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2022-08-28

Unfortunately majority just knee jerseys... but this article is so right.

Why Investors Should Ignore the Fed, Interest Rates, and Most News

2022-08-15

Good... the headlines gave me a fright!

Did Warren Buffett Really Lose Almost $44 Billion in 3 Months?

2022-08-11

The 30% y-o-y projected growth is good, if it happens...

Palantir: Taking Over The World

2022-08-09

Good learning on how to profit from a "flat" stock.

Options Strategies: Covered Calls & Covered Puts

2022-07-30

Hope that H2 will really recover.

SPY: The Bears Will Be Left Holding A Participation Trophy

2022-07-11

Hope there won't be another prolonged lock down...

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2022-07-05

In this case, better yo buy BRK.B instead?

Why Buffett is Buying Occidental Petroleum Stock

2022-06-28

Excellent article. Good learnings on how to employ options to maximize profits.

Own Alibaba At $100

2022-06-21

Good strategy.

Own Palantir Stock At $5

2022-06-15

Still far from old days... :-)

Nio Stock Jumps, It's Not Just About a New Car

2022-06-10

Meta again? Hmm....

Got $5,000? 2 Tech Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Long Term

2022-06-10

Hope this analysis comes true, and all the risks are mitigated and overcome!

Alibaba Looks Like Amazon In 2002

2022-06-07

Agree that it is a good buying opportunity. But risks will always be there...

Alibaba: One Of The Best Buying Opportunity As Worst Is Likely Over

2022-06-03

Don't feel good about $Meta Platforms, Inc.(FB)$... maybe I don't have the sci-fi mind...?

Prediction: 2 Unstoppable Stocks That Will Double Before the Market Does

2022-05-26

Awesome! Next up - BABA!

Baidu Exceeds Revenue Estimates on AI, Cloud Services Strength

2022-05-17

SE will rise again!

One-Time Richest Singapore Tycoon Has Lost 80% of His Fortune

2022-05-16

Hope this comes true

Alibaba Stock: Q4 Earnings Could Be A Significant Catalyst

2022-05-14

Hope it's not going to be one hit wonder

Did Rivian Just Spark a Huge Comeback for Electric Vehicle Stocks?

2022-05-06

Been waiting for the upturn a long time... hope it continues!

MercadoLibre Shares Move Higher on Record Revenue, Profits

2022-05-06

What's a good level to enter TSLA?

