The Latest from FA Alpha Daily

• Mon

  Monday Macro

  February 13, 2023

  The bear market that isn’t

  Mon

  There has been a great deal of ink spilled about how we entered a bear market last year... and about how stocks came crashing down from their phenomenal performance in 2021.

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• Fri

  Portfolio Analysis

  February 10, 2023

  This fund has seen a journey from being too early to becoming one of the most successful

  Fri

  Greenlight Capital was one of the most successful hedge funds in 2022. In a year when the market was down, Greenlight managed to return 37%. That broke its all-time record from 2001.

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• Thu

  Uniform Accounting Analysis

  February 9, 2023

  The beam of light in the darkness of the semiconductor space

  Thu

  One of the most essential industries supplying the demand for technology is the semiconductor space.

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• Wed

  Credit Outlook

  February 8, 2023

  Credit markets think this energy company will go bankrupt in the next few years

  Wed

  While most of the sectors record massive losses all around the world, the energy sector had an impressive performance.

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• Tue

  Company Specific

  February 7, 2023

  This company is one of the few housing players that benefits from higher mortgage rates

  Tue

  Inflation is a global issue nowadays.

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• Mon

  Monday Macro

  February 6, 2023

  Doubling down on ‘Pax Americana’

  Mon

  China isn't the model for growth it once was...

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• Fri

  Portfolio Analysis

  February 3, 2023

  This activist fund is now pushing for a change in the biggest CRM company

  Fri

  Founded by Paul Singer in 1977, Elliott Management targets well-known global corporations like Salesforce, the largest CRM company in the world, as part of its activism campaigns. In today's FA Alpha, let's have a look at the fund using Uniform Accounting and see if it is well-positioned for its activism strategies to work.

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• Thu

  Uniform Accounting Analysis

  February 2, 2023

  This essential materials supplier sits in the middle of supply chain investments

  Thu

  The pandemic exposed the vulnerabilities of supply chains. As a result, companies have invested heavily in supply chains and infrastructure to improve supply chain resiliency and flexibility. In turn, more raw materials such as copper and aluminum will be needed for these developments. In today's FA Alpha, let's see the true profitability of Arconic Corporation, one of the notable suppliers to the whole Supply Chain Super Cycle.

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• Wed

  Credit Outlook

  February 1, 2023

  Rating agencies account for too much credit risk for this company

  Wed

  The biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors have different dynamics relative to other industries. People's perception of these industries changed when they realized that the innovation coming from biotech and pharma is critical to our lives. In today's FA Alpha, let's examine under the Credit Cash Flow Prime™ how ICON Public Limited Company's innovation can drive higher profit to meet its obligations.

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• Tue

  Company Specific

  January 31, 2023

  The market punishes this pharmaceutical company unfairly along with the rest of the sector

  Tue

  Harmony Biosciences continues to invest in its core business, which is why they had incredible growth as well.

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• Mon

  Monday Macro

  January 30, 2023

  Don’t expect interest rates to fade any time soon

  Mon

  The economy seems to be calming down again after interest-rate hikes. But with a new set of challenges in 2023, the Fed isn't ready to lower interest rates yet. There are some metrics useful in deciding when to lower interest rates such as Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE). In today's FA Alpha, we'll see why the Fed is using PCE data as one of its preferred inflation metrics.

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• Fri

  Portfolio Analysis

  January 27, 2023

  This fund almost lost everything, but made a strong comeback

  Fri

  Between 2018 and 2020, the stock market was lifted by a rally in big tech companies. During this time, factor investing had a hard time as quantitative models could not identify profitable factors like value, size, or momentum in these conditions.

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• Thu

  Uniform Accounting Analysis

  January 26, 2023

  The market wants to believe energy prices are finally going down, but it will not be that easy

  Thu

  Russia’s invasion of Ukraine created huge supply shocks in many industries. The most major impacts have been seen in the agricultural and energy space though.

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• Wed

  Credit Outlook

  January 25, 2023

  This specialty retailer is much safer than rating agencies think

  Wed

  The pandemic and the At-Home Revolution changed our lives in many aspects, including our work, education, relationships, and consumption. We turned to online shopping as going to malls was impossible. We were stuck in our homes, which made us spend more money at home.

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• Tue

  Company Specific

  January 24, 2023

  Supply chains are finally improving, a game changer for this wire business

  Tue

  During the last two years, it became evident that we need better supply chains. Companies had trouble getting their hands on the needed raw materials, leading to extended production and lead times.

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• Mon

  Monday Macro

  January 23, 2023

  Unpacking the unemployment rate

  Mon

  Unemployment is still defying the odds. The December unemployment rate came in at a 50-year low of 3.5%. The U.S. added another 223,000 jobs to the economy. Economists only expected an additional 200,000 jobs.

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• Fri

  Portfolio Analysis

  January 20, 2023

  This billionaire fund manager is pumped up for winning both in baseball and investments

  Fri

  Steve Cohen is surely one of the most controversial and iconic personalities in the world of finance and investment management.

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• 

  January 19, 2023

  This office REIT is losing customers left and right, yet the market still loves it

  

  The pandemic has changed work life forever.

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• Wed

  Credit Outlook

  January 18, 2023

  Rating agencies fail to recognize the tailwinds this tech company is about the get

  Wed

  The last year has been tough for many companies but technology firms were one of the most affected ones.

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• Tue

  Company Specific

  January 17, 2023

  This supply chain gem is hidden by the as-reported metrics

  Tue

  Supply chain investments are a hot topic at the moment.

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