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2208, 2023

Lowes Struggles With Dwindling Sales, But Reaffirms Full-Year Outlook: Time to Buy the Stock?

By |August 22nd, 2023|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , |

Lowes (LOW) reported second-quarter earnings in Tuesday morning’s trading session. So far, the news has sent shares more than 4% higher as the company may be suffering from a setback in sales but remains optimistic and upheld its full-year outlook. Revenue for the fiscal second quarter came in at $24.96 billion, which was just shy of the $24.99 billion [...]

2108, 2023

Palo Alto Networks Gains 15% After Upbeat Earnings & Forecast: Should You Buy This Stock?

By |August 21st, 2023|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , |

Over the past month or so, shares of Palo Alto Networks (PANW) had fallen more than 15%. Analysts and investors alike sent the stock into a downward spiral, overreacting after the company scheduled its earnings call for a Friday. There is no question that this is a rare occurrence, but investor sentiment can be a fickle beast. All it [...]

1808, 2023

Hawaiian Electric Stock Tanks on Concerns of Wildfire Liability: Cut Losses or Weather the Storm?

By |August 18th, 2023|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , |

The wildfires in Maui are officially the most deadly in the US in the last century, claiming the lives of more than 110 people so far. People have already rushed to assign blame - citing blunders by the city’s emergency chief, the mayor, and now, Hawaiian Electric (HE). Shares of the state’s energy provider have tanked more than 32% [...]

1708, 2023

Lyft CEO Puts His Money Where His Mouth Is With $1.1m Stock Purchase: Should You Follow Suit?

By |August 17th, 2023|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , |

Lyft (LYFT) has been trending positively over the past few months, and CEO David Risher has decided to hop aboard with an insider purchase of $1.15m in company stock. He flat out said, “I’m putting my money where my mouth is”. The purchase works out to 100,000 shares of the company’s common stock. Risher just took over this year [...]

1608, 2023

Target Points to Weakening Demand and Pride Month Debacle in Latest Earnings: How Bad is it?

By |August 16th, 2023|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , |

Early this morning Target (TGT) reported second-quarter earnings that beat expectations while revenue fell just short of analyst estimates. But, the key takeaway from the call was that the company was reevaluating its full-year guidance, walking back its previous forecast. In fact, the company is expecting sales to decline by mid-single digits for the full fiscal year. Inflation has [...]

1508, 2023

The Metals Company Stock Pops After News of a $27m Capital Raise: Does it Justify Buying the Stock?

By |August 15th, 2023|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , |

Word broke on Monday morning that the Metals Company (TMC) has been approved to raise gross proceeds of as little as $27 million or up to $38 million through a registered direct offering. The company specializes in deep-sea floor mining, pulling low-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules. And after struggling to retain its footing in the stock market [...]

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