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D.A. Davidson & Co. announced today that Brad Stewart has joined the firm’s Wealth Management Research team as a Senior Research Analyst to provide analysis of companies and sectors that are important to the firm’s clients.

Economic uncertainties driven by the coronavirus pandemic continue to cloud the view ahead for stock valuations. However, James Ragan, Director of Wealth Management Research for D.A. Davidson, told Reuters that he expects a “light at the end of the tunnel” that could include earnings growth in 2021. Ragan addressed the earnings and stock valuation forecasts in “Wall Street week ahead: Coronavirus uncertainty muddies views on buying opportunities for plunging stocks,” writ...

D.A. Davidson & Co. announced today that Eli Sanders has joined the firm’s Wealth Management Research team as a Senior Research Analyst to continue deepening analysis of companies and sectors that are important to the firm’s clients.

Bank stocks have been hit particularly hard during the start of the coronavirus pandemic. However, one opinion article suggests that bank company stocks might be an investment worth considering at this time. David Konrad, the Institutional Research Analyst who covers large-bank companies for D.A. Davidson, suggests that dividends seem to be secure for now and are among reasons that investors may want to look at bank stocks. Konrad addresses the topic in “Opinion: Bank stocks look like barg...

D.A. Davidson continues to monitor the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak and is following guidance provided by the CDC, WHO, and state and local governments. Our focus remains the safety of our employees and clients. We have activated our business continuity plan and have a working group in place to ensure minimal interruption to our business operations and client service. In this regard, we have taken the following steps: The firm is implementing remote work and some split shift arrangements in our...

As fewer employees work in offices and corporations move more meetings online, global interest in several technologies for digital meetings has risen significantly. Will meeting online become the new normal? Rishi Jaluria, Institutional Research Analyst for D.A. Davidson, comments on the possibility in “Teleconference apps and new tech surge in demand amid coronavirus outbreak,” a Reuters article written by Akanksha Rana and Arriana McLymore.Read the full article here.

The spread of coronavirus and the effects of related news on the stock markets are taking a toll on technology companies to varying degrees. Which companies might emerge as winners, and which are getting hit the hardest? Institutional Research Analyst Tom Forte, who cover tech stocks for D.A. Davidson, discusses the discrete impacts on different companies in a video interview with Yahoo! Finance.Watch the full video here.

D.A. Davidson & Co. announced today that it has served as exclusive financial advisor to The Maids International, LLC, a leading franchisor of residential cleaning services under the nationally recognized brand “The Maids,” in its sale to Gladstone Investment Corporation (Nasdaq: GAIN), a publicly traded business development company.

While it’s not always easy, investors with long-term investment timelines should continue to build personal savings, consider taking a break from the daily news cycle and remember their investment plans, experts say. Andrew Crowell, Vice Chairman of Wealth Management for D.A. Davidson, offers his thoughts on how long-term investors can avoid panicking in “As stocks tumble, long-term investors advised to sit tight,” an Associated Press article written by Sarah Skidmore Sell...

Ride-sharing company Uber is founded on a more complex business model than its main rival, Lyft, which also means Uber faces more potential landmines. Institutional Research Analyst Tom White, who cover the companies for D.A. Davidson, said Uber investors are expecting the company to show a clear path toward profitability in the near future. White’s comments can be found in “Uber has more options for profit than Lyft, but more ‘banana peels’ to slip on,” an S&P ...