Canoo (NASDAQ:GOEV) released its earnings on May 17 and made some concerning statements. Expect GOEV stock to drive lower. Source: Shutterstock For starters, the company is no longer going to use a contract manufacturer. It also expects to take until 2023 before electric vehicle (EV) deliveries and revenue begin to flow into the company. More troubling
Since the beginning of the year, shares of Cyprus-based shipping company Castor Maritime (NASDAQ:CTRM) stock are up by more than 80%. Source: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com As stated in its filings with the SEC back in April, its recent stock increases were “significantly inconsistent” with its performance. It continues to expand its fleet aggressively, putting
Fisker (NYSE:FSR) detailed ongoing operating and capital spending plans in its latest Q1 earnings release on May 17. A capital raise looks likely for the electric vehicle (EV) car maker, and likely to wreak havoc on FSR stock, at least until investors have visibility on when, exactly, they can expect Fisker to start producing free
There’s been plenty of talk about GameStop (NYSE:GME) stock going to the moon in 2021. At the same time, there’s been plenty of people pounding the table that the stock is overvalued. Source: Northfoto / Shutterstock.com For sure, GME stock is overvalued compared to where it was just a year ago. The stock is up
While it may seem like “meme-stock mania” is over, several of these names are still up triple digits this year. In fact, much-maligned meme stocks are not losing steam as the more than 10 million members of Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets (WSB) community continue to push shares upward. However — as is the case with most companies
Lordstown Motors (NASDAQ:RIDE) stock, the electric car start-up, took a hard fall but then rose again on a management re-shuffle. Source: Postmodern Studio / Shutterstock.com The company admitted misstatements in demand for its Endurance pick-up. Then it accepted the resignations of CEO Steve Burns and CFO Julio Rodriguez. Becky Roof, an accountant who has been
When I last wrote about Vaxart (NASDAQ:VXRT) last month I indicated that I felt that the biotech company was not worth more than about $1 per share. As of June 16, VXRT stock was at $7.67, or $1.00 higher than when I wrote about it on May 14 at $6.61. Source: Photo courtesy of Vaxart,
With Zomedica’s (NYSE:ZOM) new Truforma diagnostic tool possibly facing a great deal of entrenched competition, the outlook of ZOM stock is, at best, difficult to determine. Meanwhile, the shares have a very high valuation. Source: didesign021 / Shutterstock.com A diagnostic product meant to be used by veterinarians, Truforma measures the amount of T4 and TSH
While Senseonics (NYSE:SENS) stock has a great deal of potential, the shares currently have a fairly high valuation. Source: Minerva Studio / Shutterstock.com Moreover, in the short-term and medium-term, SENS stock looks poised to fall significantly. Senseonics has developed Eversense, a 90-day continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system. According to the company, the device provides continuous
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