10 Stock and Bond Market Insights That Are Hardly ‘Dull’
Dividend-screened portfolios of various kinds have failed to keep up with the broad US stock market over the past 10 years, ...
What Makes a Good Index Fund?
What was once state-of-the-art is now antiquated. The first indexes used information that was available, not what was best ...
Lockheed's Portfolio and Scale Position It Well at the Pinnacle of the Defense Contracting Industry
Lockheed should benefit from recent and foreseeable increases in US defense spending, driven in the short term by orders to resupply munitions expended in Ukraine far faster than they can be made.
Manhattan’s Wide Moat Is Supported by Its Leadership in Supply Chain Software
Software model transitions from perpetual license to subscriptions are not new to investors, so we think the path should generally not surprise too much over the next couple years. We also think the ...
Soft Guidance Reflecting Lytton Maintenance
Ampol's fourth-quarter 2024 Lytton refiner margin was 56% below the previous corresponding period at USD 4.60 per barrel. The refined fuel retailer is guiding for underlying 2024 EBIT and EBITDA of ...
Sysco’s Scale Across Purchases and Logistics Can Withstand Recent Headwinds to Out-of-Home Dining,
Sysco allows restaurants to buy the bulk of its needs from a single source rather than dozens of producers, simplifying logistics and saving time. While the goods it sells are commodities, Sysco can ...
F5 Focus on Security and Software Solutions Positions the Firm Well For the Future
F5 is a financially sound firm, in our opinion. The company has a strong balance sheet, has solidly generated strong free cash flow, and possesses a war chest of cash. As of the end of fiscal 2024, F5 ...
Myer's Sales and Earnings Under Pressure
However, Myer's sales have rebounded strongly with the reopening of the economy, and fiscal 2024 sales were above prepandemic levels in fiscal 2019. The merger with five apparel brands previously ...
Premier's Sales and Earnings Under Pressure
Premier Investments has a strong record of buying and selling interests in listed companies. In 2025, Premier divested its mature apparel brands it acquired with Just Group in 2008. It also divested ...
DeepSeek panic shows the S&P 500 isn't the safe investment people think
The U.S. stock market has reached a ludicrous situation where just seven stocks account for one-third of the entire S&P 500 index. Most people investing in an index with the number "500" in it ...
Pork Giant Smithfield Returns to U.S. Stock Market — Commodities Roundup
The joint venture of Chevron, the second-biggest U.S. oil-and-gas company, turbine maker GE Vernova and Engine No. 1 aims to deliver 4 gigawatts of electricity-enough to power up to 3.5 million ...
Diageo to Sell Stake in Guinness Ghana Breweries to Castel Group for $81 Million — Update
Diageo said it would sell its shareholding in Guinness Ghana Breweries for $81 million to beverage company Castel Group, the latest move in a shift of its business model in Africa.