Marksman51
04 Jun 2018
Re: EVBG Just bought small entry amounts in Nasdaq listed EVBG OKTAwe shall see
Marksman51
04 Jun 2018
Re: EVBG MoonNo I’m not a holder but will be buying an entry amount shortly together with OKTA.I like their computer software applications.I’ve just sold Kromek KMK which I bought 10 days ago at a loss £95 as per my strict stop loss target of recently bought shares of no more than £100.Good luckDr M
lebehnon
04 Jun 2018
Re: USA Housebuilders / value Buy MDC Value investing is always a very popular strategy, and for good reason. After all, who doesn’t want to find stocks that have low PEs, solid outlooks, and decent dividends?Fortunately for investors looking for this combination, we have identified a strong candidate which may be an impressive value; M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (MDC - Free Report) .M.D.C. Holdingsin FocusMDC may be an interesting play thanks to its forward PE of 9.6, its P/S ratio of 0.7, and its decent dividend yield of 3.8%. These factors suggest that M.D.C. Holdings is a pretty good value pick, as investors have to pay a relatively low level for each dollar of earnings, and that MDC has decent revenue metrics to back up its earnings.M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM) | M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. QuoteBut before you think that M.D.C. Holdings is just a pure value play, it is important to note that it has been seeing solid activity on the earnings estimate front as well. For current year earnings, the consensus has gone up by 10.7% in the past 30 days, thanks to five upward revisions in the past one month compared to none lower.This estimate strength is actually enough to push MDC to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), suggesting it is poised to outperform. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.So really, M.D.C. Holdings is looking great from a number of angles thanks to its PE below 20, a P/S ratio below one, and a strong Zacks Rank, meaning that this company could be a great choice for value investors at this time.Today's Stocks from Zacks' Hottest StrategiesIt's hard to believe, even for us at Zacks. But while the market gained +21.9% in 2017, our top stock-picking screens have returned +115.0%, +109.3%, +104.9%, +98.6%, and +67.1%.And this outperformance has not just been a recent phenomenon. Over the years it has been remarkably consistent. From 2000 - 2017, the composite yearly average gain for these strategies has beaten the market more than 19X over. Maybe even more remarkable is the fact that we're willing to share their latest stocks with you without cost or obligation.
lebehnon
04 Jun 2018
USA Housebuilders / value Buy MDC Back to topBuilders' Confidence, Economic Growth Raise Hopes for HousingZacks Equity Research June 01, 2018WLH MTH MHO MDC LEN KBH CCS BZH Trades from $3FollowHide Full ArticleAlthough the home sales data is not impressive so far this year, the larger picture is indeed a big success. Homebuilders still expect strong demand for new homes as low unemployment and steady economic growth support Americans’ buying power.Of course, finding buildable lots has been a major challenge in the industry in recent times, which could limit their ability to meet demand. That said, homebuilders are currently well placed, belonging to a top-ranked Zacks Industry (top 14%), suggesting that the market headwinds were unable to take the sheen away from the sector.There are plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the broader housing sector for both the short and the long term. Below we discuss a few key factors driving the sector and what investors can expect going ahead.Robust Economic GrowthThe U.S. economy is anticipated to grow at a 4% annualized rate in the second quarter, per the Atlanta Federal Reserve’s GDPNow forecast model showed on May 25. This is quite a sharp increase from 2.3% GDP growth registered in the first quarter of 2018.Fueled by robust economic growth, Fed policymakers are looking at three rate hikes this year, setting the stage for an increase in mortgage rates. Nevertheless, Americans are seeing wages growing at the quickest pace since the end of the last decade.President Trump aims to double economic growth through an ambitious stimulus program featuring tax cuts, deregulation and higher infrastructure spending. Although this may face varied obstacles, we expect the plan to help the economy grow at a faster