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Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
NVDA Stock Can Perform Well in the Long Term, Veteran Investor Says
Nvidia (NVDA)"stock can be strong over the next two years" if the firm continues to execute well, Dan Flax, Neuberger Berman's Managing Director told Yahoo Finance recently. Neuberger Berman is an investment management firm. Why Flax Is Bullish on NVDA NVDA is effectively developing its new Blackwell chips, and the demand for them is "ramping," Flax reported. Further, AI is "revolutionizing" multiple areas, including healthcare and manufacturing, and NVDA "is at the heart" of many of these changes, Flax reported. And in the short term, as worries about tariffs decline, investors will be interested in buying the shares of companies "with attractive growth prospects," the veteran investor said. Flax places NVDA in the latter category. NVDA's Challenges and Its Most Important Task The chip maker will have "challenges in China in the coming months," Flax warned. According to the longtime investor, "the most important thing for Nvidia is executing on its products and delivering value to its shareholders." The Recent Price Action of NVDA Stock In the last month, the shares have dropped 1.5%, while they are down 10% in the last three months. While we acknowledge the potential of NVDAA, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than NVDA but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this . READ NEXT: 20 Best AI Stocks To Buy Now and 30 Best Stocks to Buy Now According to Billionaires Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
It's time to buy tech stocks: 4 ways to find winners while the market is down
The stock market trends upward over time — that's a tale as old as the market itself. If you zoom out enough on any major index, you'll see that. So despite how volatile or steep the market's recent plunges seem, they're not that bad in the grand scheme of things, as long as you have time to wait them out. In fact, these moments create great buying opportunities, especially for high-quality tech stocks that were previously too rich. So far this year, the S&P 500 SPX is down by about 5.9%, while the Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF MAGS is down by about 15.9% — and tech investors can now take advantage. What a plunge in shipping traffic from China says about tariffs, stocks and the economy 'She's kept him afloat': I'm 78 and leaving my daughter, 41, my life savings, but her partner is a mooch. How can I protect her? 10 'pure value' stocks favored by analysts to soar 20% to 96% over the next year A cruel summer looms, but here's why JPMorgan still expects a higher S&P 500 finish this year I held power of attorney for my late brother. Can I withdraw money from his bank account to give to his favorite charity? But buying tech stocks now comes with a disclaimer, which is that investors must consider two macroeconomic risks. In the near term, trade wars could directly impact companies reliant on hardware sales. Meanwhile, if economic growth slows, that could affect a wider swath of companies. Yet investors comfortable with those risks can use the recent selloff to build out their tech portfolios with stocks they like that may now be undervalued. Despite the uncertainty, there are select opportunities if you look for companies that will continue to innovate and execute on their product cycles, said Daniel Flax, a tech senior research analyst at Neuberger Berman. Those companies are expected to emerge from this period stronger. This is especially the case for companies building out artificial-intelligence and cloud infrastructure, he noted — pointing to Nvidia Corp. NVDA, Google parent Alphabet Inc. GOOGL GOOG and Microsoft Corp. MSFT as examples of stocks he likes. 'They're not immune from cyclical headwinds,' Flax said, but the companies he listed are among those still innovating and investing in technology. 'They're creating a lot of value for their customers, which can contribute to creating additional shareholder value over time.' When Flax thinks about this year relative to last, 'there are potential changes in U.S. trade policy, but those technology trends remain healthy and very much intact,' he said. Ken Mahoney, chief executive of Mahoney Asset Management, said that regardless of market conditions, you don't want to be a bull or bear, but rather remain neutral enough to be flexible. What he means is that the current volatility can be your friend or your foe — it just depends on how you react to it. For example, an investor can take a cue from a trader's toolbox by using some of the same guides to determine where to set buy orders. One is identifying a stock price's support and resistance lines. That simply means looking at a stock's chart to get an idea of where prices have tended to bounce off of or pull back from. Regardless of which way a stock's price is trending — whether that's up or down — there are high and low ranges along the way. One example Mahoney gave is Microsoft, which has bounced off of $350 a few times in April. While the stock was trading Friday at around $392, investors can set buy orders near about $370 to buy shares when the price pulls back from current levels. If they want to take that a step further, then can also set some sell orders if the stock nears its resistance point or goes above $400. This is one way of creating 'your own alpha,' he said. 