Public Storage Delivers Safety With a Nice Yield
Public Storage (PSA) owns and operate self-storage units in the U.S. and Europe. The stock is very safe, pays a 3% yield, and is currently on a dip. Time to buy?
Public Storage (PSA) owns and operate self-storage units in the U.S. and Europe. The stock is very safe, pays a 3% yield, and is currently on a dip. Time to buy?
Management at Baidu (BIDU) is focused on artificial intelligence, but 86% of company revenue is derived from online ads, so will this company be able to adjust?
S&P 500 assets soared 38% during the last year, and that’s helped boost shares of S&P Global (SPGI), which makes licensing fees off these investments.
Align Technologies (ALGN) is having a fabulous year as its Invisalign clear braces are selling like hotcakes. But ALGN doubled in a year, is it too high to buy?
Starbucks’ (SBUX) fundamentals are deteriorating, as in estimates have been on the decline. Also, growth has slowed. But, with a P/E of 23 this stock is nicely priced.
Amgen (AMGN) continues to beat the street, and could be on its way to its fifth consecutive year of double-digit profit growth. Not bad for a safe stock.
The term FANG refers to Facebook (FB), Amazon (AMZN) , Netflix (NFLX) and Alphabet (GOOGL). These four are up an average of 38% so far in 2017. Let’s see if they are still good buys or if it’s time to sell.
Facebook (FB) lowered profit estimates last qtr as it switched to GAAP accounting. But still the company was able to deliver 36% profit growth last qtr. Impressive.
Crypto-currencies like BitCoin raking in money. SS&C Technologies (SSNC), is the biggest alternative-fund administrator in the world, can help manage these funds.
China Lodging (HTHT) has more than doubled this year as profits have grown at a rate of 65% in 2016 & 2017. But after a parabolic run the stock’s too high.
Grubhub (GRUB) has been a big winner this year as it’s signed up new restaurant chains, signed a partnership with Groupon, and acquired Yelp’s Eat24 business.
Shares of Illumina (ILMN) broke out and went into All-Time high territory after the company said demand for its new NovaSeq machine has been solid.