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

Cloudflare Walks a Tight Line With Its Decision to Remain in Russia

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

NET stock is so far unaffected as it leaves its data centers in Russia, keeping users in the country connected with open internet access.

Microsoft Investors Could Get Burned By Lingering Russian Ties

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

MSFT stock could be influenced by how investors judge its reaction to its ongoing business in Russia during its invasion of Ukraine.

Lucid Stock Retains Long-Term Potential Despite Production Goal Change

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Lucid Group's plans to expand internationally will help diversify its brand and outlook. LCID stock can benefit from overseas production in Saudi Arabia once it begins selling up to 150,000 EVs annually there.

Ripple’s Recent Win Against the SEC Provides Hope for Its XRP Coin

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

XRP has moved up on the recent March 11 court decision that benefits Ripple Labs in its defense against the SEC's lawsuit.

GameStop Stock Cooling After Recent Spike From Insider Buying

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

GameStop stock starts to cool after a recent spike from insider buying followed by stock split. GME stock could be in for a volatile time as GameStop plans another stock split in its upcoming annual meeting.

Meta Platforms: Russia Closure Will Have a Minimal Effect Going Forward

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Meta Platforms says the Russia closure will have a minimal effect going forward. FB stock is not likely to be hurt by Russia cutting off Instagram and Facebook to its 80 million users as it's only 1.5% of total ad revenue.

Alibaba Stock Looks Cheap Here and Its Upside Is Substantially Higher

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

BABA stock could provide a 30% return to investors based on earnings projections and assuming its P/E rises, given the new buyback program.

Analysts Love Lending Company Upstart Holdings With Its 84% Price Target Upside

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

UPST stock could be worth up to 84% more based on analysts' average target prices and assuming Upstart earnings outperform expectations.

Powerful Free Cash Flow Can Push SNAP Stock Much Higher

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

SNAP stock is worth at least 34% more given that its FCF margins will likely double to 25% by the end of 2023.

MATIC Is on the Rebound Again as Polygon dApps Grow in Popularity

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Polygon is on the rebound as MATIC crypto finds attracts more users with its apps. Polygon is making a rebound as the popularity of its Ethereum-based blockchain apps grows, due to its low cost and speed.

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