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  • Elite Akanthos Capital Fund Bullish On These 5 Stocks

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: AIG, CECO, PCLN, RSH, SNDK

    In the following 45 days after the end of the first quarter of the year, institutional investors that exercise investment discretion of over $100 million in capital are required to reveal their long equity positions through 13F SEC filings. One of this investors, Michael Kao, the manager of Akanthos Capital has filed recently his first quarter 13F disclosing his holdings at the end of March 31st.

    Taking a look at more »

  • Executives From the “Greatness Tree” Do Not Necessarily Produce Greatness

    By Brian Nichols - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: JCP, RSH

    When a struggling company gets new leadership it creates excitement. Investors are often willing to give new CEOs and executives the benefit of the doubt as new leaders transition and implement their vision. However, as we recently saw with Ron Johnson and J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP), change in leadership doesn’t always produce a fundamental change in a business. As we look throughout the market, I can’t help more »

  • 5 Stocks to Sell Today

    By Casey Walters - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: BBRY, FXEN, GRMN, RSH, THR

    I often run across headlines like these and click to another page. So much information recommending buys and sells is produced by holders (or future holders) of a stock in effort to steer the price where they want it.

    When doing your own research, be sure to look at the reasons why. Are they suggesting sells just based on previous stock movement, or is there more of a substantial analysis more »

  • Can These Three Retailers Survive 2013?

    By Leo Sun - April 13, 2013 | Tickers: RSH, SHLD, SPLS

    Being a brick-and-mortar retailer in the digital age is tough. Being able to match the prices of online stores while juggling products to offset real estate and inventory costs is a hard, thankless job. Over the past decade, the Internet and shifting trends in retail have eliminated many notable retailers, such as Circuit City, Borders, Linens & Things and K.B. Toys.

    Today, retailers sit at a crossroads - on one hand more »

  • Is This Big Box Retailer Back on Track?

    By Marshall Hargrave - April 11, 2013 | Tickers: BBY, GME, RSH

    Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) appears to be back on the road to glory, question is, where does the road end? The company is up over 100% year to date, with the big news of late being the fact that Best Buy is looking to open up mini-Samsung stores inside its locations, sending shares up 10% in a single day. However, will the idea of having Samsung stores really add that more »

  • Big Box Retailer Back On Track?

    By Marshall Hargrave - April 8, 2013 | Tickers: BBY, GME, RSH

    Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) appears to be back on the road to glory, question is where does the road end? The company is up over 100% year to date, with the big news of late being the fact that Best Buy is looking to open up mini-Samsung stores inside its locations, sending shares up 10% in a single day. However, will the idea of having Samsung stores really add that more »

  • iGo Buy This Stock: Where Do YOU Go?

    By Sajid Karsan - April 5, 2013 | Tickers: RSH

    Shares of iGo (NASDAQ: IGOI) fell a whopping 35% yesterday, as the market soured on the company's latest financials and an announcement that a partnership with Texas Instruments (TXN) will not go forward. Value investors who are sitting on bloated cash positions thanks to the market's runup should probably take a close look at this one.

    iGo generates most of its revenue selling power supplies for mobile devices more »

  • How Samsung Could Save Best Buy

    By Leo Sun - April 5, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, AAPL, BBY, RSH, SSNLF

    Big box electronics retailer Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) rallied 16% on April 4, after it made two major announcements - that it would open Samsung boutiques and sell Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) previous generation iPad 3 tablets at a 30% discount. These two catalysts were enough to propel Best Buy shares towards new 52-week highs.

    Should investors chase this soaring stock, or has nothing about Best Buy - which is still down more »

  • How Did Conn's Conquer its Big Box Rivals?

    By Leo Sun - April 3, 2013 | Tickers: BBY, CONN, RSH

    Shares of electronics and appliance chain Conn’s (NASDAQ: CONN) soared on April 3, after the Beaumont, Texas-based company followed up its mixed fourth quarter earnings report with sparkling guidance for fiscal 2014.

    Just how did Conn’s, which has risen more than 100% over the past twelve months, manage to escape the dire fate of big box industry peers Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) and Radio Shack (NYSE: RSH)?

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  • iGo Buy This Stock; Where Do YOU Go?

    By Sajid Karsan - April 2, 2013 | Tickers: RSH

    Shares of iGo (NASDAQ: IGOI) fell a whopping 35% yesterday, as the market soured on the company's latest financials and an announcement that a partnership with Texas Instruments (TXN) will not go forward. Value investors who are sitting on bloated cash positions thanks to the market's runup should probably take a close look at this one.

    iGo generates most of its revenue selling power supplies for mobile devices more »

  • Does This Company Have Lots of Value, Or Is It Plummeting to Its Death?

