Mark R. Hake

Mark R. Hake

CFA

Mark R. Hake, CFA is a financial analyst and entrepreneur. He has been a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) for 31 years and has owned his own investment management and investment research firms that focused on value stocks, both in the U.S. and overseas.

Mark writes over 600 articles per year on stocks, cryptos, SPACs, convertibles, ETFs, and other financial securities. He has been ranked with 5 stars by TipRanks.com (under “Mark R. Hake”) with an average return of over 22% annually and #36 out of 8,116 writers. Presently he authors articles on Medium.com and other sites.

Mark also invests in public and private equities and has acted as a hedge fund manager and portfolio manager for various money management firms. He has also acted as CFO and Chief Strategy Officer for several fin-tech and software companies.

You can follow Mark on LinkedIn and on TipRanks.

Recent Articles

Naked Brand Faces Dilution From Warrants With Cashless Exercise Terms

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Naked Brand Group issues more equity with strange warrant features. NAKD stock could face substantial dilution based on the cashless exercise of warrants by private investors.

Social Capital Hedosophia Is In Buy Range Even Though It Has No Target Yet

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

IPOF stock is in buy range even though this SPAC has no target yet. An 18% premium due to Chamath’s track record is probably too low.

Nokia Will Announce a Renewed Strategy At Its Capital Markets Day

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Nokia will announce a renewed strategy at its Capital Markets Day. NOK stock won't move higher if the company doesn't clarify its dividend policy and stick to it.

Bionano Genomics Has the Cash to Push for Greatness

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Bionano Genomics has a massive valuation based on recent capital raises. BNGO stock is fully valued at 108 times forward 2021 sales, even though sales may spike going forward.

Lyft Shares Reflect All the Recent Good News – and More

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Lyft reflects all the recent good news, and then some. LYFT stock is fully valued at 52 times 3 years forward earnings, despite recent news on rideshare volumes.

Unity Software’s Valuation Depends on High Free Cash Flow Margins

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Unity Software’s valuation depends on high future free cash flow margins. U stock will be worth over $32 billion by 2023 if the software company makes 20% FCF margins.

United Airlines Will Recover, But UAL Stock Already Reflects Good News

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

According to most analysts, UAL stock is worth less than its present price. Right now, the stock already reflects what United has going for it.

Carnival Has Plenty of Liquidity to Last Until Cruising Begins

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Carnival Corp. has plenty of liquidity to last until cruising begins. CCL stock could move up significantly once summer cruise operations begin.

Riot Blockchain Is a Play on Bitcoin’s Rise Without Buying the Crypto

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Riot Blockchain is increasing its capacity for mining Bitcoin as the cryptocurrency flirts with new highs. Expect RIOT stock to rise further.

Invest in a Market ETF Like VOO If You Don’t Want to Pick Stocks

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Invest in a market ETF like VOO if you don't want to pick stocks. VOO stock is the best way to own stocks without picking individual names.

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