TSLA Stock Is Down Today But Giga Berlin Growth Means Gains Are Ahead

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They&#39;re supposed to fire off hot takes, which make it seem as if the Fed&#39;s rate move or the monthly jobs number has a huge<b> </b>impact on the stock market.</p><p>In reality, broader economic conditions clearly have an impact on individual stocks, but that&#39;s not nearly as simple as people would have you believe.</p><p>For example, a weakening economy might be worse for <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AAPL\">Apple</a>  because people might be wary of buying expensive new phones. Or the same economy could benefit Apple because consumers will hold back on vacations, new cars, and other expensive purchases and spend on more-affordable luxuries like streaming TV, music, and fitness, or maybe even a new phone, which is a lot cheaper than many vacations.</p><h2>Short-Term Stock Market Moves Don&#39;t Much Matter</h2><p>A lot of people day-trade and try to guess how the market might perform day-to-day or even hour-to-hour. 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When Jerome Powell mentions that interest rates may continue to rise to combat inflation, the Dow and Nasdaq generally drop -- unless ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.thestreet.com/investing/why-investors-should-ignore-the-fed-interest-rates-and-most-news\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".DJI":"道琼斯"},"source_url":"https://www.thestreet.com/investing/why-investors-should-ignore-the-fed-interest-rates-and-most-news","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2262977847","content_text":"The stock market often makes big moves based on short-term news. When Jerome Powell mentions that interest rates may continue to rise to combat inflation, the Dow and Nasdaq generally drop -- unless they don't because people expected worse or assume that the news was already priced into the market.It's an inexact science where people make reactionary moves that send markets up or down based on some sort of prevailing wisdom. Basically, people take short-term news and conflate it to have long-term meaning.The media -- of which I have been a member for roughly 30 years -- do not generally help calm the short-term hysteria.People don't get paid to go on cable-news channels to express reasoned long-term opinions. They're supposed to fire off hot takes, which make it seem as if the Fed's rate move or the monthly jobs number has a huge impact on the stock market.In reality, broader economic conditions clearly have an impact on individual stocks, but that's not nearly as simple as people would have you believe.For example, a weakening economy might be worse for Apple  because people might be wary of buying expensive new phones. Or the same economy could benefit Apple because consumers will hold back on vacations, new cars, and other expensive purchases and spend on more-affordable luxuries like streaming TV, music, and fitness, or maybe even a new phone, which is a lot cheaper than many vacations.Short-Term Stock Market Moves Don't Much MatterA lot of people day-trade and try to guess how the market might perform day-to-day or even hour-to-hour. Long-term investors buy good companies and hold them for years. That's how the average person can build wealth, and it's a strategy that does not depend on you trying to figure out what Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's comment or any Fed move means at a micro level.Instead, every news report is a piece of a bigger puzzle. Yes, the country's long-term financial health tells you things about how various companies will perform, but isolated data points generally mean very little.If we go back to looking at Apple, for example, the company's quarterly earnings reports often show double-digit growth in every category -- and the stock price falls after the report. Sometimes that's because investors expected more or analysts didn't like the outlook management described. But you can't judge companies based on one quarter.When you assess an earnings report, you have to compare it with the company's long-term road map. Did Apple, for example, grow service revenue, something the tech giant has been working on for years? Are long-term sales goals being met even if they're not happening in exactly the way the company thought they might?For example, when Apple introduces the new iPhone, in September, sales may be front-loaded or people may wait a few weeks, until the holiday season, before they buy. In a broader sense, many customers may wait until their current phone gets paid off. It's a 12-month cycle where the destination, not how you get there, matters.So Much Noise, So Little NewsIt's a 24-hour/7-day-a-week news cycle, and media outlets tied to that wheel can't tell you that what's happening in the moment is one data point of many, not a meaningful, actionable item on its own.Higher interest rates, for example, mean higher mortgage rates, which in turn could slow the housing market and bring prices down (or at least slow their growth).That's not a simple equation. Cheaper sale prices with higher mortgage rates might increase affordability for buyers but they also slow wealth creation for sellers.Both are interesting data points when you look at lots of different stocks, but evaluating a company's prospects is much more about how its management executes a plan while adjusting for economic conditions.Peloton and Netflix, for example, have taken very different approaches to the end of the pandemic-driven boom.Netflix always talked about how it was pulling growth forward, warning that at some point there would be quarters with slight drops. The company explained how it would get more efficient with its content spending and focus on new areas like video games to drive growth.You can believe that strategy will work -- I'm bullish on more focused content spending and I think games are lighting money on fire. But how the company executes on its clearly explained strategy means a lot more to its future than an interest rate move or whether Disney has an Avengers movie in theaters at this exact moment.Peloton, for its part, has never really articulated a plan for a return to growth after the pandemic pushed forward its customer acquisition. Yes, the broader economy matters more to Peloton than it does to Netflix, but you should buy, sell, or ignore the company's stock based on whether you believe in its long-term business plan, not because the cost of financing a bike just got marginally more expensive.The media want to keep things simple. 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I say interesting with quotes because we&#39;ve witnessed some truly unprecedented economic data and headlines. In no particular order, we&#39;ve:</p><ul><li>Watched the U.S. inflation rate soar to levels not seen since the early days of the Reagan administration.</li><li>Seen Russia&#39;s invasion of Ukraine cripple an already fragile energy supply chain.</li><li>Borne witness to back-to-back quarters of U.S. gross domestic product declines that hasn&#39;t officially been labeled as a recession.</li><li>Witnessed the Federal Reserve begin a monetary tightening cycle with the stock market in a notable decline.</li></ul><p>As if this wasn&#39;t enough, Wall Street was graced with an eye-popping headline following the release of <b>Berkshire Hathaway</b>&#39;s (BRK.A 1.66%) (BRK.B 1.71%) earnings report on Aug. 6, 2022. In the three months ended June 30, 2022, Berkshire Hathaway lost -- and I hope you&#39;re sitting down for this -- $43.76 billion dollars.</p><p>How on Earth did Berkshire CEO Warren Buffett, one of the greatest investors of our generation, manage to lose almost $44 billion in three months&#39; time? Let me spoil it for you: All is not what it seems in Berkshire&#39;s quarterly earnings report.</p><p><img src=\"https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F695508%2Fwarren-buffett-motley-fool6-brka-brkb-berkshire.jpg&amp;w=700&amp;op=resize\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"467\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.</p><h2>Berkshire Hathaway&#39;s historic quarterly loss isn&#39;t what it seems</h2><p>Back in 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board passed new measures aimed at making corporate income statements, and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) reporting, more transparent for investors. One of these measures, ASU 2016-01 (&#34;Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities&#34;), eliminated the need to classify various categories of equity investments and, instead, required that equity investments be measured at fair value. This meant that changes in equity investments from one quarter to the next would be recognized as net income, or a net loss. Berkshire Hathaway officially adopted this accounting change in its reporting beginning in 2018.</p><p>In simpler terms, the closing price of Warren Buffett&#39;s investments on March 31, 2022 represented their fair value at the end of the first quarter. Comparably, the closing price of securities on June 30, 2022 represented their fair value at the end of the second quarter. In addition to counting the realized gains and losses recognized by selling stocks, ASU 2016-01 requires Buffett&#39;s company to recognize the unrealized gains and losses as a result of share price movements in its investment portfolio from one quarter to the next.</p><p>During the second quarter, the three major U.S. stock indexes were pummeled. The timeless <b>Dow Jones Industrial Average</b>, broad-based <b>S&amp;P 500</b>, and tech-centric <b>Nasdaq Composite</b> respectively plunged by 11.3%, 16.5%, and 22.4% in a three-month stretch. Not surprisingly, Berkshire Hathaway&#39;s investment portfolio took it on the chin as well. This resulted in a staggering &#34;loss&#34; of $66.9 billion from investments and derivative contracts in just three months, and the aforementioned net loss of almost $44 billion for the second quarter.</p><p><img src=\"https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F695508%2Finvestor-looking-at-financials-magnifying-glass-getty.jpg&amp;w=700&amp;op=resize\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"467\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>Image source: Getty Images.</p><h2>Warren Buffett&#39;s company is as strong as ever</h2><p>Did Warren Buffett lose close to $44 billion in three months? On paper, and based on financial requirements, yes. But when looking at what counts, this was another successful quarter for the Oracle of Omaha and his company.</p><p>To begin with, Warren Buffett and his investing lieutenants, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, aren&#39;t traders. While they might chase the rare arbitrage play or high-yielding stock in an inflationary environment, most of Berkshire Hathaway&#39;s more than four dozen holdings are longer-term investments. In fact, the Oracle of Omaha has continuously held 15 stocks for at least a decade. Stocks are always going to ebb and flow, which makes unrealized gains and losses something of a moot point in Berkshire Hathaway&#39;s quarterly operating results.</p><p>A far better measure of Warren Buffett&#39;s success as an investor can be found in his annual letter to shareholders. In that letter, investors can see that Berkshire Hathaway&#39;s Class A shares (BRK.A) have averaged a 20.1% annual return since the Oracle of Omaha became CEO in 1965. Imagine averaging a 20.1% annual return for 57 years!</p><p>To add, &#34;unrealized losses&#34; is simply another phrase that means opportunity for Warren Buffett. A declining stock market provides the Oracle of Omaha and his investing team with the opportunity to deploy their mammoth cash pile into stocks, acquisitions, or even share buybacks. The plunging stock market during the second quarter allowed Buffett to buy $57.3 billion worth of equity securities, as well as $1 billion worth of the company&#39;s Class A and B common stock. Buffett and his right-hand man Charlie Munger have overseen $62.1 billion in aggregate stock buybacks since July 2018.</p><p>Another thing for investors to note is that Berkshire Hathaway&#39;s over five dozen owned entities performed extremely well during the challenging second quarter (Q2). Total insurance earnings hit $3 billion, which was up from $1.9 billion in Q2 2021, while railroad BNSF saw its quarterly profit rise to $2.15 billion from $1.98 billion in the prior-year quarter. All told, Berkshire Hathaway&#39;s operating businesses increased their net income to $10 billion in Q2 2022 from $8.6 billion in the prior-year period.</p><p>Sure, Warren Buffett oversaw a nearly $44 billion &#34;loss&#34; in the second quarter. However, his company is as strong as it&#39;s ever been.</p></body></html>","source":"fool_stock","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Did Warren Buffett Really Lose Almost $44 Billion in 3 Months?</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nDid Warren Buffett Really Lose Almost $44 Billion in 3 Months?\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-08-15 17:24 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/08/15/did-warren-buffett-really-lose-44-billion-3-months/><strong>Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>It's been an \"interesting\" year on Wall Street. I say interesting with quotes because we've witnessed some truly unprecedented economic data and headlines. In no particular order, we've:Watched the U....</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/08/15/did-warren-buffett-really-lose-44-billion-3-months/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"ORCL":"甲骨文","BK4534":"瑞士信贷持仓","BK4538":"云计算","BK4097":"系统软件","BK4581":"高盛持仓","BK4176":"多领域控股","BK4528":"SaaS概念","BK4550":"红杉资本持仓","BK4516":"特朗普概念","BK4533":"AQR资本管理(全球第二大对冲基金)","BRK.B":"伯克希尔B","BRK.A":"伯克希尔"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/08/15/did-warren-buffett-really-lose-44-billion-3-months/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2259015474","content_text":"It's been an \"interesting\" year on Wall Street. I say interesting with quotes because we've witnessed some truly unprecedented economic data and headlines. In no particular order, we've:Watched the U.S. inflation rate soar to levels not seen since the early days of the Reagan administration.Seen Russia's invasion of Ukraine cripple an already fragile energy supply chain.Borne witness to back-to-back quarters of U.S. gross domestic product declines that hasn't officially been labeled as a recession.Witnessed the Federal Reserve begin a monetary tightening cycle with the stock market in a notable decline.As if this wasn't enough, Wall Street was graced with an eye-popping headline following the release of Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A 1.66%) (BRK.B 1.71%) earnings report on Aug. 6, 2022. In the three months ended June 30, 2022, Berkshire Hathaway lost -- and I hope you're sitting down for this -- $43.76 billion dollars.How on Earth did Berkshire CEO Warren Buffett, one of the greatest investors of our generation, manage to lose almost $44 billion in three months' time? Let me spoil it for you: All is not what it seems in Berkshire's quarterly earnings report.Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.Berkshire Hathaway's historic quarterly loss isn't what it seemsBack in 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board passed new measures aimed at making corporate income statements, and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) reporting, more transparent for investors. One of these measures, ASU 2016-01 (\"Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities\"), eliminated the need to classify various categories of equity investments and, instead, required that equity investments be measured at fair value. This meant that changes in equity investments from one quarter to the next would be recognized as net income, or a net loss. Berkshire Hathaway officially adopted this accounting change in its reporting beginning in 2018.In simpler terms, the closing price of Warren Buffett's investments on March 31, 2022 represented their fair value at the end of the first quarter. Comparably, the closing price of securities on June 30, 2022 represented their fair value at the end of the second quarter. In addition to counting the realized gains and losses recognized by selling stocks, ASU 2016-01 requires Buffett's company to recognize the unrealized gains and losses as a result of share price movements in its investment portfolio from one quarter to the next.During the second quarter, the three major U.S. stock indexes were pummeled. The timeless Dow Jones Industrial Average, broad-based S&P 500, and tech-centric Nasdaq Composite respectively plunged by 11.3%, 16.5%, and 22.4% in a three-month stretch. Not surprisingly, Berkshire Hathaway's investment portfolio took it on the chin as well. This resulted in a staggering \"loss\" of $66.9 billion from investments and derivative contracts in just three months, and the aforementioned net loss of almost $44 billion for the second quarter.Image source: Getty Images.Warren Buffett's company is as strong as everDid Warren Buffett lose close to $44 billion in three months? On paper, and based on financial requirements, yes. But when looking at what counts, this was another successful quarter for the Oracle of Omaha and his company.To begin with, Warren Buffett and his investing lieutenants, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, aren't traders. While they might chase the rare arbitrage play or high-yielding stock in an inflationary environment, most of Berkshire Hathaway's more than four dozen holdings are longer-term investments. In fact, the Oracle of Omaha has continuously held 15 stocks for at least a decade. Stocks are always going to ebb and flow, which makes unrealized gains and losses something of a moot point in Berkshire Hathaway's quarterly operating results.A far better measure of Warren Buffett's success as an investor can be found in his annual letter to shareholders. In that letter, investors can see that Berkshire Hathaway's Class A shares (BRK.A) have averaged a 20.1% annual return since the Oracle of Omaha became CEO in 1965. Imagine averaging a 20.1% annual return for 57 years!To add, \"unrealized losses\" is simply another phrase that means opportunity for Warren Buffett. A declining stock market provides the Oracle of Omaha and his investing team with the opportunity to deploy their mammoth cash pile into stocks, acquisitions, or even share buybacks. The plunging stock market during the second quarter allowed Buffett to buy $57.3 billion worth of equity securities, as well as $1 billion worth of the company's Class A and B common stock. Buffett and his right-hand man Charlie Munger have overseen $62.1 billion in aggregate stock buybacks since July 2018.Another thing for investors to note is that Berkshire Hathaway's over five dozen owned entities performed extremely well during the challenging second quarter (Q2). Total insurance earnings hit $3 billion, which was up from $1.9 billion in Q2 2021, while railroad BNSF saw its quarterly profit rise to $2.15 billion from $1.98 billion in the prior-year quarter. All told, Berkshire Hathaway's operating businesses increased their net income to $10 billion in Q2 2022 from $8.6 billion in the prior-year period.Sure, Warren Buffett oversaw a nearly $44 billion \"loss\" in the second quarter. However, his company is as strong as it's ever been.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":90,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9907347087,"gmtCreate":1660148159152,"gmtModify":1703478425010,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"The 30% y-o-y projected growth is good, if it happens...","listText":"The 30% y-o-y projected growth is good, if it happens...","text":"The 30% y-o-y projected growth is good, if it happens...","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9907347087","repostId":"1126896125","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1126896125","pubTimestamp":1660141824,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1126896125?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2022-08-10 22:30","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Palantir: Taking Over The World","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1126896125","media":"Seeking Alpha","summary":"SummaryInvestors probably shouldn't count pennies regarding Palantir and its earnings results.Instea","content":"<html><head></head><body><p><b>Summary</b></p><ul><li>Investors probably shouldn&#39;t count pennies regarding Palantir and its earnings results.</li><li>Instead, we should focus on the big picture and consider that Palantir expanded its commercial customer count in the U.S. by 250% YoY.</li><li>Palantir is a dominant, monopolistic style company with significant competitive advantages, an extremely long growth runway, and excellent profitability potential.</li><li>As the company continues to expand operations, grow revenues, and improve profitability, its share price should appreciate considerably in the coming years.</li></ul><p>Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) is taking over the world, and you&#39;re worried about one earnings announcement? Instead of posting a small profit of three cents per share, Palantir reported a loss of one cent per share. Many investors did not take the news well, and Palantir ended Monday&#39;s session down by about 14%. Additionally, Palantir dropped by another 8% by late Tuesday&#39;s session.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/577c4de0e0341969c2876744fe70f1e8\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"676\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>PLTR(StockCharts.com)</p><p>Moreover, Palantir&#39;s stock is still down by about 80% from its ATH, floating around its IPO price from almost two years ago. However, Palantir is a high-growth company with a highly long growth runway. Furthermore, Palantir demonstrates substantial profitability potential and should become increasingly profitable with time. Also, as a Palantir investor, I am more focused on the 250% YoY increase in the U.S. commercial customer count rather than the one-cent loss.</p><p>Palantir is a rapidly growing monopolistic-style company that has the potential to take over the world. No, not literally, but Palantir&#39;s software products and services are being adopted by more and more agencies and companies in the U.S. and globally. Therefore, Palantir should continue expanding operations, growing revenues, and increasing profits as the company advances. This dynamic should lead to increased demand for the company&#39;s shares, and Palantir&#39;s stock price should appreciate considerably in the coming years.</p><p>Palantir is a monopolistic, high-growth company with a remarkably long growth runway and massive profitability potential. Moreover, Palantir has a significant competitive advantage - the U.S. government. U.S. government agencies prefer Palantir, and for a good reason. Before Palantir&#39;s solutions, agency databases were &#34;siloed,&#34; forcing users to search specific databases individually. Now, everything is linked together using Palantir. For example, thanks to Palantir, the FBI can access critical data from a police department without going through miles of red tape.</p><p>There is some mystery about what Palantir does and what makes the company unique. In essence, Palantir&#39;s software combines various operational elements, making them work seamlessly and safely. Palantir could also be viewed as the master of data, and critical information, a remarkably profitable business in this age. Many market participants are too busy &#34;counting pennies&#34; rather than concentrating on the future.</p><p>I&#39;ve said that Palantir does not need to be profitable now because specific companies (like Palantir) can increase profitability when their growth potential begins running out. For now, it does not matter if Palantir makes a modest profit or reports a slight loss in the greater scheme of things. It is enough that Palantir demonstrates the potential for significant profitability down the line. For now, Palantir should continue focusing on growing customer count, increasing revenues, hiring and retaining top talent, and providing the best products and services in its industry.</p><p>Furthermore, Palantir has worked closely with numerous government agencies for years, adding to the perception that Palantir is the most trustworthy company in its space. Thus, we see the continuous growth and increased interest in Palantir&#39;s solutions from commercial clients. Around this time last year, Palantir only had 39 corporate clients in the U.S.; now, that number is 119. In addition, Palantir&#39;s products are very sticky and have high switching costs. Therefore, once on Palantir&#39;s software, a company should become a long-term consumer of Palantir&#39;s products and services.</p><p><b>Q2 - Better Than The Initial Reaction</b></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/0e72499fcab454a0ee054156978ddb2c\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"728\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>Statement of operations(Investors.palantir.com)</p><p>We continue seeing robust revenue growth while the cost of revenue declines. YoY revenues jumped by 26%, but the cost of revenue increased by only 12%. Gross profit came in at $370.8 million, surging by 30% YoY. Therefore, we see Palantir becoming increasingly profitable with scale. This trend of higher profitability is constructive and should continue, becoming more pronounced as the company continues expanding operations and revenues in future years.</p><p>Additionally, we see a positive trend of lower operating expenses. Sales and marketing grew slightly, R&amp;D declined, and SG&amp;A expenses were roughly flat YoY. In general, operating costs fell by 4% YoY. Additionally, stock-based compensation continues declining, dropping by more than 30%YoY. The adjusted operating margin came in at 23%. The adjusted gross margin came in at approximately 80.8% for the quarter, demonstrating remarkable profitability and massive earnings potential.</p><p><b>Q2 - Remarkable Highlights</b><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ba28d5bb7d058c85b3d9b0b35cd2f2cd\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"361\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>Q2 highlights(Investors.palantir.com)</p><p>We saw robust YoY revenue growth, with an ever higher 45% growth rate in the U.S. Palantir&#39;s commercial business is performing excellently, growing revenues by 46%, with outperformance in the U.S., increasing revenues by a whopping 120% in that crucial market. Moreover, the U.S. commercial customer count exploded by 250% YoY, illustrating incredible demand for Palantir&#39;s products and services and implying significant future growth and widespread adoption for Palantir.</p><p><b>Palantir Could Achieve Widespread Adoption</b></p><p>Karp, Palantir&#39;s CEO, said that Palantir remains focused on the long term, and so should you if you&#39;re a Palantir shareholder.</p><blockquote>&#34;We are working towards a future where all large institutions in the United States and its allies abroad are running significant segments of their operations, if not their operations as a whole, on Palantir.&#34; - Alex Karp.</blockquote><p>We must consider that Palantir is in the very early stages of its operations, growth, and profitability. Yet, the company offers the top products and services in its space. If it did not, Palantir probably wouldn&#39;t be the contractor of choice for the U.S. government, including the DOD, CIA, NSA, and other intelligence agencies. Moreover, Palantir probably wouldn&#39;t be seeing such spectacular growth in the corporate space if its competitors had the upper hand. Furthermore, we see that Palantir has significant competitive advantages. Thus, we can conclude that Palantir could achieve widespread adoption in the corporate world. Suppose Alex Karp is right and large government, civil, and corporate institutions of the U.S. and its allies run significant portions of their operations on Palantir. In that case, the sky is the limit, and Palantir&#39;s stock price should advance significantly in the coming years.</p><p>Here&#39;s what Palantir&#39;s financials could look like in the future:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><b>Year</b></td><td><b>2022</b></td><td><b>2023</b></td><td><b>2024</b></td><td><b>2025</b></td><td><b>2026</b></td><td><b>2027</b></td></tr><tr><td>Revenue $</td><td>2b</td><td>2.6b</td><td>3.4b</td><td>4.4b</td><td>5.7b</td><td>7.3b</td></tr><tr><td>Revenue growth</td><td>30%</td><td>30%</td><td>30%</td><td>30%</td><td>28%</td><td>25%</td></tr><tr><td>Forward P/S ratio</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>8</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Price</td><td>$9</td><td>$14</td><td>$21</td><td>$27</td><td>$32</td><td>$40</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: The Financial Prophet</p><p>Palantir is trading around seven times forward sales estimates, and the P/S multiple could expand as the company advances. Palantir has a log growth runway, and the company&#39;s revenue growth could be around 30% in the coming years. In comparison, Nvidia (NVDA) has slower growth projections, and the stock trades at about 14 times next year&#39;s sales estimates. Valuations of ten times sales and higher are widespread in the hardware and software industries.</p><p>Even Microsoft (MSFT), a mature software company, trades at approximately nine times forward sales, more expensive than Palantir. Therefore, we see that Palantir is relatively cheap and could experience multiple expansion as the company advances in future years. Thus, as Palantir continues increasing revenues and improving profitability, its stock could reach the $40 - 50 range within several years.</p><p><b>Risks To Palantir</b></p><p>Despite my bullish outlook for Palantir, market participants should consider several potential risks associated with this investment. While the growth story is strong at Palantir, shares are not cheap by traditional metrics. Furthermore, the company&#39;s earnings are still minimal and may not increase as much as I envision. Moreover, if the company&#39;s growth picture were to turn less bullish, the stock could head in the wrong direction. For instance, if Palantir lost favor with the government or had a data breach, the stock could experience a notable decline. 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(NYSE:PLTR) is taking over the world, and you're worried about one earnings announcement? Instead of posting a small profit of three cents per share, Palantir reported a loss of one cent per share. Many investors did not take the news well, and Palantir ended Monday's session down by about 14%. Additionally, Palantir dropped by another 8% by late Tuesday's session.PLTR(StockCharts.com)Moreover, Palantir's stock is still down by about 80% from its ATH, floating around its IPO price from almost two years ago. However, Palantir is a high-growth company with a highly long growth runway. Furthermore, Palantir demonstrates substantial profitability potential and should become increasingly profitable with time. Also, as a Palantir investor, I am more focused on the 250% YoY increase in the U.S. commercial customer count rather than the one-cent loss.Palantir is a rapidly growing monopolistic-style company that has the potential to take over the world. No, not literally, but Palantir's software products and services are being adopted by more and more agencies and companies in the U.S. and globally. Therefore, Palantir should continue expanding operations, growing revenues, and increasing profits as the company advances. This dynamic should lead to increased demand for the company's shares, and Palantir's stock price should appreciate considerably in the coming years.Palantir is a monopolistic, high-growth company with a remarkably long growth runway and massive profitability potential. Moreover, Palantir has a significant competitive advantage - the U.S. government. U.S. government agencies prefer Palantir, and for a good reason. Before Palantir's solutions, agency databases were \"siloed,\" forcing users to search specific databases individually. Now, everything is linked together using Palantir. For example, thanks to Palantir, the FBI can access critical data from a police department without going through miles of red tape.There is some mystery about what Palantir does and what makes the company unique. In essence, Palantir's software combines various operational elements, making them work seamlessly and safely. Palantir could also be viewed as the master of data, and critical information, a remarkably profitable business in this age. Many market participants are too busy \"counting pennies\" rather than concentrating on the future.I've said that Palantir does not need to be profitable now because specific companies (like Palantir) can increase profitability when their growth potential begins running out. For now, it does not matter if Palantir makes a modest profit or reports a slight loss in the greater scheme of things. It is enough that Palantir demonstrates the potential for significant profitability down the line. For now, Palantir should continue focusing on growing customer count, increasing revenues, hiring and retaining top talent, and providing the best products and services in its industry.Furthermore, Palantir has worked closely with numerous government agencies for years, adding to the perception that Palantir is the most trustworthy company in its space. Thus, we see the continuous growth and increased interest in Palantir's solutions from commercial clients. Around this time last year, Palantir only had 39 corporate clients in the U.S.; now, that number is 119. In addition, Palantir's products are very sticky and have high switching costs. Therefore, once on Palantir's software, a company should become a long-term consumer of Palantir's products and services.Q2 - Better Than The Initial ReactionStatement of operations(Investors.palantir.com)We continue seeing robust revenue growth while the cost of revenue declines. YoY revenues jumped by 26%, but the cost of revenue increased by only 12%. Gross profit came in at $370.8 million, surging by 30% YoY. Therefore, we see Palantir becoming increasingly profitable with scale. This trend of higher profitability is constructive and should continue, becoming more pronounced as the company continues expanding operations and revenues in future years.Additionally, we see a positive trend of lower operating expenses. Sales and marketing grew slightly, R&D declined, and SG&A expenses were roughly flat YoY. In general, operating costs fell by 4% YoY. Additionally, stock-based compensation continues declining, dropping by more than 30%YoY. The adjusted operating margin came in at 23%. The adjusted gross margin came in at approximately 80.8% for the quarter, demonstrating remarkable profitability and massive earnings potential.Q2 - Remarkable HighlightsQ2 highlights(Investors.palantir.com)We saw robust YoY revenue growth, with an ever higher 45% growth rate in the U.S. Palantir's commercial business is performing excellently, growing revenues by 46%, with outperformance in the U.S., increasing revenues by a whopping 120% in that crucial market. Moreover, the U.S. commercial customer count exploded by 250% YoY, illustrating incredible demand for Palantir's products and services and implying significant future growth and widespread adoption for Palantir.Palantir Could Achieve Widespread AdoptionKarp, Palantir's CEO, said that Palantir remains focused on the long term, and so should you if you're a Palantir shareholder.\"We are working towards a future where all large institutions in the United States and its allies abroad are running significant segments of their operations, if not their operations as a whole, on Palantir.\" - Alex Karp.We must consider that Palantir is in the very early stages of its operations, growth, and profitability. Yet, the company offers the top products and services in its space. If it did not, Palantir probably wouldn't be the contractor of choice for the U.S. government, including the DOD, CIA, NSA, and other intelligence agencies. Moreover, Palantir probably wouldn't be seeing such spectacular growth in the corporate space if its competitors had the upper hand. Furthermore, we see that Palantir has significant competitive advantages. Thus, we can conclude that Palantir could achieve widespread adoption in the corporate world. Suppose Alex Karp is right and large government, civil, and corporate institutions of the U.S. and its allies run significant portions of their operations on Palantir. In that case, the sky is the limit, and Palantir's stock price should advance significantly in the coming years.Here's what Palantir's financials could look like in the future:Year202220232024202520262027Revenue $2b2.6b3.4b4.4b5.7b7.3bRevenue growth30%30%30%30%28%25%Forward P/S ratio789988Price$9$14$21$27$32$40Source: The Financial ProphetPalantir is trading around seven times forward sales estimates, and the P/S multiple could expand as the company advances. Palantir has a log growth runway, and the company's revenue growth could be around 30% in the coming years. In comparison, Nvidia (NVDA) has slower growth projections, and the stock trades at about 14 times next year's sales estimates. Valuations of ten times sales and higher are widespread in the hardware and software industries.Even Microsoft (MSFT), a mature software company, trades at approximately nine times forward sales, more expensive than Palantir. Therefore, we see that Palantir is relatively cheap and could experience multiple expansion as the company advances in future years. Thus, as Palantir continues increasing revenues and improving profitability, its stock could reach the $40 - 50 range within several years.Risks To PalantirDespite my bullish outlook for Palantir, market participants should consider several potential risks associated with this investment. While the growth story is strong at Palantir, shares are not cheap by traditional metrics. Furthermore, the company's earnings are still minimal and may not increase as much as I envision. Moreover, if the company's growth picture were to turn less bullish, the stock could head in the wrong direction. For instance, if Palantir lost favor with the government or had a data breach, the stock could experience a notable decline. Please consider these and other risks carefully before investing in Palantir.Are You Getting The Returns You Want?Invest alongside the Financial Prophet'sAll-Weather Portfolio(2021 return 51%), and achieve optimal results in any market.Our Daily Prophet Report provides the crucial information you need before the opening bell rings each morning.Implement our Covered Call Dividend Planandearn an extra 40-60% on some of your investments.All-Weather Portfolio vs. The S&P 500","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":227,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9904658292,"gmtCreate":1660041338120,"gmtModify":1703477255122,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Good learning on how to profit from a \"flat\" stock.","listText":"Good learning on how to profit from a \"flat\" stock.","text":"Good learning on how to profit from a \"flat\" stock.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":1,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9904658292","repostId":"1164287903","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1164287903","pubTimestamp":1660027382,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1164287903?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2022-08-09 14:43","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Options Strategies: Covered Calls & Covered Puts","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1164287903","media":"Charles Schwab","summary":"Learn the basics of covered calls and covered puts, and when to use them to manage your risks when t","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>Learn the basics of covered calls and covered puts, and when to use them to manage your risks when trading options.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b8240e7962b3573d641d159391f78566\" tg-width=\"900\" tg-height=\"600\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>When employed correctly, covered calls and covered puts can help manage risk by potentially increasing profits and reducing losses simultaneously. Let&#39;s discuss how.</p><p><b>What is a covered call?</b></p><p>A covered call is when you <b>sell</b> <i>someone else</i> the right to purchase shares of a stock that <i>you already own</i> (hence &#34;covered&#34;), at a specified price (strike price), at any time on or before a specified date (expiration date). The payment you receive in exchange is called a premium, which you keep regardless of whether the call is exercised.</p><p>As a result, covered calls can help generate income in a flat or mildly uptrending market. If the price of the underlying stock rises above the call option&#39;s strike price, the covered call buyer can exercise their right to purchase the stock, and you would relinquish any gains on the underlying stock above the strike price. However, the premium you received offsets some of the risk of foregone profits—as well as some of the risk of a small decline.</p><p>In fact, the best-case-scenario for this strategy would be the stock price rising slightly, giving you both a modest gain from stock price appreciation and some premium income from the call.</p><p><b>When do you use a covered call?</b></p><p>Investors typically write covered calls when they have a neutral to slightly bullish sentiment on the underlying stock. In many cases, the best time to sell covered calls is either at the same time you establish a long equity position (known as a &#34;buy/write&#34;), or once the equity position has already begun to move in your favor.</p><p>When establishing a covered call position, most investors sell options with a strike price that is at-the-money (or ATM, meaning the option’s strike price is the same as the stock&#39;s current market price) or slightly out-of-the-money (or OTM, meaning the strike price is above the stock’s current market price). If you write an OTM or ATM covered call and the stock remains flat or declines in value, you’re hoping the option eventually expire worthless, and you get to keep the premium you received without further obligation.</p><p>If the stock price rises above the option&#39;s strike price, it’s likely your stock will be called away (assigned) at the strike price, either prior to or at expiration. This is usually a good thing. If you sold ATM or OTM calls, the trade will generally be profitable. In fact, your profit will usually exceed what you would have earned if you had simply bought the stock and then sold it at the appreciated price, as you would receive both the proceeds from the sale of the stock at the strike price and the option premium.</p><p>That said, if the stock rises significantly, leaving the options deep in-the-money (or ITM, meaning the stock&#39;s market price is above the option’s strike price), the stock investment on its own would have been better.</p><p>Here&#39;s a hypothetical example of a covered call trade. Let&#39;s assume you:</p><ul><li>Buy 1,000 shares of XYZ stock @ $72 per share</li><li>Sell 10 XYZ Apr 75 calls @ $2.00 (Note that each standard call or put generally represents 100 shares of the underlying stock, thus, the 1,000 shares &#34;cover&#34; the 10 calls sold).</li></ul><p>The two points provided by the covered call create some immediate downside protection because you wouldn&#39;t experience a loss on the position unless the stock you bought for $72 a share dropped below $70. Another way to think of it is that even if the stock price dropped to zero, you would still have $2,000 from the 10 covered calls you sold (that is: $2 x 10 covered calls x the option multiplier of 100).</p><p>The trade-off is that you would effectively cap your potential profit if the share price rose significantly above the strike price. For this trade, that would mean a maximum profit of $5,000, representing the sum of your capital gain from the stock appreciating up to the $75 strike price and your premium from the covered call (that is: $3 x 1,000 shares of stock + $2 x 10 options contracts x 100 options multiplier). In that sense, this trade would make sense only if you thought it unlikely the price of XYZ would exceed $77 by the April expiration (representing the sum of your $72 purchase price and your max profit of $5,000). If XYZ did increase above $77, it would have been more profitable not to have written the covered call.</p><p>As you can see in the profit and loss chart below:</p><ul><li>The breakeven price is $70.</li><li>The profit is capped at $5,000 for all prices above $75.</li><li>Losses will be incurred below $70; down to zero.</li></ul><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c288f9964e4489d40f7cb103dd2e7238\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"378\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/><span>Note: Chart depicts strategy at expiration.</span></p><p><b>What is a covered put?</b></p><p>Covered puts work essentially the same way as covered calls, except that you&#39;re writing an option against a short position, meaning a stock you&#39;ve borrowed and then sold on the open market. Whereas writing a covered call involves selling someone else the right to buy a stock you own, selling covered puts against a short equity position creates an obligation for you to buy the stock back at the strike price of the put option.</p><p>This strategy typically makes sense when you have a neutral to slightly bearish sentiment.</p><p>As with covered calls, you can sell covered puts either when you establish the position (called a &#34;sell/write&#34;), or once the short equity position has already begun to move in your favor.</p><p>Here&#39;s an example of a covered put trade. Let&#39;s assume you:</p><ul><li>Sell short 1000 shares of XYZ @ 72</li><li>Sell 10 XYZ Apr 70 puts @ 2</li></ul><p>In the chart below, you&#39;ll see that:</p><ul><li>The breakeven price is $74.</li><li>The profit is capped at $4,000 for all prices below 70, i.e.: $2 x 1,000 [shares of stock] + $2 x 10 [options contracts] x 100 [options multiplier]</li><li>Losses will be incurred above $74.</li></ul><p>You would want to employ this strategy only if you thought the price of XYZ wouldn&#39;t fall below $70 by the April expiration. If XYZ did fall below $70, the short stock trade alone would be more profitable. Losses are potentially unlimited if the stock price continued to increase, but they would always be $2,000 less than the stock trade alone.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/79dcc9c0e2f28eb658cca60354cd5a74\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"373\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/><span>Note: Chart depicts strategy at expiration.</span></p><p><b>Risk managed, not eliminated</b></p><p>While covered calls and covered puts can reduce risk somewhat, they cannot eliminate it entirely. With that in mind, here are a few cautionary points about these strategies:</p><ul><li><b>Profits.</b> Covered options usually limit your profit potential if a stock moves substantially in your favor. Anytime you sell a covered option, you have established a minimum buying price (covered put) or maximum selling price (covered call) for your stock. Any stock movement beyond that established price creates no additional profit for you.</li><li><b>Losses.</b> Losses are reduced only by the amount of premium you received on the initial sale of the option. In addition, it’s rarely a good idea to sell a covered option if your stock position has already moved significantly against you. Doing so could cause you to establish a closing price that ensures a loss. So, before you sell, ask yourself, &#34;Would I be happy if I had to close out my stock position at the strike price on this option?&#34; If you can answer &#34;yes,&#34; you’ll probably be okay.</li><li><b>Holding until expiration.</b> While our examples assume that you hold the covered position until expiration, you can usually close out a covered option at any time by buying it to close at the current market price. Regardless of whether the equity part of your strategy is profitable, waiting until expiration will maximize your return on an out-of-the-money option; however, you are not required to do so.</li><li><b>Assignment.</b> A significant change in the price of the underlying stock prior to expiration could result in an early assignment, and if your short option is in-the-money, you could be assigned at any time. Covered calls written against dividend paying stocks are especially vulnerable to early assignment.</li><li><b>Corporate events.</b> When companies merge, spin off, split, pay special dividends, etc., their options can become very complicated. </li></ul></body></html>","source":"lsy1660027232916","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Options Strategies: Covered Calls & Covered Puts</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nOptions Strategies: Covered Calls & Covered Puts\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-08-09 14:43 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.schwab.com/learn/story/options-strategies-covered-calls-covered-puts><strong>Charles Schwab</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Learn the basics of covered calls and covered puts, and when to use them to manage your risks when trading options.When employed correctly, covered calls and covered puts can help manage risk by ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.schwab.com/learn/story/options-strategies-covered-calls-covered-puts\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".DJI":"道琼斯",".SPX":"S&P 500 Index"},"source_url":"https://www.schwab.com/learn/story/options-strategies-covered-calls-covered-puts","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1164287903","content_text":"Learn the basics of covered calls and covered puts, and when to use them to manage your risks when trading options.When employed correctly, covered calls and covered puts can help manage risk by potentially increasing profits and reducing losses simultaneously. Let's discuss how.What is a covered call?A covered call is when you sell someone else the right to purchase shares of a stock that you already own (hence \"covered\"), at a specified price (strike price), at any time on or before a specified date (expiration date). The payment you receive in exchange is called a premium, which you keep regardless of whether the call is exercised.As a result, covered calls can help generate income in a flat or mildly uptrending market. If the price of the underlying stock rises above the call option's strike price, the covered call buyer can exercise their right to purchase the stock, and you would relinquish any gains on the underlying stock above the strike price. However, the premium you received offsets some of the risk of foregone profits—as well as some of the risk of a small decline.In fact, the best-case-scenario for this strategy would be the stock price rising slightly, giving you both a modest gain from stock price appreciation and some premium income from the call.When do you use a covered call?Investors typically write covered calls when they have a neutral to slightly bullish sentiment on the underlying stock. In many cases, the best time to sell covered calls is either at the same time you establish a long equity position (known as a \"buy/write\"), or once the equity position has already begun to move in your favor.When establishing a covered call position, most investors sell options with a strike price that is at-the-money (or ATM, meaning the option’s strike price is the same as the stock's current market price) or slightly out-of-the-money (or OTM, meaning the strike price is above the stock’s current market price). If you write an OTM or ATM covered call and the stock remains flat or declines in value, you’re hoping the option eventually expire worthless, and you get to keep the premium you received without further obligation.If the stock price rises above the option's strike price, it’s likely your stock will be called away (assigned) at the strike price, either prior to or at expiration. This is usually a good thing. If you sold ATM or OTM calls, the trade will generally be profitable. In fact, your profit will usually exceed what you would have earned if you had simply bought the stock and then sold it at the appreciated price, as you would receive both the proceeds from the sale of the stock at the strike price and the option premium.That said, if the stock rises significantly, leaving the options deep in-the-money (or ITM, meaning the stock's market price is above the option’s strike price), the stock investment on its own would have been better.Here's a hypothetical example of a covered call trade. Let's assume you:Buy 1,000 shares of XYZ stock @ $72 per shareSell 10 XYZ Apr 75 calls @ $2.00 (Note that each standard call or put generally represents 100 shares of the underlying stock, thus, the 1,000 shares \"cover\" the 10 calls sold).The two points provided by the covered call create some immediate downside protection because you wouldn't experience a loss on the position unless the stock you bought for $72 a share dropped below $70. Another way to think of it is that even if the stock price dropped to zero, you would still have $2,000 from the 10 covered calls you sold (that is: $2 x 10 covered calls x the option multiplier of 100).The trade-off is that you would effectively cap your potential profit if the share price rose significantly above the strike price. For this trade, that would mean a maximum profit of $5,000, representing the sum of your capital gain from the stock appreciating up to the $75 strike price and your premium from the covered call (that is: $3 x 1,000 shares of stock + $2 x 10 options contracts x 100 options multiplier). In that sense, this trade would make sense only if you thought it unlikely the price of XYZ would exceed $77 by the April expiration (representing the sum of your $72 purchase price and your max profit of $5,000). If XYZ did increase above $77, it would have been more profitable not to have written the covered call.As you can see in the profit and loss chart below:The breakeven price is $70.The profit is capped at $5,000 for all prices above $75.Losses will be incurred below $70; down to zero.Note: Chart depicts strategy at expiration.What is a covered put?Covered puts work essentially the same way as covered calls, except that you're writing an option against a short position, meaning a stock you've borrowed and then sold on the open market. Whereas writing a covered call involves selling someone else the right to buy a stock you own, selling covered puts against a short equity position creates an obligation for you to buy the stock back at the strike price of the put option.This strategy typically makes sense when you have a neutral to slightly bearish sentiment.As with covered calls, you can sell covered puts either when you establish the position (called a \"sell/write\"), or once the short equity position has already begun to move in your favor.Here's an example of a covered put trade. Let's assume you:Sell short 1000 shares of XYZ @ 72Sell 10 XYZ Apr 70 puts @ 2In the chart below, you'll see that:The breakeven price is $74.The profit is capped at $4,000 for all prices below 70, i.e.: $2 x 1,000 [shares of stock] + $2 x 10 [options contracts] x 100 [options multiplier]Losses will be incurred above $74.You would want to employ this strategy only if you thought the price of XYZ wouldn't fall below $70 by the April expiration. If XYZ did fall below $70, the short stock trade alone would be more profitable. Losses are potentially unlimited if the stock price continued to increase, but they would always be $2,000 less than the stock trade alone.Note: Chart depicts strategy at expiration.Risk managed, not eliminatedWhile covered calls and covered puts can reduce risk somewhat, they cannot eliminate it entirely. With that in mind, here are a few cautionary points about these strategies:Profits. Covered options usually limit your profit potential if a stock moves substantially in your favor. Anytime you sell a covered option, you have established a minimum buying price (covered put) or maximum selling price (covered call) for your stock. Any stock movement beyond that established price creates no additional profit for you.Losses. Losses are reduced only by the amount of premium you received on the initial sale of the option. In addition, it’s rarely a good idea to sell a covered option if your stock position has already moved significantly against you. Doing so could cause you to establish a closing price that ensures a loss. So, before you sell, ask yourself, \"Would I be happy if I had to close out my stock position at the strike price on this option?\" If you can answer \"yes,\" you’ll probably be okay.Holding until expiration. While our examples assume that you hold the covered position until expiration, you can usually close out a covered option at any time by buying it to close at the current market price. Regardless of whether the equity part of your strategy is profitable, waiting until expiration will maximize your return on an out-of-the-money option; however, you are not required to do so.Assignment. A significant change in the price of the underlying stock prior to expiration could result in an early assignment, and if your short option is in-the-money, you could be assigned at any time. Covered calls written against dividend paying stocks are especially vulnerable to early assignment.Corporate events. When companies merge, spin off, split, pay special dividends, etc., their options can become very complicated.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":183,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9901885292,"gmtCreate":1659161085416,"gmtModify":1676536267574,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Hope that H2 will really recover.","listText":"Hope that H2 will really recover.","text":"Hope that H2 will really recover.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":1,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9901885292","repostId":"1167462110","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1167462110","pubTimestamp":1659137882,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1167462110?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2022-07-30 07:38","market":"us","language":"en","title":"SPY: The Bears Will Be Left Holding A Participation Trophy","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1167462110","media":"seekingalpha","summary":"SummaryThe S&P 500 has gained momentum on an overall solid earnings season with a shifting macro env","content":"<html><head></head><body><p><b>Summary</b></p><ul><li>The S&amp;P 500 has gained momentum on an overall solid earnings season with a shifting macro environment.</li><li>An expectation for inflation to trend lower will set the stage for improving economic conditions going forward.</li><li>We are bullish on stocks and expect the rally to accelerate.</li></ul><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/f744fd0ae071b9c2cf8c20afa3a5d7d7\" tg-width=\"1080\" tg-height=\"608\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/><span>Motortion</span></p><p>The market action has turned decisively bullish with the S&amp;P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) up over 13% from its June cycle low. What we&#39;re seeing is a shifting narrative where the major macro headwinds from the first half of the year arebeing left behind with stocks starting to price in improving conditions. The news flash is that the doom-and-gloomers with a pocalyptic calls for a depression-style crash may end up being wrong. The momentum in stocks right now is real and our message here is that we expect more upside.</p><p><b>A Technical Recession Is No Problem</b></p><p>Inflation has been hot, interest rates are higher, and the latest Q2 GDP data confirmed a technical recession. That being said, the overall economy appears relatively stable or resilient with room to emerge out of this rough patch. The bigger point here is that Q2 is history with an understanding that stocks are forward-looking. From a macro perspective, the scenario we see playing out is the soft landing.</p><p>Briefly, our take on the 0.9% decline in the Q2 GDP is to keep in mind that the economy was historically strong in 2021, growing by a massive 5.7%, in part fueled by the record stimulus last year. The result left both a tough comparison base and added a layer of volatility beyond the headline-making supply chain disruptions and geopolitical issues that defined the quarter. What&#39;s more positive is the real growth on a 2- and 3-year stacked basis from pre-pandemic levels. It&#39;s also encouraging that the quarter-over-quarter decline narrowed compared to the Q1 trend.</p><p>Other data has been more positive including the low unemployment rate and latest retail sales. In our view, the U.S. consumer as a group has been bruised, but otherwise alive and well.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/f471219423737fa34aa6d51422e1f5a0\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"334\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/><span>source: tradingeconomics</span></p><p><b>Peak Inflation and Peak Fed Hawkishness</b></p><p>All indications are that inflation will begin to trend lower which removes one of the main culprits of the recent economic weakness. From there, the latest Fed rate hike likely marked &#34;peak hawkishness&#34; by removing the urgency to get more and more aggressive at future meetings. Inflation, as it relates to a near double-digit annual rate, may very well end up being transitory if we&#39;re allowed to un-retire that word.</p><p>The most positive indication is the sharp drop in gas prices which will directly hit the CPI over the next few months. According to data from &#34;GasBuddy&#34;, the national average for gas prices in the U.S. is down 78 cents from its peak in mid-June and forecast to drop under $4.00 per gallon over the next few weeks. Consumers are spending less on gas today than last month which means more money for other stuff.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/d90d4f10e471f95a70656feacfb33d65\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"393\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/><span>source: Twitter</span></p><p>Companies complainingabout high costs are set to get some breathing room. Most commodities are down 10-20% or more from their highs. Furthermore, we can highlight that reports of major retailers moving to discount merchandise to deal with a glut of inventory will also help cool inflation on the goods side. This is important because it plays into both a potential rebound of consumer sentiment and improved economic activity into 2023.</p><p>Investors need to start looking ahead toward the July CPI data release on August 10th. It&#39;s not a stretch to imagine that a cold inflation rate print that day will be read positively and can work as a catalyst for the next leg higher in stocks. The Fed may come into September FOMC with some swagger based on evidence their strategy is working. Call it effective execution, good timing, or just dumb luck; but a combination of inflation expectations trending lower while leading economic indicators rebound higher is a strong setup for risk assets. That&#39;s why we&#39;re bullish.</p><p><b>The Earnings That Really Matter</b></p><p>With Q2 earnings season in full swing, what we&#39;re seeing is that the companies that matter, being the mega-cap leaders, are proving capable of effectively navigating the current environment. The bullish case for the S&amp;P 500 got a lift this week with Amazon.com (AMZN) and Apple Inc. (AAPL) both beating estimates adding some confidence to both economic conditions and the market earnings trajectory.</p><p>The reports from other high-profile names like Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), and Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) were also positive. Notably, these stocks are among the largest constituents of the S&amp;P 500 which makes the index hard to bet against. At the end of the day, earnings growth is the most important driver for stock market performance.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/a81fd6f1229142dc7dfd044c031387a7\" tg-width=\"602\" tg-height=\"586\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/><span>Seeking Alpha</span></p><p>One of the most controversial data points right now is the outlook for S&amp;P 500 earnings to climb 10% this year to $229.14. Any bearish case for stocks essentially needs that number to be wrong and drastically underperform expectations, maybe from a collapse in the economy. It hasn&#39;t happened thus far and we don&#39;t think it will. The Q2 earnings season is helping to reaffirm the S&amp;P 500 bottom-up EPS estimates.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/166116ac51259509bf3bf659acda1ae5\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"395\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/><span>source: FactSet Research Systems</span></p><p>The other side to the earnings trend is the impact on valuations. The chart below makes it clear that the market is cheap considering earnings are climbing even as stock prices are down from their peak. With the S&amp;P 500 currently trading at around the index level of 4100, the implied 12-month market forward P/E is 17x, which is below the 5-year average of 18.5x, around 9% higher. The upside here should consider that as macro conditions improve, earnings estimates have room to be revised even higher, making stocks appear even more attractive. A dynamic of multiples expansion can take hold.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/700439f883ca2e0ab354c8bb6b980324\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"369\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/><span>source: FactSet</span></p><p><b>Behavioral Biases Are Dangerous</b></p><p>Putting it all together, we attempted to show that some of the biggest storm clouds are passing and there is light at the end of the tunnel. Anyone with a short position on stocks or even sitting on the sidelines is likely sweating amid the rally in recent weeks.</p><p>We sense that a large segment of the market is falling for a couple of textbook behavioral biases related to cognitive dissonance. The main concept here is the trap of getting too emotionally attached to the bearish (or bullish) case in stocks for any number of reasons.</p><p>In truth, the allure of being a market bear is tempting. There is just something extra gratifying about shorting a stock and making money while the big wigs on Wall Street have a buy rating. Doom and gloom commentary against the grain always seems to come off as extra smart. Similarly, it&#39;s fair to say that the current political environment is conducive to keeping a cynical view on things. A call against the market may seem like a referendum against the status quo or even a judgment on global Central Banking orthodoxy. It&#39;s understandable, we get it, but it doesn&#39;t work like that. The market doesn&#39;t care about opinions and keeping an open mind is the way to go.</p><p>It&#39;s important to incorporate new information to make more objective decisions to overcome what&#39;s known as conservatism bias. Bears may also be expressing some confirmation bias by only valuing the data points that help reaffirm their pessimistic outlook. The headline of Q2 GDP decline may have fed into a view that the economy is falling apart and stocks will crash lower, but what we say was the S&amp;P 500 surged by over 1% on the report.</p><p><b>What&#39;s Next?</b></p><p>The next test for the S&amp;P 500 will be at the index level of 4,200 corresponding to around $420 in the SPY ETF. Let&#39;s go. We then see SPX retesting 4,500 which is a level it last traded at in mid-April. On the downside, 4,000 is the first level of support while a break under 3,800 or $380 in SPY would be indicative of a more serious deterioration.</p><p>On that point, it&#39;s always worth covering some of the risks. We can bring up the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, which still has the potential to escalate, would force a reassessment of global stability. Energy prices are also a key monitoring point. Significantly higher oil and gas prices could kickstart a new round of inflation which would undermine the bullish case for equities.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/2f1785b169a249f7f1d138140fde7d84\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"308\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/><span>Seeking Alpha</span></p><p>The way we see it playing out is that the market narrative will take some time to change. Some don&#39;t want to believe it. People are still talking about high gas prices and record inflation. The Q2 GDP print and big recession word is the headline de jour.</p><p>Fast forward, the door for economic data to come in better than expected over the next few months sets the stage for a new theme of recovery and stronger sentiment. If stocks continue to trend higher, the action will evolve into a fear of missing out for anyone on the sidelines while shorts rush to cover. The momentum can accelerate. Bears were winners to start 2022 but may ultimately be left just holding a participation trophy.</p><p>This article was written by BOOX Research</p></body></html>","source":"seekingalpha","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>SPY: The Bears Will Be Left Holding A Participation Trophy</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nSPY: The Bears Will Be Left Holding A Participation Trophy\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-07-30 07:38 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://seekingalpha.com/article/4527348-spy-market-gained-momentum-solid-earnings-season?source=content_type%3Areact%7Cfirst_level_url%3Ahome%7Csection%3Atrending_articles%7Cline%3A11><strong>seekingalpha</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>SummaryThe S&P 500 has gained momentum on an overall solid earnings season with a shifting macro environment.An expectation for inflation to trend lower will set the stage for improving economic ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://seekingalpha.com/article/4527348-spy-market-gained-momentum-solid-earnings-season?source=content_type%3Areact%7Cfirst_level_url%3Ahome%7Csection%3Atrending_articles%7Cline%3A11\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"SPY":"标普500ETF"},"source_url":"https://seekingalpha.com/article/4527348-spy-market-gained-momentum-solid-earnings-season?source=content_type%3Areact%7Cfirst_level_url%3Ahome%7Csection%3Atrending_articles%7Cline%3A11","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/5a36db9d73b4222bc376d24ccc48c8a4","article_id":"1167462110","content_text":"SummaryThe S&P 500 has gained momentum on an overall solid earnings season with a shifting macro environment.An expectation for inflation to trend lower will set the stage for improving economic conditions going forward.We are bullish on stocks and expect the rally to accelerate.MotortionThe market action has turned decisively bullish with the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) up over 13% from its June cycle low. What we're seeing is a shifting narrative where the major macro headwinds from the first half of the year arebeing left behind with stocks starting to price in improving conditions. The news flash is that the doom-and-gloomers with a pocalyptic calls for a depression-style crash may end up being wrong. The momentum in stocks right now is real and our message here is that we expect more upside.A Technical Recession Is No ProblemInflation has been hot, interest rates are higher, and the latest Q2 GDP data confirmed a technical recession. That being said, the overall economy appears relatively stable or resilient with room to emerge out of this rough patch. The bigger point here is that Q2 is history with an understanding that stocks are forward-looking. From a macro perspective, the scenario we see playing out is the soft landing.Briefly, our take on the 0.9% decline in the Q2 GDP is to keep in mind that the economy was historically strong in 2021, growing by a massive 5.7%, in part fueled by the record stimulus last year. The result left both a tough comparison base and added a layer of volatility beyond the headline-making supply chain disruptions and geopolitical issues that defined the quarter. What's more positive is the real growth on a 2- and 3-year stacked basis from pre-pandemic levels. It's also encouraging that the quarter-over-quarter decline narrowed compared to the Q1 trend.Other data has been more positive including the low unemployment rate and latest retail sales. In our view, the U.S. consumer as a group has been bruised, but otherwise alive and well.source: tradingeconomicsPeak Inflation and Peak Fed HawkishnessAll indications are that inflation will begin to trend lower which removes one of the main culprits of the recent economic weakness. From there, the latest Fed rate hike likely marked \"peak hawkishness\" by removing the urgency to get more and more aggressive at future meetings. Inflation, as it relates to a near double-digit annual rate, may very well end up being transitory if we're allowed to un-retire that word.The most positive indication is the sharp drop in gas prices which will directly hit the CPI over the next few months. According to data from \"GasBuddy\", the national average for gas prices in the U.S. is down 78 cents from its peak in mid-June and forecast to drop under $4.00 per gallon over the next few weeks. Consumers are spending less on gas today than last month which means more money for other stuff.source: TwitterCompanies complainingabout high costs are set to get some breathing room. Most commodities are down 10-20% or more from their highs. Furthermore, we can highlight that reports of major retailers moving to discount merchandise to deal with a glut of inventory will also help cool inflation on the goods side. This is important because it plays into both a potential rebound of consumer sentiment and improved economic activity into 2023.Investors need to start looking ahead toward the July CPI data release on August 10th. It's not a stretch to imagine that a cold inflation rate print that day will be read positively and can work as a catalyst for the next leg higher in stocks. The Fed may come into September FOMC with some swagger based on evidence their strategy is working. Call it effective execution, good timing, or just dumb luck; but a combination of inflation expectations trending lower while leading economic indicators rebound higher is a strong setup for risk assets. That's why we're bullish.The Earnings That Really MatterWith Q2 earnings season in full swing, what we're seeing is that the companies that matter, being the mega-cap leaders, are proving capable of effectively navigating the current environment. The bullish case for the S&P 500 got a lift this week with Amazon.com (AMZN) and Apple Inc. (AAPL) both beating estimates adding some confidence to both economic conditions and the market earnings trajectory.The reports from other high-profile names like Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), and Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) were also positive. Notably, these stocks are among the largest constituents of the S&P 500 which makes the index hard to bet against. At the end of the day, earnings growth is the most important driver for stock market performance.Seeking AlphaOne of the most controversial data points right now is the outlook for S&P 500 earnings to climb 10% this year to $229.14. Any bearish case for stocks essentially needs that number to be wrong and drastically underperform expectations, maybe from a collapse in the economy. It hasn't happened thus far and we don't think it will. The Q2 earnings season is helping to reaffirm the S&P 500 bottom-up EPS estimates.source: FactSet Research SystemsThe other side to the earnings trend is the impact on valuations. The chart below makes it clear that the market is cheap considering earnings are climbing even as stock prices are down from their peak. With the S&P 500 currently trading at around the index level of 4100, the implied 12-month market forward P/E is 17x, which is below the 5-year average of 18.5x, around 9% higher. The upside here should consider that as macro conditions improve, earnings estimates have room to be revised even higher, making stocks appear even more attractive. A dynamic of multiples expansion can take hold.source: FactSetBehavioral Biases Are DangerousPutting it all together, we attempted to show that some of the biggest storm clouds are passing and there is light at the end of the tunnel. Anyone with a short position on stocks or even sitting on the sidelines is likely sweating amid the rally in recent weeks.We sense that a large segment of the market is falling for a couple of textbook behavioral biases related to cognitive dissonance. The main concept here is the trap of getting too emotionally attached to the bearish (or bullish) case in stocks for any number of reasons.In truth, the allure of being a market bear is tempting. There is just something extra gratifying about shorting a stock and making money while the big wigs on Wall Street have a buy rating. Doom and gloom commentary against the grain always seems to come off as extra smart. Similarly, it's fair to say that the current political environment is conducive to keeping a cynical view on things. A call against the market may seem like a referendum against the status quo or even a judgment on global Central Banking orthodoxy. It's understandable, we get it, but it doesn't work like that. The market doesn't care about opinions and keeping an open mind is the way to go.It's important to incorporate new information to make more objective decisions to overcome what's known as conservatism bias. Bears may also be expressing some confirmation bias by only valuing the data points that help reaffirm their pessimistic outlook. The headline of Q2 GDP decline may have fed into a view that the economy is falling apart and stocks will crash lower, but what we say was the S&P 500 surged by over 1% on the report.What's Next?The next test for the S&P 500 will be at the index level of 4,200 corresponding to around $420 in the SPY ETF. Let's go. We then see SPX retesting 4,500 which is a level it last traded at in mid-April. On the downside, 4,000 is the first level of support while a break under 3,800 or $380 in SPY would be indicative of a more serious deterioration.On that point, it's always worth covering some of the risks. We can bring up the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, which still has the potential to escalate, would force a reassessment of global stability. Energy prices are also a key monitoring point. Significantly higher oil and gas prices could kickstart a new round of inflation which would undermine the bullish case for equities.Seeking AlphaThe way we see it playing out is that the market narrative will take some time to change. Some don't want to believe it. People are still talking about high gas prices and record inflation. The Q2 GDP print and big recession word is the headline de jour.Fast forward, the door for economic data to come in better than expected over the next few months sets the stage for a new theme of recovery and stronger sentiment. If stocks continue to trend higher, the action will evolve into a fear of missing out for anyone on the sidelines while shorts rush to cover. The momentum can accelerate. 