Blackstone Reaches $1 Trillion in Assets Under Management (AUM) – Time to Jump Aboard?
by Leslie N. Masonson, MBA Blackstone Inc., a NYSE-listed firm (BX), founded in 1985 by Stephen A. Schwarzman and Peter G. Peterson, went public in 2007. It is headquartered at 345 Park Avenue in New York City, with a workforce of nearly 4,700 and revenues of $7.3 billion, and a market-cap of $132 billion. The firm is engaged in [...]
KBR Climbs After Winning $1.9b NASA Training Contract, But Does the Stock Really Deserve a Buy?
KBR, inc. (KBR) started the week strong with exciting news of a deal with NASA. The science, technology, and engineering company has secured a $1.9 billion contract with the government agency to plan, train and fly NASA human spaceflight programs. While the initial pre-market reaction to this news was positive, we haven’t seen much movement with the stock since [...]
Netflix Misses Earnings But is Optimistic on Revenue Growth: 3 Things Investors Need to See
Just a month ago after Netflix (NFLX) squashed password sharing, the stock got an upgrade and began rallying. But today, the streaming provider has taken a step backward after falling short of analyst estimates for the second quarter. Making matters worse, the company’s guidance for the 3rd quarter is below expectations, too. That being said, the company is optimistic [...]
Johnson & Johnson Jumps 6% on Earnings Beat and Revised Guidance: Does it Deserve a Buy?
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has had its ups and downs over the past few months, but it appears as if steady growth is ahead. The company has boosted its previous guidance for the year after Thursday’s earnings report came in well above analyst expectations. Johnson & Johnson saw sales growth of 6.3% for the quarter, posting a figure of [...]
ETF Watchlists – Tracking the Top Ranked ETFs
by Leslie N. Masonson, MBA The investment arena is very large with multiple stock exchanges listing thousands of companies, over 26,000 mutual funds with multiple share classes, and 3,149 ETFs, as well as options on stocks and ETFs, and Futures, among other choices. How does an investor or trader decide where to start? That response would take multiple articles [...]
Carvana’s Debt Restructuring and Earnings Results Boost Shares 35%: Is the Stock Worth Buying Now?
Carvana (CVNA) just fueled up and is on the road to better days ahead. After falling below $4/share earlier in January of this year, the stock is back up to where it once sat at $53/share. We’ve witnessed an impressive 141% turnaround in the last year, and nearly 35% of that came just this morning in Wednesday’s trading session. [...]
