Facebook’s (NASDAQ:FB) stock got hit hard after its second-quarter earnings call, as investors focused on the social-media giant’s forecast of lower revenue growth and operating margins in the quarters ahead.
But Facebook’s management team shared some other important information during the call that many investors appear to be overlooking. Here are some key quotes you won’t want to miss.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Image source: Facebook.
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Top Value Stocks For 2019: Fuel Tech, Inc.(FTEK)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Ethan Ryder]
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- [By Ethan Ryder]
Fuel Tech (NASDAQ:FTEK) issued its earnings results on Monday. The industrial products company reported ($0.06) earnings per share for the quarter, reports. Fuel Tech had a negative net margin of 17.57% and a negative return on equity of 2.86%.
Top Value Stocks For 2019: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-A)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By ] Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger are set to answer questions from Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B)(NYSE: BRK-A) shareholders at the company’s annual meeting on Saturday. While I’m not expecting any major surprises, here are four things I’ll be watching for during the Oracle of Omaha’s Q&A session.
- [By Matthew Frankel]
It was recently reported that Warren Buffett considered investing $3 billion of Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE:BRK-A) (NYSE:BRK-B) capital in ridesharing giant Uber. While this may seem like an out-of-character investment for the Oracle of Omaha, a closer look shows that Uber does indeed have some of the qualities that Buffett loves to see.
- [By Eric Volkman]
Most of these, like CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC), can be purchased directly. Meanwhile, BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of mighty Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A) (NYSE:BRK-B). Berkshire is the investment locomotive, if you will, of legendary investor Warren Buffett.
Top Value Stocks For 2019: Entree Gold Inc(EGI)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Ethan Ryder]
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Top Value Stocks For 2019: Bloomin' Brands, Inc.(BLMN)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Sean Williams]
The casual-dining restaurant stock I’d most suggest avoiding in this industry is Bloomin’ Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN), the parent of Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill, and Fleming’s Steakhouse.
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Stocks to Watch Today: YELP, CSCO, AAPL, NFLX
Shares of Yelp Inc. (NASDAQ: YELP) added 5.5% after the consumer platform crushed earnings expectations and hiked its stock buyback program by $250 million. The strong earnings report comes a month after news emerged that one of its largest shareholders – SQN Investors – had launched a proxy fight against the company. SQN wants to see the firm improve financial performance and consider selling. On Wednesday, the company also announced three new board members. Shares of Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) popped more than 3.4% after the tech giant topped Wall Street earnings after the bell Wednesday. The firm reported earnings per share of $0.73, beating expectations by $0.01. The company also issued revenue and a third-quarter forecast in line with analysts’ estimates. Cisco will also increase its stock buyback program by a whopping $15 billion. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is taking dead aim at streaming giant Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and premium content provider HBO. The tech giant is planning to unveil a new streaming product that will offer free original content to owners of Apple devices. According to reports, neither Netflix nor Hulu are expected to be a part of this new “Channels” service. The platform will be like the application developed by Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) for its Prime Video Channels. Look for other earnings reports from Ares Management Corp. (NASDAQ: ARES), Arista Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: ANET), AstraZeneca Plc. (NYSE: AZN), Bloomin’ Brands Inc. (NASDAQ: BLMN), CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS), Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO), Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE: CS), Duk - [By Dan Caplinger]
Thursday was a volatile day on Wall Street, as major stock indexes lost a lot of ground early in the day but then rebounded to finished mixed. Gains for the Nasdaq Composite came even as Dow Jones Industrial Average fell modestly, and although investors spent much of the session trying to parse through the implications of the latest economic report on retail sales, earnings played a key role in moving many well-known stocks. Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO), AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN), and Bloomin’ Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) were among the top performers. Here’s why they did so well.
- [By Logan Wallace]
These are some of the media stories that may have effected Accern Sentiment’s scoring:
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Shares of First Majestic Silver opened at $7.30 on Friday, MarketBeat.com reports. First Majestic Silver has a 12-month low of $4.93 and a 12-month high of $8.73. The company has a market capitalization of $1.41 billion, a P/E ratio of -182.50 and a beta of 0.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 4.41 and a quick ratio of 4.15.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
Bloomin’ Brands (NASDAQ: BLMN) and Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.