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Since Hammer’s death in 1990, Occidental has increasingly focused on domestic energy.</p><p>Occidental was a major player in the 2010s’ fracking boom. It continued to grow despite the fracking bust, buying Anadarko Petroleum for what became $38 billion in debt, just before the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p>In 2020, it was on the verge of bankruptcy. But the company managed to survive, and by March of this year, Berkshire had scooped up more than 136 million shares. Berkshire continued to add to its position in the second quarter, which by the end of June had grown to a 16.4% stake.</p><p>Buffett’s move on Occidental is mainly aimed at its debt. Debt that looks bad to you and me can look good to Berkshire. Here’s how.</p><h3>Control the Debt</h3><p>As Kiplinger’s Dan Burrows points out, Berkshire owns $10 billion in preferred shares, which pay dividends of 8%, as well as 84 million warrants to buy more common stock, with a strike price of $59.62. When the warrants are included, Berkshire owns about one-third of the company. A Truist Securities analyst said Berkshire might buy all of Occidental if its credit rating improves.</p><p>Occidental had nearly $26 billion in long-term debt at the end of March, but this was down 27% year over year. Yet, it still had $371 million in interest expenses during the first quarter.</p><p>Occidental debt carries interest rates as high as 8.75%. But it has recently begun getting better prices, including 4.4% on a 25-year note.</p><p>If Occidental debt becomes investment grade, its value will increase and debt service costs will drop. Berkshire could then roll over the debt at lower prices and Occidental could even raise its dividend, which is currently just 13 cents a share. Buffett likes dividends.</p><h3>Buffett’s Energy Play</h3><p>Occidental is one of the largest producers of oil in the Permian Basin, with a maintenance hub in New Mexico. It also has interests in the Rocky Mountains and has done extensive work to lower its drilling costs, including building pipelines to drilling sites.</p><p>This means it lines up well with Berkshire Hathaway Energy, which mostly consists of electric and natural gas utilities, but also owns wind farms and solar energy contracts. Occidental production would deliver these operations with stable prices during a time of uncertainty. With oil now priced at over $100 a barrel, that is important.</p><p>Berkshire Hathaway announced last year that Berkshire Energy head Greg Abel will replace Buffett as its CEO when he eventually steps down.</p><p>After Buffett leaves, Abel will emerge as America’s most powerful energy executive. His track record includes buying renewable energy, with big investments in power lines and other long-distance infrastructure. Berkshire utilities would be self-sufficient, using its own fuel and selling electricity at retail.</p><h3>The Bottom Line on OXY Stock</h3><p>In addition to the Occidental stake, Berkshire also holds a nearly $26 billion stake in Chevron (NYSE:CVX). Chevron is up 25% so far in 2022.</p><p>Of course, nearly all energy stocks have risen this year in response to the Ukraine war. Permian producers EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG) and Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD) are up 23%-24%. Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) is up 43% thanks to its Permian production and refining capacity. But Occidental Petroleum’s gain tops them all, with OXY stock up 109% year to date.</p><p>Buffett likes undervalued assets, and the run-up in oil, combined with its debt, made OXY stock undervalued. Buffett has always made his big money when markets are panicking. At age 91, he is proving capitalism works again.</p></body></html>","source":"lsy1606302653667","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Why Buffett is Buying Occidental Petroleum Stock</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nWhy Buffett is Buying Occidental Petroleum Stock\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-07-04 22:34 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://investorplace.com/2022/07/why-buffett-is-buying-oxy-stock/><strong>InvestorPlace</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Berkshire Hathaway is executing a slow-motion takeover of Occidental Petroleum.Berkshire owns 16.4% of the common and could control one-third with warrants.Buffett likes undervalued assets, and OXY ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://investorplace.com/2022/07/why-buffett-is-buying-oxy-stock/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"OXY":"西方石油"},"source_url":"https://investorplace.com/2022/07/why-buffett-is-buying-oxy-stock/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1100209736","content_text":"Berkshire Hathaway is executing a slow-motion takeover of Occidental Petroleum.Berkshire owns 16.4% of the common and could control one-third with warrants.Buffett likes undervalued assets, and OXY stock is undervalued.Spurred by purchases from Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A), Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) emerged as a big winner in 2022, with OXY stock more than doubling in price.Occidental was founded in 1920 by Armand Hammer, whose 1996 biography called him a Soviet agent. Since Hammer’s death in 1990, Occidental has increasingly focused on domestic energy.Occidental was a major player in the 2010s’ fracking boom. It continued to grow despite the fracking bust, buying Anadarko Petroleum for what became $38 billion in debt, just before the Covid-19 pandemic.In 2020, it was on the verge of bankruptcy. But the company managed to survive, and by March of this year, Berkshire had scooped up more than 136 million shares. Berkshire continued to add to its position in the second quarter, which by the end of June had grown to a 16.4% stake.Buffett’s move on Occidental is mainly aimed at its debt. Debt that looks bad to you and me can look good to Berkshire. Here’s how.Control the DebtAs Kiplinger’s Dan Burrows points out, Berkshire owns $10 billion in preferred shares, which pay dividends of 8%, as well as 84 million warrants to buy more common stock, with a strike price of $59.62. When the warrants are included, Berkshire owns about one-third of the company. A Truist Securities analyst said Berkshire might buy all of Occidental if its credit rating improves.Occidental had nearly $26 billion in long-term debt at the end of March, but this was down 27% year over year. Yet, it still had $371 million in interest expenses during the first quarter.Occidental debt carries interest rates as high as 8.75%. But it has recently begun getting better prices, including 4.4% on a 25-year note.If Occidental debt becomes investment grade, its value will increase and debt service costs will drop. Berkshire could then roll over the debt at lower prices and Occidental could even raise its dividend, which is currently just 13 cents a share. Buffett likes dividends.Buffett’s Energy PlayOccidental is one of the largest producers of oil in the Permian Basin, with a maintenance hub in New Mexico. It also has interests in the Rocky Mountains and has done extensive work to lower its drilling costs, including building pipelines to drilling sites.This means it lines up well with Berkshire Hathaway Energy, which mostly consists of electric and natural gas utilities, but also owns wind farms and solar energy contracts. Occidental production would deliver these operations with stable prices during a time of uncertainty. With oil now priced at over $100 a barrel, that is important.Berkshire Hathaway announced last year that Berkshire Energy head Greg Abel will replace Buffett as its CEO when he eventually steps down.After Buffett leaves, Abel will emerge as America’s most powerful energy executive. His track record includes buying renewable energy, with big investments in power lines and other long-distance infrastructure. Berkshire utilities would be self-sufficient, using its own fuel and selling electricity at retail.The Bottom Line on OXY StockIn addition to the Occidental stake, Berkshire also holds a nearly $26 billion stake in Chevron (NYSE:CVX). Chevron is up 25% so far in 2022.Of course, nearly all energy stocks have risen this year in response to the Ukraine war. Permian producers EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG) and Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD) are up 23%-24%. Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) is up 43% thanks to its Permian production and refining capacity. But Occidental Petroleum’s gain tops them all, with OXY stock up 109% year to date.Buffett likes undervalued assets, and the run-up in oil, combined with its debt, made OXY stock undervalued. Buffett has always made his big money when markets are panicking. At age 91, he is proving capitalism works again.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":188,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9042014562,"gmtCreate":1656402217856,"gmtModify":1676535821999,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Excellent article. Good learnings on how to employ options to maximize profits.","listText":"Excellent article. Good learnings on how to employ options to maximize profits.","text":"Excellent article. Good learnings on how to employ options to maximize profits.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":1,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9042014562","repostId":"2246818713","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2246818713","pubTimestamp":1656389000,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2246818713?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2022-06-28 12:03","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Own Alibaba At $100","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2246818713","media":"seekingalpha","summary":"SummaryAs stated before, no strategy is devoid of risks.Truly understanding your intent is key.Be pr","content":"<html><head></head><body><p><b>Summary</b></p><ul><li>As stated before, no strategy is devoid of risks.</li><li>Truly understanding your intent is key.</li><li>Be prepared for wild swings with Alibaba, irrespective of owning the stock or options.</li></ul><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/02bc619e12091d82a2c307028adf3dd8\" tg-width=\"750\" tg-height=\"500\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/><span>maybefalse/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images</span></p><p>Seeking Alpha&#39;s readers are an interesting and perhaps unique mix. This is more pronounced in the world of Options than investing in stocks in general. As can be seen in the comments section of our last options article about Palantir (PLTR), SA readers vary from advanced options experts to those who are downright afraid of options to the extent of treating cash secured puts as risky.</p><p>This time, we are exploring Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) as a potential stock to sell puts on while presenting a few points to ponder based on reader comments in previous articles. Let&#39;s jump into the details.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/acfe1c3cab33be4bf1ab4d49722f3191\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"320\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/><span>BABA Puts (TD Ameritrade)</span></p><p>Alibaba- Key data points</p><ul><li>Strike Price: $100</li><li>Expiration Date: July 22nd, 2022</li><li>Number of Contracts: 1</li><li>Premium: $2.38/share, for a total of $238.</li></ul><p>In simple words, the put seller will be collecting $238 to buy 100 shares of Alibaba at $100 if the stock reaches $100 or below by July 22nd, 2022. Time decay is in favor of the option seller.</p><p><b>What&#39;s the expected return and possible outcomes?</b></p><p>Return: The premium collected ($238) for setting aside $10,000 represents a return of 2.38% for about a month. That&#39;s a respectable return for the duration given the current market conditions. Sure, the bear market bounce may continue and the stock may outperform the returns from this option chain but downside starts only at $97.62 for this put seller ($100 strike price minus $2.38) vs. the downside starting right away at the market price for the stock buyer.</p><p>Outcome #1: If Alibaba stays above $100 by the expiration date, we retain just the premium above. We will not be obligated to buy the shares.</p><p>Outcome #2: If Alibaba goes below $100 by the expiration date, we will be forced to buy 100 shares at $100, irrespective of where the stock trades at that time. Keeping the premium netted in mind, the average cost in this case will be $97.62 ($100 minus $2.38).</p><p>Outcome #3: As an option seller, one can &#34;buy to close&#34; anytime instead of waiting till the expiration date. For example, let&#39;s say a week after selling this put, Alibaba&#39;s stock moves up to $130 from the current price of $117. In this case, the put seller may &#34;buy to close&#34; the chain to lock in profits and roll the funds onto another chain (or another stock). That may be appealing to those who have the time and patience to play short-dated options many times over. But we typically let the option expire before choosing another chain (or another stock).</p><p>Also note that if you start having second thoughts and don&#39;t want to own the stock if assigned, you may &#34;buy to close&#34; at a loss too, saving your $10,000 in process but perhaps losing few more dollars than the premium you received. In short, you may choose to close the chain any time before the expiration date.</p><p><b>Why we wouldn&#39;t mind owning Alibaba at $100</b></p><ul><li>At $100, Alibaba will be trading at a forward multiple of 13.50. Sure, earnings may be revised down or the company may miss estimates. Let&#39;s water down the projected EPS by 20% from $7.37 to $5.89. Using $5.89 EPS, buying Alibaba at $100 would represent a multiple just shy of 17. As a comparison, despite the near 20% fall year-to-date, S&amp;P 500 is trading at current multiple of about 20. Alibaba has a rich and favorable history when it comes to beating estimates as the company has beaten estimates all but three times in the last 4 years.</li></ul><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e20e69f195365cf6495f87869c78eee1\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"237\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/><span>BABA EPS Surprise (SeekingAlpha.Com)</span></p><ul><li>Our portfolio consists of US based stocks almost exclusively. Sure, many operate internationally but almost all are US stocks at the end of the day. We could use some diversification and the market we&#39;ve studied the most after US is China, due to past experience of owning stocks like Baidu (BIDU) and Sohu.com (SOHU). Please note that owning Alibaba or any other Chinese stock for that matter is fraught with risks including but not limited to delisting fears and trustworthiness of their accounting. That said, almost all the negatives appear to be priced in. But for the bear market rally going on, Alibaba would likely still be trading in double digits.</li><li>Stocks are in a bear market bounce as of this writing and we believe this bounce has more room. The $100 strike price is almost a good 20% away from current price and the stock will likely be above $100 with a probability of 77% as shown below. Our intent is the premium in this case, as described below.</li></ul><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/005e878301749b5b3d3f89419f0d2b30\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"208\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/><span>BABA Chain (Think or Swim)</span></p><p><b>Key learnings from previous articles</b></p><p><i>&#34;When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, Sir?&#34;</i> is a popular quote attributed to English Economist John Maynard Keynes. A good investor learns from mistakes made by self and keeps an open mind for feedback from others. This section highlights three key topics from reader comments in the previous articles.</p><p><b>What is your intent, lower price or premium?</b></p><p>Some readers rightly pointed out that too often, the put seller forgets the true intent behind the exercise. Is it to own the shares at a lower price or is it collecting premium as a source of income? Neither is wrong. For us, the intent is generate additional income using the cash in our portfolio. We carefully pick stocks we wouldn&#39;t mind owning at our strike price but quite often, we move onto the next stock should the previous trade close without getting assigned. For example, the cash that we used to secure the premium on Amazon (AMZN) is now free to be used elsewhere. We are not looking at Amazon right now but at Alibaba instead. However, if your intent is to strictly own Amazon at a lower price, consider selling puts on that same name till you get assigned. If you say, &#34;<i>I&#39;d rather buy the stock if am chasing anything in particular</i>&#34;, then the next section is for you.</p><p><b>Stock or Option?</b></p><p>Buy the stock if you like it right here right now. This is not a recommendation to buy Alibaba here per se. But to clarify the obvious, if ownership of shares in the long run is the ultimate goal and you believe the price is right, go for it. But please do understand the downsides of this approach and the cushion Options provide.</p><p>One reader argued that selling the $5 puts on Palantir was risky as stocks may plunge through the strike price. Sure, sometimes they do. But sometimes they don&#39;t. Let&#39;s say Palantir plunged to $3 and the put seller gets assigned at $5 in our previous example. After accounting for the premium of 21 cents a share, the put seller is looking at a paper loss of $1.79 per share or $1,790 in total. This is calculated as follows:</p><ul><li>Strike Price: $5</li><li>Market Price when assigned: $3</li><li>Premium collected when selling the put: 21 cents</li><li>Total shares purchased at expiration: 1,000</li><li>Paper Loss is calculated as: 1,000 * ($3-$5+$0.21) = 1000 * (-$1.79) = -$1,790</li></ul><p>Now, had the same put seller, who is supposed to be a believer in the stock, bought 1,000 shares at $8, the paper loss would be $5,000 in the event the stock falls through to $3 as argued above.</p><p><b>Climate vs Weather</b></p><p>We wrote in some of our previous articles that selling covered calls works better in down-trending market and selling puts works better in up-trending market. We still stand by this statement. However, an addendum is due.</p><ul><li>In down-trending markets like the present, sell covered calls on days the stock in question is up. This nets higher premium as the stock is closer to your strike price.</li><li>In up-trending markets, sell puts on days the stock in question is down. This nets higher premium as the stock is closer to your strike price.</li></ul><p>To understand this nuance, think of the often misused terms: &#34;Weather&#34; and &#34;Climate&#34;. Climate is long term. Weather is short term. Down or Up trending market is long term. Down or up days in a market trend is short term.</p><p><b>Conclusion</b></p><p>Using Options exclusively may not be for everyone but once you understand your intent, risks, and options (pun intended), basic Options strategies can be used profitably around a core portfolio. Get your goals straight (intent), pick a stock you wouldn&#39;t mind owning, execute, learn, and repeat. 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This is more pronounced in the world of Options than investing in stocks in general. As can be seen in the comments section of our last options article about Palantir (PLTR), SA readers vary from advanced options experts to those who are downright afraid of options to the extent of treating cash secured puts as risky.This time, we are exploring Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) as a potential stock to sell puts on while presenting a few points to ponder based on reader comments in previous articles. Let's jump into the details.BABA Puts (TD Ameritrade)Alibaba- Key data pointsStrike Price: $100Expiration Date: July 22nd, 2022Number of Contracts: 1Premium: $2.38/share, for a total of $238.In simple words, the put seller will be collecting $238 to buy 100 shares of Alibaba at $100 if the stock reaches $100 or below by July 22nd, 2022. Time decay is in favor of the option seller.What's the expected return and possible outcomes?Return: The premium collected ($238) for setting aside $10,000 represents a return of 2.38% for about a month. That's a respectable return for the duration given the current market conditions. Sure, the bear market bounce may continue and the stock may outperform the returns from this option chain but downside starts only at $97.62 for this put seller ($100 strike price minus $2.38) vs. the downside starting right away at the market price for the stock buyer.Outcome #1: If Alibaba stays above $100 by the expiration date, we retain just the premium above. We will not be obligated to buy the shares.Outcome #2: If Alibaba goes below $100 by the expiration date, we will be forced to buy 100 shares at $100, irrespective of where the stock trades at that time. Keeping the premium netted in mind, the average cost in this case will be $97.62 ($100 minus $2.38).Outcome #3: As an option seller, one can \"buy to close\" anytime instead of waiting till the expiration date. For example, let's say a week after selling this put, Alibaba's stock moves up to $130 from the current price of $117. In this case, the put seller may \"buy to close\" the chain to lock in profits and roll the funds onto another chain (or another stock). That may be appealing to those who have the time and patience to play short-dated options many times over. But we typically let the option expire before choosing another chain (or another stock).Also note that if you start having second thoughts and don't want to own the stock if assigned, you may \"buy to close\" at a loss too, saving your $10,000 in process but perhaps losing few more dollars than the premium you received. In short, you may choose to close the chain any time before the expiration date.Why we wouldn't mind owning Alibaba at $100At $100, Alibaba will be trading at a forward multiple of 13.50. Sure, earnings may be revised down or the company may miss estimates. Let's water down the projected EPS by 20% from $7.37 to $5.89. Using $5.89 EPS, buying Alibaba at $100 would represent a multiple just shy of 17. As a comparison, despite the near 20% fall year-to-date, S&P 500 is trading at current multiple of about 20. Alibaba has a rich and favorable history when it comes to beating estimates as the company has beaten estimates all but three times in the last 4 years.BABA EPS Surprise (SeekingAlpha.Com)Our portfolio consists of US based stocks almost exclusively. Sure, many operate internationally but almost all are US stocks at the end of the day. We could use some diversification and the market we've studied the most after US is China, due to past experience of owning stocks like Baidu (BIDU) and Sohu.com (SOHU). Please note that owning Alibaba or any other Chinese stock for that matter is fraught with risks including but not limited to delisting fears and trustworthiness of their accounting. That said, almost all the negatives appear to be priced in. But for the bear market rally going on, Alibaba would likely still be trading in double digits.Stocks are in a bear market bounce as of this writing and we believe this bounce has more room. The $100 strike price is almost a good 20% away from current price and the stock will likely be above $100 with a probability of 77% as shown below. Our intent is the premium in this case, as described below.BABA Chain (Think or Swim)Key learnings from previous articles\"When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, Sir?\" is a popular quote attributed to English Economist John Maynard Keynes. A good investor learns from mistakes made by self and keeps an open mind for feedback from others. This section highlights three key topics from reader comments in the previous articles.What is your intent, lower price or premium?Some readers rightly pointed out that too often, the put seller forgets the true intent behind the exercise. Is it to own the shares at a lower price or is it collecting premium as a source of income? Neither is wrong. For us, the intent is generate additional income using the cash in our portfolio. We carefully pick stocks we wouldn't mind owning at our strike price but quite often, we move onto the next stock should the previous trade close without getting assigned. For example, the cash that we used to secure the premium on Amazon (AMZN) is now free to be used elsewhere. We are not looking at Amazon right now but at Alibaba instead. However, if your intent is to strictly own Amazon at a lower price, consider selling puts on that same name till you get assigned. If you say, \"I'd rather buy the stock if am chasing anything in particular\", then the next section is for you.Stock or Option?Buy the stock if you like it right here right now. This is not a recommendation to buy Alibaba here per se. But to clarify the obvious, if ownership of shares in the long run is the ultimate goal and you believe the price is right, go for it. But please do understand the downsides of this approach and the cushion Options provide.One reader argued that selling the $5 puts on Palantir was risky as stocks may plunge through the strike price. Sure, sometimes they do. But sometimes they don't. Let's say Palantir plunged to $3 and the put seller gets assigned at $5 in our previous example. After accounting for the premium of 21 cents a share, the put seller is looking at a paper loss of $1.79 per share or $1,790 in total. This is calculated as follows:Strike Price: $5Market Price when assigned: $3Premium collected when selling the put: 21 centsTotal shares purchased at expiration: 1,000Paper Loss is calculated as: 1,000 * ($3-$5+$0.21) = 1000 * (-$1.79) = -$1,790Now, had the same put seller, who is supposed to be a believer in the stock, bought 1,000 shares at $8, the paper loss would be $5,000 in the event the stock falls through to $3 as argued above.Climate vs WeatherWe wrote in some of our previous articles that selling covered calls works better in down-trending market and selling puts works better in up-trending market. We still stand by this statement. However, an addendum is due.In down-trending markets like the present, sell covered calls on days the stock in question is up. This nets higher premium as the stock is closer to your strike price.In up-trending markets, sell puts on days the stock in question is down. This nets higher premium as the stock is closer to your strike price.To understand this nuance, think of the often misused terms: \"Weather\" and \"Climate\". Climate is long term. Weather is short term. Down or Up trending market is long term. Down or up days in a market trend is short term.ConclusionUsing Options exclusively may not be for everyone but once you understand your intent, risks, and options (pun intended), basic Options strategies can be used profitably around a core portfolio. Get your goals straight (intent), pick a stock you wouldn't mind owning, execute, learn, and repeat. Good luck.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":182,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9049133772,"gmtCreate":1655768567796,"gmtModify":1676535699306,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Good strategy.","listText":"Good strategy.","text":"Good strategy.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9049133772","repostId":"2244144354","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2244144354","pubTimestamp":1655738150,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2244144354?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2022-06-20 23:15","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Own Palantir Stock At $5","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2244144354","media":"Seekingalpha","summary":"SummarySelling puts are relatively safe but not completely risk-free. But then, neither is investing","content":"<html><head></head><body><p><b>Summary</b></p><ul><li>Selling puts are relatively safe but not completely risk-free. But then, neither is investing in general.</li><li>Please consider all the factors but the most important is the readiness to own the underlying stock.</li><li>Strong cash and low debt situation make Palantir a unique &#34;struggling&#34; stock.</li></ul><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/8f6cfa718e8398417ea21d2c4e2d8712\" tg-width=\"1080\" tg-height=\"720\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/><span>Michael Vi/iStock Editorial via Getty Images</span></p><p>Our recent article on buying Amazon (AMZN) at a lower price by selling puts was well received by Seeking Alpha readers and enjoyed a lengthy stay on the front page as one of the trending articles. The comments streamsuggested there are still a few misconceptions about selling puts. This article is aimed at clearing those misconceptions plus putting forward a trade on another tech name we are considering, Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR).</p><p>Investors in Palantir have been in a world of pain. Sure, investors in general have been in pain but Palantir&#39;s has been &#34;off the charts&#34; as the stock has fallen nearly 80% from its all-time high of around $35 reached in 2021. In spite of that, we don&#39;t believe the stock has seen its worst nor has the market bottomed yet. If you are in the same camp, this sample trade shown below may be of interest to you. Once again, the intent is not to focus on this chain in particular but to educate readers on things to be aware of.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3622a487bf4a6f5b92d75928498143ff\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"337\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/><span>PLTR Option Chain (TD Ameritrade)</span></p><p><b>Palantir - Key data points</b></p><ul><li>Strike Price: $5</li><li>Expiration Date: September 16th, 2022</li><li>Number of Contracts: 10</li><li>Premium: $0.21/share, for a total of $210.</li></ul><p>In simple words, the put seller will be collecting $210 to buy 1,000 shares of Palantir at $5 if the stock reaches $5 or below by September 16th, 2022. Time decay is in favor of the option seller.</p><p><b>What&#39;s the expected return and possible outcomes?</b></p><p>Return: The premium collected ($210) for setting aside $5,000 represents a return of 4.20% for about three months. Repeating this exercise 4 times a year would represent a compounded return of nearly 18% per year. By a show of hands, let&#39;s see how many won&#39;t take it, given how things are in the market today? Do we see two hands, or is that just one. Oh never mind, that&#39;s someone punching the air in delight.</p><p>Outcome #1: If Palantir stays above $5 by the expiration date, we retain just the premium above. We will not be obligated to buy the shares.</p><p>Outcome #2: If Palantir goes below $5 by the expiration date, we will be forced to buy 1,000 shares at $5, irrespective of where the stock trades at that time. Keeping the premium netted in mind, the average cost in this case will be $4.79 ($5 minus $0.21).</p><p>Outcome #3: As an option seller, one can &#34;buy to close&#34; anytime instead of waiting till the expiration date. For example, let&#39;s say a week after selling this put, Palantir&#39;s stock moves up to $10 from the current price of $8. In this case, the put seller may &#34;buy to close&#34; the chain to lock in profits and roll the funds onto another chain (or another stock). That may be appealing to those who have the time and patience to play short-dated options many times over. But we typically let the option expire before choosing another chain (or another stock).</p><p>Also note that if you start having second thoughts and don&#39;t want to own the stock if assigned, you may &#34;buy to close&#34; at a loss too, saving your $5,000 in process but perhaps losing few more dollars than the premium you received. In short, you may choose to close the chain any time before the expiration date.</p><p><b>Why we don&#39;t mind owning PLTR stock at $5?</b></p><ul><li>At $5, Palantir will be trading at a forward multiple of 31. Sure, that still sounds too high and EPS estimates (and actuals) are likely to come down. But even after accounting for more downward revisions, the growth rate expected justifies a slight premium for a company still in infancy of its growth stage as a public company (less than two years) but is already showing strong fundamentals as described below.</li></ul><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/d428222bd3fc4aa4b70462bb2ca72dc5\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"185\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/><span>PLTR EPS (SeekingAlpha.Com)</span></p><ul><li>At a market cap of $10B in this scenario, Palantir may even become an attractive buyout candidate for larger tech companies looking to bolster their data analytics. Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) recently announced a multi-year partnership with Palantir to help in its digital transformations. Imagine that. Google needing help with digital transformations sounds like a fish taking swim lessons at the Y! for additional practice. It also highlights Palantir&#39;s potential as a stand-alone company as well as an attractive acquisition target under the right circumstances.</li><li>At a market cap of $10B, Palantir&#39;s cash on hand (and equivalent) at $2.5 Billion would represent 25% of the company&#39;s total worth. The current market has thrown many &#34;rare&#34; situations at us. Palantir&#39;s strong cash position, low debt ($267 Million), and beaten down stock qualifies as one such rare situation that investors with appetite for volatility may like.</li></ul><p><b>A few misconceptions and things to be aware of</b></p><ul><li>It is not just about a lower strike price (or any other single factor) but the entire package: strike price, duration, premium and the willingness to own the underlying stock are equally important. We&#39;d argue the last factor is the most important.</li><li>Selling puts and writing covered calls are the safest ways to play the Options game. Sure, there are &#34;risks&#34; with any strategy, even with going long as the underlying stock can go to $0. But options allow both beginners and advanced investors to get a position in stocks they like without having to go all in at once.</li><li>To reiterate, please be sure to have enough cash set aside to be able to buy the shares in case you get assigned. In this example, the amount to be set aside is $5,000 (10 contracts at 100 shares each at $5) in return for $210 immediately. Never chase higher premiums on a stock that you wouldn&#39;t want to own at the strike price.</li></ul><p><b>Conclusion</b></p><p>The 2022 market has proven to us in real time that while market is down, the additional income from selling puts and writing covered calls helps cushion the blow. Generally speaking, down-trending markets are more favorable for writing covered calls than for selling puts but when carefully identified, selling puts can be profitable on specific companies that you believe in. Palantir at $5 is something we believe in.</p></body></html>","source":"seekingalpha","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Own Palantir Stock At $5</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nOwn Palantir Stock At $5\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-06-20 23:15 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://seekingalpha.com/article/4519293-palantir-stock-own-pltr-at-5-selling-puts><strong>Seekingalpha</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>SummarySelling puts are relatively safe but not completely risk-free. But then, neither is investing in general.Please consider all the factors but the most important is the readiness to own the ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://seekingalpha.com/article/4519293-palantir-stock-own-pltr-at-5-selling-puts\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"PLTR":"Palantir Technologies Inc."},"source_url":"https://seekingalpha.com/article/4519293-palantir-stock-own-pltr-at-5-selling-puts","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/5a36db9d73b4222bc376d24ccc48c8a4","article_id":"2244144354","content_text":"SummarySelling puts are relatively safe but not completely risk-free. But then, neither is investing in general.Please consider all the factors but the most important is the readiness to own the underlying stock.Strong cash and low debt situation make Palantir a unique \"struggling\" stock.Michael Vi/iStock Editorial via Getty ImagesOur recent article on buying Amazon (AMZN) at a lower price by selling puts was well received by Seeking Alpha readers and enjoyed a lengthy stay on the front page as one of the trending articles. The comments streamsuggested there are still a few misconceptions about selling puts. This article is aimed at clearing those misconceptions plus putting forward a trade on another tech name we are considering, Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR).Investors in Palantir have been in a world of pain. Sure, investors in general have been in pain but Palantir's has been \"off the charts\" as the stock has fallen nearly 80% from its all-time high of around $35 reached in 2021. In spite of that, we don't believe the stock has seen its worst nor has the market bottomed yet. If you are in the same camp, this sample trade shown below may be of interest to you. Once again, the intent is not to focus on this chain in particular but to educate readers on things to be aware of.PLTR Option Chain (TD Ameritrade)Palantir - Key data pointsStrike Price: $5Expiration Date: September 16th, 2022Number of Contracts: 10Premium: $0.21/share, for a total of $210.In simple words, the put seller will be collecting $210 to buy 1,000 shares of Palantir at $5 if the stock reaches $5 or below by September 16th, 2022. Time decay is in favor of the option seller.What's the expected return and possible outcomes?Return: The premium collected ($210) for setting aside $5,000 represents a return of 4.20% for about three months. Repeating this exercise 4 times a year would represent a compounded return of nearly 18% per year. By a show of hands, let's see how many won't take it, given how things are in the market today? Do we see two hands, or is that just one. Oh never mind, that's someone punching the air in delight.Outcome #1: If Palantir stays above $5 by the expiration date, we retain just the premium above. We will not be obligated to buy the shares.Outcome #2: If Palantir goes below $5 by the expiration date, we will be forced to buy 1,000 shares at $5, irrespective of where the stock trades at that time. Keeping the premium netted in mind, the average cost in this case will be $4.79 ($5 minus $0.21).Outcome #3: As an option seller, one can \"buy to close\" anytime instead of waiting till the expiration date. For example, let's say a week after selling this put, Palantir's stock moves up to $10 from the current price of $8. In this case, the put seller may \"buy to close\" the chain to lock in profits and roll the funds onto another chain (or another stock). That may be appealing to those who have the time and patience to play short-dated options many times over. But we typically let the option expire before choosing another chain (or another stock).Also note that if you start having second thoughts and don't want to own the stock if assigned, you may \"buy to close\" at a loss too, saving your $5,000 in process but perhaps losing few more dollars than the premium you received. In short, you may choose to close the chain any time before the expiration date.Why we don't mind owning PLTR stock at $5?At $5, Palantir will be trading at a forward multiple of 31. Sure, that still sounds too high and EPS estimates (and actuals) are likely to come down. But even after accounting for more downward revisions, the growth rate expected justifies a slight premium for a company still in infancy of its growth stage as a public company (less than two years) but is already showing strong fundamentals as described below.PLTR EPS (SeekingAlpha.Com)At a market cap of $10B in this scenario, Palantir may even become an attractive buyout candidate for larger tech companies looking to bolster their data analytics. Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) recently announced a multi-year partnership with Palantir to help in its digital transformations. Imagine that. Google needing help with digital transformations sounds like a fish taking swim lessons at the Y! for additional practice. It also highlights Palantir's potential as a stand-alone company as well as an attractive acquisition target under the right circumstances.At a market cap of $10B, Palantir's cash on hand (and equivalent) at $2.5 Billion would represent 25% of the company's total worth. The current market has thrown many \"rare\" situations at us. Palantir's strong cash position, low debt ($267 Million), and beaten down stock qualifies as one such rare situation that investors with appetite for volatility may like.A few misconceptions and things to be aware ofIt is not just about a lower strike price (or any other single factor) but the entire package: strike price, duration, premium and the willingness to own the underlying stock are equally important. We'd argue the last factor is the most important.Selling puts and writing covered calls are the safest ways to play the Options game. Sure, there are \"risks\" with any strategy, even with going long as the underlying stock can go to $0. But options allow both beginners and advanced investors to get a position in stocks they like without having to go all in at once.To reiterate, please be sure to have enough cash set aside to be able to buy the shares in case you get assigned. In this example, the amount to be set aside is $5,000 (10 contracts at 100 shares each at $5) in return for $210 immediately. Never chase higher premiums on a stock that you wouldn't want to own at the strike price.ConclusionThe 2022 market has proven to us in real time that while market is down, the additional income from selling puts and writing covered calls helps cushion the blow. Generally speaking, down-trending markets are more favorable for writing covered calls than for selling puts but when carefully identified, selling puts can be profitable on specific companies that you believe in. Palantir at $5 is something we believe in.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":379,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9055663013,"gmtCreate":1655265560632,"gmtModify":1676535600502,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Still far from old days... :-)","listText":"Still far from old days... :-)","text":"Still far from old days... :-)","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":1,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9055663013","repostId":"2243698842","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2243698842","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Dow Jones publishes the world’s most trusted business news and financial information in a variety of media.","home_visible":0,"media_name":"Dow Jones","id":"106","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/150f88aa4d182df19190059f4a365e99"},"pubTimestamp":1655265051,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2243698842?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2022-06-15 11:50","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Nio Stock Jumps, It's Not Just About a New Car","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2243698842","media":"Dow Jones","summary":"Nio stock was soaring after the Chinese electric-vehicle maker announced a new car. The big move, ho","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>Nio stock was soaring after the Chinese electric-vehicle maker announced a new car. The big move, however, may have more to do with hopes for the Chinese economy than any individual car.</p><p>Nio stock has gained 16.7% to $18.66 on Tuesday ahead of a launch event on Wednesday. The company is expected to reveal its much-anticipated ES7 SUV -- it teased a video of something -- and the hope is that it will help drive new sales through 2022.<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/575b819e58c7c0e8e60bcf3b213fea91\" tg-width=\"841\" tg-height=\"664\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/>But Nio is also benefiting from what looks to be a reassessment of Chinese stocks by investors. While the S&amp;P 500 has fallen 0.3% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is off 0.5%, the iShares MSCI China ETF has gained 3.1%. That&#39;s helped boost not only Nio, but <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/LI\">Li Auto</a>, which is up 10.9%, <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/XPEV\">XPeng</a>, which has risen 7.52%, and <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/BABA\">Alibaba Group Holdings</a>, which is up 6.8%.</p><p>What&#39;s brought Chinese stocks, which have gotten pummeled, back into favor, at least for one day. After another series of near-total Covid-19 lockdowns, the economy has started to reopen, while policy makers are starting to take steps to ease monetary conditions at a time when the U.S. Federal Reserve is set to raise interest rates by the most since the 1990s.</p></body></html>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Nio Stock Jumps, It's Not Just About a New Car</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nNio Stock Jumps, It's Not Just About a New Car\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<div class=\"head\" \">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/150f88aa4d182df19190059f4a365e99);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Dow Jones </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2022-06-15 11:50</p>\n</div>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<html><head></head><body><p>Nio stock was soaring after the Chinese electric-vehicle maker announced a new car. The big move, however, may have more to do with hopes for the Chinese economy than any individual car.</p><p>Nio stock has gained 16.7% to $18.66 on Tuesday ahead of a launch event on Wednesday. The company is expected to reveal its much-anticipated ES7 SUV -- it teased a video of something -- and the hope is that it will help drive new sales through 2022.<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/575b819e58c7c0e8e60bcf3b213fea91\" tg-width=\"841\" tg-height=\"664\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/>But Nio is also benefiting from what looks to be a reassessment of Chinese stocks by investors. While the S&amp;P 500 has fallen 0.3% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is off 0.5%, the iShares MSCI China ETF has gained 3.1%. That&#39;s helped boost not only Nio, but <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/LI\">Li Auto</a>, which is up 10.9%, <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/XPEV\">XPeng</a>, which has risen 7.52%, and <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/BABA\">Alibaba Group Holdings</a>, which is up 6.8%.</p><p>What&#39;s brought Chinese stocks, which have gotten pummeled, back into favor, at least for one day. After another series of near-total Covid-19 lockdowns, the economy has started to reopen, while policy makers are starting to take steps to ease monetary conditions at a time when the U.S. Federal Reserve is set to raise interest rates by the most since the 1990s.</p></body></html>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"NIO":"蔚来"},"source_url":"","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2243698842","content_text":"Nio stock was soaring after the Chinese electric-vehicle maker announced a new car. The big move, however, may have more to do with hopes for the Chinese economy than any individual car.Nio stock has gained 16.7% to $18.66 on Tuesday ahead of a launch event on Wednesday. The company is expected to reveal its much-anticipated ES7 SUV -- it teased a video of something -- and the hope is that it will help drive new sales through 2022.But Nio is also benefiting from what looks to be a reassessment of Chinese stocks by investors. While the S&P 500 has fallen 0.3% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is off 0.5%, the iShares MSCI China ETF has gained 3.1%. That's helped boost not only Nio, but Li Auto, which is up 10.9%, XPeng, which has risen 7.52%, and Alibaba Group Holdings, which is up 6.8%.What's brought Chinese stocks, which have gotten pummeled, back into favor, at least for one day. After another series of near-total Covid-19 lockdowns, the economy has started to reopen, while policy makers are starting to take steps to ease monetary conditions at a time when the U.S. Federal Reserve is set to raise interest rates by the most since the 1990s.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":219,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9058687240,"gmtCreate":1654830358280,"gmtModify":1676535519216,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Meta again? Hmm....","listText":"Meta again? Hmm....","text":"Meta again? Hmm....","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9058687240","repostId":"2241896546","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2241896546","pubTimestamp":1654786818,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2241896546?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2022-06-09 23:00","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Got $5,000? 2 Tech Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Long Term","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2241896546","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"Investing for the long term allows the power of compounding to work wonders for your savings.","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>If you&#39;ve got $5,000 you&#39;re looking to put away for the long term, consider technology companies. They can deliver handsome returns to investors with a long-term mindset. That&#39;s because they typically grow revenue more robustly than, for example, brick-and-mortar retail businesses.</p><p><b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/FB\">Meta Platforms</a></b> and <b>Alphabet</b> (GOOGL) (GOOG), specifically, are excellent tech stocks to buy and hold for the long term. Each has a dominant position with its services and coincidentally operates in the advertising industry with its massive total addressable market. Let&#39;s take a closer look at these two buy-and-hold potentials.</p><h2>1. Meta&#39;s stock price has cratered</h2><p>With the headwinds Meta Platforms faces in the near term, it can be easy to forget its dominance. The company, formerly known as Facebook, boasts 2.8 billion daily active users across its family of social media apps, including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. That figure was 8% higher year over year, so despite its size, the company is finding new individuals to attract.</p><p>The key word in the metric mentioned above is <i>daily. </i>There are <i>billions</i> of people opening <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> of Meta&#39;s family of apps every day. Meta&#39;s apps have been around for several years, and it&#39;s hard to break a habit you&#39;ve been doing daily for years. Daily habits may be bad news if you&#39;re trying to quit smoking, but it&#39;s great news if you&#39;re an investor considering Meta Platforms&#39; stock.</p><p>Meta Platforms&#39; apps are free to join and use, so its revenue model is instead centered around showing targeted ads to users. Judging by Meta&#39;s revenue growth from $5 billion to $118 billion in the last decade, you can reasonably infer that marketers are getting an excellent return from the ads they place on a Meta app. Similarly, Meta&#39;s operating profit margin increased from 10.6% to 39.6% during that time. That suggests Meta is getting much better at efficiently monetizing its users.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/fc623dd246a8bbef238aa0dd73bc5882\" tg-width=\"720\" tg-height=\"387\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>FB Revenue (Annual) data by YCharts</p><p>Meta has seen some near-term headwinds that have led to a 49% drop in its stock price since last September. Those headwinds relate to increased competition for users&#39; time, smartphone operating system privacy changes, and some short-term macroeconomic factors. With revenue growing as robustly as it has in the last decade and operating profit margins so high, Meta offers investors wiggle room even if these headwinds persist and will give the company time to manage the situation as well as develop new revenue streams (especially as it relates to the metaverse).</p><h2>2. Alphabet is home to Google, the world&#39;s top search engine</h2><p>Google&#39;s share of worldwide search engine queries hovers steadily around 80% and has done so for years. Since so many purchase decisions start with an internet search, that&#39;s a valuable asset to own. Businesses covet the opportunity for their website to appear amid customer search queries.</p><p>That desire has driven Alphabet&#39;s annual revenue from $46 billion a decade ago to its current $258 billion. Appearing in search engine results brings highly qualified customers to businesses, likely to remain valid for several decades more. People won&#39;t take the time to search for something they are not interested in; that&#39;s human nature.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/1e102379109e49d18ea5156fc3dc054a\" tg-width=\"720\" tg-height=\"387\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>GOOG Revenue (Annual) data by YCharts</p><p>Alphabet&#39;s overall revenue is substantial but it also raises questions about whether growth can continue at its current pace. The answer is that continued growth is likely. Marketers spent $763 billion on ads last year, a total that was 22.5% higher than the previous year. The advertising industry is massive but its also still growing at a significant rate, suggesting that Alphabet has plenty of potential new addressable markets to go after for years to come. It also has its alternate revenue streams to continue growing, including cloud computing, Google Services, and Other Bets (like Waymo driverless vehicles).</p><p>Meta Platforms and Alphabet have captured leadership positions in the industries they serve. Their chosen businesses benefit from consumer habits that are unlikely to change. For those reasons, Meta Platforms and Alphabet are two tech stocks you can buy and hold for the long term.</p></body></html>","source":"fool_stock","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Got $5,000? 2 Tech Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Long Term</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nGot $5,000? 2 Tech Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Long Term\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-06-09 23:00 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/06/08/got-5000-tech-stocks-to-buy-and-hold-for-long-term/><strong>Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>If you've got $5,000 you're looking to put away for the long term, consider technology companies. They can deliver handsome returns to investors with a long-term mindset. That's because they typically...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/06/08/got-5000-tech-stocks-to-buy-and-hold-for-long-term/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"BK4554":"元宇宙及AR概念","BK4532":"文艺复兴科技持仓","BK4553":"喜马拉雅资本持仓","META":"Meta Platforms","BK4507":"流媒体概念","GOOGL":"谷歌A","BK4534":"瑞士信贷持仓","BK4576":"AR","BK4533":"AQR资本管理(全球第二大对冲基金)","BK4566":"资本集团","BK4525":"远程办公概念","BK4508":"社交媒体","BK4524":"宅经济概念","BK4527":"明星科技股","BK4077":"互动媒体与服务","BK4538":"云计算","BK4579":"人工智能","BK4550":"红杉资本持仓","BK4503":"景林资产持仓","BK4574":"无人驾驶","BK4551":"寇图资本持仓","BK4561":"索罗斯持仓","BK4573":"虚拟现实","BK4581":"高盛持仓","BK4548":"巴美列捷福持仓","BK4514":"搜索引擎","GOOG":"谷歌"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/06/08/got-5000-tech-stocks-to-buy-and-hold-for-long-term/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2241896546","content_text":"If you've got $5,000 you're looking to put away for the long term, consider technology companies. They can deliver handsome returns to investors with a long-term mindset. That's because they typically grow revenue more robustly than, for example, brick-and-mortar retail businesses.Meta Platforms and Alphabet (GOOGL) (GOOG), specifically, are excellent tech stocks to buy and hold for the long term. Each has a dominant position with its services and coincidentally operates in the advertising industry with its massive total addressable market. Let's take a closer look at these two buy-and-hold potentials.1. Meta's stock price has crateredWith the headwinds Meta Platforms faces in the near term, it can be easy to forget its dominance. The company, formerly known as Facebook, boasts 2.8 billion daily active users across its family of social media apps, including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. That figure was 8% higher year over year, so despite its size, the company is finding new individuals to attract.The key word in the metric mentioned above is daily. There are billions of people opening one of Meta's family of apps every day. Meta's apps have been around for several years, and it's hard to break a habit you've been doing daily for years. Daily habits may be bad news if you're trying to quit smoking, but it's great news if you're an investor considering Meta Platforms' stock.Meta Platforms' apps are free to join and use, so its revenue model is instead centered around showing targeted ads to users. Judging by Meta's revenue growth from $5 billion to $118 billion in the last decade, you can reasonably infer that marketers are getting an excellent return from the ads they place on a Meta app. Similarly, Meta's operating profit margin increased from 10.6% to 39.6% during that time. That suggests Meta is getting much better at efficiently monetizing its users.FB Revenue (Annual) data by YChartsMeta has seen some near-term headwinds that have led to a 49% drop in its stock price since last September. Those headwinds relate to increased competition for users' time, smartphone operating system privacy changes, and some short-term macroeconomic factors. With revenue growing as robustly as it has in the last decade and operating profit margins so high, Meta offers investors wiggle room even if these headwinds persist and will give the company time to manage the situation as well as develop new revenue streams (especially as it relates to the metaverse).2. Alphabet is home to Google, the world's top search engineGoogle's share of worldwide search engine queries hovers steadily around 80% and has done so for years. Since so many purchase decisions start with an internet search, that's a valuable asset to own. Businesses covet the opportunity for their website to appear amid customer search queries.That desire has driven Alphabet's annual revenue from $46 billion a decade ago to its current $258 billion. Appearing in search engine results brings highly qualified customers to businesses, likely to remain valid for several decades more. People won't take the time to search for something they are not interested in; that's human nature.GOOG Revenue (Annual) data by YChartsAlphabet's overall revenue is substantial but it also raises questions about whether growth can continue at its current pace. The answer is that continued growth is likely. Marketers spent $763 billion on ads last year, a total that was 22.5% higher than the previous year. The advertising industry is massive but its also still growing at a significant rate, suggesting that Alphabet has plenty of potential new addressable markets to go after for years to come. It also has its alternate revenue streams to continue growing, including cloud computing, Google Services, and Other Bets (like Waymo driverless vehicles).Meta Platforms and Alphabet have captured leadership positions in the industries they serve. Their chosen businesses benefit from consumer habits that are unlikely to change. For those reasons, Meta Platforms and Alphabet are two tech stocks you can buy and hold for the long term.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":145,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9058630556,"gmtCreate":1654826971375,"gmtModify":1676535518485,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Hope this analysis comes true, and all the risks are mitigated and overcome!","listText":"Hope this analysis comes true, and all the risks are mitigated and overcome!","text":"Hope this analysis comes true, and all the risks are mitigated and overcome!","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":4,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9058630556","repostId":"2242872207","repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"2242872207","pubTimestamp":1654826194,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2242872207?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2022-06-10 09:56","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Alibaba Looks Like Amazon In 2002","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2242872207","media":"Seekingalpha","summary":"Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) stock has seen its fair share of challenges. Between China’s tech ","content":"<html><head></head><body><p><b>Alibaba Group Holding</b> (NYSE:BABA) stock has seen its fair share of challenges. Between China’s tech crackdown, a COVID-19 outbreak, and declining retail spending, there have been many curve balls thrown BABA’s way. However, the company is doing better than many people think it is. Although earnings are declining, revenue is still growing – albeit at a slower pace than in the past – and the company is working on many new projects like chips and cloud computing. Chips and cloud services were big winners for companies like <b>Apple</b> (AAPL) and <b>Amazon</b> (AMZN), so there is reason for optimism toward Alibaba’s future trajectory.</p><p>Speaking of Amazon, that stock is a useful case study when it comes to understanding Alibaba. The two businesses have a lot in common, including:</p><ul><li>Core eCommerce operations.</li><li>Cloud computing operations.</li><li>High market share in the countries that are their “home bases.”</li></ul><p>These qualities make Amazon comparable to Alibaba. The two companies aren’t identical – Alibaba relies on third party vendors much more than Amazon does, and China is a very different market than America. But there are enough similarities that we could describe the two companies as being in the same sector.</p><p>There’s another trait that Amazon and Alibaba have in common:</p><p>Their stock market performance. BABA’s price trend in 2021/2022 is very similar to Amazon’s trend in 2000-2002. In both cases, the shares fell by high double digit percentages while revenue grew. When you’ve got a company whose stock price is declining while sales grow, you’re looking at an investment with the potential for future appreciation. Indeed, that happened with Amazon starting in 2002. That year, the company’s stock fell while its losses got smaller, paving the way for future growth. In BABA’s case, the higher revenue growth is not translating to earnings growth – a declining stock portfolio, investments in subsidiaries, and higher taxes are taking a bite out of fundamentals. On the flipside, BABA (unlike 2002 Amazon) has positive earnings already, so it can support its stock price through future buybacks. Taken as a whole, these factors suggest that BABA is set for a rally much like the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> Amazon experienced after its 2002 crash.</p><h2>Competitive Landscape</h2><p>One thing that Alibaba has in common with Amazon, especially 2002-era Amazon, is its competitive position. Alibaba has one very large competitor, <b>JD.com </b>(JD), and a host of smaller ones. This is similar to the situation Amazon faced in 2002, when <b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/EBAY\">eBay</a></b> (EBAY) was king of the eCommerce castle. In the long run, Amazon prevailed over eBay, and there are reasons to think that Alibaba will prevail over JD, too.</p><p>One of those reasons relates to profitability. JD is a retailer that holds and sells inventory directly, Alibaba is mainly a platform for third party retailers. Amazon is a mix of both.</p><p>Alibaba’s “third party seller” model results in high margins because it does not require holding inventory. BABA has fulfillment centers, which cost significant sums of money, but not on the level of holding inventory. Alibaba’s model incurs minimal host, mainly marketing and maintaining web infrastructure. JD’s, by contrast, incurs high costs. So BABA will likely earn more profit than JD if the two companies’ revenue levels are comparable. Indeed, their revenue is pretty comparable: JD actually had about $20 billion more of it than BABA did in the trailing 12 month period. However, BABA had far more profit. That’s largely because of Alibaba’s low cost business model.</p><p>Of course, JD’s growing sales are a threat to Alibaba. Just because JD earns less profit doesn’t mean it won’t cut in on Alibaba’s action. However, Alibaba’s higher margins give it more opportunities to invest in its business. Over the last decade, Alibaba has built a cloud business, bought several companies, and launched a partially-owned payments platform. These kinds of things would be hard to pull off with JD’s margins. So, between JD and BABA, the latter is better positioned to grow into an Amazon-style conglomerate.</p><h2>Alibaba’s Financials: the Amazon Comparison is Clear</h2><p>Alibaba’s recent stock performance has been similar to Amazon’s in 2000-2002. Its financials are also similar to Amazon’s at that time period, only far better. In the most recent 12 month period, BABA delivered:</p><ul><li><p>$134.5 billion in revenue.</p></li><li><p>$49 billion in gross profit.</p></li><li><p>$14.9 billion in operating income (“EBIT”).</p></li><li><p>$9.8 billion in net income.</p></li><li><p>$9 billion in levered free cash flow.</p></li></ul><p>These figures give us a 7.2% net margin and a 36.5% gross margin. The net margin might not look that impressive but this is going off of GAAP earnings, which are affected by the performance of BABA’s stock portfolio. Substituting cash from operations for net income and we get a 16.3% CFO margin. Alibaba’s margins have fallen somewhat since the company’s record breaking 2020/2021 fiscal year, but they should start to climb again. A lot of the decline in BABA’s margins has been due to its stock portfolio declining in value. Chinese stocks are in a bullish trend this quarter; if they end the quarter in the green, then we could see BABA’s margins improve.</p><p>This is similar to where Amazon was in 2002. Its stock price was declining, its revenue was rising, and its equity investments were going down. It was not profitable in 2002, so Alibaba compares favourably on that front. However, AMZN’s net loss was shrinking that year whereas BABA’s earnings are declining, so “2002 Amazon” wins on growth.</p><h2>Valuation</h2><p>Having explored Alibaba’s financial performance, we can turn to its valuation. I’ll leave the Amazon comparison alone for this section because Amazon is nothing like Alibaba when it comes to valuation.</p><p>One of the most appealing things about Alibaba stock today is its price. The company is very cheap relative to its underlying assets, earnings and cash flows, and will look even cheaper if earnings growth resumes later this year.</p><p>According to Seeking Alpha Quant, BABA trades at the following multiples:</p><ul><li><p>Adjusted P/E: 12.</p></li><li><p>GAAP P/E: 28.</p></li><li><p>EV/EBITDA: 11.3.</p></li><li><p>Price/sales: 1.98.</p></li><li><p>Price/operating cash flow: 11.7.</p></li></ul><p>These multiples suggest that BABA is cheap. Certainly, they’re much lower than the multiples you’ll find on U.S. tech stocks of similar size. Doing a discounted cash flow analysis on BABA yields a similar result: even with conservative growth assumptions, the stock ends up being worth more than its current stock price implies.</p><p>In the trailing 12 month period, Alibaba grew revenue at 18%. In the two recent quarters, it grew closer to 10%. For the sake of conservatism, we’ll use the lower end of BABA’s recent quarterly growth as our revenue assumption.</p><p>Now let’s look at costs. In 2021, BABA’s COGS was $64 billion and operating expenses were $28 billion, for a total of $93 billion in cash costs. These combined costs grew by 28% to $119 billion in 2022. That would suggest that Alibaba’s costs are growing much faster than revenue. However, if we zero in on the most recent quarter, we see the cost growth slowing down compared to earlier in the year. COGS for Q4 came in at $21.9 billion and operating cost at $7.6 billion–down from $7.8 billion in the prior year quarter. Overall, COGS + operating costs combined grew at 10% for the quarter. We know that Alibaba is actively working at reducing costs right now, so I will again forecast based on the quarter rather than the year. The result of these assumptions is 10% growth in both revenue and costs. I will ignore interest expense in my model because BABA’s “interest income” includes stock market fluctuations, which are impossible to predict. I will use 25% as the tax rate because BABA recently lost its tax credits and, as a result, now pays China’s standard 25% tax. These assumptions yield the following model:</p><table><colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td></td><td><p>2022 (BASE YEAR)</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>2025</p></td><td><p>2026</p></td><td><p>2027</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Revenue per share</p></td><td><p>$50</p></td><td><p>$55</p></td><td><p>$60.5</p></td><td><p>$66.55</p></td><td><p>$73.2</p></td><td><p>$80.52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Costs per share</p></td><td><p>$44.35</p></td><td><p>$48.78</p></td><td><p>$53.66</p></td><td><p>$59</p></td><td><p>$64.93</p></td><td><p>$71.42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EBIT per share</p></td><td><p>$5.65</p></td><td><p>$6.22</p></td><td><p>$6.84</p></td><td><p>$7.55</p></td><td><p>$8.27</p></td><td><p>$9.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tax</p></td><td><p>$0.62</p></td><td><p>$1.55</p></td><td><p>$1.71</p></td><td><p>$1.89</p></td><td><p>$2.07</p></td><td><p>$2.28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EPS</p></td><td><p>$5.03</p></td><td><p>$4.665</p></td><td><p>$5.13</p></td><td><p>$5.66</p></td><td><p>$6.2</p></td><td><p>$6.82</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>As you can see, earnings dip briefly in 2023, mainly due to the fact that 2022 hadn’t yet seen four full quarters with higher tax rates. In 2024, earnings resume a modest upward trajectory.</p><p>The end result is a pretty underwhelming 6.2% CAGR growth rate in earnings, which stems from our conservative assumptions. Actual growth could be stronger, but we’ll use what we’ve got. If we discount the cash flows above at the 3% 10 year treasury yield, we get:</p><table><colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td></td><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>2025</p></td><td><p>2026</p></td><td><p>2027</p></td><td><p>TOTAL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EPS</p></td><td><p>$4.665</p></td><td><p>$5.13</p></td><td><p>$5.66</p></td><td><p>$6.2</p></td><td><p>$6.82</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(1 + r)^N</p></td><td><p>1.03</p></td><td><p>1.0609</p></td><td><p>1.093</p></td><td><p>1.125</p></td><td><p>1.159</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Discounted EPS</p></td><td><p>$4.52</p></td><td><p>$4.83</p></td><td><p>$5.17</p></td><td><p>$5.51</p></td><td><p>$5.88</p></td><td><p>$25.91</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>So we’ve got $25.91 worth of discounted cash flows in five years. If we assume that BABA produces no growth after that, then the terminal value is $227. So, we have a total present value of $253 – even when we assume extremely slow growth!</p><h2>Risks and Challenges</h2><p>As we’ve seen, Alibaba stock is undervalued based on both multiples and discounted cash flows. If the company just grows modestly in the next five years, its stock will come to be worth more than it is today. However, there are many risks and challenges for investors to watch out for, including:</p><ul><li><p><b>Political risk.</b> Alibaba is subject to two forms of political risk: domestic political risk (e.g. a renewed tech crackdown), and international political risk (e.g. tensions between China and the U.S.). Right now, China is easing up on the tech crackdown, which is part of why Chinese stocks are rallying, but you can never discount the possibility that the government will go back into crackdown mode later. Likewise, there is always the possibility that tensions between the U.S. and China.</p></li><li><p><b>Revenue deceleration.</b> Alibaba’s revenue growth decelerated significantly in the past year. Its five year CAGR revenue growth rate is 40%, the TTM growth rate is only 18%. So BABA’s growth is definitely slowing. If it slows down more, then perhaps BABA won’t hit the 10% revenue growth my model assumed, and it will be worth less than what my model estimated.</p></li><li><p><b>COVID outbreaks.</b> China is still committed to a “COVID zero” model, meaning that it is willing to bring in pretty strict lockdowns for only modest numbers of COVID cases. This fact contributed to China’s recent 11% decline in retail spending. If we see more lockdowns, then BABA’s sales growth could slow down considerably, contributing to revenue deceleration.</p></li></ul><p>The risks above are very real. Nevertheless, Alibaba stock is cheap enough to make the risk worth assuming. Even assuming very little growth, the stock’s future earnings have a present value of about $250. That’s considerable upside to today’s prices. If growth accelerates, then we could see a true Amazon-style multi-decade rally taking us to dizzying highs.