Mark R. Hake, CFA, is a financial analyst and entrepreneur. He has been a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) for 32 years and has owned his own investment management and investment research firms focused on value stocks, both in the U.S. and overseas
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Analysts have been raising their price targets for McDonald's stock after its recent stellar earnings report. MCD stock is up 9% in the last month. One conservative play is to sell short put options with...
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Cisco Systems reported positive free cash flow (FCF) in the latest quarter, albeit lower than last year. Nevertheless, its FCF margin is still strong, and management provided higher guidance. Analysts'...
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Pfizer reported strong earnings and earnings guidance. Large, unusual call option activity today, as noted in a Barchart report, indicates investors are bullish.
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Nasdaq, Inc. reported strong free cash flow and FCF margins for Q4, but NDAQ stock has dropped 14% since then. One attractive play today is shorting out-of-the-money put options with a one-month expiry...
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Apple's revenue, free cash flow, and FCF margins surged in its latest quarter. This has pushed AAPL target prices higher. Two plays are attractive: short one-month out-of-the-money puts and buy longer-dated...
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Alphabet announced it would almost double its capex spending in 2026, and GOOGL stock fell. But its free cash flow could stay strongly positive, as I will show. Moreover, this provides a great buy-in opportunity...
ConocoPhillips reported strong cash flow and said it would pay out 45% of its operating cash flow to shareholders. That makes COP stock looks cheap. One way to play it is to sell short one-month puts with...
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) stock has had heavy, unusual trading in short-term out-of-the-money call options today. Based on the company's strong earnings results yesterday, it could be a bullish signal...
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Tesla Inc. earnings were strong, but its near-term put options still have high yields. An investor who sells short 1-month puts can make a 2.50% investment income. That's attractive to value investors....
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I recently wrote why Microsoft stock looks cheap here, despite the market's concerns. My price target is $522, or 23% higher over the next year. One play for value investors is to sell short put options....
