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Warren Buffett, one of the greatest investors of all time, has lived in the same Omaha, Nebraska, home since 1958. That's 67 years in one house. Purchased <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/09/41095962/billionaire-warren-buffett-still-lives-in-an-old-corner-house-he-purchased-for-32k-i-couldnt-imagine">for just $31,500</a>, the property has appreciated to an estimated $1.4 million, an impressive return of about 4,300%. But despite this, Buffett doesn't see homeownership as a guaranteed financial win. In fact, in <a href="https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/2010ltr.pdf">his 2010 letter to shareholders</a>, he made it clear that a house can easily turn into a financial nightmare if buyers aren't careful.
"A house can be a nightmare if the buyer's eyes are bigger than his wallet and if a lender—often protected by a government guarantee—facilitates his fantasy. Our country's social goal should not be to put families into the house of their dreams but rather to put them into a house they can afford," Buffett wrote in 2010, at a time when homes were still relatively affordable following the Great Recession.
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Fast forward to 2025, and housing prices are astronomically higher, with interest rates hovering around 7% or more. The cost of buying a home has never been more daunting, yet Buffett's warning from over a decade ago still holds: if you stretch beyond your means, homeownership can be a financial disaster.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Buffett Could Have Made More Renting—And He Knows It</h2>
Buffett has never claimed his home was his smartest investment. In fact, he has openly admitted he <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/real-estate/24/06/39333401/warren-buffett-paid-31-500-for-1921-home-despite-the-seller-asking-52-500-its-worth-1-4-million-but">would have made far more money renting</a> and putting that cash into stocks instead. "For the $31,500 I paid for our house, my family and I gained 52 years of terrific memories with more to come," he said in 2010. But financially speaking? He could have done better.
That's a statement you don't hear often, especially in a world where buying a home is viewed as the ultimate "good investment." But Buffett's take is clear: a home is not always the best place to park your money. It provides stability, shelter, and memories, but when it comes to pure wealth-building, stocks historically outperform real estate.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Buffett's Take on Mortgages: The "Best Instrument in the World"</h2>
While Buffett remains cautious about overspending on a home, he is a big believer in 30-year fixed mortgages—calling them one of the best financial tools available to homeowners.
In an interview with <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2012/02/27/cnbc-transcript-part-1-warren-buffett-on-buying-houses-and-the-next-berkshire-ceo.html">CNBC's "Squawk Box</a>" in 2012, Buffett stated: "If you take out a 30-year fixed mortgage and it turns out the interest is too high, next week you can refinance lower. If it turns out it's too low, the other guy is stuck with it for 30 years."
In another appearance on "<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2012/02/27/warren-buffett-on-cnbc-id-buy-up-a-couple-hundred-thousand-singlefamily-homes-if-i-could.html">Squawk Box</a>" in 2012, he said he'd buy up a "couple thousand" single-family homes if it were practical to do so.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/06/heres-why-warren-buffett-thinks-you-should-buy-a-home.html">He told CNBC in 2017</a>, "If you know you're going to live in a given area, or think it's very likely, for a considerable period of time and you've got a family, the home is terrific." He also added: "A [30-year mortgage] is an incredibly attractive instrument for homeowners, and you've got a one-way bet."
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Buffett has long emphasized the flexibility of a fixed-rate mortgage, calling it a "one-way negotiation" that benefits the homeowner. His reasoning? If rates drop, you refinance. If rates go up, you keep your low rate. It's a win-win.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Big Takeaway: Buy Smart, Stay Frugal, and Don't Get Trapped</h2>
Buffett's Omaha home is proof that frugality pays off, but his larger point isn't about staying in one house forever—it's about buying responsibly. He's seen too many people overextend on a mortgage, chase their dream home, and end up struggling financially.
Even in today's high-cost housing market, Buffett's advice is simple: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/gbr-savings-by-age">buy only what you can comfortably afford</a>, take advantage of a fixed-rate mortgage, and don't assume homeownership is always the smartest financial move.
After all, if the world's greatest investor says he could have made more money renting, maybe the real "dream home" is financial security, not a bigger mortgage.
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Ecolab (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ECL#NYSE">ECL</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 2.39% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 10.8%. Currently, Ecolab has a market capitalization of $69.64 billion. 
Buying $1000 In ECL: If an investor had bought $1000 of ECL stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $7,652.15 today based on a price of $245.94 for ECL at the time of writing.
<h3>Ecolab's Performance Over Last 20 Years</h3>
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Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
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$1000 Invested In This Stock 20 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Needham analyst Scott Berg maintains Monday.Com (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MNDY#NASDAQ">MNDY</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $350 to $400.