</p></body></html>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Alibaba Looks Like Amazon In 2002</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nAlibaba Looks Like Amazon In 2002\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-06-10 09:56 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://seekingalpha.com/article/4517331-alibaba-looks-like-amazon-2002><strong>Seekingalpha</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) stock has seen its fair share of challenges. Between China’s tech crackdown, a COVID-19 outbreak, and declining retail spending, there have been many curve balls ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://seekingalpha.com/article/4517331-alibaba-looks-like-amazon-2002\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"BABA":"阿里巴巴"},"source_url":"https://seekingalpha.com/article/4517331-alibaba-looks-like-amazon-2002","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2242872207","content_text":"Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) stock has seen its fair share of challenges. Between China’s tech crackdown, a COVID-19 outbreak, and declining retail spending, there have been many curve balls thrown BABA’s way. However, the company is doing better than many people think it is. Although earnings are declining, revenue is still growing – albeit at a slower pace than in the past – and the company is working on many new projects like chips and cloud computing. Chips and cloud services were big winners for companies like Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN), so there is reason for optimism toward Alibaba’s future trajectory.Speaking of Amazon, that stock is a useful case study when it comes to understanding Alibaba. The two businesses have a lot in common, including:Core eCommerce operations.Cloud computing operations.High market share in the countries that are their “home bases.”These qualities make Amazon comparable to Alibaba. The two companies aren’t identical – Alibaba relies on third party vendors much more than Amazon does, and China is a very different market than America. But there are enough similarities that we could describe the two companies as being in the same sector.There’s another trait that Amazon and Alibaba have in common:Their stock market performance. BABA’s price trend in 2021/2022 is very similar to Amazon’s trend in 2000-2002. In both cases, the shares fell by high double digit percentages while revenue grew. When you’ve got a company whose stock price is declining while sales grow, you’re looking at an investment with the potential for future appreciation. Indeed, that happened with Amazon starting in 2002. That year, the company’s stock fell while its losses got smaller, paving the way for future growth. In BABA’s case, the higher revenue growth is not translating to earnings growth – a declining stock portfolio, investments in subsidiaries, and higher taxes are taking a bite out of fundamentals. On the flipside, BABA (unlike 2002 Amazon) has positive earnings already, so it can support its stock price through future buybacks. Taken as a whole, these factors suggest that BABA is set for a rally much like the one Amazon experienced after its 2002 crash.Competitive LandscapeOne thing that Alibaba has in common with Amazon, especially 2002-era Amazon, is its competitive position. Alibaba has one very large competitor, JD.com (JD), and a host of smaller ones. This is similar to the situation Amazon faced in 2002, when eBay (EBAY) was king of the eCommerce castle. In the long run, Amazon prevailed over eBay, and there are reasons to think that Alibaba will prevail over JD, too.One of those reasons relates to profitability. JD is a retailer that holds and sells inventory directly, Alibaba is mainly a platform for third party retailers. Amazon is a mix of both.Alibaba’s “third party seller” model results in high margins because it does not require holding inventory. BABA has fulfillment centers, which cost significant sums of money, but not on the level of holding inventory. Alibaba’s model incurs minimal host, mainly marketing and maintaining web infrastructure. JD’s, by contrast, incurs high costs. So BABA will likely earn more profit than JD if the two companies’ revenue levels are comparable. Indeed, their revenue is pretty comparable: JD actually had about $20 billion more of it than BABA did in the trailing 12 month period. However, BABA had far more profit. That’s largely because of Alibaba’s low cost business model.Of course, JD’s growing sales are a threat to Alibaba. Just because JD earns less profit doesn’t mean it won’t cut in on Alibaba’s action. However, Alibaba’s higher margins give it more opportunities to invest in its business. Over the last decade, Alibaba has built a cloud business, bought several companies, and launched a partially-owned payments platform. These kinds of things would be hard to pull off with JD’s margins. So, between JD and BABA, the latter is better positioned to grow into an Amazon-style conglomerate.Alibaba’s Financials: the Amazon Comparison is ClearAlibaba’s recent stock performance has been similar to Amazon’s in 2000-2002. Its financials are also similar to Amazon’s at that time period, only far better. In the most recent 12 month period, BABA delivered:$134.5 billion in revenue.$49 billion in gross profit.$14.9 billion in operating income (“EBIT”).$9.8 billion in net income.$9 billion in levered free cash flow.These figures give us a 7.2% net margin and a 36.5% gross margin. The net margin might not look that impressive but this is going off of GAAP earnings, which are affected by the performance of BABA’s stock portfolio. Substituting cash from operations for net income and we get a 16.3% CFO margin. Alibaba’s margins have fallen somewhat since the company’s record breaking 2020/2021 fiscal year, but they should start to climb again. A lot of the decline in BABA’s margins has been due to its stock portfolio declining in value. Chinese stocks are in a bullish trend this quarter; if they end the quarter in the green, then we could see BABA’s margins improve.This is similar to where Amazon was in 2002. Its stock price was declining, its revenue was rising, and its equity investments were going down. It was not profitable in 2002, so Alibaba compares favourably on that front. However, AMZN’s net loss was shrinking that year whereas BABA’s earnings are declining, so “2002 Amazon” wins on growth.ValuationHaving explored Alibaba’s financial performance, we can turn to its valuation. I’ll leave the Amazon comparison alone for this section because Amazon is nothing like Alibaba when it comes to valuation.One of the most appealing things about Alibaba stock today is its price. The company is very cheap relative to its underlying assets, earnings and cash flows, and will look even cheaper if earnings growth resumes later this year.According to Seeking Alpha Quant, BABA trades at the following multiples:Adjusted P/E: 12.GAAP P/E: 28.EV/EBITDA: 11.3.Price/sales: 1.98.Price/operating cash flow: 11.7.These multiples suggest that BABA is cheap. Certainly, they’re much lower than the multiples you’ll find on U.S. tech stocks of similar size. Doing a discounted cash flow analysis on BABA yields a similar result: even with conservative growth assumptions, the stock ends up being worth more than its current stock price implies.In the trailing 12 month period, Alibaba grew revenue at 18%. In the two recent quarters, it grew closer to 10%. For the sake of conservatism, we’ll use the lower end of BABA’s recent quarterly growth as our revenue assumption.Now let’s look at costs. In 2021, BABA’s COGS was $64 billion and operating expenses were $28 billion, for a total of $93 billion in cash costs. These combined costs grew by 28% to $119 billion in 2022. That would suggest that Alibaba’s costs are growing much faster than revenue. However, if we zero in on the most recent quarter, we see the cost growth slowing down compared to earlier in the year. COGS for Q4 came in at $21.9 billion and operating cost at $7.6 billion–down from $7.8 billion in the prior year quarter. Overall, COGS + operating costs combined grew at 10% for the quarter. We know that Alibaba is actively working at reducing costs right now, so I will again forecast based on the quarter rather than the year. The result of these assumptions is 10% growth in both revenue and costs. I will ignore interest expense in my model because BABA’s “interest income” includes stock market fluctuations, which are impossible to predict. I will use 25% as the tax rate because BABA recently lost its tax credits and, as a result, now pays China’s standard 25% tax. These assumptions yield the following model:2022 (BASE YEAR)20232024202520262027Revenue per share$50$55$60.5$66.55$73.2$80.52Costs per share$44.35$48.78$53.66$59$64.93$71.42EBIT per share$5.65$6.22$6.84$7.55$8.27$9.1Tax$0.62$1.55$1.71$1.89$2.07$2.28EPS$5.03$4.665$5.13$5.66$6.2$6.82As you can see, earnings dip briefly in 2023, mainly due to the fact that 2022 hadn’t yet seen four full quarters with higher tax rates. In 2024, earnings resume a modest upward trajectory.The end result is a pretty underwhelming 6.2% CAGR growth rate in earnings, which stems from our conservative assumptions. Actual growth could be stronger, but we’ll use what we’ve got. If we discount the cash flows above at the 3% 10 year treasury yield, we get:20232024202520262027TOTALEPS$4.665$5.13$5.66$6.2$6.82N/A(1 + r)^N1.031.06091.0931.1251.159N/ADiscounted EPS$4.52$4.83$5.17$5.51$5.88$25.91So we’ve got $25.91 worth of discounted cash flows in five years. If we assume that BABA produces no growth after that, then the terminal value is $227. So, we have a total present value of $253 – even when we assume extremely slow growth!Risks and ChallengesAs we’ve seen, Alibaba stock is undervalued based on both multiples and discounted cash flows. If the company just grows modestly in the next five years, its stock will come to be worth more than it is today. However, there are many risks and challenges for investors to watch out for, including:Political risk. Alibaba is subject to two forms of political risk: domestic political risk (e.g. a renewed tech crackdown), and international political risk (e.g. tensions between China and the U.S.). Right now, China is easing up on the tech crackdown, which is part of why Chinese stocks are rallying, but you can never discount the possibility that the government will go back into crackdown mode later. Likewise, there is always the possibility that tensions between the U.S. and China.Revenue deceleration. Alibaba’s revenue growth decelerated significantly in the past year. Its five year CAGR revenue growth rate is 40%, the TTM growth rate is only 18%. So BABA’s growth is definitely slowing. If it slows down more, then perhaps BABA won’t hit the 10% revenue growth my model assumed, and it will be worth less than what my model estimated.COVID outbreaks. China is still committed to a “COVID zero” model, meaning that it is willing to bring in pretty strict lockdowns for only modest numbers of COVID cases. This fact contributed to China’s recent 11% decline in retail spending. If we see more lockdowns, then BABA’s sales growth could slow down considerably, contributing to revenue deceleration.The risks above are very real. Nevertheless, Alibaba stock is cheap enough to make the risk worth assuming. Even assuming very little growth, the stock’s future earnings have a present value of about $250. That’s considerable upside to today’s prices. If growth accelerates, then we could see a true Amazon-style multi-decade rally taking us to dizzying highs.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":172,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9053410233,"gmtCreate":1654569086922,"gmtModify":1676535471046,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Agree that it is a good buying opportunity. 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I looked into the recent quarter and was pleasantly surprised that there were signs of improvement and that the worst is likely over for Alibaba.</p><h2>Investment thesis</h2><p>I have written two deep dive articles into Alibaba that you can read further to learn more about the business as well as the regulatory risks of the company. My investment thesis remains as I continue to see Alibaba as currently <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> of the better risk/reward opportunities out there due to the following factors:</p><p>1. China commerce: One of the most valuable assets Alibaba has is its huge consumer base of 1 billion users and spends $1,300 annually, which can bring about further monetization or help scale its other newer platforms.</p><p>2. International commerce: This business is a low hanging fruit for Alibaba as it has a replicable strategy and strong moat, as well as logistics capabilities to compete with international e-commerce brands in international markets.</p><p>3. Cloud: Alibaba will likely remain the leader in a fast growing cloud market in China and continue to look out for international markets to grow in. Furthermore, its in-house production of chips and development of OS could bring about further cost efficiencies and better products while reducing reliance on third party suppliers.</p><p>4. Investing for growth in the future: Alibaba is reinvesting its incremental profits into its strategic businesses which, in my view, is necessary to ensure Alibaba is able to compete and win competitors. Also, Alibaba is continuing its mergers and acquisitions strategy to acquire new businesses to capture future opportunities or bring value to existing businesses.</p><h2>Cloud computing achieves scale and positive adjusted EBITDA margins</h2><p>For the cloud computing segment, it reported revenues of Rmb19 billion in 4Q22, which representing 12% growth year on year. This was compared to the prior quarter&#39;s growth of 20% year-on-year and prior year&#39;s growth of 38% year-on-year. The slowdown is due to weakness in certain sectors, slowing economic activities, and the company&#39;s strategic focus on higher quality revenues.</p><p>In particular, the weakness came from the internet industries like online education and entertainment. According to management, the cloud computing revenue growth would have been 15% year-on-year if the revenues from its top customer in the internet industry, Bytedance were excluded. According to management, Bytedance apparently stopped using Alibaba&#39;s overseas cloud services for its international business due to requirements that are non-product related.</p><p>As a result of weakness in the internet sector, the revenue contribution from non-internet industries increased to 52% as several sectors like telecommunications, retailing and financials reported strong growth to offset the weakness in the internet industry.</p><p>On the margins front, the cloud computing segment posted positive 1% adjusted EBITDA margins in 4Q22, compared to -2% adjusted EBITDA margins one year ago. This was attributable to the gradual improvement in economies of scale for the business, as well as better loss control for Dingtalk. Management also expects that margins for the cloud computing business to continue to improve in FY2023 as top line growth continues. In my view, the margins profile of Alibaba&#39;s cloud computing segment is at a pivotal moment for the business as it transitions towards positive adjusted EBITDA margins with improving economies of scale.</p><p>I think that is is also encouraging to see that management continues to see the long term potential in the cloud industry and Alibaba&#39;s cloud segment despite the near term blip. Management believes that the cloud industry can grow 2 to 3 times in the long run to reach Rmb1 trillion in the next few years. This comes as the cloud plays a key role for the development of the economy and for digital transformation. With that, the focus for Alibaba on the cloud computing sector is crucial, and management believe that Alibaba needs to cater to the differing needs of different sectors to be able to leverage on this huge opportunity in the long run. In my view, the other positive is that this will continue to drive top line growth and with the cloud revenues of the entire company already exceeding Rmb100 billion in the last fiscal year, this translates to huge economies of scale and potential for cost reduction and efficiency improvement that will further drive upside to cloud computing margins in the near term.</p><h2>China Commerce</h2><p>Revenues from the China Commerce segment grew 7% year on year to RMB 136 billion. There was a low teens year-on-year decline in GMV in April and management sees that there are signs of improvement in May. The total FY2022 GMV in China Commerce grew by 2% year on year.</p><p>Alibaba continued to grow on the user front. China commerce Annual Active Consumers (AAC) reached 903million, up 21 million users from the previous quarter and up 89 million users from a year ago. Notably, of these increases, 70% are from less-developed areas. This is in line with Alibaba&#39;s push toward rural and less developed customers to grow its customer base.</p><p>Specifically, we are seeing growth in Taobao Deals and Taocaicai. Taobao Deals AACs grew to more than 300 million, adding 20 million users in the quarter while paid orders on Taobao Deals grew 35% year on year in the current quarter. In addition, Taocaicai, Alibaba&#39;s community market place catered to lower tier cities and rural areas continued to grow AACs to more than 90 million and more than 50% of these were first time fresh produce buyers on Alibaba. Also, Taocaicai GMV continued to expand in the last quarter due to improving average order values.</p><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6a5116cae604fa82f39a0a9a4cc54255\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"347\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>Alibaba recorded robust user growth compared to peers (QuestMobile; Goldman)</p><p>While there were low single-digit declines in Taobao and Small online physical goods GMV, the customer management revenues (CMR) remained stable year on year. This was due to some offset by positive growth in advertising revenues.</p><p>EBITDA declined RMB 7 billion to Rmb 32 billion, representing an EBITDA margin of 23%. This decline in EBITDA margins was due to the drag from Taocaicai and Taobao Deals as management invests in these relatively higher growths and newer businesses. In addition, Sun Art reported an RMB 1.4 billion loss, most of it due to an asset impairment provision.</p><p>Management remains committed to improving efficiency and narrowing losses for Taobao Deals. Furthermore, management has been more disciplined in investment pace for Taocaicai to reduce its impact on margins to the group. It has done so by choosing certain target cities where it aims to improve order density and thus focus on establishing regional warehouses and infrastructure in these cities. Thus, the focus will be more on high-quality growth for the Taocaicai business.</p><p>In addition, in my view, the combined losses from both Taobao Deals and Taocaicai has likely peaked in December 2021 and saw sequential declines in losses in the current quarter. I think we will continue to expect the combined losses to decline as management continued to focus on higher-quality growth for China&#39;s commerce segment.</p><h2>International Commerce</h2><p>Revenues from international commerce grew by 7% year on year as AACs grew by 4 million compared to the prior quarter, and 64 million when compared to the prior year. There was a growth of 32% and 48% year on year respectively for Lazada and Trendyol while AliExpress saw a decline in order volume. This was due to the changes in EU&#39;s VAT rules and supply chain/logistics disruptions due to Russia-Ukraine conflict, as highlighted by management. International commerce segment&#39;s adjusted EBITDA margin remained stable at -18% as the company continues to spend on marketing and promotions to increase user engagement and acquisition.</p><p>International commerce remains to be one of Alibaba&#39;s key growth drivers to tap on less mature e-commerce markets outside of China. While there could be near term competition from other e-commerce companies like Amazon (AMZN) and Shopee, which is owned by Sea Limited (SE), Alibaba&#39;s international commerce can still ride the wave of increasing e-commerce penetration in these markets and post higher long term average growth rates than in the mature China Commerce segment.</p><h3>Local Consumer Services</h3><p>As for the local consumer services segment, revenues grew to Rmb 10 billion, up 29% year on year. Ele.me, Alibaba&#39;s online food delivery platform, continued to show improvement in unit economics and is reaching near break-even due to improvements in the delivery cost per order as well as the company reducing spend on user acquisitions.</p><p>As Ele.me continues to scale, its unit economics improvement, as well as the cost reductions made by management will continue to contribute to bottom-line growth for the Group.</p><h2>Stringent cost control and improving regulatory environment</h2><p>Management continues to be committed to add value by assessing the areas of its business where there can be further improvement in efficiencies and to reduce costs to make the entire cost structure of the business more nimble and lean. Some of these control in costs includes stringent control over sales and marketing expenses. This, in my view, is positive for Alibaba as the near term may prove challenging with top-line slowing, and management&#39;s efforts to provide long term shareholder value through cost efficiencies will be appreciated by the market.</p><p>The regulatory landscape also seems to be improving, adding to the signs that the worst could be over for Alibaba. In the recent State Council meeting, the government is rolling out supportive measures, some of which are beneficial to Alibaba&#39;s business, including stimulating consumption and the commitment to the recovery of supply chains. Also, management commented that the government shared a clear message to the market to encourage the healthy development of platform economies and that management is fully compliant with all the regulatory requirements and continues to watch for any new development in policies on the anti-trust front. I think this shows that the government is sending a message that it will not clamp down too much on platform companies, but rather continues to see the benefits of the healthy development of platform companies for the economy.</p><h2>Valuation</h2><p>I have previously shared my financial model for Alibaba and derived a target price based on its sum of the parts valuation. I forecasted the financials and used a DCF model for most of its businesses except Cainiao, local services and its associates/investments since these businesses are mostly either private or have limited public information. I used rather conservative forecasts, in my view and also applied a holding company discount of 25%, with other assumptions listed in the table below. Based on the SOTP valuation, I have derived a target price of $164 for Alibaba, representing an upside potential of 76% from current levels.</p><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/59dd22bdbd3f84c78b77c121135b860d\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"387\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>Alibaba target price based on SOTP (Author generated)</p><p>Based on relative valuation, Alibaba now trades at 12x and 9x 2023F and 2024F P/E respectively, while average earnings growth over the 2-year period is expected to be 15%, implying a PEG of 0.8x.</p><h2>Risks</h2><h3>Competition</h3><p>While Alibaba might be the largest player in China, there are risks that competition could threaten Alibaba&#39;s market share in both China and in overseas markets. In China, it has to compete against prominent rivals like JD.com (JD) and Pinduoduo (PDD) in a rather mature e-commerce market. As for its international commerce segment, they face competition from international players like Amazon and Shopee, as highlighted earlier. Competitive pressure from both local and international players could slow GMV and user growth for Alibaba compared to expectations.</p><h3>Regulatory and political risks</h3><p>Alibaba is one of the worst-hit companies hit by the regulatory crackdown. However, I am of the view that we have seen the worst of the regulatory crackdown and the government is signalling easing of regulatory pressures, which I think are necessary for the government to improve its economy amidst its zero-covid policy. As such, the worst is likely over for Alibaba as most of the regulatory pressures have eased and we could start seeing better times for the company.</p><h3>Execution in investments</h3><p>Alibaba management has renewed focus on investing in key strategic areas in its business as mentioned earlier. However, this will come down to execution as Alibaba seeks to gain share in these areas. If execution were to be weak, ideal results of the heavy investments may not materialize.</p><h3>Cloud risks</h3><p>There is risk that Alibaba&#39;s cloud revenue growth could slow down given that there is competition from Huawei, Tencent and China Telecom. If Alibaba is unable to maintain market leadership in cloud, this could affect economies of scale effects that it currently enjoys.</p><h2>Conclusion</h2><p>I think this presents one of the best buying opportunities for Alibaba as the worst is likely over for the company. Looking beyond 2023F earnings, the business is expected to continue to grow in the 20% to 30% range and the current valuation simply just does not price in this long term potential. I think we could continue to see positive surprises for Alibaba in the next few quarters as it surpasses the very low expectations set by the market. My target price for Alibaba based on a SOTP valuation model is $164, implying 76% upside potential from current levels.</p></body></html>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Alibaba: One Of The Best Buying Opportunity As Worst Is Likely Over</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nAlibaba: One Of The Best Buying Opportunity As Worst Is Likely Over\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-06-07 10:18 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://seekingalpha.com/article/4516754-alibaba-one-of-the-best-buying-opportunity-as-worst-is-likely-over><strong>Seekingalpha</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>For a company like Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) with sentiment at all time lows, the company's recent release 4Q22 results was a positive surprise for investors. I looked into the recent ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://seekingalpha.com/article/4516754-alibaba-one-of-the-best-buying-opportunity-as-worst-is-likely-over\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"BABA":"阿里巴巴"},"source_url":"https://seekingalpha.com/article/4516754-alibaba-one-of-the-best-buying-opportunity-as-worst-is-likely-over","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2241923094","content_text":"For a company like Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) with sentiment at all time lows, the company's recent release 4Q22 results was a positive surprise for investors. I looked into the recent quarter and was pleasantly surprised that there were signs of improvement and that the worst is likely over for Alibaba.Investment thesisI have written two deep dive articles into Alibaba that you can read further to learn more about the business as well as the regulatory risks of the company. My investment thesis remains as I continue to see Alibaba as currently one of the better risk/reward opportunities out there due to the following factors:1. China commerce: One of the most valuable assets Alibaba has is its huge consumer base of 1 billion users and spends $1,300 annually, which can bring about further monetization or help scale its other newer platforms.2. International commerce: This business is a low hanging fruit for Alibaba as it has a replicable strategy and strong moat, as well as logistics capabilities to compete with international e-commerce brands in international markets.3. Cloud: Alibaba will likely remain the leader in a fast growing cloud market in China and continue to look out for international markets to grow in. Furthermore, its in-house production of chips and development of OS could bring about further cost efficiencies and better products while reducing reliance on third party suppliers.4. Investing for growth in the future: Alibaba is reinvesting its incremental profits into its strategic businesses which, in my view, is necessary to ensure Alibaba is able to compete and win competitors. Also, Alibaba is continuing its mergers and acquisitions strategy to acquire new businesses to capture future opportunities or bring value to existing businesses.Cloud computing achieves scale and positive adjusted EBITDA marginsFor the cloud computing segment, it reported revenues of Rmb19 billion in 4Q22, which representing 12% growth year on year. This was compared to the prior quarter's growth of 20% year-on-year and prior year's growth of 38% year-on-year. The slowdown is due to weakness in certain sectors, slowing economic activities, and the company's strategic focus on higher quality revenues.In particular, the weakness came from the internet industries like online education and entertainment. According to management, the cloud computing revenue growth would have been 15% year-on-year if the revenues from its top customer in the internet industry, Bytedance were excluded. According to management, Bytedance apparently stopped using Alibaba's overseas cloud services for its international business due to requirements that are non-product related.As a result of weakness in the internet sector, the revenue contribution from non-internet industries increased to 52% as several sectors like telecommunications, retailing and financials reported strong growth to offset the weakness in the internet industry.On the margins front, the cloud computing segment posted positive 1% adjusted EBITDA margins in 4Q22, compared to -2% adjusted EBITDA margins one year ago. This was attributable to the gradual improvement in economies of scale for the business, as well as better loss control for Dingtalk. Management also expects that margins for the cloud computing business to continue to improve in FY2023 as top line growth continues. In my view, the margins profile of Alibaba's cloud computing segment is at a pivotal moment for the business as it transitions towards positive adjusted EBITDA margins with improving economies of scale.I think that is is also encouraging to see that management continues to see the long term potential in the cloud industry and Alibaba's cloud segment despite the near term blip. Management believes that the cloud industry can grow 2 to 3 times in the long run to reach Rmb1 trillion in the next few years. This comes as the cloud plays a key role for the development of the economy and for digital transformation. With that, the focus for Alibaba on the cloud computing sector is crucial, and management believe that Alibaba needs to cater to the differing needs of different sectors to be able to leverage on this huge opportunity in the long run. In my view, the other positive is that this will continue to drive top line growth and with the cloud revenues of the entire company already exceeding Rmb100 billion in the last fiscal year, this translates to huge economies of scale and potential for cost reduction and efficiency improvement that will further drive upside to cloud computing margins in the near term.China CommerceRevenues from the China Commerce segment grew 7% year on year to RMB 136 billion. There was a low teens year-on-year decline in GMV in April and management sees that there are signs of improvement in May. The total FY2022 GMV in China Commerce grew by 2% year on year.Alibaba continued to grow on the user front. China commerce Annual Active Consumers (AAC) reached 903million, up 21 million users from the previous quarter and up 89 million users from a year ago. Notably, of these increases, 70% are from less-developed areas. This is in line with Alibaba's push toward rural and less developed customers to grow its customer base.Specifically, we are seeing growth in Taobao Deals and Taocaicai. Taobao Deals AACs grew to more than 300 million, adding 20 million users in the quarter while paid orders on Taobao Deals grew 35% year on year in the current quarter. In addition, Taocaicai, Alibaba's community market place catered to lower tier cities and rural areas continued to grow AACs to more than 90 million and more than 50% of these were first time fresh produce buyers on Alibaba. Also, Taocaicai GMV continued to expand in the last quarter due to improving average order values.Alibaba recorded robust user growth compared to peers (QuestMobile; Goldman)While there were low single-digit declines in Taobao and Small online physical goods GMV, the customer management revenues (CMR) remained stable year on year. This was due to some offset by positive growth in advertising revenues.EBITDA declined RMB 7 billion to Rmb 32 billion, representing an EBITDA margin of 23%. This decline in EBITDA margins was due to the drag from Taocaicai and Taobao Deals as management invests in these relatively higher growths and newer businesses. In addition, Sun Art reported an RMB 1.4 billion loss, most of it due to an asset impairment provision.Management remains committed to improving efficiency and narrowing losses for Taobao Deals. Furthermore, management has been more disciplined in investment pace for Taocaicai to reduce its impact on margins to the group. It has done so by choosing certain target cities where it aims to improve order density and thus focus on establishing regional warehouses and infrastructure in these cities. Thus, the focus will be more on high-quality growth for the Taocaicai business.In addition, in my view, the combined losses from both Taobao Deals and Taocaicai has likely peaked in December 2021 and saw sequential declines in losses in the current quarter. I think we will continue to expect the combined losses to decline as management continued to focus on higher-quality growth for China's commerce segment.International CommerceRevenues from international commerce grew by 7% year on year as AACs grew by 4 million compared to the prior quarter, and 64 million when compared to the prior year. There was a growth of 32% and 48% year on year respectively for Lazada and Trendyol while AliExpress saw a decline in order volume. This was due to the changes in EU's VAT rules and supply chain/logistics disruptions due to Russia-Ukraine conflict, as highlighted by management. International commerce segment's adjusted EBITDA margin remained stable at -18% as the company continues to spend on marketing and promotions to increase user engagement and acquisition.International commerce remains to be one of Alibaba's key growth drivers to tap on less mature e-commerce markets outside of China. While there could be near term competition from other e-commerce companies like Amazon (AMZN) and Shopee, which is owned by Sea Limited (SE), Alibaba's international commerce can still ride the wave of increasing e-commerce penetration in these markets and post higher long term average growth rates than in the mature China Commerce segment.Local Consumer ServicesAs for the local consumer services segment, revenues grew to Rmb 10 billion, up 29% year on year. Ele.me, Alibaba's online food delivery platform, continued to show improvement in unit economics and is reaching near break-even due to improvements in the delivery cost per order as well as the company reducing spend on user acquisitions.As Ele.me continues to scale, its unit economics improvement, as well as the cost reductions made by management will continue to contribute to bottom-line growth for the Group.Stringent cost control and improving regulatory environmentManagement continues to be committed to add value by assessing the areas of its business where there can be further improvement in efficiencies and to reduce costs to make the entire cost structure of the business more nimble and lean. Some of these control in costs includes stringent control over sales and marketing expenses. This, in my view, is positive for Alibaba as the near term may prove challenging with top-line slowing, and management's efforts to provide long term shareholder value through cost efficiencies will be appreciated by the market.The regulatory landscape also seems to be improving, adding to the signs that the worst could be over for Alibaba. In the recent State Council meeting, the government is rolling out supportive measures, some of which are beneficial to Alibaba's business, including stimulating consumption and the commitment to the recovery of supply chains. Also, management commented that the government shared a clear message to the market to encourage the healthy development of platform economies and that management is fully compliant with all the regulatory requirements and continues to watch for any new development in policies on the anti-trust front. I think this shows that the government is sending a message that it will not clamp down too much on platform companies, but rather continues to see the benefits of the healthy development of platform companies for the economy.ValuationI have previously shared my financial model for Alibaba and derived a target price based on its sum of the parts valuation. I forecasted the financials and used a DCF model for most of its businesses except Cainiao, local services and its associates/investments since these businesses are mostly either private or have limited public information. I used rather conservative forecasts, in my view and also applied a holding company discount of 25%, with other assumptions listed in the table below. Based on the SOTP valuation, I have derived a target price of $164 for Alibaba, representing an upside potential of 76% from current levels.Alibaba target price based on SOTP (Author generated)Based on relative valuation, Alibaba now trades at 12x and 9x 2023F and 2024F P/E respectively, while average earnings growth over the 2-year period is expected to be 15%, implying a PEG of 0.8x.RisksCompetitionWhile Alibaba might be the largest player in China, there are risks that competition could threaten Alibaba's market share in both China and in overseas markets. In China, it has to compete against prominent rivals like JD.com (JD) and Pinduoduo (PDD) in a rather mature e-commerce market. As for its international commerce segment, they face competition from international players like Amazon and Shopee, as highlighted earlier. Competitive pressure from both local and international players could slow GMV and user growth for Alibaba compared to expectations.Regulatory and political risksAlibaba is one of the worst-hit companies hit by the regulatory crackdown. However, I am of the view that we have seen the worst of the regulatory crackdown and the government is signalling easing of regulatory pressures, which I think are necessary for the government to improve its economy amidst its zero-covid policy. As such, the worst is likely over for Alibaba as most of the regulatory pressures have eased and we could start seeing better times for the company.Execution in investmentsAlibaba management has renewed focus on investing in key strategic areas in its business as mentioned earlier. However, this will come down to execution as Alibaba seeks to gain share in these areas. If execution were to be weak, ideal results of the heavy investments may not materialize.Cloud risksThere is risk that Alibaba's cloud revenue growth could slow down given that there is competition from Huawei, Tencent and China Telecom. If Alibaba is unable to maintain market leadership in cloud, this could affect economies of scale effects that it currently enjoys.ConclusionI think this presents one of the best buying opportunities for Alibaba as the worst is likely over for the company. Looking beyond 2023F earnings, the business is expected to continue to grow in the 20% to 30% range and the current valuation simply just does not price in this long term potential. I think we could continue to see positive surprises for Alibaba in the next few quarters as it surpasses the very low expectations set by the market. My target price for Alibaba based on a SOTP valuation model is $164, implying 76% upside potential from current levels.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":121,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9050705968,"gmtCreate":1654234436254,"gmtModify":1676535418065,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Don't feel good about&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ttm.financial/S/FB\">$Meta Platforms, Inc.(FB)$</a>... maybe I don't have the sci-fi mind...?&nbsp;","listText":"Don't feel good about&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ttm.financial/S/FB\">$Meta Platforms, Inc.(FB)$</a>... maybe I don't have the sci-fi mind...?&nbsp;","text":"Don't feel good about $Meta Platforms, Inc.(FB)$... maybe I don't have the sci-fi mind...?","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9050705968","repostId":"2240235700","repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"2240235700","pubTimestamp":1654227908,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2240235700?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2022-06-03 11:45","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Prediction: 2 Unstoppable Stocks That Will Double Before the Market Does","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2240235700","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"The technology sector is a great place to find outsized returns -- if the price is right.","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>Investing in index funds can be rewarding. They usually offer exposure to a broad range of the stock market, or at least a very diverse portion of it, making them a sensible option for most investors. However, for those willing to assume a bit more risk in their investments, picking individual stocks can generate returns that far exceed an index fund&#39;s return (with the caveat that they can deliver far steeper losses, too).</p><p>The <b>Nasdaq-100</b> technology index is currently trading in bear market territory (down about 24.3% from its 52-week high). Many individual tech stocks are trading down by 50% or more from their 52-week highs. But savvy long-term investors know that times like these present opportunities to grab quality stocks at steep discounts that have little to do with the company&#39;s actual performance.</p><p>Let&#39;s take a closer look at two such companies that I think will recover and double in value from here before the broader Nasdaq-100 does.</p><h2>1. Upstart Holdings</h2><p>The first step to sourcing high-growth opportunities is to look for companies that sell in-demand products or services. <b>Upstart Holdings</b> is a fintech company that specializes in helping lenders determine creditworthiness. It has developed an artificial intelligence algorithm that analyzes roughly 1,600 data points on a potential borrower. It&#39;s scoring system is far more comprehensive than <b>Fair Isaac</b>&#39;s FICO credit scoring system, which uses just a handful of simple metrics.</p><p>Upstart&#39;s algorithm is also fast; it can process all of that data and deliver an instant decision about 74% of the time, whereas it would take days or weeks for a human to manually make the same assessment. Its thoroughness and speed have made it popular with multiple lending partners that use Upstart&#39;s service to help determine who to lend to and who to decline.</p><p>Upstart&#39;s stock price has fallen about 88% from its all-time high, in part because the stock got caught up in a broader tech sell-off. The stock price is also down because the company last quarter took on about $597 million worth of loan obligations instead of immediately selling those loans to its lending partners. Upstart doesn&#39;t normally take on credit risk as part of its operations -- it earns its revenue through fees for originating loans for banks -- so this news really spooked investors.</p><p>Company management said this is a temporary symptom of interest rate volatility and determining the proper rate for loans related to its new automotive lending segment. Auto loans are a new offering and the segment is growing at an explosive rate. It is now working with 35 car brands sold in 525 car dealerships and helping them manage sales and originate car loans. The number of dealerships is up 224% from just 162 dealerships a year ago.</p><p>Upstart generated $57 million in revenue in 2017. Just five years later, the company expects to collect $1.25 billion in revenue -- a 2,090% jump. Upstart is also profitable, which is rare for a fast-growing tech company, delivering $2.37 in adjusted earnings per share during 2021. The stock trades at a price-to-earnings multiple of 21, which is cheaper than the Nasdaq-100 index&#39;s multiple of 25.</p><p>The stock only has to recapture a fraction of its pre-sell-off value to double from here, and given its revenue growth rate, there&#39;s a good chance investors have been too pessimistic. After all, Upstart could have trillions of dollars worth of opportunities ahead.</p><h2>2. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/FB\">Meta Platforms</a></h2><p><b>Meta Platforms</b>, the parent company of social networking brands like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is also <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> of the leading developers of the metaverse. This new collection of virtual worlds holds plenty of promise.</p><p>Developing the metaverse isn&#39;t cheap and Meta said its Reality Labs segment (which manages Meta&#39;s metaverse efforts) spent $10 billion more than it took in during 2021 That didn&#39;t sit well with investors. The loss is partly to blame for Meta stock losing about 51% of its value since September. In difficult economic times, investors like prudent cash management, not cash burn. Reality Labs lost a further $2.9 billion in the first quarter of 2022, which suggests its full-year metaverse costs could easily exceed 2021&#39;s tally.</p><p>What investors need to factor in is that these metaverse-related investments should pay off long-term, and are setting the company up to capture what will eventually be a large market opportunity. Some analysts calculate that the metaverse market could be worth $800 billion annually by 2024. More ambitious projections call for a $30 trillion market in the next decade. Both numbers dwarf Meta&#39;s investment in the project so far.</p><p>Meta has a track record of consistently delivering revenue growth and overall profits since it hit the public markets in 2012. In 2021, Meta generated $117.9 billion in sales and $13.77 in earnings per share, placing the stock at a price-to-earnings ratio of just 14. That implies Meta stock will need to rise 80% just to trade in line with its peers in the tech sector.</p><p>According to analysts&#39; expectations, Meta could see a dip in earnings to $11.88 per share in 2022, which is partly due to the expected cash burn in Reality Labs and also the fact the company is still struggling with<b> Apple</b>&#39;s privacy changes on its devices. Apple has made it easy for social media users to opt out of having their use and interests tracked. That makes it much harder for apps like Facebook and Instagram to direct targeted ads to the right users (which advertisers pay a premium for). Meta management said it expects the changes could cost the company $10 billion in lost revenue in 2022.</p><p>Still, growth is expected to rebound in 2023 and there&#39;s a reasonable chance Meta stock multiple will close its gap to the Nasdaq-100. With the value of the metaverse set to soar in the coming years, Meta could see a significant uptick in its stock price, assuming it can monetize its ongoing investment.</p></body></html>","source":"fool_stock","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Prediction: 2 Unstoppable Stocks That Will Double Before the Market Does</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nPrediction: 2 Unstoppable Stocks That Will Double Before the Market Does\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-06-03 11:45 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/06/02/prediction-2-unstoppable-stocks-double-market-does/><strong>Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Investing in index funds can be rewarding. They usually offer exposure to a broad range of the stock market, or at least a very diverse portion of it, making them a sensible option for most investors....</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/06/02/prediction-2-unstoppable-stocks-double-market-does/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"META":"Meta Platforms","UPST":"Upstart Holdings, Inc."},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/06/02/prediction-2-unstoppable-stocks-double-market-does/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2240235700","content_text":"Investing in index funds can be rewarding. They usually offer exposure to a broad range of the stock market, or at least a very diverse portion of it, making them a sensible option for most investors. However, for those willing to assume a bit more risk in their investments, picking individual stocks can generate returns that far exceed an index fund's return (with the caveat that they can deliver far steeper losses, too).The Nasdaq-100 technology index is currently trading in bear market territory (down about 24.3% from its 52-week high). Many individual tech stocks are trading down by 50% or more from their 52-week highs. But savvy long-term investors know that times like these present opportunities to grab quality stocks at steep discounts that have little to do with the company's actual performance.Let's take a closer look at two such companies that I think will recover and double in value from here before the broader Nasdaq-100 does.1. Upstart HoldingsThe first step to sourcing high-growth opportunities is to look for companies that sell in-demand products or services. Upstart Holdings is a fintech company that specializes in helping lenders determine creditworthiness. It has developed an artificial intelligence algorithm that analyzes roughly 1,600 data points on a potential borrower. It's scoring system is far more comprehensive than Fair Isaac's FICO credit scoring system, which uses just a handful of simple metrics.Upstart's algorithm is also fast; it can process all of that data and deliver an instant decision about 74% of the time, whereas it would take days or weeks for a human to manually make the same assessment. Its thoroughness and speed have made it popular with multiple lending partners that use Upstart's service to help determine who to lend to and who to decline.Upstart's stock price has fallen about 88% from its all-time high, in part because the stock got caught up in a broader tech sell-off. The stock price is also down because the company last quarter took on about $597 million worth of loan obligations instead of immediately selling those loans to its lending partners. Upstart doesn't normally take on credit risk as part of its operations -- it earns its revenue through fees for originating loans for banks -- so this news really spooked investors.Company management said this is a temporary symptom of interest rate volatility and determining the proper rate for loans related to its new automotive lending segment. Auto loans are a new offering and the segment is growing at an explosive rate. It is now working with 35 car brands sold in 525 car dealerships and helping them manage sales and originate car loans. The number of dealerships is up 224% from just 162 dealerships a year ago.Upstart generated $57 million in revenue in 2017. Just five years later, the company expects to collect $1.25 billion in revenue -- a 2,090% jump. Upstart is also profitable, which is rare for a fast-growing tech company, delivering $2.37 in adjusted earnings per share during 2021. The stock trades at a price-to-earnings multiple of 21, which is cheaper than the Nasdaq-100 index's multiple of 25.The stock only has to recapture a fraction of its pre-sell-off value to double from here, and given its revenue growth rate, there's a good chance investors have been too pessimistic. After all, Upstart could have trillions of dollars worth of opportunities ahead.2. Meta PlatformsMeta Platforms, the parent company of social networking brands like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is also one of the leading developers of the metaverse. This new collection of virtual worlds holds plenty of promise.Developing the metaverse isn't cheap and Meta said its Reality Labs segment (which manages Meta's metaverse efforts) spent $10 billion more than it took in during 2021 That didn't sit well with investors. The loss is partly to blame for Meta stock losing about 51% of its value since September. In difficult economic times, investors like prudent cash management, not cash burn. Reality Labs lost a further $2.9 billion in the first quarter of 2022, which suggests its full-year metaverse costs could easily exceed 2021's tally.What investors need to factor in is that these metaverse-related investments should pay off long-term, and are setting the company up to capture what will eventually be a large market opportunity. Some analysts calculate that the metaverse market could be worth $800 billion annually by 2024. More ambitious projections call for a $30 trillion market in the next decade. Both numbers dwarf Meta's investment in the project so far.Meta has a track record of consistently delivering revenue growth and overall profits since it hit the public markets in 2012. In 2021, Meta generated $117.9 billion in sales and $13.77 in earnings per share, placing the stock at a price-to-earnings ratio of just 14. That implies Meta stock will need to rise 80% just to trade in line with its peers in the tech sector.According to analysts' expectations, Meta could see a dip in earnings to $11.88 per share in 2022, which is partly due to the expected cash burn in Reality Labs and also the fact the company is still struggling with Apple's privacy changes on its devices. Apple has made it easy for social media users to opt out of having their use and interests tracked. That makes it much harder for apps like Facebook and Instagram to direct targeted ads to the right users (which advertisers pay a premium for). Meta management said it expects the changes could cost the company $10 billion in lost revenue in 2022.Still, growth is expected to rebound in 2023 and there's a reasonable chance Meta stock multiple will close its gap to the Nasdaq-100. With the value of the metaverse set to soar in the coming years, Meta could see a significant uptick in its stock price, assuming it can monetize its ongoing investment.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":137,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9022556725,"gmtCreate":1653554436267,"gmtModify":1676535303370,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Awesome! Next up - BABA!","listText":"Awesome! Next up - BABA!","text":"Awesome! Next up - BABA!","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9022556725","repostId":"1165852154","repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"1165852154","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Providing stock market headlines, business news, financials and earnings ","home_visible":1,"media_name":"Tiger Newspress","id":"1079075236","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba"},"pubTimestamp":1653553950,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1165852154?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2022-05-26 16:32","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Baidu Exceeds Revenue Estimates on AI, Cloud Services Strength","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1165852154","media":"Tiger Newspress","summary":"Baidu, Inc.(NASDAQ: BIDU and HKEX: 9888) , a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, tod","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>Baidu, Inc.(NASDAQ: BIDU and HKEX: 9888) , a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter endedMarch 31, 2022.</p><p>Baidu Inc surpassed quarterly revenue estimates on Thursday as a resurgence of COVID-19 in China and accompanying restrictions drove up demand for its cloud and artificial intelligence products.</p><p>The company - Google&#39;s equivalent in China - has expanded aggressively into cloud services, robotaxis and autonomous driving in recent years as competition rises for its core search platform and advertisement business.</p><p>It last month received permits to deploy robotaxis without humans in the driving seat on open Chinese roads for the first time.</p><p>Total revenue came in at 28.41 billion yuan ($4.22 billion) in the first quarter, compared with analysts&#39; average estimate of 27.82 billion yuan, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.</p><p>Net loss attributable to Baidu fell to 885 million yuan, or 2.87 yuan per American Depository Share (ADS), in the quarter ended March 31, compared with a profit of 25.65 billion yuan, or 73.76 yuan per ADS, a year earlier.</p><p>Baidu shares gained nearly 4% after reporting quarterly results.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/9ee28c20f61823c17fae09fc812284b8\" tg-width=\"874\" tg-height=\"619\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>&#34;Baidu delivered solid first quarter results, especially with regard to our cloud and intelligent driving businesses. Baidu AI Cloud reported another quarter of strong revenue growth andApollo Gowas granted the first permit inChinato provide driverless ride-hailing services on public roads inBeijing,&#34; saidRobin Li, Co-founder and CEO of Baidu. &#34;Since mid-March, our business has been negatively impacted by the recent COVID-19 resurgence inChina. Although challenges related to the virus continue to pressure our near term business operations, we remain confident that our new AI businesses will boost the long-term growth of Baidu and contribute toChina&#39;sinnovation-driven economy and sustainable development.&#34;</p><p>&#34;Revenues from Baidu Core remained healthy with non-ad revenues increasing by 35% year over year, driven by Baidu AI Cloud, which grew 45% year over year in the quarter,&#34; saidRong Luo, CFO of Baidu. &#34;Looking ahead, we remain committed to quality revenue growth and an enduring business model. In addition, we will further enhance our overall operational efficiency to drive long-term growth.&#34;</p><p><b>First Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights</b></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/d7e0ea082911dc2099fa363913f607c4\" tg-width=\"702\" tg-height=\"527\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/fb991d233f9728504300406775b7e9a2\" tg-width=\"695\" tg-height=\"440\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p><b>Operational Highlights</b></p><p><i>Corporate</i></p><ul><li>Baidu released its annual ESG Report in May 2022, which details Baidu&#39;s ESG policies and sustainability initiatives (http://esg.baidu.com/en/esg_download.html).</li></ul><p><i>AI Cloud</i></p><ul><li>PaddlePaddle developer community has grown to 4.77 million and has served 180,000 businesses and created 560,000 models, as ofMay 20, 2022.</li><li>Baidu ACE smart transportation has been adopted by 41 cities, up from 16 cities a year ago, based on contract value of overRMB10 million, as of the end of the first quarter of 2022.</li></ul><p><i>Intelligent Driving</i></p><ul><li>Baidu received a nomination letter from Dongfeng Motor, a Top 3 domestic automaker, inApril 2022, indicating that Dongfeng Motor intends to adopt Apollo Self Driving (ANP, AVP, HD Map) in one of its popular models. This followed the nomination letter from BYD earlier this year.</li><li>OnApril 28th2022,Apollo Gowas granted the permits to provide driverless ride hailing services on public roads of theYizhuangregion of Beijing. Apollo also received the first permits inChongqingto conduct driverless testing onMay 20th, 2022.</li><li>Apollo Goprovided 196K rides in the first quarter of 2022.</li><li>Apollo Gois now available in ten cities, includingBeijing,Shanghai,Guangzhou,Shenzhen,Chongqing,Changsha, Cangzhou, Yangquan,Wuzhen Water Townin Jiaxing andWuhan.Apollo Goexpanded intoWuzhen Water Townin Jiaxing onMarch 26, 2022andWuhanonMay 10, 2022.</li></ul><p><i>Other Growth Initiatives</i></p><ul><li>Xiaodu again ranked No.1 in smart display shipments globally for 2021, according to Strategy Analytics and Canalys. 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average estimate of 27.82 billion yuan, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.</p><p>Net loss attributable to Baidu fell to 885 million yuan, or 2.87 yuan per American Depository Share (ADS), in the quarter ended March 31, compared with a profit of 25.65 billion yuan, or 73.76 yuan per ADS, a year earlier.</p><p>Baidu shares gained nearly 4% after reporting quarterly results.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/9ee28c20f61823c17fae09fc812284b8\" tg-width=\"874\" tg-height=\"619\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>&#34;Baidu delivered solid first quarter results, especially with regard to our cloud and intelligent driving businesses. Baidu AI Cloud reported another quarter of strong revenue growth andApollo Gowas granted the first permit inChinato provide driverless ride-hailing services on public roads inBeijing,&#34; saidRobin Li, Co-founder and CEO of Baidu. &#34;Since mid-March, our business has been negatively impacted by the recent COVID-19 resurgence inChina. Although challenges related to the virus continue to pressure our near term business operations, we remain confident that our new AI businesses will boost the long-term growth of Baidu and contribute toChina&#39;sinnovation-driven economy and sustainable development.&#34;</p><p>&#34;Revenues from Baidu Core remained healthy with non-ad revenues increasing by 35% year over year, driven by Baidu AI Cloud, which grew 45% year over year in the quarter,&#34; saidRong Luo, CFO of Baidu. &#34;Looking ahead, we remain committed to quality revenue growth and an enduring business model. In addition, we will further enhance our overall operational efficiency to drive long-term growth.&#34;</p><p><b>First Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights</b></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/d7e0ea082911dc2099fa363913f607c4\" tg-width=\"702\" tg-height=\"527\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/fb991d233f9728504300406775b7e9a2\" tg-width=\"695\" tg-height=\"440\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p><b>Operational Highlights</b></p><p><i>Corporate</i></p><ul><li>Baidu released its annual ESG Report in May 2022, which details Baidu&#39;s ESG policies and sustainability initiatives (http://esg.baidu.com/en/esg_download.html).</li></ul><p><i>AI Cloud</i></p><ul><li>PaddlePaddle developer community has grown to 4.77 million and has served 180,000 businesses and created 560,000 models, as ofMay 20, 2022.</li><li>Baidu ACE smart transportation has been adopted by 41 cities, up from 16 cities a year ago, based on contract value of overRMB10 million, as of the end of the first quarter of 2022.</li></ul><p><i>Intelligent Driving</i></p><ul><li>Baidu received a nomination letter from Dongfeng Motor, a Top 3 domestic automaker, inApril 2022, indicating that Dongfeng Motor intends to adopt Apollo Self Driving (ANP, AVP, HD Map) in one of its popular models. This followed the nomination letter from BYD earlier this year.</li><li>OnApril 28th2022,Apollo Gowas granted the permits to provide driverless ride hailing services on public roads of theYizhuangregion of Beijing. Apollo also received the first permits inChongqingto conduct driverless testing onMay 20th, 2022.</li><li>Apollo Goprovided 196K rides in the first quarter of 2022.</li><li>Apollo Gois now available in ten cities, includingBeijing,Shanghai,Guangzhou,Shenzhen,Chongqing,Changsha, Cangzhou, Yangquan,Wuzhen Water Townin Jiaxing andWuhan.Apollo Goexpanded intoWuzhen Water Townin Jiaxing onMarch 26, 2022andWuhanonMay 10, 2022.</li></ul><p><i>Other Growth Initiatives</i></p><ul><li>Xiaodu again ranked No.1 in smart display shipments globally for 2021, according to Strategy Analytics and Canalys. Xiaodu continues to be ranked No.1 in smart speaker shipments inChinafor 2021, according to Strategy Analytics, IDC and Canalys.</li></ul><p><i>Mobile Ecosystem</i></p><ul><li>In March, Baidu App&#39;s MAUs reached 632 million, up 13% year over year, and daily logged in users reached 83%.</li><li>In March, Baidu Smart Mini Program (&#34;SMPs&#34;) MAUs reached 508 million, up 22% year over year, and the number of SMPs grew by 26% year over year.</li><li>Revenue from Managed Page grew by 31% and reached 47% of Baidu Core&#39;s online marketing revenue in the first quarter of 2022.</li></ul><p><i>iQIYI</i></p><ul><li>iQIYI&#39;s average daily number of total subscribing members for the quarter was 101 million, compared to 105 million for the first quarter of 2021 and 97 million for the fourth quarter of 2021.</li></ul></body></html>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"BIDU":"百度","09888":"百度集团-SW"},"source_url":"","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1165852154","content_text":"Baidu, Inc.(NASDAQ: BIDU and HKEX: 9888) , a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter endedMarch 31, 2022.Baidu Inc surpassed quarterly revenue estimates on Thursday as a resurgence of COVID-19 in China and accompanying restrictions drove up demand for its cloud and artificial intelligence products.The company - Google's equivalent in China - has expanded aggressively into cloud services, robotaxis and autonomous driving in recent years as competition rises for its core search platform and advertisement business.It last month received permits to deploy robotaxis without humans in the driving seat on open Chinese roads for the first time.Total revenue came in at 28.41 billion yuan ($4.22 billion) in the first quarter, compared with analysts' average estimate of 27.82 billion yuan, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.Net loss attributable to Baidu fell to 885 million yuan, or 2.87 yuan per American Depository Share (ADS), in the quarter ended March 31, compared with a profit of 25.65 billion yuan, or 73.76 yuan per ADS, a year earlier.Baidu shares gained nearly 4% after reporting quarterly results.\"Baidu delivered solid first quarter results, especially with regard to our cloud and intelligent driving businesses. Baidu AI Cloud reported another quarter of strong revenue growth andApollo Gowas granted the first permit inChinato provide driverless ride-hailing services on public roads inBeijing,\" saidRobin Li, Co-founder and CEO of Baidu. \"Since mid-March, our business has been negatively impacted by the recent COVID-19 resurgence inChina. Although challenges related to the virus continue to pressure our near term business operations, we remain confident that our new AI businesses will boost the long-term growth of Baidu and contribute toChina'sinnovation-driven economy and sustainable development.\"\"Revenues from Baidu Core remained healthy with non-ad revenues increasing by 35% year over year, driven by Baidu AI Cloud, which grew 45% year over year in the quarter,\" saidRong Luo, CFO of Baidu. \"Looking ahead, we remain committed to quality revenue growth and an enduring business model. In addition, we will further enhance our overall operational efficiency to drive long-term growth.\"First Quarter 2022 Financial HighlightsOperational HighlightsCorporateBaidu released its annual ESG Report in May 2022, which details Baidu's ESG policies and sustainability initiatives (http://esg.baidu.com/en/esg_download.html).AI CloudPaddlePaddle developer community has grown to 4.77 million and has served 180,000 businesses and created 560,000 models, as ofMay 20, 2022.Baidu ACE smart transportation has been adopted by 41 cities, up from 16 cities a year ago, based on contract value of overRMB10 million, as of the end of the first quarter of 2022.Intelligent DrivingBaidu received a nomination letter from Dongfeng Motor, a Top 3 domestic automaker, inApril 2022, indicating that Dongfeng Motor intends to adopt Apollo Self Driving (ANP, AVP, HD Map) in one of its popular models. This followed the nomination letter from BYD earlier this year.OnApril 28th2022,Apollo Gowas granted the permits to provide driverless ride hailing services on public roads of theYizhuangregion of Beijing. Apollo also received the first permits inChongqingto conduct driverless testing onMay 20th, 2022.Apollo Goprovided 196K rides in the first quarter of 2022.Apollo Gois now available in ten cities, includingBeijing,Shanghai,Guangzhou,Shenzhen,Chongqing,Changsha, Cangzhou, Yangquan,Wuzhen Water Townin Jiaxing andWuhan.Apollo Goexpanded intoWuzhen Water Townin Jiaxing onMarch 26, 2022andWuhanonMay 10, 2022.Other Growth InitiativesXiaodu again ranked No.1 in smart display shipments globally for 2021, according to Strategy Analytics and Canalys. Xiaodu continues to be ranked No.1 in smart speaker shipments inChinafor 2021, according to Strategy Analytics, IDC and Canalys.Mobile EcosystemIn March, Baidu App's MAUs reached 632 million, up 13% year over year, and daily logged in users reached 83%.In March, Baidu Smart Mini Program (\"SMPs\") MAUs reached 508 million, up 22% year over year, and the number of SMPs grew by 26% year over year.Revenue from Managed Page grew by 31% and reached 47% of Baidu Core's online marketing revenue in the first quarter of 2022.iQIYIiQIYI's average daily number of total subscribing members for the quarter was 101 million, compared to 105 million for the first quarter of 2021 and 97 million for the fourth quarter of 2021.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":111,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9029866512,"gmtCreate":1652754747236,"gmtModify":1676535155766,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"SE will rise again!","listText":"SE will rise again!","text":"SE will rise again!","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":4,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9029866512","repostId":"1106707720","repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"1106707720","pubTimestamp":1652752978,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1106707720?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2022-05-17 10:02","market":"us","language":"en","title":"One-Time Richest Singapore Tycoon Has Lost 80% of His Fortune","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1106707720","media":"Bloomberg","summary":"Forrest Li is no longer among the world’s 500 richest peopleCompany will post a record quarterly los","content":"<html><head></head><body><ul><li>Forrest Li is no longer among the world’s 500 richest people</li><li>Company will post a record quarterly loss, analysts estimate</li></ul><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/31131a2e8248c8dba0a1caeb5f0669e2\" tg-width=\"1000\" tg-height=\"667\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>Forrest LiPhotographer: Wei Leng Tay/Bloomberg</span></p><p>Just a few months ago, Forrest Li had a $22 billion fortune and was the richest person in Singapore. Now he’s emerging as one of the biggest losers from a market crash that’s wiped more than $1 trillion from the net worth of the world’s 500 richest people this year.</p><p>It’s been a litany of unfortunate events for the Sea Ltd. founder: The tech selloff, the shutdown of its main e-commerce operation in India and disappointing earnings have tanked the company’s American depository receipts more than 80% from a peak in October. He’s still rich -- worth $4.7 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index -- but no longer enough to make the cutoff for the top 500 on the planet.</p><p>Traders are preparing for more bad news. The company, which is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings later Tuesday, is expected to post a record loss of more than $740 million, according to the average analyst estimate compiled by Bloomberg. Sea’s net loss had already widened in the final three months of last year as the firm sped up its expansion.</p><p>The downfall showcases the vulnerability of the quick wealth creation from the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic -- when tech giants benefited from greater demand for their services such as Sea’s e-commerce and gaming. Higher interest rates and the tensions surrounding the war in Ukraine are further hurting growth stocks.</p><p>“Sea is going to see increasing challenges in 2022,” said Shawn Yang, managing director at Blue Lotus Capital, an independent equity research firm in Hong Kong that cut the stock’s target price to $105 from $180 on May 10.</p><p>The company’s e-commerce sales, its main source of revenue, could come short of its annual guidance of $8.9 billion to $9.1 billion as it faces intensifying competition from rivals including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and as consumers return to offline stores with the easing of Covid restrictions, Yang said.</p><p>A Sea representative declined to comment for this story.</p><p>Beyond Li, many tech entrepreneurs who saw their wealth rise on the back of the pandemic-induced growth are being hit hard by the market selloff. Eric Yuan, chief executive officer of Zoom Video Communications Inc., has lost $4.4 billion of wealth this year, while the fortune of Amazon.com Inc.’s Jeff Bezos, the world’s second-richest person, is down almost $58 billion. Ernie Garcia II and Ernie Garcia III, the father-son duo that runs used-car company Carvana Co., have shed $15 billion combined.</p><p>Sea’s valuation collapse prompted the usually low-profile Li to reach out to his employees in March. In a 900-word internal memo, he told them not to fear and that while the drop is painful, “this is short-term pain that we have to endure to truly maximize our long-term potential.”</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/643ef80f3b555d998c98ae57832874fa\" tg-width=\"930\" tg-height=\"523\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>Analysts generally remain optimistic about Sea’s future even though the stock fell to a two-year low earlier this month. Of the 38 analysts tracked by Bloomberg covering it, 34 recommend buying it. The company’s valuation may begin to rebound as prospects improve with its geographical expansion, according to Nathan Naidu, an analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence.</p><p>For now, though, the shares remain volatile. After a 32% rebound amid a tech rally in the last two days of last week, they dropped 6.7% Monday. Gang Ye, one of the other company founders, has lost $4.3 billion in wealth this year, while David Chen is no longer a billionaire.</p><p>“In the current economic environment, the level of anxiety about the effects of anticipated rate hikes by the Fed, along with rising inflation and impact from the Russian - Ukraine war just aren’t good for risky assets such as tech stocks,” BI’s Naidu said.</p></body></html>","source":"lsy1584095487587","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>One-Time Richest Singapore Tycoon Has Lost 80% of His Fortune</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nOne-Time Richest Singapore Tycoon Has Lost 80% of His Fortune\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-05-17 10:02 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-16/sea-founder-loses-17-billion-in-one-of-tech-s-biggest-wipeouts?srnd=markets-vp><strong>Bloomberg</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Forrest Li is no longer among the world’s 500 richest peopleCompany will post a record quarterly loss, analysts estimateForrest LiPhotographer: Wei Leng Tay/BloombergJust a few months ago, Forrest Li ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-16/sea-founder-loses-17-billion-in-one-of-tech-s-biggest-wipeouts?srnd=markets-vp\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"SE":"Sea Ltd"},"source_url":"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-16/sea-founder-loses-17-billion-in-one-of-tech-s-biggest-wipeouts?srnd=markets-vp","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1106707720","content_text":"Forrest Li is no longer among the world’s 500 richest peopleCompany will post a record quarterly loss, analysts estimateForrest LiPhotographer: Wei Leng Tay/BloombergJust a few months ago, Forrest Li had a $22 billion fortune and was the richest person in Singapore. Now he’s emerging as one of the biggest losers from a market crash that’s wiped more than $1 trillion from the net worth of the world’s 500 richest people this year.It’s been a litany of unfortunate events for the Sea Ltd. founder: The tech selloff, the shutdown of its main e-commerce operation in India and disappointing earnings have tanked the company’s American depository receipts more than 80% from a peak in October. He’s still rich -- worth $4.7 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index -- but no longer enough to make the cutoff for the top 500 on the planet.Traders are preparing for more bad news. The company, which is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings later Tuesday, is expected to post a record loss of more than $740 million, according to the average analyst estimate compiled by Bloomberg. Sea’s net loss had already widened in the final three months of last year as the firm sped up its expansion.The downfall showcases the vulnerability of the quick wealth creation from the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic -- when tech giants benefited from greater demand for their services such as Sea’s e-commerce and gaming. Higher interest rates and the tensions surrounding the war in Ukraine are further hurting growth stocks.