Year: 2019

Hercules Capital, Inc. HTGC is expected to continue witnessing growing demand for customized financing based on market optimism for public equities amid an improving economy. Moreover, given a solid liquidity and capital position, the company is expected to enhance shareholder value through efficient capital deployment activities […]

NCR Corporation ’s NCR growth trajectory has been driven by strategic acquisitions. In the past two decades, the company bought more than 20 companies that not only expanded its portfolio of solutions but also total addressable market. For instance, the acquisition of D3 Technology, completed in July 2019, has helped NCR to strengthen its footprint in the digital banking space, both in large domestic banks and international banks […]

The Consumer Discretionary sector is quite competitive and fragmented with companies vying for a bigger slice of the market on attributes such as price, products and speed-to-market. Undoubtedly, consumers remain the driving factor of the sector. An improving job scenario, rising wages and spiraling confidence are encouraging consumers to spend more. […]

Shares of Epizyme Inc. EPZM have soared 246.2% year to date compared with the industry ’s growth of 10.3%. […]

Shares of Aaron’s, Inc . AAN have not only declined but also lagged the industry in the past three months. Notably, the Georgia-based company has lost 8.5% as compared to the industry ’s growth of 26.5% […]

JPMorgan JPM , the biggest U.S. bank in terms of total assets, is well positioned to grow, driven by consistent rise in loan demand, branch expansion efforts and solid asset quality despite lower interest rates. Further, the acquisition of InstaMed and focus on strengthening credit card business will aid its financials. […]

Climate change has become a pressing concern in recent years as we continue the pay the price for rising carbon footprint that has led to adversities like heatwaves, increasing sea levels, forest fires and accelerated natural resource depletion. Sustainable practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of this century are undoubtedly a priority for most industries. […]

The Zacks Finance sector has rallied 21.3% so far this year, marking a significant rebound from the disappointing 2018 performance, wherein the sector had recorded a decline of 14.3%. Also, the sector has underperformed the S&P 500’s growth of 29.9% over the same time period amid the Federal Reserve’s three interest rate cuts. […]

Shares of Colfax Corporation CFX have gained 33.4% over the past six months. The company has also outperformed its industry ’s rise of 8.5% over the same time frame. Colfax, with a market cap of $4.3 billion, has impressed investors with its recent earnings streak. […]

The term emerging market was coined in 1981 to denote lower and middle-income countries. Since then, these economies have vaulted from obscurity to become an attractive asset class of their own. […]

A host of high-profile private companies hit Wall Street this year, debuting across various prominent sectors. These “unicorns,” Wall Street’s term for a fast-growing startup company, definitely have the potential to make it big, given their impressive journey since their initial public offerings (IPOs). […]

Shares of biopharmaceutical company Incyte Corporation INCY have surged 43.8% in the year so far, outperforming 10.3% growth recorded by the industry . Incyte’s lead drug Jakafi (ruxolitinib) is a first-in-class JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor, approved in the United States for the treatment of patients with polycythemia vera (PV), who have had an inadequate response to or are intolerant to hydroxyurea. It is also approved for treating patients with intermediate or high-risk myelofibrosis (MF) including primary MF, post-PV MF, and post-essential thrombocythemia MF […]

Shares of San Diego, CA-based Qualcomm Incorporated QCOM have risen 56% so far this year. The digital communication products maker has significantly outperformed its industry ’s growth of 23.5% over the same time frame. The Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock, with a market cap of nearly $101.4 billion, has impressed investors with its recent earnings streak […]

Synopsys SNPS , a leader in supplying electronic design automation (EDA) software, witnessed an outstanding 2019 during which the company successfully tided over several macro challenges. Growing momentum in EDA, IP and hardware-based verification has been a tailwind. […]

Value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. After all, who wouldn’t want to find stocks that are either flying under the radar and are compelling buys, or offer up tantalizing discounts when compared to fair value? One way to find these companies is by looking at several key metrics and financial ratios, many of which are crucial in the value stock selection process. […]

Year 2019 has been exceptional for Internet stocks as evident from the robust year-to-date performance of Invesco NASDAQ Internet ETF (PNQI), which has rallied 29.5% compared with the SPDR S&P 500 ETF’s (SPY) growth of 28.5%. Increasing allegiance to online gaming, music and video streaming services have been boosting growth prospects. Additionally, rising Internet penetration, particularly in emerging markets including Latin America, Africa and South East Asia, presents significant growth opportunities […]