Is BigCommerce Holdings Inc. (BIGC) the Best Tech Stock to Buy Right Now Under $10?
Our list today highlights stocks that are priced under $10 and can offer opportunities for growth. These stocks offer diversification away from the typical large and mid-cap names with the use of lower capital. These stocks often belong to companies that are trying to create niche businesses or are in various stages of product evolution, including emerging growth firms and established businesses, giving tough competition to larger rivals. In our view, this space has the potential for high returns, particularly if these companies can successfully execute their business strategies and capitalize on market trends.
In the technology sector, many undervalued stocks are well-positioned to benefit from the ongoing trends of digital transformation, and transition to cloud and AI. Companies offering innovative software solutions, cybersecurity, and cloud services are anticipated to thrive as businesses continue to invest in technology to enhance their competitive position and security. By identifying promising companies in these areas, investors can potentially achieve good returns although with a little higher risk. That said, we believe that stock selection remains crucial in the small-cap space due to the volatility of these names. For comparison, the S&P SmallCap600 Index has underperformed the broader S&P500 Index over the last 3, 5, and 10 years which indicates that you might not get enough returns if you take a broader approach.
The technology sector continues to be driven by rapid innovation and the adoption of cutting-edge technologies. Advances in technology are significantly impacting lives, industries, and economies worldwide. The integration of AI and ML is revolutionizing workflows, enhancing productivity, and creating new revenue opportunities. Organizations globally are undergoing digital transformations to stay competitive, streamline operations, improve customer engagement, and drive innovation in their products and services.To shortlist the 12 Best Tech Stocks to Buy Right Now Under $10, we screened technology stocks with current share price below $10. We overlaid this criterion with additional criteria of market capitalization of at least $300 million and a potential upside of greater than 10%. The stocks were then arranged in ascending order of the number of hedge fund holders for each company, based on hedge fund data from Insider Monkey's database.At Insider Monkey we are obsessed with the stocks that hedge funds pile into. The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter's strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 275% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 150 percentage points (see more details here).
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On the bottom of our list is BigCommerce Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BIGC), a cloud-based e-commerce platform that empowers businesses to establish and manage online stores. The company provides a comprehensive suite of tools and services designed to support the development, customization, and optimization of e-commerce websites. The platform not only assists customers in creating and managing their own branded online stores but also facilitates seamless integration with various sales channels, including popular online marketplaces, social networks, and offline point-of-sale (POS) systems used in physical stores. BigCommerce Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BIGC) caters to a wide range of clients, from small businesses and mid-market enterprises to large corporations.
In Q3 2024, BigCommerce Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BIGC) reported a 7.3% year-over-year growth in sales, reaching $83.7 million, which met street expectations. The company's EPS of USD 0.06 significantly surpassed consensus estimates. Serving both business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) merchants on a single platform, BigCommerce Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BIGC) expects to benefit from the increasing investment in e-commerce platforms which is projected to grow to $16.5 billion by 2027. With rising demand from larger B2C and B2B merchants, the company focuses on high-value enterprise accounts to support revenue growth.
Overall BIGC ranks 12th on our list of the best tech stocks to buy under $10. While we acknowledge the potential of BIGC as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than BIGC but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the .
