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  • How Attractive Is Tesla’s Secondary Offering?

    By Rita Chattaraj - May 18, 2013 | Tickers: GM, HMC, TSLA, TM

    What does one need to do to become the talk of the town? Ask Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA). With a phenomenal performance in the recently ended first quarter of 2013, Tesla has become an investor’s delight. For the first time in a decade Tesla has reported a green bottom-line, courtesy Model S. Now, the company is getting ready to shift its gear and zoom ahead in its path to more »

  • How To Play Japanese Currency The Shinzo Abe Way

    By Alexander Cho - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: HMC, JYN, SNE, TM

    The Bank of Japan has been inflating its economy quite aggressively with the Central Bank aggressively piling assets onto its balance sheet. Japanese American depositary receipts like Sony (NYSE: SNE), Toyota (NYSE: TM), and Honda (NYSE: HMC) have reported or will report earnings that are inflated.

    Economic effect

    Source: YCharts

    Since the beginning of 2013, the Bank of Japan has increased its outstanding reserves by 48.85%. While this was more »

  • Ford Fusion: A Winner in the Making?

    By Eshna De - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: F, HMC, TM

    The mid-size race in the US auto market is heating up. On one side we have the perennial favorites like Toyota's (NYSE: TM) Camry and Honda's (NYSE: HMC) Accord, while on the other side there are the new entrants like the Ford (NYSE: F) Fusion and the Nissan Altima. As the four sedans race each other for the top spot the question that comes up is who is more »

  • Three Key Metrics That Make This Automaker a Must Buy

    By Hunter Hillman - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, TM

    Atop the American auto market are General Motors (NYSE: GM), Ford (NYSE: F), Toyota (NYSE: TM), and Chrysler Group, who capture shares of 18.8%, 16.4%, 14.0%, and 11.9%, respectively. For the purposes of my analysis, I have chosen to focus on GM, Ford, and Toyota.

    Here, I will address which of those three stocks deserves a place in your portfolio, given their asset utilization, free cash more »

  • Getting in Gear With Ford

    By Adam Levy - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, TM

    Shares of Ford (NYSE: F) have been stuck in neutral since hitting a 52-week high at the beginning of the year. Despite all the progress the company has made increasing its market share in the United States as it begins to tackle growing opportunities in emerging market, shareowners have been stuck with a stock that has underperformed the S&P 500 in 2013.

    At some point the market will catch more »

  • Automakers Rev Up in China as European Demand Crashes

    By Howard Rothman - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, HMC, TM

    More than a few analysts have expressed concern that official austerity measures and a slowing economy could put the brakes on China’s high-speed auto sales. So far, however, they’re still rolling along at a decent clip. In response, automakers are doubling down there to make up for weakening demand in Europe.

    China topped the U.S. in overall auto sales in 2009 and surpassed Europe in 2012. Although more »

  • Keep an Eye on This Auto Maker

    By Eshna De - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: GM, NSANY.PK, TSLA, TM

    Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) finally found its Holy Grail with its Model S car as the company went profitable for the 1st time in the company’s ten year history. It said it was receiving worldwide orders for the Model S in excess of 20,000 vehicles per year as it plans to expand its operations outside North America to Europe and Asia. Tesla broke the electric car inertia more »

  • Will Ford Overtake Toyota in the Hybrid Segment?

    By Rajesh M. - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, TM

    The electric and hybrid vehicles market has been largely ruled by Toyota (NYSE: TM) over the past decade. Innovation in this segment has mostly been done by foreign car makers, while the Detroit Three -- General Motors (NYSE: GM), Ford Motor (NYSE: F) and Chrysler -- have been spectators. However, in the past few years, Ford has gained ground in the hybrid market. Ford is putting in a huge effort to dethrone more »

  • Politically, Japanese Solar better than Japanese Cars

    By John McKenna - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: HMC, KYO, TM

    It’s not easy being a Japanese company these days. Last year, rough relations with China over islands in the East China Sea has stirred up anti-Japanese sentiment and boycotts across the country, from down sales of Japanese goods to restaurant and shops outright banning Japanese customers from coming in. This year, even though the tensions are dying down between the two countries, car manufacturers like Toyota and Honda are more »

  • Highly Predictable Profits Set to Continue

    By James Catlin - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: HMC, EWJ, SNE, TM

    On March 7 this year, I penned an article entitled "How Currency Exchange Rates Will Impact These Stocks." This outlined how currency exchange fluctuations impact economies, the new Japanese monetary policy, and the highly predictable results. For beginners, I highly encourage you to review that article. I advised readers to purchase major Japanese exporters based on my thesis.

