What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of April 4-8, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Sprinklr, Inc. (CXM), an American Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology company offering a customer experience management platform (CEMP), had its stock price increase by +21.2% for the trading day of Thursday, April 7, 2022. Sprinklr impressed Wall Street with its most recent quarterly and yearly results on several fronts – earnings, sales, revenues, …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of March 14-18, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Coupa Software Incorporated (COUP) is a technology company focused on “Business Spend Management.” Coupa had a highly volatile week in the stock market, per the table seen above with two negative daily return days followed by three positive daily return days. Early in the trading week, Coupa disappointed Wall Street with …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of February 28-March 4, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha The stock of GoodRx Holdings, Inc. (GDRX), a digital healthcare platform operator, dropped by -38.9% for the trading day of Tuesday, March 1, 2022. GoodRx was founded in 2011 and went public in 2020 – thus, the company’s stock has a short history of being publicly traded. The stock price dropped …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of February 14-18, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Roblox Corporation (RBLX), an online gaming and entertainment platform which brings people together over common interests, is a company we have covered in the past. (See “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of November 8-12, 2021; By Kuldip K. Ambastha” and “What Caught Our Attention in the …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of January 31-February 4, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Alphabet Inc. (GOOG), the parent company of Google, was a star performer on Wednesday February 2, 2022 when its stock delivered a +7.4% return for the trading day. The company’s earnings and revenue figures for the latest reporting quarter exceeded expectations. Furthermore, the company also announced a 20-for-1 stock split which …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of January 3-7, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Sea Limited (SE), a technology company based in Singapore with operations in digital entertainment, e-commerce, and digital financial services, was in the news during the past trading week. The stock of Sea Limited had four negative daily returns plus one positive daily return for the trading week, with a -11.4% loss …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of December 13-17, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha The stock of Accenture plc (ACN), a multinational professional services company which is strong in information technology (IT) services and consulting, was up by +6.7% for the trading day of Thursday, December 16, 2021. Accenture delivered impressive quarterly results for the past quarter, with earnings and revenues both surpassing estimates by …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of November 8-12, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Tuesday, November 9, 2021, shares of Roblox Corporation (RBLX), an online gaming and entertainment platform which brings people together over common interests, shot up by +42.2% for the trading day. (See What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of March 8-12, 2021; By Kuldip K. Ambastha for …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of November 1-5, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Tuesday, November 2, 2021, Avis Budget Group, Inc. (CAR) returned +108.3% and Chegg, Inc. (CHGG) returned -48.8% for the trading day. Avis, a vehicle rental and mobility solutions company, delivered strong 3Q2021 results and has announced a pledge to expand into using electric vehicles in the future. Avis has benefited …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of October 25-29, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha In this past trading week, Sweetgreen Inc. (SG), a fast-casual restaurant chain, was revealed to be going public via an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). This IPO was announced in a Form S-1 document filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), stating that …