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Stephen D. Simpson, CFA


Stock Analysis

  1. Wal-Mart Uses Rigorous Cost Control To Offset Weaker Sales

    Sluggish sales growth at Wal-Mart isn't a big surprise, but it could keep a lid on ...
  2. Fear Of Cisco Leads The Market To Abandon Aruba Networks

    The spectre of share loss to Cisco has become real.
  3. Should Investors Hang Around For More From Applied Materials?

    Applied Materials is showing progress, but has the 50% recovery already anticipated ...
  4. How Much Further Can Value Carry Autodesk?

    Autodesk comes up short again as the macro environment stays soft.
  5. Brocade's Uncertain New Direction

    Brocade badly needs to prove that it can grow again.
  6. Kohl's Could Work For A Trade, But It's In A Brutal Business

    Kohl's did okay by the analysts, but core operating trends here certainly aren't ...
  7. Cisco Comes Through, But Times Are Still Tough

    Cisco comes through with a quarter that should calm tech investors.
  8. If You Don't Mind Volatility, Deere Could Still Do Alright

    Though Deere's shares sold off after earnings, the business model is sound and rolling ...
  9. Investors Already Thinking Recovery For Cummins

    Cummins is still bottoming, but the Street is already thinking recovery
  10. Agilent Isn't Making It Easy On Investors

    Core operating performance at Agilent needs to improve
  11. BP Looks Cheap, But A Lot Of Improvements Have To Come Through

    Even with its problems and challenges, BP seems too cheap today
  12. Waiting For Housing To Recover, Valspar's Recovery Already ...

    Valspar's market share and performance suggest the stock has recovered far enough.
  13. Chipotle Executing Well, But Valuation Leaves No Margin ...

    Weak traffic isn't worrying investors who still prize Chipotle's mid-teens operating ...
  14. Danaher Proves Even The Nimble Can Stumble

    Danaher won't stay stuck for long.
  15. Roper A Little Short On Growth, But A Proven Builder Of ...

    Roper's organic growth isn't great now, but the market's love for this M&A frequent ...
  16. BorgWarner Still In A Long-Term Growth Lane

    BorgWarner has intriguing growth prospects, but the shares have already recovered ...
  17. ABB Performing Well, But A Big Change Is Coming

    ABB is executing well in a tough environment, but losing CEO Hogan is a big blow
  18. Advanced Energy Industries Hanging On For The Turn

    AEIS is cyclically down, but far from out.
  19. It Should Be Up From Here For Eaton

    Eaton should see very solid growth from here, but the market is already expecting ...
  20. The Market Seems Unwilling To Let Yum! Brands Stay Cheap ...

    Yum! Brands' shares have rebounded pretty well despite an ongoing stream of bad news ...
  21. Middleby Keeps Sticking To A Successful Recipe

    Middleby continues to gain share and expand its market opportunities in an under-innovative ...
  22. ArcelorMittal Looks Like A Good House In A Really Tough ...

    ArcelorMittal looks too cheap, but it could be a long wait to see it really outperform
  23. Little Left To Dendreon But The Hope Trade

    Dendreon looks increasingly irrelevant as the medical community moves on from Provenge.
  24. Nvidia Still Too Cheap, And Still Very Controversial

    Investors aren't sold on Nvidia's strategy, and that shows in the stock price.
  25. Adasuve Deal Is Very Good For Alexza, But What About Teva?

    Teva's partnership with Alexza looks like an expensive gamble.
  26. Overheated Expectations Send Rackspace Investors To The ...

    Absent a real competitive moat, it's hard to make sense of Rackspace's valuation.
  27. Groupon Shows Some Vigor, But Much Work Waits To Be Done

    Groupon still has a lot of work to do to reassure the Street that this business model ...
  28. Is Microsoft Hitting Up Barnes & Noble For Some Nook(ie)?

    Will Microsoft pay up to take Nook Media off Barnes & Noble's hands?
  29. Another Negative Fish Oil Study Adds To Amarin's Marketing ...

    More questions about the real efficacy of fish oil is bad news for Amarin.
  30. Better Margins Are Nice, But Are Green Mountain Investors ...

    Are investors going to get scalded by this Starbucks-Green Mountain deal?
  31. After The Hurricane, Is It Safe To Visit Aruba Networks?

    After a big quarterly miss, can investors afford to trust the long-term opportunity ...
  32. Emerson – More Realistic, But Not Necessarily Better

    Emerson's relative performance may be positive, but the net value is still lacking
  33. Mondelez Isn't As Good As Nestle, But Priced Like It Is

    Investors seem to bullish on Mondelez, given the relative performance at Kellogg ...
  34. Disney Does It Again

    Disney comes through again, but valuation is getting pretty high.
  35. Recent Financials May Not Be Entirely Fair To Hologic

    Macro pressures are outweighing solid internal progress at Hologic.
  36. Amgen Chased By The Bubble

    Amgen really needs the pipeline to come through to support this valuation.
  37. Whole Foods Back On Pace

    Whole Foods carries rich multiples, but the growth seems to justify it
  38. Johnson Controls Has A Lot Of Improving Left To Do

    Analysts are projecting a big turnaround in Johnson Controls' margins, but that the ...
  39. Broadcom Has To Play Offense And Defense

    Broadcom has multiple appealing growth opportunities, but also competitive challenges ...
  40. Sysco's Reputation Seems More Durable Than Its Growth

    Sysco seems to be trading more on reputation than reality today.
  41. Ingersoll-Rand Improving, But Are Investors Already Too ...

    WIthout stronger construction markets, Ingersoll-Rand's turnaround could bog down
  42. BMC Software Shows Again That Getting Full Value Is Tough ...

    BMC's sluggish growth results in a takeout bid that doesn't seem to fully value the ...
  43. Will Tyson Serve The Bulls Or Serve Up The Bulls?

    Tyson's weak volumes and operating margins don't square well with the very strong ...
  44. Zions Bancorp Will Likely Find It Harder From Here

    Zions has had a good run, but it may be slower going as lending competition intensifies. ...
  45. Simpler Looks Better For First Horizon

    Deprioritizing non-strategic lending and refocusing on regional banking should be ...
  46. Check Point Software Could Be A Second-Half Rebounder

    If Check Point can reignite growth, the stock is much too cheap.
  47. Teva Still Too Cheap, But Still Too Uncertain

    Teva's present-day momentum is weak, but the value could appeal to patient long-term ...
  48. In A Growth-Starved Sector, Becton Dickinson Rules

    Becton Dickinson is a great business, but investors seem to be too willing to overpay ...
  49. Alcatel-Lucent Looking At A Long Road, But Not Starting ...

    Alcatel-Lucent has a long road back, but the IP keeps the company in the game.
  50. It Gets A Little Harder From Here For Covidien

    Expectations are the bigger issue for Covidien, as underlying growth is still pretty ...
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