What Happened?
A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after the major indices rebounded, as Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivered dovish remarks at the much-awaited Jackson Hole symposium. Powell suggested that with inflation risks moderating and unemployment remaining low, the Federal Reserve might consider a shift in its monetary policy stance, including potential interest rate cuts. This outlook eased market concerns about prolonged high interest rates and their impact on economic growth. The prospect of lower borrowing costs bolstered investor confidence, particularly in sectors that have lagged, leading to a broad rally across the market.
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Among others, the following stocks were impacted:
- Senior Health, Home Health & Hospice company AdaptHealth (NASDAQ: AHCO) jumped 3.9%. Is now the time to buy AdaptHealth? Access our full analysis report here, it’s free.
- Genomics & Sequencing company Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) jumped 3.3%. Is now the time to buy Illumina? Access our full analysis report here, it’s free.
- Satellite Telecommunication Services company Globalstar (NASDAQ: GSAT) jumped 4%. Is now the time to buy Globalstar? Access our full analysis report here, it’s free.
- Satellite Telecommunication Services company Iridium (NASDAQ: IRDM) jumped 3.7%. Is now the time to buy Iridium? Access our full analysis report here, it’s free.
- Professional Staffing & HR Solutions company Alight (NYSE: ALIT) jumped 3.1%. Is now the time to buy Alight? Access our full analysis report here, it’s free.
Zooming In On Globalstar (GSAT)
Globalstar’s shares are extremely volatile and have had 39 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.
The previous big move we wrote about was 3 days ago when the stock dropped 3.8% on the news that investors took some profits off the table as markets awaited signals on future monetary policy from the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole symposium later in the week. The downturn in the market was largely attributed to a significant sell-off in megacap tech and chipmaker shares. Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and Broadcom all saw notable drops, dragging down the VanEck Semiconductor ETF. Other major tech-related companies like Tesla, Meta Platforms, and Netflix were also under pressure. A key reason for this trend is that much of the recent market gains have been concentrated in the "AI trade," which includes these large technology and semiconductor companies. So this could also mean that some investors are locking in some gains ahead of more definitive feedback from the Fed.
Globalstar is down 15.8% since the beginning of the year, and at $26.76 per share, it is trading 22.1% below its 52-week high of $34.35 from December 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Globalstar’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $5,523.
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