Stocks to sell

I’ve been tasked with recommending three big data stocks to sell in February.  There’s no question that 2023 was the year of artificial intelligence (AI). A day didn’t go by when a story about AI appeared in the investment media. One area of technology that relies heavily on AI is big data. TechTarget.com contributor Kathleen

In light of recent developments from the Federal Reserve, with Chair Jerome Powell’s apparent reluctance to cut interest rates in the upcoming March meeting, the telecom sector faces growing uncertainty. The shift in analyst expectations now anticipates only a 34% chance of rate cuts, contrasting sharply with the previous 73% forecast. This led to a

In 2023, the United States housing market experienced a significant downturn, driven by the Federal Reserve’s hawkish monetary policy. This tightening of financial conditions led to a remarkably inaccessible market, especially for first-time buyers. Hence, the dream of homeownership has been overshadowed by rising housing costs, limited inventory, and competitive bidding processes. The outlook for

Quantumscape (NYSE:QS) has had a rough go of it, so any QuantumScape stock forecast will have to address the company’s difficulties bringing its product to market. It’s now or never for Quantumscape, I wrote last month. The company has been working on solid state batteries since 2010. It said in November its latest design can

Let’s face reality – the very concept of struggling stocks to sell is an ugly one. In many ways, the loyalty to the enterprises in our portfolio is understandable. It’s not just about the money put in, though that obviously plays the biggest factor. Rather, cutting shares out is akin to abandoning your favorite sports

Growth stocks can deliver astonishing returns for long-term investors but some of these same investments can crash and burn. These equities may have looked promising a few years ago. However, growth stocks often lose their charm upon significant revenue deceleration or no path to meaningful profits. These stocks are more volatile than the rest of

The outlook of Lucid (NASDAQ:LCID) stock has definitely improved over the last year. According to my Lucid stock analysis, it will release EVs that have much greater chances of becoming very popular than its current offering. Also importantly, Lucid’s EVs are widely acclaimed as being very attractive, having long driving ranges, and handling very well.

The market continues to make new all-time highs, but the gains remain lopsided. Some stocks, such as Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) are soaring. Yet others, like Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA), continue to sink. The reality is that mega-cap technology stocks are driving the market at the expense of small-cap stocks and just about every sector of the economy.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, or Dow 30, is meant to be a collection of prestigious blue-chip stocks that represent the U.S. economy well. However, not every company on the Dow is a good investment and is instead one of several doomed Dow stocks. Many stocks have a record of underperformance. So much so that

In 2020, I discussed how federal pension laws restricted the amount of company stock that could be held within an employee’s defined benefit plan to 10% of the assets. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about defined contribution plans like 401(k)s, which have created glaringly obvious retirement risk stocks to avoid.   In 2018, two finance

Many investors gravitate toward the tech sector for innovative companies that can outperform the market. The internet, e-commerce, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence are some of the innovations that helped tech stocks march higher for several years. However, tech tailwinds don’t carry every stock. Former fan favorites can also lose their charm as they report

The pharma industry has developed some real blockbusters between novel vaccines and weight loss drugs over the past few years. This has increasingly led investors to view pharma stocks as a promising growth industry after years of underperformance, but many are top pharma stocks to sell. Pharma remains a tricky field where intense competition and

As vehicle electrification continues to fall out of favor as a popular investing trend, it’s well worth figuring out what are the top EV stocks to avoid. Even if EV proliferation is set to continue, and the industry is well-positioned to experience a resurgence in growth once interest rates come back down, it’s questionable whether

As one of the more popular stocks with high Bitcoin (BTC-USD) exposure, it’s no surprise that Marathon Digital (NASDAQ:MARA) shares bounced back. MARA stock tripled in price in November and December due to excitement over regulatory approval for Bitcoin ETFs. However, after the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the first batch of Bitcoin ETFs, speculators

Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY) electric vertical take-off and landing and other eVTOL stocks are only development-stage companies. A Joby Aviation stock analysis would indicate it’s not a stock for most investors. They have no service to offer, no product to sell and no revenue to speak of. They’re operating on future potential. That’s not much to

After hitting an all-time high of more than $130 per share in the SPAC boom of 2020, solid-stage battery maker QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) has plummeted. Now trading for less than $7 per share, this stock is down more than 94% from its peak. Like many other post-SPAC companies, such a move isn’t uncommon, though QuantumScape’s decline

No investor wants to end up holding the bag following a bad investment. Yet, that is a very common scenario for those who choose to invest in meme stocks. The allure of quick, easy and outsized gains has caused more pain than joy.  The relatively new phenomenon of meme stocks gained notoriety during the pandemic.

Competition is indeed heating up for streaming players as many households are starting to use Free-ad supported streaming services and the “average viewing time” of paid streaming services is dropping. In October, research firm Kantar reported that, as of the third quarter “Free-ad supported streaming (FAST) (was) the fastest growing streaming tier in the U.S., with

Over the past year, an investment in China-based electric vehicle manufacturer Nio (NYSE:NIO) has yielded poor results. Nio shares might seem like a bargain, but are they really? Today’s NIO stock analysis finds that it only deserves a “D” grade and has poor recovery prospects. Part of Nio’s problem involves competition from Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), but there’s more to

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock has had a great run and the company entrenched itself in every part of our life. From how we shop to the devices in our homes.  At its current price level, it’s still around 17% below its all-time highs in 2021. In 2023, the stock has seen an amazing rebound. In 2024,