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But it appears they’re now investing in traditional mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. At the same time, they have slowed their previous manic buying of single stocks that sent once-obscure names such as GameStop (ticker: GME) soaring earlier in the year.\nAccording to a new report from J.P. Morgan’s global market strategy team, some of the most recent federal stimulus checks might have been deployed into funds rather than into individual stocks or options, as had been the case for much of the past year. Individual investors appear to be reverting to their pre-pandemic practice of buying funds.\nA month ago, this column highlighted research from Deutsche Bankthat found younger recipients of the $1,400 payments from Uncle Sam planned to put as much as half of the checks into stocks. The New York Times noted the same datamore than two weeks later, which, as it turns out, was just after individual investors’ trading activity appeared to peak, according to the J.P. Morgan report lead-authored by Nikolaos Panigirtzgolou.\nWhile fund buying has been strong,small trades in call options(10 contracts or less) have fallen off sharply from their peak in January, according to Options Clearing data cited by the bank. At the same time, a basket of stocks favored on retail trading platforms such as Robinhood has been moving sideways overall while theS&P 500has continued to rise to records.\nMeanwhile, retail flows into U.S. equities and exchange-traded funds have fallen to a five-day average of $380 million, based on estimates from J.P. Morgan’s global quantitative and derivatives strategy team. That’s down from the peak of $670 million a day in the five days ended March 16, but still above the 12-month daily average of $250 million.\nThis marks a switch back to individuals’ preference to their pre-pandemic buying of traditional equity funds from single stocks and options. Stock ETFs drew $199 billion in the first quarter, compared with $231.8 billion for all of 2020, according toMorningstar.\nWhy the switch back from stocks to funds? Here are a few guesses. Americans are getting back to work, as evidenced by the 916,000 jump in nonfarm payrolls in March reported last week. That would leave people with less time to play the market but still wanting to invest via ETFs. Or maybe some of them got caught up in their brackets for NCAA basketball March Madness. Or perhaps some saw their previous gains slip away as the favorite meme stocks rolled over.\nWhatever avenue they took, U.S. investors are fully invested in the stock market based on several other indicators cited by the bank. Equity holdings of hybrid mutual funds have rebounded to over 60%, in line with highs at previous market peaks in 2018, 2007, and 2000. U.S. households’ equity allocations of their financial assets are also at a record, according to the latest Federal Reserve data, topping the 2000 dot-com era peak. Meanwhile, net margin debt also is elevated by historical standards.\nTaking into account those three factors, “there appears clear evidence of elevated equity positioning by retail investors and thus a vulnerability for the equity market going forward,” the report said. 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With the stock having climbed as much as 25-fold in January, it has drawn the attention of numerous investors. However, this interest has also brought unprecedented volatility and massive price swings. Given the company's business, its financials, and the speculative nature of the retail stock, investors should think twice about opening a position.</p>\n<p><b>1. GameStop's business</b></p>\n<p>GameStop built a nationwide footprint by becoming a place to buy the latest video game releases. It also made itself a hub where people could buy, sell, and trade games, consoles, and accessories, and find other merchandise. That model made it a successful company until game makers began to sell their games via online downloads. With that change, GameStop lost much of its reason for being, sending the company's fortune and its stock plunging.</p>\n<p>These struggles have also affected GameStop's top management. In February alone, the company appointed a new chief technology officer, and the chief financial officer announced that he would resign in March.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F615635%2Fgettyimages-157305426.jpg&amp;w=700&amp;op=resize\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"466\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>Image source: Getty Images</p>\n<p>Amid this turmoil, GameStop has moved much of its operations online and taken an omnichannel approach. The company closed over 800 stores between the beginning of 2019 and the first nine months of 2020, quite a change for a company with over 5,000 locations.&nbsp;It also expanded product and category extensions such as comics and other types of collectibles to increase the size of its addressable market. On the video gaming side of the business, this included a \"digital-first\" approach for game downloads. The company also increased fulfillment options to deliver the most comprehensive set of game options delivered in the fastest way possible.