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For those who have picked stocks, how have you done so far?

Lost money
15 (14%)
It was a wash
10 (9.3%)
Made money, but lost to the S&P
17 (15.9%)
Matched or slightly beat the S&P
32 (29.9%)
Blew the S&P out of the water
33 (30.8%)

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YoungInvestor

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Brookfield asset management and Brookfield property partners got way too cheap in December and I like the exposure to real assets that they bring.

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I'm long JC Penny. Going to stick $10k in there and see what happens.

Wish me luck!

Up almost 20% in 9 days!


Boeing is looking good right now. GE too.

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EXAS down to $81 today. Is it time to buy the dip or will it be dropping more?

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EXAS down to $81 today. Is it time to buy the dip or will it be dropping more?

Back up the truck!!

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It’s a good buying opportunity. The ACA ruckus caused a big selloff in health care/biotech stocks. Meaningless in the long run.

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Currently have a 25 stock portfolio as a part of my overall investments. Currently sitting at a CAGR 200 points higher than the S&P. All buy and hold stocks with the exception of DVN. Purchased at $20 and sold at $44.

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MO (single largest position since 2009 -2,000 shares), UNP, KO, BDX, ABT, JNJ, RSRV, TPL, T, VZ, PG, IBM, TXN, PM, SKT, TRC, O, TVE (fascinating hybrid security), CAT, CME, trying to build into BWEL but it’s OTC and dark and getting my broker to consistently take limit orders is tough.  I was finally able to get acknowledged as a shareholder so I get financials now.  I’ve also got some bank Preferreds and am looking at Diamond Offshore 2021 bonds trading well below par but haven’t yet pulled the trigger.

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Last summer I invested ~50k into Avita Medical (AVMXY). They do burn treatments, and had their first product get FDA approved in late September. Future looks bright, likely takeover candidate in the next year or two.

Up almost 100% since I bought. Even selling now would shave almost a year off my FIRE path.

Wow, nice work. That's a hefty sum for someone your age (30?). I can't imagine that was a tiny sliver of your net worth, and seems like a pretty speculative (though obviously successful) bet.

Do you mind providing some detail in regards to how you arrived to reach the level of confidence in the company to put 50k on the line?

Hi! Yes, at the time I invested, 50k represented about 25% of my portfolio. Even with the benefit of hindsight, it was way too much, but I was very over-confident:

1. I heard about it from a trusted friend who also works in the industry. He said their product was amazing and would sell.
2. I researched absolutely everything I could online. Both the history of the product and company. FDA approval was forcast, the FDA submission looked rock solid, and a new executive team had been put in place (earlier management had badly bungled the company and almost driven it to bankruptcy). The efficacy of the product and the new CEO's pedigree were both enough to sell me on the future of the company and the stock.
3. I waited for a bottom to form in the share price, and entered just as it started to lift.

As of writing now, I am up 322%. Holding until I go LTCG in July.

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Last summer I invested ~50k into Avita Medical (AVMXY). They do burn treatments, and had their first product get FDA approved in late September. Future looks bright, likely takeover candidate in the next year or two.

Up almost 100% since I bought. Even selling now would shave almost a year off my FIRE path.

Wow, nice work. That's a hefty sum for someone your age (30?). I can't imagine that was a tiny sliver of your net worth, and seems like a pretty speculative (though obviously successful) bet.

Do you mind providing some detail in regards to how you arrived to reach the level of confidence in the company to put 50k on the line?

Hi! Yes, at the time I invested, 50k represented about 25% of my portfolio. Even with the benefit of hindsight, it was way too much, but I was very over-confident:

1. I heard about it from a trusted friend who also works in the industry. He said their product was amazing and would sell.
2. I researched absolutely everything I could online. Both the history of the product and company. FDA approval was forcast, the FDA submission looked rock solid, and a new executive team had been put in place (earlier management had badly bungled the company and almost driven it to bankruptcy). The efficacy of the product and the new CEO's pedigree were both enough to sell me on the future of the company and the stock.
3. I waited for a bottom to form in the share price, and entered just as it started to lift.

As of writing now, I am up 322%. Holding until I go LTCG in July.

Thanks for sharing and feel free to share any other hot tips you have. Don't worry, I won't be putting 25% on the line :)

As of now I currently own $5,000 of Intel and $5,000 of Albemarle which is a newly minted dividend aristocrat whose revenue is about 1/3 lithium production.

