Valuentum Exclusive Analysis for the Discerning Investor

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Nov 15, 2017

Buffalo Wild Wings Should Go Private and Hasbro Should Buy Mattel…But at the Right Price
Image Source: Hasbro. There is a lot happening across the M&A landscape as of late. Buffalo Wild Wings has reportedly received a go-private offer, while speculation is swirling that Hasbro is looking to gobble up Mattel. We like the prospects of both scenarios. However, price will always matter. Buffalo Wild Wings should hold out for the very best offer, while Hasbro should be very careful not to overpay for assets that may be past their prime.

Nov 14, 2017

How Have Our “Best Ideas” Performed During 2017?
The top-weighted ideas are getting the job done, while we avoided one of the biggest missteps in all of 2017. We’ve had better years, but 2017 was still a great one.

Nov 13, 2017

A Guide to Using Valuentum's Stock Reports
There is no better value in investment research and analysis. Period. Within the individual premium plan, we offer two newsletters (the Best Ideas Newsletter, Dividend Growth Newsletter), delivered by email. On the website, we provide hundreds of stock and dividend reports, proprietary metrics such as the Dividend Cushion ratio, fair value estimates, Valuentum Buying Index ratings, commentary and analysis, weekly screens, plus access to the Valuentum team and much more. As a member, learn more about Valuentum's stock reports by downloading the guide here (pdf). Thank you!

Nov 10, 2017

Could Sally Beauty Become Amazon’s “Whole Foods” Foray into Beauty Supply?
Image Source: Sally Beauty.  “The Amazon Effect” on traditional retail is not a new development, but there are some pockets of retail that were believed to be impenetrable by the e-commerce giant. We’re beginning to see that such a notion may have been nothing short of wishful thinking.

Nov 8, 2017

Alphabet Soars to New Highs, Priceline Tumbles
Image shown: Alphabet’s shares have been surging higher, and we think the move is justified on the basis of our fair value estimate. Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio idea Alphabet continues to drive tremendous fundamental performance via its strength in search, and its pipeline of new opportunities may offer another blockbuster product in the years ahead. Priceline, on the other hand, has been under selling pressure following a disappointing bottom-line outlook for the fourth quarter.

Nov 2, 2017

Valuentum's November Edition of Its Dividend Growth Newsletter
Image Source: Chris Potter. The link to download the November edition of the Dividend Growth Newsletter can be found in this article.

Oct 29, 2017

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending October 27
Let's take a look at companies raising/lowering their dividends this week.

Oct 27, 2017

Analysis of Aspen Technology (AZPN) and IPG Photonics (IPGP)
Image Source: Aspen Tech. Aspen Technology helps some of the most capital-intensive industries optimize asset performance via process modeling, big data machine learning, and analytics, and its very own asset-light operations help it generate impressive levels of free cash flow. Shares aren’t cheap, however (it is trading above our fair value estimate range), and current price levels imply one hefty price-to-earnings ratio. Still, it’s hard not to like Aspen Technology’s high-ROIC business model, with the company garnering one of the highest Economic Castle ratings in our coverage. IPG Photonics is home to an impressive portfolio of high-performance fiber lasers and similar technologies that are used in materials processing, advanced communications, and medical applications--areas and applications that are expected to experience strong growth in coming years. We think IPG Photonics’ degree of vertical integration, IP portfolio, and process expertise offer it a number of competitive advantages. The company boasts a GAAP operating margin in the mid-30s and has generated impressive free cash flow expansion in recent years, but shares aren’t cheap either (it is trading at the high end of our fair value estimate range). Customer concentration and expansion into unproven markets add a layer of risk.

Oct 27, 2017

Microsoft’s Stock Now in the Mid-$80s!
Image Shown: While others said Microsoft's stock was "dead money," we were pounding the table on the idea! Microsoft has been one of our favorite dividend growth stocks, one that we have highlighted many a time at presentations explaining the Dividend Cushion ratio. We trust you are benefiting greatly from this fantastic idea!

Oct 25, 2017

Key Oncology Assets Powering Johnson & Johnson Higher
Image Source: Johnson & Johnson. Shares of newsletter portfolio holding Johnson & Johnson continue their stellar run, posting new all-time highs on the heels of an impressive third quarter earnings report. Let’s take an in-depth review of key pharma product franchises as they relate to the performance of the stock.