{"id":2504,"date":"2020-12-14T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/?p=2504"},"modified":"2021-02-23T13:48:24","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T18:48:24","slug":"should-you-buy-cruise-stock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/should-you-buy-cruise-stock\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Buy Cruise Stock?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Should You Buy Cruise Stock RIGHT NOW?\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lLXaiPQFNYo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s an overview of the stocks I&#8217;m most excited about buying this month &#8211; Royal Caribbean RCL, Southwest Airlines LUV, Square SQ, Netflix NFLX, and CareTrust REIT CTRE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong>Should You Buy Cruise Stock?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cruise stock is massively down for the year.&nbsp; Ships haven\u2019t sailed in months, and there\u2019s speculation that cruises won\u2019t be allowed to resume until January 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Royal Caribbean, ticker symbol RCL, has proved to be a resourceful company.&nbsp; They&#8217;re getting ready to launch a series of short ocean-only cruises. &nbsp;This is where the ship sails at 50% capacity, does not stop at any ports, and all passengers are tested for COVID-19 before boarding.&nbsp; Essentially, these cruises consist of going out to sea then coming back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is there excitement about this type of cruise?&nbsp; Yes, in fact, when Royal Caribbean asked for volunteers for test cruises over 100,000 people signed up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are always risks associated with .&nbsp; Stomaching volatile is difficult, especially if you aren\u2019t investing long-term.&nbsp; With every good piece of news, cruise stock could go up.&nbsp; But as soon as warning levels rise, it could go down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I anticipate when things open back up, people are going to want to travel and go on vacations.&nbsp; Royal Caribbean will be a winner in the long run.&nbsp; Let\u2019s check to see what the analysts have to say.&nbsp; Most analysts have RCL as a \u201cHold\u201d right now with a target price around $60.&nbsp; Currently, it\u2019s trading closer to $80.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/recommends\/webull\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-458-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2507\" width=\"1013\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-458-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-458-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-458-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-458.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1013px) 100vw, 1013px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong>What Other Stocks Should You Buy?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Southwest Airlines LUV<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Southwest Airlines, ticker symbol LUV, is a favorite in our household.&nbsp; We have been big fans of Southwest for years.&nbsp; &nbsp; We love the flexibility of checking two free bags, and this is especially helpful when traveling with small children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a company, they are struggling right now.&nbsp; They might have to do their first round of layoffs ever in the company\u2019s 53-year history. &nbsp;Looking at the performance of their stock, they are drastically down for the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite these obstacles, there are some bright spots for Southwest.&nbsp; They recently announced new flight options to smaller airports such as Colorado Spring and Sarasota, Florida.&nbsp; Also, the Senate recently proposed over $17 billion in federal aid for the airline industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like the scrappy nature of Southwest to innovate and approach these difficulties as an opportunity to scoop up market share. &nbsp;Southwest is essentially going on the offensive, trying to grow their company during this shutdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keeping these reasons in mind, I am very interested in buying Southwest stock.&nbsp; Let\u2019s see what the analysts say.&nbsp; LUV is a \u201cBuy\u201d right now with a target price around $50. &nbsp;Currently, it\u2019s hovering around $47. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/recommends\/webull\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-462-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-462-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-462-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-462-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-462.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong>Square SQ<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Square, ticker symbol SQ, is a business-to-business company known for helping sellers perform point of sale transactions. &nbsp;For example, if you&#8217;ve ever seen that little white swiping thing that plugs into phones then that\u2019s Square hardware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to point of sale, Square offers a variety of other business solutions.&nbsp; For example, they help small businesses with bookkeeping and integrated payroll. &nbsp;During stimulus package rollouts, Square also assisted with <a href=\"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/how-to-pay-yourself-ppp-money\/\">PPP loans<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They recently announced the acquisition of Credit Karma\u2019s tax prep business, so they\u2019re officially in the tax filing game now.&nbsp; Come springtime, Square will help millions of people file their taxes electronically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One more interesting piece of news is that Square has been , specifically Bitcoin, in massive quantities. &nbsp;In fact, it&#8217;s estimated that Square bought approximately 40% of all Bitcoin mined over the past two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My prediction is Square wants to own a substantial quantity of cryptocurrency to be a market leader when Bitcoin becomes more normalized for people to buy, sell, and trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s check to see what the analysts say about Square.&nbsp; It\u2019s a \u201cBuy\u201d with a target price around $183.&nbsp; It&#8217;s currently trading just over $200.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/recommends\/webull\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-466-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-466-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-466-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-466-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-466.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Netflix NFLX<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This next stock needs no introduction. &nbsp;Netflix has been on a tear the past few months.&nbsp; They are way up for the year and have plans to continue to grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The obvious way for Netflix to grow is to raise its subscription price.&nbsp; It hasn\u2019t raised prices in the US since the start of 2019.&nbsp; With over 195 million subscribers worldwide, raising its prices $1-$2 a month per subscriber would increase their revenue over $2 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also continue build out their infrastructure with a $1 billion studio expansion planned in Albuquerque, New Mexico.&nbsp; Filming and producing their own content allows them to own the rights and the distribution channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Netflix is a super interesting company that we all need to keep an eye on.