Last week we added Riverbed Technologies $RVBD a leader in network optimization and traffic after it got hammered reporting a tough quarter on weak revenue. This is the one part of earnings season that I absolutely love where a solid company misses expectations and gets crushed. Long-term the company is in great shape so this is a classic case of being able to pick up a name I have been watching at a discount. Again this is where it is beneficial to have a watchlist and a little bit of patience.
Another technology name we picked up this week were options in Akamai Technologies $AKAM. Akamai helps deliver the Internet to your tablet, pc, or smartphone device.
As I noted in our quarterly letter which you can read here we were high on agriculture and technology companies going forward. I highlighted our thesis that even though the world economy may not be growing at a robust pace the world population continues to grow at a blistering pace. Agriculture names are in a sweet spot to meet this current and future demand. Another area that we see being selective in is the technology arena. There is a tremendous amount of growth I believe in companies that are either in the cloud, data management, or security aspects of technology.
The Week Ahead
As the earnings trains rolls on this week the biggest day comes on Friday with the release of the March jobs report. It's tough to give a good estimation as to how the week will go although the first trading day of a new month which will be Tuesday is usually an up day in the equity markets. There is still quite a bit of other economic news in the cards so take a look below.
- Mon - Personal Income and Outlays, Chicago PMI, Dallas Fed Mfg Survey, Farm Prices
- Tue - Motor Vehicle Sales, ISM Mfg Index
- Wed - Challenger Job-Cut Report, ADP Employment Report
- Thu - Chain Store Sales , Jobless Claims, Productivity and Costs, ISM Non-Mfg Index
- Fri - Employment Situation
Have a great week!
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