What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of March 28-April 1, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Longeveron Inc. (LGVN), a biotechnology company focused on clinical stage therapies, had its stock price rise by +105.4% per share on Thursday, March 31, 2022. On this trading day, a great piece of news led to a great return. Lomecel-B has shown positive results from its Phase 1 trial testing on …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of December 20-23, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Tuesday, December 21, 2021, the stock of Carnival Corporation & plc (CCL), a leisure travel company, delivered an +8.7% gain for the trading day. Investors cheered on the company’s plan to return to profitability, which includes an anticipated profit in the second half of 2022. The company expects that COVID-19’s …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of October 18-22, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Monday, October 18, 2021, real estate e-commerce websites were in the public eye through Zillow Group, Inc. (ZG) falling (-9.4%) and Opendoor Technologies Inc. (OPEN) rising (+3.1%) for the trading day. This bifurcated path occurred because of starkly different perspectives voiced by the leadership teams of the two companies. Specifically, …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of October 11-15, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Monday, October 11, 2021, the stock of SoFi Technologies, Inc. (SOFI), an American online personal finance company, rose by +13.4% for the trading day. The company has a strong set of offerings across student loan refinancing, credit cards, investing, banking, and other units. The SoFi online platform is accessible both …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of September 6-10, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Thursday, September 9, 2021, the stock of Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) had a gain of +10.5%. Lululemon Athletica is a prominent company in the athletic apparel and accessories sector, focused on product offerings for yoga, running, and other physical pursuits. A strongly positive 2Q2021 earnings announcement drove the gain in …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of June 14-18, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Monday, June 14, 2021, the stock of Corsair Gaming, Inc. (CRSR) had a +11.2% gain for the trading day. Why? Corsair Gaming is a new meme stock being followed closely by people on Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets and other online platforms. Corsair Gaming provides high-performance hardware equipment for videogame players and content …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of May 3-7, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Peloton Interactive, Inc. (PTON) is a luxury exercise gear maker which was in the news prominently during this past trading week. The company was also mentioned on this website once before (What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of December 23-27, 2019). On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, the …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of March 29-April 1, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Chewy Inc. (CHWY) is an American company focused on the online retailing of pet food and other pet-related items. On the trading day of Wednesday, March 31, 2021, the stock rose by +5.4% due to impressive quarterly performance figures. In the latest quarter, sales exceeded $2 billion for the first time …

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 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 …