Momentum Stocks

Investors who bought Zoom Video ( ZM ) shares at any time during 2020—recent market pullback aside—have likely enjoyed rather impressive returns. The video conferencing platform has benefitted from the perfect set of circumstances that boosted its profile, revenue, and bottom line. […]

Avis Budget Group, Inc. ( CAR ) stock has struggled for the better part of five years, and its volatility alone might make it not worth the average investor’s headaches. CAR shares tumbled, like the rest of the market as coronavirus turned in to a global pandemic. […]

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( REGN ) shares have surged 30% in 2020 as investors clamor for stocks that appear immune to the coronavirus economic downturn. Regeneron is one of multiple pharmaceutical and biotech firms that is working on possible treatments for COVID-19 and it announced recently that its “antibody cocktail therapy” could enter “human clinical studies by early summer.” Coronavirus Response Potential Regeneron all the way back on February 4—which seems like years ago at this point—announced that it expanded its agreement with the U.S. […]

Marriott ( MAR ) shares have tumbled 60% in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic brings the travel and hotel industries to a near halt. The current conditions are clearly out of Marriott’s control. Nonetheless, the world’s largest hotel company said in March that it is starting to furlough employees as part of its effort to maintain liquidity. […]

Eli Lilly and Company ( LLY ) is a rare big cap with rising earnings estimates. This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) is expected to see double digit earnings growth in 2020 and 2021. […]

The Western World will never be the same. The COVID-19 pandemic is as earth-shattering as 9/11 in many ways. This generational event will bring about a dramatic shift in our every day lives. […]

Founded in 1995 – just as most people were experiencing the World Wide Web for the very first time – eBay's (EBAY) platform is one of a handful of technological innovations that has truly changed the very nature of commerce in the US and all over the world. After tripling on its first day trading as a public company in 1998, eBay was once of the most popular and visible high-flyers of the dot.com boom – and the dot.com bust. […]

Virtually all US businesses are feeling the negative economic effects from the outbreak of Covid-19. Many are operating in sub-optimal conditions with most employees performing their essential job functions from home. In most cases, that’s a less than optimal set of circumstances for operations, but at least they’re staying in business […]

The novel coronavirus is forcing people to clean up their act, and Clorox ( CLX ) is leading the charge. The panic buying of Clorox’s cleaning supplies and consumer staples led to the stock’s initial pandemic driven rally, but I think this uptick in sales is going to be more long-term than the market is pricing in. Analysts are pushing their EPS estimates up for the next three years propelling CLX into a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) […]

Darden Restaurants ( DRI ), best known for Olive Garden, and Longhorn Steakhouse, has been taken to the cleaners by the novel coronavirus. The government-mandated dine-in shutdowns around the US have effectively halted sales for this restaurant giant. […]

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) has slipped to a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) and it is the Bear of the Day today. As much as this is the Bear, it is also a chance to look at a stock that has been thrashed due to the outbreak. Most of us believe that the virus will be defeated and things will get back to normal so looking at a name like this is good exercise […]

American States Water Company ( AWR ) , along with its subsidiaries Golden State Water Company and American States Utility Services, provides fresh water, wastewater services, and electricity to customers in the U.S. AWR has three reportable segments: Water, Electric, and Contracted Services; each contributed 67.5%, 8.3% and 24.2% to total revenues in 2019, respectively. For Q4, consolidated diluted EPS of 45 cents a chare beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate and grew 22% year-over-year […]

Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd ( KL ) is doing the impossible during the coronavirus crisis. This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) just doubled its dividend. Kirkland Lake Gold is a Canadian gold producer with operations in Canada and Australia. […]

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ( RCL ) has been hit hard by the coronavirus, with its stock down over 80% in a month. […]

Tough to find optimism in this brutal market. The Fed and the Treasury are already taking dramatic steps to backstop credit markets and the economy. It may feel like there is no end in sight to the selling and nowhere to hide. […]

I suppose you really don’t need me to point out any sort of Bear of the Day for you with so many stocks under pressure. It’s upsetting, even to the most seasoned stock market vets. Still, there are concerning earnings trends that need to be brought to light. […]

For "Bear of the Day" I had initially picked a publicly traded restaurant chain and started to tell you why they might be in financial trouble. A restaurant that I myself actually really like. […]

Lyft ( LYFT ) has lost almost 50% since its Q4 earnings on February 11th. The initial drop-off was an over-exaggeration by the markets, and the coronavirus continues to pull these shares down to their lowest levels since the stock went public last year. […]

Rogers Corporation (ROG) is a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) that is a global leader in engineered materials to power, protect and connect the world. The company delivers high-performance solutions that enable clean energy, internet connectivity, safety applications and other technologies. […]

Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) posted a solid beat on February 20 and that made analysts revise their estimates higher. Thanks to the beat, the stock is a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and today it is the Bull of the Day. Let's take a closer look at the beat and why this stock has the highest Zacks Rank […]