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(2) Consists of expenses related to the integration of newly acquired companies. (3) Consists of expenses related to professional and consultant fees in connection with due diligence services for our M&A transactions. (4) Consists of expenses related to professional and consultant fees in connection with the opening of new campuses. (5) Consists of expenses related to the employee redundancies in connection with the organizational restructuring of our acquired companies. Net Income Net Income for the second quarter of 2025, totaled R$176.5 million, reflecting an 8.8% increase YoY. Adjusted Net Income reached R$209.4 million, a decrease of 0.4% over the same period in the prior year. For the six-month period, Afya achieved a Net Income of R$433.6 million, 17.0% higher than the same period of 2024, and an Adjusted Net Income of R$503.3 million, which was 9.1% higher than the previous period. This growth was primarily driven by improved operational performance that was partially offset by a higher tax rate compared to the previous year due to the provision of additional CSLL towards OECD's Pillar Two global minimum tax effects. Basic EPS for the six-month period ended June 30, 2025, reached R$4.69. An increase of 16.9% YoY, reflecting the higher Net Income. Table 8: Adjusted Net Income (in thousands of R$) For the three months period ended June 30, For the six months period ended June 30, 2025 2024 % Chg 2025 2024 % Chg Net income 176,542 162,200 8.8% 433,578 370,499 17.0% Amortization of Intangible Assets 1 22,159 27,790 -20.3% 45,864 53,646 -14.5% Share-based compensation 5,557 11,799 -52.9% 12,520 20,428 -38.7% Non-recurring expenses: 5,151 8,557 -39.8% 11,344 16,738 -32.2% - Integration of new companies 2 4,819 5,408 -10.9% 10,788 11,278 -4.3% - M&A advisory and due diligence 3 203 1,336 -84.8% 291 1,583 -81.6% - Expansion projects 4 129 1,765 -92.7% 253 2,370 -89.3% - Restructuring expenses 5 - 48 n.a. 12 1,507 -99.2% Adjusted Net Income 209,409 210,346 -0.4% 503,306 461,311 9.1% Basic earnings per share - in R$ 6 1.90 1.76 8.4% 4.69 4.02 16.9% Adjusted earnings per share - in R$ 7 2.27 2.29 -1.1% 5.47 5.03 8.7% (1) Consists of amortization of intangible assets identified in business combinations. (2) Consists of expenses related to the integration of newly acquired companies. (3) Consists of expenses related to professional and consultant fees in connection with due diligence services for our M&A transactions. (4) Consists of expenses related to professional and consultant fees in connection with the opening of new campuses. (5) Consists of expenses related to the employee redundancies in connection with the organizational restructuring of our acquired companies. (6) Basic earnings per share: Net Income/Weighted average number of outstanding shares. (7) Adjusted earnings per share: Adjusted Net Income attributable to equity holders of the Parent/Weighted average number of outstanding shares. Cash and Debt Position As of June 30, 2025, Cash and Cash Equivalents totaled R$1,099.1 million, an increase of 20.6% over December 31, 2024. Net Debt, excluding the effect of IFRS 16, reached R$1,621.0 million, compared to December 31, 2024, Afya reduced its Net Debt by R$193.9 million due to solid Cash Flow from Operating Activities, even considering the business combination with FUNIC and the dividends payment. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2025, Afya generated R$783.0 million in Cash Flow from Operating Activities, up from R$683.4 million in the same period of the previous year, an increase of 14.6% YoY, boosted by operational results. The Operating Cash Conversion Ratio reached 88.8%. Table 9: Operating Cash Conversion Ratio Reconciliation For the six months period ended June 30, (in thousands of R$) Considering the adoption of IFRS 16 2025 2024 % Chg (a) Net cash flows from operating activities 771,596 667,169 15.7% (b) Income taxes paid 11,385 16,208 -29.8% (c) = (a) + (b) Cash flow from operating activities 782,981 683,377 14.6% (d) Adjusted EBITDA 892,814 741,679 20.4% (e) Non-recurring expenses: 11,344 16,738 -32.2% - Integration of new companies 1 10,788 11,278 -4.3% - M&A advisory and due diligence 2 291 1,583 -81.6% - Expansion projects 3 253 2,370 -89.3% - Restructuring Expenses 4 12 1,507 -99.2% (f) = (d) - (e) Adjusted EBITDA ex- non-recurring expenses 881,470 724,941 21.6% (g) = (c) / (f) Operating cash conversion ratio 88.8% 94.3% -550 bps (1) Consists of expenses related to the integration of newly acquired companies. (2) Consists of expenses related to professional and consultant fees in connection with due diligence services for M&A