Stocks to sell

QuantumScape (NYSE:QS), a startup founded a decade ago, touts a game-changing solid-state battery tech for EVs. However, it’s unproven at scale and faces lawsuits over alleged fraud. A recent $300 million equity offering raised concerns about dilution. Investing in QuantumScape may seem like a binary bet, hinging on whether they successfully bring a solid-state battery

Thinking about buying shares of electric vehicle charging company Blink Charging (NASDAQ:BLNK) stock in 2023? My response is: Don’t try to be a hero and buy what the market is selling. Sure, BLNK stock might look cheap after being beaten down so badly. However, an uber-famous electric vehicle manufacturer’s competing charging network will make life

Investing is more than just researching various stocks and choosing to buy based on technical and fundamental analysis. Sometimes, it’s going with your gut on when to walk away from an investment. Here are three utilities stocks that savvy investors may want to consider bailing on. Let’s dive in. Eversource Energy (ES) Source: zhao jiankang

High-interest rates are here to stay for the foreseeable future. Financial services stocks promise to be some of the most affected by the Fed’s pronouncement. Though markets dipped hard this week and portend further downside, some financial services stocks haven’t yet had a complete reckoning. Rate hikes affect multiple aspects of typical financial services companies.

Cathie Wood has the courage of her convictions. The polarizing investor who runs multiple mutual funds through her Ark Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA:ARKK) firm is notorious for sticking by her stock picks through good times and bad. And times have been mostly bad since the pandemic ended. With a continued focus on disruptive technologies and start-up firms,

Investors seeking to outperform the market and generate enhanced long-term returns often put their money into growth stocks.  While this strategy can yield solid returns during good times, growth stocks tend to fall the hardest when the economy contracts. In fact, we’ll walk you through a few of the top growth stocks investors may want

While it’s an uncomfortable topic, investors need to get serious about certain blue-chip stocks to sell. As some of the biggest and most popular enterprises, the blue chips don’t inherently seem a place to look for red flags. However, as the bankruptcy of Hertz (NASDAQ:HTZ) during the Covid-19 pandemic proved, even the alpha dogs can

The IPO market in 2023 has been anything but hot. After a record-breaking year in 2021, the appetite for new listings has cooled down significantly, first in 2022 and continuing into the current year. Several factors have contributed to this slowdown, such as rising interest rates, inflation fears, geopolitical tensions, regulatory uncertainties and what some

As I’ve noted previously, artificial intelligence (AI) will be tremendously positive for most companies. That’s because the technology will enable companies to provide their customers with better service, more efficiently make and transport products and acquire new customers much more efficiently and effectively. However, AI will badly hurt other firms because the technology will make

Travel is once again booming in the United States. A whopping 90% of Americans traveled in the last three months, according to a recent survey. Of that amount, 73% stayed in a hotel and 67% took a domestic flight. Travel over the Memorial Day and Labor Day holidays reached record levels this year. Yet despite

The healthcare industry has historically provided significant returns to investors. And, it is currently boasting a compounding annual growth rate prediction of 10.4% until 2027. Despite having many extremely profitable companies that see a surge in stock price, there are also many healthcare stocks that plummet. This is because many healthcare companies rely on trials

The Dow 30 is a select group of stocks representing prominent companies in a variety of industries and sectors. A common characteristic of Dow stocks is their status as blue-chip stocks. Since blue-chip stocks are known for their stability, Dow stocks wouldn’t normally be on a list of stocks to sell. However, many of the

With recession fears on the rise, now might be a good time to consider the top retail stocks to sell in 2023. Indeed, with retail buyer’s consumption patterns shifting, many investors are beginning to take a step back. The macroeconomic landscape is not what it was pre-pandemic, and consumers are spending less on non-essentials and more on

With the potential for consumer spending to decrease in the months ahead, uncertainty is rising with consumer stocks. Sure, U.S. consumers have been resilient despite challenges such as high inflation and rising interest rates. However, this resilience may morph into weakness. Just this week, the Conference Board announced that the Consumer Confidence Index just hit

It’s important to keep a look out for dividend stocks to sell in your portfolio. I’ll always believe that there’s nothing better than a quality dividend stock, one that not only provides a decent return but also has a solid dividend history to reward shareholders. That’s why I will also be disappointed in a poor

Investors are trying to decide which AI stocks to sell. AI stocks are facing a weakening outlook after the Fed’s latest rate decision on Sept. 20. Although the Fed did not raise rates, it did signal that rates would remain higher for longer, dealing a blow to the tech sector. The markets had already grown

Investors should stay away from companies continually declining in share price and return just as much as they should be looking to find stocks to invest in for the long term, hoping to see a substantial return eventually. The last thing you want to do is buy into a company that is a sinking ship

Despite the industrial sector playing a less outsized role in the American economy, it still is a major force in global economy. The industrial sector simply refers to companies at the heart of the economy. They produce goods and services for various industries such as aerospace, construction, mining, transportation and manufacturing. However, not all industrial

Apparently, electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Mullen Automotive (NASDAQ:MULN) is expanding its business operations into a new area — again. The MULN stock bulls might celebrate this, but consider the big picture. All in all, the risk-to-reward balance still doesn’t favor Mullen Automotive and its investors. I’ll admit, there may be a news item or two

Small-cap stocks are a perennial favorite among retail investors. On average, small-cap stocks (as a category) outperform the overall market over a long enough period. Since analysts began breaking down market capitalization by category in the US, small-cap stocks returned more than 17% annually on average.  However, the upside potential is coupled with greater downside