The markets may go up and down with valuations, but the one constant that every single person on the planet cannot avoid is the need for water each and every day.
These five defensive stocks should be able to avoid any serious market carnage, for the most part.
Some investors are looking at value stocks, and others are going defensive. The stocks that have limited business cycles are a great focus for investors in a time of worry.
24/7 Wall St. maintains on its watch list a slew of defensive dividend stocks that investors flock to during periods of uncertainty. The trick is to know which companies are appropriate at…
Thursday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include EMC, FitBit, Keurig Green Mountain, Stratsys, Tesla Motors and Wendy's.
Merrill Lynch believes the Federal Reserve rate hike could potentially act as the removal of an overhang on utilities rather than as a negative catalyst.
Some investors are wondering where to keep their money safer than the broad stock market. Historically, that means defensive stocks with solid dividends.
Monday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include American Water Works, CenturyLink, Chesapeake Energy, Tesla Motors, Macy's and Chimera Investment.
Monday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Exxon Mobil, Home Depot, Lululemon Athletica, 3M, Vodafone, Mondelez International and Chevron.
Back in November of 2010, 24/7 Wall St. first issued a list of stocks to own for the next decade. Even long-term investors need to assess their portfolios from time to time.
There is a reason that 24/7 Wall St. still believes that this water utility is the best in class of all U.S. water stocks today.
Jon C. Ogg Wednesday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades include Harley-Davidson, Micron Technology, Sonus Networks, Starwood Hotels and Tesla Motors.
Monday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Alcoa, American Airlines, CONSOL Energy, Deere, DreamWorks Animation, Groupon, Seadrill and Yahoo!
Even though buyers will buy some weakness, the go-to defensive stocks also have been bashed with the stock market correction taking place.
24/7 Wall St. has tracked several defensive stocks that are not down near as much as the market on Thursday.
