Why do underperforming companies continue to outperform?

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I often get asked, “Why do under-performing companies continue to outperform?”. To answer this, we need to start with a little history lesson. In 1934 there was a book published called Security Analysis, written by professors Benjamin Graham and David Dodd of Columbia Business School, which laid the intellectual foundation for what would … Read More

Ralph Lauren Corp ($RL) Quick Analysis

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Ralph Lauren Corp ($RL) just popped into the free Large Cap screener on the weakness in retail and apparel. Here are Third Avenue Management March 29, 2016 comments on Ralph Lauren when the stock was at $96.50 via Gurufocus: Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) is one of the crown jewels in retail. … Read More

Why did Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. sink 11.5% $BRCD

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On Monday, Brocade Communications Systems, Inc (NASDAQ: BRCD) reported preliminary financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2016. Brocade is a supplier of networking hardware, software and services, including storage area networking (SAN) solutions, and Internet protocol (IP) networking solutions for businesses and organizations of various types and … Read More

Apple Inc ‘pops up’ in our Large Cap Screener $AAPL

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Unless you’ve been on another planet, you’ll know that this week Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) reported a a quarterly profit of ‘just’ $10.5 billion. As if that’s not enough, the company also reported a 13% drop in revenue of $50.5 billion, down from $58 billion for the previous corresponding period, with China … Read More

Why did Network-1 Technologies Inc soar 11%? $NTIP

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Network-1 Technologies, Inc. (NYSE MKT: NTIP), a company specializing in the development, licensing and protection of its intellectual property assets, today announced that Mirror Worlds Technologies, LLC (“MWT”), its wholly-owned subsidiary, has entered into an agreement pursuant to which it will receive $17.5 million in connection with a settlement of … Read More

Now is the time to buy Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (NASDAQ:ORIG) $ORIG

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All Investable stock, Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (NASDAQ:ORIG) announced yesterday that one of its subsidiaries has acquired the 6th generation ultra deepwater drillship Cerrado, being sold through an auction, for a purchase price of $65 million, which will be funded with available cash on hand. The drillship was built at Samsung … Read More