What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of March 13-17, 2023

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Per the table above, the stock price of First Republic Bank (FRC), a financial institution, had a bumpy ride with three negative and two positive daily returns seen during the trading week. In the recent past, financial institutions have come under investor skepticism related to balance sheet exposures, non-diversified client bases, …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of February 21-24, 2023

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Friday, February 24, 2023, the stock price of Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK), a software corporation, fell by -12.9% per share. While Autodesk’s latest quarterly results were relatively strong, its future guidance on earnings and free cash flow worried Wall Street. Autodesk is moving from offering multi-year contracts (with cash all paid …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of February 6-10, 2023

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On the trading day of February 9, 2023, the stock price of Credit Suisse Group AG (CS), a Swiss financial institution, fell by -15.6% per share. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of October 24-28, 2022; By Kuldip K. Ambastha.”) Credit Suisse’s …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of November 28-December 2, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha The stock price of Zscaler, Inc. (ZS), a cloud security company, dropped by -10.7% per share on the trading day of Friday, December 2, 2022. In its latest quarterly results, Zscaler surpassed expectations when it came to earnings and revenues. However, the expected billings figure for the full year is lower …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of August 15-19, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On the trading day of Friday, August 19, 2022, the stock price of Foot Locker, Inc. (FL), a multi-channel athletic shoe and apparel retailer, rose by +20.0% per share. For 2Q2022, the company reported a $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) figure, which surpassed expectations. That said, the company also disclosed a …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of August 1-5, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Wednesday, August 3, 2022, the stock price of SoFi Technologies, Inc. (SOFI), an American online personal finance company, rose by a sharp +28.4% per share for the trading day. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of October 11-15, 2021; By Kuldip …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of July 25-29, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Wednesday, July 27, 2022, the stock of global pharmaceutical company Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA) rose in price by +28.4% per share. Teva is the world’s largest generic medicine producer, and has been struggling for the last five years because of weakness in the American generic medicine sector plus intense …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of July 18-22, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Carnival Corporation & plc (CCL), a leisure travel company, had its stock fall by -11.2% on Thursday, July 21, 2022 and -6.0% on Friday, July 22, 2022 to close out the trading week. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of December 20-23, …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of May 31-June 3, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Thursday, June 2, 2022, the stock price of Chewy, Inc. (CHWY) rose by +24.2% per share. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of March 29-April 1, 2021; By Kuldip K. Ambastha.”) Chewy, Inc. (CHWY), an online retailer of pet food and …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of April 25-29, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha The stock of Teladoc Health, Inc. (TDOC), a multinational virtual healthcare and telemedicine company, dropped by -40.2% per share on Thursday, April 28, 2022. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of April 26-30, 2021; By Kuldip K. Ambastha.”) Wall Street did not …