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

Don’t Wait For Workhorse Stock To Pull Its Load For a While

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Don't wait for Workhorse to pull its load. WKHS stock looks fully valued, trading at 11x earnings five years in the future.

Don’t Buy Overvalued and Speculative SPACs Like IPOD Stock

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Don't buy overvalued SPACs like IPOD stock. IPOD stock trades for over 75% more than its IPO price even though there is no merger deal.

Even After Doubling, EV Play Romeo Power Has Plenty Upside Left

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Romeo Power is another undervalued EV company with good upside. RMO stock is worth $31.22 or 41.4% more based on its own projections and on comps.

QuantumScape Still Looks Overvalued Despite Its Recent Crash

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

QuantumScape still looks to be overvalued despite its recent crash. QS stock is worth $43.26, or a potential drop of 20% from its price today.

With Meager Expected Returns, Don’t Buy CCIV Stock on a Rumor

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Never buy a SPAC like Churchill Capital IV based solely on a rumored merger deal. Buying CCIV stock here would result in a barely profitable 8% expected return with not very good odds.

Opendoor Technologies Is Still Very Undervalued Compared To Zillow

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

A close look at Opendoor Technologies numbers shows Opendoor stock is still very undervalued. OPEN stock is worth 55% more than today based on a comparison with Zillow stock.

Undervalued Nio Stock Is Gunning for $92

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Nio is likely to have a great year and is worth much more. Nio stock could rise 63% to $92 based on its growth and comparison with Tesla.

Even After This Great Run, WISH Stock Still Has a Little Higher to Climb

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

WISH stock is worth $30 per share or over 43% more than its price today. WISH stock is worth 43.4% more using Amazon’s 3.5 multiple of the present value of its five-year sales forecast.

XL Fleet Is Worth Over 70% More Now That Its SPAC Merger Has Closed

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

XL Fleet is worth over 70% more now that its SPAC merger has closed. XL stock is worth at least $35.28 based on a 6 times multiple against the present value of its 2024 sales forecast.

Growth Is Already Priced Into Beyond Meat Stock

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Beyond Meat is still overvalued as growth is priced in. BYND stock will tread water for the next year as its valuation is still too high.

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