Why Tech Stocks Have Further To Drop

seekingalpha2021-03-08

Summary Tech stocks have dropped recently, but they remain extremely expensive. Interest rates are back on the rise and the pandemic is coming to an end. Both are serious headwinds for tech stocks. ...

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Chickencb
2021-03-09
Chickencb
Allright do you really think the pandemic is over ?I am sure the vaccine rolled out are only for COVID 19. You are not considering any mutation from the disease or even places without proper sanitation or even proper healthcare? I don’t even think the pandemic can be solved by the vaccine Dyodd guys, I am not a financial advisor so I am not advising. Furthermore, do you think the gov have a positiveoutlook of the future such that inflation will go toa new high. I highly doubt it. They probably won’t give out 1.9 trillion stimulus if they are so positive.
Chickencb
2021-03-09
Chickencb
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fddndjdk
2021-03-08
fddndjdk
drop then increase
wenns
2021-03-08
wenns
[驚訝] [驚訝]
Sakeboy
2021-03-08
Sakeboy
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bshian
2021-03-08
bshian
When it will back to normal ?

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Both are serious headwinds for tech stocks.\nOther sectors present better value and the opportunity cost of investing in tech stocks is on the rise.\n\nLately, Tech stocks have taken a beating.\nAmazon (AMZN) is down 10%...\nApple (AAPL) is down 12%...\nZoom (ZM) is down 16%...\nTesla (TSLA) is down 28% (!!!)\nAnd The ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), which invests heavily in all the hot tech stocks, is down by 18%.\nIs this pullback the long-awaited opportunity to buy tech stocks?\nData by YCharts\nFrom the title of this article, you probably already know our thoughts on that.\nWe think that tech stocks have further to drop and this recent correction could be just the beginning.\nWhile it's impossible to know how the market will behave in the short run, we don't like the risk-to-reward of tech stocks even at these lower prices.\nHere are five reasons why:\nReason #1: The Recent Drop is Just the Tip of the Iceberg\nJust because something has dropped recently does not make it a bargain.\nEven after the recent sell-off, most tech stocks are up by a very large amount.\nAs an example, the ARK Innovation ETF is still up by over 100% over the past year:\nData by YCharts\nSo the bigger picture remains the same:\nTech stocks are still trading at extremely high valuations, and the recent sell-off doesn't change that.\nPaying 50-100x earnings for something after it's already up by a significant amount is not what we would call a buying opportunity.\nAs interest rates continue to rise, it's normal for these nose-bleed valuations to revert closer to where they used to be. In fact, the recent drop could very well be just the beginning.\nReason #2: High Sensitivity to Interest Rates\nAll it took for valuations to start dropping is a small surge in Treasury rates. The market is essentially telling us that 1.5% is too much to sustain these extreme valuations in the tech sector.\nBut what if the 1.5% keeps on rising and turns into 3%? That's where rates were prior to the pandemic:\nData by YCharts\nThe tech sector has become very sensitive to interest rates because valuations are extremely high and the expected cash flow is far into the future (which makes them similar to long-dated bonds).\nIf a 0.7% rise in treasury rates was enough to cause popular tech stocks to drop by ~20%, what would a 1.5% rise cause to them?\nThey would likely collapse much closer to where they were prior to the pandemic when the treasury rates were 2x higher.\nWe are not able to predict treasury rates and this high sensitivity makes us uncomfortable. There is no margin of safety.\nReason #3: Growth Tailwind Turning into Growth Headwind\nTech stocks benefited significantly from the pandemic.\nPeople were locked inside and businesses had to learn how to work remotely.\nAs a result, the sales of major tech solutions exploded.\nThink about Slack (WORK) subscriptions, Netflix (NFLX) accounts, Facebook (FB) ad spending, Amazon (AMZN) orders, etc.\nWhen people are locked inside their homes, they need more technology to get by, and these companies profited.\nsource\nBut now the pandemic is coming to an end and the world is slowly returning back to normal.\nThis means that some of the growth that happened in the tech sector will revert back to traditional sectors.\nTo give you a simple example: I had a Netflix account during most of 2020, but don't find the time to use it anymore. I rather spend time outside and so I end up canceling my account. I am sure that I am not alone in this situation.\nThe same applies to a lot of other tech companies.\nSimon Property Group (SPG) recently noted that its malls are back to ~90% of pre-crisis sales within weeks of reopening. During the heights of the pandemic, most of these sales would have occurred online. Now they are reverting back to brick-and-mortar retail.\nTo be clear, not all the growth will revert back. Some of it will be permanent gains. But not all of it, and that's why the tailwind is tuning into a headwind.\nReason #4: Vaccinations are Accelerating The Return to Normal\nMost sectors benefit from the vaccine because it accelerates the return to normal. The good news is that by now, 16% of the total US population has already received the vaccine and we are currently administering over 2 million shots a day.\nAt this pace, most people will be vaccinated within a few months from now. This also means that more people will be returning to office buildings, spend time outside, socialize... put simply, go back to their previous lives.\n\nIn that sense, the acceleration in vaccine distribution is actually bad news for tech stocks. The faster people can return to their previous habits, the greater the headwind for tech stocks.\nThe pandemic trade could be coming to an end already by the Summer, and it is not yet reflected in valuations, which remain much higher than they were prior to the pandemic.\nReason #5: Other Sectors Offer Better Risk-to-Reward\nFinally, and perhaps most importantly, everything is relative in finance.\nTech stocks are only attractive if the rest of the market is less attractive.\nRight now, the opposite is true.\nMany market sectors are still beaten-down and trade at historically low valuations even as we approach the end of the pandemic.\nMLPs (AMLP) are a great example of that. They are up substantially over the past month, and we believe that they will continue to rise as we recover from this pandemic:\nData by YCharts\nWe much rather invest in sectors that are discounted and enjoy a tailwind rather than expensive tech stocks which face a clear headwind going forward.\nEvery investment has opportunity costs, and right now, the opportunity cost of investing in tech stocks is becoming increasingly large relative to other sectors.\nThe sentiment for tech stocks is slowly fading, all while the sentiment for other sectors is improving. The shift in market narrative will only accelerate as we put this crisis behind.\nBottom Line\nNow probably isn't a good time to invest in tech stocks. Yes, they are down a bit, but that does not make them attractive.\nValuations remain historically high even as we approach the end of the pandemic, which will hurt many tech companies that benefited from it. Adding fuel to the fire, interest rates are back on the rise, and at these valuations, there is no margin of safety.\nAt High Yield Investor, we find much better value in traditional sectors such as MLPs, REITs, and utilities which remain deeply discounted. That's where most of our capital is going at this time.","kind":"news","is_publish_news":true,"is_publish_highlight":false,"is_publish_live":false,"is_publish_wemedia":null,"editions":null,"column":"","sentiment":"0","news_tag":"","news_rank":0,"symbols":[],"gpt_button":1},"commentList":[{"id":329619178,"gmtCreate":1615240465494,"gmtModify":1704779945926,"author":{"id":"3561024786031179","authorId":"3561024786031179","name":"Chickencb","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/18d827320f6e15f9fdfcda3cffa4aa10","vip":1,"crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"3561024786031179","authorIdStr":"3561024786031179"},"htmlText":"Allright do you really think the pandemic is over ?I am sure the vaccine rolled out are only for COVID 19. 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