(Bloomberg) — Online car dealer Carvana Co.’s shares are careening toward an all-time low as investors grow more concerned about the continuing decline in used-vehicle prices. The price of the company’s stock fell as much as 12% to $7.06, on pace to close at a record low. Carvana, which was once touted as a disruptor […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — Ford Motor Co. sees a prolonged shortage of mature chips that automakers need for their vehicles. “It’s too painful. We need to understand your technology roadmap better,” Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley said at the annual Semiconductor Industry Association dinner, in an interview with Texas Instruments Inc. CEO Rich Templeton. “And we need […]
Read MoreEach year, it seems that analysts and pundits alike spend a significant amount of time trying to identify the driving elements of market and economic activity. In a 2022 that has seen a lot of newsworthy events from war to inflation and everything in between, I think there is one word we can use to […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — Carvana Co. is set to wipe out more than half of its market value in just two trading sessions as the stock plunged to an all-time low on deepening gloom about used-car sales. Shares of the online dealer have sunk more than 53% in the two trading days since the company reported disappointing […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — The largest US banks are warning of trouble ahead in auto loans as dropping prices for used cars risk leaving borrowers underwater. Wells Fargo & Co. said that higher loss rates for loans it originated late last year contributed to an increase in write-offs for the period. Ally Financial Inc., the country’s second-largest […]
Read MoreThe deeper into the year we get, the more uncertainty seems to be the theme that will define 2022. From geopolitics to economics, together it has all created a pretty constant state of uncertainty, and elevated volatility in the stock market. Economic uncertainty usually suggests that cyclically-sensitive industries are the most exposed to downside risk. […]
Read MoreThere are any number of dynamics that come to play in the markets at any given time. That means that the ebb and flow of economic health on either a national or global scale can be tied to a lot of other societal elements. Those varying elements include political and geopolitical shifts, social perceptions and […]
Read MoreMarkets are naturally cyclical – they swing from high to low and back again on a consistent, albeit unpredictable basis over a range of time frames. The different time periods associated with any given cycle, as well as the depth of a certain cycle’s direction, can shade the casual investor’s perception about a stock’s opportunity. […]
Read MoreBuy Price: $159.10 or better Sell Price: TradersPro Sell Signal Genuine Parts Company distributes automotive replacement parts, and industrial parts and materials. It operates through Automotive Parts Group and Industrial Parts Group segments. The company distributes automotive replacement parts for hybrid and electric vehicles, trucks, SUVs, buses, and much more. The stocks founds in the One […]
Read MoreFor the last few years, the Auto industry has been an interesting pocket of the stock market to pay attention to. Between trade tensions between the U.S. and its largest trading partners before 2020 to the global COVID pandemic that shuttered economic activity and collapsed demand for most of that year. 2021 saw a number […]
Read MoreOne of the most successful investors in the entire history of the U.S. stock market, and arguably the most famous of our era is Warren Buffett. I’ve borrowed from the principles I’ve seen Mr. Buffett lay out in his annual reports to develop my own approach to value identification. Snippets and quotes from Buffett’s writings […]
Read MoreFlowers Foods, Inc. (FLO) Flowers Foods, Inc. produces and markets packaged bakery products in the United States. It offers fresh breads, buns, rolls, snack cakes, and tortillas, as well as frozen breads and rolls under the Nature’s Own, Dave’s Killer Bread, Wonder, Canyon Bakehouse, Mrs. Freshley’s, and Tastykake brand names. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (SFM) […]
Read MoreAutoZone, Inc. retails and distributes automotive replacement parts and accessories. The company offers various products for cars, sport utility vehicles, vans, and light trucks, including new and remanufactured automotive hard parts, maintenance items, accessories, and non-automotive products. AZO $2108.6400 37.0200 % 1.7900 Autozone Sector : Retail-Wholesale Industry : Retail – Wholesale Auto Parts Signal Short […]
Read MoreMarkets are naturally cyclical – they swing from high to low and back again on a consistent, if unpredictable basis over a range of time frames. The different time periods associated with any given cycle, or sometimes even the depth of a certain cycle’s direction, can shade the casual investor’s perception about a stock’s opportunity. […]
Read MoreThe deeper into the year we get, the more uncertainty seems to be the theme that will define 2022. From geopolitics to economics, all of it together has created a pretty constant state of uncertainty, and elevated volatility in the stock market. Economic uncertainty usually suggests that cyclically-sensitive industries are the most exposed to downside […]
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