During market volatility, the best thing you can do is look toward growth-oriented large-cap stocks. Now, many will ask why it’s important to buy large-cap stocks during a time when Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is up 239.3% in the last year, and AMC (NYSE:AMC) is up 314.5% in the last month alone. I will counter with just
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When Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ:BBBY) announced its positive first-quarter results before Wednesday’s open, BBBY stock shot up 8%. Since then, this meme stock has given up about half of that gain and is trading slightly lower Thursday. But our bull thesis for this stock remains intact. Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com First off, we
U.S. infrastructure has been a slow-motion train wreck. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has been urging the U.S. to reinvest in crumbling bridges, energy grids, and highways. In fact, according to the ASCE, there’s a water main break every two minutes. Up to 43% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition. “There
The cloud is the future of gaming. We live in a digital world ruled by technology, and the games industry is no exception. Cloud gaming stocks will continue to benefit from this trend for years to come, because the games industry will continue to receive recurring revenue from subscriptions to online services by wide swaths
Hyliion (NYSE:HYLN) is one of the multitude of electric vehicle (EV) special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) that came public over the past year. However, HYLN stock stands out from most of its peers in one big way. Source: Shutterstock Hyliion isn’t trying to design its own EV from scratch and ramp up production and marketing
Financial technology startup SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) went public as SOFI stock on Jun. 1 via a reverse-merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) called Social Capital Hedosophia Corp. V. As a result, SoFi raised $2.4 billion in cash proceeds to be used for further expansion strategies. Source: rafapress / Shutterstock.com Commonly referred to as blank-check
Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) has been on an absolute tear. I was thinking that after its stock split next month, perhaps NVDA stock could get to $200. In the pre-split situation , that’s $800, a mark that the stock just hit at the end of June. Source: Steve Lagreca / Shutterstock.com The shares have been on fire,
The last couple weeks have been painful for cryptocurrency investors. After touching highs of almost $65,000 earlier this year, Bitcoin (CCC:BTC-USD) briefly plummeted below $30,000. Among cryptocurrency stocks, Marathon Digital (NASDAQ:MARA) stock remained relatively resilient. Source: Mark Agnor / Shutterstock.com Over the last month, MARA stock has trended higher by 24%. During the same period,
Can an unloved company become a darling of the electric vehicle (EV) markets? Maybe it’s possible with Chinese startup Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI). I pounded the table loudly for LI stock not long ago, and I’m still massively bullish on this pick. Source: Carrie Fereday / Shutterstock.com Back in April, I reported on Li Auto’s delivery update for
It’s no secret anymore that Target (NYSE:TGT), under Brian Cornell, is America’s best-run retailer. That’s why I recommend TGT stock to anyone who will listen. Source: Robert Gregory Griffeth / Shutterstock.com Since Cornell became CEO in 2014, in the wake of a credit card breach that forced out his predecessor, Target shares are up 300%.
Palantir (NYSE:PLTR) reported stellar earnings on May 11 for the first quarter, showing massive revenue and free-cash-flow growth. I predicted that Palantir, the software company for the intelligence community, would turn free-cash-flow positive late last year. Now it has come true. The company’s FCF will continue to spike higher with revenue growth. And that will
Kid-focused streaming entertainment provider Genius Brands (NASDAQ:GNUS) offers a vast and expanding pipeline of children’s media content. Yet, not everyone takes GNUS stock seriously. Source: patat / Shutterstock.com If your timing is good, it’s possible to double your money as a Genius Brands investor. This has actually happened in early 2021. But again, the company has
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock has spent the first half of 2021 in a trading range. Source: Frederic Legrand – COMEO / Shutterstock.com Shares have traded below $3,000 but have also traded above $3,500. Shares are currently at the high end of the range, at more than $3,400. But two previous moves, in February and April, stalled.
Though the equities sector is supposed to be a representation of free market capitalism, the nuanced truth is that the big boys have the most resources. And that buys you access to the best information. Thus, a school of thought exists that you should track your investment decisions based on what the biggest fund managers
As we head into July, it’s time to think about what stocks will perform well in the second half of 2021. The last six months have been dominated by energy stocks, financial stocks, and real estate stocks with a lot of back and forth between growth and value. Going forward, many sectors and industries could
Shares of Canadian oil and gas producer Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) stock have grown sluggishly this year, despite the impressive recovery in the broader sector. Source: Shutterstock Although the company boasts strong cash flow generation and diversified production, Vermilion lagged behind its competitors in generating returns for its stockholders. Therefore, VET stock is one of the
It might seem astounding, but Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) is trading at a very attractive price point. Yes, AMD stock, the one that has outperformed the S&P 500 by 1,560% and its sector by 1,400% in the last five years. Source: Grzegorz Czapski / Shutterstock.com Technology as a sector still looks like a buy after
SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) still looks like good value here now that it is public, which allowed it to receive $1.91 billion in additional cash. Moreover, on May 24, the company produced its 10-Q filing, and on May 31 it sent out an investor presentation. (For some odd reason, the company did not produce an actual
Today, the electric vehicle megatrend is firing on all cylinders. The electric vehicle market has found itself smack dab in the epicenter of a coordinated world effort to dramatically and rapidly slash carbon emissions. I call it the “Clean Energy Revolution.” And whether anyone likes it or not, we’re sprinting toward a cleaner, greener, more
For much of the year, Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) traded in a steady uptrend. Unlike last year, when the world did not have a Covid-19 vaccine rollout, CCL stock stands a better chance of rewarding investors. The stock continues to find support on the 50-day moving averages. Source: Kokoulina / Shutterstock.com What are the positive catalysts