In the investing world, a company’s earnings are one of the most powerful predictors of its stock price. Aside from high-priced tech players like LinkedIn and Facebook, an easy way to determine if one should invest in most types of stocks can be done by looking at earnings multiples. The most commonly used of these metrics is the...
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There are plenty of analytical metrics available for use in today’s financial world; some involve valuation ratios, while others make use of indicators like short selling activity. One method that can give time-crunched investors a way to evaluate a stock is the WealthLift Sentiment Index. As taken from this page, this index...
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From the tech high-flyers to stable utility companies, everyday investors are wise to consider how Wall Street views every stock in their portfolio. Equally, analysts’ ratings can be used to separate the bullish bets from the bearish ones, so to speak. In addition to this little-used indicator, one measure of sentiment that...
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A few weeks ago, we discussed Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) acquisition of Frommer’s, which is expected to expand the tech giant’s footprint in the travel search industry. This move, coupled with the company’s earlier purchases of Zagat and ITA Software, has proven that Google is moving beyond its basic search engine services. ...
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Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), the world’s largest supplier of data networking software and equipment, has been in the news for all the right reasons over the past month. On the heels of a better than expected fourth quarter earnings report, in which the company reported an adjusted EPS ($0.47) above the Street’s expectations...
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“Don’t be evil” is Google’s informal corporate motto. Yet, massive and dominant corporations find it difficult to escape being labeled “evil” at some point or another. As Google moves swiftly into markets adjacent to its core search advertising business (here’s our report on Google Fiber), the tech giant risks...
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