REITs (real estate investment trusts) are investment vehicles that invest in real estate and/or mortgages. The investments produce real estate income and/or interest, 90% of which must be paid out as dividends to shareholders. That allows the REIT to not have to pay taxes. REITs produce funds from operations (FFO), which is different from GAAP
Things are not looking good for Canadian e-commerce company Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) stock. A major casualty of the downturn in stocks that thrived during the global pandemic is that SHOP stock has fallen 75% this year, bringing its decline over the past six months to 76%. At its current price of $317.42 a share, Shopify’s stock
Soaring inflation, high interest rates and geopolitical tensions continue to drag down the broader market, most particularly growth stocks. Last week’s U.S. inflation data further spooked investors as the Consumer Price Index rose 8.6% year-over-year in May, marking the highest increase since December 1981. Several financial technology (fintech) stocks, which benefited from pandemic tailwinds, are
Blue-chip stocks offer exposure to the world’s biggest and most well-financed corporations. They are industry titans with a history of surviving recessions and weathering economic storms. But that doesn’t mean they’re immune to downturns. We’re witnessing one of the biggest thrashings on record, and it’s creating opportunities for those willing to look past the pain.
Source: Burdun Iliya / Shutterstock.com It’s an understatement to say pandemic tailwinds are no longer priced into Shopify (NYSE:SHOP). In fact, SHOP stock today trades around where it did during March 2020. As you likely recall, that’s when the market began to realize that the lockdowns were a boon for the e-commerce software provider. Yet,
Headquartered in San Francisco, installment-payment broker Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM) is also considered a specialist in the “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) niche market. As this market becomes increasingly crowded – and a famous tech company enters into the space – AFRM stock should be monitored but not owned. There’s nothing wrong with rooting for a small
In this article SG HOOD MRNA The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine awaits administration at a vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California on December 15, 2021. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Here are the company’s making headlines in midday trading: Moderna — The biotech stock jumped 7% after a Food and Drug Administration committee
Since Thursday, the price action on Wall Street has been devastating for the bulls. I anticipated a weak Thursday but the follow through has been a bit too harsh. This week we are likely to see some fireworks, so investors are throwing all stocks out. The good and the bad end up in the waste
There are several famous former traders who moved on to different careers, such as John Key (who served as the 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand) and Jimmy Wales (founder of Wikipedia). However, this list is made up of traders famous for being traders. The lives of the world’s most famous traders are colored by
Recently, I discussed how Costco (NASDAQ:COST) has been handling inflation much better than its peers in the retail sector. To a large extent, the market is aware of this. That’s why COST stock has partially bounced back, after plunging during the mid-May retailer stock selloff. Yet shares have still not made their way back to
If you look at the largest of the large cap stocks, you will notice that all of them serve millions of customers around the world, with diverse product lines and huge revenues. Except one. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). This company, which has the fifth largest market cap in the entire U.S. market, hasn’t even delivered 1 million
Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) is a classic example of a stock that many investors got interested in after COST stock saw a dip of around 20% in 2022. The company has consistent profitability, sales growth is strong and free cash flow generation is robust. But is COST stock a buy after reporting a strong third-quarter fiscal-year-2022
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Continental Resources (CLR) – The oil and natural gas producer’s stock rallied 7.4% in the premarket after receiving a $70 per share “take private” bid from Chairman Harold Hamm and his family. The company’s board will establish an independent committee to evaluate the
These six dividend stocks are very attractive because they have yields of over 5%. But they are also good investments, as the companies earn more on a monthly yield basis than the dividends they pay out to shareholders. This latter point is very important. Often business development companies, which are a mix of a lender
These six standout financial stocks are attractive to value investors as they sell below their book value and have other attractive valuation metrics. That means that their shareholders’ equity, the amount left over after deducting all liabilities from the assets, is greater than the stock market value of the companies. If we exclude intangible assets
AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) stock had an interesting few trading sessions. The retail crowd sprang into action in the first part of this week after a report came out that institutional short-sellers were again betting against them. However, by Thursday, normal service resumed, with traders taking profits. Where does that leave AMC stock? Not in a
The Wall Street Journal analyzed the median pay at S&P 500 companies in 2021. It found that Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) paid out $295,884 in total compensation to its employees. That’s very good news for GOOG stock. How’s that, you might ask? Well, when you’ve got a tight employment market, the last thing you want to do
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Continental Resources — Shares soared 14% after the shale company announced an all-cash buyout proposal from the family trust of billionaire founder Harold Hamm. Continental Resources said it’s yet to review the offer that would take the company private in a $25.4 billion deal. FedEx —
These high-yield dividend stocks have enough earnings to cover the dividends and make these stocks secure. The companies have what is known as a low payout ratio — the comparison between the cost of dividends and the company’s earnings. It’s important to pay attention to the payout ratios of dividend stocks before investing. Many times,
After many small increases over the past week, the 30-year average dramatically rose more than an eighth of a percentage point Thursday, taking it close to the 13-year peak it notched in early May. National averages of the lowest rates offered by more than 200 of the country’s top lenders, with a loan-to-value ratio (LTV)