Even if a company is profitable, it doesn’t always mean it’s a great investment. Some struggle to maintain growth, face looming threats, or fail to reinvest wisely, limiting their future potential. Profits are valuable, but they’re not everything. At StockStory, we help you identify the companies that have real staying power. That said, here is one profitable company that leverages its financial s...
Even if a company is profitable, it doesn’t always mean it’s a great investment. Some struggle to maintain growth, face looming threats, or fail to reinvest wisely, limiting their future potential. Profits are valuable, but they’re not everything. At StockStory, we help you identify the companies that have real staying power. That said, here is one profitable company that leverages its financial strength to beat the competition and two that may face some trouble. Two Stocks to Sell: GEO Group (GEO) Trailing 12-Month GAAP Operating Margin: 10.5% With a global footprint spanning three continents and approximately 81,000 beds across 100 facilities, GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) operates secure facilities, processing centers, and reentry services for government agencies in the United States, Australia, and South Africa. Why Is GEO Not Exciting? Sales trends were unexciting over the last five years as its 3.3% annual growth was below the typical business services company Efficiency has decreased over the last five years as its adjusted operating margin fell by 4 percentage points Capital intensity has ramped up over the last five years as its free cash flow margin decreased by 11.1 percentage points GEO Group is trading at $23.55 per share, or 1x forward price-to-sales. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why GEO doesn’t pass our bar. Expro (XPRO) Trailing 12-Month GAAP Operating Margin: 4.7% Operating in over 50 countries from deepwater offshore platforms to remote onshore fields, Expro (NYSE:XPRO) provides equipment and services that help oil and gas companies drill wells, measure production, and maintain well integrity. Why Does XPRO Give Us Pause? Smaller revenue base of $1.58 billion means it hasn’t achieved the economies of scale that some industry juggernauts enjoy Costly operations and weak unit economics result in an inferior gross margin of 20% that must be offset through higher production volumes Poor free cash flow margin of 1.3% for the la...
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) both posted Q1 2026 results that beat revenue expectations and prompted raised full-year guidance. JNJ leaned on a diversified pharma plus MedTech engine. AbbVie leaned almost entirely on immunology. Both face biosimilar headwinds, yet each chose a different way to outgrow them. TREMFYA and Cardiovascular Carry JNJ. Skyrizi ... Two Paths to Growt...
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) both posted Q1 2026 results that beat revenue expectations and prompted raised full-year guidance. JNJ leaned on a diversified pharma plus MedTech engine. AbbVie leaned almost entirely on immunology. Both face biosimilar headwinds, yet each chose a different way to outgrow them. TREMFYA and Cardiovascular Carry JNJ. Skyrizi ... Two Paths to Growth: Johnson & Johnson vs AbbVie
quantic69/iStock via Getty Images Investment Thesis So what actually got me around to writing about TORM plc ( TRMD ) was the fact that I quite recently put out an article on Hafnia ( HAFN ) where I talked about the quite large stake that the company has in TRMD right now. HAFN now has a 13.97% stake in TORM, which is another shipping company. The purchase was done at $22 per share, meaning HAFN i...
quantic69/iStock via Getty Images Investment Thesis So what actually got me around to writing about TORM plc ( TRMD ) was the fact that I quite recently put out an article on Hafnia ( HAFN ) where I talked about the quite large stake that the company has in TRMD right now. HAFN now has a 13.97% stake in TORM, which is another shipping company. The purchase was done at $22 per share, meaning HAFN is up about 45% on this investment alone. The angle in that article was that HAFN was getting a pretty great deal buying at that price level, not just as a pure investment but also as a way to get additional income on investments through the very generous yield that TRMD right now has, nearly topping 9% as I am writing this. But looking a bit closer at TRMD on its own, it does look like a great business to be buying right now. It does help that HAFN is invested, as that is one of my favorite shipping companies in the market right now, and their execution and growth have been nothing but exceptional recently. Since then, we've engaged with TORM's stakeholders, including its Board, to explore the merits of a potential combination. We see a strong strategic rationale with commercial, operational, and financial benefits for shareholders as well as enhanced market presence and trading liquidity. Of course, the potential of a merger between the two is also on the table, I think, as per hints dropped during that last earnings call with HAFN. Whether anything comes to fruition from this, I think, is still too early to say, but it does all add up to making TRMD a strong buy right now. It’s a combination of both being a strong income play and a possible arbitrage play as well in the event of a merger. Operating Model Similar to HAFN, TRMD is a pure play in the tanker shipping market. The important distinction here, though, is the fleet composition, where TRMD has a greater concentration in LR2 and LR1 than what HAFN seems to have. TRMD had 95 vessels per the latest updated list, but w...