transactions. (3) Consists of expenses related to professional and consultant fees in connection with the opening of new campuses. (4) Consists of expenses related to the employee redundancies in connection with the organizational restructuring of acquired companies. The following table shows more information regarding the cost of debt for the first half of 2025, considering loans and financing and accounts payable to selling shareholders. Afya's capital structure remains solid, with a conservative leveraging position and a low cost of debt. Afya's Net Debt (excluding the effect of IFRS16) divided by Adjusted EBITDA mid guidance for 2025 would be 0.97x. Table 10: Gross Debt and Average Cost of Debt (in millions of R$) For the closing of the six months period ended in June 30, Cost of Debt Gross Debt Duration (Years) Per year %CDI² 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 Loans and financing: Softbank 856 827 0.8 1.9 8.6% 6.5% 66% 58% Loans and financing: Debentures 532 526 2.1 3.1 15.3% 12.6% 114% 117% Loans and financing: Others 318 432 0.3 1.0 15.3% 12.6% 114% 117% Loans and financing: IFC 508 - 3.3 - 14.6% - 109% - Accounts payable to selling shareholders 506 398 3.3 0.7 13.5% 10.7% 101% 100% Total¹| Average 2,720 2,183 1.9 1.8 12.7% 9.7% 95% 91% (1) Total amount refers only to the "Gross Debt" columns (2) Based on the annualized Interbank Certificates of Deposit ("CDI") rate for the period as a reference: 1H25: ~14.90% p.y. and for 1H24: ~10.40% p.y. Table 11: Cash and Debt Position (in thousands of R$) 2Q25 FY2024 % Chg 2Q24 % Chg (+) Cash and Cash Equivalents 1,099,107 911,015 20.6% 723,408 51.9% Cash and Bank Deposits 9,167 6,078 50.8% 8,922 2.7% Cash Equivalents 1,089,940 904,937 20.4% 714,486 52.5% (-) Loans and Financing 2,213,967 2,195,161 0.9% 1,784,815 24.0% Current 1,216,994 363,554 234.7% 163,501 644.3% Non-Current 996,973 1,831,607 -45.6% 1,621,314 -38.5% (-) Accounts Payable to Selling Shareholders 506,113 530,772 -4.6% 397,432 27.3% Current 198,970 185,318 7.4% 248,849 -20.0% Non-Current 307,143 345,454 -11.1% 148,583 106.7% (-) Other Short and Long Term Obligations - - n.a. - n.a. (=) Net Debt (Cash) excluding IFRS 16 1,620,973 1,814,918 -10.7% 1,458,839 11.1% (-) Lease Liabilities 1,011,091 978,336 3.3% 921,701 9.7% Current 48,960 45,580 7.4% 41,077 19.2% Non-Current 962,131 932,756 3.1% 880,624 9.3% Net Debt (Cash) with IFRS 16 2,632,064 2,793,254 -5.8% 2,380,540 10.6% CAPEX Capital expenditure consists of the purchase of property and equipment and intangible assets, including expenditure mainly related to the expansion and maintenance of Afya's campuses and headquarters, leasehold improvements, and the development of new solutions in the Medical Practice Solutions and content in the Continuing Education. For the six-months period ended June 30, 2025, CAPEX totaled R$ 225.1 million. Excluding the license payment related to the FUNIC acquisition, CAPEX was R$ 125.4 million, representing 6.8% of Afya's revenue for the period. Table 12: CAPEX (in thousands of R$) For the six months period ended June 30, 2025 2024 % Chg CAPEX 225,072 137,108 64.2% Property and equipment 81,617 45,989 77.5% Intanglibe assets 143,455 91,119 57.4% - Licenses1 99,629 49,600 100.9% - Others 43,826 41,519 5.6% (1) One-off effects include: (i) R$ 99.6 million in May 2025, related to the acquisition of FUNIC, which added 60 medical seats; and (ii) R$ 49.6 million in January 2024, related to the Earnout of FIP Guanambi, following the expansion of 40 medical seats. ESG Metrics ESG commitment is an important part of Afya's strategy and permeates the Company's core values. Afya has been advancing year after year on its core pillars and, since 2021, ESG metrics have been disclosed in the Company's quarterly financial results in three key metrics, Governance and Employee Management, Environmental and Social. The 2024 Sustainability Report can be found at: Table 13: ESG Metrics 1, 2 & 3 2Q25 2Q24 2024 2023 # GRI Governance and Employee Management 1 405-1 Number of employees 9,819 10,181 9,717 9,680 2 405-1 Percentage of female employees 60 % 59 % 59 % 58 % 3 405-1 Percentage of female employees in the board of directors 30 % 30 % 30 % 36 % 4 102-24 Percentage of independent member in the board of directors 40 % 40 % 40 % 36 % Environmental 5 Total renewable energy generated by own photovoltaic plants (MWh) 1,205.706 1,322.982 6,329.796 4,510.637 6 302-1 Total energy consumed (MWh) 7,268.970 6,201.555 24,260.662 24,036.608 7 302-1 % of renewable energy consumed from own generation 16.0 % 21.2 % 23.2 % 16.0 % 8 302-1 % of energy consumed from the power grid 36.7 % 37.0 % 34.8 % 60.3 % 9 302-1 % of energy consumed from the free