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Sam Quirke, Contributing Author at MarketBeat

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Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK) Still The Perfect Buy And Hold
January 12, 2021 11:00 PM ET

Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK) Still The Perfect Buy And Hold

Sam Quirke

Yesterday’s 12% pop means shares of Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK) are up close to 30% in 2021 already and closing at fresh all time highs. It’s not altogether that surprising of a start for the Santa Clara based company,

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Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) Among The Best Of The Bunch
January 11, 2021 11:00 PM ET

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) Among The Best Of The Bunch

Sam Quirke

As most equities spent Monday’s session taking a breather after finishing at all time highs last week, shares of Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) found themselves up 1.6% and closing at a post-COVID high.

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F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) Begins 2021 At The Same Pace As 2020
January 10, 2021 11:00 PM ET

F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) Begins 2021 At The Same Pace As 2020

Sam Quirke

A 6% jump in Friday’s session was enough to make shares of F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) among the best performing US equities on the day.

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Goodyear (NASDAQ: GT) Tire Ready To Hit The Road
January 10, 2021 11:00 PM ET

Goodyear (NASDAQ: GT) Tire Ready To Hit The Road

Sam Quirke

Shares of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) are up almost 200% since March and have kicked off the new year in style already. Friday’s 7% pop put them at fresh post-COVID highs

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Mastercard (NYSE: MA) Steadies For The Next Stage Of The Rally
January 6, 2021 11:00 PM ET

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) Steadies For The Next Stage Of The Rally

Sam Quirke

Shares of credit card giant Mastercard (NYSE: MA) have been trading sideways for much of the last four months as they consolidate their post pandemic gains. Unlike many tech names, and particularly work-from-home stocks

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Watch For An Entry Point In Zillow (NASDAQ: ZG)
January 6, 2021 11:00 PM ET

Watch For An Entry Point In Zillow (NASDAQ: ZG)

Sam Quirke

For companies like Zillow (NASDAQ: ZG), one of the largest online multiple listing services out there, this is typically a bad thing for business. However, the housing market didn’t just stay propped up in 2020

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3 Banks You Need To Own For 2021
January 4, 2021 11:00 PM ET

3 Banks You Need To Own For 2021

Sam Quirke

Since October, the NASDAQ Bank Index (NASDAQ: BKX) has tacked on more than 30% and has come within touching distance of its pre-COVID levels. We’re only one trading day into the new year and already the upgrades are flying in.

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What’s Hot And What’s Not For 2021
January 3, 2021 11:00 PM ET

What’s Hot And What’s Not For 2021

Sam Quirke

One thing is for sure, very few investors are starting 2021 with an identical portfolio to that which they started 2020 with. It was one of the most volatile years on record, not only in terms of crashes and rallies but also industry rotation.

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Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) Remains On Track For $300 A Share
December 30, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) Remains On Track For $300 A Share

Sam Quirke

Other Chinese tech giants like Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) have been enjoying their moment in the sun in recent weeks.

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Why Has GameStop (NYSE: GME) Popped 75% This Month?
December 28, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Why Has GameStop (NYSE: GME) Popped 75% This Month?

Sam Quirke

Having watched their shares fall 90% in the six years prior to 2020, and then watching them slip under the $3 mark in April, investors in GameStop (NYSE: GME) must have surely been expecting to see their stock trade at $0.20 before it traded at $20 again.

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Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) Ready To Hit The Ground Running In January
December 20, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) Ready To Hit The Ground Running In January

Sam Quirke

There’s probably never been a better time to be a cybersecurity company, and Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) can well attest to it after the year they’ve had.

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Vulcan Materials (NYSE: VMC): The Construction Company That's Hitting All Time Highs
December 20, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Vulcan Materials (NYSE: VMC): The Construction Company That's Hitting All Time Highs

Sam Quirke

A 4% jump in Friday’s session was enough to make shares of Vulcan Materials (NYSE: VMC) among the best-performing stocks in the S&P 500 index.

