janiecbros/E+ via Getty Images janiecbros/E+ via Getty Images There are potential tailwinds in cannabis. How can investor bet on that and be diversified? Usually this means finding the right ETF. A popular one is AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF ( MSOS ). Folks can also try the REIT angle with NewLake Capital Partners, Inc. ( NLCP ). I'll compare the two and explain why I think a REIT's the righ...
janiecbros/E+ via Getty Images janiecbros/E+ via Getty Images There are potential tailwinds in cannabis. How can investor bet on that and be diversified? Usually this means finding the right ETF. A popular one is AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF ( MSOS ). Folks can also try the REIT angle with NewLake Capital Partners, Inc. ( NLCP ). I'll compare the two and explain why I think a REIT's the right way to go. Recent struggles in cannabis Cannabis companies didn't start out having it easy. Cannabis remains illegal at the federal level. This limits their ability to do interstate operations or to raise capital. That's why their stocks trade OTC. Companies were growing for a good while, and a lot of them took on debt to do it. Trouble came when growth slowed down in 2025 . State markets matured. They became oversupplied . Oversupply meant price competition and bad margins for the companies. Flat growth and worse margins hurt them badly, and it was worse when debt they took on started coming due . So now cannabis stocks could either stop growing or go bankrupt! NLCP & MSOS 3Y Price Returns (Seeking Alpha) I wanted to compare the impacts on MSOS and NLCP. From the looks of it, MSOS suffered much more for it. It's down about 30% for the last three years, while NLCP is up about 10%. In fact, NLCP showed a lot of defensiveness. I think this gives us some clues about which is better. That's if we think cannabis can bounce back. How They Invest in Cannabis MSOS is an ETF, so naturally they invest in stocks of cannabis companies. That's how investors get diversified exposure. MSOS mainly does this with swaps instead of direct stock ownership. MSOS Holdings (MSOS Official Web Page) Nearly all of the portfolio is exposed to just the top 10 stocks. I like two of them. I rated Trulievve Cannabis Corp. ( TCNNF ) a Buy, and I rated Green Thumb Industries, Inc. ( GTBIF ) a Buy. They had better margins and an easier time paying their debt, so they stood out. Otherwise, MSOS is exposed ...
An analyst's price target cut was only the latest headwind buffeting coal miner Peabody Energy 's (NYSE: BTU) stock. On Thursday, Peabody's shares fell by almost 9% as investors grew impatient waiting for positive news from or about the company. That reduction, from BMO Capital's Katja Janic, was part of a broader analysis of how the first quarter might have played out for mining and metallurgical...
An analyst's price target cut was only the latest headwind buffeting coal miner Peabody Energy 's (NYSE: BTU) stock. On Thursday, Peabody's shares fell by almost 9% as investors grew impatient waiting for positive news from or about the company. That reduction, from BMO Capital's Katja Janic, was part of a broader analysis of how the first quarter might have played out for mining and metallurgical stocks. In the report, Janic lowered her Peabody price target to $40 per share from $44, while maintaining her outperform (read: buy) recommendation. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. is now the world’s best-performing electric-vehicle stock, following a torrid rally fueled by optimism about the reinvention of a combustion engine-era brand. The Chinese automaker’s Hong Kong-listed shares have surged more than 50% since the Iran war began, to their highest in over four years and topping an 81-member global gauge tracking EV-linked firms. Arch-rival...
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. is now the world’s best-performing electric-vehicle stock, following a torrid rally fueled by optimism about the reinvention of a combustion engine-era brand. The Chinese automaker’s Hong Kong-listed shares have surged more than 50% since the Iran war began, to their highest in over four years and topping an 81-member global gauge tracking EV-linked firms. Arch-rival BYD Co.’s shares have risen around 7% in the same period, when the oil shock has helped drive an EV sales boom. The rally has come on the back of Geely’s strong sales momentum and record earnings, positioning itself as a serious challenger to BYD, China’s top EV manufacturer. The rapid ascent of the Hangzhou-based firm underscores the fast-changing landscape in the world’s largest auto market, where overcapacity and waning demand have led to cut-throat competition and a dizzying pace of innovation. With Geely now targeting EV-led global expansion, some investors say there’s room for the stock to carry a higher valuation premium, particularly if the company can attract international funds that have long overlooked legacy car-makers. “While BYD leads on scale, Geely competes through wider brand segmentation and greater flexibility across technologies and price points,” said Gary Tan , a fund manager at Allspring Global Investments. “Its global footprint and early experience integrating foreign brands support export growth, even as BYD maintains volume leadership.” Parent of Sweden’s Volvo Car AB, Geely is part of the auto empire founded by Chinese tycoon Li Shufu in 1986, which started by making refrigerator parts and motorcycles. For years, its shares had struggled to win investor interest, weighed down by heavy reliance on combustion models and concerns about corporate governance. BYD became China’s top selling automaker in 2023, propelled by its large lineup of EVs and hybrid cars. Geely was initially slow to match BYD’s offerings but has since launched a major overhaul t...
President Donald Trump said he was “optimistic” about a deal with Iran but later threatened Tehran over charging fees in the Strait of Hormuz. Bloomberg's Laura Davison and Stephen Stapczynski report. (Source: Bloomberg)
President Donald Trump said he was “optimistic” about a deal with Iran but later threatened Tehran over charging fees in the Strait of Hormuz. Bloomberg's Laura Davison and Stephen Stapczynski report. (Source: Bloomberg)
The hype machine is running at full speed ahead of SpaceX's IPO. The space company, founded by Elon Musk, has confidentially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to go public and is poised to be the biggest listing in history. Major news outlets suggest that SpaceX is looking to raise roughly $75, targeting a valuation of between $1.75 trillion and $2 trillion. But investors are...
The hype machine is running at full speed ahead of SpaceX's IPO. The space company, founded by Elon Musk, has confidentially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to go public and is poised to be the biggest listing in history. Major news outlets suggest that SpaceX is looking to raise roughly $75, targeting a valuation of between $1.75 trillion and $2 trillion. But investors are missing out on the most important reason to invest in the SpaceX IPO, according to one Wall Street analyst. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading