As a former Sprout Social employee who still owns the majority of his shares, I figure it’s important to review every earnings report to see if I believe the company is still on the right track or if I should re-allocate those investment dollars elsewhere. Yesterday, Sprout Social ($SPT) announced their Q4 ’20 earnings report […]
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Fiverr’s $FVRR Q4 2020 Earnings Recap
How was Fiverr’s Q4 2020 Earnings? I thought Fiverr had a great Q4 earnings report. There was a lot to like as they continue to benefit from the gig economy and the secular trends in freelancer hiring. Here’s the key stats: Q4 Revenue was up 89.4% to $55.9 M and finished the year at $189.5 […]
Continue ReadingWhen to Sell or Trim a Stock Position
When it comes to investing in stocks, I frequently get the question, “When do you sell a stock?” So in today’s article, I’m going to review my process on how to decide when to sell or trim a stock. I’ll be using Fastly ($FSLY) as a case study in this whole process. First, a little […]
Continue ReadingStock Market Recap: Week of Feb. 14 – 20, 2021
What Happened in the Market (and the World) This Week? S&P 500 return this week: -0.71%S&P 500 return YTD: 4.23% This was a pretty volatile week. Tech stocks got hit pretty hard early in the week but finished on a good note. Wednesday was a total bloodbath, red everywhere. The economic data that came in […]
Continue Reading5 Reasons Why I Invest in Individual Stocks and Why You Should Too
I like investing in individual stocks. It’s fun, it’s interesting, I learn a lot doing it and most of all, it helps provide for my family and my future retirement. Now don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with just investing in a low-cost index fund and most people already do to some degree if […]
Continue ReadingStock Market Recap: Week of Feb. 7 – 13, 2021
What Happened in the Market (and the World) This Week? S&P 500 return this week: 1.23%S&P 500 return YTD: 4.94% The market just keeps going up. It’s incredible how much positive momentum there is right now given the low interest rate environment and the Fed printing money plus $1.9 T in stimulus up for grabs. […]
Continue ReadingMore Q4 Earnings Recaps: Chegg, Alteryx, Corsair, Yeti, DataDog, Cloudflare
There were a number of notable earnings this week. I was not one of the lucky ones that had invested in Hubspot ($HUBS) or Zillow ($Z) that saw some huge share price gains this week after their earnings release. In fact, only one company that I own was up after their earnings release: Monday:Chegg ($CHGG) […]
Continue ReadingPinterest & Peloton Q4/Q2 Earnings Recap
What happened after their earnings reports? Pinterest ($PINS) and Peloton ($PTON) announced their earnings results Thursday afternoon and it was a tale of two cities when it comes to earnings reactions. Pinterest shot up 10%+ in after hours and Peloton tanked nearly 10% in after hours. During the next trading day, Pinterest was up as […]
Continue ReadingStock Market Recap: Week of Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 2021
What Happened in the Market (and the World) This Week? S&P 500 return this week: 4.64%S&P 500 return YTD: 3.61% What an awesome week in the market. The market went up nearly 5% this week due to strong earnings, hope for President Biden’s stimulus and “improving” economic data. Last week the market finished in the […]
Continue ReadingThe Container Store $TCS Q3 2020 Earnings Recap
How was The Container Store’s Q3 2020 Earnings? The Container Store ($TCS) announced their Q3 2020 earnings results yesterday and they absolutely crushed it. Net Sales: $275.5 M (up 20.5% YoY)Online Sales: Up 98.1% (vs. 86.4% last quarter)Adjusted EBITDA: $42.4 M (up 98.9% YoY)Net Income: $19.7 M (vs. $2.4 M last year)GAAP EPS: $0.40 (vs. […]
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