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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Alphabet produced strong revenue and free cash flow results for Q2. However, GOOG stock is lower as the market did not like that the FCF margins fell. Nevertheless, the stock still looks cheap going forward....
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Tesla released its second-quarter results late yesterday showing much lower profits. This has led to unusual activity in its call options today with heavy volume. It shows that some investors are bullish,...
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Nvidia stock seems to be treading water ahead of its quarterly earnings next month. One way to take advantage of this is to sell short out-of-the-money (OTM) put options for extra income.
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Infosys Ltd, the Indian consulting and software company, is becoming a free cash flow producer based on its generative AI software services. INFY stock looks cheap based on a reasonable FCF yield metric....
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Contrarians are now looking at CrowdStrike stock. The stock is down almost 22% after its software crash last week. However, its free cash flow is still strong. Put option premiums are now very high, ideal...
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Netflix reported strong sales and membership figures for Q2. However, its free cash flow (FCF) performance was significantly lower than last quarter's. It implies that NFLX stock could be fully valued....
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Today a Barchart report shows a large volume in near-term out-of-the-money Nvidia call options. This highlights a bullish play in NVDA stock around the time of its earnings release at the end of August....
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Palantir stock could still be cheap here, despite its rise over the past two months ever since releasing its quarterly results. It's projected to make significant free cash flow and FCF margins over the...
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Shorting puts and calls in Broadcom stock is much cheaper now that the 10-for-1 stock split has occurred, making the AVGO stock price 1/10th its prior price. As a result, it's easier to short OTM puts...
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Analysts still believe that Salesforce stock is undervalued, despite its recent runup. This is likely due to its strong free cash flow and FCF margins. Shorting out-of-the-money puts work well here.