</p>\n<p>However, while these moves may help the company to survive, they also leave GameStop with a narrow competitive moat. Physical games and other items to sell or trade gave gamers a reason to visit stores. Now, game downloads leave little room for differentiation or trades. Also, it remains unclear whether customers will turn to GameStop for its new product categories.</p>\n<p><b>2. The company's financials</b></p>\n<p>Moreover, even with its new strategy, the company's financials still reflect the extent of GameStop's struggles. Yes, in the most recent earnings report, online sales rose by 257% year over year in the third quarter. E-commerce also experienced a 352% increase in November from year-ago levels. In the Q3 2020 earnings call, management attributed the gains to their shift in strategy, adding that COVID-19 lowered comparable sales by three to five percentage points.</p>\n<p>Nonetheless, in the first nine months of 2020, overall net sales fell by nearly 31% over the last 12 months to just under $3 billion. While the company's loss of $296 million improved from the $492 million loss in the first nine months of 2019, the 27% and 22% reductions in the cost of sales and sales, general, and administrative expenses respectively fell short of the sales reduction.</p>\n<p>In the first nine months of 2020, the company only suffered modest goodwill and asset impairments. Accounting rules require the adjustment of some existing assets to their fair value. While it can bring a tax write-off, it also reduces overall income. GameStop reported $5 million in impairments versus more than $375 million in the first nine months of 2019. This is how GameStop narrowed its losses.</p>\n<p>Still, with $74 million in negative free cash flow in the first nine months of the year, the GameStop turnaround remains a work in progress. The company compensated partially for falling sales by the aforementioned cuts in expenses. Spending on property and equipment purchases also fell by nearly half in the first nine months of the year from 2019 levels.</p>\n<p>Nonetheless, this shows that GameStop cannot cut its way to a comeback. Hence, net sales will probably have to turnaround before free cash flow turns positive.</p>\n<p><b>3. Understanding GameStop stock</b></p>\n<p>Another factor hurting long-term investors in GameStop pertains to trading momentum that has separated GameStop stock from these fundamentals. This began when a group of investors on Reddit's r/wallstreetbets site noticed large bets against GameStop stocks by hedge funds in anticipation of the company's failure. Seeing a potential opportunity, some investors began to buy.</p>\n<p>This led to a run-up in the stock to record levels. That surge took GameStop from about $19 per share at the beginning of the year to a peak of $483 per share by January 28. It then fell to a low of $40 per share by February 23. Recently, GameStop stock just exploded higher as another surge past $100 per share begins.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c15bfa34813f26df43382dccc9674ccd\" tg-width=\"720\" tg-height=\"419\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>GME data by YCharts</p>\n<p>Unfortunately, this picture would likely change should speculators lose interest in GameStop. At that point, stockholders would own a declining retailer struggling to redefine itself through omnichannel sales. Investors tend to buy stocks because they expect higher returns, not merely because a company finds a way to survive. For this reason, an end to the speculation will probably not bode well for GameStop stock.</p>\n<p><b>Where GameStop goes from here</b></p>\n<p>GameStop remains a retailer in decline. Nonetheless, the encouraging growth rates in online sales offer hope for its survival. It has also benefited from speculative interest as average investors battle hedge funds.</p>\n<p>However, speculation rarely lasts for long periods. Hence, long-term GameStop investors need to make decisions based on fundamentals, which now point to possible survival rather than likely prosperity. Unless the company can find a way to move beyond treading water, any position in GameStop looks more like a bet than an investment.</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>3 Reasons to Avoid GameStop 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\">\n3 Reasons to Avoid GameStop Stock\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-03-02 22:10 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/03/02/3-reasons-to-avoid-gamestop-stock/><strong>Will Healy</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>GameStop (NYSE:GME) has become one of the biggest investment surprises of early 2021. With the stock having climbed as much as 25-fold in January, it has drawn the attention of numerous investors. ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/03/02/3-reasons-to-avoid-gamestop-stock/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/0a172357fa24250bf20cdd643a850ac4","relate_stocks":{"GME":"游戏驿站"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/03/02/3-reasons-to-avoid-gamestop-stock/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2116759466","content_text":"GameStop (NYSE:GME) has become one of the biggest investment surprises of early 2021. With the stock having climbed as much as 25-fold in January, it has drawn the attention of numerous investors. However, this interest has also brought unprecedented volatility and massive price swings. Given the company's business, its financials, and the speculative nature of the retail stock, investors should think twice about opening a position.