The Direxion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3X Shares (NYSEARCA:KORU) is up roughly 274% year to date and a stomach-churning 1,500% over the past twelve months, which is a chart that pulls retail money out of money market funds and into a product most of those buyers do not understand. KORU exists to solve a ... KORU’s 274 Percent YTD Gain Looks Stunning Until You See How Fast Daily Resets Can Revers...
The Direxion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3X Shares (NYSEARCA:KORU) is up roughly 274% year to date and a stomach-churning 1,500% over the past twelve months, which is a chart that pulls retail money out of money market funds and into a product most of those buyers do not understand. KORU exists to solve a ... KORU’s 274 Percent YTD Gain Looks Stunning Until You See How Fast Daily Resets Can Reverse It
Key Points The hardware behind the next generation of AI data centers won't be the same mix that launched the industry. Data center owners and operators are finding greater cost-effectiveness by requesting custom-built processors. Expect to pay a well-deserved premium for exposure to this fast-growing sliver of the AI chip business. 10 stocks we like better than Broadcom › Like most other technolo...
Key Points The hardware behind the next generation of AI data centers won't be the same mix that launched the industry. Data center owners and operators are finding greater cost-effectiveness by requesting custom-built processors. Expect to pay a well-deserved premium for exposure to this fast-growing sliver of the AI chip business. 10 stocks we like better than Broadcom › Like most other technological revolutions, the bullishness resulting from the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) was rather indiscriminate. Stocks of most companies in the business performed pretty well during its infancy. As is also the case with most new technologies, however, as AI matures, the market is separating its leaders from the laggards. Every investor needs to become better-versed in what makes this industry tick, and what will define its next big evolution. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » The research arm of investment bank Goldman Sachs appears to have figured this out last year, suggesting ASICs would soon surpass GPUs as the preferred computing platform deployed in artificial intelligence data centers. This is exactly what has materialized in the meantime. The thing is, there are only two big names making ASICs, both of which are already performing phenomenally well as this paradigm shift progresses. What are ASICs? It's an acronym for "application-specific integrated circuit," although even that doesn't necessarily tell the average non-techie much. ASICs are custom-built processing chips that are an alternative to processors like GPUs (graphics processing units) made by Nvidia, or CPUs (central processing units) manufactured by the likes of Intel. While GPUs were ideally suited to handle the heavy-duty work required by AI in its early days, CPUs have shown promise on this front of late. As co...
Micron fires up US DRAM production node Memory chip vendor Micron Technology is marking first production for a US manufacturing process targeted at DRAM components. The first US production lines deploying Micron's 1-alpha process are now active in its fabrication facility in Manassas, Virginia. The 1-alpha node is expected to satisfy demand for extended lifecycle memory use cases, including DDR4 a...
Micron fires up US DRAM production node Memory chip vendor Micron Technology is marking first production for a US manufacturing process targeted at DRAM components. The first US production lines deploying Micron's 1-alpha process are now active in its fabrication facility in Manassas, Virginia. The 1-alpha node is expected to satisfy demand for extended lifecycle memory use cases, including DDR4 and LP4-grade DRAM used in networking, automotive, defence and aerospace, medical devices, and industrial equipment. It is described as the "most advance
Here is the data point that should make every passive index investor pause. On Retire SMART Podcast Ep 416, the host laid out the math: “If we removed the Nvidias, the AMDs, so AI chips, these are the chipmaking companies, the storage companies, and the companies that are facilitating AI that are publicly traded. And ... The Math That Should Terrify Index Investors: AI Chips Account for Nearly All...
