Microsoft’s bet on AI is paying off

In January 2023, Microsoft increased its investment in OpenAI. That’s the start-up firm behind ChatGPT, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) software to interact with users in a conversational way and produce human-like written responses. The company has not yet revealed the size of this investment,… Read More

Broadridge gains from key market trends

Broadridge has a winning business model in expanding markets. We believe that will lead to strong growth in future years. The stock is a Power Buy.
BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, $152.74, is a buy. The company (New York symbol BR; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.broadridge.com; Shares outstanding: 118.0 million; Market cap:… Read More

Barrick Gold is adding new mines

Barrick Gold is adding new mines

A slight decline in gold production and prices resulted in a 7.4% revenue drop in the most-recent quarter for Barrick Gold.

However, earnings still beat estimates and the firm continues to pay a performance dividend each quarter.

The stock trades at 23.0 times the company’s 2023 earnings… Read More

Power Growth Investor Hotline – Friday, May 5, 2023

BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC., $152.87, is a buy. The company, symbol BR on New York, serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing, and transaction clearing.

Broadridge is best known for processing and distributing proxies and regulatory filings for nearly every publicly traded U.S…. Read More

What is Pat’s commentary for the week of May 2, 2023

This week’s Spotlight analysis of Alimentation Couche-Tard shows that the potentially risky tactic of growth-by-acquisition can pay off nicely when a well-managed company applies that strategy conservatively in a fragmented industry with low-risk takeover opportunities.

We first recommended Alimentation Couche-Tard in December 2008, at $15.50 a.. Read More