market 47.2 % 41.8 % 42.0 % 23.7 % Social 10 413-1 Number of free clinical consultations offered by Afya 269,624 228,968 846,264 586,611 11 Number of physicians graduated in Afya's campuses 24,102 20,960 22,867 20,197 12 201-4 Number of students with financing and scholarship programs (FIES and PROUNI) 15,044 11,694 12,342 10,584 13 % students with scholarships over total undergraduate students 17.8 % 15.9 % 16.0 % 16.0 % 14 413-1 Hospital, clinics and city halls partnerships 643 560 614 649 (1) Some factors can influence in the adequate proportionality analysis of data over the years, such as: climate changes, COVID-19 pandemic effects, seasonalities, number of employees, number of students, number of active units, among others. (2) Starting in 2Q22, previously disclosed social data were updated to consider: (a) the number of graduated physicians considering all units after its closing, and (b) partnerships related only to medical schools. (3) The number of students with financing and scholarship programs (FIES and PROUNI) in 2023 excludes students from the Unima and FCM Jaboatão acquisition. As of 2Q25, it also includes students from the UNIDOM acquisition. 5. Conference Call and Webcast Information When: August 13, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. EDT. Who: Mr. Virgilio Gibbon, Chief Executive Officer Mr. Luis André Blanco, Chief Financial Officer Webcast: OR Dial-in: Brazil: +55 11 4632 2236 or +55 11 4632 2237 or +55 11 4680 6788 or +55 11 4700 9668 or +55 21 3958 7888. United States: +1 346 248 7799 or +1 360 209 5623 or +1 386 347 5053 or +1 507 473 4847 or +1 564 217 2000 or +1 646 931 3860 or +1 669 444 9171 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 689 278 1000 or +1 719 359 4580 or +1 929 205 6099 or +1 253 205 0468 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 305 224 1968 or +1 309 205 3325 or +1 312 626 6799 Webinar ID: 995 2743 1135 Other Numbers: 6. About Afya Limited (Nasdaq: AFYA; B3: A2FY34) Afya is a leading medical education group in Brazil based on the number of medical school seats, delivering an end-to-end physician-centric ecosystem that serves and empowers students and physicians to transform their ambitions into rewarding lifelong experiences from the moment they join us as medical students through their medical residency preparation, graduation program, continuing medical education activities and offering medical practice solutions to help doctors enhance their healthcare services through their whole career. For more information, please visit 7. Forward – Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact could be deemed forward-looking, including risks and uncertainties related to statements about our competition; our ability to attract, upsell and retain students; our capacity to increase tuition prices; our ability to anticipate and meet the evolving needs of students and teachers; our capacity to source and successfully integrate acquisitions; as well as general market, political, economic, and business conditions. Additionally, these statements include financial targets such as revenue, share count and IFRS and non-IFRS financial measures including gross margin, operating margin, net income (loss) per diluted share, and free cash flow. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and undue reliance should not be placed on them. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this press release to reflect events or circumstances occurring after its publication, nor to incorporate new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law. The achievement or success of the matters covered by such forward-looking statements involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If any of these risks or uncertainties materialize or if any of the assumptions prove incorrect, our results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements we make. Readers should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Forward-looking statements represent management's beliefs and assumptions only as of the date they are made. Further information on these and other factors that could affect the Company's financial results is included in filings made with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from time to time, including the section titled "Risk Factors" in the most recent annual report on Form 20-F. These documents are available in the SEC Filings section of the investor relations section of our website at: 8. Non-GAAP Financial Measures To supplement the Company's consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with IFRS accounting standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board—IASB, Afya presents