At GEARS we have developed unique tools to find improving fundamentals companies when their share price is depressed and identify deteriorating fundamentals companies when their share price is extended. To perform that analysis, we have created an accurate set of fundamental performance metrics and a share price volatility calculator.
The National Association of Homebuilders released their Housing Market Index stats today and showed that the number of housing starts and building permits obtained in October had increased right along with builder confidence. One concern mentioned in the report (which you can access here) was that while consumers seem more […]
AthenaInvest added a couple of new positions to their SBI International model recently. In the model, AthenaInvest uses their patented investing methodology to invest in 20 international stocks that are held by the top equity managers. One of the new positions they added was Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd (NYSE: […]
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Consumer Price Index Summary for September today (you can access the release here). The data shows a 1.1 percent unadjusted increase over the past 12 months and an increase of .1 percent during the month of September. The Census Bureau also released September […]
Investors got some negative news today on the never-ending seesaw of economic data. The Department of Labor’s weekly Unemployment Claims Report released today (which you can read here) showed an increase of 13,000 claims last week. Also released today were the September Producer Price Indexes (see them here). The index […]
In the Cash Flow model managed by Jose Betancourt, the focus is on fundamental analysis and free cash flow with negative net debt. He uses bottom-up analysis and doesn’t restrict his investment choices to any particular industry, country or market capitalization. The top holding in the model is ChinaCast Education […]
Earnings growth for our portfolio companies remains overshadowed by volatility and the manic-depressive behavior of the markets. Our portfolio holds considerable appreciation potential based on prospects of our businesses and the substantial relative value versus bonds.
The month of September was a surprisingly great month for the overall market with indexes showing strong gains. The portfolio also performed well in the month.
You must continue to focus on the comparative value of stocks vs. bonds. You can barely get any interest rate on your cash, with no chance of growth and a good chance of seeing it shrink from inflation. If you buy a stock that gives you that yield or higher, you have a good chance of seeing an increasing dividend and increasing your principal.
In the Market Comparables model, manager Richard Moore uses refined financial models to pick stocks with the prospect of earnings growth and that have possible hidden value. Last week, he added many new positions to the model, but today we’re going to take a look at two of them. One […]
The waiting is over—today, several companies released financial results for the prior quarter and so far, so good. JPMorgan Chase and Co (NYSE: JPM), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) and CSX Corp (NYSE: CSX) all released positive financial results and cheered investors into staging a major midday rally (click on each […]
The Federal Reserve released their minutes from their September 2010 Federal Open Market Committee meeting along with a summary of the meeting’s discussions. In the summary (which you can read here), the committee talks about the struggling recovery, contracted bank lending, high unemployment and slightly increasing household spending. The upshot […]