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Jea Yu, Contributing Author at MarketBeat

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MILAN, ITALY - CIRCA NOVEMBER, 2017: cosmetics on display at Rinascente. Rinascente is a collection of high-end stores. - Stock Editorial Photography
February 20, 2025 6:15 AM ET

3 Beauty Stocks Off to an Ugly Start—Can 1 Stage a Comeback?

Jea Yu

Beauty stocks are off to an ugly start in 2025, but there may be 1 stock that will lead the rebound as they already beat and raised earnings guidance.

NASDAQ:ULTANYSE:ELFNYSE:COTY
Read 3 Beauty Stocks Off to an Ugly Start—Can 1 Stage a Comeback?
Fastenal logo on smartphone
February 20, 2025 5:50 AM ET

Fastenal : Growth Trends, Challenges & Key Investment Insights

Jea Yu

Fasteners, bolts, screws and studs may seem like a boring business, but its big business for Fastenal which may see sales surge in the "Golden Age" of manufact

NASDAQ:FASTNYSE:GWWNYSE:MSM
Read Fastenal : Growth Trends, Challenges & Key Investment Insights
Biogen Stock Is Mutating Into a Value Play
February 20, 2025 5:42 AM ET

Biogen Stock Is Mutating Into a Value Play

Jea Yu

Biogen shares have fallen over 70% from its highs nearly 12-years ago, but value investors should take a look at its metrics of just 12.4 P/E and P/B of 1.2X

NASDAQ:BIIBNYSE:LLYNASDAQ:REGN
Read Biogen Stock Is Mutating Into a Value Play
Hershey, PA, USA - December 11, 2018: Hershey Candy Characters waving from a roof at the entrance to Chocolate World. — Illustration
February 20, 2025 5:15 AM ET

Hershey’s Sweet Comeback: Why Investors Are Taking Notice

Jea Yu

Hershey's is the iconic chocolate maker that also sells salty and sweet snacks and other candy brands including Twizzlers, Dot's Pretzels, Jolly Rancher, Payday

NYSE:HSYNASDAQ:MDLZNYSE:TR
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General Motors: Can It Survive Tariffs and Loss of EV Mandates?
February 19, 2025 5:47 AM ET

General Motors: Can It Survive Tariffs and Loss of EV Mandates?

Jea Yu

General Motors had a stellar 2024 rising 50%, but 2025 is a much tougher road with Trump's tariffs and the suspension of EV mandates and potential auto tariffs

NYSE:GMNYSE:FNYSE:STLA
Read General Motors: Can It Survive Tariffs and Loss of EV Mandates?
Affirm online shopping BNPL
February 19, 2025 5:30 AM ET

Affirm Hits Profitability—Here’s What Investors Should Watch

Jea Yu

Affirm Holdings is the leading buy now pay later (BNPL) provider and it finally turned a profit after posting another quarter of record revenues. This is next.

NASDAQ:AFRMNYSE:SQNASDAQ:SEZL
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Dutch Bros Coffee chain specializing in all different kinds of coffee. Location of the photo was taken in Gilbert Arizona. — Stock Editorial Photography
February 19, 2025 5:00 AM ET

Dutch Bros: Percolating Higher on Hypergrowth, More Upside to Go

Jea Yu

Dutch Bros is in hypergrowth mode as its drive-thru coffee shops have grown to 1,000 locations generating $2 million per 950 sq feet store.

NYSE:BROSNASDAQ:SBUXNYSE:CMG
Read Dutch Bros: Percolating Higher on Hypergrowth, More Upside to Go
USA News Concept: Letter Tiles Trade War On US Flag, 3d illustration - stock image
February 13, 2025 5:00 AM ET

6 Stocks Poised to Benefit From a Trade War in Unexpected Ways

Jea Yu

A trade war seems bad for everyone but some stocks can actually benefit from tariff tit-for-tats leading to a trade war and pockets of demand arise.

NYSE:NUENASDAQ:REBNNYSE:KMX
Read 6 Stocks Poised to Benefit From a Trade War in Unexpected Ways
Excavator at the construction site - stock image
February 12, 2025 6:30 AM ET

Rebuilding Stronger: 3 Stocks Driving Infrastructure Recovery

Jea Yu

The Los Angeles wildfires caused up to $164 billion in property damage. Three three companies will benefit from the cleanup and rebuilding efforts.

NYSE:CATNYSE:DENYSE:FLR
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February 12, 2025 6:15 AM ET

GLP-1 Alternatives: 2 Stocks Benefiting From Weight Loss Trends

Jea Yu

GLP-1 weight loss drugs are in short supply enabling lab to make compounded GLP-1 treatments sold for 80% less than the name-brand drugs.

NYSE:HIMSNASDAQ:LFVNNYSE:LLY
Read GLP-1 Alternatives: 2 Stocks Benefiting From Weight Loss Trends
Taco Bell restaurant sign
February 12, 2025 6:00 AM ET

The Fast and the Casual: Is Taco Bell Catching Up to Chipotle?

Jea Yu

Taco Bell has seen its comp sales improve to 5% YoY growth while Chipotle's comp sales growth peaked at 11.4% in Q2 dropping to 5.4% YoY by the end of Q4 2024.