I have Skyworks and Cisco on my radar, but still skittish about Skyworks' revenue being so concentrated with Apple and still feeling Cisco could be bought on a dip. Alphabet, Blackline, Paypal, Visa - I like these as well but not at their current prices.

Any tips anyone has for me? I have a preference for a solid track record with potential for big upside. Not a fan of declining industries, debt, defense, or tobacco. Dividends a plus but not required. High PE ratios OK but must be justified by growth. No cat owners. Must enjoy cooking, wine, and coffee.


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To keep things fair: I am still in Tesla, and maaaan, that sucks right now.

This experiments runs until Dec. 2019. You know, tax loss harvesting.

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Last summer I invested ~50k into Avita Medical (AVMXY). They do burn treatments, and had their first product get FDA approved in late September. Future looks bright, likely takeover candidate in the next year or two.

Up almost 100% since I bought. Even selling now would shave almost a year off my FIRE path.

Wow, nice work. That's a hefty sum for someone your age (30?). I can't imagine that was a tiny sliver of your net worth, and seems like a pretty speculative (though obviously successful) bet.

Do you mind providing some detail in regards to how you arrived to reach the level of confidence in the company to put 50k on the line?

Hi! Yes, at the time I invested, 50k represented about 25% of my portfolio. Even with the benefit of hindsight, it was way too much, but I was very over-confident:

1. I heard about it from a trusted friend who also works in the industry. He said their product was amazing and would sell.
2. I researched absolutely everything I could online. Both the history of the product and company. FDA approval was forcast, the FDA submission looked rock solid, and a new executive team had been put in place (earlier management had badly bungled the company and almost driven it to bankruptcy). The efficacy of the product and the new CEO's pedigree were both enough to sell me on the future of the company and the stock.
3. I waited for a bottom to form in the share price, and entered just as it started to lift.

As of writing now, I am up 322%. Holding until I go LTCG in July.

Thanks for sharing and feel free to share any other hot tips you have. Don't worry, I won't be putting 25% on the line :)

Lol I wish I had more hot tips to give. Sadly I think this discovery will be something like once in a lifetime.

As of today (after a massive rise and rapid retrace) I am up 392%. Nearly four years shaved off FIRE timeline.

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buying & selling (and still holding a bit) of TLRY has given me 222% return over 38 months.
buying & selling (and still holding a bit) of CGC has given me 460% return over 27 months.
if I'd have put the $ I've invested in TSLA into those 2 stocks I'd be more satisfied with my total portfolio return

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Mostly whole market ETFs, but some specific holdings.  Dividend payers are chosen for the tax favourable income in Canada.  Brookfield Infrastructure, Dream Global REIT
Disney: held it for a long time, will be interesting to see if it gets to a P/E ratio anywhere near Netflix. 

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Since August 2018 on the TSX (gains below include dividends):

Have bought and sold (and am currently out of):
BPY.UN (made 2600 on 12,800 after buying on the dips and selling on the highs three times)
CPX (made 300 on 13,000 in a week)
TRP (made 400 on 10,000 in two months; not proud of this one, should've held)
LSPD (made 2400 on 8,000 in less than a month)

Have bought and currently hold:
IPL (up 1200 on 10,500 in ~three months)
WCP (up 780 on 5100 in ~four months)
TD (up 1850 on 28,500 in four months)
ENB (up 3750 on 22,500 in 19 months)

Just bought:
PLC
ALEF

Above were all calculated risks with non-core cash and, aside from TD and ENB, all were/are trades rather than investments.  So far, all has been well, but I am waiting for disaster to strike, as I know it must at some point ...
« Last Edit: April 13, 2019, 05:39:15 PM by meghan88 »

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EXAS down to $81 today. Is it time to buy the dip or will it be dropping more?

Thanks for this.  I bought at $81.80 that day, and sold on 4/3 at $89 for a tidy profit!

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Here we go; let me track this purchase, see if beats S&P500 in the next 3-5 yrs.

4/15 VWAGY - 56 @ 17.85 (999.60)


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I think dividends are fun, and have spent a little bit of cash on those types of stocks over the years, with variable luck; one company went bankrupt, and an other one has had an 511 % growth. In sum total I'm up 61% since 2015, which should be a little bit better than the index?

