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ValueWalk’s fourth Contrarian Investor Virtual Conference is in the books with several new ideas from short sellers. Analysts at GlassHouse Research shared their thesis for Columbia Sportswear, for which they see 51% downside in its stock.
The year has had its share of tech initial public offerings, and usually, these tech stocks soar after their IPO. Snowflake Inc (NYSE:SNOW) surged past its IPO price of $120, although since then, it has been range-bound in the $240 to $250 area. Plenty of experts are touting other software stocks instead of Snowflake, so does that mean it’s fully valued? Analyst commentary on the company is mixed.
Analyst David Hynes Jr. of Canaccord Genuity is one of the analysts who have a hold or neutral equivalent rating on Snowflake stock. In a note today, he pointed out that the company has strong numbers. Its product has been on the market for just six years, but the company has a more than $530 billion revenue run rate. Hynes expects the revenue to grow 113% this year and more than 90% next year.
He added that the average Snowflake Inc customer is spending about 60% more with the company each year. Hynes expects the company to reach sustainable profitability in its free cash flow within six quarters. He describes Snowflake as “one of the most impressive stories we have come across in our 15 years covering the space.”
(more…)Most stock valuation chatter on the internet focuses on companies with great growth opportunities like Zoom, Wayfair and Peloton or well known companies whose stocks have outperformed like Apple and Amazon. Here we take a look at the other side of the coin and present a valuation of Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM). Needless to say, the past few years have not been happy ones for Exxon. Plunging oil prices, caused by a combination of Covid, a growing worldwide recognition of the need to transition to sustainable energy, and a variety of other headwinds have caused Exxon’s stock price (charted below) to drop from a high of $83.38 to a recent low below $33.00.
That electric vehicles are the future has been known for some time, but it seems as though the auto industry in general is only now getting to grips with the reality of the situation. The greater competitiveness within this space is not good news for Tesla (TSLA), which has long been touted by its supporters as the trailblazer in the electric vehicle sector.
