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Thomas Hughes, Contributing Author at MarketBeat

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Upstart online lending
February 13, 2025 1:15 PM ET

Upstart’s Uptrend Is Just Getting Started: Its Time to Load Up

Thomas Hughes

Upstart had a strong end to 2024 and is guiding for momentum in 2025. Revenue is growing at a hyper pace, and institutions and analysts are buying.

NASDAQ:UPST
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Archer Aviation EVTOL
February 13, 2025 8:21 AM ET

Archer Aviation Lands BlackRock Investment—What’s Next for ACHR?

Thomas Hughes

Archer Aviation's new funding will help it advance its project and get production going, but the stock price is unlikely to move higher until late in the year.

NYSE:ACHR
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Lattice Semiconductor chip board
February 13, 2025 6:15 AM ET

Lattice Semiconductor’s Market Reset Is Over: The Rebound Begins

Thomas Hughes

Lattice Semiconductor is turning a corner in 2025 and is positioned to sustain growth long-term as demand for FPGAs is driven by AI and the IoT.

NASDAQ:LSCC
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Modern Digital security and network protection. Cybersecurity for internet projects. Antivirus technology web services. Cyber attack protection privacy concept. Futuristic background with various technology elements.
February 13, 2025 6:00 AM ET

Double-Digit Gains Ahead? These 2 Cybersecurity Stocks Look Ready

Thomas Hughes

Fortinet and Cloudflare are well-positioned to capture industry-leading growth in a robustly growing industry, and analysts take note.

NASDAQ:FTNTNYSE:NET
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Micron Technology micro chip semiconductors
February 12, 2025 10:38 AM ET

3 Reasons Micron Stock Is Deeply Undervalued Right Now

Thomas Hughes

Micron Technology is the leader in HBM3E performance and is on track to grow its business by triple-digit amounts over the next two to four years.

NASDAQ:NVDANASDAQ:MU
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Inflation
February 12, 2025 8:30 AM ET

Inflation Persists, But So Do Stock Opportunities: Rally On

Thomas Hughes

The S&P 500 pulled back after a hot CPI report but this uptrend is far from over. Earnings growth and capital returns drive this market.

NYSEARCA:SPY
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Kyoto city, Japan - July 31, 2023: Apple iPhone with Shopify logo on the screen on red background — Stock Editorial Photography
February 12, 2025 7:00 AM ET

Shopify Confirms Stock Uptrend, New Highs in Sight

Thomas Hughes

Shopify is the leading e-commerce platform for small businesses and a gateway to international sales and cross-border transactions for any.

NYSE:SHOP
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Super Micro Computer
February 12, 2025 6:59 AM ET

Super Micro Computer’s Stock Is About to Make a Super Big Advance

Thomas Hughes

Super Micro Computer's Q2 results were tepid relative to the consensus but far less bad than whisper suggested, leaving this market in rebound mode.

NASDAQ:SMCI
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Meta logo and company CEO Mark Zuckerberg. December 4, 2024 — Stock Editorial Photography
February 11, 2025 10:43 AM ET

META Stock: Insider Selling Ramps Up—What It Means for Investors

Thomas Hughes

Meta Platforms insiders are selling the stock like it's going out of style, but investors shouldn't read too much into the news; analysts and institutions buy.

NASDAQ:MSFTNASDAQ:AAPLNASDAQ:META
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WARSAW, POLAND - SEPTEMBER 04, 2022: McDonald's French fries, burgers and drinks on table indoors - stock image
February 11, 2025 6:30 AM ET

McDonald’s Underwhelmed in Q4: Why Investors Shouldn’t Worry

Thomas Hughes

McDonald's stock price uptrend will continue because growth will accelerate in 2025, cash flow is sufficient for capital returns, and analysts sentiment.

NYSE:MCD
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Cooling tower with clouds, nuclear power plant Dukovany - stock image
February 11, 2025 6:00 AM ET

Centrus Energy Hits Critical Mass for Atomic Short-Squeeze

Thomas Hughes

Centrus Energy Group is the leading North American play on HALEU nuclear fuel, which is critical for improving reactor efficiency.

NYSE:LEU
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Onsemi semiconductor board
February 11, 2025 5:15 AM ET

Onsemi Stock: Signs Point to a Powerful Rebound

Thomas Hughes

Onsemi is a leader in industrial microchips and will revert to growth sometime in 2026, a turning point for its stock price.

NASDAQ:ON
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Monday.com project management software
February 11, 2025 5:00 AM ET

Monday.com Stock Could Soar to New Highs—Here’s How

Thomas Hughes

Monday.com is well-positioned to capture the growth of business automation services with its easy-to-use, plug-and-play system that resonates with clients.

