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726200.0	2020-02-27 00:00:00 UTC	Dell Inc. Q4 adjusted earnings of $2.00 per share	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-inc.-q4-adjusted-earnings-of-%242.00-per-share-2020-02-27	nan	nan	(RTTNews) - Below are the earnings highlights for Dell Inc. (DELL): -Earnings: $416 million in Q4 vs. -$287 million in the same period last year. -Excluding items, Dell Inc. reported adjusted earnings of $1.68 billion or $2.00 per share for the period. -Revenue: $24.13 billion in Q4 vs. $24.01 billion in the same period last year. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	(RTTNews) - Below are the earnings highlights for Dell Inc. (DELL): -Earnings: $416 million in Q4 vs. -$287 million in the same period last year. -Excluding items, Dell Inc. reported adjusted earnings of $1.68 billion or $2.00 per share for the period. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	(RTTNews) - Below are the earnings highlights for Dell Inc. (DELL): -Earnings: $416 million in Q4 vs. -$287 million in the same period last year. -Excluding items, Dell Inc. reported adjusted earnings of $1.68 billion or $2.00 per share for the period. -Revenue: $24.13 billion in Q4 vs. $24.01 billion in the same period last year.	(RTTNews) - Below are the earnings highlights for Dell Inc. (DELL): -Earnings: $416 million in Q4 vs. -$287 million in the same period last year. -Excluding items, Dell Inc. reported adjusted earnings of $1.68 billion or $2.00 per share for the period. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	(RTTNews) - Below are the earnings highlights for Dell Inc. (DELL): -Earnings: $416 million in Q4 vs. -$287 million in the same period last year. -Excluding items, Dell Inc. reported adjusted earnings of $1.68 billion or $2.00 per share for the period. -Revenue: $24.13 billion in Q4 vs. $24.01 billion in the same period last year.	6313e56d-3725-43fc-aeef-a84c2f404da4
726201.0	2020-02-27 00:00:00 UTC	Notable Thursday Option Activity: URI, APA, DELL	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-thursday-option-activity%3A-uri-apa-dell-2020-02-27	nan	nan	Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in United Rentals Inc (Symbol: URI), where a total of 7,061 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 706,100 underlying shares. That amounts to about 58.1% of URI's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $150 strike put option expiring March 20, 2020, with 521 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 52,100 underlying shares of URI. Below is a chart showing URI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $150 strike highlighted in orange: Apache Corp (Symbol: APA) saw options trading volume of 21,702 contracts, representing approximately 2.2 million underlying shares or approximately 57.5% of APA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $30 strike call option expiring April 17, 2020, with 2,215 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 221,500 underlying shares of APA. Below is a chart showing APA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange: And Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) options are showing a volume of 17,040 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 57.2% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $52.50 strike call option expiring March 20, 2020, with 2,418 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 241,800 underlying shares of DELL. Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $52.50 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for URI options, APA options, or DELL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Today's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 » The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Especially high volume was seen for the $52.50 strike call option expiring March 20, 2020, with 2,418 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 241,800 underlying shares of DELL. Below is a chart showing APA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange: And Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) options are showing a volume of 17,040 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 57.2% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.0 million shares.	Below is a chart showing APA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange: And Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) options are showing a volume of 17,040 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 57.2% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $52.50 strike call option expiring March 20, 2020, with 2,418 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 241,800 underlying shares of DELL.	Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $52.50 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for URI options, APA options, or DELL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Below is a chart showing APA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange: And Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) options are showing a volume of 17,040 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 57.2% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.0 million shares.	Especially high volume was seen for the $52.50 strike call option expiring March 20, 2020, with 2,418 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 241,800 underlying shares of DELL. Below is a chart showing APA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange: And Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) options are showing a volume of 17,040 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 57.2% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.0 million shares.	8e0ba4f1-3783-4529-a1e0-560c1eb103d1
726202.0	2020-02-27 00:00:00 UTC	Dell Q4 19 Earnings Conference Call At 5:30 PM ET	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-q4-19-earnings-conference-call-at-5%3A30-pm-et-2020-02-27	nan	nan	(RTTNews) - Dell Technologies (DELL) will host a conference call at 5:30 PM ET on Feb. 27, 2020, to discuss its Q4 19 earnings result. To accecss the live webcast, log on at investors.delltechnologies.com The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	(RTTNews) - Dell Technologies (DELL) will host a conference call at 5:30 PM ET on Feb. 27, 2020, to discuss its Q4 19 earnings result. To accecss the live webcast, log on at investors.delltechnologies.com The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	(RTTNews) - Dell Technologies (DELL) will host a conference call at 5:30 PM ET on Feb. 27, 2020, to discuss its Q4 19 earnings result. To accecss the live webcast, log on at investors.delltechnologies.com The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	(RTTNews) - Dell Technologies (DELL) will host a conference call at 5:30 PM ET on Feb. 27, 2020, to discuss its Q4 19 earnings result. To accecss the live webcast, log on at investors.delltechnologies.com The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	(RTTNews) - Dell Technologies (DELL) will host a conference call at 5:30 PM ET on Feb. 27, 2020, to discuss its Q4 19 earnings result. To accecss the live webcast, log on at investors.delltechnologies.com The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	8fe9a05f-e2ab-4f7f-b47b-e70ba0ddbae0
726203.0	2020-02-27 00:00:00 UTC	Implied IETC Analyst Target Price: $38	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/implied-ietc-analyst-target-price%3A-%2438-2020-02-27	nan	nan	Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itself. For the iShares Evolved U.S. Technology ETF (Symbol: IETC), we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $38.23 per unit. With IETC trading at a recent price near $33.35 per unit, that means that analysts see 14.63% upside for this ETF looking through to the average analyst targets of the underlying holdings. Three of IETC's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), Discover Financial Services (Symbol: DFS), and Synnex Corp (Symbol: SNX). Although DELL has traded at a recent price of $45.93/share, the average analyst target is 31.72% higher at $60.50/share. Similarly, DFS has 30.59% upside from the recent share price of $69.00 if the average analyst target price of $90.11/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting SNX to reach a target price of $171.00/share, which is 27.78% above the recent price of $133.82. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of DELL, DFS, and SNX: Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above: NAME SYMBOL RECENT PRICE AVG. ANALYST 12-MO. TARGET % UPSIDE TO TARGET iShares Evolved U.S. Technology ETF IETC $33.35 $38.23 14.63% Dell Technologies Inc DELL $45.93 $60.50 31.72% Discover Financial Services DFS $69.00 $90.11 30.59% Synnex Corp SNX $133.82 $171.00 27.78% Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Do the analysts have a valid justification for their targets, or are they behind the curve on recent company and industry developments? A high price target relative to a stock's trading price can reflect optimism about the future, but can also be a precursor to target price downgrades if the targets were a relic of the past. These are questions that require further investor research. 10 ETFs With Most Upside To Analyst Targets » The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Although DELL has traded at a recent price of $45.93/share, the average analyst target is 31.72% higher at $60.50/share. iShares Evolved U.S. Technology ETF IETC $33.35 $38.23 14.63% Dell Technologies Inc DELL $45.93 $60.50 31.72% Discover Financial Services DFS $69.00 $90.11 30.59% Synnex Corp SNX $133.82 $171.00 27.78% Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Three of IETC's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), Discover Financial Services (Symbol: DFS), and Synnex Corp (Symbol: SNX).	Three of IETC's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), Discover Financial Services (Symbol: DFS), and Synnex Corp (Symbol: SNX). iShares Evolved U.S. Technology ETF IETC $33.35 $38.23 14.63% Dell Technologies Inc DELL $45.93 $60.50 31.72% Discover Financial Services DFS $69.00 $90.11 30.59% Synnex Corp SNX $133.82 $171.00 27.78% Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Although DELL has traded at a recent price of $45.93/share, the average analyst target is 31.72% higher at $60.50/share.	Three of IETC's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), Discover Financial Services (Symbol: DFS), and Synnex Corp (Symbol: SNX). Although DELL has traded at a recent price of $45.93/share, the average analyst target is 31.72% higher at $60.50/share. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of DELL, DFS, and SNX: Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above:	Although DELL has traded at a recent price of $45.93/share, the average analyst target is 31.72% higher at $60.50/share. iShares Evolved U.S. Technology ETF IETC $33.35 $38.23 14.63% Dell Technologies Inc DELL $45.93 $60.50 31.72% Discover Financial Services DFS $69.00 $90.11 30.59% Synnex Corp SNX $133.82 $171.00 27.78% Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Three of IETC's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), Discover Financial Services (Symbol: DFS), and Synnex Corp (Symbol: SNX).	240a0cfe-fa65-4665-904e-bd20e43b0935
726204.0	2020-02-26 00:00:00 UTC	First Week of October 16th Options Trading For Dell Technologies (DELL)	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/first-week-of-october-16th-options-trading-for-dell-technologies-dell-2020-02-26	nan	nan	Investors in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) saw new options begin trading this week, for the October 16th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 233 days until expiration the newly trading contracts represent a potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the DELL options chain for the new October 16th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the $45.00 strike price has a current bid of $4.50. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $45.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $40.50 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of DELL, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $46.80/share today. Because the $45.00 strike represents an approximate 4% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 61%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 10.00% return on the cash commitment, or 15.67% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost. Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Dell Technologies Inc, and highlighting in green where the $45.00 strike is located relative to that history: Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $47.50 strike price has a current bid of $5.40. If an investor was to purchase shares of DELL stock at the current price level of $46.80/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $47.50. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 13.03% if the stock gets called away at the October 16th expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if DELL shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Dell Technologies Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $47.50 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $47.50 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 46%. On our website under the contract detail page for this contract, Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change and publish a chart of those numbers (the trading history of the option contract will also be charted). Should the covered call contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 11.54% boost of extra return to the investor, or 18.08% annualized, which we refer to as the YieldBoost. The implied volatility in the put contract example, as well as the call contract example, are both approximately 40%. Meanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve month volatility (considering the last 252 trading day closing values as well as today's price of $46.80) to be 37%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth looking at, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Top YieldBoost Calls of Stocks Conducting Buybacks » The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $47.50 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $47.50 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) saw new options begin trading this week, for the October 16th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the DELL options chain for the new October 16th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.	Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $47.50 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $47.50 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) saw new options begin trading this week, for the October 16th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the DELL options chain for the new October 16th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.	Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Dell Technologies Inc, and highlighting in green where the $45.00 strike is located relative to that history: Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $47.50 strike price has a current bid of $5.40. Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $47.50 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $47.50 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) saw new options begin trading this week, for the October 16th expiration.	Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $47.50 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $47.50 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) saw new options begin trading this week, for the October 16th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the DELL options chain for the new October 16th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.	f6a0b2bc-74d7-4fde-9463-dcda5b111670
726205.0	2020-02-18 00:00:00 UTC	Technology Sector Update for 02/18/2020: ICLK,DELL,LDOS,TSEM,AAPL	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-02-18-2020%3A-iclkdellldostsemaapl-2020-02-18	nan	nan	Top Tech Stocks MSFT +1.18% AAPL -1.73% IBM +0.27% CSCO -0.81% GOOG +0.33% Technology stocks were mostly lower late Tuesday after sector heavyweight Apple (AAPL) warned it likely won't meet its fiscal Q2 revenue targets because of the COVID-19 outbreak. At last look, the shares of technology stocks in the S&P 500 were falling 0.2% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was sinking 1.4%. Among technology stocks moving on news: (+) iClick Interactive Asia (ICLK) climbed 5.4% after the internet-marketing company announced the purchase of an 80% stake in Optimal Power, a wholly-owned unit of Creative Big, which in turn is owned by Hong Kong entrepreneur Kenny Sin Nang Chiu. Financial terms of the transaction were not announced but iClick said Creative Big will provide Optimal Power with selected media licensing assets in Asia as part of the deal. iClick also said it will fund the acquisition by issuing American depository shares valued at $3.90 each, or about 7% above the volume-weighted average price for the stock over the prior 14 days through last Friday, Feb. 14. In other sector news: (+) Leidos Holdings (LDOS) rose 8.9% after the information technology firm Tuesday reported Q4 financial results exceeding Wall Street expectations and guided FY20 revenue also topping analyst estimates. Excluding one-time items, it earned $1.51 per share on $2.95 billion in revenue, beating the Capital IQ consensus expecting $1.34 per share on $2.86 billion in revenue. (-) Dell Technologies (DELL) was narrowly lower after the computer hardware company Tuesday announced the $2.1 billion sale of its RSA cybersecurity business to a consortium led by Symphony Technology Group, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board and AlpInvest Partners. The proposed cash transaction includes the company's RSA Archer, RSA NetWitness Platform, RSA SecurID, RSA Fraud and Risk Intelligence and RSA Conference segments. (-) Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) dropped over 10% after Tuesday reporting non-GAAP Q4 net income of $0.22 per share, down from $0.41 per share during the same quarter last year and missing the Capital IQ consensus expecting a $0.26 per share adjusted profit. Revenue slipped 6.9% from year-ago levels to $305.7 million, also lagging the $312.1 million Street view. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	(-) Dell Technologies (DELL) was narrowly lower after the computer hardware company Tuesday announced the $2.1 billion sale of its RSA cybersecurity business to a consortium led by Symphony Technology Group, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board and AlpInvest Partners. Technology stocks were mostly lower late Tuesday after sector heavyweight Apple (AAPL) warned it likely won't meet its fiscal Q2 revenue targets because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Among technology stocks moving on news: (+) iClick Interactive Asia (ICLK) climbed 5.4% after the internet-marketing company announced the purchase of an 80% stake in Optimal Power, a wholly-owned unit of Creative Big, which in turn is owned by Hong Kong entrepreneur Kenny Sin Nang Chiu.	(-) Dell Technologies (DELL) was narrowly lower after the computer hardware company Tuesday announced the $2.1 billion sale of its RSA cybersecurity business to a consortium led by Symphony Technology Group, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board and AlpInvest Partners. Financial terms of the transaction were not announced but iClick said Creative Big will provide Optimal Power with selected media licensing assets in Asia as part of the deal. In other sector news: (+) Leidos Holdings (LDOS) rose 8.9% after the information technology firm Tuesday reported Q4 financial results exceeding Wall Street expectations and guided FY20 revenue also topping analyst estimates.	(-) Dell Technologies (DELL) was narrowly lower after the computer hardware company Tuesday announced the $2.1 billion sale of its RSA cybersecurity business to a consortium led by Symphony Technology Group, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board and AlpInvest Partners. Excluding one-time items, it earned $1.51 per share on $2.95 billion in revenue, beating the Capital IQ consensus expecting $1.34 per share on $2.86 billion in revenue. (-) Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) dropped over 10% after Tuesday reporting non-GAAP Q4 net income of $0.22 per share, down from $0.41 per share during the same quarter last year and missing the Capital IQ consensus expecting a $0.26 per share adjusted profit.	(-) Dell Technologies (DELL) was narrowly lower after the computer hardware company Tuesday announced the $2.1 billion sale of its RSA cybersecurity business to a consortium led by Symphony Technology Group, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board and AlpInvest Partners. Top Tech Stocks Technology stocks were mostly lower late Tuesday after sector heavyweight Apple (AAPL) warned it likely won't meet its fiscal Q2 revenue targets because of the COVID-19 outbreak.	f976ca70-67ba-4d8f-b0af-4d3a6d694bdf
726206.0	2020-02-18 00:00:00 UTC	Dell To Sell Cybersecurity Division RSA For $2.075 Bln	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-to-sell-cybersecurity-division-rsa-for-%242.075-bln-2020-02-18	nan	nan	(RTTNews) - A consortium led by Symphony Technology Group, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board and AlpInvest Partners have agreed to buy Dell Technologies' (DELL) cybersecurity division RSA in an all-cash transaction for $2.075 billion. The deal includes the purchase of RSA Archer, RSA NetWitness Platform, RSA SecurID, RSA Fraud and Risk Intelligence and RSA Conference. The deal is expected to close in the next six to nine months. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. RSA provides risk, security and fraud teams with the ability to manage digital risk, including threat detection and response, identity and access management, integrated risk management and omnichannel fraud prevention. "As one of the world's elite security brands, RSA represents a great opportunity for solving some of the rapidly developing customer challenges that go along with digital transformation," said William Chisholm, Managing Partner at Symphony Technology Group. "We are excited and fully committed to maximizing the power of RSA's talent, expertise and tremendous growth potential and continuing RSA's strategy to serve customers with a holistic approach to managing their digital risk." The transaction is subject to customary conditions. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is acting as exclusive financial advisor to Dell Technologies. Hogan Lovells is acting as legal advisor to Dell Technologies. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	(RTTNews) - A consortium led by Symphony Technology Group, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board and AlpInvest Partners have agreed to buy Dell Technologies' (DELL) cybersecurity division RSA in an all-cash transaction for $2.075 billion. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is acting as exclusive financial advisor to Dell Technologies. Hogan Lovells is acting as legal advisor to Dell Technologies.	(RTTNews) - A consortium led by Symphony Technology Group, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board and AlpInvest Partners have agreed to buy Dell Technologies' (DELL) cybersecurity division RSA in an all-cash transaction for $2.075 billion. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is acting as exclusive financial advisor to Dell Technologies. Hogan Lovells is acting as legal advisor to Dell Technologies.	(RTTNews) - A consortium led by Symphony Technology Group, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board and AlpInvest Partners have agreed to buy Dell Technologies' (DELL) cybersecurity division RSA in an all-cash transaction for $2.075 billion. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is acting as exclusive financial advisor to Dell Technologies. Hogan Lovells is acting as legal advisor to Dell Technologies.	(RTTNews) - A consortium led by Symphony Technology Group, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board and AlpInvest Partners have agreed to buy Dell Technologies' (DELL) cybersecurity division RSA in an all-cash transaction for $2.075 billion. Hogan Lovells is acting as legal advisor to Dell Technologies. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is acting as exclusive financial advisor to Dell Technologies.	38c0f179-7f77-4012-8700-75226e167d7c
726207.0	2020-02-18 00:00:00 UTC	Dell Nears Deal To Sell RSA Cybersecurity Business For More Than $2 Bln : WSJ	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-nears-deal-to-sell-rsa-cybersecurity-business-for-more-than-%242-bln-%3A-wsj-2020-02-18	nan	nan	(RTTNews) - Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) is nearing a deal to sell its RSA cybersecurity business to private equity firm STG Partners LLC for more than $2 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported citing people familiar with the matter. The deal could be announced as early at Tuesday. Dell had acquired RSA when it bought EMC Corp. in 2016 for $60 billion. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	(RTTNews) - Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) is nearing a deal to sell its RSA cybersecurity business to private equity firm STG Partners LLC for more than $2 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported citing people familiar with the matter. Dell had acquired RSA when it bought EMC Corp. in 2016 for $60 billion. The deal could be announced as early at Tuesday.	(RTTNews) - Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) is nearing a deal to sell its RSA cybersecurity business to private equity firm STG Partners LLC for more than $2 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported citing people familiar with the matter. Dell had acquired RSA when it bought EMC Corp. in 2016 for $60 billion. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	(RTTNews) - Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) is nearing a deal to sell its RSA cybersecurity business to private equity firm STG Partners LLC for more than $2 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported citing people familiar with the matter. Dell had acquired RSA when it bought EMC Corp. in 2016 for $60 billion. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	(RTTNews) - Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) is nearing a deal to sell its RSA cybersecurity business to private equity firm STG Partners LLC for more than $2 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported citing people familiar with the matter. Dell had acquired RSA when it bought EMC Corp. in 2016 for $60 billion. The deal could be announced as early at Tuesday.	7aa8f562-425c-4d2a-887a-30ad4feade7b
726208.0	2020-02-12 00:00:00 UTC	Notable Wednesday Option Activity: DELL, NTNX, CF	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-wednesday-option-activity%3A-dell-ntnx-cf-2020-02-12	nan	nan	Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), where a total of 16,169 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 61% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $50 strike call option expiring April 17, 2020, with 5,327 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 532,700 underlying shares of DELL. Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange: Nutanix Inc (Symbol: NTNX) options are showing a volume of 12,186 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 60.2% of NTNX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $37.50 strike call option expiring March 20, 2020, with 1,360 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 136,000 underlying shares of NTNX. Below is a chart showing NTNX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $37.50 strike highlighted in orange: And CF Industries Holdings Inc (Symbol: CF) options are showing a volume of 13,070 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 55.5% of CF's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $40 strike put option expiring February 14, 2020, with 3,164 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 316,400 underlying shares of CF. Below is a chart showing CF's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for DELL options, NTNX options, or CF options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Today's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 » The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Particularly high volume was seen for the $50 strike call option expiring April 17, 2020, with 5,327 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 532,700 underlying shares of DELL. Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), where a total of 16,169 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 61% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.6 million shares.	Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), where a total of 16,169 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 61% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $50 strike call option expiring April 17, 2020, with 5,327 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 532,700 underlying shares of DELL.	Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), where a total of 16,169 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 61% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $50 strike call option expiring April 17, 2020, with 5,327 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 532,700 underlying shares of DELL.	Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), where a total of 16,169 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares. Below is a chart showing CF's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for DELL options, NTNX options, or CF options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. That amounts to about 61% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.6 million shares.	a5e5d8cb-d58f-46bc-ac57-bc2590ee1ffc
726209.0	2020-02-09 00:00:00 UTC	These Stocks Would Have Doubled Your Money Last Year	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/these-stocks-would-have-doubled-your-money-last-year-2020-02-09	nan	nan	Last year was a great year for stocks, with the S&P 500 gaining 31.5%. But that number represents the total gain of the top 500 market cap stocks in the U.S., so some stocks did even better. If you were lucky enough to own Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), Universal Display (NASDAQ: OLED), or Paycom Software (NYSE: PAYC) last year, these stocks would have doubled your money. SHOP data by YCharts Let's dive in to learn more about this trio and determine whether their market-beating returns can continue. Shopify: Powering e-commerce Starting a business is hard. Keeping it running can be even harder. Shopify makes it easier for those business owners who want to sell products online. With a subscription of only $29 per month, businesses can build an online store, add products, get access to discounted shipping, and collect payments from customers. The company makes money from subscription fees, and shares in the success when merchants sell their goods. It captures a small part of every sale through payment processing fees or shipping services. More than a million merchants use its platform today. Shopify has been on a roll. In each of its earnings reports in 2019, revenue growth exceeded 45%, bringing its annual revenue run rate to $1.4 billion. The company is foregoing profits to invest in growth, including platform improvements, international expansion, acquisitions, and a fulfillment network. Even though the stock has more than doubled in the past year, it isn't done growing. With tailwinds of e-commerce growth and an ever-expanding platform, Shopify can still be a solid investment for investors who have a long-term perspective. Image source: Getty Images. Universal Display: Technology for the next wave of screens In the 1967 film The Graduate, there's a scene where Mr. McGuire, played by Walter Brooke, pulls the young graduate, played by Dustin Hoffman, aside to give him "one word" of advice for his career. If the movie were shot today, that one word wouldn't be "plastics," it would be "OLEDs." Just as Hoffman's character was left confused, you might be wondering what OLED means. It's an acronym that stands for Organic Light Emitting Diode and is the technology behind high-end screens for Google Pixel 4 phones, Sony Brava televisions, Dell XPS laptops, and Apple's Series 5 Watch. The market for this technology is in its infancy and Universal Display is poised to benefit. Universal Display developed OLED technology and owns over 5,000 patents related to its use and application. It also sells base materials to manufacturers to enable these screens to come to life. OLEDs are superior in many ways to the more common, but older LCDs (liquid crystal displays). They are lighter, brighter, more colorful, can be made into flexible screens, and use less power. This past year has been a banner year for the company, as its revenue for the first nine months of 2019 grew 71% over the same period in 2018 and is projected to be between $400 million and $410 million for the full year. The market for OLEDs is expected to double from 2019 to 2023 and can be a great way for investors to play this technology trend as OLED screens become more commonplace. Paycom: Software to manage employee payroll and more With unemployment at 50-year lows, it's important for companies to have the proper tools for managing their employee base, and that's where Paycom's human capital management (HCM) software comes in. The company started in 1998 with a software product to handle payroll and has since expanded into a full suite for human resource management. Focused on small companies with less than 5,000 employees, its cloud software tracks the full lifecycle of employment, including hiring, performance goals and reviews, human resources (HR) tasks, time management (managing schedules and vacations), and payroll. Its direct access features for employees free up HR professionals from manual data entry tasks, saving money for employers and allowing the HR team to focus on strategy. The company makes money from its monthly subscription fees, which account for 98% of its revenue. Revenue growth has been around 30% for its last eight quarters (ranging between 28.7% and 31.8%), with its most recent quarter notching up 28.7% year-over-year growth. Unlike many other growth companies, it's profitable and growing its bottom line. The most recent quarter saw a 45% growth in net income and 32% growth for the full-year 2019. No doubt these impressive performance numbers drove the stock gains in 2019. Its research and development investments go to improving the platform in three key areas: compliance (keeping up with regulations), improving current tools, and creating new tools and features. These investments are paying off as it has seen high annual retention rates in the 90%-plus range for the past four years. With an addressable market of $20 billion, its $738 million in trailing-twelve-month revenues represent less than 4% of its potential, giving the company plenty of room for growth ahead. Winners keep on winning You might think that with these incredible gains, you've missed the boat on these growth stocks, but that's not the case. Each of these companies operates in a huge market and has built a strong business to capitalize. Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner likes to invest in winners like these because "winners tend to keep on winning." That could certainly be the case for this bunch. 10 stocks we like better than Shopify When investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Shopify wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of December 1, 2019 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Brian Withers owns shares of Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Paycom Software, Shopify, Sony, and Universal Display. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Paycom Software, Shopify, and Universal Display. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	It's an acronym that stands for Organic Light Emitting Diode and is the technology behind high-end screens for Google Pixel 4 phones, Sony Brava televisions, Dell XPS laptops, and Apple's Series 5 Watch. With a subscription of only $29 per month, businesses can build an online store, add products, get access to discounted shipping, and collect payments from customers. With an addressable market of $20 billion, its $738 million in trailing-twelve-month revenues represent less than 4% of its potential, giving the company plenty of room for growth ahead.	It's an acronym that stands for Organic Light Emitting Diode and is the technology behind high-end screens for Google Pixel 4 phones, Sony Brava televisions, Dell XPS laptops, and Apple's Series 5 Watch. If you were lucky enough to own Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), Universal Display (NASDAQ: OLED), or Paycom Software (NYSE: PAYC) last year, these stocks would have doubled your money. Brian Withers owns shares of Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Paycom Software, Shopify, Sony, and Universal Display.	It's an acronym that stands for Organic Light Emitting Diode and is the technology behind high-end screens for Google Pixel 4 phones, Sony Brava televisions, Dell XPS laptops, and Apple's Series 5 Watch. If you were lucky enough to own Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), Universal Display (NASDAQ: OLED), or Paycom Software (NYSE: PAYC) last year, these stocks would have doubled your money. Brian Withers owns shares of Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Apple, Paycom Software, Shopify, Sony, and Universal Display.	It's an acronym that stands for Organic Light Emitting Diode and is the technology behind high-end screens for Google Pixel 4 phones, Sony Brava televisions, Dell XPS laptops, and Apple's Series 5 Watch. Shopify: Powering e-commerce Starting a business is hard. Universal Display developed OLED technology and owns over 5,000 patents related to its use and application.	83480aaa-1e6d-4cc3-9bbc-34b50fb25349
726210.0	2020-01-27 00:00:00 UTC	Analysts Anticipate FCTR To Hit $25	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysts-anticipate-fctr-to-hit-%2425-2020-01-27	nan	nan	Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itself. For the First Trust Lunt U.S. Factor Rotation ETF (Symbol: FCTR), we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $25.04 per unit. With FCTR trading at a recent price near $22.63 per unit, that means that analysts see 10.66% upside for this ETF looking through to the average analyst targets of the underlying holdings. Three of FCTR's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Yum China Holdings Inc (Symbol: YUMC), Synchrony Financial (Symbol: SYF), and Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL). Although YUMC has traded at a recent price of $44.25/share, the average analyst target is 24.59% higher at $55.13/share. Similarly, SYF has 23.27% upside from the recent share price of $32.63 if the average analyst target price of $40.22/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting DELL to reach a target price of $60.91/share, which is 21.87% above the recent price of $49.98. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of YUMC, SYF, and DELL: Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above: NAME SYMBOL RECENT PRICE AVG. ANALYST 12-MO. TARGET % UPSIDE TO TARGET First Trust Lunt U.S. Factor Rotation ETF FCTR $22.63 $25.04 10.66% Yum China Holdings Inc YUMC $44.25 $55.13 24.59% Synchrony Financial SYF $32.63 $40.22 23.27% Dell Technologies Inc DELL $49.98 $60.91 21.87% Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Do the analysts have a valid justification for their targets, or are they behind the curve on recent company and industry developments? A high price target relative to a stock's trading price can reflect optimism about the future, but can also be a precursor to target price downgrades if the targets were a relic of the past. These are questions that require further investor research. 10 ETFs With Most Upside To Analyst Targets » The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Factor Rotation ETF FCTR $22.63 $25.04 10.66% Yum China Holdings Inc YUMC $44.25 $55.13 24.59% Synchrony Financial SYF $32.63 $40.22 23.27% Dell Technologies Inc DELL $49.98 $60.91 21.87% Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Three of FCTR's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Yum China Holdings Inc (Symbol: YUMC), Synchrony Financial (Symbol: SYF), and Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL). Similarly, SYF has 23.27% upside from the recent share price of $32.63 if the average analyst target price of $40.22/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting DELL to reach a target price of $60.91/share, which is 21.87% above the recent price of $49.98.	Three of FCTR's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Yum China Holdings Inc (Symbol: YUMC), Synchrony Financial (Symbol: SYF), and Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL). Similarly, SYF has 23.27% upside from the recent share price of $32.63 if the average analyst target price of $40.22/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting DELL to reach a target price of $60.91/share, which is 21.87% above the recent price of $49.98. Factor Rotation ETF FCTR $22.63 $25.04 10.66% Yum China Holdings Inc YUMC $44.25 $55.13 24.59% Synchrony Financial SYF $32.63 $40.22 23.27% Dell Technologies Inc DELL $49.98 $60.91 21.87% Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now?	Similarly, SYF has 23.27% upside from the recent share price of $32.63 if the average analyst target price of $40.22/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting DELL to reach a target price of $60.91/share, which is 21.87% above the recent price of $49.98. Three of FCTR's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Yum China Holdings Inc (Symbol: YUMC), Synchrony Financial (Symbol: SYF), and Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL). Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of YUMC, SYF, and DELL: Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above:	Three of FCTR's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Yum China Holdings Inc (Symbol: YUMC), Synchrony Financial (Symbol: SYF), and Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL). Factor Rotation ETF FCTR $22.63 $25.04 10.66% Yum China Holdings Inc YUMC $44.25 $55.13 24.59% Synchrony Financial SYF $32.63 $40.22 23.27% Dell Technologies Inc DELL $49.98 $60.91 21.87% Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Similarly, SYF has 23.27% upside from the recent share price of $32.63 if the average analyst target price of $40.22/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting DELL to reach a target price of $60.91/share, which is 21.87% above the recent price of $49.98.	d6ca7c71-4eae-4687-94a4-84df6f0fbf2f
726211.0	2020-01-16 00:00:00 UTC	A Better Year for PCs Doesn't Make HP a Buy	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/a-better-year-for-pcs-doesnt-make-hp-a-buy-2020-01-16	nan	nan	Good news for personal computer manufacturers -- finally. Technology market research outfit Gartner estimates that thanks to Q4's 2.3% year-over-year growth in PC purchases, 2019's total PC shipments grew 0.6%. IDC pegs the full-year growth figure at 2.7%. Neither is tremendous, but the first annual growth in personal computer deliveries since 2011 is still a big relative victory for names like HP and Dell Technologies. Things might have been even better had Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) not hit a couple of production speed bumps. If you think the data marks a lasting turning point for HP and the personal computer industry, though, know you're going against the grain. Gartner believes the PC market is poised to run into a headwind -- as does IDC -- and the company's printer business continues to shrink as well. Contrary to glimmers of hope that seemed to start shining late last year, there's no proverbial light at the end of the tunnel. Artificial, temporary demand There will come a time when consumers and smaller businesses alike have to invest in new hardware. There's only so much life anyone can squeeze out of an aging PC, and there's only so much functionality that can be extracted from alternatives like smartphones or tablets. Factor in that the stock's trading at a trailing twelve-month P/E of nearly 10 and that Xerox (NYSE: XRX) continues to make acquisition overtures, and it seems like investors could certainly do worse than take a shot on a still-subdued HP. But they could also do better than HP at the stock's current price. A lot better. Image Source: Getty Images. The strong quarterly finish to last year may have had more to do with the impending end of (free) support for Windows 7, and less to do with firm interest in newer computers. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) officially ended regular updates of the Windows 7 operating system on January 14th, with the earliest machines that natively used the OS now more than ten years old. Moreover, some businesses rush to make purchases before the year-end for tax purposes, driving the uncharacteristic surge in demand during the quarter. Without those boosts, it's possible neither PC sales report would have looked so strong. IDC preliminary PC shipment data COMPANY Q4'19 YOY GROWTH % 2019 YOY GROWTH % Lenovo (OTC: LNVGY) 6.5% 8.2% HP (NYSE: HPQ) 6.9% 4.8% Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) 10.7% 5.4% Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) -5.3% -2.2% Acer -4.2% -4.6% Others 2.3% -3.1% Total 4.8% 2.7% Source: IDC Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker, January 13, 2020 Gartner preliminary PC shipment data COMPANY Q4'19 YOY GROWTH % 2019 YOY GROWTH % Lenovo 6.6% 8.1% HP 5.4% 3% Dell 12.1% 5.2% Apple -3% -0.9% ASUS -0.9% -6.1% Acer 3.5% -6.2% Others -11.8% 0.6% Total 2.3% 0.6% Source: Gartner Quarterly Personal Computing Report, January 14, 2020 Value-minded investors expecting a recovery of the PC market to buoy HP in the near future will point out that there are on the order of 300 million computers in use that still utilize Windows 7. And those supporters are correct. Those Windows 7 machines won't necessarily be replaced, however, and won't necessarily be replaced anytime soon if they're going to be replaced at all. Most Windows 7 devices can run Windows 10, which Microsoft still provides free of charge. Meanwhile, those computer owners may be holding out for more availability of Intel chips. There's also a sliver of these computer users that may simply not care about using a now-outdated operating system. Whatever the reason -- and despite the sheer age of most Windows 7 computers -- the disinterest has prompted both Dell and HP to dish out cautious outlooks for a sizable portion of this year. IDC research manager Jitesh Ubrani agrees with the worry, commenting on IDC's analysis: "Despite the positivity surrounding 2019, the next twelve to eighteen months will be challenging for traditional PCs as the majority of Windows 10 upgrades will be in the rearview mirror and lingering concerns around component shortages and trade negotiations get ironed out." Gartner's senior principal analyst Mikako Kitagawa is concerned as well, but for the longer term. Within the commentary of 2019's PC report, she conceded, "Looking ahead, Gartner predicts a continuous decline in the consumer PC market over the next five years," before going on to explain that innovation will be the critical factor in keeping the personal computer market propped up. Whatever lies ahead, note that of the three major tech names in the personal computer business, HP saw the least growth in 2019. It appears to be the weakest of the weak, with analysts still modeling deteriorating results into 2022. Data Source: Thomson Reuters. Chart by Author. "Pushing the rock up the hill" Simply put, neither of HP's core markets is in a great position to support a lasting turnaround. On the PC front, it would require the convergence of the next version of Windows, and the availability of next-gen hardware from Intel and its rivals, and a giant leap in the functionality of netbooks and laptops, all at the same time, to put the personal computer market back on a longer-term, meaningful growth track. None of those are on the horizon at this time. As for printing, it's never going away entirely, but consumers and companies alike are printing about 20% fewer documents than they were as recently as 2015 as digital storage options ramp up. And, to the extent printing is still needed, consumers and companies appear to be finding cheaper ink cartridges made by Chinese manufacturers, eating into the company's higher margin business. Data Source: Thomson Reuters. Chart by Author. As NPD analyst Stephen Baker put it in November when Xerox first expressed interest, the company has "done the best they can, but they are pushing the rock up the hill." Gartner's and IDC's compelling 2019 numbers don't alter that overarching reality. 10 stocks we like better than HP When investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and HP wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of December 1, 2019 Teresa Kersten, an employee of LinkedIn, a Microsoft subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. James Brumley has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends Intel and recommends the following options: long January 2021 $85 calls on Microsoft, short January 2020 $50 calls on Intel, and short January 2021 $115 calls on Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Neither is tremendous, but the first annual growth in personal computer deliveries since 2011 is still a big relative victory for names like HP and Dell Technologies. Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) 10.7% 5.4% Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) -5.3% -2.2% Acer -4.2% -4.6% Others 2.3% -3.1% Total 4.8% 2.7% Source: IDC Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker, January 13, 2020 Gartner preliminary PC shipment data Dell 12.1% 5.2% Apple -3% -0.9%	Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) 10.7% 5.4% Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) -5.3% -2.2% Acer -4.2% -4.6% Others 2.3% -3.1% Total 4.8% 2.7% Source: IDC Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker, January 13, 2020 Gartner preliminary PC shipment data Neither is tremendous, but the first annual growth in personal computer deliveries since 2011 is still a big relative victory for names like HP and Dell Technologies. Dell 12.1% 5.2% Apple -3% -0.9%	Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) 10.7% 5.4% Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) -5.3% -2.2% Acer -4.2% -4.6% Others 2.3% -3.1% Total 4.8% 2.7% Source: IDC Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker, January 13, 2020 Gartner preliminary PC shipment data Neither is tremendous, but the first annual growth in personal computer deliveries since 2011 is still a big relative victory for names like HP and Dell Technologies. Dell 12.1% 5.2% Apple -3% -0.9%	Neither is tremendous, but the first annual growth in personal computer deliveries since 2011 is still a big relative victory for names like HP and Dell Technologies. Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) 10.7% 5.4% Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) -5.3% -2.2% Acer -4.2% -4.6% Others 2.3% -3.1% Total 4.8% 2.7% Source: IDC Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker, January 13, 2020 Gartner preliminary PC shipment data Dell 12.1% 5.2% Apple -3% -0.9%	805783dc-3151-4ee4-90ed-c5013c209540
726212.0	2020-01-15 00:00:00 UTC	IBM Stock Slips on Analyst Downgrade in Advance of Q4 Results	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ibm-stock-slips-on-analyst-downgrade-in-advance-of-q4-results-2020-01-15	nan	nan	International Business Machines (NYSE:) shares have been more or less in a holding pattern since mid October, unable to break out to $140. IBM stock had been on a modest upward trend so far in 2020, clawing up 1.98% as of last Friday. However, with Q4 results due next week, an analyst downgrade saw IBM slide in trading on Monday before recovering to close at $136.60 for a slight loss on the day. Given that the last big hit investors in IBM took was after the company missed on Q3 revenue estimates in October, itÃ¢ÂÂs worth investigating whether we might be in for a repeat next week. Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com Evercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani has been bullish on IBM for the past year. However, after 12 months of having IBM rated as a Ã¢ÂÂbuy,Ã¢ÂÂ on Monday, Daryanani changed course. and dropped his 12-month price target from $160 to $145. Why the reduced optimism in IBM? BarronÃ¢ÂÂs notes Daryanani is concerned that , given the signs of slower than expected spending by enterprise IT departments. It was a revenue miss that caused IBM shares to fall in mid-October, and the stock has yet to bounce back from that hit. In fact, while IBM stock dropped around 1% in value in 2019, itÃ¢ÂÂs down a more concerning 10% since its 2019 highs as July wound down.ÃÂ Soft Enterprise Technology Spending The Next Platform to not just IBM, but other enterprise technology providers, including Dell (NYSE:DELL), Cisco (NASDAQ:) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE). A volley of factors, ranging from worries about recession, to cyclical tech pricing, to geopolitical concerns has combined to reduce enterprise technology spending. The trade war between the U.S. and China has many companies on edge, as well as effectively shutting down the Chinese market for many American tech companies. Brexit is causing concern in Europe. Globally, there are worries that weÃ¢ÂÂre overdue for the next big recession. In the face of this uncertainty, companies have been more reluctant to spend money building out their data centers.ÃÂ Adding to the challenge, the prices for computer memory began to slide. With this key component at lower pricing, the overall price for servers fell. IBM still depends on hardware sales for a good chunk of its revenue, and the price pressure meant that was impacted. In Q3, the company reported its Systems Hardware revenue . All of these factors were already negatively impacting enterprise technology spending by Q2 2019. And none of those variables has improved significantly since then. There has been some progress on the front of late, but trade relations between the U.S. and China remain far from normalized. If the situation continues to improve, that might boost confidence and increase enterprise IT spending. It might also allow IBM to sell more hardware in China. But that remains a very big Ã¢ÂÂifÃ¢ÂÂ at this point, and not something that most analysts are counting on as part of their stock valuations. Bottom Line for IBM Stock Investment analysts continue to be cautious about IBM. Among those polled by The Wall Street Journal, . However, their average 12-month price target of $148.53 is a little higher than Evercore ISIÃ¢ÂÂs downgrade. With IBMÃ¢ÂÂs Q4 earnings approaching, InvestorPlaceÃ¢ÂÂs Nicolas Chahine notes the volatility around these reports, with the past four resulting in Ã¢ÂÂtwo sharp rallies versus two sharp selloffs.Ã¢ÂÂ Which will it be this time? He points to the possibility that IBM could break out this quarter. Long term, there is general optimism that IBM stock is going to see modest growth in 2020. However, going into Q4 earnings, the ride could get bumpy for short-term investors.ÃÂ As of this writing, Brad Moon did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. The post appeared first on InvestorPlace. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	In fact, while IBM stock dropped around 1% in value in 2019, itÃ¢ÂÂs down a more concerning 10% since its 2019 highs as July wound down.ÃÂ Soft Enterprise Technology Spending The Next Platform to not just IBM, but other enterprise technology providers, including Dell (NYSE:DELL), Cisco (NASDAQ:) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE). However, with Q4 results due next week, an analyst downgrade saw IBM slide in trading on Monday before recovering to close at $136.60 for a slight loss on the day. A volley of factors, ranging from worries about recession, to cyclical tech pricing, to geopolitical concerns has combined to reduce enterprise technology spending.	In fact, while IBM stock dropped around 1% in value in 2019, itÃ¢ÂÂs down a more concerning 10% since its 2019 highs as July wound down.ÃÂ Soft Enterprise Technology Spending The Next Platform to not just IBM, but other enterprise technology providers, including Dell (NYSE:DELL), Cisco (NASDAQ:) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE). However, with Q4 results due next week, an analyst downgrade saw IBM slide in trading on Monday before recovering to close at $136.60 for a slight loss on the day. A volley of factors, ranging from worries about recession, to cyclical tech pricing, to geopolitical concerns has combined to reduce enterprise technology spending.	In fact, while IBM stock dropped around 1% in value in 2019, itÃ¢ÂÂs down a more concerning 10% since its 2019 highs as July wound down.ÃÂ Soft Enterprise Technology Spending The Next Platform to not just IBM, but other enterprise technology providers, including Dell (NYSE:DELL), Cisco (NASDAQ:) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE). A volley of factors, ranging from worries about recession, to cyclical tech pricing, to geopolitical concerns has combined to reduce enterprise technology spending. Bottom Line for IBM Stock Investment analysts continue to be cautious about IBM.	In fact, while IBM stock dropped around 1% in value in 2019, itÃ¢ÂÂs down a more concerning 10% since its 2019 highs as July wound down.ÃÂ Soft Enterprise Technology Spending The Next Platform to not just IBM, but other enterprise technology providers, including Dell (NYSE:DELL), Cisco (NASDAQ:) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE). In Q3, the company reported its Systems Hardware revenue . If the situation continues to improve, that might boost confidence and increase enterprise IT spending.	60c5c32e-a0c5-44b5-a0da-ee5086b63df8
726213.0	2020-01-08 00:00:00 UTC	The Story Remains the Same for Advanced Micro Devices Stock	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-story-remains-the-same-for-advanced-micro-devices-stock-2020-01-08	nan	nan	After another huge rally, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:) stock looks expensive. Advanced Micro Devices stock trades at 44 times analystsÃ¢ÂÂ average 2020 earnings per share estimate. That multiple has expanded sharply of late: AMD stock price has risen almost 70% in the last three months, but the average estimate has barely budged. Source: flowgraph / Shutterstock.com Over the last three months, the stockÃ¢ÂÂs rally has been impressive, but the longer term gains of Advanced Micro Devices stock have been stunning. Bear in mind that the AMD stock price sat below $2 less than four years ago. Its shares have gained over 2,500% since then. That soaring stock price allows those who are bullish on AMD stock to easily answer investors who are skeptical of AMD stock and its valuation. Those skeptics Ã¢ÂÂ and, to be fair, IÃ¢ÂÂve at times Ã¢ÂÂ simply have been wrong so far. Bulls have focused on the qualitative opportunity ahead of AMD as a company more than the near-term quantitative aspects of AMD stock. And the bulls have won. As long as the market as a whole keeps focusing on the longer term outlook of AMD more than the valuation of Advanced Micro Devices stock, the bulls will keep winning. The Case for AMD Stock Advanced Micro Devices stock didnÃ¢ÂÂt trade below $2 in 2016 because investors werenÃ¢ÂÂt paying attention to it or because short sellers were manipulating the stock. AMD, at that time, was in significant trouble. It was a second-tier competitor to Intel (NASDAQ:), and demand for AMDÃ¢ÂÂs chips from personal computer manufacturers like HP Inc. (NYSE:) and Dell Technologies (NYSE:) looked poised to stagnate, if not decline. Indeed, AMDÃ¢ÂÂs sales sank 28% year-over-year in 2015, and its non-GAAP operating income was negative $253 million. Advanced Micro Devices burned over $300 million in cash that year. And with its net debt at the end of 2015 near $1.5 billion,ÃÂ AMD could have been headed into bankruptcy. Four years later, the story, of course, is very different. AMDÃ¢ÂÂs Ryzen CPUs (central processing units) and EPYC GPUs (graphics processing units) have attractive end markets like gaming and cloud computing. AMD is effectively competing with Intel across the board. And IntelÃ¢ÂÂs missteps have leveled the playing field. Advanced Micro Devices stock has been volatile during stretches of its big rally, most notably when it tumbled more than 50% during the last few months of 2018. But from a broad standpoint, as AMDÃ¢ÂÂs outlook has strengthened, so has the AMD stock price. And its outlook keeps getting stronger. As Wedbush noted last month, the reviews of the Ryzen Threadripper processors show that AMD Ã¢ÂÂcompetitive, or even superior partsÃ¢ÂÂ relative to Intel. Meanwhile, Intel continues to have trouble with its 10 nanometer chips, with Wells Fargo recently predicting that those chips will be delayed further. The competitive environment has been a key factor behind multiple upgrades of AMD stock in recent weeks. And competitive issues have been a big reason why Advanced Micro Devices stock has rallied so strongly over the past four years. With AMDÃ¢ÂÂs market share gains still likely to continue, history suggests that investors who own AMD stock should hold onto their shares. Concerns About the Valuation of Advanced Micro Devices Stock Investors, however, need to look forward as well as backwards. And it has to be at least mentioned that AMDÃ¢ÂÂs valuation does look somewhat stretched. Its price-earnings ratio of 44 is huge for a semiconductor stock. Assuming the recent trend continues, those profits should grow significantly in 2020, at least based on analystsÃ¢ÂÂ average estimates. But some are worried that, after 2020, its gross margins will have peaked, so its operating margin expansion will slow significantly. Again,ÃÂ concerns about the valuation of Advanced Micro Devices stock have persisted for most of this rally. Investors who focused on its near-term fundamentals more than its long-term opportunity have missed out on gains (or worse, they shorted the stock). That, of course, has been true for the market as a whole, but there have been exceptions in the semiconductor sector. The most notable exception is Nvidia (NASDAQ:), which has rallied 85% off its 52-week low but still trades at a sharp discount to its 2018 highs. At this point, the one worry about AMD stock might be that it could be something like the next NVDA. After all,the forward valuation of Advanced Micro Devices stock is roughly similar to that of Nvidia stock at its peak. There isnÃ¢ÂÂt an obvious, upcoming catalyst that would result in a pullback of Advanced Micro Devices stock, but investors didnÃ¢ÂÂt see the coming. (AMDÃ¢ÂÂs management didnÃ¢ÂÂt see it coming either.) And the fact that Nvidia stock hasnÃ¢ÂÂt returned to its 2018 highs shows just far the stock ran;ÃÂ in retrospect, it soared too high. Looking Forward But I wouldnÃ¢ÂÂt bet on AMD stock crashing. After the last four years, IÃ¢ÂÂd be hard-pressed to bet against AMD at all. As IÃ¢ÂÂve noted before, thereÃ¢ÂÂs another fundamental aspect of Advanced Micro Devices stock that seems rather positive. That is, even after its huge gains, Advanced Micro Devices stock has a market capitalization of around $55 billion. NvidiaÃ¢ÂÂs market cap is near $150 billion and IntelÃ¢ÂÂs is $265 billion. AMD isnÃ¢ÂÂt necessarily going to surpass either company any time soon, but a lot of shareholder value can still be created if AMD can keep taking market share. As long as investors keep focusing on that opportunity rather than AMDÃ¢ÂÂs valuation, Advanced Micro Devices stock will keep gaining. As of this writing, Vince Martin has no positions in any securities mentioned. ÃÂ The post appeared first on InvestorPlace. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	It was a second-tier competitor to Intel (NASDAQ:), and demand for AMDÃ¢ÂÂs chips from personal computer manufacturers like HP Inc. (NYSE:) and Dell Technologies (NYSE:) looked poised to stagnate, if not decline. That multiple has expanded sharply of late: AMD stock price has risen almost 70% in the last three months, but the average estimate has barely budged. Source: flowgraph / Shutterstock.com Over the last three months, the stockÃ¢ÂÂs rally has been impressive, but the longer term gains of Advanced Micro Devices stock have been stunning.	It was a second-tier competitor to Intel (NASDAQ:), and demand for AMDÃ¢ÂÂs chips from personal computer manufacturers like HP Inc. (NYSE:) and Dell Technologies (NYSE:) looked poised to stagnate, if not decline. After another huge rally, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:) stock looks expensive. Advanced Micro Devices stock trades at 44 times analystsÃ¢ÂÂ average 2020 earnings per share estimate.	It was a second-tier competitor to Intel (NASDAQ:), and demand for AMDÃ¢ÂÂs chips from personal computer manufacturers like HP Inc. (NYSE:) and Dell Technologies (NYSE:) looked poised to stagnate, if not decline. That soaring stock price allows those who are bullish on AMD stock to easily answer investors who are skeptical of AMD stock and its valuation. As long as the market as a whole keeps focusing on the longer term outlook of AMD more than the valuation of Advanced Micro Devices stock, the bulls will keep winning.	It was a second-tier competitor to Intel (NASDAQ:), and demand for AMDÃ¢ÂÂs chips from personal computer manufacturers like HP Inc. (NYSE:) and Dell Technologies (NYSE:) looked poised to stagnate, if not decline. Advanced Micro Devices stock trades at 44 times analystsÃ¢ÂÂ average 2020 earnings per share estimate. That is, even after its huge gains, Advanced Micro Devices stock has a market capitalization of around $55 billion.	76521fbe-602d-4afe-9143-0226c838e870
