Tom Yeung here with your Sunday Digest. When I started my career years ago in corporate finance, I quickly realized that December was always a time of big spending for us.  Departments at my employer rushed to buy what they needed because our comptroller had an old-fashioned “use it or lose it” mentality. Department heads who used their entire budgets would get that figure renewed the following year, while spendthrift ones risked getting their future allocations cut. Only after moving to Wall Street did I r ...

The S&P 500 (^GSPC -1.54%) had a great run in 2024, rising 25%. But some growth stocks didn't fare as well, even as the underlying businesses continued to grow. Here are two stocks that Wall Street is overlooking that could be ready to advance in the new year.1. RokuRoku (ROKU -4.59%) has seen its stock price fall well off its highs over the last three years. Still, the company continues to grow the number of households on its platform at double-digit rates, and management is starting to focus on improving ...

While many stocks look expensive, these three are all great values at less than $100 each.The S&P 500 set one all-time high after another in 2024. The benchmark index ended the year up 23%, and that comes on the back of a great 2023 when the index climbed 24%. But for many stocks, prices have climbed faster than improvements in the underlying fundamentals. Investors wouldn't be incorrect to think equities are expensive right now.But even in an expensive market, there are still opportunities for investors. W ...

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DraftKings is testing a subscription service aimed at giving paying customers improved odds.The $20-per-month plan was rolled out quietly late last month for select customers in New York, giving players up to a 100% profit boost on winning parlays, CNBC reported Friday (Jan. 3).CNBC argued that other industry players will be watching the service closely, as DraftKings seems to be the first U.S. betting service offering subscriptions. Parlays — in which players bet on more than one event at once — are an inc ...

DraftKings is upping the ante.The sportsbook is testing out a new subscription service called DraftKings Sportsbook+ designed to provide paying customers a boost in odds.The $20 per month subscription service launched quietly on Dec. 28 for select customers in New York and will offer participants up to a 100% profit boost on winning parlays. For example, a two-leg parlay would receive a 10% boost, a six-leg parlay would receive a 50% boost, and an 11-leg parlay would get the full 100% boost. The maximum bet ...

期权市场动态 - 2025年1月17日到期、行权价为7.50美元的看涨期权隐含波动率较高，表明市场预期DraftKings股票未来将有较大波动 [1] - 高隐含波动率通常意味着投资者预期股票将出现大幅上涨或下跌，或即将发生可能引发大幅波动的事件 [2] 公司基本面分析 - DraftKings在Zacks行业排名中位列游戏行业底部38%，当前Zacks评级为4（卖出） [3] - 过去60天内，没有分析师上调当前季度盈利预期，而有8位分析师下调了预期，导致Zacks共识预期从每股盈利28美分降至每股亏损3美分 [3] 分析师观点与交易策略 - 分析师对DraftKings的负面看法可能意味着期权市场存在交易机会 [4] - 经验丰富的期权交易者通常会寻找高隐含波动率的期权来出售溢价，以期在到期时股票波动小于预期 [4]

Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?Let's take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to say about DraftKings (DKNG) before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage.DraftKings currently has an average brok ...

DraftKings TodayDKNGDraftKings$38.34 -2.01 (-4.98%) 52-Week Range$28.69▼$49.57Price Target$51.00Add to WatchlistDigital sports betting and iGaming app provider DraftKings Inc. NASDAQ: DKNG has been in hypergrowth mode through 2024 but continues to lose money and even issued downside guidance for 2024. The company, along with competitor FanDuel, owned by Flutter Entertainment plc NYSE: FLUT, faces further scrutiny over anticompetitive practices. United States Senators Peter Welch and Mike Lee want the U.S. ...

When I last wrote about DraftKings ( DKNG ) on January 30, 2024, I gave it a hold recommendation, primarily based on valuation and some doubts about it continuing to grow revenue and profitability simultaneously. That call has proved correct soI have been a Merchant Seaman that has traveled the world for over 30 years. Within the last 15 years, I developed a very intense interest in investing. I learned a lot of what I know about investing from The MF. Also because I have a engineering background, I often t ...