'Investors this year are going to have to do a lot of this 'tactical buy on pullbacks, sell into rallies' because we may end the year on a negative note,' Mahoney added. 'And the only way to have returns is — not to make people day traders — but to be more active and make that volatility your friend.' Despite the volatility, you still want to confirm that a stock is trending higher, Mahoney noted. Simple moving averages are indicators that show whether a stock's overall direction is going up or down. For longer-term investors, he advised using the 200-day SMA, which is the average closing price of a security over the last 200 days. If a stock's price falls below it, you have to be very careful because it's signaling a shift to a downward trend, Mahoney said. Diversification is traditionally done across different asset classes, but it can also be done within tech stocks. Mark Malek, chief investment officer at Siebert, says tech investors tend to be overly excited about a single stock like Nvidia — which can work out really well in a bull market, but not so well in a volatile one. Adding less volatile tech stocks can smooth out an overall portfolio's risk. Malek pointed to Microsoft as a great example of a stock that has seen less volatility than many of its 'Magnificent Seven' peers. There's a simple metric investors can use to find additional stocks with lower volatility, and that's called beta. It measures how volatile a stock is relative to the overall equities market: A measure of 1 means it matches market volatility, above 1 means it's more volatile, and below 1 means it's less volatile. For example, according to FactSet data, Nvidia currently has a beta of 1.97 based on the last 90 days, which is a sign of high volatility. Meanwhile, Microsoft has a beta of 0.92, which means it's been less volatile than the broader market. 'I am suspicious': My father died, leaving me $250,000. My brother says it's all gone. What can I do? 'The whole thing feels predatory': My grandma, 97, pays $170 a month for a $10,000 life-insurance policy. Should we stop payments? My husband will inherit $180K. I think we should invest the money. He wants to pay off his $168K mortgage. Who's right? Wealthier borrowers are getting behind on their debts, a warning shot for the economy My dying cousin supposedly 'fell in love' with his hospice nurse. She inherited his entire estate. How can this happen?
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Zefiro Methane Corp. Board Member Catherine Flax to Serve as a Featured Speaker at SuperReturn Energy North America
Catherine Flax is an experienced Wall Street banker and commodities executive, who was recognized by Financial News (Dow Jones) as the Most Influential Woman in European Investment Banking in 2012. This coming Tuesday, Ms. Flax will be speaking on a panel about investing in fossil fuels at the SuperReturn Energy North America event in Miami. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZEFIRO METHANE CORP. (Cboe Canada: ZEFI) (Frankfurt: Y6B) (OTCQB: ZEFIF) (the 'Company', 'Zefiro', or 'ZEFI') today announced that Catherine Flax, a member of Zefiro's Board of Directors, will be speaking on a panel at SuperReturn Energy North America in Miami on Tuesday, March 18th. Ms. Flax will serve as a featured speaker in her capacity as Founding Member & President, Private Markets at X Machina Capital Strategies ('XMC'), which acquires and develops transformational private investments in the energy sector. Zefiro Methane Corp. is one of XMC's portfolio companies.. Last year, Zefiro announced the appointment of Catherine Flax to its Board of Directors, highlighting her extensive track record in banking and commodities trading, having held positions that include Head of Commodity Derivatives (Americas) at BNP Paribas and CEO of Commodities EMEA of J.P. Morgan. This February, Ms. Flax was quoted by Mergers & Acquisitions in an article on recent investment activity in alternative energy sources. SuperReturn Energy North America is one of the top private equity events in the energy space, attracting a wide range of Limited Partners ('LPs') and General Partners ('GPs') from around the world. An overview of LPs and GPs who will be attending the event can be viewed at the following link: From 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm Eastern on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, Ms. Flax will speak on a panel titled Fossil fuels: the test of resiliency. Along with co-panelists Ross Gage (Black Mountain), George McCormick (Outfitter Energy Capital), and Josh Schmidt (Juniper Capital Advisors), Ms. Flax will discuss considerations for institutional investors with respect to holdings in the fossil fuels segment of the energy market, particularly in the context of potentially disrupting factors such as competition from renewable energy and the electrification of transport. Catherine Flax's speaker profile for the SuperReturn Energy North