726214.0	2020-01-07 00:00:00 UTC	VMware Stock Could Be a Great Investment for This Decade	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/vmware-stock-could-be-a-great-investment-for-this-decade-2020-01-07	nan	nan	VMware (NYSE:), the jewel in the crown at Dell Technologies (NYSE:), is one of the cheapest tech stocks you can buy right now, selling at under 10 times last yearÃ¢ÂÂs earnings.ÃÂ 2020 will be a pivotal one for VMW stock. It has closed on its $2.7 billion purchase of Pivotal Software. It can now offer what it calls a complete cloud solution against International Business MachinesÃ¢ÂÂ (NYSE:) Red Hat unit. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com Both companies are active in the market for Ã¢ÂÂhybrid cloud,Ã¢ÂÂ where corporate data centers run the same software, and interoperate with, the public clouds of Microsoft (NASDAQ:), Alphabet (NASDAQ:,NASDAQ:GOOGL) and AmazonÃÂ (NASDAQ:). VMware has had to Ã¢ÂÂ and its offerings Ã¢ÂÂ to reach this point, going beyond the data centers where its vSphere virtualization software had dominated. It now has relationships with all the large public clouds, and 4,300 regional providers. However, growth could really jump once customers figure out what a hybrid cloud is for, and act on that knowledge. Move to the Edge The 2010s were about the economics of cloud. Virtual machines, distributed computing and open-source software combined into a new, low-cost and hosted paradigm for corporate computing. VMware the virtualization space. It now aims to expand the reach of its vSphere into the Kubernetes container space, which lets companies put existing software into cloud formation. This alone could spark a lot of growth. Cloud software, sold as a service, still represents of the enterprise software market. Analysts are now pounding the table for VMW stock, calling it a Ã¢ÂÂhybrid monster.Ã¢ÂÂ They point to parent DellÃ¢ÂÂs lead in . But, clouds are highly centralized. Hybrid cloud takes off when cloud technologies reach the network edge. ItÃ¢ÂÂs that VMware is now targeting, seeking use cases in automated factories, artificial intelligence and virtual reality. To work seamlessly, these applications need to have fast cloud resources readily available, either on-premise or nearby. (Development of Pivotal was originally co-funded for this Ã¢ÂÂmachine InternetÃ¢ÂÂ by General Electric (NYSE:)). VMware spent 2019 preparing for this moment, investing heavily in to make vSphere container-friendly, in what it called Project Pacific.ÃÂ Gartner (NYSE:) predicts that 75% of companies will be running containers by 2022ÃÂ so this was an essential strategic move. Will Dell Share? VMware is already an earnings monster. As our Vince Martin notes, VMware net income rose 21% last year, and 18% the year before. Yet, even if you take out the extraordinary gains from restructuring, the stock trades at . Some investors question whether VMware can execute on its pivot from vSphere, which is usually sold in corporate data centers, to pure cloud. The recent market pivot from a focus on growth to value is a second reason the stock has lagged. However, despite delivering $1.8 billion to its net income line over the last three quarters, VMware has no regular dividend. ThatÃ¢ÂÂs because . Only 18% of VMware stock trades. Until its acquisition of VMware was complete, Dell was also losing money. Yet, it paid out a special VMware dividend of $11 billionÃÂ on completion of the deal to take itself public. Most of that went to Michael Dell, Dell shareholders and Silver Lake, his hedge fund partners. The Bottom Line on VMW Stock VMW stock is tough to value correctly because VMware is not an independent company. It is a unit of Dell and has been run with DellÃ¢ÂÂs interests in mind. The year that starts in February is a Ã¢ÂÂreturn to normalcy,Ã¢ÂÂ VMwareÃ¢ÂÂs relaunch as a cloud software company. Potentially, VMware stock is one of the great investments of the coming decade. Assuming, that is, its owners share the wealth. is a financial and technology journalist. His latest book is TechnologyÃ¢ÂÂs Big Bang: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow with MooreÃ¢ÂÂs Law, essays on technology available at the Amazon Kindle store. Write him at or follow him on Twitter at @danablankenhorn. As of this writing he owned shares in AMZN and MSFT. The post appeared first on InvestorPlace. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	VMware (NYSE:), the jewel in the crown at Dell Technologies (NYSE:), is one of the cheapest tech stocks you can buy right now, selling at under 10 times last yearÃ¢ÂÂs earnings.ÃÂ 2020 will be a pivotal one for VMW stock. Analysts are now pounding the table for VMW stock, calling it a Ã¢ÂÂhybrid monster.Ã¢ÂÂ They point to parent DellÃ¢ÂÂs lead in . Will Dell Share?	VMware (NYSE:), the jewel in the crown at Dell Technologies (NYSE:), is one of the cheapest tech stocks you can buy right now, selling at under 10 times last yearÃ¢ÂÂs earnings.ÃÂ 2020 will be a pivotal one for VMW stock. Analysts are now pounding the table for VMW stock, calling it a Ã¢ÂÂhybrid monster.Ã¢ÂÂ They point to parent DellÃ¢ÂÂs lead in . Will Dell Share?	VMware (NYSE:), the jewel in the crown at Dell Technologies (NYSE:), is one of the cheapest tech stocks you can buy right now, selling at under 10 times last yearÃ¢ÂÂs earnings.ÃÂ 2020 will be a pivotal one for VMW stock. Analysts are now pounding the table for VMW stock, calling it a Ã¢ÂÂhybrid monster.Ã¢ÂÂ They point to parent DellÃ¢ÂÂs lead in . Will Dell Share?	VMware (NYSE:), the jewel in the crown at Dell Technologies (NYSE:), is one of the cheapest tech stocks you can buy right now, selling at under 10 times last yearÃ¢ÂÂs earnings.ÃÂ 2020 will be a pivotal one for VMW stock. Analysts are now pounding the table for VMW stock, calling it a Ã¢ÂÂhybrid monster.Ã¢ÂÂ They point to parent DellÃ¢ÂÂs lead in . Will Dell Share?	b5d911fe-cd91-4ecc-becc-24fa5a4e73d7
726215.0	2019-12-17 00:00:00 UTC	U.S. Tech Giants Sued Over Child Labor In Congo	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-tech-giants-sued-over-child-labor-in-congo-2019-12-17	nan	nan	(RTTNews) - A federal class-action lawsuit has been filed against five U.S. tech giants accusing them of aiding and abetting child labor in the Democratic Republic of Congo or DRC. The five companies named in the lawsuit are Apple, Google parent Alphabet, Dell Technologies, Microsoft, and Tesla. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. by the International Rights Advocates or IRA on behalf of 14 families from Congo, whose children were either killed in tunnel or wall collapses while mining cobalt, or were maimed in such accidents. The IRA is a U.S.-based human rights non-profit organization. The lawsuit accuses the tech giants of aiding and abetting the use of young children to mine cobalt under extremely dangerous "stone age" conditions that led to their deaths, or resulted in serious, crippling injuries. The lawsuit also alleges that the tech companies knowingly benefited from and provided substantial support to the "artisanal" mining system in the DRC. The cobalt mines where the children allegedly worked were owned by mining companies Glencore and Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt. The DRC has the world's largest deposits of cobalt, which is used in making rechargeable lithium-ion batteries in products made by all tech and electric car companies. The tech boom has caused an explosion in the demand for cobalt. However, cobalt is mined in the DRC under extremely dangerous conditions by children, who are paid just one or two dollars a day to supply cobalt for the expensive gadgets made by some of the richest companies in the world. According to the lawsuit, the children mining cobalt are being forced to work full-time in extremely dangerous mining jobs at the expense of their education and futures. "Rather than step up to help these children with a negligible portion of their vast wealth and power, these companies do nothing but continue to benefit from cheap cobalt mined by kids robbed of their childhoods, their health, and for far too many, their lives," the IRA said. According to the IRA, research teams are continuing to investigate other tech as well as auto companies and expect to add additional companies to the lawsuit. The 14 Congolese families want the companies to compensate them for forced child labor, negligent supervision, and emotional distress. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	The five companies named in the lawsuit are Apple, Google parent Alphabet, Dell Technologies, Microsoft, and Tesla. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. by the International Rights Advocates or IRA on behalf of 14 families from Congo, whose children were either killed in tunnel or wall collapses while mining cobalt, or were maimed in such accidents. The lawsuit accuses the tech giants of aiding and abetting the use of young children to mine cobalt under extremely dangerous "stone age" conditions that led to their deaths, or resulted in serious, crippling injuries.	The five companies named in the lawsuit are Apple, Google parent Alphabet, Dell Technologies, Microsoft, and Tesla. (RTTNews) - A federal class-action lawsuit has been filed against five U.S. tech giants accusing them of aiding and abetting child labor in the Democratic Republic of Congo or DRC. The cobalt mines where the children allegedly worked were owned by mining companies Glencore and Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt.	The five companies named in the lawsuit are Apple, Google parent Alphabet, Dell Technologies, Microsoft, and Tesla. The lawsuit accuses the tech giants of aiding and abetting the use of young children to mine cobalt under extremely dangerous "stone age" conditions that led to their deaths, or resulted in serious, crippling injuries. The cobalt mines where the children allegedly worked were owned by mining companies Glencore and Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt.	The five companies named in the lawsuit are Apple, Google parent Alphabet, Dell Technologies, Microsoft, and Tesla. (RTTNews) - A federal class-action lawsuit has been filed against five U.S. tech giants accusing them of aiding and abetting child labor in the Democratic Republic of Congo or DRC. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. by the International Rights Advocates or IRA on behalf of 14 families from Congo, whose children were either killed in tunnel or wall collapses while mining cobalt, or were maimed in such accidents.	dc00f743-459c-487d-a53c-35c3bfc8221e
726216.0	2019-12-17 00:00:00 UTC	Nvidia Stock Has Value Way Beyond the Limits of Its GPUs	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nvidia-stock-has-value-way-beyond-the-limits-of-its-gpus-2019-12-17	nan	nan	Already an established name in the gaming GPU space, Nvidia (NASDAQ:) has earned its market share despite fierce competition from rival Intel (NASDAQ:). That being said, it’s a challenge for a value investor such as myself to justify accumulating Nvidia stock shares at its currently lofty price point. Source: Hairem / Shutterstock.com When a company’s showing strength, though, a high price tag need not deter the value-minded investor. After all, if you’ll allow me to butcher a Warren Buffett quote, “Price is what you pay; value is what you get,” and I’m confident you’ll get good value with an allocation in NVDA stock. Oftentimes I see traders worry about the spillover effect: one company’s troubles impacting asset prices across an entire sector. This is a legitimate concern, but we have to make informed decisions on a case-by-case basis. In the case of concerns surrounding Intel’s PC CPU shortages, this strikes me as more of a company-specific issue than a sector-wide problem. A Closer Look at Nvidia Stock Supply-side economists typically consider shortages a good thing, but that hasn’t been the case when it comes to Intel’s PC CPU supply issues. HP (NYSE:) and Dell (NYSE:) have both expressed concerns regarding the shortages, with Dell complaining that Intel’s issues in this area “have worsened quarter-on-quarter” to the point of negatively impacting Dell’s projected January-quarter PC shipments. So yes, it’s a problem, but not necessarily Nvidia’s problem. For one thing, HP and Dell have hinted that PC demand may subside in January after Microsoft (NASDAQ:) ends support for Windows 7; this ought to ease the PC CPU supply issue. In any case, Nvidia hasn’t thus far been strongly impacted by Intel’s supply problems. Nvidia CFO Colette Kress has suggested that there was no serious impact during the company’s October quarter; besides, the supply shortages are a known quantity and have already been a factor in Nvidia’s quarterly guidance for January. Looking Beyond the PC Market Having taken an early stake in the cloud, AI, and other technologies, Nvidia set itself apart from PC-dependent competitors. The company’s forays into these growth-oriented subsectors have allowed Nvidia to succeed even when overall gaming revenues have disappointed. Nvidia’s third-quarter earnings results tend to corroborate this. from the same quarter of the previous year to $1.66 billion, while revenues from Nvidia’s overall GPU business declined 8% on a year-over-year basis to $2.56 billion. Since the company has multiple irons in the fire, however, Nvidia nonetheless exceeded quarterly projections. As Moor Insights & Strategy’s Patrick Moorhead , “Nvidia had a better-than-expected third quarter, beating revenue and earnings-per-share expectations.” The company’s CEO, Jensen Huang, specifically cited artificial intelligence, 5G, the Internet of things, and of course the cloud as drivers of Nvidia’s current and future growth: “This quarter, we have laid the foundation for where AI will ultimately make the greatest impact… We extended our reach beyond the cloud, to the edge, where GPU-accelerated 5G, AI and IoT will revolutionize the world’s largest industries. We see strong data center growth ahead, driven by the rise of conversational AI and inference.” That’s a heck of a sales pitch, but Huang’s argument remains compelling as 2020 will undoubtedly see increased dependence on these cutting-edge technologies. I won’t go so far as to say that PC GPU sales won’t matter, but I won’t be surprised if Nvidia steals significant market share from Intel as technological diversification becomes an existential mandate – and Nvidia’s first-mover status spell trouble for second- and third-movers. The Takeaway on Nvidia Stock Personally, I’d like to see more tech firms branch out like Nvidia’s done in 2019. You might not like NVDA stock’s current price, but that doesn’t mean it won’t go higher – and with a head start in multiple leading-edge technologies, Nvidia will remain a threat to competitors and a rainmaker to shareholders. As of this writing, David Moadel did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. The post appeared first on InvestorPlace. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	HP (NYSE:) and Dell (NYSE:) have both expressed concerns regarding the shortages, with Dell complaining that Intel’s issues in this area “have worsened quarter-on-quarter” to the point of negatively impacting Dell’s projected January-quarter PC shipments. For one thing, HP and Dell have hinted that PC demand may subside in January after Microsoft (NASDAQ:) ends support for Windows 7; this ought to ease the PC CPU supply issue. As Moor Insights & Strategy’s Patrick Moorhead , “Nvidia had a better-than-expected third quarter, beating revenue and earnings-per-share expectations.” The company’s CEO, Jensen Huang, specifically cited artificial intelligence, 5G, the Internet of things, and of course the cloud as drivers of Nvidia’s current and future growth: “This quarter, we have laid the foundation for where AI will ultimately make the greatest impact… We extended our reach beyond the cloud, to the edge, where GPU-accelerated 5G, AI and IoT will revolutionize the world’s largest industries.	HP (NYSE:) and Dell (NYSE:) have both expressed concerns regarding the shortages, with Dell complaining that Intel’s issues in this area “have worsened quarter-on-quarter” to the point of negatively impacting Dell’s projected January-quarter PC shipments. For one thing, HP and Dell have hinted that PC demand may subside in January after Microsoft (NASDAQ:) ends support for Windows 7; this ought to ease the PC CPU supply issue. Already an established name in the gaming GPU space, Nvidia (NASDAQ:) has earned its market share despite fierce competition from rival Intel (NASDAQ:).	HP (NYSE:) and Dell (NYSE:) have both expressed concerns regarding the shortages, with Dell complaining that Intel’s issues in this area “have worsened quarter-on-quarter” to the point of negatively impacting Dell’s projected January-quarter PC shipments. For one thing, HP and Dell have hinted that PC demand may subside in January after Microsoft (NASDAQ:) ends support for Windows 7; this ought to ease the PC CPU supply issue. Nvidia CFO Colette Kress has suggested that there was no serious impact during the company’s October quarter; besides, the supply shortages are a known quantity and have already been a factor in Nvidia’s quarterly guidance for January.	HP (NYSE:) and Dell (NYSE:) have both expressed concerns regarding the shortages, with Dell complaining that Intel’s issues in this area “have worsened quarter-on-quarter” to the point of negatively impacting Dell’s projected January-quarter PC shipments. For one thing, HP and Dell have hinted that PC demand may subside in January after Microsoft (NASDAQ:) ends support for Windows 7; this ought to ease the PC CPU supply issue. In the case of concerns surrounding Intel’s PC CPU shortages, this strikes me as more of a company-specific issue than a sector-wide problem.	4efb4a7c-71fe-4bb0-b2b9-0183ce911c36
726217.0	2019-12-16 00:00:00 UTC	10 Stocks to Buy That Lost 8%-Plus in the Past Month	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/10-stocks-to-buy-that-lost-8-plus-in-the-past-month-2019-12-16	nan	nan	As I write this, there are less than two weeks left until Christmas Day. Though there are only a few days of trading left until the end of the year, it’s not too late to boost your portfolio’s 2019 performance with these cheap stocks to buy. How good a year has it been? year to date (YTD). Every sector, including energy, are solidly in the positive with information technology stocks leading the way, up 44%. So far in December, S&P 500 stocks aren’t doing nearly as well, up 2.6% — with a good chunk of that positive return coming today. Each of the stocks selected for this list of stocks to buy has a market cap of $2 billion or more and has lost 10% or more at some point over the past month. Out of with a market cap greater than $2 billion, only 62 had lost 10% or more in a month as of Dec. 12. Even after today’s gains, these stocks remain in the red over the past 30 days. Here are my top 10 stocks to buy from the group of 62. Stocks to Buy: Abiomed (ABMD) Source: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com So far, 2019 has been a downer for long-time shareholders of Abiomed (NASDAQ:). Down 46% YTD, ABMD stock has had better performances in recent years. The maker of Impella heart pumps has generated an annualized total return of 36% for loyal shareholders over the past decade. If you’re one of the lucky ones who’ve owned its stock for the past 10 years, congratulations on a buy well done. If you’re one of the unlucky ones who got in at some point during 2019, be patient, your turn will come. As I stated in about the seven S&P 500 stocks I expect to deliver over the next decade, just as they did this past decade, Abiomed ought to continue to gain market share as the population continues to age. Down 20% over the past month, take advantage of Abiomed’s correction and buy some more. A.O. Smith (AOS) Source: Shutterstock A.O. Smith (NYSE:) is one of my all-time favorite stocks. Sure, there are plenty of names I could list off that I’ve recommended over the years that have done better than the Wisconsin-based manufacturer of water heaters, boilers and water softeners. Still, there are very few that I would consider “stick-in-a-drawer” type stocks that you can forget about for a decade or more and still make out okay. AOS is one such stock. Over the past decade, A.O. Smith has generated an annualized total return of 21.4%. Yet, it’s been unable to break out of single-digit gains in 2019. Up 9% YTD, the 8% decline over the past month hasn’t helped one iota. In October, my InvestorPlace.com colleague, Ian Bezek, made AOS one of seven mid-cap stock selections. Bezek reasoned that . Once an agreement is reached, the sky’s the limit for AOS. In the meantime, you can enjoy the Dividend Aristocrat’s 2.1% yield. The one thing I know is you can’t keep a good dog down. A.O. Smith’s stock trajectory will soon turn to the stars. When it does, you’ll be glad I mentioned it. Dell Technologies (DELL) Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com It’s hard to believe that Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Technologies (NYSE:), is 54 years old. It seems like only yesterday we were reading about this up-and-comer who started a computer business in his dorm room. And while the Texas entrepreneur has had his ups and downs in recent years, the fact Dell stock has lost more than 11% in the past month, do provide tech investors with a much more attractive entry point. InvestorPlace.com contributor Vince Martin owns Dell stock. He recently suggested that the company’s 81% stake in VMware (NYSE:) could be worth substantially more in the future should Dell decide to buy out the remaining minority shareholders. The reality is that Dell generates significant free cash flow — the company’s trailing 12-month free cash flow of nearly is 150% of its net income — which makes the correction over the past month an opportune time to make money on one of the few tech stocks performing in 2019. DuPont de Nemours (DD) Source: ricochet64 / Shutterstock.com For those unaware, DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:) used to be part of DowDuPont; the company created when Dow and DuPont merged in 2017, only to be demerged two years later into three separate companies. As a result of the , DD stock began trading on the NYSE on June 3. It joined former stablemates Dow (NYSE:) and Corteva (NYSE:CTVA) as publicly traded, independent companies. DuPont is a specialty chemical maker whose products include advanced plastics, adhesives and enzymes for the production of cars, electronics and many consumer goods. Dow is responsible for commodity chemicals and Corteva makes seeds. Together, the three entities were one massive company. Separately, though, they’re still three incredibly complex businesses. In the past month, DD stock has shed more than 10% of its value. Since becoming an independent company in June, DuPont de Nemours stock had a quick burst out of the gate, at $76.10, up 18%. It has since lost all of those gains and then some. DuPont and the other two companies were de-merged specifically to add value for DowDupont shareholders. I would expect some of those benefits to be realized in 2020. Foot Locker (FL) Source: Roman Tiraspolsky / Shutterstock.com Foot Locker (NYSE:) has traded below $40 on three occasions since late 2013. On the first occasion, in December 2013, the sneaker and apparel retailer broke through $40 for the very first time after recovering from the 2008 recession, which saw its stock drop to less than $6. The second occasion was in September 2017, and the third and final time dropping below $40 came in August. So, except for a brief November rally, FL stock been in the dumps since the fall. On Nov. 22, Foot Locker reported healthy third-quarter revenue and earnings per share (EPS) numbers. On the top line, to $1.9 billion while on the bottom line, EPS increased 18.9% to $1.13. Also, same-store sales grew by 5.7%, which suggests the company is making progress, positioning itself to compete in the changing world of retail. Unfortunately, the company’s prediction of in the fourth quarter — down from a 9.7% increase in last year’s fourth quarter and worse than the 2% growth estimate from analysts — sent FL stock spiraling lower. As a result, Foot Locker’s total return over the past month is -18.9%, considerably worse than the 2.6% gain for the U.S. total market. Foot Locker tends to be conservative when providing quarterly guidance, so I wouldn’t be surprised if same-store sales weren’t favorable in the fourth quarter. Hess (HES) Source: rafapress / Shutterstock.com Of all the stocks on this list, Hess (NYSE:) is the one company whose 2019 performance couldn’t be characterized as anything but successful. Despite a 9% correction over the past month, HES has generated a YTD total return of 56% — doubling the performance of the U.S. total market. Hess has severely underperformed in recent years, generating a five-year annualized total return of -0.3%, almost 12 percentage points worse than the total U.S. market. Reversion to the historical mean was bound to happen at some point. In 2013, Hess began the arduous process of to focus on energy production and exploration. Activist investor Elliott Management pushed management to become an energy pure-play. The only problem with that plan is that oil and gas exploration hasn’t been over the past five years due to weaker prices. That said, it has managed to perform exceptionally well in a challenging business environment. The recent drop is likely attributable to investors taking profits. Kohl’s (KSS) Source: Sundry Photography/Shutterstock.com YTD, Kohl’s (NYSE:) has a total return of 23.2%. In the past month, it has lost nearly 14%. Yet, Retail Dive named CEO Michelle Gass, its retail executive of the year. Of course, Retail Dive isn’t nearly as concerned as InvestorPlace.com readers about the performance of its stock. It’s more interested in innovation, and on that front, it feels Gass has delivered in a big way. One of its most significant initiatives in 2019 was the rollout of its returns program in partnership with Amazon (NASDAQ:). A pilot project since 2017, this year, Gass went all in, providing the e-commerce giant with 1,150 locations across the U.S. where customers could return products they weren’t happy with. As I noted in October, this was a partnership that would prove . As for Christmas, Kohl’s is staying open from the morning of Dec. 20 to 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve. I don’t know how many extra shoppers it will snag with this approach, but it’s another sign Gass is trying every lever at her disposal to drive sales in a weak department store environment. While there are several other retail executives worthy of this award, Gass is facing extraordinary challenges. I expect a full recovery in 2020. MasTec (MTZ) Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com MasTec (NYSE:) was sailing along in 2019 and then came November, and the wheels fell off. Since then, MTZ’s given back all of the gains it made in October. Down almost 15% in the past month, the infrastructure construction stock has still delivered a YTD total return of 49%, easily beating the markets as a whole. At the end of October, MasTec reported Q3 2019 results that beat analyst estimates. On the top line, it had , 10 cents clear of the consensus and 30% higher than its profits last year. In the past four quarters, it has beaten the estimate on all four occasions. On the bottom line, MasTec’s revenues were $2.02 billion, 5.3% lower than the consensus estimate of $2.13 billion. However, it did manage to grow sales 2% over the same period a year ago. Not to worry. Through the first nine months of its fiscal year, Mastec’s revenues have grown by healthy 9.7%, while its . With a diversified group of four revenue streams — Communications, Oil and Gas, Electrical Transmission, and Power Generation/Industrial — MasTec’s business is insulated from any single industry going into a slowdown. As long as America continues to have tremendous infrastructure needs, MasTec stock should continue to do very well. PagSeguro Digital (PAGS) Source: rafastockbr / Shutterstock.com There are several things I like about Brazilian payments company PagSeguro Digital (NYSE:). First, I’ve been a big believer in Latin America for many years. Here’s what I said about the region in : “As Brazil prepares to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, some in Latin America suggest economic gains made since the beginning of the global financial crisis have benefited the rich and powerful at the exclusion of everyone else. Further, the structural changes necessary to build a flourishing middle class have yet to appear, making these gains illusory at best.” While I do agree that investors should be cognizant of the continuing disconnect that exists between the wealth of these countries and the average citizen, the future remains brighter for Latin America than it’s ever been. Tread carefully, but don’t let the rhetoric spoil one of the best investment opportunities anywhere. Everything I said back then still applies today. The opportunities in Latin America are endless. Secondly, while investors didn’t seem to like PagSeguro’s third-quarter results delivered in November — PAGS stock has seen an 13% decline over the past month — I see a business that’s growing at a very healthy pace. in the quarter on the top line while on the bottom, its net income increased by 47.5%. Furthermore, its total payment volume (TPV) jumped 45% in the quarter to $7.2 billion. As a payments processor, you want to see higher TPV. In the third quarter, it grew the metric just fine. Forget the investor reaction. This is a buying opportunity. Rollins (ROL) Source: Shutterstock The great thing about prognosticating about stocks is that you’ve got nowhere to hide. If you make a recommendation about a particular stock and it tanks, your words are permanently on display — making it easy for readers to second-guess your opinions. At the end of October, I recommended Rollins (NYSE:) along with nine other stocks investors should consider regardless of their latest quarterly earnings. Rollins specializes in pest control. Its Orkin brand serves more than on every continent except Antarctica. Many of its customers have stuck with it for decades, which allows it to generate a significant amount of recurring revenue. I love the fact that the Rollins family, who own more than 50% of its stock and are intimately involved with the company, understand the importance of customer service in a business that you usually wouldn’t consider customer friendly. Once you’ve got a good pest control person, especially if you’re in real estate, it’s hard to let them go knowing the importance of pest-free environments. The longer you hold Rollins stock, the better your results are going to be. It’s the ultimate buy-and-hold stock. Down almost 9% over the past month, it’s looking like Rollins will have its first year of negative calendar returns in many a moon. Don’t miss out on this buying opportunity. At the time of this writing Will Ashworth did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. The post appeared first on InvestorPlace. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	And while the Texas entrepreneur has had his ups and downs in recent years, the fact Dell stock has lost more than 11% in the past month, do provide tech investors with a much more attractive entry point. Dell Technologies (DELL) Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com It’s hard to believe that Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Technologies (NYSE:), is 54 years old. InvestorPlace.com contributor Vince Martin owns Dell stock.	The reality is that Dell generates significant free cash flow — the company’s trailing 12-month free cash flow of nearly is 150% of its net income — which makes the correction over the past month an opportune time to make money on one of the few tech stocks performing in 2019. Dell Technologies (DELL) Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com It’s hard to believe that Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Technologies (NYSE:), is 54 years old. And while the Texas entrepreneur has had his ups and downs in recent years, the fact Dell stock has lost more than 11% in the past month, do provide tech investors with a much more attractive entry point.	And while the Texas entrepreneur has had his ups and downs in recent years, the fact Dell stock has lost more than 11% in the past month, do provide tech investors with a much more attractive entry point. The reality is that Dell generates significant free cash flow — the company’s trailing 12-month free cash flow of nearly is 150% of its net income — which makes the correction over the past month an opportune time to make money on one of the few tech stocks performing in 2019. Dell Technologies (DELL) Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com It’s hard to believe that Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Technologies (NYSE:), is 54 years old.	Dell Technologies (DELL) Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com It’s hard to believe that Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Technologies (NYSE:), is 54 years old. And while the Texas entrepreneur has had his ups and downs in recent years, the fact Dell stock has lost more than 11% in the past month, do provide tech investors with a much more attractive entry point. InvestorPlace.com contributor Vince Martin owns Dell stock.	8bc7f80d-ebfa-4489-956b-dd7ac52e4adc
726218.0	2019-12-16 00:00:00 UTC	If You Like VMware Stock, Buy Microsoft Instead	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/if-you-like-vmware-stock-buy-microsoft-instead-2019-12-16	nan	nan	VMware’s (NYSE:) third-quarter results, reported on Nov. 26, beat analysts’ average estimates. But VMW stock fell on the news. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com InvestorPlace contributor Vince Martin owns Dell Technologies (NASDAQ:) stock. Dell, in turn, owns 81% of VMware. Martin recently explained that VMware’s vSphere platform “allows data-center hardware to run multiple operating systems and to be shared by multiple end users.” Who better to detail the pros and cons of VMware stock than someone who’s got skin in the game? I suggest you if you’re thinking about buying either Dell or VMW stock. The column is an eye-opener. Anyway, Vince’s commentary can be summarized in two short sentences: The biggest reason to avoid VMW stock is that there are no guarantees that the company will be able to successfully pivot to the cloud from its current business model focused on on-premise servers. The biggest reason to consider buying VMware stock is that its risks are way overblown, and VMW stock is, consequently. insanely cheap. But there are two other options: Buy Microsoft (NASDAQ:) or perhaps Dell. Why Microsoft? I believe in options. Not the kind you trade or the type a company gives you for a job well done. I mean examining every possible choice. There aren’t just two choices when it comes to stocks; there are thousands of U.S.-listed stocks to choose from. Vince’s article notes that MSFT has already successfully completed the transition to the cloud. That makes MSFT stock the safer bet. “The need to pivot to the cloud from legacy on-premise offerings obviously isn’t unique to VMware. Microsoft has done it masterfully, though even that giant did let Amazon.com (NASDAQ:) take the lead in the cloud with its Amazon Web Services,” Martin stated. Microsoft might be in second place to Amazon’s AWS unit when it comes to the cloud. Still, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has his company dialed in right now, guaranteeing Jeff Bezos a real fight in the next few years. I discussed Microsoft’s at the end of November, focusing specifically on its desire to put more resources into its Microsoft Teams enterprise messaging solution. That’s great news for the owners of MSFT stock, and it’s not so good for those who own Slack (NYSE:WORK). At the moment, Microsoft is an . In the last year, Microsoft had of free cash flow. It has a free cash flow yield of 3.5% based on a $1.1 trillion enterprise value. In the last year, VMware had of free cash flow. It has a free cash flow yield of 5.4% based on a $65.3 billion enterprise value. For value investments, I generally require FCF yields of 8% or higher. So the question I have is whether it makes sense to risk hard-earned capital for a 1.9 percentage-point difference between the two companies. From where I sit, Microsoft stock is a more natural and safer choice. The Bottom Line on VMW Stock Martin, the other InvestorPlace contributor, laid out the reasons why he owns Dell stock and not VMware stock in his November article. “VMW’s strong free cash flow adds to the options of VMware’s majority owner, Dell. Starting in 2022, (Dell’s) owners can either buy out VMW’s minority shareholders or spin VMW off to DELL’s shareholders…(and) choose the most beneficial path for (its) shareholders,” he wrote. Although Martin does suggest that VMW stock is an attractive pick at its current prices, he hasn’t bought VMware stock. Instead, he’s buying Dell and hedging its exposure to VMW. That should tell everyone everything they need to know about the smarter course of action. Caveat emptor. At the time of this writing Will Ashworth did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. The post appeared first on InvestorPlace. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com InvestorPlace contributor Vince Martin owns Dell Technologies (NASDAQ:) stock. Still, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has his company dialed in right now, guaranteeing Jeff Bezos a real fight in the next few years. Dell, in turn, owns 81% of VMware.	Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com InvestorPlace contributor Vince Martin owns Dell Technologies (NASDAQ:) stock. The Bottom Line on VMW Stock Martin, the other InvestorPlace contributor, laid out the reasons why he owns Dell stock and not VMware stock in his November article. “VMW’s strong free cash flow adds to the options of VMware’s majority owner, Dell.	The Bottom Line on VMW Stock Martin, the other InvestorPlace contributor, laid out the reasons why he owns Dell stock and not VMware stock in his November article. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com InvestorPlace contributor Vince Martin owns Dell Technologies (NASDAQ:) stock. Dell, in turn, owns 81% of VMware.	But there are two other options: Buy Microsoft (NASDAQ:) or perhaps Dell. “VMW’s strong free cash flow adds to the options of VMware’s majority owner, Dell. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com InvestorPlace contributor Vince Martin owns Dell Technologies (NASDAQ:) stock.	dd889fbf-e8bc-4e32-abec-717f7b4e523f
726219.0	2019-12-13 00:00:00 UTC	Notable Friday Option Activity: SYNA, DELL, WDC	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-friday-option-activity%3A-syna-dell-wdc-2019-12-13	nan	nan	Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Synaptics Inc (Symbol: SYNA), where a total volume of 4,370 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 437,000 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 86.7% of SYNA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 503,850 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $64 strike call option expiring December 13, 2019, with 448 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 44,800 underlying shares of SYNA. Below is a chart showing SYNA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $64 strike highlighted in orange: Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) options are showing a volume of 23,370 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 78.9% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $50 strike call option expiring April 17, 2020, with 10,033 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of DELL. Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange: And Western Digital Corp (Symbol: WDC) saw options trading volume of 38,563 contracts, representing approximately 3.9 million underlying shares or approximately 77.8% of WDC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $52.50 strike call option expiring December 20, 2019, with 2,561 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 256,100 underlying shares of WDC. Below is a chart showing WDC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $52.50 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for SYNA options, DELL options, or WDC options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Today's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 » The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Particularly high volume was seen for the $50 strike call option expiring April 17, 2020, with 10,033 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of DELL. Below is a chart showing SYNA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $64 strike highlighted in orange: Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) options are showing a volume of 23,370 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 78.9% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.0 million shares.	Below is a chart showing SYNA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $64 strike highlighted in orange: Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) options are showing a volume of 23,370 contracts thus far today. Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange: And Western Digital Corp (Symbol: WDC) saw options trading volume of 38,563 contracts, representing approximately 3.9 million underlying shares or approximately 77.8% of WDC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.0 million shares. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 78.9% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.0 million shares.	Particularly high volume was seen for the $50 strike call option expiring April 17, 2020, with 10,033 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of DELL. Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange: And Western Digital Corp (Symbol: WDC) saw options trading volume of 38,563 contracts, representing approximately 3.9 million underlying shares or approximately 77.8% of WDC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.0 million shares. Below is a chart showing SYNA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $64 strike highlighted in orange: Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) options are showing a volume of 23,370 contracts thus far today.	Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange: And Western Digital Corp (Symbol: WDC) saw options trading volume of 38,563 contracts, representing approximately 3.9 million underlying shares or approximately 77.8% of WDC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.0 million shares. Below is a chart showing SYNA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $64 strike highlighted in orange: Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) options are showing a volume of 23,370 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 78.9% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.0 million shares.	3ffe03b3-197a-4a8c-a112-efffc123c096
726220.0	2019-12-09 00:00:00 UTC	AMD Stock’s High-Flying Run Will Continue Thanks to Intel	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/amd-stocks-high-flying-run-will-continue-thanks-to-intel-2019-12-09	nan	nan	For Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), the market for central processing units (CPU) was supposed to be a key growth driver in 2019. As we approach the end of the year, it can be confidently said that the company's Ryzen CPUs have helped AMD make its mark once again by clawing away market share from rival Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). A report from Mercury Research points out that AMD controlled 18% of the desktop CPU market at the end of the third quarter of 2019, up nicely from the prior-year period's share of 13%. In laptop chips, the company's market share increased 3.8 percentage points year over year to 14.7%. And it won't be surprising to see AMD's market share rise further in the final quarter of the year, because Intel's missteps are going to put more customers into AMD's lap. Let's see how. Image Source: Getty Images. Intel's CPU shortages hand AMD the advantage Intel has struggled because of CPU shortages this year. Chipzilla management apologized to customers late last month. A letter written by Intel executive Michelle Johnston Holthaus explained the root of the problem: However, sustained market growth in 2019 has outpaced our efforts and exceeded third-party forecasts. Supply remains extremely tight in our PC business where we are operating with limited inventory buffers. This makes us less able to absorb the impact of any production variability, which we have experienced in the quarter. In simpler words, Intel has been unable to scale up enough to meet CPU demand. This is proving costly for Intel's customers, as evident from Dell Technologies' (NYSE: DELL) latest forecast. Intel's CPU shortages recently forced Dell to reduce its 2019 revenue estimate, and the company added that the supply crunch has worsened on a quarter-over-quarter basis. In fact, Intel's CPU shortages are hurting Dell's commercial and premium PC shipments. This is why Dell is now looking at AMD to procure enough chips to meet end-market demand. Dell CFO Tom Sweet recently told Yahoo! Finance that the company is now "evaluating" chips from AMD. Dell's move to AMD would be a big setback for Chipzilla, because the PC maker has been relying on Intel for chips for the past 35 years. But there seems to be no other way out for Dell as it anticipates the shortages at Intel to continue into the second half of next year. What's more, Intel's shortcomings are helping AMD gain ground in the European market as well. A third-party report points out that 12% of the notebooks and desktops in Western Europe had AMD processors, up from 7% in the prior-year period. Intel saw a decline of 3.8 percentage points in its share over the same period. More gains ahead for the red team Intel's CPU shortages aren't the only reason AMD stands to gain. AMD's Ryzen 3000 CPUs are proving to be popular among consumers thanks to their pricing and performance. According to a survey carried out by the European Hardware Association (EHA), 60% of consumers would prefer an AMD CPU over Intel. A year ago, the survey had revealed that Intel was the choice of 60% of the consumers, indicating that the tables have turned. EHA chairman Koen Crijns credits this turnaround to the third generation of Ryzen CPUs, which have helped AMD iron out "any lingering performance gaps, while offering a great price/performance ratio." In all, the combination of Intel's persistent supply shortages, AMD's strategy of delivering powerful CPUs at attractive prices, and PC OEMs such as Dell looking to reduce their dependence on Chipzilla should pave the way for the red team to gain more market share. This should give AMD's high-flying computing and graphics segment fuel to deliver stronger growth and help the stock maintain its status as a top growth play. 10 stocks we like better than Intel When investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has quadrupled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Intel wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 1, 2019 Harsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Intel and recommends the following options: short January 2020 $50 calls on Intel. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	In all, the combination of Intel's persistent supply shortages, AMD's strategy of delivering powerful CPUs at attractive prices, and PC OEMs such as Dell looking to reduce their dependence on Chipzilla should pave the way for the red team to gain more market share. This is proving costly for Intel's customers, as evident from Dell Technologies' (NYSE: DELL) latest forecast. Intel's CPU shortages recently forced Dell to reduce its 2019 revenue estimate, and the company added that the supply crunch has worsened on a quarter-over-quarter basis.	In all, the combination of Intel's persistent supply shortages, AMD's strategy of delivering powerful CPUs at attractive prices, and PC OEMs such as Dell looking to reduce their dependence on Chipzilla should pave the way for the red team to gain more market share. This is proving costly for Intel's customers, as evident from Dell Technologies' (NYSE: DELL) latest forecast. Intel's CPU shortages recently forced Dell to reduce its 2019 revenue estimate, and the company added that the supply crunch has worsened on a quarter-over-quarter basis.	In all, the combination of Intel's persistent supply shortages, AMD's strategy of delivering powerful CPUs at attractive prices, and PC OEMs such as Dell looking to reduce their dependence on Chipzilla should pave the way for the red team to gain more market share. This is proving costly for Intel's customers, as evident from Dell Technologies' (NYSE: DELL) latest forecast. Intel's CPU shortages recently forced Dell to reduce its 2019 revenue estimate, and the company added that the supply crunch has worsened on a quarter-over-quarter basis.	This is proving costly for Intel's customers, as evident from Dell Technologies' (NYSE: DELL) latest forecast. Intel's CPU shortages recently forced Dell to reduce its 2019 revenue estimate, and the company added that the supply crunch has worsened on a quarter-over-quarter basis. In fact, Intel's CPU shortages are hurting Dell's commercial and premium PC shipments.	80d45963-bf67-4ec3-ad1c-23ec384e0662
726221.0	2019-12-04 00:00:00 UTC	3 Reasons Investors Should Be Bullish About Dell	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-reasons-investors-should-be-bullish-about-dell-2019-12-04	nan	nan	Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) recently released its fiscal 2020 third-quarter results, and although there were many positive aspects to the report, the stock fell in the days that followed. That decline was apparently due, in large part, to management's downward revision to its fiscal Q4 forecast. However, there are three reasons why investors should still be bullish on the stock. 1. Dell's guidance looks worse than it is Previously, Dell had projected its revenue for the fiscal year would land between $92.7 billion and $94.2 billion. However, after its revenue for Q3 (which ended Nov. 1) came in at $22.84 billion -- below the $23.04 billion that analysts had been expecting -- the company cut its annual guidance to a range of $91.5 billion to $92.2 billion. That's not a huge adjustment. The bigger concern embedded in that guidance change relates to Intel's ongoing chip shortage. Despite Intel's efforts to ramp up its production of processors for PCs, demand continues to exceed supply, which Dell COO Jeffrey Clarke said has hindered his company's PC business. As a result, Dell had to reduce its forecast for the fourth quarter, and the full year as well. Image Source: Getty Images. The chip issue, has, unfortunately, been an issue for some time now, and given that roughly half of Dell's revenue comes from PC sales, the impact on the company's financials has been notable. The good news for investors is that Dell CFO Tom Sweet expects that the chip issue will begin to improve in the second half of its next fiscal year. And while the start of that period is still several months away, it's an important reminder that this is not a long-term problem for Dell. 2. Dell is still outperforming in several metrics What's encouraging is that even with those challenges, Dell still had a good quarter, which was reflected further down its income statement. Its operating profit of $2.44 billion came in higher than estimates of $2.32 billion. Adjusted earnings per share of $1.75 were also well above expectations of $1.59. And gross margin of 34% was also stronger than the 32.8% that analysts were forecasting. These are all strong numbers, and profitability is ultimately what matters in the end for shareholders. The decrease in the forecast is disappointing, but what matters is how Dell actually performs, and its fiscal Q4 could still turn out solid. In Q3, the company performed well despite conditions that weren't ideal. Absent the chip shortage, its results would likely have been even stronger. Investors should, therefore, be excited about Dell's prospects for 2020 if Intel can finally put its production issues behind it and start meeting the market's demand for its PC chips. 3. Dell is paying down debt and showing fiscal prudence Another positive takeaway from the Q3 results was that Dell has been trimming debt from its balance sheet. It paid down $1.1 billion in gross debt during the quarter, and $3.5 billion year-to-date, with plans to get that number to $5 billion before the end of fiscal 2020. From Feb. 1 to Nov. 1, the company's reduced its total long-term debt by $4.5 billion and it now stands at $44.7 billion. There are a couple of reasons paying down debt is important. The first is that having fewer financial obligations on its books gives an organization more flexibility. Lower leverage makes a company more attractive to risk-averse investors, and to banks as well, should it need more liquidity in the future. It's also important from a governance standpoint, as it shows investors that management is putting its cash in the right places and not being wasteful. An optimal time to invest The post-earnings dip in the stock's price has put Dell's year-to-date returns below 2% during what generally has been a bullish year on Wall Street. But this could be a great opportunity for investors to buy shares of this computer and hardware vendor, as its Q3 results still contained a lot of positives, and the tech stock has plenty of room for growth once it fights past a few headwinds. 10 stocks we like better than Dell Technologies Inc. When investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has quadrupled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Dell Technologies Inc. wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 1, 2019 David Jagielski has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Intel and recommends the following options: short January 2020 $50 calls on Intel. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Despite Intel's efforts to ramp up its production of processors for PCs, demand continues to exceed supply, which Dell COO Jeffrey Clarke said has hindered his company's PC business. An optimal time to invest The post-earnings dip in the stock's price has put Dell's year-to-date returns below 2% during what generally has been a bullish year on Wall Street. Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) recently released its fiscal 2020 third-quarter results, and although there were many positive aspects to the report, the stock fell in the days that followed.	Investors should, therefore, be excited about Dell's prospects for 2020 if Intel can finally put its production issues behind it and start meeting the market's demand for its PC chips. Dell is paying down debt and showing fiscal prudence Another positive takeaway from the Q3 results was that Dell has been trimming debt from its balance sheet. Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) recently released its fiscal 2020 third-quarter results, and although there were many positive aspects to the report, the stock fell in the days that followed.	Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) recently released its fiscal 2020 third-quarter results, and although there were many positive aspects to the report, the stock fell in the days that followed. Dell's guidance looks worse than it is Previously, Dell had projected its revenue for the fiscal year would land between $92.7 billion and $94.2 billion. Despite Intel's efforts to ramp up its production of processors for PCs, demand continues to exceed supply, which Dell COO Jeffrey Clarke said has hindered his company's PC business.	The decrease in the forecast is disappointing, but what matters is how Dell actually performs, and its fiscal Q4 could still turn out solid. * David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Dell Technologies Inc. wasn't one of them! Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) recently released its fiscal 2020 third-quarter results, and although there were many positive aspects to the report, the stock fell in the days that followed.	b1b22cd5-77b0-48f9-8ae4-15038c018b4d
726222.0	2019-12-04 00:00:00 UTC	Analysts See 10% Gains Ahead For JKI	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysts-see-10-gains-ahead-for-jki-2019-12-04	nan	nan	Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itself. For the iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF (Symbol: JKI), we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $178.91 per unit. With JKI trading at a recent price near $162.51 per unit, that means that analysts see 10.09% upside for this ETF looking through to the average analyst targets of the underlying holdings. Three of JKI's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), Flex Ltd (Symbol: FLEX), and HD Supply Holdings Inc (Symbol: HDS). Although DELL has traded at a recent price of $47.40/share, the average analyst target is 28.99% higher at $61.14/share. Similarly, FLEX has 23.24% upside from the recent share price of $11.36 if the average analyst target price of $14.00/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting HDS to reach a target price of $46.45/share, which is 18.54% above the recent price of $39.19. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of DELL, FLEX, and HDS: Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above: Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Do the analysts have a valid justification for their targets, or are they behind the curve on recent company and industry developments? A high price target relative to a stock's trading price can reflect optimism about the future, but can also be a precursor to target price downgrades if the targets were a relic of the past. These are questions that require further investor research. 10 ETFs With Most Upside To Analyst Targets » The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Although DELL has traded at a recent price of $47.40/share, the average analyst target is 28.99% higher at $61.14/share. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of DELL, FLEX, and HDS: Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above: Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Three of JKI's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), Flex Ltd (Symbol: FLEX), and HD Supply Holdings Inc (Symbol: HDS).	Three of JKI's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), Flex Ltd (Symbol: FLEX), and HD Supply Holdings Inc (Symbol: HDS). Although DELL has traded at a recent price of $47.40/share, the average analyst target is 28.99% higher at $61.14/share. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of DELL, FLEX, and HDS: Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above: Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now?	Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of DELL, FLEX, and HDS: Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above: Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Three of JKI's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), Flex Ltd (Symbol: FLEX), and HD Supply Holdings Inc (Symbol: HDS). Although DELL has traded at a recent price of $47.40/share, the average analyst target is 28.99% higher at $61.14/share.	Three of JKI's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), Flex Ltd (Symbol: FLEX), and HD Supply Holdings Inc (Symbol: HDS). Although DELL has traded at a recent price of $47.40/share, the average analyst target is 28.99% higher at $61.14/share. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of DELL, FLEX, and HDS: Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above: Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now?	00d31e31-4521-4097-9f21-e571977de66e
726223.0	2019-12-02 00:00:00 UTC	Technology Sector Update for 12/02/2019: ASPU,RESN,DELL	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-12-02-2019%3A-aspuresndell-2019-12-02-0	nan	nan	(Corrects under DELL, Chief Commercial Officer Marius Haas will retire from the company at the end of this fiscal year, not that Haas will be stepping down as COO. A correct version follows.) Top Tech Stocks MSFT -1.29% AAPL -1.04% IBM -1.39% CSC -1.19% GOOG -1.51% Technology stocks were sharply lower to begin the new month, with the shares of tech companies in the S&P 500 dropping more than 1.5% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was down almost 1.4%. Among technology stocks moving on news: (-) Aspen Group (ASPU) fell over 3% after the education technology company selected board member and former Global Payments (GPN) and Interpublic Group (IPG) executive Frank Cotroneo to be its new chief financial officer, effective immediately. Cotroneo previously was chief operating officer of Global Payments' Netspend unit and also was chief financial officer at Interpublic's Acxiom marketing data subsidiary. In other sector news: (+) Resonant (RESN) climbed almost 1% after the mobile components company Monday named Dylan Kelly as its new chief operating officer, effective immediately. Kelly joins Resonant from Peregrine Semiconductor, where he was served as president and the chief of operations for the chipmaker. (-) Dell Technologies (DELL) dropped nearly 1%, giving back an early gain. The IT products and services company Monday said it has selected Jeff Clarke to be its new chief operating officer. Separately, Chief Commercial Officer Marius Haas is retiring at the end of Dell's fiscal year on Jan. 31. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	(Corrects under DELL, Chief Commercial Officer Marius Haas will retire from the company at the end of this fiscal year, not that Haas will be stepping down as COO. (-) Dell Technologies (DELL) dropped nearly 1%, giving back an early gain. Separately, Chief Commercial Officer Marius Haas is retiring at the end of Dell's fiscal year on Jan. 31.	(Corrects under DELL, Chief Commercial Officer Marius Haas will retire from the company at the end of this fiscal year, not that Haas will be stepping down as COO. Separately, Chief Commercial Officer Marius Haas is retiring at the end of Dell's fiscal year on Jan. 31. (-) Dell Technologies (DELL) dropped nearly 1%, giving back an early gain.	(Corrects under DELL, Chief Commercial Officer Marius Haas will retire from the company at the end of this fiscal year, not that Haas will be stepping down as COO. (-) Dell Technologies (DELL) dropped nearly 1%, giving back an early gain. Separately, Chief Commercial Officer Marius Haas is retiring at the end of Dell's fiscal year on Jan. 31.	(Corrects under DELL, Chief Commercial Officer Marius Haas will retire from the company at the end of this fiscal year, not that Haas will be stepping down as COO. (-) Dell Technologies (DELL) dropped nearly 1%, giving back an early gain. Separately, Chief Commercial Officer Marius Haas is retiring at the end of Dell's fiscal year on Jan. 31.	13b61d0b-e748-4472-8a65-b58a22dc46c0
726224.0	2019-12-02 00:00:00 UTC	Technology Sector Update for 12/02/2019: ASPU,RESN,DELL	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-12-02-2019%3A-aspuresndell-2019-12-02	nan	nan	Top Tech Stocks MSFT -1.29% AAPL -1.04% IBM -1.39% CSC -1.19% GOOG -1.51% Technology stocks were sharply lower to begin the new month, with the shares of tech companies in the S&P 500 dropping more than 1.5% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was down almost 1.4%. Among technology stocks moving on news: (-) Aspen Group (ASPU) fell over 3% after the education technology company selected board member and former Global Payments (GPN) and Interpublic Group (IPG) executive Frank Cotroneo to be its new chief financial officer, effective immediately. Cotroneo previously was chief operating officer of Global Payments' Netspend unit and also was chief financial officer at Interpublic's Acxiom marketing data subsidiary. In other sector news: (+) Resonant (RESN) climbed almost 1% after the mobile components company Monday named Dylan Kelly as its new chief operating officer, effective immediately. Kelly joins Resonant from Peregrine Semiconductor, where he was served as president and the chief of operations for the chipmaker. (-) Dell Technologies (DELL) dropped nearly 1%, giving back an early gain. The IT products and services company Monday said it has selected Jeff Clarke to be its new chief operating officer. He succeeds Marius Haas, who is retiring at the end of Dell's fiscal year on Jan. 31. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	(-) Dell Technologies (DELL) dropped nearly 1%, giving back an early gain. He succeeds Marius Haas, who is retiring at the end of Dell's fiscal year on Jan. 31. Technology stocks were sharply lower to begin the new month, with the shares of tech companies in the S&P 500 dropping more than 1.5% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was down almost 1.4%.	(-) Dell Technologies (DELL) dropped nearly 1%, giving back an early gain. He succeeds Marius Haas, who is retiring at the end of Dell's fiscal year on Jan. 31. Among technology stocks moving on news: (-) Aspen Group (ASPU) fell over 3% after the education technology company selected board member and former Global Payments (GPN) and Interpublic Group (IPG) executive Frank Cotroneo to be its new chief financial officer, effective immediately.	(-) Dell Technologies (DELL) dropped nearly 1%, giving back an early gain. He succeeds Marius Haas, who is retiring at the end of Dell's fiscal year on Jan. 31. Among technology stocks moving on news: (-) Aspen Group (ASPU) fell over 3% after the education technology company selected board member and former Global Payments (GPN) and Interpublic Group (IPG) executive Frank Cotroneo to be its new chief financial officer, effective immediately.	(-) Dell Technologies (DELL) dropped nearly 1%, giving back an early gain. He succeeds Marius Haas, who is retiring at the end of Dell's fiscal year on Jan. 31. Technology stocks were sharply lower to begin the new month, with the shares of tech companies in the S&P 500 dropping more than 1.5% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was down almost 1.4%.	0b451baa-9b94-447d-8601-023f51e30dde
726225.0	2019-12-02 00:00:00 UTC	Oversold Conditions For Dell Technologies (DELL)	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/oversold-conditions-for-dell-technologies-dell-2019-12-02	nan	nan	Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indicator called the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which measures momentum on a scale of zero to 100. A stock is considered to be oversold if the RSI reading falls below 30. In trading on Monday, shares of Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) entered into oversold territory, hitting an RSI reading of 28.9, after changing hands as low as $47.39 per share. By comparison, the current RSI reading of the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) is 60.5. A bullish investor could look at DELL's 28.9 RSI reading today as a sign that the recent heavy selling is in the process of exhausting itself, and begin to look for entry point opportunities on the buy side. The chart below shows the one year performance of DELL shares: Looking at the chart above, DELL's low point in its 52 week range is $42.02 per share, with $70.553 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $47.49. Find out what 9 other oversold stocks you need to know about » The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	In trading on Monday, shares of Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) entered into oversold territory, hitting an RSI reading of 28.9, after changing hands as low as $47.39 per share. A bullish investor could look at DELL's 28.9 RSI reading today as a sign that the recent heavy selling is in the process of exhausting itself, and begin to look for entry point opportunities on the buy side. The chart below shows the one year performance of DELL shares: Looking at the chart above, DELL's low point in its 52 week range is $42.02 per share, with $70.553 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $47.49.	In trading on Monday, shares of Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) entered into oversold territory, hitting an RSI reading of 28.9, after changing hands as low as $47.39 per share. A bullish investor could look at DELL's 28.9 RSI reading today as a sign that the recent heavy selling is in the process of exhausting itself, and begin to look for entry point opportunities on the buy side. The chart below shows the one year performance of DELL shares: Looking at the chart above, DELL's low point in its 52 week range is $42.02 per share, with $70.553 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $47.49.	In trading on Monday, shares of Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) entered into oversold territory, hitting an RSI reading of 28.9, after changing hands as low as $47.39 per share. A bullish investor could look at DELL's 28.9 RSI reading today as a sign that the recent heavy selling is in the process of exhausting itself, and begin to look for entry point opportunities on the buy side. The chart below shows the one year performance of DELL shares: Looking at the chart above, DELL's low point in its 52 week range is $42.02 per share, with $70.553 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $47.49.	In trading on Monday, shares of Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) entered into oversold territory, hitting an RSI reading of 28.9, after changing hands as low as $47.39 per share. A bullish investor could look at DELL's 28.9 RSI reading today as a sign that the recent heavy selling is in the process of exhausting itself, and begin to look for entry point opportunities on the buy side. The chart below shows the one year performance of DELL shares: Looking at the chart above, DELL's low point in its 52 week range is $42.02 per share, with $70.553 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $47.49.	2ba00b3d-751b-4f20-90f7-38658fb86722
