One metric I look at fairly often for various countries is the relationship between the performance of stocks vs. bonds. The idea is straightforward enough: when stocks are outperforming bonds, it tends to be associated with a growing economy. When bonds are outperforming stocks, it...
Credit conditions are tightening in both Europe and the United States. Our analysis follows in our mid-quarter update, Tightening Credit. Prefer to download this presentation in PDF? Please click here. 1. Summary -Credit conditions in both Europe and the United States tightened significantly recently. -We had our AI engine...
GoodRx is a leading digital platform for consumer health care. It was founded on the belief that everyone deserves affordable and convenient health care in a country where prescription drug prices are not regulated, and the cost of prescriptions can differ significantly depending on the...
For decades since the end of the Cold War there have been very limited restrictions on foreign investments by US investors compared to those of other countries. This has allowed US investors to transact in a wide array of international investment options. Indeed, following the...
The US Purchasing Managers Composite Index (PMI) increased in January to 46.6 from 45 in December, representing a slowing economy but slightly less pessimistic than expected and better than the month before. As a preliminary release for January, this US PMI report gives investors the...
We believe highly innovative companies, when accounted for properly, are cheaper than their non-innovative peers in all regions of the world. Below in our Mid-Quarter Update, we map the spheres of innovation in the developed world. Prefer to download this presentation in PDF? Please click here. 1.Summary We...
Irvine, California-based Masimo makes non-invasive patient monitoring, measuring and sensing technologies that improve patient care in the hospital, the home, and on the go. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Masimo found itself in a unique position to support the urgent needs of both clinicians and patients...
Kforce is a professional staffing and technology firm headquartered in Tampa, Florida. Each year this Knowledge Leader provides more than 30,000 opportunities to professionals who work for 3,000 clients, including a significant majority of the Fortune 500. Founded in 1962, this firm’s intellectual property is...
Sensient is a leading global maker of colors, flavors and specialty ingredients for the cosmetic, food, and pharmaceutical industries. Inspired by nature, its products are designed to enhance sensory experience through Sensient’s proprietary technologies. Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the firm’s R&D teams help many of the...
Based in Irvine, California, Edwards Lifesciences is the global leader of devices for structural heart disease. With a vision to constantly innovate on behalf of people fighting cardiovascular disease, the firm makes artificial heart valves, advanced heart repair products, and monitoring devices, all while exploring...
The third largest homebuilder in the US, PulteGroup builds and sells homes in 40 cities across the country. As such, it has benefitted from new and emerging pandemic trends, including an increased preference for single-family living and ongoing remote work. This Atlanta, Georgia-based Knowledge Leader...
Similar to a basketball player with a ”hot hand”, stocks go on statistical runs. And similar to a player with a ”cold streak”, stocks have slumps. Over time, with a proper perspective, it is easy to measure the extent to which these runs and slumps...
Australia, being one of the world’s biggest commodity producers, finds itself at the very beginning of the global supply chain for infrastructure investment and many manufactured products. It makes sense then, that magnitude and directional changes in the pace of global investment and consumption would...
CoreLogic released their home price index for July today and it showed another 1.25% month-over-month gain in June (including distressed sales). Their index is 7.4% higher than one year ago. If you exclude distressed sales, house prices still rose by 1.07% in July and are...