“Sea is going to see increasing challenges in 2022,” said Shawn Yang, managing director at Blue Lotus Capital, an independent equity research firm in Hong Kong that cut the stock’s target price to $105 from $180 on May 10.The company’s e-commerce sales, its main source of revenue, could come short of its annual guidance of $8.9 billion to $9.1 billion as it faces intensifying competition from rivals including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and as consumers return to offline stores with the easing of Covid restrictions, Yang said.A Sea representative declined to comment for this story.Beyond Li, many tech entrepreneurs who saw their wealth rise on the back of the pandemic-induced growth are being hit hard by the market selloff. Eric Yuan, chief executive officer of Zoom Video Communications Inc., has lost $4.4 billion of wealth this year, while the fortune of Amazon.com Inc.’s Jeff Bezos, the world’s second-richest person, is down almost $58 billion. Ernie Garcia II and Ernie Garcia III, the father-son duo that runs used-car company Carvana Co., have shed $15 billion combined.Sea’s valuation collapse prompted the usually low-profile Li to reach out to his employees in March. In a 900-word internal memo, he told them not to fear and that while the drop is painful, “this is short-term pain that we have to endure to truly maximize our long-term potential.”Analysts generally remain optimistic about Sea’s future even though the stock fell to a two-year low earlier this month. Of the 38 analysts tracked by Bloomberg covering it, 34 recommend buying it. The company’s valuation may begin to rebound as prospects improve with its geographical expansion, according to Nathan Naidu, an analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence.For now, though, the shares remain volatile. After a 32% rebound amid a tech rally in the last two days of last week, they dropped 6.7% Monday. Gang Ye, one of the other company founders, has lost $4.3 billion in wealth this year, while David Chen is no longer a billionaire.“In the current economic environment, the level of anxiety about the effects of anticipated rate hikes by the Fed, along with rising inflation and impact from the Russian - Ukraine war just aren’t good for risky assets such as tech stocks,” BI’s Naidu said.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":22,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9020431163,"gmtCreate":1652670708352,"gmtModify":1676535138182,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Hope this comes true","listText":"Hope this comes true","text":"Hope this comes true","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9020431163","repostId":"2235462575","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2235462575","pubTimestamp":1652665599,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2235462575?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2022-05-16 09:46","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Alibaba Stock: Q4 Earnings Could Be A Significant Catalyst","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2235462575","media":"seekingalpha","summary":"SummaryAlibaba is slated for its FQ4 and FY22 earnings release on May 26. Investors will parse its F","content":"<html><head></head><body><p><b>Summary</b></p><ul><li>Alibaba is slated for its FQ4 and FY22 earnings release on May 26. Investors will parse its FY23 guidance carefully on management&#39;s optimism of a bottom in consumer spending.</li><li>We think that Alibaba&#39;s FQ4 earnings card could be a near-term catalyst for BABA stock. Our analysis shows that Alibaba stock had likely bottomed in March/April.</li><li>We upgrade our rating for Alibaba stock from Buy to Strong Buy. We are increasingly confident that the bear market in BABA stock is in its late stage.</li></ul><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/99fd8bfbb6e746ad97e8ae396d55f7fb\" tg-width=\"750\" tg-height=\"500\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>Robert Way/iStock Editorial via Getty Images</span></p><p><b>Investment Thesis</b></p><p>Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) is slated to report its FQ4&#39;22 and FY22 earnings cards on May 26th. Its earnings release announcement also &#34;coincided&#34; with a Bloomberg report that the Shanghai state authorities could be moving ahead to easing its strict lockdowns from May 20.</p><p>Therefore, we believe the near-term catalysts are in play for management as the consensus estimates for Alibaba&#39;s FY22-23 have been revised downwards since our previous article. Consequently, we think it sets Alibaba up nicely to deliver a better than expected guidance for FY23, putting the worst of the regulatory adjustments and the COVID lockdowns behind it.</p><p>As China&#39;s bellwether stock, given its significant exposure to China&#39;s consumer discretionary spending, the market would parse Alibaba&#39;s guidance very carefully. However, we believe the market has also baked in a substantial level of negative sentiments into BABA stock.</p><p>Our price action analysis also suggests that BABA stock had already bottomed in March/April. It also corroborates our view that the bottoming process has begun to form.</p><p>Therefore, we are increasingly optimistic that the tide has decisively swung for BABA as the COVID lockdowns ease. Notwithstanding, we also understand that China&#39;s easing has undergone significant uncertainty.</p><p>But, we need to remind investors that we don&#39;t consider these lockdowns to have a structural impact. Furthermore, recent economic indicators also demonstrated that China&#39;s industrial and consumer spending has plummeted, lifting the urgency of necessary policy action.</p><p>We are confident that China remains committed to achieving his 5.5% GDP growth mandate. Therefore, the government would do all it can to lift/ease COVID restrictions while maintaining its zero-COVID strategy.</p><p><b>Alibaba&#39;s Underlying Metrics Should Bottom In FY23</b></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7f5a8fbf48d48208f819d8408e7a471c\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"396\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>Alibaba GAAP EPS and revenue change % consensus estimates (By FY) (S&amp;P Capital IQ)</span></p><p>Given the extended lockdowns in China, the estimates for Alibaba&#39;s FQ4&#39;22 have been revised markedly downwards (again). The street has been reacting to the growing economic weakness in China, as industrial and consumer spending indicators have continued to disappoint. As a result, Alibaba is estimated to report revenue growth of 6.4% YoY in FQ4 before seeing a marked recovery in FQ2&#39;23 (ending September 2022 quarter).</p><p>Bloomberg also reported that economists generally agree that &#34;China will likely report the weakest monthly economic indicators since the pandemic started two years ago, putting pressure on the central bank to boost stimulus to support growth.&#34; Furthermore, economists expect China&#39;s jobless rate to surge to 6% in April, just below its two-year high of 6.2% reached in February 2020.</p><p>More negative commentary from Bloomberg Economics also validated our thesis that the market has been pricing in a &#34;horrific&#34; April report. It accentuated (edited):</p><blockquote>China&#39;s April activity data will probably make for a worrying read -- driving home the extent of the damage to the economy from lockdowns in Shanghai and other parts of the country. Leading and high-frequency data are sounding alarms. Production and investment likely decelerated sharply and retail sales probably sank further. - <i>Bloomberg Economics</i></blockquote><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/100c4aae7b663c43fba40fab38dd0064\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"396\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>Alibaba revenue change % and adjusted FCF margins % consensus estimates (S&amp;P Capital IQ)</span></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/1826766e31173f18ad9b7f7c22012458\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"395\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>Alibaba GAAP EPS consensus estimates (S&amp;P Capital IQ)</span></p><p>In addition, Alibaba&#39;s annualized estimates also suggest that the company&#39;s revenue and profitability could reach a nadir in FY23 before reflecting. Notably, Alibaba&#39;s solid profitability has helped it sustain robust FCF margins, despite being hampered by highly significant regulatory and economic headwinds. As a result, we believe it has been the most trying period for its business over the last ten years. Yet, Alibaba has proved the resilience of its business model, stress testing it to the limit.</p><p>Therefore, we believe that Alibaba&#39;s FY23 estimates are highly credible, given the significant pessimism seen in the markets. Accordingly, investors can expect Alibaba&#39;s revenue growth to bottom out in FY23 at 13% YoY. Notably, it&#39;s expected to regain operating leverage, with GAAP EPS growth of 19.2% in FY23.</p><p><b>BABA Stock Price Analysis Shows A March/April Bottom</b></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7289bd0d4929a1318e265e6d87caff14\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"356\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>BABA stock price chart (TradingView)</span></p><p>Upon closer inspection of BABA stock price action, we are increasingly confident that it has already bottomed in March/April, as seen above. Furthermore, its bull trap in late 2020 has been significantly digested by the distribution move and capitulation move over the past 18 months. Notably, it also formed a bear trap that has maintained its lows despite the recent lower lows observed in the US equity markets. Therefore, we are even more confident that BABA stock has likely bottomed.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/5c94605b364022bc81bf3da6b81a7993\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"356\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>China&#39;s CSI300 index price chart (TradingView)</span></p><p>Furthermore, our analysis of China&#39;s CSI300 benchmark index also demonstrated similar digestion of its bull trap through its capitulation move seen above. As a result, it also seems to have bottomed in March/April.</p><p>Notwithstanding, there&#39;s a slight risk that it could fall by another 7% to create a double-bottom bear trap before reversing eventually. However, we think the risk/reward profile has improved significantly despite the potential downside risk. Consequently, it seems increasingly likely that the bear market in China stocks is in its late stages.</p><p><b>Is BABA Stock A Buy, Sell, Or Hold?</b></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/f375559d27d9545a2f5d1e82682cf02c\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"384\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>BABA stock NTM normalized P/E and NTM FCF yields % (TIKR)</span></p><p><i>BABA stock is a Strong Buy.</i> As seen above, Alibaba&#39;s underlying fundamentals and its price analysis have corroborated our thesis that its bottom had already formed.</p><p>Furthermore, its attractive valuation lends further credence to our thesis. BABA stock last traded at an NTM FCF yield of 8.1% and an NTM normalized P/E of 12.05x. We think such a bargain is a generational opportunity to own a highly profitable business with solid management and a highly defensible moat.</p><p>We upgrade our rating on BABA stock from Buy to Strong Buy. We believe its FQ4 earnings release on May 26 could be a massive near-term catalyst for its stock to re-rate moving forward.</p></body></html>","source":"seekingalpha","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Alibaba Stock: Q4 Earnings Could Be A Significant Catalyst</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nAlibaba Stock: Q4 Earnings Could Be A Significant Catalyst\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-05-16 09:46 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://seekingalpha.com/article/4511732-alibaba-q4-earnings-significant-catalyst><strong>seekingalpha</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>SummaryAlibaba is slated for its FQ4 and FY22 earnings release on May 26. Investors will parse its FY23 guidance carefully on management's optimism of a bottom in consumer spending.We think that ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://seekingalpha.com/article/4511732-alibaba-q4-earnings-significant-catalyst\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"09988":"阿里巴巴-SW","BABA":"阿里巴巴"},"source_url":"https://seekingalpha.com/article/4511732-alibaba-q4-earnings-significant-catalyst","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/5a36db9d73b4222bc376d24ccc48c8a4","article_id":"2235462575","content_text":"SummaryAlibaba is slated for its FQ4 and FY22 earnings release on May 26. Investors will parse its FY23 guidance carefully on management's optimism of a bottom in consumer spending.We think that Alibaba's FQ4 earnings card could be a near-term catalyst for BABA stock. Our analysis shows that Alibaba stock had likely bottomed in March/April.We upgrade our rating for Alibaba stock from Buy to Strong Buy. We are increasingly confident that the bear market in BABA stock is in its late stage.Robert Way/iStock Editorial via Getty ImagesInvestment ThesisAlibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) is slated to report its FQ4'22 and FY22 earnings cards on May 26th. Its earnings release announcement also \"coincided\" with a Bloomberg report that the Shanghai state authorities could be moving ahead to easing its strict lockdowns from May 20.Therefore, we believe the near-term catalysts are in play for management as the consensus estimates for Alibaba's FY22-23 have been revised downwards since our previous article. Consequently, we think it sets Alibaba up nicely to deliver a better than expected guidance for FY23, putting the worst of the regulatory adjustments and the COVID lockdowns behind it.As China's bellwether stock, given its significant exposure to China's consumer discretionary spending, the market would parse Alibaba's guidance very carefully. However, we believe the market has also baked in a substantial level of negative sentiments into BABA stock.Our price action analysis also suggests that BABA stock had already bottomed in March/April. It also corroborates our view that the bottoming process has begun to form.Therefore, we are increasingly optimistic that the tide has decisively swung for BABA as the COVID lockdowns ease. Notwithstanding, we also understand that China's easing has undergone significant uncertainty.But, we need to remind investors that we don't consider these lockdowns to have a structural impact. Furthermore, recent economic indicators also demonstrated that China's industrial and consumer spending has plummeted, lifting the urgency of necessary policy action.We are confident that China remains committed to achieving his 5.5% GDP growth mandate. Therefore, the government would do all it can to lift/ease COVID restrictions while maintaining its zero-COVID strategy.Alibaba's Underlying Metrics Should Bottom In FY23Alibaba GAAP EPS and revenue change % consensus estimates (By FY) (S&P Capital IQ)Given the extended lockdowns in China, the estimates for Alibaba's FQ4'22 have been revised markedly downwards (again). The street has been reacting to the growing economic weakness in China, as industrial and consumer spending indicators have continued to disappoint. As a result, Alibaba is estimated to report revenue growth of 6.4% YoY in FQ4 before seeing a marked recovery in FQ2'23 (ending September 2022 quarter).Bloomberg also reported that economists generally agree that \"China will likely report the weakest monthly economic indicators since the pandemic started two years ago, putting pressure on the central bank to boost stimulus to support growth.\" Furthermore, economists expect China's jobless rate to surge to 6% in April, just below its two-year high of 6.2% reached in February 2020.More negative commentary from Bloomberg Economics also validated our thesis that the market has been pricing in a \"horrific\" April report. It accentuated (edited):China's April activity data will probably make for a worrying read -- driving home the extent of the damage to the economy from lockdowns in Shanghai and other parts of the country. Leading and high-frequency data are sounding alarms. Production and investment likely decelerated sharply and retail sales probably sank further. - Bloomberg EconomicsAlibaba revenue change % and adjusted FCF margins % consensus estimates (S&P Capital IQ)Alibaba GAAP EPS consensus estimates (S&P Capital IQ)In addition, Alibaba's annualized estimates also suggest that the company's revenue and profitability could reach a nadir in FY23 before reflecting. Notably, Alibaba's solid profitability has helped it sustain robust FCF margins, despite being hampered by highly significant regulatory and economic headwinds. As a result, we believe it has been the most trying period for its business over the last ten years. Yet, Alibaba has proved the resilience of its business model, stress testing it to the limit.Therefore, we believe that Alibaba's FY23 estimates are highly credible, given the significant pessimism seen in the markets. Accordingly, investors can expect Alibaba's revenue growth to bottom out in FY23 at 13% YoY. Notably, it's expected to regain operating leverage, with GAAP EPS growth of 19.2% in FY23.BABA Stock Price Analysis Shows A March/April BottomBABA stock price chart (TradingView)Upon closer inspection of BABA stock price action, we are increasingly confident that it has already bottomed in March/April, as seen above. Furthermore, its bull trap in late 2020 has been significantly digested by the distribution move and capitulation move over the past 18 months. Notably, it also formed a bear trap that has maintained its lows despite the recent lower lows observed in the US equity markets. Therefore, we are even more confident that BABA stock has likely bottomed.China's CSI300 index price chart (TradingView)Furthermore, our analysis of China's CSI300 benchmark index also demonstrated similar digestion of its bull trap through its capitulation move seen above. As a result, it also seems to have bottomed in March/April.Notwithstanding, there's a slight risk that it could fall by another 7% to create a double-bottom bear trap before reversing eventually. However, we think the risk/reward profile has improved significantly despite the potential downside risk. Consequently, it seems increasingly likely that the bear market in China stocks is in its late stages.Is BABA Stock A Buy, Sell, Or Hold?BABA stock NTM normalized P/E and NTM FCF yields % (TIKR)BABA stock is a Strong Buy. As seen above, Alibaba's underlying fundamentals and its price analysis have corroborated our thesis that its bottom had already formed.Furthermore, its attractive valuation lends further credence to our thesis. BABA stock last traded at an NTM FCF yield of 8.1% and an NTM normalized P/E of 12.05x. We think such a bargain is a generational opportunity to own a highly profitable business with solid management and a highly defensible moat.We upgrade our rating on BABA stock from Buy to Strong Buy. We believe its FQ4 earnings release on May 26 could be a massive near-term catalyst for its stock to re-rate moving forward.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":18,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9067781788,"gmtCreate":1652511004644,"gmtModify":1676535114938,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Hope it's not going to be one hit wonder&nbsp; &nbsp;","listText":"Hope it's not going to be one hit wonder&nbsp; &nbsp;","text":"Hope it's not going to be one hit wonder","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":4,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9067781788","repostId":"1103124585","repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"1103124585","pubTimestamp":1652489489,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1103124585?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2022-05-14 08:51","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Did Rivian Just Spark a Huge Comeback for Electric Vehicle Stocks?","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1103124585","media":"investorplace","summary":"They caught fire, paced by better-than-expected business updates from EV makers Lordstown Motors (Na","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>They caught fire, paced by better-than-expected business updates from EV makers Lordstown Motors (Nasdaq:RIDE) and Rivian (Nasdaq:RIVN). Most electric vehicle stocks popped more than 10% yesterday, with Lordstown rallying 50% and Rivian surging 21%.</p><p>To be sure, these huge rallies come on the heels of some major declines across the whole EV sector. Still, sales of electric vehicles across the globe continue to roar higher, and many of these companies are growing rapidly. This is all leading investors to ask: Is this the start of a major EV stock comeback?</p><p>We think it could be. Here’s why.</p><h2>Rivian and Lordstown Reestablish Confidence in Electric Vehicle Stocks</h2><p>EV stocks didn’t drop because electric vehicles stopped selling. Sales of electric vehicles in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2022 rose 60% year-over-year:</p><p>Yet EV stocks dropped big in early 2022. Amid persistent supply chain disruptions and parts shortages, investors lost confidence in major EV players’ ability to hit production targets.</p><p>But that confidence was reestablished yesterday, partly because of a positive business update from Lordstown. But it was mostly thanks to a great quarterly earnings report from Rivian.</p><p>Late Tuesday night, Lordstown said that it had closed the sales of one of its manufacturing facilities to Foxconn. The sale injects $230 million onto Lordstown’s balance sheets. That’s critical — Lordstown was on the cusp of running out of cash. But with this new capital infusion, the company now has enough liquidity to commence commercial production in quarter three.</p><p>In other words, Lordstown will hit its 2022 delivery targets — confidence reestablished.</p><p>Meanwhile, Rivian provided an excellent business update on Tuesday afternoon as well. The company said that despite huge supply chain challenges, it’s on track to hits its 25,000-vehicle production target for 2022. Pre-orders are also ramping nicely, with the latest number at 90,000 reservations.</p><p>In other words, Rivian will hit its 2022 delivery targets — confidence reestablished.</p><p>This confidence boost at two EV manufacturing startups was good enough to light a fire under the entire industry.</p><p>We don’t think that fire is going to die out anytime soon. We see electric vehicle stocks soaring from here into the end of the year.</p><h2>EV Stocks Are Wiped Out and Due for a Big Rebound</h2><p>Persistent supply chain concerns and fears about waning auto demand in a slowing economy have plagued the EV industry. And as such, electric vehicle stocks have been crushed so far in 2022.</p><p>Now, though, they’re completely washed out — and due for a big rebound rally.</p><p>Rivian, for example, was trading at 1X book value and 3X forward sales heading into its earnings report. That’s wild. This is a company that’s projected to grow sales by more than 3,000% this year, 250% in 2023, 110% the year after and 55% the year after that. And it was trading for just 1X book value and 3X forward sales!</p><p>Talk about a bargain.</p><p>But, as many seasoned investors will tell you, just because a stock is a bargain doesn’t mean it’s a buy. Cheap stocks can stay cheap for a long time. You need a catalyst to bring them back to life.</p><p>Well, yesterday, we got that catalyst.</p><p>EV makers — Rivian, in particular — are on track to hit 2022 targets, despite all the macroeconomic headwinds.</p><p>This confirmation catalyst converged on dirt-cheap valuations across the sector and sparked some huge rallies in EV stocks.</p><p>These rallies have some major runway ahead.</p><p>Indeed, we think Rivian stock can more than double from current levels in a hurry. But Rivian isn’t even our favorite stock to buy for this huge EV comeback.</p><h2>The Final Word on Electric Vehicle Stocks</h2><p>We believe that the company with the best battery technology is going to win the electric vehicle arms race.</p><p>After all, the quality of the battery determines everything about an EV. It dictates how far it can drive, how long it can last, how quickly it can recharge. The battery even affects how fast it can go.</p><p>When it comes to EVs, the battery is everything. Therefore, the company that makes the best EV battery will make the best EV — and sell the most. And ultimately, it will emerge the winner of the electric vehicle arms race.</p><p>Rivian makes a great battery. That’s why RIVN is a great EV stock to buy.</p><p>But Rivian doesn’t make the best battery.</p><p>Instead, that title is reserved for another tiny EV maker — one that could de-throne Tesla. And that company is the best EV stock to buy today.</p></body></html>","source":"lsy1606302653667","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Did Rivian Just Spark a Huge Comeback for Electric Vehicle Stocks?</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nDid Rivian Just Spark a Huge Comeback for Electric Vehicle Stocks?\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-05-14 08:51 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://investorplace.com/hypergrowthinvesting/2022/05/did-rivian-just-spark-a-huge-comeback-for-electric-vehicle-stocks/><strong>investorplace</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>They caught fire, paced by better-than-expected business updates from EV makers Lordstown Motors (Nasdaq:RIDE) and Rivian (Nasdaq:RIVN). Most electric vehicle stocks popped more than 10% yesterday, ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://investorplace.com/hypergrowthinvesting/2022/05/did-rivian-just-spark-a-huge-comeback-for-electric-vehicle-stocks/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"RIVN":"Rivian Automotive, Inc."},"source_url":"https://investorplace.com/hypergrowthinvesting/2022/05/did-rivian-just-spark-a-huge-comeback-for-electric-vehicle-stocks/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1103124585","content_text":"They caught fire, paced by better-than-expected business updates from EV makers Lordstown Motors (Nasdaq:RIDE) and Rivian (Nasdaq:RIVN). Most electric vehicle stocks popped more than 10% yesterday, with Lordstown rallying 50% and Rivian surging 21%.To be sure, these huge rallies come on the heels of some major declines across the whole EV sector. Still, sales of electric vehicles across the globe continue to roar higher, and many of these companies are growing rapidly. This is all leading investors to ask: Is this the start of a major EV stock comeback?We think it could be. Here’s why.Rivian and Lordstown Reestablish Confidence in Electric Vehicle StocksEV stocks didn’t drop because electric vehicles stopped selling. Sales of electric vehicles in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2022 rose 60% year-over-year:Yet EV stocks dropped big in early 2022. Amid persistent supply chain disruptions and parts shortages, investors lost confidence in major EV players’ ability to hit production targets.But that confidence was reestablished yesterday, partly because of a positive business update from Lordstown. But it was mostly thanks to a great quarterly earnings report from Rivian.Late Tuesday night, Lordstown said that it had closed the sales of one of its manufacturing facilities to Foxconn. The sale injects $230 million onto Lordstown’s balance sheets. That’s critical — Lordstown was on the cusp of running out of cash. But with this new capital infusion, the company now has enough liquidity to commence commercial production in quarter three.In other words, Lordstown will hit its 2022 delivery targets — confidence reestablished.Meanwhile, Rivian provided an excellent business update on Tuesday afternoon as well. The company said that despite huge supply chain challenges, it’s on track to hits its 25,000-vehicle production target for 2022. Pre-orders are also ramping nicely, with the latest number at 90,000 reservations.In other words, Rivian will hit its 2022 delivery targets — confidence reestablished.This confidence boost at two EV manufacturing startups was good enough to light a fire under the entire industry.We don’t think that fire is going to die out anytime soon. We see electric vehicle stocks soaring from here into the end of the year.EV Stocks Are Wiped Out and Due for a Big ReboundPersistent supply chain concerns and fears about waning auto demand in a slowing economy have plagued the EV industry. And as such, electric vehicle stocks have been crushed so far in 2022.Now, though, they’re completely washed out — and due for a big rebound rally.Rivian, for example, was trading at 1X book value and 3X forward sales heading into its earnings report. That’s wild. This is a company that’s projected to grow sales by more than 3,000% this year, 250% in 2023, 110% the year after and 55% the year after that. And it was trading for just 1X book value and 3X forward sales!Talk about a bargain.But, as many seasoned investors will tell you, just because a stock is a bargain doesn’t mean it’s a buy. Cheap stocks can stay cheap for a long time. You need a catalyst to bring them back to life.Well, yesterday, we got that catalyst.EV makers — Rivian, in particular — are on track to hit 2022 targets, despite all the macroeconomic headwinds.This confirmation catalyst converged on dirt-cheap valuations across the sector and sparked some huge rallies in EV stocks.These rallies have some major runway ahead.Indeed, we think Rivian stock can more than double from current levels in a hurry. But Rivian isn’t even our favorite stock to buy for this huge EV comeback.The Final Word on Electric Vehicle StocksWe believe that the company with the best battery technology is going to win the electric vehicle arms race.After all, the quality of the battery determines everything about an EV. It dictates how far it can drive, how long it can last, how quickly it can recharge. The battery even affects how fast it can go.When it comes to EVs, the battery is everything. Therefore, the company that makes the best EV battery will make the best EV — and sell the most. And ultimately, it will emerge the winner of the electric vehicle arms race.Rivian makes a great battery. That’s why RIVN is a great EV stock to buy.But Rivian doesn’t make the best battery.Instead, that title is reserved for another tiny EV maker — one that could de-throne Tesla. And that company is the best EV stock to buy today.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":107,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9068430143,"gmtCreate":1651797357182,"gmtModify":1676534972104,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Been waiting for the upturn a long time... hope it continues!","listText":"Been waiting for the upturn a long time... hope it continues!","text":"Been waiting for the upturn a long time... hope it continues!","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":1,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9068430143","repostId":"2233272158","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2233272158","pubTimestamp":1651794036,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2233272158?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2022-05-06 07:40","market":"us","language":"en","title":"MercadoLibre Shares Move Higher on Record Revenue, Profits","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2233272158","media":"seekingalpha","summary":"MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) shares shot higher in Thursday’s after-hours session, recovering from a d","content":"<html><head></head><body><p><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/MELI\">MercadoLibre</a> (NASDAQ:MELI) shares shot higher in Thursday’s after-hours session, recovering from a deep dive in the day’s regular trading session.</p><p>The Argentinean eCommerce giant reported $1.07 billion in gross profits, a jump of 483 basis points from the prior year and $2.25 billion in revenue, up 63% from 2021. Both were noted as company records.</p><p>“We kicked off 2022 with a strong first quarter across all businesses, following a record year in 2021,” an enthusiastic shareholder letter read. “Mercado Libre is coming out of the pandemic period stronger than we were two years ago with a more mature business at scale, a larger team with complementary capabilities and much better services and experiences for our users in all of our key geographies.”</p><p>Indeed, the team is much larger than it was in the prior year period after a 16,000 person strong hiring push during the year. That figure is only being inflated in coming months, according to company ambitions.</p><p>Other key figures found in the report included an 81.2% leap in total payment volume to $25.3 billion, a 31.6% surge in gross merchandise volume to $7.7 billion, and record delivery speed and efficiency whereby almost 55% of shipments were delivered on the same or the next day of purchase.</p><p>Shares rose about 5% in extended trading on the optimistic results and commentary.</p><p>To be sure, the company struck a familiar and cautionary refrain in terms of macroeconomic headwinds hitting the eCommerce industry.</p><p>“While the business is stronger than ever before, we are facing a challenging backdrop with uncertainty surrounding consumer spending, higher interest rates and higher inflation in addition to coming out of a period of social mobility restrictions in key markets,” the shareholder letter admitted.</p><p>For the first quarter, operating margin fell about 0.4% from the comparable prior year period amid these pressures. Still, management advised that forward-thinking innovation and planning opportunities should protect the company’s growth and stave off significant adverse impact.</p></body></html>","source":"seekingalpha","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>MercadoLibre Shares Move Higher on Record Revenue, Profits</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nMercadoLibre Shares Move Higher on Record Revenue, Profits\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-05-06 07:40 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://seekingalpha.com/news/3833861-mercadolibre-shares-move-higher-on-record-revenue-profits><strong>seekingalpha</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) shares shot higher in Thursday’s after-hours session, recovering from a deep dive in the day’s regular trading session.The Argentinean eCommerce giant reported $1.07 billion...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://seekingalpha.com/news/3833861-mercadolibre-shares-move-higher-on-record-revenue-profits\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"MELI":"MercadoLibre"},"source_url":"https://seekingalpha.com/news/3833861-mercadolibre-shares-move-higher-on-record-revenue-profits","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/5a36db9d73b4222bc376d24ccc48c8a4","article_id":"2233272158","content_text":"MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) shares shot higher in Thursday’s after-hours session, recovering from a deep dive in the day’s regular trading session.The Argentinean eCommerce giant reported $1.07 billion in gross profits, a jump of 483 basis points from the prior year and $2.25 billion in revenue, up 63% from 2021. Both were noted as company records.“We kicked off 2022 with a strong first quarter across all businesses, following a record year in 2021,” an enthusiastic shareholder letter read. “Mercado Libre is coming out of the pandemic period stronger than we were two years ago with a more mature business at scale, a larger team with complementary capabilities and much better services and experiences for our users in all of our key geographies.”Indeed, the team is much larger than it was in the prior year period after a 16,000 person strong hiring push during the year. That figure is only being inflated in coming months, according to company ambitions.Other key figures found in the report included an 81.2% leap in total payment volume to $25.3 billion, a 31.6% surge in gross merchandise volume to $7.7 billion, and record delivery speed and efficiency whereby almost 55% of shipments were delivered on the same or the next day of purchase.Shares rose about 5% in extended trading on the optimistic results and commentary.To be sure, the company struck a familiar and cautionary refrain in terms of macroeconomic headwinds hitting the eCommerce industry.“While the business is stronger than ever before, we are facing a challenging backdrop with uncertainty surrounding consumer spending, higher interest rates and higher inflation in addition to coming out of a period of social mobility restrictions in key markets,” the shareholder letter admitted.For the first quarter, operating margin fell about 0.4% from the comparable prior year period amid these pressures. Still, management advised that forward-thinking innovation and planning opportunities should protect the company’s growth and stave off significant adverse impact.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":140,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9068496854,"gmtCreate":1651797118379,"gmtModify":1676534971982,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"What's a good level to enter TSLA?","listText":"What's a good level to enter TSLA?","text":"What's a good level to enter TSLA?","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":5,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9068496854","repostId":"1181701637","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1181701637","pubTimestamp":1651796647,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1181701637?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2022-05-06 08:24","market":"us","language":"en","title":"TSLA Stock Is Down Today But Giga Berlin Growth Means Gains Are Ahead","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1181701637","media":"InvestorPlace","summary":"Recently, Tesla(NASDAQ:TSLA) celebrated the opening of Gigafactory Berlin. The highly anticipated ev","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>Recently, <b>Tesla</b>(NASDAQ:<b><u>TSLA</u></b>) celebrated the opening of Gigafactory Berlin. The highly anticipated event sent TSLA stock revving up as investors prepared for the electric vehicle(EV) company’s expansion into Europe. It didn’t take long for the factory to begin production, either. However, CEO Elon Musk is now already looking to expand the facility further. Specifically, Tesla is moving to acquire a large plot of land directly adjacent to the facility. That has both investors and consumers watching closely.</p><p>Despite this positive potential catalyst, TSLA stock has been declining today. Shares began the day by sliding into the red and have made no progress since. As of this writing, TSLA is down more than 8%. Although its pattern does hint at a rebound, the stock will likely end the day in the red.</p><p>That said, investors should note that there are several other factors outside of the company pushing TSLA stock down. For one, the Federal Reserve announced another interest rate hike yesterday. This has triggered a massive market selloff, sending many large cap stocks plunging across the board. Bearish energy is also surrounding Big Tech; names like <b>Amazon</b>(NASDAQ:<b><u>AMZN</u></b>) and <b>Alphabet</b>(NASDAQ:<b><u>GOOG</u></b>, NASDAQ:<b><u>GOOGL</u></b>) are dropping this week.</p><p>With the Berlin expansion in motion, however, TSLA stock should pull back into the green soon enough.</p><p>What’s Happening with TSLA Stock?</p><p>To start, let’s take a closer look at Tesla’s pending land acquisition. <i>Electrek</i> obtained a statement that details the following:</p><blockquote>“The Tesla company is planning to massively expand its property in Grünheide (Oder-Spree) […] Accordingly, the company intends to purchase approximately 100 hectares of land located directly east of the Tesla site between the RE1 railway line and the L23 and L38 state roads.”</blockquote><p>At present, Gigafactory Berlin is located on 300 acres owned by Tesla. According to the report, however, Tesla plans to purchase the additional land for a train station and further storage areas. As of now, the plan is for a railway to transport supplies into the factory while also moving completed Tesla EVs out. While this has yet to be finalized and no official price for the land has been set, <i>Electrek</i> speculates that the purchase will amount to around 13 million euros (roughly $13.7 million).</p><p>While details around this deal are still emerging, the purchase is unlikely to fall through. It also isn’t hard to see why the Berlin expansion makes sense for Tesla; the proposed railway would certainly help the company streamline production and churn out EVs at the new German facility. Throughout Europe, demand is only increasing— and Tesla is working hard to secure its market share.</p><p>What It Means</p><p>This Berlin deal isn’t the only recent expansion plan from Tesla. Specifically, the company has also confirmed plans to expand its Shanghai-based Gigafactory, ramping up production to 450,000 EVs per year. Tesla is clearly focused on shaping the Berlin facility in the same way, scaling production and upping efficiency. Once the deal is confirmed, TSLA stock should rise as the expansion boosts production.</p><p>All this is in keeping with Tesla’s mission of maintaining its spot at the top of the EV sector. It’s not just the Shanghai plant that’s “back with a vengeance,” as Musk promised. It’s the entire company.</p></body></html>","source":"lsy1606302653667","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>TSLA Stock Is Down Today But Giga Berlin Growth Means Gains Are Ahead</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nTSLA Stock Is Down Today But Giga Berlin Growth Means Gains Are Ahead\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-05-06 08:24 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://investorplace.com/2022/05/tsla-stock-is-down-today-but-giga-berlin-growth-means-gains-are-ahead/><strong>InvestorPlace</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Recently, Tesla(NASDAQ:TSLA) celebrated the opening of Gigafactory Berlin. The highly anticipated event sent TSLA stock revving up as investors prepared for the electric vehicle(EV) company’s ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://investorplace.com/2022/05/tsla-stock-is-down-today-but-giga-berlin-growth-means-gains-are-ahead/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"TSLA":"特斯拉"},"source_url":"https://investorplace.com/2022/05/tsla-stock-is-down-today-but-giga-berlin-growth-means-gains-are-ahead/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1181701637","content_text":"Recently, Tesla(NASDAQ:TSLA) celebrated the opening of Gigafactory Berlin. The highly anticipated event sent TSLA stock revving up as investors prepared for the electric vehicle(EV) company’s expansion into Europe. It didn’t take long for the factory to begin production, either. However, CEO Elon Musk is now already looking to expand the facility further. Specifically, Tesla is moving to acquire a large plot of land directly adjacent to the facility. That has both investors and consumers watching closely.Despite this positive potential catalyst, TSLA stock has been declining today. Shares began the day by sliding into the red and have made no progress since. As of this writing, TSLA is down more than 8%. Although its pattern does hint at a rebound, the stock will likely end the day in the red.That said, investors should note that there are several other factors outside of the company pushing TSLA stock down. For one, the Federal Reserve announced another interest rate hike yesterday. This has triggered a massive market selloff, sending many large cap stocks plunging across the board. Bearish energy is also surrounding Big Tech; names like Amazon(NASDAQ:AMZN) and Alphabet(NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) are dropping this week.With the Berlin expansion in motion, however, TSLA stock should pull back into the green soon enough.What’s Happening with TSLA Stock?To start, let’s take a closer look at Tesla’s pending land acquisition. Electrek obtained a statement that details the following:“The Tesla company is planning to massively expand its property in Grünheide (Oder-Spree) […] Accordingly, the company intends to purchase approximately 100 hectares of land located directly east of the Tesla site between the RE1 railway line and the L23 and L38 state roads.”At present, Gigafactory Berlin is located on 300 acres owned by Tesla. According to the report, however, Tesla plans to purchase the additional land for a train station and further storage areas. As of now, the plan is for a railway to transport supplies into the factory while also moving completed Tesla EVs out. While this has yet to be finalized and no official price for the land has been set, Electrek speculates that the purchase will amount to around 13 million euros (roughly $13.7 million).While details around this deal are still emerging, the purchase is unlikely to fall through. It also isn’t hard to see why the Berlin expansion makes sense for Tesla; the proposed railway would certainly help the company streamline production and churn out EVs at the new German facility. Throughout Europe, demand is only increasing— and Tesla is working hard to secure its market share.What It MeansThis Berlin deal isn’t the only recent expansion plan from Tesla. Specifically, the company has also confirmed plans to expand its Shanghai-based Gigafactory, ramping up production to 450,000 EVs per year. Tesla is clearly focused on shaping the Berlin facility in the same way, scaling production and upping efficiency. Once the deal is confirmed, TSLA stock should rise as the expansion boosts production.All this is in keeping with Tesla’s mission of maintaining its spot at the top of the EV sector. It’s not just the Shanghai plant that’s “back with a vengeance,” as Musk promised. It’s the entire company.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":62,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0}],"hots":[{"id":884299252,"gmtCreate":1631891127576,"gmtModify":1676530664100,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Agree. I think Ford will be a winner.","listText":"Agree. I think Ford will be a winner.","text":"Agree. I think Ford will be a winner.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":7,"commentSize":4,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/884299252","repostId":"2168788835","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2168788835","pubTimestamp":1631890618,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2168788835?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-09-17 22:56","market":"us","language":"en","title":"The Smartest Stocks to Buy With $20 Right Now and Hold Forever","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2168788835","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"It's hard to believe these two brand names and market leaders can be bought for less than $20 per share.","content":"<p>If you only had $20 to invest in a stock, where would you put that money? Of course, you could invest in fractional shares of a much more expensive stock, but if you wanted to buy full shares in a cheap stock and just sit back and watch it grow over the next 10 to 20 years or more, what would be your best option?</p>\n<p>Stocks in that price range are typically small companies, but there are also some larger companies with share prices under $20 that are priced low for a reason -- maybe they are new to the market or lost value for some reason.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/37119bd078774e47a377b9118a2567b3\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"466\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Image source: Getty Images.</span></p>\n<p>Startups or small, unproven companies in high-flying industries are tempting investments for their potential; but if I only had $20 to invest in a stock, I'd focus on established companies that have track records of success and a strategic focus that gives them an advantage, namely <b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/RKT\">Rocket Companies</a></b> (NYSE:RKT) and <b>Ford</b> (NYSE:F).</p>\n<h2>Rocket, a great value at about $17 per share</h2>\n<p>Rocket Companies has not set the stock market on fire since its high-profile IPO last August. It started trading at around $18 per share and has fluctuated wildly, jumping up to a high of $41 in March before plummeting back down to its current price of around $17 per share. Year-to-date it's down around 12% through Sept. 13.</p>\n<p>While the market has been ambivalent toward Rocket, there is a lot to like about this stock in the long term. For starters, Rocket is the largest home mortgage lender in the country; it had a market share of about 9% at the end of last year.</p>\n<p>It had a record year in 2020 in terms of loan originations, and that may have hurt Rocket's stock price this year as it has not matched 2020's ridiculously high numbers, which were fueled by a surge in refinancings from the historically low interest rates. But still, the numbers are strong, as Rocket did $84 billion in closed loan volume in the second quarter, twice the amount done in 2019 and more than all of 2018. Rocket CEO Jay Farner expects a strong second half and anticipates that 2021 will exceed 2020's record amount of mortgage originations, he said on the second-quarter earnings call.</p>\n<p>Rocket's big advantage is its technology. It was among the first mortgage companies to adapt an all-digital platform for obtaining loans and it continues to invest heavily in that platform. It has allowed Rocket to reduce its overhead and increase its efficiency as measured by a gain-on-sale margin that is higher than average. It's a competitive space, prone to market fluctuations, but Rocket has carved out its place as a leader and continues to gain market share.</p>\n<h2>Ford, at $13 per share, is banking on an EV future</h2>\n<p>Last spring, Ford was trading at below $5 per share; its recovery waylaid by the pandemic. But since then, the stock price has almost tripled to $13 per share, and the automaker has a bright future, illuminated by its focus on electric vehicles (EVs).</p>\n<p>Ford plans to invest about $30 billion in EVs and battery cells by 2025 as it accelerates its transition to EVs. The automaker plans to come out with 30 new EV models in the next five years, and by 2030 it expects to have 40% of its sales come from EVs, Ford President and CEO Jim Farley said on the second-quarter earnings call.</p>\n<p>The Mustang Mach-E, which came out last year, is the second-best-selling electric SUV. It, along with the F-150 Hybrid Powerboost, drove a 67% increase in EV sales in August. In 2022, EV versions of two of its most popular vehicles, the Ford F-150 truck, the best-selling vehicle in America, and the Transit van, the best-selling van, will be introduced. The fully electric F-150 Lightning already has 130,000 reservations.</p>\n<p>Ford is incredibly cheap right now, with a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of about six and a price-to-earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio of around 0.12. With EVs as its catalyst, Ford should continue to grow from this low valuation through this decade and beyond.</p>\n<p>Investors would be smart to take advantage of this opportunity to buy these two great brands at great prices. Both Ford and Rocket are cheap and undervalued, and they have the potential for steady, long-term growth.</p>","source":"fool_stock","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>The Smartest Stocks to Buy With $20 Right Now and Hold Forever</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nThe Smartest Stocks to Buy With $20 Right Now and Hold Forever\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-09-17 22:56 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/09/17/the-smartest-stocks-to-buy-with-20-right-now-and-h/><strong>Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>If you only had $20 to invest in a stock, where would you put that money? Of course, you could invest in fractional shares of a much more expensive stock, but if you wanted to buy full shares in a ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/09/17/the-smartest-stocks-to-buy-with-20-right-now-and-h/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"RKT":"Rocket Companies","F":"福特汽车"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/09/17/the-smartest-stocks-to-buy-with-20-right-now-and-h/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2168788835","content_text":"If you only had $20 to invest in a stock, where would you put that money? Of course, you could invest in fractional shares of a much more expensive stock, but if you wanted to buy full shares in a cheap stock and just sit back and watch it grow over the next 10 to 20 years or more, what would be your best option?\nStocks in that price range are typically small companies, but there are also some larger companies with share prices under $20 that are priced low for a reason -- maybe they are new to the market or lost value for some reason.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nStartups or small, unproven companies in high-flying industries are tempting investments for their potential; but if I only had $20 to invest in a stock, I'd focus on established companies that have track records of success and a strategic focus that gives them an advantage, namely Rocket Companies (NYSE:RKT) and Ford (NYSE:F).\nRocket, a great value at about $17 per share\nRocket Companies has not set the stock market on fire since its high-profile IPO last August. It started trading at around $18 per share and has fluctuated wildly, jumping up to a high of $41 in March before plummeting back down to its current price of around $17 per share. Year-to-date it's down around 12% through Sept. 13.\nWhile the market has been ambivalent toward Rocket, there is a lot to like about this stock in the long term. For starters, Rocket is the largest home mortgage lender in the country; it had a market share of about 9% at the end of last year.\nIt had a record year in 2020 in terms of loan originations, and that may have hurt Rocket's stock price this year as it has not matched 2020's ridiculously high numbers, which were fueled by a surge in refinancings from the historically low interest rates. But still, the numbers are strong, as Rocket did $84 billion in closed loan volume in the second quarter, twice the amount done in 2019 and more than all of 2018. Rocket CEO Jay Farner expects a strong second half and anticipates that 2021 will exceed 2020's record amount of mortgage originations, he said on the second-quarter earnings call.\nRocket's big advantage is its technology. It was among the first mortgage companies to adapt an all-digital platform for obtaining loans and it continues to invest heavily in that platform. It has allowed Rocket to reduce its overhead and increase its efficiency as measured by a gain-on-sale margin that is higher than average. It's a competitive space, prone to market fluctuations, but Rocket has carved out its place as a leader and continues to gain market share.\nFord, at $13 per share, is banking on an EV future\nLast spring, Ford was trading at below $5 per share; its recovery waylaid by the pandemic. But since then, the stock price has almost tripled to $13 per share, and the automaker has a bright future, illuminated by its focus on electric vehicles (EVs).\nFord plans to invest about $30 billion in EVs and battery cells by 2025 as it accelerates its transition to EVs. The automaker plans to come out with 30 new EV models in the next five years, and by 2030 it expects to have 40% of its sales come from EVs, Ford President and CEO Jim Farley said on the second-quarter earnings call.\nThe Mustang Mach-E, which came out last year, is the second-best-selling electric SUV. It, along with the F-150 Hybrid Powerboost, drove a 67% increase in EV sales in August. In 2022, EV versions of two of its most popular vehicles, the Ford F-150 truck, the best-selling vehicle in America, and the Transit van, the best-selling van, will be introduced. The fully electric F-150 Lightning already has 130,000 reservations.\nFord is incredibly cheap right now, with a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of about six and a price-to-earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio of around 0.12. With EVs as its catalyst, Ford should continue to grow from this low valuation through this decade and beyond.\nInvestors would be smart to take advantage of this opportunity to buy these two great brands at great prices. Both Ford and Rocket are cheap and undervalued, and they have the potential for steady, long-term growth.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":48,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":156782409,"gmtCreate":1625236944401,"gmtModify":1703739188092,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"The winner is the cloud providers. As a long term strategy, I think it is still better for Apple to build and own their cloud.","listText":"The winner is the cloud providers. As a long term strategy, I think it is still better for Apple to build and own their cloud.","text":"The winner is the cloud providers. As a long term strategy, I think it is still better for Apple to build and own their cloud.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":9,"commentSize":3,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/156782409","repostId":"2148803897","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2148803897","pubTimestamp":1625236211,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2148803897?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-07-02 22:30","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Apple Could Become Google's Biggest Cloud Customer","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2148803897","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"Apple could increase its spending on Google Cloud by 50% this year.","content":"<p><b>Apple</b> (NASDAQ:AAPL) and <b>Alphabet</b>'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google compete against each other in mobile operating systems, smartphones, smart speakers, streaming media services, digital payments, and other growing markets. However, Apple is also <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE\">one</a> of Google's top customers.</p>\n<p>Five years ago, Apple signed a deal with Google Cloud to host some of its iCloud services. The details weren't disclosed, but it was considered a loss for <b>Amazon</b> (NASDAQ:AMZN) Web Services (AWS) and <b>Microsoft</b>'s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Azure, which previously hosted most of Apple's iCloud services.</p>\n<p>Many people wondered if the deal would last. However, digital media newssite <i>The Information </i>recently claimed Apple would boost its spending on Google Cloud by 50% this year and become Google's largest enterprise cloud storage customer. Let's see what this expanded deal could mean for both tech giants.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/cc0db7aae99872ee508b75351882fff1\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"466\"><span>Image source: Getty Images.</span></p>\n<h2>Why doesn't Apple build its own cloud platform?</h2>\n<p>Back in 2016, a <i>Re/code</i> report claimed Apple was mulling the development of its own cloud infrastructure platform and estimated it could break even on its own data centers in \"about three years.\"</p>\n<p>That cloud independence would eliminate Apple's dependence on Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, which all compete against Apple in certain markets. It could also support its expansion into next-gen industries, including connected cars, augmented reality devices, and smart home appliances.</p>\n<p>However, Apple also has tremendous bargaining power in securing favorable contracts with the big three cloud platforms. Just as it splits its component orders and manufacturing contracts between different companies, Apple can shop around for the best cloud hosting deals.</p>\n<p>Apple also charges users fees for additional iCloud storage. So as long as that incoming revenue offsets its cloud hosting payments to Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure, it might be more economical to maintain the status quo instead of building a first-party cloud infrastructure platform.</p>\n<p><i>The Information</i> claims Apple will spend about $300 million on Google's cloud storage services this year -- but that would only equal 0.08% of Apple's estimated revenue this year.</p>\n<h2>Will higher spending from Apple actually help Google?</h2>\n<p>Google Cloud's revenue rose 53% to $8.9 billion in 2019 and grew 46% to $13.1 billion -- or 7% of Alphabet's top line -- in 2020. That robust growth was supported by a growing list of customers, including <b>Target</b>, <b>Home Depot</b>, <b>P&amp;G</b>, <b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/PYPL\">PayPal</a></b>, and<b> <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/TWTR\">Twitter</a></b>.</p>\n<p>Many retailers didn't want to feed Amazon's most profitable business unit, while some tech companies didn't want to tether themselves to Microsoft's sprawling software ecosystem. For those enterprise customers, Google Cloud seemed to be an attractive alternative.</p>\n<p>However, Google Cloud controlled just 7% of the global cloud infrastructure market in the first quarter of 2021, according to Canalys. AWS controlled 32% of the market, while Azure ranked second with a 19% share.</p>\n<p>Google Cloud also isn't profitable yet. Its operating loss widened from $4.3 billion in 2018 to $4.6 billion in 2019, then widened again to $5.6 billion in 2020. AWS is consistently profitable, while Microsoft doesn't disclose Azure's exact revenue or operating profits.</p>\n<p>These numbers suggest Apple would likely secure the cheapest cloud hosting rates from Google, which needs to gain more partnerships to keep pace with AWS and Azure. That might be great news for Apple, but bad news for Google Cloud's operating profits.</p>\n<h2>The key takeaways</h2>\n<p><i>The Information</i> claims Apple's increased cloud spending could make it Google Cloud's \"largest\" corporate client, but $300 million only equals 2% of Google's total cloud revenue last year. Apple is still likely hosting a lot of its iCloud services on AWS and Azure, so the report doesn't necessarily mean Google Cloud will become Apple's preferred cloud provider.</p>\n<p>Instead, this report indicates it's smarter for Apple to pit the three cloud platform kings against each other to gain favorable hosting prices than it is to build its own cloud infrastructure. It also suggests that Google Cloud -- which likely has significantly less pricing power than AWS and Azure -- could remain unprofitable for the foreseeable future.</p>","source":"fool_stock","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Apple Could Become Google's Biggest Cloud Customer</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nApple Could Become Google's Biggest Cloud Customer\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-07-02 22:30 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/07/02/apple-could-become-google-biggest-cloud-customer/><strong>Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Alphabet's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google compete against each other in mobile operating systems, smartphones, smart speakers, streaming media services, digital payments, ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/07/02/apple-could-become-google-biggest-cloud-customer/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"GOOGL":"谷歌A","GOOG":"谷歌","AAPL":"苹果"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/07/02/apple-could-become-google-biggest-cloud-customer/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2148803897","content_text":"Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Alphabet's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google compete against each other in mobile operating systems, smartphones, smart speakers, streaming media services, digital payments, and other growing markets. However, Apple is also one of Google's top customers.\nFive years ago, Apple signed a deal with Google Cloud to host some of its iCloud services. The details weren't disclosed, but it was considered a loss for Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Azure, which previously hosted most of Apple's iCloud services.\nMany people wondered if the deal would last. However, digital media newssite The Information recently claimed Apple would boost its spending on Google Cloud by 50% this year and become Google's largest enterprise cloud storage customer. Let's see what this expanded deal could mean for both tech giants.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nWhy doesn't Apple build its own cloud platform?\nBack in 2016, a Re/code report claimed Apple was mulling the development of its own cloud infrastructure platform and estimated it could break even on its own data centers in \"about three years.\"\nThat cloud independence would eliminate Apple's dependence on Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, which all compete against Apple in certain markets. It could also support its expansion into next-gen industries, including connected cars, augmented reality devices, and smart home appliances.\nHowever, Apple also has tremendous bargaining power in securing favorable contracts with the big three cloud platforms. Just as it splits its component orders and manufacturing contracts between different companies, Apple can shop around for the best cloud hosting deals.\nApple also charges users fees for additional iCloud storage. So as long as that incoming revenue offsets its cloud hosting payments to Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure, it might be more economical to maintain the status quo instead of building a first-party cloud infrastructure platform.\nThe Information claims Apple will spend about $300 million on Google's cloud storage services this year -- but that would only equal 0.08% of Apple's estimated revenue this year.\nWill higher spending from Apple actually help Google?\nGoogle Cloud's revenue rose 53% to $8.9 billion in 2019 and grew 46% to $13.1 billion -- or 7% of Alphabet's top line -- in 2020. That robust growth was supported by a growing list of customers, including Target, Home Depot, P&G, PayPal, and Twitter.\nMany retailers didn't want to feed Amazon's most profitable business unit, while some tech companies didn't want to tether themselves to Microsoft's sprawling software ecosystem. For those enterprise customers, Google Cloud seemed to be an attractive alternative.\nHowever, Google Cloud controlled just 7% of the global cloud infrastructure market in the first quarter of 2021, according to Canalys. AWS controlled 32% of the market, while Azure ranked second with a 19% share.\nGoogle Cloud also isn't profitable yet. Its operating loss widened from $4.3 billion in 2018 to $4.6 billion in 2019, then widened again to $5.6 billion in 2020. AWS is consistently profitable, while Microsoft doesn't disclose Azure's exact revenue or operating profits.\nThese numbers suggest Apple would likely secure the cheapest cloud hosting rates from Google, which needs to gain more partnerships to keep pace with AWS and Azure. That might be great news for Apple, but bad news for Google Cloud's operating profits.\nThe key takeaways\nThe Information claims Apple's increased cloud spending could make it Google Cloud's \"largest\" corporate client, but $300 million only equals 2% of Google's total cloud revenue last year. Apple is still likely hosting a lot of its iCloud services on AWS and Azure, so the report doesn't necessarily mean Google Cloud will become Apple's preferred cloud provider.\nInstead, this report indicates it's smarter for Apple to pit the three cloud platform kings against each other to gain favorable hosting prices than it is to build its own cloud infrastructure. It also suggests that Google Cloud -- which likely has significantly less pricing power than AWS and Azure -- could remain unprofitable for the foreseeable future.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":156,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":158346832,"gmtCreate":1625132187226,"gmtModify":1703736785128,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"It is proof that we need to stick to our guns when we believe in something.","listText":"It is proof that we need to stick to our guns when we believe in something.","text":"It is proof that we need to stick to our guns when we believe in something.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":11,"commentSize":2,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/158346832","repostId":"1190114481","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1190114481","pubTimestamp":1625131868,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1190114481?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-07-01 17:31","market":"us","language":"en","title":"ARK Innovation Is Coming Back Strongly. Here’s a Trade to Exploit It.","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1190114481","media":"Barrons","summary":"Cathie Wood, ARK Invest\nIt is time once more to consider getting on board Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovati","content":"<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/d1a0419512750dfca0641b7307fd75d6\" tg-width=\"1260\" tg-height=\"840\"><span>Cathie Wood, ARK Invest</span></p>\n<p>It is time once more to consider getting on board Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation exchange-traded fund.</p>\n<p>ARK Innovation (ticker: ARKK), which owns many of the stock market’s most controversial and most intriguing companies, seems to be on the cusp of entering a higher trading range after a month of troubles.</p>\n<p>The Innovation ETF is hovering around $130, a level that has often proved to be difficult for the fund to stay above for long. But the recent rotation back into technology—and away from value stocks that benefited from the seeming end of the pandemic—could give the ETF a push higher.</p>\n<p>Aggressive investors who want to wager on the potential breakout can consider an options strategy that pays them for agreeing to buy the fund at a lower price, while letting them participate in future gains.</p>\n<p>When the Innovation ETF was trading around $130, the September $129 put could be sold for about $9 and the September $132 call could be bought for about $7.70. The risk reversal—that is, selling a put and buying a call with a higher strike price but with the same expiration—essentially pays investors $1.30 for agreeing to buy the fund at $129 and to participate in advances above $132.</p>\n<p>If the fund is at $150 at expiration, the call is worth $28. Should the ARK Innovation ETF be at $129 or lower at the September expiration, investors are obligated to buy the fund at $129 even if the fund is trading sharply lower.</p>\n<p>To avoid buying the fund on a decline, investors could adjust the put in the options market and move it to a different expiration. Of course, if the fund advances, and is above the put strike at expiration, investors can keep the put premium.</p>\n<p>During the past 52 weeks, ARK Innovation has ranged from $69.18 to $159.70.</p>\n<p>The risk-reversal strategy represents the evolution of a mid-May suggestion for investors to consider selling puts on the Innovation ETF when it seemed the fund was facing real trouble.</p>\n<p>At the time, many of the fund’s holdings were weak and out of favor as investors were abandoning growth stocks that were defensive holdings during the pandemic, while buying value stocks that would benefit from the reopening of the economy.</p>\n<p>It seemed that many investors and market pundits were happy to see Wood struggle after the fund rose 153% in 2020. But we recommended that investors look past the difficulties and wager that Wood would prevail.</p>\n<p>Rather than wilting under the pressure, she made a surprising and gutsy move. Wood took advantage of the weakness and essentially bought more stock as prices declined. The fund owns many stocks with extraordinary potential and often even more extraordinary valuations. The fund is closely associated with&nbsp;Tesla(TLSA), its top holding, but the portfolio includes other companies that are also trying to reshape the world with technology, including&nbsp;Teladoc Health(TDOC), Square (SQ),Zoom Video Communications(ZOOM), and Spotify Technology (SPOT).</p>\n<p>The June $85 put that we suggested investors consider selling at $2.30 when the stock was around $102 just expired worthless. The Innovation ETF, meanwhile, just traded at its highest level in two months. Since mid-May, ARK Innovation has gained about 35%—and the fund could be on the cusp of a bullish breakout.</p>\n<p>The fund traded above $130 from early January until March, only to come under bearish pressures during the recent rotation. The suggested risk-reversal strategy expresses a view that the Innovation ETF will trade above $130 into the fall, moving beyond a price that has often marked upside resistance.</p>","source":"lsy1601382232898","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>ARK Innovation Is Coming Back Strongly. 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Here’s a Trade to Exploit It.\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-07-01 17:31 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.barrons.com/articles/ark-innovation-is-coming-back-strongly-heres-a-trade-to-exploit-it-51625130000?mod=hp_LATEST><strong>Barrons</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Cathie Wood, ARK Invest\nIt is time once more to consider getting on board Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation exchange-traded fund.\nARK Innovation (ticker: ARKK), which owns many of the stock market’s most ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.barrons.com/articles/ark-innovation-is-coming-back-strongly-heres-a-trade-to-exploit-it-51625130000?mod=hp_LATEST\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"ARKO":"ARKO Corp","ARKK":"ARK Innovation ETF","TSLA":"特斯拉","TDOC":"Teladoc Health Inc.","SPOT":"Spotify Technology S.A.","ARKQ":"ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF","ZM":"Zoom","ARKF":"ARK Fintech Innovation ETF","SQ":"Block","ARKR":"Ark Restaurants Corp","ARKG":"ARK Genomic Revolution ETF"},"source_url":"https://www.barrons.com/articles/ark-innovation-is-coming-back-strongly-heres-a-trade-to-exploit-it-51625130000?mod=hp_LATEST","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1190114481","content_text":"Cathie Wood, ARK Invest\nIt is time once more to consider getting on board Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation exchange-traded fund.\nARK Innovation (ticker: ARKK), which owns many of the stock market’s most controversial and most intriguing companies, seems to be on the cusp of entering a higher trading range after a month of troubles.\nThe Innovation ETF is hovering around $130, a level that has often proved to be difficult for the fund to stay above for long. But the recent rotation back into technology—and away from value stocks that benefited from the seeming end of the pandemic—could give the ETF a push higher.\nAggressive investors who want to wager on the potential breakout can consider an options strategy that pays them for agreeing to buy the fund at a lower price, while letting them participate in future gains.\nWhen the Innovation ETF was trading around $130, the September $129 put could be sold for about $9 and the September $132 call could be bought for about $7.70. The risk reversal—that is, selling a put and buying a call with a higher strike price but with the same expiration—essentially pays investors $1.30 for agreeing to buy the fund at $129 and to participate in advances above $132.\nIf the fund is at $150 at expiration, the call is worth $28. Should the ARK Innovation ETF be at $129 or lower at the September expiration, investors are obligated to buy the fund at $129 even if the fund is trading sharply lower.\nTo avoid buying the fund on a decline, investors could adjust the put in the options market and move it to a different expiration. Of course, if the fund advances, and is above the put strike at expiration, investors can keep the put premium.\nDuring the past 52 weeks, ARK Innovation has ranged from $69.18 to $159.70.\nThe risk-reversal strategy represents the evolution of a mid-May suggestion for investors to consider selling puts on the Innovation ETF when it seemed the fund was facing real trouble.\nAt the time, many of the fund’s holdings were weak and out of favor as investors were abandoning growth stocks that were defensive holdings during the pandemic, while buying value stocks that would benefit from the reopening of the economy.\nIt seemed that many investors and market pundits were happy to see Wood struggle after the fund rose 153% in 2020. But we recommended that investors look past the difficulties and wager that Wood would prevail.\nRather than wilting under the pressure, she made a surprising and gutsy move. Wood took advantage of the weakness and essentially bought more stock as prices declined. The fund owns many stocks with extraordinary potential and often even more extraordinary valuations. The fund is closely associated with Tesla(TLSA), its top holding, but the portfolio includes other companies that are also trying to reshape the world with technology, including Teladoc Health(TDOC), Square (SQ),Zoom Video Communications(ZOOM), and Spotify Technology (SPOT).\nThe June $85 put that we suggested investors consider selling at $2.30 when the stock was around $102 just expired worthless. The Innovation ETF, meanwhile, just traded at its highest level in two months. Since mid-May, ARK Innovation has gained about 35%—and the fund could be on the cusp of a bullish breakout.\nThe fund traded above $130 from early January until March, only to come under bearish pressures during the recent rotation. The suggested risk-reversal strategy expresses a view that the Innovation ETF will trade above $130 into the fall, moving beyond a price that has often marked upside resistance.