726226.0	2019-11-27 00:00:00 UTC	Technology Sector Update for 11/27/2019: DELL,BOX,AVX,INTC,HPE,STX,WDC	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-11-27-2019%3A-dellboxavxintchpestxwdc-2019-11-27	nan	nan	Top Tech Stocks MSFT -0.03% AAPL +0.96% IBM -1.02% CSCO +0.03% GOOG -0.24% Technology stocks eased slightly from their prior gains, with the shares of tech stocks in the S&P 500 adding over 0.3% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was rising more than 0.5%. Among technology stocks moving on news: (-) Dell Technologies (DELL) fell over 5% after the information-technology equipment company late Tuesday reported a 1.3% increase in GAAP Q3 revenue compared with year-ago levels, rising to $22.8 billion during the three months ended Nov. 1 but still trailing the $23.03 billion analyst mean. In other sector news: (+) AVX (AVX) soared 36.5% higher after majority owner Kyocera offered to buy the 28% of the electronics manufacturer's stock it doesn't already own for $19.50 per share in cash, representing a 29.7% premium over Tuesday's closing price. A special committee at AVX is reviewing the proposal, Kyocera said, adding there is no assurance that a transaction will take place. (+) Box (BOX) rose almost 10% after the cloud content management company late Tuesday reported Q3 revenue exceeding analyst estimates and projected revenue for the current quarter also beating Wall Street forecasts. Revenue grew 14% over year-ago levels to $177.2 million, topping the Capital IQ consensus looking for $174.4 million in revenue for the three months ended Oct. 31. (-) Intel (INTC) was nearly 1% lower Wednesday afternoon. The chipmaker and other US tech giants reportedly contributed components and expertise to China's surveillance state, including in Xinjiang, the western province where authorities are building an all-seeing network to monitor Muslims and other ethnic minorities. The companies - Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Seagate (STX) and Western Digital (WDC), among others, according to the Wall Street Journal - say their products can be used in many ways while complex supply chains restrict their understanding and control over how those products are deployed. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Among technology stocks moving on news: (-) Dell Technologies (DELL) fell over 5% after the information-technology equipment company late Tuesday reported a 1.3% increase in GAAP Q3 revenue compared with year-ago levels, rising to $22.8 billion during the three months ended Nov. 1 but still trailing the $23.03 billion analyst mean. A special committee at AVX is reviewing the proposal, Kyocera said, adding there is no assurance that a transaction will take place. The chipmaker and other US tech giants reportedly contributed components and expertise to China's surveillance state, including in Xinjiang, the western province where authorities are building an all-seeing network to monitor Muslims and other ethnic minorities.	Among technology stocks moving on news: (-) Dell Technologies (DELL) fell over 5% after the information-technology equipment company late Tuesday reported a 1.3% increase in GAAP Q3 revenue compared with year-ago levels, rising to $22.8 billion during the three months ended Nov. 1 but still trailing the $23.03 billion analyst mean. (+) Box (BOX) rose almost 10% after the cloud content management company late Tuesday reported Q3 revenue exceeding analyst estimates and projected revenue for the current quarter also beating Wall Street forecasts. Revenue grew 14% over year-ago levels to $177.2 million, topping the Capital IQ consensus looking for $174.4 million in revenue for the three months ended Oct. 31.	Among technology stocks moving on news: (-) Dell Technologies (DELL) fell over 5% after the information-technology equipment company late Tuesday reported a 1.3% increase in GAAP Q3 revenue compared with year-ago levels, rising to $22.8 billion during the three months ended Nov. 1 but still trailing the $23.03 billion analyst mean. In other sector news: (+) AVX (AVX) soared 36.5% higher after majority owner Kyocera offered to buy the 28% of the electronics manufacturer's stock it doesn't already own for $19.50 per share in cash, representing a 29.7% premium over Tuesday's closing price. (+) Box (BOX) rose almost 10% after the cloud content management company late Tuesday reported Q3 revenue exceeding analyst estimates and projected revenue for the current quarter also beating Wall Street forecasts.	Among technology stocks moving on news: (-) Dell Technologies (DELL) fell over 5% after the information-technology equipment company late Tuesday reported a 1.3% increase in GAAP Q3 revenue compared with year-ago levels, rising to $22.8 billion during the three months ended Nov. 1 but still trailing the $23.03 billion analyst mean. Top Tech Stocks In other sector news: (+) AVX (AVX) soared 36.5% higher after majority owner Kyocera offered to buy the 28% of the electronics manufacturer's stock it doesn't already own for $19.50 per share in cash, representing a 29.7% premium over Tuesday's closing price.	35f7eaf1-314a-44c3-b72a-f75a025b7197
726227.0	2019-11-27 00:00:00 UTC	Dell Turns To Profit In Q3; Says Focused On Long-term Profitable Growth	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-turns-to-profit-in-q3-says-focused-on-long-term-profitable-growth-2019-11-27	nan	nan	(RTTNews) - Dell Technologies (DELL) reported Tuesday that its third-quarter net income attributable to shareholders was $499 million, compared to last year's loss of $876 million. Earnings per share were $0.66. Adjusted net income was $1.45 billion, compared to $1.20 billion last year. Adjusted earnings per share were $1.75. Third-quarter revenue increased 2 percent to $22.84 billion from last year's $22.48 billion. Adjusted net revenue was $22.93 billion, up 1 percent from $22.65 billion last year. On average, analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected earnings of $2.07 per share on revenues of $25.11 billion. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items. Operating income was $836 million, compared to an operating loss of $356 million last year. Adjusted operating income grew 18 percent to $2.4 billion, and adjusted EBITDA grew 18 percent to $2.86 billion. In the quarter, storage revenue grew 7 percent, and the increase was 5 percent for Client Solutions Group revenue and 11 percent for VMware revenue. Looking ahead, Tom Sweet, chief financial officer, Dell, said, "We remain focused on long-term profitable growth, growing faster than competitors and the industry, growing operating income and EPS faster than revenue and generating strong cash flow over time." The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	(RTTNews) - Dell Technologies (DELL) reported Tuesday that its third-quarter net income attributable to shareholders was $499 million, compared to last year's loss of $876 million. Looking ahead, Tom Sweet, chief financial officer, Dell, said, "We remain focused on long-term profitable growth, growing faster than competitors and the industry, growing operating income and EPS faster than revenue and generating strong cash flow over time." On average, analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected earnings of $2.07 per share on revenues of $25.11 billion.	(RTTNews) - Dell Technologies (DELL) reported Tuesday that its third-quarter net income attributable to shareholders was $499 million, compared to last year's loss of $876 million. Looking ahead, Tom Sweet, chief financial officer, Dell, said, "We remain focused on long-term profitable growth, growing faster than competitors and the industry, growing operating income and EPS faster than revenue and generating strong cash flow over time." Adjusted net income was $1.45 billion, compared to $1.20 billion last year.	(RTTNews) - Dell Technologies (DELL) reported Tuesday that its third-quarter net income attributable to shareholders was $499 million, compared to last year's loss of $876 million. Looking ahead, Tom Sweet, chief financial officer, Dell, said, "We remain focused on long-term profitable growth, growing faster than competitors and the industry, growing operating income and EPS faster than revenue and generating strong cash flow over time." Adjusted net revenue was $22.93 billion, up 1 percent from $22.65 billion last year.	(RTTNews) - Dell Technologies (DELL) reported Tuesday that its third-quarter net income attributable to shareholders was $499 million, compared to last year's loss of $876 million. Looking ahead, Tom Sweet, chief financial officer, Dell, said, "We remain focused on long-term profitable growth, growing faster than competitors and the industry, growing operating income and EPS faster than revenue and generating strong cash flow over time." Third-quarter revenue increased 2 percent to $22.84 billion from last year's $22.48 billion.	a8b053c4-d834-4f30-a2d6-f04775b1b6e3
726228.0	2019-11-26 00:00:00 UTC	Dell Inc. Q3 adjusted earnings of $1.75 per share	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-inc.-q3-adjusted-earnings-of-%241.75-per-share-2019-11-26	nan	nan	(RTTNews) - Below are the earnings highlights for Dell Inc. (DELL): -Earnings: $552 million in Q3 vs. -$895 million in the same period last year. -Excluding items, Dell Inc. reported adjusted earnings of $1.45 billion or $1.75 per share for the period. -Revenue: $22.93 million in Q3 vs. $22.65 million in the same period last year. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	(RTTNews) - Below are the earnings highlights for Dell Inc. (DELL): -Earnings: $552 million in Q3 vs. -$895 million in the same period last year. -Excluding items, Dell Inc. reported adjusted earnings of $1.45 billion or $1.75 per share for the period. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	(RTTNews) - Below are the earnings highlights for Dell Inc. (DELL): -Earnings: $552 million in Q3 vs. -$895 million in the same period last year. -Excluding items, Dell Inc. reported adjusted earnings of $1.45 billion or $1.75 per share for the period. -Revenue: $22.93 million in Q3 vs. $22.65 million in the same period last year.	(RTTNews) - Below are the earnings highlights for Dell Inc. (DELL): -Earnings: $552 million in Q3 vs. -$895 million in the same period last year. -Excluding items, Dell Inc. reported adjusted earnings of $1.45 billion or $1.75 per share for the period. -Revenue: $22.93 million in Q3 vs. $22.65 million in the same period last year.	(RTTNews) - Below are the earnings highlights for Dell Inc. (DELL): -Earnings: $552 million in Q3 vs. -$895 million in the same period last year. -Excluding items, Dell Inc. reported adjusted earnings of $1.45 billion or $1.75 per share for the period. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	20492189-e6d9-4f8b-bb0e-dfc8f122d73f
726229.0	2019-11-26 00:00:00 UTC	Notable Tuesday Option Activity: DELL, CASY, APA	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-tuesday-option-activity%3A-dell-casy-apa-2019-11-26	nan	nan	Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), where a total volume of 13,138 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 85.6% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $60 strike call option expiring December 20, 2019, with 3,062 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 306,200 underlying shares of DELL. Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange: Casey's General Stores, Inc. (Symbol: CASY) options are showing a volume of 2,144 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 214,400 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 78% of CASY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 274,705 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $170 strike call option expiring February 21, 2020, with 907 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 90,700 underlying shares of CASY. Below is a chart showing CASY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $170 strike highlighted in orange: And Apache Corp (Symbol: APA) options are showing a volume of 38,218 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 3.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 77.1% of APA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $20 strike put option expiring December 20, 2019, with 10,153 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of APA. Below is a chart showing APA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $20 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for DELL options, CASY options, or APA options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Today's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 » The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Particularly high volume was seen for the $60 strike call option expiring December 20, 2019, with 3,062 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 306,200 underlying shares of DELL. Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), where a total volume of 13,138 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 85.6% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.5 million shares.	Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange: Casey's General Stores, Inc. (Symbol: CASY) options are showing a volume of 2,144 contracts thus far today. Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), where a total volume of 13,138 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 85.6% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.5 million shares.	Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), where a total volume of 13,138 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 85.6% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $60 strike call option expiring December 20, 2019, with 3,062 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 306,200 underlying shares of DELL.	Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), where a total volume of 13,138 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). Below is a chart showing APA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $20 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for DELL options, CASY options, or APA options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. That number works out to 85.6% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.5 million shares.	24494f7d-e693-47e8-9351-d16af810e703
726230.0	2019-11-26 00:00:00 UTC	One Simple Reason to Buy Advanced Micro Devices Stock — And One Reason to Sell It	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/one-simple-reason-to-buy-advanced-micro-devices-stock-and-one-reason-to-sell-it-2019-11-26	nan	nan	The long-awaited breakout of the Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:) stock price has arrived. Starting in early October, Advanced Micro Devices stock gained over 45% in about six weeks. Even after a recent pullback, the shares sit just below a 13-year high. Source: Joseph GTK / Shutterstock.com It’s a breakout that, to be honest, I missed. I’ve long argued that Advanced Micro Devices stock would do well over the long-term, but in September I worried that the stock . As it turned out, the rally of the chip sector provided such a catalyst. The rally either benefited or was led by AMD, depending on one’s perspective. The question, as always in the market, is what comes next. And there are solid arguments both to ride the wave of Advanced Micro Devices stock or seriously consider taking profits. Indeed, the debate over the AMD stock price echoes arguments about the market,and the sector, which both trade at all-time highs. The Simple Case for AMD Stock One comparison highlights the opportunity of AMD stock. Specifically, Advanced Micro Devices stock has a market capitalization of about $45 billion. Rival Intel (NASDAQ:) is valued at over $250 billion. Advanced Micro Devices isn’t going to pass Intel in market value any time soon. Intel still is dominant when it comes to providing computer processing units (CPUs) for personal computers. It spent years developing AMD has a roughly 5% share of the server market, and its share of the graphics processing market lags that of Nvidia (NASDAQ:) in GPUs. All that said, AMD clearly is going after Intel, in particular, and the upstart is clearly winning. In the third quarter, Intel’s sales were flat year-over-year. Advanced Micro Devices revenue increased 9% YoY — but that modest increase is an outlier. In Q4, its sales should soar over 40%, with analysts, on average, expecting 27% growth for AMD in 2020, versus a 2% gain by Intel. Whatever the precise numbers, AMD can clearly create value for shareholders as it takes market share from Intel. And there are two reasons why AMD’s market share gains are likely to continue. First, AMD seems to be running on all cylinders. Leaked information on the company’s new 64-core Ryzen Threadripper 3990x chip drove by AMD stock yesterday. The entire Ryzen line, as well as the company’s EPYC graphics processing units, set the company up well for future growth. Second, Intel in particular is struggling. Its long-running development issues have led to . Just last week, Intel apologized to its PC customers like Dell (NASDAQ:) and HP (NYSE:) for CPU chip shortages. Again, AMD won’t necessarily take all of Intel’s business. But the enormous valuation gap between the companies suggests that AMD stock price can still climb tremendously as the company increases its market share. The Big Risk Facing Advanced Micro Devices Stock The main problem of Advanced Micro Devices stock is valuation. AMD stock is trading at over 35 times analysts’ average 2020 earnings per share estimate. That doesn’t necessarily feel like a huge multiple when growth stocks often are valued at over 100 times their earnings or remain unprofitable). But it’s a high number for AMD stock and for semiconductor stocks. When a chip stock has that kind of multiple, trouble usually ensues. Last year, NVDA’s price-earnings multiple expanded from the mid-30s to above 40 by late summer. Of course, the stock tumbled 50% in Q4 as the bursting of sent it and AMD stock price tumbling. Advanced Micro Devices stock, too, has retreated sharply from its peak valuations — and not just during last year’s sector-wide selloff. As MarketWatch columnist Beth Kindig noted, the forward multiple assigned to AMD stock . The last two peaks came before the dot-com bust and the 2008 crash. Both times, AMD stock price tumbled quickly. To be fair, it seems unlikely that history will repeat. For one, Advanced Micro Devices simply is a better company than it was last decade. And even in a market at all-time highs, there isn’t much likelihood of a 2000-style or 2008-style crash. That said, the valuation of Advanced Micro Devices stock is worrisome at this point, and it . The company’s Q3 earnings were not terribly impressive, as its performance was basically in-line with analysts’ average expectations. There are some echoes of past bull runs, when AMD stock, swept up in market rallies, reached valuations that were potentially unsustainable. That doesn’t mean a crash is imminent, but it does make me wonder whether this run has gone too far. The Epitome of the Market Analysts are certainly questioning the valuation of AMD stock. Their average price target still sits below $35. Wall Street analysts haven’t always predicted the surges of Advanced Micro Devices stock, and several analysts did upgrade the shares after AMD’s earnings, but the stock’s valuation is a legitimate concern. At the same time, setting aside valuation for a moment, there seem to be few more attractive businesses in tech than AMD at the moment. The company has a clear opportunity to take share in a market that should grow, thanks to longer-term trends like Big Data and IoT (Internet of Things). And so, Advanced Micro Devices stock really comes down to an argument between valuation and growth. That’s an argument that’s been going on in this market for much of the ten-year-plus bull run. So far, investors who have focused on growth have won out. Those who have worried about valuation have missed out. If that trend continues, the AMD stock price should continue to rise. As of this writing, Vince Martin has no positions in any securities mentioned. The post appeared first on InvestorPlace. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Just last week, Intel apologized to its PC customers like Dell (NASDAQ:) and HP (NYSE:) for CPU chip shortages. That doesn’t necessarily feel like a huge multiple when growth stocks often are valued at over 100 times their earnings or remain unprofitable). There are some echoes of past bull runs, when AMD stock, swept up in market rallies, reached valuations that were potentially unsustainable.	Just last week, Intel apologized to its PC customers like Dell (NASDAQ:) and HP (NYSE:) for CPU chip shortages. The long-awaited breakout of the Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:) stock price has arrived. Indeed, the debate over the AMD stock price echoes arguments about the market,and the sector, which both trade at all-time highs.	Just last week, Intel apologized to its PC customers like Dell (NASDAQ:) and HP (NYSE:) for CPU chip shortages. The Simple Case for AMD Stock One comparison highlights the opportunity of AMD stock. The Big Risk Facing Advanced Micro Devices Stock The main problem of Advanced Micro Devices stock is valuation.	Just last week, Intel apologized to its PC customers like Dell (NASDAQ:) and HP (NYSE:) for CPU chip shortages. Advanced Micro Devices isn’t going to pass Intel in market value any time soon. Again, AMD won’t necessarily take all of Intel’s business.	db61309b-d6c4-41eb-87d4-ca9be09c057e
726231.0	2019-11-26 00:00:00 UTC	Dell (DELL) 3rd Quarter Earnings: What to Expect	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-dell-3rd-quarter-earnings%3A-what-to-expect-2019-11-26	nan	nan	P C and data-storage giant Dell Technologies (DELL) is set to release third quarter fiscal 2020 results after Tuesday’s closing bell. Dell, which has three key operating segments, has taken on a strategic shift to grow its capabilities in the realm of edge computing, cloud services, artificial intelligence, among other high-growth end markets. These moves, combined with its expertise in premium offerings, particularly with its software and services should eventually pay off. It would seem, however, that investors have taken a wait-and-see attitude towards these efforts. While the company is benefiting from a diverse portfolio of software and hardware revenue streams, the stock has under-performed the market, rising just 10% year to date, compared with a 24% jump for the S&P 500 index. With the stock trading at around $53, or 24% below the $66 consensus price target, Dell offers an attractive risk-reward trade given its consistent top line growth and improved revenue in its Client Solutions Group and Infrastructure Solutions Group. On Tuesday a top- and bottom-line beat, along with strong guidance can affirm this belief. For the three months that ended October, Wall Street expects the Round Rock, TX.-based company to earn $1.62 per share on revenue of $23.204 billion. This compares to the year-ago quarter when earnings came to $1.53 per share on revenue of $22.65 billion. For the full year, ending in December, earnings are projected to rise 21.7% year over year to $7.23 per share, while full-year revenue of $93.55 billion would rise 2.4% year over year. Owing to strong demand for its servers and network devices, Dell beat on both the top and bottom lines in the second quarter. Q2 revenue rose modestly to $23.54 billion, beating consensus by $180 million. The revenue gains was driven by double-digit growth in servers and better-than-expected demand in VMware VMW. In the company’s Infrastructure Solutions Group, which houses its servers and network device business, revenue was down 7% to $8.6 billion. This was partially offset by 6% rise in Client Solutions revenue to $11.7 billion. As noted, Dell has shifted its focus more towards the cloud and the company’s Q3 performance in that segment will be closely-watched, particularly as cloud IT infrastructure revenue dropped some 10% in Q2 to $14.1 billion, according to new IDC data. The decline, caused by an overall slowdown in the industry, drove IDC to also lower its 2019 forecast for total cloud IT infrastructure spending. There is now an expected 5% decline to $63.6 billion, compared to the previously forecasted 2% increase. In terms of cloud IT market share, Dell was the leader with 17% share thanks to Q2 revenue of $2.5 billion. This is despite an 8% decline in Q2 cloud revenue. The PC market appears to be on a modest recovery, growing 1.5% to 63 million units in the second quarter, which bodes well for the company. On Tuesday investor will want to see the extent to which Dell can sustain these growth trends and its leadership position in the cloud. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Dell, which has three key operating segments, has taken on a strategic shift to grow its capabilities in the realm of edge computing, cloud services, artificial intelligence, among other high-growth end markets. C and data-storage giant Dell Technologies (DELL) is set to release third quarter fiscal 2020 results after Tuesday’s closing bell. With the stock trading at around $53, or 24% below the $66 consensus price target, Dell offers an attractive risk-reward trade given its consistent top line growth and improved revenue in its Client Solutions Group and Infrastructure Solutions Group.	With the stock trading at around $53, or 24% below the $66 consensus price target, Dell offers an attractive risk-reward trade given its consistent top line growth and improved revenue in its Client Solutions Group and Infrastructure Solutions Group. Owing to strong demand for its servers and network devices, Dell beat on both the top and bottom lines in the second quarter. C and data-storage giant Dell Technologies (DELL) is set to release third quarter fiscal 2020 results after Tuesday’s closing bell.	As noted, Dell has shifted its focus more towards the cloud and the company’s Q3 performance in that segment will be closely-watched, particularly as cloud IT infrastructure revenue dropped some 10% in Q2 to $14.1 billion, according to new IDC data. In terms of cloud IT market share, Dell was the leader with 17% share thanks to Q2 revenue of $2.5 billion. C and data-storage giant Dell Technologies (DELL) is set to release third quarter fiscal 2020 results after Tuesday’s closing bell.	Owing to strong demand for its servers and network devices, Dell beat on both the top and bottom lines in the second quarter. On Tuesday investor will want to see the extent to which Dell can sustain these growth trends and its leadership position in the cloud. C and data-storage giant Dell Technologies (DELL) is set to release third quarter fiscal 2020 results after Tuesday’s closing bell.	c84597e7-6dce-41e1-902a-f05dd24a4101
726232.0	2019-11-26 00:00:00 UTC	Daily Markets: Holding Pattern Continues For Trade, Fed; Stocks to Watch	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/daily-markets%3A-holding-pattern-continues-for-trade-fed-stocks-to-watch-2019-11-26	nan	nan	Today’s Big Picture Depending on your time zone, late last night or early this morning the US and China held their latest round of trade conversations. Following the call, China's Ministry of Commerce said China and the US "reached consensus on properly resolving relevant issues" and agreed to stay in contact on the remaining points for a phase-one trade deal. That news led global equities higher, subsequently, however, while the US Trade Representative acknowledged the phone conversation occurred, there was no comment on what was discussed. To us, it resembles an awkward high school conversation between two teens trying to figure out if they should stay together or break up without any real resolution one way or the other being had. Perhaps we're past the "it's not me, it's you" stage, but it's far from a once again harmonious union, which means, at least for now, any substance and timing associated with a phase-one trade deal remains uncertain. In other non-event news, in his speech last night Federal Reserve Chair Powell said, "Monetary policy is now well-positioned to support a strong labor market and return inflation decisively to our symmetric 2% objective. If the outlook changes materially, policy will change as well. At this point in the long expansion, I see the glass as much more than half full. With the right policies, we can fill it further, building on the gains so far and spreading the benefits more broadly to all Americans." Our cynical side would point out the Fed has never called a recession before it happened, but as Lenore correctly identified years ago, part of the Fed's role is that of an economic cheerleader. While Powell thrashed his economic pom poms last night, our Fed decoder ring says he and the rest of the FOMC are likely to remain data-dependent when it comes to what’s next for monetary policy. The Flash November IHS Markit data for the US offers the Fed some breathing room for now. The net effect of that collective no real news led Asian equities to finish the day mixed. European equities are also mixed in trading today, and US futures point to the same for today’s market open. Data Download The December GfK Consumer Confidence reading for Germany inched higher to 9.7, a tick higher than expected and up from November's three-year low reading of 9.6. Economic expectations rose 15.5 points to 1.7 suggesting Germans are more optimistic about global growth given potential US-China trade progress. The willingness to buy component, however, fell modestly month over month. September Retail Sales for Mexico rose 2.4% year over year, ahead of expectations but down vs. August’s 2.6% increase on the same basis. Back in the US, we’ve got several fresh economic data points to be had today including the weekly retail facing Redbook Index, the September reading for the S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index, October Trade Balance data, October New Home Sales and two pieces of data for November - the Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index and Conference Board Consumer Confidence. Stocks to Watch Best Buy (BBY) shares are up in pre-market trading following quarterly revenue and EPS that topped expectations, and the company lifted its outlook for the coming year. The company now expects a full-year EPS of $5.81-$5.91 vs. the prior view of $5.60-$5.75 prior view and the $5.76 consensus. Watch company Movado Group (MOV) missed quarterly EPS expectations by $0.21 as revenues came in weaker than expected for the quarter. Citing intensified challenges in the watch category Movado also slashed its 2020 outlook, with EPS now forecasted in the $1.55-$1.70 range down from the prior $2.25-$2.35. Reports suggest Disney’s (DIS) Disney+ is averaging 1 million new subscribers a day…Intel (INTC) is shopping its connected home division… and Dell Technologies (DELL) is considering selling its RSA Security business for at least $1 billion. Shares of Ambarella (AMBA) were higher in aftermarket trading yesterday following better than expected quarterly results and upside guidance relative to consensus expectations. With shipments of its products to automotive and security camera markets ramping, Ambarella boosted its current-quarter revenue outlook to $55-$59 million vs. the consensus of $55.66 million. Last night Palo Alto Networks (PAWN) reported better than expected quarterly EPS on in-line revenue, and reaffirmed its 2020 revenue guidance but trimmed its EPS outlook. The 2020 EPS revision to $4.90-$5.00 from $5.00-$5.10 reflects dilution associated with the acquisition of machine identity-based micro-segmentation company Aporeto. Baked in that updated forecast, the company's current-quarter guidance is EPS between $1.11-$1.13 vs. the $1.30 consensus. In response, PAWN shares fell in aftermarket trading. Also last night, branded apparel company PVH (PVH) beat quarterly consensus EPS expectations by $0.11 on better than forecasted revenue, but the company stitched together a mixed outlook. PVH guided current quarter EPS below expectations citing a "very competitive and highly promotional" holiday season but guided 2020 EPS above consensus. Enterprises cloud company Nutanix (NTNX) reported better than expected quarterly results after last night's close but guided current-quarter revenue below consensus. Quarterly billings fell sequentially due to a significant drop in hardware billings year over year and the company continued to transition to a subscription business model. Activist investor Starboard Value reportedly took a small stake in CVS Health (CVS), which follows speculation that Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is in talks to be taken private. After today’s market close we have several quarterly earnings reports coming at us and these are the ones we'll be focusing on: Box (BOX) is expected to report EPS of -$0.01 on revenue of $174.4 million. Consensus expectations for Dell (DELL) call for EPS of $1.59 on $23 billion in revenue for the quarter. Guess? (GES) is expected to report EPS of $0.18 on revenue of $620.5 million HP (HPQ) is forecasted to deliver EPS of $0.58 on revenue of $15.3 billion A more complete listing of companies reporting earnings today can be found at Nasdaq’s earnings calendar page. On the Horizon Upcoming IPOs: Saudi Aramco (ARMCO) - which is expected to be the largest IPO in history, produces about 1/10th of the world's crude and is the world's most profitable company - is set to begin trading on the Saudi stock market in early December. November 17th Saudi Aramco said in a press statement that it is looking to sell a 1.5% stake in the company which translates into about 3 billion shares with the indicative price range for the shares $8 to $8.53 for an IPO valuation of $1.6 to $1.7 trillion - yes, that’s with a T. A final price is expected to be set on December 4th. For a more complete list of upcoming IPOs by month, please visit the Nasdaq IPO Calendar. Dates to mark: November 28 - US Stock Market Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday November 29 - Black Friday; US stock market closes at 1 PM ET December 2 - Cyber Monday December 2 - Apple (AAPL) Press Event December 5-6 - OPEC meeting December 15 - New tariffs on consumer goods from China scheduled to go into effect barring any deal December 20 - US government funding Thought for the Day “Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.” - Mark Twain The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Reports suggest Disney’s (DIS) Disney+ is averaging 1 million new subscribers a day…Intel (INTC) is shopping its connected home division… and Dell Technologies (DELL) is considering selling its RSA Security business for at least $1 billion. Consensus expectations for Dell (DELL) call for EPS of $1.59 on $23 billion in revenue for the quarter. Today’s Big Picture Depending on your time zone, late last night or early this morning the US and China held their latest round of trade conversations.	Reports suggest Disney’s (DIS) Disney+ is averaging 1 million new subscribers a day…Intel (INTC) is shopping its connected home division… and Dell Technologies (DELL) is considering selling its RSA Security business for at least $1 billion. Consensus expectations for Dell (DELL) call for EPS of $1.59 on $23 billion in revenue for the quarter. Back in the US, we’ve got several fresh economic data points to be had today including the weekly retail facing Redbook Index, the September reading for the S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index, October Trade Balance data, October New Home Sales and two pieces of data for November - the Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index and Conference Board Consumer Confidence.	Reports suggest Disney’s (DIS) Disney+ is averaging 1 million new subscribers a day…Intel (INTC) is shopping its connected home division… and Dell Technologies (DELL) is considering selling its RSA Security business for at least $1 billion. Consensus expectations for Dell (DELL) call for EPS of $1.59 on $23 billion in revenue for the quarter. Stocks to Watch Best Buy (BBY) shares are up in pre-market trading following quarterly revenue and EPS that topped expectations, and the company lifted its outlook for the coming year.	Reports suggest Disney’s (DIS) Disney+ is averaging 1 million new subscribers a day…Intel (INTC) is shopping its connected home division… and Dell Technologies (DELL) is considering selling its RSA Security business for at least $1 billion. Consensus expectations for Dell (DELL) call for EPS of $1.59 on $23 billion in revenue for the quarter. While Powell thrashed his economic pom poms last night, our Fed decoder ring says he and the rest of the FOMC are likely to remain data-dependent when it comes to what’s next for monetary policy.	9fbd7c1b-43bd-47ad-8e59-63566278c21f
726233.0	2019-11-26 00:00:00 UTC	10 Fantastic Tech Gifts to Buy for $500 and Up	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/10-fantastic-tech-gifts-to-buy-for-%24500-and-up-2019-11-26	nan	nan	It’s the time of year when everyone has gifts to buy and never enough time to do the shopping. This is especially true when it comes to buying good tech gifts. They’re always in high demand, but there are so many choices. To help save time and help you to make the right choices, we’re here with a guide to the best tech gifts to buy in 2019. This edition is for products with a price tag of $500 or more, so expect to see some pretty cool gear that would make anyone’s day. Tech Gifts for $500 and Up: Vizio 75-inch P-Series Quantum X TV Source: Vizio Vizio makes some great TVs and its latest flagship is the award-winning P-Series Quantum X, introduced at CES 2019. The $2,699.99 has a whopping 480 local dimming zones — double its previous best — allowing for deeper blacks and improved contrast that rivals OLED displays. Furthermore, 2,900 nits of peak brightness make this one of the brightest TVs on the market. The TV also features Quantum dot technology with 4K resolution, up to 165% more color than standard 4K TVs and Dolby Vision HDR. It runs Vizio’s SmartCast 3.0 smart TV platform, with integrated Google Chromecast and support for Apple AirPlay 2. Nanoleaf Canvas Puff Azure Kit Source: Nanoleaf Canadian green lighting startup Nanoleaf makes some really amazing smart lights, consisting of LED flat panels that interlock together and can then be wall-mounted. Nanoleaf smart lights are compatible with Siri, Google Assistant and Alexa, as well as the IFTTT standard. Its latest creation is Canvas, square panels that respond to touch and can also pulse to the beat of music. The $699.99 contains 25 Light Squares — enough to make the namesake “puff azure” layout — and the lucky recipient can also assemble them to make their own custom creation. The kit has everything needed for spectacular LED wall art, along with a screw mount kit for more permanent wall installation than two-way tape (also included). Apple iPhone 11 Pro Source: Apple If you have holiday gifts to buy for someone who could use a new smartphone, the current model to beat is Apple’s (NASDAQ:) iPhone 11 Pro. It may not fold () and lacks 5G support (not that it matters this early in the 5G rollout), but the iPhone 11 Pro is arguably the best overall smartphone on the market today. It has a beautiful AMOLED Super Retina XDR display, the powerhouse A13 processor, long battery life and IP68 water resistance. With Apple’s new triple camera system and AI-powered Night Mode, it’s also the current smartphone camera champ. The 5.8-inch iPhone 11 Pro starts at $999, or $1,099 for the 6.5-inch iPhone 11 Pro Max. Boosted Rev Electric Scooter Source: Boosted Boosted is best known for its high-tech electric skateboards, but the company has expanded its product line. The is now one of the most popular electric scooters on the market The $1,599 Boosted Rev is promoted as a “vehicle-grade” electric scooter. That means it’s built to be rugged and durable, with weatherproof construction and a 12-month warranty. It has wide air-filed tires for a more stable and comfortable ride, dual-wheel drive, both headlights and brake lights and uses regenerative brakes to help achieve a range of up to 22 miles on a charge. With a top speed of 24 miles per hour and an easily folded steering tube, the Boosted Rev makes for a great urban commuting option. Como Audio Three Room Music System Source: Como Audio Multi-room wireless streaming audio is big on many wish lists. But the systems offered by the usual suspects — Apple, Amazon (NASDAQ:), Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:) Google and even Sonos (NASDAQ:SONO) — tend to all sort of look the same. A lot of white or black plastic. Como Audio from Boston is a premium alternative. Its music systems deliver high-quality audio with multi-driver configurations enclosed in retro-look housings covered with real wood veneer. Each has a built-in color display to show album artwork. The company is offering a that includes three units, one a stereo system equipped with a CD player to supplement the Wi-Fi wireless streaming. Alienware M17 Gaming Laptop Source: Dell Got a gamer on your shopping list? Give them the gift of mobile gaming that goes far beyond what a Nintendo Switch can deliver with Dell’s (NYSE:) Alienware m17 gaming laptop. At just 0.73-inches thick and 5.8 pounds, this is one sleek gaming laptop — Alienware’s thinnest 17-inch model ever — with a premium magnesium alloy case. Despite the sleek form factor, it’s packed with an Intel (NASDAQ:) 9th generation Core processor, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) GeForce GTX or RTX graphics, Cryo-Tech cooling and a 17.3-inch Full HD display. Prices for the Alienware m17 start at $1,449.99 for a well-equipped version. Orbi AX6000 Wi-Fi 6 Mesh Router System Source: Netgear One of the best gifts to buy anyone — especially someone who is into technology — is better Wi-Fi. Mesh router systems are one of the best ways to improve Wi-Fi. They ensure whole home coverage and automatically optimize performance. I switched to a a year ago, and it was a game changer. The new Wi-Fi 6 standard has started to come into play this year. It’s designed to improve Wi-Fi performance in an era when homes may have dozens of connected devices. Smart TVs, smartphones, smart thermostats, streaming cameras, smart door locks, game consoles and video streamers are all fighting for bandwidth. The ultimate tech gift for someone in need of better WiFi is the new a mesh router with Wi-Fi 6 support. At $699.99 it’s not cheap, but it delivers higher speeds and four times the connected device capacity of 802.11ac routers, with 5,000 square feet of mesh coverage. Dyson V11 Torque Drive Cordless Vacuum Cleaner Source: Dyson It can be risky to go with a cleaning product as a gift, but the nice thing about the $699.99 is that its cool factor goes a long way toward outweighing any potential misinterpretation. This cordless stick vacuum comes equipped with a huge list of accessories. The high torque cleaner head automatically adjusts speed as you move between floor types, always optimizing suction power. Its motor produces twice the suction power of any other cordless vacuum, and rivals many plug-in vacuums. You can convert it from a one-hand stick vacuum into a hand-held that’s perfect for cleaning cars and other tight spots. And there is no worry about battery range anxiety with the Dyson V11. The battery is good for up to 60 minutes of run time, and a sensor checks battery levels 8,000 times per second, showing the exact time remaining (in hours and minutes) in real-time on the vacuum’s built-in LCD display. + Record Player Source: +AUDIO When you have gifts to buy for a music lover, one product I is pretty much the ultimate, especially for someone who’s getting into collecting records (once again, the hottest way to buy music). The is a premium, modern take on the classic record player. The cabinet base houses a powerful, two-way bi-amplified speaker system. Four drivers each have their own Class-D amplifiers totaling 100W of output. The speaker enclosure is engineered to prevent feedback or vibration from traveling to the top of the unit, where a European-made Pro-Ject Essential III turntable is mounted. The $1,300+ all-in-one system also supports Bluetooth wireless and has inputs for a Chromecast or Echo for streaming music services. Traeger Timberline 850 Wi-Fi Pellet Grill Source: Traeger Grilling and barbecue are always popular, but how does a grill qualify as high tech? The delivers the ultimate in wood-fired grilling, with its direct drive motorized wood pellet system. Three tiers of stainless steel grates have the room to grill nine chickens or eight racks of ribs at once. But the high-tech element of the $1,799.99 Timberline 850 is its WiFIRE technology. The grill is internet-connected, so you can monitor everything from wood pellet levels to meat temperature remotely, even use your smartphone to deliver a blast of “super smoke.” The mobile app also automates the cooking process for hundreds of Traeger barbecue recipes. As of this writing, Brad Moon did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. The post appeared first on InvestorPlace. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Alienware M17 Gaming Laptop Source: Dell Got a gamer on your shopping list? Give them the gift of mobile gaming that goes far beyond what a Nintendo Switch can deliver with Dell’s (NYSE:) Alienware m17 gaming laptop. With a top speed of 24 miles per hour and an easily folded steering tube, the Boosted Rev makes for a great urban commuting option.	Alienware M17 Gaming Laptop Source: Dell Got a gamer on your shopping list? Give them the gift of mobile gaming that goes far beyond what a Nintendo Switch can deliver with Dell’s (NYSE:) Alienware m17 gaming laptop. Tech Gifts for $500 and Up: Vizio 75-inch P-Series Quantum X TV Source: Vizio Vizio makes some great TVs and its latest flagship is the award-winning P-Series Quantum X, introduced at CES 2019.	Alienware M17 Gaming Laptop Source: Dell Got a gamer on your shopping list? Give them the gift of mobile gaming that goes far beyond what a Nintendo Switch can deliver with Dell’s (NYSE:) Alienware m17 gaming laptop. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Source: Apple If you have holiday gifts to buy for someone who could use a new smartphone, the current model to beat is Apple’s (NASDAQ:) iPhone 11 Pro.	Alienware M17 Gaming Laptop Source: Dell Got a gamer on your shopping list? Give them the gift of mobile gaming that goes far beyond what a Nintendo Switch can deliver with Dell’s (NYSE:) Alienware m17 gaming laptop. Orbi AX6000 Wi-Fi 6 Mesh Router System Source: Netgear One of the best gifts to buy anyone — especially someone who is into technology — is better Wi-Fi.	5be3cde6-2695-423d-aa1a-1d8e0ba7a43e
726234.0	2019-11-19 00:00:00 UTC	VMware Is Relying on Acquisitions to Grow Hybrid Cloud and VMW Stock	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/vmware-is-relying-on-acquisitions-to-grow-hybrid-cloud-and-vmw-stock-2019-11-19	nan	nan	Most of our great chip companies today like Nvidia (NASDAQ:) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:) don’t own semiconductor fabrication plants. Similarly, VMware (NYSE:) is trying to be the one great cloud company without a cloud. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com VMware is the leader in virtualization, a key cloud technology, and it has built a suite of cloud tools around it called vSphere. But Dell Technologies (NYSE:), which controls 82% of VMW, doesn’t have its own cloud. But VMware is trying to make up for that through alliances that help enterprises build hybrid clouds. Hybrid clouds put some resources in public clouds and make central services more cloud-like. The pitch is that, unlike small cloud tool makers like , VMware is not for sale, and thus it’s a trusted partner. Forming the VMW Team VMware results can look choppy because it didn’t take its present form until , as part of Dell’s return to the public market. Since then it has been on a buying spree, spending $4.8 billion on Pivotal Software and Carbon Black. Those deals don’t close until early next year. The company has also spent , launched by two of Kubernetes’ founders. This acquisition will let VMware integrate . VMW is now working to integrate its acquisitions and make vSphere into a complete cloud software solution. Carbon Black is seen as its . Pivotal Software is facing layoffs. VMware Has Other Friends VMware’s target market includes people working inside big companies charged with building and managing corporate resources . The idea is to offer a complete, integrated software that can work with any public cloud and build private ones as well. VMware’s alliances are meant to reassure customers their VMware software will work seamlessly with public clouds while they build their private systems. Where it needs to build small data centers , allowing the company to partner with vendors that are strong in specific regions. The company has with International Business Machines (NYSE:), even though it competes with IBM’s Red Hat unit. It works with Amazon’s (NASDAQ:) AWS cloud, and allies with smaller companies like Rackspace and NetApp (NASDAQ:) there. The argument here is that staying independent of the big clouds requires a software partner that is also independent. Where’s the Money? VMware’s revenue seems to be growing at about 12% per year, and operating income is growing at half that rate. The numbers were skewed by a $4.9 billion income tax benefit taken for the August quarter. This makes the company seem very cheap, with a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 11.4, but it’s a one-time thing. When Dell went public, it took on the big debt load, . Dell may want to buy up VMware in the future, but such a move would be costly. VMW’s market capitalization is $70.3 billion and VMware stock trades at over 7.5 times revenue. All the chopping and changing has taken a toll on VMware stock. Year-to-date gains of almost 50% in May nearly vanished by August. Now, in recovery mode, VMW is back up 25% since the start of 2019. The Bottom Line on VMW Stock Analysts who have followed VMware stock are split, with and slightly under half in the wishy-washy “hold” category. VMware had about $4.2 billion of debt, but $3 billion in cash, at the end of July. As the software side of Dell, it is in a good financial position to accelerate growth into 2020. If the hybrid cloud bonanza is finally starting, VMware is a good place to grab your share. is a financial and technology journalist. He is the author of the environmental story, Bridget O’Flynn and the Bear, available at the Amazon Kindle store. Write him at danablankenhorn@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter at . As of this writing he owned shares in AMZN. More From InvestorPlace The post appeared first on InvestorPlace. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	But Dell Technologies (NYSE:), which controls 82% of VMW, doesn’t have its own cloud. Forming the VMW Team VMware results can look choppy because it didn’t take its present form until , as part of Dell’s return to the public market. When Dell went public, it took on the big debt load, .	But Dell Technologies (NYSE:), which controls 82% of VMW, doesn’t have its own cloud. Forming the VMW Team VMware results can look choppy because it didn’t take its present form until , as part of Dell’s return to the public market. When Dell went public, it took on the big debt load, .	But Dell Technologies (NYSE:), which controls 82% of VMW, doesn’t have its own cloud. Forming the VMW Team VMware results can look choppy because it didn’t take its present form until , as part of Dell’s return to the public market. When Dell went public, it took on the big debt load, .	But Dell Technologies (NYSE:), which controls 82% of VMW, doesn’t have its own cloud. Forming the VMW Team VMware results can look choppy because it didn’t take its present form until , as part of Dell’s return to the public market. When Dell went public, it took on the big debt load, .	f1832770-008a-4f6b-bda8-9e592bd4749b
726235.0	2019-11-14 00:00:00 UTC	Notable Thursday Option Activity: DELL, SWKS, MNST	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-thursday-option-activity%3A-dell-swks-mnst-2019-11-14	nan	nan	Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), where a total volume of 11,144 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 75% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $52.50 strike call option expiring January 17, 2020, with 4,028 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 402,800 underlying shares of DELL. Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $52.50 strike highlighted in orange: Skyworks Solutions Inc (Symbol: SWKS) saw options trading volume of 15,704 contracts, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares or approximately 74.6% of SWKS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $115 strike call option expiring December 20, 2019, with 1,088 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 108,800 underlying shares of SWKS. Below is a chart showing SWKS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $115 strike highlighted in orange: And Monster Beverage Corp (Symbol: MNST) options are showing a volume of 23,476 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 73% of MNST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $50 strike put option expiring January 17, 2020, with 21,109 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.1 million underlying shares of MNST. Below is a chart showing MNST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for DELL options, SWKS options, or MNST options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Today's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 » The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Particularly high volume was seen for the $52.50 strike call option expiring January 17, 2020, with 4,028 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 402,800 underlying shares of DELL. Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), where a total volume of 11,144 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 75% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.5 million shares.	Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), where a total volume of 11,144 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $52.50 strike highlighted in orange: Skyworks Solutions Inc (Symbol: SWKS) saw options trading volume of 15,704 contracts, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares or approximately 74.6% of SWKS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares. That number works out to 75% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.5 million shares.	Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), where a total volume of 11,144 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $52.50 strike highlighted in orange: Skyworks Solutions Inc (Symbol: SWKS) saw options trading volume of 15,704 contracts, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares or approximately 74.6% of SWKS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares. That number works out to 75% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.5 million shares.	Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $52.50 strike highlighted in orange: Skyworks Solutions Inc (Symbol: SWKS) saw options trading volume of 15,704 contracts, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares or approximately 74.6% of SWKS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares. Below is a chart showing MNST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for DELL options, SWKS options, or MNST options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), where a total volume of 11,144 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares).	e3b6b38d-f845-4871-b7cb-dd982cf26954
726236.0	2019-11-05 00:00:00 UTC	Notable Tuesday Option Activity: DELL, CACC, MIC	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-tuesday-option-activity%3A-dell-cacc-mic-2019-11-05	nan	nan	Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), where a total volume of 13,309 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 93.5% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $52.50 strike call option expiring January 17, 2020, with 3,771 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 377,100 underlying shares of DELL. Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $52.50 strike highlighted in orange: Credit Acceptance Corp (Symbol: CACC) options are showing a volume of 890 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 89,000 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 91.5% of CACC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 97,285 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $390 strike put option expiring December 20, 2019, with 70 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7,000 underlying shares of CACC. Below is a chart showing CACC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $390 strike highlighted in orange: And Macquarie Infrastructure Corp (Symbol: MIC) saw options trading volume of 5,700 contracts, representing approximately 570,000 underlying shares or approximately 89.9% of MIC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 634,270 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $45 strike call option expiring November 15, 2019, with 4,353 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 435,300 underlying shares of MIC. Below is a chart showing MIC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $45 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for DELL options, CACC options, or MIC options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Today's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 » The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Especially high volume was seen for the $52.50 strike call option expiring January 17, 2020, with 3,771 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 377,100 underlying shares of DELL. Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), where a total volume of 13,309 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 93.5% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.4 million shares.	Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), where a total volume of 13,309 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $52.50 strike highlighted in orange: Credit Acceptance Corp (Symbol: CACC) options are showing a volume of 890 contracts thus far today. That number works out to 93.5% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.4 million shares.	Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), where a total volume of 13,309 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). Especially high volume was seen for the $52.50 strike call option expiring January 17, 2020, with 3,771 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 377,100 underlying shares of DELL. That number works out to 93.5% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.4 million shares.	Especially high volume was seen for the $52.50 strike call option expiring January 17, 2020, with 3,771 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 377,100 underlying shares of DELL. Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), where a total volume of 13,309 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 93.5% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.4 million shares.	2da76e44-6a43-43fe-b612-c3d41999664c
726237.0	2019-11-01 00:00:00 UTC	Dell Announces Black Friday And Cyber Monday Deals	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-announces-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-deals-2019-11-01	nan	nan	(RTTNews) - Dell announced Black Friday and Cyber Monday offers on the most desired products including $799 XPS 13 and $99 Dell 24 Gaming Monitor. There will also be savings on the Alienware m15 and Alienware m17 starting at $1,399.99 and savings on electronics brands including Samsung, Bose and JBL with up to 50% off. The customers can take advantage of Black Friday savings on the XPS 13 laptop starting at $799.99, the company said in a statement. Dell also said it is extending the savings to valued small business owners and entrepreneurs; from PCs to servers, the customer can find something to meet all of small business needs with up to 50% off. Grab devices such as the Latitude 3500 laptop ($689), Dell Precision 3540 workstation ($709), Dell 32 Monitor D3218HN ($149.99) and PowerEdge T140 Tower Server ($499), all designed to improve productivity for today's busy small business professional. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Dell also said it is extending the savings to valued small business owners and entrepreneurs; from PCs to servers, the customer can find something to meet all of small business needs with up to 50% off. Grab devices such as the Latitude 3500 laptop ($689), Dell Precision 3540 workstation ($709), Dell 32 Monitor D3218HN ($149.99) and PowerEdge T140 Tower Server ($499), all designed to improve productivity for today's busy small business professional. (RTTNews) - Dell announced Black Friday and Cyber Monday offers on the most desired products including $799 XPS 13 and $99 Dell 24 Gaming Monitor.	(RTTNews) - Dell announced Black Friday and Cyber Monday offers on the most desired products including $799 XPS 13 and $99 Dell 24 Gaming Monitor. Grab devices such as the Latitude 3500 laptop ($689), Dell Precision 3540 workstation ($709), Dell 32 Monitor D3218HN ($149.99) and PowerEdge T140 Tower Server ($499), all designed to improve productivity for today's busy small business professional. Dell also said it is extending the savings to valued small business owners and entrepreneurs; from PCs to servers, the customer can find something to meet all of small business needs with up to 50% off.	Dell also said it is extending the savings to valued small business owners and entrepreneurs; from PCs to servers, the customer can find something to meet all of small business needs with up to 50% off. Grab devices such as the Latitude 3500 laptop ($689), Dell Precision 3540 workstation ($709), Dell 32 Monitor D3218HN ($149.99) and PowerEdge T140 Tower Server ($499), all designed to improve productivity for today's busy small business professional. (RTTNews) - Dell announced Black Friday and Cyber Monday offers on the most desired products including $799 XPS 13 and $99 Dell 24 Gaming Monitor.	(RTTNews) - Dell announced Black Friday and Cyber Monday offers on the most desired products including $799 XPS 13 and $99 Dell 24 Gaming Monitor. Grab devices such as the Latitude 3500 laptop ($689), Dell Precision 3540 workstation ($709), Dell 32 Monitor D3218HN ($149.99) and PowerEdge T140 Tower Server ($499), all designed to improve productivity for today's busy small business professional. Dell also said it is extending the savings to valued small business owners and entrepreneurs; from PCs to servers, the customer can find something to meet all of small business needs with up to 50% off.	d4217435-c138-466a-8937-7424e95dbc91
726238.0	2019-10-23 00:00:00 UTC	7 Reasons to Buy Microsoft Stock Now	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-reasons-to-buy-microsoft-stock-now-2019-10-23	nan	nan	Have you seen the new three-part documentary on Netflix (NASDAQ:) about Bill Gates? It’s a must-view film for anyone who is a Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) shareholder. Heck, it’s a good idea to watch even if you don’t own Microsoft stock but want to learn more about both the founder and the company. Sure, Satya Nadella’s top dog these days, but Gates still of MSFT and continues to sit on the board of directors. His influence remains intact. Indeed, if you’re looking for reasons to own Microsoft stock, Gates’ ownership stake helps fund the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which supports worthwhile causes in less fortunate parts of the world. I don’t think you can get any better reason than a charitable one. Gates, although busy with the foundation, knows that a successful Microsoft is a key to his ongoing philanthropy. And while he’s no longer at the company on a day-to-day basis, you can be sure that a day doesn’t go by where he doesn’t think about the business. I’ve given you one reason to own Microsoft stock. Here are seven more. Reasons to Buy Microsoft Stock: Cloud Business Source: Peteri / Shutterstock.com Type the words “Microsoft Cloud” into a search engine and you will get 4.2 million results. Five years ago, I doubt you would have gotten one-tenth as many. Microsoft’s cloud business has taken off, and that’s been a significant driver of MSFT stock. Thanks to a desire for a hybrid cloud, Microsoft has positioned itself to benefit for years to come. “In a world increasingly moving to the cloud, but still encumbered by legacy investments that sit elsewhere and still drive value today, to take an increasingly large percentage of corporate IT budgets in a hybrid world,” stated RBC Capital Markets in a note to clients. In just a few hours Microsoft will report its first-quarter 2020 earnings. You can be sure that the cloud will take up a lot of ink as management discusses all the good things happening to this important segment of its business. Surface Broadens Horizons It’s been almost two years since I wrote about Microsoft’s devices business being in better shape than most people realized. Despite my August 2017 suggestion that of its business, which includes Surface laptops, the company has done an excellent job keeping Surface competitive. Flash forward to today. Microsoft’s Surface products are doing very well. Earlier in October I pointed out that the in fiscal 2019, 23% higher than a year earlier. The Surface only accounted for 3.8% of the company’s annual revenue of $125.8 billion. But InvestorPlace’s Brad Moon stated Oct. 18, “Its [Microsoft] Surface products have evolved into best-in-class devices that embrace technology trends.” Like Disney’s (NYSE:) various cartoon characters which promote the Disney brand, the Surface acts as an advertising vehicle for the entire company. And you can’t put a price on that. Windows 10 Source: The Art of Pics / Shutterstock.com For years I used nothing but Apple (NASDAQ:) products. Then I bought a Dell (NYSE:DELL) laptop in early 2019 — and it opened my eyes to the world of Windows. In September, Microsoft announced that . It expects to hit 1 billion devices sometime in 2020. Since it added 100 million devices in six months, going from 800 million to 900 million, it could hit 1 billion before next summer. The amazing thing about Windows 10 is that Microsoft thought it could get to 1 billion within 36 months of the operating system launching in 2015. While that didn’t happen, you have to give it credit for remaining patient despite a slower-than-anticipated liftoff. The exciting part about Windows 10 is that the company’s support for Windows 7 ends this January. After that, you can be sure that users of Windows 7 will upgrade to Windows 10, generating even more revenue for Microsoft. In 2019, Windows accounted for about 50% of the $45.7 billion in annual revenue generated by its More Personal Computing segment, which translated into almost $13 billion in operating income. While the cloud gets a lot of positive public relations, Windows pulls its weight at Microsoft. Analysts Love MSFT According to the Wall Street Journal, with 27 “buy” ratings, three “overweight” and two “hold” ratings. On Oct. 8, Jefferies Financial upgraded Microsoft to a “buy” with a , 17% higher than its current stock price. Analyst Brent Thill believes that MSFT is one of the safest bets among software stocks. As I stated previously, RBC Capital Markets recently initiated coverage with an “outperform” rating and the same $160 target price. “With the unmatched depth and breadth of its technology portfolio, we believe the company has multiple levers to grow revenue, margins, and its customer base over the next several years,” RBC Capital Markets’ analysts stated Oct. 18. After a blowout fourth-quarter report, the expectations for Q1 2020 are getting higher by the minute. However, current shareholders have nothing to worry about. Microsoft’s on its A-game these days. Microsoft Teams Source: VDB Photos / Shutterstock.com If your business already uses Azure, Office 365 or Outlook, there’s a better-than-ever chance they’ll also end up looking to Microsoft Teams for enterprise collaboration. In March, Teams turned two years old. To celebrate this fact, the company announced that Microsoft Teams is around the world. Slack (NYSE:), the originator of the team collaboration concept, went public at $26 in June. It’s now trading below its IPO price. A recent article from UCToday contributor Rebekah Carter highlighted as it tries to beat back Microsoft. “… Microsoft has been slowly killing Slack over the last few years, focusing just a small amount of its attention on gradually undermining the alternative collaboration tool,” Carter wrote Oct. 9. “While it took Slack nearly 6 years to achieve 10 million daily active users, Microsoft Teams has already achieved 13 million daily active users in only 3 years.” Like most large businesses, Microsoft will be more successful if it focuses on a few important categories. Microsoft Teams has yet to become a key priority for the company, but if you believe the online chatter, that’s set to change in 2020. That’s terrible news for Slack. CEO Earned His Pay My InvestorPlace colleague Brad Moon recently discussed what a great job Nadella has done in almost six years as chief executive. “In the five and a half years since Satya Nadella has been CEO of the company, Microsoft stock has and its market cap has broken through the trillion-dollar ceiling,” Moon wrote. To compensate Nadella for his good works, the Microsoft board by 66% to $42.9 million. That doesn’t include the $178.5 million Nadella made on vested stock awards. Twice in 2017 I argued that . Nothing has changed in the two years since. He’s still overpaid. But as Moon points out, if Microsoft’s stock performance is the metric for measuring his success, Nadella must be at the top of the charts. And that is the only system we’ve got at the moment. In my 2017 article, I facetiously asked the question, “Why should you care [about the CEO’s compensation] as long as you make money on MSFT stock?” Today, I believe the same question applies, only I’m not facetious. Artificial Intelligence Source: gguy / Shutterstock.com The two biggest growth drivers for Microsoft are the cloud and artificial intelligence. As InvestorPlace’s Tom Taulli suggests, AI may . To that end, Microsoft is investing significantly on acquisitions, AI startups and internal spending to develop its existing AI platforms, including Azure’s tools for machine learning. Still, in the early stages, AI could end up being the bigger catalyst for driving Microsoft revenues. However, we won’t know for a few years. In the meantime, the company continues to generate significant free cash flow — in the trailing 12 months — and that alone is a reason to own MSFT. At the time of this writing Will Ashworth did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. The post appeared first on InvestorPlace. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	CEO Earned His Pay My InvestorPlace colleague Brad Moon recently discussed what a great job Nadella has done in almost six years as chief executive. Sure, Satya Nadella’s top dog these days, but Gates still of MSFT and continues to sit on the board of directors. Then I bought a Dell (NYSE:DELL) laptop in early 2019 — and it opened my eyes to the world of Windows.	Sure, Satya Nadella’s top dog these days, but Gates still of MSFT and continues to sit on the board of directors. Then I bought a Dell (NYSE:DELL) laptop in early 2019 — and it opened my eyes to the world of Windows. CEO Earned His Pay My InvestorPlace colleague Brad Moon recently discussed what a great job Nadella has done in almost six years as chief executive.	Sure, Satya Nadella’s top dog these days, but Gates still of MSFT and continues to sit on the board of directors. Then I bought a Dell (NYSE:DELL) laptop in early 2019 — and it opened my eyes to the world of Windows. CEO Earned His Pay My InvestorPlace colleague Brad Moon recently discussed what a great job Nadella has done in almost six years as chief executive.	Sure, Satya Nadella’s top dog these days, but Gates still of MSFT and continues to sit on the board of directors. Then I bought a Dell (NYSE:DELL) laptop in early 2019 — and it opened my eyes to the world of Windows. CEO Earned His Pay My InvestorPlace colleague Brad Moon recently discussed what a great job Nadella has done in almost six years as chief executive.	e6c9e617-e5a9-4897-9956-93e712f57933
