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 September 26-30, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Thursday, September 29, 2022, the stock price of CarMax, Inc. (KMX), a used vehicle retailer, dropped by -24.6% per share. The American company’s latest quarterly performance results disappointed Wall Street, especially from the perspective of earnings per share (EPS). The current landscape of high inflation, higher interest rates (making for …

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

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Monday, November 22, 2021, Vonage Holdings Corp. (VG), a leading telecommunications services corporation, delivered a return of +27.0% per share for the trading day. Why? The key catalyst here was an announcement from Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (ERIC), more commonly known as Ericsson. Over the weekend, Ericsson stated that it would …