Broader equities have been relatively volatile over the past few months. In an environment like this, it's best to prioritize investing in well-established, profitable corporations. While small-cap stocks may have higher upside potential than much larger companies, the risks they entail often make them not worth investing in. With that as a backdrop, let's consider one smaller company that has per...
Broader equities have been relatively volatile over the past few months. In an environment like this, it's best to prioritize investing in well-established, profitable corporations. While small-cap stocks may have higher upside potential than much larger companies, the risks they entail often make them not worth investing in. With that as a backdrop, let's consider one smaller company that has performed pretty well over the trailing-12-month period, but isn't worth your time: Amarin (AMRN 1.00%). Instead of betting on this small drugmaker, it's best to put your hard-earned money into a pharmaceutical leader like Novartis (NVS 2.98%) instead. Amarin's prospects are bleak Amarin's shares have climbed about 22% over the past year. However, the stock's future looks uncertain at best. While Amarin does have an approved product on the market, Vascepa, a medicine used to reduce the risk of various cardiovascular events, there have been generics of this drug on the market for years. As a result, sales are moving in precisely the wrong direction. In its fiscal 2025, total revenue decreased by 6.5% year over year to $213.6 million. Despite losing patent exclusivity for its sole approved product, Amarin has a plan to improve its business. In fact, it has already made progress along those lines. One of its goals was to cut costs, notably by reducing its workforce. In 2025, Amarin's net loss per share was $0.09, significantly better than the $0.20 reported in 2024. This progress, despite the decreased sales, is noteworthy. Expand NASDAQ : AMRN Amarin Plc Today's Change ( -1.00 %) $ -0.14 Current Price $ 13.79 Key Data Points Market Cap $290M Day's Range $ 13.70 - $ 13.82 52wk Range $ 7.08 - $ 20.90 Volume 2.1K Avg Vol 94K Gross Margin 56.65 % It's also worth noting that Amarin is engaged in a legal battle with generic-drug maker Hikma Pharmaceuticals, claiming that Hikma marketed its generic version of Vascepa in ways that infringed on a still-patented use of the original medici...
georgeclerk/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Investment Thesis Since my last coverage Pfizer ( PFE ) is up 8% and the stock’s current bull case centers around resilience and reinvention. While the growth rate may not be what investors want to see, the reality is that Pfizer is reinventing its cost structure, improving operating discipline, and focusing on the higher-value therapeutic areas of on...
georgeclerk/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Investment Thesis Since my last coverage Pfizer ( PFE ) is up 8% and the stock’s current bull case centers around resilience and reinvention. While the growth rate may not be what investors want to see, the reality is that Pfizer is reinventing its cost structure, improving operating discipline, and focusing on the higher-value therapeutic areas of oncology and specialty. Therefore, Pfizer’s management team has been working diligently to reinvent the business, and that should bode well for the company’s margins and earnings power in the coming years. In my view, Pfizer is moving from the pandemic windfall story to a leaner, more focused biopharma for sustainable, attractive returns. Data by YCharts Why Pfizer’s Operational Discipline Powers Durable Cash Flow and Dividend Strength In my opinion, Pfizer has a high level of operational efficiency that leads to margins well above industry averages. I see this as an operational discipline and bullish element for Pfizer stock. Pfizer has a trailing gross profit margin of 75.81% . This is considerably higher than the sector median of 59.35% and the difference of 27.73% means Pfizer is doing manufacturing and cost control more sharply than the sector. High gross margins means Pfizer retains a large portion of topline after accounting for the cost of sales. This retention drives capital to fund OpEx, research, and capital returns. This operational edge extends beyond gross margins to EBITDA. Pfizer has a TTM EBITDA Margin of 41.05% and the sector median sits at 10.40%. Pfizer outperforms the sector by 295% here on this metric. This wide gap means Pfizer controls operating costs relative to revenue. Pfizer converts sales into earnings in a way that protects cash flows even when top-line revenue faces pressure. The TTM EBIT Margin further confirms this trend. Pfizer hit an EBIT Margin of 30.62% that exceeds the sector median of 5.51% by 455.47%. These margin premiums means Pfizer ...
