Investing Concepts, Explained
Plain-English guides to the valuation and quality measures tickerseer uses: PEG, P/E versus fair value, quality scores, yields, and growth. No jargon, no fluff. Researching earnings week? See earnings sympathy plays.
These explainers start as an AI draft, then the author directs and reviews them before publication.
What the PEG ratio is, how it's calculated, and what counts as a good PEG: under 1.5 signals undervalued growth, over 3.5 is a red flag.
How a stock's blended P/E compares with its historical normal P/E reveals whether it's trading rich or cheap versus its own track record.
A stock quality score condenses profitability, cash flow, financial strength, growth, and predictability into one number so you can compare businesses fast.
EPS yield is the inverse of P/E: total earnings per dollar invested. Dividend yield is only the cash paid out. Here's how to use both.
Forward earnings growth is the estimate that anchors a fair P/E and the PEG ratio. Here's how to read it and where the estimates come from.
A practical framework for judging whether a stock is over- or undervalued: P/E versus normal P/E, PEG, quality, and expected return.
Free cash flow is the cash a business generates after capital spending. It funds dividends, buybacks, and growth. A better quality check than EPS alone.
A beat, hit, or miss measures actual earnings against analyst forecasts. The pattern over time reveals how reliable a company's guidance really is.
Return on equity measures how much profit a company generates from shareholders' equity. A high ROE is one of the clearest signals of a high-quality business.
Why options behave differently around earnings: the implied move, IV crush, and why being right on direction can still lose money.
The implied move is how big a swing the options market has priced into a stock before earnings: the bar the stock has to clear before a long option pays off.
Two ways to calculate an earnings expected move: the at-the-money straddle method and the implied-volatility formula. Worked examples, in plain arithmetic.
IV crush is the sharp drop in implied volatility right after an earnings report. It's why a call can lose money even when the stock rises.
Most AI stock pickers quote a win rate you can't check. How to verify the claim: locked-in-advance calls, every pick counted, scored against real prices.