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There’s no denying it: Google and YouTube parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) is, like many other technology names, out of favor on Wall Street. However, this isn’t a valid reason to give up on GOOG stock. Alphabet’s still a tech leader and innovator, and if you don’t take a share position now, you’ll probably regret

Justin Sullivan Thesis I remain bullish on Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) stock, as I see the weak share price performance in 2022 as a buying opportunity driven by macro concerns. In this article, I highlight five arguments why I believe Google stock should not be missed in an investor’s portfolio: 1) Google has a monopoly on

Although geopolitics and brewing ideological directives (such as initiatives to combat climate change) cloud the longer-term trajectory of hydrocarbons, the reality is that investors can reasonably have confidence in the top oil stock predictions for 2023. Essentially, the underlying resources offer a mixture of infrastructural support and high energy density. Therefore, getting rid of fossil

vitranc/E+ via Getty Images Investment Thesis Purchasing shares of Green Brick Partners, Inc. (NYSE:GRBK) below its liquidation value of $18.5 per share is a bargain; this share price was last seen in June 2022. We believe this could happen again in 2023 for the final time due to the labor shortage and interest rate headwind.

AlanGH/iStock via Getty Images Overview: The Timken Company (NYSE:TKR) manufactures high-grade steel products, especially ball bearings. It has been in business since 1899 and has paid a dividend for over 100 years. Over the last 5 years, TKR has outperformed the largest manufacturing ETF Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI) by 59% to 42%. Seeking

Intel is a buy because it sells USB thumb drive-sized Movidius Artificial Intelligence computers. Alex Wong/Getty Images News Investment Thesis I opine that the near-term scenario is that Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) could dip further. INTC is already down 51.88% since my September 2021 buy recommendation. This is my 141st buy recommendation for this under-appreciated company. I

BanksPhotos Despite a tumultuous year, gold mining stocks have done their job. As stocks and bonds generally sink –both down more in the double digits percentage points total return in 2022 – the VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) is off just 8%. That’s a solid 12 percentage points of alpha. One small-cap gold miner

AndreyPopov/iStock via Getty Images Investment Thesis Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD) produces, distributes, and sells beer, alcoholic beverages, and soft drinks globally. It has about 500 beer brands in its portfolio, such as Budweiser, Corona, and Stella Artois. Even though the company has different geographical locations and products, it has been going downhill since 2016. This

bymuratdeniz There haven’t been many new highs on the U.S. stock market this year when compared to new lows. Willie Delwiche put out a great chart last week illustrating that market strength has been weak while volatility has been high in 2022. One international Energy sector name, though, has broken to fresh highs as oil

imamember/iStock via Getty Images Introduction Aperam (OTC:APEMY) (OTCPK:APMSF) is one of the world’s largest producers of stainless steel and specialty steel in the world. Originally spun off from steel giant ArcelorMittal (MT), Aperam went its own way and has done so quite successfully. Despite its dependence on nickel and natural gas in the production process,

Poly Isepan/iStock via Getty Images Introduction 2023 will be an interesting year, and certainly unpredictable. While I have posted an article on the possibility for the market to end positive for the year, I also want to search for low-risk investments to preserve some capital for the year ahead. I have already discussed Central Japan

CHUNYIP WONG/iStock via Getty Images After a years-long downtrend versus the S&P 500, European financials are finally making a sustained relative comeback. While the rally against U.S. equities is only a handful of months old, the year-to-date return of the iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF (EUFN) is negative by less than 10 percentage points –

mohd izzuan/iStock via Getty Images Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) stock has had a miserable 2022, falling almost in lockstep with the broader high growth technology sector (ARKK): Data by YCharts Looking ahead to 2023, we expect one major tailwind and one major headwind for the company. In this article, we will discuss these potential catalysts and

The markets faced a big shock because of the black swan event of the pandemic. As economies were crawling back to normalcy, the Russia-Ukraine war triggered fresh concerns for several sectors of the economy. The war catalyzed an increase in the list of battered stocks in 2022. With the Russia-Ukraine war, oil prices surged, translating

cosmonaut/iStock via Getty Images LiveRamp Holdings (NYSE:RAMP) operates a SaaS-based platform offering a privacy safe ecosystem. Back in February of last year, I noted that growth was slowing and advised investors to Take The Off-Ramp due to the stock’s extremely high valuation level relative to its new – slower – growth trajectory. The stock is

4kodiak/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Amazon Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is in the consumer discretionary sector as an internet and direct marketing retailer incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. The internet portion known as Amazon Web Services “AWS” operates primarily through internet retailing in the USA and internationally, along with some physical stores. It

Last Wednesday, executives at Meta Materials (NASDAQ:MMAT) finalized a bizarre transaction. In a single stroke, they converted the firm’s entire listed block of preferred MMTLP shares into untradeable common stock of Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc. At first glance, the transaction seems like moving cash from one pocket into another. Meta Materials maintains full control of

JannHuizenga Shares of Lucid Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCID) have seen an 81% revaluation to the downside so far in 2022, but negative sentiment regarding the electric vehicle (“EV”) firm may have gone too far now. The repricing of Lucid’s growth prospects this year has had a lot to do with the company lowering its production forecast

A growing number of stock market commentators are arguing that a big recovery for Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG,NASDAQ:GOOGL) will happen in the coming year. Yet while at first glance GOOG stock may seemingly have many of the ingredients in place to make such a comeback, it’s far from a given. Sure, despite all the doom and gloom

winhorse It is not so easy in the current market to find stocks to invest in. We are in a bear market and face a high risk of the U.S. economy entering a recession next year. It also seems likely that the stock market will decline further and in such a market environment many stocks