clip in 2018.This upbeat expectation holds particularly true when one of the nation’s key economic drivers, i.e. construction activity, is gradually strengthening its footprint accompanied by a declining unemployment rate. The unemployment rate has fallen to 3.9% in April 2018 — the lowest since December 2000.Improving economic growth supported by a better employment picture generally boosts housing activity and provides the basis for stronger demand.Solid Builders’ ConfidenceBuilders’ confidence increased two points to 70 in May from a downward revision of 68 in April, reinstating builders’ confidence in the current housing market. Importantly, the reading was above the 50 mark in the first five months of 2018, indicating a favorable outlook. Moreover, this is the fourth time in 2018 that the index has reached 70.Notably, the National Association of Home Builders or NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) includes builder perceptions of current single-family home sales, sales expectations for the next six months and traffic of prospective buyers.Higher Demand, Low Inventory to Boost PricesSteady economic growth along with favorable demographics and the attractiveness of ownership versus rental are driving demand. Although recent home sales have been volatile month over month, the year-over-year growth rates are indeed compelling. New home sales were up 11.6% year over year in April 2018.On the other hand, a shortage in buildable lots, skilled labor and available capital for smaller builders are limiting home production, thereby lowering the inventory of homes, both new and existing. The convergence of healthy demand and low inventory levels is giving a boost to prices and is expected to continue doing so for some time.The supply of April existing homes decreased 6.3% from the year-ago period. It has fallen year over year for 35 consecutive months. As such, it will take only four months to deplete the current supply of homes in the market versus 4.2 months a year ago, according to NAR.Thanks to low inventory and high demand, median sales price of existing homes increased 5.3% in April 2018 from a year earlier. The median sales pric
Moonsurfer
04 Jun 2018
EVBG M51,U.S. share,Nice chart. Do you hold ?Moon
Marksman51
04 Jun 2018
Re: ELCO WARNING: this post is NOT about a little resources company. So SKIP now if you wish.WARNING: this post is for serious investors who wish to improve returns on their stock market investments. [link] They provide 3D images for the construction industry. Up again today 6%. See sp chart in link above. I’ve recommended this share many times in the past. The last one was on Tuesday. I’m not bragging about my wins. I’m only trying to help you folks make more money today, tomorrow, next week, next month and beyond.My rating is a 3* Good Buy. Just opinions, my opinions, not advice.DYOR Dr M
Eadwig
04 Jun 2018
Re: SXX Marksman,"The question is: why this enthusiasm about this share?"Well, its a 100 year project selling potash (polyhalite) and it went from @17p to @34p more or less when it entered the FTSE 250. I predicted a rise at that point but vastly underestimated it so only made some small profits. (certainly be on the lookout for a similar catalyst in future with small companies). But also I didn't believe it would go so high because:1) Who can predict the uses of potash for 100 years ahead?2) Which of us will still be alive and care?3) There is still quite a lot of risk in development before any production is reached, let alone any plan to pay dividends.4) All it will do once running is pay a boring dividend at best.5) I used to be involved in Potash companies when the price was rising >$900. Last time I checked the price was well below $200. It will never reach those highs again because:a) The high price was artificial due to a cartel (It plunged when one of the 3 members of the cartel reneged on the deal and stung me badly).b) The high price initiated many new potash projects around the world (including SXX), most of which are now online and contributing to keeping the price low.So ... to cut a long answer short, I have no idea why the enthusiasm... except as a trader. Lots of holders bought because it was British, AIM and an IHT dodge and were furious when it joined the FTSE 250. I hope they sold on the price rise,but they didn't strike me as the types.Well done on LTG, by the way, I'm afraid I lost patience and sold for break-even. I believed in the company and product(s), the latter especially, but the share price was remaining static while other similar companies like IQE and Blue Prism were taking off. Big mistake on my part there, I should have at least retained a tranche. Oh well! Can't win them all.Eadwig