My best company, that I think will keep growing, is TOMRA. It is a company that makes sorting technology, and that completely dominates the market for deposit systems for cans and plastic bottles. In addition, they make different types of sorting systems for fruits and other goods.

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I think dividends are fun, and have spent a little bit of cash on those types of stocks over the years, with variable luck; one company went bankrupt, and an other one has had an 511 % growth. In sum total I'm up 61% since 2015, which should be a little bit better than the index?

My best company, that I think will keep growing, is TOMRA. It is a company that makes sorting technology, and that completely dominates the market for deposit systems for cans and plastic bottles. In addition, they make different types of sorting systems for fruits and other goods.

Just put TOMRA on my watch list. A little pricey at the moment but I'll buy on a dip as I love market dominators and I work in packaging sustainability so I have some personal enjoyment in that investment.

I recently invested in Albemarle as a long term lithium play cushioned by the fact that 2/3 of their revenue is outside of lithium and they are a dividend aristocrat.

I also invested in FIS to have relatively affordable exposure to digital payment processing. Pypl, SQ, Visa, Mastercard - all a little pricey at the moment for me, and FISV has more debt than I'm comfortable with.

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Thought this is the best place to ask since I may get burned alive if I open a thread for this but here we go:

Is McDonald's a good proxy for real estate investment?

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Thought this is the best place to ask since I may get burned alive if I open a thread for this but here we go:

Is McDonald's a good proxy for real estate investment?

I don't think it is a good proxy, especially when you can just buy shares of a REIT. Speaking of which, I have invested $4,000 in CIO.

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Brookfield asset management and Brookfield property partners got way too cheap in December and I like the exposure to real assets that they bring.

Nice.  I went with some other cheap REITs.  They have really bounced back YTD, huh?  I have to revise my thinking on BPR due to the tender/buyback.  I didn't like the compensation/external management structure, but they acted contrary to my perception of the incentives with that tender for the BPR shares (reducing their AUM).  So, it's back on my list.  I like their redevelopment skills and what I can deduce about their plans for the old GGP.  BPR is back on my watch list.

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I've had an ongoing little stock picking for the last few years ... I have been very LUCKY ... to have made a profit on every one of my stocks ... but I must stress that I don't sell UNTIL I make a profit ... that seems to the the problem with some people at work who are very stressed with the stock market. I buy into what I think is good (it WAS APHRIA for the longest time then I sold at a nice profit... next it was Aurora ... still have some but have made a very tidy profit on a large chunk BUT am still waiting for prices to hit above $14 for my next 'sell' for a nice tidy chunk ... I invested two weeks ago a tiny amount ($1600) in a female owned company (EVE & Co) getting into the marijuana business in a very small town south of London, ON ... @.42 cents I am just wondering how they will do once they jump through all the hoops and get all their licenses. 

Otherwise I stick to the couch potato XAW ZAG VCN :)

Kicking myself for selling my 'first' stock pick when it was down down down lol...that would be GM ;) but I made the mistake THEN of using money I would need ... now the money I use for 'stock picking" is extra and I can wait out the market for the benefits :)

There is a little company called Patriot One that I got into as well ... I am up a few hundred dollars on it ... but it is another interesting one...check it out!!

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Picking long positions is easy in a rapid economic expansion like we've had since 2009.

Has anyone had luck shorting companies?

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Bought AMZN and TCEHY over a year ago and both have been solid. Amazon and Tencent should be around a long time...
Long GE with Culp, and just recently bought Kraft Heinz after the dip to $32 and AT&T for that generous yield.

Hoping to add to my T and KHC positions as well as renewable energy (like Royal Dutch) and health care in the future.

Beyond these, I still have my normal ETF/Index Funds in my 401 through my employer.

What are your thoughts on Hemp/pot stocks like MJNA?
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Re: I know we're not supposed to. But it's fun dammit. Share your stock picks!
« Reply #74 on: October 04, 2019, 02:41:47 PM »
Still in Avita Medical. Recently uplisted to NASDAQ and I’m up 540%. Still own 38k shares but I’ve been very slowly bleeding my position. Expect a buyout in the next 12-24 months.

Depending on buyout price, I expect to be FI when this is all said and done.