&nbsp; &nbsp;Let\u2019s look at what the analysts say.&nbsp; It\u2019s a \u201cBuy\u201d with a target price of $548.&nbsp; Currently, it\u2019s trading for $504.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/recommends\/webull\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-470-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-470-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-470-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-470-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-470.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Care Trust REIT CTRE<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re not familiar with the term REIT, it stands for real estate investment trust.&nbsp; Care Trust REIT is a company that primarily focuses on purchasing and acquiring facilities for healthcare operations.&nbsp; CTRE owns the land, the buildings, the facilities, and they lease these out to other companies that operate healthcare services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their stock is down for the year, but they\u2019ve continued to grow. &nbsp;The reason this specific REIT caught my eye is they have continued to make acquisitions even when the economy has essentially shut down.&nbsp; For example, in September 2020 they acquired two skilled nursing facilities in Montana. &nbsp;Then last month they purchased four post-acute care facilities in Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the change of leadership in Washington, the new administration has a comprehensive plan for healthcare sector spending.&nbsp; This prospect makes Care Trust REIT very attractive.&nbsp; Let&#8217;s check with the analysts.&nbsp; CTRE is a \u201cBuy\u201d with a target price of $21. &nbsp;Currently, it is trading just below $20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/recommends\/webull\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-474-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-474-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-474-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-474-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-474.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Recap:&nbsp; Four Stocks I\u2019m Most Excited About This Month and Why<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Okay, let&#8217;s recap. &nbsp;I am very interested in purchasing cruise stock and holding it long-term.&nbsp; The prospect of ocean-only cruises with the ship half full makes me want to take a vacation. &nbsp;I can&#8217;t predict the future, but once things start to open back up people are going to want to travel.&nbsp; Royal Caribbean is a leader in the cruise industry and will continue to adapt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also like Southwest Airlines for some of the same reasons. &nbsp;They&#8217;re going to have to deal with union contract negotiations very soon.&nbsp; During those months, I will routinely buy LUV.&nbsp; Hopefully, when things open back up, Southwest will have a larger share of the airline market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Square is another innovative company that impresses me. &nbsp;I like the risks they&#8217;re taking with acquisitions and cryptocurrency.&nbsp; It will be very interesting to see how they continue to grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Netflix is a company I\u2019ve wanted to own for a long time.&nbsp; I&#8217;m happy to add it to my portfolio.&nbsp; As they continue to expand, I look forward to seeing what they\u2019ll do next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Care Trust REIT is on my long-term radar.&nbsp; With future government plans to focus on healthcare spending, I\u2019m glad to add them before the changeover in Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read about what <a href=\"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/should-you-buy-amazon-stock\/\">stocks I picked last month here<\/a>.  Also, check out a <a href=\"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/recommends\/rich-1st-stock-pie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pie Preview of My Portfolio and its performance<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re new to investing or just like free stocks, .&nbsp; I got Levi Strauss &amp; Co. LEVI and PagerDuty PD.&nbsp; If you sign up, let me know what stocks you get in the comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> when you sign up &amp; link a bank account.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/recommends\/coinbase-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coinbase is offering $5 worth of free Bitcoin<\/a> when you open an account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also really like M1 Finance for buying fractional shares of stock.&nbsp;  when you open and fund your account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Listen to Teacher Entrepreneurs Podcast<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/17044619\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/daa520\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" oallowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As always, I&#8217;m Rich and until next time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>\u201cteachingmillionaires.com has partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/recommends\/cardratings-blog-disclosure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CardRatings<\/a> for our coverage of credit card products. <em>teachingmillionaires.com<\/em> and CardRatings may receive a commission from card issuers. Opinions, reviews, analyses &amp; recommendations are the author\u2019s alone, and have not been reviewed, endorsed or approved by any of these entities. <em>Responses are not provided or commissioned by the bank advertiser. Responses have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by the bank advertiser. It is not the bank advertiser&#8217;s responsibility to ensure all posts and\/or questions are answered<\/em>. I am not a financial advisor. The information I share is for educational purposes only and shouldn\u2019t be considered as certified financial or legal advice. It is imperative you conduct your own research. I am sharing my opinion only.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s an overview of the stocks I&#8217;m most excited about buying this month &#8211; Royal Caribbean RCL, Southwest Airlines LUV, Square SQ, Netflix NFLX, and CareTrust REIT CTRE. Should You Buy Cruise Stock?&nbsp; Cruise stock is massively down for the year.&nbsp; Ships haven\u2019t sailed in months, and there\u2019s speculation that cruises won\u2019t be allowed to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-saving-investing","category-all-posts"],"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Nov20-Stocks-1.jpg",800,450,false],"author_info":{"display_name":"Rich Smith","author_link":"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/author\/rich\/"},"comment_info":3,"category_info":[{"term_id":10,"name":"Saving &amp; Investing","slug":"saving-investing","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":10,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":14,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":10,"category_count":14,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Saving &amp; Investing","category_nicename":"saving-investing","category_parent":0},{"term_id":1,"name":"All Posts","slug":"all-posts","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":33,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":33,"category_description":"","cat_name":"All Posts","category_nicename":"all-posts","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":10,"label":"Saving &amp; Investing"},{"value":1,"label":"All Posts"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2504"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachingmillionaires.com\/newstag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}