NYSE:YUMNYSE:CAVANYSE:CMG
Read The Fast and the Casual: Is Taco Bell Catching Up to Chipotle?
Johnson Controls smart home
February 12, 2025 5:15 AM ET

Johnson Controls: 5 Reasons to Own This Engineering Giant

Jea Yu

Johnson Controls is a leading global engineering firm seeing robust growth in the data center segment as AI workloads generate much more heat than regular task

NYSE:JCINYSE:VRTOTCMKTS:DKILY
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FORT WORTH, TX, USA-SEP 3, 2017:Wide selection of domestic and imported beer at Fiesta Latino-American supermarket chain. Various bottles and cans of Mexican and international beers Corona, Heineken — Stock Editorial Photography
February 12, 2025 5:00 AM ET

Constellation Brands: A Fallen Star or a Hidden Value Play?

Jea Yu

Constellation Brands shares sold off by 27% in reaction to its latest earnings report on weak wine and spirits sales, but its beers are strong but face tariffs

NYSE:STZNYSE:TAPNASDAQ:CGC
Read Constellation Brands: A Fallen Star or a Hidden Value Play?
Production platform in offshore oil and gas industry. - stock image
February 11, 2025 8:06 AM ET

3 Stocks to Gain From the Rising Demand in Offshore Drilling

Jea Yu

Trump "Drill. baby, drill" initiatives can spark more demand for contract offshore oil drillers. Here are 3 drillers that can benefit from new market demand.

NYSE:RIGNYSE:SDRLNYSE:VAL
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SiriusXM car radio
February 11, 2025 6:30 AM ET

Sirius XM: Why Berkshire Just Added Another 2.3 Million Shares

Jea Yu

Sirius XM is finally an independent company after splitting off from Liberty Media. Berkshire Hathaway just bought 2.3 million shares bring its ownership to 35%

NASDAQ:SIRINYSE:BRK.ANYSE:BRK.B
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February 11, 2025 6:15 AM ET

How a Stronger U.S. Dollar Could Counter Tariff Inflation

Jea Yu

President Trump's tariffs may fan inflationary flames, but a rising U.S. dollar can help mitigate some of the pain as it remains the flight to safety currency.

NYSEARCA:UUP
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Merck & Co. Pharmaceuticals
February 10, 2025 9:29 AM ET

Merck: 4 No-Brainer Reasons to Buy This Dip

Jea Yu

Merck & Co. stock was pummeled by 10% after its earnings release on soft forecasts, but the overreaction by the market may present a buying opportunity.

NYSE:MRKNYSE:GSK
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Goldman Sachs vs Morgan Stanley
February 4, 2025 9:33 AM ET

Goldman Sachs vs. Morgan Stanley—Which Stock Has More Upside?

Jea Yu

Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are two of the leading investment bankers on Wall Street posting double digit revenue growth in Q4, but which has more upside?

NYSE:GSNYSE:MS
Read Goldman Sachs vs. Morgan Stanley—Which Stock Has More Upside?
Array of solar panels on roof with exhaust fan
February 4, 2025 6:45 AM ET

2 Solar Stocks Heating Up for a Major Industry Rebound

Jea Yu

Solar trackers enable solar panels to generate 20% to 30% more power since they adjust the panels to follow the sun during the day. Here's 2 of the top makers.

NASDAQ:NXTNASDAQ:ARRY
Read 2 Solar Stocks Heating Up for a Major Industry Rebound
Assam, india - February 19, 2021 : Ally logo on phone screen stock image. — Photo by seemantaduttaskv@gmail.com
February 4, 2025 6:15 AM ET

Ally Financial: The Tugboat of Auto Finance Keeps Gaining Steam

Jea Yu

Ally Financial was originally the finance arm of General Motors (GMAC), but it was evolved into a fintech encompassing digital banking and investing.

NYSE:ALLYNYSE:GM
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Cigna Close-up of a tablet pc with a digital screen. — Photo by Wirestock
February 4, 2025 6:00 AM ET

Cigna Misses EPS: What It Means for the Health Insurance Industry

Jea Yu

Cigna is one of the most efficiently managed health insurance companies evidenced by its foresight to sell its Medicare Advantage business before the fallout.

NYSE:CINYSE:HUMNYSE:CVS
Read Cigna Misses EPS: What It Means for the Health Insurance Industry
Stuttgart, Germany - 08-09-2023: Mobile phone with web page of telecommunications company T-Mobile US Inc. on screen in front of business logo. Focus on top-left of phone display. — Photo by T.Schneider
February 4, 2025 5:30 AM ET

T-Mobile: The Best Wireless Carrier Stock to Own Right Now?

Jea Yu

T-Mobile US is the Un-carrier that is still agile and growing like a mid-sized company despite being the third-largest wireless carrier in the United States.

NASDAQ:TMUSNYSE:TNYSE:VZ
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A model plane of Boeing 787 is on display during the 16th Beijing International Aviation Expo in Beijing, China, 16 September 2015 — Photo by ChinaImages
February 4, 2025 5:15 AM ET

Boeing: Charting a Course for Recovery and Redemption

Jea Yu

Boeing stock had a terrible 2024, but after the IAM strike was settled and production is back online 2025 may set up to be a year of redemption for the stock.

NYSE:BANYSE:ERJ
Read Boeing: Charting a Course for Recovery and Redemption
no buy no spend challenge
February 3, 2025 12:47 PM ET

How the ‘No Buy’ Trend of 2025 Is Boosting These 3 Stocks

Jea Yu

The latest trend on TikTok and social media is "No Buy" where users vow to spend less or nothing in 2025 because they are tired of high interest rates & prices

NASDAQ:DLTRNASDAQ:OLLINASDAQ:FIVE
Read How the ‘No Buy’ Trend of 2025 Is Boosting These 3 Stocks
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