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Needham analyst Quinn Bolton maintains ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ON#NASDAQ">ON</a>) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $66 to $57.

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Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JLL#NYSE">JLL</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 1.53% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 9.94%. Currently, Jones Lang LaSalle has a market capitalization of $13.26 billion. 
Buying $100 In JLL: If an investor had bought $100 of JLL stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $650.19 today based on a price of $279.45 for JLL at the time of writing.
<h3>Jones Lang LaSalle's Performance Over Last 20 Years</h3>
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Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
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Marvell Technology, Inc.&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRVL#NASDAQ">MRVL</a>) stock has surged about 350% in the last five years as the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/artificial-intelligence" rel="noreferrer noopener">artificial intelligence frenzy</a> has triggered demand for hardware and infrastructure.
The company supplies data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, spanning the data center core to the network edge. It is a fabless semiconductor supplier of high-performance standard and semi-custom products with core strengths in developing and scaling complex System-on-a-Chip architectures, integrating analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing functionality.
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Its solutions empower the data economy and enable the data center, enterprise networking, carrier infrastructure, consumer, and automotive/industrial end markets.
Aswath Damodaran of the Stern School of Business at New York University flagged how computer chips have become part of every consumer good in the last four decades, from <a target="_blank" href="https://aswathdamodaran.substack.com/p/ais-winners-losers-and-wannabes-valuing" rel="noreferrer noopener">appliances to automobiles</a>.
He noted that semiconductor chip customers have also shifted from personal computers to smartphones, with demand emerging from automobile, crypto, and gaming companies in the last decade.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) became the first <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/19/10/14589580/apple-microsoft-battle-for-position-as-worlds-most-valuable-company-by-market-cap" rel="noreferrer noopener">trillion-dollar company</a> in 2018 as its iPhones gained traction. It is currently worth over $3.4 trillion. Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) hit the trillion-dollar market cap in 2024 and is currently worth ~ $ $3.2 trillion, backed by its AI processors.
Damodaran also said that data processing has emerged as a demand driver. He highlighted the potential upside of the automobile business, backed by automated driving and other enhancements.
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) also reached a trillion-dollar valuation, supported by Elon Musk&#8217;s EVs and autonomous driving technology.
Reportedly, a third of the ten global companies worth <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/media/25/01/42762874/broadcom-thrives-with-114-stock-surge-in-ai-boom-while-intel-faces-steep-decline" rel="noreferrer noopener">over $1 trillion</a> came from the chip industry, as 2024 proved immensely beneficial for the U.S. semiconductor sector.
For Marvell, China accounted for 42%- 44% of its revenue between fiscal <a target="_blank" href="https://app.quotemedia.com/data/downloadFiling?webmasterId=101533&amp;ref=318157157&amp;type=HTML&amp;symbol=MRVL&amp;cdn=36dc57774e0f888a3d7612adedcf3e12&amp;companyName=Marvell+Technology+Inc.&amp;formType=10-K&amp;dateFiled=2024-03-13" rel="noreferrer noopener">2022 and 2024</a>, while the U.S. generated 11%- 14%.
The company reported a 7% decline in fiscal 2024 revenue after a 33% growth in fiscal 2023 due to a decrease in sales in the majority of its end markets, including data center, enterprise networking, consumer, and carrier infrastructure, partially offset by growth in the automotive/industrial end market.
The decline coincides with the slowdown in Chinese demand, which impacted the company&#8217;s gross margin, which remained at 42% in fiscal 2024 versus 50% in 2023.
Semiconductor companies have adopted organic growth strategies (e.g., investing in research and development, product innovation, and operational efficiency improvements) or inorganic growth strategies (via acquisitions, mergers, or strategic partnerships) to expand their market share.
R&amp;D consumed 32%- 34% of Marvell&#8217;s revenue between fiscal 2022 and 2024, compared to bigger rival Broadcom Inc&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AVGO#NASDAQ">AVGO</a>) 15%- 18%. In absolute terms, Broadcom&#8217;s <a target="_blank" href="https://investors.broadcom.com/financial-information/annual-reports" rel="noreferrer noopener">R&amp;D stood at</a> $9.3 billion in fiscal 2024 on revenue of $51.6 billion versus Marvell&#8217;s R&amp;D at $1.9 billion on revenue of $5.5 billion.
