Jefferies Makes Key Changes to Top Energy Stocks in Franchise Picks Portfolio
Despite the fact that energy has tumbled 20% from the highs posted in June, Jefferies remains bullish on the natural gas arena, and with good reason.
Despite the fact that energy has tumbled 20% from the highs posted in June, Jefferies remains bullish on the natural gas arena, and with good reason.
The biggest companies are often the safest to buy, and with the market still right at all-time highs, these liquid, large cap leaders make good sense now.
Sometimes the best entry point for a stock you have been waiting to buy is when it either has a poor earnings quarter or gives guidance that disappoints.
At 24/7 Wall St. we are constantly on the lookout for stocks that pay good dividends, are not horribly overbought and are rated reasonably high by some of the top firms we cover.
Fortunately for investors, some of the top stocks in the energy and master limited partnership (MLP) space have backed up and are offering a very solid entry point.
A new JPMorgan research report says it time to buy the health care sector and sell consumer staples, which have run hard this year.
Deutsche Bank also says that utility stocks that provide solid single-digit growth and yields between 3% and 4% remain attractive.
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey feels that the major pharmaceutical companies will outperform the rest of the year, and they cite new products, attractive dividends and solid performance as positives.
In a new research report, Jefferies analysts looked for companies that have good upside potential and also are presenting investors with very good levels at which to buy shares.
These three safe and relatively defensive stocks that pay solid dividends could be outstanding choices for income accounts looking to take utility gains and roll into something with better upside potential.
Nothing like a good old-fashioned market rally to get the insiders to part with some shares, and who could blame them?
We aren’t quite ready to travel like the Jetsons, but one thing is for sure, the autonomous or self-driving cars of the future are starting to knock on our investment doors now.
The post-Brexit rally has been outstanding, and taking profits now makes very good sense. The question is what to do with the proceeds.
With the weather expected to stay hot, especially in Texas and across the Southwest, demand for electricity is big, and many top utilities are using clean-burning natural gas.
While these smaller companies are more suited for aggressive accounts, they are all well liked on Wall Street and could surprise to the upside when they report earnings.
These four top Wall Street banks are looking better to the RBC team, and all have posted solid second-quarter results.
With some of the highest-yielding securities taking a drubbing over the last year, the chances that some could rally are much better now.
If there is one segment that could be a solid shot for long-term investors it is oilfield services. Merrill Lynch is bullish on these three stocks.
In a market that has been all over the place this year, from down 12% to hitting new all-time highs, the outperforming sectors have been the ones usually reserved for bad times on Wall…
Even though the utility sector has totally blown away other S&P 500 sectors this year, and many of the stocks in the sector are very pricey, the run may not be over.