Walmart's stock hits new highs with a 29% gain over the year but trades at a high PE ratio of 43 despite slowing cash flow and rising capital expenditures. Its recent quarter showed modest revenue growth and a slight earnings beat, but free cash flow turned negative and operating cash flow declined. In contrast, MercadoLibre, a Latin American e-commerce and fintech company, posted 49% revenue growth and doubled its operating cash flow, driven by strong fintech user growth and expanding credit portfolios. MercadoLibre trades at a lower PEG ratio and is currently undervalued compared to analyst targets, making it a more attractive growth investment than Walmart for retirement investors.
Yum! Brands is divesting Pizza Hut for $2.7 billion, selling its operations outside Mainland China to LongRange Capital and Pizza Hut China to Yum China. This move allows Yum! to concentrate on accelerating growth in its remaining brands like KFC and...
The ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) provides a more reliable and growing dividend income by holding companies with at least 25 years of consecutive dividend increases, unlike the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), which includes all S&P 500 co...