726239.0	2019-10-23 00:00:00 UTC	It Looks like AMD Stock Is in for Another Post Earnings Bump	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/it-looks-like-amd-stock-is-in-for-another-post-earnings-bump-2019-10-23	nan	nan	AMD (NASDAQ:) will announce its earnings for the third quarter next week. Keep in mind that AMD stock has been trading in a stubborn range, between about $28 to $31 or so. So with the earnings report, we might get a breakout, in fact, we may already be seeing this as JP Morgan has upgraded the shares. Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com Although, for the year so far, the performance has been standout. AMD stock is up about 74%. By comparison, Intel (NASDAQ:) is up about 13% and Broadcom (NASDAQ:) has gained 17%. OK then, what can we expect this quarter from AMD? Well, let’s take a look. Wall Street is forecasting that revenues will come in at $1.81 billion, up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis, and earnings are expected to hit 18 cents a share, up from 13 cents share. For the most part, the expectations seem fairly reasonable. But then again, with the global economy slowing down and China having problems, it could still be a challenge for AMD to beat on both the top and bottom lines. Regardless of this, the company remains busy. Here’s a sampling of some of the important developments during the quarter: The Big Picture and AMD Stock While the global economic sluggishness is worrisome, there are off-setting factors. One is that AMD is poised to benefit from the secular trend towards cloud computing, which appears to still be in the early phases. Currently, the market is dominated by INTC, which generates about $29 billion annually from its data center business. What’s more, AMD continues to innovate at a relentless pace. The CEO, Lisa Su, has been shown to be a capable leader who has a knack for focusing on the most effective parts of chip technologies. The result is that AMD is continuing to gain market share. For example, according to a report from , the company had 17.1% of the CPU market, up from 12.3% a year ago. The fact is that customers not only want better solutions in terms of speed, reliability and energy efficiency but they also want an alternative to INTC. Relying too much on this chip giant can be a big risk, especially as cloud solutions become more prevalent with mission-critical applications. Bottom Line on AMD Stock Perhaps the biggest knock against AMD stock is the valuation. Note that the shares are trading at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of about 27X, which is definitely on the high side. But again, the company is targeting a massive market opportunity with the cloud (as well as for gaming and Artificial Intelligence). Thus, in light of this, a premium is well deserved as there could be solid growth for multiple years. Tom Taulli is the author of the book, . Follow him on Twitter at @ttaulli. As of this writing, he did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. The post appeared first on InvestorPlace. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	But then again, with the global economy slowing down and China having problems, it could still be a challenge for AMD to beat on both the top and bottom lines. Here’s a sampling of some of the important developments during the quarter: The Big Picture and AMD Stock While the global economic sluggishness is worrisome, there are off-setting factors. The CEO, Lisa Su, has been shown to be a capable leader who has a knack for focusing on the most effective parts of chip technologies.	Wall Street is forecasting that revenues will come in at $1.81 billion, up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis, and earnings are expected to hit 18 cents a share, up from 13 cents share. The result is that AMD is continuing to gain market share. Bottom Line on AMD Stock Perhaps the biggest knock against AMD stock is the valuation.	Wall Street is forecasting that revenues will come in at $1.81 billion, up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis, and earnings are expected to hit 18 cents a share, up from 13 cents share. The result is that AMD is continuing to gain market share. Bottom Line on AMD Stock Perhaps the biggest knock against AMD stock is the valuation.	OK then, what can we expect this quarter from AMD? For example, according to a report from , the company had 17.1% of the CPU market, up from 12.3% a year ago. Bottom Line on AMD Stock Perhaps the biggest knock against AMD stock is the valuation.	5bd4f1f2-c801-417d-b7f0-fbf476f22bf6
726240.0	2019-10-14 00:00:00 UTC	Notable Monday Option Activity: HGV, FB, DELL	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-monday-option-activity%3A-hgv-fb-dell-2019-10-14	nan	nan	Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Hilton Grand Vacations Inc (Symbol: HGV), where a total of 9,321 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 932,100 underlying shares. That amounts to about 84.6% of HGV's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $31 strike put option expiring December 20, 2019, with 1,609 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 160,900 underlying shares of HGV. Below is a chart showing HGV's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $31 strike highlighted in orange: Facebook Inc (Symbol: FB) options are showing a volume of 108,680 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 10.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 83.9% of FB's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 13.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $195 strike call option expiring October 18, 2019, with 12,405 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares of FB. Below is a chart showing FB's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $195 strike highlighted in orange: And Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) options are showing a volume of 15,590 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 76.1% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $52.50 strike call option expiring December 20, 2019, with 3,035 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 303,500 underlying shares of DELL. Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $52.50 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for HGV options, FB options, or DELL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Today's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 » The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Especially high volume was seen for the $52.50 strike call option expiring December 20, 2019, with 3,035 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 303,500 underlying shares of DELL. Below is a chart showing FB's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $195 strike highlighted in orange: And Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) options are showing a volume of 15,590 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 76.1% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares.	Below is a chart showing FB's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $195 strike highlighted in orange: And Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) options are showing a volume of 15,590 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 76.1% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $52.50 strike call option expiring December 20, 2019, with 3,035 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 303,500 underlying shares of DELL.	That number of contracts represents approximately 1.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 76.1% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares. Below is a chart showing FB's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $195 strike highlighted in orange: And Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) options are showing a volume of 15,590 contracts thus far today. Especially high volume was seen for the $52.50 strike call option expiring December 20, 2019, with 3,035 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 303,500 underlying shares of DELL.	That number of contracts represents approximately 1.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 76.1% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares. Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $52.50 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for HGV options, FB options, or DELL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Below is a chart showing FB's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $195 strike highlighted in orange: And Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) options are showing a volume of 15,590 contracts thus far today.	effafb03-57c0-446a-b27c-6ce90f90199d
726241.0	2019-10-11 00:00:00 UTC	PC Shipments Grow In Second Consecutive Quarter: IDC	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pc-shipments-grow-in-second-consecutive-quarter%3A-idc-2019-10-11	nan	nan	(RTTNews) - Worldwide PC shipments increased slightly in the third quarter of 2019 from a year ago, and recorded a second consecutive quarter of growth, according to data from research firm International Data Corporation or IDC. The growth in the third quarter was, however, hurt by supply constraints and trade tensions between the U.S. and China. According to preliminary results from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker, traditional PC shipments increased 3 percent in the third quarter to 70.4 million units from 68.4 million units a year ago. Traditional PCs are comprised of desktops, notebooks, and workstations, but do not include tablets or x86 Servers. "With higher tariffs on the horizon PC makers once again began to push additional inventory during the quarter though the process was a bit more difficult as many faced supply constraints from Intel, leaving AMD with more room to grow. The trade tensions are also leading to changes in the supply chain...," said Jitesh Ubrani, research manager for IDC's Mobile Device Trackers. Linn Huang, research vice president of Devices & Displays, said that commercial demand is expected to accelerate as enterprises work through the remainder of their Windows 10 migration, with the end of service or EOS date for Windows 7 in January 2020 drawing near. Lenovo topped the list of vendors for the second consecutive quarter, with the company's PC shipments rising 7.1 percent year-ago period to 17.3 million units. HP Inc. was a close second with 16.8 million units shipped during the quarter, up 9.3 percent from a year ago. It recorded the fastest year-over-year growth among the top five companies. Dell Technologies ranked third, having shipped 12.1 million units in the quarter with 5.3 percent growth over the previous year. All the top three vendors recorded year-over-year growth. Apple took the fourth position, but its PC shipments declined 6.1 percent from last year to 5.0 million units. The tech giant continued to struggle to maintain positive momentum on a year-over-year basis due to supply constraints. Acer Group stood in the fifth spot, but also recorded the strongest decline among the top five vendors. The company's PC shipments decreased 7.2 percent from last year to 4.4 million units. Despite being among the stronger players in the gaming and Chromebook segments, Acer was negatively impacted by the shortage of Intel processors, IDC noted. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Dell Technologies ranked third, having shipped 12.1 million units in the quarter with 5.3 percent growth over the previous year. "With higher tariffs on the horizon PC makers once again began to push additional inventory during the quarter though the process was a bit more difficult as many faced supply constraints from Intel, leaving AMD with more room to grow. The trade tensions are also leading to changes in the supply chain...," said Jitesh Ubrani, research manager for IDC's Mobile Device Trackers.	Dell Technologies ranked third, having shipped 12.1 million units in the quarter with 5.3 percent growth over the previous year. (RTTNews) - Worldwide PC shipments increased slightly in the third quarter of 2019 from a year ago, and recorded a second consecutive quarter of growth, according to data from research firm International Data Corporation or IDC. According to preliminary results from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker, traditional PC shipments increased 3 percent in the third quarter to 70.4 million units from 68.4 million units a year ago.	Dell Technologies ranked third, having shipped 12.1 million units in the quarter with 5.3 percent growth over the previous year. (RTTNews) - Worldwide PC shipments increased slightly in the third quarter of 2019 from a year ago, and recorded a second consecutive quarter of growth, according to data from research firm International Data Corporation or IDC. According to preliminary results from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker, traditional PC shipments increased 3 percent in the third quarter to 70.4 million units from 68.4 million units a year ago.	Dell Technologies ranked third, having shipped 12.1 million units in the quarter with 5.3 percent growth over the previous year. The growth in the third quarter was, however, hurt by supply constraints and trade tensions between the U.S. and China. According to preliminary results from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker, traditional PC shipments increased 3 percent in the third quarter to 70.4 million units from 68.4 million units a year ago.	c60d1d02-0c9a-4cce-a4b4-c8af5f868e88
726242.0	2019-10-08 00:00:00 UTC	Picking up Microsoft Surface Is a Huge Win for AMD Stock	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/picking-up-microsoft-surface-is-a-huge-win-for-amd-stock-2019-10-08	nan	nan	Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:) scored a huge win last week when Microsoft (NASDAQ:) announced its Surface Laptop 3 would use its Ryzen 5 and 7 chips. AMD Stock, which had been lagging, caught a bump on the news. Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com The victory over Intel (NASDAQ:) is a continuation of AMD’s business recovery in the computing space. Gaining market share is only a start, so expect AMD stock to trend higher. Microsoft said its Surface Laptop 3 would use an SoC version of AMD Ryzen CPUs. It will feature a Zen+ 12nm APU with up to 11 compute units of Vega graphics. The chip will . That Microsoft will power the Surface Pro X with a Snapdragon SQ1 indicates the software giant is diversifying its CPU suppliers. AMD’s chip is different than the standard Ryzen and is designed for the Surface’s needs. It will give more control to the OS for voltage and frequency. And as Anandtech reported: AMD did state that features like modern standby, 10-point touch, and the responsiveness needed involved work from both teams to ensure the best user experience possible. AMD’s CPU sales from Surface 3 sales are unlikely to add to more than $20-25 million in revenue but it is a strong starting point. Competitors vying for the mobile computer market share, such as HP Inc. (NYSE:), Dell (NYSE:), Lenovo, and others might follow suit. They may power their mobile computers with AMD’s SoC instead of using an Intel chip. AMD’s flexibility in delivering a chip that is software-driven should encourage notebook vendors to use AMD CPUs over Intel chips. The Surface Laptop 3 is a model for the ideal hardware design for Windows-powered computers. And with AMD and Microsoft already working together on the next Surface device, AMD has a secure future in the mobile computer market. Apple May Respond Apple (NASDAQ:) faces imminent competitive pressures from Microsoft’s Surface. Its MacBook Pro is expensive and offers very few new features. The touch bar is pretty but demands a premium that consumers apparently are unwilling to pay. Apple’s MacBook Air has underpowered parts. Not only is memory and SSD storage too low, but also the CPU is weak. Apple could remedy weak computing performance by copying Microsoft. It could also use an AMD SoC for the MacBook Airs and the mobile Ryzen CPUs for the MacBook Pro. In doing so, it could pass the lower CPU costs to consumers. This would bring the Apple laptop prices back into the affordable range, lifting sales. AMD Powers Google Cloud In August, AMD . It also said that it won Google as a new customer for the product. AMD’s EPYC CPU is clearly a strong offering. It has 64 processing cores and is manufactured on the 7nm process. Winning Google’s business should accelerate server sales over the next few quarters. Google has a healthy Cloud solution that requires constant upgrades and server additions. AMD will likely see EPYC sales growing at an even faster pace. At nearly $29, AMD stock is off from the $34 peak reached in August. Still, AMD is not a cheap investment at this time. It trades at around 27 times forward earnings and at 5.6 times sales. EPS will grow this year but will only grow at 36% in the next five years. Investors are paying for AMD to grow at least at that pace. If the economy weakens, brought upon by a weaker economy and an ongoing US/China trade war, then shares risk correcting. The Bottom Line on AMD Stock AMD is expensive relative to Nvidia (NASDAQ:) and Intel. The latter two offer more safety and are reasonably priced. AMD’s upside is limited in the short-term but its medium-term prospects are strong. Look for the stock holding up for the rest of the year and taking off in 2020. That is when sales resume an above-average growth, led by Ryzen and EPYC sales. Disclosure: As of this writing, the author did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. The post appeared first on InvestorPlace. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Competitors vying for the mobile computer market share, such as HP Inc. (NYSE:), Dell (NYSE:), Lenovo, and others might follow suit. Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com The victory over Intel (NASDAQ:) is a continuation of AMD’s business recovery in the computing space. That Microsoft will power the Surface Pro X with a Snapdragon SQ1 indicates the software giant is diversifying its CPU suppliers.	Competitors vying for the mobile computer market share, such as HP Inc. (NYSE:), Dell (NYSE:), Lenovo, and others might follow suit. And with AMD and Microsoft already working together on the next Surface device, AMD has a secure future in the mobile computer market. It could also use an AMD SoC for the MacBook Airs and the mobile Ryzen CPUs for the MacBook Pro.	Competitors vying for the mobile computer market share, such as HP Inc. (NYSE:), Dell (NYSE:), Lenovo, and others might follow suit. AMD’s flexibility in delivering a chip that is software-driven should encourage notebook vendors to use AMD CPUs over Intel chips. And with AMD and Microsoft already working together on the next Surface device, AMD has a secure future in the mobile computer market.	Competitors vying for the mobile computer market share, such as HP Inc. (NYSE:), Dell (NYSE:), Lenovo, and others might follow suit. They may power their mobile computers with AMD’s SoC instead of using an Intel chip. And with AMD and Microsoft already working together on the next Surface device, AMD has a secure future in the mobile computer market.	79666e3d-3b2d-42ad-9682-bb91627355e4
726243.0	2019-09-10 00:00:00 UTC	Bullish Two Hundred Day Moving Average Cross - DELL	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bullish-two-hundred-day-moving-average-cross-dell-2019-09-10	nan	nan	In trading on Tuesday, shares of Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $55.51, changing hands as high as $55.85 per share. Dell Technologies Inc shares are currently trading up about 2.2% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of DELL shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, DELL's low point in its 52 week range is $42.02 per share, with $70.553 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $55.48. Click here to find out which 9 other stocks recently crossed above their 200 day moving average » The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	In trading on Tuesday, shares of Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $55.51, changing hands as high as $55.85 per share. The chart below shows the one year performance of DELL shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, DELL's low point in its 52 week range is $42.02 per share, with $70.553 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $55.48. Dell Technologies Inc shares are currently trading up about 2.2% on the day.	In trading on Tuesday, shares of Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $55.51, changing hands as high as $55.85 per share. The chart below shows the one year performance of DELL shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, DELL's low point in its 52 week range is $42.02 per share, with $70.553 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $55.48. Dell Technologies Inc shares are currently trading up about 2.2% on the day.	In trading on Tuesday, shares of Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $55.51, changing hands as high as $55.85 per share. The chart below shows the one year performance of DELL shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, DELL's low point in its 52 week range is $42.02 per share, with $70.553 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $55.48. Dell Technologies Inc shares are currently trading up about 2.2% on the day.	In trading on Tuesday, shares of Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $55.51, changing hands as high as $55.85 per share. Dell Technologies Inc shares are currently trading up about 2.2% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of DELL shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, DELL's low point in its 52 week range is $42.02 per share, with $70.553 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $55.48.	37160934-ca0b-493b-95b1-7a8dc3cea4d5
726244.0	2019-09-09 00:00:00 UTC	Why Pivotal Software Stock Soared 57.3% in August	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-pivotal-software-stock-soared-57.3-in-august-2019-09-10	nan	nan	What happened Shares of Pivotal Software (NYSE: PVTL) in August, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the cloud-native platform company agreed to be acquired by VMware (NYSE: VMW) in a deal worth $2.7 billion. More specifically, VMware will purchase Pivotal for a "blended" price that -- at the time of the acquisition announcement on Aug. 22, 2019 -- was equivalent to $11.71 per share, consisting of $15 per share in cash for Pivotal Class A common stockholders, and the exchange of 0.55 shares of VMware's Class B common stock for each share of Pivotal Class B stock already owned by VMware parent company Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL). The latter exchange represents roughly 15% of Pivotal's total shares outstanding. IMAGE SOURCE: GETTY IMAGES. So what For perspective, Pivotal Software stock was down a whopping 49% year to date before shares rallied on news of the buyout -- largely a consequence of a steep post-earnings drop in early June after Pivotal lowered its full-year outlook. To blame, according to Pivotal CEO Rob Mee at the time, was a combination of "sales execution and a complex technology landscape" that was lengthening the time of its sales cycles. Of course, those pressures will be alleviated somewhat when Pivotal is operating as a subsidiary of VMware, rather than as its own publicly traded company. "The time is ideal to join forces with VMware, an industry leader who shares our commitment to open source community contributions and our focus on adding developer value on top of Kubernetes," Mee elaborated after the acquisition was announced. "VMware has a proven track record of helping organizations run and manage consistent infrastructure in support of mission critical applications, and our two companies have already built a strong foundation on our successful VMware PKS collaboration." Now what As it stands, the acquisition has already been approved by both companies' boards of directors, but still requires the approvals of both regulators and a majority of Pivotal Software Class A shareholders. Assuming all goes as planned, VMware expects the acquisition to close in the second half of its fiscal year ending January 31, 2020. With shares currently trading at only a slight discount to the $15-per-share acquisition premium -- and unless waiting longer to sell might result in more favorable long-term capital gains tax treatment on your profits -- I think Pivotal investors might do well to take their money and put it to work in another promising technology name. 10 stocks we like better than VMware When investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has quadrupled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and VMware wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 1, 2019 Steve Symington has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends VMware. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	More specifically, VMware will purchase Pivotal for a "blended" price that -- at the time of the acquisition announcement on Aug. 22, 2019 -- was equivalent to $11.71 per share, consisting of $15 per share in cash for Pivotal Class A common stockholders, and the exchange of 0.55 shares of VMware's Class B common stock for each share of Pivotal Class B stock already owned by VMware parent company Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL). "The time is ideal to join forces with VMware, an industry leader who shares our commitment to open source community contributions and our focus on adding developer value on top of Kubernetes," Mee elaborated after the acquisition was announced. Assuming all goes as planned, VMware expects the acquisition to close in the second half of its fiscal year ending January 31, 2020.	More specifically, VMware will purchase Pivotal for a "blended" price that -- at the time of the acquisition announcement on Aug. 22, 2019 -- was equivalent to $11.71 per share, consisting of $15 per share in cash for Pivotal Class A common stockholders, and the exchange of 0.55 shares of VMware's Class B common stock for each share of Pivotal Class B stock already owned by VMware parent company Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL). What happened Shares of Pivotal Software (NYSE: PVTL) in August, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the cloud-native platform company agreed to be acquired by VMware (NYSE: VMW) in a deal worth $2.7 billion. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has quadrupled the market.	More specifically, VMware will purchase Pivotal for a "blended" price that -- at the time of the acquisition announcement on Aug. 22, 2019 -- was equivalent to $11.71 per share, consisting of $15 per share in cash for Pivotal Class A common stockholders, and the exchange of 0.55 shares of VMware's Class B common stock for each share of Pivotal Class B stock already owned by VMware parent company Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL). What happened Shares of Pivotal Software (NYSE: PVTL) in August, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the cloud-native platform company agreed to be acquired by VMware (NYSE: VMW) in a deal worth $2.7 billion. So what For perspective, Pivotal Software stock was down a whopping 49% year to date before shares rallied on news of the buyout -- largely a consequence of a steep post-earnings drop in early June after Pivotal lowered its full-year outlook.	More specifically, VMware will purchase Pivotal for a "blended" price that -- at the time of the acquisition announcement on Aug. 22, 2019 -- was equivalent to $11.71 per share, consisting of $15 per share in cash for Pivotal Class A common stockholders, and the exchange of 0.55 shares of VMware's Class B common stock for each share of Pivotal Class B stock already owned by VMware parent company Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL). 10 stocks we like better than VMware When investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has quadrupled the market.	68aab419-3e24-4f2d-9b43-569b473f12cc
726245.0	2019-09-06 00:00:00 UTC	Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: DAL, DELL, PYPL	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/noteworthy-friday-option-activity%3A-dal-dell-pypl-2019-09-06	nan	nan	Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Delta Air Lines Inc (Symbol: DAL), where a total of 20,167 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.0 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 41.4% of DAL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 4.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $65 strike call option expiring September 20, 2019, with 5,429 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 542,900 underlying shares of DAL. Below is a chart showing DAL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange: Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) saw options trading volume of 13,503 contracts, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares or approximately 41.3% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $52.50 strike call option expiring September 20, 2019, with 2,506 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 250,600 underlying shares of DELL. Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $52.50 strike highlighted in orange: And PayPal Holdings Inc (Symbol: PYPL) saw options trading volume of 23,812 contracts, representing approximately 2.4 million underlying shares or approximately 41.3% of PYPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $120 strike call option expiring October 18, 2019, with 8,531 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 853,100 underlying shares of PYPL. Below is a chart showing PYPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $120 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for DAL options, DELL options, or PYPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Today's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 » The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Particularly high volume was seen for the $52.50 strike call option expiring September 20, 2019, with 2,506 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 250,600 underlying shares of DELL. Below is a chart showing DAL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange: Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) saw options trading volume of 13,503 contracts, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares or approximately 41.3% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.3 million shares. Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $52.50 strike highlighted in orange: And PayPal Holdings Inc (Symbol: PYPL) saw options trading volume of 23,812 contracts, representing approximately 2.4 million underlying shares or approximately 41.3% of PYPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.8 million shares.	Below is a chart showing DAL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange: Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) saw options trading volume of 13,503 contracts, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares or approximately 41.3% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.3 million shares. Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $52.50 strike highlighted in orange: And PayPal Holdings Inc (Symbol: PYPL) saw options trading volume of 23,812 contracts, representing approximately 2.4 million underlying shares or approximately 41.3% of PYPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $52.50 strike call option expiring September 20, 2019, with 2,506 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 250,600 underlying shares of DELL.	Below is a chart showing DAL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange: Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) saw options trading volume of 13,503 contracts, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares or approximately 41.3% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.3 million shares. Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $52.50 strike highlighted in orange: And PayPal Holdings Inc (Symbol: PYPL) saw options trading volume of 23,812 contracts, representing approximately 2.4 million underlying shares or approximately 41.3% of PYPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $52.50 strike call option expiring September 20, 2019, with 2,506 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 250,600 underlying shares of DELL.	Below is a chart showing DAL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange: Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) saw options trading volume of 13,503 contracts, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares or approximately 41.3% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $52.50 strike call option expiring September 20, 2019, with 2,506 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 250,600 underlying shares of DELL. Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $52.50 strike highlighted in orange: And PayPal Holdings Inc (Symbol: PYPL) saw options trading volume of 23,812 contracts, representing approximately 2.4 million underlying shares or approximately 41.3% of PYPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.8 million shares.	cf250588-e905-4074-bc87-e5f42926d0b1
726246.0	2019-09-06 00:00:00 UTC	VMWare (VMW) Just “Struck Oil” – Here’s How to Invest	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/vmware-vmw-just-struck-oil-heres-how-to-invest-2019-09-06	nan	nan	VMWare’s (NYSE:) meteoric rise after inking a key partnership a couple years ago just goes to show: “Data is the new oil.” That phrase was first coined in 2006 by a British statistician named Clive Humby. He should know; he created the first supermarket loyalty card on behalf of Tesco (OTCMKTS:). And with the data gleaned from that “Clubcard” program, the U.K. grocery chain doubled its market share from 1994 to 1995 alone. Talk about a valuable commodity! These days, companies like VMWare are crucial in keeping this gravy train going. And VMW stock is up roughly 70% for us at . The “VM” in “VMWare” stands for virtual machines, which is software that solves a big problem for many businesses: too many servers. The more your company grows, the more data storage you need, but multiple servers quickly become a major headache – and costly. Instead, you can just log into VMWare, and do all your computing on one server. Things run faster and more efficiently, with less confusion. No wonder VMWare grew both earnings and revenue (+12% year-over-year) in the second quarter, both of which beat Wall Street expectations. Now, these days, many companies don’t keep their own servers, or even rent space in a data center…they just use cloud (online) storage. Or they use some combination of the three. And when it comes to this “hybrid cloud,” VMWare has pretty much cornered the market. That’s thanks to a historic partnership with one of my other picks: Amazon (NASDAQ:). You might think of Amazon more for online shopping, or to buy e-books for your Kindle. Well, these days, its biggest profit driver is actually Amazon Web Services (AWS). VMWare was already a leader in the cloud computing field; it is the infrastructure platform choice of 100% of the Fortune 500. It also has strong marketing relationships with computer hardware vendors, like Dell Technologies (NYSE:), HP Inc. (NYSE:) and IBM (NYSE:). Now that this “private cloud” company has partnered with Amazon’s “public cloud” service, customers don’t need to choose. Below you can see VMWare’s products for your data center and for VMWare Cloud, plus Amazon’s own cloud services – and how they can all interact. For Big Data, VMWare and AWS is a “one-stop shop.” Source: Hospitals, banks, car companies, the Make-a-Wish foundation, even candy companies and colleges all use VMWare to make their data operations more modern (and thus more secure). There’s just one final frontier for VMWare and AWS (and their customers): the Crunching the Numbers Up until now, technologies have certainly made our lives easier and more efficient…but with a lot of room for human error. People trip over cords, spill their coffee, and get tired. Artificial intelligence (A.I.) does not. As scientists find even more applications for artificial intelligence – from healthcare to retail to self-driving cars – it’s incredible to imagine how much data will be involved. To create A.I. programs in the first place, tech companies must collect vast amounts of data on human decisions. Data is what powers every A.I. system. So any one company that can help with customers’ data issues – is . After all, in the 2003 oil boom, investors could either speculate on oil futures contracts… or they could have bought shares in Core Laboratories (NYSE:). Core did no drilling or exploration of its own. It provided technology to lots of companies who did. And as oil prices climbed from $30 per barrel in 2003 to $100 per barrel in 2008, Core’s customers had more money to spend on exploration. Along with that, CLB stock rose 1,100%…with less risk. Now, picture an industry like Big Oil as a huge skyscraper with lots of offices. By buying stock in an individual oil company, it’s like having a key to one of those offices. By buying Core Laboratories, it’s like having a “Master Key” to all of them. The A.I. “Master Key” Core Laboratories was the Master Key to the 2000s oil boom. And here, the Master Key is the company that makes the “brain” that all A.I. software needs to function, spot patterns, and interpret data. It’s known as the “Volta Chip.” Last week, VMWare just signed a big deal with this very company — and its Volta Chip is . Some of the biggest players in elite investing circles have large stakes in the A.I. Master Key: None of them, however, are programmers…or any kind of tech guru. You don’t need to be an A.I. expert to take part. , as well as my buy recommendation, in my special report for Growth Investor, The A.I. Master Key. The stock is still under my buy limit price — so you’ll want to sign up now; that way, you can get in while you can still do so cheaply. . Louis Navellier had an unconventional start, as a grad student who accidentally built a market-beating stock system — with . In his latest feat, Louis discovered the “Master Key” to profiting from the biggest tech revolution of this (or any) generation. Louis Navellier may hold some of the aforementioned securities in one or more of his newsletters. The post appeared first on InvestorPlace. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	It also has strong marketing relationships with computer hardware vendors, like Dell Technologies (NYSE:), HP Inc. (NYSE:) and IBM (NYSE:). VMWare’s (NYSE:) meteoric rise after inking a key partnership a couple years ago just goes to show: “Data is the new oil.” That phrase was first coined in 2006 by a British statistician named Clive Humby. There’s just one final frontier for VMWare and AWS (and their customers): the Crunching the Numbers Up until now, technologies have certainly made our lives easier and more efficient…but with a lot of room for human error.	It also has strong marketing relationships with computer hardware vendors, like Dell Technologies (NYSE:), HP Inc. (NYSE:) and IBM (NYSE:). Well, these days, its biggest profit driver is actually Amazon Web Services (AWS). Now that this “private cloud” company has partnered with Amazon’s “public cloud” service, customers don’t need to choose.	It also has strong marketing relationships with computer hardware vendors, like Dell Technologies (NYSE:), HP Inc. (NYSE:) and IBM (NYSE:). Below you can see VMWare’s products for your data center and for VMWare Cloud, plus Amazon’s own cloud services – and how they can all interact. For Big Data, VMWare and AWS is a “one-stop shop.” Source: Hospitals, banks, car companies, the Make-a-Wish foundation, even candy companies and colleges all use VMWare to make their data operations more modern (and thus more secure).	It also has strong marketing relationships with computer hardware vendors, like Dell Technologies (NYSE:), HP Inc. (NYSE:) and IBM (NYSE:). Now, these days, many companies don’t keep their own servers, or even rent space in a data center…they just use cloud (online) storage. So any one company that can help with customers’ data issues – is .	3fc7f9cb-1e41-401d-b796-b4e1b4dae358
726247.0	2019-09-05 00:00:00 UTC	Dell Technologies To Present At The Citi Conference; Webcast At 12:35 PM ET	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-technologies-to-present-at-the-citi-conference-webcast-at-12%3A35-pm-et-2019-09-05	nan	nan	(RTTNews) - Dell Technologies (DELL) will present at the Citi Global Technology Conference in New York, NY. The event is scheduled to begin at 12:35 PM ET on Sept. 5, 2019. To access the live webcast, log on to investors.delltechnologies.com The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	(RTTNews) - Dell Technologies (DELL) will present at the Citi Global Technology Conference in New York, NY. To access the live webcast, log on to investors.delltechnologies.com The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The event is scheduled to begin at 12:35 PM ET on Sept. 5, 2019.	(RTTNews) - Dell Technologies (DELL) will present at the Citi Global Technology Conference in New York, NY. To access the live webcast, log on to investors.delltechnologies.com The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The event is scheduled to begin at 12:35 PM ET on Sept. 5, 2019.	(RTTNews) - Dell Technologies (DELL) will present at the Citi Global Technology Conference in New York, NY. To access the live webcast, log on to investors.delltechnologies.com The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The event is scheduled to begin at 12:35 PM ET on Sept. 5, 2019.	(RTTNews) - Dell Technologies (DELL) will present at the Citi Global Technology Conference in New York, NY. To access the live webcast, log on to investors.delltechnologies.com The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The event is scheduled to begin at 12:35 PM ET on Sept. 5, 2019.	3fb9a13f-62a9-4168-bb64-a935f98f7226
726248.0	2019-09-05 00:00:00 UTC	Why Dell Technologies Fell 10.8% in August	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-dell-technologies-fell-10.8-in-august-2019-09-05	nan	nan	What happened Shares of Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) fell 10.8% in August, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The hardware and software tech conglomerate isn't immune from global IT spending, and sentiment around tech hardware took a big hit after a reescalation of the U.S.-China trade war early in the month. Dell's stock was also up quite handsomely in July, and it appears at least some investors thought renewed trade tensions were reason enough to take profits. In fact, Dell's stock was down a lot more than 10.8% late in the month, until a better-than-expected earnings report on Aug. 29 sent shares surging over 10% the very next day, making up some of the lost ground. Image source: Getty Images. So what In the quarter, Dell slightly beat on revenues, which grew 1.4%. However, where Dell really shone was the bottom line, with non-GAAP earnings per share of $2.15 trouncing expectations by a whopping $0.65. The company benefited from a favorable customer mix, while keeping prices relatively high, even as component costs in memory and storage fell dramatically. Management believes that the company is "in the early stages of a technology-led investment cycle," and that spending in IT remained "healthy," though the reported quarter ended prior to the new round of tariffs. Investors still appear unsure of how robust IT spending will really be this year and next. Now what Going forward, Dell continues to innovate and seek out customers where it can leverage its diverse portfolio, from servers and PCs to software and platform solutions. One interesting news item from August was a new partnership with AT&T, aimed at developing open solutions for 5G infrastructure. New tech growth drivers such as 5G are running headlong into the crosscurrent of the trade war. As you can see, this has led to considerable volatility in Dell's stock, and August was no exception. However, with solid execution and a forward P/E ratio in the single digits, Dell may look quite attractive to bargain-hunting value investors after its "down" month. 10 stocks we like better than Dell Technologies Inc. When investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has quadrupled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Dell Technologies Inc. wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 1, 2019 Billy Duberstein owns shares of AT&T. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	In fact, Dell's stock was down a lot more than 10.8% late in the month, until a better-than-expected earnings report on Aug. 29 sent shares surging over 10% the very next day, making up some of the lost ground. Now what Going forward, Dell continues to innovate and seek out customers where it can leverage its diverse portfolio, from servers and PCs to software and platform solutions. What happened Shares of Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) fell 10.8% in August, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.	What happened Shares of Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) fell 10.8% in August, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Dell's stock was also up quite handsomely in July, and it appears at least some investors thought renewed trade tensions were reason enough to take profits. In fact, Dell's stock was down a lot more than 10.8% late in the month, until a better-than-expected earnings report on Aug. 29 sent shares surging over 10% the very next day, making up some of the lost ground.	What happened Shares of Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) fell 10.8% in August, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. In fact, Dell's stock was down a lot more than 10.8% late in the month, until a better-than-expected earnings report on Aug. 29 sent shares surging over 10% the very next day, making up some of the lost ground. * David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Dell Technologies Inc. wasn't one of them!	10 stocks we like better than Dell Technologies Inc. * David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Dell Technologies Inc. wasn't one of them! What happened Shares of Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) fell 10.8% in August, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.	d1310679-6639-4f22-bfdc-d95b73632608
726249.0	2019-09-04 00:00:00 UTC	Here’s A Reason To Own Microsoft’s Stock: Its Red-Hot Cloud Computing Business	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/heres-a-reason-to-own-microsofts-stock%3A-its-red-hot-cloud-computing-business-2019-09-04	nan	nan	Rewind a few years and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) was written off as a distant third-place player in the cloud computing market. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) dominated with its Amazon Web Services while Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google was its scrappy second-place rival. But things have changed a lot since then. Amazon is still the leader, but Microsoft is chipping away at its lead. It has become the second-largest cloud computing provider on a worldwide basis and is growing at a rate that surpasses its rivals. It's also operating in an environment that is projected to see double-digit growth in the years to come as more companies move processes to the cloud. According to Gartner, the market research firm, the worldwide public cloud services market is forecasted to hit $214.3 billion this year, 17.5% higher than the $182.4 billion seen last year. Cloud system infrastructure services, is expected to enjoy growth of 27.5% in 2019, reaching $38.9 billion. That bodes well for Microsoft. While Amazon is still the leading cloud service provider with 31.5% market share in cloud infrastructure services, Microsoft is seeing the fastest growth in that segment of the market, growing 63.6% during the second quarter. Overall, total cloud revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter ended June 30 was $33.7 billion, up 12% on a year-over-year basis. Microsoft's cloud transformation started with Nadella The growth in Microsoft's cloud computing business shouldn't be too surprising for anyone who has followed the software giant over the past few years. Ever since current Chief Executive Satya Nadella came on board in 2014, Microsoft has been focused on cloud computing and mobile services. It has been pouring billions of dollars into the efforts. Today it is among the few cloud computing players that cover all the aspects of the marketplace. That means Microsoft is able to get recurring revenue from commercial and consumer customers alike. Revenue in its commercial cloud business grew 39% to $11 billion in its fiscal fourth-quarter marking the strongest three month period for that part of the business. Microsoft's Office 365 Commercial business drove the growth, with revenue up 31% year-over-year. Microsoft doesn't break-out revenue for Azure, its cloud computing service that competes head-on with Amazon, but it's clear it is focused on displacing its rival. To achieve that end, Microsoft is providing businesses with more reasons to switch to its services. During the year, the technology powerhouse began bundling Azure with its Office products to appeal to more customers. It's a strategy that appears to be resonating. In July it announced a $2 billion deal with AT&T (NYSE: T) to move most of the telecom provider's non-network workloads to the public cloud by 2024. As part of the deal, AT&T's workforce will use Microsoft 365 cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools. It's also forging partnerships in the cloud marketplace with the likes of Oracle, Adobe, Dell Technologies and SAP among others that round out its offerings and help it eat away at Amazon's dominance. Getty Images Microsoft stock poised to sail as it eats away at Amazon's lead Microsoft's strong showing in the cloud market hasn't been lost on investors and Wall Street, which have been sending the stock higher over the past few years. When Microsoft reported its fiscal fourth-quarter results the stock surged in after-hours trading. Shares have come down a bit since then but is still up 40% so far this year. Some Wall Street analysts are betting Microsoft will eventually surpass Amazon, to become the leader. In a recent research report, Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives said there has been an acceleration of large enterprise cloud deals during the second quarter in the U.S. and Europe and that Microsoft is poised to win many of them. 10 stocks we like better than Microsoft When investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has quadrupled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Microsoft wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 1, 2019 John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Teresa Kersten, an employee of LinkedIn, a Microsoft subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Donna Fuscaldo has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has the following options: long January 2021 $85 calls on Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends Adobe Systems. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	It's also forging partnerships in the cloud marketplace with the likes of Oracle, Adobe, Dell Technologies and SAP among others that round out its offerings and help it eat away at Amazon's dominance. Microsoft's cloud transformation started with Nadella The growth in Microsoft's cloud computing business shouldn't be too surprising for anyone who has followed the software giant over the past few years. Ever since current Chief Executive Satya Nadella came on board in 2014, Microsoft has been focused on cloud computing and mobile services.	Microsoft's cloud transformation started with Nadella The growth in Microsoft's cloud computing business shouldn't be too surprising for anyone who has followed the software giant over the past few years. Ever since current Chief Executive Satya Nadella came on board in 2014, Microsoft has been focused on cloud computing and mobile services. It's also forging partnerships in the cloud marketplace with the likes of Oracle, Adobe, Dell Technologies and SAP among others that round out its offerings and help it eat away at Amazon's dominance.	Microsoft's cloud transformation started with Nadella The growth in Microsoft's cloud computing business shouldn't be too surprising for anyone who has followed the software giant over the past few years. Ever since current Chief Executive Satya Nadella came on board in 2014, Microsoft has been focused on cloud computing and mobile services. It's also forging partnerships in the cloud marketplace with the likes of Oracle, Adobe, Dell Technologies and SAP among others that round out its offerings and help it eat away at Amazon's dominance.	Microsoft's cloud transformation started with Nadella The growth in Microsoft's cloud computing business shouldn't be too surprising for anyone who has followed the software giant over the past few years. Ever since current Chief Executive Satya Nadella came on board in 2014, Microsoft has been focused on cloud computing and mobile services. It's also forging partnerships in the cloud marketplace with the likes of Oracle, Adobe, Dell Technologies and SAP among others that round out its offerings and help it eat away at Amazon's dominance.	81cc7a58-84de-4672-8781-469d01ebc092
726250.0	2019-09-03 00:00:00 UTC	3 Numbers From Dell's Latest Earnings That Should Excite Investors	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-numbers-from-dells-latest-earnings-that-should-excite-investors-2019-09-03	nan	nan	Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) had a solid showing last week when it released its second-quarter numbers last Thursday. By Friday's close, the stock was up over 10%. An earnings beat helped give the tech stock some much-needed life, as Dell has been falling in recent months and was looking like it might be headed toward its 52-week low. However, the momentum from the strong quarter signals a potential turnaround for the stock. Here are three key numbers from the company's most recent earnings that should have investors excited about the stock: 1. Dell's operating income of $519 million The most notable number in the company's latest earnings was its overall bottom line, which was a significant improvement from the loss that it incurred a year ago. While its net income of $4.5 billion looks amazing, it's also more than little misleading given it was largely due to an income tax benefit of $4.6 billion. IMAGE SOURCE: DELL. However, operating income can often be a telling indicator of a company's success since it comes before interest, other income and expenses, and taxes. At $519 million, Dell showed a lot of improvement from the $13 million operating loss it incurred in the prior-year period. It was also the third consecutive quarter of positive operating income. Although operating expenses rose 11% year over year, the net effect on the income statement was an additional $671 million in costs. This was more than offset by the company's improved gross margin, now at $7.3 billion, which was $1.2 billion higher than it was a year ago. 2. Commercial sales in Dell's client solutions group segment were up 12% Although Dell didn't see a big boost in revenue this quarter, one area that it showed a lot of growth in was the commercial part of its client solutions group (CSG) segment. Sales of $9.1 billion were up nearly $1 billion (a 12% jump) from the prior-year period. The company noted that notebooks, desktops, and workstations all saw double-digit growth. Although consumer sales were down 12% year over year, the commercial market is arguably more important since there's more potential for larger orders and more recurring revenue to be generated. A year ago, commercial sales were 73% of the CSG segment. This past quarter, that percentage rose to 77%. 3. Cash flow of $3.3 billion from operations was a new record for Dell One of the most important indicators when it comes to a company's success is how much cash flow it is generating. In Q2, Dell generated $3.3 billion in cash flow from its day-to-day operating activities. Management said that cash flow came from increased profitability, a disciplined spending of working capital, and inventory reduction. It's also a great improvement -- up 25% year over year. Generating a lot of cash gives the company more flexibility in what it wants to do in the future. Whether it looks at possible acquisitions, new products to develop, or if it just wants to pay down debt, Dell has a lot of options given its strong cash flow. What this means for investors Since its return to public trading late last year, Dell's stock has been on a bit of a roller coaster. During the first five months of the year, the stock was up around 40%. That was until the company reported a disappointing Q1 that fell short of investor expectations. And although it would go on to rally afterward, news that President Trump would impose a 10% tariff on as much as $300 billion in additional Chinese goods sent many stocks, including Dell's, back into yet another tailspin as worries mounted over what impact tariffs would have on U.S. companies that did business with China. Dell has even considered moving its manufacturing out of the country as tariffs have been a concern for the company. Although the trade war with China presents uncertainty for the stock, the good news for investors is that Dell has bounced back from a disappointing quarter with a very good one in Q2. With lots of cash flow, it's in a good position to be flexible if it needs to change course amid trade issues and with sales growing in key areas and operating income looking strong, the company looks to be headed in the right direction. Investors have been bullish on the results as the share price has climbed since the Q2 numbers have come out, and this could be the start of yet another big rally for the stock. 10 stocks we like better than Dell Technologies Inc. When investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has quadrupled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Dell Technologies Inc. wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 1, 2019 David Jagielski has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	An earnings beat helped give the tech stock some much-needed life, as Dell has been falling in recent months and was looking like it might be headed toward its 52-week low. Dell's operating income of $519 million The most notable number in the company's latest earnings was its overall bottom line, which was a significant improvement from the loss that it incurred a year ago. Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) had a solid showing last week when it released its second-quarter numbers last Thursday.	At $519 million, Dell showed a lot of improvement from the $13 million operating loss it incurred in the prior-year period. Commercial sales in Dell's client solutions group segment were up 12% Although Dell didn't see a big boost in revenue this quarter, one area that it showed a lot of growth in was the commercial part of its client solutions group (CSG) segment. Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) had a solid showing last week when it released its second-quarter numbers last Thursday.	Dell's operating income of $519 million The most notable number in the company's latest earnings was its overall bottom line, which was a significant improvement from the loss that it incurred a year ago. Cash flow of $3.3 billion from operations was a new record for Dell One of the most important indicators when it comes to a company's success is how much cash flow it is generating. Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) had a solid showing last week when it released its second-quarter numbers last Thursday.	Cash flow of $3.3 billion from operations was a new record for Dell One of the most important indicators when it comes to a company's success is how much cash flow it is generating. Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) had a solid showing last week when it released its second-quarter numbers last Thursday. An earnings beat helped give the tech stock some much-needed life, as Dell has been falling in recent months and was looking like it might be headed toward its 52-week low.	99898160-5241-4654-9467-80e97d633a54
726251.0	2019-08-30 00:00:00 UTC	Why Dell Stock Popped 10% Today	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-dell-stock-popped-10-today-2019-08-30	nan	nan	What happened Shares of Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) closed 10.2% higher Friday after the PC-maker beat analyst estimates for second-quarter sales and earnings. Expected to earn $1.47 per share pro forma on sales of $23.2 billion, Dell instead reported profits of $2.15 per share on sales of $23.4 billion. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) net income per diluted share was an even more impressive $4.83. Image source: Getty Images. So what Nearly a year after returning to the public markets in an initial public offering (IPO), Dell is doing just swell. Q2 sales were up 2% year over year, and pro forma profits grew more than 28%. Operating profits are back in positive territory. Dell earned a 19.3% net profit on its revenues -- $4.5 billion -- and cash from operations tipped the scales at $3.3 billion. Now what Things may get even better from here. Dell chairman of the board Jeff Clarke commented that Dell appears to be "in the early stages of a technology-led investment cycle. IT spending remains healthy and our business drivers remain strong." Upping its guidance accordingly, Dell now predicts that fiscal 2020 revenues (Dell's fiscal year runs a year ahead of the calendar year) will range from $93 billion to $94.5 billion, a bit better than the $93.5 billion Wall Street consensus at the midpoint of that range. Pro forma profit estimates now call for earnings of $6.95 to $7.40, far ahead of the $6.42 analyst consensus. 10 stocks we like better than Dell Technologies Inc. When investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has quadrupled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Dell Technologies Inc. wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 1, 2019 Rich Smith has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Dell Technologies Inc. wasn't one of them! What happened Shares of Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) closed 10.2% higher Friday after the PC-maker beat analyst estimates for second-quarter sales and earnings. Expected to earn $1.47 per share pro forma on sales of $23.2 billion, Dell instead reported profits of $2.15 per share on sales of $23.4 billion.	Expected to earn $1.47 per share pro forma on sales of $23.2 billion, Dell instead reported profits of $2.15 per share on sales of $23.4 billion. Dell earned a 19.3% net profit on its revenues -- $4.5 billion -- and cash from operations tipped the scales at $3.3 billion. Upping its guidance accordingly, Dell now predicts that fiscal 2020 revenues (Dell's fiscal year runs a year ahead of the calendar year) will range from $93 billion to $94.5 billion, a bit better than the $93.5 billion Wall Street consensus at the midpoint of that range.	Expected to earn $1.47 per share pro forma on sales of $23.2 billion, Dell instead reported profits of $2.15 per share on sales of $23.4 billion. Upping its guidance accordingly, Dell now predicts that fiscal 2020 revenues (Dell's fiscal year runs a year ahead of the calendar year) will range from $93 billion to $94.5 billion, a bit better than the $93.5 billion Wall Street consensus at the midpoint of that range. What happened Shares of Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) closed 10.2% higher Friday after the PC-maker beat analyst estimates for second-quarter sales and earnings.	Expected to earn $1.47 per share pro forma on sales of $23.2 billion, Dell instead reported profits of $2.15 per share on sales of $23.4 billion. Upping its guidance accordingly, Dell now predicts that fiscal 2020 revenues (Dell's fiscal year runs a year ahead of the calendar year) will range from $93 billion to $94.5 billion, a bit better than the $93.5 billion Wall Street consensus at the midpoint of that range. What happened Shares of Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) closed 10.2% higher Friday after the PC-maker beat analyst estimates for second-quarter sales and earnings.	898a4dae-7795-472c-bbd8-767a10ccaca4
