Wait To Book Hyatt Shares At Lower Valuations
By Stocks & Shares:Hyatt (H) is trading at price-to-earnings multiples between two and three times those of its peers. There are many exciting events which pertain to the company. Most recently the...
View Article2 Refreshing Chilean Alcohol Stocks On Sale Compared To Peers
By Stocks & Shares:The best investment opportunities in foreign alcohol stocks are domiciled in Chile. Two Chilean stocks, Vina Concha y Toro (VCO) and Compania Cervecerias Unidas (CCU) provide...
View ArticleGuess - If The Valuation Fits, Wear It
By Stocks & Shares: Guess? (GES) is a mid cap apparel store whose stock has fallen in bad times. After reporting same-store sales were down 8.5% in North America, shares of this stock have dropped...
View ArticleMichael Kors' Valuation Premium Over Peers: Justified Or Over-The-Top?
By Stocks & Shares:Michael Kors Holdings (KORS) sells branded apparel for men and women as well as branded accessories. It has enjoyed enviable growth. Unfortunately, it has been bid up 90% to very...
View ArticleWebMD: A Potential Game Changer
By Stocks & Shares:One megatrend that has played out over and over again for centuries is the replacement of labor by automated machine processes. This has happened in agriculture, manufacturing,...
View ArticleFracked-Up Chemical Stocks
By Stocks & Shares:The chemical industry's margins are starting to widen from cheaper shale gas produced by hydraulic fracturing, or Fracking. Fracking brought natural gas prices down in the U.S....
View ArticleClimbing The Green Mountain
By Stocks & Shares:Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) is trading at price-to-earnings multiples below other coffee companies, while its growth trajectory is among the best of its peers. For this...
View ArticleIs Visa Overpriced?
By Stocks & Shares:Visa (V) is trading at price-to-earnings multiples between two and three times those of its peers. Moreover, even if rosy analyst estimates are correct and Visa's earnings growth...
View ArticleLike Movies? Favor Studios Over Theaters
By Stocks & Shares:Companies that participate in the motion picture industry are priced at widely different price multiples. Many of these firms require different levels of capital expenditure,...
View ArticleIs Monster The Tastiest Beverage Stock?
By Stocks & Shares:A prior article of mine noted how Monster Beverage (MNST) was trading at much higher valuation ratios than its peers. The article demonstrated that ridiculous extrapolation of...
View ArticleLong/Short Funds In A Risk On World
By Stocks & Shares:In the broadest sense, the usefulness of hedge funds comes from their supposed ability to generate returns that are uncorrelated with the market. During the broad asset price...
View ArticleFinding Value In Canadian Basic Materials
By Stocks & Shares:Canada exports a lot of commodities to China and so basic materials companies in Canada are exposed to China's economic slowdown. With this downtrend in mind, investors should...
View ArticleInternational Fund Investing: Beyond The BRICs
By Stocks & Shares:U.S. investors have access to foreign stock markets more than ever before. This gives investors the freedom to pick markets based on their own. They are no longer forced to buy a...
View ArticleBuying The Indian Market On The Cheap
By Stocks & Shares:The careful selection of different Indian stock funds allows investors to enter the Indian market at a steep discount to US price multiples, even though the Indian market as a...
View ArticleHSBC: Not Cheap Enough
By Stocks & Shares:I regard banks and other financial institutions as black boxes, largely because it is hard to account for the value of their assets. However, there is a different and more...
View ArticleWebMD: A Game Changer That's Cutting Costs
By Stocks & Shares:WebMD's (WBMD) share price declined based on lower revenues. This news affords an attractive entry point for a disruptive stock. WebMD to Cut Costs WebMD provides medical...
View ArticleVodafone: This Wireless Stock Is An Africa Play
By Stocks & Shares:Investors seeking diversification may want to consider Vodafone Group (VOD) as a way to invest in developing African markets. The stock offers exposure to the region while being...
View ArticleCoinstar - Value Via Video
By Stocks & Shares:Television and movie content providers are at risk because Netflix (NFLX) and other entrants have disrupted physical media sales by streaming media.Today there is a lot of...
View ArticleToll Brothers: Back To School
By Stocks & Shares:Value investors should consider Toll Brothers (TOL) as an attractive new way to gain exposure to higher education, in addition to exposure to the wider market for luxury...
View ArticleA Fracking-Driven Chemical Stock
By Stocks & Shares:The chemical industry's margins are starting to widen from cheaper shale gas produced by hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Fracking has sent natural gas prices down in the U.S....
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