As we get ready to wrap up another earnings season, investors in Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) are wondering what may be next for the shares in the coming months. On July 31, the group reported dismal results for second quarter 2020, mainly reflecting the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on global oil demand. Yet Exxon Mobil stock
Ford (NYSE:F) surprised Wall Street earlier this month with second-quarter results that were “way, way, way better than feared.” Ford stock jumped 4.3% on the news as investors rushed back in. According to Robintrack, Ford is now the most owned company by Robinhood investors. Source: Philip Lange / Shutterstock.com But there’s a problem: Ford isn’t
It was a quiet day until the Fed Minutes were released this afternoon. Even then, things didn’t get too crazy. With all of that in mind, let’s look at a few top stock trades as earnings continue to roll in during this mid-August week. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow No. 1: Target (TGT) Target (NYSE:TGT)
Broadly speaking, U.S. equities are once again easily their foreign counterparts, but some of the best international stocks to consider hinge on reopening global economies and vanquishing the novel coronavirus. In fact, linking economic reopening to the best international stock ideas could be rewarding for investors because broader ex-US benchmarks are lagging this year. While
Todd Bunton, CFA, Growth & Income Stock Strategist at Zacks Investment Research, discusses a stock that might be worth a closer look by investors: Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI). This healthcare REIT is a dominate player in the skilled nursing facility space. It recently delivered a solid ‘beat and raise’, prompting analysts to revise their estimates
The primary objective of the trend trader is to buy or sell an asset in the direction of the trend. Reading directional signals from the asset’s price alone can be difficult and is often misleading because price normally swings in both directions and changes character between periods of low versus high volatility. The directional movement
An artist’s rendition of Dynetics’ HLS lander on the Moon’s surface. Dynetics The race to return U.S. astronauts to the Moon has a dark horse seeking an upset. A few months ago NASA awarded three teams with contracts to develop competing options for the agency to use to deliver people to the lunar surface as
People wearing masks avoid social distancing as they wait in line to enter Target in Herald Square amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 16, 2020 in New York City. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Target — Shares of Target jumped almost 12% to hit an all-time high
MFA Financial (NYSE:MFA), a real estate investment trust that invests in mortgage loans, looks very appealing now as an investment vehicle. As it has recently reinstated a quarterly dividend, MFA stock now has an attractive 7% dividend yield. Source: Shutterstock Moreover, the dividends, albeit much lower than before, are now fully covered, unlike before, by
I have been consistently negative on iBio (NASDAQ:IBIO) as a potential vaccine play for most investors. You might be better off avoiding IBIO stock to find a successful novel coronavirus vaccine play. One of the reasons is that the company is far behind its competitors in their vaccine trials. Source: Shutterstock Despite the progress report
I’ll be among the first to acknowledge that taking a cruise right now seems like an awful and gross idea. But that doesn’t make me any less bullish about the long-term potential of Royal Caribbean (NYSE:RCL) stock. Source: Laszlo Halasi / Shutterstock.com In fact, I think RCL, even its dramatic rise over the last three
Chip Chipman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Cree — Shares of the semiconductor company ticked nearly 3% lower in extended trading on Tuesday after giving a weak earnings outlook for the current quarter. Fiscal first quarter revenue outlook came in roughly in line with estimates. Cree, however,
Home Depot (NYSE:HD) stock failed to rally in mid-August despite reporting second quarter numbers that simply blew estimates out of the water. Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com Normally when a red-hot stock fails to rally after super-strong numbers, that’s a sign of valuation friction and rally exhaustion. And that’s exactly what we’re seeing with HD
The S&P 500 finally did what the Nasdaq Composite did months ago, which is finally hit new all-time highs. With that in mind, let’s look at the charts to see what top stock trades Tuesday had to offer. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow No. 1: Amazon (AMZN) Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock was setting up for either
With shares trading sharply higher as of late, you may think you’ve missed the boat with Target (NYSE:TGT) stock. But even at around $140 per share, shares remain a solid buy. How so? For starters, the novel coronavirus remains a tailwind, not a headwind, for the retailer. Source: jejim / Shutterstock.com Sure, this has been
Value stock strategist, Tracey Ryniec, uses the P/S ratio to profile Casey’s General Store, Inc. (CASY). Casey’s General Store: http://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/CASY?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: http://stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZacksResearch Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZacksInvestmentResearch
Can two investment mind-sets – one old and one new – get along with each other without driving each other crazy? That is the key question that is posed by crowdfunding in the real estate market, and one being answered in mostly positive ways. This odd couple of crowdfunding meets real estate appears to be pairing up quite nicely
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday that Walmart is a “remarkable juggernaut” but it won’t be able to keep up the blistering growth that it saw in the second quarter without another coronavirus stimulus package. “I think the company needs to be a little cautious because unless there’s another deal from Washington they won’t be able
Traders wearing masks work, on the first day of in person trading since the closure during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 26, 2020. Brendan McDermid | Reuters It finally happened, but not without some drama. The S&P 500
An exterior view of the Oracle Field Office at Wilson Boulevard in Arlington, Virginia, October 18, 2019. Tom Brenner | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Oracle — Shares of Oracle rose 2.5% on news the company is discussing a deal for TikTok’s U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand operations, sources told CNBC.