Most stocks present investors with two choices: growth or downside protection. A company like Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) can generate sizable returns if it continues to grow. However, a slowdown in AI spending or unsavory macroeconomic conditions can result in a sharp correction. Verizon (NYSE:V) investors don’t have to worry about a sharp and sudden decline. The telecom giant isn’t going anywhere and has a 15 P/E ratio. The 6.61% yield is a big draw for Verizon, but the stock hasn’t been a good performer. Shares ...

In the latest market close, American Express (AXP) reached $230.68, with a +0.04% movement compared to the previous day. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.16%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.04%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 0.49%. Shares of the credit card issuer and global payments company have depreciated by 2.81% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Finance sector's loss of 0.22% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.22%. The investment communit ...

Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the response to the recent bank failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 29, 2023. The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the biggest banks operating in the U.S. would be able to withstand a severe recession scenario while maintaining their ability to lend to consumers and corporations. Each of the 31 banks in this year's regulatory e ...

文章核心观点 - 蓝筹股通常提供可靠性和增长潜力的出色组合,是长期投资的不二选择 [2] - 蓝筹股公司一直优先考虑股东利益,提供不断增长的股息收益 [5] - 尽管近期蓝筹股有所下跌,但它们仍有望实现强劲的长期增长 [5] 辉瑞(Pfizer) - 辉瑞是制药行业的巨头,目前估值吸引,股价在过去一年下跌了28% [6] - 辉瑞拥有强大的药品管线,有113个候选药物,其中37个处于三期临床试验阶段 [7] - 辉瑞通过43亿美元收购Seagen,进一步扩大在肿瘤领域的业务版图 [7] - 辉瑞有着8十年的持续派息历史,目前股息收益率超过6% [8] 美国运通(American Express) - 美国运通是一家具有韧性的蓝筹股,收入和利润增长迅速 [10] - 美国运通针对千禧一代和Z世代推出了新的产品,吸引了更多客户 [11] - 尽管利率创新高,但美国运通的信用卡消费和客户支出仍保持良好 [11] - 美国运通一季度收入同比增长11%,净利润增长34% [12] - 美国运通股息增长10%以上,目前股息收益率超过1.22% [12] 好时(Hershey) - 好时是全球糖果行业的领导者,收入和EBITDA在过去5年分别增长7.55%和8.9% [14] - 好时一季度超预期完成了收益和收入,得益于复活节和情人节的销售旺季 [15] - 好时的管理层预计全年销量将大幅增长 [15] - 好时拥有可靠的股息收益,超过3%,且现金流超过7.12亿美元 [16]

文章核心观点 - 美国运通公司(AXP)近期同意以4亿美元现金收购Squarespace公司(SQSP)旗下的Tock公司[1][2] - Tock提供餐厅预订、桌位管理和活动票务解决方案,预计将补充美国运通的Resy业务[1] - 美国运通还同意收购移动支付公司Rooam,以扩展其移动订购和支付功能[3] - 这些收购有助于美国运通加强在餐饮、旅游和娱乐领域的布局,为商户提供更多个性化解决方案[4][5] 公司表现 - 美国运通股价今年迄今上涨16.4%,而行业下跌2.3%[6] - 但公司近年来奖励费用和会员服务费用不断上升,占总成本的比重较高[7] - 客户参与度和营销费用的增加也将继续推高公司总成本[7] - 美国运通目前被评为Zacks排名第4(卖出)的股票[8] 行业表现 - 同行业中,WisdomTree公司(WT)和ChoiceOne Financial Services公司(COFS)被评为Zacks排名第2(买入)的股票[9] - WisdomTree 2024年预计利润同比增长51.4%,过去两个月内有3次上调预测[10] - ChoiceOne当前年度利润预计同比增长7.1%,过去60天内有1次上调预测[11]

After displaying relative strength in the first quarter, the financial sector and the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF NYSE: XLF have underperformed in the second quarter, with the popular financial ETF down 1.4% for the period. Several weeks ago, a double top pattern seemed all but confirmed for the ETF. However, after weeks of consolidating, the XLF might be setting up for a bullish move and potential outperformance in Q3. Notably, the ETF has reclaimed critical simple moving averages (SMAs) like the 50-d ...

Blue-chip stocks to buy offer stability now and steady financial growth for the future. These corporations are household names that are likely to rise in the long run. While stocks carry more risk than leaving your money in the bank account, these same investments are also likely to keep up with inflation and generate more returns than the interest you would have made from the bank. Investors can opt for an index like the S&P 500 or the Nasdaq Composite, but it is possible to outperform both of these benchm ...

Wall Street analysts do a lot of research before making stock recommendations and assigning price targets. They also have extensive history with navigating various booms and busts within the stock market and across individual sectors. While you shouldn’t buy a stock just because a Wall Street analyst likes it, knowing how they drew their conclusions can help investors understand bullish and bearish narratives for any stock. Some Wall Street analysts like stocks because they have strong momentum and are gene ...

The latest trading session saw American Express (AXP) ending at $230.21, denoting a +0.39% adjustment from its last day's close. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.25%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.77%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq depreciated by 0.79%. The credit card issuer and global payments company's shares have seen a decrease of 4.49% over the last month, not keeping up with the Finance sector's loss of 1.89% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.59%. The investment com ...

If you've been one of the people looking for tech stocks to buy in the past two years, you're likely quite happy with your portfolio's performance. I wrote an article in late 2022 titled "25 Tech Stocks to Buy Before They Take Off in 2023." Almost all of these tech stocks have been standout performers, even more so than I would have expected back then. Of course, we are at the cusp of an inflection point since the Federal Reserve will likely cut rates in the months ahead. However, there is still time for th ...