Stock Pick of the Week: W. E. 1 Nov. 2019

[clarkrl2]

Rules:

1. Selection must be made prior to the opening bell on the first trading day of the week.
2. Selection may be changed up to the opening bell.
3. Starting price is the opening price on first trading day of week.
4. Ending price is closing price on last trading day of week.
5. No options or other trading vehicles. Only stocks and ETFs are allowed.
6. Opening prices will be those found at Yahoo Finance. Any disputed opening price will be resolved using the price listed at Yahoo Finance historical quotes

To enter the game:

List your stock's symbol, Long or Short, Company name, what the company does and why you like the selection.

Congratulations to last week's winner "ModE96".

Moderators, please pin the thread.

Have a happy Halloween!!!

[ModE98]

TGT (Long)  Christmas shopping starting by "early birds" (on-line or in store).  

www.finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=TGT

[uncle23]

INTC.....long

[clarkrl2]

Long EXTR (Extreme Networks- Communication Equipment)

From the earnings beat MRQ with recent upward estimate revisions screen. schrts.co/qvWiGRzy 

[kadee79]

NETE, long

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! 

And don't forget....on Nov. 3 we turn our clocks BACK!  Yippee!

[ModE98]

kadee..............BOO!!!   scared out of my wits by ghouls and poltergeist.

and you are correct, turn BACK clocks before retiring to bed on Nov 2.

[kadee79]

Oct 27, 2019 12:03:03 GMT -5 ModE98 said:

kadee..............BOO!!!   scared out of my wits by ghouls and poltergeist.

and you are correct, turn BACK clocks before retiring to bed on Nov 2.

LOL Mod!  You got me! 

Anyone want to change their choices for the week?.....

marketrealist.com/2019/10/us-accuses-china-of-ipr-violations-shakes-trade-deal/

[architecto25]

          EPRT      (long)      Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc.

This stock closed Friday at $24.96 per share.

52 wk. high/low        $24.98/$13.05

Acquisition, ownership, & management of single tenant properties.

Founded 12 January 2018.  Hdq. in Princeton, N.J.

18 employees.  2018 sales growth:   74.6%

[Value Buy]

PCG, how low does it go this week? Dropping like a rock this morning-does it continue downward? Do they file bankruptcy this week? $5.00 Friday, $3.37 right now
USS, ticker X, was up Friday and early trading today. Does it pop this week?
AAPL, reports this week, and stock has been on a great run. Does it continue this week?


PCG, short it. The fires are not conducive for saving the stock price this week

[ModE98]

Good short VB, the stock is about next to worthless.   

[Value Buy]

Not yet. This stock flew out of the gate today. I thought I had another 20% plus loser again this week 
Not sure if shorts started covering today, but I wonder why they would do that. And I think they are in bankruptcy already aren't they? Can't do it again!
I only considered this pick after watching the news this morning showing those fires from last night. The company cannot catch a break.
I probably should have gone with Apple company this week.
X would be an unknown winner/loser until Friday

[ModE98]

VB, deleted "Bankrupt" from my post, you are correct, not there yet.  Law firms are filing class action suits, so one of these days, they will be filing for bankruptcy so they can to try to save what they can. 

ADDENDUM 4.44 EST;  I am confused.  Yes, they have declared bankruptcy.  You are correct, again.  Gettin' OLD!

[clarkrl2]

architecto25 jumps out to the early lead. uncle23 is second and the benchmark third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
architecto25	L	EPRT	$24.95	$25.30	1.40%
uncle.23	L	INTC	$56.38	$56.76	0.67%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$196.57	$197.57	0.51%
Mod E	L	TGT	$109.17	$109.72	0.50%
Value Buy	S	PCG	$3.80	$3.80	0.00%
clarkrl2	L	EXTR	$7.35	$7.30	-0.68%
kadee74	L	NETE	$4.76	$4.29	-9.98%

 

[kadee79]

I should have changed mine & shorted it.  Thought about it, but didn't do it.

[architecto25]

Value Buy, maybe you should tell your horse that the trophy will be at the finish line.

I briefly saw the negative 24% on bigcharts for PCG; and quickly wondered why you were not No. 1 today.

Then I checked the Open price and the close …………. the same. And then you had the ZERO...… but

90 million vol. You should hope for no fantastic short covering. That is during the next 5 days.....anyway.

Arch.

[Value Buy]

Oct 28, 2019 15:15:04 GMT -5 ModE98 said:

VB, deleted "Bankrupt" from my post, you are correct, not there yet.  Law firms are filing class action suits, so one of these days, they will be filing for bankruptcy so they can to try to save what they can. 

ADDENDUM 4.44 EST;  I am confused.  Yes, they have declared bankruptcy.  You are correct, again.  Gettin' OLD!

Mod96, I referenced bankruptcy might happen in my original post about picking the stock. My later post where I mentioned they had already filed bankruptcy was to correct MY ERROR!

For the record my name goes back to the old CNBC investing boards before they closed down and we were left with the MSN Boards. It describes my investing style, play it safe, buy value stocks and go long term!

[Value Buy]

Oct 29, 2019 0:36:08 GMT -5 architecto25 said:

Value Buy, maybe you should tell your horse that the trophy will be at the finish line.

I briefly saw the negative 24% on bigcharts for PCG; and quickly wondered why you were not No. 1 today.

Then I checked the Open price and the close …………. the same. And then you had the ZERO...… but

90 million vol. You should hope for no fantastic short covering. That is during the next 5 days.....anyway.

