Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Aflac delivered an all-around beat in the previous quarter, with a notable 12.4% year-over-year increase in sales in Japan.</li><li>The Japanese market's success is attributed to a significant surge in cancer insurance sales, particularly through collaborations with Japan Post Company and Japan Post Insurance.</li><li>As the company continues to strengthen its market position, the commitment to prudent liquidity and capital management remains unwavering.</li></ul>

Aflac delivered an all-around beat in the previous quarter, with a notable 12.4% year-over-year increase in sales in Japan.The Japanese market's success is attributed to a significant surge in cancer insurance sales, particularly through collaborations with Japan Post Company and Japan Post Insurance.As the company continues to strengthen its market position, the commitment to prudent liquidity and capital management remains unwavering.

Aflac Incorporated: Key Strategies Driving Their Financial Triumph in Japan and the U.S.! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Aflac managed to exceed analyst expectations in terms of revenue and earnings.</li><li>The company's diligent efforts and strategic initiatives in the United States and Japan have yielded strong results, positioning Aflac for future growth.</li><li>In Japan, the rollout of new products like WINGS cancer insurance and refreshed policies have contributed to significant sales growth, particularly in the cancer insurance segment.</li></ul>

Aflac managed to exceed analyst expectations in terms of revenue and earnings.The company's diligent efforts and strategic initiatives in the United States and Japan have yielded strong results, positioning Aflac for future growth.In Japan, the rollout of new products like WINGS cancer insurance and refreshed policies have contributed to significant sales growth, particularly in the cancer insurance segment.

Aflac Incorporated: Strategic Alliances That Are Set to Propel Their Future! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>This is our first report on Aflac Incorporated, a prominent player in the American insurance industry.</li><li>The year's first quarter proved promising for Aflac, as the company reported solid earnings results despite a material yen weakening.</li><li>The operations in Japan saw continued sales improvements, driven by the rollout of new and refreshed products, particularly the cancer insurance policy.</li></ul>

This is our first report on Aflac Incorporated, a prominent player in the American insurance industry.The year's first quarter proved promising for Aflac, as the company reported solid earnings results despite a material yen weakening.The operations in Japan saw continued sales improvements, driven by the rollout of new and refreshed products, particularly the cancer insurance policy.

Aflac Incorporated: Initiation of Coverage – Business Structure and Competitive Edge

Asia L/S Equity PM/Macro/Thematic Idea Generation

Rikki Malik

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<li>A company that is geared to Japan's macro revival with additional micro catalysts. </li>
<li>Ownership of financial companies which are set to benefit from a normalisation of Japanese monetary policy.</li>
<li>The low Price to Book means the company will need to keep up momentum on its capital management plans to  stay in the Prime Section of Topix.</li>
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A company that is geared to Japan's macro revival with additional micro catalysts. 
Ownership of financial companies which are set to benefit from a normalisation of Japanese monetary policy.
The low Price to Book means the company will need to keep up momentum on its capital management plans to  stay in the Prime Section of Topix.


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Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

NASDAQ Composite Index / Technical Analysis

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<li>Following last week's pullback, a consistent theme we are seeing is that many broad market indexes and Sector ETFs are holding above (and bouncing at) major base supports.</li>
<li>As long as these base supports continue to hold, it tells us this is likely just a normal pullback within the overall bullish trend.</li>
<li>Important supports that we need to see hold in order to remain bullish include 4600 on the S&amp;P 500 and 14,400 on the Nasdaq Composite.</li>
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Following last week's pullback, a consistent theme we are seeing is that many broad market indexes and Sector ETFs are holding above (and bouncing at) major base supports.
As long as these base supports continue to hold, it tells us this is likely just a normal pullback within the overall bullish trend.
Important supports that we need to see hold in order to remain bullish include 4600 on the S&amp;P 500 and 14,400 on the Nasdaq Composite.


Major Base Supports Holding; DXY Testing the 2-Month Downtrend; 4600 on SPX Remains Key Support

United States

Aflac, Inc. is a general business holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides supplemental insurance to individuals in the United States and Japan.  Aflac's products include accident/disability plans, cancer expense plans, short-term disability plans, sickness and hospital indemnity plans, hospital intensive care plans, and fixed-benefit dental plans.

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Aflac Inc (AFL US)

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Aflac delivered an all-around beat in the previous quarter, with a notable 12.4% year-over-year increase in sales in Japan. The Japanese market's...

Baptista Research

Aflac Incorporated: Strategic Alliances That Are Set to Propel Their Future! - Major Drivers

Aflac managed to exceed analyst expectations in terms of revenue and earnings. The company's diligent efforts and strategic initiatives in the...

Baptista Research

Aflac Incorporated: Initiation of Coverage – Business Structure and Competitive Edge

This is our first report on Aflac Incorporated, a prominent player in the American insurance industry. The year's first quarter proved promising...

Baptista Research

Japan Post Holdings (6178.T) - Going Places!

A company positioned for Japan's economic recovery, benefiting from financial sector ownership and capital management plans to increase its Value.

Rikki Malik

Major Base Supports Holding; DXY Testing the 2-Month Downtrend; 4600 on SPX Remains Key Support

A consistent theme we are seeing is that many broad market indexes and Sector ETFs are holding above (and bouncing at) major base supports...

Vermilion Research

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Aflac Incorporated: Key Strategies Driving Their Financial Triumph in Japan and the U.S.! - Major Drivers

Aflac delivered an all-around beat in the previous quarter, with a notable 12.4% year-over-year increase in sales in Japan. The Japanese market's...

Baptista Research

Aflac Incorporated: Strategic Alliances That Are Set to Propel Their Future! - Major Drivers

Aflac managed to exceed analyst expectations in terms of revenue and earnings. The company's diligent efforts and strategic initiatives in the...

Baptista Research

Aflac Incorporated: Initiation of Coverage – Business Structure and Competitive Edge

This is our first report on Aflac Incorporated, a prominent player in the American insurance industry. The year's first quarter proved promising...

Baptista Research

Japan Post Holdings (6178.T) - Going Places!

​A company positioned for Japan's economic recovery, benefiting from financial sector ownership and capital management plans to increase its Value.

Rikki Malik

Major Base Supports Holding; DXY Testing the 2-Month Downtrend; 4600 on SPX Remains Key Support

A consistent theme we are seeing is that many broad market indexes and Sector ETFs are holding above (and bouncing at) major base supports...

Vermilion Research

A company positioned for Japan's economic recovery, benefiting from financial sector ownership and capital management plans to increase its Value.