Stocks to buy

I’ve been helping investors for over a decade, and a persistently difficult point to make involves earnings trades. Zoom (NASDAQ:ZM) stock fell almost 20% yesterday on its earnings headline. Source: Girts Ragelis / Shutterstock.com For years I have struggled in convincing investors that the reaction to those headlines is completely binary overnight. Of course, the

I last wrote about BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) in early September, saying there was more to it than its meme stock status. Since then, BB stock has tumbled around 13%. But I still believe in it as an investment, provided you have the patience to wait for the company to find its footing. Source: BlackBerry BlackBerry beat

C3 AI (NYSE:AI) stock has undoubtedly been a losing investment thus far. Source: Phonlamai Photo / Shutterstock.com It peaked at $180 during last year’s massive tech rally and proceeded to then lose a large chunk of its value. Momentum has left AI stock and a clear negative sentiment has taken root. However long-term investors should

Fisker (NYSE:FSR) announced on Nov. 19 that it won a ZEVAS Award — the zero-emission awards at the Los Angeles Auto Show — for the best crossover vehicle under $50,000. FSR stock jumped more than 5% on the news. This is the latest piece of good news for long-time investors. In the last month alone,

Netflix’s (NASDAQ:NFLX) hit streaming series Squid Game recently sent shares of NFLX to new 52-week highs last week. NFLX stock rallied after posting strong subscription growth in its quarterly results. Yet those quarterly figures are not Netflix’s highlight. On the conference call, management and analysts calling to ask questions couldn’t get enough of Squid Game,

With gold under-performing in the last few months, even the best gold stocks have been sideways to lower. However, the sentiment for gold seems to be changing. There are growing concerns related to inflation. It’s very likely that the current inflationary trend in the United States is not transitionary in nature. Gold finally seems to

It has been a terrific year for web security and content delivery company Cloudflare (NYSE:NET), to say the least. Anyone who took a long position in NET stock has enjoyed powerful gains. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com Sure, there was a sharp dip in the share price in late September and early October. As you may recall,

As the first wave of the pandemic swept across countries in 2020, consumer spending fell dramatically. And companies rely on consumers to buy their goods and services. So, when consumer spending plateaued, consumer stocks also were in freefall. But the time is ripe for investors to get involved again. The consumer sector consists of companies

On Oct. 14, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a report that tries to explain the saga that pushed up GameStop (NASDAQ:GME) over 10 times in price this year. For example, GME stock ended Dec. 31, 2020, at $18.84 and was trading for $208.64 by mid-day Nov. 18. Source: Northfoto / Shutterstock.com Moreover, at

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) announced on Nov. 15 that a number of its original shareholders were going to sell some of their shares. This included Softbank (OTCMKTS:SFTBY), and some VC/private equity firms (Silver Lake Partners, Qatar Investment Authority, Red Crow Capital, LLC, etc.). The resulting sale of SOFI stock has pushed down the price by about

Palantir (NYSE:PLTR) might be on cloud nine after posting another solid quarter of earnings. Altogether, when you add in several contract wins, it seems like the data analytics company can’t put a foot wrong. However, there are genuine concerns about overvaluation here. Right now, PLTR stock is trading at nearly 110 times forward earnings, according

With ample liquidity in the financial system, 2021 has been a banner year for wealth creation. Be it equities or cryptocurrency, multifold returns over just a few months or even weeks have been frequent. Of course, there have been speculative stocks to buy among the top performers. However, I prefer to focus on non-speculative stories

It hasn’t been a good year for AT&T (NYSE:T) stock. The shares have fallen 14% this year, as Wall Street has frowned on the conglomerate’s divestment of its WarnerMedia unit and its subsequent decision to announce a future dividend cut. Source: Lester Balajadia / Shutterstock.com Still, as I pointed out in a prior column, the

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) is a small business in the space services business. But RKLB stock makes it seem like a big company. Source: Andrzej Puchta / Shutterstock.com Rocket Lab said it had $5.3 million in revenue during the third quarter. Its backlog stood at $183 million at the end of September, and the company expects

When SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) recently posted record quarterly revenue and impressive membership growth, it reaffirmed its strength as a fintech play. SOFI stock has a good chance of reaching new highs in the coming months; the company is gaining new members at a record pace. Source: rafapress / Shutterstock.com New products that appeal to cost-conscious

Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) reported results for its first quarter as a publicly traded company this week. If Lucid was an established automaker like General Motors (NYSE:GM) or Toyota (NYSE:TM), we would be talking about the bottom line. For what it’s worth, the electric vehicle startup lost 43 cents per share for the third quarter, much

Space tourism pioneer Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) stock has been in a downward spiral until recently. Source: Tun Pichitanon / Shutterstock.com Having hit the all-time high of $62.80 in early February, shares slumped to $14.27 in mid-May. It currently hovers around $18, down more than 20% year-to-date (YTD). Virgin Galactic went public in late 2019 through

Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) just released its Q3 financial results on Nov. 15, showing that its order book is growing nicely. It is now clearly seen as a real force in the luxury end of the electric vehicle (EV) market. As a result, LCID stock is bound to move substantially higher from here. Source: Around the

There are things I really like about ChargePoint (NYSE:CHPT) stock, including the growth rate and the chart. Source: JL IMAGES / Shutterstock.com At the same time, CHPT stock has some concerns as well. As much as I like the promise that this stock has, there are a couple of key hurdles to take note of

There’s a pretty good chance that you haven’t spent much of your time thinking about functional materials. As an enterprising investor, however, you could discover serious profit potential with Meta Materials (NASDAQ:MMAT), as MMAT stock offers pure-play exposure to this high-conviction market. Source: Yuriy Golub / Shutterstock.com To put it simply, meta materials are a