My "three stocks to avoid" column sometimes catches a break with one bad stock sinking the gains elsewhere. The three names I figured were going to move lower for the week -- iRobot, Rent-A-Center, and Tupperware Brands -- finished up 3%, up 10%, and down 44%, respectively, averaging out to a 10.3% decline.The S&P 500 declined 0.2% for the week, so the stocks I figured would move even lower actually did fare worse. I was right, and I have now been right in 20 of the past 29 weeks.This week, I see Beyond Meat, Redbox , and New Relic as stocks you may want to consider steering clear of. Let's go over my near-term concerns with all three investments.
Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) has been a notoriously expensive stock for most of its history. It has traded well above 100 times sales in the past, today it trades at nearly 100 times earnings. Nobody doubts that Tesla has succeeded in becoming profitable, but still, some investors think the stock is overpriced. Tesla does trade at high multiples, but its growth is also very strong. In this article, I try to settle the Tesla valuation question with a discounted cash flow (“DCF”) model. Ultimately I arrive at a $825 valuation, giving it slight upside to today’s price. However, I rate the stock a hold rather than a buy, due to concerns about its accounting.Competitive LandscapeBefore getting into my analysis of Tesla’s fair value, I have to take a look at the company’s competitive position. In a
Ready to Get Rich in the Stock Market? 5 Investments You Can't Go Wrong WithMotley Fool06/25 20:28Comcast-0.40%PostAlphabet+0.26%PostKEY POINTSLook for companies that can do well regardless of the economic environment.Also seek out organizations with strong potential for recurring, renewable revenue.Whatever the company's prospects and business model, it's always better to step into the stock after a dip rather than at a high.After seeing the market carnage since the start of the year, it would be easy to throw in the towel on stocks. Already down more than 20% from its highs, each of the S&P 500's recent rebound efforts so far seems to have faded pretty fast. We could see more downside before all is said and done, particularly given that summer and early fall are tepid times for stock
IndexWall Street's main indexes posted solid gains on Thursday, fueled by strong performance from defensive and tech shares that outweighed declines for economically sensitive groups as worries persisted about a potential recession.The benchmark S&P 500 swung between positive and negative during the session, but stocks picked up steam heading into the market's close. Benchmark U.S. Treasury yields fell to two-week lows, supporting tech and other rate-sensitive growth stocks.Trading has remained volatile in the wake of the S&P 500 last week logging its biggest weekly percentage drop since March 2020. Investors are weighing how far stocks could fall after the index earlier this month fell over 20% from its January all-time high, confirming the common definition of a bear market.“Ther