Year: 2020

The disappointing outlook underscores the higher costs that Ford has been spending on developing self-driving and electric cars to keep pace with pioneers like Tesla Inc . The No. 2 U.S. automaker by sales volume is far behind Tesla in the development of electric car technology. A recent rally in Tesla’s shares have taken its market capitalization to $160 billion, nearly four times that of Ford’s valuation, despite having sales volumes that are less than 10% of Ford. …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — Walt Disney Co. reported strong subscriber numbers for its Disney+ streaming service, but it’ not the competitive risk that it may appear for Netflix Inc., analysts said on Wednesday.While there were both bullish and bearish takeaways for Netflix in Disney’s report, the “positive outweighs the negative,” wrote BofA analyst Nat Schindler, who reiterated his buy rating and $426 price target on the stock. Even with this high-profile competition, “Netflix remains the OTT staple,” the firm wrote, referring to over-the-top streaming services.Shares of Netflix rose 1% in pre-market trading, while Disney was up 0.3%. Since Disney+ debuted in November, …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — Steve Eisman, the investor made famous by betting against subprime mortgages before the 2008 financial crash, said the recent run-up in Tesla Inc.’s stock is inexplicable and is instead bullish about General Motors Co.Eisman, whose wagers against the housing market were chronicled in Michael Lewis’s 2010 book “The Big Short,” told Bloomberg Television he covered a short against Tesla that he first disclosed in July 2018.“Look, everybody has a pain threshold,” Eisman told Bloomberg TV’s Tom Keene. “When a stock becomes unmoored from valuation because it has certain dynamic growth aspects to it, and has cult-like aspects to …read more […]

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s (NASDAQ:ACAD): ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the… …read more […]

When you invest in a stock, oftentimes you expect to earn income by receiving dividends. And knowing how much of a company’s earnings it pays out as dividends can tell you a lot about that firm. Enter: the dividend payout ratio.
After all, there are two basic ways you can earn profits from buying a stock. Those are:

Capital Appreciation
Receiving Dividends

Capital appreciation occurs when the price of the stock increased from the price you purchased it at. So, if you bought the stock at $60 and it increases to $65, you’ve earned a $5 profit (before taxes, anyway).
Dividends are the other way …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — Pipeline and midstream energy companies may be about to join the sustainable investment trend.The sector has often been a target of environmental opposition, but their “impressive” safety track records and relatively low environmental footprints could make them a focus for investors who favor environmental, social and governance factors, according to National Bank of Canada.Enbridge Inc. and TC Energy Corp. topped National Bank’s pipeline-ESG ranking, with Inter Pipeline Ltd garnering a positive mention. Compared to power and utility companies, the group has to do a lot of work to develop sustainability reports and targets but that provides an attractive …read more […]

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) stock is about to trade ex-dividend in 4 days time. Investors can purchase shares… …read more […]

Top news and what to watch in the markets on Wednesday, February 5, 2020. …read more […]