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

Nokia Is on Track to Renew Its Dividends

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Nokia is clearly free cash flow positive and on track to pay dividends. Nokia's FCF growth increases the likelihood of renewed quarterly dividends and could push Nokia stock higher.

Royal Caribbean Stock’s Dead Money Without a Widely Available Vaccine

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Royal Caribbean will languish until a vaccine is widely available. RCL is likely to fall at least 8% over the next year, given the company's liquidity level and cash burn rate.

MGM Resorts May Have Just Enough Liquidity to Survive

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

MGM stock is worth 3.5 times more, but because its liquidity is so tight right now, the road to those gains will be rocky.

Carnival Stock Has Smooth Seas in Its Future

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Carnival is struggling, but it will do well in the long run. Expect CCL stock to soar to three or four times its current price.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Has Great Potential Ahead of Earnings

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Ahead earnings, Bristol-Myers Squibb is a great value play. In fact, BMY stock is worth 30%-70% more than its current share price.

Alibaba Stock Has Serious Cash Flow To Support Higher Prices

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Alibaba stock is worth considerably more than current prices. Buying Alibaba stock could produce returns of at least 35% to 45% annually, based on a comparison with Amazon.

Stay Away From Lyft Stock Because It Looks Out of Gas

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

The ride-hailing business is a rough one, and Lyft has been losing money. Stay away from Lyft stock as competition and losses grow.

Alpha Pro Tech Looks Like a Long-Term Winner as PPE Demand is Here to Stay

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Alpha Pro Tech looks like a winner for the long term. APT stock is worth $28.39 based on estimates of its annual free cash flow over the next three to four years.

Wells Fargo Stock Should Survive Its Dividend Cut Just Fine

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Wells Fargo stock should survive its dividend cut just fine. Wells Fargo stock sells for just 82% of its tangible book value, whereas all of its peers are much more expensive.

Square’s Hugely Popular Cash App is Driving Profits and SQ Stock Higher

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Square's hugely popular Cash App is driving profits and SQ stock higher. It could rise 4 times its present market value from the Cash App over the next five years, or 32% annually.

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