Company & Industry Overviews

By the end of August, the S&P Consumer Staples had outperformed the S&P Consumer Discretionary and SPY with respective returns of 0.89%, -0.18%, and 0.50%.

In 3Q17, Comcast’s Business Services segment generated revenues of $1.6 billion, which rose 12.6% year-over-year.

On October 20, Yum! announced that it will separate its China division from the rest of its business. It’s expected to complete this by the end of 2016.

With a fleet of almost 20 self-driving cars, Google now averages ~10,000 self-driving miles per week. Google claims that its cars have 75 years of US adult driving experience.

Verizon has been spending big on capex to improve its network and acquire additional spectrum for future use.

In 2014, Monster Beverage’s net sales increased by 9.7% to $2.5 billion, with 21.7% of its net sales from outside the United States.

Spark Therapeutics’ (ONCE) operating expenses decreased from $78.48 million in Q2 2017 to $59.78 million in Q2 2018.

Before we review ExxonMobil’s key growth assets, let’s briefly look at the company’s production expectations for the current year.

Now let’s examine the free cash flow levels of Canadian Pacfic and compare it to its arch-rival Canadian National Railway (CNI).

Extra Space (EXR) holds 12% of its total properties in the form of joint ventures and 32% managed for third parties—the largest in the industry.

Let’s see which energy company stands out as the most efficient in reducing debt loads and improving leverage ratios and which ones are laggards.

On March 25, during an event held in Cupertino, California, Apple launched its news and magazine subscription service, News+.

Norfolk Southern (NSC), an Eastern US railroad, reported the highest intermodal revenue growth of 19% YoY among its peers in the first quarter.

Fannie Mae has been funneling all of its profit to the federal government for more than a decade, which leaves other investors with nothing.

Skeleton Technologies' IPO is closely watched by investors seeking opportunities in the clean energy sector.

Marijuana legalization is gathering steam as one of the key topics for the 2020 presidential election. Marijuana is still a federally controlled substance.

With the development of 7-nm chips, IBM has surpassed Intel, which is still working on 10-nm chips.

NVIDIA (NVDA) has differentiated itself from other computing accelerator companies like Xilinx (XLNX) and Intel’s (INTC) Altera by transitioning to being an accelerated computing platform company.

Dermatology pricing trends Valeant Pharmaceuticals’ (VRX) dermatology business witnessed intense pricing pressure in 2016, due to a change in the company’s distribution model in 4Q15. While Valeant previously marketed its dermatology drugs through specialty pharmacies, the company now distributes its products through Walgreens. To learn about the company’s current distribution model, please refer to How Valeant Plans […]

Silver companies try to maintain an optimal level of debt-to-equity to lower their costs of capital and maintain an optimum level of risk-reward for shareholders.

Marijuana is gaining more and more attention. What’s caught the most attention is that many celebrities are joining the growing support movement.

Ferrari (RACE) is one of the most prestigious brands in the automobile industry. The Italian racing and sports car manufacturer entered the business in 1947.

So far in 1Q18, Chevron (CVX) stock fell 13.9%, the highest among its peers ExxonMobil (XOM), BP (BP), and Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A).

On Friday, investment bank UBS started coverage on Beyond Meat Stock (BYND). At 10:08 AM ET today, the stock was trading 4.4% lower at $76.5.

Broadcom (AVGO) has been growing its cash flow by acquiring companies that are market leaders with high cash flow.

Xtandi is the major factor behind Pfizer’s (PFE) interest in Medivation (MDVN). The drug, along with MDVN’s pipeline molecules, should strengthen Pfizer’s (PFE) oncology franchise.

OPGSX may also invest up to one-fifth of its portfolio directly into gold or silver bullion and other precious metals.

International brands such as Estée Lauder (EL), L’Oréal (LRLCY), Procter & Gamble (PG), Shiseido (SSDOY), and Nivea (BDRFF) dominate the cosmetics market in China.

Changes in technology have reshaped the banking sector. Banks are increasingly collaborating with fintech firms to improve their customer service.

Cisco Systems still owns more than 2.5 million VMware shares, representing nearly 42.8% of its total portfolio.

Sucampo Pharmaceuticals (SCMP) recently completed a Phase 3 study for the alternate sprinkle formulation of Amitiza (lubiprostone) in adults with CIC (chronic idiopathic constipation).

In the second half of 2018, the cannabis industry remained busy. As the cannabis sector experienced a boom, there was a lot of excitement among investors.

Through Internet.org, Facebook offers various countries in the developing world a free app that enables users there to access certain websites and apps without any data charges.

Dominion Energy (D), one of the laggards among top utilities this year, seemed strong lately and is currently trading close to an eight-month high.

The company has delivered a robust financial performance in recent quarters. However, the stock has been on a bearish trend during the recent period.

In recent years, vaping devices or e-cigarettes have been considered safer than tobacco cigarettes. However, the rise in vaping is now a matter of concern.

During its 2Q16 call, AK Steel (AKS) pointed to a “significant rise” in CRC steel imports from Turkey, Vietnam, and Australia.

Aurora Cannabis is set to release its fiscal 2020 first-quarter earnings results on November 11. Let’s see what analysts expect for its upcoming quarter.

In fiscal 1Q16, Advanced Micro Devices reported strong guidance for fiscal 2Q16, whereas behemoths Intel and Qualcomm reported weak guidance.

Aurora Cannabis (ACB) stock is currently down 29.23% on the NYSE on a YTD (year-to-date) basis. The company has lost 14.81% of its value since October 1.