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Amazon Stock Update – Buy Sell Or Hold? | FAST Graphs

Amazon Stock (AMZN) On October 17, 2022 I posted a video suggesting that: “Don’t Just Buy From Amazon – Buy Amazon.” At that time, Amazon stock (AMZN) was selling at approximately $107 a share, and based on consensus analyst estimates of operating cash flow, the stock appeared undervalued. However, estimates did deteriorate temporarily, and the …

Don’t Just Buy From Amazon – Buy Amazon

Introduction – Amazon Now might be the best time to invest in Amazon (AMZN) over the last several years.  Amazon is a growth stock which still has lots of growth ahead of it.  The old adage based purely on common sense says to buy low in order to sell high.  Amazon stock after years of …

31 Stocks You Wanted To See | FAST Graphs

Introduction Stocks come in all sizes, shapes, and flavors. Nothing could illustrate that better than the 31 stocks you asked to see last week. They range from highly speculative, extremely high (sucker) dividend yields, high growth, and wildly cyclical. Statistically many of them look attractive, but further examination exposes there are many flaws. The real …

Investing Principles – Value v. Growth | FAST Graphs

Introduction Today in this video I want to talk about some investing principles that kind of relate to me, and actually represent kind of a pet peeve of mine, if you will.  In the investment industry there’s always a lot of discussion and even debates about which is a better way to invest – value …

How to Value Growth Stocks

Valuing High Growth Stocks Growth stocks are a different breed, and they cannot be valued in the same way you value average businesses. When you are looking at regular businesses, the company’s current valuation is a primary consideration. This is typically measured utilizing metrics such as the P/E ratio, price to cash flows, price to …

Interest Rates and Stock Values Truth Be Told

Introduction The idea that interest rates directly affect stock prices is a commonly held belief among many investors.  There are some that even go as far as to say that the only reason the stock market is up is because interest rates have been artificially kept low by the Fed.  With this article, I’m going …

The Right Way to Value Growth Stocks: Part 3

 Introduction In part 2 of this series I focused on how to value slow and moderately growing businesses. In this article, Part 3, I will shift my focus on how to value faster growing companies (growth stocks).  My definition of a fast grower (growth stock) is one that has consistently compounded earnings at 15% per annum or …

Why We Sold Walmart-It’s Not Why You Think

Introduction Walmart’s stock price took a bath early last week, and there are a lot of opinions regarding where the stock price now sits.  The catalyst was their 4th quarter and fiscal year-end 2018 annual report (note: Walmart has a January 31 fiscal year end).  The following headlines courtesy of “Google Finance” illustrate the variance …