Shares of American Express Co. (AXP) are up nearly 5% in Friday’s trading session after the company delivered first-quarter earnings that came in well above the analyst consensus. New card acquisitions were way up for the quarter - more specifically, high-spending, high-credit quality customers that are as valuable as it gets for the company. [...]
Robinhood (HOOD) has been on a tear through 2024 so far, up more than 43% year-to-date fueled by an uptick in retail trading, particularly for Bitcoin. However, one analyst believes that this trend is poised to reverse and has changed his outlook from neutral to sell as a result. Citi analyst Christopher Allen says [...]
Coinbase (COIN) is up more than 15% after unveiling Q4 earnings yesterday after the market closed. The world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange easily outperformed compared to the market’s expectations. Total revenue was up 41% to $954 million, well above the $826 million Wall Street was forecasting. Meanwhile, adjusted earnings of $1.04 not only blew the [...]
SoFi Technologies (SOFI) started the week strong, headed towards its best performance on the stock market since the fall of 2022. It reached as high as 23% before correcting at around 17%. This is a result of the financial technology company delivering bombastic earnings for the fourth quarter of 2023, in which it posted [...]
Morgan Stanley (MS) reported its fiscal 4th quarter earnings today before the market opened, and despite beating revenue forecasts, the stock is down more than 3% Tuesday morning. Revenue of $12.9 billion was a 1.2% improvement year over year, beating the FactSet consensus of $11.93 billion handsomely. Key segments in this performance were investment [...]
Wells Fargo (WFC) reported 4th quarter results this Friday morning that sent the share price slightly lower, as there is concern regarding a big jump in credit loss provisions. The California-based bank bolstered its reserves by 34%, specifically increasing the allowances for credit losses in credit card and commercial real estate loans. This was [...]
Shares of Marathon Digital (MARA) are down more than 9% in Thursday’s trading session, rebounding from an incredible session yesterday in which it was the most traded stock of the day. Investors traded more than 105 million shares of MARA for a total trading volume of $327. This beat out the usual suspects like [...]
Amidst a thriving crypto market, Coinbase Global (COIN) has seen its stock surge an astounding 375% this year, and 120% in the past 3 months alone. The stock fell off a cliff back in 2022 after reaching a high of $342/share. It fell to a low of $33/share just about a year ago. It’s [...]
By Leslie N. Masonson, MBA HCI Group, Inc. (NYSE:HCI), was incorporated in 2006 in Tampa, Florida where it is currently headquartered. It has $507 million in annual sales and a market capitalization of $737 million with 578 full-time employees. The company was formerly known as Homeowners Choice, Inc. and changed its name to HCI [...]
By Leslie N. Masonson, MBA Interactive Brokers (NASDAQ: IBKR), founded in 2007 and headquartered in Greenwich, CT, is a highly automated global broker that offers low-cost, seamless access to multiple assets, including stocks, options, futures, forex, commodities, bonds, crypto, mutual funds, and ETFs. It serves over two million clients, including individuals, institutions, introducing brokers, [...]
