When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock's price, but are they really important?
Investors can find out where the market's attention is headed in the near future through proper tools like volume scanners or options contracts filters. Recently, three stocks connected the dots under a common theme from Wall Street traders, one that retail investors would be smart to consider and follow today.
As the bullion metal glitters, gold mining stocks like Barrick Gold (GOLD), Franco-Nevada (FNV) and Kinross Gold (KGC) have a fair chance to gain.
Barrick Gold (GOLD) shares have started gaining and might continue moving higher in the near term, as indicated by solid earnings estimate revisions.
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Barrick Gold (GOLD) is at a 52-week high, but can investors hope for more gains in the future? We take a look at the company's fundamentals for clues.
There are many different types of investors out there. From growth investors (the group that's largely outperformed most during this long-standing bull market) to more passive income-oriented investors (those with larger bond holdings and dividend stocks), the range of investors is as large as it is diverse.
Investors with an interest in Mining - Gold stocks have likely encountered both Barrick Gold (GOLD) and Royal Gold (RGLD). But which of these two companies is the best option for those looking for undervalued stocks?
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Barrick Gold exceeded Q2 expectations with revenues of $3.16 billion, up 11% YoY, and non-GAAP earnings of $0.32/share. Shares rallied ~10%. I attribute Barrick's better-than-expected performance largely to high gold prices, and less so due to operational improvements. Gold miners frequently fail to deliver the leverage to gold prices that investors hope for.
Earlier this month, Wharton's Jeremey Siegel suggested that the Fed should “make an emergency 75 basis-point cut in the federal funds rate.” This suggestion came after a disappointing jobs report.
The objective of healthy returns in a quick time is generally achieved by exposure to growth stocks. However, there are opportunities where blue-chip stocks can surge higher from undervalued levels.