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Re: I know we're not supposed to. But it's fun dammit. Share your stock picks!
« Reply #75 on: October 04, 2019, 03:30:18 PM »
ROST bought at a split (2:1 and 2:1) adjusted price of 11 now 108
ADP  bought at 38  now 159
VZ   bought at 26  now 59
BAC bought at 12  now 28
T     bought at 26  sold at 35


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I love small cap biopharma.

There are two companies that do gene-editing. That's right, they'll slice and splice your DNA to kill what ails you.
CRSP and NTLA

Here's what I look for when screening small cap biopharma as a potential take over target:

1) Breakthrough technology with blockbuster potential. Meaning, they want to cure something that afflicts LOTS of people and in a completely new and novel fashion. Like DNA editing.

2) Strong balance sheet. Literally read the balance sheet and see how much cash is on hand. Can they last at least two years with current cash levels before having to issue more stock to raise money?

3) Look at the people running the company; it'll be on their website. What else have they done? Where are they from? Education level?

4) Short interest. I'm looking for for a high short interest (over 10%) as that is built-in future demand as well as some bears who can be converted to bulls.

5) Less than three years on the stock market. They'll need some time to develop their drugs, but if they need too much time, then that shows that they don't have anything.

6) Pipeline. More than just one drug in development. Quality and quantity.

7) Small cap; these are both very small cap, (one is under $1b and the other is at $2b) so a little bit of news goes a long way in moving the stock.

8) Other large block owners of the stock: are they also in the pharma branch? Or just some Wall St. idiots with a lot of money who don't know where else to put it?

9) Have an exit strategy: Know when you want to get out; after 20%, 50% or 100% gain? Don't get greedy and have the discipline to stick to your plan.

Hi there bwall--I just wanted to come back 28 months later and say how much I enjoyed this exchange with you and how much I admire what you do. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. And, by the way, because of your post, I bought 30 shares NTLA at an average price of $13.88, and as of today it is up 499.9%, to $83.15, and I have a $2,078.19 profit, and have enjoyed watching this stock and company. Thanks, internet stranger!

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I love small cap biopharma.

There are two companies that do gene-editing. That's right, they'll slice and splice your DNA to kill what ails you.
CRSP and NTLA

Here's what I look for when screening small cap biopharma as a potential take over target:

1) Breakthrough technology with blockbuster potential. Meaning, they want to cure something that afflicts LOTS of people and in a completely new and novel fashion. Like DNA editing.

2) Strong balance sheet. Literally read the balance sheet and see how much cash is on hand. Can they last at least two years with current cash levels before having to issue more stock to raise money?

3) Look at the people running the company; it'll be on their website. What else have they done? Where are they from? Education level?

4) Short interest. I'm looking for for a high short interest (over 10%) as that is built-in future demand as well as some bears who can be converted to bulls.

5) Less than three years on the stock market. They'll need some time to develop their drugs, but if they need too much time, then that shows that they don't have anything.

6) Pipeline. More than just one drug in development. Quality and quantity.

7) Small cap; these are both very small cap, (one is under $1b and the other is at $2b) so a little bit of news goes a long way in moving the stock.

8) Other large block owners of the stock: are they also in the pharma branch? Or just some Wall St. idiots with a lot of money who don't know where else to put it?

9) Have an exit strategy: Know when you want to get out; after 20%, 50% or 100% gain? Don't get greedy and have the discipline to stick to your plan.

Hi there bwall--I just wanted to come back 28 months later and say how much I enjoyed this exchange with you and how much I admire what you do. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. And, by the way, because of your post, I bought 30 shares NTLA at an average price of $13.88, and as of today it is up 499.9%, to $83.15, and I have a $2,078.19 profit, and have enjoyed watching this stock and company. Thanks, internet stranger!

All in a day's work, ma'am! (or sir) :)

Thank you for circling back and congratulations on your investment! I might have suggested it, but you ACTUALLY ACTED UPON IT. Which, is no small thing. I've (sort-of) pitched a couple of biopharmas off and on since 2019 and I think you're the only one who's taken action. And your brokerage account sees the results.

I've held CRSP since the original post and bought more after posting in Feb. 2019. It's done very well and I'm surprised at how powerful stock moves can be to one's net worth. I guess that's the difference between doing the math and seeing the results in your account. I believe it's still early innings for gene editing stocks and that NTLA has a lot of room to run still.


