With the absence of earnings releases last week, stocks moved pretty much in sync with their industry brethren. This is good news when enthusiastic investors are eagerly scooping up your shares but pretty rough sledding when an industry suffers an across the board selling sweep. Such was… Read More
Linda McDonough is a veteran hedge fund analyst who loves to break down company financial statements and identify market inefficiencies to uncover big opportunities. She believes in a boots-on-the-ground approach that includes surveying customers, interviewing company executives, or doing whatever it takes to see what others don't.
She's now brought her experience as a hedge fund analyst to subscribers of her Profit Catalyst Alert service. Her system identifies small- and mid-cap stocks that are about to move due to catalytic events that few others can identify...until it's too late. These events often times result in massive gains for her followers.
Analyst Articles
Buy Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS) Target: $31 Buy Up To: $25 Option Trade: Buy to open the July 21, 2017 call on Gap Inc (GPS) with a strike price of $24 at $.45 or lower. Symbol (GPS170721C24) Gap has… Read More
Profit Catalyst Alert sold a big winner last week and will be using recent market volatility to prune and plant new names in its portfolio. Portfolio holding Impinj soars on a positive mention from Barrons' and Walmart delivers the expectedly bearish news for suppliers on its earnings call. Read More
Air Transport Services group is up 60% since my April 2016 recommendation, almost 4 times the S&P 500 return in the same period. It’s always hard to say goodbye to a good stock. Air Transport, which leases cargo planes to package-delivery customers, has been a fabulous win. The company… Read More
SmartSand jumps on robust shipments and a pop in oil and The Chemours Company gains fans all around. PRA Health Sciences makes the buy list and more earnings on tap this week. Read More
Buy PRA Health Sciences (NSDQ:PRAH) Target: $94 Buy Up To: $74 For subscribers who prefer an option trade: Buy to open the July 21, 2017 call on PRA Health Sciences (PRAH) with a strike price of $75 at $2.25 or lower. Symbol (PRAH170721C75) I’ve been waiting and hoping… Read More
Profit Catalyst Alert had ELEVEN companies report earnings. I’ve covered all of them here in this week’s update and didn't want to short-change any of the names as many reported great quarters with robust outlooks. Read More
Sell to close the July 21, 2017 put on Spectrum Brands (SPB) with a strike price of $130 at $4.55 or higher (Symbol: SPB170721P130) for a 42% gain in less than one month. These options have not traded today but the stock is falling fast so… Read More
Fasten your seatbelt it’s going to be a busy week. We are right in the heart of earnings season. While all of our positions are dependent on good results, many of our option positions are timed on news coming out of this first quarter cycle. Read More
Mueller is down 8% after earnings and a conference call this morning. I believe the weakness is due to weak guidance for its traditional water products. Despite a hiccup in its basic products, the company is booking big gains in its technology division. Revenue from Mueller Co- the company’s division… Read More