Consumer

The restaurant industry is susceptible to a wide array of risks of macro and micro factors. As a huge global brand, McDonald’s faces several risks.

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is slated to report its 2Q16 results on August 2 before the market opens. The stock has gained 12% since its last quarter results.

The short interest in Schlumberger (SLB), as a percentage of its float, is 1.5% as of August 7, 2017—compared to 1.6% as of June 30, 2017.

Dunkin’ Brands Group (DNKN) has three major costs of operations. The costs of operations include general and administrative expenses, cost of products sold, and occupancy expense. Dunkin’s general and administrative expenses accounted for $56 million in the second quarter. This was 30% as a percentage of sales—compared to $62 million, or 34%, as a percentage of sales.

After increasing by 0.5 in July, the Index of Leading Economic Indicators rose by 0.2 to end at +0.7. Overall, the index indicates an economy that’s slowly mending.

JD.com (JD) has teamed up with Farfetch (FTCH) to help sell luxury brands in China, giving JD customers access to over 3,000 luxury brands.

NIO (NYSE:NIO) stock has risen for four consecutive weeks. The stock has netted a return of 94% to its investors in less than a month.

Today, President Donald Trump told reporters, “Our country’s doing unbelievably well economically.”

Between April 16 and April 23, Halliburton (HAL) stock’s price correlation with crude oil was 0.99, showing that Halliburton and crude oil prices have been strongly correlated in the past week.

NIO (NYSE:NIO) stock has gained 83% year-to-date. Notably, 92% of the gains have come in since May 28—the day it announced its first-quarter results.

NIO (NYSE:NIO) stock, often referred to as “China’s Tesla” and a “Tesla killer,” is trading sharply higher in pre-market trading today.

Besides the booming digital business, Target’s (TGT) focus on exclusivity through “only-at-target” brands has been a key sales-driving factor.

With Biden strongly opposing full-scale legalization, President Trump could turn around things. President Trump might support medical marijuana legalization.

NIO (NIO) stock has been highly volatile since its listing on the New York Stock Exchange in September.

Casino gambling is spread across major destinations around the world. Casinos, at major destinations, are being influenced by certain factors. This is hampering industry growth.

On December 13, PepsiCo (PEP) stock rose 1.2%. UBS initiated coverage with a “neutral” rating and a target price of $123.

In 2017, Disney agreed to acquire the bulk of Fox assets for $52.4 billion, or $66.1 billion including debt.

Priceline earns the majority of its revenues from the agency model, under which third parties such as hotel suppliers set the rates while Priceline earns a commission on the transaction.

NIO’s stock price has run up substantially in about a month. As a result, Wall Street analysts’ target prices have a lot of catching up to do.

Adjusted property EBITDA shouldn’t be regarded as an alternative to looking at income from operations, which indicates operating performance. Nor is it an alternative to looking at cash flow from operations, which measures liquidity.

Today, New Age Beverages Corporation (NBEV) announced that it would launch its CBD (cannabidiol) based products. Share prices jumped by 14.96% to $3.20.

A whopping 86% of NIO’s YTD gains have come since May 22. Record deliveries, strong guidance, and analysts’ positive sentiment helped the rally.

Vaping has become very popular. However, investigations by the FTC and FDA sparked more concerns. Juul’s vaping devices could cause seizures.

SBA Communications Corporation is a 2.11% position initiated by Lone Pine Capital in 4Q 2013.

Apple Pay is ahead of Google Pay and Samsung Pay. A report from Patently Apple indicated that by 2020, the digital wallet would have nearly 227 million users.

As an investor, you should know whether or not MGM’s (MGM) management is committed to its future. Management shows its commitment by owning shares.

Brunswick (BC) rose by 6.6% to close at $46.54 per share at the end of the fifth week of June 2016.

As store count grew over the past few years, Starbucks’ forward P/E valuation metric also expanded. What used to be just 17x gradually grew to roughly 27x, a 58% based solely on expansion in the valuations.

Around 61% of analysts now rate Bunge as a “buy” and 39% rate it as a “hold.” No analysts rate it as a “sell.”

By market capitalization, Schlumberger is the largest OFS company. Schlumberger’s stock price has declined 4% since May 3, 2017.

Most analysts lowered their target prices on General Mills stock following the release of its results for the second quarter of fiscal 2019.

A professional customer is one who’s looking for products to complete projects for other customers.

J.M. Smucker (SJM) has continued to disappoint on the sales front this year, having posted declines in sales for the past several quarters.

Comcast’s (CMCSA) Theme Parks business was a star performer in 4Q17, with revenue growth accelerating over the previous quarter.

Bloomberg reported on October 8 that Renault (RNLSY) was mulling a new all-electric car. It’s expected to be bigger than its best-selling Zoe.

Nike (NKE) has a positive earnings surprise history. In simple terms, the company has beat Wall Street’s earnings estimates in the past several quarters.

The Morningstar Global Wide Moat Focus Index has global exposure, unlike the Morningstar International Moat Index (MOTI).

Up until January, industrial production and manufacturing production had been accelerating, so it is premature to draw any major conclusions from one disappointing report.

In July, home prices increased 0.1% month-over-month. They’re up 4.4% year-over-year (or YoY). Prices are now within 6.5% of their April 2007 peak. They correspond to the levels in July 2005. Real estate values drive consumer confidence and spending. They have an enormous impact on the economy.

The FDA’s (Food and Drug Administration) recent announcement could have compelled analysts to lower their 12-month target price for Altria Group (MO).