In relative terms, Marvell&#8217;s R&amp;D margin is comparable to that of British chip designer Arm Holdings (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ARM#NASDAQ">ARM</a>). Arm&#8217;s fiscal 2024 <a target="_blank" href="https://investors.arm.com/financials/sec-filings" rel="noreferrer noopener">R&amp;D margin stood</a> at 61% on revenue of $3.23 billion. Still, Marvell posted a gross margin of above 40%, which is testimony to its pricing power or moat.
Marvell stock surged over 57% in the last 12 months, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/indices/equity/sp-global-semiconductor-index/#overview" rel="noreferrer noopener">topping</a> S&amp;P Global Semiconductor Index&#8217;s 11%. Marvell commands an EV/EBITDA multiple of 262.5x versus Arm&#8217;s 283.1x and Broadcom&#8217;s 47.9x.
Marvell&#8217;s dividend yield is 0.20%, compared to 1.00% for Broadcom or 0.5% for Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MU#NASDAQ">MU</a>).
Marvell&#8217;s inorganic growth strategies include mergers and acquisitions. On October 5, 2021, Marvell completed the acquisition of Innovium, Inc., a provider of networking solutions for cloud and edge data centers, for $1.0 billion. On April 20, 2021, Marvell completed the acquisition of Inphi, a provider of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/m-a/20/10/18135863/marvell-confirms-merger-with-chipmaker-inphi-to-create-40b-entity" rel="noreferrer noopener">high-speed data movement</a> enabled by optical interconnects, for $9.9 billion.&nbsp;
Marvell&#8217;s operating cash flow, net of capital expenditures, helped it generate $1.02 billion in free cash flow as of February 3, 2024, compared to $1.07 billion in 2023 and $632 million in 2022.
Excess cash flows above capex help a company pay dividends and/or buyback shares, thereby adding to shareholder value. A company may also use the surplus funds for acquisitions and debt repayment to fuel growth.
Marvell&#8217;s positive AI catalysts for 2025: OpenAI,&nbsp;SoftBank Corp (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SFTBF#OTC">SFTBF</a>) (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SFTBY#OTC">SFTBY</a>), and&nbsp;Oracle Corp (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>) launched a&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/43127416/anthropic-gains-big-with-google-backing-aiming-for-60-billion-valuation-and-surging-ai-revenue" rel="noreferrer noopener">$500 billion joint venture</a>, Stargate, to build AI infrastructure in the U.S.
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) committed $80 billion for AI-driven data centers. Alphabet Inc&#8216;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) Google&nbsp;earmarked over $1 billion for its OpenAI rival Anthropic.
BofA Securities Vivek Arya <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/25/02/43570410/broadcoms-trillion-dollar-run-analyst-expects-asic-to-take-10-15-market-share-backed-by-ai-compute-demand" rel="noreferrer noopener">expressed optimism over</a> AI infrastructure providers like Marvell, which are backed by AI compute/networking demand. He expects Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) vendors like Marvell and Broadcom (which hit the trillion dollars market cap in 2024) to bag over a 10%-15% share of the overall accelerator market as Nvidia GPUs dominate with their 80%+ share.
JPMorgan&#8217;s&nbsp;Harlan Sur noted that Marvell is <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/25/01/42859614/jpmorgan-sees-marvells-ai-revenue-surge-with-2-billion-run-rate-in-networking-by-2025" rel="noreferrer noopener">well-positioned to</a> significantly exceed its previous AI target of $2.5 billion in calendar 2025. This is backed by AI optical/copper networking products and two AI ASIC programs for&nbsp;Amazon.Com Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>), Amazon Web Services, and&nbsp;Google.
Marvell is a holding in 200 US-traded&nbsp;ETFs. Investors can gain exposure to the stock through Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VTI#NYSE">VTI</a>)
and Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>).
MRVL&nbsp;Price Action: Marvell Technology stock closed up by 1.97% to $112.50 on Monday.
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Modine Manufacturing (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MOD#NYSE">MOD</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 4.83% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.88%. Currently, Modine Manufacturing has a market capitalization of $5.19 billion. 
Buying $100 In MOD: If an investor had bought $100 of MOD stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $1,037.50 today based on a price of $98.81 for MOD at the time of writing.
<h3>Modine Manufacturing's Performance Over Last 15 Years</h3>
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Motorola Solns (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSI#NYSE">MSI</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 27.45% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 35.86%. Currently, Motorola Solns has a market capitalization of $80.51 billion. 
Buying $1000 In MSI: If an investor had bought $1000 of MSI stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $476,990.10 today based on a price of $481.76 for MSI at the time of writing.
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Rosenblatt analyst Barton Crockett maintains Lions Gate Enter (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LGF#NYSE">LGF</a>) with a Buy and maintains $13 price target.

