Valuentum Exclusive Analysis for the Discerning Investor

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Nov 17, 2017

How Have Our Best “Dividend Growth Ideas” Performed During 2017?
We wrote recently about how well the top-weighted ideas in the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio have performed during 2017, but what about the top-weighted ideas in the other newsletter portfolio, the Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio? How have they performed during 2017? Please tell us you know how well the top-weighted ideas have been performing.

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 10, 2017

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending November 10
Let's take a look at companies raising/lowering their dividends this week.

Nov 7, 2017

Michael Kors’ Stock Surges; Market Overreacts to Hanesbrands' Results
Image shown: Shares of Michael Kors have been rocketing higher recently. The stock is rated 9 on the Valuentum Buying Index. The sole 9 rating on the Valuentum Buying Index has had a very nice couple of months recently. Meanwhile, Hanesbrands is feeling the wrath of considerable selling pressure, and we don't think it is justified.

Nov 7, 2017

Analysis of Spark Energy (SPKE) and Brighthouse Financial (BHF)
Let's talk about an extremely risky microcap energy equity and a unique potential value opportunity in the insurance industry, Brighthouse Financial, the spinoff of Metlife.

Nov 3, 2017

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending November 3
Let's take a look at companies raising/lowering their dividends this week.

Oct 27, 2017

Subscribe Now to NEW High Yield Dividend Newsletter! Earnings Reports Rolling In…
You have to read about our NEW High Yield Dividend Newsletter. Let’s cover that, and three key earnings reports that are driving the market to new heights October 27.

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 24, 2017

Bellwethers Drive Dow Jones Past 23,450 – Cheers!
Image: The stock market is partying like it's 1999 or 1929, or 1987. You pick. Cheers! Creative Commons, Ruth Hartnup. The market is reacting positively to calendar third-quarter earnings reports during the trading session October 24, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average has now surpassed 23,450+. The rally in US equities ensues. Stocks mentioned in this note: General Motors, McDonald’s, and Caterpillar.