Four value-stock picks from a fund manager who steers clear of the energy sector

Jensen Investment Management follows a simple rule for initial screenings of stocks: Companies need to have achieved returns on equity (ROE) of at least 15% annually, for at least 10 consecutive years...

These 16 stocks in the S&P 500 crumpled at least 9% a day after the Fed raised rates

One day after U.S. stocks got a reprieve as the Federal Reserve lifted its target range for short-term interest rates by 0.75 percentage point, inflation fears built a new wall of worry to send U.S. s...

Schlumberger, Shell, SunRun, and 3 Other Energy Stocks to Consider in a Hot Market

Two years ago, oil companies were global pariahs, banished not only from the high-minded peaks of Davos but also from lowly index funds. Energy’s weight in the S&P 500 fell below 2%, an astonishin...

Under Armour Stock Has Tanked. Director David Gibbs Scooped Up Shares.

Text size Under Armour stock plunged in early May after the company reported a first-quarter loss. Brandon Bell/Getty Images/Getty Images Under Armour stock has tumbled in 2022, but director David W. ...

These 19 large-cap stocks have now dropped at least 60% from their 52-week highs

The latest inflation figures on June 10 were worse than expected and the effect on stock prices was brutal. A list of stocks in the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100 Index that have fallen at least 60% f...

6 Energy Stocks to Consider in a Hot Market

Two years ago, oil companies were global pariahs, banished not only from the high-minded peaks of Davos but also from lowly index funds. Energy’s weight in the S&P 500 fell below 2%, an astonishin...

Novavax’s New Covid-19 Vaccine Might Be Late to the Party

It’s one thing to arrive fashionably late to a party, it’s another thing to waltz in when the last guests are stumbling out the door. For Novavax , which on Tuesday cleared a key step toward U.S. Food...

Relief at the Pump Could Come Soon. Thank Saudi Arabia.

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Text size Oil prices fell Thursday after the Financial Times reported that Saudi Arabia was ready to increase output as more sanctions on Russia threaten global oil supply...

Lululemon’s Earnings Are Thursday. Here’s What to Expect.

Text size A Lululemon store in Hong Kong. Dreamstime Lululemon athletica could regain some ground lost in the recent retail selloff if the one-time pandemic winner delivers good news as it reports its...

GameStop, Salesforce, Netflix, Alphabet, Nvidia, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week

Text size Uncredited U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed Monday for Memorial Day. A handful of major companies report later this week, with the economic-data highlight being jobs Friday. HP and...

GameStop, Salesforce, Netflix, Alphabet, Nvidia, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week

Text size Uncredited U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed Monday for Memorial Day. A handful of major companies report later this week, with the economic-data highlight being jobs Friday. HP and...

Under Armour Stock Got Pounded. The Comeback Will Be Slow.

Under Armour has been hurt by supply-chain woes and pandemic-related lockdowns in China. Courtesy of Under Armour Text size There were a lot of reasons to be optimistic about Under Armour in April. Th...

‘The capitulation model for biotech is a Category 5 storm, the same as energy in 2020’ — why contrarians say the sector is a buy

If you want to know how much investors hate the biotech sector right now, consider this simple statistic: More than 25% of small biotech companies have stock-market capitalizations that are smaller th...

Novavax Gets a Sell Rating. It’s Got a Covid Vaccine Problem, Analyst Says.

Text size A healthcare worker prepares a dose of Nuvaxovid vaccine. Jeroen Jumelet/ANP/AFP via Getty Images Novavax stock was dropping Friday after receiving a Sell-equivalent rating — the first since...

Chevron, Micron and 18 More Stocks Goldman Recommends to Ride Out the Storm

Text size Qualcomm is one of the 20 stocks on Goldman Sachs’ ‘margin of safety’ list. Pau Barrena /AFP via Getty Images Exxon Mobil , Qualcomm , Micron and Chevron are just some of t...

Opinion: 12 stocks to consider for the next leg of the bull market

You may want to wait until the stock market turns up again before expending energy on trying to pick individual companies. That’s because, during bear markets, almost all stocks become correlated with...