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":12,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9091418541,"gmtCreate":1643930030799,"gmtModify":1676533871622,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Finally... great news! Hope this lifts the e commerce stocks!","listText":"Finally... great news! Hope this lifts the e commerce stocks!","text":"Finally... great news! Hope this lifts the e commerce stocks!","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":8,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9091418541","repostId":"2208739098","repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"2208739098","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Stock Market Quotes, Business News, Financial News, Trading Ideas, and Stock Research by Professionals","home_visible":0,"media_name":"Benzinga","id":"1052270027","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/d08bf7808052c0ca9deb4e944cae32aa"},"pubTimestamp":1643925696,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2208739098?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2022-02-04 06:01","market":"hk","language":"en","title":"Amazon.com Q4 GAAP EPS $27.75 Up From $14.09 YoY","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2208739098","media":"Benzinga","summary":"Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) reported quarterly earnings of $27.75 per share. This is a 96.95 percent increase over earnings of $14.09 per share from the same period last year.","content":"<html><body><p>Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) reported quarterly earnings of $27.75 per share. This is a 96.95 percent increase over earnings of $14.09 per share from the same period last year.</p></body></html>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Amazon.com Q4 GAAP EPS $27.75 Up From $14.09 YoY</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nAmazon.com Q4 GAAP EPS $27.75 Up From $14.09 YoY\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<div class=\"head\" \">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/d08bf7808052c0ca9deb4e944cae32aa);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Benzinga </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2022-02-04 06:01</p>\n</div>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<html><body><p>Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) reported quarterly earnings of $27.75 per share. This is a 96.95 percent increase over earnings of $14.09 per share from the same period last year.</p></body></html>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AMZN":"亚马逊"},"source_url":"https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/22/02/25408648/amazon-com-q4-gaap-eps-27-75-up-from-14-09-yoy","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2208739098","content_text":"Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) reported quarterly earnings of $27.75 per share. This is a 96.95 percent increase over earnings of $14.09 per share from the same period last year.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":90,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9086144967,"gmtCreate":1650425783490,"gmtModify":1676534722158,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"I'm still bullish on SE. looking at 200+ level...","listText":"I'm still bullish on SE. looking at 200+ level...","text":"I'm still bullish on SE. looking at 200+ level...","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":7,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9086144967","repostId":"1176489698","repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"1176489698","pubTimestamp":1650424283,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1176489698?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2022-04-20 11:11","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Sea Limited: Still A Buyer Here, Despite A Few Concerns","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1176489698","media":"seekingalpha","summary":"SummarySea Limited has been a major casualty of the pullback in growth stocks, with the share price ","content":"<html><head></head><body><p><b>Summary</b></p><ul><li>Sea Limited has been a major casualty of the pullback in growth stocks, with the share price falling nearly 70% from recent highs.</li><li>Problems in its Garena business and troubles with international expansion have not helped market sentiment.</li><li>Still, the Shopee and Sea Money divisions have seen excellent execution.</li><li>Sea&#39;s stated intent to achieve operating profitability in most SE Asian markets in &#39;22, and positive cash flow in Sea Money in &#39;23, may eventually help turn sentiment.</li></ul><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/90f2419ac56e74b5a0d4f0cf3318f5ce\" tg-width=\"1536\" tg-height=\"864\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>ipopba/iStock via Getty Images</span></p><p>In the high-growth selloff that has accelerated over the last six months, there have been few businesses that have been ravaged quite as severely as Sea Limited (NYSE:SE).</p><p>Sea declined from a high of over $370in October last year to a current price of $110, losing 70% of its value from all-time highs, and was down nearly 80% at recent lows.</p><p>This decline is far more than other emerging market e-commerce and fintech peers such as MercadoLibre, Inc. (MELI), which is only down 50% from recent highs. While there are concerns around the Sea investment case, there is still quite a lot going well for the business.</p><p><b>Leadership in Southeast Asian Markets Continues</b></p><p>Sea Limited continues to post impressive top-line numbers, and market leadership remains strong in key markets across Southeast Asia. The business recently announced revenue growth of 106% year over year, with the businesses e-commerce and fintech segments, in particular, doing very well.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/a8fa36c7aa42cb6ed66c6361955f6f0f\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"286\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>SE Q4&#39;21 Earnings</span></p><p>While Garena revenues from Sea&#39;s Free Fire franchise continue to prop up the business, Sea&#39;s e-commerce platform Shopee is driving much of the recent growth that Sea has seen. Shopee is seeing a solid expansion of order volume and gross merchandise volume expansion. Order volume grew 90% year over year, with gross merchandise increasing 50% yearly.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/09aa755f62ed34bf4c944c52e0543022\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"333\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>SE Q4&#39;21 Earnings Report</span></p><p>Beyond just revenue growth, Shopee continues to deliver market leadership in key markets in Southeast Asia. Sea highlighted in its most recent earnings call that the business continues to dominate App Store Rankings across each of its South East Asian markets. Sea&#39;s metrics in both average Monthly Active Users and time spent in-app continue to dominate competitors.</p><p>The business remains the e-commerce market leader in markets including Taiwan, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore. Sea has even pulled ahead in Indonesia, after a close battle with Tokopedia in this market. Sea maintains dominant numbers in critical metrics such as user engagement and transaction frequency, both keys to cementing a network effect and keeping merchants interested in the Shopee platform.</p><p>Shopee users transact on the platform nearly 6x a month, a rate that has been steadily increasing over the last few years, with engagement and time on the platform also higher than its competitors in the region. Users spend nearly 30 minutes per day on its app across its markets.</p><p><b>Profitability Looks Close At Hand</b></p><p>It&#39;s no secret that Sea has been aggressively subsidizing both merchandise pricing on the platform and shipping costs through a combination of low merchant commissions and user promotions.</p><p>This market investment has resulted in relatively low take rates and heavy shipping subsidies, which mask the business&#39;s actual cost of service delivery. The strategy here makes sense. Building initial market share should be a pathway to repeat user visits to the platform.</p><p>Once a user establishes Shopee as their preferred platform, SE can slowly withdraw the level of the subsidy and increase its take rate. It also creates the pathway for additional service monetization. Sea is driving the Shopee e-commerce business to achieve operating profit throughout Southeast Asia and Taiwan by year-end.</p><p>Profitability appears to be a realistic outcome. Sea will likely benefit from increasing order frequency and reduced promotions and incentives with time.</p><p><b>Sea Money Is Starting To Scale</b></p><p>Sea Money is turning into a bright spot for Sea. The business grew revenue in this segment more than 8X year-over-year to deliver $195M. Quarterly users increased 90% to 46M, while mobile wallet payment volume reached $5B, up 70% year over year.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/4f661de9f988fe9f2e7efe575f926e29\" tg-width=\"625\" tg-height=\"359\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>SE Q4&#39;21 Earnings Deck</span></p><p>Sea Money is at an inflection point. The business forecasts revenue growth of 155%, which will deliver ~$1.1B in revenue in 2022. Sea&#39;s strong user base has attracted the attention of large merchants such as 7-11 and Subway, who are now accepting Sea Money in-store in several markets.</p><p>The business has capitalized on the successful platform traction of Sea Money to extend the value proposition for in-store point of sale payments. I expect more product innovation to come with Sea Money. Sea now has banking licenses in Singapore and Indonesia which should mean additional future use cases that SE can deliver.</p><p>The economics of Sea Money should be highly favorable to Sea. Through targeted promotions, user acquisition is very efficient to acquire users via Sea&#39;s existing platforms.</p><p>Sea management expects the business to be cash flow break-even in 2023. While Sea&#39;s progress has been positive in certain areas, SE has received some knocks that have raised questions about the investment case.</p><p><b>Sea&#39;s Cash Cow Is Facing Setbacks</b></p><p>The biggest knock on the Sea investment case is the dramatic slowdown in Garena quarterly active users, which declined 10% quarter over quarter. Quarterly paying users were also down nearly 17%.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/85f2548b9e15bd56a63a932004be5fcb\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"326\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>SE Q4&#39;21 Earnings Report</span></p><p>The reasons for the decline need to be put into context. Sea&#39;s Free Fire franchise was released in 2017 and became the most downloaded mobile game globally by 2019.</p><p>After several years of strong user growth, it is natural that new users would peak, and user growth would start to level off. Still, Sea is looking at ways to extend Free Fire&#39;s engagement with innovative off-line campaigns to build user engagement and extend Free Fire&#39;s utility.</p><p>However, the Free Fire declines more specifically hurt Sea because Sea has successfully used the heavy profitability from the Free Fire gaming franchise to drive Shopee penetration in existing markets and help SE expand into new markets.</p><p>The profits of the Garena business help enable the subsidization of promotional discounts for new users and aggressive discounts on shipping that Sea also provides its customers. With the Garena user declines, there are questions now as to what extent Sea will be able to continue with such expansion.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/2f7371b75954008dc61041cee7308939\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"314\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>SE Q4&#39;21 Earnings Report</span></p><p>Garena&#39;s slowdown will also hit SE&#39;s near term revenue. While Shopee and Sea Money will record strong revenue growth in &#39;22, Garena will actually see a <i>decline in revenue</i> based on SE&#39;s forecast, which will slow overall group revenue to consensus growth of just 35%, from over 100% in 2021.</p><p><b>Sea Is Pulling Back From Global Expansion</b></p><p>Sea aggressively expanded into new markets over the last couple of years. These new markets have included Brazil and Mexico in Latin America and a host of other markets in Asia and Europe, notably India, France, and Spain.</p><p>This aggressive expansion raised many eyebrows and questions that Sea may have expanded too quickly, particularly in markets where it didn&#39;t appear to have any unique value proposition or sustainable competitive advantage.</p><p>There were fears that dynamics it had successfully exploited in Southeast Asia, with diverse product selection, low prices, and gamification of the user experience, may not win the day in some of these new markets.</p><p>With the Garena cash cow experiencing some issues, Sea has increasingly had to make hard choices concerning capital allocation. India has been a recent casualty here, although Sea may have partially had its hand forced due to a ban imposed on Free Fire by the Indian government.</p><p>The reasons for SE&#39;s Free Fire ban in India have been opaque, though the involvement of Tencent on SE&#39;s share registry is suspected. Similarly, Sea also announced its recent exit from France, another market it had entered within the last six months. Sea&#39;s exit from these markets may appear to blow long-term global growth ambitions.</p><p>I take a contrary view: both markets were not ones where I believe there was a clear advantage and a long-term path to profitability for Sea, in the way that core markets in Southeast Asia or even Latin America may offer. Sea still has a market presence in several other global markets, such as Poland and Spain, which offer avenues for expansion, and its SE Asia markets still offer the potential for significant, long term growth.</p><p>Being forced to be more disciplined with capital and quickly exiting non-performing markets should enhance Sea&#39;s path to profitability and ultimately help the business achieve this objective faster.</p><p><b>Thoughts On Relative Valuation</b></p><p>Through much of 2021, Sea displayed a massive valuation premium to other emerging market peers, particularly MercadoLibre. This premium made little sense because MercadoLibre has a much higher take rate and better profitability than Sea.</p><p>MELI also has a proven and sustainable model for growth and market leadership that has been battle-tested in key markets such as Brazil and Mexico against global giants such as Amazon and Alibaba, for much of the last decade. I found it curious that the market thought to award Sea with such a high premium.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/db47bb71e651e05c9d23e5e64b1b3511\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"330\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>SE 04&#39;21 Earnings Report</span></p><p>Nevertheless, this premium has now fizzled out, such that Sea trades at a more appropriate discount on valuation relative to MercadoLibre. This discount is fair in light of Sea&#39;s recent stumbles, yet Sea is still underpriced relative to the business&#39;s historical valuation and improved market leadership in key markets.</p><p><b>Concluding Thoughts</b></p><p>While MercadoLibre is my preferred emerging market e-commerce and fintech platform, Sea represents a still worthy yet slightly higher risk option for Southeast Asian commerce and digital financial services. The risk of the investment case has undoubtedly risen over the last couple of months.</p><p>Yet, core engagement and market leadership suggest that Sea continues to execute well and is on a path to market dominance in SE Asia. Valuation also remains more compelling than any time over the last 18 months.</p></body></html>","source":"seekingalpha","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Sea Limited: Still A Buyer Here, Despite A Few Concerns</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; 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(MELI), which is only down 50% from recent highs. While there are concerns around the Sea investment case, there is still quite a lot going well for the business.Leadership in Southeast Asian Markets ContinuesSea Limited continues to post impressive top-line numbers, and market leadership remains strong in key markets across Southeast Asia. The business recently announced revenue growth of 106% year over year, with the businesses e-commerce and fintech segments, in particular, doing very well.SE Q4'21 EarningsWhile Garena revenues from Sea's Free Fire franchise continue to prop up the business, Sea's e-commerce platform Shopee is driving much of the recent growth that Sea has seen. Shopee is seeing a solid expansion of order volume and gross merchandise volume expansion. Order volume grew 90% year over year, with gross merchandise increasing 50% yearly.SE Q4'21 Earnings ReportBeyond just revenue growth, Shopee continues to deliver market leadership in key markets in Southeast Asia. Sea highlighted in its most recent earnings call that the business continues to dominate App Store Rankings across each of its South East Asian markets. Sea's metrics in both average Monthly Active Users and time spent in-app continue to dominate competitors.The business remains the e-commerce market leader in markets including Taiwan, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore. Sea has even pulled ahead in Indonesia, after a close battle with Tokopedia in this market. Sea maintains dominant numbers in critical metrics such as user engagement and transaction frequency, both keys to cementing a network effect and keeping merchants interested in the Shopee platform.Shopee users transact on the platform nearly 6x a month, a rate that has been steadily increasing over the last few years, with engagement and time on the platform also higher than its competitors in the region. Users spend nearly 30 minutes per day on its app across its markets.Profitability Looks Close At HandIt's no secret that Sea has been aggressively subsidizing both merchandise pricing on the platform and shipping costs through a combination of low merchant commissions and user promotions.This market investment has resulted in relatively low take rates and heavy shipping subsidies, which mask the business's actual cost of service delivery. The strategy here makes sense. Building initial market share should be a pathway to repeat user visits to the platform.Once a user establishes Shopee as their preferred platform, SE can slowly withdraw the level of the subsidy and increase its take rate. It also creates the pathway for additional service monetization. Sea is driving the Shopee e-commerce business to achieve operating profit throughout Southeast Asia and Taiwan by year-end.Profitability appears to be a realistic outcome. Sea will likely benefit from increasing order frequency and reduced promotions and incentives with time.Sea Money Is Starting To ScaleSea Money is turning into a bright spot for Sea. The business grew revenue in this segment more than 8X year-over-year to deliver $195M. Quarterly users increased 90% to 46M, while mobile wallet payment volume reached $5B, up 70% year over year.SE Q4'21 Earnings DeckSea Money is at an inflection point. The business forecasts revenue growth of 155%, which will deliver ~$1.1B in revenue in 2022. Sea's strong user base has attracted the attention of large merchants such as 7-11 and Subway, who are now accepting Sea Money in-store in several markets.The business has capitalized on the successful platform traction of Sea Money to extend the value proposition for in-store point of sale payments. I expect more product innovation to come with Sea Money. Sea now has banking licenses in Singapore and Indonesia which should mean additional future use cases that SE can deliver.The economics of Sea Money should be highly favorable to Sea. Through targeted promotions, user acquisition is very efficient to acquire users via Sea's existing platforms.Sea management expects the business to be cash flow break-even in 2023. While Sea's progress has been positive in certain areas, SE has received some knocks that have raised questions about the investment case.Sea's Cash Cow Is Facing SetbacksThe biggest knock on the Sea investment case is the dramatic slowdown in Garena quarterly active users, which declined 10% quarter over quarter. Quarterly paying users were also down nearly 17%.SE Q4'21 Earnings ReportThe reasons for the decline need to be put into context. Sea's Free Fire franchise was released in 2017 and became the most downloaded mobile game globally by 2019.After several years of strong user growth, it is natural that new users would peak, and user growth would start to level off. Still, Sea is looking at ways to extend Free Fire's engagement with innovative off-line campaigns to build user engagement and extend Free Fire's utility.However, the Free Fire declines more specifically hurt Sea because Sea has successfully used the heavy profitability from the Free Fire gaming franchise to drive Shopee penetration in existing markets and help SE expand into new markets.The profits of the Garena business help enable the subsidization of promotional discounts for new users and aggressive discounts on shipping that Sea also provides its customers. With the Garena user declines, there are questions now as to what extent Sea will be able to continue with such expansion.SE Q4'21 Earnings ReportGarena's slowdown will also hit SE's near term revenue. While Shopee and Sea Money will record strong revenue growth in '22, Garena will actually see a decline in revenue based on SE's forecast, which will slow overall group revenue to consensus growth of just 35%, from over 100% in 2021.Sea Is Pulling Back From Global ExpansionSea aggressively expanded into new markets over the last couple of years. These new markets have included Brazil and Mexico in Latin America and a host of other markets in Asia and Europe, notably India, France, and Spain.This aggressive expansion raised many eyebrows and questions that Sea may have expanded too quickly, particularly in markets where it didn't appear to have any unique value proposition or sustainable competitive advantage.There were fears that dynamics it had successfully exploited in Southeast Asia, with diverse product selection, low prices, and gamification of the user experience, may not win the day in some of these new markets.With the Garena cash cow experiencing some issues, Sea has increasingly had to make hard choices concerning capital allocation. India has been a recent casualty here, although Sea may have partially had its hand forced due to a ban imposed on Free Fire by the Indian government.The reasons for SE's Free Fire ban in India have been opaque, though the involvement of Tencent on SE's share registry is suspected. Similarly, Sea also announced its recent exit from France, another market it had entered within the last six months. Sea's exit from these markets may appear to blow long-term global growth ambitions.I take a contrary view: both markets were not ones where I believe there was a clear advantage and a long-term path to profitability for Sea, in the way that core markets in Southeast Asia or even Latin America may offer. Sea still has a market presence in several other global markets, such as Poland and Spain, which offer avenues for expansion, and its SE Asia markets still offer the potential for significant, long term growth.Being forced to be more disciplined with capital and quickly exiting non-performing markets should enhance Sea's path to profitability and ultimately help the business achieve this objective faster.Thoughts On Relative ValuationThrough much of 2021, Sea displayed a massive valuation premium to other emerging market peers, particularly MercadoLibre. This premium made little sense because MercadoLibre has a much higher take rate and better profitability than Sea.MELI also has a proven and sustainable model for growth and market leadership that has been battle-tested in key markets such as Brazil and Mexico against global giants such as Amazon and Alibaba, for much of the last decade. I found it curious that the market thought to award Sea with such a high premium.SE 04'21 Earnings ReportNevertheless, this premium has now fizzled out, such that Sea trades at a more appropriate discount on valuation relative to MercadoLibre. This discount is fair in light of Sea's recent stumbles, yet Sea is still underpriced relative to the business's historical valuation and improved market leadership in key markets.Concluding ThoughtsWhile MercadoLibre is my preferred emerging market e-commerce and fintech platform, Sea represents a still worthy yet slightly higher risk option for Southeast Asian commerce and digital financial services. The risk of the investment case has undoubtedly risen over the last couple of months.Yet, core engagement and market leadership suggest that Sea continues to execute well and is on a path to market dominance in SE Asia. Valuation also remains more compelling than any time over the last 18 months.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":338,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[{"author":{"id":"4097112435042780","authorId":"4097112435042780","name":"Andrew cub","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b5a04c94ed8355d7edc5ccec2886a154","crmLevel":6,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"content":"Agreed-SEA south east asia","text":"Agreed-SEA south east asia","html":"Agreed-SEA south east asia"}],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":146760604,"gmtCreate":1626099664308,"gmtModify":1703753421013,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Well written article. Just need to look at the part on fundamentals of the stock. Says it all...","listText":"Well written article. Just need to look at the part on fundamentals of the stock. Says it all...","text":"Well written article. Just need to look at the part on fundamentals of the stock. Says it all...","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":5,"commentSize":4,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/146760604","repostId":"2150580297","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2150580297","pubTimestamp":1626098100,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2150580297?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-07-12 21:55","market":"us","language":"en","title":"8 Lies That Have Fueled the AMC Entertainment Pump-and-Dump Scheme","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2150580297","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"Misinformation is the basis for the bulk of AMC's rally.","content":"<p>There's arguably been no hotter stock on the planet in 2021 than movie theater chain <b>AMC Entertainment </b>(NYSE:AMC). It's gone from teetering on the brink of bankruptcy in early January to being valued at $23 billion, as of business close on July 7.</p>\n<p>At the heart of this rally are AMC's passionate army of retail investors, collectively known as \"apes\" -- an homage to <i>Rise of the Planet of the Apes</i>, where leader Caesar infers that apes are stronger together. This might sound like a feel-good story whereby retail is finally exacting its revenge on Wall Street, but the reality is that AMC has become a battleground pump-and-dump scheme driven higher almost entirely by the misinformation and lies spread by its retail investors.</p>\n<p>While I've previously covered some aspects of the misinformation campaign used as the foundation for the rally in AMC's stock, below are the eight most pervasive lies that have fueled this pump-and-dump scheme.</p>\n<h2>Lie No. 1: Hedge fund short-selling bankrupts companies</h2>\n<p>The whopper of all lies exchanged on message boards and via YouTube is the idea that hedge fund short-selling is somehow responsible for bankrupting businesses.</p>\n<p>The reality is that the operating performance of a company determines whether or not it thrives or goes under. There are plenty of companies whose share prices are under $1 that aren't bankrupt, and there are companies with share prices north of $1 that ultimately file for bankruptcy protection. Investors who choose to buy or short-sell stock are simply betting on an outcome. They don't control or influence how well or poorly the underlying business performs.</p>\n<p>Put another way, if I buy $1 billion worth of <b>Apple</b>&nbsp;stock tomorrow, I might help lift its share price, but I've not improved its sales or profit potential <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE\">one</a> iota. Likewise, if I short-sell Apple's stock tomorrow, I haven't hurt its sales potential or profitability at all. Why would this hypothetical scenario be any different with AMC? Hint: It's not.</p>\n<h2>Lie No. 2: Shorts have to cover</h2>\n<p>Another dose of misinformation from AMC's apes is that short sellers of the stock have to cover. Specifically, apes are implying that there's some level of urgency here and that the disorder from excessive covering will lead to the \"mother of all short squeezes.\"</p>\n<p>The truth is that short-sellers \"have to cover\" as much as apes \"have\" to sell their position. In other words, short-sellers can cover their position at their leisure.</p>\n<p>What's more, hedge fund assets under management jumped to $4.07 trillion in June 2021, according to BarclayHedge. For short-covering to be disorderly, a massive wave of margin calls would need to come into play. Since the vast majority of hedge funds are diversified, and they have well over $4 trillion in assets in their sails, the chance of a margin call wave forcing short covering is virtually nonexistent.</p>\n<h2>Lie No. 3: The short squeeze is coming/around the corner</h2>\n<p>Just as they teach every salesperson, creating a sense of urgency with customers (i.e., potential new investors) is important. Apes are constantly hyping the idea that a short squeeze is imminent, or at worst right around the corner. Unfortunately, it's been five months since this ongoing claim began making its rounds, and there's nothing these retail folks can say to substantiate it.</p>\n<p>Aside from an institutional investor/hedge fund margin call wave being <i>highly</i> unlikely, history has also showed that short squeeze candidates have a poor track record of success. Earlier this year, I looked at the trailing three-month returns of 114 stocks with short interest above 20% and a market cap of at least $300 million. Only 9 of 114 stocks had gained 10% or more, while 94 of 114 had a negative three-month return.</p>\n<p>Apes need fresh capital to keep this pump-and-dump scheme going, but the data clearly shows that short squeezes rarely pay off.</p>\n<h2>Lie No. 4: Fundamentals don't matter</h2>\n<p>AMC's retail investors are also quick to dismiss anything having to do with concrete fundamental data. Whether it's the company's operating performance, industry ticket-sale trends, or AMC's balance sheet, they'll proudly proclaim it as FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) and remind you this isn't a fundamental play. They do this because AMC's operating performance and balance sheet are nothing short of a horror movie, and they damage the misinformation campaign being put forward on social media and YouTube.</p>\n<p>I'll let you in on an investing secret that tenured investors know: Fundamentals always matter. Purposefully telling new investors to ignore fundamentals is like telling a used car buyer not to inspect the engine and just trust that everything is OK.</p>\n<p>For instance, social media was buzzing about <b>Washington Prime Group</b>'s short squeeze potential over the weekend of June 12 and 13. The company filed for bankruptcy protection late Sunday night (June 13), halving investors' stakes the following morning. The engine (fundamentals) drives the car; not the other way around.</p>\n<h2>Lie No. 5: Hedge funds control the mainstream media</h2>\n<p>AMC's apes need to create the impression that anything negative said about their company's stock on television, radio, the internet, or print can't possibly be true, and telling the lie that hedge funds control the mainstream media (MSM) is the easiest way to accomplish that task. Again, this pump-and-dump scam needs fresh capital to keep moving higher, therefore presenting the media as evil is an easy way to try to rally new investors to the retail cause.</p>\n<p>But, as is all-too-common with the ape agenda, it's devoid of fact.</p>\n<p>It just so happens that Harvard University provided a painstakingly thorough look at MSM ownership for 176 of the most influential media companies/outlets in May 2021. The findings? Only five of the 176 outlets are controlled or majority-controlled by private hedge funds. Apes simply hate hearing bad things said about AMC and will go to any lengths necessary to obfuscate those facts, including lying about MSM.</p>\n<h2>Lie No. 6: \"You're obviously short\"</h2>\n<p>To build on the previous point, AMC's impassioned retail investors will also claim inherent ownership biases in the anchors, guests, authors, and so on, who rail against their stock. This is necessary to help recruit fresh capital to their cause by trying to create an \"us vs. them\" mentality.</p>\n<p>To offer an example, I've personally been told on social media many dozens of times that I'm \"obviously short\" or \"clearly losing a lot of money\" because of the journalistic position I've taken on AMC. While I can't speak for any other company, I can proudly claim that my stock holdings are public information, and they're updated daily if I make a move. To boot, article disclosures state any positions I, and my company, have for any stock mentioned. This <i>includes</i> short positions, as well as any options ownership. The icing on the cake is that I also publicly announce my trading activity on <b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/TWTR\">Twitter</a></b>.</p>\n<p>Despite this transparent information, apes constantly and falsely insinuate a financial interest when none exists.</p>\n<h2>Lie No. 7: BlackRock and Vanguard buying AMC stock is bullish</h2>\n<p>This is <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> I find particularly amusing, because apes are more than willing to welcome institutional investors with open arms <i>if</i> they happen to own shares of AMC.</p>\n<p>Retail investors regularly use <b>BlackRock</b>'s and Vanguard's ownership of AMC stock as a reason to promote optimism. However, this tells only a fraction of the real story. BlackRock and Vanguard are two of the largest institutional investment firms in the country, based on assets under management. As of their mid-May 13F filings, which detailed their holdings for the first quarter, BlackRock had close to 5,000 positions, with Vanguard chiming in with more than 4,000 positions. During Q1, BlackRock and Vanguard added to more than 3,900 and 3,200 of these stakes, respectively.</p>\n<p>Put another way, BlackRock and Vanguard have so many product offerings that they have a stake in virtually every stock listed in an index. Saying that BlackRock and Vanguard buying AMC is bullish is akin to saying you bought shares of <b>Ford</b>&nbsp;stock because you like red paint.</p>\n<p>As a percentage of shares outstanding, hedge fund <i>and</i> overall institutional ownership in AMC fell during the first quarter from the sequential fourth quarter. That's a fact!</p>\n<h2>Lie No. 8: Apes saved AMC</h2>\n<p>The eighth and final mammoth lie that AMC's retail investors rely on to coerce community compliance and bring in fresh capital is the idea that apes saved AMC. These folks genuinely believe that by purchasing shares of AMC they've somehow saved the company from going bankrupt.</p>\n<p>As I discussed with the first lie on this list, buying and selling stock has absolutely no influence on how well or poorly a company performs from an operating standpoint. Even if apes were to buy every share in existence, AMC could still go bankrupt if its operating performance doesn't improve. And based on its 2027 bonds trading well below par, bondholders aren't convinced that things will improve enough to save the company.</p>\n<p>What really saves companies from bankruptcy is their operating performance and the actions of management. In AMC's case, selling hundreds of millions of shares of stock an issuing high-interest debt last year and in early January gave it the financial lifeline needed to survive the worst of the pandemic. That's not apes saving AMC; that's the company's actions extending a lifeline.</p>\n<p>If anything, apes are purposely harming AMC by tying the hands of CEO Adam Aron and shooting down any additional opportunities for the company to raise capital and shore up its balance sheet.</p>\n<p>If this list of lies shows anything, it's the lengths apes will go to manipulate AMC's share price. However, history is very clear that all pump-and-dump schemes end in disaster. That's not FUD. It's a practical guarantee.</p>\n<p>Caveat emptor.</p>","source":"fool_stock","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>8 Lies That Have Fueled the AMC Entertainment Pump-and-Dump Scheme</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\n8 Lies That Have Fueled the AMC Entertainment Pump-and-Dump Scheme\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-07-12 21:55 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/07/12/8-lies-that-fueled-the-amc-pump-and-dump-scheme/><strong>Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>There's arguably been no hotter stock on the planet in 2021 than movie theater chain AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC). It's gone from teetering on the brink of bankruptcy in early January to being valued ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/07/12/8-lies-that-fueled-the-amc-pump-and-dump-scheme/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AMC":"AMC院线"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/07/12/8-lies-that-fueled-the-amc-pump-and-dump-scheme/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2150580297","content_text":"There's arguably been no hotter stock on the planet in 2021 than movie theater chain AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC). It's gone from teetering on the brink of bankruptcy in early January to being valued at $23 billion, as of business close on July 7.\nAt the heart of this rally are AMC's passionate army of retail investors, collectively known as \"apes\" -- an homage to Rise of the Planet of the Apes, where leader Caesar infers that apes are stronger together. This might sound like a feel-good story whereby retail is finally exacting its revenge on Wall Street, but the reality is that AMC has become a battleground pump-and-dump scheme driven higher almost entirely by the misinformation and lies spread by its retail investors.\nWhile I've previously covered some aspects of the misinformation campaign used as the foundation for the rally in AMC's stock, below are the eight most pervasive lies that have fueled this pump-and-dump scheme.\nLie No. 1: Hedge fund short-selling bankrupts companies\nThe whopper of all lies exchanged on message boards and via YouTube is the idea that hedge fund short-selling is somehow responsible for bankrupting businesses.\nThe reality is that the operating performance of a company determines whether or not it thrives or goes under. There are plenty of companies whose share prices are under $1 that aren't bankrupt, and there are companies with share prices north of $1 that ultimately file for bankruptcy protection. Investors who choose to buy or short-sell stock are simply betting on an outcome. They don't control or influence how well or poorly the underlying business performs.\nPut another way, if I buy $1 billion worth of Apple stock tomorrow, I might help lift its share price, but I've not improved its sales or profit potential one iota. Likewise, if I short-sell Apple's stock tomorrow, I haven't hurt its sales potential or profitability at all. Why would this hypothetical scenario be any different with AMC? Hint: It's not.\nLie No. 2: Shorts have to cover\nAnother dose of misinformation from AMC's apes is that short sellers of the stock have to cover. Specifically, apes are implying that there's some level of urgency here and that the disorder from excessive covering will lead to the \"mother of all short squeezes.\"\nThe truth is that short-sellers \"have to cover\" as much as apes \"have\" to sell their position. In other words, short-sellers can cover their position at their leisure.\nWhat's more, hedge fund assets under management jumped to $4.07 trillion in June 2021, according to BarclayHedge. For short-covering to be disorderly, a massive wave of margin calls would need to come into play. Since the vast majority of hedge funds are diversified, and they have well over $4 trillion in assets in their sails, the chance of a margin call wave forcing short covering is virtually nonexistent.\nLie No. 3: The short squeeze is coming/around the corner\nJust as they teach every salesperson, creating a sense of urgency with customers (i.e., potential new investors) is important. Apes are constantly hyping the idea that a short squeeze is imminent, or at worst right around the corner. Unfortunately, it's been five months since this ongoing claim began making its rounds, and there's nothing these retail folks can say to substantiate it.\nAside from an institutional investor/hedge fund margin call wave being highly unlikely, history has also showed that short squeeze candidates have a poor track record of success. Earlier this year, I looked at the trailing three-month returns of 114 stocks with short interest above 20% and a market cap of at least $300 million. Only 9 of 114 stocks had gained 10% or more, while 94 of 114 had a negative three-month return.\nApes need fresh capital to keep this pump-and-dump scheme going, but the data clearly shows that short squeezes rarely pay off.\nLie No. 4: Fundamentals don't matter\nAMC's retail investors are also quick to dismiss anything having to do with concrete fundamental data. Whether it's the company's operating performance, industry ticket-sale trends, or AMC's balance sheet, they'll proudly proclaim it as FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) and remind you this isn't a fundamental play. They do this because AMC's operating performance and balance sheet are nothing short of a horror movie, and they damage the misinformation campaign being put forward on social media and YouTube.\nI'll let you in on an investing secret that tenured investors know: Fundamentals always matter. Purposefully telling new investors to ignore fundamentals is like telling a used car buyer not to inspect the engine and just trust that everything is OK.\nFor instance, social media was buzzing about Washington Prime Group's short squeeze potential over the weekend of June 12 and 13. The company filed for bankruptcy protection late Sunday night (June 13), halving investors' stakes the following morning. The engine (fundamentals) drives the car; not the other way around.\nLie No. 5: Hedge funds control the mainstream media\nAMC's apes need to create the impression that anything negative said about their company's stock on television, radio, the internet, or print can't possibly be true, and telling the lie that hedge funds control the mainstream media (MSM) is the easiest way to accomplish that task. Again, this pump-and-dump scam needs fresh capital to keep moving higher, therefore presenting the media as evil is an easy way to try to rally new investors to the retail cause.\nBut, as is all-too-common with the ape agenda, it's devoid of fact.\nIt just so happens that Harvard University provided a painstakingly thorough look at MSM ownership for 176 of the most influential media companies/outlets in May 2021. The findings? Only five of the 176 outlets are controlled or majority-controlled by private hedge funds. Apes simply hate hearing bad things said about AMC and will go to any lengths necessary to obfuscate those facts, including lying about MSM.\nLie No. 6: \"You're obviously short\"\nTo build on the previous point, AMC's impassioned retail investors will also claim inherent ownership biases in the anchors, guests, authors, and so on, who rail against their stock. This is necessary to help recruit fresh capital to their cause by trying to create an \"us vs. them\" mentality.\nTo offer an example, I've personally been told on social media many dozens of times that I'm \"obviously short\" or \"clearly losing a lot of money\" because of the journalistic position I've taken on AMC. While I can't speak for any other company, I can proudly claim that my stock holdings are public information, and they're updated daily if I make a move. To boot, article disclosures state any positions I, and my company, have for any stock mentioned. This includes short positions, as well as any options ownership. The icing on the cake is that I also publicly announce my trading activity on Twitter.\nDespite this transparent information, apes constantly and falsely insinuate a financial interest when none exists.\nLie No. 7: BlackRock and Vanguard buying AMC stock is bullish\nThis is one I find particularly amusing, because apes are more than willing to welcome institutional investors with open arms if they happen to own shares of AMC.\nRetail investors regularly use BlackRock's and Vanguard's ownership of AMC stock as a reason to promote optimism. However, this tells only a fraction of the real story. BlackRock and Vanguard are two of the largest institutional investment firms in the country, based on assets under management. As of their mid-May 13F filings, which detailed their holdings for the first quarter, BlackRock had close to 5,000 positions, with Vanguard chiming in with more than 4,000 positions. During Q1, BlackRock and Vanguard added to more than 3,900 and 3,200 of these stakes, respectively.\nPut another way, BlackRock and Vanguard have so many product offerings that they have a stake in virtually every stock listed in an index. Saying that BlackRock and Vanguard buying AMC is bullish is akin to saying you bought shares of Ford stock because you like red paint.\nAs a percentage of shares outstanding, hedge fund and overall institutional ownership in AMC fell during the first quarter from the sequential fourth quarter. That's a fact!\nLie No. 8: Apes saved AMC\nThe eighth and final mammoth lie that AMC's retail investors rely on to coerce community compliance and bring in fresh capital is the idea that apes saved AMC. These folks genuinely believe that by purchasing shares of AMC they've somehow saved the company from going bankrupt.\nAs I discussed with the first lie on this list, buying and selling stock has absolutely no influence on how well or poorly a company performs from an operating standpoint. Even if apes were to buy every share in existence, AMC could still go bankrupt if its operating performance doesn't improve. And based on its 2027 bonds trading well below par, bondholders aren't convinced that things will improve enough to save the company.\nWhat really saves companies from bankruptcy is their operating performance and the actions of management. In AMC's case, selling hundreds of millions of shares of stock an issuing high-interest debt last year and in early January gave it the financial lifeline needed to survive the worst of the pandemic. That's not apes saving AMC; that's the company's actions extending a lifeline.\nIf anything, apes are purposely harming AMC by tying the hands of CEO Adam Aron and shooting down any additional opportunities for the company to raise capital and shore up its balance sheet.\nIf this list of lies shows anything, it's the lengths apes will go to manipulate AMC's share price. However, history is very clear that all pump-and-dump schemes end in disaster. That's not FUD. It's a practical guarantee.\nCaveat emptor.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":133,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[{"author":{"id":"4087548111350430","authorId":"4087548111350430","name":"CIA18","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/a6b502e4c37997c0d3c98b778a333098","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":0},"content":"No 2 is wrong. Shorts have to cover if not it will become an FTD","text":"No 2 is wrong. Shorts have to cover if not it will become an FTD","html":"No 2 is wrong. 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Meanwhile, the Dow was down slightly by 0.3% and the Nasdaq saw the biggest loss among the three indices, declining by 3.9%.The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to the highest level since March 2019 as bond prices fell sharply lower.Benzinga continues to examine the prospects for many of the stocks most popular with investors. Here are a few of this past week's most bullish and bearish posts that are worth another look.The Bulls\"Does Elon Musk's Investment Make Twitter A Serious Buyout Candidate?\" by Wayne Duggan, explains why a former hedge fund manager thinks Elon Musk's ownership stake in Twitter Inc likely means a full company buyout is inevitable.In \"Why This Boring Sector Could Be A Top Trender In The Next Few Years,\" AJ Fabino writes that the metals and mining sector may not be the most exciting group of assets at the moment, but that could change in the coming years for companies like Alcoa Corp.\"Tesla Bull Cathie Wood Increased Stake in This Warren Buffett-backed Chinese EV Maker On Monday,\" by Rachit Vats, says Cathie Wood-led Ark Investment Management this week further raised its exposure in BYD Co Ltd, a Chinese electric vehicle maker that has the backing of veteran investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.The Bears\"Apple Analyst Warns Of 'Considerable Risk' For Tech Sector In Coming Months,\" by Shanthi Rexaline, looks at why a famed Apple Inc analyst warned on Thursday that there could be more pain ahead for tech stocks.In \"'These Are Not EV Names Yet': Why Pete Najarian Is Backing Out Of Ford, GM Stock,\" Adam Eckert writes about why Market Rebellion co-founder Pete Najarian sold out of hisFord Motor Co call options and would have done the same with his General Motors Co calls.\"Shopify Is Facing A Class-Action Lawsuit From Crypto Holders: What You Need To Know,\" by Samyuktha Sriram, provides details on  E-commerce platform Shopify Inc being named in a class-action lawsuit for allegedly failing to safeguard consumer information in a 2020 data breach impacting Ledger cryptocurrency wallets.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":234,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":805580397,"gmtCreate":1627891864119,"gmtModify":1703497295113,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Tonight's US market showing will be interesting.&nbsp;","listText":"Tonight's US market showing will be interesting.&nbsp;","text":"Tonight's US market showing will be interesting.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":6,"commentSize":3,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/805580397","repostId":"2156212196","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2156212196","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Reuters.com brings you the latest news from around the world, covering breaking news in markets, business, politics, entertainment and technology","home_visible":1,"media_name":"Reuters","id":"1036604489","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/443ce19704621c837795676028cec868"},"pubTimestamp":1627890622,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2156212196?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-08-02 15:50","market":"sh","language":"en","title":"China shares jump after worst month in nearly 3 years","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2156212196","media":"Reuters","summary":"SSEC up 1.97%, CSI300 up 2.55%\nForeigners lend support as net buyers through Stock Connect\nNew Delta","content":"<ul>\n <li>SSEC up 1.97%, CSI300 up 2.55%</li>\n <li>Foreigners lend support as net buyers through Stock Connect</li>\n <li>New Delta variant virus cases continue to rise</li>\n <li>China government bond yields lowest in more than 1 year</li>\n</ul>\n<p>SHANGHAI, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Chinese shares jumped on Monday, with the benchmark indexes logging their biggest daily gains since May, as investors snapped up stocks battered by a sell-off last month.</p>\n<p>The Shanghai Composite index finished the day up 1.97% at 3,464.29 points and the blue-chip CSI300 index&nbsp;ended 2.55% higher. It was the biggest daily rise since May 25 for both indexes.</p>\n<p>The gains follow a near 5.5% fall for the CSI300 last week, capping its biggest monthly loss since October 2018 after a string of regulatory moves aimed at the after-school education, tech and property sectors.</p>\n<p>\"I think the China A-share market became an unnecessary victim of the recent regulatory events. The so-called 'clampdown' is really just on a few sectors and Chinese ADRs rather than A-shares in general,\" said Qi Wang, chief executive officer at MegaTrust Investment in Hong Kong.</p>\n<p>\"Seriously, what's the connection between closing down cram schools and people consuming more or less liquor, for example? I don't see any.\"</p>\n<p>Both the CSI300 and Shanghai Composite indexes had fallen around 1% in early trade on rising concerns over a domestic surge in Delta variant COVID-19 infections. China on Monday reported 98 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland for the day earlier, the highest daily rise since Jan. 24.</p>\n<p>Those concerns also weighed on the fixed income market, where benchmark Chinese government bond <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/CGB.AU\">$(CGB.AU)$</a> yields dropped to their lowest level in more than a year. The most-traded CGB futures contract for September delivery ended up 0.23%.</p>\n<p>Adding to worries over the economic outlook, a private sector survey showed China's factory activity growth fell to a 15-month low in July.</p>\n<p>But by mid-morning, investors' focus shifted to the attractive valuations of stocks after last week's rout. The CSI300 financial sector sub-index finished up 2.2% and the consumer staples sector jumped 4.85%.</p>\n<p>Data from Refinitiv showed foreign investors were net buyers of A-shares on Monday, with inflows through the Northbound leg of the Stock Connect programme topping 9.55 billion yuan ($1.48 billion).</p>\n<p>\"We believe short-term volatility creates opportunities for long-term investors. The A-share market should resume an upward trajectory after domestic credit growth bottoms,\" Meng Lei, A-share strategist at UBS Securities said in an emailed comment.</p>\n<p>($1 = 6.4631 Chinese yuan)</p>\n<p>(Reporting by Andrew Galbraith; Editing by Sam Holmes and Amy Caren Daniel)</p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>China shares jump after worst month in nearly 3 years</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nChina shares jump after worst month in nearly 3 years\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<a class=\"head\" href=\"https://laohu8.com/wemedia/1036604489\">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/443ce19704621c837795676028cec868);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Reuters </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2021-08-02 15:50</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<ul>\n <li>SSEC up 1.97%, CSI300 up 2.55%</li>\n <li>Foreigners lend support as net buyers through Stock Connect</li>\n <li>New Delta variant virus cases continue to rise</li>\n <li>China government bond yields lowest in more than 1 year</li>\n</ul>\n<p>SHANGHAI, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Chinese shares jumped on Monday, with the benchmark indexes logging their biggest daily gains since May, as investors snapped up stocks battered by a sell-off last month.</p>\n<p>The Shanghai Composite index finished the day up 1.97% at 3,464.29 points and the blue-chip CSI300 index&nbsp;ended 2.55% higher. It was the biggest daily rise since May 25 for both indexes.</p>\n<p>The gains follow a near 5.5% fall for the CSI300 last week, capping its biggest monthly loss since October 2018 after a string of regulatory moves aimed at the after-school education, tech and property sectors.</p>\n<p>\"I think the China A-share market became an unnecessary victim of the recent regulatory events. The so-called 'clampdown' is really just on a few sectors and Chinese ADRs rather than A-shares in general,\" said Qi Wang, chief executive officer at MegaTrust Investment in Hong Kong.</p>\n<p>\"Seriously, what's the connection between closing down cram schools and people consuming more or less liquor, for example? I don't see any.\"</p>\n<p>Both the CSI300 and Shanghai Composite indexes had fallen around 1% in early trade on rising concerns over a domestic surge in Delta variant COVID-19 infections. China on Monday reported 98 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland for the day earlier, the highest daily rise since Jan. 24.</p>\n<p>Those concerns also weighed on the fixed income market, where benchmark Chinese government bond <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/CGB.AU\">$(CGB.AU)$</a> yields dropped to their lowest level in more than a year. The most-traded CGB futures contract for September delivery ended up 0.23%.</p>\n<p>Adding to worries over the economic outlook, a private sector survey showed China's factory activity growth fell to a 15-month low in July.</p>\n<p>But by mid-morning, investors' focus shifted to the attractive valuations of stocks after last week's rout. The CSI300 financial sector sub-index finished up 2.2% and the consumer staples sector jumped 4.85%.</p>\n<p>Data from Refinitiv showed foreign investors were net buyers of A-shares on Monday, with inflows through the Northbound leg of the Stock Connect programme topping 9.55 billion yuan ($1.48 billion).</p>\n<p>\"We believe short-term volatility creates opportunities for long-term investors. The A-share market should resume an upward trajectory after domestic credit growth bottoms,\" Meng Lei, A-share strategist at UBS Securities said in an emailed comment.</p>\n<p>($1 = 6.4631 Chinese yuan)</p>\n<p>(Reporting by Andrew Galbraith; Editing by Sam Holmes and Amy Caren Daniel)</p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"399001":"深证成指","399006":"创业板指","000001.SH":"上证指数"},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2156212196","content_text":"SSEC up 1.97%, CSI300 up 2.55%\nForeigners lend support as net buyers through Stock Connect\nNew Delta variant virus cases continue to rise\nChina government bond yields lowest in more than 1 year\n\nSHANGHAI, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Chinese shares jumped on Monday, with the benchmark indexes logging their biggest daily gains since May, as investors snapped up stocks battered by a sell-off last month.\nThe Shanghai Composite index finished the day up 1.97% at 3,464.29 points and the blue-chip CSI300 index ended 2.55% higher. It was the biggest daily rise since May 25 for both indexes.\nThe gains follow a near 5.5% fall for the CSI300 last week, capping its biggest monthly loss since October 2018 after a string of regulatory moves aimed at the after-school education, tech and property sectors.\n\"I think the China A-share market became an unnecessary victim of the recent regulatory events. The so-called 'clampdown' is really just on a few sectors and Chinese ADRs rather than A-shares in general,\" said Qi Wang, chief executive officer at MegaTrust Investment in Hong Kong.\n\"Seriously, what's the connection between closing down cram schools and people consuming more or less liquor, for example? I don't see any.\"\nBoth the CSI300 and Shanghai Composite indexes had fallen around 1% in early trade on rising concerns over a domestic surge in Delta variant COVID-19 infections. China on Monday reported 98 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland for the day earlier, the highest daily rise since Jan. 24.\nThose concerns also weighed on the fixed income market, where benchmark Chinese government bond $(CGB.AU)$ yields dropped to their lowest level in more than a year. The most-traded CGB futures contract for September delivery ended up 0.23%.\nAdding to worries over the economic outlook, a private sector survey showed China's factory activity growth fell to a 15-month low in July.\nBut by mid-morning, investors' focus shifted to the attractive valuations of stocks after last week's rout. The CSI300 financial sector sub-index finished up 2.2% and the consumer staples sector jumped 4.85%.\nData from Refinitiv showed foreign investors were net buyers of A-shares on Monday, with inflows through the Northbound leg of the Stock Connect programme topping 9.55 billion yuan ($1.48 billion).\n\"We believe short-term volatility creates opportunities for long-term investors. The A-share market should resume an upward trajectory after domestic credit growth bottoms,\" Meng Lei, A-share strategist at UBS Securities said in an emailed comment.\n($1 = 6.4631 Chinese yuan)\n(Reporting by Andrew Galbraith; Editing by Sam Holmes and Amy Caren Daniel)","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":39,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9032813959,"gmtCreate":1647325216241,"gmtModify":1676534216799,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Problem is, past performance is not an indication of future performance... the closest we can gather from financial statements is probably the Cash Flow statements. Even that, it's only a 1 dimensional view. Strategy and ability to execute is still key.","listText":"Problem is, past performance is not an indication of future performance... the closest we can gather from financial statements is probably the Cash Flow statements. Even that, it's only a 1 dimensional view. Strategy and ability to execute is still key.","text":"Problem is, past performance is not an indication of future performance... the closest we can gather from financial statements is probably the Cash Flow statements. Even that, it's only a 1 dimensional view. Strategy and ability to execute is still key.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":5,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9032813959","repostId":"2219277156","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2219277156","pubTimestamp":1647314946,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2219277156?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2022-03-15 11:29","market":"us","language":"en","title":"5 of the Fastest-Growing Stocks on the Planet","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2219277156","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"The five-year revenue growth rate of these companies averaged between 28% and 53%.","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>One of the easiest ways to identify winning stocks is to look for companies that are growing their revenue and earnings fast. If you invest at the right time, this strategy is bound to generate handsome returns in the long run. Here are five such growth stocks to consider adding to your portfolio.</p><h2>Tesla</h2><p><b>Tesla</b> (NASDAQ:TSLA) revolutionized the auto sector with its electric cars. The company made electric vehicles mainstream and forced major automakers to shift toward electrification. Quality electric cars that can go long distances on a single recharge, along with a sufficient network of charging stations, have helped to relieve buyers&#39; concerns of getting stuck with no place to charge a dead battery. These factors, coupled with a reasonable pricing structure, drove the demand for Tesla&#39;s cars higher. In five years, Tesla grew its revenue at an average rate of more than 50%.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/35a19fda4879668b3b319c2712c33908\" tg-width=\"720\" tg-height=\"387\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>TSLA Revenue (Annual YoY Growth) data by YCharts</span></p><p>Moreover, analysts expect Tesla to grow its per share earnings at an average rate of nearly 50% over the next three to five years. Tesla also guides for 50% average annual growth in vehicle deliveries in the coming years. The company expects to start vehicle deliveries from its new factories in Berlin and Texas soon.</p><p>In addition to its existing models, Tesla&#39;s planned vehicles -- the Cybertruck and Semi -- are already receiving strong interest from potential buyers. The timetable for the launch of these two vehicles is less certain, though, as their respective launch dates have been pushed back several times.</p><h2><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/ENPH\">Enphase Energy</a></h2><p>Solar technology company <b>Enphase Energy</b> (NASDAQ:ENPH) continues to enjoy a robust demand for its products. The company grew its annual sales at an average rate of 40% over the last five years. In 2021, Enphase&#39;s revenue grew by 78%. The company&#39;s microinverters clearly look to be the preferred choice among homeowners. That&#39;s because in addition to converting direct current to alternating current at the module level, Enphase&#39;s easy-to-use platform integrates solar generation, storage, and energy management on a single system.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/346a8322e3699969b6e31222914158ed\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"420\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>Image source: Getty Images.</span></p><p>Analysts expect Enphase Energy&#39;s per share earnings to grow at an average rate of 40% in the next three to five years. Innovative offerings, a good control on costs, and a long growth runway are some factors that will drive Enphase&#39;s long-term growth.</p><h2>Amazon</h2><p>In five years, <b>Amazon</b> (NASDAQ:AMZN) grew its revenue at an average rate of 28%. That&#39;s also the average rate at which analysts expect per share earnings of the e-commerce giant to grow in the coming three to five years. Though Amazon is famous for its online retail business, it is the company&#39;s cloud computing business that&#39;s boosting its bottom-line growth lately.</p><p>In 2021, Amazon&#39;s cloud computing business, Amazon Web Services (AWS), contributed 74% of the company&#39;s operating income. Interestingly, this business accounted for just 13% of the company&#39;s sales. What&#39;s more, AWS revenue grew 37% in 2021. Solid e-commerce operations combined with growing high-margin cloud computing business bodes well for Amazon&#39;s long-term growth. In short, Amazon is a no-brainer growth stock to add to your portfolio. The stock split and $10 billion buyback program are just icing on the cake.</p><h2>Nvidia</h2><p><b>Nvidia </b>(NASDAQ:NVDA) grew its annual revenue at an average rate of 34% in five years. In 2021, the company&#39;s revenue grew a whopping 61% to nearly $27 billion. Analysts expect Nvidia&#39;s per-share earnings growth rate to be around 24% over the next three to five years.</p><p>Nvidia&#39;s high-performance graphics cards are in huge demand in the gaming markets. Further, the company&#39;s graphic processing units (GPUs), coupled with its software and services, find applications in artificial intelligence, robotics, augmented and virtual reality, autonomous vehicles, and the metaverse. Given that each of these areas continue to see heightened growth, demand for Nvidia&#39;s products should remain strong.</p><p>Nvidia partners with major computer makers, including <b>Cisco</b>, <b>Dell</b>, <b>HP</b>, and <b>Lenovo</b>, and cloud service providers, such as Alicloud, AWS, <b>Baidu</b> Cloud, Google Cloud, <b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/IBM\">IBM</a></b> Cloud, and <b>Microsoft</b> Azure. Nvidia&#39;s leadership position in the GPU market means that the company may remain on its hypergrowth trajectory for many more years.</p><h2>Netflix</h2><p>In five years, <b>Netflix</b> (NASDAQ:NFLX) grew its annual revenue at an average rate of 28%. Netflix&#39;s high revenue growth showed signs of slowing down in the last couple of years. In 2021, Netflix&#39;s revenue grew by 19%, which was lower than its five-year average rate.</p><p>Netflix&#39;s slowing growth concerned investors and the stock has fallen around 48% off its 52-week high price, offering an attractive entry point for long-term investors. That&#39;s because Netflix&#39;s continued growth, albeit at a slightly lower rate, indicates the exceptional demand for its services. The company has a strong content catalog, and it is also exploring other growth avenues such as gaming, which could potentially be a significant growth driver.</p><p>Analysts expect the company to grow its per share earnings at an average rate of 30% over the next three to five years. In short, Netflix is one beaten-down stock that you should consider buying right now.</p></body></html>","source":"fool_stock","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>5 of the Fastest-Growing Stocks on the Planet</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\n5 of the Fastest-Growing Stocks on the Planet\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-03-15 11:29 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/03/14/5-of-the-fastest-growing-stocks-on-the-planet/><strong>Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>One of the easiest ways to identify winning stocks is to look for companies that are growing their revenue and earnings fast. If you invest at the right time, this strategy is bound to generate ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/03/14/5-of-the-fastest-growing-stocks-on-the-planet/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"BK4581":"高盛持仓","BK4549":"软银资本持仓","BK4099":"汽车制造商","BK4511":"特斯拉概念","AMZN":"亚马逊","BK4548":"巴美列捷福持仓","BK4529":"IDC概念","TSLA":"特斯拉","BK4532":"文艺复兴科技持仓","BK4554":"元宇宙及AR概念","NFLX":"奈飞","BK4108":"电影和娱乐","BK4567":"ESG概念","BK4534":"瑞士信贷持仓","BK4507":"流媒体概念","BK4147":"半导体设备","BK4555":"新能源车","BK4533":"AQR资本管理(全球第二大对冲基金)","BK4566":"资本集团","NVDA":"英伟达","BK4535":"淡马锡持仓","BK4524":"宅经济概念","QNETCN":"纳斯达克中美互联网老虎指数","BK4559":"巴菲特持仓","BK4527":"明星科技股","BK4543":"AI","BK4538":"云计算","BK4579":"人工智能","BK4550":"红杉资本持仓","BK4141":"半导体产品","ENPH":"Enphase Energy","BK4503":"景林资产持仓","BK4574":"无人驾驶","BK4122":"互联网与直销零售","BK4551":"寇图资本持仓","BK4561":"索罗斯持仓"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/03/14/5-of-the-fastest-growing-stocks-on-the-planet/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2219277156","content_text":"One of the easiest ways to identify winning stocks is to look for companies that are growing their revenue and earnings fast. If you invest at the right time, this strategy is bound to generate handsome returns in the long run. Here are five such growth stocks to consider adding to your portfolio.TeslaTesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) revolutionized the auto sector with its electric cars. The company made electric vehicles mainstream and forced major automakers to shift toward electrification. Quality electric cars that can go long distances on a single recharge, along with a sufficient network of charging stations, have helped to relieve buyers' concerns of getting stuck with no place to charge a dead battery. These factors, coupled with a reasonable pricing structure, drove the demand for Tesla's cars higher. In five years, Tesla grew its revenue at an average rate of more than 50%.TSLA Revenue (Annual YoY Growth) data by YChartsMoreover, analysts expect Tesla to grow its per share earnings at an average rate of nearly 50% over the next three to five years. Tesla also guides for 50% average annual growth in vehicle deliveries in the coming years. The company expects to start vehicle deliveries from its new factories in Berlin and Texas soon.In addition to its existing models, Tesla's planned vehicles -- the Cybertruck and Semi -- are already receiving strong interest from potential buyers. The timetable for the launch of these two vehicles is less certain, though, as their respective launch dates have been pushed back several times.Enphase EnergySolar technology company Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) continues to enjoy a robust demand for its products. The company grew its annual sales at an average rate of 40% over the last five years. In 2021, Enphase's revenue grew by 78%. The company's microinverters clearly look to be the preferred choice among homeowners. That's because in addition to converting direct current to alternating current at the module level, Enphase's easy-to-use platform integrates solar generation, storage, and energy management on a single system.Image source: Getty Images.Analysts expect Enphase Energy's per share earnings to grow at an average rate of 40% in the next three to five years. Innovative offerings, a good control on costs, and a long growth runway are some factors that will drive Enphase's long-term growth.AmazonIn five years, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) grew its revenue at an average rate of 28%. That's also the average rate at which analysts expect per share earnings of the e-commerce giant to grow in the coming three to five years. Though Amazon is famous for its online retail business, it is the company's cloud computing business that's boosting its bottom-line growth lately.In 2021, Amazon's cloud computing business, Amazon Web Services (AWS), contributed 74% of the company's operating income. Interestingly, this business accounted for just 13% of the company's sales. What's more, AWS revenue grew 37% in 2021. Solid e-commerce operations combined with growing high-margin cloud computing business bodes well for Amazon's long-term growth. In short, Amazon is a no-brainer growth stock to add to your portfolio. The stock split and $10 billion buyback program are just icing on the cake.NvidiaNvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) grew its annual revenue at an average rate of 34% in five years. In 2021, the company's revenue grew a whopping 61% to nearly $27 billion. Analysts expect Nvidia's per-share earnings growth rate to be around 24% over the next three to five years.Nvidia's high-performance graphics cards are in huge demand in the gaming markets. Further, the company's graphic processing units (GPUs), coupled with its software and services, find applications in artificial intelligence, robotics, augmented and virtual reality, autonomous vehicles, and the metaverse. Given that each of these areas continue to see heightened growth, demand for Nvidia's products should remain strong.Nvidia partners with major computer makers, including Cisco, Dell, HP, and Lenovo, and cloud service providers, such as Alicloud, AWS, Baidu Cloud, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Nvidia's leadership position in the GPU market means that the company may remain on its hypergrowth trajectory for many more years.NetflixIn five years, Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) grew its annual revenue at an average rate of 28%. Netflix's high revenue growth showed signs of slowing down in the last couple of years. In 2021, Netflix's revenue grew by 19%, which was lower than its five-year average rate.Netflix's slowing growth concerned investors and the stock has fallen around 48% off its 52-week high price, offering an attractive entry point for long-term investors. That's because Netflix's continued growth, albeit at a slightly lower rate, indicates the exceptional demand for its services. The company has a strong content catalog, and it is also exploring other growth avenues such as gaming, which could potentially be a significant growth driver.Analysts expect the company to grow its per share earnings at an average rate of 30% over the next three to five years. 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Invest $16,250 Into This Ultra-High-Yield Stock Trio","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2212671969","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"These income powerhouses sport an average yield of 12.32%!","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>There is no shortage of investing strategies that can pay off handsomely on Wall Street. Whether you love chasing after the innovative capacity of growth stocks or prefer the simplicity of value stocks, either strategy can work wonders over the long run.</p><p>But when it comes to wealth building, few investing strategies have been more consistent than buying dividend stocks.</p><p>Although it&#39;s a report I reference often, J.P. Morgan Asset Management&#39;s comparison of the performance of dividend-paying stocks to those not paying a dividend over multiple decades speaks wonders. J.P. Morgan Asset Management, a division of money-center bank <b>JPMorgan Chase</b>, found that dividend-paying companies returned an annual average of 9.5% between 1972 and 2012. By comparison, the companies not paying a dividend crawled to an annualized return of 1.6% over the same period.</p><p>Over time, we should expect dividend stocks to outperform. Companies that parse out a dividend on a regular basis are often profitable, time-tested, and have transparent long-term outlooks. These are typically companies that won&#39;t keep investors awake at night with worry.</p><p>Ideally, income seekers want the highest dividend yield possible with the least amount of risk. However, risk and yield tend to correlate once yields hit 4% or above. In other words, high-yielding stocks can be yield traps -- i.e., companies with enticingly high yields where the underlying business model is struggling or broken.</p><p>The good news is that not all high-yielding stocks are bad news. The following three ultra-high-yielding stocks, which are averaging (yes, <i>averaging</i>) a 12.32% dividend yield, can generate $2,000 in annual dividend income with an initial investment of only $16,250 (split evenly, three ways).