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Disappointing earnings and poor guidance from the likes of Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) and Novellus Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVLS) this week have cast a very dark shadow on semiconductor...
Machinery stocks rank very high as far as “cyclicality”…. If there is a sector that is dependent upon the broad economy and global growth it is the machinery sector.  Machinery also includes...
Yesterday’s retail sales reports lit a fire under some of the retail stocks and a few ETFs that focus on the consumer discretionary sector.  We looked at three ETFs in the consumer discretionary...
24/7 Wall St. has been conducting a search for value stocks for investors.  Our review today is around the base metals and industrial metals segment, a very cyclical segment compared to other...
Gold has held up rather well compared to many metals, yet the mining stocks and the underlying gold stocks are in many cases performing as though they will not benefit from high gold prices. We have...
Using the term “value stocks” in the same sentence as “I.T.” and “technology” can be a dangerous game.  Still, many investors, particularly of the private equity acquiring type, do use...
24/7 Wall St. has been conducting reviews looking for value stocks now that the market has softened.  Looking solely for “cheap stocks” on book value is very incomplete, so we have taken...
We have been looking for value stocks as investors have started to look for cover in the markets where they can still have equity exposure but try to get some protection compared to the broad...
The markets are currently shaky and investors are looking for cover.  While many seek defensive stocks and while many seek high dividends to offer equity exposure with some safety, one area that...
The stock market may have bounced after six straight weeks of selling, but things were getting bad enough that even the solid market leaders like Apple were being taken to the woodshed.  24/7 Wall...
The “services sector” is almost too broad to be counted when screens are conducted. Throwing in publishers, media, cable, travel, restaurants, auto-parts and advertising into a single screen...
We have already called Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) a great value stock before and after its last earnings report last week.  Despite a choppy market, its shares have been rallying.  Now this...
An investor looking for value could do worse than to start with a large, well-established fund with substantial assets and a long track record. Today we’ll look at four funds with about $15 billion...
Our screen today is for companies with an attractive Returns on Equity (ROE) in the consumer goods sector.  It is our view that ROE is one of the better quick indicators of a well-managed company. ...
Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is doing something that many investors might have considered more than difficult.  Its shares are actually rallying after an earnings report.  If you just read the...