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
Today, a large, unusual volume of Target Corp put options traded in a long-dated expiry period. This means investors' worries about Target may be overdone. Short-sellers of these puts made an 8% yield...
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Meta Platforms stock looks cheap here as a huge free cash flow generator. Moreover, shorting put options expiring in two weeks with out-of-the-money (OTM) strike prices yields 1.2% - i.e., set a buy-in...
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Netflix stock still looks undervalued based on its strong free cash flow and FCF margins. My prior article shows that it could be worth over 15% more. To set a lower buy-in price, short out-of-the-money...
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Shopify reported strong Q3 free cash flow and FCF margins; management said this will continue. As a result, FCF should explode to $2 billion next year. Buying SHOP LEAPs and shorting out-of-the-money SHOP...
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Berkshire Hathaway's new stake in Domino's Pizza stock shows that its huge free cash flow (FCF) and FCF margins are attracting value investors. Shorting out-of-the-money DPZ puts is one way to play this....
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Unusual activity in United Airlines call options today highlights investors' bullish outlook on UAL stock. The Barchart Unusual Stock Options Activity Report shows many UAL call options bought at an at-the-money...
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Salesforce stock is rising based on investors' anticipation that its Q3 earnings for the quarter ending Nov. 30 will show strong operating and free cash flow. CRM stock could be worth much more.
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Airbnb reported making $4.1 billion in free cash flow in the last 12 months ending Q3, which was 38% of revenue. This high FCF margin, if sustained, could push ABNB stock up 33% higher to $181 p/sh over...
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Tesla stock has had a huge runup. Is it worth buying here? Based on its strong FCF margins, TSLA stock could be worth over 31% more. Shorting out-of-the-money (OTM) put options is one way to play TSLA....
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Intel stock may have bottomed as investors believe Intel will reach positive free cash flow next year. The best way to play this could be by buying long-dated in-the-money call options.
