Shares of some familiar — and not so familiar — stocks were deemed “undervalued” by analysts in their research this week. Those companies range from large to small and include names like Amazon, Asure Software, and Benefitfocus. CNBC combed through company research to find analysts from different industries singling out stocks in their coverage universes.
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Pinterest will soon go public and there is cause for concern that investors should pay attention to, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday. “Pinterest has a neat concept, and even though I’m definitely not the target demographic, I can see that it’s a fabulous platform for advertisers,” the “Mad Money” host said. “That said, unless you
Bristol-Myers Squibb CEO Giovanni Caforio told CNBC on Friday the company is “one step closer to creating that great company” after shareholders greenlit a $74 billion takeover of Celgene. He expects that the deal for the cancer drugmaker will close in the third quarter. “When the two companies come together, we’ll have two growing businesses,”
Jean Chatzky believes that anyone, no matter what they earn, can live a happy, comfortable life by following a few simple money rules. Yet there is one rule she says tops them all: “If you can’t see it and you can’t touch it, you won’t spend it. This is why 401(k)s work, but it’s also
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday said it’s time for “wholesale change” in Bed Bath & Beyond‘s management. “The company still has a good balance sheet, $1 billion in cash, so I think it can be saved,” the “Mad Money” host said. “But I gotta tell you something: not with this management team.” The home goods
History seems to be on the bull’s side. The first quarter’s record rally that gave stocks their best start to a year since 1998 could turn out also to be a good omen. According to BMO, every time the S&P 500 scored a gain of 10% or more in the first quarter of a year
Tandem Diabetes Care Inc.: “Right here, yes. Right here. Remember we had them on — of course you do — and you know how good I thought they were. And I think this is a great level to buy some more.” Electronic Arts Inc.: “We’re gonna say that that came and went, and we’re not
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday took a deeper look at Dirty Lemon, the health-conscious drink owned by Iris Nova, to understand how its business model could help keep down inflation: embrace the honor system. “If this method catches on, it’s easy to see how our economy can keep growing with hardly any meaningful wage inflation,”
Lloyd Blankfein is enjoying retirement. As his former fellow bank CEOs endured a multi-hour grilling in a Congressional hearing today, the ex-leader of Goldman Sachs tweeted sarcastically that he really missed his old job. Tweet Blankfein, who stepped down as Goldman CEO in October, tweeted a link to an article on the House Financial Services
Earnings season is drawing nigh and one more pullback before the week ends could be a positive for the market, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday. Tuesday’s decline, where the three major indexes all fell less than 1%, was a “very healthy” move before companies start reporting, he said. “Let’s just say they have plenty of
There’s more trouble ahead for Boeing shares as the stock now faces a key level, according to TradingAnalysis.com founder Todd Gordon. On Tuesday, shares of Boeing dropped more than 1 percent after the company saw deliveries and orders on its 737 jets plummet in the first quarter. The stock is down more than 17 percent
Short seller Carson Block believes recent Boeing crashes of its 737 MAX planes show that the company is more concerned with short-term profit than anything else. Founded by Block, Muddy Waters Research tweeted from its account on early Tuesday morning that Boeing “has turned to blame the victim in the 2nd crash. Anything 2 protect
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday noted that shares of 3M, the company that makes Scotch tape and Post-it notes, have been soaring since the Federal Reserve ended plans to raise interest rates in 2019. After falling from $193 to about $178 in December, Cramer said the equity has rebounded from apparent weaknesses, which the notable
As materials stocks build on their gains, one investing professional is getting even more constructive on the space. Witnessing the 4% pop this week in the Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund, a market-cap-weighted index that counts the stocks of Linde and DowDuPont among its top holdings, CFRA’s Todd Rosenbluth says investors should consider buying into
Activist investor Ancora Advisors announced on Monday a takeover bid for J. Alexander’s Holdings, a Nashville-based restaurant chain, according a letter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Ancora, which already owns about 1.3 million J. Alexander’s shares, offered to buy J. Alexander’s for $11.75 per share in cash, or $186 million. The figure represents
Much of Wall Street may consider Europe a danger zone for investors, but BNY Mellon’s Alicia Levine lists it as one of her top market plays. Levine, the firm’s chief strategist, believes big gains are in store for the battered region. “There are great opportunities in the places where people feel the worst about. And,
It may be an earnings season to forget. DataTrek Research’s Nicholas Colas believes the upcoming round of quarterly numbers will be the most contentious in about three years, and he’s worried they could spark the next stock market downturn. “Right now expectations are for a negative 3.9% comp from last year. That’s the worst comp
While hiring in the U.S. rebounded in March, baby boomers who are still in the work force are not doing so great. Employment for people aged 55 and over dropped 209,000 last month, the biggest monthly decline since February 2015 when 251,000 jobs were cut for the age group, according to data from Bureau of
Though many American industries have ramped up hiring in recent years amid a strong economy and easier regulations under President Donald Trump, one sector in particular has lagged the rest: retail. Since January 2017, retail has lost more than 140,000 jobs; the sector added to that in March 2019 with a loss of more than
In the U.S., there is a three-digit number that helps determine how much you pay for credit, which can affect virtually all expenses in your life. It’s called a credit score, and it’s totally unique to you. Many U.S. lenders use one type of credit score called the “FICO score.” FICO — or Fair Isaac