Is Netflix Stock a Buy Ahead of Earnings?
Netflix NFLX is set to release its fourth-quarter earnings report on Jan. 21. Here’s Morningstar’s take on what to look for in Netflix’s earnings and stock. Fair Value Estimate for Netflix With its 2-star rating, we believe Netflix’s stock is overvalued compared with our long-term fair value estimate of $550, which implies a multiple of […]
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Announces Q4 2024 Earnings Release Date for February 3rd
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Sets Q4 2024 Earnings Release Date for February 3 KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) has announced it will release its fourth quarter 2024 financial results on Monday, February 3, 2025, after NYSE trading hours. The company will host a conference call to discuss the […]
CME Precious Metals Stocks Surge Amid Trump Tariff Threat
“These are not the typical mass media concerns about increasing trade tensions or even trade wars, leading to a slowdown of global growth and fuelling demand for gold as a safe haven. Instead, they are centring around some technicalities of global gold trade – EFP,” said Carsten Menke, analyst at Julius Baer. “Futures can be […]
8 ETFs That Connect Value and Quality Investing
Bargains almost never exist in the stock market. Investors can buy cheap stocks, or they can buy high-quality stocks—those with tremendous profits and fortresslike balance sheets. But those traits rarely coexist. That means investors face a trade-off. Investing in cheap value stocks usually means forgoing quality, while investing in high quality often requires letting go […]
Norwegian Oil & Gas Electrification Initiative Advances with Multi-Million Dollar Agreement
Norwegian oil & gas electrification story takes another step forward with multimillion-dollar deal As Norway’s state-owned energy giant, Equinor, is convinced that electrification is the key to the energy transition, the firm has made a move to progress its offshore oil and gas electrification plans on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) by handing out a […]
The Importance of Currency Hedging for Investors
Much has been made about the Canadian dollar lately. The currency weakened considerably in 2024, and it now sits at its lowest level against the US dollar since the trough of February 2020 (and before that, December 2015). Currency fluctuations can heavily impact the short-term returns of funds. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Hedged Fund […]
What’s Driving the Popularity of Dividend Stock Strategies?
While the stock market finished its second consecutive year of gains north of 20%, dividend strategies have struggled to keep up. In 2024, the Morningstar Dividend Composite Index—a broad measure of dividend stock performance—rose 15.7%. That’s roughly 8 percentage points worse than the 24.1% gain on the broader Morningstar US Market Index. “The main reason […]
US Strategic Metals and AlphaSierra One Join Forces to Strengthen Domestic Critical Minerals Supply Chain
US Strategic Metals, AlphaSierra One partner to bolster domestic critical minerals supply chain US Strategic Metals Inc. (USSM) is making strides in the critical minerals arena by focusing on what it claims to be North America’s largest cobalt reserve. This ambitious project is set in a 7.3-square-kilometer area in Missouri, known as the Madison mine, […]
Stock Market Today: Real-Time Updates
Stock market today: Live updates A trader works at his desk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during the first session of the new year on January 2, 2025, in New York City. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images Stock futures were marginally lower on Thursday night after the […]