After nearly four months of strength, U.S. stocks showed their first chink in the armor as all three major indices dropped more than 2% during the week......
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April 23 - News - Comments
Used-auto behemoth CarMax, Inc (NYSE:KMX) released earnings this week that came in above expectations and sent the stock to a new 52-week high. Given......
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April 17 - News - Comments
As the economic recovery continues to chug along it seems likely that pent-up demand will benefit certain sectors of the economy. Specifically, consumers......
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April 2 - News - Comments
If there’s anything I hate more than filling out paperwork, waiting for hours, and dealing with aggressive salespeople, it’s buying a car,......
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March 20 - News - Comments
The car business rebounded back to normalcy in 2012, thanks to artificially low interest rates and pent-up demand from consumers with aging vehicles. ......
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March 5 - News - Comments
So, I just bought myself a car. Note that I don’t say that I bought myself a NEW car, but just a car. It’s a Chevy Impala with all the bells......
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March 4 - News - Comments
Now defunct Circuit City will never know what it really gave up when it sold off CarMax, Inc (NYSE:KMX) in 2002. Since that time CarMax has exploded......
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February 28 - News - Comments
US car sales (shown by the US SAAR) have been electrifying in 2012. Despite a bearish outlook on the economy, sales surged to historic levels. In this......
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February 21 - News - Comments
According to Reuters, U.S. auto sales increased 14% last month in a continuation of an impressive recovery since the financial crisis crippled the industry......
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February 19 - News - Comments
We track insider purchases because we believe they serve as signals that company officers or Board members are confident in the stock’s prospects. This......
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February 19 - Insider Trading - Comments
Markel Corporation (NYSE:MKL) is an insurance company which invests its capital in the financial markets and therefore reports many of its long equity......
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February 13 - Hedge Funds - Comments
According to a filing with the SEC, Rakesh Gangwal, who sits on the Board of Directors at CarMax, Inc (NYSE:KMX), purchased 30,000 shares of the company......
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February 11 - Insider Trading - Comments
Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) had a great year in 2012. Over the last 12 months the share price has increased 31.6%, much higher than S&P 500’s return......
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February 5 - News - Comments
When I was considering buying my F-150 pickup last year, the first place I headed was my local Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) dealer. I could have gone to......
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February 5 - News - Comments
The economic recovery is under way across the US and China is also starting to recover. I believe one of the best ways to play the recovery is through......
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January 28 - News - Comments
Earlier in January we spoke with Tom Gayner of Markel. Read on for his thoughts on the investment process, what books investors should read, some of......
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January 24 - Hedge Funds - Comments
CarMax, Inc (NYSE:KMX) – Shares in used vehicle retailer, CarMax, Inc., jumped 13% this morning to $33.00 on positive comments regarding revenue growth......
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October 8 - News - Comments
Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) recently reported its preliminary financial results based on which we provide a unique peer-based analysis of the company.......
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September 27 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Used-car retailer CarMax (KMX) leads S&P 500 gainers today. KMX increased 8% after reporting strong quarterly results. CarMax earned 55 cents a share......
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June 22 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Roberto Mignone’s Bridger Management follows a long/short strategy after extensively researching companies. Their analysts do the legwork......
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February 14 - Uncategorized - Comments
