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

Ford Looks Like Good Value As Its Recovery Takes Hold

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Ford looks like good value here as its recovery takes hold. Ford stock is attractive at 9 times forward earnings and prospects for positive earnings next year.

Starbucks Has Stumbled But Positive Earnings Should Give Shares a Jolt

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Starbucks has stumbled but positive earnings should give the stock a jolt. Starbucks stock could easily move up another 20% as same-store sales and analysts forecasts go positive.

Powerful Free Cash Flow Will Likely Move Amazon Higher

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Amazon's powerful free cash flow will move AMZN stock up. AMZN stock is worth 17% more based on its power free cash flow generation.

The Valuation of Shopify Stock Is Severely Stretched

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Shopify stock has done well, but it's overvalued. A good way to play the name is shorting a net credit put spread at low strike prices.

IPOB Stock Looks Like a Winner With the Opendoor Labs Merger

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Opendoor Labs looks like a winner with the IPOB stock merger. IPOB stock looks like a good bargain here post-merger, especially when compared with its peers.

Sky-High Debt Is a Red Flag for AT&T Stock

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

AT&T stock may be cheap, but it faces a series of downside catalysts. Here's what you should watch ahead of Q3 earnings.

GoPro Stock Is on a Tear Fueled by Online Sales and Subscriptions Growth

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

GoPro stock is on a tear based on its online sales and subscription growth. However, investors should be skeptical.

Array Technologies Stock Is an IPO Winner, but Flex Stock Is a Better Buy

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Array Technologies is an IPO winner, even though it's low technology. Buy Flex stock instead of Array Technologies stock, since it is likely to spin off or carve out its Nextracker division.

Apple’s 5G iPhones Won’t Move The Needle, Leaving AAPL Stock To Languish

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

AAPL stock is overvalued on a historical P/E basis, but cheap on a dividend yield basis. Most Apple stock investors will hold on.

Looking At Lockheed Martin Stock Ahead of Earnings

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Lockheed Martin is an inexpensive free cash flow powerhouse. But LMT stock is worth more based on its historical and peer valuation.

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