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A Tale of 2 Tech Stocks -- AMD and Twitter Fly in Opposite Directions on Earnings News
Earnings season is in full swing, and the market is sending stocks flying every which way on reports. In this week's episode of Industry Focus: Tech, analysts Dylan Lewis and Tim Green go over the....
Square, Inc. Announces Square Register: What You Need to Know
Square (NYSE: SQ) surprised investors on Monday, when the company announced a new register, designed entirely by Square. The point-of-sale hardware marks an important shift for the company. Not....
Guess How Much the Netflix Library Is Worth?
It's no secret that Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is spending a boatload of cash on content, as the company stocks its library with award-worthy shows and builds out its international presence. The....
Why Mindbody Should Be on Your Radar
The tech industry is so chock-full of small-cap stocks with huge potential -- and huge risk -- that it can be hard to know where to start looking. Luckily for you, we've done the research and....
A Bull Case for IBM
IBM (NYSE: IBM) has gotten kind of beaten down in the past few years, and more than a few analysts are bearish on the stock's prospects. However, there's plenty of indicators that the company....
Why Is Everyone Ignoring This Problem With Twitter?
Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) reported third-quarter earnings results that weren't as bad as analysts expected. Revenue and non-GAAP profits beat the consensus, and monthly active users increased modestly.....
3 High-Yield Stocks on Sale
Extreme dividend yields are often a sign of deeply rooted issues in the company and business model behind the dividend-paying stock. For some investors, that's a deal-breaker. For others, it's a....
Why the Bears Might Be Right About Shopify Stock
Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) is a hot topic this year. The stock has gained more than 300% since its 2015 initial public offering, thanks to rapid sales growth and confidence that the business will....
Fitbit Stock Has a Lot to Prove on Wednesday
Fitbit (NYSE: FIT) is losing some of this late summer's bullish momentum, and it will take a strong quarterly report on Wednesday afternoon to get back on Mr. Market's good side. The wearable....
Should You Buy Twitter After its Post-Earnings Pop?
Shares of Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) recently surged more than 25% after the struggling social network's third quarter revenue and earnings topped analyst expectations. But even after the big bounce,....
7 Simple Reasons I Bought HP Inc. Stock
When HP (NYSE: HPQ) split with Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) two years ago, many analysts believed that HP, which retained the PC and printer businesses, would be a weaker play than HPE,....
Glu Mobile Stock Has a Lot to Prove on Wednesday
One of last week's biggest losers was Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU), as shares of the mobile games publisher suffered a 14% decline. There wasn't any material news triggering the sell-off, and all it....
Dominion Energy Inc. Generates Another In Line Quarter
Dominion Energy's (NYSE: D) financial results continue to meet its expectations, which keeps it on pace to hit its full-year guidance. In addition to that, the company maintained momentum on its....
3 Top Dividend Stocks
Healthy dividends and growth are the investing world's version of good looks and a great personality, but there are a few stocks out there that fit the bill. Companies offering chunky payouts are....
Intelsat Stock Just Crashed and Burned
Easy come, easy go. That may soon become the motto of investors in Intelsat (NYSE: I) stock.Just a few weeks ago I was on these pages writing about the astounding 20% surge that Intelsat stock....
iPhone X: Apple Investors Are Asking the Wrong Question
Demand for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus devices has been lackluster, according to multiple independent research outlets. Slow adoption of these models, however, is not....
How Big Could Square's Lending Business Get?
Square's (NYSE: SQ) primary business is facilitating credit and debit card transactions for small businesses, but there's a lot more to the company than that. One relatively new component of....
3 Value Stocks to Dive Into
While growth is certainly a component of value, smart investors know that heed must be taken to the price paid for any stock. A business may thrive, but if the price one pays for that business is....
What to Expect From Symantec's Q2 Results
It has been a remarkable year for Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC) so far. The cybersecurity giant has benefited from a spike in cyberattacks, which has helped it land more clients for its end-to-end....
How Universal Display Corporation Is Stacking the Deck Against the Competition
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. If you can beat them, however, make sure they know it, and then convert them to customers.That's basically become the growth strategy for Universal Display....
Why I Will Never Buy Palo Alto Networks Stock
Granted, "never" is a very long time, but Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW) is so far away from meeting, let alone exceeding, the criteria of a fundamentals-focused investor such as myself I can't....
Can Twitter Stock Keep Going After Last Week's 21% Pop?
Shares of Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) hit 52-week highs on Friday, despite posting another quarterly deficit on a reported basis and year-over-year decline in revenue. However, the social media giant's....
1 Big Reason to Buy Analog Devices
Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) are expected to take off remarkably in the future. Last year, EV sales crossed the 2 million mark, accounting for just a fraction of the 88.1 million units in....
2 Reasons NetEase Is Built for Growth
Citing near-term headwinds, investment banking firm Jefferies downgraded NetEase (NASDAQ: NTES) from buy to hold earlier this month, slashing the stock's price target from $330 to $290. Analysts....
Forget TripAdvisor: The Priceline Group Is a Better Growth Stock
In its early days on the public market, TripAdvisor (NASDAQ: TRIP) was an investor darling: The stock more than tripled in the first three years after Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE) spun it off in late....