</p><h2><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/NLY\">Annaly Capital Management</a>: 12.12% yield</h2><p>Mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT) <b>Annaly Capital Management</b> (NYSE:NLY) is no stranger to ultra-high-yield dividend stock lists. It&#39;s perhaps the most-trusted ultra-high-yield stock, with an average yield of around 10% over the past two decades. The company has also doled out more than $20 billion in dividend income since its inception in 1997.</p><p>Mortgage REITs like Annaly have a relatively straightforward operating model, even if the securities they own can be somewhat complex. Annaly is looking to borrow money at the lowest short-term rate possible, and use this capital to purchase higher-yielding long-term assets, like mortgage-backed securities (MBSs). The wider the gap between the average yield on MBSs and the average borrowing rate (this difference is known as the net interest margin), the more money mortgage REITs like Annaly can make.</p><p>As you might imagine, the mortgage REIT operating model tends to be interest-rate sensitive, with lower rates often providing the best environment for companies like Annaly to thrive. Over the past couple of months, the interest rate yield curve has flattened a bit, with the 2-year and 10-year yields on U.S. Treasury bonds narrowing. Since the 10-year Treasury bond is a good predictor for where mortgage rates head next, this tightening has resulted in a shrinking book value for Annaly.</p><p>But if you pan out beyond just the next couple of quarters, there&#39;s a lot to be excited about. If the Federal Reserve does raise lending rates, as expected, it&#39;ll also lift the yields on the MBSs Annaly is purchasing. Over time, this will widen the company&#39;s net interest margin.</p><p>What&#39;s more, the interest rate yield curve spends a disproportionately longer period of time in steepening than it does flattening. That&#39;s because the U.S. economy spends years expanding, compared to a couple of months or a few quarters in recession. In short, patience should pay off handsomely for Annaly&#39;s shareholders.</p><h2>Icahn Enterprises: 14.44% yield</h2><p>Another high-yielding dividend stock that can deliver an enormous amount of income from a relatively small investment is diversified holding company <b>Icahn Enterprises</b> (NASDAQ:IEP). This master limited partnership has paid a quarterly distribution for nearly 17 consecutive years and is currently yielding north of 14%!</p><p>There are two key reasons Icahn Enterprises is a smart buy for patient, income-seeking investors (aside from its insanely high yield). First, you get the leadership of Carl Icahn, who&#39;s the founder of the company and the chairman of the board of directors. Icahn is arguably <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> of the best-known activist investors on Wall Street. Activist investors usually buy up a single-digit-percentage stake in a company with the goal of gaining board seats or effecting change(s) to increase shareholder value. Sometimes this means pushing for the sale of noncore assets, introducing a capital return program, or perhaps putting an entire company up for sale.</p><p>The beauty of the activist-investor approach is that it usually benefits shareholders. While no activist investor has a perfect track record of success, Icahn has shown that he can help create value in virtually any economic environment. That&#39;s been demonstrated by Icahn Enterprises&#39; 66 consecutive quarterly distributions.</p><p>The second reason this ultra-high-yield stock can be a foundation for income seekers is the cyclical ties of its core holdings. The company has more than a half-dozen different industries represented by its operating segments. But a large percentage of this representation is tied to the energy and automotive industries. As noted, even though recessions are inevitable, periods of expansion last considerably longer. This suggests the natural expansion of the U.S. and global economy over time will allow the value of Icahn Enterprises&#39; cyclical holdings to increase.</p><h2><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AGNCO\">AGNC Investment Corp.</a>: 10.4% yield</h2><p>The third ultra-high-yield dividend stock that can pad investors&#39; pocketbooks is <b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AGNCM\">AGNC Investment Corp</a>.</b> (NASDAQ:AGNC). It has averaged a double-digit yield in 12 of the past 13 years, making it one of the most consistently high-yielding companies of the past decade.</p><p>AGNC is another mortgage REIT that investors can trust. It has the same basic operating model as Annaly Capital Management, with a unique aspect or two that income seekers should be aware of.</p><p>For instance, AGNC has been parsing out its dividend on a monthly basis since October 2014. Most dividend stocks and mortgage REITs, including Annaly, pay their dividends once a quarter. If you prefer the adrenaline rush of nabbing a payout from your holdings on a monthly basis, buying AGNC is the smart way to go.</p><p>Something else to note about AGNC Investment is the company&#39;s penchant for buying agency securities. An agency asset is backed by the federal government in the event of default. As of the end of 2021, $79.7 billion of AGNC&#39;s $82 billion investment portfolio was agency securities. This is an even higher percentage of agency securities, relative to total portfolio holdings, than Annaly has. Though this added protection does lower the yields AGNC nets from the MBSs it purchases, it also allows the company to deploy leverage to boost its profit potential.</p><p>The transparency of the mortgage REIT industry also allows income investors to make smart decisions. The stocks in this industry tend to trade very close to their respective book values. With AGNC&#39;s shares changing hands for just 88% of their book value at the time of this writing, it makes for not only an excellent income stock, but a fantastic bounce-back candidate from a share price perspective.</p></body></html>","source":"fool_stock","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Want $2,000 in Annual Dividend Income? 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Invest $16,250 Into This Ultra-High-Yield Stock Trio\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-02-21 22:00 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/02/19/want-2000-in-annual-dividend-income-invest-16250/><strong>Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>There is no shortage of investing strategies that can pay off handsomely on Wall Street. Whether you love chasing after the innovative capacity of growth stocks or prefer the simplicity of value ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/02/19/want-2000-in-annual-dividend-income-invest-16250/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"BK4206":"工业集团企业","IEP":"伊坎企业","NLY":"Annaly Capital Management","AGNC":"美国资本代理公司","REIT":"ALPS Active REIT ETF","BK4110":"抵押房地产投资信托"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/02/19/want-2000-in-annual-dividend-income-invest-16250/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2212671969","content_text":"There is no shortage of investing strategies that can pay off handsomely on Wall Street. Whether you love chasing after the innovative capacity of growth stocks or prefer the simplicity of value stocks, either strategy can work wonders over the long run.But when it comes to wealth building, few investing strategies have been more consistent than buying dividend stocks.Although it's a report I reference often, J.P. Morgan Asset Management's comparison of the performance of dividend-paying stocks to those not paying a dividend over multiple decades speaks wonders. J.P. Morgan Asset Management, a division of money-center bank JPMorgan Chase, found that dividend-paying companies returned an annual average of 9.5% between 1972 and 2012. By comparison, the companies not paying a dividend crawled to an annualized return of 1.6% over the same period.Over time, we should expect dividend stocks to outperform. Companies that parse out a dividend on a regular basis are often profitable, time-tested, and have transparent long-term outlooks. These are typically companies that won't keep investors awake at night with worry.Ideally, income seekers want the highest dividend yield possible with the least amount of risk. However, risk and yield tend to correlate once yields hit 4% or above. In other words, high-yielding stocks can be yield traps -- i.e., companies with enticingly high yields where the underlying business model is struggling or broken.The good news is that not all high-yielding stocks are bad news. The following three ultra-high-yielding stocks, which are averaging (yes, averaging) a 12.32% dividend yield, can generate $2,000 in annual dividend income with an initial investment of only $16,250 (split evenly, three ways).Annaly Capital Management: 12.12% yieldMortgage real estate investment trust (REIT) Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY) is no stranger to ultra-high-yield dividend stock lists. It's perhaps the most-trusted ultra-high-yield stock, with an average yield of around 10% over the past two decades. The company has also doled out more than $20 billion in dividend income since its inception in 1997.Mortgage REITs like Annaly have a relatively straightforward operating model, even if the securities they own can be somewhat complex. Annaly is looking to borrow money at the lowest short-term rate possible, and use this capital to purchase higher-yielding long-term assets, like mortgage-backed securities (MBSs). The wider the gap between the average yield on MBSs and the average borrowing rate (this difference is known as the net interest margin), the more money mortgage REITs like Annaly can make.As you might imagine, the mortgage REIT operating model tends to be interest-rate sensitive, with lower rates often providing the best environment for companies like Annaly to thrive. Over the past couple of months, the interest rate yield curve has flattened a bit, with the 2-year and 10-year yields on U.S. Treasury bonds narrowing. Since the 10-year Treasury bond is a good predictor for where mortgage rates head next, this tightening has resulted in a shrinking book value for Annaly.But if you pan out beyond just the next couple of quarters, there's a lot to be excited about. If the Federal Reserve does raise lending rates, as expected, it'll also lift the yields on the MBSs Annaly is purchasing. Over time, this will widen the company's net interest margin.What's more, the interest rate yield curve spends a disproportionately longer period of time in steepening than it does flattening. That's because the U.S. economy spends years expanding, compared to a couple of months or a few quarters in recession. In short, patience should pay off handsomely for Annaly's shareholders.Icahn Enterprises: 14.44% yieldAnother high-yielding dividend stock that can deliver an enormous amount of income from a relatively small investment is diversified holding company Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ:IEP). This master limited partnership has paid a quarterly distribution for nearly 17 consecutive years and is currently yielding north of 14%!There are two key reasons Icahn Enterprises is a smart buy for patient, income-seeking investors (aside from its insanely high yield). First, you get the leadership of Carl Icahn, who's the founder of the company and the chairman of the board of directors. Icahn is arguably one of the best-known activist investors on Wall Street. Activist investors usually buy up a single-digit-percentage stake in a company with the goal of gaining board seats or effecting change(s) to increase shareholder value. Sometimes this means pushing for the sale of noncore assets, introducing a capital return program, or perhaps putting an entire company up for sale.The beauty of the activist-investor approach is that it usually benefits shareholders. While no activist investor has a perfect track record of success, Icahn has shown that he can help create value in virtually any economic environment. That's been demonstrated by Icahn Enterprises' 66 consecutive quarterly distributions.The second reason this ultra-high-yield stock can be a foundation for income seekers is the cyclical ties of its core holdings. The company has more than a half-dozen different industries represented by its operating segments. But a large percentage of this representation is tied to the energy and automotive industries. As noted, even though recessions are inevitable, periods of expansion last considerably longer. This suggests the natural expansion of the U.S. and global economy over time will allow the value of Icahn Enterprises' cyclical holdings to increase.AGNC Investment Corp.: 10.4% yieldThe third ultra-high-yield dividend stock that can pad investors' pocketbooks is AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC). It has averaged a double-digit yield in 12 of the past 13 years, making it one of the most consistently high-yielding companies of the past decade.AGNC is another mortgage REIT that investors can trust. It has the same basic operating model as Annaly Capital Management, with a unique aspect or two that income seekers should be aware of.For instance, AGNC has been parsing out its dividend on a monthly basis since October 2014. Most dividend stocks and mortgage REITs, including Annaly, pay their dividends once a quarter. If you prefer the adrenaline rush of nabbing a payout from your holdings on a monthly basis, buying AGNC is the smart way to go.Something else to note about AGNC Investment is the company's penchant for buying agency securities. An agency asset is backed by the federal government in the event of default. As of the end of 2021, $79.7 billion of AGNC's $82 billion investment portfolio was agency securities. This is an even higher percentage of agency securities, relative to total portfolio holdings, than Annaly has. Though this added protection does lower the yields AGNC nets from the MBSs it purchases, it also allows the company to deploy leverage to boost its profit potential.The transparency of the mortgage REIT industry also allows income investors to make smart decisions. The stocks in this industry tend to trade very close to their respective book values. With AGNC's shares changing hands for just 88% of their book value at the time of this writing, it makes for not only an excellent income stock, but a fantastic bounce-back candidate from a share price perspective.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":84,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[{"author":{"id":"4101543957382650","authorId":"4101543957382650","name":"Furore","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/78b52ae6486c5cd5de4a931acecdb214","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"content":"$SASSEUR REIT(CRPU.SI)$ , $ASIAN PAY TELEVISION TRUST(S7OU.SI)$ , $MAXI-CASH FIN SVCS CORP LTD(5UF.SI)$ . Personally, for div stocks I would still prefer to invest locally.","text":"$SASSEUR REIT(CRPU.SI)$ , $ASIAN PAY TELEVISION TRUST(S7OU.SI)$ , $MAXI-CASH FIN SVCS CORP LTD(5UF.SI)$ . Personally, for div stocks I would still prefer to invest locally.","html":"$SASSEUR REIT(CRPU.SI)$ , $ASIAN PAY TELEVISION TRUST(S7OU.SI)$ , $MAXI-CASH FIN SVCS CORP LTD(5UF.SI)$ . Personally, for div stocks I would still prefer to invest locally."}],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":802381271,"gmtCreate":1627718693093,"gmtModify":1703495184696,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Always be prepared for the worst. Don't assume the party will last forever. Preparedness will let us sleep better. ?","listText":"Always be prepared for the worst. Don't assume the party will last forever. Preparedness will let us sleep better. ?","text":"Always be prepared for the worst. Don't assume the party will last forever. Preparedness will let us sleep better. ?","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":7,"commentSize":2,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/802381271","repostId":"1127411624","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1127411624","pubTimestamp":1627715622,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1127411624?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-07-31 15:13","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Here’s your to-do list before the stock market’s next dive","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1127411624","media":"MarketWatch","summary":"After hibernating for months, the stock-market bears came out of their caves on July 19. That day, t","content":"<p>After hibernating for months, the stock-market bears came out of their caves on July 19. That day, the Dow Jones Industrial AverageDJIA,-0.42%tumbled 725 points or 2.1%. The bears hit a home run — at least for a day.</p>\n<p>As usual, everyone wanted to know why the market fell, and the analysts had prepared answers, from COVID-19’s Delta variant to the Consumer Price Index to overbought technical indicators.</p>\n<p>The truth is that nobody knows. People have multiple reasons for selling, so it’s ridiculous to blame one event. That said, a big contributor to the decline was automatic, computer-generated selling. Once large market participants, especially algos, started selling, there was a mad rush out of the door. No one wanted to be the last one out, so retail traders and institutions sold in a panic, which got more intense as the day went on.</p>\n<p>Technical indicators contributed as well: The weekly relative strength indicator (RSI) has been remarkably accurate in warning of a market reversal. Once RSI goes over 70 and stays there, buyers beware.&nbsp; After the July 26 market close, the RSI of the S&amp;P 500SPX,-0.54%stood at 71.36 on the weekly chart — an extremely overbought reading. Does this mean that the index is going to plunge tomorrow? No one knows. But RSI is giving a clue that the U.S. market is in the danger zone.</p>\n<p><b>The bad news bears can’t catch a break</b></p>\n<p>Before the bears could say, “I told you so,” the next day, July 20, the 700-plus point Dow selloff was erased by a 550-point Dow rally. The bulls forgot about the selloff and returned to celebrating, and gulping glass after glass of their favorite drink, “bull-ade.” Once again, the storm passed, but this time a little fear creeped into the bulls’ psyche. Before, the only fear was the fear of missing out on the next rally. Now, many investors realize the market can actually go down.</p>\n<p><b>What to do now</b></p>\n<p>The next time the market plunges and you’re experiencing a variety of emotions, the following guide might help:</p>\n<p><b>1. If you’re panicked</b>: Don’t do something; sit there. Do not buy, do not sell, just sit tight. In fact, turn off the computer or other devices. Don’t fret over how much paper money you lost that day. Exercise, walk, run, swim, ride a bike. Your goal is to reduce emotions so you can get a good night’s sleep. When the market stabilizes, reevaluate what you own. Do not make any big financial decisions on days like this.</p>\n<p><b>2. If you’re afraid</b>: Take it easy. The selloff will end eventually. There is no reason to panic. Again, reevaluate what you own when the market comes to its senses.</p>\n<p><b>3. If you’re unaffected:</b>Still, check your portfolio to make sure you are properly diversified. While it’s find to not care if the market falls, be sure you are hedged for a worst-case scenario. One day there will be a bear market that will last months or years. Be prepared.</p>\n<p><b>What specific actions should you take?</b></p>\n<p>Now that you’ve taken care of your emotional health, there are other financial decisions you can make. Let’s take a look atsome strategies and tacticsthat may help:</p>\n<ol>\n <li>Sell if the stocks or indexes you own fall below their 200-day moving averages. Note: The major indexes such as the Standard &amp; Poor’s 500SPX,-0.54%have not fallen below (and stayed below) their 200-day averages for a decade. When they do eventually, that is a clear sell signal.</li>\n <li>Create a long-term investment plan and follow it no matter what happens in the short term.</li>\n <li>Dollar-cost average into index funds.</li>\n <li>Diversify. This is the key to success in the stock market and in life. If you own only stocks, consider bonds, but talk to a financial professional (not your neighbor) before taking this step.</li>\n <li>Buy the big dips. This strategy still works. If you had bought the dip on July 19, you would have cleaned up on July 20. One day this strategy won’t work, but that day hasn’t come yet.</li>\n <li>Sell covered-call options. This is still an excellent way to generate extra income. This strategy is also ideal for disposing of unwanted stocks, and getting paid for it.</li>\n</ol>\n<p><b>Plan for the next correction or bear market</b></p>\n<p>After a 13-year bull market, the clock is ticking for U.S. stocks. While the bulls scored another victory this time, one day the market won’t reverse direction and will begin a steep correction, or worse yet, a bear market. That’s when you will be glad that you have a plan and an investment script to follow on the worst days.</p>\n<p>Know what you own, sell to the “sleep-well” point and diversify into a variety of financial products including cash and bonds. This way, when the market plunges again, you won’t make knee-jerk emotional decisions or suffer an anxiety attack.</p>","source":"lsy1603348471595","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Here’s your to-do list before the stock market’s next dive</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nHere’s your to-do list before the stock market’s next dive\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-07-31 15:13 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-your-to-do-list-before-the-stock-markets-next-dive-11627360870?mod=article_inline><strong>MarketWatch</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>After hibernating for months, the stock-market bears came out of their caves on July 19. That day, the Dow Jones Industrial AverageDJIA,-0.42%tumbled 725 points or 2.1%. The bears hit a home run — at ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-your-to-do-list-before-the-stock-markets-next-dive-11627360870?mod=article_inline\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".DJI":"道琼斯","SPY":"标普500ETF",".SPX":"S&P 500 Index"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-your-to-do-list-before-the-stock-markets-next-dive-11627360870?mod=article_inline","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1127411624","content_text":"After hibernating for months, the stock-market bears came out of their caves on July 19. That day, the Dow Jones Industrial AverageDJIA,-0.42%tumbled 725 points or 2.1%. The bears hit a home run — at least for a day.\nAs usual, everyone wanted to know why the market fell, and the analysts had prepared answers, from COVID-19’s Delta variant to the Consumer Price Index to overbought technical indicators.\nThe truth is that nobody knows. People have multiple reasons for selling, so it’s ridiculous to blame one event. That said, a big contributor to the decline was automatic, computer-generated selling. Once large market participants, especially algos, started selling, there was a mad rush out of the door. No one wanted to be the last one out, so retail traders and institutions sold in a panic, which got more intense as the day went on.\nTechnical indicators contributed as well: The weekly relative strength indicator (RSI) has been remarkably accurate in warning of a market reversal. Once RSI goes over 70 and stays there, buyers beware.  After the July 26 market close, the RSI of the S&P 500SPX,-0.54%stood at 71.36 on the weekly chart — an extremely overbought reading. Does this mean that the index is going to plunge tomorrow? No one knows. But RSI is giving a clue that the U.S. market is in the danger zone.\nThe bad news bears can’t catch a break\nBefore the bears could say, “I told you so,” the next day, July 20, the 700-plus point Dow selloff was erased by a 550-point Dow rally. The bulls forgot about the selloff and returned to celebrating, and gulping glass after glass of their favorite drink, “bull-ade.” Once again, the storm passed, but this time a little fear creeped into the bulls’ psyche. Before, the only fear was the fear of missing out on the next rally. Now, many investors realize the market can actually go down.\nWhat to do now\nThe next time the market plunges and you’re experiencing a variety of emotions, the following guide might help:\n1. If you’re panicked: Don’t do something; sit there. Do not buy, do not sell, just sit tight. In fact, turn off the computer or other devices. Don’t fret over how much paper money you lost that day. Exercise, walk, run, swim, ride a bike. Your goal is to reduce emotions so you can get a good night’s sleep. When the market stabilizes, reevaluate what you own. Do not make any big financial decisions on days like this.\n2. If you’re afraid: Take it easy. The selloff will end eventually. There is no reason to panic. Again, reevaluate what you own when the market comes to its senses.\n3. If you’re unaffected:Still, check your portfolio to make sure you are properly diversified. While it’s find to not care if the market falls, be sure you are hedged for a worst-case scenario. One day there will be a bear market that will last months or years. Be prepared.\nWhat specific actions should you take?\nNow that you’ve taken care of your emotional health, there are other financial decisions you can make. Let’s take a look atsome strategies and tacticsthat may help:\n\nSell if the stocks or indexes you own fall below their 200-day moving averages. Note: The major indexes such as the Standard & Poor’s 500SPX,-0.54%have not fallen below (and stayed below) their 200-day averages for a decade. When they do eventually, that is a clear sell signal.\nCreate a long-term investment plan and follow it no matter what happens in the short term.\nDollar-cost average into index funds.\nDiversify. This is the key to success in the stock market and in life. If you own only stocks, consider bonds, but talk to a financial professional (not your neighbor) before taking this step.\nBuy the big dips. This strategy still works. If you had bought the dip on July 19, you would have cleaned up on July 20. One day this strategy won’t work, but that day hasn’t come yet.\nSell covered-call options. This is still an excellent way to generate extra income. This strategy is also ideal for disposing of unwanted stocks, and getting paid for it.\n\nPlan for the next correction or bear market\nAfter a 13-year bull market, the clock is ticking for U.S. stocks. While the bulls scored another victory this time, one day the market won’t reverse direction and will begin a steep correction, or worse yet, a bear market. That’s when you will be glad that you have a plan and an investment script to follow on the worst days.\nKnow what you own, sell to the “sleep-well” point and diversify into a variety of financial products including cash and bonds. This way, when the market plunges again, you won’t make knee-jerk emotional decisions or suffer an anxiety attack.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":55,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[{"author":{"id":"3581981444027204","authorId":"3581981444027204","name":"Pestle","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/04945f4c1d88893d9bf233f4c190098b","crmLevel":4,"crmLevelSwitch":0},"content":"And owning great companies which can continue to have great business during a downturn will help","text":"And owning great companies which can continue to have great business during a downturn will help","html":"And owning great companies which can continue to have great business during a downturn will help"}],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":185802698,"gmtCreate":1623639263714,"gmtModify":1704207564421,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"It has been quite a ride for&nbsp;<a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/BIDU\">$Baidu(BIDU)$</a>. I think it can get back to the 250-300 level.","listText":"It has been quite a ride for&nbsp;<a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/BIDU\">$Baidu(BIDU)$</a>. I think it can get back to the 250-300 level.","text":"It has been quite a ride for $Baidu(BIDU)$. I think it can get back to the 250-300 level.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":5,"commentSize":3,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/185802698","repostId":"2142250206","repostType":4,"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":714,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9010642256,"gmtCreate":1648369567004,"gmtModify":1676534332034,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"TL;DR.&nbsp; &nbsp; But agree that GOOGL is a better investment.","listText":"TL;DR.&nbsp; &nbsp; But agree that GOOGL is a better investment.","text":"TL;DR. But agree that GOOGL is a better investment.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":6,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9010642256","repostId":"2221071429","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2221071429","pubTimestamp":1648343569,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2221071429?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2022-03-27 09:12","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Alphabet Vs. Meta: One Is The Much Better Buy","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2221071429","media":"seekingalpha","summary":"FotoMaximum/iStock via Getty ImagesAlphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Meta (NASDAQ:FB) are fa","content":"<html><head></head><body><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/f8682b68644fb0e700ccf73bfd598736\" tg-width=\"750\" tg-height=\"500\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>FotoMaximum/iStock via Getty Images</p><p></p><p>Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Meta (NASDAQ:FB) are famous for enriching millions of investors over the last eight years.</p><p><b> Alphabet And Meta Returns Since 2013</b></p><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c7de1c1120c62c3dad9c49e5d4e5a134\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"112\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>Portfolio Visualizer Premium</p><p></p><p>In fact, both have crushed even the red hot Nasdaq during <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> of the hottest tech bull runs in US history, delivering Buffett-like 25% returns that resulted in an 8X return.</p><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ad549342543f2ced891f57b6c43bb4fd\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"388\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>Ycharts</p><p></p><p>While the market is currently in a correction, and growth stocks have been especially hard hit, Meta has been crushed, falling into a 50% bear market.</p><p>I&#39;ve bought both growth legends in this correction, but one is a core growth name in my correction plan, and the other is a non-core holding.</p><p>So let me explain why both Meta and Alphabet are great companies, worth owning, and even buying more of right now.</p><p>However, a careful examination of both of their fundamentals makes it clear that Alphabet is the global king of digital marketing, and this is likely to remain the case for the foreseeable future.</p><h2>The Challenge Facing Digital Marketers Right Now</h2><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/a556ac1fd6482c83da2db4af6d5b7540\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"637\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>eMarketer</p><p></p><p>GOOG, FB, and Amazon (AMZN) have a triopoly on US digital marketing, commanding an estimated 65% of the market.</p><p>Both GOOG and FB are losing market share to AMZN because Amazon&#39;s ads are 3X as effective at converting to actual sales.</p><p>That&#39;s because Amazon has spent decades gathering customer sales data and knows what its customers want better than anyone on earth.</p><p>Apple&#39;s (AAPL) recent privacy shift in iOS, makes it much easier to opt out of data tracking, and 62% of iPhone users have indeed opted out.</p><p>This has proven a hammer blow to FB, which management says could cost it $10 billion in 2022 alone.</p><p>GOOG is less at risk since it still has the search data it can use to optimize for targeted ads.</p><p>AMZN is the least at risk since it relies far less on cookie tracking than its rivals.</p><p>This kind of business model disruption is part of FB and GOOG&#39;s risk profile, which brings us to our first point of comparison.</p><h2>Long-Term Risk Management: Winner Alphabet</h2><p>How do we quantify, monitor, and track such a complex risk profile? By doing what big institutions do.</p><h2>Material Financial ESG Risk Analysis: How Large Institutions Measure Total Risk</h2><ul><li>4 Things You Need To Know To Profit From ESG Investing</li><li>What Investors Need To Know About Company Long-Term Risk Management (Video)</li></ul><p>Here is a special report that outlines the most important aspects of understanding long-term ESG financial risks for your investments.</p><ul><li>ESG is NOT &#34;political or personal ethics based investing&#34;</li><li>it&#39;s total long-term risk management analysis</li></ul><blockquote><i><b>ESG is just normal risk by another name.</b></i><i>&#34; Simon MacMahon, head of ESG and corporate governance research, Sustainalytics&#34; - Morningstar</i></blockquote><blockquote><i>ESG factors are taken into consideration, alongside all other credit factors, when we consider they are relevant to and have or may have a material influence on creditworthiness.&#34; - S&amp;P</i></blockquote><p>ESG is a measure of risk, not of ethics, political correctness, or personal opinion.</p><p>S&amp;P, Fitch, Moody&#39;s, DBRS (Canadian rating agency), AMBest (insurance rating agency), R&amp;I Credit Rating (Japanese rating agency), and the Japan Credit Rating Agency <b>have been using ESG models in their credit ratings for decades.</b></p><ul><li><b>every credit rating for the last 30 years has included these risk models, you just weren&#39;t aware of it </b></li><li>credit and risk management ratings make up 41% of the DK safety and quality model</li><li>dividend/balance sheet/risk ratings make up 82% of the DK safety and quality model</li></ul><p>Every major financial institution also tracks long-term risk management and considers it essential to sound long-term investing including,</p><ul><li>BlackRock</li><li>MSCI</li><li>JPMorgan</li><li>Wells Fargo</li><li>Bank of America</li><li>Deutsche Bank</li><li>virtually every major financial institution in the world</li></ul><p>We use six rating agencies to get a consensus risk management percentile, comparing how well a company manages its risk relative to its peers.</p><p>For context:</p><ul><li>master list average: 62nd percentile</li><li>dividend kings: 63rd percentile</li><li>dividend aristocrats: 67th percentile</li><li>Ultra SWANs: 71st percentile</li></ul><p>The better a company&#39;s risk management consensus the more likely it will be able to adapt to challenges to its business model, as we&#39;re seeing now with GOOG and FB.</p><h4>Meta Long-Term Risk-Management Consensus</h4><table><colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><b>Rating Agency</b></td><td><b>Industry Percentile</b></td><td><p><b>Rating Agency Classification</b></p></td></tr><tr><td>MSCI 37 Metric Model</td><td>26.0%</td><td><p>B Industry Laggard, Negative Trend</p></td></tr><tr><td>Morningstar/Sustainalytics 20 Metric Model</td><td>0.7%</td><td><p>32.4/100 High-Risk</p></td></tr><tr><td>Reuters&#39;/Refinitiv 500+ Metric Model</td><td>88.9%</td><td>Good</td></tr><tr><td>S&amp;P 1,000+ Metric Model</td><td>18.0%</td><td><p>Very Poor- Stable Trend</p></td></tr><tr><td>Just Capital 19 Metric Model</td><td>50.0%</td><td>Average</td></tr><tr><td>FactSet</td><td>30.0%</td><td><p>Below-Average Stable Trend</p></td></tr><tr><td>Morningstar Global Percentile</td><td>30.6%</td><td>Below-Average</td></tr><tr><td>Just Capital Global Percentile</td><td>25.4%</td><td>Poor</td></tr><tr><td><b>Consensus</b></td><td><b>33.7%</b></td><td><p><b>Below-Average (verging on poor) - medium risk</b></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><i>(Sources: MSCI, Morningstar, Reuters&#39;, Just Capital, S&amp;P, FactSet Research)</i></p><p>The rating agency consensus is that FB is below-average at managing its risk, verging on poor.</p><p>Now contrast that with GOOG.</p><h4>Alphabet Long-Term Risk-Management Consensus</h4><table><colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><b>Rating Agency</b></td><td><b>Industry Percentile</b></td><td><p><b>Rating Agency Classification</b></p></td></tr><tr><td>MSCI 37 Metric Model</td><td>53.0%</td><td><p>BBB Average, Negative Trend</p></td></tr><tr><td>Morningstar/Sustainalytics 20 Metric Model</td><td>39.7%</td><td><p>24.3/100 Medium-Risk</p></td></tr><tr><td>Reuters&#39;/Refinitiv 500+ Metric Model</td><td>85.88%</td><td>Good</td></tr><tr><td>S&amp;P 1,000+ Metric Model</td><td>47.0%</td><td><p>Average- Positive Trend</p></td></tr><tr><td>Just Capital 19 Metric Model</td><td>100.00%</td><td><p>#1 Industry Leader</p></td></tr><tr><td>FactSet</td><td>30.0%</td><td><p>Below-Average Stable Trend</p></td></tr><tr><td>Morningstar Global Percentile</td><td>60.88</td><td>Above-Average</td></tr><tr><td>Just Capital Global Percentile</td><td>100%</td><td><p>#1 Industry Leader, #1 Company In America</p></td></tr><tr><td><b>Consensus</b></td><td><b>64.6%</b></td><td><b>Above-Average - low risk </b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><i>(Sources: MSCI, Morningstar, Reuters&#39;, Just Capital, S&amp;P, FactSet Research)</i></p><p>GOOG doesn&#39;t just manage its long-term risk better than FB, it&#39;s beating FB by 31%.</p><ul><li>far more likely to successfully deal with privacy policy shifts, regulators, and every other major risk to its business model</li></ul><p>And risk-management isn&#39;t the only factor in which GOOG outshines FB by a wide margin.</p><h2>Overall Quality: Winner, Alphabet</h2><p>The Dividend King&#39;s overall quality scores are based on a 241 point model that includes:</p><ul><li><p>dividend safety</p></li><li><p>balance sheet strength</p></li><li><p>credit ratings</p></li><li><p>credit default swap medium-term bankruptcy risk data</p></li><li><p>short and long-term bankruptcy risk</p></li><li><p>accounting and corporate fraud risk</p></li><li><p>profitability and business model</p></li><li><p>growth consensus estimates</p></li><li><p>management growth guidance</p></li><li><p>historical earnings growth rates</p></li><li><p>historical cash flow growth rates</p></li><li><p>historical dividend growth rates</p></li><li><p>historical sales growth rates</p></li><li><p>cost of capital</p></li><li><p>long-term risk-management scores from MSCI, Morningstar, FactSet, S&amp;P, Reuters&#39;/Refinitiv, and Just Capital</p></li><li><p>management quality</p></li><li><p>dividend friendly corporate culture/income dependability</p></li><li><p>long-term total returns (a Ben Graham sign of quality)</p></li><li><p>analyst consensus long-term return potential</p></li></ul><p>It actually includes over 1,000 metrics if you count everything factored in by 12 rating agencies we use to assess fundamental risk.</p><ul><li><p>credit and risk management ratings make up 41% of the DK safety and quality model</p></li><li><p>dividend/balance sheet/risk ratings make up 82% of the DK safety and quality model</p></li></ul><p>How do we know that our safety and quality model works well?</p><p>During the two worst recessions in 75 years, our safety model predicted 87% of blue-chip dividend cuts during the ultimate baptism by fire for any dividend safety model.</p><p>That&#39;s because we don&#39;t miss anything important about a company&#39;s fundamental safety and quality.</p><p>So how do GOOG and FB stack up on one of the world&#39;s most comprehensive and accurate safety and quality models?</p><h2>Meta: A Speculative 11/19 Quality Blue-Chip</h2><p><b>Meta Balance Sheet Safety</b></p><table><colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><b>Rating</b></td><td><b>Dividend Kings Safety Score (151 Point Safety Model)</b></td><td><b>Approximate Dividend Cut Risk (Average Recession)</b></td><td><p><b>Approximate Dividend Cut Risk In Pandemic Level Recession</b></p></td></tr><tr><td>1 - unsafe</td><td>0% to 20%</td><td>over 4%</td><td>16+%</td></tr><tr><td>2- below average</td><td>21% to 40%</td><td>over 2%</td><td>8% to 16%</td></tr><tr><td>3 - average</td><td>41% to 60%</td><td>2%</td><td>4% to 8%</td></tr><tr><td>4 - safe</td><td>61% to 80%</td><td>1%</td><td>2% to 4%</td></tr><tr><td>5- very safe</td><td>81% to 100%</td><td>0.5%</td><td>1% to 2%</td></tr><tr><td><b>FB</b></td><td><b>100%</b></td><td><b>NA</b></td><td><b>NA</b></td></tr><tr><td>Risk Rating</td><td>Medium Risk (34th industry percentile risk-management consensus)</td><td>Effective AAA stable outlook credit rating 0.07% 30-year bankruptcy risk</td><td>2.5% OR LESS Max Risk Cap Recommendation - speculative, turnaround stock</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Long-Term Dependability</b></p><table><colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><b>Company</b></td><td><b>DK Long-Term Dependability Score</b></td><td><b>Interpretation</b></td><td><b>Points</b></td></tr><tr><td>Non-Dependable Companies</td><td>21% or below</td><td>Poor Dependability</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Low Dependability Companies</td><td>22% to 60%</td><td>Below-Average Dependability</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>S&amp;P 500/Industry Average</td><td>61% (58% to 70% range)</td><td>Average Dependability</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Above-Average</td><td>71% to 80%</td><td>Very Dependable</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Very Good</td><td>81% or higher</td><td>Exceptional Dependability</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td><b>FB</b></td><td><b>67%</b></td><td><b>Average Dependability</b></td><td><b>3</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Overall Quality</b></p><table><colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><b>FB</b></td><td><b>Final Score</b></td><td><b>Rating</b></td></tr><tr><td>Safety</td><td>100%</td><td>5/5 very safe</td></tr><tr><td>Business Model</td><td>100%</td><td>3/3 wide moat</td></tr><tr><td>Dependability</td><td>67%</td><td>3/5 average dependability</td></tr><tr><td><b>Total</b></td><td><b>84%</b></td><td><b>11/13 Speculative Blue-Chip</b></td></tr><tr><td>Risk Rating</td><td><p>2/3 Medium Risk</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2.5% OR LESS Max Risk Cap Rec - speculative, turnaround stock</td><td><p>20% Margin of Safety For A Potentially Good Buy</p></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table><p>And here&#39;s GOOG.</p><h2>Alphabet: A 13/13 Quality Ultra SWAN</h2><p><b>Alphabet Balance Sheet Safety</b></p><table><colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><b>Rating</b></td><td><b>Dividend Kings Safety Score (151 Point Safety Model)</b></td><td><b>Approximate Dividend Cut Risk (Average Recession)</b></td><td><p><b>Approximate Dividend Cut Risk In Pandemic Level Recession</b></p></td></tr><tr><td>1 - unsafe</td><td>0% to 20%</td><td>over 4%</td><td>16+%</td></tr><tr><td>2- below average</td><td>21% to 40%</td><td>over 2%</td><td>8% to 16%</td></tr><tr><td>3 - average</td><td>41% to 60%</td><td>2%</td><td>4% to 8%</td></tr><tr><td>4 - safe</td><td>61% to 80%</td><td>1%</td><td>2% to 4%</td></tr><tr><td>5- very safe</td><td>81% to 100%</td><td>0.5%</td><td>1% to 2%</td></tr><tr><td><b>GOOG</b></td><td><b>100%</b></td><td><b>NA</b></td><td><b>NA</b></td></tr><tr><td>Risk Rating</td><td>Low Risk (65th industry percentile risk-management consensus)</td><td>AA+ stable outlook credit rating 0.29% 30-year bankruptcy risk</td><td>20% OR LESS Max Risk Cap Recommendation</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Long-Term Dependability</b></p><table><colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><b>Company</b></td><td><b>DK Long-Term Dependability Score</b></td><td><b>Interpretation</b></td><td><b>Points</b></td></tr><tr><td>Non-Dependable Companies</td><td>21% or below</td><td>Poor Dependability</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Low Dependability Companies</td><td>22% to 60%</td><td>Below-Average Dependability</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>S&amp;P 500/Industry Average</td><td>61% (58% to 70% range)</td><td>Average Dependability</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Above-Average</td><td>71% to 80%</td><td>Very Dependable</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Very Good</td><td>81% or higher</td><td>Exceptional Dependability</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td><b>GOOG</b></td><td><b>89%</b></td><td><b>Exceptional Dependability</b></td><td><b>5</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Overall Quality</b></p><table><colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><b>GOOG</b></td><td><b>Final Score</b></td><td><b>Rating</b></td></tr><tr><td>Safety</td><td>100%</td><td>5/5 very safe</td></tr><tr><td>Business Model</td><td>100%</td><td>3/3 wide moat</td></tr><tr><td>Dependability</td><td>89%</td><td>5/5 exceptional</td></tr><tr><td><b>Total</b></td><td><b>95%</b></td><td><b>13/13 Ultra SWAN</b></td></tr><tr><td>Risk Rating</td><td>3/3 Low Risk</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>20% OR LESS Max Risk Cap Rec</td><td><p>5% Margin of Safety For A Potentially Good Buy</p></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table><ul><li>Meta: 114th highest quality company on the Masterlist: 78th percentile</li><li>Alphabet: 39th highest quality: 92nd percentile</li></ul><p>Both companies are exceptionally high quality given that our company database is one of the best in the world.</p><p>The DK 500 Master List includes the world&#39;s highest quality companies including:</p><ul><li><p>All dividend champions</p></li><li><p>All dividend aristocrats</p></li><li><p>All dividend kings</p></li><li><p>All global aristocrats (such as BTI, ENB, and NVS)</p></li><li><p>All 13/13 Ultra Swans (as close to perfect quality as exists on Wall Street)</p></li><li>48 of the world&#39;s best growth stocks (on its way to 100)</li></ul><p>But when it comes to overall quality, factoring in over 1,000 fundamental metrics, the winner is clearly once more Alphabet.</p><p>Why is GOOG the hands-down winner in this quality fight with FB?</p><table><colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><b>Company</b></td><td><b>Quality Rating (out Of 13)</b></td><td><b>Quality Score (Out Of 100)</b></td><td><b>Dividend/Balance Sheet Safety Rating (out of 5)</b></td><td><b>Safety Score (Out Of 100)</b></td><td><b>Dependability Rating (Out Of 5)</b></td><td><b>Dependability Score (out Of 100)</b></td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/FB\">Meta Platforms</a></td><td>11 Speculative Blue-Chip</td><td>84%</td><td>5 Very Safe</td><td>100%</td><td>3 average</td><td>67%</td></tr><tr><td>Alphabet</td><td>13 Ultra SWAN</td><td>95%</td><td>5 Very Safe</td><td>100%</td><td>5 exceptional</td><td>89%</td></tr></tbody></table><p><i>(Source: DK Research Terminal)</i></p><p>Both FB and Meta have exceptionally strong balance sheets, making the risk of bankruptcy as close to zero as you can find on Wall Street.</p><h4>Alphabet&#39;s Balance Sheet: AA+ Rated By S&amp;P</h4><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/a13f13c309fa748452dfea0afb27ebdf\" tg-width=\"491\" tg-height=\"373\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>GuruFocus Premium</p><p></p><p>GOOG has $140 billion in cash and just $13 billion in debt.</p><p>Its advanced accounting metrics (F, Z, and M-score) are exceptional.</p><ul><li>F-score is a measure of short-term bankruptcy risk</li><li>4+ is safe, 7+ very safe and GOOG&#39;s is 8</li><li>M-score is 84% to 92% accurate at forecasting long-term bankruptcies</li><li>1.81+ is safe, 3+ is very safe and GOOG&#39;s is 13.04</li><li>M-score is 76% accurate at catching accounting fraud, and 82.5% accurate at finding companies with honest accounting</li><li>-1.78 or lower is safe and GOOG&#39;s is -2.48</li></ul><h4>Meta&#39;s Balance Sheet: Effectively AAA</h4><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/68209d14c736c8328e46572200e82060\" tg-width=\"487\" tg-height=\"373\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>GuruFocus Premium</p><p></p><p>The only &#34;debt&#34; Meta has is receivables, it actually carries no long-term debt.</p><p>That is why it&#39;s the largest company on earth that doesn&#39;t pay the $500K per year for a credit rating.</p><p>However, given its current and historical advanced credit metrics, as well as its exceptionally strong solvency ratios (current ratio, quick ratio, and cash ratios), I&#39;m highly confident that it would be AAA-rated.</p><ul><li>because it&#39;s literally not possible for FB to default on debt it doesn&#39;t have</li></ul><table><colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><b>Credit Rating</b></td><td><b>30-Year Bankruptcy Probability</b></td></tr><tr><td>AAA (Meta)</td><td>0.07%</td></tr><tr><td>AA+ (Alphabet)</td><td>0.29%</td></tr><tr><td>AA</td><td>0.51%</td></tr><tr><td>AA-</td><td>0.55%</td></tr><tr><td>A+</td><td>0.60%</td></tr><tr><td>A</td><td>0.66%</td></tr><tr><td>A-</td><td>2.5%</td></tr><tr><td>BBB+</td><td>5%</td></tr><tr><td>BBB</td><td>7.5%</td></tr><tr><td>BBB-</td><td>11%</td></tr><tr><td>BB+</td><td>14%</td></tr><tr><td>BB</td><td>17%</td></tr><tr><td>BB-</td><td>21%</td></tr><tr><td>B+</td><td>25%</td></tr><tr><td>B</td><td>37%</td></tr><tr><td>B-</td><td>45%</td></tr><tr><td>CCC+</td><td>52%</td></tr><tr><td>CCC</td><td>59%</td></tr><tr><td>CCC-</td><td>65%</td></tr><tr><td>CC</td><td>70%</td></tr><tr><td>C</td><td>80%</td></tr><tr><td>D</td><td>100%</td></tr></tbody></table><p><i>(Sources: S&amp;P, University of St. Petersberg)</i></p><p>This means the fundamental risk of losing all your money over the next 30 years buying FB or GOOG today is approximately</p><ul><li>1 in 1,429 for FB</li><li>1 in 345 for GOOG</li></ul><p>And both companies&#39; balance sheets are expected to keep getting stronger over time.</p><p><b>Alphabet: Consensus $441 Billion In Net Cash By 2027 </b></p><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/76c3a6843c329c2b16d3839e0e124674\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"308\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>FactSet Research Terminal</p><p></p><p><b>Meta: Consensus $71 Billion In Net Cash By 2027</b></p><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ec44680d5d8318ba8ed74d4b40ae28e9\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"268\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>FactSet Research Terminal</p><p></p><p>Now let&#39;s consider profitability, Wall Street&#39;s favorite quality proxy.</p><h2>Profitability: Winner, Meta By A Small Amount</h2><p><b>Meta Profitability Vs Peers</b></p><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/9e2b501a3cd5bb6da5299422362bed67\" tg-width=\"486\" tg-height=\"342\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>Gurufocus Premium</p><p></p><p><b>Alphabet Profitability Vs Peers</b></p><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/926a2ab456d218b3ef8cd49552df5565\" tg-width=\"488\" tg-height=\"345\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>Gurufocus Premium</p><p></p><p>Both companies are profit-minting machines.</p><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/673b7f04eadaf433b4fe704dda171180\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"391\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>Ycharts</p><p></p><p>These are two of the most profitable companies on earth, and their industry-leading profitability has been stable or improving for over a decade, confirming a wide and stable moat.</p><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/9a1b491d8a76dd73ddc3b2ea13e999c8\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"187\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>FactSet Research Terminal</p><p></p><p>FB&#39;s free cash flow is expected to keep growing and reach $77 billion in 2027.</p><p>This is expected to result in impressive buybacks in the coming years.</p><ul><li>$219 billion in consensus buybacks through 2027</li><li>38% of shares at current valuations</li></ul><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/93f9e72220887060384ea19dc975503c\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"165\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>FactSet Research Terminal</p><p></p><p>GOOG&#39;s annual free cash flow is expected to grow to $139 billion in 2027, allowing it to undertake even more impressive buybacks.</p><ul><li>$380 billion in consensus buybacks through 2027</li><li>21% of shares at current valuations</li></ul><p>Now let&#39;s consider one important profitability metric in particular.</p><p>Return on capital or ROC is Joel Greenblatt&#39;s gold standard proxy for quality and moatiness.</p><p>ROC = pre-tax profit/operating capital (the money it takes to run the business).</p><ul><li>S&amp;P 500&#39;s average in 2021 was 14.6% (average investment pays for itself in 7 years)</li></ul><table><colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><b>Company</b></td><td><b>ROC (Greenblatt)</b></td><td><b>ROC Industry Percentile</b></td><td><b>13-Year Median ROC</b></td><td><b>5-Year ROC Trend (OTC:CAGR)</b></td></tr><tr><td>Meta Platforms</td><td>74%</td><td>65%</td><td>95%</td><td>-16%</td></tr><tr><td>Alphabet</td><td>87%</td><td>67%</td><td>74%</td><td>-7%</td></tr></tbody></table><p><i>(Source: DK Research Terminal, FactSet)</i></p><p>In the past year, GOOG&#39;s return on capital was higher than FB&#39;s and it&#39;s also above its 13-year median indicating a more stable moat.</p><p>In other words, when it comes to profitability, FB edges out GOOG by a small amount, except in terms of return on capital, where it&#39;s once more the winner.</p><h2>Valuation: Winner, Meta</h2><table><colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><b>Company</b></td><td><b>Average Fair Value</b></td><td><b>Current Price</b></td><td><b>Discount To Fair Value</b></td><td><b>DK Rating</b></td><td><b>PE 2022</b></td><td><b>PEG 2022</b></td></tr><tr><td>Meta Platforms</td><td>$265.75</td><td>$214.35</td><td>19.6%</td><td>Potentially Reasonable Buy</td><td>17.19</td><td>1.49</td></tr><tr><td>Alphabet</td><td>$3,161.89</td><td>$2,771.92</td><td>12.3%</td><td>Potentially Good Buy</td><td>23.51</td><td>1.67</td></tr></tbody></table><p><i>(Source: DK Research Terminal, FactSet)</i></p><p>FB is trading at a slightly lower valuation and a higher margin of safety, though not quite high enough for me to consider it a good buy.</p><ul><li>20% discount is needed to make FB a potentially good buy given its lower quality and risk profile</li></ul><p>If we back out cash we see that FB is once more the more undervalued company.</p><ul><li>FB EV/EBITDA: 9.5</li><li>GOOG EV/EBITDA: 14.5</li></ul><p>However, both companies are trading at highly attractive valuations.</p><table><colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><b>Company</b></td><td><b>12-Month Consensus Total Return Potential</b></td><td><b>12-Month Fundamentally Justified Upside Total Return Potential</b></td></tr><tr><td>Meta Platforms</td><td>48.47%</td><td>23.98%</td></tr><tr><td>Alphabet</td><td>25.77%</td><td>14.11%</td></tr></tbody></table><p><i>(Source: DK Research Terminal, FactSet)</i></p><p>This is why analysts expect both to deliver very strong returns, though FB potentially much more than GOOG.</p><p>Of course, what happens in the next year doesn&#39;t matter as much as the kind of returns both companies can deliver over the long-term.</p><h2>Long-Term Total Return Potential: Winner, Alphabet</h2><table><colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><b>Company</b></td><td><b>Yield</b></td><td><b>FactSet Long-Term Consensus Growth Rate</b></td><td><b>LT Consensus Total Return Potential</b></td><td><b>Risk-Adjusted Expected Return</b></td></tr><tr><td>Meta Platforms</td><td>0.00%</td><td>11.5%</td><td>11.5%</td><td>8.1%</td></tr><tr><td>Alphabet</td><td>0.00%</td><td>14.1%</td><td>14.1%</td><td>9.9%</td></tr></tbody></table><p><i>(Source: DK Research Terminal, FactSet)</i></p><p>GOOG is expected to grow significantly faster than FB over time, resulting in far better long-term returns.</p><table><colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><b>Investment Strategy</b></td><td><b>Yield</b></td><td><b>LT Consensus Growth</b></td><td><b>LT Consensus Total Return Potential</b></td><td><b>Long-Term Risk-Adjusted Expected Return</b></td><td><b>Long-Term Inflation And Risk-Adjusted Expected Returns</b></td><td><b>Years To Double Your Inflation &amp; Risk-Adjusted Wealth</b></td><td><p><b>10 Year Inflation And Risk-Adjusted Return</b></p></td></tr><tr><td>Europe</td><td>2.6%</td><td>12.8%</td><td>15.4%</td><td>10.7%</td><td>8.6%</td><td>8.4</td><td>2.27</td></tr><tr><td>Value</td><td>2.1%</td><td>12.1%</td><td>14.1%</td><td>9.9%</td><td>7.7%</td><td>9.3</td><td>2.10</td></tr><tr><td><b>Alphabet</b></td><td><b>0.0%</b></td><td><b>14.1%</b></td><td><b>14.1%</b></td><td><b>9.9%</b></td><td><b>7.7%</b></td><td><b>9.4</b></td><td>2.10</td></tr><tr><td>High-Yield</td><td>2.8%</td><td>11.3%</td><td>14.1%</td><td>9.9%</td><td>7.7%</td><td>9.4</td><td>2.10</td></tr><tr><td>High-Yield + Growth</td><td>1.7%</td><td>11.0%</td><td>12.7%</td><td>8.9%</td><td>6.7%</td><td>10.8</td><td>1.91</td></tr><tr><td>Safe Midstream + Growth</td><td>3.3%</td><td>8.5%</td><td>11.8%</td><td>8.3%</td><td>6.1%</td><td>11.8</td><td>1.80</td></tr><tr><td><b>Meta</b></td><td><b>0.0%</b></td><td><b>11.50%</b></td><td><b>11.5%</b></td><td><b>8.1%</b></td><td><b>5.9%</b></td><td><b>12.3</b></td><td>1.77</td></tr><tr><td>Nasdaq (Growth)</td><td>0.8%</td><td>10.7%</td><td>11.5%</td><td>8.1%</td><td>5.9%</td><td>12.3</td><td>1.77</td></tr><tr><td>Safe Midstream</td><td>5.5%</td><td>6.0%</td><td>11.5%</td><td>8.1%</td><td>5.9%</td><td>12.3</td><td>1.77</td></tr><tr><td>Dividend Aristocrats</td><td>2.2%</td><td>8.9%</td><td>11.1%</td><td>7.8%</td><td>5.6%</td><td>12.9</td><td>1.72</td></tr><tr><td>REITs + Growth</td><td>1.8%</td><td>8.9%</td><td>10.6%</td><td>7.4%</td><td>5.2%</td><td>13.7</td><td>1.67</td></tr><tr><td>S&amp;P 500</td><td>1.4%</td><td>8.5%</td><td>9.9%</td><td>7.0%</td><td>4.8%</td><td>15.1</td><td>1.59</td></tr><tr><td>Realty Income</td><td>4.6%</td><td>5.2%</td><td>9.8%</td><td>6.9%</td><td>4.7%</td><td>15.4</td><td>1.58</td></tr><tr><td>Dividend Growth</td><td>1.6%</td><td>8.0%</td><td>9.6%</td><td>6.7%</td><td>4.5%</td><td>15.9</td><td>1.56</td></tr><tr><td>REITs</td><td>2.9%</td><td>6.5%</td><td>9.4%</td><td>6.6%</td><td>4.4%</td><td>16.4</td><td>1.54</td></tr><tr><td>60/40 Retirement Portfolio</td><td>2.1%</td><td>5.1%</td><td>7.2%</td><td>5.1%</td><td>2.9%</td><td>24.9</td><td>1.33</td></tr><tr><td>10-Year US Treasury</td><td>2.3%</td><td>0.0%</td><td>2.3%</td><td>1.6%</td><td>-0.5%</td><td>-131.1</td><td>0.95</td></tr></tbody></table><p><i>(Source: Morningstar, FactSet, Ycharts)</i></p><p>Both companies are expected to beat the S&amp;P 500 over time, though FB merely to match the Nasdaq while GOOG is expected to run circles around big tech.</p><p>What kind of difference does 2.6% per year in potential extra returns actually mean for your life?</p><h4>Inflation-Adjusted Consensus Return Forecast: $1,000 Initial Investment</h4><table><colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><b>Time Frame (Years)</b></td><td><b>7.7% CAGR Inflation-Adjusted S&amp;P Consensus</b></td><td><b>11.9% Inflation-Adjusted GOOG Consensus</b></td><td><b>9.3% CAGR Inflation-Adjusted FB Consensus</b></td><td><b>Difference Between Inflation Adjusted GOOG and FB Consensus Returns</b></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>$1,449.03</td><td>$1,756.06</td><td>$1,561.34</td><td>$194.71</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>$2,099.70</td><td>$3,083.73</td><td>$2,437.79</td><td>$645.95</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>$3,042.53</td><td>$5,415.21</td><td>$3,806.22</td><td>$1,608.99</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>$4,408.74</td><td>$9,509.42</td><td>$5,942.82</td><td>$3,566.60</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>$6,388.41</td><td>$16,699.08</td><td>$9,278.77</td><td>$7,420.31</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>$9,257.02</td><td>$29,324.53</td><td>$14,487.34</td><td>$14,837.19</td></tr></tbody></table><p><i>(Source: Morningstar, FactSet, Ycharts)</i></p><p>Both FB and GOOG are likely to generate good returns but GOOG could turn a modest investment today into a potentially small fortune in the coming decades.</p><table><colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><b>Time Frame (Years)</b></td><td><b>Ratio Inflation-Adjusted GOOG and FB Consensus</b></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>1.12</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>1.26</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>1.42</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>1.60</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>1.80</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>2.02</td></tr></tbody></table><p><i>(Source: DK Research Terminal, FactSet)</i></p><p>In fact, GOOG could potentially double FB&#39;s 30-year returns if both companies grow as analysts currently expect.</p><h2>Short &amp; Medium-Term Total Return Potential: Tie</h2><p><b>Meta 2024 Consensus Return Potential </b></p><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/5f903c32f63dbb4cfa5efa19492b8a0f\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"322\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>FAST Graphs, FactSet Research</p><p></p><p>FB growing at 11.5% is worth about 20.5X earnings based on the company&#39;s historical PEG ratio.</p><ul><li>analyst 12-month consensus forecast is for 21.9 PE</li></ul><p>This means that if FB grows as expected through 2024 it could deliver about 18% annular returns, far more than the 17% overvalued S&amp;P 500 is likely to generate.</p><p>What about the next five years?</p><h4>S&amp;P 500 2027 Consensus Return Potential</h4><table><colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><b>Year</b></td><td><b>Upside Potential By End of That Year</b></td><td><b>Consensus CAGR Return Potential By End of That Year</b></td><td><b>Probability-Weighted Return (Annualized)</b></td><td><p><b>Inflation And Risk-Adjusted Expected Returns</b></p></td></tr><tr><td>2027</td><td>34.75%</td><td>6.15%</td><td>4.61%</td><td>1.27%</td></tr></tbody></table><p><i>(Source: DK S&amp;P 500 Valuation And Total Return Tool)</i></p><p>For context, analysts expect 35% returns from the S&amp;P 500, which adjusted for inflation and risk is 1% compared to the market&#39;s historical 6% to 7% real return.</p><h4><b>Meta 2027 Consensus Return Potential</b></h4><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/66d31fef78452199e2961d8d89d65454\" tg-width=\"275\" tg-height=\"365\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>FAST Graphs, FactSet Research</p><p></p><p>FB could more than double your money if it grows as analysts expect over the next five years.</p><ul><li>3.2X the S&amp;P 500 consensus</li></ul><h2><b>GOOG 2024 Consensus Return Potential </b></h2><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/bc664bb22e0ba08e06de0e9bbed286c3\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"271\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>FAST Graphs, FactSet Research</p><p></p><p>GOOG could deliver 13% annual returns through 2024 if it grows as expected.</p><p>In the past GOOG has grown as slowly as 11% and billions of investors still paid 25.7X earnings, meaning that its historical market-fair value multiple of 25 to 26X earnings should still be valid.</p><h4><b>GOOG 2027 Consensus Return Potential</b></h4><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e36d07a6169cb075678d6646bca01679\" tg-width=\"399\" tg-height=\"511\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>FAST Graphs, FactSet Research</p><p></p><p>Thanks to GOOG&#39;s faster growth rate analysts expect both companies to potentially deliver identical returns.</p><ul><li>about 14% annually over the next five years</li><li>also 3.2X better than the S&amp;P 500</li></ul><h2>Bottom Line: Both Are Great Companies But In The Battle Of Meta And Alphabet There Is One Clear Winner</h2><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/5dea4bc19b8951f30e1b2bea40e989b9\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"314\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>Dividend Kings Automated Investment Decision Tool</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/507426f09d401e866c66a1f1dd597e4f\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"309\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>Dividend Kings Automated Investment Decision Tool</p><p></p><p>Both Alphabet and Meta are wonderful companies, and as close to perfect growth blue-chip opportunities as you can find on Wall Street right now.</p><ul><li>far superior valuation</li><li>superior quality</li><li>superior long-term return potential to the S&amp;P 500</li></ul><p>However, when we examine both companies in their entirety one fact is clear.</p><ul><li>GOOG is a higher quality company</li><li>GOOG is a faster-growing company (<i>with potentially 2X better long-term return potential than FB</i>)</li><li>GOOG has far better long-term risk management (to deal with the disruption the digital advertising industry is currently facing)</li><li>GOOG has superior return on capital and a more stable moat</li></ul><p>While FB offers superior valuation and potentially double the short-term return potential, it&#39;s a speculative blue-chip currently going through the largest business pivot in the company&#39;s history.</p><p>In contrast, GOOG is a faster-growing Ultra SWAN that is expected to buy back almost $400 billion worth of 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Alphabet And Meta Returns Since 2013Portfolio Visualizer PremiumIn fact, both have crushed even the red hot Nasdaq during one of the hottest tech bull runs in US history, delivering Buffett-like 25% returns that resulted in an 8X return.YchartsWhile the market is currently in a correction, and growth stocks have been especially hard hit, Meta has been crushed, falling into a 50% bear market.I've bought both growth legends in this correction, but one is a core growth name in my correction plan, and the other is a non-core holding.So let me explain why both Meta and Alphabet are great companies, worth owning, and even buying more of right now.However, a careful examination of both of their fundamentals makes it clear that Alphabet is the global king of digital marketing, and this is likely to remain the case for the foreseeable future.The Challenge Facing Digital Marketers Right NoweMarketerGOOG, FB, and Amazon (AMZN) have a triopoly on US digital marketing, commanding an estimated 65% of the market.Both GOOG and FB are losing market share to AMZN because Amazon's ads are 3X as effective at converting to actual sales.That's because Amazon has spent decades gathering customer sales data and knows what its customers want better than anyone on earth.Apple's (AAPL) recent privacy shift in iOS, makes it much easier to opt out of data tracking, and 62% of iPhone users have indeed opted out.This has proven a hammer blow to FB, which management says could cost it $10 billion in 2022 alone.GOOG is less at risk since it still has the search data it can use to optimize for targeted ads.AMZN is the least at risk since it relies far less on cookie tracking than its rivals.This kind of business model disruption is part of FB and GOOG's risk profile, which brings us to our first point of comparison.Long-Term Risk Management: Winner AlphabetHow do we quantify, monitor, and track such a complex risk profile? By doing what big institutions do.Material Financial ESG Risk Analysis: How Large Institutions Measure Total Risk4 Things You Need To Know To Profit From ESG InvestingWhat Investors Need To Know About Company Long-Term Risk Management (Video)Here is a special report that outlines the most important aspects of understanding long-term ESG financial risks for your investments.ESG is NOT \"political or personal ethics based investing\"it's total long-term risk management analysisESG is just normal risk by another name.\" Simon MacMahon, head of ESG and corporate governance research, Sustainalytics\" - MorningstarESG factors are taken into consideration, alongside all other credit factors, when we consider they are relevant to and have or may have a material influence on creditworthiness.\" - S&PESG is a measure of risk, not of ethics, political correctness, or personal opinion.S&P, Fitch, Moody's, DBRS (Canadian rating agency), AMBest (insurance rating agency), R&I Credit Rating (Japanese rating agency), and the Japan Credit Rating Agency have been using ESG models in their credit ratings for decades.every credit rating for the last 30 years has included these risk models, you just weren't aware of it credit and risk management ratings make up 41% of the DK safety and quality modeldividend/balance sheet/risk ratings make up 82% of the DK safety and quality modelEvery major financial institution also tracks long-term risk management and considers it essential to sound long-term investing including,BlackRockMSCIJPMorganWells FargoBank of AmericaDeutsche Bankvirtually every major financial institution in the worldWe use six rating agencies to get a consensus risk management percentile, comparing how well a company manages its risk relative to its peers.For context:master list average: 62nd percentiledividend kings: 63rd percentiledividend aristocrats: 67th percentileUltra SWANs: 71st percentileThe better a company's risk management consensus the more likely it will be able to adapt to challenges to its business model, as we're seeing now with GOOG and FB.Meta Long-Term Risk-Management ConsensusRating AgencyIndustry PercentileRating Agency ClassificationMSCI 37 Metric Model26.0%B Industry Laggard, Negative TrendMorningstar/Sustainalytics 20 Metric Model0.7%32.4/100 High-RiskReuters'/Refinitiv 500+ Metric Model88.9%GoodS&P 1,000+ Metric Model18.0%Very Poor- Stable TrendJust Capital 19 Metric Model50.0%AverageFactSet30.0%Below-Average Stable TrendMorningstar Global Percentile30.6%Below-AverageJust Capital Global Percentile25.4%PoorConsensus33.7%Below-Average (verging on poor) - medium risk(Sources: MSCI, Morningstar, Reuters', Just Capital, S&P, FactSet Research)The rating agency consensus is that FB is below-average at managing its risk, verging on poor.Now contrast that with GOOG.Alphabet Long-Term Risk-Management ConsensusRating AgencyIndustry PercentileRating Agency ClassificationMSCI 37 Metric Model53.0%BBB Average, Negative TrendMorningstar/Sustainalytics 20 Metric Model39.7%24.3/100 Medium-RiskReuters'/Refinitiv 500+ Metric Model85.88%GoodS&P 1,000+ Metric Model47.0%Average- Positive TrendJust Capital 19 Metric Model100.00%#1 Industry LeaderFactSet30.0%Below-Average Stable TrendMorningstar Global Percentile60.88Above-AverageJust Capital Global Percentile100%#1 Industry Leader, #1 Company In AmericaConsensus64.6%Above-Average - low risk (Sources: MSCI, Morningstar, Reuters', Just Capital, S&P, FactSet Research)GOOG doesn't just manage its long-term risk better than FB, it's beating FB by 31%.far more likely to successfully deal with privacy policy shifts, regulators, and every other major risk to its business modelAnd risk-management isn't the only factor in which GOOG outshines FB by a wide margin.Overall Quality: Winner, AlphabetThe Dividend King's overall quality scores are based on a 241 point model that includes:dividend safetybalance sheet strengthcredit ratingscredit default swap medium-term bankruptcy risk datashort and long-term bankruptcy riskaccounting and corporate fraud riskprofitability and business modelgrowth consensus estimatesmanagement growth guidancehistorical earnings growth rateshistorical cash flow growth rateshistorical dividend growth rateshistorical sales growth ratescost of capitallong-term risk-management scores from MSCI, Morningstar, FactSet, S&P, Reuters'/Refinitiv, and Just Capitalmanagement qualitydividend friendly corporate culture/income dependabilitylong-term total returns (a Ben Graham sign of quality)analyst consensus long-term return potentialIt actually includes over 1,000 metrics if you count everything factored in by 12 rating agencies we use to assess fundamental risk.credit and risk management ratings make up 41% of the DK safety and quality modeldividend/balance sheet/risk ratings make up 82% of the DK safety and quality modelHow do we know that our safety and quality model works well?During the two worst recessions in 75 years, our safety model predicted 87% of blue-chip dividend cuts during the ultimate baptism by fire for any dividend safety model.That's because we don't miss anything important about a company's fundamental safety and quality.So how do GOOG and FB stack up on one of the world's most comprehensive and accurate safety and quality models?Meta: A Speculative 11/19 Quality Blue-ChipMeta Balance Sheet SafetyRatingDividend Kings Safety Score (151 Point Safety Model)Approximate Dividend Cut Risk (Average Recession)Approximate Dividend Cut Risk In Pandemic Level Recession1 - unsafe0% to 20%over 4%16+%2- below average21% to 40%over 2%8% to 16%3 - average41% to 60%2%4% to 8%4 - safe61% to 80%1%2% to 4%5- very safe81% to 100%0.5%1% to 2%FB100%NANARisk RatingMedium Risk (34th industry percentile risk-management consensus)Effective AAA stable outlook credit rating 0.07% 30-year bankruptcy risk2.5% OR LESS Max Risk Cap Recommendation - speculative, turnaround stockLong-Term DependabilityCompanyDK Long-Term Dependability ScoreInterpretationPointsNon-Dependable Companies21% or belowPoor Dependability1Low Dependability Companies22% to 60%Below-Average Dependability2S&P 500/Industry Average61% (58% to 70% range)Average Dependability3Above-Average71% to 80%Very Dependable4Very Good81% or higherExceptional Dependability5FB67%Average Dependability3Overall QualityFBFinal ScoreRatingSafety100%5/5 very safeBusiness Model100%3/3 wide moatDependability67%3/5 average dependabilityTotal84%11/13 Speculative Blue-ChipRisk Rating2/3 Medium Risk2.5% OR LESS Max Risk Cap Rec - speculative, turnaround stock20% Margin of Safety For A Potentially Good BuyAnd here's GOOG.Alphabet: A 13/13 Quality Ultra SWANAlphabet Balance Sheet SafetyRatingDividend Kings Safety Score (151 Point Safety Model)Approximate Dividend Cut Risk (Average Recession)Approximate Dividend Cut Risk In Pandemic Level Recession1 - unsafe0% to 20%over 4%16+%2- below average21% to 40%over 2%8% to 16%3 - average41% to 60%2%4% to 8%4 - safe61% to 80%1%2% to 4%5- very safe81% to 100%0.5%1% to 2%GOOG100%NANARisk RatingLow Risk (65th industry percentile risk-management consensus)AA+ stable outlook credit rating 0.29% 30-year bankruptcy risk20% OR LESS Max Risk Cap RecommendationLong-Term DependabilityCompanyDK Long-Term Dependability ScoreInterpretationPointsNon-Dependable Companies21% or belowPoor Dependability1Low Dependability Companies22% to 60%Below-Average Dependability2S&P 500/Industry Average61% (58% to 70% range)Average Dependability3Above-Average71% to 80%Very Dependable4Very Good81% or higherExceptional Dependability5GOOG89%Exceptional Dependability5Overall QualityGOOGFinal ScoreRatingSafety100%5/5 very safeBusiness Model100%3/3 wide moatDependability89%5/5 exceptionalTotal95%13/13 Ultra SWANRisk Rating3/3 Low Risk20% OR LESS Max Risk Cap Rec5% Margin of Safety For A Potentially Good BuyMeta: 114th highest quality company on the Masterlist: 78th percentileAlphabet: 39th highest quality: 92nd percentileBoth companies are exceptionally high quality given that our company database is one of the best in the world.The DK 500 Master List includes the world's highest quality companies including:All dividend championsAll dividend aristocratsAll dividend kingsAll global aristocrats (such as BTI, ENB, and NVS)All 13/13 Ultra Swans (as close to perfect quality as exists on Wall Street)48 of the world's best growth stocks (on its way to 100)But when it comes to overall quality, factoring in over 1,000 fundamental metrics, the winner is clearly once more Alphabet.Why is GOOG the hands-down winner in this quality fight with FB?CompanyQuality Rating (out Of 13)Quality Score (Out Of 100)Dividend/Balance Sheet Safety Rating (out of 5)Safety Score (Out Of 100)Dependability Rating (Out Of 5)Dependability Score (out Of 100)Meta Platforms11 Speculative Blue-Chip84%5 Very Safe100%3 average67%Alphabet13 Ultra SWAN95%5 Very Safe100%5 exceptional89%(Source: DK Research Terminal)Both FB and Meta have exceptionally strong balance sheets, making the risk of bankruptcy as close to zero as you can find on Wall Street.Alphabet's Balance Sheet: AA+ Rated By S&PGuruFocus PremiumGOOG has $140 billion in cash and just $13 billion in debt.Its advanced accounting metrics (F, Z, and M-score) are exceptional.F-score is a measure of short-term bankruptcy risk4+ is safe, 7+ very safe and GOOG's is 8M-score is 84% to 92% accurate at forecasting long-term bankruptcies1.81+ is safe, 3+ is very safe and GOOG's is 13.04M-score is 76% accurate at catching accounting fraud, and 82.5% accurate at finding companies with honest accounting-1.78 or lower is safe and GOOG's is -2.48Meta's Balance Sheet: Effectively AAAGuruFocus PremiumThe only \"debt\" Meta has is receivables, it actually carries no long-term debt.That is why it's the largest company on earth that doesn't pay the $500K per year for a credit rating.However, given its current and historical advanced credit metrics, as well as its exceptionally strong solvency ratios (current ratio, quick ratio, and cash ratios), I'm highly confident that it would be AAA-rated.because it's literally not possible for FB to default on debt it doesn't haveCredit Rating30-Year Bankruptcy ProbabilityAAA (Meta)0.07%AA+ (Alphabet)0.29%AA0.51%AA-0.55%A+0.60%A0.66%A-2.5%BBB+5%BBB7.5%BBB-11%BB+14%BB17%BB-21%B+25%B37%B-45%CCC+52%CCC59%CCC-65%CC70%C80%D100%(Sources: S&P, University of St. Petersberg)This means the fundamental risk of losing all your money over the next 30 years buying FB or GOOG today is approximately1 in 1,429 for FB1 in 345 for GOOGAnd both companies' balance sheets are expected to keep getting stronger over time.Alphabet: Consensus $441 Billion In Net Cash By 2027 FactSet Research TerminalMeta: Consensus $71 Billion In Net Cash By 2027FactSet Research TerminalNow let's consider profitability, Wall Street's favorite quality proxy.Profitability: Winner, Meta By A Small AmountMeta Profitability Vs PeersGurufocus PremiumAlphabet Profitability Vs PeersGurufocus PremiumBoth companies are profit-minting machines.YchartsThese are two of the most profitable companies on earth, and their industry-leading profitability has been stable or improving for over a decade, confirming a wide and stable moat.FactSet Research TerminalFB's free cash flow is expected to keep growing and reach $77 billion in 2027.This is expected to result in impressive buybacks in the coming years.