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  • Wall Street May Be Ignoring the Tablet Market

    By Nauman Aly - May 21, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, AAPL, GOOG, MSFT, SSNLF

    Deep disappointment has been expressed by analysts. Apparently, they expected Apple  (NASDAQ: AAPL) to grow rapidly, but this hasn’t happened. Currently the company has the pricing of a stock that is low growth.
     
    The voices of doom should hold off however, because whilst the iPhone definitely declined in popularity, the iPad is here. Its potential is tremendous, and this is seemingly being ignored by the market.

    iPad sales trends more »

  • These 3 Stocks are "Magical" Values

    By Adem Tahiri - May 21, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, CF, DHX

    Investors like a good deal. The problem is, most of us wouldn't know a bargain if it hit us in the face.

    At least that's what hedge fund manager and value investing icon Joel Greenblatt says. In a series of books and lectures Greenblatt has touted his "magic formula" for stock picking. Greenblatt argues that by following the simple formula we can take the guess work out of more »

  • Apple SIRIously Upended by Google Now

    By Margie Nemcick-Cruz - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, GOOG

    Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) talent has upended Apple. In 2011 Siri was first introduced with much fanfare, dubbed the first A/I with personality, Siri was a momentary cult hit with the public and fanboys alike. Eric Jackson, an analyst I have a lot of respect for, penned a column a year and a half ago that Apple’s Siri (NASDAQ: AAPL) would be “a Google killer.”

    According to Jackson more »

  • Will Today's Losers Become Winners?

    By Federico Zaldua - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, COH

    The S&P 500 is almost 17% up Year To Date (YTD) and is now at an all time nominal high. That said, some very interesting companies are sharply down since 2013 started. While the winners combined to return 28% YTD, the losers averaged -7.67%. Among the laggards, the worst performing stock returned -22% while the remaining 24 companies lost less than -14.00% of their value. Let's more »

  • Amazon or Apple: The King of Revenue

    By Tyler Wofford - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, AAPL

    Besides being massive, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) may not seem to have a whole lot in common. As an e-commerce company, Amazon should have the upper hand with how much revenue it can generate per customer. With minimal overhead costs, will they be able to keep up with Apple's numbers?

    Apple's figures

    Apple's numbers this quarter were pretty impressive. While its sales of Macs more »

  • Google To Reward Investors Soon?

    By Ashley Sales - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, FB, GOOG

    It was not long ago when a majority of investors wondered whether Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has peaked. Though the amount of paid clicks increased, the cost per click declined and we wondered whether Google is still a company with growth potential. Well, this quarter confirms that Google is still "the" company to watch. As far as dividends are concerned, Google is in an interesting position. The stock prices have been more »

  • This Company Is Doomed

    By Timothy Green - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, GOOG, P | Editor's Choice

    The number of companies which offer a music subscription or internet radio service seems to be growing larger every day. There's Pandora (NYSE: P), which has proven to be exceptionally popular with its free ad-supported model and an ad-free subscription service. Then there's Spotify, which has a much larger library than Pandora and also offers a free ad-supported version. Pandora has about three times as many active users more »

  • Apple Needs New Markets, Fast

    By Reuben Brewer - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, SSNLF

    Investors have been less than enthused about Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) prospects, despite still solid business results. The change in sentiment is largely a result of the fact that Apple is looking more and more like a consumer products company. That means it needs new markets, but so far it isn't finding them.

    Changing the World

    There is no question that Apple products have changed the face of the more »

  • Activists Are Back

    By Federico Zaldua - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, PG, SNE

    Many great hedge fund investors are very well known for their activism. Through their relevant stakes in corporations, they push boards and management teams for changes within their companies. The final aim: extract more value for shareholders, all shareholders. Let's review three cases where activist investors unlocked value for all shareholders through their actions.

    Apple finally agreed to open up its cash safety box

    David Einhorn, the founder of more »

  • Billionaire Tiger Cub Blows Off Big Tech

    By Marshall Hargrave - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, CMCSA, GOOG, NFLX, DIS

    John Griffin founded Blue Ridge Capital in 1996 and was once known as billionaire Julian Robertson's right hand man. Griffin and other managers who worked for Robertson at Tiger Management are referred to as "tiger cubs." Griffin's investment method is long/short with a long bias, and a focus on long positions in large cap and high performance stocks. Outlined below are a few of tiger cub Griffin more »

  • The World's Most Valuable Brands

    By Mark Morelli - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, KO, IBM, MCD

    A Georgia man claims he found a 1943 recipe used to make the soft drink Coke at an estate sale. He has offered to sell the document for $15 million. It hasn't been confirmed to be authentic and no one has expressed interest in purchasing it yet. The drink's maker, The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO), claims that the original recipe is stored in a safe place at its more »

  • 5 Dividend Companies in a Bubble?

