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Nov 11, 2017

4 Burning Questions About Gilead Sciences
Image Source: Gilead. We were pleased with the jump in shares of Gilead Sciences following its recent addition to the newsletter portfolios. The equity has given back some of those gains more recently as questions have resurfaced on the vitality of the enterprise. In this article, we work through the top 4 questions for readers to consider in evaluating Gilead Sciences.

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 10, 2017

Qualcomm Surges to Fair Value on Broadcom Offer
Shares of Qualcomm have faced meaningful pressure for the majority of 2017 as it deals with a legal battle with Apple, but the stock has rallied after Broadcom offered the firm a deal worth $70 per share in cash and stock.

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 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.

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 27, 2017

Intel Could Become a $50+ Stock?
Image Source: Intel. Fundamental momentum at Intel is phenomenal. The company is putting up record quarterly performance, and traditional multiple analysis suggests Intel could be priced north of $50 per share. It also offers a very attractive dividend yield.

Oct 25, 2017

Kinder Morgan Versus Enterprise Products Partners?
Image Source: Stefan Baudy. Question: Valuentum's latest note on Kinder Morgan hinted the company's situation is improving, even though its ratings are weaker than Enterprise Products Partners'. Would you please compare these companies? Is Valuentum saying Kinder Morgan is a better bet than Enterprise Products Partners because Kinder Morgan is a corporation and not an master limited partnership?