By Leslie N. Masonson, MBA Two of the most significant events in the investment world over the past century, which have had a positive impact on everyday investors, were the introduction of the first mutual fund, MFS Massachusetts Investors Fund, in 1924, and the launch of the first exchange-traded fund (ETF), SPDR S&P 500 [...]
By Leslie N. Masonson, MBA Robinhood Markets, Inc., ( HOOD: Nasdaq) based in Menlo Park, California, and incorporated in 2013, is a very popular trading app and former favorite pandemic meme stock that skyrocketed to $85 in August 2021, before cratering to $6.81 on June 16, 2022, a monstrous decline of 92%. Very few [...]
Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (PLX: NYSE AMEX and Tel Aviv Stock Exchange) is headquartered in Carmiel, Israel with an office in Hackensack, NJ, with a total of 197 employees. Protalix Ltd. was incorporated in 1993. It became a U.S public company on December 31, 2006. PLX is a biopharmaceutical company that develops, produces and commercializes [...]
The stock market can be a fickle beast, as evidenced by the recent tumultuous ride of JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (JAKK: Nasdaq). After reaching a record high of $27.87 on September 12, 2022, the stock plummeted to $16.79 on October 28, causing consternation among investors. In the ensuing months, the stock price experienced a series [...]
Insight Enterprises, Inc. (NSIT:Nasdaq), headquartered in Chandler, AZ is a Fortune-ranked, #360, a company that is a solutions integrator with almost 13,500 employees worldwide engaged in 19 countries helping organizations (e.g., schools, enterprises, governments, and healthcare firms) accelerate their digital journey to modernize their business and maximize the value of technology. The company was [...]
TORM plc, Inc. (TRMD) is a London-based global carrier of energy and clean petroleum products with a market cap of $2.81 billion that has been trading on the Nasdaq since mid-2018. Their fleet of product tankers transports gasoline, naphtha, diesel, and jet and fuel oil that keep businesses across the world operating efficiently, safely, [...]
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (STRL:Nasdaq) is based in Woodlands, TX. The company was previously known as Sterling Construction and became public in 2001. Originally a bridge construction and highway company, Sterling has transformed itself as a civil construction company via acquisitions into an infrastructure services provider with a focus on providing U.S. customers with environmentally-responsible [...]
Chubb Limited (CB:NYSE) is the global leader, and largest publicly traded provider of property and casualty insurance in the world, as well as provider of reinsurance, health, accident, and life insurance with operations in 54 countries and territories. The company headquarters is based in Zurich, Switzerland and there are 34,000 employees with annual revenues [...]
Last week, the stock market had its worst week in 2023 down about 2-3% depending upon the index selected, but Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:LNTH) stock price jumped 21.3%. That was because its worldwide revenues for the fourth quarter and full year 2022, accelerated 103.1% and 119.9%, respectively, over prior year periods. Although not a [...]
Fabrinet’s stock price has been on a roll since its low last October. With a good earnings track record over the past five years, now may be the time to consider a position based on the latest earnings report and your analysis of all the key factors which VectorVest can provide with a few [...]
