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Today, Jim Lebenthal and Joe Terranova commented about whether AMD-Q, GNRC-N, CVS-N, NXPI-Q, QCOM-Q are stocks to buy or sell.

COMMENT
We're stuck now. It will be three weeks before we see June's inflation data and when earnings start. Earnings estimates have been going up this year, and are the big question going forward. That answer will come with earnings reports starting in three weeks. However, personal and corporate balance sheets are still in good shape. Companies are buying back shares. These balance sheets are a positive in a pessmistic environment and cannot be overlooked.
BUY
He owns Qualcomm and NXP--great valuations. He expects the economic cycle to be very long. There is a wave of factory/mine/construction and building happening in the US and around the world, which which will feed demand for semis.
BUY
He owns Qualcomm and NXP--great valuations. He expects the economic cycle to be very long. There is a wave of factory/mine/construction and building happening in the US and around the world, which which will feed demand for semis.
BUY
Inexpensive and pays a good dividend as the economy stalls in purgatory.
COMMENT
He's waiting for the world to change. He sold some S&P futures on the morning of the last inflation report and hasn't made any moves yet. There's no clarity in inflation, rates or tariffs. There is overwhelming pessimism in the market which gives rise to a trading opportunity, which is a bit of optimism. Also, lumber, copper and wheat are down over 20% or more since the winter. Even gasoline and crude oil are down (the latter 12% from the recent peak).
DON'T BUY
He's holding a little longer. Sometimes you make lousy trades; he admits it. There's been awful news with this as shares keep falling. At some point, he will sell and cut his losses.
BUY
Some investors feel that semis in the next two years are not going anywhere, so they avoid them. Others are bullish. If so, own AMD or Nvidia. He owns AMD for the valuation, $10 million share buyback and excellent management. He is bullish in semis, that will be tied to the overall economy's recovery.
HOLD
Holding on because they have monetized their user base well in the last few years. There remains an overhang of negative sentiment to own this stock. It's in the penalty box for the next several quarters, but she believes they can pivot into the metaverse in coming years.
COMMENT
Not sure if we will enter a recession this or next year, but she expects growth to return to 2017-19 GDP (2-2.5%) levels based on earnings growth. Earnings growth will be the catalyst to raising stock prices. There are companies with strong moats and strong earnings whose PEs have come down a lot. Those names deserve to trade at a premium.
BUY
Now trading at a forward PE of 22x vs. the S&P's 15.5x It depends on the growth rate, whether they continue to execute. A higher growth rate deserves a higher PE. Higher input costs will effect profits, but look at the discount now compared to a year ago. Yes, he would continue to buy this and tech names like this.
BUY
Long-term this is fine. She's overweight this. The value lies in their AWS cloud business. There's opportunity in this and similar tech names if you look ahead 3-5 years. It's a great time to start a position in this.
BUY
She bought this in mid-May and is down around 10-12%. She likes their valuation and chances to gain market share. In PCs, they have an edge over Intel, who lag them. Nvdia corners videogames, but AMD is also competing here. Oversupply may be a concern next year, but their valuation is compelling now.
SELL
She sold XLE, her biggest exposure to energy. She remains positive on energy, but the XLE chart was parabolic and unsustainable, so she took profits. Use covered calls to play energy stocks.
BUY
Microsoft reinvented themselves with cloud computing and who knew what the cloud was in the early days? Meta can reinvent itself. She just bought Meta and is down 18%. Never count out Mark Zuckerberg who invented social media, so why can't he make the metaverse?
COMMENT
The market is reacting positively to Powell's comments today: the Fed has a blunt tool to raise rates and yet start quantitative tightening--two things that haven't come together before as the economy slows or maybe stalls. We are in uncharted territory for a few quarters. We are in purgatory.