Stock Opinions by Stephanie Link, Chief investment strategist, Hightower

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BUY

The US banks trade below the S&P multiple and will benefit big from NII (net interest income) troughing. Trades at 0.9x book and yields 5%. Is bullish the sector.

BUY

Trades at 1.25x book value and almost a 3% dividend yield. Are growing revenues and increasing market share. Will benefit from IPOs and M&A. Wealth management generates recurring revenues. They keep costs low.

BUY

She bought it when it was trading at 12x PE and yielded over 5%. Diversifying away from mainframe computers to cloud and AI will raise growth in the future. 

SELL

Is hitting a 52-week low. It always trades poorly around its earnings report, but usually recovers. But this time, she doesn't see a recovery. They reported soft bookings, -6% YOY. Are now restructuring their services business, which she doesn't understand. Gross margins missed. She will likely trim her holdings.

BUY

They beat (earnings up 71%, crucial product revenues 28%), and raised. Are gaining momentum.

BUY

They had a last good quarter; it was the first time their commercial aircraft margins were up 290 basis points YOY and has 7 years' worth of a backlog. Things--and the culture--are changing.

BUY ON WEAKNESS

She keeps buying it whenever it's down. It doesn't need the Clean Energy Bill to grow; they have a record backlog. Last quarter, they beat and raised. The US will spend $4 trillion on electrification and the grid upgrade through 20205, and Quanta will benefit. Data centres need electricity.

BUY

Is up 22% for her, but won't take profits now. It trades at 12x PE and yields 2.5%. It's a turnaround story run by a good CEO and creative director. They are gaining market share in 3 of their 4 brands. Likes it long term.

HOLD

Will hold it, is down 40% the past year. Not happy. The stock is hard to defend. Traffic is down. But she still sees value in the brand. They need to reduce their product from 62% discretionary to 50%. She likes their restructuring.

DON'T BUY

They do gross margins very well, but revenues are in the single digits at best while iPhone sales are down YOY. And it trades at 28x. There are better Mag 7 stocks.

BUY ON WEAKNESS

It trades at 13x EBITDA vs. 17x historically. They grew retail North American sales by 8%, international by 5%, AWS 17%. Many ways to win here. Is buying any dips.

BUY

It's quality on sale, though has disappointed this year. Expects unit growth and margin to expand. 

PARTIAL SELL

She's up 160%, so she trimmed it. It's fairly rich. Are better opportunities in data centres like Eaton. Would buy back GEV at better levels.

BUY

She trimmed GE Vernoa to buy more Eaton and Quanta Services, and both just reported blow-out quarters. Quanta: EBITDA +40%, backlog +14%. Eaton: data centres +45%, pipeline +65%, and backlog 3x more than normal. Good valuations.

BUY

She trimmed GE Vernoa to buy more Eaton and Quanta Services, and both just reported blow-out quarters. Quanta: EBITDA +40%, backlog +14%. Eaton: data centres +45%, pipeline +65%, and backlog 3x more than normal. Good valuations.

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