Morningstar Stock Discussion

Jeremy Grantham, who calls himself  “contrarian” and also known as "perma-bear", provides opinions on where markets are going in a longer perspective. Some quotes from 3 Warnings for Investors From the Ultimate Contrarian:
AI is a bubble:
Grantham believes AI fueled a new stock market bubble after the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, benefiting many of the same “Magnificent Seven” companies—Alphabet GOOGL, Amazon.com AMZN, Apple AAPL, Meta Pl...

The market may not be judging Morningstar based on earnings growth, considering the discrepancy between its share price and EPS. Management might be prioritizing revenue growth over EPS growth. Despite slower share price gains, the business could still execute effectively.

Morningstar analyst states that the moderation in travel demand is expected following a strong recovery. The discussion of air softness and travel demand moderation has impacted the company's shares, which had risen significantly before the announcement.

Investor attitudes towards Morningstar appear positive, possibly due to revenue growth and a modest dividend, suggesting a current focus on revenue growth over EPS. The share price may be in a holding pattern as growth strategies are executed.

Among the ESG funds in Europe, more than 40 funds have sold Tencent Hong Kong shares, the global leader of the game industry, worth about 1.2 billion US dollars in the past six months. Tencent Hong Kong shares closed at HK $349 on the 23rd, with a cumulative increase of 19.78% over the past six months.
In late August 2022, the international ESG rating agency Sustainalytics under Morningstar lowered the Tencent ESG rating to the catego...

After months of exhilarating gains as hedge funds piled in and analysts upgraded target prices, Alibaba Group Holding’s stock is losing steam and leading the decline in Chinese technology shares.
Rising bearish bets on the e-commerce giant’s stock and falling earnings estimates suggest that the slide could continue, even after a US$46 billion wipe-out over the past three weeks. Quarterly earnings due Thursday (Feb 23) will likely show just s...