Will Ashworth

Will Ashworth

InvestorPlace Contributor

Expertise: Public and private companies, Portfolio construction

About Will:
Will Ashworth has written about investments full-time since 2008. He loves investing and is passionate about helping others put their money to work. He particularly enjoys creating model portfolios that stand the test of time.

Publications where he’s appeared include InvestorPlace, The Motley Fool Canada, Investopedia, Kiplinger, and several others in both the U.S. and Canada. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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Recent Articles

3M Tops Estimates But Don’t Expect a Return to $250 Anytime Soon

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

An earnings beat, especially in this environment, is always a positive. However, MMM stock requires fresh catalysts besides N95 respirators for it to move higher in the near term.

Marathon Won’t Get Help From Q1 Earnings

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

MRO stock owners should be very concerned as Marathon Oil prepares to reports first-quarter results May 6 after the markets close.

Forget a 1-for-12 Split, Aurora Stock May as Well Go for 200

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

Certainly, no one could be more upset about Aurora’s collapse than the shareholders of MedReleaf, who received 408 million shares of Aurora stock when it was acquired in May 2018 for 3.2 billion CAD.

It’s Time to Turn Out the Lights on Luckin Coffee

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

Luckin was once a promising prospect, but it’s hard to see LK stock coming out of this scandal smelling like anything but burnt coffee.

More Pain Is Just Around the Corner for MGM Stock

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

MGM Resorts reported preliminary first-quarter results April 23. But what really matters for MGM stock is the second-quarter outlook.

$32 or 15 Cents? Chesapeake Energy Is a Dog With Fleas

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

Chesapeake’s current Altman Z-Score according to Gurufocus.com is -0.77. Anything below 1.81 suggests it could file for bankruptcy in the next 24 months. By comparison, Exxon Mobil’s (NYSE:) is 3.15; anything above 2.99 is considered to be in the safe zone, likely to avoid bankruptcy.

Aggressive Investors Should Love Royal Caribbean

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

A Stifel analyst recently raised Royal Caribbean’s target price to $48. For aggressive investors, RCL stock remains appealing.

Advertising Will Push Roku Stock Higher After the Crisis

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

Roku provided the owners of Roku stock an update April 14. Despite a pause by advertisers, its future remains bright.  

American Airlines’ First Quarter Results Might Not Be Too Bad 

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

From a revenue and earnings standpoint, American is expected to deliver $9.15 billion and a loss of $2.16 a share in the first quarter. That puts earnings and sales lower by 288% and 19%, respectively, over the fourth quarter and 515% and 14%, respectively, over the first quarter last year.

Up 51% in the Past Month, Does Beyond Meat Have More Upside?

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

Of the 20 analysts covering Beyond Meat, only four have a buy rating. The rest are either a hold (12), underweight (2), and outright sell (2). As for the analysts’ average 12-month target price, it is $78.89, 21% lower than where Beyond Meat’s stock is currently trading.

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