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Is Kimberly-Clark Corp. a Buy?
Kimberly-Clark's (NYSE: KMB) stock is cheap. Even as the broader market surged higher this year, the consumer products giant has declined. As a result, investors can now buy the owner of hit....
United Breweries Keeps Moving Ahead
South America's consumer class has made substantial economic strides in the past 20 years, and Compania Cervecerias Unidas (NYSE: CCU) has capitalized on the increased demand for the wide array of....
Here's How Higher Interest Rates Help Bank of America
For bank investors right now, there are few things more important than the direction of interest rates. The higher rates climb, the more money banks will make.Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) serves as....
Middleby Struggles With Falling Earnings
Economic conditions have been a mixed bag for kitchen equipment provider Middleby (NASDAQ: MIDD) lately. On one hand, consumers have been economically strong, and the housing market has rebounded....
3 Reasons Why Roku Stock Is Rocking
It's fair to say that Roku's (NASDAQ: ROKU) first quarterly report as a public company was a hit. The shares shot higher after the set-top streaming-video player pioneer posted financial results....
1 Feature Intel Corp. Needs to Add to Upcoming Low-Cost Processors
Later this year, chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is expected to release a new family of low-cost processors, called Gemini Lake. These chips should power low-cost notebook and desktop PCs, and....
Why 2017 was a Year to Forget for Cisco Systems, Inc.
Cisco's (NASDAQ: CSCO) 14% rally this year seemed decent for a "mature" tech company, but it still trailed the S&P 500's 16% gain. Cisco might eventually catch up by the end of the year, but....
Here's Why the Best Is Yet to Come for Novavax, Inc.
Synthetic vaccine maker Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) has fallen on hard times. The dramatic failure of its closely watched respiratory syncytial virus fusion (RSV F) vaccine in elderly adults last year....
Stericycle Inc. Stumbled Backwards in Q3
Stericycle's (NASDAQ: SRCL) turnaround took a step back in the third quarter as sales and earnings both declined versus the year-ago period. That's after the company battled several headwinds....
TransDigm Finishes 2017 on an Optimistic Note
Coming into 2017, TransDigm Group (NYSE: TDG) had been somewhat uncertain about whether it would be able to sustain growth in light of new challenges affecting parts of its business. Despite ups....
Humana (HUM) Q3 2017 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Humana (NYSE: HUM) Q3 2017 Earnings Conference CallNov. 8, 2017 9:00 pam. ETOperatorContinue readingSource: Fool.com
What You Need to Know From Inovio Pharmaceuticals' Q3 Update
Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INO) continues to take investors on a roller coaster ride. The biotech stock was up close to 25% by late May, only to give up all of those gains and then some. A....
Why Higher Interest Rates Are Good for Bank Stocks
The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates in both of the last two Decembers, and it seems prepared to do so again next month. There's a 97% chance of that happening, in fact, according to the....
4 Reasons Not to Retire Before 66
Countless workers dream of retiring early and enjoying a few extra years of leisure. But while early retirement can work out well for some people, it can also backfire under certain circumstances.....
3 High-Yield Stocks With Virtual Monopolies
With the broader market yielding less than 2% today, many investors are looking to individual stocks for higher income returns. But a market-beating yield isn't worth the risk if it's being paid....
Apple Inc. Might Be Making a Mistake With Its 2018 iPhone Lineup
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, whose track record of predicting the capabilities of future Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones is quite strong, recently made a somewhat troubling prediction about....
Solar Stocks Are a Great Buy Again
It's been a rough few years for solar stocks, despite the fact that adoption of solar energy is booming around the world. This year alone, 100 GW of solar are expected to be installed, enough to....
Editas Medicine Keeps Moving Forward
Editas Medicine (NASDAQ: EDIT) announced third-quarter 2017 results on Wednesday after the market closed, and shares of the CRISPR gene-editing specialist were down modestly on Thursday in....
You'll Be Stunned by Gilead Sciences CEO's Prediction for 2018
No, this isn't one of those clickbait articles you've no doubt seen way too many times. Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) CEO John Milligan actually did make a prediction about 2018. And it really....
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC) Q3 2017 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NASDAQ: PPC)Q3 2017 Earnings Conference CallNov. 8, 2017, 9:00 a.m. ETOperatorContinue readingSource: Fool.com
3 Stocks to Buy With Dividends Yielding More Than 3%
Investors who want both income and growth need to look closely at dividend stocks. The market's overall yield of about 2% is adequate for some needs, but many investors prefer above-average....
PRA Group Looks to Future Expansion Efforts
The debt collection business is in some ways countercyclical, with the need for businesses to collect unpaid debts typically growing during weak economic conditions and pulling back somewhat....
After Disappointing Earnings, Where Does Pitney Bowes Go From Here?
It's an understatement to say Pitney Bowes (NYSE: PBI) has had better quarters. Fellow writer Rich Smith provides more color, but the shorter version is that the company missed analyst....
Bitcoin and Ethereum: Make Way for Amazon?
It's been more than 15 years since the dot-com boom, when investors were able to throw a dart at their newspaper and seemingly double their money in a matter of weeks. Cryptocurrency returns in....
Envestnet Keeps Making Progress Toward Further Growth
Almost nine years of favorable market movements have helped the financial industry recover from its worst period in generations. With profits restored, financial institutions have been able to....