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  • 3 Oil & Gas Stocks From Emerging Markets

    By Victor Selva - May 22, 2013 | Tickers: SNP, CEO, PBR

    Emerging markets provide plenty of growth opportunities, especially with their higher current and expected GDP growth rates. In this article we will look into three interesting oil and gas companies from two quickly developing economies, Brazil and China. These are Petrobras (NYSE: PBR), China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (NYSE: SNP) and CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: CEO), companies that provide compelling long-term growth prospects and ones which you should consider for your portfolio more »

  • Investing in Brazilian Happiness

    By Andrés Cardenal - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: ABV, VALE, EWZ, ITUB, PBR

    Economic growth in Brazil has stalled lately, yet Brazilians are as happy and optimistic about their future as ever. Although this may seem like an odd phenomenon, there is much more to economic development than GDP growth, and the country is on the right track regarding poverty reduction and rising income levels.

    Brazilians have good reasons to feel confident in the future, and so do investors in the country.

    Beyond more »

  • Looking for Value: Petrobras and Southern Copper

    By Damian Illia - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: PZE, PBR, SCCO

    The Latin American companies presented below have a strong correlation to commodity prices. Two of them are closely related (one is a subsidiary of the other), but operations take place in two very different countries and, hence, results differ hugely. The other is a mining company that also operates in Latin America.

    Given that commodity prices have recently been extremely volatile (while Brent crude rebounded past an important psychological barrier more »

  • Did the Analysts Get These 3 Calls Right?

    By Brian Nichols - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: LAYN, NIHD, PBR

    During earnings season, analysts are hard at work to issue revised outlooks, upgrades, downgrades, etc. Investors shouldn’t fall victim to buying only because of the movement it creates, as this movement is usually temporary and is not fundamental in nature. In this piece, I am assessing three calls to determine whether they are good or bad and if the notes warrant the calls.

    NII Holdings (NASDAQ: NIHD)

    On Monday more »

  • 3 Emerging Market Opportunities

    By Daniel Paterson - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: CMGE, PBR, VIV

    In any diversified portfolio, it is important to not only have a portion of your assets allocated to non U.S. companies, but to also have a portion of your investments be slightly speculative in nature. Investing in companies based in emerging markets presents opportunities to not only add international exposure to portfolio, but also take on some more risk.

    An emerging market is simply defined as a nation that more »

  • Latin America's Oil Industry: A Review

    By Damian Illia - May 2, 2013 | Tickers: EC, PBR, YPF

    Crude has lost $9 a barrel since the beginning of the month, mainly because of disappointing reports highlighting slower growth in China and still-sluggish growth in the U.S. and elsewhere, while oil supplies remained high. At the same time, investors sold off gold, silver and other commodities, and looked to the stock market for better returns. Last week, the stock market had a volatile week as many investors traded more »

  • This Brazilian Giant Is Undervalued

    By Andrés Cardenal - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: ITUB, PBR

    Investing in emerging markets can be risky, but these countries also offer some truly amazing long term buying opportunities for entrepreneurial investors with an adventurous spirit and the will to move beyond national borders when it comes to looking for the best investment alternatives.

    Itau Unibanco (NYSE: ITUB) is remarkably well positioned for capitalize favorable secular tailwinds, and the company is trading at attractive valuations due to a transitory slowdown more »

  • My Top Oil M&A Pick

    By Federico Zaldua - April 28, 2013 | Tickers: PZE, PBR, YPF

    As I have mentioned many times on this blogging platform, I think that, when buying equities as a minority shareholder, you should watch two things: sustainable cash dividends and the probability of a company being an M&A target. Here I describe the company that, to my understanding, holds huge possibilities of being acquired at a considerable premium.

    The company I am talking about is the ex-Perez Companc Company, Petrobras more »

  • This Oil Giant Is Cheap: Should You Buy?

    By Federico Zaldua - April 24, 2013 | Tickers: EC, PBR, STO

    Petrobras Brazil (NYSE: PBR) is cheap against comparable state controlled oil companies such as Colombia's Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) and Norway's Statoil (NYSE: STO).  Below I post six reasons to explain why you should consider including Petrobras within your portfolio.

    1) This month Petrobras will receive the bids for the Brazilian portion of its farm-out process.  Assets such as Xerelete, Maromba and BC-10 should be in the package. Analysts more »

  • Petrobras: A Profitable Long Term Investment

    By Shas Dey - April 23, 2013 | Tickers: COP, PBR, TOT

    One of the largest and well known Brazilian companies, Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) is on the verge of a turnaround. If you are thinking about owning the stock, now is the time. It is trading at a low P/E ratio and looks quite cheap. The oil behemoth has a lot of potential despite some hiccups like high debt and refinery losses. Out of all the energy stocks, I believe Petrobras more »

  • Petrobras – A profitable long term investment

    By Shas Dey - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: COP, PBR, TOT

    Petroleo Brasileiro SA, also known as Petrobras (NYSE: PBR), is a Brazil based holding company which engages in the exploration, production, refining and sale of crude oil and other energy sources. It has several refineries and gas stations in countries like Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, the United States, Peru and Turkey.  The stock is a crucial component of the Brazilian iBovespa index. It has been performing badly in the recent past more »

  • When to Buy This Energy Stock?