\n1. GameStop's business\nGameStop built a nationwide footprint by becoming a place to buy the latest video game releases. It also made itself a hub where people could buy, sell, and trade games, consoles, and accessories, and find other merchandise. That model made it a successful company until game makers began to sell their games via online downloads. With that change, GameStop lost much of its reason for being, sending the company's fortune and its stock plunging.\nThese struggles have also affected GameStop's top management. In February alone, the company appointed a new chief technology officer, and the chief financial officer announced that he would resign in March.\n\nImage source: Getty Images\nAmid this turmoil, GameStop has moved much of its operations online and taken an omnichannel approach. The company closed over 800 stores between the beginning of 2019 and the first nine months of 2020, quite a change for a company with over 5,000 locations. It also expanded product and category extensions such as comics and other types of collectibles to increase the size of its addressable market. On the video gaming side of the business, this included a \"digital-first\" approach for game downloads. The company also increased fulfillment options to deliver the most comprehensive set of game options delivered in the fastest way possible.\nHowever, while these moves may help the company to survive, they also leave GameStop with a narrow competitive moat. Physical games and other items to sell or trade gave gamers a reason to visit stores. Now, game downloads leave little room for differentiation or trades. Also, it remains unclear whether customers will turn to GameStop for its new product categories.\n2. The company's financials\nMoreover, even with its new strategy, the company's financials still reflect the extent of GameStop's struggles. Yes, in the most recent earnings report, online sales rose by 257% year over year in the third quarter. E-commerce also experienced a 352% increase in November from year-ago levels. In the Q3 2020 earnings call, management attributed the gains to their shift in strategy, adding that COVID-19 lowered comparable sales by three to five percentage points.\nNonetheless, in the first nine months of 2020, overall net sales fell by nearly 31% over the last 12 months to just under $3 billion. While the company's loss of $296 million improved from the $492 million loss in the first nine months of 2019, the 27% and 22% reductions in the cost of sales and sales, general, and administrative expenses respectively fell short of the sales reduction.\nIn the first nine months of 2020, the company only suffered modest goodwill and asset impairments. Accounting rules require the adjustment of some existing assets to their fair value. While it can bring a tax write-off, it also reduces overall income. GameStop reported $5 million in impairments versus more than $375 million in the first nine months of 2019. This is how GameStop narrowed its losses.\nStill, with $74 million in negative free cash flow in the first nine months of the year, the GameStop turnaround remains a work in progress. The company compensated partially for falling sales by the aforementioned cuts in expenses. Spending on property and equipment purchases also fell by nearly half in the first nine months of the year from 2019 levels.\nNonetheless, this shows that GameStop cannot cut its way to a comeback. Hence, net sales will probably have to turnaround before free cash flow turns positive.\n3. Understanding GameStop stock\nAnother factor hurting long-term investors in GameStop pertains to trading momentum that has separated GameStop stock from these fundamentals. This began when a group of investors on Reddit's r/wallstreetbets site noticed large bets against GameStop stocks by hedge funds in anticipation of the company's failure. Seeing a potential opportunity, some investors began to buy.\nThis led to a run-up in the stock to record levels. That surge took GameStop from about $19 per share at the beginning of the year to a peak of $483 per share by January 28. It then fell to a low of $40 per share by February 23. Recently, GameStop stock just exploded higher as another surge past $100 per share begins.\n\nGME data by YCharts\nUnfortunately, this picture would likely change should speculators lose interest in GameStop. At that point, stockholders would own a declining retailer struggling to redefine itself through omnichannel sales. Investors tend to buy stocks because they expect higher returns, not merely because a company finds a way to survive. For this reason, an end to the speculation will probably not bode well for GameStop stock.\nWhere GameStop goes from here\nGameStop remains a retailer in decline. Nonetheless, the encouraging growth rates in online sales offer hope for its survival. It has also benefited from speculative interest as average investors battle hedge funds.