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3 Bank Stocks Leading the Way This Earnings Season
October 12, 2021 4:00 AM ET

3 Bank Stocks Leading the Way This Earnings Season

Chris Markoch

Things are getting a little spooky on Wall Street as third-quarter earnings season kicks off this week. Bank stocks will lead the way and here are three bank stocks that continue to get a Buy rating from analysts.  

NYSE:JPMNYSE:CNYSE:MS
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Top 10 Trending Reddit Stocks for October 2021
October 11, 2021 6:30 AM ET

Top 10 Trending Reddit Stocks for October 2021

Chris Markoch

MarketBeat tracks the number of mentions a company receives on Reddit and provides a ranking over a certain period of time. Here’s a list of ten stocks that the Reddit community is buzzing about in the last 30 days.

NYSE:GMENYSE:CSNYSE:AMC
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Top 10 Trending WallStreetBets (WSB) Stocks for October 2021
October 5, 2021 4:00 AM ET

Top 10 Trending WallStreetBets (WSB) Stocks for October 2021

Chris Markoch

Access to the trending WallStreetBets stocks is one of many premium features available to MarketBeat All-Access subscribers. Here are the top 10 stocks that the WallStreetBets community has been following in 30 days ending on September 26, 2021.

NYSE:AMCNASDAQ:CLOVNYSE:GME
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McCormick & Company is Looking a Little Bland After Earnings
October 1, 2021 4:19 AM ET

McCormick & Company is Looking a Little Bland After Earnings

Chris Markoch

McCormick & Company stock is continuing its year-long downward trend and may break a key level of support. With management lowering its guidance and announcing that price increases are a certainty, there may be better options than MKC stock.

NYSE:MKC
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With Bed Bath & Beyond, the Fireworks May Just Be Starting
October 1, 2021 4:00 AM ET

With Bed Bath & Beyond, the Fireworks May Just Be Starting

Chris Markoch

After falling over 20% following a poor earnings report and even worse guidance, investors have to wonder what a fair price is for BBBY stock? Until that answer becomes clear, the best course of action may be to stay away. 

NASDAQ:BBBY
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3 Downgraded Stocks That Are Worth a Second Look
September 30, 2021 3:23 AM ET

3 Downgraded Stocks That Are Worth a Second Look

Chris Markoch

There are not many things that are more disheartening to an investor than seeing the value of a particular holding move down sharply. However, an analyst downgrade can create an opportunity for investors while a stock is oversold. Here are three stocks that may be worth a second look since they’ve come down in price.

NASDAQ:AMZNNYSE:SAMNYSE:FDX
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3 Small-Cap Stocks For Your Fall Shopping List
September 29, 2021 4:30 AM ET

3 Small-Cap Stocks For Your Fall Shopping List

Chris Markoch

Small-cap stocks are subject to volatile price swings. However, if you have a tolerance for risk, these stocks have the potential for gains that exceed that of the broader market. With that in mind, Here are three small-cap stocks to add to your watch list.

NASDAQ:TSHANASDAQ:TDUPNASDAQ:PRPL
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United Natural Foods is a Buy Before Earnings
September 27, 2021 10:00 AM ET

United Natural Foods is a Buy Before Earnings

Chris Markoch

UNFI is spiking higher in advance of the company’s fourth-quarter 2021 earnings scheduled for September 28. An expected earnings beat combined with bullish revenue guidance makes UNFI stock a buy.

NYSE:UNFI
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The Holidays May Help Sony Make Up For Lost Time
September 25, 2021 4:00 AM ET

The Holidays May Help Sony Make Up For Lost Time

Chris Markoch

Sony Group stock is slightly lagging the S&P 500 Index in 2021. However, the stock is up 21% in the last month and should benefit from growth in all of its business units.  

NYSE:SONYNASDAQ:AAPLNYSE:DIS
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If You Can Look Past Bad Optics, AT&T May be a Viable Trade
September 24, 2021 3:09 AM ET

If You Can Look Past Bad Optics, AT&T May be a Viable Trade

Chris Markoch

AT&T stock is trying to find a floor after the company announced that it was streamlining its business which included cutting its dividend in 2022. While this has created a case of bad optics, opportunistic investors may be able to profit from a short-term outlook on T stock.

NASDAQ:TMUSNYSE:TNASDAQ:VZ
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The Real Potential in BlackBerry May Still be Years Away
September 24, 2021 2:23 AM ET

The Real Potential in BlackBerry May Still be Years Away

Chris Markoch

Blackberry stock is adding to its gains after gapping up following a positive earnings report. But retail investors will need patience because real growth may be years away.

NYSE:BBNASDAQ:AMZN
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Top 10 Trending MarketBeat Stocks in September 2021
September 22, 2021 4:00 AM ET

Top 10 Trending MarketBeat Stocks in September 2021

Chris Markoch

Actions speak louder than words. That’s how you can describe the significance of the top-rated MarketBeat stocks. The objective is to direct our subscribers to popular stocks that MarketBeat users have added to their watchlist and the stocks that have a high number of search queries on MarketBeat over a given period of time. When stocks motivate investors to take these kinds of actions it’s a good indicator that they may be poised for future growth.

NASDAQ:NVDANYSE:BACNASDAQ:CRWD
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3 Stocks to Buy on Recent or Expected Dividend Hikes
September 16, 2021 4:00 AM ET

3 Stocks to Buy on Recent or Expected Dividend Hikes

Chris Markoch

Dividend stocks should hold a place in every investor’s portfolio. Even if you don’t intend to use the dividend payout as regular income, the ability to reinvest dividends is like giving yourself a raise every quarter. With that in mind, here are three companies who have recently announced or are likely to announce dividend increases.

