Year: 2019

We should be thankful to the great investor Peter Lynch, who has time and again been generous in sharing his investing ideas, most notably in his books like One Up On Wall Street . As the portfolio manager of Fidelity Magellan Fund from 1977 through 1990, he has been able to achieve a staggering annualized return of 29.2%. […]

Lately, war-on-cash stocks or companies that focus on digital payments have been some of the biggest gainers. After all, we are all heading toward a cashless society. […]

Navient Corporation ’s NAVI continues to gain from its strong position in educational loan industry. Also, the company’s acquisitions are likely to benefit it. However, costs are recording a rise. […]

American Tower Corporation AMT continues to capitalize on demand for denser mobile networks on the back of acquisition and tower constructions. However, ongoing consolidations in the telecom sector may affect its near-term property revenues. Notably, this tower real estate investment trust (REIT) has a disciplined capital-allocation strategy, through which it is adding incremental scale via acquisitions in international business. […]

Richard Herman Driehaus used the "buy high and sell higher" rule to create an investment approach. Investors, who have a high level of risk appetite, may think of using this particular investment strategy. They principally invest in momentum stocks using the Driehaus strategy […]

After the 2008-2009 financial crisis, the technology sector has staged a strong comeback, becoming the best sector of a decade without a shadow of doubt. This is especially true as the S&P 500 information technology index, comprising 70 stocks, is up 360% over the past decade, almost double the 196% gain for the S&P 500 Index. An improving economy and better job prospects are giving a solid boost to the economically sensitive growth sectors like technology that typically perform well in a maturing economic cycle […]

In its weekly release, Baker Hughes Company BKR reported a decline in the number of drilling rigs in the United States. More on the Rig Count Baker Hughes’ data, issued at the end of every week since 1944, helps energy service providers gauge the overall business environment of the oil and gas industry. A change in the Houston-based oilfield service player’s rotary rig count affects demand for energy services like drilling, completion and production provided by the likes of Halliburton Company HAL , Schlumberger Limited SLB , Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc DO and Transocean Ltd […]

The widely diversified transportation sector, which includes airlines, railroads, truckers and shippers to name a few, witnessed muted growth in 2019, primarily due to the Boeing 737 MAX groundings and a soft freight scenario in the United States thanks to its trade tensions with China. The Zacks Transportation sector’s subdued performance can be made out from its underperformance with respect to the S&P 500 Index in a year’s time. While the sector has gained 19% in a year, the S&P 500 Index has rallied approximately 28% […]

The technology sector has been combating deterrents like the U.S.-China trade dispute, Brexit impasse and other geopolitical concerns through 2019. Nevertheless, robust adoption of cloud computing solutions amid ongoing digital transformation of enterprises, backed by growing integration of AI and ML technologies, has been driving the technology stocks. […]

Charting record highs, 2019 has been an outstanding year for the U.S. equity markets with a year-end rally propelling the indices to historic levels and within touching distance of being the best year in more than two decades. As the curtains roll down on an eventful 2019, let us delve a little deep into the overall performance of the telecom sector in the outgoing year […]

The impressive turnaround by Wall Street in 2019, after the market mayhem of 2018, is set to reach a milestone at the end of this year. Buoyed by a likely interim trade deal with China in early January, solid economic data and a dovish Fed, the S&P 500 Index is set to return the highest since 1997. […]

Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. PACB continues to benefit from innovative product portfolio, the company’s platform — Sequel system, and promising Asian markets. However, intense competition remains a woe. […]

Shares of Sony Corporation SNE have risen 40.4% so far this year. The electronics and media company has outperformed its industry ’s growth of 35.7% over the same time frame. […]

Patterson Companies, Inc. PDCO continues to benefit from broad product portfolio, strong prospects in Animal Health unit and prudent acquisitions. Shares of Patterson Companies gained 16.4% in the past three months, compared with the industry ’s growth of 9.1%. […]

It has been an eventful 12 months for the energy sector. With 2019 nearly in the rearview mirror, let’s reflect on some of the highlights from the year. Saudi Aramco’s Grand IPO: Earlier this month, Saudi Aramco raised $25.6 billion to pull off the biggest stock market floatation ever. […]

Omnicom Group Inc . OMC stock has had an impressive run on the bourse over the past year. Shares have gained 14.1%, outperforming the 10.2% rally of the industry it belongs to […]

Vodafone Group Plc’s VOD Australian telco arm — Vodafone Hutchison Australia — recently inked an agreement with Nokia Corporation NOK to improve the existing 4G network and deploy 5G technology across the country. Marking a significant milestone, the partnership is expected to enable Vodafone to track its 5G delivery and establish commercial 5G sites encompassing Australian suburb, Paramatta, by leveraging 5G capabilities of the Finnish telecom equipment maker. […]