    That theses was and remains: Deliberate inflation policy (now at 2% annually more »

  • Midsize Market Money Making: Auto Manufacturers

    By Ash Anderson - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, HMC, TM

    There have been articles covering major press publications over the past couple of days on how the Japanese car manufacturers are losing their edge. Could it really be that Ford (NYSE: F) and General Motors (NYSE: GM) are stealing the market from Honda Motor (NYSE: HMC) and Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM)?

    The facts

    Autodata compiled the statistics on midsize vehicle sales in the United States. You’re no doubt familiar more »

  • Yen Set to Weaken as G7 Avoids Currency Comments

    By Richard Cox - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: FXY, SNE, TM

    Markets took note of some glaring omissions after the G7 wrapped up its May meeting in Aylesbury, England.  While the finance ministers of each of the seven member nations did address the need for banking reforms and tougher crackdowns on tax evasion, little was said in the way of currency issues.  This came as a surprise to large sections of the market, as growing concerns that central bank activity is more »

  • 3 Auto Makers That Could Roll Towards Additional Gains

    By Nauman Aly - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: HMC, NSANY.PK, TM

    While automakers worldwide strive to keep their vehicles fuel efficient and affordable, there may be a shift in the type and size of the vehicle that is now most preferred by drivers around the globe. One area that has changed dramatically in terms of demand is the mid-size option. Yet, while Japanese automakers may be falling to U.S. car makers in this segment, they are continuing to pull in more »

  • What Could Drive This Automaker Higher?

    By Marshall Hargrave - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, TM

    This car maker's recent results are just another vote of confidence that Ford (NYSE: F) could be one of the top company's in the auto industry. Late last month, Ford managed to post preliminary adjusted 1Q 2013 EPS of $0.41 compared to $0.39 for the same quarter last year, meeting consensus estimates. From the announcement, North American results remain positive, but Europe continues to struggle. 
     

  • An update on the US auto market

    By Callum Turcan - May 12, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, HMC, TM

    Will the US auto market rebound? Most likely, according to data from Edmunds.com. Edmunds reported that 14.5 million cars and light trucks were sold in 2012, and sees 15 million being sold in 2013. Trucks are selling very well, with light duty trucks seeing 11.3% YTD growth while cars are seeing 3.1% growth.

    The rebound in the construction industry is boosting demand for pickup trucks, which more »

  • Tesla Shorts Will Be Disappointed

    By Lennox Yieke - May 11, 2013 | Tickers: GM, TSLA, TM

    Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) is arguably the most shorted stock in the market. Current estimates actually show that around 44% of the free trading float is short. But, as Tesla's CEO put it, "there is a tsunami of hurt coming for the short." If anything, Tesla has managed to establish itself as a gem in the automobile industry. It has carved out a niche for itself and continues to more »

  • Another Robust Month of Auto Sales for the Detroit Three

    By Rajesh M. - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, TM

    The US auto industry reported an overall sales gain of 8.5% to 1.285 million for April according to Autodata. General Motors (NYSE: GM), Ford (NYSE: F), Chrysler and Nissan posted double-digit increases in sales, experiencing the best April in the last six years. The growth was majorly led by the continued momentum in the housing sector which drove up the demand for pickup trucks. This worked particularly in more »

  • (Re) Discovering Auto Stocks: Is It The Right Time To Invest?

    By Ranu D - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, TM

    Ford (NYSE: F) posted solid first-quarter 2013 results with an EPS of $0.41, which was well above the consensus estimate of $0.37. In terms of total vehicles sold, Ford saw a 7% growth after selling nearly 230,000 vehicles in the period. For April, sales were up 18% compared to April 2012. The company's net income also improved 15% despite, the losses incurred in Europe and South more »

  • The Road Ahead for Tesla Motors

    By Adam Levy - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: GM, TSLA, TM

    Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) surprised everyone on Wednesday when it released its first quarter results. While it had already announced it would report a profit, nobody expected $0.12 per share – three times consensus estimates. As a result, shares were up big after hours, and throughout trading on Thursday.

    As share prices rocketed up faster than a Model S goes from 0 to 60, investors, like me, who missed out more »

  • Ford Is Going Far

    By Eshna De - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, TM

    Ford’s (NYSE: F) latest destination is Myanmar. The company joins the bandwagon of western companies that are increasingly targeting this market, a list which includes big names like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, General Electric, Caterpillar, and Google. In the last month alone Vodafone and China Mobile have formed a consortium to bid for mobile licenses in Myanmar.

    The situation at Myanmar

    Myanmar had been shut off from the western world for more »

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