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Hi there bwall--I just wanted to come back 28 months later and say how much I enjoyed this exchange with you and how much I admire what you do. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. And, by the way, because of your post, I bought 30 shares NTLA at an average price of $13.88, and as of today it is up 499.9%, to $83.15, and I have a $2,078.19 profit, and have enjoyed watching this stock and company. Thanks, internet stranger!

@jodelino ; with today's news, you should be up almost 10x on your initial investment on Intellia. That is a amazing display of the power of the stock market to lift the fortunes of the 'average joe'.

Through stock ownership, one can be a silent partner of some of the best companies on earth. No expertise or input or other obligations are required.

In some countries, the stock market is viewed by the average joe as a casino or a lottery. So, they do not participate. As a result, they do not reach financial goals that are obtainable through stock ownership. 


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Hi there bwall--I just wanted to come back 28 months later and say how much I enjoyed this exchange with you and how much I admire what you do. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. And, by the way, because of your post, I bought 30 shares NTLA at an average price of $13.88, and as of today it is up 499.9%, to $83.15, and I have a $2,078.19 profit, and have enjoyed watching this stock and company. Thanks, internet stranger!

@jodelino ; with today's news, you should be up almost 10x on your initial investment on Intellia. That is a amazing display of the power of the stock market to lift the fortunes of the 'average joe'.

Through stock ownership, one can be a silent partner of some of the best companies on earth. No expertise or input or other obligations are required.

In some countries, the stock market is viewed by the average joe as a casino or a lottery. So, they do not participate. As a result, they do not reach financial goals that are obtainable through stock ownership. 




Yes indeed, bwall, with today's news, my Feb. 2019 investment of $416 in NTLA is now valued at $4,002, so up almost 10x. Only a couple weeks ago, you said that NTLA has more room to run and you sure were right!

And, as satisfying as the increase, was reading today's news about the company's huge breakthrough in gene therapy. My family is grappling with the effects of a genetic disease right now, and this news gives me hope for the next generation.

Thanks again, for sharing your knowledge. You are very humble, with your anyone-can-do-it attitude, but really, not anyone can do it. I remember going to the NTLA website after your post back in 2019 and reading the bios of the staff and being impressed, but I really wouldn't have had the experience or insight to evaluate the company.

And I did get a little CSPR after our last exchange--its boat lifted today as well.

Wondering if you think your Rule #9 applies here: "Have an exit strategy: Know when you want to get out; after 20%, 50% or 100% gain? Don't get greedy and have the discipline to stick to your plan." Because I'm now emotionally invested in this company and don't plan to sell...

And, uh...if you have any other small cap biopharma picks, I am all ears.

Thank you, Sir--

Ma'am Jodelino

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@jodelino ;

Congratulations! Professional money managers across the world would envy your 10x performance in NTLA in less than 2.5 years. Those guys in their fancy suits and big city high rise office buildings would look at your performance and wish they could do as well as you did.

Now, you have a high quality decision to make: Rule #9 says that you should sell enough NTLA to pull out your initial investment ($416) and put it in a safe place, like the index fund of your choice. Now you're playing with the house's money on NTLA and the worst case scenario is ...... you still have your initial investment. That's prudent and wise. However, why would you want to do that when.... Intellia isn't done going up yet.

Here's my analysis of what happened yesterday;
Intellia announced the initial interim results after 28 days (!) from a phase I study in 6 patients. This is a small population and a short amount of time (28 days). Sure, the news was incredibly positive, but, until the data is out on more patients and a longer time frame, it's hard to draw substantive conclusions, beyond of course the 'proof of concept' euphoria we saw yesterday.
The study itself isn't scheduled for completion until March, 2024, and then the data must be evaluated and presented to the FDA for approval. Here's the study: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04601051

With a market cap of $9b, Intellia is still small. The big players in pharma have market caps of $200b - $300b. They could easily buy out Intellia if they wanted to. But, they don't want to (yet), for the above listed reasons. However, with FDA approval (around 2025 or 2026), then Intellia will have a marketable product and/or be ready for a take-over.  In sum, there are lots of hurdles yet to overcome. The stock will rise (or fall) as those hurdles are (or are not) surmounted one by one.

At the risk of boring the reader, a side note on CRSP: It only went up yesterday because of Intellia. The news was so strong that it pulled up the entire gene editing sector. My two favorite stocks are CRSP and Twist bioscience, a company that writes (creates) synthetic DNA. These are American companies, providing well paid jobs in America. In my opinion, the best investing opportunities are in the USA and available to anyone who is so inclined.

