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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Adobe Inc.'s fiscal Q4 revenue was up 10% YoY and +11% YoY for the FY. Moreover, its free cash flow (FCF) margins were over 41.45%. That implies ADBE stock could be worth over 21% more over the next year....
GameStop Corp reported excellent results yesterday for its fiscal Q3 ended Nov. 1. Today, there is a huge, unusual call options trading in GME. GME stock is well off its recent highs. Should investors...
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Microsoft stock still looks cheap here. One way to play it is to Short cash-secured MSFT puts that expire in one month. That provides a good way to set a lower buy-in and also make a 1.1% one-month yield....
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Snowflake, Inc. reported strong adjusted free cash flow and FCF margins for its Q3 ended Oct. 31. Moreover, management maintained its 25% FCF margin guidance for the full FY. That could lead to a 22% higher...
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Analysts have been raising their price targets (PTs) for McDonald's stock (MCD) over the last month. Meanwhile, my price target remains 19% higher at $370. Shorting out-of-the-money puts and calls works...
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Salesforce generated free cash flow that was 22% higher YoY in its fiscal Q3. Moreover, its FCF margin rose as well. This implies that CRM stock could be at least 21% too cheap. This article will show...
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Home Depot stock has had a large volume of short-dated out-of-the-money (OTM) calls today. This can be seen in Barchart's Unusual Stock Options Activity Report. It could signal investors' bullish outlook...
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Tesla, Inc. stock has been flat over the last 3 months. Shorting out-of-the-money (OTM) puts has been a winning strategy, as premiums are high. For example, investors can earn a 2.5% yield at the $400...
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Apple stock has held up well over the last month despite a tech sell-off. Based on its strong free cash flow and FCF margins, AAPL could still be worth 17% more. Shorting out-of-the-money put options over...
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Netflix recently had a 10-for-1 stock split. It's easier to sell short out-of-the-money (OTM) put options. The reason is that the collateral outlay per contract is lower. Moreover, one month out puts that...
