30 Jan
While trolling through a list of stocks that came public in 2007, I came across Metro PCS (PCS) and was impressed enough with the chart pattern to decide to dig a little deeper and see how the story has unfolded since I last analyzed the company. The stock made an impressive run immediately after pricing […]
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26 Jan
Due to a couple of requests by readers, I have spent some time this weekend looking at VMWare (VMW). Some may recall a piece by Zachstocks on EMC back in September shortly after VMW was spun off from the parent company. VMW has now had time to work through some volatility and develop a trading […]
Posted in Long idea by: Zachary Scheidt
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24 Jan
Mastercard (MA) has been an incredible success story with a current return of over 375% from its $39 IPO price in May of 2006. The returns are largely due to the company’s aggressive expansion overseas as developing nations jump on the bandwagon of making payments with plastic instead of cash. Mastercard has been so successful […]
Posted in Short Idea by: Zachary Scheidt
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23 Jan
New Oriental Education (EDU) is quickly becoming another victim of the slowing global economy. Last week, the company reported earnings for its second quarter ending November 30. While the historical earnings and sales figures were relatively attractive, investors were spooked by the forward guidance which indicated a slowing of growth from 50% plus […]
Posted in Short Idea by: Zachary Scheidt
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