726252.0	2019-08-30 00:00:00 UTC	Why Ambarella, MSG Networks, and Dell Technologies Jumped Today	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-ambarella-msg-networks-and-dell-technologies-jumped-today-2019-08-30	nan	nan	The stock market inched higher the last trading day of August, as investors seemed to want to go into the weekend in a more defensive stance. The past month has been extremely volatile, and it wasn't a surprise to see only small moves for most major benchmarks after a strong rebound earlier in the week. Some stocks had big gains in the wake of company-specific news. Ambarella (NASDAQ: AMBA), MSG Networks (NYSE: MSGN), and Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) were among the top performers. Here's why they did so well. Ambarella exceeds expectations Shares of Ambarella climbed 18% after the video sensor chip manufacturer reported encouraging second-quarter financial results. Both sales and adjusted net income fell from year-earlier levels, but the unfavorable cyclical pressures throughout the semiconductor industry made that unsurprising, and Ambarella's numbers looked a lot better than many investors had feared. Guidance for the current quarter was also encouraging. Even though Ambarella still has to deal with tough conditions and an uncertain geopolitical environment, shareholders are starting to believe in a turnaround for the chipmaker. Image source: Ambarella. MSG Networks looks to buy its shares MSG Networks saw its stock jump nearly 15% following its announcement that it would make a tender offer for a significant number of its shares. The sports entertainment specialist said it would use a modified Dutch auction tender offer to buy as much as $250 million in stock, at prices ranging from $15 to $17.50 per share. That would represent more than 20% of its current market capitalization, but CEO Andrea Greenberg said that the company "has a strong balance sheet and generates robust cash flow" to justify the move. Given the difficulties the sports media company has seen, MSG Networks hopes that it's buying in at a bargain price. Dude, you got Dell earnings Finally, shares of Dell Technologies finished higher by 10%. The computer giant posted a 2% rise in revenue in the second quarter, with adjusted net income soaring almost 40% from year-earlier levels. Strong performance in the client solutions group showed continuing demand for hardware, with double-digit percentage growth in notebook, desktop, and workstation computers. Moreover, despite some challenges in the infrastructure solutions division, Dell Vice Chairman Jeff Clarke believes that "we are in the early stages of a technology-led investment cycle." If customers keep paying for tech improvements, Dell will remain in a good position to benefit. Offer from The Motley Fool: The 10 best stocks to buy now Motley Fool co-founders Tom and David Gardner have spent more than a decade beating the market. In fact, the newsletter they run, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has quadrupled the S&P 500!* Tom and David just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Click here to get access to the full list! *Stock Advisor returns as of June 1, 2019. Dan Caplinger has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Ambarella. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Ambarella (NASDAQ: AMBA), MSG Networks (NYSE: MSGN), and Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) were among the top performers. Dude, you got Dell earnings Finally, shares of Dell Technologies finished higher by 10%. Moreover, despite some challenges in the infrastructure solutions division, Dell Vice Chairman Jeff Clarke believes that "we are in the early stages of a technology-led investment cycle."	Ambarella (NASDAQ: AMBA), MSG Networks (NYSE: MSGN), and Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) were among the top performers. Dude, you got Dell earnings Finally, shares of Dell Technologies finished higher by 10%. Moreover, despite some challenges in the infrastructure solutions division, Dell Vice Chairman Jeff Clarke believes that "we are in the early stages of a technology-led investment cycle."	Ambarella (NASDAQ: AMBA), MSG Networks (NYSE: MSGN), and Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) were among the top performers. Dude, you got Dell earnings Finally, shares of Dell Technologies finished higher by 10%. Moreover, despite some challenges in the infrastructure solutions division, Dell Vice Chairman Jeff Clarke believes that "we are in the early stages of a technology-led investment cycle."	Ambarella (NASDAQ: AMBA), MSG Networks (NYSE: MSGN), and Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) were among the top performers. Dude, you got Dell earnings Finally, shares of Dell Technologies finished higher by 10%. Moreover, despite some challenges in the infrastructure solutions division, Dell Vice Chairman Jeff Clarke believes that "we are in the early stages of a technology-led investment cycle."	f0a2ec6b-6283-4032-8c8c-5303b44de415
726253.0	2019-08-30 00:00:00 UTC	5 Top Stock Trades for Tuesday: CPB, AMBA, MRVL, BIG	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/5-top-stock-trades-for-tuesday%3A-cpb-amba-mrvl-big-2019-08-30	nan	nan	Bulls wouldn’t go down without a fight, but they weren’t strong enough to keep the markets elevated heading into the long holiday weekend. Here are our top stock trades after a busy Friday. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow #1: Campbell Soup Could the setup “be” any more perfect in Campbell Soup (NYSE:) for earnings? Okay, so moving on from our very touching Friends tribute as it approaches its 25-year anniversary in a few weeks, the setup really was perfect in CPB. Shares were forming a tight ascending triangle, a bullish technical pattern where rising uptrend support squeezes the stock against a static level of resistance. That resistance was in play around $42.50. CPB exploded over that level on Friday, racing up to $48 where it hit stiff, multi-year resistance. I would love to see the stock maintain above the 200-week moving average now and build on its recent momentum in the holiday-shortened trading week to start September. If it can, look to see if we get another run up to $48. On a retreat, see that $42.50 holds as support, as well as the 10-week moving average. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow #2: Ambarella Ambarella (NASDAQ:) is also putting together a strong rally on Friday, up almost 20% on the day. The move vaults shares over $50 resistance and the 200-day moving average at $48.80. Bulls now must see these two levels hold as support. Further, the stock now has room to rally up to $65, another 15% above current levels. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow #3: Marvel Technology First it was up, then it was down, then Marvel Technology (NASDAQ:) was near flat going into Friday’s close. The stock was rejected by the 20-day and 50-day moving averages, as well as downtrend resistance (blue line). Investors now need to see $23 hold as support. If it holds, a retest of resistance is in the cards. If it fails, the May lows at $21.25 may be on the table. Further, the 200-day is down at $21 and rising, while the 50% retracement is near $21 as well. Over $25 and MRVL can gain upside momentum. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow #4: Dell Technologies Dell Technologies (NYSE:) is jumping almost 10% on the day, but is now ping-ponging between a few key levels. The good news: Dell stock is back over the 20-day moving average and the key $50 level. It’s also out of that nasty downtrend channel (blue lines). The bad news: The 50-day moving average and the 61.8% retracement both rejected Dell stock, sending shares lower. Bulls now needs to maintain above $50 and the 20-day moving average. If they can, it will increase the odds of taking out Friday’s high, and thus the 50-day moving average and 61.8% retracement. From there, it puts $58 back on the table. Bears need to crack $50 and the 20-day, putting $46 back on the table. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow #5: Big Lots Like Dell, Big Lots (NYSE:) is bouncing between a few key levels on the charts. Unlike Dell though, BIG is not ending the day on a high note. Shares are up more than 2% and above $22.50, but are well off session highs at $25.74. Shares were promptly rejected from the key $25.50 to $26 area, as well as the 50-day moving average. While up on the day, the action was not very encouraging. If it can maintain above the 20-day moving average and downtrend resistance (blue line), bulls still have a case to make. However, I’d much rather wait to see BIG over the 50-day moving average, putting $26 back on the table. Below the 20-day and $20 is on the table. Bret Kenwell is the manager and author of and is on Twitter @BretKenwell. As of this writing, Bret Kenwell did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. The post appeared first on InvestorPlace. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow #4: Dell Technologies Dell Technologies (NYSE:) is jumping almost 10% on the day, but is now ping-ponging between a few key levels. The good news: Dell stock is back over the 20-day moving average and the key $50 level. The bad news: The 50-day moving average and the 61.8% retracement both rejected Dell stock, sending shares lower.	Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow #4: Dell Technologies Dell Technologies (NYSE:) is jumping almost 10% on the day, but is now ping-ponging between a few key levels. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow #5: Big Lots Like Dell, Big Lots (NYSE:) is bouncing between a few key levels on the charts. The good news: Dell stock is back over the 20-day moving average and the key $50 level.	Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow #4: Dell Technologies Dell Technologies (NYSE:) is jumping almost 10% on the day, but is now ping-ponging between a few key levels. The good news: Dell stock is back over the 20-day moving average and the key $50 level. The bad news: The 50-day moving average and the 61.8% retracement both rejected Dell stock, sending shares lower.	Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow #4: Dell Technologies Dell Technologies (NYSE:) is jumping almost 10% on the day, but is now ping-ponging between a few key levels. The good news: Dell stock is back over the 20-day moving average and the key $50 level. The bad news: The 50-day moving average and the 61.8% retracement both rejected Dell stock, sending shares lower.	9aa4c678-7d22-4305-8801-608e9be87215
726254.0	2019-08-30 00:00:00 UTC	Technology Sector Update for 08/30/2019: AMBA, DELL, JKS, MSFT, AAPL, IBM, CSCO, GOOG	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-08-30-2019%3A-amba-dell-jks-msft-aapl-ibm-csco-goog-2019-08-30	nan	nan	Top Technology Stocks: MSFT: +0.62% AAPL: +0.67% IBM: +0.52% CSCO: +0.53% GOOG: +0.60% Technology heavyweights were climbing pre-market Friday. Stocks moving on news include: (+) Ambarella (AMBA), which was advancing by more than 20% after reporting non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.21 in fiscal Q2, down from $0.25 EPS in the year-ago period but beating the $0.02 earnings Capital IQ estimate. (+) Dell Technologies (DELL) was nearly 9% higher as it reported fiscal Q2 results that topped Wall Street expectations. Non-GAAP EPS was $2.15 for the period ended Aug. 2, above the $1.50 average estimate of analysts surveyed by Capital IQ. (+) JinkoSolar (JKS) was gaining nearly 5% in value after it posted forecast-beating Q2 results after shipment of solar modules increased in the quarter. Net income attributable to shareholders was RMB1.26 ($0.18) per diluted ADS, compared with RMB2.51 in the year-ago quarter. On an adjusted basis, net income was RMB4.87 per diluted ADS, compared with RMB2.71 during the same period in 2018 and consensus estimate of $0.33 from a Capital IQ poll of analysts. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	(+) Dell Technologies (DELL) was nearly 9% higher as it reported fiscal Q2 results that topped Wall Street expectations. Non-GAAP EPS was $2.15 for the period ended Aug. 2, above the $1.50 average estimate of analysts surveyed by Capital IQ. (+) JinkoSolar (JKS) was gaining nearly 5% in value after it posted forecast-beating Q2 results after shipment of solar modules increased in the quarter.	(+) Dell Technologies (DELL) was nearly 9% higher as it reported fiscal Q2 results that topped Wall Street expectations. Stocks moving on news include: (+) Ambarella (AMBA), which was advancing by more than 20% after reporting non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.21 in fiscal Q2, down from $0.25 EPS in the year-ago period but beating the $0.02 earnings Capital IQ estimate. On an adjusted basis, net income was RMB4.87 per diluted ADS, compared with RMB2.71 during the same period in 2018 and consensus estimate of $0.33 from a Capital IQ poll of analysts.	(+) Dell Technologies (DELL) was nearly 9% higher as it reported fiscal Q2 results that topped Wall Street expectations. Stocks moving on news include: (+) Ambarella (AMBA), which was advancing by more than 20% after reporting non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.21 in fiscal Q2, down from $0.25 EPS in the year-ago period but beating the $0.02 earnings Capital IQ estimate. On an adjusted basis, net income was RMB4.87 per diluted ADS, compared with RMB2.71 during the same period in 2018 and consensus estimate of $0.33 from a Capital IQ poll of analysts.	(+) Dell Technologies (DELL) was nearly 9% higher as it reported fiscal Q2 results that topped Wall Street expectations. Top Technology Stocks: Non-GAAP EPS was $2.15 for the period ended Aug. 2, above the $1.50 average estimate of analysts surveyed by Capital IQ.	8eeb70c9-00fd-4253-8a71-8111686460c9
726255.0	2019-08-29 00:00:00 UTC	Dell Inc. Q2 adjusted earnings of -$ per share	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-inc.-q2-adjusted-earnings-of-%24-per-share-2019-08-29	nan	nan	(RTTNews) - Below are the earnings highlights for Dell Inc. (DELL): -Earnings: $4.51 million in Q2 vs. -$0.46 million in the same period last year. -Revenue: $23.45 million in Q2 vs. $23.12 million in the same period last year. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	(RTTNews) - Below are the earnings highlights for Dell Inc. (DELL): -Earnings: $4.51 million in Q2 vs. -$0.46 million in the same period last year. -Revenue: $23.45 million in Q2 vs. $23.12 million in the same period last year. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	(RTTNews) - Below are the earnings highlights for Dell Inc. (DELL): -Earnings: $4.51 million in Q2 vs. -$0.46 million in the same period last year. -Revenue: $23.45 million in Q2 vs. $23.12 million in the same period last year. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	(RTTNews) - Below are the earnings highlights for Dell Inc. (DELL): -Earnings: $4.51 million in Q2 vs. -$0.46 million in the same period last year. -Revenue: $23.45 million in Q2 vs. $23.12 million in the same period last year. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	(RTTNews) - Below are the earnings highlights for Dell Inc. (DELL): -Earnings: $4.51 million in Q2 vs. -$0.46 million in the same period last year. -Revenue: $23.45 million in Q2 vs. $23.12 million in the same period last year. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	ad519648-2970-46f7-9639-0e14bc242b75
726256.0	2019-08-29 00:00:00 UTC	Dell (DELL) 2nd Quarter Earnings: What to Expect	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-dell-2nd-quarter-earnings%3A-what-to-expect-2019-08-29	nan	nan	T he PC market appears to be enjoying a modest recovery, growing 1.5% to 63 million units in the second quarter, according to recent data from Gartner. And that bodes well for PC manufactures such as Dell Technologies (DELL). But does that make Dell stock any more attractive? The PC and data storage giant is set to release second quarter fiscal 2020 results after Thursday’s closing bell. The company, which has three key operating segments, is benefiting from a diverse portfolio of software and hardware revenue streams. That combination has driven consistent top line growth, namely its improved revenue in its Client Solutions Group and Infrastructure Solutions Group. Dell’s services revenue, which accounts for 21% of sales, is also growing impressively, prompting the raise to full-year guidance. Dell is also seeing market share gains in its PC division. “Worldwide PC shipments growth was driven by demand from the Windows 10 refresh in the business market in the second quarter of 2019,” noted Gartner. Dell, which had a Q2 PC market share of 17%, trails only Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) and Lenovo (LNVGY). So with Dell stock trading at around $45, or $20 below the $66 consensus price target, the shares offers an attractive risk-reward trade. On Thursday a top- and bottom-line beat, along with strong guidance, can affirm this belief. For the three months that ended July, Wall Street expects the Round Rock, TX.-based company to earn $1.46 per share on revenue of $23.29 billion. This compares to the year-ago quarter when earnings came to $1.43 per share on revenue of $23.12 billion. For the full year, ending in December, earnings are projected to rise 7.4% year over year to $6.42 per share, while full-year revenue of $93.55 billion would rise 2.4% year over year. The company’s strong position in the enterprise IT solutions market, combined with improved spending on infrastructure equipment is expected to support Dell’s growth during the quarter. Likewise, its ownership stake in VMware (WMW), which it has via its $67 billion acquisition of storage company EMC in 2015, is also a strong long-term catalyst. These trends were evident during its first quarter report. Owing to strong demand for its servers and network devices, Dell beat on both the top and bottom lines. First quarter revenue increased 8% year over year to $24.01 billion, beating consensus of $23.46 billion. The revenue gains was driven by double-digit growth in servers and better-than-expected demand in VMware VMW. Dell also showed an expanding commercial client user base as revenue in its Infrastructure Solutions Group, which houses its servers and network device business, came to $8.2 billion. Meanwhile, Servers and networking revenue rose to $2.28 billion. The Client Solutions Group segment, which holds its desktop PCs, notebooks and tablets, delivered Q1 revenue of $10.91 billion, topping Street estimates of $10.58 billion. The company is benefit from its dominant position in the enterprise IT solutions market. On Thursday the Street will want to see whether these growth trends, including the ongoing momentum at VMware, can continue. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	The company’s strong position in the enterprise IT solutions market, combined with improved spending on infrastructure equipment is expected to support Dell’s growth during the quarter. Dell also showed an expanding commercial client user base as revenue in its Infrastructure Solutions Group, which houses its servers and network device business, came to $8.2 billion. And that bodes well for PC manufactures such as Dell Technologies (DELL).	The company’s strong position in the enterprise IT solutions market, combined with improved spending on infrastructure equipment is expected to support Dell’s growth during the quarter. And that bodes well for PC manufactures such as Dell Technologies (DELL). But does that make Dell stock any more attractive?	The company’s strong position in the enterprise IT solutions market, combined with improved spending on infrastructure equipment is expected to support Dell’s growth during the quarter. And that bodes well for PC manufactures such as Dell Technologies (DELL). But does that make Dell stock any more attractive?	Dell is also seeing market share gains in its PC division. And that bodes well for PC manufactures such as Dell Technologies (DELL). But does that make Dell stock any more attractive?	20c19d93-9304-4b3b-8549-415f09757148
726257.0	2019-08-28 00:00:00 UTC	Why Investors Should Buy the Dip After IBM Shares Fell	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-investors-should-buy-the-dip-after-ibm-shares-fell-2019-08-28	nan	nan	IBM (NYSE:) enjoyed a post-earnings rally on July 17, which sent the stock close to yearly highs at over $150 a share. By August, that bullish sentiment changed. Markets started heading lower as the U.S. and China imposed punitive tariffs against each other. But that macro event cannot be the only thing that explains what happened to IBM stock. Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com IBM lowered its operating EPS forecast, blaming the lack of contributions from the Red Hat acquisition until the end of 2021. It forecast revenue growth in the mid-single digits. Operating EPS will be at $12.80 on the lower end. This is below the prior guidance of $13.90. In its , the company warned investors that the acquisition will result in near-term operating EPS dilution. This is driven primarily by a non-cash purchase accounting adjustment. IBM Growth via Red Hat But IBM tried to put a positive spin to the Red Hat addition. It forecast four to five percentage points in revenue contribution in 2020, followed by two to three points of incremental revenue contribution in 2021. On its own, Red Hat is generating over $1 billion in free cash flow annually. Combined with acquisition-related charges and incremental interest to finance the transaction, it will add $500 million in FCF in 2020 and $1 billion in 2021. The 2-year waiting period unnerved investors, sending the stock from $150 in late July to a recent price of $131.17. IBM is still up about 24% from its 52-week low. Plus, the stock’s decline raised its dividend yield to 4.89%. At inexpensive valuations of 10.9 times earnings, bargain hunters may start accumulating IBM stock at these levels. Conversely, cautious investors will notice that IBM now trades below its 20, 50, and 200 simple day moving average, a bearish sign. IBM Stock Has Strong Long-Term Fundamentals IBM is fundamentally shifting its services model from servers to the hybrid cloud. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the software operating system that the back-end runs on. The architecture migrates to containers and kuberntetes, with OpenShift, the default choice for hybrid cloud. This increases IBM and Red Hat’s opportunity by tenfold. OpenShift is a multi-cloud platform that creates opportunities for IBM. It may work with Accenture or Tata on the application development market. The on-premise infrastructure will involve HP (NYSE:) and Dell Technologies (NYSE:). Weak Short-Term Outlook IBM cited the seasonality in its base business as a reason to expect lower revenue in the second and third quarter. This year, IBM forecasts base revenue falling between $1.3 billion to $1.4 billion from Q2 to Q3. A divestiture will remove $400 million in quarterly revenue, while Red Hat adds around $350 million in the third quarter. The company also suspended its share buyback program to re-direct its free cash flow towards cutting debt levels. 2019 will mark the high point in IBM’s leverage ratio but it will fall for the next two fiscal years afterward. Opportunity IBM sees itself as the leading provider in a $1.2 trillion hybrid-cloud opportunity. This is because the firm specializes in providing services for cloud, developing cloud software solutions, and supplying hardware to support infrastructure. On the software front, IBM has experience in selling middleware solutions. Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud gives customers the best end-to-end stack. IBM is confident that its hybrid multi-cloud platform may compete against Amazon’s (NASDAQ:) AWS, Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:) Azure, and Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:, NASDAQ:GOOG) Google Cloud. IBM Stock Takeaway Investors may forecast IBM’s revenue growth potential based on its large addressable market for hybrid cloud in the years ahead. In a model, assume a terminal revenue multiple of around 1.9 times and a discount rate of 9%. This would imply a fair value for IBM stock that is 14% above its recent $131.17 closing price, or $147.62. Technology stocks are all dipping in the last month due to trade war fears. And IBM clearly outlined its expectations for the year and its growth plan for the next few years. With Red Hat, IBM has a path for expanding its market. As profits grow, its stock price will trend upwards, too. As of this writing, the author did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. The post appeared first on InvestorPlace. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	The on-premise infrastructure will involve HP (NYSE:) and Dell Technologies (NYSE:). Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com IBM lowered its operating EPS forecast, blaming the lack of contributions from the Red Hat acquisition until the end of 2021. Conversely, cautious investors will notice that IBM now trades below its 20, 50, and 200 simple day moving average, a bearish sign.	The on-premise infrastructure will involve HP (NYSE:) and Dell Technologies (NYSE:). This year, IBM forecasts base revenue falling between $1.3 billion to $1.4 billion from Q2 to Q3. This is because the firm specializes in providing services for cloud, developing cloud software solutions, and supplying hardware to support infrastructure.	The on-premise infrastructure will involve HP (NYSE:) and Dell Technologies (NYSE:). IBM Growth via Red Hat But IBM tried to put a positive spin to the Red Hat addition. IBM Stock Has Strong Long-Term Fundamentals IBM is fundamentally shifting its services model from servers to the hybrid cloud.	The on-premise infrastructure will involve HP (NYSE:) and Dell Technologies (NYSE:). IBM Growth via Red Hat But IBM tried to put a positive spin to the Red Hat addition. IBM Stock Takeaway Investors may forecast IBM’s revenue growth potential based on its large addressable market for hybrid cloud in the years ahead.	6793dc3f-ee5b-4db1-96a8-bd5521a677fd
726258.0	2019-08-25 00:00:00 UTC	Weekly Market Preview: Tariffs - The Real Enemy Of Stock Market; Stocks To Watch (ADSK, BBY, BOX, DELL)	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/weekly-market-preview%3A-tariffs-the-real-enemy-of-stock-market-stocks-to-watch-adsk-bby-box	nan	nan	T rade war rhetoric intensified Friday, sending stocks sharply lower after President Donald Trump tweeted that he had "hereby ordered" U.S. companies "to immediately start looking for an alternative to China.” This was in response to Beijing, which earlier imposed retaliatory tariffs on imports of U.S. goods. Trump also called Fed chair Jay Powell an ‘enemy’ after Powell referred to the trade war as ‘turbulent.’ China on Friday announced its own set of tariffs of 5% and 10% on $75 billion in U.S. imports. This is in retaliation to the Trump Administration’s plans to slap a new round of tariffs on $300 billion in Chinese imports, starting Sept. 1. In response, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 623.34 points, or 2.4% to 25,628.90, the S&P 500 index lost 75.84 points, or 2.6% to close at 2,847.11, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 239.62 points, losing 3% to close at 7,751.77. Notably, the decline came after Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell gave a speech at the Fed's annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The President has been insisting that the Fed act to stimulate the economy as a means to counterbalance any damage the trade war might have on the economy. Powell, however, on Friday warned there is only so much the central bank can do. Powell did, however, crack the door open for a possible 25 basis-point rate cut at its next meeting in September, though he said "the U.S. economy has continued to perform well overall.” That said, Powell tempered those remarks by saying “We have seen further evidence of a global slowdown” since the Fed’s last meeting in July. Following the Powell’s speech, the Fed funds futures markets now sees a probability of at least a 25 basis-point cut 100%, up from 95.8% prior to the speech. The market is also betting 5% chance of a 50 basis-point cut. When the dust settled, the decline in the stock market was the fourth consecutive week of losses for the major averages. The Dow ended the week down 1%, while the S&P 500 saw a 1.4% drop and the Nasdaq lost about 2%. While stocks are becoming cheaper, it’s more evident that this lingering uncertainty with U.S.-China trade makes it tough for investors to be long equities and take on additional risk, given that it is unclear how the additional tariffs will impact corporations. The issue is now even less clear after the President also referred to China's President Xi as an enemy. What’s an investor to do? Treading lightly is still the name of the game at this point. Escaping macro wildcards and tweets will be hard for investors to do. Raising cash and having ample dry powder to buy on lower lows continues to be a good strategy. In the meantime, here are this week’s stocks to keep an eye on. Autodesk (ADSK) - Reports after the close, Tuesday, Aug. 27 Wall Street expects Autodesk to earn 61 cents per share on revenue of $786.98 million. This compares to the year-ago quarter when earnings came to 19 cents per share on revenue of $611.7 million. What to watch: Shares of Autodesk have been under heavy selling pressure ever since the CAD software giant reported first quarter revenue and earnings that missed analysts consensus estimates. Although Q1 revenue grew 31% year over year, the closely-watched subscription revenue of $596 million fell just below the $599.6 million analysts were looking for. Autodesk is in a multi-year transition from a licensing-focused business to a Software-as-a-Service model. While this shift has hurt its financials, the move is poised to pay strongly in the quarters and years ahead, yielding strong annual recurring revenue growth. On Tuesday the company must show that the Q1 miss was just a hiccup. Box (BOX) - Reports after the close, Wednesday, Aug. 28 Wall Street expects Box to post a per-share loss of 2 cents on revenue of $169.53 million. This compares to the year-ago quarter when the loss came to 5 cents per share on revenue of $148.22 million. What to watch: To what extent can Box get out of the penalty box it finds itself in. Although the company has quickly emerged as leader in the highly competitive cloud content management market segment, revenue growth has been in decline for several years. Last quarter, though revenue and EPS came in above expectations, billings growth decelerated and the company reduced guidance, eliminating the $1 billion in revenue goal by FY22, which sent the stock plunging. The company can use a healthy dose of good news. And while analysts remain broadly positive about Box’s prospects, investors don’t appear to have that same patience, given the high valuation of the stock. Best Buy (BBY) - Reports before the open, Thursday, Aug. 29 Wall Street expects Best Buy to earn 99 cents per share on revenue of $9.56 billion. This compares to the year-ago quarter when earnings came to 91 cents per share on revenue of $9.38 billion. What to watch: Retailers like Target (TGT) and Walmart (WMT) have shown they can leverage their scale and execute to withstand the lingering trade tensions that has hurt competitor. Can Best Buy do the same? The technology-focused retailer is slowly differentiating itself from with investments in omni-channel offerings as well as transformation to its supply chain. These moves, along with its increased use of technology and automation, are aimed at improving the customer experiences, while driving cost cuts. The company will announce results, however, with new rounds of tariffs that neither Target nor Walmart had to answer to. So Thursday’s results will be more about the guidance than the actual numbers themselves. Dell (DELL) - Reports after the close, Thursday, Aug. 29 Wall Street expects Dell to earn $1.46 per share on revenue of $23.29 billion. This compares to the year-ago quarter when earnings came to $1.43 per share on revenue of $23.12 billion. What to watch: The PC market appears to be on a modest recovery, growing 1.5% to 63 million units in the second quarter, according to recent data from Gartner. “Worldwide PC shipments growth was driven by demand from the Windows 10 refresh in the business market in the second quarter of 2019.” This bodes well for Dell, which had a Q2 market share of 17%, trailing only HP and Lenovo. With the stock trading at around $46, or $20 below the $66 consensus price target, Dell offers an attractive risk-reward trade, especially given the company's diverse portfolio of software and hardware revenue streams. On Thursday a top- and bottom-line beat, along with strong guidance, can affirm this belief. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Dell (DELL) - Reports after the close, Thursday, Aug. 29 Wall Street expects Dell to earn $1.46 per share on revenue of $23.29 billion. “Worldwide PC shipments growth was driven by demand from the Windows 10 refresh in the business market in the second quarter of 2019.” This bodes well for Dell, which had a Q2 market share of 17%, trailing only HP and Lenovo. With the stock trading at around $46, or $20 below the $66 consensus price target, Dell offers an attractive risk-reward trade, especially given the company's diverse portfolio of software and hardware revenue streams.	Dell (DELL) - Reports after the close, Thursday, Aug. 29 Wall Street expects Dell to earn $1.46 per share on revenue of $23.29 billion. “Worldwide PC shipments growth was driven by demand from the Windows 10 refresh in the business market in the second quarter of 2019.” This bodes well for Dell, which had a Q2 market share of 17%, trailing only HP and Lenovo. With the stock trading at around $46, or $20 below the $66 consensus price target, Dell offers an attractive risk-reward trade, especially given the company's diverse portfolio of software and hardware revenue streams.	Dell (DELL) - Reports after the close, Thursday, Aug. 29 Wall Street expects Dell to earn $1.46 per share on revenue of $23.29 billion. “Worldwide PC shipments growth was driven by demand from the Windows 10 refresh in the business market in the second quarter of 2019.” This bodes well for Dell, which had a Q2 market share of 17%, trailing only HP and Lenovo. With the stock trading at around $46, or $20 below the $66 consensus price target, Dell offers an attractive risk-reward trade, especially given the company's diverse portfolio of software and hardware revenue streams.	Dell (DELL) - Reports after the close, Thursday, Aug. 29 Wall Street expects Dell to earn $1.46 per share on revenue of $23.29 billion. “Worldwide PC shipments growth was driven by demand from the Windows 10 refresh in the business market in the second quarter of 2019.” This bodes well for Dell, which had a Q2 market share of 17%, trailing only HP and Lenovo. With the stock trading at around $46, or $20 below the $66 consensus price target, Dell offers an attractive risk-reward trade, especially given the company's diverse portfolio of software and hardware revenue streams.	112d8864-1d9b-4e1f-a38d-51225094535d
726259.0	2019-08-23 00:00:00 UTC	Pivotal Software (PVTL) Stock Rockets Higher on VMware Deal	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pivotal-software-pvtl-stock-rockets-higher-on-vmware-deal-2019-08-23	nan	nan	Pivotal Software (NYSE:) stock is heading higher on Friday thanks to a deal with VMware (NYSE:). Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com This deal has VMware looking to acquire Pivotal Software for a total of $2.70 billion. The company is offering a mix of cash and stock to shareholders of PVTL stock. This gives it a blended price of $11.71 per share. This offering has VMware offering shareholders of Pivotal Software stock $15 in cash for each share of Class A stock. It also includes exchanging of shares of VMware’s Class B common stock for shares of Pivotal Software Class B common stock held by Dell Technologies (NYSE:). The exchange ratio here is 0.0550 shares of VMware Class B stock for each share of Software Pivotal Class B stock. “The VMware Board of Directors is committed to creating value for all stockholders,” Karen Dykstra, Chairperson of the Special Committee of VMware’s Board of Directors, said in a . “After a thorough and independent evaluation with its advisors, and working closely with the VMware management team, the Special Committee recommended the Board approve this transaction with Pivotal given its strong strategic and long-term value to the company and its customers.” The deal is set to close during the second half of VMware’s 2020 fiscal year, which ends Jan. 31, 2020. However, it still needs to complete customary closing conditions. That includes getting approval from regulators and shareholders. Pivotal Software isn’t the only recent acquisition that VMware has announced. The company also revealed that it is Carbon Black (NASDAQ:) as well. PVTL stock was up 8% as of noon Friday. As of this writing, William White did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. The post appeared first on InvestorPlace. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	It also includes exchanging of shares of VMware’s Class B common stock for shares of Pivotal Software Class B common stock held by Dell Technologies (NYSE:). Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com This deal has VMware looking to acquire Pivotal Software for a total of $2.70 billion. “After a thorough and independent evaluation with its advisors, and working closely with the VMware management team, the Special Committee recommended the Board approve this transaction with Pivotal given its strong strategic and long-term value to the company and its customers.” The deal is set to close during the second half of VMware’s 2020 fiscal year, which ends Jan. 31, 2020.	It also includes exchanging of shares of VMware’s Class B common stock for shares of Pivotal Software Class B common stock held by Dell Technologies (NYSE:). This offering has VMware offering shareholders of Pivotal Software stock $15 in cash for each share of Class A stock. The exchange ratio here is 0.0550 shares of VMware Class B stock for each share of Software Pivotal Class B stock.	It also includes exchanging of shares of VMware’s Class B common stock for shares of Pivotal Software Class B common stock held by Dell Technologies (NYSE:). This offering has VMware offering shareholders of Pivotal Software stock $15 in cash for each share of Class A stock. The exchange ratio here is 0.0550 shares of VMware Class B stock for each share of Software Pivotal Class B stock.	It also includes exchanging of shares of VMware’s Class B common stock for shares of Pivotal Software Class B common stock held by Dell Technologies (NYSE:). Pivotal Software (NYSE:) stock is heading higher on Friday thanks to a deal with VMware (NYSE:). The company is offering a mix of cash and stock to shareholders of PVTL stock.	f0a26771-2efb-464c-ba6b-f09a36058481
726260.0	2019-08-21 00:00:00 UTC	Should You Buy VMWare Stock Now?	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-buy-vmware-stock-now-2019-08-21	nan	nan	VMWare (NYSE:) has seen a number of iterations over its long Silicon Valley history (a long history by tech firm standards, that is). Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com It was founded in 1998 in Palo Alto, California. Just a few years later, EMC — which is now a part of the Dell Technologies (NYSE:) family — acquired VMWare, adding enterprise-level cloud-based platforms to the arsenal of a well-established tech firm. EMC had been a pioneer in the data storage space and then expanded into networked storage platforms. VMWare Stock’s Long History VMW stock started trading in 2007, as an adjunct to the slow and steady business that EMC had developed. VMW stock was the growth component for the future. Shortly after, for $3.9 billion to add some gravitas in the data storage space. Then Dell just kept growing. In 2015, Dell Technologies purchased EMC. At , it’s still considered the largest acquisition in the tech space. The move was to help Dell get more involved in the enterprise market since its personal computers business was changing as mobile and enterprise-level cloud computing were making their potential known. By 2018, Dell was making headlines once again. It returned as a after six years as a private business and tried to manage a reverse merger between itself and VMWare — which it acquired through EMC. The deal didn’t happen and VMWare still remains an independent subsidiary of Dell. The company is still controlled by Dell but it operates on its own. And given its recent activities, it is hungry to carve a niche in the enterprise cloud and hybrid cloud sectors. What’s in Store for VMW? Basically, there are public clouds like Amazon’s (NASDAQ:) Amazon Web Services, Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:) Azure and Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:, NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google. And then there are private clouds, set up by companies that only allow employees to access them. Now that the cloud is such a large part of many businesses, the hybrid cloud is becoming the next step. It allows customers to access the data they need through the public cloud and allows the company to share data from the private cloud or its data centers. This is far more complex than it sounds and it takes a significant amount of security and engineering to work seamlessly. VMW has been on a buying spree recently. In it said it was buying cloud-application delivery firm Avi Networks. In it was artificial intelligence chip virtualization company Bitfusion. And less than a week ago, it was buying Pivotal Software (NYSE:), a cloud-based software and IT development firm. Dell already owns a big stake in Pivotal, and VMW owns some as well. This deal is a situation where one owner is buying the stake of the other owner, who in turn controls the buyer. Once you work through that one, suffice it to say that VMW stock is looking to stake a claim in the burgeoning world of cloud-based systems. The Bottom Line on VMW Stock The stock is off 3% for the year but up 5% year-to-date. Some of the trouble has been the U.S.-China trade war and the fact that enterprise purchases are expected to slow. But VMW stock has been consolidating its position during this lull, which can be a good time to buy quality cheaply. My Portfolio Grader rates VMW stock a “B” here. It’s a good value for a long-term growth investor but the short term may not be smooth. is a renowned growth investor. He is the editor of four investing newsletters: Growth Investor, , Accelerated Profits and . His most popular service, Growth Investor, has a track record of beating the market 3:1 over the last 14 years. He uses a combination of quantitative and fundamental analysis to identify market-beating stocks. Mr. Navellier has made his proven formula accessible to investors via his free, online stock rating tool, PortfolioGrader.com. Louis Navellier may hold some of the aforementioned securities in one or more of his newsletters. The post appeared first on InvestorPlace. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Just a few years later, EMC — which is now a part of the Dell Technologies (NYSE:) family — acquired VMWare, adding enterprise-level cloud-based platforms to the arsenal of a well-established tech firm. Then Dell just kept growing. In 2015, Dell Technologies purchased EMC.	Just a few years later, EMC — which is now a part of the Dell Technologies (NYSE:) family — acquired VMWare, adding enterprise-level cloud-based platforms to the arsenal of a well-established tech firm. Then Dell just kept growing. In 2015, Dell Technologies purchased EMC.	Just a few years later, EMC — which is now a part of the Dell Technologies (NYSE:) family — acquired VMWare, adding enterprise-level cloud-based platforms to the arsenal of a well-established tech firm. Then Dell just kept growing. In 2015, Dell Technologies purchased EMC.	The company is still controlled by Dell but it operates on its own. Just a few years later, EMC — which is now a part of the Dell Technologies (NYSE:) family — acquired VMWare, adding enterprise-level cloud-based platforms to the arsenal of a well-established tech firm. Then Dell just kept growing.	b3274552-8faf-467b-8085-91ad5623faf3
726261.0	2019-08-20 00:00:00 UTC	Interesting DELL Put And Call Options For April 2020	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/interesting-dell-put-and-call-options-for-april-2020-2019-08-20	nan	nan	Investors in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) saw new options become available this week, for the April 2020 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 241 days until expiration the newly available contracts represent a possible opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the DELL options chain for the new April 2020 contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the $47.50 strike price has a current bid of $5.50. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $47.50, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $42.00 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of DELL, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $48.98/share today. Because the $47.50 strike represents an approximate 3% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 61%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 11.58% return on the cash commitment, or 17.54% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost. Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Dell Technologies Inc, and highlighting in green where the $47.50 strike is located relative to that history: Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $50.00 strike price has a current bid of $6.30. If an investor was to purchase shares of DELL stock at the current price level of $48.98/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $50.00. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 14.94% if the stock gets called away at the April 2020 expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if DELL shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Dell Technologies Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $50.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 45%. On our website under the contract detail page for this contract, Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change and publish a chart of those numbers (the trading history of the option contract will also be charted). Should the covered call contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 12.86% boost of extra return to the investor, or 19.48% annualized, which we refer to as the YieldBoost. The implied volatility in the put contract example, as well as the call contract example, are both approximately 43%. Meanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve month volatility (considering the last 251 trading day closing values as well as today's price of $48.98) to be 41%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth looking at, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Top YieldBoost Calls of the S&P 500 » The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $50.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) saw new options become available this week, for the April 2020 expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the DELL options chain for the new April 2020 contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.	Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $50.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) saw new options become available this week, for the April 2020 expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the DELL options chain for the new April 2020 contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.	Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Dell Technologies Inc, and highlighting in green where the $47.50 strike is located relative to that history: Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $50.00 strike price has a current bid of $6.30. Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $50.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) saw new options become available this week, for the April 2020 expiration.	Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $50.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) saw new options become available this week, for the April 2020 expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the DELL options chain for the new April 2020 contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.	d70d10eb-ea91-41f5-95fe-96a39b306073
726262.0	2019-08-15 00:00:00 UTC	M&A News: Pivotal Software (PVTL) Stock Skyrockets on VMware Deal Talk	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ma-news%3A-pivotal-software-pvtl-stock-skyrockets-on-vmware-deal-talk-2019-08-15	nan	nan	M&A news for Thursday includes VMware (NYSE:) announcing that it is looking at a deal to acquire Pivotal Software (NYSE:). Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com The M&A news surrounding the two companies has PVTL stock taking off. However, it looks like the talks are still in the early stages. The information from VMware doesn’t provide much in the way of details, but Dell Technologies (NYSE:), which controls both companies, has a little more to say. Currently, Dell Technologies wants a deal that values shares of PVTL stock at $15 each. This represents a roughly 81% premium over the stock’s closing price on Wednesday. It would also value the company at around $4 billion. The two are also working on an exchange rate for Class B shares of PVTL stock for Class A shares of VMW stock, notes. Here’s what VMware about the M&A news. “VMware regularly evaluates potential partnerships and acquisitions that would accelerate our strategy. Pivotal is a long-term strategic partner and we’re already successfully collaborating to help enterprises in their application development and infrastructure transformation.” VMware goes on to note that this M&A news doesn’t mean that there is going to be a deal. Instead, it says that its Board of Directors will continue to work with the best interest of VMW shareholders in mind. It also won’t be providing anymore updates unless it reaches an agreement with Pivotal Software. PVTL stock was up 68%, VMW stock was down 6% and DELL stock was down 4% as of Thursday afternoon. As of this writing, William White did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. The post appeared first on InvestorPlace. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	The information from VMware doesn’t provide much in the way of details, but Dell Technologies (NYSE:), which controls both companies, has a little more to say. Currently, Dell Technologies wants a deal that values shares of PVTL stock at $15 each. PVTL stock was up 68%, VMW stock was down 6% and DELL stock was down 4% as of Thursday afternoon.	Currently, Dell Technologies wants a deal that values shares of PVTL stock at $15 each. PVTL stock was up 68%, VMW stock was down 6% and DELL stock was down 4% as of Thursday afternoon. The information from VMware doesn’t provide much in the way of details, but Dell Technologies (NYSE:), which controls both companies, has a little more to say.	PVTL stock was up 68%, VMW stock was down 6% and DELL stock was down 4% as of Thursday afternoon. The information from VMware doesn’t provide much in the way of details, but Dell Technologies (NYSE:), which controls both companies, has a little more to say. Currently, Dell Technologies wants a deal that values shares of PVTL stock at $15 each.	PVTL stock was up 68%, VMW stock was down 6% and DELL stock was down 4% as of Thursday afternoon. The information from VMware doesn’t provide much in the way of details, but Dell Technologies (NYSE:), which controls both companies, has a little more to say. Currently, Dell Technologies wants a deal that values shares of PVTL stock at $15 each.	01019060-950d-4936-aecd-8ac1226dd1fd
726263.0	2019-08-15 00:00:00 UTC	Oversold Conditions For Dell Technologies (DELL)	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/oversold-conditions-for-dell-technologies-dell-2019-08-15	nan	nan	Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indicator called the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which measures momentum on a scale of zero to 100. A stock is considered to be oversold if the RSI reading falls below 30. In trading on Thursday, shares of Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) entered into oversold territory, hitting an RSI reading of 29.4, after changing hands as low as $46.25 per share. By comparison, the current RSI reading of the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) is 37.2. A bullish investor could look at DELL's 29.4 RSI reading today as a sign that the recent heavy selling is in the process of exhausting itself, and begin to look for entry point opportunities on the buy side. The chart below shows the one year performance of DELL shares: Looking at the chart above, DELL's low point in its 52 week range is $42.02 per share, with $70.553 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $46.94. Find out what 9 other oversold stocks you need to know about » The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	In trading on Thursday, shares of Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) entered into oversold territory, hitting an RSI reading of 29.4, after changing hands as low as $46.25 per share. A bullish investor could look at DELL's 29.4 RSI reading today as a sign that the recent heavy selling is in the process of exhausting itself, and begin to look for entry point opportunities on the buy side. The chart below shows the one year performance of DELL shares: Looking at the chart above, DELL's low point in its 52 week range is $42.02 per share, with $70.553 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $46.94.	In trading on Thursday, shares of Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) entered into oversold territory, hitting an RSI reading of 29.4, after changing hands as low as $46.25 per share. A bullish investor could look at DELL's 29.4 RSI reading today as a sign that the recent heavy selling is in the process of exhausting itself, and begin to look for entry point opportunities on the buy side. The chart below shows the one year performance of DELL shares: Looking at the chart above, DELL's low point in its 52 week range is $42.02 per share, with $70.553 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $46.94.	In trading on Thursday, shares of Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) entered into oversold territory, hitting an RSI reading of 29.4, after changing hands as low as $46.25 per share. A bullish investor could look at DELL's 29.4 RSI reading today as a sign that the recent heavy selling is in the process of exhausting itself, and begin to look for entry point opportunities on the buy side. The chart below shows the one year performance of DELL shares: Looking at the chart above, DELL's low point in its 52 week range is $42.02 per share, with $70.553 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $46.94.	In trading on Thursday, shares of Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) entered into oversold territory, hitting an RSI reading of 29.4, after changing hands as low as $46.25 per share. A bullish investor could look at DELL's 29.4 RSI reading today as a sign that the recent heavy selling is in the process of exhausting itself, and begin to look for entry point opportunities on the buy side. The chart below shows the one year performance of DELL shares: Looking at the chart above, DELL's low point in its 52 week range is $42.02 per share, with $70.553 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $46.94.	c8938cdf-5053-46f3-b5fb-01b8254dc8e2
726264.0	2019-08-05 00:00:00 UTC	Why Dell Technologies Stock Rose 13.7% in July	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-dell-technologies-stock-rose-13.7-in-july-2019-08-05	nan	nan	What happened Shares of Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) surged 13.7% in July, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, as the server and PC maker got a boost of optimism related to an upturn in the hardware cycle. Though the market has turned for the worse in recent days, July was a good time for the technology sector. The thawing of trade tensions at the G20 summit in Japan led to hope that the current tech down cycle may be turning. In addition, a mid-July report showed the PC market actually grew 1.5% to 63 million units in the second quarter. Growth has been somewhat rare for the PC market, but an enterprise update to Windows 10 software, combined with an easing CPU shortage for Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) processors, has spurred growth in the mature tech sector. Image source: Getty Images. So what As the PC market showed better-than-expected numbers, Dell also received a buy rating on an initiation by analysts at Wells Fargo. Analyst Aaron Rakers gave the company a $68 price target, saying, "[W]e view Dell as presenting a long-term attractive risk/reward ratio given the company's broad-based portfolio/software-to-hardware depth favorably positioning Dell to capitalize on the long-term architectural shift to software-defined hybrid multicloud." Rakers is referring to the fact that Dell is not only a PC and server maker, but also has majority stakes in software companies VMware (NYSE: VMW) and Pivotal Software (NYSE: PVTL), as well as security provider SecureWorks (NASDAQ: SCWX). He thinks the conglomerate can allow the company to pivot toward the areas with the most growth. Now what Dell had nearly reached Rakers' price target level earlier this year, before its May earnings report sent shares reeling. The company actually beat earnings expectations at the time, but revenue came up short. Apparently, the light revenue was enough to spook investors looking for signs of a recovery for Dell's products. Investors will get another glimpse into the company's financials when it reports on Aug. 29. 10 stocks we like better than Dell Technologies Inc. When investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has quadrupled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Dell Technologies Inc. wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 1, 2019 Billy Duberstein has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool owns shares of Intel and has the following options: short September 2019 $50 calls on Intel. The Motley Fool recommends VMware. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	So what As the PC market showed better-than-expected numbers, Dell also received a buy rating on an initiation by analysts at Wells Fargo. Now what Dell had nearly reached Rakers' price target level earlier this year, before its May earnings report sent shares reeling. What happened Shares of Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) surged 13.7% in July, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, as the server and PC maker got a boost of optimism related to an upturn in the hardware cycle.	What happened Shares of Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) surged 13.7% in July, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, as the server and PC maker got a boost of optimism related to an upturn in the hardware cycle. Analyst Aaron Rakers gave the company a $68 price target, saying, "[W]e view Dell as presenting a long-term attractive risk/reward ratio given the company's broad-based portfolio/software-to-hardware depth favorably positioning Dell to capitalize on the long-term architectural shift to software-defined hybrid multicloud." Rakers is referring to the fact that Dell is not only a PC and server maker, but also has majority stakes in software companies VMware (NYSE: VMW) and Pivotal Software (NYSE: PVTL), as well as security provider SecureWorks (NASDAQ: SCWX).	What happened Shares of Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) surged 13.7% in July, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, as the server and PC maker got a boost of optimism related to an upturn in the hardware cycle. Analyst Aaron Rakers gave the company a $68 price target, saying, "[W]e view Dell as presenting a long-term attractive risk/reward ratio given the company's broad-based portfolio/software-to-hardware depth favorably positioning Dell to capitalize on the long-term architectural shift to software-defined hybrid multicloud." Rakers is referring to the fact that Dell is not only a PC and server maker, but also has majority stakes in software companies VMware (NYSE: VMW) and Pivotal Software (NYSE: PVTL), as well as security provider SecureWorks (NASDAQ: SCWX).	10 stocks we like better than Dell Technologies Inc. * David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Dell Technologies Inc. wasn't one of them! What happened Shares of Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) surged 13.7% in July, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, as the server and PC maker got a boost of optimism related to an upturn in the hardware cycle.	8a9f0d0a-decd-4f79-86d9-9d537c3ad11d
726265.0	2019-08-02 00:00:00 UTC	Notable Friday Option Activity: URGN, TDG, DELL	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-friday-option-activity%3A-urgn-tdg-dell-2019-08-02	nan	nan	Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in UroGen Pharma Ltd (Symbol: URGN), where a total volume of 1,053 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 105,300 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 78.5% of URGN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 134,100 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $30 strike put option expiring November 15, 2019, with 300 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 30,000 underlying shares of URGN. Below is a chart showing URGN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange: TransDigm Group Inc (Symbol: TDG) options are showing a volume of 1,687 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 168,700 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 74.5% of TDG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 226,415 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $500 strike call option expiring August 16, 2019, with 513 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 51,300 underlying shares of TDG. Below is a chart showing TDG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $500 strike highlighted in orange: And Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) options are showing a volume of 19,051 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 73.5% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $55 strike call option expiring October 18, 2019, with 5,141 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 514,100 underlying shares of DELL. Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $55 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for URGN options, TDG options, or DELL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Today's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 » The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Especially high volume was seen for the $55 strike call option expiring October 18, 2019, with 5,141 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 514,100 underlying shares of DELL. Below is a chart showing TDG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $500 strike highlighted in orange: And Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) options are showing a volume of 19,051 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 73.5% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.6 million shares.	Below is a chart showing TDG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $500 strike highlighted in orange: And Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) options are showing a volume of 19,051 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 73.5% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $55 strike call option expiring October 18, 2019, with 5,141 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 514,100 underlying shares of DELL.	Below is a chart showing TDG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $500 strike highlighted in orange: And Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) options are showing a volume of 19,051 contracts thus far today. Especially high volume was seen for the $55 strike call option expiring October 18, 2019, with 5,141 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 514,100 underlying shares of DELL. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 73.5% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.6 million shares.	Especially high volume was seen for the $55 strike call option expiring October 18, 2019, with 5,141 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 514,100 underlying shares of DELL. Below is a chart showing TDG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $500 strike highlighted in orange: And Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) options are showing a volume of 19,051 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 73.5% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.6 million shares.	cab5aefa-ccb1-4489-8e17-acfb75b970d8
