Stocks To Buy

While the stock market remains near all-time highs, many individual stocks haven’t taken off for the ride. Some companies have simply been out of favor, or haven’t been able to grow quickly over the past few years, making for a poor investment. Other companies have had to deal with significant headwinds, whether from consumer tastes, regulatory costs, or other challenges. The airline industry is no stranger to any of those issues over the past few years. The industry has been looking to ...
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Companies don’t operate in a vacuum. They have competitors, and often look to see what a competitor is doing to see if it’s an idea worth emulating (or not). Sometimes, a company gets into legal trouble. Legal cases can drag on for years. And they can cost millions of dollars. And customers may want to shop and invest elsewhere while a lawsuit plays out. That may create opportunities for a company to grow their market share while their competitor is defending ...
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Several key technologies have come to the forefront over the past few years. That includes electric vehicles, which reduce dependence on fossil fuels and lower carbon emissions. And artificial intelligence technology could be as transformative as the internet, if not more. Both of these technologies require electricity. Lots of it. And investors are starting to move into utility stocks as a play on the higher power demand likely in the years ahead. But one energy source looks best placed for this rising ...
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For nearly two years, AI has been the word that’s helped push many tech companies higher, particularly large-cap companies. That’s because those firms have been at the forefront of AI spending. For large enough companies, spending a few billion to build out AI is no big deal. While the market is shifting towards other parts of the AI story, many big-tech companies can still trend higher for a more fundamental reason. They generate massive amounts of cash. If that money isn’t being ...
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Lower interest rates mean it costs less for companies to borrow. And that it’s easier for them to expand operations. That’s why the market has taken off as it’s clear that companies will look to leverage up as the cost to borrow goes down. Combining that with sectors that are seeing increased spending could make for a winning investment strategy in the months ahead. With a construction, manufacturing, and infrastructure boom underway, a few possible winners look likely. One contender for a ...
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Interest rates are finally starting to go down. That means the cost to borrow will decline, benefitting highly leveraged companies. But the cost to lend will also decline, meaning that fixed-income investors will get paid less for their holdings. For long-term bondholders, the price of the bond will rise to match interest rates. This is a concept known as duration. But short-term bond holders don’t have exposure to duration, and will see their bonds roll over at a lower interest rate. That’s ...
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Investors love tech stocks, but have started to branch out to other sectors, such as utilities, telecom, and consumer stocks in recent months. Those sectors could continue to help lead the overall market higher into 2025. Meanwhile, some sectors are starting to look oversold. They’ve simply been too far out of favor with the market for too long. They could be best poised for the strongest returns over the coming months. Right now, energy looks like an unloved part of the market ...
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Many big tech stocks have led the market higher over the past two years. However, not all tech stocks are alike. Investors have been betting on plays with fast growth now. But as the market shifts, looking for consistent growth may be a better option for investors. That’s because the spending growth on AI is likely to start slowing in 2025. The big spending now should decline as companies look to integrate new AI tools and reassess their needs from there. So ...
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