The consumer goods industry is poised for a potential rebound in 2025, driven by falling inflation, rising real wages and accumulated savings.
Postal Realty Trust, a REIT with a 7% yield, owns mission-critical real estate leased to the United States Postal Service, offering stability and growth potential. Despite recent stock underperformance, PSTL's strong acquisition activity and solid balance sheet support continued growth and dividend increases. PSTL's valuation appears attractive with a forward P/AFFO multiple of 12.53x, indicating potential upside over the next 6 to 12 months.
Perfect Corp. plans to acquire Wannaby to expand Perfect's virtual try-on technology solutions into new luxury market segments like shoes, bags and apparel. The company entered into an agreement with Wannaby's current owner, Farfetch, to make the acquisition, Perfect Corp. said in a Monday (Dec. 23) press release.
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AI stock Oddity hit a new buy point this week. The Israeli retailer uses AI to deliver a precise product match to customers.
Shares of Domino's Pizza (DPZ -0.12%) are jumping on news that billionaire investor Warren Buffett has added the stock to his portfolio. It's a noteworthy development given that Buffett has been fairly cautious over the past year, opting to sell stocks and add to his cash position rather than buy into the current market rally.
Soundhound AI (SOUN) has been soaring lately with news of voice AI integration, but a recent Benzinga article on highlights the steep rise in short interest – a whopping 24% of all regular shares are shorted and this would take more than three days of normal trading volume to cover.
Perfect Corp. is a leader in AI/AR beauty tech, serving 90% of top beauty brands globally and boasting high gross margins and strategic partnerships. The company has a strong B2B and B2C presence, with significant growth potential in both segments, driven by expanding SKUs and new verticals. Despite its stock being undervalued, PERF is financially robust with no debt, positive cash flow, and a high cash reserve ($1.60/share).
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc.'s latest $300 million ATM offering to build 2 additional Delta spaceships may actually be critical for the company to fund its operations until 2026. Perfect execution is the only way for Virgin Galactic to survive, in my opinion, ahead of the maturity of the $419.5 million debt in early 2027. Virgin Galactic may be behind schedule for Delta spaceships based on its underspending this year compared to the guidance issued in Q3 2023.
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A.P. Moller - Maersk, a global shipping and logistics company, is trading below a 0.50 Price to Book value, significantly undervalued given its strong balance sheet. As of November 2024, Maersk is valued at ~175b DKK, which converts to USD Market Cap of ~$25b. As of Oct '24 results, Maersk total Shareholders' Equity totaled $56b. Despite inevitable short-term revenue declines, Maersk's has updated the current year's expected cash flows to ~$3b.