726266.0	2019-07-21 00:00:00 UTC	How to Invest in the Best Texas Stocks	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-to-invest-in-the-best-texas-stocks-2019-07-21	nan	nan	Texas isn't the biggest state in the U.S., but it has a unique combination of people, natural resources, and attitude that make it a place millions call home and millions more visit. It's also a great place to find a surprisingly wide array of investment opportunities, and investing in Texas stocks can be quite lucrative. To get investment exposure to the best Texas stocks, you'll want to put together your own portfolio. That might seem unexpected, as Texas has a strong enough reputation to have inspired at least some investment professionals to make a go at offering ready-made investment vehicles featuring Texas-based companies. Yet as you'll see below, those efforts to make it easy for investors to pick companies with links to Texas haven't gone as well as hoped, and that makes it critical to have a good strategy for putting together your own ideal portfolio of stocks that call the Lone Star State home. We'll provide you with that kind of strategy below, but first, let's look at some of the alternative ways to invest in Texas stocks that haven't panned out. Where are all the good Texas funds? Given the interest that investors have in exchange-traded funds (ETF) that let you drill down on particular segments of the stock market, it's surprising that you can't simply go out and buy shares of a Texas-focused ETF. It would be relatively simple to put together an index that includes companies with certain relationships with Texas and then build an ETF to track that index. Image source: Getty Images. That's exactly what OOK Advisors did back in 2009, launching its Texas Exchange-Traded Fund. The financial company had opened a similar ETF based on Oklahoma stocks shortly before launching the Texas ETF, with the same general idea. The fund had a simple investment objective: match the performance of a market-capitalization-weighted index of stocks whose headquarters were located in the Lone Star State. Choosing Texas-headquartered companies led to a huge allocation to the energy sector. At its launch, the Texas ETF had more than 60% of its assets invested in oil and gas, with the next highest weighting coming in at less than 10% for technology stocks. Yet the fund never really gained popularity among investors, and the fund provider decided to close down both of its state-specific ETFs just a year after their initial launches. A more recent traditional mutual fund focusing on Texas stocks has had a longer history, although it hasn't been much more successful. The Texas Fund, offered through Monteagle Funds, aims to invest the bulk of its assets in companies headquartered in Texas, incorporated under Texas law, or that got at least half their revenue or profit from goods, services, or investments connected to Texas. The fund holds more than 100 stocks that meet those criteria, and although it does have a slight overweight to the energy sector, the 15% allocation there is far less out of line with the overall stock market than its ETF peer's portfolio was. Unfortunately, the fund's five-year performance numbers have been negative even in a big bull market, and so it's no big surprise that the fund has only $10.5 million in assets under management and such a high expense ratio of 1.62% that the Texas Fund just isn't a viable option for investors looking to make money on Texas companies. 5 principles for picking a top portfolio of Texas stocks Without any good options for farming out the job of selecting the best Texas stocks for your investment portfolio, it's up to you to go through all the companies that call Texas home to find the ones that are most likely to produce top returns, valuable investment income, or whatever other goals you have for your portfolio. That can sound intimidating to many investors, especially those who are used to relying on mutual funds and ETFs to do their stock-picking work for them. But it doesn't have to be scary, and it actually gives you a lot more flexibility to tailor a combination of Texas stocks that fits best with your other investments and will help you meet your specific investing objectives. Before you even think about what your Texas stock portfolio might look like, it's useful to make sure you know what you mean by a "Texas stock" in the first place. Some investors look at Texas stocks as being any company with a headquarters inside the Lone Star State -- even if it does most of its business outside its borders. Stock screening tools often give you the chance to search for companies based on their HQ location. Other investors are fine with companies that have headquarters outside Texas as long as they do a lot of business inside the state. For example, oil giant Chevron (NYSE: CVX) has a headquarters in California, but its purchase of Beaumont's Texaco nearly 20 years ago gave it a huge presence in the Texas market. Below, we'll go through five basic core principles that you can use to put together a good Texas stock portfolio. Some of these principles are useful for coming up with any portfolio of stocks that targets a particular portion of the market, but a couple of them are specifically designed with Texas investments in mind. 1. Figure out how many stocks you want to follow The first step in putting together a strong Texas stock portfolio is deciding just how big you want that portfolio to be. The ideal portfolio size will vary from person to person, but there are some general guidelines you should follow in making your own personal decision. One consideration that's especially important has to do with how much of your money you want to dedicate to Texas stocks. If you have most of your money invested in a broader set of investments and just want to take a small portion of your investment capital to concentrate on opportunities in Texas, then it's not as important for you to have a diversified portfolio. Picking as few as one or two Texas-based companies could give you the spice to your investments that you're looking for, and you'll still have the rest of your outside investments to protect you if something goes wrong with the Texas stocks you pick. If you want to invest most of your available money in Texas, however, then it's more important to take a prudent approach in building a diversified portfolio. Yet some people make the mistake of thinking that they have to buy dozens of stocks in order to get the diversification they need. In the process, they set themselves up for being overwhelmed with the sheer number of different businesses they have to follow, and it becomes impossible to do a good job of tracking all of their stocks and keeping up with how each one is doing individually. Many successful investors find that tracking somewhere between eight and 12 stocks is a good middle-ground between having too few stocks to get diversified exposure and having too many to be able to keep on top of from a fundamental standpoint. Given the breadth of the Texas economy, it's easy to find a dozen or so stocks that can cover all the bases that are important to you. If you'd prefer to concentrate on a smaller number of top opportunities, then aiming for eight rather than 12 can give you a better reward if a couple of your picks end up doing especially well without leaving you overexposed if some of your choices perform poorly. 2. Decide what allocations to various sectors and industries you want Once you've decided how many stocks you're comfortable having in your portfolio and following as their businesses develop, the next step is choosing how much of your money you want to allocate to particular industry groups and sectors of the economy. Like choosing the number of stocks, the best answer depends on the overall purpose of your Texas portfolio. If you have outside investments beyond the money you're investing in Texas stocks, then concentrating in a particular sector (energy or healthcare, for example) is a much more viable option. If you intend to put all of your investments in Texas-based companies, though, you'll want to consider more strongly putting together a portfolio of stocks in different industries. Image source: Getty Images. Probably the most common idea that investors who are interested in Texas have is to load up on energy companies. Within the Lone Star State, the impact of the oil and gas industry is huge. During the 1970s and 1980s, the state's economy was heavily dependent on oil and gas development. That worked well during the oil boom, but it also left the state vulnerable when that boom ended and was followed by a prolonged period of painfully low prices for energy products. It was that experience that led to a concerted effort in Texas to diversify its economy to protect it against the volatility of the energy markets. Moreover, as primary sources of energy products got depleted, forward-thinking planners realized that a more sustainable model for economic development was crucial in order to give the state something to build on once oil and gas reserves had been completely used up. The result was a dramatic uptick in other areas of the economy. The state's business-friendly tax structure helped to entice technology companies to set up shop, with the state's capital of Austin becoming an important hub for tech upstarts to draw from the graduate pool of some of the state's most influential colleges and universities. Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) came to prominence in the Austin market, and now, giants like Apple and Facebook have a presence in the Texas capital, also referred to as Silicon Hills. The healthcare industry also rose in importance, as top institutions like the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston gained national prominence for its oncological work, and upstart private innovators like Irving-based Reata Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: RETA) built up their businesses. Given the location of Texas at the entry point to the fast-growing Latin American economy, trade, commerce, and logistics became valuable businesses for the state as well. Interestingly, it was a renaissance in the energy industry that has returned Texas to the national spotlight most recently. Advances in technology have allowed oil and gas companies to revisit assets that they'd previously thought had nothing more to produce, and key shale plays like the Eagle Ford geological formation have taken advantage of techniques that weren't available to first-generation exploration and production companies. Now, there are a wide range of companies that cater to the energy industry once again, and growth opportunities in the sector abound. The takeaway for investors considering Texas stocks is that there's now a surprisingly wide array of companies from which those who are interested in the Lone Star State can choose. If you want to track the same sector allocations as the broader U.S. market, then you can do so without feeling as though you have to settle for second-tier companies in certain industries. It's likely that Texas stock portfolios will be at least somewhat more energy-heavy than a typical portfolio, if only because those who are interested in Texas are often drawn to the opportunities in oil and gas. Which way you go depends on where you see the greatest chance of long-term profits and how important diversification is for your overall investment objectives. 3. Find a balance between huge multinational corporations and smaller up-and-coming businesses In addition to allocating across various sectors, investors need to decide how they want to spread out their investment capital across companies of different sizes. In general, the companies with the largest revenue will have businesses that are mature and well established, and the stock market will reward those companies with higher stock prices that translate into a larger total value for the company -- also known as market capitalization. Although the best mega-cap stocks still have sizable growth opportunities, it takes a lot more in absolute growth to move the needle in a relative way. That makes large-cap stocks -- often defined as companies valued at $10 billion or more -- useful for those seeking securities, but it can be harder for aggressive investors seeking to maximize capital appreciation to find suitable companies that fit the bill. By contrast, smaller companies are typically a lot riskier but have dramatically more potential for long-term growth. In many sectors, you can find small companies that aren't yet profitable and are still trying to build up a sustainable level of revenue on a regular basis. If you can separate the wheat from the chaff and find the small companies that are destined to become the leaders of the future, then getting in on the ground floor can produce life-changing results for your investment portfolio. However, it's tough to identify those winners without the benefit of hindsight, and so those who invest in small-cap stocks have to accept the fact that they'll inevitably make some choices that don't pan out at all and lead to substantial losses in their portfolios. To understand better exactly what this can look like, consider a few Texas companies that might be good prospects for a Lone Star portfolio. Two of the biggest companies with headquarters in Texas are ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and AT&T (NYSE: T). Both of them have long histories of successful business and are leaders in their fields. Both have generated good long-term returns for their shareholders, and they make sizable payments of income on a regular basis to investors in the form of dividends that have grown over time. Both companies have reasonable opportunities for future growth, but their size makes it difficult for them to pursue new business niches as nimbly as smaller companies could. As a result, most investors see these stocks as solid choices that even the most conservative of investors can be comfortable owning. On the other hand, LGI Homes (NASDAQ: LGIH) has a market cap that's less than 1% what ExxonMobil and AT&T sport, but the homebuilder has been able to put up much more impressive growth numbers. The company saw its stock nearly quadruple between 2014 and mid-2019, as total revenue soared almost tenfold in the five-year period that ended at the beginning of 2019. An emphasis on starter homes has matched up well with the current demand trends among a rising demographic of millennial shoppers, and LGI has been smart about pursuing its most lucrative business opportunities. If the housing market turns downward, then the risk for LGI is significant, but the potential reward is worth it for those willing to accept that risk. For different investors, the best mix of big and small companies will depend on factors like overall risk tolerance, the need for current investment income, and the time horizon involved. For most people, though, having at least some exposure to both big and small companies will provide a good balance that can lead to better overall returns. 4. Look at what each company's doing both inside and outside Texas Investing in companies that are based in Texas doesn't necessarily mean that the most important exposure that you'll have will be to the Texas economy. Many of the top companies based in the state have corporate operations that span the entire globe. Others will have limited markets that, in some cases, will be entirely within the boundaries of the Lone Star State and will therefore be more reliant on the health of the Texas economy. As an example, let's look again at AT&T. In some ways, it's entirely an accident of geography that AT&T ended up being based in Texas, because it was the regional Bell telephone company that covered the Texas market that ended up purchasing the long-distance carrier and adopting the AT&T name. Texas has a huge population and is therefore an important source of revenue for the wireless carrier, but AT&T has nationwide scope and isn't reliant on Texas for the majority of its sales. Meanwhile, Texas Capital Bancshares (NASDAQ: TCBI) is a good example of a smaller company that's much more dependent on the health of the state's economy. The Dallas-based financial institution doesn't exclusively do business in Texas, but it does have major locations in key Texas cities like Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and Fort Worth as well as its home city. The independent bank prides itself on serving mid-market commercial businesses and Texas entrepreneurs, and it provides substantial financing for Texas-based projects like energy development, commercial and residential construction, and mortgage finance. The bank holding company faces many of the same challenges that its peers across the country have to deal with, and macroeconomic issues like the direction of interest rates and the general creditworthiness of the overall population definitely affect Texas Capital just as much as they do other banking institutions. However, if something happens that dramatically affects the health of its Texas-based customers to a greater extent than other regions of the country see, then Texas Capital does bear the risk of having a more difficult time in overcoming those obstacles and finding ways to keep growing. The specific objective you have for your stock portfolio will guide you in choosing whether you're most comfortable having more of one of those types than the other. But, in general, a balanced mix often makes sense for typical investors. 5. Invest in what you love about the state Finally, many successful investors discover that when they find businesses that they can connect with on a personal level, it's much easier to have confidence in their business models. That doesn't mean that you should let your emotions get the better of you, unreasonably expecting that a Texas-based company will be able to beat out rivals from outside the Lone Star State based simply on their location. For me, my love of Tex-Mex food led me to make an investment in restaurant chain Chuy's Holdings (NASDAQ: CHUY). This small Austin-based company served markets solely within the boundaries of Texas for the first several decades of its existence, but more recently, it decided to carry its affordable yet delicious wares outside the Lone Star State. Chuy's now has almost 100 locations as far away as Denver, Chicago, Baltimore, and Miami, and although I still live several hundred miles away from the nearest location, I still have hope that one day I'll be able to visit a nearby Chuy's as often as I did when I was in law school in Austin. Image source: Chuy's Holdings. Texas has enough different industries that finding something that connects with you isn't difficult. Every aspect of the energy business, from production and drilling to transportation and pipeline building to refining and marketing gasoline and other energy products, is available for investors, and you can either buy a stock like ExxonMobil that offers all of those aspects in a single investment or pick smaller companies that focus on one particular area. Tourism is a major industry, and companies like theme park operator Six Flags Entertainment (NYSE: SIX) -- headquartered in the Dallas-Fort Worth area city of Grand Prairie -- profit from its visitors both from within Texas and from elsewhere. The financial, transportation, and technological infrastructure needed to power the local economy offers numerous opportunities for investors interested in those areas, ranging from banking institutions like Texas Capital and high-tech businesses like chipmaker Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) to airlines like Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL). If you're already familiar with the products and services that the Texas-based companies you know and love offer, then it makes it that much easier to motivate yourself to find out more about their business operations and make an informed decision about whether you should invest your hard-earned money in those companies. Find the right Texas stocks for you So much success in investing comes from being comfortable with the investments you make and understanding what goes into the companies you choose being successful over the long run. The opportunity to buy shares of well-known, respected Texas companies can be a great way to focus your attention on investments that already have meaning for you. By following the simple principles above, you can put together a portfolio of stocks that will have good prospects to deliver long-term growth to help you reach your financial goals. 10 stocks we like better than AT&T When investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has quadrupled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and AT&T wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 1, 2019 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dan Caplinger owns shares of Apple and Chuy's Holdings. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Apple, Chuy's Holdings, Facebook, and Southwest Airlines. The Motley Fool owns shares of LGI Homes and has the following options: short January 2020 $155 calls on Apple, long January 2020 $150 calls on Apple, short January 2020 $155 calls on Apple, and long January 2020 $150 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Cirrus Logic. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) came to prominence in the Austin market, and now, giants like Apple and Facebook have a presence in the Texas capital, also referred to as Silicon Hills. Moreover, as primary sources of energy products got depleted, forward-thinking planners realized that a more sustainable model for economic development was crucial in order to give the state something to build on once oil and gas reserves had been completely used up. The healthcare industry also rose in importance, as top institutions like the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston gained national prominence for its oncological work, and upstart private innovators like Irving-based Reata Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: RETA) built up their businesses.	Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) came to prominence in the Austin market, and now, giants like Apple and Facebook have a presence in the Texas capital, also referred to as Silicon Hills. The financial, transportation, and technological infrastructure needed to power the local economy offers numerous opportunities for investors interested in those areas, ranging from banking institutions like Texas Capital and high-tech businesses like chipmaker Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) to airlines like Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL). The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Apple, Chuy's Holdings, Facebook, and Southwest Airlines.	Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) came to prominence in the Austin market, and now, giants like Apple and Facebook have a presence in the Texas capital, also referred to as Silicon Hills. The Texas Fund, offered through Monteagle Funds, aims to invest the bulk of its assets in companies headquartered in Texas, incorporated under Texas law, or that got at least half their revenue or profit from goods, services, or investments connected to Texas. 5 principles for picking a top portfolio of Texas stocks Without any good options for farming out the job of selecting the best Texas stocks for your investment portfolio, it's up to you to go through all the companies that call Texas home to find the ones that are most likely to produce top returns, valuable investment income, or whatever other goals you have for your portfolio.	Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) came to prominence in the Austin market, and now, giants like Apple and Facebook have a presence in the Texas capital, also referred to as Silicon Hills. 5 principles for picking a top portfolio of Texas stocks Without any good options for farming out the job of selecting the best Texas stocks for your investment portfolio, it's up to you to go through all the companies that call Texas home to find the ones that are most likely to produce top returns, valuable investment income, or whatever other goals you have for your portfolio. If you have most of your money invested in a broader set of investments and just want to take a small portion of your investment capital to concentrate on opportunities in Texas, then it's not as important for you to have a diversified portfolio.	0cc6d332-b553-4b50-8c95-0c52ea72eac7
726267.0	2019-07-18 00:00:00 UTC	10 Tech Stocks That Are Still Worth Your Time (And Money)	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/10-tech-stocks-that-are-still-worth-your-time-and-money-2019-07-18	nan	nan	The technology sector may have led the charge this year, up more than 40% since the late-2018 low. But, as we head into the dog days of summer and what’s usually a slow patch for the third year of a presidential term, those very same tech stocks are looking uncomfortably vulnerable to a wave of profit-taking. Not every technology name is too risky to step into at this time, however. There are a handful of them with more upside ahead than behind. Granted, it takes some scouring to find them, but they’re out there. To that end, here’s a rundown of the top tech stocks to buy in an environment that’s not decidedly bullish. A handful of them may be a little off the radar, but that’s the point. The broad sector tide tends to push the most familiar names around with it. Standouts tend to march to the beat of their own drum, and are equipped to perform here in the second half of 2019. Intel (INTC) There’s no getting around the fact that Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:) caught rival CPU maker Intel (NASDAQ:) off guard back in 2016. Largely left for dead, mired in its own irrelevancy, AMD’s CEO Lisa Su , when she took the helm back in 2014. A couple years later, AMD’s new Ryzen series of processors and impressive leaps with graphics processors and 7 nanometer technology put Intel on its heels. AMD played a big role in creating the headwind that has held INTC stock since, and a string of in some of its older processors did the rest of the work. No company becomes more innovative and effective than a company fighting to hold onto its leading position in its respective markets though, and Intel is (finally) doing that. Although its 7 nanometer CPUs have been , stop-gap technologies like its Ice Lake architecture are powerful enough compared to similarly priced options, while Intel gets back in the game. The recent weakness in INTC stock is a chance to step into an underestimated company on the cheap. The trailing and forward-looking price-to-earnings ratios are both just over 11. L3Harris Technologies (LHX) In some circles it’s still just being called L3, though as of April, a so-called merger of equals gave birth to what’s now properly called L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:) … an organization that spans the defense contractor and technology space. It has not been a poor performer. In fact, it’s up more than 40% year-to-date, and seemingly still going strong. There’s confusion within the actual act of the merger though, which was only completed at the beginning of this month when the . Still not knowing where to look, and in many cases still lacking any analyst outlooks, many investors don’t know or can’t fully appreciate that a 10% dividend hike has already been put in place, and a twelve-month stock-buyback program of $2.5 billion has already been established. Alphabet (GOOGL) Alphabet (NASDAQ:, NASDAQ:GOOGL), parent of search engine giant Google, may have gotten this year started on the right foot. That early advance was clearly up-ended in early May though, when an sent the stock careening from a high near $1,280 to a low near $1,000 in early June. Investors largely lost perspective though. Sales were still . Operating cash flow was up year-over-year too. While even when stripping out the impact of a steep fine, however, this is still Alphabet, which still owns Google. It’s proven to be one of the best stocks to buy specifically because the company finds a way to constantly renew its reach into consumers’ digital lives. It’s proven a particularly good buy on dips like the one seen just a few weeks ago. Microchip Technology (MCHP) When investors think of tech stocks to buy, Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:) isn’t a name that tends to come up first, if at all. The company isn’t exactly on the front lines, so to speak, putting its logo on the hardware technology owners hold in their hands or have on their desks. In turbulent times though, perhaps being a little bit off the radar is a good thing. To that end, has solid exposure to the pieces of the technology market that are solidly resistant to cyclical headwinds. It makes microcontrollers, analog and digital converters and LED-backlighting solutions, just to name a few. Its wares are found in everything from automobiles to smart meters to home appliances, and more. This diverse product base is a key part of the reason that, though it ebbs and flows in the meantime, the bottom line . Square (SQ) While rival Paypal Holdings (NASDAQ:) continues to be the dominant player in the alternative payments space — particularly now that it owns Venmo — Square (NYSE:) somehow seems to be making inroads with younger consumers that are starting to enter their highest earnings years. More important, it’s drawing a larger crowd on the newest frontier of the payment space. As of June, Instinet says, there are than there are users of PayPal’s option. If that’s a microcosm of how Square’s payment processing platform resonates with consumers (and it at least partially is), then the younger company is well positioned to take more than its fair share of the ever-changing money middleman market. Perhaps more important, this year’s and next year’s strong revenue growth is expected to drive a major push into profitably. Last year’s bottom line of 47 cents per share is projected to reach 76 cents this year and $1.12 next year. Dell Technologies (DELL) Although taken private in 2013, computer maker Dell Technologies (NYSE:) became a publicly traded entity again in 2018 following a complex spin out and repurchase from VMware (NYSE:). It has been a well-received return thus far. Although volatile, the long-standing advance since 2016 when it was still a tracking stock of VMWare is still in place, with this year’s selloff starting to be unwound again. Investors are still struggling to find analyst outlooks for the new/reborn company, while those who’ve found some have to like what they see. Next year’s projected earnings of $7.29 per share on respectable revenue growth translates into a forward-looking P/E of less than 8. Perhaps better still, Gartner says PC shipments. It’s a start. Arista Networks (ANET) Arista Networks (NYSE:) was not only bold enough to take on a venerable Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:) within the networking market, it was savvy enough to capture a respectable piece of the market. Capitalizing on Cisco’s complacency, Arista leveraged its software-driven, cloud-based solutions into more than $2 billion worth of revenue over the course of the past four quarters. That’s still relatively small in the grand scheme of things, and ANET is still a relatively expensive stock. It’s one of the best stocks to buy among tech stocks, however, as it’s en route to a big coming-of-age next year. With top-line growth expected to reach just under 20% this year and next, last year’s per-share profits of $7.96 are projected to reach $10.56 next year. That translates into a forward-looking price-to-earnings ratio of right around 26 … a very reasonable price to pay for a small cap facing the kind of opportunity Arista has in front of it. FireEye (FEYE) It’s not the biggest cybersecurity outfit, and it may not be the best. FireEye (NASDAQ:) stock, however, may be the name in the business offering the most upside to newcomers if Stoic Point Capital Management analyst Raj Shah’s intuition is on target. “We estimate FireEye trades at a nearly double-digit 2021 FCF yield and is worth $23-$30 per share, driven by continued execution and leverage.” Shah went on to explain “Cybersecurity spending is expected to grow at an 8% CAGR over the next few years, well ahead of overall IT spending growth. It is a unique pocket of enterprise spending as companies are reticent to be thrifty amid state-sponsored cyberattacks, data leaks, and privacy concerns.” Investors lost faith in the story late last year, but are starting to wade back into the trade. International Business Machines (IBM) The turnaround International Business Machines (NYSE:) CEO Ginni Rometty is leading has been interesting to watch, even if ineffective thus far. Despite solid revenue growth from the company’s so-called “strategic imperatives” like mobile and security, it has not been enough to offset headwinds on other fronts. Last quarter’s total top line was down nearly 5%. The tech giant may have reached a turning point though. While this year’s top line is expected to shrink by another 3%, next year’s estimated revenue suggests revenue will be flat. What happens beyond that is still too uncertain to say with any great confidence, but the deal announced on Tuesday morning to for AT&T (NYSE:) in addition to the recently completed acquisition of Red Hat suggest IBM may truly be on the cusp of rekindled growth. Corning (GLW) Corning (NYSE:) may not be the growth machine it once was, but don’t count it out. What it lacks in raw horsepower it more than makes up for in value and reliability. The 5G evolution that’s now underway? The bulk of the data loads that the new high-speed wireless technology will facilitate won’t actually be handled wirelessly, but rather, through fiber optic cables like the ones Corning makes. That’s not necessarily the reason Corning is quietly one of the best stocks to buy, however. Rather, Corning is a standout among tech stocks largely because the company’s leadership is so deliberate and self-directed. Just after completing a four-year, goal-oriented plan it called its “Strategy and Capital Allocation Framework” earlier this year, it called “Strategy and Growth Framework.” This 2020-2023 plan is specifically going to dive into new kinds of at the same time it continues to capitalize on the growing mobile touch-screen market. As of this writing, James Brumley held long positions in Alphabet and FireEye. You can learn more about James at his site, , or follow him on Twitter, at @jbrumley. The post appeared first on InvestorPlace. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Dell Technologies (DELL) Although taken private in 2013, computer maker Dell Technologies (NYSE:) became a publicly traded entity again in 2018 following a complex spin out and repurchase from VMware (NYSE:). If that’s a microcosm of how Square’s payment processing platform resonates with consumers (and it at least partially is), then the younger company is well positioned to take more than its fair share of the ever-changing money middleman market. It is a unique pocket of enterprise spending as companies are reticent to be thrifty amid state-sponsored cyberattacks, data leaks, and privacy concerns.” Investors lost faith in the story late last year, but are starting to wade back into the trade.	Dell Technologies (DELL) Although taken private in 2013, computer maker Dell Technologies (NYSE:) became a publicly traded entity again in 2018 following a complex spin out and repurchase from VMware (NYSE:). Alphabet (GOOGL) Alphabet (NASDAQ:, NASDAQ:GOOGL), parent of search engine giant Google, may have gotten this year started on the right foot. Microchip Technology (MCHP) When investors think of tech stocks to buy, Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:) isn’t a name that tends to come up first, if at all.	Dell Technologies (DELL) Although taken private in 2013, computer maker Dell Technologies (NYSE:) became a publicly traded entity again in 2018 following a complex spin out and repurchase from VMware (NYSE:). Microchip Technology (MCHP) When investors think of tech stocks to buy, Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:) isn’t a name that tends to come up first, if at all. Last year’s bottom line of 47 cents per share is projected to reach 76 cents this year and $1.12 next year.	Dell Technologies (DELL) Although taken private in 2013, computer maker Dell Technologies (NYSE:) became a publicly traded entity again in 2018 following a complex spin out and repurchase from VMware (NYSE:). Perhaps more important, this year’s and next year’s strong revenue growth is expected to drive a major push into profitably. Investors are still struggling to find analyst outlooks for the new/reborn company, while those who’ve found some have to like what they see.	c9f42588-09f4-4649-ad88-bdb1010652ad
726268.0	2019-07-16 00:00:00 UTC	Dell Technologies (DELL) Shares Cross Above 200 DMA	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-technologies-dell-shares-cross-above-200-dma-2019-07-16	nan	nan	In trading on Tuesday, shares of Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $55.70, changing hands as high as $56.99 per share. Dell Technologies Inc shares are currently trading up about 2% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of DELL shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, DELL's low point in its 52 week range is $42.02 per share, with $70.553 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $56.40. Click here to find out which 9 other stocks recently crossed above their 200 day moving average » The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	In trading on Tuesday, shares of Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $55.70, changing hands as high as $56.99 per share. The chart below shows the one year performance of DELL shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, DELL's low point in its 52 week range is $42.02 per share, with $70.553 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $56.40. Dell Technologies Inc shares are currently trading up about 2% on the day.	In trading on Tuesday, shares of Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $55.70, changing hands as high as $56.99 per share. The chart below shows the one year performance of DELL shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, DELL's low point in its 52 week range is $42.02 per share, with $70.553 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $56.40. Dell Technologies Inc shares are currently trading up about 2% on the day.	In trading on Tuesday, shares of Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $55.70, changing hands as high as $56.99 per share. The chart below shows the one year performance of DELL shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, DELL's low point in its 52 week range is $42.02 per share, with $70.553 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $56.40. Dell Technologies Inc shares are currently trading up about 2% on the day.	In trading on Tuesday, shares of Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $55.70, changing hands as high as $56.99 per share. Dell Technologies Inc shares are currently trading up about 2% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of DELL shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, DELL's low point in its 52 week range is $42.02 per share, with $70.553 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $56.40.	28f8eebe-aca3-4a60-845e-32657dfc88e6
726269.0	2019-07-10 00:00:00 UTC	3 Forgotten Tech Stocks Worth Remembering	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-forgotten-tech-stocks-worth-remembering-2019-07-10	nan	nan	You can’t deny that the technology sector is fast-paced. It’s ever-changing as new fads, trends, devices, and applications come and go. Today, it’s . A few years ago, it was wearable devices. And who can forget the hype surrounding B2B stocks during the dotcom days? But as these trends shifted, so too have the various tech stocks. The sector is littered with former leaders that have now turned into losers. Not all former high-flying tech stocks are worthy of the dust bin, though. In fact, there are plenty of decidedly old-school technology firms that are still making plenty of profits, cash flows and even dividends for their shareholders. For investors, these now-forgotten tech stocks could be huge potential values in the making. Sure, they require some patience and a little luck, but the potential rewards are great. All in all, making some room in a portfolio for a few forgotten tech stocks could make a ton of sense. But which ones actually have the goods to outperform over the long haul? Here are three former high-flying tech stocks that could be big bargains. eBay (EBAY) While Amazon (NASDAQ:) and even Walmart (NYSE:) capture most of investor’s e-commerce love, old school tech stock eBay (NASDAQ:) continues to rack up sales and profit growth. The firm is still one of the largest online retailers in the world — with more than 179 million active users and an average of over 1.9 billion listings on its site at any one time. Meanwhile, as a third-party listing service, EBAY features some pretty high margins and cash flows when it comes to people actually making a purchase on the site. And it turns out, the firm has some tricks up its sleeve to get its former mojo going. After eBay jettisoned PayPal (NASDAQ:), growth at the firm slowed to a trickle. In order to get that growth back, the firm is starting to copy a playbook that has helped both AMZN and WMT: sponsored ads and promoted listings. EBAY charges sellers a fee in order to boost the prevalence of their products and quicken the pace of a sale. The beauty is that EBAY will still get the standard commission fees when the item does sell. These promoted ads are starting to work wonders. During the first quarter, eBay managed to generate more than from them. Better still, this only improves the firm’s margins. Adding in moves to refresh and simplify the buying experience, eBay is back on track to post some significant gains this year. Despite the potential, , and increased estimates, EBAY stock trades at a forward P/E of 13. When it comes to tech stocks, eBay should not be forgotten. Groupon (GRPN) Source: Shutterstock A strange thing recently happened at a summer kick-off barbecue I attended. Multiple people were talking deals that they had scored on Groupon (NASDAQ:). About a decade ago, the deal-making site became a huge fad as it promoted its voucher system for local restaurants, goods, and various services. You could pay a low cost to save as much as 80% on dinner, a movie, and even dog grooming services. These days, GRPN is moving away from that system and into a potentially more lucrative one for consumers and its bottom line. Groupon now offers what’s called card-linked deals. Instead of buying a voucher for a service later on, consumers are able to link a credit card to the account and then get cash back after they buy a good or service advertised on the platform. The benefit is that customers don’t pay until the point of service and can use deals an unlimited number of times. At the same time, it has revamped its voucher-based products by adding appointments for certain services and experience segments. These two moves are designed to create a more seamless interaction between customers and businesses. Moreover, it’s designed to make using GRPN a habit. The tech stock just sits back and collects the fees. And while it’s easy to write GRPN off as a former fad, the firm continues to be have a huge $1 billion in cash on its balance sheet, and see improving results. In the end, Groupon may be a former high-flyer, but today, investors are getting a huge sale on the discount provider. Dell Technologies (DELL) Dude, you’re getting a Dell … again. However, these days Dell Technologies (NASDAQ:) is a far better and perhaps more important tech stock than it was during the go-go dotcom days. The story of how DELL got here is perhaps a bit convoluted. The PC maker was public throughout the internet boom and was taken private by founder Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners. During that time, the firm made a big splash when it bought enterprise software specialist EMC Corporation, which also included a stake in VMware (NASDAQ:). This led to a tracking stock covering Dell’s VMW holding. Which brings us to today. Dell decided to roll-up that tracking stock and once again IPO as its former ticker DELL. And while it may have fallen out of the public eye in the five or so years it wasn’t openly traded, DELL has become a monster of an integrated tech stock. The PC and server business is still there — which is booming thanks to rising data center demand. Meanwhile, the firm is a leader in and virtualization software, cybersecurity via RSA as well as various infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) products. Today’s DELL is looking like a real contender among leading tech stocks. That fact has shown up in its first-quarter results. First quarter revenue clocked in at $21.9 billion — an increase of 3%. In the end, Dell may be a blast from the past. But this is one forgotten tech stock ready to rewrite its future. At the time of writing, Aaron Levitt held a long position in AMZN. The post appeared first on InvestorPlace. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Dell Technologies (DELL) Dude, you’re getting a Dell … again. However, these days Dell Technologies (NASDAQ:) is a far better and perhaps more important tech stock than it was during the go-go dotcom days. The story of how DELL got here is perhaps a bit convoluted.	Dell Technologies (DELL) Dude, you’re getting a Dell … again. However, these days Dell Technologies (NASDAQ:) is a far better and perhaps more important tech stock than it was during the go-go dotcom days. The story of how DELL got here is perhaps a bit convoluted.	However, these days Dell Technologies (NASDAQ:) is a far better and perhaps more important tech stock than it was during the go-go dotcom days. Today’s DELL is looking like a real contender among leading tech stocks. Dell Technologies (DELL) Dude, you’re getting a Dell … again.	Dell Technologies (DELL) Dude, you’re getting a Dell … again. However, these days Dell Technologies (NASDAQ:) is a far better and perhaps more important tech stock than it was during the go-go dotcom days. The story of how DELL got here is perhaps a bit convoluted.	9de1b968-80b0-4a6c-9857-22a517023cfb
726270.0	2019-07-05 00:00:00 UTC	Look Under The Hood: FNX Has 10% Upside	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/look-under-the-hood%3A-fnx-has-10-upside-2019-07-05	nan	nan	Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itself. For the First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund ETF (Symbol: FNX), we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $76.97 per unit. With FNX trading at a recent price near $69.67 per unit, that means that analysts see 10.48% upside for this ETF looking through to the average analyst targets of the underlying holdings. Three of FNX's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), Columbia Sportswear Co. (Symbol: COLM), and SkyWest Inc. (Symbol: SKYW). Although DELL has traded at a recent price of $52.92/share, the average analyst target is 26.09% higher at $66.73/share. Similarly, COLM has 16.61% upside from the recent share price of $101.45 if the average analyst target price of $118.30/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting SKYW to reach a target price of $71.00/share, which is 14.57% above the recent price of $61.97. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of DELL, COLM, and SKYW: Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above: Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Do the analysts have a valid justification for their targets, or are they behind the curve on recent company and industry developments? A high price target relative to a stock's trading price can reflect optimism about the future, but can also be a precursor to target price downgrades if the targets were a relic of the past. These are questions that require further investor research. 10 ETFs With Most Upside To Analyst Targets » The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Although DELL has traded at a recent price of $52.92/share, the average analyst target is 26.09% higher at $66.73/share. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of DELL, COLM, and SKYW: Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above: Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Three of FNX's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), Columbia Sportswear Co. (Symbol: COLM), and SkyWest Inc. (Symbol: SKYW).	Three of FNX's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), Columbia Sportswear Co. (Symbol: COLM), and SkyWest Inc. (Symbol: SKYW). Although DELL has traded at a recent price of $52.92/share, the average analyst target is 26.09% higher at $66.73/share. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of DELL, COLM, and SKYW: Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above: Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now?	Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of DELL, COLM, and SKYW: Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above: Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Three of FNX's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), Columbia Sportswear Co. (Symbol: COLM), and SkyWest Inc. (Symbol: SKYW). Although DELL has traded at a recent price of $52.92/share, the average analyst target is 26.09% higher at $66.73/share.	Although DELL has traded at a recent price of $52.92/share, the average analyst target is 26.09% higher at $66.73/share. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of DELL, COLM, and SKYW: Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above: Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Three of FNX's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL), Columbia Sportswear Co. (Symbol: COLM), and SkyWest Inc. (Symbol: SKYW).	da5c7916-b479-4b4d-8123-e08ac0d6e904
726271.0	2019-07-03 00:00:00 UTC	Growing Number of Tech Giants Looking to Move Production Out of China	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/growing-number-of-tech-giants-looking-to-move-production-out-of-china-2019-07-03	nan	nan	It's not just Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) that's looking to move production out of China, although the Mac maker is among the largest multinationals that rely on the Middle Kingdom for product assembly. The consumer electronics supply chain has spent the past several decades consolidating in China and other parts of Asia, but President Trump's ongoing trade war with the country has made other major tech companies anxious about their supply chains, too. Many are now actively evaluating the idea of shifting production elsewhere. Image source: Getty Images. Eyeing the exits The Nikkei Asian Review reports that a growing number of gadget makers are exploring plans to move production to other countries, including HP (NYSE: HPQ), Dell (NYSE: DELL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Sony (NYSE: SNE), and Nintendo (NASDAQOTH: NTDOY), among others. Even Chinese companies like Lenovo are interested in a similar move, as are Taiwan-based PC makers Acer and Asustek. In an unexpected move, Apple is reportedly moving production of its new Mac Pro from the U.S. to China. HP, Lenovo, Dell, Apple, and Acer are the top five PC vendors in the world (in that order), according to IDC, representing 77% of worldwide unit volumes in the first quarter. HP is considering moving 20% to 30% of production out of China, according to the report, potentially to Thailand or Taiwan. Dell has started producing a small number of laptops in Taiwan, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Amazon's wildly popular line of Echo smart speakers and its Kindle e-readers are also assembled in China, but the e-commerce giant is considering Vietnam as an option. Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo represent the game console market and jointly penned a letter last month to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) arguing that the tariffs on game consoles coming out of China would cost U.S. consumers an additional $840 million and result in a net loss of $350 million for the U.S. economy even after accounting for tariff revenue. "While we appreciate the Administration's efforts to protect U.S. intellectual property and preserve U.S. high-tech leadership, the disproportionate harm caused by these tariffs to U.S. consumers and businesses will undermine -- not advance -- these goals," the console makers wrote. Sources told the Nikkei that Nintendo is also looking at Vietnam and Microsoft is exploring Thailand and Indonesia for production. It's worth noting that the U.S. trade deficit -- Trump's preferred gauge on whether the U.S. is "winning" or "losing" in trade -- jumped to $55.5 billion in May, according to new figures released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That included a $30.1 billion trade deficit with China. Economists do not consider a trade deficit to indicate a loss to the economy, and in fact it can be the result of a strong economy. 10 stocks we like better than Microsoft When investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has quadrupled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Microsoft wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 1, 2019 John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Teresa Kersten, an employee of LinkedIn, a Microsoft subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Evan Niu, CFA owns shares of Amazon and Apple. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has the following options: long January 2020 $150 calls on Apple and short January 2020 $155 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Nintendo. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	HP, Lenovo, Dell, Apple, and Acer are the top five PC vendors in the world (in that order), according to IDC, representing 77% of worldwide unit volumes in the first quarter. Eyeing the exits The Nikkei Asian Review reports that a growing number of gadget makers are exploring plans to move production to other countries, including HP (NYSE: HPQ), Dell (NYSE: DELL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Sony (NYSE: SNE), and Nintendo (NASDAQOTH: NTDOY), among others. Dell has started producing a small number of laptops in Taiwan, Vietnam, and the Philippines.	Eyeing the exits The Nikkei Asian Review reports that a growing number of gadget makers are exploring plans to move production to other countries, including HP (NYSE: HPQ), Dell (NYSE: DELL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Sony (NYSE: SNE), and Nintendo (NASDAQOTH: NTDOY), among others. HP, Lenovo, Dell, Apple, and Acer are the top five PC vendors in the world (in that order), according to IDC, representing 77% of worldwide unit volumes in the first quarter. Dell has started producing a small number of laptops in Taiwan, Vietnam, and the Philippines.	Eyeing the exits The Nikkei Asian Review reports that a growing number of gadget makers are exploring plans to move production to other countries, including HP (NYSE: HPQ), Dell (NYSE: DELL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Sony (NYSE: SNE), and Nintendo (NASDAQOTH: NTDOY), among others. HP, Lenovo, Dell, Apple, and Acer are the top five PC vendors in the world (in that order), according to IDC, representing 77% of worldwide unit volumes in the first quarter. Dell has started producing a small number of laptops in Taiwan, Vietnam, and the Philippines.	Eyeing the exits The Nikkei Asian Review reports that a growing number of gadget makers are exploring plans to move production to other countries, including HP (NYSE: HPQ), Dell (NYSE: DELL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Sony (NYSE: SNE), and Nintendo (NASDAQOTH: NTDOY), among others. HP, Lenovo, Dell, Apple, and Acer are the top five PC vendors in the world (in that order), according to IDC, representing 77% of worldwide unit volumes in the first quarter. Dell has started producing a small number of laptops in Taiwan, Vietnam, and the Philippines.	af864163-c7ae-4a4d-a778-da13854ce954
726272.0	2019-06-20 00:00:00 UTC	Dell Technologies Stock Wins Its Second Buy Rating in a Month	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-technologies-stock-wins-its-second-buy-rating-in-a-month-2019-06-20	nan	nan	Every day, Wall Street analysts upgrade some stocks, downgrade others, and "initiate coverage" on a few more. But do these analysts even know what they're talking about? Today, we're taking one high-profile Wall Street pick and putting it under the microscope... Six years after it disappeared from the public markets in a private equity-backed buyout, Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) finally came public again in December -- and in a blaze of glory. Opening for trading on Dec. 28, 2018, at $46 per share, Dell rocketed to near $70 through May, giving investors a 52% profit in less than five months. But recent worries over the company's debt load (taken on long before the IPO, when it bought EMC three years ago, but still growing in the years since) and a slowdown in IT infrastructure spending among corporate clients have since sunk its shares -- which fell as much as 27.5% from their May highs to their low point earlier this week. Not everyone is scared of Dell stock, however. In fact, this morning, one analyst said you should buy it. Image source: Getty Images. Is it finally time to buy Dell again? Deutsche Bank was the brave soul that endorsed Dell today, and in fact, it's the second such analyst to do so this month. (Evercore ISI initiated coverage of Dell with an outperform rating and a $75 price target on June 5, according to StreetInsider.com.) With a $62 price target on its buy rating, Deutsche is actually a bit less optimistic about Dell than Evercore. So why, exactly, does Deutsche like Dell? This analyst has only four theses -- but they're important The German banker says it has "4 main points" to make in Dell stock's favor. First, Deutsche Bank addresses the risks: "Rising investor fears of slowing IT infrastructure spending are further magnified by Dell's high debt levels." And yet, the analyst says that the company can "consistently deleverage its balance sheet through a wide array of cash-generating actions," while at the same time potentially refinancing its debt (currently $55.1 billion) in order to save on interest costs -- freeing up even more cash with which to pay down debt. Second, it would also help Dell pay down debt if it were generating a bit more profit. Presently, S&P Global Market Intelligence data put the company's operating profit margin at a lowly 1.1% (and its net margin is negative). But Dell is targeting a 12% operating profit margin, and Deutsche has "confidence" it can get there as the tech specialist sells more higher-margin storage and VMware services to its clients. If the analyst is right about that, then Dell should eventually be able to turn its losses into profits. Indeed, Deutsche posits profits of as much as $11 per share by 2022. Third, based on this assumption, Dell stock is currently trading at a mere five times projected profits three years from now. Yet according to Wall Street data, most analysts are looking for no more than $4.93 per share in GAAP earnings from the company in 2022 -- less than half of what the German banker seems to believe is possible. Deutsche calls these Wall Street estimates "conservative," which may be the understatement of the year. Fourth and finally, the analyst argues that "the recent pullback in Dell's share price" offers investors a chance to buy into the stock before Wall Street realizes its mistake. What it means to investors Thus, Dell's recent fall in share price appears to offer investors a proverbial second bite at the apple -- or so thinks Deutsche. But is the banker right about that? First and foremost, let's point out the obvious risk to investing in Dell today. It may turn profitable in 2022. (Indeed, most analysts agree the company could start earning GAAP profits as early as next year.) But if Deutsche is wrong about the amount of that profit, well, $4.93 in GAAP earnings by 2022 would mean that Dell stock is trading for closer to 11 times earnings (three years away), not the five times earnings valuation that Deutsche suggests. In other words, it could be Deutsche, and not everybody else on Wall Street, that is off by a factor of two in its valuation. As for today, Dell still isn't profitable yet, and valued on the $0.76 per share that analysts think it's likely to earn next year, the stock is currently trading for a whopping 70 times forward earnings. That's not exactly cheap. Dell shares get even more expensive when you factor debt into the picture. Add the company's $55.1 billion debt load to its $38.8 billion market cap, credit it for $9 billion in cash on the balance sheet, and Dell's total enterprise value comes to a massive $84.9 billion -- and its forward (debt-adjusted) P/E ratio explodes upwards, to nearly 290 times FY 2020 earnings. Deutsche may not be afraid of these numbers. But personally, I find that valuation downright scary -- and it's the No. 1 reason I won't be buying Dell Technologies stock today. 10 stocks we like better than Dell Technologies Inc. When investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has quadrupled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Dell Technologies Inc. wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 1, 2019 Rich Smith has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	First, Deutsche Bank addresses the risks: "Rising investor fears of slowing IT infrastructure spending are further magnified by Dell's high debt levels." But Dell is targeting a 12% operating profit margin, and Deutsche has "confidence" it can get there as the tech specialist sells more higher-margin storage and VMware services to its clients. Fourth and finally, the analyst argues that "the recent pullback in Dell's share price" offers investors a chance to buy into the stock before Wall Street realizes its mistake.	Fourth and finally, the analyst argues that "the recent pullback in Dell's share price" offers investors a chance to buy into the stock before Wall Street realizes its mistake. 1 reason I won't be buying Dell Technologies stock today. Today, we're taking one high-profile Wall Street pick and putting it under the microscope... Six years after it disappeared from the public markets in a private equity-backed buyout, Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) finally came public again in December -- and in a blaze of glory.	Fourth and finally, the analyst argues that "the recent pullback in Dell's share price" offers investors a chance to buy into the stock before Wall Street realizes its mistake. But if Deutsche is wrong about the amount of that profit, well, $4.93 in GAAP earnings by 2022 would mean that Dell stock is trading for closer to 11 times earnings (three years away), not the five times earnings valuation that Deutsche suggests. As for today, Dell still isn't profitable yet, and valued on the $0.76 per share that analysts think it's likely to earn next year, the stock is currently trading for a whopping 70 times forward earnings.	So why, exactly, does Deutsche like Dell? Today, we're taking one high-profile Wall Street pick and putting it under the microscope... Six years after it disappeared from the public markets in a private equity-backed buyout, Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) finally came public again in December -- and in a blaze of glory. Opening for trading on Dec. 28, 2018, at $46 per share, Dell rocketed to near $70 through May, giving investors a 52% profit in less than five months.	a7c3c496-c343-4f7b-adce-ff03331d8435
726273.0	2019-05-31 00:00:00 UTC	Technology Sector Update for 05/31/2019: NTNX,DELL,OKTA,ZUO	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-05-31-2019%3A-ntnxdelloktazuo-2019-05-31	nan	nan	Top Tech Stocks MSFT -1.57% AAPL -1.60% IBM -1.90% CSCO -2.70% GOOG -1.19% Technology stocks were finishing near their session lows, with the shares of tech stocks in the S&P 500 Friday dropping more than 1.5% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was falling almost 1.1%. Among technology stocks moving on news: (-) Nutanix (NTNX) slumped Friday, at one point falling 22% to its lowest share price since October 2017 at $25.50 apiece after the enterprise cloud platform company saw its non-GAAP Q3 net loss drop to $0.56 per share from a $0.21 per share loss during the year-ago period while revenue slipped 0.6% year-over-year to $287.6 million and prompting at least analyst downgrade. In other sector news: (+) Okta (OKTA) climbed 6% on Friday after reporting a Q1 adjusted net loss of $0.19 per share on $125.2 million in revenue, exceeding the Capital IQ consensus expecting a $0.21 per share net loss on $116.7 million in revenue. The enterprise software firm also said Major League Baseball and Zoom Communications (ZM) have implemented the Okta Identity Cloud in addition to the company guiding Q2 result exceeding the analyst means. (-) Dell Technologies (DELL) retreated Friday, dropping 10%, after the data storage and computer company reported Q1 revenue trailing Wall Street forecasts, generating a 3% increase during the three months ended May 3 over the year-ago period to $21.9 billion but still falling short of the $22.2 billion analyst mean. (-) Zuora (ZUO) tumbled almost 33% to a worst-ever $13.36 a share after cloud-based subscription manager forecast Q2 and FY20 revenue trailing Wall Street expectations, upstaging a smaller-than-expected adjusted Q1 net loss. Its Q2 profit outlook also lagged analyst estimates and Morgan Stanley also lowered its price target for the company's stock by over 27% to $16 a share. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	(-) Dell Technologies (DELL) retreated Friday, dropping 10%, after the data storage and computer company reported Q1 revenue trailing Wall Street forecasts, generating a 3% increase during the three months ended May 3 over the year-ago period to $21.9 billion but still falling short of the $22.2 billion analyst mean. The enterprise software firm also said Major League Baseball and Zoom Communications (ZM) have implemented the Okta Identity Cloud in addition to the company guiding Q2 result exceeding the analyst means. (-) Zuora (ZUO) tumbled almost 33% to a worst-ever $13.36 a share after cloud-based subscription manager forecast Q2 and FY20 revenue trailing Wall Street expectations, upstaging a smaller-than-expected adjusted Q1 net loss.	(-) Dell Technologies (DELL) retreated Friday, dropping 10%, after the data storage and computer company reported Q1 revenue trailing Wall Street forecasts, generating a 3% increase during the three months ended May 3 over the year-ago period to $21.9 billion but still falling short of the $22.2 billion analyst mean. In other sector news: (+) Okta (OKTA) climbed 6% on Friday after reporting a Q1 adjusted net loss of $0.19 per share on $125.2 million in revenue, exceeding the Capital IQ consensus expecting a $0.21 per share net loss on $116.7 million in revenue. (-) Zuora (ZUO) tumbled almost 33% to a worst-ever $13.36 a share after cloud-based subscription manager forecast Q2 and FY20 revenue trailing Wall Street expectations, upstaging a smaller-than-expected adjusted Q1 net loss.	(-) Dell Technologies (DELL) retreated Friday, dropping 10%, after the data storage and computer company reported Q1 revenue trailing Wall Street forecasts, generating a 3% increase during the three months ended May 3 over the year-ago period to $21.9 billion but still falling short of the $22.2 billion analyst mean. Among technology stocks moving on news: (-) Nutanix (NTNX) slumped Friday, at one point falling 22% to its lowest share price since October 2017 at $25.50 apiece after the enterprise cloud platform company saw its non-GAAP Q3 net loss drop to $0.56 per share from a $0.21 per share loss during the year-ago period while revenue slipped 0.6% year-over-year to $287.6 million and prompting at least analyst downgrade. In other sector news: (+) Okta (OKTA) climbed 6% on Friday after reporting a Q1 adjusted net loss of $0.19 per share on $125.2 million in revenue, exceeding the Capital IQ consensus expecting a $0.21 per share net loss on $116.7 million in revenue.	(-) Dell Technologies (DELL) retreated Friday, dropping 10%, after the data storage and computer company reported Q1 revenue trailing Wall Street forecasts, generating a 3% increase during the three months ended May 3 over the year-ago period to $21.9 billion but still falling short of the $22.2 billion analyst mean. Technology stocks were finishing near their session lows, with the shares of tech stocks in the S&P 500 Friday dropping more than 1.5% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was falling almost 1.1%. Among technology stocks moving on news: (-) Nutanix (NTNX) slumped Friday, at one point falling 22% to its lowest share price since October 2017 at $25.50 apiece after the enterprise cloud platform company saw its non-GAAP Q3 net loss drop to $0.56 per share from a $0.21 per share loss during the year-ago period while revenue slipped 0.6% year-over-year to $287.6 million and prompting at least analyst downgrade.	7eba168b-6a14-4b7d-bbb4-0b34b48c78a3
726274.0	2019-05-31 00:00:00 UTC	Why Dell Technologies Stock Fell Friday	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-dell-technologies-stock-fell-friday-2019-05-31	nan	nan	What happened Shares of information technology and computer systems company Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) took a hit on Friday, falling as much as 14%. As of 2:30 p.m. EDT, the stock was down 10.2%. The stock's decline is likely due to the company's worse-than-expected top-line growth. Image source: Getty Images. So what Dell reported first-quarter revenue of $21.9 billion, up 3% year over year. Non-GAAP revenue was $22 billion, up 2% year over year. On average, analysts expected the company to report revenue of $22.3 billion for the quarter. Non-GAAP earnings per share for the period were $1.45, well ahead of the $1.22 analysts were looking for. A decline in the company's server business weighed on Dell's results. "Clearly the U.S.-China trade tensions are a bit of overhang on the (servers) business," said Dell CFO Thomas Sweet in anearnings callwith investors, according to Reuters. Servers and networking revenue in the company's infrastructure solutions group segment fell 9% year over year during the quarter. Now what Dell Technologies' products and operations vice chairman Jeff Clarke remained optimistic about the company's potential. "We're in the middle of a technology led investment cycle that's fueled by the explosion of data," Clarke said. "No one is better positioned to deliver the solutions customers need to grow in the data era." 10 stocks we like better than Dell Technologies Inc. When investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has quadrupled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Dell Technologies Inc. wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 1, 2019 Daniel Sparks has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	"Clearly the U.S.-China trade tensions are a bit of overhang on the (servers) business," said Dell CFO Thomas Sweet in anearnings callwith investors, according to Reuters. Now what Dell Technologies' products and operations vice chairman Jeff Clarke remained optimistic about the company's potential. * David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Dell Technologies Inc. wasn't one of them!	So what Dell reported first-quarter revenue of $21.9 billion, up 3% year over year. What happened Shares of information technology and computer systems company Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) took a hit on Friday, falling as much as 14%. A decline in the company's server business weighed on Dell's results.	What happened Shares of information technology and computer systems company Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) took a hit on Friday, falling as much as 14%. 10 stocks we like better than Dell Technologies Inc. So what Dell reported first-quarter revenue of $21.9 billion, up 3% year over year.	A decline in the company's server business weighed on Dell's results. 10 stocks we like better than Dell Technologies Inc. * David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Dell Technologies Inc. wasn't one of them!	a91d6864-9d19-465b-81ba-e2d66beb4d79
