Mark R. Hake, CFA, is a financial analyst and entrepreneur. He has been a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) for 32 years and has owned his own investment management and investment research firms focused on value stocks, both in the U.S. and overseas
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Microsoft may have bottomed, which could be a good entry point for value investors. Selling short out-of-the-money puts in nearby expiry periods sets a lower buy-in target and lets investors get paid while...
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Ebay stock is trading well off its highs, attracting huge unusual call options activity today. This could be due to call options buyers or covered call sellers, both showing bullish sentiment in the stock....
ConocoPhillips could raise its dividend per share at the end of April or early May. With a 10% hike, the stock's dividend yield could rise from 3.3% today to over 3.6%. That makes COP stock a favorite...
Occidental Petroleum's 9% dividend hike last month has made OXY stock an analyst favorite. It looks cheap based on their price targets. Shorting out-of-the-money puts can provide extra income and set a...
ExxonMobil stock is off its lows but still looks cheap to analysts. After all, XOM has a 3.6% annual dividend yield and a forward multiple below 13x earnings. Moreover, selling short out-of-the-money put...
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Franklin Resources stock is a favorite of value investors as it has a 6.3% dividend yield and a low 9x forward price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple. Moreover, shorting at-the-money (ATM) put options provides...
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GM stock shows a large, unusual volume of call options trading today in an out-of-the-money strike price expiring in two weeks. That could be a bullish sign from investors who are selling covered calls...
Chevron stock has an attractive 4.5% dividend yield after its recent dividend per share hike. This is attractive to value investors, who can also take advantage of this by selling short out-of-the-money...
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Meta stock has significantly higher analyst price targets and is off its recent highs. That could make it appealing to value investors. One way to play this is to sell short out-of-the-money put options...
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Dell announced an 18% hike in its annual dividend and a massive $10 billion additional share buyback program. This shows that DELL stock could be deeply undervalued here based on its historical yield and...
