Stocks to buy

Naturally, with most of the country — and much of the world — stuck in some form of quarantine, it’s easy to get discouraged about the financial markets. However, a few companies have emerged from this crisis stronger than ever. One of those names is Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ:ZM). Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com Similar

Some so-called novel coronavirus stocks have printed modest, token gains. Not health services app Teladoc Health (NYSE:TDOC). Despite taking a 5% hit on the Tuesday, April 21 session, TDOC stock has more than doubled from this year’s opening price. Naturally, the nature of Covid-19’s infectiousness has greatly expanded the company’s profile. Source: Piotr Swat /

After last month’s selloff driven by the novel coronavirus, many stocks remain far below their 52-week highs. And not just more vulnerable companies. High-quality names like Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT), too. With HLT stock down more than 38% since February, it’s obvious investors still believe the hotel giant is not out of the woods yet. Source:

Some hot stocks to buy are starting to deliver their results and the reactions have varied. This is the strangest earnings season on record because the world was under quarantine for most of the period, so businesses almost have nothing to report. Yet they have the obligations to share with us their misery. This is

In times of volatility, smart investors are looking for bellwether investments that will stand the test of time. During recessions and calamities, people tend to move away from sexy fly-by-night operations, preferring companies with solid fundamentals instead. One such company is Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). Microsoft stock has the performance investors are looking for in these trying

How good is life at Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA)? Source: michelmond / Shutterstock.com It’s so good that the company is handing out raises rather than pay cuts as COVID-19 ravages the planet. It’s so good it has the cash to complete the $6.9 billion acquisition of Mellanox Technologies (NASDAQ:MLNX), which Chinese regulators have now approved. Once the deal

Spoiler alert, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock will probably always be a buy in my book, as long as management continues a run of near-perfect execution. This leadership is no fluke; under Jeff Bezos, steady leadership has been a fact for decades. Source: Mike Mareen / Shutterstock.com It is neither a surprise nor a coincidence that AMZN

There’s no hiding the truth: streaming stocks are on fire now right now. And with good reason. Consumers across the globe are cooped up in their homes. And in the absence of being able to go out, people everywhere are looking for fun ways to entertain themselves. The best options? Streaming TV services. Video games.

With a market capitalization of $123 billion, AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) stock is one of the most famous names in the pharmaceutical niche. This company has been around for a while and the stock has rewarded long-term owners, though there were a rough patches in 2018 and 2019. Source: Piotr Swat / Shutterstock.com 2020 was set to

One of the factors that have made me a successful investor is that I like to keep things simple. While it sounds hackneyed, it’s a very powerful tool for generating wealth. Therefore, I keep railing on the concept of megatrends, or paradigm-shifting events that will change our society and economy. And although Nike (NYSE:NKE) is

Dallas-based Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) is expected to release earnings on April 21. Year-to-date, TXN stock is down nearly 13%. In comparison, the widely-followed PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index is down 8%. Source: Katherine Welles / Shutterstock.com Given the volatility in the markets, is TXN stock a buy, hold, or sell right now? If you are not yet

The novel coronavirus has created some surprising stock market winners so far in 2020. Some beneficiaries are obvious, like work-from-home stocks such as Slack (NYSE:WORK) and Zoom Communications (NASDAQ:ZM). However, some more traditional blue-chip companies have roared back to life as well. Kroger (NYSE:KR) fits that description. Investors have bid up Kroger stock as much as 20%

If people aren’t spending money, then it’s a lot harder for credit card companies like Visa (NYSE:V) to make a profit. And that’s the conundrum facing V stock these days. Source: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com The novel coronavirus’ impact on the U.S. and global economy has been horrific, with the International Monetary Fund warning of

On Apr. 8, McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) provided a Covid-19 update along with its comparable store sales data for the first quarter. The fact that it was able to eke out a 0.1% increase in   U.S. same-store sales in the first three months of the year is pretty remarkable.  Source: 8th.creator / Shutterstock.com Unfortunately, the company’s

The level of hate for airline stocks is as high as it has ever been. That is saying a lot because investors hated them for decades because of intrinsic problems with cost and human resources controls. Since then, the airlines streamlined a lot of processes and that propped up their financial performances. Consequently and over

The world’s best investor, Warren Buffet, once said to be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful. Corporate insiders did the latter in March. Insider buying activity hit a record high in March 2020. That is, while the broader markets were plunging on concerns that the novel coronavirus outbreak was bringing

While Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) has rallied nicely — along with the other mega tech operators like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) — the shares are still about 18% off their highs. It was back in March that GOOG stock was at $1,532. Now it’s at $1,249, putting the market capitalization at $857 billion. Then again,

Over the years, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) has garnered plenty of criticism. I think that’s as there were many who missed the boat on AMD stock, as shares went from sub-$2 four years ago to a current price north of $50. Source: Fabio Alcini / Shutterstock.com If investors did nothing else but catch this stock

Marathon Oil’s (NYSE:MRO) low oil production costs — combined with the likely rebound of oil prices and the oil price hedges the company has carried out — make MRO stock attractive at its current levels. Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com Marathon reportedly has very low oil production costs. With a $2.2 billion capital budget and

Although the major financial indices have printed some positive numbers on the board, arguably most investors are still waiting out this unprecedented storm. Yes, reasons for optimism exist. At the same time, more than 16 million Americans have lost their jobs over a three-week period during the novel coronavirus crisis. That translates to losing 10%