726275.0	2019-05-31 00:00:00 UTC	Technology Sector Update for 05/31/2019: DELL,OKTA,ZUO	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-05-31-2019%3A-delloktazuo-2019-05-31	nan	nan	Top Tech Stocks MSFT -1.61% AAPL -0.62% IBM -1.64% CSCO -2.21% GOOG -1.03% Technology stocks were retreating in recent trading, with the shares of tech companies in the S&P 500 dropping more than 1.1% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was falling almost 0.5%. Among technology stocks moving on news: (-) Dell Technologies (DELL) retreated Friday, dropping 9%, after the data storage and computer company reported Q1 revenue trailing Wall Street forecasts, generating a 3% increase during the three months ended May 3 over the year-ago period to $21.9 billion but still falling short of the $22.2 billion analyst mean. In other sector news: (+) Okta (OKTA) climbed 7% on Friday after reporting a Q1 adjusted net loss of $0.19 per share on $125.2 million in revenue, exceeding the Capital IQ consensus expecting a $0.21 per share net loss on $116.7 million in revenue. The enterprise software firm also said Major League Baseball and Zoom Communications (ZM) have implemented the Okta Identity Cloud in addition to the company guiding Q2 result exceeding the analyst means. (-) Zuora (ZUO) tumbled almost 30% after cloud-based subscription manager forecast Q2 and FY20 revenue trailing Wall Street expectations, upstaging a smaller-than-expected adjusted Q1 net loss. Morgan Stanley lowered its price target on the company's stock by over 27% to $16 a share. Its Q2 profit outlook also lagged analyst estimates. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Among technology stocks moving on news: (-) Dell Technologies (DELL) retreated Friday, dropping 9%, after the data storage and computer company reported Q1 revenue trailing Wall Street forecasts, generating a 3% increase during the three months ended May 3 over the year-ago period to $21.9 billion but still falling short of the $22.2 billion analyst mean. The enterprise software firm also said Major League Baseball and Zoom Communications (ZM) have implemented the Okta Identity Cloud in addition to the company guiding Q2 result exceeding the analyst means. (-) Zuora (ZUO) tumbled almost 30% after cloud-based subscription manager forecast Q2 and FY20 revenue trailing Wall Street expectations, upstaging a smaller-than-expected adjusted Q1 net loss.	Among technology stocks moving on news: (-) Dell Technologies (DELL) retreated Friday, dropping 9%, after the data storage and computer company reported Q1 revenue trailing Wall Street forecasts, generating a 3% increase during the three months ended May 3 over the year-ago period to $21.9 billion but still falling short of the $22.2 billion analyst mean. In other sector news: (+) Okta (OKTA) climbed 7% on Friday after reporting a Q1 adjusted net loss of $0.19 per share on $125.2 million in revenue, exceeding the Capital IQ consensus expecting a $0.21 per share net loss on $116.7 million in revenue. (-) Zuora (ZUO) tumbled almost 30% after cloud-based subscription manager forecast Q2 and FY20 revenue trailing Wall Street expectations, upstaging a smaller-than-expected adjusted Q1 net loss.	Among technology stocks moving on news: (-) Dell Technologies (DELL) retreated Friday, dropping 9%, after the data storage and computer company reported Q1 revenue trailing Wall Street forecasts, generating a 3% increase during the three months ended May 3 over the year-ago period to $21.9 billion but still falling short of the $22.2 billion analyst mean. Technology stocks were retreating in recent trading, with the shares of tech companies in the S&P 500 dropping more than 1.1% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was falling almost 0.5%. In other sector news: (+) Okta (OKTA) climbed 7% on Friday after reporting a Q1 adjusted net loss of $0.19 per share on $125.2 million in revenue, exceeding the Capital IQ consensus expecting a $0.21 per share net loss on $116.7 million in revenue.	Among technology stocks moving on news: (-) Dell Technologies (DELL) retreated Friday, dropping 9%, after the data storage and computer company reported Q1 revenue trailing Wall Street forecasts, generating a 3% increase during the three months ended May 3 over the year-ago period to $21.9 billion but still falling short of the $22.2 billion analyst mean. Technology stocks were retreating in recent trading, with the shares of tech companies in the S&P 500 dropping more than 1.1% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was falling almost 0.5%. (-) Zuora (ZUO) tumbled almost 30% after cloud-based subscription manager forecast Q2 and FY20 revenue trailing Wall Street expectations, upstaging a smaller-than-expected adjusted Q1 net loss.	41ae1bfb-e7e4-4839-b929-ebe7ee08afbe
726276.0	2019-05-30 00:00:00 UTC	10 High-Tech Grad Gifts for 2019	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/10-high-tech-grad-gifts-2019-2019-05-30	nan	nan	We’re well into spring now and for many students that means a big milestone: graduation. Finding a grad gift for a high school senior or college graduate can be a little more challenging than it once was. Engraved pens are out, high-tech gifts are in. If you’re a little overwhelmed by the sheer number of choices and the technical mumbo jumbo, we’re here to help. We’ve put together a list of 10 gifts your technology-loving graduate is sure to love. 10 High-Tech Grad Gifts: Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3 Source: Brad Moon Music-related accessories are always a win with grads, and portable wireless speakers are high on the list of popular gifts. When it comes to portable Bluetooth speakers, Ultimate Ears is the company to beat. The is the third generation of a very popular model that offers powerful bass, 360-degree audio and 20 hours of battery life in a tough and waterproof cylinder that floats. The Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3 is available in a variety of colors with prices that currently start at $169.99 and up. 10 High-Tech Grad Gifts: DemerBox Portable Speaker Source: Brad Moon For the music lover who wants a speaker that’s different — but in a good way — there’s the DemerBox. This is an ultra-rugged Bluetooth speaker that’s housed within in a virtually indestructible, Pelican case. Inside are a pair of 3-inch aluminum cone drivers, an 11W-per-channel Class D amplifier, and a rechargeable battery good for up to 50 hours of play time. There’s also space to seal in some valuables to protect them from water (and prying eyes) when on the beach. The come in funky colors and patterns (like the Haast Orange of my review unit), each speaker is hand-built in the USA, and for a limited time they are available for $279 instead of the regular $349 (limited edition models are $399). 10 High-Tech Grad Gifts: Audeze Mobius 3D Headphones Source: Audeze Finally on the list of audio-related gifts are the from Audeze. These CES 2019 award-winning Bluetooth headphones will make the day of any music lovers, with advanced planar magnetic technology. Cinematic 360-degree surround sound support makes them an excellent choice for listening to movies as well. But where the Mobius headphones really shine is in gaming. They feature 3D audio with dynamic sound localization and head tracking, taking video games to new immersive heights. The $399 Audeze Mobius headphones are also extremely comfortable, thanks to replaceable, contoured memory foam ear pads. 10 High-Tech Grad Gifts: Alienware m15 Gaming Laptop Source: Dell Speaking of gaming, if your grad is big into PC gaming, and they could use a new laptop, Dell’s (NYSE:) Alienware division has a compelling choice in the m15 gaming laptop. It packs plenty of power including an 8th-generation Intel (NASDAQ:) Core processor and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) graphics card, but the m15’s big claim to fame is being the thinnest and lightest 15-inch gaming laptop the company has ever made — it’s under 5 pounds! Starting at $1329.99 the is one of those rare gaming laptops that’s easy enough to carry that it could also pull double duty as an everyday computer for a grad who will be heading to college in the fall. Especially if equipped with the optional 90WHr battery that Dell says is good for up 17 hours of use. 10 High-Tech Grad Gifts: ASUS ROG Smartphone Source: ASUS Smartphones have become popular gifts for graduates. If your grad is focused on epic mobile gaming, the ultimate smartphone just might be the ASUS ROG phone. Released by the ASUS Republic of Gamer (ROG) brand, this is a powerhouse of a mobile phone. It’s built around an ultra-powerful octa-core Qualcomm (NASDAQ:) Snapdragon 845 processor and a 6-inch 2160 x 1920 AMOLED display. That display is something special, by the way, with gaming HDR support and a 10,000:1 contrast ratio. The ROG Phone is also equipped with front facing stereo speakers driven by a smart amplifier for deeper bass, with support for 7.1 channel virtual surround when used with headphones. It even has a vapor-chamber cooling system (games run hot) and unique “air triggers” and advanced haptics. At $1199, it’s in the same price ballpark as Apple’s (NASDAQ:) iPhone XS Max. 10 High-Tech Grad Gifts: Nanoleaf Canvas Light Panels Source: Nanoleaf For many students, graduation means moving to their own apartment. Canvas Light Squares from Canadian smart lighting company Nanoleaf make for a great gift. The interlocking panels can be arranged in patterns, and stick to the walls. A mobile app controls colors, patterns and brightness, and they can pulse with the beat of background music. They are compatible with Google Assistant, Alexa and Apple HomeKit, and support IFTTT programming. The Canvas Light Squares also respond to touch, and can even be configured to play simple games. A includes everything needed to get started, including nine light squares. 10 High-Tech Grad Gifts: Netgear Orbi Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi Router Source: Netgear Everyone can appreciate the gift of excellent Wi-Fi, and with the system from Netgear (NASDAQ:NTGR), your grad will enjoy fast, reliable, whole-home wireless networking. Orbi routers are easy to set up, blend into home decor and automatically optimize the performance of a home Wi-Fi network. Orbi systems vary in price depending on the speed and number of satellites included, but you can get an AC2200 mesh router and satellite capable of covering up to 4,000 square feet for under $200. 10 High-Tech Grad Gifts: Vasque Breeze Hikers Source: Brad Moon Can hiking boots be high-tech? Vasque’s $169.99 Breeze LT GTX hiking boots (available in and women’s sizes) definitely are. They utilize advanced footwear technology, including GORE-TEX waterproofing and Vibram soles with Megagrip. The result is hiking boots that are as comfortable as running shoes. They’re also waterproof, cool, incredibly light and offer all-day comfort. If you’re gift-shopping for a grad who’s planning a backpacking trip, the Breeze LT GTX hiking boots are an excellent choice with the traction and support needed for trails while being equally at home in urban environments. 10 High-Tech Grad Gifts: Goal Zero Sherpa 100ac [/ipm_caption] Source: Brad Moon Another great gift for a back-backing grad is a portable power bank. Something that will keep all their battery-powered gear including smartphones, tablets and even laptops charged when there are no electrical outlets available. The $299.95 is a top pick. Its 94.7Wh Li-Ion NMC battery can be taken on an airplane, but has the power to recharge a smartphone 10 times. It’s packed with outputs including a pair of 60W USB-C ports, a 100W electrical outlet, 2.4A USB and even a Qi wireless charge pad. With the purchase of an optional solar panel, the power bank itself can be recharged in a day, making it a green power solution. The Sherpa 100AC is a gift that will offer years of use including travel, commuting and emergency power. 10 High-Tech Grad Gifts: LumiCharge II Source: Lumicharge The is described as the “Swiss Army Knife of desklamps” and it’s a high-tech accessory that would be an upgrade for any desktop. The LED light itself is capable of three different hues of white lightning, with 10 brightness levels. It even has a motion-sensor activated night light… The base is a Qi wireless charge pad for smartphones, while there is also a universal dock that can charge iPhones and most Android smartphones in an upright position so their display can be seen. There’s even an integrated LED display that shows info like date, time and temperature. The LumiCharge II is an IndieGoGo project that’s currently available starting at $99. As of this writing, Brad Moon did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. The post appeared first on InvestorPlace. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	10 High-Tech Grad Gifts: Alienware m15 Gaming Laptop Source: Dell Speaking of gaming, if your grad is big into PC gaming, and they could use a new laptop, Dell’s (NYSE:) Alienware division has a compelling choice in the m15 gaming laptop. Especially if equipped with the optional 90WHr battery that Dell says is good for up 17 hours of use. Starting at $1329.99 the is one of those rare gaming laptops that’s easy enough to carry that it could also pull double duty as an everyday computer for a grad who will be heading to college in the fall.	10 High-Tech Grad Gifts: Alienware m15 Gaming Laptop Source: Dell Speaking of gaming, if your grad is big into PC gaming, and they could use a new laptop, Dell’s (NYSE:) Alienware division has a compelling choice in the m15 gaming laptop. Especially if equipped with the optional 90WHr battery that Dell says is good for up 17 hours of use. 10 High-Tech Grad Gifts: ASUS ROG Smartphone Source: ASUS Smartphones have become popular gifts for graduates.	10 High-Tech Grad Gifts: Alienware m15 Gaming Laptop Source: Dell Speaking of gaming, if your grad is big into PC gaming, and they could use a new laptop, Dell’s (NYSE:) Alienware division has a compelling choice in the m15 gaming laptop. Especially if equipped with the optional 90WHr battery that Dell says is good for up 17 hours of use. 10 High-Tech Grad Gifts: Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3 Source: Brad Moon Music-related accessories are always a win with grads, and portable wireless speakers are high on the list of popular gifts.	10 High-Tech Grad Gifts: Alienware m15 Gaming Laptop Source: Dell Speaking of gaming, if your grad is big into PC gaming, and they could use a new laptop, Dell’s (NYSE:) Alienware division has a compelling choice in the m15 gaming laptop. Especially if equipped with the optional 90WHr battery that Dell says is good for up 17 hours of use. 10 High-Tech Grad Gifts: ASUS ROG Smartphone Source: ASUS Smartphones have become popular gifts for graduates.	84ad9af6-43e4-42fc-a0a9-167b96a75844
726277.0	2019-05-30 00:00:00 UTC	Dell (DELL) 1st Quarter Earnings: What to Expect	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-dell-1st-quarter-earnings%3A-what-expect-2019-05-30	nan	nan	D ell Technologies (DELL) is set to release first quarter fiscal 2020 results after Thursday’s closing bell. While the rest of the market has been in decline, shares of the PC and data-storage giant have climbed 35% year to date, including some 20% over the past three months. The company, which returned to the public market last December, impressed the Street with solid numbers when it reported quarterly results in February. The company, which has three key operating segments, is benefiting from a combination of factors — namely its improved revenue in its Client Solutions Group and Infrastructure Solutions Group. Dell is also seeing market share gains in its PC division. Dell’s services revenue, which accounts for 21% of sales, is growing impressively, prompting the company in March to raise its full-year guidance. In other words, the company sees no signs of slowing down. For the three months that ended April, Wall Street expects the Round Rock, TX.-based company to earn $1.22 per share on revenue of $22.27 billion. This compares to the year-ago quarter when earnings came to 43 cents per share on revenue of $21.54 billion. For the full year, ending in December, earnings are projected to rise 6.4% year over year to $6.32 per share, while full-year revenue of $94.75 billion would rise 3.8% year over year. The company’s strong position in the enterprise IT solutions market, combined with improved spending on infrastructure equipment is expected to support Dell’s growth during the quarter. Likewise, its ownership stake in VMware (WMW), which it has via its $67 billion acquisition of storage company EMC in 2015 is also a strong long-term catalyst. These trends were evident during its fourth quarter report. Owing to strong demand for its servers and network devices, Dell beat on both the top and bottom lines. Fourth quarter revenue in its Infrastructure Solutions Group, which houses its servers and network device business, came to $9.9 billion, rising 10% year over year. Meanwhile, Servers and networking revenue rose 14% to $5.3 billion. The Client Solutions Group segment, which holds its desktop PCs, notebooks and tablets, delivered Q4 revenue of $10.9 billion, rising 4% year over year. The market for PCs has been sluggish in the recent quarter, which caused a 6% revenue decline in the consumer business. As such Dell’s focus on high-end notebooks and gaming could be adversely impacted on Thursday. What’s more, although Dell did increase its PC market share by one percentage point during the quarter, according to research firm Gartner, competition from HP Inc. (HPQ), which is the global leader in PC sales, is expected to intensify. Same goes for the level of competition Dell will see from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), which has increased its own efforts in the server and data storage equipment market. That said, Dell has been down this road before. And with the company coming off a strong Q4 where adjusted EPS rose 26% year over year, while revenues grew 28% year over year, Dell’s biggest challenge might be its own early success in its return to the public markets. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	The company’s strong position in the enterprise IT solutions market, combined with improved spending on infrastructure equipment is expected to support Dell’s growth during the quarter. Same goes for the level of competition Dell will see from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), which has increased its own efforts in the server and data storage equipment market. ell Technologies (DELL) is set to release first quarter fiscal 2020 results after Thursday’s closing bell.	ell Technologies (DELL) is set to release first quarter fiscal 2020 results after Thursday’s closing bell. Dell is also seeing market share gains in its PC division. Dell’s services revenue, which accounts for 21% of sales, is growing impressively, prompting the company in March to raise its full-year guidance.	And with the company coming off a strong Q4 where adjusted EPS rose 26% year over year, while revenues grew 28% year over year, Dell’s biggest challenge might be its own early success in its return to the public markets. ell Technologies (DELL) is set to release first quarter fiscal 2020 results after Thursday’s closing bell. Dell is also seeing market share gains in its PC division.	ell Technologies (DELL) is set to release first quarter fiscal 2020 results after Thursday’s closing bell. Dell is also seeing market share gains in its PC division. Dell’s services revenue, which accounts for 21% of sales, is growing impressively, prompting the company in March to raise its full-year guidance.	4fea6c7b-b9ac-4f40-9eba-14fd9229aef9
726278.0	2019-05-28 00:00:00 UTC	Qualcomm Still Isn't Giving up on Windows PCs	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/qualcomm-still-isnt-giving-windows-pcs-2019-05-29	nan	nan	Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), the largest mobile chipmaker in the world, diversified into PC chips in 2016. The move was unusual, since Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) held a duopoly in the PC chip market with their x86 processors. Qualcomm's ARM-based Snapdragon chips also weren't compatible with software and versions of Windows designed for x86 chips. However, Qualcomm believed that it had two big advantages over Intel and AMD -- its chips were more power efficient (providing over 20 hours of battery life) and they were integrated with its 4G modems for constant cellular connectivity. Qualcomm also partnered with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to create an ARM-based version of Windows 10 which would run both apps for ARM and x86 processors (through software emulation), but the results were buggy and poorly received. For a while, it seemed Qualcomm would abandon its efforts to challenge Intel and AMD. Image source: Getty Images. Here comes "Project Limitless" However, Qualcomm and Lenovo (NASDAQOTH: LNVGY) unveiled "Project Limitless," a new Snapdragon-powered laptop that offers 5G connectivity, this week at Computex in Taiwan. The laptop is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8cx platform, which bundles together a Kryo 495 CPU, an Adreno 680 GPU, and an X55 5G modem -- and can reportedly last several days on a single charge. Qualcomm also showed the Kryo 495 outperforming Intel's Core i5-8250U from 2017 in Powerpoint, Word, and Edge benchmarks. Intel's i5 topped the Kryo only in Excel. Qualcomm and Lenovo didn't reveal a price or launch date for the 5G laptop yet, but it's clear that the chipmaker still wants a piece of the PC CPU market. Getting that would diversify its business away from its core mobile chip and wireless licensing businesses -- which both face intense pressure from antitrust regulators. Facing an uphill battle Qualcomm certainly has a few advantages in this market. Microsoft is still improving its support for ARM processors in Windows 10, Intel's ongoing chip shortage is sending OEMs looking for alternative chipmakers, and an always-connected 5G laptop that needs to be charged only once every few days should appeal to business travelers. Image source: Getty Images. But it also faces plenty of headwinds. IDC expects the traditional PC market (desktops and laptops) to remain sluggish with a compound annual growth rate of -0.4% between 2019 and 2023. That growth rate rises to 0.05% if detachable devices are included, but it's still a tough market for any newcomer to break into. During the first quarter of 2019, five companies -- HP (NYSE: HPQ), Lenovo, Dell, Apple, and Acer -- controlled over three-quarters of the global PC market. Only two companies -- Lenovo and Dell -- grew their shipments year over year. Long upgrade cycles, Intel's chip shortage, and competition from mobile devices all weighed down the market. Qualcomm also needs to deal with software issues. Microsoft is ensuring that its first-party apps work on Snapdragon processors, but other companies probably won't put much effort into optimizing their software for a niche slice of ARM-powered PCs. Therefore, Qualcomm might need to subsidize the development of optimized software -- and those costs could easily outweigh the rewards. PC makers also aren't sold on the idea yet. Last year, HP launched a Snapdragon-powered Envy x2 alongside an Intel-powered version, and the Intel version crushed the Snapdragon version in every benchmark except battery life. CNET stated that the device had "a huge gas tank, but not enough horsepower." Project Limitless indicates that Lenovo will launch at least one Snapdragon-powered laptop, but it's unclear if the PC maker plans to produce any more devices. Will Qualcomm ever give up on the PC market? Qualcomm previously tried to challenge Intel and AMD in the data center market, and that effort flopped before Qualcomm reset itself to focus on AI accelerators instead of CPUs. Qualcomm could be headed down the same path with its PC efforts. Intel and AMD are too entrenched in this market, and many OEMs probably aren't willing to trade software compatibility and performance for always-on 5G connections and longer-lasting batteries. I'm not saying Qualcomm's PC chipmaking efforts are doomed, but gaining a toehold in this market could require big subsidies and a lot of patience. 10 stocks we like better than Qualcomm When investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has quadrupled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Qualcomm wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 1, 2019 Teresa Kersten, an employee of LinkedIn, a Microsoft subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Leo Sun has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool owns shares of Qualcomm and has the following options: long January 2020 $150 calls on Apple and short January 2020 $155 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	During the first quarter of 2019, five companies -- HP (NYSE: HPQ), Lenovo, Dell, Apple, and Acer -- controlled over three-quarters of the global PC market. Only two companies -- Lenovo and Dell -- grew their shipments year over year. However, Qualcomm believed that it had two big advantages over Intel and AMD -- its chips were more power efficient (providing over 20 hours of battery life) and they were integrated with its 4G modems for constant cellular connectivity.	During the first quarter of 2019, five companies -- HP (NYSE: HPQ), Lenovo, Dell, Apple, and Acer -- controlled over three-quarters of the global PC market. Only two companies -- Lenovo and Dell -- grew their shipments year over year. Qualcomm's ARM-based Snapdragon chips also weren't compatible with software and versions of Windows designed for x86 chips.	During the first quarter of 2019, five companies -- HP (NYSE: HPQ), Lenovo, Dell, Apple, and Acer -- controlled over three-quarters of the global PC market. Only two companies -- Lenovo and Dell -- grew their shipments year over year. The move was unusual, since Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) held a duopoly in the PC chip market with their x86 processors.	During the first quarter of 2019, five companies -- HP (NYSE: HPQ), Lenovo, Dell, Apple, and Acer -- controlled over three-quarters of the global PC market. Only two companies -- Lenovo and Dell -- grew their shipments year over year. Qualcomm's ARM-based Snapdragon chips also weren't compatible with software and versions of Windows designed for x86 chips.	1ae4f193-6df6-413a-940c-6c8b642df8c2
726279.0	2019-05-26 00:00:00 UTC	Weekly Market Preview, Memorial Day Edition: Stocks To Watch For the Coming Week (PANW, COST, DELL)	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/weekly-market-preview-memorial-day-edition%3A-stocks-watch-coming-week-panw-cost-dell-2019	nan	nan	F inancial markets in the U.S., including the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange, will be closed on Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day — a time to honor members of our armed forces who gave their lives in the service of our country. This three-day weekend invokes many traditions. Beyond the parades, cookouts and the road trips friend and family will take, this unofficial beginning of summer is also a good time for investors take inventory of the state of the markets, assess their strategies and prepare for what’s likely to come in the remaining seven months of the year. For example, trade talks between the U.S. and China has yet to deliver the handshake that markets need to remove the main uncertainty to owning equities. Investors also want to know what will the Fed do with interest rates. Although there continues to be optimism that a rate cut (or two) is in the cards over the next several quarters, the minutes released this week from the most-recent policy meeting suggests the Fed is on its own schedule and not beholden to pleas of the market. Right or wrong, that’s the state we’re in. It’s for these reasons, despite closing higher on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell for a fifth consecutive week — its longest weekly losing streak in eight years. For the matter, all indexes ended lower for the week, with the Dow losing 0.7%, while the S&P 500 Index and Nasdaq Composite lost 1.2% and 2.3%, respectively. Investors are coming to terms with the likelihood that the trade standoff with China may be the “new normal” for the rest of the year and tariffs (of any extent), whether or not we agree with the policy, will be are here to stay. If that’s the case, an important question is, have we fully priced in, say, the 25% tariffs on all Chinese goods? Stocks are less than 5% off their highs. We can call it a “mini correction,” but it’s debatable whether the market has fully valued the impact of the tariffs. The good news is, investors have become somewhat numb to the on-again/off-again trade headlines and the tweets. All told, stocks are holding up well amid all of the uncertainty. But as a market participant, a capitalist and proponent of growth, “holding up well” or “less bad results” is not how I wish to describe my retirement portfolio. I’m rooting for a handshake. In the meantime, here are a few stocks to keep an eye on. Palo Alto Networks (PANW) - Reports after the close, Wednesday, May 29 Wall Street expects Palo Alto Networks to earn $1.25 per share on revenue of $704.05 million. This compares to the year-ago quarter when earnings came to 99 cents per share on revenue of $567.10 million. What to watch: Has Palo Alto stock reached bottom? Amid the recent tech selloff, shares of the enterprise security specialist has fallen almost 10% in the past three weeks. Although the company posted impressive Q2 numbers, valuation concerns have emerged for the entire sector, which includes Check Point (CHKP) and& Fortinet (FTNT). The company, which recently announced a $1 billion stock buyback after its tenth straight earnings and revenue beat, will need to deliver an impressive beat-and-raise third quarter to get investors (and analyst) excited about what was once a hot sector. Costco (COST) - Reports after the close, Thursday, May 30 Wall Street expects Costco to earn $1.82 per share on revenue of $34.67 billion. This compares to the year-ago quarter when earnings came to $1.70 per share on revenue of $32.36 billion. What to watch: Costco shares have marched back to their highs of last September, thanks to the strength of the company’s core membership business. The discount retailer, which will report third quarter fiscal 2019 earnings Thursday after the closing bell, is also benefiting industry-leading comps growth. Wall Street, which has a consensus Buy rating on the stock, expects the company to deliver another strong quarter, which should be driven by improving growth in traffic and ticket size. These metrics combined with the company’s high membership renewal rate presents the sort of competitive advantage that enables it to grow market share despite the recent success of Walmart (WMT) and Target (TGT). Dell (DELL) - Reports after the close, Thursday, May 30 Wall Street expects Dell to earn $1.22 per share on revenue of $22.27 billion. This compares to the year-ago quarter when earnings came to 43 cents per share on revenue of $21.54 billion. What to watch: Dell, which returned to the public realm on Dec. 28, has enjoyed early success and has seen its shares rise almost 30%, despite a decline in global PC sales. The tech conglomerate’s services revenue, which accounts for 21% of sales, is growing impressively, prompting the company in March to raise if full-year guidance. For the current fiscal year, Dell expects to earn $6.38 per share on revenue of $94.2 billion. That compares with the $5.94 per share on revenue of $90.62 billion it delivered last fiscal year. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Dell (DELL) - Reports after the close, Thursday, May 30 Wall Street expects Dell to earn $1.22 per share on revenue of $22.27 billion. What to watch: Dell, which returned to the public realm on Dec. 28, has enjoyed early success and has seen its shares rise almost 30%, despite a decline in global PC sales. For the current fiscal year, Dell expects to earn $6.38 per share on revenue of $94.2 billion.	Dell (DELL) - Reports after the close, Thursday, May 30 Wall Street expects Dell to earn $1.22 per share on revenue of $22.27 billion. What to watch: Dell, which returned to the public realm on Dec. 28, has enjoyed early success and has seen its shares rise almost 30%, despite a decline in global PC sales. For the current fiscal year, Dell expects to earn $6.38 per share on revenue of $94.2 billion.	Dell (DELL) - Reports after the close, Thursday, May 30 Wall Street expects Dell to earn $1.22 per share on revenue of $22.27 billion. What to watch: Dell, which returned to the public realm on Dec. 28, has enjoyed early success and has seen its shares rise almost 30%, despite a decline in global PC sales. For the current fiscal year, Dell expects to earn $6.38 per share on revenue of $94.2 billion.	Dell (DELL) - Reports after the close, Thursday, May 30 Wall Street expects Dell to earn $1.22 per share on revenue of $22.27 billion. What to watch: Dell, which returned to the public realm on Dec. 28, has enjoyed early success and has seen its shares rise almost 30%, despite a decline in global PC sales. For the current fiscal year, Dell expects to earn $6.38 per share on revenue of $94.2 billion.	40d2c88b-8138-4a34-9610-ee31799a56b5
726280.0	2019-05-17 00:00:00 UTC	EMLC, XTH: Big ETF Outflows	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/emlc-xth%3A-big-etf-outflows-2019-05-17	nan	nan	Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (EMLC), where 6,500,000 units were destroyed, or a 4.2% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the SPDR S&P Technology Hardware ETF (XTH), which lost 40,000 of its units, representing a 40.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. Among the largest underlying components of XTH, in morning trading today Dell Technologies (DELL) is trading flat, and Electronics For Imaging (EFII) is relatively unchanged. VIDEO: EMLC, XTH: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Among the largest underlying components of XTH, in morning trading today Dell Technologies (DELL) is trading flat, and Electronics For Imaging (EFII) is relatively unchanged. Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (EMLC), where 6,500,000 units were destroyed, or a 4.2% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the SPDR S&P Technology Hardware ETF (XTH), which lost 40,000 of its units, representing a 40.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.	Among the largest underlying components of XTH, in morning trading today Dell Technologies (DELL) is trading flat, and Electronics For Imaging (EFII) is relatively unchanged. Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (EMLC), where 6,500,000 units were destroyed, or a 4.2% decrease week over week. VIDEO: EMLC, XTH: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Among the largest underlying components of XTH, in morning trading today Dell Technologies (DELL) is trading flat, and Electronics For Imaging (EFII) is relatively unchanged. Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (EMLC), where 6,500,000 units were destroyed, or a 4.2% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the SPDR S&P Technology Hardware ETF (XTH), which lost 40,000 of its units, representing a 40.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.	Among the largest underlying components of XTH, in morning trading today Dell Technologies (DELL) is trading flat, and Electronics For Imaging (EFII) is relatively unchanged. Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (EMLC), where 6,500,000 units were destroyed, or a 4.2% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the SPDR S&P Technology Hardware ETF (XTH), which lost 40,000 of its units, representing a 40.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.	d169dae3-d891-42d0-8676-f6caa10178f5
726281.0	2019-05-14 00:00:00 UTC	Does VMWare Stock Have More Room to Run?	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/does-vmware-stock-have-more-room-run-2019-05-14	nan	nan	VMWare (NYSE:) has an interesting market niche and an interesting backstory. The company started in 1998, but was acquired by the massive data storage company EMC in 2004. The combination meant there was now one company that could manage huge amounts of data and could also store it and allow its customers to manipulate late as they saw fit. Source: Shutterstock As the concept of virtualization of servers became a reality, it transformed how data was stored. Virtualization means you can use a server to create virtual servers, which adds to company’s ability to store and categorize its data without constantly buying more servers. Remember in the early 2000s, the cloud was more concept than a real product in the market. Big companies like Amazon.com (NASDAQ:) and Alphabet (NASADQ:, NASDAQ:) had clouds for their data but they were still trying to figure out how to make it into a revenue model. Bandwidth back then was still hard to come by and creating massive clouds for organizations was still a hardware challenge. Business was still good, since most firms were adopting virtualization software for their data centers. In 2015, Michael Dell — of Dell Technologies (NYSE:) — bought EMC and rebranded the new Dell division VMWare. And to this day, DELL remains the majority stockholder. But by this time, the cloud was a fully accepted way to manage and store data. All the big trends — big data, mobility, bandwidth and cloud computing — hit an inflection point and all firms from enterprise level to small business were jumping on board. VMWare became a facilitator for its clients to create “hybrid clouds” where some data was stored at a proprietary data warehouse and some was stored in the cloud. All the information could pass through both. VMW then landed a deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS), the largest cloud player in the world. AWS is the revenue engine that powers almost all of AMZN’s other businesses. It represents about 80% of the revenue generated for the entire company. This relationship has certainly helped VMW stock and will continue to be a strong part of its business. As you can see, VMWare has built itself into a very dynamic spot in the tech infrastructure and has very solid links with some of the top organizations in the world. And VMW isn’t just about potential; it also delivers. In its most recent quarter, it beat expectations on earnings and revenue and looks to be headed for another strong year. This is why VMW stock is up 47% from its 2019 lows, even with all the red in the markets lately. But some people talk about how expensive it is, and that seems odd. With that kind of performance, its trailing price-to-earnings ratio is around 33, under its growth. What’s more, VMW just announced late last month that it will be partnering with Microsoft (NASDAQ:) Azure cloud in the same it partnered with AWS. That means it’s now a strategic partner of both the No. 1 and No. 2 cloud computing firms in the world. It’s no surprise that my Portfolio Grader gives VMW an A rating, even now. is a renowned growth investor. He is the editor of four investing newsletters: Growth Investor, , Accelerated Profits and . His most popular service, Growth Investor, has a track record of beating the market 3:1 over the last 14 years. He uses a combination of quantitative and fundamental analysis to identify market-beating stocks. Mr. Navellier has made his proven formula accessible to investors via his free, online stock rating tool, PortfolioGrader.com. Louis Navellier may hold some of the aforementioned securities in one or more of his newsletters. The post appeared first on InvestorPlace. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	In 2015, Michael Dell — of Dell Technologies (NYSE:) — bought EMC and rebranded the new Dell division VMWare. And to this day, DELL remains the majority stockholder. The combination meant there was now one company that could manage huge amounts of data and could also store it and allow its customers to manipulate late as they saw fit.	In 2015, Michael Dell — of Dell Technologies (NYSE:) — bought EMC and rebranded the new Dell division VMWare. And to this day, DELL remains the majority stockholder. The company started in 1998, but was acquired by the massive data storage company EMC in 2004.	In 2015, Michael Dell — of Dell Technologies (NYSE:) — bought EMC and rebranded the new Dell division VMWare. And to this day, DELL remains the majority stockholder. Virtualization means you can use a server to create virtual servers, which adds to company’s ability to store and categorize its data without constantly buying more servers.	In 2015, Michael Dell — of Dell Technologies (NYSE:) — bought EMC and rebranded the new Dell division VMWare. And to this day, DELL remains the majority stockholder. Big companies like Amazon.com (NASDAQ:) and Alphabet (NASADQ:, NASDAQ:) had clouds for their data but they were still trying to figure out how to make it into a revenue model.	738d711b-35f1-4022-9d98-4b677e6892d3
726282.0	2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC	XLE, XTH: Big ETF Outflows	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/xle-xth%3A-big-etf-outflows-2019-05-10	nan	nan	Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE), where 20,650,000 units were destroyed, or a 9.8% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of XLE, in morning trading today Exxon Mobil (XOM) is off about 0.6%, and Chevron (CVX) is lower by about 0.6%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the SPDR S&P Technology Hardware ETF (XTH), which lost 40,000 of its units, representing a 40.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. Among the largest underlying components of XTH, in morning trading today Dell Technologies (DELL) is down about 0.6%, and Rogers Corporation (ROG) is lower by about 0.7%. VIDEO: XLE, XTH: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Among the largest underlying components of XTH, in morning trading today Dell Technologies (DELL) is down about 0.6%, and Rogers Corporation (ROG) is lower by about 0.7%. Among the largest underlying components of XLE, in morning trading today Exxon Mobil (XOM) is off about 0.6%, and Chevron (CVX) is lower by about 0.6%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the SPDR S&P Technology Hardware ETF (XTH), which lost 40,000 of its units, representing a 40.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.	Among the largest underlying components of XTH, in morning trading today Dell Technologies (DELL) is down about 0.6%, and Rogers Corporation (ROG) is lower by about 0.7%. Among the largest underlying components of XLE, in morning trading today Exxon Mobil (XOM) is off about 0.6%, and Chevron (CVX) is lower by about 0.6%. VIDEO: XLE, XTH: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Among the largest underlying components of XTH, in morning trading today Dell Technologies (DELL) is down about 0.6%, and Rogers Corporation (ROG) is lower by about 0.7%. Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE), where 20,650,000 units were destroyed, or a 9.8% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the SPDR S&P Technology Hardware ETF (XTH), which lost 40,000 of its units, representing a 40.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.	Among the largest underlying components of XTH, in morning trading today Dell Technologies (DELL) is down about 0.6%, and Rogers Corporation (ROG) is lower by about 0.7%. Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE), where 20,650,000 units were destroyed, or a 9.8% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of XLE, in morning trading today Exxon Mobil (XOM) is off about 0.6%, and Chevron (CVX) is lower by about 0.6%.	1956e9bb-2072-42c8-a9d0-4ab800a007ef
726283.0	2019-03-27 00:00:00 UTC	Cyber security firm SecureWorks beats fourth-quarter profit estimates	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/cyber-security-firm-secureworks-beats-fourth-quarter-profit-estimates-2019-03-27	nan	nan	March 27 (Reuters) - Cyber security firm SecureWorks Corp beat fourth-quarter estimates for profit on Wednesday, benefiting from corporations spending more money to prevent attacks on their computer networks. The company also forecast full-year revenue to be between $565 million and $575 million, with the midpoint of range coming in slightly above the average analyst estimate of $569.6 million. SecureWorks, based in Atlanta, offers information security solutions to corporate networks and has 4,300 clients in more than 50 countries, according to its website. Spending by businesses on protection from cyber attacks rose 20 percent year-over-year in 2018, according to Wedbush Securities. Computer maker Dell Technologies Inc acquired SecureWorks for $612 million in 2011 and then listed the company on the stock market in 2016. SecureWorks, in which Dell now has 85 percent stake, has a market capitalization of $1.62 billion, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. Last month, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter that Dell was looking to sell SecureWorks. SecureWorks said net revenue rose to $130.7 million from $120.9 million and missed the average analyst estimate of $132.6 million, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. Excluding items, SecureWorks earned 2 cents per share and narrowly beat the analysts' estimate of a profit of 1 cent per share. The company posted a net loss of $11.8 million, or 15 cents per share, in the three months ended Feb. 1, compared with a net income of $22.52 million, or 28 cents per share, a year earlier. The company also hiked its stock buyback program by $15 million. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Computer maker Dell Technologies Inc acquired SecureWorks for $612 million in 2011 and then listed the company on the stock market in 2016. SecureWorks, in which Dell now has 85 percent stake, has a market capitalization of $1.62 billion, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. Last month, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter that Dell was looking to sell SecureWorks.	Computer maker Dell Technologies Inc acquired SecureWorks for $612 million in 2011 and then listed the company on the stock market in 2016. SecureWorks, in which Dell now has 85 percent stake, has a market capitalization of $1.62 billion, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. Last month, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter that Dell was looking to sell SecureWorks.	Computer maker Dell Technologies Inc acquired SecureWorks for $612 million in 2011 and then listed the company on the stock market in 2016. SecureWorks, in which Dell now has 85 percent stake, has a market capitalization of $1.62 billion, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. Last month, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter that Dell was looking to sell SecureWorks.	Computer maker Dell Technologies Inc acquired SecureWorks for $612 million in 2011 and then listed the company on the stock market in 2016. SecureWorks, in which Dell now has 85 percent stake, has a market capitalization of $1.62 billion, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. Last month, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter that Dell was looking to sell SecureWorks.	acd06506-816c-4a35-a9c1-0259b010bccf
726284.0	2019-03-27 00:00:00 UTC	SecureWorks reports 8 pct rise in fourth-quarter revenue	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/secureworks-reports-8-pct-rise-fourth-quarter-revenue-2019-03-27	nan	nan	March 27 (Reuters) - Cyber security firm SecureWorks Corp posted an 8 percent rise in fourth-quarter revenue on Wednesday, benefiting from corporates raising their budget to prevent attacks on computer networks. The company posted a net loss of $11.8 million, or 15 cents per share, in the three months ended Feb. 1, compared with a net income of $22.52 million, or 28 cents per share, a year earlier. SecureWorks, in which Dell Technologies Inc holds an 85 percent stake, said net revenue rose to $130.7 million from $120.9 million. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	SecureWorks, in which Dell Technologies Inc holds an 85 percent stake, said net revenue rose to $130.7 million from $120.9 million. March 27 (Reuters) - Cyber security firm SecureWorks Corp posted an 8 percent rise in fourth-quarter revenue on Wednesday, benefiting from corporates raising their budget to prevent attacks on computer networks. The company posted a net loss of $11.8 million, or 15 cents per share, in the three months ended Feb. 1, compared with a net income of $22.52 million, or 28 cents per share, a year earlier.	SecureWorks, in which Dell Technologies Inc holds an 85 percent stake, said net revenue rose to $130.7 million from $120.9 million. March 27 (Reuters) - Cyber security firm SecureWorks Corp posted an 8 percent rise in fourth-quarter revenue on Wednesday, benefiting from corporates raising their budget to prevent attacks on computer networks. The company posted a net loss of $11.8 million, or 15 cents per share, in the three months ended Feb. 1, compared with a net income of $22.52 million, or 28 cents per share, a year earlier.	SecureWorks, in which Dell Technologies Inc holds an 85 percent stake, said net revenue rose to $130.7 million from $120.9 million. The company posted a net loss of $11.8 million, or 15 cents per share, in the three months ended Feb. 1, compared with a net income of $22.52 million, or 28 cents per share, a year earlier. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	SecureWorks, in which Dell Technologies Inc holds an 85 percent stake, said net revenue rose to $130.7 million from $120.9 million. March 27 (Reuters) - Cyber security firm SecureWorks Corp posted an 8 percent rise in fourth-quarter revenue on Wednesday, benefiting from corporates raising their budget to prevent attacks on computer networks. The company posted a net loss of $11.8 million, or 15 cents per share, in the three months ended Feb. 1, compared with a net income of $22.52 million, or 28 cents per share, a year earlier.	2a96df9e-c1e2-40de-b48c-03e2dfa76630
726285.0	2019-03-17 00:00:00 UTC	How Lenovo Is Bucking the Slide in PC Sales	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-lenovo-bucking-slide-pc-sales-2019-03-17	nan	nan	Like any decades-old technology, the personal computer has long since lost its cachet as a hot gadget. As smart devices have proliferated, PC shipments have been sliding for years. But apparently, someone forgot to tell Lenovo (NASDAQOTH: LNVGY) . The world's top PC maker managed to buck the trend, posting higher sales volumes for 2018. It's a feat to not just stay relevant in this form factor, but to grow sales in a world stuffed with smartphones and tablets. Leaping Lenovo Worldwide PC shipments amounted to just under 260 million units in 2018, according to a Gartner report released earlier this year. That figure was 1.3% below the 2017 tally, making it the seventh year in a row that PC shipments have declined . Interestingly, though, the top three manufacturers -- HP (NYSE: HPQ) , Dell (NYSE: DELL) , and Lenovo -- all increased their sales volumes last year. Lenovo was the champ in this respect, growing shipments by nearly 7%. (Dell's shipments rose by 5%, while HP's inched up by 2%.) HP did well during most of the year in Lenovo's home patch of Asia, while Dell enjoyed success in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. Lenovo's growth came from elsewhere. We can boil this down to two key catalysts -- a recent acquisition and Lenovo's performance in the critical U.S. market. The acquisition was a 51% stake in the PC business of Japanese IT veteran Fujitsu , which Lenovo bought for up to $269 million in cash and performance-based payouts in a deal that closed last May. The purchase has bolstered Lenovo's position in Japan, where it was already the No. 1 brand; at the time of the sale, it was estimated that the tie-up would give the combined entity a market share of nearly 40% in that nation. Fujitsu is a global brand, though it's significantly stronger at home than abroad. The second catalyst is the overhaul of Lenovo's channel strategy in the U.S., an effort that appears to be working. The company says it has had success in bolstering its workstation segment and its sales to schools. Over the four quarters of calendar 2018, Lenovo's year-over-year shipment growth rate has accelerated -- although it's necessary to note that Q2 happens to have been when the Fujitsu deal closed. Data source: Gartner. Chart by author. YoY = year over year. PCs and more PCs Those PC sales numbers are certainly encouraging, but are they enough to make Lenovo's stock a buy? I'm skeptical. Any time a company effectively has to buy growth, there is cause for concern. Besides, despite Lenovo's prior big-ticket acquisitions in other business segments (like Motorola Mobility in 2014), the company is still PC-centric -- more than three-quarters of its revenue derives from the machines. Personal computers are essentially commodity products these days, so they are not exactly high-margin items. Thus far in fiscal 2019, Lenovo's quarterly net margin has come in at 0.7%, 1.3%, and 1.7% in Q1, Q2, and Q3, respectively. Yes, its margins are rising, but they've yet to crack 2%. As a PC user, I'm glad that there are still plenty of manufacturers willing to battle for market share; it keeps PC prices down. But I'm not sure I'd want to invest in a company that's one of a crowd -- and that derives so much of its revenue from such a mature product. Lenovo's recent outlier growth numbers aren't enough to sway me. 10 stocks we like better than LENOVO GROUP LTD. When investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor , has quadrupled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and LENOVO GROUP LTD. wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 1, 2019 Eric Volkman has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Gartner. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy . The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	HP did well during most of the year in Lenovo's home patch of Asia, while Dell enjoyed success in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. Interestingly, though, the top three manufacturers -- HP (NYSE: HPQ) , Dell (NYSE: DELL) , and Lenovo -- all increased their sales volumes last year. (Dell's shipments rose by 5%, while HP's inched up by 2%.)	Interestingly, though, the top three manufacturers -- HP (NYSE: HPQ) , Dell (NYSE: DELL) , and Lenovo -- all increased their sales volumes last year. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. (Dell's shipments rose by 5%, while HP's inched up by 2%.)	Interestingly, though, the top three manufacturers -- HP (NYSE: HPQ) , Dell (NYSE: DELL) , and Lenovo -- all increased their sales volumes last year. (Dell's shipments rose by 5%, while HP's inched up by 2%.) HP did well during most of the year in Lenovo's home patch of Asia, while Dell enjoyed success in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region.	Interestingly, though, the top three manufacturers -- HP (NYSE: HPQ) , Dell (NYSE: DELL) , and Lenovo -- all increased their sales volumes last year. (Dell's shipments rose by 5%, while HP's inched up by 2%.) HP did well during most of the year in Lenovo's home patch of Asia, while Dell enjoyed success in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region.	2d2b8fae-8686-40b0-a455-cbe59cfc591a
726286.0	2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC	Thursday Sector Leaders: Computers, Advertising Stocks	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/thursday-sector-leaders-computers-advertising-stocks-2019-03-14	nan	nan	In trading on Thursday, computers shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1.4%. Leading the group were shares of Astronova, up about 11.6% and shares of Dell Technologies up about 5% on the day. Also showing relative strength are advertising shares, up on the day by about 0.7% as a group, led by Marchex, trading higher by about 4% and Interpublic Group of Companies, trading up by about 1.1% on Thursday. VIDEO: Thursday Sector Leaders: Computers, Advertising Stocks The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Leading the group were shares of Astronova, up about 11.6% and shares of Dell Technologies up about 5% on the day. In trading on Thursday, computers shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1.4%. Also showing relative strength are advertising shares, up on the day by about 0.7% as a group, led by Marchex, trading higher by about 4% and Interpublic Group of Companies, trading up by about 1.1% on Thursday.	Leading the group were shares of Astronova, up about 11.6% and shares of Dell Technologies up about 5% on the day. In trading on Thursday, computers shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1.4%. VIDEO: Thursday Sector Leaders: Computers, Advertising Stocks The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Leading the group were shares of Astronova, up about 11.6% and shares of Dell Technologies up about 5% on the day. Also showing relative strength are advertising shares, up on the day by about 0.7% as a group, led by Marchex, trading higher by about 4% and Interpublic Group of Companies, trading up by about 1.1% on Thursday. VIDEO: Thursday Sector Leaders: Computers, Advertising Stocks The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Leading the group were shares of Astronova, up about 11.6% and shares of Dell Technologies up about 5% on the day. In trading on Thursday, computers shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1.4%. Also showing relative strength are advertising shares, up on the day by about 0.7% as a group, led by Marchex, trading higher by about 4% and Interpublic Group of Companies, trading up by about 1.1% on Thursday.	9cab4055-5f06-4573-8b55-4a4ce91b6c60
726287.0	2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC	Marvell Solutions Power Toshiba 16TB Enterprise HDD Products	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/marvell-solutions-power-toshiba-16tb-enterprise-hdd-products-2019-03-14	nan	nan	MarvellMRVL recently announced that one of its largest customers, Toshiba, has included its hard disk drive (HDD) controller and preamplifier into the latter's 16TB Enterprise Capacity HDD portfolio. The Marvell HDD controller boasts Read Channel technology, leading error correction code IP and power efficiency. Moreover, the preamplifier enables advanced two-dimensional magnetic recording technology and supports Toshiba's 9-disk architecture. The key feature of Marvell's storage chip is that the HDD controller and preamplifier are designed closely to create a comprehensive chipset solution. Competition Hurting Growth Prospects Marvell has been negatively impacted by lower cloud spending and CPU shortages. Additionally, shift in demand for products consigned to vendor-managed inventory arrangements is a headwind. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019 (ended Feb 02), Marvell's storage revenues, which constitute 43% of total revenues, declined 2% year over year and 22% sequentially to $317 million. Although expanding storage market presents growth opportunity, Marvell is losing market share, which doesn't bode well for investors. Per IDC data, the global enterprise storage market witnessed a 7.4% year-over-year rally to reach $14.5 billion in calendar fourth-quarter 2018.With 18.7% global share, Dell DELL took the biggest piece of the pie, followed by Hewlett Packard HPE with 17.8%. Further, in the High Definition storage drive market, Marvell is facing stiff competition from Broadcom AVGO as both are primary SoC (system on a chip) suppliers. Notably, Broadcom increased its investment in Hewlett Packard's server storage solutions in calendar 2018, creating further woes for Marvell. Also, NXP Semiconductors, Qualcomm and Texas Instruments offer various components to the market, adding to the competition. Conclusion Nonetheless, Marvell's announcement of the shipment of its HDD products to Toshiba reflects the value of its engineering expertise, and its focus on continued investment in HDD technology to boost its storage segment. Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Price and Consensus Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Price and Consensus \| Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Quote Marvell currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 (Strong Buy) Rank stocks here . Today's Best Stocks from Zacks Would you like to see the updated picks from our best market-beating strategies? From 2017 through 2018, while the S&P 500 gained +15.8%, five of our screens returned +38.0%, +61.3%, +61.6%, +68.1%, and +98.3%. This outperformance has not just been a recent phenomenon. From 2000 - 2018, while the S&P averaged +4.8% per year, our top strategies averaged up to +56.2% per year. See their latest picks free >> Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE): Free Stock Analysis Report Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (MRVL): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Per IDC data, the global enterprise storage market witnessed a 7.4% year-over-year rally to reach $14.5 billion in calendar fourth-quarter 2018.With 18.7% global share, Dell DELL took the biggest piece of the pie, followed by Hewlett Packard HPE with 17.8%. Click to get this free report Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE): Free Stock Analysis Report Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (MRVL): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Marvell HDD controller boasts Read Channel technology, leading error correction code IP and power efficiency.	Click to get this free report Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE): Free Stock Analysis Report Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (MRVL): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Per IDC data, the global enterprise storage market witnessed a 7.4% year-over-year rally to reach $14.5 billion in calendar fourth-quarter 2018.With 18.7% global share, Dell DELL took the biggest piece of the pie, followed by Hewlett Packard HPE with 17.8%. Notably, Broadcom increased its investment in Hewlett Packard's server storage solutions in calendar 2018, creating further woes for Marvell.	Click to get this free report Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE): Free Stock Analysis Report Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (MRVL): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Per IDC data, the global enterprise storage market witnessed a 7.4% year-over-year rally to reach $14.5 billion in calendar fourth-quarter 2018.With 18.7% global share, Dell DELL took the biggest piece of the pie, followed by Hewlett Packard HPE with 17.8%. Conclusion Nonetheless, Marvell's announcement of the shipment of its HDD products to Toshiba reflects the value of its engineering expertise, and its focus on continued investment in HDD technology to boost its storage segment.	Click to get this free report Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE): Free Stock Analysis Report Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (MRVL): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Per IDC data, the global enterprise storage market witnessed a 7.4% year-over-year rally to reach $14.5 billion in calendar fourth-quarter 2018.With 18.7% global share, Dell DELL took the biggest piece of the pie, followed by Hewlett Packard HPE with 17.8%. MarvellMRVL recently announced that one of its largest customers, Toshiba, has included its hard disk drive (HDD) controller and preamplifier into the latter's 16TB Enterprise Capacity HDD portfolio.	24732467-098a-4bac-aa56-00b77b4a444e
726288.0	2019-03-07 00:00:00 UTC	Server Market Data Release for Q4, Dell & HPE Lead the Way	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/server-market-data-release-for-q4-dell-hpe-lead-the-way-2019-03-07	nan	nan	Recovery in the server market, which began in 2017, continued with the momentum last year as well, re-infusing optimism among server vendors. Per International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide server revenues witnessed improvement, marking its fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit year-over-year growth. Moreover, total revenues hit an all-time high in a single quarter ever, adds the firm. Referring to the data compiled by the research firm, worldwide server revenues increased 12.6% year over year to $23.6 billion in fourth-quarter 2018 while overall shipment grew 5% to nearly 3 million units. IDC noticed revenues of volume servers expanding 17.8% year over year to $19 billion while the mid-range server registered a 30.3% surge to $2.5 billion. However, high-end system revenues declined 28.3% to $2.1 billion. Also, IDC noted an 18.7% year-over-year rise in x86 server revenues, reaching a value of $21.1 billion, while revenues from non-x86 servers contracted 21.6% year over year to $2.5 billion. IDC observed that decline in demand from hyperscale companies was an overhang on the company's growth rate during the reported quarter. However, the research firm added that increased server sales to enterprise customers boosted results. Additionally, higher average selling prices (ASP), courtesy of enterprise's demand for richly configured servers to support resource intensive workloads, bolstered server revenue growth. However, we believe, deceleration in hyperscale spend will be temporary as demand for cloud services is consistently robust. The global server market will steadily grow in the quarters ahead, mainly owing to hyperscale server deployments by cloud-service providers. Dell Levels Market-Share Score With HPE With respect to individual server manufacturers, Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE and Dell Technologies DELL jointly secured the top spot on the revenue market-share front. IDC calls it a statistical tie when the difference among vendors is 1% or less. Therefore, if we look at the actual revenues, then Dell holds the first position with 18.7% market share and 20.4% growth while HPE grabs the second slot with a market share of 17.8% and growth of 10.5%. Over the last few quarters, Dell has continuously registered year-over-year growth in server revenues and managed to drastically taper the market-share difference with HPE. In fact, the company achieved the number one position in the last two quarters. The reason for this stellar market-share growth is that the company has been able to strategically capitalize on expanded opportunities from the EMC acquisition. Moreover, HPE is now focusing on the enterprise market and departing from the firm's hyperscaler business, which has been denting its short-term revenues. Nonetheless, its loss helped Dell clinch a market share in the hyperscale segment. Moving ahead, International Business Machines IBM has captured the third position with a market share of 8.3%. However, the company's server revenues declined 27.6% as sales of Power Systems generated through the company's partnership with Inspur Power Systems in China are excluded from it. The fourth position is a draw between Inspur/Inspur Power Systems and Lenovo LNVGY . If we look at the actual revenues, then Inspur occupies the fourth position with 6.6% while Lenovo has the fifth place with 6.2%. Furthermore, IDC provided revenues and shipment data for the ODM Direct group of vendors. These vendors ceaselessly record huge year-over-year growth in revenues and market share as large datacenters find it attractive to custom build their server designs at potential volume prices. In terms of volume, Dell won the peak position with a market share of 19.4% while HPE seized the second spot with a market share of 15.8%. Meanwhile, Inspur held the third spot with 8.3% share. Huawei and Lenovo followed with the fourth stand, thereby ending the quarter with market shares of 7.1% and 6.4%, respectively. Growth Across All Regions Region wise, IDC viewed server revenue rise traversing most regions. Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) witnessed fastest growth with a 25.5% increase, followed by Latin America recording 15.4%, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) registering 15.2%, Japan 5.3% and the United States reporting a 5.1% increase. China recorded year-over-year vendor revenue growth of 30.7% in the reported quarter. Canada fell 5.7%. Bottom Line In our opinion, there is a huge growth opportunity in the hyperscale server-infrastructure space with more and more companies shifting to cloud-based services. Moreover, proliferation of technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence and machine learning are driving demand for hyperscale servers. Also, Gartner's latest forecast for IT spending (reflecting a 3.2% improvement in 2019) depicts a favorable tech expense environment, which we believe, will positively influence the overall server market in the near term. These trends will benefit server providers like Lenovo and HPE, particularly. While Lenovo sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), HPE carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here . Is Your Investment Advisor Fumbling Your Financial Future? See how you can more effectively safeguard your retirement with a new Special Report, "4 Warning Signs Your Investment Advisor Might Be Sabotaging Your Financial Future." Click to get it free >> Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report International Business Machines Corporation (IBM): Free Stock Analysis Report Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE): Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Dell Levels Market-Share Score With HPE With respect to individual server manufacturers, Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE and Dell Technologies DELL jointly secured the top spot on the revenue market-share front. Therefore, if we look at the actual revenues, then Dell holds the first position with 18.7% market share and 20.4% growth while HPE grabs the second slot with a market share of 17.8% and growth of 10.5%. Over the last few quarters, Dell has continuously registered year-over-year growth in server revenues and managed to drastically taper the market-share difference with HPE.	Click to get this free report International Business Machines Corporation (IBM): Free Stock Analysis Report Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE): Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Dell Levels Market-Share Score With HPE With respect to individual server manufacturers, Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE and Dell Technologies DELL jointly secured the top spot on the revenue market-share front. Therefore, if we look at the actual revenues, then Dell holds the first position with 18.7% market share and 20.4% growth while HPE grabs the second slot with a market share of 17.8% and growth of 10.5%.	Therefore, if we look at the actual revenues, then Dell holds the first position with 18.7% market share and 20.4% growth while HPE grabs the second slot with a market share of 17.8% and growth of 10.5%. Click to get this free report International Business Machines Corporation (IBM): Free Stock Analysis Report Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE): Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Dell Levels Market-Share Score With HPE With respect to individual server manufacturers, Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE and Dell Technologies DELL jointly secured the top spot on the revenue market-share front.	Therefore, if we look at the actual revenues, then Dell holds the first position with 18.7% market share and 20.4% growth while HPE grabs the second slot with a market share of 17.8% and growth of 10.5%. In terms of volume, Dell won the peak position with a market share of 19.4% while HPE seized the second spot with a market share of 15.8%. Dell Levels Market-Share Score With HPE With respect to individual server manufacturers, Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE and Dell Technologies DELL jointly secured the top spot on the revenue market-share front.	53cd933d-c045-4bdf-a2b1-b678ba03b6be
