The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Thursday included Cisco Systems, Deere, Dillard's, Johnson & Johnson, L3 Technologies, Macy's, Occidental Petroleum, SunRun and Valero Energy.
Cisco Systems reported its most recent quarterly results after the markets closed on Wednesday.
Chris Lange After the start of a trade war between China and the United States, Merrill Lynch points to Cisco Systems as the U.S. tech giant with low China exposure.
Jon C. Ogg 24/7 Wall St. has put together a preview of Alibaba, Cisco, Walmart and the other most prominent earnings reports expected this week.
As of the most recently reported period, short sellers favored Apple, Intel and Pfizer above all other Dow stocks.
As of the most recently reported period, short sellers favored Pfizer, Apple and Intel above all other Dow stocks.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Tuesday included BP, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Cisco Systems, Dow, Ensco, Hess, Micron Technology, Netflix and Sunoco.
As of the most recently reported period, short sellers favored Pfizer, Apple and Intel above all other Dow stocks.
Cisco Systems again leads the Dow Jones industrials average. It was also the best-performing Dow stock of the first quarter.
Douglas A. McIntyre The top-performing of the 30 Dow Jones industrials was tech company Cisco Systems, and it topped it in spectacular fashion.
As of the most recently reported period, short sellers favored Pfizer, Apple and Intel above all other Dow stocks. Many others saw sizable increases in their short interest.
Stock buybacks have come under more scrutiny by the public and politicians in recent years, but companies still aggressively are buying back shares of their own stock.
24/7 Wall St. screened the Merrill Lynch technology research universe and found five oldie but goodies that could be big solid additions to growth portfolios.
Tech is back on top. Among the Dow Jones industrials, Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO | CSCO Price Prediction), the huge global provider of routers, leads the index. Its shares are up…
Douglas A. McIntyre Deutsche Bank remains very positive on the data networking space, and these four stocks look like solid plays for aggressive accounts now.
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