With the stock up 21% year-to-date, and Suva anticipating little EPS acceleration in the near-term, he thinks the stock already reflects most near-term catalysts, including firmer LCD panel pricing.
Year-to-date the stock is up 20.6%, and the company has been a player in the short squeeze.
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With shares up 73% year-to-date, and even more over the longer term, Apple could be a stock ripe for paring in many portfolios.
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Another sign that institutions have been driving stock prices higher is that almost all of the year-to-date gain in U.S. stocks has occurred in overnight futures trading.
Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock's year-to-date return of 24.8% puts it in the top 2% of mid-cap blend funds.
If you do wish to account for this, enter the value of the dividend payment with a negative sign on the date a stock goes ex-dividend, and add the number back in when the dividend is received.
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In equities, investors are wondering if the U.S. stock market as a whole is somewhat overpriced given its performance year-to-date and lackluster growth in the economy.
Exelon's stock is down 16.3% year-to-date while the Utilities SPDR is down 3.4% in the same time period.
The stock is up more than 33% year-to-date as the broader market rallied and the proxy battle drew in buyers anticipating change.
By contrast, if you leave the same stock to the same person in your will, the recipient gets a stepped-up basis to the value as of your date of death, saving capital gains tax.
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