Stephen D. Simpson, CFA


Stock Analysis

  1. Amdocs A Good Value As Is, But With Growth Upside

    Amdocs needs to generate better growth, but even without it the valuation is pretty ...
  2. Valuation Is Finally Reasonable At FactSet, But Growth Is ...

    FactSet's valuation is more reasonable today, but the growth issues are greater. ...
  3. W.R. Grace – Maybe The Most Valuable Bankrupt Company Going

    Grace will emerge from bankruptcy as a great specialty chemicals company, but not ...
  4. Enthusiasm Over SK Telecom Has Gone Far Enough

    After a big rally, SK Telecom looks fully valued now and with questionable growth ...
  5. Elan Shareholders Bring Management To Heel

    The rejection of Elan management's proposed transactions ought to accelerate the ...
  6. Does AT&T Have Global Ambitions?

    Rumors are swirling that AT&T approached Telefonica with a buyout bid
  7. Rockwood Gets Its Deal For CeramTec

    Rockwood gets a solid multiple for its high-margin, growing CeramTec business.
  8. Weyerhaeuser Has A Busy Father's Day

    Weyerhaeuser makes a serious of moves that should build long-term value
  9. Even Near A 52-Week High, MetLife Seems Undervalued

    MetLife has rebounded nicely, but should outperform as rates move up again.
  10. Can National Oilwell Varco Win Back The Love?

    The Street seems to have forgotten its love of this leading energy equipment company.
  11. Peabody Energy Carries Higher Expectations, But Solid Value

    Peabody gets more benefit of the doubt than most, but still looks attractively priced ...
  12. With Freeport McMoRan, It's Time To Get Over It And Move ...

    With the oil and gas deals done, Freeport McMoRan looks undervalued even on conservative ...
  13. Cloud Peak Energy May Have A Steeper Road To Recovery

    Cloud Peak has high-quality thermal coal assets, but the recovery hasn't materialized ...
  14. Challenging Conditions And Conservatism Keeping U.S. Bancorp ...

    The banking market hasn't gotten much better so far this summer, but U.S. Bancorp ...
  15. Absent A Quick Turnaround In Power, GE Has Gone Far Enough ...

    GE's industrial operations are in a bit of a rut, but the long-term quality is still ...
  16. Dover's Opportunities Matched Only By Wall Street's Enthusiasm ...

    Dover is increasingly focused on solid long-term markets where it can create a sustainable ...
  17. After A Strong Recovery, What Moves ADM From Here?

    ADM is in better shape these days, but it will likely take a strong harvest to move ...
  18. After A Good Run, Novartis Looks Fairly Valued

    Novartis is a well-balanced, high-quality pharma with growth credentials, but also ...
  19. Impala Platinum Trying To Survive Multiple Challenges

    Impala has been pummeled by weaker prices, higher costs, adverse geology, and political ...
  20. Pandora Ups The Stakes In A Brewing Royal(ty) Battle

    Pandora buys a radio station to increase its bargaining power. What does this mean ...
  21. Annie's Still A High Growth-High Multiple Proposition

    Annie's continues its rapid growth, but the valuation already baked this in
  22. Navistar In The Early Stages Of Turning It Around

    Navistar is on the road back to share regrowth and profits.
  23. Diamond Foods Making Better Moves, But Large Uncertainties ...

    Diamond Foods' turnaround continues, but the company cannot afford to slip against ...
  24. As One Problem Fades at lululemon athletica, Another One ...

    More unsettling news from lululemon sends the shares down hard.
  25. AstraZeneca Pays Up To Patch Up Another Key Area

    In buying Pearl, AstraZeneca is taking some of the risk out of its valuable COPD ...
  26. Increasing Regulatory Burdens Depressing America Movil's ...

    Increasing competition is going to cost America Movil margins and growth
  27. Google Goes A Waze To Stay Strong In Maps

    Waze looks like a logical deal for shoring up the value of Google's mapping technology
  28. The Bar Is Rising For Atmel Again

    With the prospect of improving operating leverage and new product opportunities on ...
  29. Will Chatter Around Samsung Shipments Spook Components Stocks?

    Weaker sales of the Galaxy S4 could put a few potholes in the road for Samsung's ...
  30. Honeywell Is Popular, But Built To Perform Well

    Honeywell has the growth and margin drivers to be a solid stock for the long term. ...
  31. Smucker Does Alright, But The Street Goes Away Disappointed

    Smucker's solid quarter is overshadowed by softer sales, particularly in K-cup coffee.
  32. UTi Worldwide Still A “Hurry Up And Wait” Story

    UTi Worldwide's success from here really does rely on successfully executing a long-anticipated ...
  33. Ciena And Carrier Spending – They're Baaa-aaack

    Ciena's strong revenue and margin numbers for the quarter may be the beginning of ...
  34. Even With Steady Guidance, Titan Machinery Has A Lot To ...

    Titan needs to come through with a strong second quarter after this weak start to ...
  35. Growing Pains For Francesca's Holdings

    Francesca's misses on growth and margins, but could still be a successful growth ...
  36. Wall Street Clearly Underestimating VeriFone's Struggles

    VeriFone continues to see its once-solid payments business erode under competitive ...
  37. Post-Barnes, MSC Industrial Has Multiple Growth Opportunities

    The economy is a short-term threat, but MSC's long-term prospects have never been ...
  38. Femsa Is A Delicate Balance Between Growth Opportunities ...

    Femsa's stock got a little too popular, but the long-term prospects are very good.
  39. Cameron – Come For The Orders, But Should You Stay For The ...

    Orders continue to accumulate for this leading energy equipment company.
  40. IBM Spends $2 Billion To Improve Its Offense … And Defense

    IBM pays up to build out its cloud service offerings.
  41. Salesforce.com Doesn't Wait Long To Build Its Marketing ...

    As expected, Salesforce.com pays up to build out its marketing cloud capabilities. ...
  42. Statoil's Turnaround Proceeding Much Too Slowly

    Statoil continues to struggle, and the valuation reflects it
  43. Fifth Third Is One Of The Few Banks With Positive Levers ...

    Fifth Third's capital return capabilities make it a relative standout in the sector.
  44. Apple Hopes iRadio Keeps Users Tuned In

    Apple's gearing up to launch its own internet radio service, but how much will this ...
  45. LSI Looks Too Cheap, But Only If You're A Believer

    LSI has the opportunity to leverage flash technology into a higher stock price
  46. Riverbed Technology Waiting On Synergies And Performance ...

    Riverbed's efforts to expand its addressable market hold significant promise relative ...
  47. F5 Networks On Its Heels, But Hasn't Fallen Down Yet

    F5 has work to do in convincing the Street that it can be a real growth company again
  48. WellPoint Cheaper Than UnitedHealth, But The Risks Are Higher

    WellPoint may deserve a discount, but the shares look cheap even on modest expectations.
  49. OmniVision Showing Much-Needed Signs Of Improvement

    Always-volatile OmniVision is moving in a positive direction again.
  50. Palo Alto's High Multiple And Slight Miss Prove To Be A ...

    Palo Alto really didn't stumble that badly, but huge expectations drive a nasty reaction.
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