As fears of the conflict between the U.S. and Iran took deeper root Tuesday, Nvidia stock tumbled, falling close to a key level. Is Nvidia stock a buy or sell now? The stock did not get a positive reaction to earnings though the company exceeded expectations as posted by FactSet.
As fears of the conflict between the U.S. and Iran took deeper root Tuesday, Nvidia stock tumbled, falling close to a key level. Is Nvidia stock a buy or sell now? The stock did not get a positive reaction to earnings though the company exceeded expectations as posted by FactSet.
Pedestrians make their way early morning in the hallway of the Grand Central terminal in New York on February 29, 2024. Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images More than 4 in 10 people — or 43% — are trying to change their career fields this year, according to a new report by online employment platform FlexJobs. Concern around possible layoffs , the role of artificial intelligence and work-life bal...
Pedestrians make their way early morning in the hallway of the Grand Central terminal in New York on February 29, 2024. Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images More than 4 in 10 people — or 43% — are trying to change their career fields this year, according to a new report by online employment platform FlexJobs. Concern around possible layoffs , the role of artificial intelligence and work-life balance are all factors driving people to want to move to a new profession, said Keith Spencer, career expert at FlexJobs. The survey, conducted in early February, included over 4,000 U.S. respondents. But changing careers can feel daunting, and data show that most people are still reluctant to leave their current employers. "Many people know they want to leave their current job, but haven't fully defined the role they want or how their existing skills translate to a new field," Spencer said. "Without that understanding, it's easy to lose confidence and motivation." 'The collapse of linear career paths' The old formula for a successful career — "pick a track, work hard and follow it upward" — isn't working for many people anymore, said executive coach Megan Hellerer. "The advent of AI has accelerated the collapse of linear career paths," Hellerer said. "When certainty and safety disappear, people start asking deeper questions: If the ladder isn't secure, do I even want to be climbing it?" Read more CNBC personal finance coverage AI, layoffs spur workers to want a career change, survey finds — but few may do it Poor coordination can cost couples an average $14,000 in retirement wealth Gold price jumps on Middle East turmoil. What to know before investing What student loan borrowers need to know about judge's ruling on SAVE plan As Iran strikes disrupt flights, why travel insurance may fall short How the U.S.-Iran war could impact gas prices at the pump More low- and middle-income Americans are investing, report finds. Here's why Average IRS tax refund is up 10.2%, based on earl...
Apple on Tuesday announced a new MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, both powered by its latest chips, as well as a new family of displays. The latter includes a new $1,599 Studio Display and a $3,299 Studio Display XDR. The new 27-inch displays come with better cameras and improved connectivity. Both displays feature a 12MP Center Stage camera, which the company says, offers improved image quality. Ther...
Apple on Tuesday announced a new MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, both powered by its latest chips, as well as a new family of displays. The latter includes a new $1,599 Studio Display and a $3,299 Studio Display XDR. The new 27-inch displays come with better cameras and improved connectivity. Both displays feature a 12MP Center Stage camera, which the company says, offers improved image quality. There’s also support for Desk View, a feature that shows your face and an overhead view of your desk at the same time. The Studio Display’s 5K Retina display has over 14 million pixels, 600 nits of brightness, and supports the P3 wide-gamut color standard that covers a broader range of the visible color spectrum than standards like sRGB. Image Credits:Apple The displays come with Thunderbolt 5 ports, so they can be connected to accessories and be used to daisy-chain up to four displays (a Thunderbolt 5 Pro cable comes included). There’s also a three-microphone array and a six-speaker sound system with Spatial Audio. Apple says the new sound system offers 30% deeper bass than the last generation. The higher-end Studio Display XDR features a 5K Retina XDR display (5120×2880 resolution) that has a mini-LED backlight and more than 2,000 local dimming zones. It can go up to 1000 nits of SDR brightness and 2000 nits of peak HDR brightness, and has a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio. It also supports the Adobe RGB color standard. The display has a refresh rate of 120Hz, supports Adaptive Sync, and comes with DICOM medical imaging presets and a Medical Imaging Calibrator, which make it usable in medical settings. Apple says the Medical Imaging Calibrator on macOS is pending FDA clearance and is expected to be available soon in the U.S. Techcrunch event Disrupt 2026: The tech ecosystem, all in one room Your next round. Your next hire. Your next breakout opportunity. Find it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, where 10,000+ founders, investors, and tech leaders gather for three days of 250+ tactical s...
Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) delivered a meaningful earnings beat this morning, reporting fourth quarter adjusted EPS of $2.44, surpassing the Yahoo Finance consensus estimate of $2.16 by approximately 13.0%. The beat is notable given management’s emphasis on disciplined cost control, with GAAP EPS at $2.30 including $0.15 of non-recurring business transformation costs. Q4 Fiscal 2025 Earnings .....
Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) delivered a meaningful earnings beat this morning, reporting fourth quarter adjusted EPS of $2.44, surpassing the Yahoo Finance consensus estimate of $2.16 by approximately 13.0%. The beat is notable given management’s emphasis on disciplined cost control, with GAAP EPS at $2.30 including $0.15 of non-recurring business transformation costs. Q4 Fiscal 2025 Earnings ... Target’s $4.48B Free Cash Flow Strengthens Dividend Case
Steve Borthwick has wielded the axe and made 12 changes to his England team to face Italy, picking an entirely different back line as he seeks to salvage his side’s Six Nations campaign with the most radical selection of his tenure. Borthwick has made nine personnel changes as well as moving Tommy Freeman to outside-centre, Ben Earl back to No 8 and Tom Curry to openside. Fin Smith has also been i...
Steve Borthwick has wielded the axe and made 12 changes to his England team to face Italy, picking an entirely different back line as he seeks to salvage his side’s Six Nations campaign with the most radical selection of his tenure. Borthwick has made nine personnel changes as well as moving Tommy Freeman to outside-centre, Ben Earl back to No 8 and Tom Curry to openside. Fin Smith has also been installed at fly-half and with Henry Pollock dropped after just one start. Seb Atkinson, Cadan Murley, Guy Pepper and Elliot Daly all come into the side to make their first appearances of this year’s Six Nations. In a measure of just how radical Borthwick’s selection is, only the captain Maro Itoje and the props Ellis Genge and Joe Heyes are selected in the same position as against Ireland. In the pack, Jamie George comes in for Luke Cowan-Dickie at hooker, Pepper returns to the side with Pollock returning to the bench and Alex Coles starts in the second row alongside Itoje. Ollie Chessum, who has arguably been England’s most effective player in the championship, is among the replacements after he sat out training on Monday. On the back of dismal defeats by Scotland and Ireland, Borthwick has rolled the dice. George Ford, Fraser Dingwall, Henry Arundell and Freddie Steward drop out of the matchday 23 entirely while Alex Mitchell’s injury absence means Ben Spencer starts at scrum-half. At fly-half, Smith is named for only his second start since last year’s Six Nations despite sitting out training on Monday due to illness while Gloucester’s Atkinson is set for his Twickenham bow at inside-centre, having made his debut on last summer’s tour of Argentina. View image in fullscreen Ben Spencer (left) and Guy Pepper are among the new faces in the England XV. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA Smith and Atkinson have not played together for England before but both were at Worcester before the club went bust in 2022. Outside them, Freeman comes back to outside-centre in place of the injured Ol...
Image source: The Motley Fool. Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Chief Executive Officer — Frank D’Orazio Chief Financial Officer — Sarah Doran Operator Need a quote from a Motley Fool analyst? Email [email protected] TAKEAWAYS Net Income -- $47.4 million for the year, up from a net loss of $81.1 million in 2024. -- $47.4 million for the year, up from a net loss of $81.1 mil...
