Introduction I’ve had several requests to cover cheap growth stocks, and in this video I will go over 4 interesting looking what I would call growth oriented stocks that I thought you might be interested in researching. In the following video I will go over Advanced Emissions Solutions (ADES), NMI Holdings (NMIH), Boot Barn Holdings …
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NetApp: High-Quality Dividend Growth Stock
Introduction In today’s uncertain investing world, I believe it is extremely important to first and foremost focus on safety and quality. Since my primary investment focus is now on dividends and dividend growth, safety to me is primarily about valuation along with dividend coverage and predictability. Most long-term followers of mine know me as Mr. …
10 S&P 500 Stocks That Rose In The Stock Market Crisis: It’s A Market Of Stocks: Part 2
Market of Stocks – Not a Stock Market In part 1 of this 3 part series I provided a quick cursory look at 10 of 30 stocks that MarketWatch pointed out have done very well in the stock market in spite of the coronavirus market crash. In that first group of 10, there were several …
Meredith Update: Dividend Paused
Introduction Meredith (MDP) surprised me with the recent announcement that they were going to “pause” their dividend – whatever that means. Frankly, I was surprised because the company had been guiding for strong cash flow both operating and free cash flow and EBITDA growth over the intermediate term future. So far, those consensus estimates have …
Bank of Montreal versus Honeywell International Inc.
Introduction What I want to try to demonstrate here and reiterate, because I’ve said this often for those of you who follow my work, that it’s a market of stocks and not a stock market. I’m going to look at Bank of Montreal and Honeywell International from a standpoint of fiscal health, financial health if …
Cardinal Health Update-A Dividend Aristocrat on Sale
Introduction On November 22, 2017, I published an article titled: “Cardinal Health: A Dividend Aristocrat the Risk Is Already Priced In.” At that time, Cardinal Health (CAH) was trading at approximately $56 per share and was paying a dividend of $1.81 representing a dividend yield of about 3.1%. Of course, a lot has changed with …
Raytheon and United Technologies Merger
Introduction There recently has been a merger between Raytheon and United Technologies. The company is now Raytheon Technologies (RTX). When something like this happens, it kind of muddies up the history a little bit, although it doesn’t completely make the history irrelevant. Company Description Raytheon Technologies Corp. is an aerospace and defense company, which engages …
Cisco, Apple and Oracle: Strong Cash Positions Indicate Safe Long-Term Returns
Introduction During this horrible crisis, I feel very fortunate that “social distancing” is very practical and easy for my family and me. We are blessed to live in the country on a 20-acre estate with a private lake and a backyard that is steaming with wildlife. In this time of isolation, we can sit on …
Meredith Corp.: Buy of a Lifetime or a Value Trap
Introduction Today I am going to cover one of the most befuddling stocks that I think I have ever covered – Meredith Corp. In the video I will talk about why I find the stock befuddling and I will talk about what the company does and what some of their products are. Below is their …
It’s a Buyers’ Market Choose Quality: 20 A Rated Low Debt Blue Chips to Consider
Introduction-Low Debt Blue Chips When markets get as volatile as they’ve been lately, it’s extremely difficult for investors to avoid our innate “fight or flight” response. In our states of heightened emotion (fear) our logical minds try to tell us that we are witnessing an incredible buying opportunity for long-term oriented investors. However, our emotions …