Upstart (NASDAQ:UPST) is a new firm going after the mortgage origination market. It completed its initial public offering (IPO) at $20 in December. Since then, UPST stock has rallied more than 1,300%. Source: Shutterstock Those drawn to the name likely think Upstart is going to remake the mortgage industry. It had better, given the now
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One of the most important traits for any investor, business executive or marketer is the ability to identify their target audiences and see things from the latter’s point of view. I believe those who are bullish on Ocugen (NASDAQ:OCGN) stock are failing to do that. OCGN stock has made headlines thanks to the company’s Covid-19
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is still not the world’s most valuable carmaker. Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) is, for now. Its resistance to the EV revolution makes TM stock a problem in the long term. Source: josefkubes / Shutterstock.com With a market cap of $1.28 trillion, on what should be sales of $270 billion in 2021, Toyota dwarfs every competitor. Toyota
A bit of positive news included in Carnival’s (NYSE:CCL) second-quarter results lifted CCL stock in late September. But even as the world appears on track to get “back to normal,” you may not want to buy Carnival’s shares at its present levels. There’s a good chance that the cruise line operator’s results will fully bounce
A year ago, electric vehicles (EVs) were a promising sector for investors. But in 2021, that all changed. Sponsors of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) flooded the market with new EV stock investments. Some of these, like Lucid Motors (NASDAQ:LCID), have worked out pretty well. Most, however, have been terrible for investors. Unfortunately, Lordstown Motors
With the seemingly worsening crisis of property developer China Evergrande (OTCMKTS:EGRNF), it may be time for investors to at least consider reducing exposure to companies tied to the world’s second-largest economy. Late last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Evergrande failed to make a scheduled interest payment last Thursday, sparking concerns about a mass
As seen in recent days, even meme stock legend AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) is starting to see the effects of the market growing more risk-averse. Since Sept. 13, shares in AMC stock have pulled back from $51.69, down to around $35.50 per share. Source: viewimage / Shutterstock.com Unfortunately, this may be only the start of AMC’s
For AMC (NYSE:AMC) stock, the easing of Americans’ fears about the pandemic, along with the approaching end of the outbreak, is certainly very positive news. Source: viewimage / Shutterstock.com Nonetheless, the movie theater owner is facing multiple other tough problems. First of all, it faces continued competition from streaming services. Second, AMC has significant debt
ContextLogic (NASDAQ:WISH) is a discount e-commerce company that’s been around since 2010. In 2018, it was the most downloaded app in the world. In 2019, it was the third biggest e-commerce marketplace in the world. It went public in mid-December, with WISH stock gaining 24% in its first month of trading. Source: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com
What’s the latest with Clover Health (NASDAQ:CLOV) stock? To be honest, not much. Since I last wrote about CLOV stock on Sept. 16, the situation with the meme stock favorite hasn’t changed. The Medicare Advantage plan provider’s key issue, its challenges to become profitable, is still CLOV’s biggest challenge. Source: Shutterstock Along with this, the
Globalstar (NYSEAMERICAN:GSAT) is a highly speculative global satellite company that is coming off peak speculation. GSAT stock peaked at $2.69 on hopes that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was going to sign up with the company. When that didn’t happen during a recent Sept. 14 conference, the stock started falling. Unfortunately, it probably has much lower to go.
Camber Energy (NYSE:CEI) is best seen as a holding company with a 62% interest in another oil and gas company, Viking Energy (OTCMKTS:VKIN). The issue is CEI stock has spiked on a speculative deal it recently signed with a third company, privately held ESG Clean Energy (“ESG”). Source: Shutterstock ESG says it has a way
Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG), the hydrogen fuel cell company, was somehow able to raise more than $3.4 billion in two different tranches in January and February 2021. The company sold $1.6 billion of PLUG stock at $29.29 in February to a subsidiary of SK Holdings, the third-largest conglomerate in South Korea. Source: Shutterstock Additionally, it managed
Any investment in Ocugen (NASDAQ:OCGN) stock is based on hope. That hope involves the FDA approving the Covid-19 vaccine known as Covaxin. Source: shutterstock.com/PhotobyTawat Over the last six months or so, the company has repeatedly suggested that such an approval was imminent. On Feb. 2, Ocugen announced an agreement with the Indian drug maker
Just one month ago, sentiment surrounding mobile e-commerce company ContextLogic (NASDAQ:WISH) was positive. Seven analysts considered WISH stock a “buy” and four others rated the stock a “hold.” But these days, sentiment has darkened considerably. Currently, only three analysts have a “buy” rating on WISH stock, with six saying it’s a “hold” and two more
I usually avoid the word “bet” when providing financial analysis. That’s because rigorous financial analysis is the opposite of a bet. Rather, it’s a decision supported by solid arguments and facts, all of which form either a bullish or a bearish thesis. But when it comes to sports-betting company DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG), I guess I’ll allow
MicroVision (NASDAQ:MVIS) is still up for sale, at least according to the company’s latest 10-Q report. The reason is pretty simple. It still only has one customer for its Lidar products. And that is on a royalty revenue basis. This leaves MVIS stock fairly overvalued at the present time. Source: shutterstock.com/temp-64GTX I have written about
Clover Health Investments Corp (NASDAQ:CLOV), a Medicare Advantage insurer in eight states in the U.S., is still producing huge losses. This was shown in its recent second-quarter results, which I discussed in my last article on Aug. 16. At the time I suggested that CLOV stock was overvalued and likely to fall. Since then it
The current situation in clean energy stocks reminds several analysts of the dot-com boom in the late 1990s. According to data from Morningstar, global inflows into clean energy exchange-traded funds (ETFs) jumped to $14.7 billion in the six months to the end of March, up from only $1.3 billion in the same period a year
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) created the electric car market, starting with the luxury end and working down. Source: Sheila Fitzgerald / Shutterstock.com This has made CEO Elon Musk a centi-billionaire. TSLA stock was worth $741 billion as trading began September 22. The company was only marginally profitable until its June quarter report showed it bringing nearly $1