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Why Qualcomm, Inc. Stock Won’t Trade Over $80 Anytime Soon

Qualcomm is trading well below the offer price made by Broadcom and is in a royalty payment dispute with Apple. For now, QCOM stock will trade at a discount.

Here’s Why Apple Inc. (AAPL) Stock Is Recovering Today

Shares of Apple (AAPL) surged nearly 2% higher in early morning trading Monday, defying broader market trends that sent major indexes lower–and helping er...

SYSCO Corporation Stock Slips Despite Earnings Beat

SYSCO (SYY) stock was down today despite the company reporting an earnings beat for its fiscal second quarter of the year.

Bon-Ton Bankruptcy 2018: Retailer Files Chapter 11

Bon-Ton has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy to restructure its debt and seek out a potential sale. The company is the first to make such a move in 2018.

Fewer Negatives Lift Ranking of AT&T (T) to Hold at recent price of $38.07

The Hold recommendation, which was recently up graded from a Sell to Hold, for AT&T Inc is the conclusion of an analytical process that is proprietary which yielded results that were above average in 3 areas: an economic sector ranked above average in attractiveness, an industry group rated above average in attractiveness, and analytical scores that are above average; and produced below average outcomes in 3 areas: a ranking in the company's sector that is in the middle third, ranking in the company's industry group that is in the third quarter, and a numerical calculation of risk/reward that is average.

Walt Disney Co Is a Battlefield Going Into Earnings

ESPN ratings are falling, even though cord-cutting doesn't always cut broadband subscribers from paying for it. Will streaming make Disney great again?

Southern Co (SO) Earnings Momentum Hamper Rating

The Hold recommendation for Southern Co is the conclusion of a process of analysis that is proprietary which yielded results that were above average in 3 areas: an economic sector rated above average in attractiveness, an industry group ranked above average in attractiveness, and a numerical calculation of risk/reward that is better than average; and produced below average outcomes in 3 areas: a ranking in the company's sector that is in the third quarter, ranking in the company's industry group that is in the third quarter, and analytical scoring that is below average.

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Sprint (S) Upgrade Limited by Inferior Earnings Growth

S is rated as a Sell by means of the Portfolio Grader stock evaluator. The methodology for fundamental and quantitative metrics used in this analytical tool researches and ranks nearly 5,000 stocks each week. S has been upgraded from a Strong Sell to a Sell in the last week.

Metrics for Quant Score Drive Upgrade of Nokia (NOK) to Buy at recent price of $5.4

Nokia Corp's Buy recommendation, which was recently up graded from a Sell to Buy, is the outcome of a proprietary process of evaluation and produced results that were above average in 5 areas: an economic sector ranked above average in attractiveness, an industry group ranked above average in attractiveness, a ranking in its sector group that is in the top third, ranking in the company's industry group that is in the top third, and a mathematical computation of risk/reward that is much better than average; and produced below average outcomes in 1 area: analytical scores that are near average.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co Earnings: 10 Things to Know About Q4

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) stock was down on Monday following the release of its earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2017.

There’s a Glimmer of Hope for Snap Inc Stock

SNAP stock is still too risky to trade in front of earnings, but believers in the potential of Snapchat can be encouraged by the new business-minded moves.

High-Level Measures for Quant Score Make Micron Technology (MU) a Strong Buy at recent price of $40.82

Micron Technology Inc's Strong Buy recommendation is a result of a proprietary process of evaluation and produced conclusions that were above average in 6 areas: an economic sector ranked above average in attractiveness, an industry group rated above average in attractiveness, a ranking in its sector group that is in the top decile, ranking in the company's industry group that is in the top decile, a numerical calculation of risk/reward that is attractive and analytical scoring that is above average.

Bitcoin Shows Us Why It’s Not Always About You

China's crackdown on bitcoin has had the desired effect, taking speculation out of the market for cryptocurrency, popping the bubble.

Microsoft’s (MSFT) Strong Sales Growth Make it a Buy at recent price of $91.78

Portfolio Grader currently ranks MSFT as a Buy. The system for fundamental and quantitative metrics used in this analytical tool assesses and ranks nearly 5,000 stocks each week. The current Portfolio Grader recommendation on the shares has been in place for the last month.

Industry Group Rank Keep Gerdau (GGB) a Sell at recent price of $4.43

Gerdau SA's Sell recommendation is the conclusion of an analytical process that is proprietary and produced outcomes that were below average in 6 areas: an economic sector ranked below average in attractiveness, an industry group rated below average in attractiveness, a ranking in the company's sector that is in the middle third, ranking in its industry group that is in the third quarter, an analytical score that is near average, and a mathematical computation of risk/reward that is below average.

Adverse Earnings Momentum Make General Electric (GE) a Strong Sell at recent price of $15.64

The Strong Sell recommendation for General Electric Co is the outcome of an analytical process that is proprietary which generated conclusions that were above average in 1 area: an industry group rated above average in attractiveness; and produced below average results in 5 areas: an economic sector ranked below average in attractiveness, a ranking in the company's sector that is in the bottom eighth, ranking in the company's industry group that is in the bottom eighth, analytical scores that are well below average, and a quantitative risk/reward calculation that is among the least attractive.

Sales Growth Keep Ford Motor (F) a Sell at recent price of $10.71

F is rated as a Sell by means of the Portfolio Grader stock evaluator. This analytical tool assesses stocks by employing proprietary fundamental and quantitative analytical. This represents no change from the previous week and is the same ranking F has had from Portfolio Grader for 6 months.

Comcast (CMCSA) Sales Growth Penalize Rating

Comcast Corp's Hold recommendation is the conclusion of a proprietary process of evaluation and produced outcomes that were above average in 3 areas: an economic sector rated above average in attractiveness, ranking in the company's industry group that is in the top half, and analytical scores that are above average; and produced below average conclusions in 3 areas: an industry group ranked below average in attractiveness, a ranking in its sector group that is in the middle third, and a mathematical computation of risk/reward that is average.