Darden Restaurants Looks Like a Winner - A common question I'm often asked is: "Do you buy different stocks in up, down or choppy markets?" My answer is usually: "No, I buy quality always!" I have simple criteria of four attributes I like to see before a stock gets placed on my watch lists: 1. Increasing Revenue 2. Increasing Earnings 3. Increasing Price Momentum 4. A Solid Balance Sheet There are probably 12,000 stocks you can add to ...

Do The Carriers Hold The Key To Sinking Apple's Stock Price? - Apple's stock price has fallen by around 10 percent over the past few weeks, from a high of $645 to around $570. Are the network carriers partly responsible for this fall? Here's a chart showing Apple's performance over the past 6 months. According to Aaron Troianovski of the Wall Street Journal, part

Time to Buy Apple - Now may be a golden opportunity to buy Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) at a huge discount. The shares trade 10% below their first quarter earnings pop. 

The Real Price of Gold Holds the Cards for Gold and Gold Shares - We often write about the real price of gold (RPG) as it is a leading macro indicator and leading indicator for gold stock fundamentals. The RPG is simply a measurement of Gold in terms of various markets such as commodities, stocks or currencies.

Apple's Recent Stock Price: Explanations - Apple is trading at $546.  As recently as April 9, it touched $640.  A year ago, it was $332.  So the stock appreciated 93% from a year ago to its high, and has retreated 15%.  The retreat is making investors nervous because a $94 price drop sounds much worse than a 15% decline on the heels of a 93% run-up.  Why is Apple?s stock gyrating so much?

ACG Trading Below Director's Recent Buy Price - There's an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on May 14, Alliancebernstein Income Fund's Director, Nancy P. Jacklin, invested $73,980.00 into 9,000 shares of ACG, for a cost per share of $8.22. Bargain hunters tend to pay particular attention to insider buys like this one, because presumably the only ...

GCI Trading 8.2% Below Director's Recent Buy Price - There's an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on May 1, Gannett Co Inc's Director, Duncan M. McFarland, invested $281,716.00 into 20,000 shares of GCI, for a cost per share of $14.09. Bargain hunters tend to pay particular attention to insider buys like this one, because presumably the only reason an ...

Visa Stock Rise Signals Return of Momentum for Dow: Charts - The chart of the Visa stock price points the way to the future intentions of the U.S. consumer and they are bullish. This suggests that the Dow will recover momentum.

KAMN Selling Below CEO's Recent Buy Price - There's an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on May 15, Kaman Corp.'s CEO, Neal J. Keating, invested $77,428.75 into 2,500 shares of KAMN, for a cost per share of $30.97. Bargain hunters tend to pay particular attention to insider buys like this one, because presumably the only reason an insider would ...

OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd Shares Slide 13.4% Below Urness's Purchase Price - There's an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on February 14, OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd's Director, Kent D. Urness, invested $22,875.75 into 1,500 shares of OB, for a cost per share of $15.25. Bargain hunters tend to pay particular attention to insider buys like this one, because presumably the ...