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STX is diverging from the rest of the Tech sector – what does that mean?

As a value-focused investor with more than a bit of a contrarian bent, I tend to get nervous when stocks keep making one new high after another, and I like it when I see stocks trading at or near historical lows. That’s pretty different than the mindset of most investors that focus on growth first, […]

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KR might not be sexy – but it is both timely and a terrific value

The “herd mentality” can be a funny thing to think about in societal terms – but it’s a real thing in the stock market. The sheer number of publicly traded stocks on U.S. exchanges alone creates a wave of market data that no single person can handle alone, and that’s a big reason why it […]

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ACCO: do fundamentals support increasing value proposition?

One of the biggest questions value-oriented investors have to ask themselves is the reason a stock may look like a good bargain. More often than not, one of the simplest reasons is because the stock has been beaten down by the broad market. The reasons for the decline can be multitudinous, and can imply any […]

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Is MOS ready to break out of its two-year downward trend?

There is a pretty significant difference in the way different investors perceive a stock in a long-term downward trend. For growth oriented-investors, the longer the downward trend, the less attractive the stock is, simply because the expectation is that the longer, bearish trend will outlast any near-term, bullish sentiment or momentum the stock may see. […]

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MMM’s value proposition is better today than it was just a month ago

“Coronavirus exhaustion” may not be a real term – but I do believe it’s a real thing. There seems to be a real sense of exhaustion about the pandemic that is contributing to a number of factors in the United States – including, to some degree, the market’s seeming resilience and resistance over the last […]

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Should you buy CR’s value proposition?

When the economy is on uncertain ground, it’s easy to look at the biggest, most established companies in the market for ways to keep your money working for you. That’s because those are the names that, no matter what industry or sector they operate in, are most likely to have the fundamental strength – in […]

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UFS: small-cap value, or bad bet in this economy?

Moving deeper into a new earnings season, it is true that a number of the largest and most recognized names in the market have been posting better earnings results in the last quarter than expected. In many cases, companies have displayed an impressive ability to shift gears from traditional, office-based work arrangements to nearly complete […]

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Vaccine news puts GSK front and center of media attention – and it could be an interesting value buy, too

Most of us are certainly getting tired of continuing to hear and read about COVID-19. Daily statistics about infections, mortality rates, and rolling averages of both can really wear on even the most patient person. The truth, of course is that this isn’t something that is going to go away – not as long as […]

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Aerospace is radioactive right now – but RTX could be a useful exception

Over the last several months, the Aerospace industry, which includes commercial airlines has been one of the biggest, unquestioned losers in the stock market. Yes, the biggest portion of that drop comes from the reality that the industry took some of the biggest drawdowns in the market starting in February as commercial travel dried up […]

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Does fundamental strength alone make TXN a good buy?

If you listen to analysts and talking heads on popular news media, the best places to be in the stock market include the Technology sector, which makes a certain kind of sense since Tech stocks have generally been the highest performers since the market hit a bear market bottom in March of this year. A […]

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Where do Transportation stocks like CSX sit in a pandemic-driven economy?

Just about all of the attention of market analysts and talking heads this year has focused on just a couple of economic sectors as the best places to find opportunities for growth in the stock market. Given the fact that the entire world has had to deal with the effects of the coronavirus epidemic, and […]

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AZN is a COVID vaccine frontrunner – does that make it a stock you should buy?

The market seems intent on rebounding from last week’s break in bullish momentum, with the major indices at the beginning of a new week all moving higher. That looks like another sign that investors generally want to emphasize the positive and be hopeful. Indications over the weekend that the federal government could approve a second […]

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MPC has a big discount – is this a good time to buy?

One of the big challenges during any economic period of being a value-oriented investor isn’t merely finding stocks that are trading at a discount to valuation metrics like Book Value. It is determining if the stock’s discount is due to temporary market forces like investor sentiment, which is often influenced by short-term uncertainty more than […]

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Is DKS a bargain or just a bad risk?

The Consumer Discretionary sector includes stocks that cover a wide variety of the Retail industry. Because there are so many retail companies that offer different products to consumers, it’s hard to pinpoint any kind of specific niche. In the sporting goods niche, there were significant challenges even before COVID-19 became a global pandemic. Declining revenues […]

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SO: solid defensive stock, or value trap?

Over the last week, the market has been set on pushing to new higher highs, with the Nasdaq setting a new all-time high at the beginning of this week and the S&P 500 breaking above its last pivot high in May. The start of a new earnings season seems to have lifted investor sentiment, as […]

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