Energy stocks have trailed the S&P 500 this year, as earnings for most companies are expected to fall from 2022 levels. The sector is healthy but investors are less interested now that oil and nat...
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Halliburton, Schlumberger, and Other Energy Stocks Poised to Keep Growing Earnings
Several energy companies are expected to post record earnings in 2022. Exxon Mobil alone is on track to make about $60 billion. But 2023 is a different story. While the setup is still very strong for ...
Wall Street’s 5 Favorite Car Stocks for 2023, Including Tesla and Copart
Investors in automotive stocks had a horrible time in 2022. After a painful year, investors likely could use some new car ideas, and should also know what to avoid. Rising interest rates, supply chain...
10 of Wall Street’s Favorite Stocks for Value and Growth Investors
Value and growth investors don’t always see eye-to-eye. Value investors typically scoff at the sky-high valuations growth investors are willing to pay. Some growth investors think value investors are,...
6 Defensive Healthcare Stocks for 2023
As investors face another uncertain year for public equities, large-cap healthcare stocks remain an attractive defensive play. They offer a shot at insulating capital from the downturn many still expe...
16 Stocks That Can Survive a Triple Whammy
Investors are looking ahead to 2023—and with a cautious eye. Inflation is still mighty high and coming down exceedingly slowly, despite signs that it has peaked. Interest rates are climbing, and Fed o...
Here Are the 12 Best Performing Tech Stocks
Text size Activision Blizzard is one of a handful of tech stocks down less than 15% from their latest peak. Rich Polk/Getty Images for Activision It’s been a brutal year for stocks in general, but tec...
IBM, CVS and 10 Other Stocks That Are Too Cheap Now
Text size IBM stock is one of a dozen cheap picks we’ve found in a screen. Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images This is looking like a throw-the-baby-out-with-the-bathwater market. Take Tuesday tr...
Exxon Mobile and 3 Other Energy Stocks Whose Dividends Look Resilient
Many energy company’s stocks—and their dividends—took a big hit earlier in the pandemic, even those of large firms. The global economy contracted along with oil and gas prices, forcing many companies ...
Dividends for Tough Times: 4 Energy Stocks That Raised Payouts During Covid
Many energy company’s stocks—and their dividends—took a big hit earlier in the pandemic, even those of large firms. The global economy contracted along with oil and gas prices, forcing many companies ...
Paying Dividends: Energy Companies Dominate Top-Yielding Stocks
Devon Energy is one of the top-yielding stocks in the S&P 500 index. Zeytun Images/Dreamstime.com Text size Energy companies dominate the top-yielding stocks in the S&P 500 index as more oil a...
7 Companies at Risk of Liquidity Squeeze
Amid rising interest rates and a tightening credit market, companies with weaker balance sheets are getting squeezed by higher borrowing costs. Royal Caribbean Group (ticker: RCL) is a case in point. ...
Alphabet and 7 More Stocks Wall Street Loves That Aren’t Too Pricey
Ninety-four percent of the analysts who follow Alphabet, Google’s parent company, rate it at Buy. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Text size Investors usually have to pay up to get high-quality stock...
Intel, Micron, and 3 Other Stocks With Direct Exposure to Taiwan
China has launched military drills near Taiwan in response to a visit to the self-ruled island by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Here: a large screen in Beijing shows a news broadcast about China...
Pfizer, Cisco, and 5 Other Stocks With the Cash Flow to Raise Their Dividends
A company’s free cash is a lifeline for dividends, buybacks and other uses of capital. If that well runs dry or even slows down, a company can be forced to dial down its spending. For this screen, Bar...
Uber and 10 Other ‘Busted IPOs’ That Could Still Have Value
Text size Of the top five 2021 IPOs ranked by size, all are in the red versus original offering prices, including Rivian Automotive. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Investors often clamor for access to b...
Valero, Occidental, and 3 Other Oil Companies Pumping Out Cash
Text size Valero is one of the energy companies throwing off a lot of cash right now. Ty Wright/Bloomberg Oil and gas companies are heading into earnings season this week with enormous momentum. Refin...
