Category: Finance
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Wendy’s Stock Looks Reasonable Value After A So-So Year (NASDAQ:WEN)
Bruce Bennett This has been a frustrating year for The Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ:WEN). Shares of the burger chain franchisor have fallen around 5% in that time including dividends, underperforming peer McDonald’s (MCD) by over 18ppt amid relatively soft comps. With that leaving Wendy’s on a fairly modest multiple of free cash flow and sporting an…
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Meet The New Bond, Same As The Old Bond?
Igor Kutyaev The rally in bonds to close out 2023 reflects the US Federal Reserve’s (“Fed’s”) validation of beginning a rate-cutting cycle in 2024. Bond markets expect more cuts than the Fed is signaling, and this expectation largely reflects a return to pre-COVID dynamics of low inflation, massive central bank support, and suppressed term premia.…
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Riskified: Strong Growth Outlook, Yet Negative Margins Remain A Concern (NYSE:RSKD)
Jay Yuno Synopsis Riskified (NYSE:RSKD) is a company that offers software as a service specializing in fraud and chargeback prevention technology, particularly in the e-commerce sector. RSKD’s historical revenue growth has been robust, growing in the double-digit range. However, bottom-line margins are negative, and losses have expanded. These losses were mainly driven by rising SG&A…
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Instacart: Reasonable Valuation, But It Is At Risk Of Disintermediation (NASDAQ:CART)
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News Maplebear Inc., better known as Instacart (NASDAQ:CART), has continued to see its share price decline since its IPO. Despite the fact that it started its life as a public company at a relatively more reasonable valuation, compared to the peak private valuation of $39 billion that it reached at the height…
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Costco Vs. Walmart: Several Reasons Make For A Clear Winner (NASDAQ:COST)
heywoody/iStock via Getty Images Introduction Pretty close to exactly one year ago, I wrote my first article on Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST), which was very well received. To this day, I think that article called “Costco Wholesale: A Union For Consumers” is one of the best pieces I have written on this platform. COST delivered a…
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CEF Weekly Review: Why Covered Call CEFs Are Not 'Equities At A Discount'
Torsten Asmus Welcome to another installment of our CEF Market Weekly Review, where we discuss closed-end fund (“CEF”) market activity from both the bottom-up – highlighting individual fund news and events – as well as the top-down – providing an overview of the broader market. We also try to provide some historical context as well…
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Strategically Building A $50,000 Dividend Portfolio With Only 3 ETFs And 3 Stocks
William_Potter Investment Thesis Not all investors have the time and willingness to build a portfolio that consists of an extensive number of companies to ensure a good level of diversification. Doing so implies a diminished risk-profile for your portfolio and an elevated chance of favorable investment results. For this reason, in today’s article, I will…
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Bank of America: Lower Interest Rates Will Restore Confidence (NYSE:BAC)
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News Introduction A few weeks ago, I wrote an article on the so-called “busted” preferred shares issued by Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) as it was unlikely that those shares will be force-converted anytime soon. While I have pretty much always focused on the Series L preferred shares, Bank of America has issued…
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PHB ETF: Unattractive High Yield Fund, Better Alternatives Exist (NYSEARCA:PHB)
marchmeena29 Thesis The Invesco Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:PHB) is a fixed income exchange traded fund. The vehicle is based on the RAFI Bonds US High Yield 1-10 Index and will invest at least 80% of its total assets in the securities that comprise the respective index. As per its literature: The Index…
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High Roller Technologies Aims For U.S. IPO (Pending:HRLR)
andresr A Quick Take On High Roller Technologies, Inc. High Roller Technologies, Inc. (HRLR) has filed to raise $17.25 million in an IPO of its common stock, according to an SEC S-1 registration statement. The firm provides gambling enthusiasts with an online gambling destination site from their computer or mobile phone. High Roller Technologies, Inc.…