Today, Stephen Weiss, Founder, Short Hills Capital Partners and Shannon Saccocia, CIO, Boston Private commented about whether IYM, AAPL, NFLX, GS are stocks to buy or sell.
He's surprised with how strongly shares are soaring on phase 3 trial results of their obesity drug. They're a little late to the party in these drugs, but theirs you would take less often their than peers'. Also, a recent acquisition makes them double-digit revenue growers and is accretive. Loves the dividend growth too.
Markets appear to be recovering from weakness in April. Investors are cautious with under performance in tech since January. Will be interesting to see if trend in tech slowness will continue. Energy & industrial sectors appear to be benefiting from rotation. Defensive stocks appear to be the latest trend in investor tastes. Expecting strength in defensive sector as investors seek protection from "sell in May" traders. Will be opportunities in the spring/summer for stocks that have sold off. Four year election cycle will weigh on certain stocks - uncertain which sectors will benefit the most from spending by politicians looking to get re-elected.
They will remain an underperform and not a player in AI. Yes, they have a good installed base.