What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of November 7-11, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha YETI Holdings, Inc. (YETI), an outdoor products company, had its stock price shoot up by +31.6% per share on Thursday, November 10, 2022, followed by another +10.0% per share on Friday, November 11, 2022. The company announced strong performance results in 3Q2022, and this information drove the increase in the stock …

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

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On the trading day of Tuesday, November 1, 2022, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), a major pharmaceutical and medical product provider, announced plans to acquire Abiomed, Inc. (ABMD), a medical device maker. Due to this development, for that day the stock price of Abiomed rose sharply by +49.9% per share, while the …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of October 10-14, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha The stock of BeiGene, Ltd. (BGNE), a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company focused on cancer treatment drugs, saw a +20.5% increase in price per share on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. Brukinsa (zanubrutinib) in its Phase 3 trial data showed highly positive results in people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of September 12-16, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Thursday, September 15, 2022, the stock of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (SPB), a branded consumer products company, fell in price by -16.2% per share. Within Spectrum Brands Holdings, there is a residential door hardware division offering the Baldwin and Kwikset brands. A rival company had expressed interest in acquiring this …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of June 6-10, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Novavax, Inc. (NVAX), a clinical-stage vaccine company, had its stock price fall by -17.2% per share on Thursday, June 9, 2022. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of December 27-31, 2021; By Kuldip K. Ambastha.”) In 1Q2022, earnings per share plus total …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of April 11-14, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Peloton Interactive, Inc. (PTON), a luxury exercise gear maker, had its stock drop by -4.6% for the trading day of Thursday, April 14, 2022. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of May 3-7, 2021; By Kuldip K. Ambastha” and “What Caught Our …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of January 18-21, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha In this past trading week, the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite Index (^IXIC) posted negative daily returns on all four consecutive trading days. (Monday, January 17, 2022 was not a trading day, due to this day being Martin Luther King Jr. Day.) The NASDAQ Composite Index entered into correction territory, with a correction …

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 July 26-30, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) is an online brokerage firm offering many investment products at a zero commission per trade for retail investors. Robinhood went public in the past trading week on NASDAQ, with the first day of trading for its stock being Thursday, July 29, 2021. Shares were initially priced at …

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 …