Arch.

Yeh, it seems many weeks a lot of us get taken out on the opening price on Monday's opening.....
Yesterday in premarket trading it was sinking like a rock, then viola, opens way up and went higher. I was down something close to 20% above the opening price before it started going down and then rose near the close to remain flat. Premarket today, it is up 10% or so.
Looks like it will trade this week until it closes Friday afternoon.....

After seeing more damage this morning in California, where a company not only is not selling electricity but has hundreds of accounts literally burning down, I cannot fathom any invester buying this stock right now. It will take years for a turnaround and rebuild the actual lines, infrastructure, which buries them in costs, or as some Californians are talking now, take it over and run it through the government which basically kills the invester's value to zero.....
I imagine some day traders are playing the stock now, but will not want to be long the stock this weekend. At least that is what I am counting on.

[Value Buy]

Please, someone shoot my horse!

I am currently down 30% just today.
I guess buyers think the state will pay more money if the state buys them out.
I cannot fathom that happening, but I cannot understand why this stock is up 30% today.......

[architecto25]

Value Buy, I think most of  "we market players" have gone thru many market

volatility days. I just turned my computer on today less than one hour ago.

Been doing lots of "paper catch-up" as any old man does. Remember this

week's contest is only over at the week's end.

Arch.

[clarkrl2]

clarkrl2 takes over the lead on day two. architecto25 is second and uncle23 third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
clarkrl2	L	EXTR	$7.35	$7.57	2.99%
architecto25	L	EPRT	$24.95	$25.50	2.20%
uncle.23	L	INTC	$56.38	$56.34	-0.07%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$196.57	$196.04	-0.27%
Mod E	L	TGT	$109.17	$108.15	-0.93%
kadee74	L	NETE	$4.76	$4.16	-12.61%
Value Buy	S	PCG	$3.80	$5.03	-32.37%

 

[kadee79]

VB, I'm trying to keep up with you but you are running too fast...remember I'm old! 

[Value Buy]

Oct 29, 2019 19:51:24 GMT -5 kadee79 said:

VB, I'm trying to keep up with you but you are running too fast...remember I'm old! 

LOL, no way you will even come close.
Stock is up another 20% in before market trading above $6 a share for a stock that should be trading in the fifty cent range this week........

[Value Buy]

I assume this is why the stock has been up.

www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/pge-shares-gain-as-bankruptcy-judge-orders-mediation-15145149?puc=CNBC&cm_ven=CNBC

What the article does not mention is they will have huge claims after this episode too. At least one fire is attributablr to them right now. Not to mention rebuilding the infrastructure and lost income from customers.....

[kadee79]

Oct 30, 2019 8:06:40 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

I assume this is why the stock has been up.

www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/pge-shares-gain-as-bankruptcy-judge-orders-mediation-15145149?puc=CNBC&cm_ven=CNBC

What the article does not mention is they will have huge claims after this episode too. At least one fire is attributablr to them right now. Not to mention rebuilding the infrastructure and lost income from customers.....

I read some place a few days ago that they wouldn't give refunds to the folks who they shut off but didn't burn down....must have been people wanting a refund on the monthly charge before usage is added on...the base rate.
If anyone sues for that...there will be more to pay out or at least more claims.

[clarkrl2]

architecto25 is back in front with two days to go. uncle23 is second and the benchmark third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
architecto25	L	EPRT	$24.95	$25.58	2.53%
uncle.23	L	INTC	$56.38	$56.60	0.39%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$196.57	$196.99	0.21%
Mod E	L	TGT	$109.17	$107.93	-1.14%
clarkrl2	L	EXTR	$7.35	$6.89	-6.26%
kadee74	L	NETE	$4.76	$4.25	-10.71%
Value Buy	S	PCG	$3.80	$6.14	-61.58%

 

[clarkrl2]

architecto25 has the lead with one day to go. uncle23 is second and the benchmark third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
architecto25	L	EPRT	$24.95	$25.66	2.85%
uncle.23	L	INTC	$56.38	$56.53	0.27%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$196.57	$197.08	0.26%
Mod E	L	TGT	$109.17	$106.91	-2.07%
clarkrl2	L	EXTR	$7.35	$6.44	-12.38%
kadee74	L	NETE	$4.76	$4.10	-13.87%
Value Buy	S	PCG	$3.80	$6.17	-62.37%

 

[Value Buy]

Can I take a mulligan this week?
Up another 7% today........
Meanwhile if I went with X, I would be up about 16%
AAPL would have been at least a positive score for me this week, but NOOOOO, I had to get greedy

[ModE98]

VB, we all get kicked in the kini-popo by the picks from time to time.  You seem to have been kicked a little harder than normal when looking at that downside percentage.

Bet you'll do much better next week!

[clarkrl2]

architecto25 romps home with a victory and collects this week's trophy. The benchmark is second and uncle23 third. 

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
architecto25	L	EPRT	$24.95	$25.80	3.41%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$196.57	$198.87	1.17%
uncle.23	L	INTC	$56.38	$56.51	0.23%
Mod E	L	TGT	$109.17	$107.82	-1.24%
kadee74	L	NETE	$4.76	$4.23	-11.13%
clarkrl2	L	EXTR	$7.35	$6.52	-11.29%
Value Buy	S	PCG	$3.80	$6.43	-69.21%

[ModE98]

Congrats to architecto for the Win and uncle for Show this week.