression and computer vision chipmaker Ambarella (NASDAQ: AMBA) have put up a remarkable rebound this year. Pivoting away from the consumer electronics industry -- especially....
Should You Hold Unprofitable Tech Stocks Going Into a Recession?
Recession.The dreaded "R" word held sway in August 2019 unlike any other time since at least the Great Recession days of a decade ago. Here's the thing, though: Recessions are difficult to....
This REIT Stock Is Struggling, but Its Top 2 Malls Are Thriving
Shares of mall REIT Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE: PEI) have lost nearly half of their value over the past year -- driving the stock's dividend yield to 15% -- due to investors'....
Better Buy: Momo vs. Match Group
Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) and Momo (NASDAQ: MOMO), two of the biggest online dating companies in the world, aren't direct competitors. Match offers its dating apps across numerous countries, but....
3 Top Tech Stocks to Buy in September
The markets have rallied about 16% year to date and that has pushed many tech stocks to new highs, even though trade tensions between the U.S. and China have created uncertainty about the economy....
Why These 4 Gold Stocks Soared as Much as 19% in August
In August, precious metal stocks Barrick Gold (NYSE: GOLD), Franco-Nevada (NYSE: FNV), Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE: WPM), and Royal Gold (NASDAQ: RGLD) returned 19.4%, 12.5%, 13%, and 16.5%,....
Why HP Stock Lost 13% in August
HP (NYSE: HPQ) trailed the market last month by dropping 13% compared with a 2% decline in the S&P 500, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. The decline pushed returns for the....
Is Autodesk a Buy?
It's hard to overstate how engrained Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) is in the architecture and construction world. The company's suite of products is an industry standard, starting with Revit and....
3 Marijuana Stocks With a Lower Forward P/E Ratio Than Apple
For more than a decade, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been considered a leader in innovation. The company's iPhone is practically a staple in the U.S., with growth in Apple's wearables, digital music....
Will September Be Sonos' Month to Rebound?
Sonos (NASDAQ: SONO) was a pioneer in high-end sound systems, but it may be lower cost speakers that come to define this audio company.A partnership with Swedish furnishings company Ikea promises....