Gut feelings, opinions, analysis, intuition, they're all the same thing. An opinion as to what will happen based on facts and knowledge.
I see a company with no assets, negative cash flow, death spirals, huge debt and say "They're not a good investment".
Apparently your gut told you they were. Not sure what "knowledge" backed that up, but feel free to enlighten.
Competing is intense among humans, and within a group, selfish individuals always win. But in contests between groups, groups of altruists always beat groups of selfish individuals.
E. O. Wilson