These stocks soared during the pandemic, and then crashed. Ten are now expected to double in price.

A screen of stocks that popped during the coronavirus pandemic highlights dozens that have crashed. But some are considered worthy of purchase by a majority of analysts. You might want to keep an eye ...

Storied VC says investors are unlearning the lessons of the last bull market. Jeff Bezos says you should listen.

Investors are mustering some courage following the worst month since the pandemic, and Friday’s session that ended with the Dow DJIA, -2.77% tanking nearly 1,000 points and the S&P 500 SPX, -3.63%...

Opinion: There’s a big hole in the Fed’s theory of inflation—incomes are falling at a record 10.9% rate

The most concerning thing about Thursday’s report on U.S. gross domestic product for the first quarter wasn’t that the first line of the first table showed that real GDP fell at a 1.4% annual rate. It...

These 21 large-cap stocks have now crashed at least 50%

Stocks soured on April 26, with major declines for broad indexes that underlined what a difficult year it has been, so far, for technology stocks. Below is a list of 21 large-cap stocks that have drop...

Buy Under Armour Stock. Shares Can Climb 50% From Here.

In sports, there’s nothing like a good underdog story. The same might be true of investing. Under Armour checks both boxes. For years, investors had good reason to avoid the athletic-apparel and footw...

James Anderson of Baillie Gifford on Illumina, Moderna, and Other Companies That Matter

James Anderson, a partner at Scottish money manager Baillie Gifford, has personified growth-stock investing during his 39 years with the firm. He was an early backer of Amazon.com, Tesla, and other “e...

Netflix is the S&P 500’s worst performer this week — here are the next 14

Investors remained sour for a second consecutive session on Friday as they continued to digest comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell about the prospect for rapidly rising interest rates...

Dividend Aristocrat stocks can help you keep ahead of inflation. These 15 take top prizes for raising payouts.

Some investors are interested in stocks that pay high dividend yields for a source of income. Others believe it is better to focus on total returns over long periods. The Dividend Aristocrats are a gr...

Oil Service Stocks Are Gaining Steam. These Are the Ones to Watch.

Text size Prices and margins are improving for companies like Haliburton. Dreamstime Oil services and equipment companies slimmed down after the last oil bust, and that’s left them looking lean as oil...

Inflation is raging, but these 16 companies have pricing power

Decades of deflationary forces that helped feed booming prices for U.S. stocks are over, at least for now. But some companies are countering the trend, by a combination of holding down expenses and ra...

Pfizer, Moderna and J&J Face Shareholder Pressure to Broaden Covid-19 Vaccine Access

Socially conscious investors and global-health activists are turning to shareholders to press Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers Pfizer Inc., Moderna Inc. and Johnson & Johnson to make more of their s...

Nike Reports Earnings Monday. Don’t Get Your Hopes Up.

Text size The Nike store in Miami Beach, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Nike already had a China problem. Now you can add Europe to the list. The only question ahead of Monday’s earnings report is wheth...

The Stock Market Just Had Its Biggest Rally Since 2020. Enjoy It While It Lasts.

Text size It was the largest weekly gain for all three major U.S. indexes since November 2020. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Drop a ball off a balcony, and it will bounce. Drop the market off an all-time hi...

After an Incredible Rally, Beware a Dead Cat Bounce

An oil tanker stands at an oil terminal Thursday at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Getty Images Text size It has been a tough year for stocks. A rally on Wednesday seemed to promise some reversal of the tren...

12 dividend stocks paying at least 3.5% that are well-suited for high inflation

Investors may have turned for a moment from Russia’s aggression in Ukraine to energy and supply shortages in the U.S. that are producing high inflation. With purchasing power crumbling, patient invest...

Buy Foot Locker Stock. It’s Gotten Hit Hard Enough.

Foot Locker shares have declined but that may be good news for bargain hunters. James Bugg/Bloomberg Text size Here’s a Hail Mary play: Buy Foot Locker after the stock’s recent post-earnings swoon. Fo...