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Small Caps Cheaper Than Since the Dot-Com Bubble

(Bloomberg) — August’s broad equity selloff has left valuations for beaten down small-cap shares at the cheapest level compared to their larger counterparts in nearly two decades, according to Bank of America Corp. At 12 times projected earnings, the Russell 2000 Index of small-cap stocks is cheaper than even its historical averages, BofA data show. […]

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Meta Plunge Lures Value Buyers as Growth Funds Flee

(Bloomberg) — For years, investors valued Facebook’s parent company as if its growth would never falter. Now that it has, fund managers who buy cheap, out-of-favor stocks are finally getting a chance to own shares of Meta Platforms Inc. Stock pickers at value firms Dodge & Cox, First Eagle Investment Management and Artisan Partners bought […]

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Valuation Trauma Is Refusing to End for S&P 500 in Free Fall

(Bloomberg) — The stock market: buckling under the hottest inflation since 1981, battered by a historically aggressive bid to break it. Making matters worse is that bonds are beckoning as well. American equities plunged to the worst week since January after data showed US price pressures hit a fresh 40-year high in May, squashing hopes […]

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Citi Team Downgrades US Stocks on Recession Risk, Favors China

(Bloomberg) — Citigroup Inc. strategists cut their recommendation on US stocks to neutral on the risk of a recession, joining an increasing number of banks in warning of a growth slowdown. The market is showing “elements of a deflating bubble” with high uncertainty and the lack of reassurance from the Federal Reserve, strategists including Dirk […]

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Vanishing Value Trade Puts Emerging Markets at Risk of Fed Shock

(Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve’s most aggressive policy tightening in two decades is sucking emerging markets into a “sell everything” slump, not even sparing assets that should do well when interest rates rise. Take value stocks. Shares of mature companies with high dividends and cheap valuations are finding a bid in the U.S. and Europe, […]

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VZ is trying to reverse a long-term downward trend. Is it worth buying at its current price?

“Uncertainty” is a good way to describe market conditions since the start of the new year. Massive spikes in COVID infections late in 2021 from the omicron variant have also given way to big increases in hospitalizations, which means that pressure on our medical system continues to strain healthcare workers and first responders to their […]

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RTX is nearing its 52-week high – could it go higher?

One of the big recovery stories over the past year has come from the Aerospace industry, which includes commercial airlines. It really comes as no surprise to say that in 2020 and the early part of 2021 the industry was one of the biggest, unquestioned losers in the stock market after commercial travel dried up […]

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Nasdaq 100 Is Cheapest Since May 2020 After Price Drop, Earnings Pop

(Bloomberg) — A slew of better-than-expected earnings from technology companies after an ugly stock market selloff has made valuations in the sector a bit more appealing, luring in dip buyers ahead of another crucial week of the results season. The Nasdaq 100 index is extending gains from Friday’s rally, showing that investors are willing to […]

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XRX is down more than -14% since mid-January. Is it a good bargain?

One of the big challenges for average investors is sifting through the mountains of information that comes from the market on a daily basis. I think that may be the biggest reason that so many investors have learned over the course of decades of market activity to rely on analyst estimates for a company’s future […]

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CSX is down -12% in 2022. Has it reached useful value yet?

Figuratively speaking, starting a new year generally means not only turning the page, but also closing the book on the year before. From a practical standpoint, as investors that can be a little bit difficult, because the questions that have to be answered about the past year include not only profit and loss, but also […]

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Food stocks can be a good defensive play – but FDP looks like a sucker’s bet

Market volatility has picked up since the beginning of the year, with all three major indices now sitting at legitimate correction levels. The good news is that this week, all three indices look like they may have started to stabilize, finding support that could provide a new basis for another rally back in the direction […]

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CSCO is down about -13% since the start of 2021. Where is its value price?

Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) is one of the most recognizable and established companies in the Technology sector. With a market cap of about $245 billion, they are also one of the largest, if not THE largest player in the Networking & Communications segment. They are, without question, the standard that all other networking businesses are […]

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DOW could be a smart, value-based buy in the Materials sector

One of the things that market uncertainty does to a lot of investors is to make them more hesitant about taking on new positions. I think that’s a pretty natural reaction, especially when we see the market start to reverse existing trends. Since the beginning of the year, increasing bearish sentiment has finally pushed all […]

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VFC is nearing its 52-week low. Is it a good value, or a big risk?

Uncertainty in the financial markets, and in the economy is usually considered a bad thing, because it makes things more difficult and stressful for everybody. Fear about inflation, the likelihood of rising interest rates, and the continued impact of a pandemic that is now extending into its third year has taken a toll on the […]

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CF is down about -14% from its yearly high. Is it also a nice buying opportunity?

The Materials sector is one of the more interesting sectors of the market, because it encompasses a pretty wide range of business types. It’s also an industry that the average consumer probably doesn’t think much about, I think primarily because as consumers we tend to be aware of just the finished goods and products that […]

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