Image source: The Motley Fool. Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Chief Executive Officer — Frank D’Orazio Chief Financial Officer — Sarah Doran Operator Need a quote from a Motley Fool analyst? Email [email protected] TAKEAWAYS Net Income -- $47.4 million for the year, up from a net loss of $81.1 million in 2024. -- $47.4 million for the year, up from a net loss of $81.1 million in 2024. Net Income to Common Shareholders -- $39.6 million for the year. -- $39.6 million for the year. Operating Earnings -- $54.1 million for the year, or $0.79 per diluted share. -- $54.1 million for the year, or $0.79 per diluted share. Combined Ratio -- 96.6% for the year, improved from 117.6% in 2024. -- 96.6% for the year, improved from 117.6% in 2024. Annualized Adjusted Net Operating Return on Tangible Common Equity -- 15.3% for the year. -- 15.3% for the year. Tangible Common Book Value per Share -- Increased 34% to $8.94. -- Increased 34% to $8.94. Fourth Quarter Operating Earnings -- $16 million, compared to a loss of $40.8 million in the prior year quarter. -- $16 million, compared to a loss of $40.8 million in the prior year quarter. Fourth Quarter Annualized Return on Tangible Common Equity -- 16.2%. -- 16.2%. Expense Ratio -- 30.2% for the year, down more than one point from 2024, with quarterly expense ratio down over 2.5 points from Q1. -- 30.2% for the year, down more than one point from 2024, with quarterly expense ratio down over 2.5 points from Q1. Total Employees -- Ended 2025 with 578 employees, a reduction of over 60 from the beginning of the year. -- Ended 2025 with 578 employees, a reduction of over 60 from the beginning of the year. Gross Written Premium -- Down about 5% for the year, with Property down 27% and Manufacturers and Contractors down 11%. -- Down about 5% for the year, with Property down 27% and Manufacturers and Contractors down 11%. Average Policy Size -- Decreased 9.6% in Q4 and 8.4% for the year, supporting the company’s str...
Image source: The Motley Fool. Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Chief Executive Officer — David Hallal President and Head of Research & Development — Akshay K. Vaishnaw Chief Operating Officer — R. Keith Woods Chief Financial Officer — Vikas Sinha Need a quote from a Motley Fool analyst? Email [email protected] TAKEAWAYS Cash and Cash Equivalents -- $368 million at year-end...
Image source: The Motley Fool. Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Chief Executive Officer — David Hallal President and Head of Research & Development — Akshay K. Vaishnaw Chief Operating Officer — R. Keith Woods Chief Financial Officer — Vikas Sinha Need a quote from a Motley Fool analyst? Email [email protected] TAKEAWAYS Cash and Cash Equivalents -- $368 million at year-end, including $60.4 million from warrant exercises completed by December 31. -- $368 million at year-end, including $60.4 million from warrant exercises completed by December 31. Debt Facility -- Newly secured $550 million facility with Blue Owl Capital, consisting of $100 million drawn to refinance prior debt, $100 million available and expected to be drawn in Q1, further $150 million accessible post-FDA approval, and an incremental $200 million subject to mutual consent. -- Newly secured $550 million facility with Blue Owl Capital, consisting of $100 million drawn to refinance prior debt, $100 million available and expected to be drawn in Q1, further $150 million accessible post-FDA approval, and an incremental $200 million subject to mutual consent. Operating Expenses -- $384.6 million for the year, with $75.6 million as noncash stock-based compensation; fourth-quarter expenses totaled $91.9 million with $19.4 million stock-based compensation. -- $384.6 million for the year, with $75.6 million as noncash stock-based compensation; fourth-quarter expenses totaled $91.9 million with $19.4 million stock-based compensation. BLA Resubmission and U.S. Approval Guidance -- Management reaffirmed expectations to resubmit the upitigramab BLA and launch in the U.S. pending approval in 2026. -- Management reaffirmed expectations to resubmit the upitigramab BLA and launch in the U.S. pending approval in 2026. FDA Catalent Site Reinspection Status -- FDA completed a field visit to the Catalent, Indiana facility following resumed manufacturing activities and expressed no additional reques...
TLDR Analysts hold a StrongBuy consensus on NVDA with a 12-month average price target of $271.11 Morgan Stanley reinstated Nvidia as its top semiconductor pick, with a $260 price target and Overweight rating UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri reiterated a Buy rating on March 2 with a $245 price target Nvidia posted 65% revenue growth over the past 12 months, reaching $216 billion, with a 60.4% operating m...