    By Shas Dey - April 13, 2013 | Tickers: COP, HES, PBR

    Since Hess (NYSE: HES) publicly announced their strategic transformation into a more focused and higher growth exploration and production company in July 2012, the stock has given returns of more than 70% to its shareholders. This is a phenomenal capital appreciation for investors within the last nine months. The company has also announced a $4 billion stock repurchase plan and is raising its dividends by 150% to $1 annually. Now more »

  • 5 Dividend Picks From Billionaire Steve Cohen

    By Marshall Hargrave - April 2, 2013 | Tickers: CVC, ECA, OXY, PBR, TXN

    In reviewing billionaire Steve Cohen and SAC Capital's big shakeups last quarter, we at Insider Monkey found five dividend stocks that Cohen and his $14 billion hedge fund own. A couple of them are under-the-radar stocks and could be great additions to anyone looking to add an income and growth stock to their portfolio.

    One of Cohen's largest positions  -- 14th in his 4Q portfolio -- is the dividend paying more »

  • This Company is Set to Skyrocket

    By Piyush Arora - March 27, 2013 | Tickers: BP, CVX, PBR

    According to recent economic data, monthly industrial production in China grew by 9.9%, while the U.S. reported 0.7% growth. This, coupled with rising Middle East tensions and falling Iranian exports, is creating a strain on crude supply. Moreover, India and China continue to cut their Iranian crude imports, which suggests that crude might continue to rally and oil Exploration & Production companies would continue to thrive.

    Treading with more »

  • Be Selective to Make Money in Oil

    By Ken McGaha - March 26, 2013 | Tickers: BP, XOM, HES, PBR

    Profiting from investing requires picking a business that provides a necessary or desired product, has an excellent management team and is now selling at the right price. It is fairly easy to find industries that provide products the market wants or needs. Finding the ones that are well run and priced to allow exceptional profits is a bit more difficult. Energy is a product that is required by virtually every more »

  • Is Petrobras A Good Stock to Buy?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 24, 2013 | Tickers: BP, CVX, COP, XOM, PBR

    Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (NYSE: PBR) has dived in the last year, with shares falling 36%. Macro conditions in Brazil have not been particularly strong and some investors have begun to worry about political risk attached to the integrated oil, gas, and energy company. In addition, oil prices- while high in historical terms- are not as high as they were some time ago, reducing the potential profitability of drilling in more »

  • Brazilian Companies Should Invest in Argentina Now

    By Federico Zaldua - March 21, 2013 | Tickers: VALE, PZE, PBR

    Financial Times' recent article about Argento–Brazilian relationships is right about everything. From the article:

    “While Argentina’s economy is much smaller than Brazil’s, it is an important market for Brazilian manufactured exports, many of which are less competitive outside the region. Argentina, meanwhile, needs Brazil for its market and because it literally has few other friends”.

    That said, the relationship is getting more complex even as I write more »

  • Billionaire Dubin's Newest Stock Picks

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 18, 2013 | Tickers: BRCM, CTRP, ETN, PBR, RIG

    Glenn Dubin co-founded Highbridge Capital Management with childhood friend Henry Swieca over twenty years ago, although Swieca has since left the firm. JP Morgan acquired Highbridge last decade but has kept Dubin on as CEO in a successful example of a financial institution buying a fund. We take a high interest in the firm’s holdings, as we have found that the most popular small-caps amongst hedge funds can lead more »

  • In Emerging Markets, the Smaller the Better

    By Andrés Cardenal - March 7, 2013 | Tickers: HAO, FXI, EWZ, BRF, PBR

    When investing, size matters. Small companies are usually assumed to be riskier than big ones, while on the other hand they offer higher potential for growth. Although this rule is quite easy to observe, and generally correct, emerging markets may be a remarkable exception to consider. As odd as it may seem, smaller companies in emerging markets may offer both higher growth and less risk than their bigger counterparts.

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  • Brazil : Risks and Opporunities to Consider

    By Piyush Arora - March 5, 2013 | Tickers: BRFS, GGB, PBR

    Although BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China) offering staggering growth potential for almost all industries, they also present serious downsides risks. Talking about Brazil, it’s continued high inflation has been a problem for the country, and as a result its currency has declined by 22% over the last year. To curb high inflation, its interest rates have been kept fairly high (7.25% benchmark interest rate,) which in more »

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