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BRK or BRK/b

It's like a the S&P all by itself with the added benefit of not increasing taxes since it doesn't throw off dividends.

Seconded. Berkshire is currently quite cheap compared to the overall market.

It's not exciting, though.

Making money is always exciting.
Good choice

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I know we aren't 'supposed to',  full disclosure I don't own any index funds, as I am terrified by them. Despite this I am fired with an 8 fig net worth. I am a value investor that does my own work and invests in special situations.

One stock that I have been buying this month is a spinoff Technip Energies (THNPY is the ADR)  - 8x P/E for a capital light, net cash company seems pretty cheap in these markets. Most people just haven't looked yet. They will start paying out 30% of profits (4% dividend yield) in 2022

Generally I have found spinoffs a great place to find value (highly recommend reading Greenblatts book on the subject), especially with the forced selling that comes with them being pushed out of the index.  For example I bought this stock from some index fund that was forced to sell as the spun off company wasnt in the index - and for no other reason.


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I inherited a bunch on penny stocks when my father passed away.

Success stories
  • Penny stock 1 cost basis .002 sold at .11. I made over $150,000
  • Penny stock 2 cost basis .14 currently selling at 3.00. It's up about $100,000

Horror stories
  • Penny stock 3 cost basis 1.20 currently delisted. I lost over 700,000. Although it's in litigation so maybe there's something still there.

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In 2018 I had changed my investment strategy for retirement planning and decided to create a 5 stock portfolio for my taxable brokerage account.
AAPL - I use apple products and continue to see them as a tech leader.
AMZN - I use amazon a lot and continue to see them as a leader in retail and Amazon Web Services(a hugely profitable part of the company)
BRK.B - totally agree, this is not an exciting one, but it is fun to drive by all of the places, use things and wear clothes by a company I own shares in.  Forest River, fruit of the loom, dairy queen, Realty companies, Geico, etc...
FDX - I purchased them as the dog of delivery.  They were down from the purchase of over seas TNT business and ended up in a lot of lawsuits.  They have crawled out of that now and are back on track.  I continue to see them as a leader in logistics for years to come.  Like them better than UPS.
TSLA - Not just a car company.  They have billions of miles of driving data for their self-driving efforts.  Also, solar, battery tech is leading-edge stuff.

I had purchased 10 shares of TSLA at $375, then 10 more at $330 and another 10 shares at $280.  I kick myself for not doubling my position at $200, but the news was pretty convinced it was headed to $60(or zero) at the time and I couldn't pull the trigger.  Shortly after that it dipped to $190 one day and then it went to $900 and I sold 10 shares to get my investment back.   It then went up to $2500 and split 5:1 and so I now have 100 shares with no investment.

Have never had a 10 bagger before(1000% return) and don't pretend to have any special insight.  I just have seen the tech developed by Tesla and the cultish owners with no marketing spend and could not see a way that Tesla fails.  The worst-case scenario in my mind was the IP was worth a significant amount to one of the other car manufacturers if everything else blew up.  I may never have a stock that performs like this again, but it sure has been fun to be in for the whole time.  My portfolio is pretty lopsided at the moment, but I am not too concerned as the rest of the portfolio has performed well against S&P in the same time period.

Companies I am watching:
COST - warehouse club is just crazy busy all the time for the past ten years we go there 2 times a month.  We laugh at the small packages we get at the grocery store.
MMM - They have been crushed by some bad decisions and reorganizations, but appear to be coming out of it.
HD - Home Depot has invested well in POS tech and I just don't see the big box doing anything but expanding in home improvement
TGT - I think TGT has made some good adjustments in the past 5 years that have right sized the business and pared down thier offering.  This is wise as the stores that try to compete with amazon will be crushed.  They need to stay focused on convenience and end cap shoppers, not a place with anything an everything.
DIS - I hate their politics, but they are transitioning to a digital consumption model well.  Using the star wars and marvel franchises as a catapult has been a good idea for them.

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I’ve mentioned it on a few other threads but I’m well invested in RECAF. So far the news is all positive that they’re sitting in the biggest oil find in decades.

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MCD. Filled my traditional IRA quota for the year ($5k) with MCD in 2016, with dividends until today it has had an 18.5% annual return, where the S&P500 would have had 14.9%. This has resulted in over $2k more in my IRA today than a S&P etf would have returned for just that one chunk of shares purchased!