Here is the data point that should make every passive index investor pause. On Retire SMART Podcast Ep 416, the host laid out the math: “If we removed the Nvidias, the AMDs, so AI chips, these are the chipmaking companies, the storage companies, and the companies that are facilitating AI that are publicly traded. And ... The Math That Should Terrify Index Investors: AI Chips Account for Nearly All S&P 500 Gains
Flex, with its recent strategic maneuvers and robust financial performance, exemplifies adaptability in the high-growth tech sector. The company's decision to spin off its Power and Cloud portfolio into two publicly traded entities underlines a strategic realignment towards core competencies and market demands. This move is complemented by impressive financials; for Q4 2026, Flex reported a revenu...
Flex, with its recent strategic maneuvers and robust financial performance, exemplifies adaptability in the high-growth tech sector. The company's decision to spin off its Power and Cloud portfolio into two publicly traded entities underlines a strategic realignment towards core competencies and market demands. This move is complemented by impressive financials; for Q4 2026, Flex reported a revenue increase to $7.47 billion from $6.39 billion year-over-year and a net income rise to $250 million from $222 million. Looking ahead, Flex anticipates continued growth with projected Q1 sales reaching up to $7.65 billion, affirming its strong market position amidst evolving industry dynamics. Operations: Flex Ltd. generates revenue primarily through its three segments: Integrated Technology Solutions ($11.11 billion), Regulated Manufacturing Solutions ($10.19 billion), and Cloud and Power Infrastructure ($6.61 billion). The company operates across diverse sectors, offering specialized technology and manufacturing services globally in the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Overview: Flex Ltd. offers technology innovation, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions across various industries including data center, communications, enterprise, consumer, automotive, industrial, healthcare, and power sectors in the Americas, Asia, and Europe with a market cap of approximately $48.53 billion. Here's a peek at a few of the choices from the screener. The United States market has experienced a notable upswing, rising 1.1% over the last week and showing an impressive 29% increase over the past year, with earnings forecasted to grow by 17% annually. In this dynamic environment, identifying high growth tech stocks involves focusing on companies that demonstrate robust innovation and scalability potential to capitalize on these favorable market conditions. Story Continues FLEX Revenue and Expenses Breakdown as at May 2026 Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★★☆ Overview: Everpure, Inc. is a company ...
SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI) is a rapidly growing fintech, but it's one the market isn't convinced of, as evidenced by the roughly 50% drop in its stock price since its all-time high last year. In this video, I'll discuss five quotes from CEO Anthony Noto and why investors should pay attention. *Stock prices used were the morning prices of May. 22, 2026. The video was published on March 23, 2026. Will AI c...
SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI) is a rapidly growing fintech, but it's one the market isn't convinced of, as evidenced by the roughly 50% drop in its stock price since its all-time high last year. In this video, I'll discuss five quotes from CEO Anthony Noto and why investors should pay attention. *Stock prices used were the morning prices of May. 22, 2026. The video was published on March 23, 2026. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » Should you buy stock in SoFi Technologies right now? Before you buy stock in SoFi Technologies, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and SoFi Technologies wasn’t one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $477,813!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $1,320,088!* Now, it’s worth noting Stock Advisor’s total average return is 986% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 208% for the S&P 500. Don't miss the latest top 10 list, available with Stock Advisor, and join an investing community built by individual investors for individual investors. See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of May 25, 2026. Matt Frankel, CFP has positions in SoFi Technologies. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Matthew Frankel is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own ...
Global Mofy AI Limited has announced a significant development milestone for its generative AI platform, Gausspeed. This advancement integrates NVIDIA Omniverse with the company's extensive 3D digital asset library, enhancing the platform's ability to support professional digital content creation. By leveraging structured 3D digital assets and collaborative production pipelines, Gausspeed aims to ...