lebehnon
04 Jun 2018
Buy Twitter here is why am in up 9% so far Shares of Twitter (TWTR - Free Report) popped on Thursday to inch closer to their 52-week high as investors continue to assess the social media company’s newly brighten outlook. With that said, let’s take a look at why Twitter stock is currently a strong buy.Twitter reported GAAP profitability in the first quarter, after doing so for the first time in the fourth quarter of 2017. This alone helps show investors that Twitter is slowly becoming a legitimate money maker and might be shedding its post-hype negativity. Growth InitiativesTwitter’s user base pales in comparison to Facebook (FB - Free Report) , and is much closer to Snapchat (SNAP - Free Report) . But company grew its daily active user base by 10% in Q1, while its monthly active user base popped by 3% to reach 336 million. Twitter’s MAU growth might not seem that significant, adding only 10 million new users over the last year. But investors should understand that every user counts, especially as it grows its advertising revenue.The company’s AD revenues, which accounted for roughly 86% of Twitter’s total Q1 revenue, climbed 21% from $474 million in the year-ago period to $575 million. Meanwhile, the social media company’s international ad revenue surged 52%, lifted by growth in the Asia-Pacific region. Going forward, investors should expect to see Twitter’s adverting business become even more lucrative as it expands it live video reach.One metric that helps demonstrate live video’s power and appeal to content producers and advertisers is ad engagements. Twitter saw this key figure skyrocket nearly 70% in the first quarter, while its cost per engagement dropped 28% from the year-ago quarter. Video also made up more than half of Twitter’s total advertising revenues and was the company’s fastest-growing ad segment.Twitter streamed more than 1,300 live broadcasts in Q1, with roughly 80% reaching a global audience. The company also announced that it signed more than 30 new video deals in the first quarter, which includes live-streaming rights, highlights, as well as VOD partnerships.The company locked down new deals with Fox Sports (FOXA - Free Report) , MLB, MLS, NBCUniversal (CMCSA - Free Report) , Viacom (VIAB - Free Report) , Disney (DIS - Free Report) —which includes a ton of ESPN programming—and many more well-known outlets. This streaming video push should help Twitter expand both its top and bottom lines, especially as people consume more and more content from their mobile devices.More Fundamentals & OutlookTwitter’s live video push and its bottom line growth have made its stock look far more reasonably priced. Twitter is now trading at 43.79x earnings, which marks a substantial discount compared to the “Internet – Software” industry’s average P/E of 59.92x. Shares of Twitter also currently sit roughly 10% below their 52-week high, despite the company’s strong first quarter and recent surge. This means now might be a great time to buy Twitter stock before it faces the added burden of having to break into a new range.With that said, Twitter could easily fly by its 52-week high as momentum mounts, considering that the company is expected to see its earnings and revenues continue to climb. Twitter is expected to see its Q2 revenues pop by nearly 22% to hit $698.93 million, based on our current Zacks Consensus Estimates.Twitter’s adjusted quarterly earnings are projected to skyrocket over 112% to $0.17 per share. The company’s fiscal 2018 earnings are also projected to soar by 68% to reach $0.74 per share.Investors should also note that Twitter has received 10 earnings estimate revisions for Q2, with 100% agreement to the upside, all within the last 30 days. Meanwhile, during this same time frame, Twitter earned 13 upward revisions against zero downgrades for its full-year. This means that analysts covering the stock have recently become more positive about the company’s bottom line expansion in 2018.Bottom LineFo
Marksman51
04 Jun 2018
Re: SXX Totally agree. Buy at 25p and sell at 32-33p.People have been doing this for ages.The question is: why this enthusiasm about this share? It’s a FTSE 250 stock believe it or not. Baffles me.