726289.0	2019-03-05 00:00:00 UTC	Picking Stock Winners About to Get a Lot Tougher	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/picking-stock-winners-about-to-get-a-lot-tougher-2019-03-05	nan	nan	InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The parade of conflicting economic signals continues. Monday morning the market rallied around news that US-China trade negotiations are in the "final stages" but then faded into the red. Last Thursday, I wrote about market volatility and how we might be in for a bit of a correction. But everyone is asking the same question now. What's next? Well, if we go by the numbers, we're still getting a conflicting picture. In positive news, both the U.S. and European central banks have taken a more dovish stance on interest rates. Last week, fourth quarter GDP came in at 2.6% , which beat expectations of 2.3%. In addition, consumer confidence , which had lagged badly at the end of 2018, came in at 131.4 beating expectations of 125.0. At the same time, initial jobless claims rose to 225K , worse than expectations of 221K. Personal spending dipped 0.5% , disappointing observers expecting a 0.2% decline and registering much worse than November's 0.6% gain. And consumer sentiment declined to 93.8 in late February from 95.5 earlier in the month. I'm going to write something you might find odd. The great gains for 2019 are coming to a close. Or at least they are going to be a lot slower. That may seem an odd statement given what seemed like a great earnings season. It didn't take any statistical analysis to determine that most companies reported positive earnings. But the folks at FactSet put some perspective on the situation on Friday after 96% of the S&P 500 had reported for Q4. In terms of earnings, the percentage of companies reporting actual EPS above estimates (69%) is below the five-year average. In aggregate, companies are reporting earnings that are 3.3% above the estimates, which is also below the five-year average. In terms of revenues, the percentage of companies reporting actual revenues above estimates (61%) is slightly above the five-year average. In aggregate, companies are reporting revenues that are 0.3% above the estimates, which is below the five-year average. So, earnings season felt positive, but historically it really wasn't up to par. That in itself at least shows some signs of slowing. And, as I discussed previously , guidance for many companies was quite poor. Again, FactSet has already crunched the numbers. During the first two months of the first quarter, analysts lowered earnings estimates for companies in the S&P 500 for the quarter. The Q1 bottom-up EPS estimate (which is an aggregation of the median EPS estimates of all the companies in the index) dropped by 6.5% (to $37.60 from $40.21) during this period. How significant is a 6.5% decline in the bottom-up EPS estimate during the first two months of a quarter? How does this decrease compare to recent quarters? During the past five years (20 quarters), the average decline in the bottom-up EPS estimate during the first two months of a quarter has been 2.4%. During the past ten years, (40 quarters), the average decline in the bottom-up EPS estimate during the first two months of a quarter has been 2.8%. During the past fifteen years, (60 quarters), the average decline in the bottom-up EPS estimate during the first two months of a quarter has been 2.9%. Thus, the decline in the bottom-up EPS estimate recorded during the first two months of the first quarter was larger than the five- year average, the 10-year average, and the 15-year average. There is every indication that next earnings season, and the one after that, will not be nearly as good as the one we are completing. Here's what this means for you and me - picking the winners from the losers is about to get more difficult Growth investing icon Louis Navellier has been calling for this market dynamic since the end of 2018. More narrow market gains were going to be the norm after Q4 reporting, and that's exactly the set up we are encountering now. Here is what Louis recently wrote to subscribers of his Growth Investor service. The fourth-quarter earnings season represents peak earnings for many S&P 500 companies. Many companies are facing more difficult year-over-year comparisons and a strong currency headwind. So, while the S&P 500 should continue to climb higher in the upcoming months, it will be at a significantly slower pace. Not all stocks will thrive in this environment. The stock market will narrow, as institutional investors chase fewer stocks. Essentially, the stock market will act like a funnel and divert funds to stocks that will continue to prosper in a decelerating earnings environment. Louis specializes in identifying the stocks to invest in before the institutional investors go all in. That means his subscribers often get to establish positions before the big institutions deploy their billions of dollars into a stock, driving its price way up. One of those stocks recently hit a 52-week high - and officially passed the 100% increase in his portfolio, VMWare, Inc. VMware is a software company that develops computer programs used to create and manage virtual machines. In other words, they help make cloud computing possible. Below is a chart with VMWare's performance compared to the S&P 500. As you can see, the S&P hasn't had a bad run, but VMW has left it in the dust. Here is what Louis wrote to his Growth Investor subscribers ahead of VMWare's earnings announcement last Thursday. We're seeing institutional investors chase VMware, Inc. (VMW) ahead of its fourth-quarter earnings results tomorrow, after the market close. In fact, it hit a new 52-week high of $176.66 on Wednesday morning. VMW is a leader in the cloud computing field; it is the infrastructure platform choice of 100% of the Fortune 500. It also has strong marketing relationships with computer hardware vendors, like Dell (DELL), Hewlett-Packard (HPE) and IBM (IBM). Cloud computing remains a hot trend, as there's been an explosion in storing pictures, video and data in the cloud, or, in other words, on data servers. Folks' addiction to smart phones is also boosting storage on the cloud, thanks to higher resolution pictures. This trend is so strong that CenturyLink and Statistica expect the cloud computing market to reach a whopping $411 billion by 2020. As a result, I expect VMware to post strong results on Thursday. And sure enough, that is what happened. Reporting after market close, VMware reported revenue of $2.59 billion and beat the Wall Street consensus estimate for $2.5 billion, according to FactSet. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $1.98, compared with the $1.88 average forecast. VMware stock was up more than 4% on Friday. Picking the winners like VMWare is about to get a lot tougher. Markets are already anticipating a US-China trade deal, and now it's the bad news that seems to move the market more than any good news. Stay focused on your plan and the fundamentals of your investments. As Louis noted, the market is going to narrow. You can still invest in the ones that perform well, but keep your asset allocation , always more important that stock picking, in mind as you go. To a richer life… Luis Hernandez, Managing Editor and the research team at InvestorPlace.com Compare Brokers The post Picking Stock Winners About to Get a Lot Tougher appeared first on InvestorPlace . The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	It also has strong marketing relationships with computer hardware vendors, like Dell (DELL), Hewlett-Packard (HPE) and IBM (IBM). Monday morning the market rallied around news that US-China trade negotiations are in the "final stages" but then faded into the red. Here's what this means for you and me - picking the winners from the losers is about to get more difficult Growth investing icon Louis Navellier has been calling for this market dynamic since the end of 2018.	It also has strong marketing relationships with computer hardware vendors, like Dell (DELL), Hewlett-Packard (HPE) and IBM (IBM). In terms of earnings, the percentage of companies reporting actual EPS above estimates (69%) is below the five-year average. We're seeing institutional investors chase VMware, Inc. (VMW) ahead of its fourth-quarter earnings results tomorrow, after the market close.	It also has strong marketing relationships with computer hardware vendors, like Dell (DELL), Hewlett-Packard (HPE) and IBM (IBM). During the past five years (20 quarters), the average decline in the bottom-up EPS estimate during the first two months of a quarter has been 2.4%. Thus, the decline in the bottom-up EPS estimate recorded during the first two months of the first quarter was larger than the five- year average, the 10-year average, and the 15-year average.	It also has strong marketing relationships with computer hardware vendors, like Dell (DELL), Hewlett-Packard (HPE) and IBM (IBM). The stock market will narrow, as institutional investors chase fewer stocks. Reporting after market close, VMware reported revenue of $2.59 billion and beat the Wall Street consensus estimate for $2.5 billion, according to FactSet.	f80f1a58-c801-42a3-a6f9-46af12813edb
726290.0	2019-03-04 00:00:00 UTC	Buy VMware (VMW) With or Without Dell	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/buy-vmware-vmw-with-or-without-dell-2019-03-04	nan	nan	InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips VMware (NYSE: VMW ) has become International Business Machines' (NYSE: IBM ) worst nightmare. 7 Top-Rated Stocks to Buy for March Source: Flickr Long the leader in virtualization, VMware has made a turn toward the market IBM is now targeting. VMware looks likely to win it. Its fiscal 2019 results , , delivered Feb. 28, show the company continues growing 14% per year even as its original niche gets swallowed up by the cloud. Revenues of $8.9 billion brought net income of $2.4 billion, meaning over one-quarter of revenue hit the net income line. Sweet. VMware used its virtualization niche to build a cloud container solution that is second to none . Now an alliance with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT ) will end the virtualization war with Microsoft's own competing system, Hyper-V. Microsoft wants VMware customers on its Azure cloud. The result is that VMware is sitting where IBM was heading, a world where companies have both their own clouds and contracts with public cloud vendors. This is the "hybrid cloud." You want to own a piece of this, but how? The Dell Solution? VMware itself was originally a spin-off of EMC, which made data center hardware. EMC held 80% of VMware common. EMC was then bought by Dell Technologies in 2016, a deal that took Dell private. Then, late last year, DELL (NASDAQ: DELL ) went public again, in a complex deal that still holds 80% of VMware, , but also the debt used to buy EMC. Basically, DELL is the old EMC, now with debt - roughly $42.5 billion of it as of Feb. 2, but it does have that 80% stake in VMware. VMware opens for trade March 1 with a market cap of $70 billion, while DELL is worth $40 billion, making the value of all its other operations a negative $30 billion because of the debt. Small wonder, then, that investors prefer to hold VMware even though, as part of the deal to take Dell public, it paid out a huge dividend in December - $26.81 per share. When Dell reported its earnings, also on Feb. 28, it showed $90.6 billion of revenue and almost $10.3 billion of Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBIDTA), the big number private equity mavens love to measure. But the interest meant a GAAP loss of almost $2.2 billion, with non-GAAP net income of $5.2 billion or $1.86 per share. Buyer's Dilemma Assuming interest rates don't shoot up, DELL shares look like a great place to be, since you get 80% of VMware. But if interest rates rise, making it difficult for DELL to pay down that debt, then VMware is the play. Since Jan. 1, VMW shares are up 25%, while those of DELL are up just 14%. It's a lot like the pre-Dell situation, where VMware was a better investment than EMC despite EMC's huge stake in VMware. The whole structure had been put together by former EMC CEO Joe Tucci , and the sale of it to Michael Dell and his private equity partners allowed Tucci to retire. When DELL came public, Michael Dell was said to hold 206.5 million Class C voting shares, the same shares you can buy , but there are also privately-held Class A and B shares. Dell's public shares should be worth about $11.3 billion. Most of his personal wealth is now in MSD Capital, which also holds interests in restaurants and hotels. Forbes estimates his fortune at $36.1 billion as of March 1. The Bottom Line on VMware As with its old EMC structure, you'll get more "play" on your investment owning VMware shares but, ironically, more ownership with DELL shares. 10 Best High-Growth Stocks for Young Investors History also indicates you're better off in VMware. That's where the big profits are. But the future of your investment is in the hands of DELL. Dana Blankenhorn is a financial and technology journalist. He is the author of a new mystery thriller, The Reluctant Detective Finds Her Family , available now at the Amazon Kindle store. Write him at danablankenhorn@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter at @danablankenhorn . As of this writing he owned shares in MSFT. More From InvestorPlace 2 Toxic Pot Stocks You Should Avoid 7 Reasons Kraft Heinz Stock Is a Contrarian Buy 5 Housing Stocks to Buy for Renewed Homebuilder Confidence 7 of the Best ETFs to Buy for a Rock-Solid Portfolio Compare Brokers The post Buy VMware (VMW) With or Without Dell appeared first on InvestorPlace . The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Small wonder, then, that investors prefer to hold VMware even though, as part of the deal to take Dell public, it paid out a huge dividend in December - $26.81 per share. The Dell Solution? EMC was then bought by Dell Technologies in 2016, a deal that took Dell private.	Then, late last year, DELL (NASDAQ: DELL ) went public again, in a complex deal that still holds 80% of VMware, , but also the debt used to buy EMC. VMware opens for trade March 1 with a market cap of $70 billion, while DELL is worth $40 billion, making the value of all its other operations a negative $30 billion because of the debt. The Dell Solution?	Then, late last year, DELL (NASDAQ: DELL ) went public again, in a complex deal that still holds 80% of VMware, , but also the debt used to buy EMC. When DELL came public, Michael Dell was said to hold 206.5 million Class C voting shares, the same shares you can buy , but there are also privately-held Class A and B shares. The Bottom Line on VMware As with its old EMC structure, you'll get more "play" on your investment owning VMware shares but, ironically, more ownership with DELL shares.	It's a lot like the pre-Dell situation, where VMware was a better investment than EMC despite EMC's huge stake in VMware. Dell's public shares should be worth about $11.3 billion. The Dell Solution?	861ba1e0-c4da-4f17-87a0-ecca0a6cd7eb
726291.0	2019-02-28 00:00:00 UTC	Dell (DELL) Fourth Quarter Earnings: What to Expect	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-dell-fourth-quarter-earnings-what-expect-2019-02-28	nan	nan	Dell Technologies (DELL) is set to release fourth quarter fiscal 2018 results after Thursday’s closing bell. Investors are eager to see what the tech giant reveals in its first quarterly results since it returned to the public market last December. And a good return it has been. Shares of the PC and data-storage giant have climbed 15% year to date, including 20% gains over the past month and besting the 11% year-to-date rise in the S&P 500 index. The company, which has three key operating segments, is benefiting from a combination of factors — namely its improved revenue in its Client Solutions Group and Infrastructure Solutions Group. Dell is also seeing market share gains in its PC division. Notably, this is despite Gartner reporting a global PC decline in the fourth quarter. Last month Citi Research analyst Jim Suva initiated coverage of Dell shares with a Buy rating and $55 price target, noting that the current valuation discount of 40% to 50% to its peers is too wide given "a much more favorable product offering.” Suva might be on to something. Fast forward a few weeks later, Dell shares have already surpassed Suva’s target. Will its numbers on Thursday call for a target upgrade? For the three months that ended December, Wall Street expects the Round Rock, TX.-based company to earn $1.89 per share on revenue of $23.46 billion. This compares to the year-ago quarter when earnings came to $1.14 per share on revenue of $19.63 billion. For the full year, earnings are projected to rise 38% year over year to $6.57 per share, while full-year revenue of $90.97 billion would rise 13.8% year over year. In the third quarter, the company delivered revenue of $22.5 billion. Though that marked an impressive 15% year-over-year increase, the company generated an operating loss of $356 million. On an adjusted basis, it generated an operating income of $2.1 billion, but it was down 2% from the year prior. In other words, the report was a mixed bag. On Thursday Wall Street will want Dell, which is projected to deliver a 7% jump Q4 revenues, show that it can also grow its bottom line. Its adjusted full-year earnings are expected to rise about 7.3%. This is important given the company’s debt load which has become a concern for investors. Much of this debt, estimated to be $50.3 billion, is from Dell’s $67 billion buyout of EMC. In the past two years, it has paid down almost $15 billion in gross debt, including roughly $1.3 billion in Q3. As such, profits will remain constrained for the foreseeable future and underscores the importance of the cash flow generation. Good news is, Dell, which is expected to benefit from its dominant position in the enterprise IT solutions market, ended Q3 with a cash and investments balance of $20.4 billion. Investors will be looking to see if this figure can rise in 2019 and how much of the company’s cash will go towards debt retirement. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Good news is, Dell, which is expected to benefit from its dominant position in the enterprise IT solutions market, ended Q3 with a cash and investments balance of $20.4 billion. Dell Technologies (DELL) is set to release fourth quarter fiscal 2018 results after Thursday’s closing bell. Dell is also seeing market share gains in its PC division.	Dell Technologies (DELL) is set to release fourth quarter fiscal 2018 results after Thursday’s closing bell. Dell is also seeing market share gains in its PC division. Last month Citi Research analyst Jim Suva initiated coverage of Dell shares with a Buy rating and $55 price target, noting that the current valuation discount of 40% to 50% to its peers is too wide given "a much more favorable product offering.” Suva might be on to something.	Good news is, Dell, which is expected to benefit from its dominant position in the enterprise IT solutions market, ended Q3 with a cash and investments balance of $20.4 billion. Dell Technologies (DELL) is set to release fourth quarter fiscal 2018 results after Thursday’s closing bell. Dell is also seeing market share gains in its PC division.	Fast forward a few weeks later, Dell shares have already surpassed Suva’s target. Dell Technologies (DELL) is set to release fourth quarter fiscal 2018 results after Thursday’s closing bell. Dell is also seeing market share gains in its PC division.	43ad4b57-6095-4bd9-8aac-624ca75e4bc0
726292.0	2019-02-28 00:00:00 UTC	Dell revenue rises 9 pct in first report as public company	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-revenue-rises-9-pct-first-report-public-company-2019-02-28	nan	nan	Feb 28 () - Dell Technologies Inc reported on Thursday a nearly 9 percent rise in quarterly revenue in its first earnings report since a return to public markets, lifted by demand for its servers and network devices. The company returned to public markets on Dec. 28 after it bought back interest tied to the performance of software maker VMware, and shares have risen more than 22 percent since then. Revenue in its Infrastructure Solutions Group, which houses its servers and network device business, rose 10 percent to $9.9 billion. Total revenue rose to $23.84 billion from $21.96 billion. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Feb 28 () - Dell Technologies Inc reported on Thursday a nearly 9 percent rise in quarterly revenue in its first earnings report since a return to public markets, lifted by demand for its servers and network devices. The company returned to public markets on Dec. 28 after it bought back interest tied to the performance of software maker VMware, and shares have risen more than 22 percent since then. Revenue in its Infrastructure Solutions Group, which houses its servers and network device business, rose 10 percent to $9.9 billion.	Feb 28 () - Dell Technologies Inc reported on Thursday a nearly 9 percent rise in quarterly revenue in its first earnings report since a return to public markets, lifted by demand for its servers and network devices. Revenue in its Infrastructure Solutions Group, which houses its servers and network device business, rose 10 percent to $9.9 billion. Total revenue rose to $23.84 billion from $21.96 billion.	Feb 28 () - Dell Technologies Inc reported on Thursday a nearly 9 percent rise in quarterly revenue in its first earnings report since a return to public markets, lifted by demand for its servers and network devices. Revenue in its Infrastructure Solutions Group, which houses its servers and network device business, rose 10 percent to $9.9 billion. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Feb 28 () - Dell Technologies Inc reported on Thursday a nearly 9 percent rise in quarterly revenue in its first earnings report since a return to public markets, lifted by demand for its servers and network devices. The company returned to public markets on Dec. 28 after it bought back interest tied to the performance of software maker VMware, and shares have risen more than 22 percent since then. Revenue in its Infrastructure Solutions Group, which houses its servers and network device business, rose 10 percent to $9.9 billion.	636ea795-b321-4a77-8a8a-b6d2a959bcf1
726293.0	2019-02-25 00:00:00 UTC	The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Cisco Systems, Dell Technologies and Cree	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-zacks-analyst-blog-highlights%3A-cisco-systems-dell-technologies-and-cree-2019-02-25	nan	nan	For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - February 25, 2019 - Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include:Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO , Dell Technologies Inc. DELL and Cree, Inc. CREE . Here are highlights from Tuesday's Analyst Blog: 3 "Internet of Things" Stocks to Buy Right Now The "Internet of Things" essentially connects household products, industrial devices, vehicles, and much more to allow for advanced monitoring. Everyday products and machines can now be embedded with sensor technology to process data or interact with other electronic devices. For example, consumer-level IoT products include things like Amazon's Echo "smart speaker," wearable motion and activity tracking products from the likes of Fitbit and Apple, and advanced in-car technology. On the commercial side of the IoT market, industrial manufacturers have begun implementing sensors into machines to track performance and efficiency. One of the more obvious plays here for investors is semiconductor stocks, as chipmakers should be able to benefit from the growth of connected devices. But some chip stocks, including powers like Nvidia, have been sluggish recently. With that said, IoT is set to become nearly ubiquitous, which means investors can try to profit from its growth in countless industries and firms. So today we've found three stocks which have been flagged by the Zacks Rank that could be poised for further IoT growth soon. 1. Cisco Systems, Inc. This historic networking and tech giant expanded its IoT business in recent years, offering clients the chance to connect everything from transportation fleets to assembly lines in order to run their operations more efficiently. Cisco sells IoT-related hardware and software, among other connectivity solutions, and saw its revenues climb 7% in its recently-reported quarter to top Wall Street estimates. CSCO also bea t earnings estimates despite having to raise some of its prices for switches and routers in order to combat trade war-focused tariffs on Chinese produced goods. Cisco stock has surged 16% this year and hit a new 52-week high Friday on the back of its continued post-earnings momentum. Looking ahead, our Zacks Consensus calls for Cisco's current quarter earnings to surge 17% on the back of 3.4% revenue growth. CSCO has also experienced a ton of positive earnings estimate revision activity to help it earn its Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). Plus, Cisco is a dividend payer that is trading in line with its industry's average P/E at 17.4X forward 12-month Zacks Consensus EPS estimates, which also marks a discount compared to its year-long high of 18.5X. 2. Dell Technologies Inc. Dell Technologies returned to the public markets at the end of December, roughly five years after the company's founder took the company private. Shares of the PC and data-storage giant have climbed nearly 15% in 2019 and the company is set to release its fourth-quarter and fiscal 2019 financial results on Thursday, February 28. Dell bolstered its IoT business in the run-up to its return to the stock market and now offers smart video monitoring solutions, IoT connected bundles, data center-level compute, storage, and networking that bolsters bandwidth, and more. Dell is projected to see its fourth-quarter revenues jump 7% to reach $23.46 billion, while its adjusted full-year earnings are expected to climb 7.3%. The company is also trading at 7.9X forward 12-month Zacks Consensus EPS estimates. This marks a huge discount compared to the IT Services Market's 17.6X average and the S&P 500's 16.9X. Dell sports "A" grades for both Value and Growth in our Style Scores system and is a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at the moment. 3. Cree, Inc. Cree is a manufacturer of LEDs and semiconductors that enhance the value of solid-state lighting, power and communications products. The company's "SmartCast" platform enables Power over Ethernet technology and is geared toward IoT products and Smart Building platforms. CREE sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and has experienced gains of 24% in the past three months to crush its broader industry's 14% average climb. Peeking ahead, analysts expect Cree's current-quarter earnings to skyrocket 300% and its current fiscal year earnings-which ends in June-to soar over 310%. That growth is expected to continue to the tune of another 63% in the following year. Current estimates also see Cree's revenue growth in these years reaching 10% and 11%, respectively, which means the company might not see the pullback some on Wall Street expect other semiconductors to witness in the near future. Wall Street's Next Amazon Zacks EVP Kevin Matras believes this familiar stock has only just begun its climb to become one of the greatest investments of all time. It's a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in pure genius. Click for details >> Media Contact Zacks Investment Research 800-767-3771 ext. 9339 support@zacks.com http://www.zacks.com Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss . This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit http://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report Cree, Inc. (CREE): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Stocks recently featured in the blog include:Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO , Dell Technologies Inc. DELL and Cree, Inc. CREE . Dell Technologies Inc. Dell Technologies returned to the public markets at the end of December, roughly five years after the company's founder took the company private. Dell bolstered its IoT business in the run-up to its return to the stock market and now offers smart video monitoring solutions, IoT connected bundles, data center-level compute, storage, and networking that bolsters bandwidth, and more.	Stocks recently featured in the blog include:Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO , Dell Technologies Inc. DELL and Cree, Inc. CREE . Click to get this free report Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report Cree, Inc. (CREE): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Dell Technologies Inc. Dell Technologies returned to the public markets at the end of December, roughly five years after the company's founder took the company private.	Stocks recently featured in the blog include:Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO , Dell Technologies Inc. DELL and Cree, Inc. CREE . Click to get this free report Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report Cree, Inc. (CREE): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Dell Technologies Inc. Dell Technologies returned to the public markets at the end of December, roughly five years after the company's founder took the company private.	Stocks recently featured in the blog include:Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO , Dell Technologies Inc. DELL and Cree, Inc. CREE . Dell Technologies Inc. Dell Technologies returned to the public markets at the end of December, roughly five years after the company's founder took the company private. Dell bolstered its IoT business in the run-up to its return to the stock market and now offers smart video monitoring solutions, IoT connected bundles, data center-level compute, storage, and networking that bolsters bandwidth, and more.	dbdb4d92-8ea0-4533-81d7-2f97ccc3bccb
726294.0	2019-02-25 00:00:00 UTC	What's in the Cards for Dell Technologies (DELL) Q4 Earnings?	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/whats-in-the-cards-for-dell-technologies-dell-q4-earnings-2019-02-25	nan	nan	Dell TechnologiesDELL is set to release fourth-quarter fiscal 2019 results on Feb 28. This will be the firs t quarterly earnings of the company after it returned back to public market in December, last year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings has remained steady at $1.89 over the past seven days. The consensus mark for revenues is $23.46 billion and is expected to grow roughly 7% year over year. Let's see how things are shaping up for this announcement. Factors to Watch Dell is expected to benefit from its dominant position in the enterprise IT solutions market. Strong spending by customers on infrastructure is expected to be key catalyst for the company in the to-be-reported quarter. The company is also likely to gain from the ongoing momentum at VMware VMW , in which it has a majority stake. Dell also own stakes in Pivotal Software PVTL and SecureWorks. However, a sluggish PC market doesn't bode well for the company. Additionally, the company faces stiff competition in the server and data storage equipment market, not only from the likes of HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (in on-premise hardware) but also from cloud computing service providers like Amazon, Microsoft and Google. Moreover, Dell's leveraged balance sheet is a headwind. What Our Model Says According to the Zacks model, a company with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) along with a positive Earnings ESP has a good chance of beating estimates. The Sell-rated stocks (Zacks Rank #4 or 5) are best avoided. Dell has a Zacks Rank #2 and an Earnings ESP of -1.33%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell, before they're reported, with our Earnings ESP Filter . A Stock With Favorable Combination Here is a stock you may want to consider as our model shows that it has the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat. Momo Inc. MOMO has an Earnings ESP of +1.55% and a Zacks Rank #2. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here. This Could Be the Fastest Way to Grow Wealth in 2019 Research indicates one sector is poised to deliver a crop of the best-performing stocks you'll find anywhere in the market. Breaking news in this space frequently creates quick double- and triple-digit profit opportunities. These companies are changing the world - and owning their stocks could transform your portfolio in 2019 and beyond. Recent trades from this sector have generated +98% , +119% and +164% gains in as little as 1 month. Click here to see these breakthrough stocks now >> Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Momo Inc. (MOMO): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report VMware, Inc. (VMW): Free Stock Analysis Report Pivotal Software, Inc. (PVTL): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Dell TechnologiesDELL is set to release fourth-quarter fiscal 2019 results on Feb 28. Factors to Watch Dell is expected to benefit from its dominant position in the enterprise IT solutions market. Dell also own stakes in Pivotal Software PVTL and SecureWorks.	Click to get this free report Momo Inc. (MOMO): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report VMware, Inc. (VMW): Free Stock Analysis Report Pivotal Software, Inc. (PVTL): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Dell TechnologiesDELL is set to release fourth-quarter fiscal 2019 results on Feb 28. Factors to Watch Dell is expected to benefit from its dominant position in the enterprise IT solutions market.	Click to get this free report Momo Inc. (MOMO): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report VMware, Inc. (VMW): Free Stock Analysis Report Pivotal Software, Inc. (PVTL): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Dell TechnologiesDELL is set to release fourth-quarter fiscal 2019 results on Feb 28. Factors to Watch Dell is expected to benefit from its dominant position in the enterprise IT solutions market.	Dell has a Zacks Rank #2 and an Earnings ESP of -1.33%. Dell TechnologiesDELL is set to release fourth-quarter fiscal 2019 results on Feb 28. Factors to Watch Dell is expected to benefit from its dominant position in the enterprise IT solutions market.	6441140f-9545-4fd6-9c12-9c8b3d4854c3
726295.0	2019-02-22 00:00:00 UTC	Zacks.com featured highlights include: Mallinckrodt, Dell, American Axle, Daqo and General Motors	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/zacks.com-featured-highlights-include%3A-mallinckrodt-dell-american-axle-daqo-and-general	nan	nan	For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - February 22, 2019 - Stocks in this week's article are Mallinckrodt Public Limited Co.MNK , Dell Technologies Inc.DELL , American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.AXL , Daqo New Energy Corp.DQ and General Motors CompanyGM . Buy These 5 Stocks with Attractive Sales Growth Right Now Steady sales growth is vital to the survival of any business. Sales growth not only offers an insight into product demand and pricing power, it also is important for growth projections and strategic decision making. Nonetheless, investors often fail to consider sales growth as a dependable metric. 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(DQ): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report Mallinckrodt public limited company (MNK): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - February 22, 2019 - Stocks in this week's article are Mallinckrodt Public Limited Co.MNK , Dell Technologies Inc.DELL , American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.AXL , Daqo New Energy Corp.DQ and General Motors CompanyGM . Click to get this free report General Motors Company (GM): Free Stock Analysis Report American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AXL): Free Stock Analysis Report DAQO New Energy Corp. (DQ): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report Mallinckrodt public limited company (MNK): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This metric's importance lies in the fact that management has limited opportunities to manipulate revenues, unlike earnings.	For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - February 22, 2019 - Stocks in this week's article are Mallinckrodt Public Limited Co.MNK , Dell Technologies Inc.DELL , American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.AXL , Daqo New Energy Corp.DQ and General Motors CompanyGM . Click to get this free report General Motors Company (GM): Free Stock Analysis Report American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AXL): Free Stock Analysis Report DAQO New Energy Corp. (DQ): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report Mallinckrodt public limited company (MNK): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. 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For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - February 22, 2019 - Stocks in this week's article are Mallinckrodt Public Limited Co.MNK , Dell Technologies Inc.DELL , American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.AXL , Daqo New Energy Corp.DQ and General Motors CompanyGM . Buy These 5 Stocks with Attractive Sales Growth Right Now Steady sales growth is vital to the survival of any business.	For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - February 22, 2019 - Stocks in this week's article are Mallinckrodt Public Limited Co.MNK , Dell Technologies Inc.DELL , American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.AXL , Daqo New Energy Corp.DQ and General Motors CompanyGM . Click to get this free report General Motors Company (GM): Free Stock Analysis Report American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AXL): Free Stock Analysis Report DAQO New Energy Corp. (DQ): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report Mallinckrodt public limited company (MNK): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Nonetheless, investors often fail to consider sales growth as a dependable metric.	63a32bd2-68c0-48bb-acd4-046adc270292
726296.0	2019-02-22 00:00:00 UTC	3 "Internet of Things" Stocks to Buy Right Now	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-internet-things-stocks-buy-right-now-2019-02-22	nan	nan	The "Internet of Things" essentially connects household products, industrial devices, vehicles, and much more to allow for advanced monitoring. Everyday products and machines can now be embedded with sensor technology to process data or interact with other electronic devices. For example, consumer-level IoT products include things like Amazon's AMZN Echo "smart speaker," wearable motion and activity tracking products from the likes of Fitbit FIT and Apple AAPL , and advanced in-car technology. On the commercial side of the IoT market, industrial manufacturers have begun implementing sensors into machines to track performance and efficiency. One of the more obvious plays here for investors is semiconductor stocks, as chipmakers should be able to benefit from the growth of connected devices. But some chip stocks, including powers like Nvidia NVDA , have been sluggish recently. With that said, IoT is set to become nearly ubiquitous, which means investors can try to profit from its growth in countless industries and firms. So today we've found three stocks which have been flagged by the Zacks Rank that could be poised for further IoT growth soon. 1. Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO This historic networking and tech giant expanded its IoT business in recent years, offering clients the chance to connect everything from transportation fleets to assembly lines in order to run their operations more efficiently. Cisco sells IoT-related hardware and software, among other connectivity solutions, and saw its revenues climb 7% in its recently-reported quarter to top Wall Street estimates. CSCO also bea t earnings estimates despite having to raise some of its prices for switches and routers in order to combat trade war-focused tariffs on Chinese produced goods. Cisco stock has surged 16% this year and hit a new 52-week high Friday on the back of its continued post-earnings momentum. Looking ahead, our Zacks Consensus calls for Cisco's current quarter earnings to surge 17% on the back of 3.4% revenue growth. CSCO has also experienced a ton of positive earnings estimate revision activity to help it earn its Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). Plus, Cisco is a dividend payer that is trading in line with its industry's average P/E at 17.4X forward 12-month Zacks Consensus EPS estimates, which also marks a discount compared to its year-long high of 18.5X. 2. Dell Technologies Inc. DELL Dell Technologies returned to the public markets at the end of December, roughly five years after the company's founder took the company private. Shares of the PC and data-storage giant have climbed nearly 15% in 2019 and the company is set to release its fourth-quarter and fiscal 2019 financial results on Thursday, February 28. Dell bolstered its IoT business in the run-up to its return to the stock market and now offers smart video monitoring solutions, IoT connected bundles, data center-level compute, storage, and networking that bolsters bandwidth, and more. Dell is projected to see its fourth-quarter revenues jump 7% to reach $23.46 billion, while its adjusted full-year earnings are expected to climb 7.3%. The company is also trading at 7.9X forward 12-month Zacks Consensus EPS estimates. This marks a huge discount compared to the IT Services Market's 17.6X average and the S&P 500's 16.9X. Dell sports "A" grades for both Value and Growth in our Style Scores system and is a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at the moment. 3. Cree, Inc. CREE Cree is a manufacturer of LEDs and semiconductors that enhance the value of solid-state lighting, power and communications products. The company's "SmartCast" platform enables Power over Ethernet technology and is geared toward IoT products and Smart Building platforms. CREE sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and has experienced gains of 24% in the past three months to crush its broader industry's 14% average climb. Peeking ahead, analysts expect Cree's current-quarter earnings to skyrocket 300% and its current fiscal year earnings-which ends in June-to soar over 310%. That growth is expected to continue to the tune of another 63% in the following year. Current estimates also see Cree's revenue growth in these years reaching 10% and 11%, respectively, which means the company might not see the pullback some on Wall Street expect other semiconductors to witness in the near future. Wall Street's Next Amazon Zacks EVP Kevin Matras believes this familiar stock has only just begun its climb to become one of the greatest investments of all time. It's a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in pure genius. Click for details >> Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO): Free Stock Analysis Report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report Fitbit, Inc. (FIT): Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Free Stock Analysis Report Cree, Inc. (CREE): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Dell Technologies Inc. DELL Dell Technologies returned to the public markets at the end of December, roughly five years after the company's founder took the company private. Dell bolstered its IoT business in the run-up to its return to the stock market and now offers smart video monitoring solutions, IoT connected bundles, data center-level compute, storage, and networking that bolsters bandwidth, and more. Dell is projected to see its fourth-quarter revenues jump 7% to reach $23.46 billion, while its adjusted full-year earnings are expected to climb 7.3%.	Click to get this free report Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO): Free Stock Analysis Report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report Fitbit, Inc. (FIT): Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Free Stock Analysis Report Cree, Inc. (CREE): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Dell Technologies Inc. DELL Dell Technologies returned to the public markets at the end of December, roughly five years after the company's founder took the company private. Dell bolstered its IoT business in the run-up to its return to the stock market and now offers smart video monitoring solutions, IoT connected bundles, data center-level compute, storage, and networking that bolsters bandwidth, and more.	Dell Technologies Inc. DELL Dell Technologies returned to the public markets at the end of December, roughly five years after the company's founder took the company private. Dell bolstered its IoT business in the run-up to its return to the stock market and now offers smart video monitoring solutions, IoT connected bundles, data center-level compute, storage, and networking that bolsters bandwidth, and more. Click to get this free report Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO): Free Stock Analysis Report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report Fitbit, Inc. (FIT): Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Free Stock Analysis Report Cree, Inc. (CREE): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.	Dell Technologies Inc. DELL Dell Technologies returned to the public markets at the end of December, roughly five years after the company's founder took the company private. Dell bolstered its IoT business in the run-up to its return to the stock market and now offers smart video monitoring solutions, IoT connected bundles, data center-level compute, storage, and networking that bolsters bandwidth, and more. Dell is projected to see its fourth-quarter revenues jump 7% to reach $23.46 billion, while its adjusted full-year earnings are expected to climb 7.3%.	392f530d-7847-4fe3-b932-1af330558834
726297.0	2019-02-21 00:00:00 UTC	6 Low Price-to-Book Stocks for Value Investors	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/6-low-price-to-book-stocks-for-value-investors-2019-02-21	nan	nan	Value investors actively look for stocks that they think the market has undervalued. It is their belief that the market overreacts to good and bad news, which results in stock price movements that do not correspond with a company's long-term fundamentals. This, according to them, creates an opportunity to profit when the price of the stock goes down. Value investors turn to financial ratios to help analyze a company's fundamentals. The price-to-book (P/B) ratio is widely favored by value investors for identifying low-priced stocks with exceptional returns. The ratio is used to compare a stock's market value/price to its book value. The P/B ratio is calculated as below: P/B ratio = market price per share/book value of equity per share Now let us understand the concept of book value. Understanding Book Value There are several ways by which book value can be defined. Book value is the total value that would be left over, according to the company's balance sheet, if it goes bankrupt immediately. In other words, this is what shareholders would theoretically receive if a company liquidates all its assets after paying off its liabilities. It is calculated by subtracting total liabilities from the total assets of a company. In most cases, this equates to the common stockholders' equity on the balance sheet. However, depending on the company's balance sheet, intangible assets should also be subtracted from the total assets to determine book value. Understanding P/B Ratio By comparing the book value of equity to its market price, we get an idea of whether a company is under- or overpriced. However, like P/E or P/S ratio, it is always better to compare P/B ratios within industries. A P/B ratio less than one means that the stock is trading at less than its book value, or the stock is undervalued and therefore a good buy. Conversely, a stock with a ratio greater than one can be interpreted as being overvalued or relatively expensive. For example, a stock with a P/B ratio of 2 means that we pay $2 for every $1 of book value. Thus, the higher the P/B, the more expensive the stock. But there is a caveat. A P/B ratio less than one can also mean that the company is earning weak or even negative returns on its assets, or that the assets are overstated, in which case the stock should be shunned because it may be destroying shareholder value. Conversely, the stock's price may be significantly high - thereby pushing the P/B ratio to more than one - in the likely case that it has become a takeover target, a good enough reason to own the stock. Moreover, the P/B ratio isn't without limitations. It is useful for businesses - like finance, investments, insurance and banking or manufacturing companies - with many liquid/tangible assets on the books. However, it can be misleading for firms with significant R&D expenditure, high debt, service companies or those with negative earnings. In any case, the ratio is not particularly relevant as a standalone number. One should analyze other ratios like P/E, P/S and debt to equity before arriving at a reasonable investment decision. Screening Parameters Price to Book (common Equity) less than X-Industry Median: A lower P/B compared with the industry average implies that there is enough room for the stock to gain. Price to Sales less than X-Industry Median: The P/S ratio determines how much the market values every dollar of the company's sales/revenues - a lower ratio than the industry makes the stock attractive. Price to Earnings using F(1) estimate less than X-Industry Median: The P/E ratio (F1) values a company based on its current share price relative to its estimated earnings per share - a lower ratio than the industry is considered better. PEG less than 1: PEG ratio links the P/E ratio to the future growth rate of the company. PEG ratio portrays a more complete picture than the P/E ratio. A value of less than 1 indicates that the stock is undervalued and investors need to pay less for a stock that has brigh t earnings growth prospects. Current Price greater than or equal to $5: They must all be trading at a minimum of $5 or higher. Average 20-Day Volume greater than or equal to 100,000: A substantial trading volume ensures that the stock is easily tradable. Zacks Rank less than or equal to #2: Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy) stocks are known to outperform irrespective of the market environment. Value Scoreequal to A or B: Our research shows that stocks with a Value Score of A or B when combined with a Zacks Rank #1 or 2 offer the best opportunities in the value investing space. Here are six of the eight stocks that qualified the screening: Mallinckrodt Public Limited CompanyMNK , a specialty biopharmaceutical company, currently has a Zacks Rank #2 and a Value Score of A. It has a 3-5 year EPS growth rate of 12%. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here . Dell Technologies Inc.DELL , a provider of information technology solutions, currently has a Zacks Rank #2 and a Value Score of A. It has a 3-5 year EPS growth rate of 12%. American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.AXL is a leading supplier of driveline and drivetrain systems, modules and components for the light vehicle market. It has a Zacks Rank #2 and a Value Score of A. It has a 3-5 year EPS growth rate of 8.1%. Daqo New Energy Corp.DQ manufactures and sells high-quality polysilicon to photovoltaic product manufacturers. The company has a projected 3-5 year EPS growth rate of 29%. It currently has a Zacks Rank #2 and a Value Score of A. General Motors CompanyGM , a leading global automotive company, currently has a Zacks Rank #2. It has a 3-5 year EPS growth rate of 8.5% and a Value Score of A. CAI International, Inc.CAI , a leading intermodal freight container leasing and management company, has a projected 3-5 year EPS growth rate of 8%. CAI International currently has a Zacks Rank #2 and a Value Score of A. You can get the rest of the stocks on this list by signing up now for your 2-week free trial to the Research Wizard and start using this screen in your own trading. Further, you can also create your own strategies and test them first before taking the investment plunge. The Research Wizard is a great place to begin. It's easy to use. Everything is in plain language. And it's very intuitive. Start your Research Wizard trial today. And the next time you read an economic report, open up the Research Wizard, plug your finds in, and see what gems come out. Click here to sign up for a free trial to the Research Wizard today . Disclosure: Officers, directors and/or employees of Zacks Investment Research may own or have sold short securities and/or hold long and/or short positions in options that are mentioned in this material. An affiliated investment advisory firm may own or have sold short securities and/or hold long and/or short positions in options that are mentioned in this material. Disclosure: Performance information for Zacks' portfolios and strategies are available at:https://www.zacks.com/performance Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report CAI International, Inc. (CAI): Free Stock Analysis Report General Motors Company (GM): Free Stock Analysis Report American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AXL): Free Stock Analysis Report DAQO New Energy Corp. (DQ): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report Mallinckrodt public limited company (MNK): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Dell Technologies Inc.DELL , a provider of information technology solutions, currently has a Zacks Rank #2 and a Value Score of A. Click to get this free report CAI International, Inc. (CAI): Free Stock Analysis Report General Motors Company (GM): Free Stock Analysis Report American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AXL): Free Stock Analysis Report DAQO New Energy Corp. (DQ): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report Mallinckrodt public limited company (MNK): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It is their belief that the market overreacts to good and bad news, which results in stock price movements that do not correspond with a company's long-term fundamentals.	Click to get this free report CAI International, Inc. (CAI): Free Stock Analysis Report General Motors Company (GM): Free Stock Analysis Report American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AXL): Free Stock Analysis Report DAQO New Energy Corp. (DQ): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report Mallinckrodt public limited company (MNK): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Dell Technologies Inc.DELL , a provider of information technology solutions, currently has a Zacks Rank #2 and a Value Score of A. Screening Parameters Price to Book (common Equity) less than X-Industry Median: A lower P/B compared with the industry average implies that there is enough room for the stock to gain.	Click to get this free report CAI International, Inc. (CAI): Free Stock Analysis Report General Motors Company (GM): Free Stock Analysis Report American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AXL): Free Stock Analysis Report DAQO New Energy Corp. (DQ): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report Mallinckrodt public limited company (MNK): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Dell Technologies Inc.DELL , a provider of information technology solutions, currently has a Zacks Rank #2 and a Value Score of A. A P/B ratio less than one means that the stock is trading at less than its book value, or the stock is undervalued and therefore a good buy.	Dell Technologies Inc.DELL , a provider of information technology solutions, currently has a Zacks Rank #2 and a Value Score of A. Click to get this free report CAI International, Inc. (CAI): Free Stock Analysis Report General Motors Company (GM): Free Stock Analysis Report American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AXL): Free Stock Analysis Report DAQO New Energy Corp. (DQ): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report Mallinckrodt public limited company (MNK): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. However, like P/E or P/S ratio, it is always better to compare P/B ratios within industries.	b3cb493b-0272-44dd-ae94-33d03cdc1c9b
726298.0	2019-02-20 00:00:00 UTC	4 Stocks to Snap Up on Low Price-to-Cash-Flow Ratio	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/4-stocks-to-snap-up-on-low-price-to-cash-flow-ratio-2019-02-20	nan	nan	Value style is considered one of the best practices when it comes to picking stocks. There are different valuation metrics to determine a stock's inherent strength but a random selection of a ratio cannot serve your purpose if you want a realistic assessment of a company's financial position. For this, we would suggest Price to Cash Flow (or P/CF) ratio as one of the key metrics. This metric evaluates the market price of a stock relative to the amount of cash flow that the company is generating on a per-share basis - the lower the number, the better. One of the important factors that make P/CF a highly dependable metric is that operating cash flow adds back non-cash charges such as depreciation and amortization to net income, truly diagnosing the financial health of a company. Analysts caution that a company's earnings are subject to accounting estimates and management manipulation. On the other hand, cash flow is reliable. It is net cash flow that unveils how much money a company is actually generating and how effectively management is deploying the same. Positive cash flow indicates an increase in a company's liquid assets. It gives the company the means to settle debt, shell out for its expenses, reinvest in its business, endure downturns and finally pay back its shareholders. On the other hand, a negative cash flow implies a decline in the company's liquidity, which in turn lowers its flexibility to support these moves. However, an investment decision solely based on the P/CF metric may not fetch the desired results. To identify stocks that are trading at a discount, you should expand your search criteria and also consider price-to-book ratio, price-to-earnings ratio and price-to-sales ratio. Adding a favorable Zacks Rank and a Value Score of A or B to your search criteria should lead to even better results as these eliminate the chance of falling into a value trap. The Bargain Hunting Strategy Here are the parameters for selecting true value stocks: P/CF less than or equal to X-Industry Median . Price greater than or equal to 5: The stocks must all be trading at a minimum of $5 or higher. Average 20-Day Volume greater than 100,000: A substantial trading volume ensures that the stock is easily tradable. P/E using (F1) less than or equal to X-Industry Median: This parameter shortlists stocks that are trading at a discount or are equal to its peers. P/B less than or equal to X-Industry Median: A lower P/B compared with the industry average implies that there is enough room for the stock to gain. P/S less than or equal to X-Industry Median: The P/S ratio determines how a stock price compares to the company's sales - the lower the ratio the more attractive the stock is. PEG less than 1: The ratio is used to determine a stock's value by taking the company's earnings growth into account. PEG ratio gives a more complete picture than P/E ratio. A value of less than 1 indicates that the stock is undervalued and that investors need to pay less for a stock that has robus t earnings growth prospect. Zacks Rank less than or equal to 2: Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy) stocks are known to outperform irrespective of the market environment. Value Score of less than or equal to B: Our research shows that stocks with a Style Score of A or B when combined with Zacks Rank #1 or 2 offer the best upside potential. Here are four of the 10 stocks that qualified the screening: American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.AXL , which designs, engineers, validates, and manufactures driveline, metal forming, powertrain and casting products, carries a Zacks Rank #2. It has an expected EPS growth rate of 8.1% for 3-5 years and delivered an average positive earnings surprise of 1.4% in the trailing four quarters. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here . Daqo New Energy Corp.DQ has an expected EPS growth rate of 29% for 3-5 years and pulled off an average positive earnings surprise of 15.3% in the trailing four quarters. The manufacturer and seller of polysilicon and wafers carries a Zacks Rank #2. Dell Technologies Inc.DELL designs, manufactures, sells and supports information technology products and services globally. This Zacks Rank #2 company has an expected EPS growth rate of 12% for 3-5 years. General Motors CompanyGM designs, builds and sells cars, trucks and automobile parts worldwide. It has a Zacks Rank #2 and expected EPS growth rate of 8.5% for 3-5 years. The company delivered positive earnings surprises in the trailing four quarters at an average of 20.5%. Get the rest of the stocks on the list and start putting this and other ideas to the test. It can all be done with the Research Wizard stock picking and backtesting software. The Research Wizard is a great place to begin. It's easy to use. Everything is in plain language. And it's very intuitive. Start your Research Wizard trial today. And the next time you read an economic report, open up the Research Wizard, plug your finds in, and see what gems come out. Click here to sign up for a free trial to the Research Wizard today . Disclosure: Officers, directors and/or employees of Zacks Investment Research may own or have sold short securities and/or hold long and/or short positions in options that are mentioned in this material. An affiliated investment advisory firm may own or have sold short securities and/or hold long and/or short positions in options that are mentioned in this material. Disclosure: Performance information for Zacks' portfolios and strategies are available at:https://www.zacks.com/performance. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report General Motors Company (GM): Free Stock Analysis Report American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AXL): Free Stock Analysis Report DAQO New Energy Corp. (DQ): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Dell Technologies Inc.DELL designs, manufactures, sells and supports information technology products and services globally. Click to get this free report General Motors Company (GM): Free Stock Analysis Report American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AXL): Free Stock Analysis Report DAQO New Energy Corp. (DQ): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. There are different valuation metrics to determine a stock's inherent strength but a random selection of a ratio cannot serve your purpose if you want a realistic assessment of a company's financial position.	Dell Technologies Inc.DELL designs, manufactures, sells and supports information technology products and services globally. Click to get this free report General Motors Company (GM): Free Stock Analysis Report American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AXL): Free Stock Analysis Report DAQO New Energy Corp. (DQ): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has an expected EPS growth rate of 8.1% for 3-5 years and delivered an average positive earnings surprise of 1.4% in the trailing four quarters.	Click to get this free report General Motors Company (GM): Free Stock Analysis Report American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AXL): Free Stock Analysis Report DAQO New Energy Corp. (DQ): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Dell Technologies Inc.DELL designs, manufactures, sells and supports information technology products and services globally. P/S less than or equal to X-Industry Median: The P/S ratio determines how a stock price compares to the company's sales - the lower the ratio the more attractive the stock is.	Dell Technologies Inc.DELL designs, manufactures, sells and supports information technology products and services globally. Click to get this free report General Motors Company (GM): Free Stock Analysis Report American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AXL): Free Stock Analysis Report DAQO New Energy Corp. (DQ): Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For this, we would suggest Price to Cash Flow (or P/CF) ratio as one of the key metrics.	1d6bad0f-4605-4dee-abb5-e597a3a6def0
726299.0	2019-02-20 00:00:00 UTC	Dell Technologies (DELL) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know	DELL	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-technologies-dell-outpaces-stock-market-gains%3A-what-you-should-know-2019-02-20	nan	nan	Dell Technologies (DELL) closed the most recent trading day at $55.54, moving +0.91% from the previous trading session. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.18%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.24%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.03%. Prior to today's trading, shares of the computer and technology services provider had gained 24.92% over the past month. This has outpaced the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 5.62% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.28% in that time. DELL will be looking to display strength as it nears its nex t earnings release, which is expected to be February 28, 2019. In tha t report , analysts expect DELL to post earnings of $1.89 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 20.92%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $23.46 billion, up 6.96% from the year-ago period. Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for DELL. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook. Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system. Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.05% higher. DELL currently has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy). Valuation is also important, so investors should note that DELL has a Forward P/E ratio of 7.94 right now. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 22.36, which means DELL is trading at a discount to the group. Also, we should mention that DELL has a PEG ratio of 0.66. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. Computers - IT Services stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 1.56 based on yesterday's closing prices. The Computers - IT Services industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 31, which puts it in the top 13% of all 250+ industries. The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1. You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	Dell Technologies (DELL) closed the most recent trading day at $55.54, moving +0.91% from the previous trading session. DELL will be looking to display strength as it nears its nex t earnings release, which is expected to be February 28, 2019. In tha t report , analysts expect DELL to post earnings of $1.89 per share.	Dell Technologies (DELL) closed the most recent trading day at $55.54, moving +0.91% from the previous trading session. Click to get this free report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. DELL will be looking to display strength as it nears its nex t earnings release, which is expected to be February 28, 2019.	Dell Technologies (DELL) closed the most recent trading day at $55.54, moving +0.91% from the previous trading session. Click to get this free report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. DELL will be looking to display strength as it nears its nex t earnings release, which is expected to be February 28, 2019.	In tha t report , analysts expect DELL to post earnings of $1.89 per share. Dell Technologies (DELL) closed the most recent trading day at $55.54, moving +0.91% from the previous trading session. DELL will be looking to display strength as it nears its nex t earnings release, which is expected to be February 28, 2019.	7b36447b-2245-425d-8847-e7b95ca2bf87

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