These 34 Trending Stocks Make Products You Use Everyday

Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly As consumers become more comfortable with online commerce, SHOP is well positioned to continue to see significant growth. It offers retailers an efficient way to sell directly and it collects recurring revenues through subscription fees. Earnings will be reported April 28 and the market expects EPS of $0.71 US and…

Second largest global payments system after Visa. Taps into a more normal economic backdrop and especially lucrative travel transactions. Long growth runway of moving from cash to digital. Annualized revenue growth should grow to 17%. Yield is 0.47%. (Analysts’ price target is $392.65)

They report Tuesday. They usually beat their numbers and they enjoy talking about their business and forthcoming releases.

One of the best growth companies you can get out there. Trading at around 32x 2022, 27x 2023 with a model growth of 27%. This works on his price to growth value. Has had a fantastic run. You want to buy at the 200 day moving average, which is $218.

(A Top Pick May 12/20, Up 49%) Of the megacap tech stocks, this is the cheapest at 25x earning with growth around 10-15%. Has a great base. The controversy will continue, but Democrats and Republicans hate FB for opposite reasons--which is the sweet spot.

(A Top Pick Aug 06/20, Up 49%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with GM is progressing well. We recommend trailing up the stop (from $1800) to $2000. This would all but guarantee a minimum return on investment of 33%.

Wait for a pullback. Likes the service stream. Likes it for a long-term investment.

Displaced Oracle in the cloud as the database of choice. It's about selling cloud services, like a utility. Margins are much higher on cloud than selling software. Over time, margins and free cashflow will go up. Not concerned about the valuation, because of growing business and margins.

Has a great CEO, but can you fight this reopening trade? He likes TTWO for its new machines.

The company is saying they will be profitable this year. It is a profitable brand in his opinion, with many ways to monetize. A good recovery stock that you want to own. Depending on your risk tolerance, you can accumulate at these levels on dips.

This and Uber benefited from California voters rejecting proposition 22 which would have classified their drivers as employees, which would have increased their costs. Lyft shot up today.

The payments industry has a bright future, and SQ can grow for years. It's the easiest place to buy fractional Bitcoin through its app.

They report Thursday. It's now led by a new CEO who's doing a terrific job inspiring people inside and outside the company. If the stock falls, buy. The CEO can turn the company around on a dime, but will turn it.

AMD vs. INTC vs. NVDA Taking market share from Intel. Earnings growth is superior to Intel. Intel is in the midst of restructuring. Ongoing chip shortage, but this is a cyclical industry. Of the three, Nvidia has the most attractive long-term growth platform, but its valuation is very high. She's going to keep watching NVDA…

Tencent was nearly $100 two weeks ago and now $84. Similarly, BABA has popped from $225 back to $280, round trip. Tencent is seeing its first meaningful sell-off in a while. In the low/mid-$80s it is an interesting range.

Allan Tong’s Discover Picks Dollarama sells cheap stuff and has enjoyed a near-monopoly on selling household goods during these lockdowns. No argument that DOL has done very well. It peaked December 9 at $54.58 November 1, just shy of its all-time high. DOL stock has since peeled back 10%. It continues to enjoy a strong…

It is a really well run company. It is a dominant player in the toy industry. The business is very lumpy month to month, year to year. Kids are sending more time on-line and not playing with toys.

Hit hard by Covid. A reopening play. Popeye's has good growth potential. A good investment in the space. Earnings momentum should return as foot traffic increases.

(Past Top Pick, May 10, 2018, Up 20%) Volumes are rising, the stock is coming alive and there's plenty of room for this stock to regroup. Those who have owned this since it's drop of the past few years will hold on now that it's starting to climb again, so they can get their money…

It's picked up and retained new customers during the pandemic. Also, Friday its unionization drive in Alabama failed.

The pandemic has closed the smaller players and SBUX's e-commerce has thrived. This should do well during the reopening.

Hit by the pandemic, but Disney Plus did well through the crisis. Huge content library that they can stream. A reopening play on the parks, plus the new growth path of streaming. Positive future growth prospects. No dividend. (Analysts’ price target is $204.86)

It went through the meat-grinder this week based that its human rights stance could triggers a boycott (https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/25/business/hm-nike-xinjiang-cotton-boycott-intl-hnk/index.html). Today, Nike saw an upgrade. But China is a huge market for Nike, so Nike is at risk if Beijing starts cracking down on companies criticism, even mild, against the Chinese government. It's possible that US-China relations…

Good long-term investment. E-commerce spending is starting to gain traction. Benefited from Covid, so future earnings growth may not be as good as other companies.

DG vs. DLTR Likes the dollar store trade in general. He took profits in this name. Prefers DG, as it benefits from being in rural areas, away from the Targets and Walmarts. DLTR has a lot of urban competition. In the next 3-5 years, he prefers DG.

Today, the New York Times reported that a private entity wants to buy Dunkin'. Some felt that this stock was already overextended, but he disagrees. Their track record in acquisitions is fantastic. It has survived while peers have fallen away.

Allan Tong’s Discover Picks NTDOY stock pays a 2.81% dividend yield and trades at a 17x PE, compared to 27x a year ago. Activision Blizzard pays only 0.51% and trades at nearly 24x. The Home of Mario does face competition from the PS 5 and the Xbox, but these are nothing new. As of this…

They report Tuesday. The CDC, he feels, has unfairly punished JNJ over its Covid vaccine. He expects JNJ to release a strong quarter and pipeline of drugs.

Their vaccine has been a boon to their revenues, which jumped 30% in a one year, but this is likely a round trip. Also, margins on this vaccine are fairly low. The vaccine offers some benefit to PFE, but it's limited. Look elsewhere.

Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly MRK returns as a TOP PICK. Trading at 17 times earnings, compared with its peers at 40x it is good value here. It pays an excellent dividend, backed by payout ratio of only 50% of cash flow. We would buy it here with a stop-loss at $65, looking to achieve…

Still 30% below pre-Covid highs, but well positioned to recover. Structurally growing market, with very high barriers to entry. Growth expansion supported by increasing middle class in EM. Efficiency gains from fleet renewal could be a benefit. No dividend. (Price target is in Euros.) (Analysts’ price target is $107.32)

Boeing last Friday announced electrical problems with its 737 Max and shares fell. But Boeing has too much going for a headline to spook investors. He'd still buy it. Don't sell. It remains a great reopening industrial stock. Repairs to these planes will take days at the most. The 737 Max is back, enjoying recent…

(A Top Pick May 12/20, Up 160%) It's riding the e-commerce boom but also will benefit from the reopening. It's the proxy for economic growth and he believes the US economy will boom this year. Fedex is doing well in air freight as well, given fewer airplanes in the air now. There's lots of growth…

The CEO is underestimated and he bets this will be a great buy over the course of this year (despite its current downturn).