Petar Petrov
💼TradingKey US Stocks Analyst
🏅CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
🎓Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Bachelor in Social Sciences
📊Stocks | Industry | Funds | Macro Strategy
Summary
Petar Petrov has four years of direct investment experience. His main focus is on industry analysis and fundamental bottom-up equity research.
Areas of Expertise
Fundamental Analysis: Studies companies in software, consumer technology, and e-commerce sectors, conducting in-depth analyses of financial reports and industry trends.
Fund Research: Focuses on Chinese ETFs.
Macro Research: Tracks macro variables such as Federal Reserve policies, inflation, and liquidity, as well as major futures related to these macro factors.
Multi-Asset Strategy: Analyses global asset allocation and rotation opportunities.
Market Insights: Regularly writes in-depth reports on companies and market thematic analyses.
Experience
TradingKey｜U.S. Stock Analyst 2024 - Present Orlog Capital｜Investment Analyst 2021 - 2024 Others｜Analyst 2016 - 2021
Total 98 articles
Alibaba (BABA) Q4 2024 Earnings Preview: Will the Chinese Tech Rally Continue?
Alibaba will report its fourth quarterly earnings for this fiscal year on Thursday, after the bell. The stock has been performing solidly in the past twelve months with 55% increase, mostly driven by the company’s AI initiatives and recovery in the consumer sentiment in China. Tomorrow we will...
Wed, May 14
Walmart (WMT) Q1 2026 Earnings Preview: What to Expect from the Retail Giant’s Earnings?
Walmart will report its first quarterly earnings for this fiscal year on Thursday, after the bell. As one of the largest retailers in the country, Walmart results can serve as a reliable proxy for grasping the US consumer sentiment, especially in the context of the recent economic woes.
Tue, May 13
META: Q1 Earnings Look Great but the Economic Challenge is Yet to Begin
Meta stock went up more than 4% after a strong first quarter delivering beats on both revenue and earnings.
Fri, May 2
Starbucks (SBUX): Q2 Numbers Look Worse than the Reality Actually Is, but Need to See More Drop in Price to become Attractive
TradingKey - Disappointing results but a change in the strategy towards ramping up hiring may pay off with higher growth and winning back market share (of course, at the expense of profitability). The current valuation of 25x 2026 expected earnings not enticing, better stay on the sideline with...
Wed, Apr 30
10 High-Potential Stocks You Can't Afford to Ignore
Is the current dip a potential entry point to buy in before new highs? What’s the long-term cause and effect of Trump’s tariffs & Fed cuts? And most importantly, what does this all mean for investors in 2025?
Wed, Apr 30
Microsoft (MSFT) Q3 2025 Earnings Preview: What Should Investors Expect?
TradingKey - Microsoft will report its 2025Q3 earnings on 30th of April, after the market closes. As one of the big tech companies and part of the Mag 7, Microsoft earnings are always seen as important news. These are the following aspects investors should pay attention to...
Tue, Apr 29
GOOGL: Q1 Results Were Okay but not Impressive
TradingKey - We maintain our positive stance on Alphabet after the Q1 earnings. We do expect certain level of macro headwinds to affect the growth within the advertising business and also the increased capex would result in higher level of depreciation, affecting the profitability.
Mon, Apr 28
NFLX: Successfully Resisted the Market Meltdown but is There Any Upside Left?
TradingKey - Netflix was spared from the recent market drop as entertainment historically has been pretty resilient in tougher economic times. The recent Q1 results demonstrated that the flywheel is working well with high quality content keeping user stickiness, generating cash that is invested...
Mon, Apr 28
Lululemon (LULU): Great Brand Value at Huge Discount
According to our estimates, the margins will take a significant hit in the coming months but even with this into account, the valuation seems quite attractive as the PE ratio is way below the historical average.
Mon, Apr 14
Palo Alto Networks (PANW): Uncertain Outlook Amid Business Transformation
TradingKey - Palo Alto is the biggest player in the area of network cybersecurity. The revenue growth of the company has been slowing down in the last year due to an aggressive discounting policy, which is a consequence of revamping their sales approach from selling stand-alone products to...
Mon, Apr 7
[IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS] CrowdStrike (CRWD): The Train is Missed, Waiting for Another Dip
Unfortunately, after the post-outage rally, the share price of CrowdStrike already seems well-priced, even if we price a rather optimistic growth trajectory and margin expansion for the coming five years.
Mon, Mar 24
[IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS] Walmart (WMT): When a Strong Business Model Faces Economic Challenges
With growth further moderating and too many headwinds hitting the margins we would likely see stagnant to negative growth in earnings, which makes the current share price of $85.00 less attractive.
Tue, Mar 18
Oracle (ORCL) Earnings: Slowing Growth but Expectations Remain High
Oracle (ORCL) reported revenue and earnings that fell short of the market expectations.Management expects the weak revenue growth to continue in the current quarter as well. Despite the weak results, there is some positive news.
Fri, Mar 14
[IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS] Nike (NKE): Will This be the Greatest Turnaround Story of this Decade?
TradingKey - 2025 will be a transitional year, and we expect revenue to shrink by high-single digits, especially in the context of deteriorating consumer sentiment. In 2026 and 2027, Nike is projected to return to single-digit percentage positive growth as the current policies begin to reflect in...
Mon, Mar 10
[IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS] Starbucks (SBUX): Can Niccol Bring the People Back to Starbucks?
TradingKey - Starbucks Corporation is the leading roaster and retailer of specialty coffee globally. In addition to fresh, freshly brewed coffees, Starbucks’ offerings include many complimentary food items and a selection of premium teas and other beverages, sold mainly through the company’s...
Mon, Mar 10
Sea Limited Delivers Strong Q4 Results – Can the Growth Momentum Continue?
TradingKey - Sea Limited stock jumped 7% after the release of its Q4 earnings, as it was able to beat the estimates for both revenue and earnings per share.
Wed, Mar 5
[IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS] Oracle (ORCL): Big Ambitions but Difficult Reality
The company is currently overvalued compared to its peers, but there might be positive developments from the partnership with Meta, Project Stargate and the TikTok legal case
Mon, Mar 3
Has NVIDIA's Gross Margin Collapsed in Q4 Earnings? Two Warning Signs Deserve Attention
Overall, Nvidia growth remains robust driven by solid demand for Blackwell. Currently, Nvidia is trading at a PE ratio of around 44x, and with expected growth of over 60%, the valuation looks attractive.
Thu, Feb 27
[IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS] GOOGL: The Most Attractively Valued Mag7 Stock
With a target price of $230 (30% upside potential), Google is perhaps the most attractively valued investment among the Mag7 stocks.
Mon, Feb 24
Alibaba's Stock Soars After Q3 Earnings Report, Significant Upside Potential Ahead!
Considering the PE ratio of Alibaba is just 28x compared to Amazon’s 40x, there is still plenty of room for growth.
Fri, Feb 21