\nHowever, speculation rarely lasts for long periods. Hence, long-term GameStop investors need to make decisions based on fundamentals, which now point to possible survival rather than likely prosperity. Unless the company can find a way to move beyond treading water, any position in GameStop looks more like a bet than an investment.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":338,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0}],"hots":[{"id":131456928,"gmtCreate":1621881736064,"gmtModify":1704363774637,"author":{"id":"3571697805152180","authorId":"3571697805152180","name":"huhhh","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7a6c4c07dbb528d44299b2cae2830dbc","crmLevel":1,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3571697805152180","authorIdStr":"3571697805152180"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"<a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/GME\">$GameStop(GME)$</a>what’s sell?&nbsp;","listText":"<a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/GME\">$GameStop(GME)$</a>what’s sell?&nbsp;","text":"$GameStop(GME)$what’s sell?","images":[{"img":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e2c7d42d424c95b3acf2fa3fefb50e5b","width":"828","height":"1434"}],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":5,"commentSize":3,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/131456928","isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":414,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":1,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":364959262,"gmtCreate":1614801988756,"gmtModify":1704775432193,"author":{"id":"3571697805152180","authorId":"3571697805152180","name":"huhhh","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7a6c4c07dbb528d44299b2cae2830dbc","crmLevel":1,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3571697805152180","authorIdStr":"3571697805152180"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"i panicked and bought more&nbsp;","listText":"i panicked and bought more&nbsp;","text":"i panicked and bought more","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":4,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/364959262","repostId":"2116759466","repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"2116759466","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1614694200,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2116759466?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-03-02 22:10","market":"us","language":"en","title":"3 Reasons to Avoid GameStop Stock","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2116759466","media":"Will Healy","summary":"Why high levels of interest may not lead to investor gains.","content":"<p><b>GameStop </b>(NYSE:GME) has become <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE\">one</a> of the biggest investment surprises of early 2021. With the stock having climbed as much as 25-fold in January, it has drawn the attention of numerous investors. However, this interest has also brought unprecedented volatility and massive price swings. Given the company's business, its financials, and the speculative nature of the retail stock, investors should think twice about opening a position.</p>\n<p><b>1. GameStop's business</b></p>\n<p>GameStop built a nationwide footprint by becoming a place to buy the latest video game releases. It also made itself a hub where people could buy, sell, and trade games, consoles, and accessories, and find other merchandise. That model made it a successful company until game makers began to sell their games via online downloads. With that change, GameStop lost much of its reason for being, sending the company's fortune and its stock plunging.</p>\n<p>These struggles have also affected GameStop's top management. In February alone, the company appointed a new chief technology officer, and the chief financial officer announced that he would resign in March.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F615635%2Fgettyimages-157305426.jpg&amp;w=700&amp;op=resize\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"466\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>Image source: Getty Images</p>\n<p>Amid this turmoil, GameStop has moved much of its operations online and taken an omnichannel approach. The company closed over 800 stores between the beginning of 2019 and the first nine months of 2020, quite a change for a company with over 5,000 locations.&nbsp;It also expanded product and category extensions such as comics and other types of collectibles to increase the size of its addressable market. On the video gaming side of the business, this included a \"digital-first\" approach for game downloads. The company also increased fulfillment options to deliver the most comprehensive set of game options delivered in the fastest way possible.</p>\n<p>However, while these moves may help the company to survive, they also leave GameStop with a narrow competitive moat. Physical games and other items to sell or trade gave gamers a reason to visit stores. Now, game downloads leave little room for differentiation or trades. Also, it remains unclear whether customers will turn to GameStop for its new product categories.