TLDR Analysts hold a StrongBuy consensus on NVDA with a 12-month average price target of $271.11 Morgan Stanley reinstated Nvidia as its top semiconductor pick, with a $260 price target and Overweight rating UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri reiterated a Buy rating on March 2 with a $245 price target Nvidia posted 65% revenue growth over the past 12 months, reaching $216 billion, with a 60.4% operating margin The company’s GTC conference runs March 16–19, where investors expect updates on product timelines and AI demand 💥 Find the Next KnockoutStock! Get live prices, charts, and KO Scores from KnockoutStocks.com , the data-driven platform ranking every stock by quality and breakout potential. Nvidia has had a rough week on paper — down 5.4% over the past seven days — but Wall Street isn’t blinking. NVIDIA Corporation, NVDA The stock closed at $182.48, still up 60% over the past year. Analysts remain firmly bullish, pointing to strong fundamentals and a packed pipeline of AI-driven demand. Trefis has set a price target of $236, citing Nvidia’s financial health and operating performance. The firm rates the stock as “Attractive but Volatile,” flagging its very high valuation as the main caveat. On the revenue side, Nvidia grew its top line 65% over the past 12 months, from $130 billion to $216 billion. Quarterly revenues hit $68 billion in the most recent quarter, up 73.2% year-over-year. The company’s three-year average revenue growth rate sits at 101.8%, one of the strongest in the market. Profitability is equally striking. Operating income for the last 12 months came in at $130 billion, representing a 60.4% operating margin. Net income reached roughly $120 billion, good for a 55.6% net margin. Operating cash flow was nearly $103 billion, with a cash flow margin of 47.6%. Nvidia holds $63 billion in cash against $11 billion in debt — a debt-to-equity ratio of just 0.3%. Analyst Backing UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri reiterated his Buy rating on March 2 with a $245 price target....
When the new Formula One season begins on Sunday in the usual fever of excitement and anticipation, consider amid the maelstrom the Cadillac team. Before the lights go out in Melbourne, F1’s newest entrant will have a deserved chance to take a breath and savour for but a moment, their remarkable achievement of simply having made it to the grid. The US team backed by General Motors has been built, ...
When the new Formula One season begins on Sunday in the usual fever of excitement and anticipation, consider amid the maelstrom the Cadillac team. Before the lights go out in Melbourne, F1’s newest entrant will have a deserved chance to take a breath and savour for but a moment, their remarkable achievement of simply having made it to the grid. The US team backed by General Motors has been built, aside from those involved in the pre-planning, from scratch in what will be a year and a day since its entry was formally approved. As their team principal, Graeme Lowdon, explained, that process had begun in an empty room with a screwdriver and an A4 sheet of paper. While Audi are also new entrants, they have taken over the extant Sauber team; Cadillac are the first new constructor to enter as a startup since Haas joined a decade ago. Drivers Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Pérez will be the veterans at the sharp end and Bottas, a 10-time race winner who competed alongside Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes when the team were the benchmark in F1, is well placed to appreciate what Cadillac have pulled off. “Everyone has worked their ass off the last months,” he says. “For us to do our shakedown in January in Silverstone that was for me a miracle. When you put that in perspective, what an achievement for a team from a standing start. “It’s difficult to explain how many hundreds of people you need. How many thousands of pieces you need to first design and then manufacture. There are so many things in the car that can go wrong. It’s just so much work from everyone to get here. It’s really important to try to put that across, because people just hear: ‘Oh, it’s a new team’ and assume that was a relatively simple thing.” Since they were given the provisional go ahead at the Las Vegas GP in 2024, the team, who will use Ferrari engines until 2029 when General Motors will produce the first of their own power units, have been building at a ferocious rate on every level. The personnel numbers are...
Ayar Labs, a chip technology startup backed by Nvidia, has raised a fresh $500 million of funding to accelerate production of its optical chip technology, underlining continued investor appetite for infrastructure powering artificial intelligence. The California-based company said the Series...