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Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KO#NYSE">KO</a>) has a history of beating analyst estimates in recent quarters and looks to keep the streak alive with its fourth-quarter financial results before <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/earnings">the market opens Tuesday</a>.
Earnings Estimates: Analysts expect Coca-Cola to report fourth-quarter earnings per share of 52 cents. That&#8217;s up from 49 cents in last year's fourth quarter, according to data<a href="https://bzresearch.myclickfunnels.com/benzinga-pro-content-webinar-registration/?utm_source=BZprocontent021025&amp;t=be2bearmibe3na1"> from Benzinga Pro.</a>
The company has beaten analyst estimates for earnings per share in three straight quarters and eight of the last 10 quarters overall. The other two quarters the company didn't beat estimates, the results were in-line with analysts.
Analysts expect Coca-Cola to report fourth-quarter revenue of $10.68 billion, down from $10.85 billion in last year's fourth quarter.
The Atlanta-based company has beaten analyst estimates for revenue in 15 straight quarters, according to Benzinga Pro data.
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What Analysts Are Saying: Piper Sandler analyst Michael Lavery said Coca-Cola has attractive and sustainable growth drivers. In an investor note last month, he highlighted the North America and Latin America regions for seeing strong growth that can be sustainable over the long term.
Lavery initiated coverage on the stock with an Overweight rating and a $74 price target, which was later revised down to $73 later in January.
The analyst said the North America and Latin America regions still have a large percentage of their populations that do not drink commercial beverages, offering an expansion opportunity.
Rising incomes in emerging markets along with population growth could be long-term drivers for "sustainable volume and pricing gains," Lavery said.
Here are other recent<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/KO/analyst-ratings"> analyst ratings on Coca-Cola</a> and their price targets.
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<li>RBC Capital: Reiterated Outperform rating, raised price target from $68 to $69</li>
<li>Jefferies: Upgraded from Hold to Buy, raised price target from $69 to $75</li>
<li>JPMorgan: Maintained Overweight rating, lowered price target from $75 to $70</li>
<li>Barclays: Maintained Overweight rating, lowered price target from $73 to $66</li>
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Key Items to Watch: Coca-Cola's earnings report comes after rival PepsiCo (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PEP#NASDAQ">PEP</a>) recently<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/02/43460249/pepsicos-q4-sales-miss-estimates-on-downcast-performance-in-north-america-stock-dives"> reported fourth-quarter financial results. </a>Pepsi shares fell after the report with the company missing analyst estimates.
While Pepsi competes in both the beverage and food markets, the company's North American PepsiCo division is most comparable with the beverage unit of Coca-Cola in North America. This segment saw flat revenue in the quarter for Pepsi.
Coca-Cola's report could include a look at inflation, consumer spending habits and more on how higher prices for several grocery items are impacting spending on beverages.
The beverage giant is a key market indicator as a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, although the company's lower share price makes the stock the 28th largest weighting of 30 stocks.
The company's earnings report will also be closely watched by legendary investor Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BRK#NYSE">BRK</a>)(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BRK#NYSE">BRK</a>).
Berkshire Hathaway owns 400 million Coca-Cola shares. The stock is one of the largest holdings of the legendary investor's conglomerate.
Investors and analysts, and maybe Buffett, will be interested to hear if Coca-Cola provides an update on 2025 guidance. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/24/10/41486650/coca-cola-q3-earnings-eps-beat-pricing-growth-offset-by-volume-decline-sees-10-q4-organic-revenue-g">The company expects</a> adjusted net revenue and earnings per share to have a low single-digit and mid-single-digit currency headwind, respectively.
Price Action: Coca-Cola stock was up 1.1% to $64.55 on Monday versus a 52-week trading range of $57.93 to $73.53. Coca-Cola stock is up 7.5% over the last year.
Shares of rival Pepsi trade at $143.73 versus a 52-week trading range of $141.51 to $183.39. Pepsi stock is down 15.8% over the last year.
Both Coca-Cola and Pepsi shares have underperformed the S&amp;P 500. The SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust is up 20.7% over the past year.
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Rosenblatt analyst Barton Crockett maintains Walt Disney (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIS#NYSE">DIS</a>) with a Buy and maintains $135 price target.

