What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of February 27-March 3, 2023

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Friday, March 3, 2023, the stock price of Samsara Inc. (IOT), an American Internet of Things (IoT) company focused on the industrial sector, surged by +15.4% per share. From the perspective of revenues, the latest quarter and full-year figures disclosed came in higher than Wall Street expected. Samsara has seen …

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

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Friday, February 17, 2023, the stock price of DraftKings Inc. (DKNG), an American fantasy sports contest and sports betting company, rose by +15.3% per share. The company had a strong 4Q2022, with revenue growth alongside an improved financial forecast for the year of 2023. For the quarter, DraftKings exceeded expectations …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of December 27-30, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On the trading day of Thursday, December 29, 2022, the stock price of Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (CALM), a fresh egg producer, fell by -14.5% per share. For the latest quarter, the company’s sales beat expectations while profits did not beat expectations. While egg demand and pricing per dozen eggs were strong, …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of December 5-9, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Thursday, December 8, 2022, the stock of Ciena Corporation (CIEN), a technology (tech) company, had a +20.0% per share jump in its price. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of August 31 – September 4, 2020; By Kuldip K. Ambastha.”) For …

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 November 14-18, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Thursday, November 17, 2022, the stock price of Bath & Body Works, Inc. (BBWI), a prominent specialty retail company, rose by +25.2% per share. This rise in the stock price was driven by strong 3Q2022 quarterly performance results, with earnings surpassing the expected consensus estimate. Furthermore, Bath & Body Works, …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of August 29-September 2, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Thursday, September 1, 2022, the stock of Okta, Inc. (OKTA), a technology company providing cloud-based identity management support for businesses, fell in price by -33.7% per share for the trading day. While 2Q2022 results surpassed Wall Street expectations, areas of concern on a going forward basis drove this sharp decline …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of August 22-26, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha The stock price of Burlington Stores, Inc. (BURL), an American off-price (discount) department store retailer once known as Burlington Coat Factory, fell by -10.2% per share on the trading day of Thursday, August 25, 2022. 2Q2022 corporate performance results were quite satisfactory, in general. However, 3Q2022 and 2022 corporate performance guidance …

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 8-12, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha The stock of VIZIO Holding Corp. (VZIO), a company involved in designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, had a +18.1% per share rise in price on Thursday, August 11, 2022. For 2Q2022, the company’s sales did not match or exceed Wall Street equity research analyst expectations. However, the company also delivered a …