9 Dividend Aristocrat Stocks That Could Ride Out a Recession
Although Hormel shares are down this year, the company is among nine Dividend Aristocrats that figure to show some resilience if a recession comes to pass. Michael Edwards/Dreamstime.com Text size Wit...
Boeing and 7 More Industrial Stocks for the Second Half of 2022
Text size Industrial demand held up better than industrial stocks in the second quarter. Dreamstime The first half of 2022 was lousy for most stocks, including shares in the industrial sector. But tha...
8 Home-building and Steel Stocks That Offer Substantial Value
Looking for the cheapest stocks in the market now? Two industries stand out: home builders and steel makers. Barron’s screened for the 10 stocks in the S&P 500 index, S&P Midcap 400, and S&...
Micron, Netflix, and 5 Other Beaten-Up Tech Stocks That Could Be Bargains
Text size Meta Platforms’ advertising business has faced challenges from TikTok and Apple’s privacy changes. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg This year has been brutal for U.S. stocks, but that...
7 Beaten-Up Tech Stocks That Could Be Bargains
Text size Meta Platforms’ advertising business has faced challenges from TikTok and Apple’s privacy changes. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg This year has been brutal for U.S. stocks, but that...
Devon and 3 Other Energy Stocks That Are Worth a Look Now
Text size Pioneer and Devon were early proponents of a popular new dividend strategy. Goce Risteski/Dreamstime.com Investors used to evaluate energy companies on how quickly they were growing their oi...
Devon and 3 Other Energy Stocks That Are Gushing Cash
Text size Pioneer and Devon were early proponents of a popular new dividend strategy. Goce Risteski/Dreamstime.com Investors used to evaluate energy companies on how quickly they were growing their oi...
Tesla, Nvidia, and 10 Other Beaten-Up Stocks That Look Like Opportunities
Nvidia qualifies as a growth stock. It trades for about 30 times estimated 2022 earnings. Dreamstime Text size Stocks are struggling. Everything is going down, even stocks with improving outlooks. But...
Occidental, Hess, and 3 Other Oil Companies With Big Earnings Momentum
Marathon Petroleum’s refinery in Los Angeles. The oil company has benefited from the increase in demand for petroleum products like diesel fuel. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images Text size Some energy...
AbbVie, Gilead and 4 Other Defensive Healthcare Stocks With Big Dividend Yields
Text size An AbbVie bio safety hood Courtesy of AbbVie Deep into the second quarter of the year, stocks have yet to recover, and investors are seeking safety in defensive plays. One sector that’s bene...
4 Cheap Food Stocks With Big Earnings Growth
Text size Lamb Weston is expected see its 2022 per-share earnings climb more than 48%. Courtesy of Lamb Weston Many food producers did well during the pandemic, as consumers broadly shunned restaurant...
10 Beaten-Down Stocks That Investors Are Starting to Like Again
Text size Zillow is on Barron’s list of stocks regarding which sentiment has begun to improve. Tiffany Hagler-Geard/Bloomberg Twitter stock’s 20% gain since Tesla CEO Elon Musk disclosed his 9% ...
These 6 ‘Dividend Aristocrats’ Have a Strong Pipeline for Cash. That’s a Plus.
Text size Exxon Mobil is among the companies whose yield on free cash flow indicates strong support for the payout’s resilience. Here, an Exxon refinery in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Dean Mouhtarop...
Phillips 66 and Other Underperforming Energy Stocks That Might Be Worth a Look
Text size Storage tanks at the Phillips 66 refinery in Rodeo, Calif. Refiners have not reaped the same benefits as oil producers in the past year. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Energy stocks have been ...
Home Builders Are the Cheapest Stocks Around. Is It Time to Buy?
Construction workers on a Toll Brothers home in Boca Raton, Fla. Toll and other home builders currently trade near book value. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Text size The housing market is still robust, but...