Nige the snake
04 Jun 2018
Re: SOU another reason to buy does it matter? the sp is going north and there is more news on its way
lebehnon
04 Jun 2018
Re: OKTA just a Hold wait!!!!! Okta, Inc. (OKTA)(Delayed Data from NSDQ)$57.35 USD+1.14 (2.03%)Updated Jun 1, 2018 04
0 PM ETZacks Rank:3-Hold 3 Style Scores:F Value | B Growth | C Momentum | C VGMIndustry Rank:Top 34%(86 out of 255)Industry: Internet - Software and ServicesView All Zacks #1 Ranked StocksTrades from $3Okta, Inc. (OKTA) Quote Overview » Estimates » Okta, Inc. (OKTA) Detailed EstimatesDetailed EstimatesEstimatesNext Report Date *AMC6/6/18Current Quarter -0.16EPS Last Quarter -0.15Last EPS Surprise 33.33%ABR 1.10 Earnings ESP 1.05%Current Year -0.64Next Year -0.36EPS (TTM) -1.08P/E (F1) NA*BMO = Before Market Open *AMC = After Market CloseGrowth Estimates OKTA IND S&PCurrent Qtr (04/2018) 68.00 -42.57 28.38Next Qtr (07/2018) 31.03 -9.82 24.55Current Year (01/2019) -16.88 15.80 24.49Next Year (01/2020) -43.75 17.60 7.10Past 5 Years NA 16.20 4.40Next 5 Years 20.00 15.80 NAPE NA -25.50 17.64PEG Ratio NA -1.61 NALearn More About Estimate ResearchSee Brokerage RecommendationsSee Earnings Report TranscriptPremium Research for OKTAZacks Rank Hold 3Zacks Industry Rank Top 34%(86 out of 255)Zacks Sector Rank Top 44% (7 out of 16)Style ScoresF Value | B Growth | C Momentum | C VGMEarnings ESP 1.05%Research Report for OKTASnapshot( = Change in last 30 days)View All Zacks Rank #1 Strong BuysMore Premium ResearchResearch for OKTA Chart for OKTAInteractive Chart | Fundamental ChartsSales Estimates Current Qtr(4/2018) Next Qtr(7/2018) Current Year(1/2019) Next Year(1/2020)Zacks Consensus Estimate 78.79M 82.60M 347.20M 462.35M# of Estimates 6 6 6 6High Estimate 79.00M 84.30M 348.00M 465.40MLow Estimate 78.70M 81.26M 346.00M 457.60MYear ago Sales 53.01M 61.00M 259.99M 347.20MYear over Year Growth Est. 48.63% 35.40% 33.54% 33.16%Earnings Estimates Current Qtr(4/2018) Next Qtr(7/2018) Current Year(1/2019) Next Year(1/2020)Zacks Consensus Estimate -0.16 -0.20 -0.64 -0.36# of Estimates 6 6 6 6Most Recent Consensus -0.16 -0.23 -0.62 -0.45High Estimate -0.15 -0.17 -0.62 -0.28Low Estimate -0.16 -0.23 -0.66 -0.45Year ago EPS -0.50 -0.29 -0.77 -0.64Year over Year Growth Est. 68.00% 31.03% 16.88% 44.27%
IAmShareCrazy
04 Jun 2018
Re: SOU another reason to buy How much money are they making?????
Nige the snake
04 Jun 2018
SOU another reason to buy James Parsons, Sound Energy's CEO, commented: "I am delighted to report that Sound Energy is now poised to enter a period of intensive newsflow as we de-risk the development of our existing discovery and finalise preparations for the exploration drill programme. Success at TE-9, our planned first well, could unlock significant value for Sound and our partners, reduce the risk on nearby leads, and increase further our overall confidence in the broader TAGI Structural Play trend. "
Eadwig
04 Jun 2018
Re: SXX Marksman, "SXX needs another 3 years to deliver decent profits for investors"In fact they don't even start production for 3 years, I imagine profits will be some way beyond that. Trading share only for me.
Marksman51
03 Jun 2018
Re: OKTA [link] the OKTA chart. The sp went skywards after the recent Facebook problems with their users data being hacked or something like that.May be there’s plenty more upside to come. May be worth investing now; smallish entry amount and see how she goes.I’ll decide tomorrow evening. Obviously I have some cash ready for this.DYOR Dr M