NASDAQ:TXNNASDAQ:MSFTNYSE:JPM
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3 Semiconductor Stocks That Are Restructuring the Supply Chain
September 16, 2021 2:00 AM ET

3 Semiconductor Stocks That Are Restructuring the Supply Chain

Chris Markoch

The global chip shortage remains one of the biggest stories in the investment community. And some analysts believe supply will be constricted well into 2022 and it may not be until 2023 before supply chains are back to normal. In this article, we’ll quickly take a look at three semiconductor companies that are taking the initiative to ensure the availability of their chips in the future.  

NASDAQ:NVDANYSE:TSMNASDAQ:INTC
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3 Lithium Stocks That Are Getting Ready to Charge
September 11, 2021 1:00 AM ET

3 Lithium Stocks That Are Getting Ready to Charge

Chris Markoch

Lithium stocks have been some of the most volatile in 2021. One reason for this is their use in the production of lithium-ion batteries, which remain the dominant battery style for electric vehicles (EVs). In this article, we’ll look at three companies that are at the forefront of this sector and have proven abilities to bring lithium to market.

NYSE:ALBNYSE:LACNYSE:LTHM
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HOFV Stock is a Picks-and-Shovel Play on the National Football League
September 10, 2021 3:00 AM ET

HOFV Stock is a Picks-and-Shovel Play on the National Football League

Chris Markoch

The Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company has been bedeviled by Covid-19 restrictions in an effort to make its vision of building a "Disneyland of football" a reality. But as the economy reopens, HOFV stock is an intriguing picks-and-shovel play on the popularity of the National Football League.

NASDAQ:HOFV
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Top 10 Trending Reddit Stocks for September 2021
September 9, 2021 4:04 AM ET

Top 10 Trending Reddit Stocks for September 2021

Chris Markoch

For some traditional investors, it may be easy to dismiss the retail trading community on Reddit. This band of retail investors is seen as a catalyst for the rise in “meme stocks” such as GameStop and AMC Entertainment. MarketBeat tracks the number of mentions a company receives on Reddit and lets investors identify companies that may be poised for future growth.

NYSE:GMENYSE:AMCNASDAQ:AMZN
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3 Electric Vehicle Stocks That Don’t Need Much Charging
September 9, 2021 3:30 AM ET

3 Electric Vehicle Stocks That Don’t Need Much Charging

Chris Markoch

The Biden administration wants 50% of the vehicles sold in the United States to be either battery electric, fuel-cell electric, or plug-in hybrid. Here are three stocks that look to have staying power no matter how long EV adoption takes. And they are stocks that are highly regarded by analysts and have attractive price targets. 

NASDAQ:TSLANYSE:XPEVNYSE:GM
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CrowdStrike Holdings Has a Premium Valuation. Buy it Anyway
September 9, 2021 2:00 AM ET

CrowdStrike Holdings Has a Premium Valuation. Buy it Anyway

Chris Markoch

In the week after CrowdStrike Holdings reported earnings, CRWD stock is down nearly 6% (5.8%). Investors have long been concerned with the company's premium valuation. But every time the stock has dipped, it’s come back stronger than before.

NASDAQ:CRWDNYSE:SNYSE:PANW
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Joann is Setting Up to Be a Crafty Buy
September 2, 2021 4:12 AM ET

Joann is Setting Up to Be a Crafty Buy

Chris Markoch

Since going public for the second time in March, JOAN stock has failed to capture the imagination of bullish investors. But with the stock showing signs of being oversold, a positive earnings report in advance of the "crafting season" could change the narrative very quickly.

NASDAQ:JOANNASDAQ:ETSY
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DocuSign is Ready to Break Higher, Should You Go For the Ride?
September 2, 2021 3:20 AM ET

DocuSign is Ready to Break Higher, Should You Go For the Ride?

Chris Markoch

DocuSign stock is up 33% this year, easily outpacing the S&P 500 index which is up 22%. And heading into its earnings report on September 2, DOCU stock looks to be consolidating. Investors should expect the stock to get a bullish lift from what is likely to be a strong earnings report.  

NASDAQ:DOCU
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Top 10 Trending WallStreetBets Stocks for September 2021
September 2, 2021 3:00 AM ET

Top 10 Trending WallStreetBets Stocks for September 2021

Chris Markoch

The WallStreetBets community shares a passion for high-risk trades and has a particular focus on stocks that carry a high short selling risk. MarketBeat tracks the number of mentions a company receives on WallStreetBets and provides a ranking over a certain period of time. This list shows the ten companies with the largest number (not percentage) of WallStreetBets mentions in the last 30 days.

NYSE:AMCNYSE:GMENASDAQ:CLOV
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Hormel Stock is Starting to Look Tasty Again
August 31, 2021 5:00 AM ET

Hormel Stock is Starting to Look Tasty Again

Chris Markoch

Hormel stock is down 2% for the year and HRL stock is currently trading above the 12-month price target of analysts. However, the stock appears to be rallying ahead of earnings. And with the economy continuing to reopen, the company has several catalysts and a rock-solid dividend that make it a compelling buy as it prepares to report earnings.  

NYSE:HRLNASDAQ:WEN
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All Signs Point to Five Below Stock to Move Higher
August 31, 2021 4:23 AM ET

All Signs Point to Five Below Stock to Move Higher

Chris Markoch

Five Below stock is down nearly 10% in the last three sessions ending August 30. This may be a general reaction to recent retail earnings reports disappointed analysts. Still, if Five Below delivers a strong earnings report the technical indicators suggest that FIVE stock has room to move higher.  

NASDAQ:FIVENYSE:DG
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