Ratings from Wall Street analysts can be a valuable resource when trying to determine which individual stocks to buy, and which individual stocks to avoid. However, that doesn’t mean you should follow Wall Street recommendations verbatim. It should be noted that it is in the interest of sell side analysts to lean bullish rather than
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A handful of large-scale financial traders reduced or eliminated their positions in SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) stock. Should this be a deal-breaker for prospective investors? Not necessarily, as a high-court ruling could have a major, positive impact on SoFi Technologies and its stakeholders. It’s been fascinating to watch the market dislike SoFi Technologies for a while, and
Verizon Communications Inc.’s stock has been under pressure in the wake of recent reporting on legacy lead-sheathed cables used within the telecommunications industry, and one analyst worries the stock could stay in the penalty box. Edward Jones analyst David Heger downgraded Verizon shares VZ, -7.50% to hold from buy Monday, writing of his concerns after
The United States economy has been resilient thus far, as the job market and corporate earnings have been strong. As such, aggregate earnings for S&P 500 companies rose 0.1% in the first quarter, exceeding analysts’ forecasts of a 5-6% decline three months ago. Consumer spending has remained remarkably strong despite this inflation, and demand for
Although acquiring shares of companies listed in the Dow Jones Industrial Average tends to be a smart wager, shifting economic circumstances might raise a cloud of suspicion over certain doomed Dow stocks to avoid. To be 100% clear, this list represents a mental exercise based on forward circumstances that may or may not materialize. It’s
China’s central bank on Monday injected liquidity into the nation’s financial system via its monetary instruments at unchanged interest rates, signaling a hold on benchmark lending rates this month after June’s cuts. The People’s Bank of China injected 103 billion yuan ($14.42 billion) of liquidity via the one-year medium-term lending facility at an interest rate
In this article USFD NVDA META AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A logo of Meta Platforms Inc. is seen at its booth, at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups, at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 17, 2022. Benoit Tessier | Reuters The second half has kicked
One thing that you always have to be aware of with dividend stocks is the yield. Yes, high-yielding stocks are appealing. But often, a dividend stock has an outsized yield because the stock price tumbled, robbing you of returns. What you want are safe high-yield dividend stocks. Safe high-yield dividend stocks may not have a
Meme stocks can get a bad reputation. They’re really just stocks that are promoted heavily on social media, notably Reddit. Now, you’ll find a few quality stocks among these meme stocks. The problem is that for as many meme stocks you’ll find are buys, there are several more meme stocks to avoid. The allure of
Why would the experts on Wall Street be so bullish on Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) stock now? Probably, a major consideration is the company’s ambitious development of hardware to support artificial intelligence applications. But before you take a share position in AMD, consider whether you’re getting in at the best possible time. After all, the
What can the chart-topping K-pop group BTS teach us about how to advance our own careers? On the surface, that might sound like a silly notion — at least if you’re not aspiring to a career as a member of a globe-trotting boy band. But as I learned from reading the newly published book, “Beyond
The outlook for the S&P 500 index is optimistic for the next 12 months. Over this period, the index is likely to trend higher by 9.3%. Without a doubt, there will be undervalued blue-chip stocks and growth stocks that will witness a significant rally. It’s a good time to remain invested in fundamentally strong names that trade at a valuation gap.
Looking at the stock market today, smart investors know there are just some stocks to avoid in July. The S&P 500 sits only 6% below the all-time high it hit to kick off 2023. Even though there are predictions of painful economic hardship just over the horizon, investors keep pushing the market to new heights.
As discussed in my last article on QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) stock, electric vehicle stocks began to rally at the start of July, on the heels of Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) latest delivery numbers. The TSLA rally has stalled, but interestingly enough, more speculative EV plays keep climbing. QS stock is no exception. Other early-stage EV names, like Lucid
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Tracey Ryniec and Sheraz Mian take a look at a hot specialty retailer and an infrastructure contractor.
Ignatiev | E+ | Getty Images Company: Mercury Systems (MRCY) Business: Mercury Systems is a manufacturer of essential components, products, modules and subsystems. The company sells them to defense prime contractors, the U.S. government and OEM commercial aerospace companies. Essentially, Mercury Systems makes the electronics that go into defense applications. Because it pays for its
I used Bard AI to help recommend blue-chip stocks for July. Right off the bat, it’s clear that Bard isn’t considering recent events in recommending the shares it has. Most of the rationale it offers in picking the shares centers on long-term factors. That’s fine, given that long-term investing produces better average returns. But it also suggests
A lot of microchip and semiconductor companies have exploded this year with their share prices doubling and even tripling. Up more than 210% since January, chip designer Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) was the best-performing stock in the benchmark S&P 500 index during this year’s first half. Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), another leading chip company, are
July thus far has been a great month for electric vehicle stocks, and Nio (NYSE:NIO) stock is no exception. Already trending higher at the start of the month, NIO stock has kept climbing, making its way back to double-digit prices for the first time in months. Some of the latest rally for the China-based EV