Global Mofy AI Limited has announced a significant development milestone for its generative AI platform, Gausspeed. This advancement integrates NVIDIA Omniverse with the company's extensive 3D digital asset library, enhancing the platform's ability to support professional digital content creation. By leveraging structured 3D digital assets and collaborative production pipelines, Gausspeed aims to provide scalable and efficient AI-assisted workflows for film, television, and other digital content industries. This development is seen as a move towards industrial-grade AI production infrastructure, promising improved asset management and workflow execution in digital content creation scenarios. NVIDIA last closed at $215.33 down 1.9%. In other market news, ACM Research (Shanghai) was trading firmly up 17.7% and finishing the session at CN¥251.00. At the same time, Cerebras Systems lagged, down 8.9% to close at $256.78, close to the 52-week low. NVIDIA's innovation and AI-driven demand surge could transform its market position swiftly. Discover more insights in our detailed NVIDIA narrative. For a deep dive into AI chips' impact on earnings and software sectors, check our timely Market Insights piece—don't miss out. Best AI Chip Stocks Advanced Micro Devices finished trading at $467.51 up 4%, not far from its 52-week high. Broadcom closed at $414.14 down 0.1%. Micron Technology closed at $751.00 down 1.5%. On Friday, the company celebrated the commencement of 1-alpha DRAM manufacturing and announced a multi-billion dollar U.S. expansion plan. Key Takeaways This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamen...
India’s ruling Hindu-nationalist party has ordered detention centres for undocumented Bangladeshis and Rohingyas in West Bengal state, sparking fear among minorities that it could lead to arbitrary expulsions. The directive comes just days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won power in the eastern state for the first time since the country’s independence in 1947. Th...
India’s ruling Hindu-nationalist party has ordered detention centres for undocumented Bangladeshis and Rohingyas in West Bengal state, sparking fear among minorities that it could lead to arbitrary expulsions. The directive comes just days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won power in the eastern state for the first time since the country’s independence in 1947. The order calls on local authorities to set up “holding centres” for “apprehended foreigners” awaiting deportation, as part of a broader crackdown on illegal migration. Advertisement The government has defended its “detect, delete, deport” principle, saying those targeted are migrants staying illegally in the country. “Illegal migration has security and socio-economic ramifications which are often well beyond law enforcement,” read the order issued last week. Rohingya refugees gather near the charred remains of their camp where a fire incident broke out earlier today in New Delhi in 2021. Photo: AFP The decision has fuelled anxiety among West Bengal’s roughly 35 million Muslims, many of whom share linguistic and cultural ties with neighbouring Bangladesh.
2025年,德國的外國投資項目數量降至多年來的最低水準。從來源國看,中國超過美國,成為來德投資最多的國家。 (德國之聲中文網)德國聯邦貿易與投資署(GTAI)的數據顯示,去年外資在德國新增及擴建項目共計1564個。這一數字較2024年下降了9.3%,不僅是自2016年開始統計該數據以來的最大跌幅,也是連續第四年呈現下滑態勢。同期歐盟國家的平均降幅高達18%。 據 GTAI 稱,投資大幅下滑的一個原因是美國企業暫緩在德國設立新的營運機構。去年,美國企業在德國僅實施了206個項目,與上一年相比下降10%,為自2016年以來的最低數字。 來自中國的投資項目達228個,與上一年相比增加l 14,6%。中國由此超過美國,成為在德國新增投資項目最多的國家。瑞士以174個項目位列第三,領先於英國(117個)和荷蘭(89個)。此外值得注意的是,印度首次躋身前十名。 中國投資者對電子與自動化、交通與物流,以及能源與數字化等領域表現出極大的興趣。超過五分之一的中國投資項目投向了生產製造或研發領域。與德國境內的所有外國投資項目整體相比,這一比例處於平均水準之上。 中遠擬收購一德國物流公司 引國安疑慮 漢堡港需要投資 中國人願意出錢:為何有人不滿意? To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 從製造業到零售 GTAI今年2月的另一份報告提到中資的幾個趨勢:過去5年間中國企業在德國進行「綠地投資」(即新設企業)的項目數量呈上升態勢。此外,對研發領域及製造業的投資也是另一大重點。 零售業的重要性亦日益凸顯。這一趨勢不僅體現在泡泡瑪特(Popmart)等新興企業上,也同樣反映在兼並與收購領域。最知名的例子是京東斥資25億美元收購MediaMarkt和Saturn兩大德國消費電子零售商的母公司Ceconomy集團。 該報告分析指出,中國政府積極鼓勵本國企業赴海外投資。此外,利潤率的下滑以及國內產能過剩,正促使眾多中國企業將業務重心轉向海外。這種擴張勢頭已不再侷限於電子、機械工程或汽車製造等傳統行業,而是日益向人工智慧應用、軟體開發等技術密集型服務領域延伸。德國依然是中國投資者的首選目的地之一,尤其被視為通往廣闊歐洲統一市...