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Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VRSK#NASDAQ">VRSK</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 4.86% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.9%. Currently, Verisk Analytics has a market capitalization of $41.52 billion. 
Buying $1000 In VRSK: If an investor had bought $1000 of VRSK stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $10,407.08 today based on a price of $294.00 for VRSK at the time of writing.
<h3>Verisk Analytics's Performance Over Last 15 Years</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1739226617_0.png" alt="comp_fig" />
Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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Mild winter weather for the first two months of the quarter contributed to a softer quarter than had been assumed in the company's original forecast.&nbsp;

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Rosenblatt analyst Hans Mosesmann maintains Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LSCC#NASDAQ">LSCC</a>) with a Buy and maintains $85 price target.

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Compass Minerals Intl (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMP#NYSE">CMP</a>) reported quarterly losses of $(0.55) per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.15 by 466.67 percent. The company reported quarterly sales of $307.20 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $294.00 million by 4.49 percent. This is a 10.10 percent decrease over sales of $341.70 million the same period last year.

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Ulta Beauty, Inc.&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ULTA#NASDAQ">ULTA</a>) shares are<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/movers" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;falling on Wednesday</a>.&nbsp;



The company&#8217;s executives cautioned about a deceleration in demand across categories in the first quarter, Reuters reported.



Ulta expects its overall category to grow moderately in the mid-single-digit range, marking a shift from previous years of robust expansion, the report read.



&#8220;What we&#8217;ve seen so far is a slowdown in the total category across price points and segments. That&#8217;s a bit earlier and a bit bigger than we thought,&#8221; CEO David Kimbell told J.P. Morgan analysts during a fireside chat, Reuters added.



However, while reporting fourth-quarter results last month, the company said it expects fiscal year 2024 revenue to be between&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/24/03/37718673/ulta-beauty-stock-slides-on-q4-earnings-the-details" rel="noreferrer noopener">$11.7 billion and $11.8 billion.&nbsp;</a>



The company projected fiscal year 2024 earnings in the range of $26.20 to $27 per share.



