Stock Opinions by Michael Farr, president, Farr, Miller & Washington

BUY

He expects a recession later this year, so you want to own consumer staples, things that people need to get them through a recession. These stocks have solid balance sheets and pay good dividends.

E.T.F.'s
HOLD
Coca-Cola Company

Like Buffett, he will never sell it. It's a core position to hold. Maybe it's a short-term trade, though, because pressure on the consumer is coming. Soft drinks will be least-effected in a recession

food processing
BUY
Walt Disney Co.

Continues to like it. It's doing what he expected it to do, and still rebounding from the pandemic. Their streaming continues to perform.  Be where the consumer is spending, which is at Disney.

entertainment services
BUY
FedEx

It's struggled in past years, but he's a long-term investor (6 years on average). They have rebounded along with the economy and the supply chain has eased. Good management name and will reap benefits of capital equipment investments .

Transportation
BUY
Johnson & Johnson

Has owned this forever and it's one of his top 10 stocks this year. He doesn't trade it. Has a credit rating higher than the US government and pays a good dividend.

biotechnology / pharmaceutical
BUY
They monetized their online presence--ads have been a huge driver. And they've shifted into Reels. Meta has many more ways to monetize. Don't trade this, but invest at 13x earnings. He's confident Meta can monetize their big user base, but will need time to do it.
Technology
PARTIAL SELL
Alphabet Inc
He trimmed Alphabet to add to his Disney shares. Alphabet had a great 2021, for instance.
Technology
BUY
Amazon.com, Inc.
He just entered this down 45% from its highs. Their cloud and ad businesses is fabulous. Retail is not so fabulous. But at 14x enterprise value to EBITDA is the lowest in a long time. Yes, Amazon could still go lower, but he could add more shares.
specialty stores
COMMENT
semiconductors He owns no semis, because they are a commodity and we are in a declining economy. Earnings can grow more reliably and strongly elsewhere. You have to time your entry into semis perfectly.
Unknown
BUY
Walt Disney Co.
Adding to Disney. The share price now is where the theme parks were closed during the pandemic. Now, the theme parks are packed. Disney+ is now in 80 countries and will add 80 more. He likes this company.
entertainment services
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