Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Amazon.com, General Motors, SolarCity, Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, United Continental, Walt Disney and Valero Energy.
Oil refiner and ethanol maker Valero Energy announced Tuesday morning that its board of directors approved an increase of $2.5 billion to its stock repurchase program.
Paul Ausick None of these stocks are on the momentum traders' radar, and that is exactly what prudent growth investors need now.
With the refiners starting to come back, these top stocks to buy make good sense for long-term energy investors.
Boeing's ecoDemonstrator 757 flew from Seattle to Langley, Va., earlier this week using green diesel fuel provided by Diamond Green Diesel.
Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Ambarella, eBay, Rite Aid, TiVo, Yahoo, Valero Energy and Virtu Financial.
Valero Energy reported better-than-expected first-quarter 2015 earnings before markets opened Tuesday morning.
Paul Ausick We have seen an increase in insider selling since the end of the fourth-quarter earnings reporting season, so this past week's action can hardly be described as panicked.
In an energy sector that has struggled, the refiners have shined, and Cowen analysts have been spot-on in their assessment of the top stocks.
Most oil refining companies have seen their shares post 52-week highs since the beginning of the year.
Stocks tracking the oil and gas sector have tanked to the point that at least some investors think they might be attractive or would at least be considered value stocks.
While crude oil pricing has been a cruel mistress for the large integrateds and the independent exploration and production companies, it has been serving the refiners quite well, thank you.
Thursday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from 24/7 Wall St. include Coach, Garmin, Intelsat, Potbelly, SolarCity and Valero Energy.
Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from 24/7 Wall St. include Amarin, CenturyLink, Legg Mason, Rackspace, Transocean and Valero Energy.
Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Abercrombie & Fitch, Rio Tinto, Tesoro, Valero Energy and Zynga.
