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

VF Corp’s reported sub par earnings this morning. The stock is currently trading below the 62.5 strike of the August puts we recommended on Wednesday.SELL the August 62.5 puts at a price of $2.00 or above for a swift 53% gain. As we predicted management pushed out revenue and profit growth… Read More

VF Corp. (NYSE: VFC) is an American apparel and footwear company in trouble, and we’re recommending profiting from its likely decline with a put option.I expect VFC will have weakness in sales to struggling department stores.  And when the company reports second quarter earnings before the market opens on Friday,… Read More

Profit Catalyst Alert just passed its six month birthday. While I’m pleased at how most of the portfolio weathered the rocky start to the year and am more confident than ever in the names I’ve picked, I’m eager to share with you more picks and more ways to make money… Read More

Get on the road with Lydall (NYSE: LDL) this manufacturer of specialty industrial materials. Lydall’s July 8 purchase of Texel diversifies its business beyond the auto industry and wraps in highly profitable geosynthetic products. These products are used for roadway engineering, flood management and landscape architecture. Large gains… Read More

The supercomputer company Cray (NASD: CRAY) got super trashed in May when it lowered near term earnings due to a component shortage. Those components, powerful new chips designed by Intel and Nvidia, are now available and should put Cray’s shipments back on track. Cray’s supercomputers are increasingly being used by commercial customers… Read More

In the current crazy retail world, rummaging through racks of discount clothes at Burlington Coat Factory trumps buying Victoria’s Secret bras, and Walmart is beating Target with … groceries.Given consumer spending is increasing at its highest rate since last fall, you’d think all retailers would be doing at least fairly… Read More

On June 22 Air Transport Group (NASD: ATSG) bought 3.8 million shares from its largest shareholder for  $13.07 a share, a 3% discount to its closing price the previous night. The shareholder, Red Mountain Capital, owned 11.2 million shares as of the end of the first quarter. A private transaction… Read More