America event can be viewed at the following link: coming Tuesday, Zefiro Board of Directors member Catherine Flax will be speaking on a panel about fossil fuel investment considerations at SuperReturn Energy North America Readers using news aggregation services may be unable to view the media above. Please access SEDAR+ or the section of the Company's website for a version of this press release containing all published media. Zefiro Board of Directors member Catherine Flax commented, 'From leading institutional investors to influential thought leaders, SuperReturn North America is a unique opportunity for key stakeholders throughout the energy sector to discuss industry trends and make important commercial connections. I appreciate the chance to discuss how Zefiro's oil and gas well plugging services are a model of the kinds of markets-based environmental remediation solutions that will be integral to the industry's long-term success.' Reporters/Media: For any questions or to arrange an interview, please contact Rich Myers of Profile Advisors (New York City) by email at media@ or by telephone at +1 (347) 774-1125. About Zefiro Methane Corp. Zefiro is an environmental services company, specializing in methane abatement. Zefiro strives to be a key commercial force towards Active Sustainability. Leveraging decades of operational expertise, Zefiro is building a new toolkit to clean up air, land, and water sources directly impacted by methane leaks. The Company has built a fully integrated ground operation driven by an innovative monetization solution for the emerging methane abatement marketplace. As an originator of high-quality U.S.-based methane offsets, Zefiro aims to generate long-term economic, environmental, and social returns. On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company, ZEFIRO METHANE CORP. 'Talal Debs' Talal Debs, Founder & CEO For further information, please contact: Zefiro Investor Relations1 (800) 274-ZEFI (274-9334)investor@ For media inquiries, please contact: Rich Myers - Profile Advisors (New York)media@ +1 (347) 774-1125 Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains 'forward-looking information' within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information is often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as 'seeks', 'believes', 'plans', 'expects', 'intends', 'estimates', 'anticipates' and statements that an event or result 'may', 'will', 'should', 'could' or 'might' occur or be achieved and other similar expressions. In particular, this news release contains forward-looking information including statements regarding: the Company's intention to reduce emissions from end-of-life oil and gas wells and eliminate methane gas; the Company's partnerships with industry operators, state agencies, and federal governments; the Company's expectations for continued increases in revenues and EBITDA growth as a result of these partnerships; the Company's intentions to build out its presence in the United States; the anticipated federal funding for orphaned well site plugging, remediation and restoring activities; the Company's expectations to become a growing environmental services company; the Company's ability to provide institutional and retail investors alike with the opportunity to join the Active Sustainability movement; the Company's ability to generate long-term economic, environmental, and social returns; and other statements regarding the Company's business and the industry in which the Company operates. The forward-looking information reflects management's current expectations based on information currently available and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking information. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed timeframes or at all. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: (i) adverse general market and economic conditions; (ii) changes to and price and volume volatility in the carbon market; (iii) changes to the regulatory landscape and global policies applicable to the Company's business; (iv) failure to obtain all necessary regulatory approvals; and (v) other risk factors set forth in its Prospectus dated April 8, 2024 under the heading 'Risk Factors'. The Company operates in a rapidly evolving environment where technologies are in the early stage of adoption. New risk factors emerge from time to time, and it is impossible for the Company's management to predict all risk factors, nor can the Company assess the impact of all factors on Company's business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ from those contained in any forward-looking information. Forward-looking information in this news release is based on the opinions and assumptions of management considered reasonable as of the date hereof, including, but not limited to, the assumption that general business and economic conditions will not change in a materially adverse manner. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information. The forward-looking information included in this news release is made as of the date of this news release and the Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. 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