bear of the day

Bear of the Day: PennyMac Mortgage (PMT)

All too often, traders will move their capital into a sector that’s hot, only to watch the stock they select lose value; other times we see perfectly good companies losing share value because their peers or sector are falling out of favor. Today’s Bear of the Day, PennyMac Mortgage (PMT –Snapshot Report) (Zacks Rank #5) might have a Bear of the Day: PennyMac Mortgage (PMT)

Bear of the Day: Carnival Corp. (CCL)

SIX RGC CCL Just when you thought the airlines had it tough with regulations and fuel prices, consider the cruise industry that’s not only fighting for business after several recent high profile disasters, but is also a slave to the skyrocketing costs of fuel and whims of the leisure travel business. Annual fuel bills for cruise lines Bear of the Day: Carnival Corp. (CCL)

Bear of the Day: Vail Resorts (MTN)

TZOO SIX MTN GRPN Selecting the Bear of the Day is an extremely difficult process.  There are multitudes of great American companies out there and the last thing I want to do is seem like I’m putting one down. The truth of the matter is that just because a stock makes the “Bear of the Day List” doesn’t Bear of the Day: Vail Resorts (MTN)

Bear of the Day: Cirrus Logic (CRUS)

QCOM OVTI CRUS AAPL You’ll often hear about “derivative” trades or alternative ways that traders are taking advantage of a hot sector or new technology without investing directly in the business itself, which might be overbought or played out. Investors will sometimes look to related companies that have yet to be recognized by the masses or have not Bear of the Day: Cirrus Logic (CRUS)

Zacks Bear of the Day: Dell (DELL)

In the years of have been trading and interacting with other investors of all kinds, I have found that acquisitions can be a source of tremendous excitement; more importantly they can be a breeding ground for horrendous mistakes, especially by retail investors. Activist investors like Carl Ican, T. Boone Pickens, Daniel Loeb and others make Zacks Bear of the Day: Dell (DELL)

Zacks Bear of the Day: PHH Corp (PHH)

R PHH NSM Declining revenues and an industry under pressure are not the descriptors you want to hear just before you invest in a company, but unfortunately PHH Corporation ( PHH – Snapshot Report ) is experiencing both at the moment. In its last earnings report, PHH reported a 6% decline in net revenues overall along with a decline in several of their Zacks Bear of the Day: PHH Corp (PHH)