Another Semiconductor Stock Is Headed to the S&P 500
6/8/202628 min
The S&P 500 index is removing Pool Corp and Campbell Soup Company from the index and replacing them with Marvell Technology and Flex. Jon, Matt, and Rachel explain what these two new companies do as well as weigh in on whether they could be hidden gems. After this, the team dives into the mailbag with Rachel leading the discussion on Bristol-Myers Squibb and Matt providing some reflections on age-related investing considerations. Jon Quast, Matt Frankel, and Rachel Warren discuss: -Marvel’s trillion-dollar opportunity -Whether Flex is overvalued right now -Why Bristol-Myers Squibb stock has gone nowhere for five years -How to think about investing when you’re young Companies discussed: Pool (POOL), Campbell Soup Company (CPB), Flex (FLEX), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Pfizer (PFE), Merck (MRK), Nvidia (NVDA), Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Public Storage (PSA), and NVR (NVR) Host: Jon Quast Guests: Matt Frankel, Rachel Warren Engineer: Dan Boyd Disclosure: Advertisements are sponsored content and provided for informational purposes only. The Motley Fool and its affiliates (collectively, “TMF”) do not endorse, recommend, or verify the accuracy or completeness of the statements made within advertisements. TMF is not involved in the offer, sale, or solicitation of any securities advertised herein and makes no representations regarding the suitability, or risks associated with any investment opportunity presented. Investors should conduct their own due diligence and consult with legal, tax, and financial advisors before making any investment decisions. TMF assumes no responsibility for any losses or damages arising from this advertisement. We’re committed to transparency: All personal opinions in advertisements from Fools are their own. The product advertised in this episode was loaned to TMF and was returned after a test period or the product advertised in this episode was purchased by TMF. Advertiser has paid for the sponsorship of this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsJon Quast· Host0:00
[upbeat music] There's another semiconductor stock headed for the S&P 500. You're listening to Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing. Welcome to Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing. Uh, I'm John Quast, and I'm joined today by contributors Matt Frankel and Rachel Warren. We're gonna dip into our mailbag today, not once, but twice. But first we wanted to start with our lead story, and that is about once a quarter, the S&P 500 removes some companies from the index and adds other companies. This is a index that tracks 500, roughly 500 of the largest, most profitable US-based companies. There are some times where a company gets acquired or something like that, and then another company is added in, in between the regular rebalancings. But we had this regular one, and Pool Stock and Campbell Soup Company are out. As a shareholder of Pool and a lover of Goldfish crackers, I'm disappointed with that. But we have a couple new ones heading in, and that is Marvell and also Flex. And so while the indexing itself isn't really something material that we Foolish investors really base an investment thesis on, sometimes it is fun to bring a new stock to our attention as they get added to the large index here. And so we thought it would be fun in this episode to talk about these. And I'm gonna start here with Rachel. We want to talk about Marvell going into the index. And basically, my question here for