</p>\n<p><b>2. The company's financials</b></p>\n<p>Moreover, even with its new strategy, the company's financials still reflect the extent of GameStop's struggles. Yes, in the most recent earnings report, online sales rose by 257% year over year in the third quarter. E-commerce also experienced a 352% increase in November from year-ago levels. In the Q3 2020 earnings call, management attributed the gains to their shift in strategy, adding that COVID-19 lowered comparable sales by three to five percentage points.</p>\n<p>Nonetheless, in the first nine months of 2020, overall net sales fell by nearly 31% over the last 12 months to just under $3 billion. While the company's loss of $296 million improved from the $492 million loss in the first nine months of 2019, the 27% and 22% reductions in the cost of sales and sales, general, and administrative expenses respectively fell short of the sales reduction.</p>\n<p>In the first nine months of 2020, the company only suffered modest goodwill and asset impairments. Accounting rules require the adjustment of some existing assets to their fair value. While it can bring a tax write-off, it also reduces overall income. GameStop reported $5 million in impairments versus more than $375 million in the first nine months of 2019. This is how GameStop narrowed its losses.</p>\n<p>Still, with $74 million in negative free cash flow in the first nine months of the year, the GameStop turnaround remains a work in progress. The company compensated partially for falling sales by the aforementioned cuts in expenses. Spending on property and equipment purchases also fell by nearly half in the first nine months of the year from 2019 levels.</p>\n<p>Nonetheless, this shows that GameStop cannot cut its way to a comeback. Hence, net sales will probably have to turnaround before free cash flow turns positive.</p>\n<p><b>3. Understanding GameStop stock</b></p>\n<p>Another factor hurting long-term investors in GameStop pertains to trading momentum that has separated GameStop stock from these fundamentals. This began when a group of investors on Reddit's r/wallstreetbets site noticed large bets against GameStop stocks by hedge funds in anticipation of the company's failure. Seeing a potential opportunity, some investors began to buy.</p>\n<p>This led to a run-up in the stock to record levels. That surge took GameStop from about $19 per share at the beginning of the year to a peak of $483 per share by January 28. It then fell to a low of $40 per share by February 23. Recently, GameStop stock just exploded higher as another surge past $100 per share begins.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c15bfa34813f26df43382dccc9674ccd\" tg-width=\"720\" tg-height=\"419\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>GME data by YCharts</p>\n<p>Unfortunately, this picture would likely change should speculators lose interest in GameStop. At that point, stockholders would own a declining retailer struggling to redefine itself through omnichannel sales. Investors tend to buy stocks because they expect higher returns, not merely because a company finds a way to survive. For this reason, an end to the speculation will probably not bode well for GameStop stock.</p>\n<p><b>Where GameStop goes from here</b></p>\n<p>GameStop remains a retailer in decline. Nonetheless, the encouraging growth rates in online sales offer hope for its survival. It has also benefited from speculative interest as average investors battle hedge funds.</p>\n<p>However, speculation rarely lasts for long periods. Hence, long-term GameStop investors need to make decisions based on fundamentals, which now point to possible survival rather than likely prosperity. Unless the company can find a way to move beyond treading water, any position in GameStop looks more like a bet than an investment.</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>3 Reasons to Avoid GameStop 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\">\n3 Reasons to Avoid GameStop Stock\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-03-02 22:10 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/03/02/3-reasons-to-avoid-gamestop-stock/><strong>Will Healy</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>GameStop (NYSE:GME) has become one of the biggest investment surprises of early 2021. With the stock having climbed as much as 25-fold in January, it has drawn the attention of numerous investors. ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/03/02/3-reasons-to-avoid-gamestop-stock/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/0a172357fa24250bf20cdd643a850ac4","relate_stocks":{"GME":"游戏驿站"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/03/02/3-reasons-to-avoid-gamestop-stock/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2116759466","content_text":"GameStop (NYSE:GME) has become one of the biggest investment surprises of early 2021. With the stock having climbed as much as 25-fold in January, it has drawn the attention of numerous investors. However, this interest has also brought unprecedented volatility and massive price swings. Given the company's business, its financials, and the speculative nature of the retail stock, investors should think twice about opening a position.