Latest Stock Buy or Sell? Make More Informed Decisions!
Today, Joe Terranova and Shannon Saccocia, CIO, Boston Private commented about whether NDAQ-Q, FTNT-Q, ZM-Q, AAPL-Q, MSFT-Q, GOOG-Q, PTON-Q are stocks to buy or sell.
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DON'T BUY
Investors are not pulling out because of rising inflation. Also, they have already factored in that the outcome of Omicron will ultimately be a good one for society, and that the Fed will respond by being more hawkish. That's why overall risk in the market is changing. Large- and mega-caps continue to generate a lot of free cash flow and boast strong balance sheets. Markets will continue to rise, but don't invest in the speculative parts of the market. Where's Peloton, Zoom, small-cap biotechs or the Ark Investing stocks? Hedge funds are moving away from them. Trade up in quality.
Consumer Products
BUY ON WEAKNESS
Alphabet is up 68% this year, and MSFT and Apple also did very well. The S&P had its best return since 1990, but we won't see that in 2022, but rather more volatility. Alphabet has had such a dramatic catch up vs. other FAANGs, because Alphabet has embraced the Apple model of share buyback that's exceeded street expectations. The investor's edge is these megacap tech companies return of capital to shareholders. Maybe that's why Amazon has underperformed this year (no share buybacks). MSFT, Alphabet and Apple are his picks given this buyback reason.
Technology
BUY ON WEAKNESS
Alphabet is up 68% this year, and MSFT and Apple also did very well. The S&P had its best return since 1990, but we won't see that in 2022, but rather more volatility. Alphabet has had such a dramatic catch up vs. other FAANGs, because Alphabet has embraced the Apple model of share buyback that's exceeded street expectations. The investor's edge is these megacap tech companies return of capital to shareholders. Maybe that's why Amazon has underperformed this year (no share buybacks). MSFT, Alphabet and Apple are his picks given this buyback reason.
computer software
processing
BUY
Alphabet is up 68% this year, and MSFT and Apple also did very well. The S&P had its best return since 1990, but we won't see that in 2022, but rather more volatility. Alphabet has had such a dramatic catch up vs. other FAANGs, because Alphabet has embraced the Apple model of share buyback that's exceeded street expectations. The investor's edge is these megacap tech companies return of capital to shareholders. Maybe that's why Amazon has underperformed this year (no share buybacks). MSFT, Alphabet and Apple are his picks given this buyback reason.
electrical
electronic
DON'T BUY
Investors are not pulling out because of rising inflation. Also, they have already factored in that the outcome of Omicron will ultimately be a good one for society, and that the Fed will respond by being more hawkish. That's why overall risk in the market is changing. Large- and mega-caps continue to generate a lot of free cash flow and boast strong balance sheets. Markets will continue to rise, but don't invest in the speculative parts of the market. Where's Peloton, Zoom, small-cap biotechs or the Ark Investing stocks? Hedge funds are moving away from them. Trade up in quality.
Technology
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Jun 21/21, Up 53%) Look at their upcoming earnings report closely; see if they maintain revenue growth and grab more market share in cybersecurity. After a fantastic run, the valuation is getting a little rich. Don't buy it here. Wait and see about earnings. If those disappoint, take some profits.
Technology
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Jun 21/21, Up 16%) All the exchanges are a great way to gain exposure to increased exposure to equities, options and cryptos. He never bought NDAQ, but chose Interactive Brokers instead because of the latter's exposure to cryptos. Still recommends this along with CME and Interactive Brokers.
investment companies
funds
COMMENT
The first 4-6 weeks of 2022 will be the decision time for many investors to see how aggressive the Fed and inflation will be. If Omicron isn't so aggressive, that may ease supply shortages. Heavy cyclicals (energy and materials) vs. high-growth stocks: to pile into in either is risky, so she advises a balanced approach. Big cap tech could do well in coming days, and oil could move above $75. You need to be positioned differently in the first half vs. the second half of 2022, but that also happened in 2021. Likely you need to change positioning going into 2022, which will happen in January.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Jun 22/21, Down 11%) Their Q4 was considered soft, but it still beat earnings by 7%. Operating costs went up due to advertising and supply chain. Still a buy for him. They just bought Current Healthcare to create its own telemedicine focused on seniors' care, a growth area, called Best Buy Health. Good valuation, strong earnings and revenues growth in 2022.
specialty stores
BUY
Selling Rogers allowed him to enter stocks like Germany's SAP, which produces enterprise resource planning software. It ties a corporation's financials, human resources and operations together. SAP is moving away from a package to a cloud-based software as a service. Lots of growth here.
computer software
processing
