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What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of May 17-21, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On the trading day of Thursday, May 20, 2021, the stock of Kohl’s Corporation (KSS) had a -10.2% loss. Kohl’s Corporation, a prominent American department store retail chain, beat its 1Q2021 consensus estimates in terms of key metrics such as revenues, sales, and earnings. However, the stock price still saw a …

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What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of April 26-30, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Teladoc Health, Inc. (TDOC) is a multinational virtual healthcare and telemedicine company. On Thursday, April 29, 2021, the company’s stock dropped by -8.3% for the trading day. Wall Street research analysts had expected a net loss for the latest (1Q2021) quarterly results. Teladoc surprised Wall Street research analysts by announcing a …

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What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of February 22-26, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha In the past trading week, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GT) announced plans to acquire Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (CTB). The plans were made public on Monday, February 22, 2021, and on that same trading day Goodyear stock had a +21.0% gain while Cooper stock had a +29.4% gain. …

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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 …

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What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of October 5-9, 2020

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Morgan Stanley (MS) and Eaton Vance Corporation (EV) were in the news prominently in this past trading week. In a deal of cash plus stock, Morgan Stanley will be buying Eaton Vance Corporation for $7 billion. James Gorman, head of Morgan Stanley, announced this deal on Thursday, October 8, 2020. (On …

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What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of April 20-24, 2020

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Snap Inc. (SNAP) stood out this week for positive reasons. On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, the stock had an astounding 36.7% return for the day. This return was driven by the company’s strong 1Q2020 results. Wall Street’s quarterly revenue expectations were surpassed. Snapchat has 229 million average daily active users as …

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What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of December 30, 2019 – January 3, 2020

By Kuldip K. Ambastha and Anil K. Ambastha On Friday, January 3, 2020, Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) delivered a gain of 3.0% closing at an all-time high of $443.01 per share due to positive news. Intra-day, the share price reached as high as $454.00 per share. Tesla beat Wall Street estimates for both car production and …

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