$219 billion in consensus buybacks through 202738% of shares at current valuationsFactSet Research TerminalGOOG's annual free cash flow is expected to grow to $139 billion in 2027, allowing it to undertake even more impressive buybacks.$380 billion in consensus buybacks through 202721% of shares at current valuationsNow let's consider one important profitability metric in particular.Return on capital or ROC is Joel Greenblatt's gold standard proxy for quality and moatiness.ROC = pre-tax profit/operating capital (the money it takes to run the business).S&P 500's average in 2021 was 14.6% (average investment pays for itself in 7 years)CompanyROC (Greenblatt)ROC Industry Percentile13-Year Median ROC5-Year ROC Trend (OTC:CAGR)Meta Platforms74%65%95%-16%Alphabet87%67%74%-7%(Source: DK Research Terminal, FactSet)In the past year, GOOG's return on capital was higher than FB's and it's also above its 13-year median indicating a more stable moat.In other words, when it comes to profitability, FB edges out GOOG by a small amount, except in terms of return on capital, where it's once more the winner.Valuation: Winner, MetaCompanyAverage Fair ValueCurrent PriceDiscount To Fair ValueDK RatingPE 2022PEG 2022Meta Platforms$265.75$214.3519.6%Potentially Reasonable Buy17.191.49Alphabet$3,161.89$2,771.9212.3%Potentially Good Buy23.511.67(Source: DK Research Terminal, FactSet)FB is trading at a slightly lower valuation and a higher margin of safety, though not quite high enough for me to consider it a good buy.20% discount is needed to make FB a potentially good buy given its lower quality and risk profileIf we back out cash we see that FB is once more the more undervalued company.FB EV/EBITDA: 9.5GOOG EV/EBITDA: 14.5However, both companies are trading at highly attractive valuations.Company12-Month Consensus Total Return Potential12-Month Fundamentally Justified Upside Total Return PotentialMeta Platforms48.47%23.98%Alphabet25.77%14.11%(Source: DK Research Terminal, FactSet)This is why analysts expect both to deliver very strong returns, though FB potentially much more than GOOG.Of course, what happens in the next year doesn't matter as much as the kind of returns both companies can deliver over the long-term.Long-Term Total Return Potential: Winner, AlphabetCompanyYieldFactSet Long-Term Consensus Growth RateLT Consensus Total Return PotentialRisk-Adjusted Expected ReturnMeta Platforms0.00%11.5%11.5%8.1%Alphabet0.00%14.1%14.1%9.9%(Source: DK Research Terminal, FactSet)GOOG is expected to grow significantly faster than FB over time, resulting in far better long-term returns.Investment StrategyYieldLT Consensus GrowthLT Consensus Total Return PotentialLong-Term Risk-Adjusted Expected ReturnLong-Term Inflation And Risk-Adjusted Expected ReturnsYears To Double Your Inflation & Risk-Adjusted Wealth10 Year Inflation And Risk-Adjusted ReturnEurope2.6%12.8%15.4%10.7%8.6%8.42.27Value2.1%12.1%14.1%9.9%7.7%9.32.10Alphabet0.0%14.1%14.1%9.9%7.7%9.42.10High-Yield2.8%11.3%14.1%9.9%7.7%9.42.10High-Yield + Growth1.7%11.0%12.7%8.9%6.7%10.81.91Safe Midstream + Growth3.3%8.5%11.8%8.3%6.1%11.81.80Meta0.0%11.50%11.5%8.1%5.9%12.31.77Nasdaq (Growth)0.8%10.7%11.5%8.1%5.9%12.31.77Safe Midstream5.5%6.0%11.5%8.1%5.9%12.31.77Dividend Aristocrats2.2%8.9%11.1%7.8%5.6%12.91.72REITs + Growth1.8%8.9%10.6%7.4%5.2%13.71.67S&P 5001.4%8.5%9.9%7.0%4.8%15.11.59Realty Income4.6%5.2%9.8%6.9%4.7%15.41.58Dividend Growth1.6%8.0%9.6%6.7%4.5%15.91.56REITs2.9%6.5%9.4%6.6%4.4%16.41.5460/40 Retirement Portfolio2.1%5.1%7.2%5.1%2.9%24.91.3310-Year US Treasury2.3%0.0%2.3%1.6%-0.5%-131.10.95(Source: Morningstar, FactSet, Ycharts)Both companies are expected to beat the S&P 500 over time, though FB merely to match the Nasdaq while GOOG is expected to run circles around big tech.What kind of difference does 2.6% per year in potential extra returns actually mean for your life?Inflation-Adjusted Consensus Return Forecast: $1,000 Initial InvestmentTime Frame (Years)7.7% CAGR Inflation-Adjusted S&P Consensus11.9% Inflation-Adjusted GOOG Consensus9.3% CAGR Inflation-Adjusted FB ConsensusDifference Between Inflation Adjusted GOOG and FB Consensus Returns5$1,449.03$1,756.06$1,561.34$194.7110$2,099.70$3,083.73$2,437.79$645.9515$3,042.53$5,415.21$3,806.22$1,608.9920$4,408.74$9,509.42$5,942.82$3,566.6025$6,388.41$16,699.08$9,278.77$7,420.3130$9,257.02$29,324.53$14,487.34$14,837.19(Source: Morningstar, FactSet, Ycharts)Both FB and GOOG are likely to generate good returns but GOOG could turn a modest investment today into a potentially small fortune in the coming decades.Time Frame (Years)Ratio Inflation-Adjusted GOOG and FB Consensus51.12101.26151.42201.60251.80302.02(Source: DK Research Terminal, FactSet)In fact, GOOG could potentially double FB's 30-year returns if both companies grow as analysts currently expect.Short & Medium-Term Total Return Potential: TieMeta 2024 Consensus Return Potential FAST Graphs, FactSet ResearchFB growing at 11.5% is worth about 20.5X earnings based on the company's historical PEG ratio.analyst 12-month consensus forecast is for 21.9 PEThis means that if FB grows as expected through 2024 it could deliver about 18% annular returns, far more than the 17% overvalued S&P 500 is likely to generate.What about the next five years?S&P 500 2027 Consensus Return PotentialYearUpside Potential By End of That YearConsensus CAGR Return Potential By End of That YearProbability-Weighted Return (Annualized)Inflation And Risk-Adjusted Expected Returns202734.75%6.15%4.61%1.27%(Source: DK S&P 500 Valuation And Total Return Tool)For context, analysts expect 35% returns from the S&P 500, which adjusted for inflation and risk is 1% compared to the market's historical 6% to 7% real return.Meta 2027 Consensus Return PotentialFAST Graphs, FactSet ResearchFB could more than double your money if it grows as analysts expect over the next five years.3.2X the S&P 500 consensusGOOG 2024 Consensus Return Potential FAST Graphs, FactSet ResearchGOOG could deliver 13% annual returns through 2024 if it grows as expected.In the past GOOG has grown as slowly as 11% and billions of investors still paid 25.7X earnings, meaning that its historical market-fair value multiple of 25 to 26X earnings should still be valid.GOOG 2027 Consensus Return PotentialFAST Graphs, FactSet ResearchThanks to GOOG's faster growth rate analysts expect both companies to potentially deliver identical returns.about 14% annually over the next five yearsalso 3.2X better than the S&P 500Bottom Line: Both Are Great Companies But In The Battle Of Meta And Alphabet There Is One Clear WinnerDividend Kings Automated Investment Decision ToolDividend Kings Automated Investment Decision ToolBoth Alphabet and Meta are wonderful companies, and as close to perfect growth blue-chip opportunities as you can find on Wall Street right now.far superior valuationsuperior qualitysuperior long-term return potential to the S&P 500However, when we examine both companies in their entirety one fact is clear.GOOG is a higher quality companyGOOG is a faster-growing company (with potentially 2X better long-term return potential than FB)GOOG has far better long-term risk management (to deal with the disruption the digital advertising industry is currently facing)GOOG has superior return on capital and a more stable moatWhile FB offers superior valuation and potentially double the short-term return potential, it's a speculative blue-chip currently going through the largest business pivot in the company's history.In contrast, GOOG is a faster-growing Ultra SWAN that is expected to buy back almost $400 billion worth of stock in the next five years, double that of FB.Simply put, if you can only buy one of these growth legends today, I recommend Alphabet, and that's why I have it as a core growth position in my correction plan.Not just for the next few weeks, but all of 2022 and beyond.Because at the end of the day, when you focus on safety and quality first, and prudent valuation and sound risk-management always, you never have to pray for luck on Wall Street, you make your own.Luck is what happens when preparation meets, opportunity.\" - Roman philosopher Seneca the 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20:12","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Palantir Plunges After Earnings, Outlook Spook Investors","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1175906670","media":"Bloomberg","summary":"(Bloomberg) -- Palantir Technologies Inc. shares tumbled in New York after the data software company","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>(Bloomberg) -- Palantir Technologies Inc. shares tumbled in New York after the data software company announced earnings that illustrated continued lack of profits, despite showing an operating margin forecast to improve slightly during this year.</p><p>The stock fell as much as 11% during premarket trading on Thursday. Palantir shares have lost almost half their value over the past 12 months.</p><p>“We need to work on Europe,” Palantir Chief Operating Officer Shyam Sankar said during an interview with Bloomberg. The region needed “to re-open” from Covid-19 restrictions, he added. Sankar said he expects to add about 175 salespeople this year, with many focusing on European commercial clients.</p><p>Peter Thiel and Alex Karp started Palantir almost two decades ago to sell software to U.S. government agencies and their allies. The company has worked furiously in recent years, especially during the past year, to bring on more corporate customers. It has added hundreds of salespeople, simplified its software products and even spun up a program to take equity stakes in small startups that agree to be customers.</p><p>Key Takeaways:</p><ul><li><p>Palantir said it will deliver a 23% adjusted operating margin on $443 million in revenue during the quarter ending in March, falling short of average analyst estimates of 26.6% compiled by Bloomberg.</p></li><li><p>Losses decreased to $59 million in the fourth quarter, from $91 million in the previous period.</p></li><li><p>The company said it expects its operating margin to increase to 27% for the fiscal 2022.</p></li><li><p>Total full-year revenue increased 41% to $1.5 billion in 2021 in line with estimates.</p></li><li><p>Government business increased 47% to $897 million while commercial business increased 34% to $645 million.</p></li><li><p>Although the number of commercial customers tripled during 2021 to 147, most of that came from U.S. customers.</p></li><li><p>Revenue growth last year was 41%, beating the 40% rate it pledged late last year.</p></li><li><p>Deals with biotech startup Dewpoint Therapeutics Inc. and pipeline operator Kinder Morgan Inc. contributed to total fourth-quarter revenue of $433 million.</p></li><li><p>Adjusted earnings were 2 cents per share in the fourth quarter, short of analysts’ expectations of 3 cents. The net loss was 8 cents a share.</p></li></ul><p>Palantir’s sometimes-controversial government work remains core to the company’s future operations. Along with assisting more than a dozen governments in battling the Covid-19 pandemic, the software is used to power military operations.</p><p>“We are not ambivalent about the side we have chosen when it comes to supporting the defense of the United States,” wrote Karp, Palantir’s chief executive officer, in his annual letter to shareholders. “Everything we have accomplished, and everything we have built, has been made possible by the country in which our company was founded.”</p><p>Continuing to expand its commercial segment is critical to sustaining the 30% annual revenue growth Palantir promised investors when it went public, according to Mandeep Singh, an analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence.</p></body></html>","source":"lsy1612507957220","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Palantir Plunges After Earnings, Outlook Spook Investors</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nPalantir Plunges After Earnings, Outlook Spook Investors\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-02-17 20:12 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/palantir-plunges-earnings-outlook-spook-111724868.html><strong>Bloomberg</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>(Bloomberg) -- Palantir Technologies Inc. shares tumbled in New York after the data software company announced earnings that illustrated continued lack of profits, despite showing an operating margin ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/palantir-plunges-earnings-outlook-spook-111724868.html\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"PLTR":"Palantir Technologies Inc."},"source_url":"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/palantir-plunges-earnings-outlook-spook-111724868.html","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1175906670","content_text":"(Bloomberg) -- Palantir Technologies Inc. shares tumbled in New York after the data software company announced earnings that illustrated continued lack of profits, despite showing an operating margin forecast to improve slightly during this year.The stock fell as much as 11% during premarket trading on Thursday. Palantir shares have lost almost half their value over the past 12 months.“We need to work on Europe,” Palantir Chief Operating Officer Shyam Sankar said during an interview with Bloomberg. The region needed “to re-open” from Covid-19 restrictions, he added. Sankar said he expects to add about 175 salespeople this year, with many focusing on European commercial clients.Peter Thiel and Alex Karp started Palantir almost two decades ago to sell software to U.S. government agencies and their allies. The company has worked furiously in recent years, especially during the past year, to bring on more corporate customers. It has added hundreds of salespeople, simplified its software products and even spun up a program to take equity stakes in small startups that agree to be customers.Key Takeaways:Palantir said it will deliver a 23% adjusted operating margin on $443 million in revenue during the quarter ending in March, falling short of average analyst estimates of 26.6% compiled by Bloomberg.Losses decreased to $59 million in the fourth quarter, from $91 million in the previous period.The company said it expects its operating margin to increase to 27% for the fiscal 2022.Total full-year revenue increased 41% to $1.5 billion in 2021 in line with estimates.Government business increased 47% to $897 million while commercial business increased 34% to $645 million.Although the number of commercial customers tripled during 2021 to 147, most of that came from U.S. customers.Revenue growth last year was 41%, beating the 40% rate it pledged late last year.Deals with biotech startup Dewpoint Therapeutics Inc. and pipeline operator Kinder Morgan Inc. contributed to total fourth-quarter revenue of $433 million.Adjusted earnings were 2 cents per share in the fourth quarter, short of analysts’ expectations of 3 cents. The net loss was 8 cents a share.Palantir’s sometimes-controversial government work remains core to the company’s future operations. Along with assisting more than a dozen governments in battling the Covid-19 pandemic, the software is used to power military operations.“We are not ambivalent about the side we have chosen when it comes to supporting the defense of the United States,” wrote Karp, Palantir’s chief executive officer, in his annual letter to shareholders. “Everything we have accomplished, and everything we have built, has been made possible by the country in which our company was founded.”Continuing to expand its commercial segment is critical to sustaining the 30% annual revenue growth Palantir promised investors when it went public, according to Mandeep Singh, an analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":37,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[{"author":{"id":"3580887198114940","authorId":"3580887198114940","name":"ZeRoCoOl","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/765f5ee2c912615ba5335eeffc60c0b4","crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0},"content":"When you are that low, there is only 1-way which is UP!!","text":"When you are that low, there is only 1-way which is UP!!","html":"When you are that low, there is only 1-way which is UP!!"}],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":810414811,"gmtCreate":1629991817733,"gmtModify":1676530195919,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Good point on Ford. may be good to enter Ford now. Prices are low, and it could be an alternative EV play too.","listText":"Good point on Ford. may be good to enter Ford now. Prices are low, and it could be an alternative EV play too.","text":"Good point on Ford. may be good to enter Ford now. Prices are low, and it could be an alternative EV play too.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":6,"commentSize":2,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/810414811","repostId":"2162931260","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2162931260","pubTimestamp":1629982994,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2162931260?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-08-26 21:03","market":"us","language":"en","title":"4 Growth Stocks With 116% to 247% Upside, According to Wall Street","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2162931260","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"Analysts' high-water price targets foresee these fast-growing stocks doubling or tripling in value.","content":"<p>Patience has paid off handsomely for investors in 2021. It's been over nine months since the benchmark <b>S&amp;P 500</b> underwent even a 5% correction. Panning out a bit further, the widely followed index has doubled since hitting its bear-market low on March 23, 2020.</p>\n<p>Yet, even with the stock market mowing down record highs on a regular basis this year, Wall Street still sees value in a number of growth stocks. Based on the highest price target issued by a Wall Street analyst or investment bank, the following four growth stocks could deliver gains ranging from 116% to as much as 247%.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F640299%2Fbull-market-rising-stock-chart-economy-bear-newspaper-getty.jpg&amp;w=700&amp;op=resize\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"525\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Image source: Getty Images.</span></p>\n<h2>Tesla Motors: Implied upside of 134%</h2>\n<p>Few stocks are as polarizing on Wall Street, from the perspective of price targets, than electric vehicle (EV) company <b>Tesla Motors</b> (NASDAQ:TSLA). Whereas <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> analyst foresees approximately 90% downside in shares of the company, another believes Tesla could \"motor\" its way to $1,591 a share. This would represent 134% upside from where the company ended this past week.</p>\n<p>On one hand, Tesla has clear-cut advantages that are driving it forward. For instance, its battery technology offers more capacity, range, and power than competing EV manufacturers. Tesla has also built itself from the ground up to mass production. Based on its second-quarter deliveries of 201,250, the company looks to be on its way to topping 1 million annual deliveries by as soon as next year.&nbsp; Finally, don't overlook that Tesla has visionary Elon Musk as its CEO.</p>\n<p>On the other hand, it's unlikely that Tesla will be able to hang onto its competitive edges over the long run, with auto stocks like <b>Ford Motor Company</b>&nbsp;and <b>General Motors</b>&nbsp;respectively investing $30 billion and $35 billion through mid-decade in EVs and related technology. Both companies plan to respectively launch 30 new EVs globally by 2025.</p>\n<p>Perhaps the biggest concern is that Tesla hadn't generated a true operating profit until the latest quarter. Though it's been profitable for more than a year, the company had relied on selling renewable energy credits and one-time asset sales (e.g., <b>Bitcoin</b>) to generate a profit. If Tesla is ever going to hit $1,591 a share, its EV sales, not one-time benefits, will have to do the talking.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F640299%2Fmarijuana-cannabis-oil-pot-weed-leaf-drug-medical-getty.jpg&amp;w=700&amp;op=resize\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"568\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Image source: Getty Images.</span></p>\n<h2>Green Thumb Industries: Implied upside of 116%</h2>\n<p>Wall Street also sees U.S. marijuana stocks budding over the coming year. In particular, one Wall Street analyst believes multistate operator (MSO) <b>Green Thumb Industries</b> (OTC:GTBIF) can rally to north of $61 a share, which would equate to 116% implied upside.</p>\n<p>The great thing for U.S. MSOs is that they don't need federal reform to thrive. We've watched 36 states legalize cannabis in some capacity, which is providing more than enough of a growth opportunity for MSOs and ancillary players to succeed. By mid-decade, <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/NFC.U\">New Frontier</a> Data is predicting that the U.S. weed industry could bring in $41.5 billion in annual sales.</p>\n<p>Green Thumb currently has 62 operating dispensaries, with 111 total retail licenses in its back pocket and a presence in 14 states. This is a company that's been picky about its expansion and has generally focused on either high-dollar states or markets protected by limited license issuance. In Illinois, for instance, the number of retail licenses issued, in total and to a single business, is capped. This should give Green Thumb a good opportunity to gobble up market share in a billion-dollar market.</p>\n<p>But the best aspect of Green Thumb is arguably its product mix. A majority of the company's sales come from derivatives, such as vapes, edibles, and infused beverages. Since derivatives generate higher margins than dried cannabis flower and are less likely to face supply issues, they're the reason Green Thumb has been profitable on a recurring basis for the past year. In other words, Wall Street's most aggressive price target may become a reality.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/69c8d46ab082fe9b933b958f3354a003\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"466\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Image source: Getty Images.</span></p>\n<h2>Skillz: Implied upside of 138%</h2>\n<p>Another high-growth stock at least one Wall Street analyst believes could soar is mobile gaming platform <b>Skillz</b> (NYSE:SKLZ). With a high-water price target of $25, the implication is that Skillz could return up to 138% for its shareholders over the next year.</p>\n<p>To be upfront, Skillz has performed very poorly of late. It's lost more than three-quarters of its value since early February, which is a reflection of the company's operating losses expanding. Skillz has been increasing its headcount, marketing to expand its reach, and making acquisitions. This all points to ongoing operating losses for the foreseeable future.</p>\n<p>However, there's no denying the potential for this company, either. During the first quarter, approximately 17% of its monthly active users were paying to play on its platform, which is substantially higher than the industry conversion average of around 2%. Furthermore, with Skillz acting as a middleman platform for gamers, its ongoing operating expenses (aside from marketing) are quite low. As a result, it's been consistently generating a gross margin of 95%.</p>\n<p>Probably the most exciting thing for Skillz is the multiyear agreement it signed with the National Football League (NFL) in February. Football is the most popular sport in the United States. The expectation is that NFL-themed games will hit its platform in 2022, which could bring in a number of new users and partnerships.</p>\n<p>While I do believe a $25 price target is possible, investors will need to exercise patience as Skillz focuses on expanding its brand.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F640299%2Fbiotech-lab-researcher-examining-test-tube-getty.jpg&amp;w=700&amp;op=resize\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"466\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Image source: Getty Images.</span></p>\n<h2>Exelixis: Implied upside of 247%</h2>\n<p>But the crème de la crème of potential upside comes from biotech stock <b>Exelixis</b> (NASDAQ:EXEL). With investment firm HC Wainwright recently anointing Exelixis with a $64 price target, the implied upside for shareholders is an insane 247%, based on where it closed last week. In fact, Exelixis' share price is currently below all 13 issued Wall Street price targets.</p>\n<p>If you're looking for a reason behind Exelixis' relative \"cheapness\" to Wall Street's price targets, the company's late-June interim data release from the Cosmic-312 study holds the answer. While the ongoing phase 3 study of Exelixis' leading cancer drug, Cabometyx, in combination with atezolizumab demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival for previously untreated liver cancer patients, the data looked unlikely to produce a statistically significant survival benefit.</p>\n<p>Although this might sound like a disappointment, it's par for the course when developing cancer drugs. Thus far, Cabometyx has been approved as a treatment for first- and second-line renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. These indications alone should push its annual sales past $1 billion in 2022.</p>\n<p>However, Cabometyx is being examined in around six dozen additional studies as a monotherapy or combination treatment. If even a handful of these trials succeed, label expansion opportunities could send Exelixis markedly higher. It's worth pointing out that one of these studies, CheckMate-9ER, already led the Food and Drug Administration to approve the combination of Cabometyx and <b>Bristol Myers Squibb</b>'s cancer immunotherapy Opdivo as a treatment for first-line RCC.</p>\n<p>With a hearty cash pile and plenty of long-term momentum for Cabometyx, Exelixis looks incredibly cheap. I'm not certain that $64 is in the cards, but higher than where it currently sits is the direction it's likely headed.</p>","source":"fool_stock","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>4 Growth Stocks With 116% to 247% Upside, According to Wall Street</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\n4 Growth Stocks With 116% to 247% Upside, According to Wall Street\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-08-26 21:03 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/08/26/4-growth-stocks-with-116-to-247-upside-wall-street/><strong>Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Patience has paid off handsomely for investors in 2021. It's been over nine months since the benchmark S&P 500 underwent even a 5% correction. Panning out a bit further, the widely followed index has ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/08/26/4-growth-stocks-with-116-to-247-upside-wall-street/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"TSLA":"特斯拉","EXEL":"伊克力西斯","SKLZ":"Skillz Inc","GTBIF":"Green Thumb Industries Inc."},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/08/26/4-growth-stocks-with-116-to-247-upside-wall-street/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2162931260","content_text":"Patience has paid off handsomely for investors in 2021. It's been over nine months since the benchmark S&P 500 underwent even a 5% correction. Panning out a bit further, the widely followed index has doubled since hitting its bear-market low on March 23, 2020.\nYet, even with the stock market mowing down record highs on a regular basis this year, Wall Street still sees value in a number of growth stocks. Based on the highest price target issued by a Wall Street analyst or investment bank, the following four growth stocks could deliver gains ranging from 116% to as much as 247%.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nTesla Motors: Implied upside of 134%\nFew stocks are as polarizing on Wall Street, from the perspective of price targets, than electric vehicle (EV) company Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA). Whereas one analyst foresees approximately 90% downside in shares of the company, another believes Tesla could \"motor\" its way to $1,591 a share. This would represent 134% upside from where the company ended this past week.\nOn one hand, Tesla has clear-cut advantages that are driving it forward. For instance, its battery technology offers more capacity, range, and power than competing EV manufacturers. Tesla has also built itself from the ground up to mass production. Based on its second-quarter deliveries of 201,250, the company looks to be on its way to topping 1 million annual deliveries by as soon as next year.  Finally, don't overlook that Tesla has visionary Elon Musk as its CEO.\nOn the other hand, it's unlikely that Tesla will be able to hang onto its competitive edges over the long run, with auto stocks like Ford Motor Company and General Motors respectively investing $30 billion and $35 billion through mid-decade in EVs and related technology. Both companies plan to respectively launch 30 new EVs globally by 2025.\nPerhaps the biggest concern is that Tesla hadn't generated a true operating profit until the latest quarter. Though it's been profitable for more than a year, the company had relied on selling renewable energy credits and one-time asset sales (e.g., Bitcoin) to generate a profit. If Tesla is ever going to hit $1,591 a share, its EV sales, not one-time benefits, will have to do the talking.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nGreen Thumb Industries: Implied upside of 116%\nWall Street also sees U.S. marijuana stocks budding over the coming year. In particular, one Wall Street analyst believes multistate operator (MSO) Green Thumb Industries (OTC:GTBIF) can rally to north of $61 a share, which would equate to 116% implied upside.\nThe great thing for U.S. MSOs is that they don't need federal reform to thrive. We've watched 36 states legalize cannabis in some capacity, which is providing more than enough of a growth opportunity for MSOs and ancillary players to succeed. By mid-decade, New Frontier Data is predicting that the U.S. weed industry could bring in $41.5 billion in annual sales.\nGreen Thumb currently has 62 operating dispensaries, with 111 total retail licenses in its back pocket and a presence in 14 states. This is a company that's been picky about its expansion and has generally focused on either high-dollar states or markets protected by limited license issuance. In Illinois, for instance, the number of retail licenses issued, in total and to a single business, is capped. This should give Green Thumb a good opportunity to gobble up market share in a billion-dollar market.\nBut the best aspect of Green Thumb is arguably its product mix. A majority of the company's sales come from derivatives, such as vapes, edibles, and infused beverages. Since derivatives generate higher margins than dried cannabis flower and are less likely to face supply issues, they're the reason Green Thumb has been profitable on a recurring basis for the past year. In other words, Wall Street's most aggressive price target may become a reality.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nSkillz: Implied upside of 138%\nAnother high-growth stock at least one Wall Street analyst believes could soar is mobile gaming platform Skillz (NYSE:SKLZ). With a high-water price target of $25, the implication is that Skillz could return up to 138% for its shareholders over the next year.\nTo be upfront, Skillz has performed very poorly of late. It's lost more than three-quarters of its value since early February, which is a reflection of the company's operating losses expanding. Skillz has been increasing its headcount, marketing to expand its reach, and making acquisitions. This all points to ongoing operating losses for the foreseeable future.\nHowever, there's no denying the potential for this company, either. During the first quarter, approximately 17% of its monthly active users were paying to play on its platform, which is substantially higher than the industry conversion average of around 2%. Furthermore, with Skillz acting as a middleman platform for gamers, its ongoing operating expenses (aside from marketing) are quite low. As a result, it's been consistently generating a gross margin of 95%.\nProbably the most exciting thing for Skillz is the multiyear agreement it signed with the National Football League (NFL) in February. Football is the most popular sport in the United States. The expectation is that NFL-themed games will hit its platform in 2022, which could bring in a number of new users and partnerships.\nWhile I do believe a $25 price target is possible, investors will need to exercise patience as Skillz focuses on expanding its brand.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nExelixis: Implied upside of 247%\nBut the crème de la crème of potential upside comes from biotech stock Exelixis (NASDAQ:EXEL). With investment firm HC Wainwright recently anointing Exelixis with a $64 price target, the implied upside for shareholders is an insane 247%, based on where it closed last week. In fact, Exelixis' share price is currently below all 13 issued Wall Street price targets.\nIf you're looking for a reason behind Exelixis' relative \"cheapness\" to Wall Street's price targets, the company's late-June interim data release from the Cosmic-312 study holds the answer. While the ongoing phase 3 study of Exelixis' leading cancer drug, Cabometyx, in combination with atezolizumab demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival for previously untreated liver cancer patients, the data looked unlikely to produce a statistically significant survival benefit.\nAlthough this might sound like a disappointment, it's par for the course when developing cancer drugs. Thus far, Cabometyx has been approved as a treatment for first- and second-line renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. These indications alone should push its annual sales past $1 billion in 2022.\nHowever, Cabometyx is being examined in around six dozen additional studies as a monotherapy or combination treatment. If even a handful of these trials succeed, label expansion opportunities could send Exelixis markedly higher. It's worth pointing out that one of these studies, CheckMate-9ER, already led the Food and Drug Administration to approve the combination of Cabometyx and Bristol Myers Squibb's cancer immunotherapy Opdivo as a treatment for first-line RCC.\nWith a hearty cash pile and plenty of long-term momentum for Cabometyx, Exelixis looks incredibly cheap. I'm not certain that $64 is in the cards, but higher than where it currently sits is the direction it's likely headed.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":152,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":890284369,"gmtCreate":1628120204251,"gmtModify":1703501444053,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Not surprising... recent increases are way too much.","listText":"Not surprising... recent increases are way too much.","text":"Not surprising... recent increases are way too much.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":4,"commentSize":3,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/890284369","repostId":"1143555290","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1143555290","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Providing stock market headlines, business news, financials and earnings ","home_visible":1,"media_name":"Tiger Newspress","id":"1079075236","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba"},"pubTimestamp":1628118288,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1143555290?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-08-05 07:04","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Roku tops earnings expectations but streaming viewing declines","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1143555290","media":"Tiger Newspress","summary":"Roku reported better than expected earnings and sales during its second quarter, but shares were fal","content":"<p>Roku reported better than expected earnings and sales during its second quarter, but shares were falling amid concerns about a drop in streaming hours as Covid-19 restrictions relaxed.</p>\n<p>The company (ticker: ROKU) reported earnings of 52 cents a share and total revenue of $645.1 million. The latter figure was up 81% year-over-year. Analysts were only expecting earnings of 13 cents a share and sales of $618.8 million, according to FactSet.</p>\n<p>The headline figures weren’t enough to send shares higher. The stock was down 8.2% to $385.85 in extended trading. Prior to this earnings report, Roku had averaged&nbsp;an absolute post-earnings move of 16.7%.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b8ddf7f6e5fa2a84580c8eb80ecd85df\" tg-width=\"900\" tg-height=\"639\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>Though active accounts were up by 1.5 million to 55.1 million from the first quarter, streaming hours of 17.4 billion were down one billion hours from the first quarter. The figure was two billion hours short of consensus estimates at 19.4 billion, according to FactSet. In a letter to shareholders, the company pointed to a consumer shift toward out-of-home entertainment during the second quarter amid pent up demand and loosening Covid-19 restrictions.</p>\n<p>Average revenue per active user hit $38.46 on a trailing-twelve-month basis, up 46% year-over-year, and ahead of expectations of $35.30, according to FactSet.</p>\n<p>The company also said tight supply conditions and shipping constraints increased costs across consumer electronics categories. Because Roku didn’t raise prices on its devices, gross margin in the Player segment turned negative for the quarter. The company expects such&nbsp;supply chain constraints&nbsp;and component cost increases to worsen in the second half.</p>\n<p>For the third quarter, Roku expects total net revenue between $675 million and $685 million. Prior to the report, analysts were forecasting sales of $648.6 million. For earnings, Roku’s expectations range from a net loss of $3 million to net income of $7 million. That range is well above the net loss of $27.7 million that analysts were forecasting.</p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Roku tops earnings expectations but streaming viewing declines</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nRoku tops earnings expectations but streaming viewing declines\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<a class=\"head\" href=\"https://laohu8.com/wemedia/1079075236\">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Tiger Newspress </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2021-08-05 07:04</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>Roku reported better than expected earnings and sales during its second quarter, but shares were falling amid concerns about a drop in streaming hours as Covid-19 restrictions relaxed.</p>\n<p>The company (ticker: ROKU) reported earnings of 52 cents a share and total revenue of $645.1 million. The latter figure was up 81% year-over-year. Analysts were only expecting earnings of 13 cents a share and sales of $618.8 million, according to FactSet.</p>\n<p>The headline figures weren’t enough to send shares higher. The stock was down 8.2% to $385.85 in extended trading. Prior to this earnings report, Roku had averaged&nbsp;an absolute post-earnings move of 16.7%.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b8ddf7f6e5fa2a84580c8eb80ecd85df\" tg-width=\"900\" tg-height=\"639\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>Though active accounts were up by 1.5 million to 55.1 million from the first quarter, streaming hours of 17.4 billion were down one billion hours from the first quarter. The figure was two billion hours short of consensus estimates at 19.4 billion, according to FactSet. In a letter to shareholders, the company pointed to a consumer shift toward out-of-home entertainment during the second quarter amid pent up demand and loosening Covid-19 restrictions.</p>\n<p>Average revenue per active user hit $38.46 on a trailing-twelve-month basis, up 46% year-over-year, and ahead of expectations of $35.30, according to FactSet.</p>\n<p>The company also said tight supply conditions and shipping constraints increased costs across consumer electronics categories. Because Roku didn’t raise prices on its devices, gross margin in the Player segment turned negative for the quarter. The company expects such&nbsp;supply chain constraints&nbsp;and component cost increases to worsen in the second half.</p>\n<p>For the third quarter, Roku expects total net revenue between $675 million and $685 million. Prior to the report, analysts were forecasting sales of $648.6 million. For earnings, Roku’s expectations range from a net loss of $3 million to net income of $7 million. That range is well above the net loss of $27.7 million that analysts were forecasting.</p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"ROKU":"Roku Inc"},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1143555290","content_text":"Roku reported better than expected earnings and sales during its second quarter, but shares were falling amid concerns about a drop in streaming hours as Covid-19 restrictions relaxed.\nThe company (ticker: ROKU) reported earnings of 52 cents a share and total revenue of $645.1 million. The latter figure was up 81% year-over-year. Analysts were only expecting earnings of 13 cents a share and sales of $618.8 million, according to FactSet.\nThe headline figures weren’t enough to send shares higher. The stock was down 8.2% to $385.85 in extended trading. Prior to this earnings report, Roku had averaged an absolute post-earnings move of 16.7%.\n\nThough active accounts were up by 1.5 million to 55.1 million from the first quarter, streaming hours of 17.4 billion were down one billion hours from the first quarter. The figure was two billion hours short of consensus estimates at 19.4 billion, according to FactSet. In a letter to shareholders, the company pointed to a consumer shift toward out-of-home entertainment during the second quarter amid pent up demand and loosening Covid-19 restrictions.\nAverage revenue per active user hit $38.46 on a trailing-twelve-month basis, up 46% year-over-year, and ahead of expectations of $35.30, according to FactSet.\nThe company also said tight supply conditions and shipping constraints increased costs across consumer electronics categories. Because Roku didn’t raise prices on its devices, gross margin in the Player segment turned negative for the quarter. The company expects such supply chain constraints and component cost increases to worsen in the second half.\nFor the third quarter, Roku expects total net revenue between $675 million and $685 million. Prior to the report, analysts were forecasting sales of $648.6 million. For earnings, Roku’s expectations range from a net loss of $3 million to net income of $7 million. That range is well above the net loss of $27.7 million that analysts were forecasting.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":67,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":148026248,"gmtCreate":1625903486684,"gmtModify":1703750759452,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"<a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SPCE\">$Virgin Galactic(SPCE)$</a>would have been good if it were not so over priced. I think all the premiums are already soaked up by the early holders.","listText":"<a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SPCE\">$Virgin Galactic(SPCE)$</a>would have been good if it were not so over priced. I think all the premiums are already soaked up by the early holders.","text":"$Virgin Galactic(SPCE)$would have been good if it were not so over priced. I think all the premiums are already soaked up by the early holders.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":8,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/148026248","repostId":"1134141249","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1134141249","pubTimestamp":1625881620,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1134141249?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-07-10 09:47","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Why Virgin Galactic Is a Better Buy Than AMC","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1134141249","media":"InvestorPlace","summary":"SPCE stock has a more compelling long-term bull thesis than AMC. In the last seven weeks, shares of Virgin Galactic stock are up 177%. The big news driving shares higher is that the Federal Aviation Administration  approved Virgin to carry passengers into space.At the same time, SPCE stock has the attention of Reddit’s WallStreetBets trading community. In fact, it has become one of the most popular social media meme stocks in recent weeks. Virgin is not quite at the level of AMC Entertainment in","content":"<p>SPCE stock has a more compelling long-term bull thesis than AMC</p>\n<p>In the last seven weeks, shares of&nbsp;<b>Virgin Galactic</b>(NYSE:<b><u>SPCE</u></b>) stock are up 177%. The big news driving shares higher is that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved Virgin to carry passengers into space.</p>\n<p>At the same time, SPCE stock has the attention of Reddit’s WallStreetBets trading community. In fact, it has become one of the most popular social media meme stocks in recent weeks. Virgin is not quite at the level of&nbsp;<b>AMC Entertainment</b>(NYSE:<b><u>AMC</u></b>) in terms of social media buzz. However, Virgin is one of the 10 most mentioned tickers on WallStreetBets, according toSwaggy Stocks.</p>\n<p>If you’re a meme stock gambler, best of luck to you. I think you’ll have just as good a chance at day trading AMC stock for a profit as you would flipping SPCE stock or betting on red at the roulette table. If you are a long-term investor, both AMC and Virgin Galactic are grossly overvalued. However, SPCE stock has a much more compelling long-term bull thesis than AMC does.</p>\n<p><b>Why SPCE Stock Is Soaring</b></p>\n<p>On June 25, Virgin announced the&nbsp;FAA granted&nbsp;the company a commercial space-launch license.</p>\n<p>Shortly thereafter, popular billionaire founder Richard Branson announced he would be on Virgin’s first manned flight on July 11. By doing so, Branson will beat&nbsp;<b>Amazon.com</b>(NASDAQ:<b><u>AMZN</u></b>) founder Jeff Bezos in the billionairespace race. Bezos will be aboard Blue Origin’s first manned flight on July 20.</p>\n<p>There’s no question the recent headlines are overwhelmingly positive for the company’s brand and long-term outlook. However, Virgin Galactic is still years away from doing any meaningful business.</p>\n<p>Bank of America analyst Ronald Epstein is projecting $2 million in revenue from the company in 2021. By 2023, he is projecting Virgin Galactic’s revenue will grow to $115 million. For context, its market cap is now $10.8 billion. That valuation is slightly higher than&nbsp;<b>Dick’s Sporting Goods</b>(NYSE:<b><u>DKS</u></b>) at $9 billion. Bank of America is projecting $11.1 billion in revenue for Dick’s in 2023. That’s roughly 10 times more revenue than Virgin Galactic.</p>\n<p>I’m not suggesting that Virgin Galactic and Dick’s are even remotely comparable in terms of business model or growth outlook. I’m merely highlighting how tiny Virgin Galactic’s business is today and how tiny it will continue to be for at least several more years.</p>\n<p><b>Two Overvalued Stocks</b></p>\n<p>Once again, the FAA news is unequivocally good news for Virgin Galactic’s long-term outlook.</p>\n<p>“We continue to see Virgin Galactic as a beneficiary of the new commercial space race,” Epstein said following the FAA news.</p>\n<p>“However, we believe this premium is already priced into the stock and will dwindle as more commercial space companies go public.”</p>\n<p>In that same note, Epstein downgraded SPCE stock from “neutral” to “underperform.” He also set a $41 price target, well below the $49 it was trading on July 9.</p>\n<p>Like Virgin, AMC is also unprofitable. It’s also extremely overvalued based on current and projected earnings, sales and cash flow.</p>\n<p>But AMC also has an Everest-sized mountain of debt. And it has flooded the market with new shares of stock, diluting current shareholders in an attempt to stay solvent and avoid bankruptcy.</p>\n<p><b>How to Play it</b></p>\n<p>While SPCE stock is up 177% since mid-May, AMC is up 300%. As I discussed, Virgin Galactic’s big move came on the heels of major positive headlines about the company’s long-term future. The major news about AMC in recent weeks has been that the company is selling millions more shares of stock and giving retail investors&nbsp;free popcorn.</p>\n<p>Oh, and the company itself also took the time to include&nbsp;a warning&nbsp;to investors in an official filing.</p>\n<p>“Under the circumstances, we caution you against investing in our Class A common stock, unless you are prepared to incur the risk of losing all or a substantial portion of your investment,” AMC wrote.</p>\n<p>Virgin Galactic is an overvalued growth stock with a reasonable chance the company will eventually grow into its current valuation. Of course, that growth may take five years or longer to play out.</p>\n<p>AMC is the exact opposite. Movie theater ticket sales have been steadily shrinking for about&nbsp;two decades.&nbsp; There’s a huge difference between making a high-risk bet on an early leader in a potentially massive growth market and making a high-risk bet on a leader in a market in secular decline.</p>\n<p>I’m not recommending long-term investors buy AMC or SPCE at this point. But if you’re going to choose one of the two meme stocks, the SPCE stock bull thesis makes a lot more sense.</p>","source":"lsy1606302653667","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Why Virgin Galactic Is a Better Buy Than AMC</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nWhy Virgin Galactic Is a Better Buy Than AMC\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-07-10 09:47 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://investorplace.com/2021/07/spce-stock-why-virgin-galactic-is-a-better-buy-than-amc/><strong>InvestorPlace</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>SPCE stock has a more compelling long-term bull thesis than AMC\nIn the last seven weeks, shares of Virgin Galactic(NYSE:SPCE) stock are up 177%. The big news driving shares higher is that the Federal ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://investorplace.com/2021/07/spce-stock-why-virgin-galactic-is-a-better-buy-than-amc/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"SPCE":"维珍银河","AMC":"AMC院线"},"source_url":"https://investorplace.com/2021/07/spce-stock-why-virgin-galactic-is-a-better-buy-than-amc/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1134141249","content_text":"SPCE stock has a more compelling long-term bull thesis than AMC\nIn the last seven weeks, shares of Virgin Galactic(NYSE:SPCE) stock are up 177%. The big news driving shares higher is that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved Virgin to carry passengers into space.\nAt the same time, SPCE stock has the attention of Reddit’s WallStreetBets trading community. In fact, it has become one of the most popular social media meme stocks in recent weeks. Virgin is not quite at the level of AMC Entertainment(NYSE:AMC) in terms of social media buzz. However, Virgin is one of the 10 most mentioned tickers on WallStreetBets, according toSwaggy Stocks.\nIf you’re a meme stock gambler, best of luck to you. I think you’ll have just as good a chance at day trading AMC stock for a profit as you would flipping SPCE stock or betting on red at the roulette table. If you are a long-term investor, both AMC and Virgin Galactic are grossly overvalued. However, SPCE stock has a much more compelling long-term bull thesis than AMC does.\nWhy SPCE Stock Is Soaring\nOn June 25, Virgin announced the FAA granted the company a commercial space-launch license.\nShortly thereafter, popular billionaire founder Richard Branson announced he would be on Virgin’s first manned flight on July 11. By doing so, Branson will beat Amazon.com(NASDAQ:AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos in the billionairespace race. Bezos will be aboard Blue Origin’s first manned flight on July 20.\nThere’s no question the recent headlines are overwhelmingly positive for the company’s brand and long-term outlook. However, Virgin Galactic is still years away from doing any meaningful business.\nBank of America analyst Ronald Epstein is projecting $2 million in revenue from the company in 2021. By 2023, he is projecting Virgin Galactic’s revenue will grow to $115 million. For context, its market cap is now $10.8 billion. That valuation is slightly higher than Dick’s Sporting Goods(NYSE:DKS) at $9 billion. Bank of America is projecting $11.1 billion in revenue for Dick’s in 2023. That’s roughly 10 times more revenue than Virgin Galactic.\nI’m not suggesting that Virgin Galactic and Dick’s are even remotely comparable in terms of business model or growth outlook. I’m merely highlighting how tiny Virgin Galactic’s business is today and how tiny it will continue to be for at least several more years.\nTwo Overvalued Stocks\nOnce again, the FAA news is unequivocally good news for Virgin Galactic’s long-term outlook.\n“We continue to see Virgin Galactic as a beneficiary of the new commercial space race,” Epstein said following the FAA news.\n“However, we believe this premium is already priced into the stock and will dwindle as more commercial space companies go public.”\nIn that same note, Epstein downgraded SPCE stock from “neutral” to “underperform.” He also set a $41 price target, well below the $49 it was trading on July 9.\nLike Virgin, AMC is also unprofitable. It’s also extremely overvalued based on current and projected earnings, sales and cash flow.\nBut AMC also has an Everest-sized mountain of debt. And it has flooded the market with new shares of stock, diluting current shareholders in an attempt to stay solvent and avoid bankruptcy.\nHow to Play it\nWhile SPCE stock is up 177% since mid-May, AMC is up 300%. As I discussed, Virgin Galactic’s big move came on the heels of major positive headlines about the company’s long-term future. The major news about AMC in recent weeks has been that the company is selling millions more shares of stock and giving retail investors free popcorn.\nOh, and the company itself also took the time to include a warning to investors in an official filing.\n“Under the circumstances, we caution you against investing in our Class A common stock, unless you are prepared to incur the risk of losing all or a substantial portion of your investment,” AMC wrote.\nVirgin Galactic is an overvalued growth stock with a reasonable chance the company will eventually grow into its current valuation. Of course, that growth may take five years or longer to play out.\nAMC is the exact opposite. Movie theater ticket sales have been steadily shrinking for about two decades.  There’s a huge difference between making a high-risk bet on an early leader in a potentially massive growth market and making a high-risk bet on a leader in a market in secular decline.\nI’m not recommending long-term investors buy AMC or SPCE at this point. But if you’re going to choose one of the two meme stocks, the SPCE stock bull thesis makes a lot more sense.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":139,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9907347087,"gmtCreate":1660148159152,"gmtModify":1703478425010,"author":{"id":"3582520228861009","authorId":"3582520228861009","name":"CPCat","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3bafaf3d39abfb78a4bedf785310721a","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1},"themes":[],"htmlText":"The 30% y-o-y projected growth is good, if it happens...","listText":"The 30% y-o-y projected growth is good, if it happens...","text":"The 30% y-o-y projected growth is good, if it happens...","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9907347087","repostId":"1126896125","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1126896125","pubTimestamp":1660141824,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1126896125?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2022-08-10 22:30","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Palantir: Taking Over The World","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1126896125","media":"Seeking Alpha","summary":"SummaryInvestors probably shouldn't count pennies regarding Palantir and its earnings results.Instea","content":"<html><head></head><body><p><b>Summary</b></p><ul><li>Investors probably shouldn&#39;t count pennies regarding Palantir and its earnings results.</li><li>Instead, we should focus on the big picture and consider that Palantir expanded its commercial customer count in the U.S. by 250% YoY.</li><li>Palantir is a dominant, monopolistic style company with significant competitive advantages, an extremely long growth runway, and excellent profitability potential.</li><li>As the company continues to expand operations, grow revenues, and improve profitability, its share price should appreciate considerably in the coming years.</li></ul><p>Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) is taking over the world, and you&#39;re worried about one earnings announcement? Instead of posting a small profit of three cents per share, Palantir reported a loss of one cent per share. Many investors did not take the news well, and Palantir ended Monday&#39;s session down by about 14%. Additionally, Palantir dropped by another 8% by late Tuesday&#39;s session.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/577c4de0e0341969c2876744fe70f1e8\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"676\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>PLTR(StockCharts.com)</p><p>Moreover, Palantir&#39;s stock is still down by about 80% from its ATH, floating around its IPO price from almost two years ago. However, Palantir is a high-growth company with a highly long growth runway. Furthermore, Palantir demonstrates substantial profitability potential and should become increasingly profitable with time. Also, as a Palantir investor, I am more focused on the 250% YoY increase in the U.S. commercial customer count rather than the one-cent loss.</p><p>Palantir is a rapidly growing monopolistic-style company that has the potential to take over the world. No, not literally, but Palantir&#39;s software products and services are being adopted by more and more agencies and companies in the U.S. and globally. Therefore, Palantir should continue expanding operations, growing revenues, and increasing profits as the company advances. This dynamic should lead to increased demand for the company&#39;s shares, and Palantir&#39;s stock price should appreciate considerably in the coming years.</p><p>Palantir is a monopolistic, high-growth company with a remarkably long growth runway and massive profitability potential. Moreover, Palantir has a significant competitive advantage - the U.S. government. U.S. government agencies prefer Palantir, and for a good reason. Before Palantir&#39;s solutions, agency databases were &#34;siloed,&#34; forcing users to search specific databases individually. Now, everything is linked together using Palantir. For example, thanks to Palantir, the FBI can access critical data from a police department without going through miles of red tape.</p><p>There is some mystery about what Palantir does and what makes the company unique. In essence, Palantir&#39;s software combines various operational elements, making them work seamlessly and safely. Palantir could also be viewed as the master of data, and critical information, a remarkably profitable business in this age. Many market participants are too busy &#34;counting pennies&#34; rather than concentrating on the future.</p><p>I&#39;ve said that Palantir does not need to be profitable now because specific companies (like Palantir) can increase profitability when their growth potential begins running out. For now, it does not matter if Palantir makes a modest profit or reports a slight loss in the greater scheme of things. It is enough that Palantir demonstrates the potential for significant profitability down the line. For now, Palantir should continue focusing on growing customer count, increasing revenues, hiring and retaining top talent, and providing the best products and services in its industry.</p><p>Furthermore, Palantir has worked closely with numerous government agencies for years, adding to the perception that Palantir is the most trustworthy company in its space. Thus, we see the continuous growth and increased interest in Palantir&#39;s solutions from commercial clients. Around this time last year, Palantir only had 39 corporate clients in the U.S.; now, that number is 119. In addition, Palantir&#39;s products are very sticky and have high switching costs. Therefore, once on Palantir&#39;s software, a company should become a long-term consumer of Palantir&#39;s products and services.</p><p><b>Q2 - Better Than The Initial Reaction</b></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/0e72499fcab454a0ee054156978ddb2c\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"728\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>Statement of operations(Investors.palantir.com)</p><p>We continue seeing robust revenue growth while the cost of revenue declines. YoY revenues jumped by 26%, but the cost of revenue increased by only 12%. Gross profit came in at $370.8 million, surging by 30% YoY. Therefore, we see Palantir becoming increasingly profitable with scale. This trend of higher profitability is constructive and should continue, becoming more pronounced as the company continues expanding operations and revenues in future years.</p><p>Additionally, we see a positive trend of lower operating expenses. Sales and marketing grew slightly, R&amp;D declined, and SG&amp;A expenses were roughly flat YoY. In general, operating costs fell by 4% YoY. Additionally, stock-based compensation continues declining, dropping by more than 30%YoY. The adjusted operating margin came in at 23%. The adjusted gross margin came in at approximately 80.8% for the quarter, demonstrating remarkable profitability and massive earnings potential.</p><p><b>Q2 - Remarkable Highlights</b><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ba28d5bb7d058c85b3d9b0b35cd2f2cd\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"361\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>Q2 highlights(Investors.palantir.com)</p><p>We saw robust YoY revenue growth, with an ever higher 45% growth rate in the U.S. Palantir&#39;s commercial business is performing excellently, growing revenues by 46%, with outperformance in the U.S., increasing revenues by a whopping 120% in that crucial market. Moreover, the U.S. commercial customer count exploded by 250% YoY, illustrating incredible demand for Palantir&#39;s products and services and implying significant future growth and widespread adoption for Palantir.</p><p><b>Palantir Could Achieve Widespread Adoption</b></p><p>Karp, Palantir&#39;s CEO, said that Palantir remains focused on the long term, and so should you if you&#39;re a Palantir shareholder.</p><blockquote>&#34;We are working towards a future where all large institutions in the United States and its allies abroad are running significant segments of their operations, if not their operations as a whole, on Palantir.&#34; - Alex Karp.</blockquote><p>We must consider that Palantir is in the very early stages of its operations, growth, and profitability. Yet, the company offers the top products and services in its space. If it did not, Palantir probably wouldn&#39;t be the contractor of choice for the U.S. government, including the DOD, CIA, NSA, and other intelligence agencies. Moreover, Palantir probably wouldn&#39;t be seeing such spectacular growth in the corporate space if its competitors had the upper hand. Furthermore, we see that Palantir has significant competitive advantages. Thus, we can conclude that Palantir could achieve widespread adoption in the corporate world. Suppose Alex Karp is right and large government, civil, and corporate institutions of the U.S. and its allies run significant portions of their operations on Palantir. In that case, the sky is the limit, and Palantir&#39;s stock price should advance significantly in the coming years.</p><p>Here&#39;s what Palantir&#39;s financials could look like in the future:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><b>Year</b></td><td><b>2022</b></td><td><b>2023</b></td><td><b>2024</b></td><td><b>2025</b></td><td><b>2026</b></td><td><b>2027</b></td></tr><tr><td>Revenue $</td><td>2b</td><td>2.6b</td><td>3.4b</td><td>4.4b</td><td>5.7b</td><td>7.3b</td></tr><tr><td>Revenue growth</td><td>30%</td><td>30%</td><td>30%</td><td>30%</td><td>28%</td><td>25%</td></tr><tr><td>Forward P/S ratio</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>8</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Price</td><td>$9</td><td>$14</td><td>$21</td><td>$27</td><td>$32</td><td>$40</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: The Financial Prophet</p><p>Palantir is trading around seven times forward sales estimates, and the P/S multiple could expand as the company advances. Palantir has a log growth runway, and the company&#39;s revenue growth could be around 30% in the coming years. In comparison, Nvidia (NVDA) has slower growth projections, and the stock trades at about 14 times next year&#39;s sales estimates. Valuations of ten times sales and higher are widespread in the hardware and software industries.</p><p>Even Microsoft (MSFT), a mature software company, trades at approximately nine times forward sales, more expensive than Palantir. Therefore, we see that Palantir is relatively cheap and could experience multiple expansion as the company advances in future years. Thus, as Palantir continues increasing revenues and improving profitability, its stock could reach the $40 - 50 range within several years.</p><p><b>Risks To Palantir</b></p><p>Despite my bullish outlook for Palantir, market participants should consider several potential risks associated with this investment. While the growth story is strong at Palantir, shares are not cheap by traditional metrics. Furthermore, the company&#39;s earnings are still minimal and may not increase as much as I envision. Moreover, if the company&#39;s growth picture were to turn less bullish, the stock could head in the wrong direction. For instance, if Palantir lost favor with the government or had a data breach, the stock could experience a notable decline. Please consider these and other risks carefully before investing in Palantir.</p><p><b>Are You Getting The Returns You Want?</b></p><ul><li>Invest alongside the <b>Financial Prophet&#39;sAll-Weather Portfolio</b>(<b>2021 return 51%</b>), and achieve optimal results in any market.</li><li>Our <b>Daily Prophet Report</b> provides the crucial information you need before the opening bell rings each morning.</li><li>Implement our <b>Covered Call Dividend Plan</b>and<b>earn an extra 40-60%</b> on some of your investments.</li></ul><p><b>All-Weather Portfolio vs. The S&amp;P 500</b><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/2619c482b97b7e0b94fce0a7c81b09db\" tg-width=\"550\" tg-height=\"183\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p></body></html>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Palantir: Taking Over The World</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; 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(NYSE:PLTR) is taking over the world, and you're worried about one earnings announcement? Instead of posting a small profit of three cents per share, Palantir reported a loss of one cent per share. Many investors did not take the news well, and Palantir ended Monday's session down by about 14%. Additionally, Palantir dropped by another 8% by late Tuesday's session.PLTR(StockCharts.com)Moreover, Palantir's stock is still down by about 80% from its ATH, floating around its IPO price from almost two years ago. However, Palantir is a high-growth company with a highly long growth runway. Furthermore, Palantir demonstrates substantial profitability potential and should become increasingly profitable with time. Also, as a Palantir investor, I am more focused on the 250% YoY increase in the U.S. commercial customer count rather than the one-cent loss.Palantir is a rapidly growing monopolistic-style company that has the potential to take over the world. No, not literally, but Palantir's software products and services are being adopted by more and more agencies and companies in the U.S. and globally. Therefore, Palantir should continue expanding operations, growing revenues, and increasing profits as the company advances. This dynamic should lead to increased demand for the company's shares, and Palantir's stock price should appreciate considerably in the coming years.Palantir is a monopolistic, high-growth company with a remarkably long growth runway and massive profitability potential. Moreover, Palantir has a significant competitive advantage - the U.S. government. U.S. government agencies prefer Palantir, and for a good reason. Before Palantir's solutions, agency databases were \"siloed,\" forcing users to search specific databases individually. Now, everything is linked together using Palantir. For example, thanks to Palantir, the FBI can access critical data from a police department without going through miles of red tape.There is some mystery about what Palantir does and what makes the company unique. In essence, Palantir's software combines various operational elements, making them work seamlessly and safely. Palantir could also be viewed as the master of data, and critical information, a remarkably profitable business in this age. Many market participants are too busy \"counting pennies\" rather than concentrating on the future.I've said that Palantir does not need to be profitable now because specific companies (like Palantir) can increase profitability when their growth potential begins running out. For now, it does not matter if Palantir makes a modest profit or reports a slight loss in the greater scheme of things. It is enough that Palantir demonstrates the potential for significant profitability down the line. For now, Palantir should continue focusing on growing customer count, increasing revenues, hiring and retaining top talent, and providing the best products and services in its industry.Furthermore, Palantir has worked closely with numerous government agencies for years, adding to the perception that Palantir is the most trustworthy company in its space. Thus, we see the continuous growth and increased interest in Palantir's solutions from commercial clients. Around this time last year, Palantir only had 39 corporate clients in the U.S.; now, that number is 119. In addition, Palantir's products are very sticky and have high switching costs. Therefore, once on Palantir's software, a company should become a long-term consumer of Palantir's products and services.Q2 - Better Than The Initial ReactionStatement of operations(Investors.palantir.com)We continue seeing robust revenue growth while the cost of revenue declines. YoY revenues jumped by 26%, but the cost of revenue increased by only 12%. Gross profit came in at $370.8 million, surging by 30% YoY. Therefore, we see Palantir becoming increasingly profitable with scale. This trend of higher profitability is constructive and should continue, becoming more pronounced as the company continues expanding operations and revenues in future years.Additionally, we see a positive trend of lower operating expenses. Sales and marketing grew slightly, R&D declined, and SG&A expenses were roughly flat YoY. In general, operating costs fell by 4% YoY. Additionally, stock-based compensation continues declining, dropping by more than 30%YoY. The adjusted operating margin came in at 23%. The adjusted gross margin came in at approximately 80.8% for the quarter, demonstrating remarkable profitability and massive earnings potential.Q2 - Remarkable HighlightsQ2 highlights(Investors.palantir.com)We saw robust YoY revenue growth, with an ever higher 45% growth rate in the U.S. Palantir's commercial business is performing excellently, growing revenues by 46%, with outperformance in the U.S., increasing revenues by a whopping 120% in that crucial market. Moreover, the U.S. commercial customer count exploded by 250% YoY, illustrating incredible demand for Palantir's products and services and implying significant future growth and widespread adoption for Palantir.Palantir Could Achieve Widespread AdoptionKarp, Palantir's CEO, said that Palantir remains focused on the long term, and so should you if you're a Palantir shareholder.\"We are working towards a future where all large institutions in the United States and its allies abroad are running significant segments of their operations, if not their operations as a whole, on Palantir.\" - Alex Karp.We must consider that Palantir is in the very early stages of its operations, growth, and profitability. Yet, the company offers the top products and services in its space. If it did not, Palantir probably wouldn't be the contractor of choice for the U.S. government, including the DOD, CIA, NSA, and other intelligence agencies. Moreover, Palantir probably wouldn't be seeing such spectacular growth in the corporate space if its competitors had the upper hand. Furthermore, we see that Palantir has significant competitive advantages. Thus, we can conclude that Palantir could achieve widespread adoption in the corporate world. Suppose Alex Karp is right and large government, civil, and corporate institutions of the U.S. and its allies run significant portions of their operations on Palantir. In that case, the sky is the limit, and Palantir's stock price should advance significantly in the coming years.Here's what Palantir's financials could look like in the future:Year202220232024202520262027Revenue $2b2.6b3.4b4.4b5.7b7.3bRevenue growth30%30%30%30%28%25%Forward P/S ratio789988Price$9$14$21$27$32$40Source: The Financial ProphetPalantir is trading around seven times forward sales estimates, and the P/S multiple could expand as the company advances. Palantir has a log growth runway, and the company's revenue growth could be around 30% in the coming years. In comparison, Nvidia (NVDA) has slower growth projections, and the stock trades at about 14 times next year's sales estimates. Valuations of ten times sales and higher are widespread in the hardware and software industries.Even Microsoft (MSFT), a mature software company, trades at approximately nine times forward sales, more expensive than Palantir. Therefore, we see that Palantir is relatively cheap and could experience multiple expansion as the company advances in future years. Thus, as Palantir continues increasing revenues and improving profitability, its stock could reach the $40 - 50 range within several years.Risks To PalantirDespite my bullish outlook for Palantir, market participants should consider several potential risks associated with this investment. While the growth story is strong at Palantir, shares are not cheap by traditional metrics. Furthermore, the company's earnings are still minimal and may not increase as much as I envision. Moreover, if the company's growth picture were to turn less bullish, the stock could head in the wrong direction. For instance, if Palantir lost favor with the government or had a data breach, the stock could experience a notable decline. Please consider these and other risks carefully before investing in Palantir.Are You Getting The Returns You Want?Invest alongside the Financial Prophet'sAll-Weather Portfolio(2021 return 51%), and achieve optimal results in any market.Our Daily Prophet Report provides the crucial information you need before the opening bell rings each morning.Implement our Covered Call Dividend Planandearn an extra 40-60% on some of your investments.All-Weather Portfolio vs. The S&P 500","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":227,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0}],"lives":[]}