NASDAQ:MNDY
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New York, United States of America - 2023 March 10: The Walt Disney company on stock market. The Walt Disney financial success and profit — Photo by rokas91
February 7, 2025 8:00 AM ET

The Walt Disney Company: Don’t Miss This Chance for 75% Upside

Thomas Hughes

Disney is a dividend stock with the potential for a 75% upside in addition to the yield. Results, analysts' sentiment, and stock buybacks are reasons why.

NYSE:DIS
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Apple iPhone 14 with application Taxi Uber in the screen.
February 7, 2025 5:55 AM ET

Uber’s Business, Cash Flow, and AI are Why it Will Set a New High

Thomas Hughes

Uber is driving the push to autonomous vehicles and is positioned to dominate the AV service industry, connecting riders with rides with its AI assistance.

NYSE:UBERNASDAQ:NVDA
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Stock split
February 7, 2025 5:08 AM ET

These Are the 3 Stocks Most Likely to Split in 2025

Thomas Hughes

Netflix, Costco, and Meta Platforms are the most likely stock splits in 2025 due to their rising share prices and outlook for sustained growth and cash flow.

NASDAQ:NFLXNASDAQ:METANASDAQ:COST
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Roblox mobile iOS game on iPhone 15 smartphone screen in female hands during mobile gameplay. Mobile gaming and entertainment on portable device — Stock Editorial Photography
February 6, 2025 8:14 AM ET

Price Plunge in Roblox Presents Opportunity for Robust Gains

Thomas Hughes

Roblox had a solid quarter, yet shares fell by 20%; the plunge is an opportunity for investors focused on the bigger picture, cash flow and free cash flow.

NYSE:RBLX
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ISTANBUL, TURKIYE - JUNE 01, 2024: Turkish Air Force F-16s flying over Istanbul Aviation Museum during 113th anniversary of the foundation of the Turkish Air Force. — Stock Editorial Photography
February 6, 2025 5:00 AM ET

RTX and Lockheed Martin: Buy 1 for Today and 1 for Tomorrow

Thomas Hughes

RTX and Lockheed Martin are both great buys for dividend growth investors, but one is moving higher now, and the other is preparing for a rebound.

NYSE:LMTNYSE:RTX
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Alphabet Google Apps
February 5, 2025 8:54 AM ET

Alphabet Stock Dip: A Prime AI-Powered Buying Opportunity

Thomas Hughes

Google's increased CAPEX will pay off in spades due to the demand for advanced compute and AI infrastructure. The February stock price plunge is time to buy.

NASDAQ:GOOGL
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Colored fiber optics over CPU Chip Processors — Photo
February 5, 2025 7:08 AM ET

Advanced Micro Devices Bottoms Out: Nowhere to Go But Up in 2025

Thomas Hughes

Advanced Micro Devices' solid results were overlooked in favor of high expectations, setting the market up for a significant rebound later this year.

NASDAQ:AMD
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Young Asian beautiful woman holding grocery basket walking in supermarket. She is choosing daily milk product picking up from shelf. Seen from side while she looking at products. Shopping concept.
February 5, 2025 5:45 AM ET

2 High-Yield Consumer Staples Stocks Ready to Deliver Big Returns

Thomas Hughes

Tyson Foods and Clorox are two leading consumer staples companies positioned to resume growth and expand margins in 2025 and 2026.

NYSE:CLXNYSEARCA:XLPNYSE:TSN
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PepsiCo vending machines
February 4, 2025 8:29 AM ET

High-Yield Dividend King PepsiCo Offers Value Too Good to Ignore

Thomas Hughes

PepsiCo is trading at a historically low valuation and paying a similarly high yield with accelerating growth in the forecast.

NASDAQ:PEP
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Saia trucking
February 4, 2025 5:45 AM ET

Saia Builds Value: Why Its Uptrend Is Set to Continue

Thomas Hughes

Saia is well-positioned for increased demand and pricing for LTL shipments nationally and is able to sustain its expansion plans in 2025.

NYSE:KNXNASDAQ:JBHTNASDAQ:SAIA
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insider trading
February 3, 2025 1:01 PM ET

These Are the Dividend Stocks Insiders Bought in January

Thomas Hughes

Insiders bought dividend stocks like Lakeland Industries, York Water, and RLI Corp. in January and indicate higher share price could be coming in 2025.

NYSE:RLINASDAQ:YORWNASDAQ:LAKE
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