Artificial intelligence is turning the semiconductor industry upside down. For years, memory chips were treated like a commodity business — boom during shortages, bust during gluts, rinse and repeat. But AI may be rewriting the rules. Training large language models and powering hyperscale data centers requires staggering amounts of high-bandwidth memory, or HBM, and suddenly ... The Fastest-Growin...
Artificial intelligence is turning the semiconductor industry upside down. For years, memory chips were treated like a commodity business — boom during shortages, bust during gluts, rinse and repeat. But AI may be rewriting the rules. Training large language models and powering hyperscale data centers requires staggering amounts of high-bandwidth memory, or HBM, and suddenly ... The Fastest-Growing ETF in History Is Riding the Supercharged AI Memory Boom
Over the last 7 days, the United States market has risen by 1.1%, contributing to a notable 29% increase over the past year, with earnings anticipated to grow by 17% annually. In this thriving environment, growth companies with high insider ownership can be particularly appealing as they often indicate strong confidence from those closest to the business. Top 10 Growth Companies With High Insider ...
Over the last 7 days, the United States market has risen by 1.1%, contributing to a notable 29% increase over the past year, with earnings anticipated to grow by 17% annually. In this thriving environment, growth companies with high insider ownership can be particularly appealing as they often indicate strong confidence from those closest to the business. Top 10 Growth Companies With High Insider Ownership In The United States Name Insider Ownership Earnings Growth Uxin (UXIN) 33.4% 74.1% Upstart Holdings (UPST) 13% 58.1% KVH Industries (KVHI) 16.3% 146.1% Karman Holdings (KRMN) 15.6% 52.6% IEH (IEHC) 37.3% 114.7% EHang Holdings (EH) 29.4% 55.4% Corcept Therapeutics (CORT) 11.8% 48.7% Astera Labs (ALAB) 10.7% 31.5% AppLovin (APP) 27.4% 21.7% Abeona Therapeutics (ABEO) 16.7% 32.9% Click here to see the full list of 176 stocks from our Fast Growing US Companies With High Insider Ownership screener. Let's review some notable picks from our screened stocks. Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★★★ Overview: Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing medications for severe endocrinologic, oncologic, metabolic, and neurologic disorders in the United States with a market cap of $6.46 billion. Operations: The company's revenue segment primarily consists of $769.10 million from the discovery, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products. Insider Ownership: 11.8% Earnings Growth Forecast: 48.7% p.a. Corcept Therapeutics, with substantial insider ownership, is positioned for significant growth despite recent financial setbacks. The company reported a net loss of US$31.76 million in Q1 2026 but raised its revenue guidance to between US$950 million and US$1.05 billion for the year. Its promising pipeline includes FDA-approved Lifyorli for ovarian cancer and dazucorilant showing survival benefits in ALS trials, supporting robust forecasted earnings growth of 48.75% annually over the next three years. CORT Ea...
Based at the Scottish Crime Campus at Gartcosh, the team of detectives went on to discover that Murrell had used cash donated by SNP supporters to buy goods worth £139,971.00 from more than 90 retailers all of it for his "own personal use or the personal use of others".
Based at the Scottish Crime Campus at Gartcosh, the team of detectives went on to discover that Murrell had used cash donated by SNP supporters to buy goods worth £139,971.00 from more than 90 retailers all of it for his "own personal use or the personal use of others".