Adjusted EBITDA, Operating Cash Conversion Ratio, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS, which are non-GAAP financial measures, for the convenience of investors. A non-GAAP financial measure is generally defined as one that intends to measure financial performance but excludes or includes amounts that would not be equally adjusted in the most comparable GAAP measure. Afya calculates Adjusted EBITDA as net income plus/minus net financial result, plus income taxes expense, plus depreciation and amortization, plus interest received on late payments of monthly tuition fees, plus share-based compensation, plus/minus income share associate, plus/minus non-recurring expenses/income. Operating Cash Conversion Ratio is calculated as the Cash flow from Operating Activities plus income taxes paid, minus/plus non-recurring expenses/income divided by Adjusted EBITDA. The calculation of Adjusted Net Income is the Net Income plus amortization of customer relationships and trademark, plus share-based compensation, plus/minus non-recurring expenses/income. The calculation of Adjusted EPS is the Adjusted Net Income minus the non-controlling interests divided by the Weighted average number of outstanding shares. The non-GAAP supplemental financial measures are provided with the intend to help investors in assessing the overall performance of Afya's business regarding its core operations, cash generation and profitability. The non-GAAP financial measures described in this release are not substitutes for the IFRS measures. In addition, the calculations of Adjusted EBITDA, Operating Cash Conversion Ratio, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS are not standardized financial measures and may differ from the calculations used by other companies, including competitors in the education services industry, and therefore, Afya's measures may not be comparable to those of other companies. 9. Investor Relations Contact E-mail: ir@ 10. Financial Tables Unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of financial position As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (In thousands of Brazilian reais) June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024 Assets (unaudited) Current assets Cash and cash equivalents 1,099,107 911,015 Trade receivables 678,950 595,898 Recoverable taxes 30,946 21,740 Income taxes recoverable 11,175 3,986 Other assets 62,814 57,145 Total current assets 1,882,992 1,589,784 Non-current assets Trade receivables 31,362 35,948 Deferred tax assets 25,313 - Other assets 117,442 115,875 Investment in associate 53,515 54,442 Property and equipment 684,279 658,482 Right-of-use assets 859,356 842,219 Intangible assets 5,583,909 5,532,789 Total non-current assets 7,355,176 7,239,755 Total assets 9,238,168 8,829,539 Liabilities Current liabilities Trade payables 134,321 128,080 Loans and financing 1,216,994 363,554 Lease liabilities 48,960 45,580 Accounts payable to selling shareholders 198,970 185,318 Advances from customers 108,863 161,048 Dividends payable 778 - Labor and social obligations 245,161 208,076 Taxes payable 34,477 33,456 Income taxes payable 11,385 4,247 Other liabilities 11,304 10,836 Total current liabilities 2,011,213 1,140,195 Non-current liabilities Loans and financing 996,973 1,831,607 Lease liabilities 962,131 932,756 Accounts payable to selling shareholders 307,143 345,454 Taxes payable 164,842 112,681 Provision for legal proceedings 117,772 113,521 Other liabilities 41,306 42,742 Total non-current liabilities 2,590,167 3,378,761 Total liabilities 4,601,380 4,518,956 Equity Share capital 17 17 Additional paid-in capital 2,320,779 2,344,521 Treasury shares (230,849) (273,955) Share-based compensation reserve 200,017 187,497 Retained earnings 2,306,422 2,011,875 Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent 4,596,386 4,269,955 Non-controlling interests 40,402 40,628 Total equity 4,636,788 4,310,583 Total liabilities and equity 9,238,168 8,829,539 Unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income For the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 (In thousands of Brazilian reais, except for earnings per share information) Three-month period ended Six-month period ended June 30, 2025 June 30, 2024 June 30, 2025 June 30, 2024 (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) Revenue 919,400 809,890 1,855,760 1,614,129 Cost of services (342,707) (314,842) (625,346) (584,346) Gross profit 576,693 495,048 1,230,414 1,029,783 Selling, general and administrative expenses (292,871) (263,762) (574,371) (504,926) Other income (expenses), net 1,406 (472) 1,712 (4,685) Operating income 285,228 230,814 657,755 520,172 Finance income 40,997 