In a press release dated March 14, Kimbell stated, &#8220;We enter 2024 well-positioned to drive strong top and bottom-line growth, build on our foundational capabilities, and unlock&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/24/03/b37716466/ulta-beauty-announces-fourth-quarter-fiscal-2023-results" rel="noreferrer noopener">further advantages of our differentiated model.&#8221;</a>



On Wednesday, the company reaffirmed its annual comparable sales growth target of 4% to 5%, Reuters added.



The company&#8217;s shares were on track for their most significant decline since May 26, 2023.



According to&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://pro.benzinga.com/?gspk=YWRhbWVja2VydDUzMzY&amp;gsxid=zBMR4PKmcgBw" rel="noreferrer noopener">Benzinga Pro</a>, ULTA stock has lost over 19% in the past year. Investors can gain exposure to the stock via Neuberger Berman ETF Trust Neuberger Berman Next Generation Connected Consumer ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NBCC#NYSE">NBCC</a>) and VictoryShares US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VSMV#NASDAQ">VSMV</a>).



The news also dragged down peers&nbsp;E.L.F. Beauty, Inc.&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ELF#NYSE">ELF</a>),&nbsp;Coty Inc.&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COTY#NYSE">COTY</a>), and&nbsp;Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EL#NYSE">EL</a>).



Price Action:&nbsp;ULTA shares are trading lower by 14.2% to $446.12 on Wednesday.



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Low volatility is one of the most popular investment factors, a fact reflected in the world of exchange-traded funds. Another ETF offering investors exposure to stocks exhibiting favorable volatility traits debuted Thursday.
The VictoryShares US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/VSMV#NASDAQ">VSMV</a>) tracks the Nasdaq Victory US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility Index and is the newest addition to the <a href="http://www.vcm.com/investment-professionals/victoryshares-etfs">VictoryShares lineup</a>.
The new ETF &ldquo;employs a two-step approach that aims to deliver superior risk-adjusted equity returns, while seeking to minimize the overall portfolio volatility,&rdquo; according to VictoryShares. VSMV &ldquo;uses a screening model based on fundamental factors&mdash;such as earnings quality, momentum, profitability, and valuation&mdash;to help identify stocks most likely to outperform.&rdquo;
<h3>Sector Weights</h3>
VSMV&#39;s largest sector allocation is 19.6 percent to consumer staples followed by financial services at 18 percent. Technology and industrial names combine for 30.6 percent of the rookie ETF&#39;s weight. The consumer discretionary and healthcare sectors combine for over 21 percent.
&ldquo;We believe our two-step approach improves upon the process used by other minimum volatility ETF offerings available today,&rdquo; Mannik Dhillon, president, VictoryShares and Solutions, said <a href="http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/3389952">in a statement</a>. &ldquo;We use a multi-factor approach to select a starting universe that has the potential to enhance returns and then optimize the portfolio with the aim of reducing volatility. Many minimum volatility strategies focus only on the latter step.&rdquo;
VSMV is a distinctly large-cap ETF as highlighted by an average market value of $139 billion for the new ETF&#39;s 62 holdings. The average price-to-earnings ratio for those components is 21, according to issuer data.
<h3>A Different Approach</h3>
Looking at its exposure to higher beta, cyclical sectors, such as consumer discretionary and technology, it is clear VSMV is different than traditional <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/long-ideas/17/05/9509578/sector-surprises-in-a-popular-low-vol-etf">low volatility strategies</a>.
&ldquo;Current popular low-vol ETF strategies only select and weight companies that exhibit the least volatility from a broader benchmark like the S&amp;P 500. However, VSMV takes the initial first step of screening for smart beta factors like momentum, quality, value and growth before implementing a volatility weight,&rdquo; according to <a href="https://www.etftrends.com/a-min-volatility-etf-that-starts-with-a-quality-approach/">ETF Trends</a>.
VSMV&#39;s top 10 holdings include Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) and Johnson &amp; Johnson (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/JNJ#NYSE">JNJ</a>).
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