What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of May 10-14, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha The Trade Desk, Inc. (TTD) is a global technology company in the digital advertising campaigns space. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in California. Its stock went public in 2016. On Monday, May 10, 2021, the company’s stock saw a dramatic -26.0% loss for the trading day. Though …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of March 15-19, 2021

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 …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of December 28-31, 2020

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Per the table shown above, FuelCell Energy, Inc. (FCEL) had a trading week of three down days and one up day. FuelCell Energy focuses on fuel cell technology, and also provides ultra-clean, comprehensive power solutions to customers. While the company is not currently profitable, its forecasted earnings growth rate for the …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of December 14-18, 2020

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Thursday, December 17, 2020, Rite Aid Corporation (RAD) had a +17.4% gain per share for the day. The corporation, best known for its retail drugstore chain operations, beat its quarterly adjusted earnings and revenues expectations, and also raised its full year outlook to expect positive earnings instead of a potential …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of December 7-11, 2020

By Kuldip K. Ambastha The past trading week was a big one for the initial public offering (IPO) market sector. Airbnb, Inc. (ABNB), C3.ai, Inc. (AI), and DoorDash Inc. (DASH) all had massive IPOs. Airbnb is an online marketplace for rental properties, C3.ai is an enterprise artificial intelligence software-as-a-service applications provider, and DoorDash is a …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of November 30-December 4, 2020

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. …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of November 23-27, 2020

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% …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of November 16-20, 2020

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 …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of November 2-6, 2020

By Kuldip K. Ambastha LendingTree, Inc. (TREE) is a well-known online loan marketplace operating in the USA. On the trading day of Thursday, November 5, 2020, the company’s stock had a -15.4% loss due to 3Q2020-related news. During 3Q2020, a quarterly loss figure of -$0.26 per share was seen. In contrast, one year ago during …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of October 26-30, 2020

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, …