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

Ignore the Honeymoon Hike: Wells Fargo Stock Has Already Peaked

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

After Wells Fargo appointed a new CEO, WFC stock was on the rise. But with fundamental and valuation concerns, it's already peaked.

Here’s How Qualcomm Stock Could Be Worth More than Broadcom’s 2018 Bid

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Qualcomm stock could be worth more than the dollar value of Broadcom's original bid mainly due to QCOM stock buybacks.

Be Wary of Ford’s High Dividend Yield

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Be wary of the high Ford stock dividend yield. Ford still can't afford the dividend since its adjusted FCF is too low and not growing.

If You Haven’t Ditched NBEV Stock Yet, Now Is the Time

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

New Age Beverages stock is a multi-level marketing loser. The CEO is selling shares and the company is in debt and losing money.

Intel Stock Will Rise from Dividend Hike and Huge Stock Buybacks

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Intel's expected dividend hike and huge stock buybacks, including a new $20 billion buyback program will push up Intel stock.

There Very Likely Is a Lowball Takeover in the Future for Nio Stock

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Nio will likely be taken over or its stock heavily diluted. Nio is out of cash and won't survive without a takeover or dilutive cash deal.

Facebook Stock Will Benefit From Its Huge Free Cash Flow

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Facebook is a free cash flow machine -- Facebook stock will benefit. Its improving ARPU and FCF margins will lead to an increase in Facebook stock's value.

Guidance Points Us to a Fair Value for Amazon Stock

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Amazon stock will benefit from a huge free cash flow gain In Q4. But I anticipate a rich FCF yield, so hold off on AMZN stock.

Why You Should Buy PayPal Stock Instead of Square Stock

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

You should buy PayPal stock instead of Square stock. Square is growing faster but PayPal is more profitable and PYPL stock is cheaper.

Now’s Not the Time to Get Spooked on Google Stock

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Alphabet stock is a long term play on digital advertising growth. Google's valuation does not seem excessive given the long term outlook in digital advertising.

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