Dogs of the Dow Could Be a Huge Winner Again in 2017
There is an investment vehicle that may offer investors a way to stay in equities, get paid solid dividends and have the potential for outperforming total return.
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Huge Energy Trade Kicks Off 2017 Insider Buying: DCP Midstream, Och-Ziff Capital, TransEnterix, Amicus Therapeutics and More
The volume of insider activity has started to dry up as we get closer to the fourth-quarter earnings reports, and as usual, it could stay low most of the month of January.
Gigantic Tech and Financial Trades Dominate New Year Insider Selling: Google, Adobe Systems, Charles Schwab, Ingersoll-Rand and More
We saw a ton of insider selling last week, as insiders, hedge funds and other institutional accounts appear to have waited until 2017 to sell shares, with the notion that nominal tax rates soon…
4 Top Banks to Buy With Potential to Beat Q4 Expectations
These four banks may be just the kind of institutions that could benefit from a solid debt-trading scenario. Any increase in overall business could push earnings above current expectations.
These 5 Biotech Stocks Could Be Big Takeover Targets in 2017
A new Jefferies research report makes the case that five top biotech companies may be right in the cross-hairs of the biotech giants or perhaps large pharmaceutical companies.
Jefferies Has 4 Red-Hot Top Consumer Discretionary Restaurant Buys for 2017
A new Jefferies research report, while conceding that near-term fundamentals for many of the top companies in the restaurant arena are difficult, focuses on four top new money buys for 2017.
Merrill Lynch’s 5 Top Large Cap Oil and Gas Stocks for 2017
Here are the five top large cap oil and gas stock picks at Merrill Lynch right now. These top companies make sense for long-term growth portfolios.
SunTrust Still Bullish on Chips for 2017 Despite Huge Run Last Year
These are three red-hot chip stocks that investors can still buy when many top companies at current trading levels appear close to fully valued. Despite their solid 2016 results, they could still have room…
Stifel Out With 4 Red-Hot Top 2017 Technology Picks
If any segment looks promising for 2017, it may be optical communications, and with good reason. Many of those stocks outperformed the S&P 500 last year and may do so again.
Stifel Select List Energy MLPs to Buy for 2017
Thes six top picks from the analysts at Stifel all make good sense for accounts with a degree of tolerance, especially with the prospects for steady to higher oil for 2017
5 Merrill Lynch Stocks to Buy That Are 2017 Dividend Aristocrats
For more conservative investors looking for growth and income, these stocks make good sense for 2017 and beyond.
Insiders Keep Buying as Market Wraps on 2016: Tronic, Six Flags, Virtu Financial, Cesca Therapeutics and More
Despite all three of the major indexes closing at one point at all-time highs for the first time since 1999, the insider buying was full speed ahead almost all year.
Massive Technology Trades Highlight Insider Selling: Google, Facebook, NVIDIA, Ciena and More
This past week we noticed many trades on the top technology companies, and given the solid advances in the stocks this year, it was no surprise.
5 UBS Quality Growth at a Reasonable Price Stocks to Own for 2017
We found five Q-GARP stocks that could be solid 2017 winners, and four of them also pay solid dividends. All make good sense for growth portfolios with some risk tolerance.
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Tesla Motors, Kate Spade, Xilinx, Yandex, Cempra and More
Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Tesla Motors, Kate Spade, Xilinx, Yandex and Cempra.
Despite Rising Rates, 5 Top Homebuilders to Buy Could Have a Big 2017
In a new research report, Wedbush analysts are reasonably positive on the homebuilders and feel investors should focus on the more liquid companies.
The Market Is Overbought: 5 Safe Dividend Blue Chip Stocks to Buy for 2017
While everybody has been caught up in the Trump rally that has pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average to almost 20,000, the fact of the matter is we appear to be very overbought on…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Biogen, Comerica, Deere, NVIDIA, 21st Century Fox and More
Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Biogen, Comerica, Deere, NVIDIA and Twenty-First Century Fox.
Jefferies Has 4 Top Red-Hot Growth Stocks to Buy Now
In a series of recent research reports, Jefferies analysts are out with some very solid growth stock calls that look like good ideas for investors to add to their portfolios now.
4 Top Jefferies End-of-Year Stock Buys That All Pay Big Dividends
Jefferies has some late 2016 stock picks, and these four dividend payers could make good sense as we head into the new trading year next week.