23,733 84,478 49,263 Finance expenses (135,806) (92,284) (274,281) (192,180) Net finance result (94,809) (68,551) (189,803) (142,917) Share of income of associate 3,591 3,028 7,876 7,200 Income before income taxes 194,010 165,291 475,828 384,455 Income taxes expenses (17,468) (3,091) (42,250) (13,956) Net income 176,542 162,200 433,578 370,499 Other comprehensive income - - - - Total comprehensive income 176,542 162,200 433,578 370,499 Income attributable to: Equity holders of the parent 172,332 158,211 424,331 361,604 Non-controlling interests 4,210 3,989 9,247 8,895 176,542 162,200 433,578 370,499 Basic earnings per common share 1.90 1.76 4.69 4.02 Diluted earnings per common share 1.88 1.74 4.64 3.98 Unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of cash flows For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 (In thousands of Brazilian reais) June 30, 2025 June 30, 2024 (unaudited) (unaudited) Operating activities Income before income taxes 475,828 384,455 Adjustments to reconcile income before income taxes Depreciation and amortization expenses 186,453 163,307 Write-off of property and equipment 536 139 Write-off of intangible assets 81 163 Allowance for expected credit losses 33,053 30,018 Share-based compensation expense 12,520 20,428 Net foreign exchange differences 2,049 (797) Accrued interest 158,613 102,278 Accrued interest on lease liabilities 59,727 53,770 Share of income of associate (7,876) (7,200) Provision (reversal) for legal proceedings 2,656 3,040 Changes in assets and liabilities Trade receivables (111,519) (79,169) Recoverable taxes (16,395) (15,346) Other assets (5,641) 1,667 Trade payables 6,241 11,455 Taxes payable (743) 319 Advances from customers (52,185) (33,237) Labor and social obligations 37,085 44,970 Other liabilities 2,498 3,117 782,981 683,377 Income taxes paid (11,385) (16,208) Net cash flows from operating activities 771,596 667,169 Investing activities Acquisition of property and equipment (81,617) (45,989) Acquisition of intangibles assets (103,455) (91,119) Dividends received 8,803 6,195 Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired (81,463) (164,577) Payments of interest from acquisition of subsidiaries and intangibles (14,536) (25,000) Net cash flows used in investing activities (272,268) (320,490) Financing activities Payments of principal of loans and financing (1,543) (11,524) Payments of interest of loans and financing (110,399) (87,933) Payments of principal of lease liabilities (24,222) (19,859) Payments of interest of lease liabilities (58,793) (53,924) Proceeds from exercise of stock options 24,249 5,541 Dividends paid (138,479) (9,399) Net cash flows used in financing activities (309,187) (177,098) Net foreign exchange differences (2,049) 797 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 188,092 170,378 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 911,015 553,030 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 1,099,107 723,408 View source version on Contacts Investor Relations Contact:Afya Limitedir@
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Market records, liquidity concerns, ethereum surges: Market takeaways
The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) and S&P 500 (^GSPC) both closed at record highs on Wednesday. Yahoo Finance Market and Data Editor Jared Blikre shares his trading day takeaways, including why investors may want to keep an eye out for a liquidity crunch and ethereum (ETH-USD) closing in on a new record. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Asking for a Trend. More record closes to end the trading day. Yahoo Finance's Jared Blikre joining me now with that and more on the trading day takeaways, Jared. We got to go with records galore because we have seen a lot of them recently and these things tend to cluster. And so let's take a look at the Nasdaq and, well, this is a Dow. Let's go to the Nasdaq composite. Just had its 20th of the year. This chart here is 87 days. This is since since that April 8th bottom and 42%, that was one of the most blistering rea rallies that we've ever seen in the index right off of those scary lows. S&P 500, this will be number 17 for the year. So that's up 30%. And you can go down the pike here. Russell 2000 small caps are just higher than that, 32%. And you can see they recently broke out here. So, I'm a little bit, and by the way, I don't want to suggest that the Russell 2000 is in records right now. It has a little ways to go, but um, just kind of surveying the market overall. We're seeing this in a broad number of areas. So I can go to XL C that ticked off another record today, number 11 for the year. That has meta, that also has alphabet