Stocks to sell

On July 24, the stock market showed its first signs of instability this year. The Nasdaq composite dipped 3.6% in one day due to a broad selloff of the tech industry. This type of investor behavior was likely due to some form of institutional, advanced knowledge or realization that the broader stock market and tech

Analysts typically issue price ratings in response to a company’s earnings reports. So, what’s significant about stocks with lowered price targets? Sometimes a little and sometimes a lot. As is the case with many things, the reason for the downgrade is significant. Earnings season gives investors a progress report, of sorts, on publicly traded companies.

According to Goldman Sachs, investors are bullish on artificial intelligence in the long term, with over $1 trillion in spending projected by tech and utility firms. BlackRock researchers compared AI’s impact to the Industrial Revolution. Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), leading the AI revolution, saw a 175% stock increase in 12 months. Tech and communication companies investing heavily

Sometimes, the best thing an investor can do to protect their portfolio is to sell an overpriced stock. Knowing which dividend stocks to sell is just as important as knowing which ones to buy. Holding onto overpriced or risky investments can drag down your overall returns in the long run. It’s important to be proactive

After the mass IT outage caused by a CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) update earlier this month, the cybersecurity company is facing major risks on multiple fronts. Moreover, the valuation of CrowdStrike stock remains very high. Also importantly, the firm does have multiple, strong competitors. While CrowdStrike stock could very well recover in the long term, I believe

Over the past month, Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) shares have experienced roller coaster price action. In mid-July, Plug Power stock briefly entered rebound mode. At the time, renewed hopes for a possible “Fed pivot” on interest rates later this year sent PLUG and other renewable energy stocks higher. However, not too long after this short-lived rally,

GameStop (NYSE:GME) stock is up 64% in the past six months. But just try finding timely information about the company. GameStop stock has just two analysts covering it. Yet it has an average daily volume of over 14 million shares. That’s seven million shares per analyst. Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) has an average daily volume of 261

The lower-than-expected revenue generated by Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG, GOOGL) YouTube website could be a warning sign regarding its advertising business in general. Meanwhile, the firm continues to face strong challenges on the regulatory front, and it is going to spend a great deal of money on AI going forward. Given all of these points, I advise

Semiconductors are the lifeline of the modern digital age. They help our smartphones, laptops and cars to function properly. Moreover, the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has made semiconductors even more critical to the invention of new technologies. Software programmers train new generative AIs with complex large language models, and this process requires an

As a rule of thumb, investors should avoid targeting companies that have suffered steep losses. You might think that circumstances can’t get any worse. Unfortunately, such a concept isn’t written into law. Public enterprises that have hemorrhaged red ink can hemorrhage even more. Still, focusing on select stocks with largest 52-week losses could lead to

Right now is a great time to scour the market for overvalued AI stocks to sell. While artificial intelligence (AI) holds tremendous long term growth potential, many companies are making very little, if any tangible progress.  The truth is that most of the gains in the S&P 500 Index this year are due to mega

For the past few weeks, the CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) outage dominated the headlines. So, what exactly happened with the CrowdStrike outage?  CrowdStrike is a Texas-based cybersecurity company that develops software to help other companies recognize and block hacks. CrowdStrike’s Falcon software is widely used by Fortune 500 companies in industries ranging from banking to the airline

Understanding which stocks to sell is critical for protecting the downside, especially during market volatility. Identifying companies with weak fundamentals helps avoid potential losses. Here are three such companies countering fundamental adversities. The first company is experiencing declining gross profit and adjusted EBITDA. This is signaling operational inefficiencies and rising costs. Meanwhile, despite recent gross margin improvements,

Over the past few months, “AI mania” propelled Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares to new all-time highs. More recently, however, excitement about possible generative artificial intelligence growth catalysts for Apple stock have faded. As this comes ahead of earnings, you may think this is the perfect setup to “buy the dip,” before a well-received earnings report and

Once again, the latest wave of speculative frenzy for Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has cooled. Chalk it up to a spate of negative developments in recent weeks. These have led to fair weather fans of Tesla stock to drop it like a hot potato. Worse yet, with the pullback paling in comparison to the frantic run-up in

Is electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN) finally turning a corner? You might be tempted to think so, especially after the recent rally in Rivian stock. This is no time to be complacent, however, as Rivian is about to face a crucial test.       Also, as we’ll see, there’s unfavorable news for Rivian Automotive in

Real estate investment trusts (REIT) provide steady income, and most recently, capital appreciation for most investors. Still, I believe that it is advisable to divest in REITs because of different economic and real estate-related issues. First, the environment of increasing interest rates in the last two years affected the borrowing costs for REITs. Moreover, some

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues transforming industries, the hype around AI stocks has reached feverish levels. Several AI stocks are now trading at sky-high valuations, increasing new investors’ downside risks. The global AI market is poised to reach $1.8 trillion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 36.6%. Due to the robust expansion of the

Following a recent, widely-reported cloud computing outage incident, you may be wondering what cloud stocks to sell. Besides the company in question behind the outage, there are other cloud stocks where exiting your position is likely the best move. For different reasons, of course. There are, for instance, cloud stocks that have become overvalued, even

It’s a confusing moment in time for the world of telecommunications. After spending much of the 21st century experiencing rapid growth, many telecom-focused markets are facing sustained periods of saturation.  In the United States, smartphone shipments declined in the first quarter for the sixth consecutive quarter. Similar levels of saturation impacted global broadband subscriber growth,