Linda McDonough

Linda McDonough is a veteran hedge fund analyst who loves to break down company financial statements and identify market inefficiencies to uncover big opportunities.  She believes in a boots-on-the-ground approach that includes surveying customers, interviewing company executives, or doing whatever it takes to see what others don't.

She's now brought her experience as a hedge fund analyst to subscribers of her Profit Catalyst Alert service. Her system identifies small- and mid-cap stocks that are about to move due to catalytic events that few others can identify...until it's too late. These events often times result in massive gains for her followers.

Analyst Articles

Buy to open the January 20, 2017 call on Mylan (MYL) with a strike price of $45 at $1.90 or lower. Symbol (MYL170120C45)This is a longer term trade based on Mylan’s current valuation. While we may close the position well before the January 2017 expiration, it is not tied to… Read More

Acuity (NYSE: AYI) was added to Goldman Sachs’ Focus List. The analyst notes Acuity is a low-carbon lighting leader who has the “strongest competitive positioning” in the lighting space.  The analyst also highlights the competitive moat Acuity has built via its focus on full-service solutions that  insulates it from pricing pressure. Read More

CriteoLast month five of SteelHouse’s former clients said that they were deceived by the company, supporting Criteo’s (NSDQ: CRTO) allegations against their rival. Back in June Criteo initiated a lawsuit against SteelHouse alleging that the rival ran a “counterfeit click fraud scheme.” The former clients include popular bodybuilding website,… Read More

BrunswickDespite lowered second-quarter analyst earnings expectations of $1.18 from $1.21, the company’s stock shot up more than 4% last week.Investors seem hopeful that management will boost annual guidance. Third-quarter earnings expectations increased from 94 cents in April to 97 cents. And full year analyst earnings expectations are up a penny… Read More

The current price of the Lands’ End put is below the $1.40 level it traded at when we issued a sell alert this morning. Large price swings in heavily shorted, small cap stocks are not out of the ordinary. As the Lands’ End numbers were quite bad, I do expect the… Read More

On Monday we felt Land’s End (LE) would report a quarter worse than expected when it release results today, and we recommending betting the stock would drop by buying puts.We were right. the company reported a 6 cent loss per share, worse than the 4 cent loss expected. So sell… Read More

Buy to open the September 16, 2016 put on Lands End (LE) with a strike price of $17.50 at $.85 or lower. Symbol (LE160916P17.5)Lands’ End reports second quarter earnings before the market open on September 1. This trade should be placed before that event.Lands’ End has been unable to right… Read More

LydallOn Aug. 3 Lydall (NYSE: LDL) reported second-quarter earnings per share of 70 cents, which beat analyst estimates of 62 cents. The maker of industrial and automotive sound and temperature filters and barriers also reported revenue of $137 million for the quarter which beat analysts’ expectations by $2 million.CEO Dale… Read More

Buy to open the Nov. 18, 2016 put on VFC with a strike price of $62.50 at $2.60 or lower. Symbol (VFC161118P62.5)We are placing our second option trade on VFC. (Last month we bought and sold a VFC put for a 50% gain in less than two days.) This trade may be held… Read More