in it. Then we have the value, VLUE. That just kind of exploded. That has four record highs now. And then a bunch of individual stocks. I can go down the list, but there's a lot of them. So that has me kind of excited right now. I always you to take a deep breath, think about potential downside risk. What would they be? Yes. You asked me that at the 3:00 p.m. hour, right at the beginning. I thought that was a great question, so I wanted to explore this. Um, I'm going to talk about liquidity. Is it going to be trapped right now? But just kind of to kind of back up a minute, what could be going wrong in the market that we have to worry about? We just passed some really big tests for the market. We had, uh, what was not a great jobs report last Friday, but we ended up much higher, you know, in the intervening days. We had a CPI report yesterday that was actually pretty good for the markets. Uh, that propelled a lot of markets to record highs. So if it's not the macro reports, what is it? Is it valuation? That is a longer-term story. The markets can be, uh, overvalued for long periods of time. And so one of the things I'm looking at is liquidity. And a really interesting phenomenon that's going on right now that's way under the radar, the Treasury has an account at the Federal Reserve, and they have said that they're going to build that up by $400 billion over the next eight weeks. And so that's $400 billion that's going to be taken out of the system. When this has happened before, sometimes it's caused a liquidity crunch. Sometimes that has spilled over into risk assets. And so this information was brought to me my attention by Alfonso Picotello of the macro compass. And here's a quote from his latest report. The $400 billion plus increase in eight weeks could be one of the most aggressive treasury general account. That's that Treasury account at the Fed rebuilds over the last 10 years. And so that's what I'm paying attention to. I would also add, you weren't here yesterday, but I got to break down the VIX seasonality with Ali Kanal. Historically, the VIX tends to rise at this period of the year into October. That so we could have a market crash, but that's just history. Doesn't speak anything else to like current fundamentals or anything. Should we talk crypto? Can we talk crypto? Because ether is going to the moon. 4,500 was my last hold out. It's not a record high for Ethereum, but it just passed that with blazing colors. And I'm going to show you a chart here. Let me get to our crypto map and I'll put a longer-term Ethereum chart so I can show you the resistance that it just cleared. Here's six years and here is this multi-year consolidation about a year and a half that we just broke out of. And it has only taken a few days to climb from basically 4,000 to 4,700. And if I put some candlesticks, you will see the intraday high. We are right there at the Rubicon. So, almost, uh, record highs for Ethereum that we're looking at right now. This has important implications. Stable coins are in the news, the Genius Act and everything. Ethereum is kind of the layer that makes that enables all of that. You can have other layers, but Ethereum seems to be the winner here. Market is taking taking note and we also have all these companies. You know, we know Steve Sailor's company strategy is buying Bitcoin. Now we have companies buying ether. So I think that's part of a new trend and that's just getting me bullish on crypto. That's anything you're on the dollar. What you're seeing. Dollar has been heading down recently. And, uh, that's not necessarily bad for the markets. That can be a risk on move. Sometimes when you have the dollar going down, what you don't want is to see, uh, bonds also getting sold, which means yields are going up. So you want to see the dollar going down with yields, and that's what happened today. Now, around liberation day, that was kind of towards the left of part of your chart there, that was a different story. You had the dollar index going opposite yields, and that was a case of the whole world trying to get rid of all these, uh, dollars and dollar denominated assets. So far, this looks like just another risk market kind of, uh, tailwind. So I'm going to take it for what it is. If it crashes, it's not good, but just a little bit of downside is not bad. All right, well on there. Thank you, buddy. Appreciate it. You bet you. Related Videos Rigetti CEO explains 'dual advantage' of quantum computing S&P 500's fresh record high: Why this bear expects a correction S&P 500 closes at a new record, Dow rises more than 450 points Cisco posts slight Q4 earnings beat Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
