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Low Vol Hot Streak Could Be Cooled By Valuations
Monday, August 29, 2016 - 8:38am | 631The PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II (NYSE: SPLV)) and the iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF (iShares Trust (NYSE: USMV)) are undoubtedly two of 2016's hottest ETFs. Investors have plunked down $6.3 billion in new money into USMV since...
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Is Lululemon Making A Comeback?
Tuesday, January 5, 2016 - 9:30am | 388On Monday, the broader market suffered a decline as investors began to get jittery about volatility in China, the Federal Reserve's interest rate increase and valuation concerns. However, luxury athletic apparel retailer Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) posted massive gains, with shares...
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How Much Is Twitter Really Worth?
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 - 3:45pm | 1103The original article, part of the Morning Monte series, was published here. Internet microblogging platform Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) owes most of its market value to speculation. Models demonstrate the substantial gap between short-term fundamentals and Twitter's valuation at $38....
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Damodaran On DCF Valuation: Academic Exercise, Sales Pitch Or Investor Tool?
Sunday, February 1, 2015 - 6:04pm | 2473This post is the opinion of the author and has not been edited. In my last post, I noted that I will be teaching my valuation class, starting tomorrow (February 2, 2015). While the class looks at the whole range of valuation approaches, it is built around intrinsic valuation,...
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Tesla Could Be Worth $9 (TSLA)
Thursday, August 8, 2013 - 3:57pm | 697Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares have sold off of intraday highs heading into the close Thursday, but still traded sharply higher on the session. Shares rose over 14 percent to $153.30 per share after making a new all-time high of $158.88 following its second consecutive quarterly profit. However...
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Is Penford's Price Appropriate?
Friday, June 15, 2012 - 3:06pm | 1039Price: $8.15 Forward P/E: 41 Earnings Growth: N/AProjected Sales Growth: 16.6% Market Cap: $92.25 million Why it's Featured: Natural based systems and gluten free products.Watch Out For: Valuation is high unless management really hits the forecasted numbers; still very small.Penford Corporation (...
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Faces of Death: Part One
Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 6:56am | 358The bankruptcy of American Airlines (NYSE: AMR) this week and never-ending talk of punk profitability for retailers this holiday season has got me to thinking about potential corporate death stories. I always find it amazing that investors gravitate to a $5 stock instead of a $100 stock because...