\n1. GameStop's business\nGameStop built a nationwide footprint by becoming a place to buy the latest video game releases. It also made itself a hub where people could buy, sell, and trade games, consoles, and accessories, and find other merchandise. That model made it a successful company until game makers began to sell their games via online downloads. With that change, GameStop lost much of its reason for being, sending the company's fortune and its stock plunging.\nThese struggles have also affected GameStop's top management. In February alone, the company appointed a new chief technology officer, and the chief financial officer announced that he would resign in March.\n\nImage source: Getty Images\nAmid this turmoil, GameStop has moved much of its operations online and taken an omnichannel approach. The company closed over 800 stores between the beginning of 2019 and the first nine months of 2020, quite a change for a company with over 5,000 locations. It also expanded product and category extensions such as comics and other types of collectibles to increase the size of its addressable market. On the video gaming side of the business, this included a \"digital-first\" approach for game downloads. The company also increased fulfillment options to deliver the most comprehensive set of game options delivered in the fastest way possible.\nHowever, while these moves may help the company to survive, they also leave GameStop with a narrow competitive moat. Physical games and other items to sell or trade gave gamers a reason to visit stores. Now, game downloads leave little room for differentiation or trades. Also, it remains unclear whether customers will turn to GameStop for its new product categories.\n2. The company's financials\nMoreover, even with its new strategy, the company's financials still reflect the extent of GameStop's struggles. Yes, in the most recent earnings report, online sales rose by 257% year over year in the third quarter. E-commerce also experienced a 352% increase in November from year-ago levels. In the Q3 2020 earnings call, management attributed the gains to their shift in strategy, adding that COVID-19 lowered comparable sales by three to five percentage points.\nNonetheless, in the first nine months of 2020, overall net sales fell by nearly 31% over the last 12 months to just under $3 billion. While the company's loss of $296 million improved from the $492 million loss in the first nine months of 2019, the 27% and 22% reductions in the cost of sales and sales, general, and administrative expenses respectively fell short of the sales reduction.\nIn the first nine months of 2020, the company only suffered modest goodwill and asset impairments. Accounting rules require the adjustment of some existing assets to their fair value. While it can bring a tax write-off, it also reduces overall income. GameStop reported $5 million in impairments versus more than $375 million in the first nine months of 2019. This is how GameStop narrowed its losses.\nStill, with $74 million in negative free cash flow in the first nine months of the year, the GameStop turnaround remains a work in progress. The company compensated partially for falling sales by the aforementioned cuts in expenses. Spending on property and equipment purchases also fell by nearly half in the first nine months of the year from 2019 levels.\nNonetheless, this shows that GameStop cannot cut its way to a comeback. Hence, net sales will probably have to turnaround before free cash flow turns positive.\n3. Understanding GameStop stock\nAnother factor hurting long-term investors in GameStop pertains to trading momentum that has separated GameStop stock from these fundamentals. This began when a group of investors on Reddit's r/wallstreetbets site noticed large bets against GameStop stocks by hedge funds in anticipation of the company's failure. Seeing a potential opportunity, some investors began to buy.\nThis led to a run-up in the stock to record levels. That surge took GameStop from about $19 per share at the beginning of the year to a peak of $483 per share by January 28. It then fell to a low of $40 per share by February 23. Recently, GameStop stock just exploded higher as another surge past $100 per share begins.\n\nGME data by YCharts\nUnfortunately, this picture would likely change should speculators lose interest in GameStop. At that point, stockholders would own a declining retailer struggling to redefine itself through omnichannel sales. Investors tend to buy stocks because they expect higher returns, not merely because a company finds a way to survive. For this reason, an end to the speculation will probably not bode well for GameStop stock.\nWhere GameStop goes from here\nGameStop remains a retailer in decline. Nonetheless, the encouraging growth rates in online sales offer hope for its survival. It has also benefited from speculative interest as average investors battle hedge funds.\nHowever, speculation rarely lasts for long periods. Hence, long-term GameStop investors need to make decisions based on fundamentals, which now point to possible survival rather than likely prosperity. 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