Ayar Labs, a chip technology startup backed by Nvidia, has raised a fresh $500 million of funding to accelerate production of its optical chip technology, underlining continued investor appetite for infrastructure powering artificial intelligence. The California-based company said the Series...
Image source: The Motley Fool. Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS President & Chief Executive Officer — John F. Kasel Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer — William M. Thalman Vice President, Corporate Development, Investor Relations, & Treasurer — Lisa M. Gordon TAKEAWAYS Revenue -- $160.4 million, up 25.1%, marking the highest fourth quarter sales since 2018. ...
Image source: The Motley Fool. Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS President & Chief Executive Officer — John F. Kasel Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer — William M. Thalman Vice President, Corporate Development, Investor Relations, & Treasurer — Lisa M. Gordon TAKEAWAYS Revenue -- $160.4 million, up 25.1%, marking the highest fourth quarter sales since 2018. -- $160.4 million, up 25.1%, marking the highest fourth quarter sales since 2018. Gross Profit -- Up 10.6%, with gross margin at 19.7%, a decline of 260 basis points due to weaker Rail margins, primarily from the TS& S UK business. -- Up 10.6%, with gross margin at 19.7%, a decline of 260 basis points due to weaker Rail margins, primarily from the TS& S UK business. SG&A Expense -- Down $1.3 million, or 5.2%, with SG&A as a percentage of sales improved by 470 basis points to 14.4%. -- Down $1.3 million, or 5.2%, with SG&A as a percentage of sales improved by 470 basis points to 14.4%. Adjusted EBITDA -- $13.7 million, an 89% increase driven by higher gross profit and lower SG&A expenses. -- $13.7 million, an 89% increase driven by higher gross profit and lower SG&A expenses. Operating Cash Flow -- $22.2 million in Q4, bolstering liquidity for capital deployment and debt reduction. -- $22.2 million in Q4, bolstering liquidity for capital deployment and debt reduction. Net Debt -- Reduced by $16.9 million, ending at $38.4 million. -- Reduced by $16.9 million, ending at $38.4 million. Gross Leverage Ratio -- Improved to 1.0x from 1.6x at the quarter’s start. -- Improved to 1.0x from 1.6x at the quarter’s start. Rail Segment Revenue -- $98.0 million, up 23.7%, with Friction Management and Rail Products rising 41.6% and 31.1%, respectively. -- $98.0 million, up 23.7%, with Friction Management and Rail Products rising 41.6% and 31.1%, respectively. Rail Segment Margin -- 17.8%, down 440 basis points, impacted by UK restructuring costs ($1.0 million), higher costs, and unfavorable...
England have shredded their backline and made a total of 12 changes - nine personnel switches and three positional shifts - to their starting line-up to face Italy in the hope a selection revolution will jump-start their stalled Six Nations campaign. Fin Smith starts at fly-half, while Gloucester centre Seb Atkinson comes in at 12 for his third cap, and George Ford and Fraser Dingwall - crucial pa...
England have shredded their backline and made a total of 12 changes - nine personnel switches and three positional shifts - to their starting line-up to face Italy in the hope a selection revolution will jump-start their stalled Six Nations campaign. Fin Smith starts at fly-half, while Gloucester centre Seb Atkinson comes in at 12 for his third cap, and George Ford and Fraser Dingwall - crucial parts of England's all-conquering autumn campaign - are both left out of the matchday squad entirely. Henry Arundell also loses his place, with Harlequins' Cadan Murley and Sale's Tom Roebuck preferred on the wing, while Elliot Daly comes in for full-back Freddie Steward, who was replaced before half-time in the 42-21 defeat by Ireland last time out. With Ollie Lawrence injured, Tommy Freeman shifts to outside centre from the wing, and Ben Spencer is preferred to Jack van Poortvliet at scrum-half as first-choice Alex Mitchell misses the rest of the tournament with a hamstring problem. That raft of changes - the most England have made to a line-up between Six Nations matches since the tournament expanded in 2000 - means not one of the backline positions is filled by the same player as against Ireland 10 days ago.