…benefit from growth in the sector. Its low price-to-book value of 0.4 also suggests it has room to grow. Cogeco Inc.: The Montreal-based media and telecommunications company meets the Piotroski…
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5 Potential Market Scenarios for Investors to Consider
…investors are putting funds into so-called “bond proxies” such as low-volatility, high-dividend paying stocks within traditionally “defensive” sectors such as consumer staples, real estate and utilities. According to Timmer, “Investors…
Piotroski-Inspired Stock Ideas
…offshore drilling company that scores highly based on its return-on-assets of 8.97% and operating cash flow ($604.29 million) that exceeds net income ($430.72 million). Low leverage is also favorable (long…
Momentum Investing is Back, At Least for Now
…to a recently announced momentum-focused Fidelity fund that will seek “stocks of companies with historically high total and volatility-adjusted returns, high positive earnings surprises and low average short interest.” …
The Information Factor in Stock Prices
…financial professionals demonstrate a range of news consumption patterns. Fedyk says broker dealers and hedge funds are “much quicker, on average, to click on any given piece of news than…
Hedge Funds Hungry for Quants
…to a recent Bloomberg article that explains how hedge funds are hiring quants “like never before in search of an answer to lackluster returns.” King Street Capital Management and Tudor…
Zweig on the Impact of Index Funds
…of a good thing” could apply. Zweig reports that over the past year $409 billion has flowed into index funds, a class of funds that “slash the costs of investing…
Jack Bogle on the Future of Index Investing
…leader. The 87 year-old visionary sees the appeal of index funds only magnifying given “the decade of depressed returns he sees ahead,” writes Jenkins. According to Bank of America, he…
Investing Principles Part II: Identifying Value in Earnings
This section of the Tweedy Browne publication What Has Worked In Investing referenced in yesterday’s blog describes the investment approach related to low price in relation to earnings. Legendary value…
Corporate Debt and the Fallout from Rising Rates
…and the companies who have depended on low rates could be in for a big surprise” during rollover periods. Too much debt undermines investor returns: Heavy debt costs can whittle…