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How to Analyze Small-Cap Stocks That Have 10X Potential
Small-cap stocks have created some of the biggest winners in stock market history. Legendary investor Peter Lynch focused on finding under-the-radar small-cap stocks to achieve outsized returns because he believed, “The size of a company has a lot to do with how much money you’re going to make on it.” Unlike large-cap stocks, small-caps tend …

The 10 Best Stock Screening Strategies for Finding Undervalued Stock Ideas
In the 1950s and 60s, Warren Buffett searched for stock ideas by reading the 26,000-page Moody’s Manual cover to cover. This gave him an edge because he was able to find great stocks most investors overlooked. Today, we can find great ideas faster with stock screeners. Stock screeners let us filter the entire global market …

5 Red Flags That a Stock Could Be a Value Trap
Just because a stock looks cheap doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a bargain. Some stocks look undervalued, but they’re actually poor businesses that are destined to fail. These stocks are called value traps. This article covers five major red flags that you can use to help you avoid value traps. 1. Declining or Negative Revenue Growth …

8 Key Metrics to Find Undervalued Stocks
Finding undervalued stocks isn’t as simple as chasing low P/E ratios or buying stocks just because they’ve dropped in price. The real goal is to find strong, high-quality companies that the market has overlooked. To do this, investors can use a combination of valuation metrics, growth indicators, and financial health measures to separate potential bargains …

How to Find Undervalued Stocks Before the Market Does
The stock market isn’t always rational. Prices swing based on emotions, macroeconomic events, and investor sentiment, which can create opportunities for investors to buy stocks when they’re undervalued. In this article, we’ll talk about how to find undervalued stocks by first exploring what factors typically lead to stocks becoming undervalued, some of the best strategies …

British American Tobacco Still Looks Cheap After Rising 30% This Year
Key Takeaways: British American Tobacco has already climbed over 30% this year while also delivering investors nearly $3 per share in dividends. However, the stock still looks cheap today: British American Tobacco (BAT) is a global tobacco company that generates strong, consistent cash flows from its legacy cigarette brands. These cash flows allow the company …

Michael Burry’s Third-Largest Holding ($FOUR) Is Up 50%. Is It Too Late to Buy?
Key Takeaways: Investors have their eyes on Shift4 Payments stock ($FOUR), which is currently Michael Burry’s third-largest holding in his hedge fund, Scion Asset Management. The stock has already climbed over 50% in the past year. Shift4 Payments is a fast-growing payment processing company that helps businesses in hospitality, retail, e-commerce, and other industries handle …

How to Evaluate Scalability for High-Growth Stocks
Not all companies grow equally. Some companies can scale their operations seamlessly, growing revenue and profits with the kind of efficiency that fuels long-term business success and can deliver life-changing returns for investors. But other businesses struggle. As they expand, their costs rise just as quickly as revenue, leaving them with shrinking margins, poor returns …

How to Find a Growth Stock’s Total Addressable Market (TAM)
Not all growth stocks are created equal. Some operate in massive, untapped markets with room for exponential growth, while others see their growth capped because they’ve become a big fish in a small pond. Tesla and Shopify both thrived because they dominated massive and expanding markets, which gave these companies lots of room to grow. …

How to Find High-Growth Stocks Early (Beginner-Friendly)
Imagine finding Amazon stock when it was just an online bookstore or Tesla before electric cars reshaped the auto industry. These companies were once considered small players, but they went on to disrupt entire industries and deliver extraordinary returns to early investors. The key to finding high-growth stocks early lies in understanding the specific traits …

Visa Stock Delivered 17% Annual Returns Over the Last 10 Years. Can It Continue?
Key Takeaways: Visa ($V) stock has risen 17% per year over the past decade, while the market averaged around 11% annual price returns. This has led to Visa stock nearly doubling the market’s total return over the past decade. Visa is one of two dominant players in the global payments duopoly, alongside Mastercard (MA). Its …
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