I typically invest in VTSAX/VTI, but I still hold over 60 shares of MCD as a "small" chunk of what I consider to be a diversified real estate position in my IRA. Not sure how much longer I should leave it there.... I need to rebalance badly, but I have an affinity for this position due to how well it has done, and how clearly good of a deal it appeared to be in 2016 when I did the research.
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I’ve mentioned it on a few other threads but I’m well invested in RECAF. So far the news is all positive that they’re sitting in the biggest oil find in decades.
I'm long on RECAF in my speculative holdings. Fun one to watch. IMO it's mostly derisked with medium to high upside. perfect stock to play with! What price level did you get in on?

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AMD. There’s a massive global microchip shortage at the moment. Demand is huge and growing. I expect AMD to do quite well within the next couple years.

Nokia. Yep, for real it’s not a typo. In my opinion very undervalued company. Just because of the sentiment from the past failures. It’s a different company now. Strong balance sheet and cash flow. With the new management and with the amount of 5g contracts and patent rights they have - expecting Nokia to do well. Also looking at it as around 2 years investment and expecting at least 100% return from where it’s now.

I have Recaf as well - Europe line 0XD. With the recent run it has become my biggest position (based on MV not cost). As mentioned by a few others - definitely the most exciting investment I have and probably ever will have. I don’t think it’s derisked as stated in above reply. It’s still a high risk and very high potential reward investment.

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In the last year I've done well with Air Canada, Suncor, Stelco, H&R REIT, Freeport-McMoran, Phillips 66, Northern Oil and Gas

Bought Sandstorm Gold at last bottom and sold it way too early thinking it was just too early for a gold rally. Small profit.
 
Made a disappointing profit on Boeing (a company that has a knack for creating bad press) and sold it.

Used the Boeing money to buy CUBE last week. It's been on a tear lately and I'm hoping that trend is not over. During the last few days of turmoil, I'm up about 1% while Boeing dropped a lot. (do they call that a 3.5% opportunity profit?)

I've also discovered MVO and after Suncor earning report in a couple of weeks, I'll decide whether to move over to MVO until Suncor is ready to pop(it will pop big time eventually).

Canada's BNN MarketCall recommended DOC (TSX) and I looked into it. I like it and will likely buy it on Monday.

I was filtering through NYSE stocks and discovered BellRing Brands: BRBR. Great earnings and revenue growth. I love their chart like CUBE and DOC. This looks like an undiscovered gem.

I'd love to hear anyone's thoughts on CUBE, DOC and BRBR.

I'm passing up on ATEN, A10 Networks which kills me as the chart is great and the product is cyber security which is quite prescient.


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Companies I am watching:
COST - warehouse club is just crazy busy all the time for the past ten years we go there 2 times a month.  We laugh at the small packages we get at the grocery store.
MMM - They have been crushed by some bad decisions and reorganizations, but appear to be coming out of it.
HD - Home Depot has invested well in POS tech and I just don't see the big box doing anything but expanding in home improvement
TGT - I think TGT has made some good adjustments in the past 5 years that have right sized the business and pared down thier offering.  This is wise as the stores that try to compete with amazon will be crushed.  They need to stay focused on convenience and end cap shoppers, not a place with anything an everything.
DIS - I hate their politics, but they are transitioning to a digital consumption model well.  Using the star wars and marvel franchises as a catapult has been a good idea for them.


All good companies.

As for your comment on DIS (full disclosure, I've owned them for a long time), ethical investing is something I've wondered about.  Where do I draw the line?

Arguably, most companies will do some shady stuff.  Amazon mistreating workers, sin stocks (alcohol/tobacco), Apple with child-labor subcontractors, or private prison companies.

I think at some point it might make sense to invest in a profitable company and then vote in their elections and try to better them.

Disney, case in point, seems to have improved a fair bit over the last few years.  They've stopped donating to election-denying politicians, they've been less vocal about anti-union activities, etc. etc.   Do I think they're GOOD, not necessarily. I do think they're a little bit better - hopefully as a response to shareholder/customer activism.


Meanwhile, I've been picking up FNF, BMY, AWR and I bought into PETS not too long ago, but then it spiked to a higher-than-I-could-justify price, so I dumped it all.  I just got back into that now that it dropped back to value-territory again.

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