Industrials

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Do small cap stocks like MATX make sense right now?

If the market’s recovery since the beginning of the year is legitimate, it becomes more and more tempting to start thinking about expanding our view of the stocks we pay attention to, so we can consider more useful investing opportunities. The temptation for a value-oriented investor is just as real, because when the market experiences […]

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Construction
Fundamental Analysis
Industrial Machinery
Industrial Sector
Industrials
Risk
Tariffs
Trade War
Value Investing
Value Stocks

Why is CAT underperforming its sector?

One of my favorite methods for paying attention to the broad market, and to track the ebb and flow of institutional interest is to pay attention to sector rotation. As economic data indicates one sector may be more favorably positioned than another, institutions like mutual funds and investment banks will often shift their assets into […]

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Industrials
Semiconductor
Trade War

Why government gridlock could be a good thing for these 2 sectors

October was a rough month for the stock market, proven by the decline of the NASDAQ and Dow Jones Industrial Average into clear correction territory, while the S&P 500 halted its own slide just shy of that mark. It was enough to put a lot of investors and analysts on edge and start to wonder […]

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Industrials
Value Investing

What is a good price for CAT?

Yesterday marked another volatile day in the stock market, as the major indices posted big losses during the trading session – the Dow, for example bottomed out about 500 points below Monday’s close – but managed to claw back late to finish about .5% lower for the day. The market was chewing on a new […]

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