Who's selling AMZN: reading the Form 4s
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Form 4s and PTRs are public, tedious, and the closest thing to a tell the market gives you. Here's the read. INSIDERS (FORM 4) 0 open-market buys worth $0 vs 24 sells worth $18.1M across 7 filer…
JPM through the Graham and Buffett tests (data post)
JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Value DD. Boring on purpose. The exciting stocks are the ones that lose you money. BALANCE SHEET Financial health 7.0/10 (fair). Weakest points: earnings growth. ✗ Earnings growth: -2.6% (be…
PLTR DD: the numbers behind the momentum question
Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) Let's do the DD properly so nobody says this is just chasing green candles. THE SETUP PLTR trades at $174.33. Performance: +11.8% over a month, +10.9% over six, +13.9% over a year. Sit…
PFE drawdown DD: what the numbers would need to show
Pfizer, Inc. (PFE) It's red, so it's on the screen. Here's the drawdown checklist, applied to today's numbers. THE SETUP PFE trades at $28.45. Performance: +8.6% over a month, +8.8% over six, +22.4% over a year. Sits -…
GOOGL DD: what the balance sheet says about staying power
Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) Quarterly check-in on a quality name. Here is what the balance-sheet checklist looked at. THE SETUP GOOGL trades at $338.46. Performance: -5.3% over a month, +13.6% over six, +44.5% over a year. S…
NFLX filings check: what insiders and Congress disclosed (DD)
Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) Form 4s and PTRs are public, tedious, and the closest thing to a tell the market gives you. Here's the read. THE SETUP NFLX trades at $78.25. Performance: +6.2% over a month, -21.0% over six, -37.1…
CVX value DD: quality scores high, price scores low
Chevron Corporation (CVX) Value DD. Boring on purpose. The exciting stocks are the ones that lose you money. BALANCE SHEET Financial health 4.5/10 (weak). Weakest points: return on equity, revenue growth, earnings grow…
What the momentum data says about HOOD, full numbers inside
Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) Let's do the DD properly so nobody says this is just chasing green candles. THE SETUP HOOD trades at $106.99. Performance: +14.4% over a month, +30.1% over six, +6.1% over a year. Sits -2…
UPS isn't a dip yet. Where the checklist would start looking (DD)
UPS (UPS) Rule one of the drawdown checklist: only what's fallen. Rule two: only if the business isn't the reason. Let's see. THE SETUP UPS trades at $0.00. BALANCE SHEET Financial health 4.4/10 (weak). Weakest points…
Re-underwriting V from the filings (DD)
Visa Inc. (V) Quarterly check-in on a quality name. Here is what the balance-sheet checklist looked at. WHAT THEY DO Visa Inc. THE SETUP V trades at $379.37. BALANCE SHEET Financial health 9.2/10 (strong). No red fla…
GOOGL filings check: what insiders and Congress disclosed (DD)
Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) Form 4s and PTRs are public, tedious, and the closest thing to a tell the market gives you. Here's the read. INSIDERS (FORM 4) 0 open-market buys worth $0 vs 0 sells worth $0 across 8 filers. CON…
BRK-B DD: what Buffett would see here
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK-B) Running the standard screen: Graham's defensive tests first, Buffett's moat questions second. BALANCE SHEET Financial health 2.5/10 (weak). Weakest points: return on equity, revenue…
SMCI DD: the numbers behind the momentum question
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI) Not a hold-forever profile. This is a momentum read, the data is below, and so is the risk. THE SETUP SMCI trades at $38.46. Performance: +49.6% over a month, +19.1% over six, -7.4% ov…
BA is -16.8% off its high. Is it broken or just cheap? (DD)
Boeing Company (The) (BA) It's red, so it's on my screen. Here's the checklist I run before buying anything that's down. THE SETUP BA trades at $209.89. Performance: -1.9% over a month, -8.5% over six, -10.6% over a ye…
COST DD: holding, but with eyes open
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) I get asked why I never sell this. This post is the answer, with numbers. THE SETUP COST trades at $934.66. Performance: -4.0% over a month, -5.0% over six, -0.3% over a year. Sits -…