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By Kuldip K. Ambastha UiPath Inc. (PATH) was founded in Romania, is now headquartered in New York City, and is a global software platform company focused on robotic process automation. The company’s IPO date was Wednesday, April 21, 2021, during this past trading week. The IPO reference price was $56.00 per share, for 23,890,777 Class …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha Investors all over the world continue to be intrigued by the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector. Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN) had a reference price of $250.00 for its NasdaqGS direct listing of pre-existing private shares. Wednesday, April 14, 2021 was the first full day of public trading for Coinbase Global, with the …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM), a home products retailer, had two strongly positive daily returns to end this past trading week: +18.5% (Thursday, March 18, 2021) and +8.2% (Friday, March 19, 2021). For the most recent fiscal quarter, the company exceeded consensus estimates related to earnings and revenues. All of its underlying brands …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha GameStop Corporation (GME), a video game retailer, caught everyone’s attention in this past trading week. Retail investors were bullish about the stock, while institutional investors were bearish about the stock. Like many companies, GameStop has struggled due to the coronavirus pandemic, which led several institutional investors to short the stock. Retail …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Tuesday, January 12, 2021, the stock of Etsy, Inc. (ETSY) had a +12.1% daily return. Etsy is a technology platform which serves as an online marketplace. Sellers are able to easily manage and scale their businesses (mainly focused on handmade products – arts, crafts, jewelry, clothing, and so on) through …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Thursday, December 3, 2020, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD) had a +13.6% return for the day. The company delivered a $0.08 adjusted earnings per share figure for 3Q2020, well above the expected consensus estimate of $0.00. The cybersecurity company CrowdStrike Holdings has been successful during the current global coronavirus pandemic era. …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha The Gap, Inc. (GPS) is a prominent American company in the clothing and accessories retail sector, with store locations worldwide. The company was founded in 1969 by Donald Fisher and Doris F. Fisher, and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. On Wednesday, November 25, 2020, the company’s stock had a -19.6% …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Wednesday, November 18, 2020, Target Corporation (TGT) had a +2.3% return for the day. The prominent general merchandise retailer with a motto of “Expect More. Pay Less.” announced strongly positive 3Q2020 results which drove the return seen on that day. 3Q2020 adjusted earnings per share came in at $2.79, surpassing …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha SAP SE (SAP) is a German software company in the enterprise software sector, focused on business operations and customer relations. The company operates in many countries around the world and has well-known enterprise resource planning (ERP) capabilities. SAP stands for “Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing.” On Monday, October 26, …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha (This week’s update is a follow-up to What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of October 28-November 1, 2019.) On Wednesday, September 9, 2020, the stock of Tiffany & Co. saw a -6.4% return. Tiffany & Co. (TIF) and LVMH Moët Hennessy (LVMH) (LVMUY) were in the news …

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