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It's RingCentral (NYSE: RNG) You Want In Your 2021 Portfolio, Not Zoom (NASDAQ: ZM)
December 17, 2020 11:00 PM ET

It's RingCentral (NYSE: RNG) You Want In Your 2021 Portfolio, Not Zoom (NASDAQ: ZM)

Sam Quirke

RingCentral (NYSE: RNG) is a cloud-based communications platform used by businesses to allow employees make and take calls from their computers. In other words, a textbook work-from-home stock at first glance.

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Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) Looks In Great Shape To End The Year
December 16, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) Looks In Great Shape To End The Year

Sam Quirke

A 4.4% jump in yesterday’s session was enough to make shares of social game developer Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) among the best performing of US equities.

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Fiserv (NASDAQ: FISV) Lines Up A Killer 2021 Plan
December 10, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Fiserv (NASDAQ: FISV) Lines Up A Killer 2021 Plan

Sam Quirke

It might have taken them a bit longer than expected to undo the damage done back in March but shares of fintech Fiserv (NASDAQ: FISV) are closing the gap fast.

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Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) Fresh Round Of Funding Sends Shares Rallying
December 8, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) Fresh Round Of Funding Sends Shares Rallying

Sam Quirke

Is there anything that can hold Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock down right now? Typically when a company raises more money from an additional stock offering, shares see some weakness creep in as their value is diluted

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Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK) Gets Ready For A Fresh Rally
December 7, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK) Gets Ready For A Fresh Rally

Sam Quirke

Despite raising plenty of fanfare prior to its IPO in October 2018, shares of Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK) were effectively carried into 2020 on a stretcher.

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Buy Square (NYSE: SQ) For The 2021 Recovery Play
December 6, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Buy Square (NYSE: SQ) For The 2021 Recovery Play

Sam Quirke

As if they hadn’t been performing well enough this year already, shares of mobile payment company Square (NYSE: SQ) have been on a fresh rally to all-time highs since reporting Q3 earnings a month ago

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Why Is Wall Street So Excited About Asana (NYSE: ASAN)?
December 3, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Why Is Wall Street So Excited About Asana (NYSE: ASAN)?

Sam Quirke

Piper Sandler’s upgrade earlier this week to shares of Asana (NYSE: ASAN) made it three months in a row that the task management cloud platform has received laudits from Wall Street.

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Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) Lining Up For A Killer December and Q1
November 30, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) Lining Up For A Killer December and Q1

Sam Quirke

That’s the reality for investors of San Francisco bank Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), whose stock has just had its best month of the year and looks on track to finish out 2020 on a strong note.

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Get Ready To Buy The Dip With Best Buy (NYSE: BBY)
November 27, 2020 4:45 AM ET

Get Ready To Buy The Dip With Best Buy (NYSE: BBY)

Sam Quirke

For a while now Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), the $30 billion electronics retailer, has been pinned as one of the better-performing retailers in 2020, a year that has forced many to adapt or die.

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Is Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) Still A Buy At $1,000?
November 22, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Is Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) Still A Buy At $1,000?

Sam Quirke

Back at the start of 2020, few on Wall Street could have imagined that shares of Canadian e-commerce giant Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) would be trading above $1,000 by the time Q4 rolled around.

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The Cheesecake Factory Continues to Look Appetizing (NASDAQ: CAKE)
November 16, 2020 11:00 PM ET

The Cheesecake Factory Continues to Look Appetizing (NASDAQ: CAKE)

Sam Quirke

The same is true for restaurant stocks, with shares of the California based Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ: CAKE) already seeing a strong bid.

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Is Now The Time To Buy Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW)?
November 12, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Is Now The Time To Buy Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW)?

Sam Quirke

There were plenty of stocks stuck in industries that were just about treading water and trudging along. In the financial services sector, Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW)

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