    By Mike Thiessen - March 20, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, RSH, TGT

    Fort Worth-based Radio Shack (NYSE: RSH) has clearly fallen on tough times. The once-ubiquitous electronics retailer has been forced to lay off thousands of employees and close many outlets as large-scale changes to the industry in which it operates have rendered it increasingly unable to compete with its peers. The company has faced competitive pressures from all directions, including online retailers like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), which sells many of the more »

  • Are These Companies On The Path To Bankruptcy?

    By Timothy Green - March 18, 2013 | Tickers: AMD, GRPN, RSH

    How likely is a company to go bankrupt? This is a difficult question to answer, but there is a relatively simple calculation one can do to size up the strength of a company's financial situation. The Altman z-score was introduced in 1968 and is a simple sum of five components derived from a company's balance sheet and income statement. The result of this calculation, the z-score, is a more »

  • The Turnaround Story Continues

    By Timothy Green - March 15, 2013 | Tickers: BBY, JCP, RSH

    Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), a company which many had written off just a few months ago, has seen its stock rise from a low of $11.20 near the end of 2012 to about $20 in just a few months, a staggering 78% increase. Even after a failed buyout bid from founder Richard Schulze the stock continued its rise, working against the assumption made by many that buyout hopes were more »

  • Earnings Are Increasing in This Industry

    By Masam Abbas - March 13, 2013 | Tickers: HD, LOW, RSH, VSI

    The earnings season for the Specialty Hardlines kicked off on Feb 25. as Lowe’s Companies reported its 4Q earnings. As far as the entire 2013 is concerned, there is a mixed outlook on this sector. Where weather sensitive companies are likely to feel some pain around the tough compare, up-market and housing-related retailers are expected to fare best. Let’s have a look at four stocks that are reported more »

  • Best Buy Is Not a Buy Without a Buyout, But This Stock Is

    By Marshall Hargrave - March 11, 2013 | Tickers: AAN, BBY, GME, RSH

    Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) has seen an interesting rebound in its stock price over the past few months, this despite the retailer's founder, Richard Schulze, announcing that any possibility of a buyout was off the table. Schulze's speculated off to take Best Buy private, back in August, was said to be upwards of $24 per share. Schulze, owning 20% of the brick-n-mortar company, was hoping to pull off more »

  • Is Best Buy Finally a Better Buy?

    By Leo Sun - March 1, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, BBY, CONN, RSH

    Over the past five years, electronics retailer Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) has unwillingly become the poster boy of dying big box retailers. Increased competition from e-commerce companies, such as Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and eBay, has dampened the company’s chances of recovery. Yet the company recently posted fourth quarter earnings that represented strong growth from the prior year quarter, topping analyst expectations on both the top and bottom lines more »

  • Does a Strong 2012 Mean a Stronger 2013 for These Stocks?

    By Masam Abbas - February 20, 2013 | Tickers: HGG, RSH, TGT

    The retail industry saw a superb 2012. This has led most people to set higher expectations for 2013. With the help of two stocks in this space, I have tried to gauge the authenticity of these expectations:

    HHGregg (NYSE: HGG): It is interesting to note that the stock has appreciated 37% on a YTD basis. This has sent bearish signals to the market since such a rally is surprise given more »

  • High-Yielding Troubled Retailer Bonds

    By Timothy Green - February 20, 2013 | Tickers: JCP, RSH, SHLD

    Everywhere you look there seems to be retail chains with long histories and troubled finances. Once prosperous, these stores are attempting a turnaround in order to remain relevant in the age of the internet. As profits have fallen stock prices have followed, making investment in the stock a risky endeavor. But bond prices have also decreased, and by taking advantage of maturities only a few years away the rewards may more »

  • As Google Plans Stores, Best Buy’s Days are Numbered

    By Salvatore "Sam" Mattera - February 20, 2013 | Tickers: BBY, GOOG, RSH

    Apple-centric blog 9to5Mac reports that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) will open retail stores to compete with Apple. This comes just a few months after Microsoft began establishing its own retail stores in a similar vein. With the growing trend of tech companies taking retail operations into their own hands, Best Buy’s (NYSE: BBY) days as a consumer electronics warehouse are surely numbered.

    Isn’t this something we already know?
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  • The Super Bowl's Over! Here's What Peyton Manning Can Teach You About Investing.

    By Adem Tahiri - February 11, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, FNFG, GME, RSH

    Now that the football season is officially over, it's time for Peyton Manning to get back to his real job: "Covert Investment Guru."

    That's right! In fact one of my favorite investment quotes came from Mr. Manning, years back. It went something like: "every interception has its own story."  I'd like to think that deep down he's trying to teaching us a little something about dividends--perhaps more »

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