    By Karin Hernandez - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, KO, CSX, PSX, PG

    The latest word I’ve been hearing in regards to the popularity of dividend companies is “bubble.” People are arguing that many dividend stocks are being bid up in a frenzy of income hunting, and that eventually the frenzy will hit a saturation point and the bubble will burst.

    I argue that dividend companies, by their very nature, are incapable of sustaining bubble-like price increases. Because the dividend yield is more »

  • Why You Should Ignore the BlackBerry Shorts

    By Lennox Yieke - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, NOK

    BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY), is questionably one of the most debated stocks in the market. From the top executive being driven in a Rolls Royce in Wall Street to the small business owner in Main Street, the BlackBerry argument has managed to capture a compelling number. In all of this, bears and bulls have been divided in a fashion reminiscent of the infamous Berlin Wall. The raging war between these two more »

  • Mobile Search: The Epic War for Your Words and Wallet

    By Bill Shambllin - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, GOOG

    Tech titans Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), have commenced an epic battle for supremacy in mobile search and mobile payments -- and it's literally happening right under your nose. They're fighting to determine how verbal searching will change mobile search and jumpstart mobile payments.

    Both companies are dreaming of a new world of search, where mobile computing devices will hang onto your every spoken request and whim more »

  • Earnings Yield and Evaluating Stock Buybacks Funded With Debt

    By Rupert Hargreaves - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, DTV, LO

    Using borrowed money to buyback stock is all the rage nowadays, as companies make use of the low interest rates and insatiable demand in the bond markets to issue debt and then return the money to shareholders.

    But how useful and how effective is this method? I am skeptical of any company that issues debt in order to buy back stock, as most companies tend to pay too much for more »

  • Google’s Me-Too Music Service Isn't a Failure at All

    By Salvatore "Sam" Mattera - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, GOOG, P

    Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) unveiled its subscription-based music service on Wednesday. Google Music All Access allows subscribers to stream millions of songs on demand for a flat monthly fee.

    Many reviewers have panned the service, as it fails to push the envelope. There are already a plethora of similar services (Spotify, Rhapsody, Rdio, etc.) and Google’s app doesn't offer anything new.

    While these criticisms are valid, they ignore the more »

  • Understanding Apple: Easy Loathing Debunked.

    By Jaan Seunnasepp - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL

    Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is in a great retraction, and naysayers are celebrating. But to my surprise, fellow Fool G. A. Chester's recent article 3 Things to Loathe About Apple wasn't really about Apple or its products per se, but more what people say about Apple. The things he criticized about the company hardly seem to merit outright loathing.

    DNA

    Chester jumps on the fact that many Apple supporters more »

  • Just Say It! Voice-Recognition Is the Next Tech Wave

    By Nauman Aly - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, GOOG, MSFT, NUAN

    The company that makes the biggest profits in the next wave of technology breakthroughs will be the first one to market devices that really talk. We've all been astounded by Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Siri personal assistant. But while Apple has raised the bar by popularizing the idea of talking devices, Siri is just the tip of the iceberg.

    All manner of talking devices are on their way to more »

  • Want Safety? Here’s Where To Put Your Money

    By Frank Midega - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, GOOG, MSFT

    Like continental drift, it’s the company that’s slowly gaining ground beneath people’s oblivious feet. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is morphing, and for technology there’s nothing as central as innovation.

    Any investor bearish on Google stocks ought to focus his lens on the long-term, and that can also be reference to Google Glass. The Californian company’s projection blueprint has no allowance for latency in innovation and intensification more »

  • Apple Losing its Shine

    By John McKenna - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, MSFT

    There are very few certainties when it comes to investing in the stock market, but for the past decade, nothing seemed more certain than Apple’s continued excellence in the tech sector. Churning out world-changing innovations like the iPod, iPhone, iPad, and the Macbook dynasty, innovation and creativity were as natural to the company as tying one’s shoes. The last year though has called this long standing reputation into more »

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