Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Earnings yield is a very simple but handy ratio for investors keeping their money in stocks or bonds. It is the reciprocal of the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio and used to figure out undervalued...

Well ahead of the expected time of completion, Quest Diagnostics (NYSE:DGX) closed the earlier-announced deal to acquire two laboratory businesses in Lewisville, TX, namely, Med Fusion and Clear...

Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) is a manufacturer, distributor and retailer of paint, coatings and related products. It is one of the biggest paint companies in the U.S. and in the world. Its well-known...

Long Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) Long CBRE Group (NYSE:CBG) Short WR Berkley (NYSE:WRB) Original Post

As far as the markets go, same old, same old in Emini S&P 500.Unless and until weakness breaks key support at 2448 to 2442, the bulls remain in directional control, with the price structure poised...

Amazon’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) purchase of Whole Foods (NASDAQ:WFM) has rocked the retail industry to a great extent. One casualty (of many) has been Costco (NASDAQ:COST) whose stock price took a 7% hit...

Shares of International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) lost around 4.7% on Tuesday following a negative revenue report for the second quarter that marks the company’s decline for the 21st quarter...

You are surely aware of the saying “sell in May and go away”. It is one of the best-known and oldest stock market truisms.And the saying is justified. In my article “Sell in May and...

At the bubble top in 2000 the Nasdaq was 156% above its 200 week moving average. Currently the Nasdaq is 29% above its 200 week moving average. Clearly not parabolic yet.

Robo-advisors and Robo-Analysts are both important to enabling wealth management firms to cut costs without sacrificing quality of advice, but the importance of a Robo-Analyst to enhance the quality...

Long Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Long Celgene (NASDAQ:CELG) Short Ashland Global Holdings Inc (NYSE:ASH) Original post

Pre-Open market analysis The Emini pulled back for 2 days after a strong bull breakout. Furthermore, yesterday reversed up from the 60 minute moving average. While the odds still favor higher prices,...

United Continental Holdings Inc.’s (NYSE:UAL) second-quarter 2017 earnings (on an adjusted basis) of $2.75 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents.Moreover, the bottom line...

SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI) is slated to report second-quarter 2017 results on Jul 21, before the opening bell. Its revenues and earnings are expected to grow year over year.Driven by an...