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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Deere, Caterpillar, Goldman Sachs and NIKE
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For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL – March 22, 2021 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM - Free Report) , Chevron Corporation (CVX - Free Report) , Deere & Company (DE - Free Report) , Caterpillar Inc. (CAT - Free Report) , The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS - Free Report) and NIKE, Inc. (NKE - Free Report) .
Here are highlights from Friday’s Analyst Blog:
Transitory Inflation May Be Good for U.S. Economy: 6 Picks
The U.S. economy is on a recovery path in 2021 after suffering the largest yearly decline in 2020 since World War II owing to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the possibility of a faster-than-expected recovery, buoyed by a ramp up in COVID-19 vaccinations and a massive $1.9 trillion fiscal stimulus, have triggered expectations of higher inflation this year.
On Mar 17, the Fed in its FOMC minutes also stated the possibility but reaffirmed that it will keep the benchmark interest rate and bond-buying program steady through 2023. Meanwhile, a transient inflation, as described by the Fed, may turn good for the U.S. economy. Let's discuss briefly.
Higher Utilization of Resources
On Mar 17, Fed chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank expects the core PCE index — Fed's favorite gauge of inflation — to stay at 2.3%, higher than its 2% target rate. However, this inflation will be transitory in nature as the expectation of long-run inflation is 2%. Meanwhile, higher inflation means higher aggregate demand, which will enable businesses to deploy higher capital spending and recruit more manpower.
The U.S. economy is operating at a sub-optimal level since March 2020 owing to either full or partial lockdowns. The labor market, which was the best-performing segment of the economy before the pandemic, is still far below its pre-pandemic level. Higher recruitment by businesses will help the struggling labor market to stabilize faster.
Moreover, businesses can generate higher profit despite raising the wage rate. The spread between higher inflation and higher wages will increase their profit and in turn induce them to increase the scale of operation and lead to higher job creation.
Positive Effect on Business and Federal Debts
Theoretically, inflation is generally helpful for debtors as their repayment of loan will be less valuable in real terms (after adjusting inflation) than their borrowed money. The Fed reported that U.S. business debt jumped 9.1% year over year in 2020 to $17.7 trillion. Moreover, the Federal debt soared 24% to a staggering $23.6 trillion last year.
Moreover, yields on long-term treasury notes are climbing on expectations of a faster economic recovery as investors are shifting to risky equities from safe-haven bonds. On Mar 18, the yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury Note surged to a 14-month high of 1.75%.
Consequently, higher market interest rates will compel financial institutions to lend more while mild inflation will enable businesses to borrow more. This will lead to higher economic activities, more employment and higher GDP.
Possible Impact on U.S. Dollar
The ICE U.S. Dollar Index, a gauge of the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, surged nearly 2.5% year to date. In macroeconomic theory, higher inflation generally results in depreciation of a country's currency value in the international market.
First, the purchasing power parity between two countries deviates as the purchasing power of currency of the country with higher inflation decreases, depreciating the value of its currency.
Second, the Fed's decision to keep the benchmark interest rate as low as 0-0.25% and higher money supply through a quantitative easing program (buying $120 billion of bonds per month) will depreciate the value of the U.S. dollar making the country’s products more attractive internationally.
Our Top Picks
At this stage, it will be prudent to invest in cyclical stocks as high-flying growth/momentum stocks are likely to lose value with higher risk-free return. However, cyclical stocks will gain as U.S. and global economies reopen steadily.
We have narrowed down our search to six U.S. corporate behemoths (market capital > $100 billion) as these companies have a well-established business model and powerful brand value. These stocks have strong upside potential for 2021 and witnessed robust earnings estimate revisions in the last 7 to 30 days.
Moreover, all these stocks have strong long-term (3-5) growth prospects and are regular dividend payers providing an important income stream during a market downturn. Finally, each of our picks carries either a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Exxon Mobil has an expected earnings growth rate of more than 100% for the current year. The company has a long-term growth rate of 9.5%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has improved 12.2% over the last 7 days. This Zacks Rank #1 company has a current dividend yield of 5.86%.
Chevron Corp.has an expected earnings growth rate of more than 100% for the current year. The company has a long-term growth rate of 5%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has improved 25.3% over the last 7 days. This Zacks Rank #1 company has a current dividend yield of 4.78%.
Deere & Co.has an expected earnings growth rate of 82.5% for the current year (ending October 2021). The company has a long-term growth rate of 18.5%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has improved 20.5% over the last 30 days. This Zacks Rank #2 company has a current dividend yield of 0.80%.
Caterpillar has an expected earnings growth rate of 21.8% for the current year. The company has a long-term growth rate of 12%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has improved 0.4% over the last 30 days. This Zacks Rank #2 company has a current dividend yield of 1.76%.
The Goldman Sachs Group has an expected earnings growth rate of 22% for the current year. The company has a long-term growth rate of 19.2%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has improved 2.9% over the last 30 days. This Zacks Rank #2 company has a current dividend yield of 1.45%.
NIKE has an expected earnings growth rate of 85.63% for the current year (ending May 2021). The company has a long-term growth rate of 19.3%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has improved 0.3% over the last 7 days. This Zacks Rank #2 company has a current dividend yield of 0.76%.
Bitcoin, Like the Internet Itself, Could Change Everything
Blockchain and cryptocurrency has sparked one of the most exciting discussion topics of a generation. Some call it the “Internet of Money” and predict it could change the way money works forever. If true, it could do to banks what Netflix did to Blockbuster and Amazon did to Sears. Experts agree we’re still in the early stages of this technology, and as it grows, it will create several investing opportunities.
Zacks’ has just revealed 3 companies that can help investors capitalize on the explosive profit potential of Bitcoin and the other cryptocurrencies with significantly less volatility than buying them directly.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Deere, Caterpillar, Goldman Sachs and NIKE
For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL – March 22, 2021 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM - Free Report) , Chevron Corporation (CVX - Free Report) , Deere & Company (DE - Free Report) , Caterpillar Inc. (CAT - Free Report) , The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS - Free Report) and NIKE, Inc. (NKE - Free Report) .
Here are highlights from Friday’s Analyst Blog:
Transitory Inflation May Be Good for U.S. Economy: 6 Picks
The U.S. economy is on a recovery path in 2021 after suffering the largest yearly decline in 2020 since World War II owing to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the possibility of a faster-than-expected recovery, buoyed by a ramp up in COVID-19 vaccinations and a massive $1.9 trillion fiscal stimulus, have triggered expectations of higher inflation this year.
On Mar 17, the Fed in its FOMC minutes also stated the possibility but reaffirmed that it will keep the benchmark interest rate and bond-buying program steady through 2023. Meanwhile, a transient inflation, as described by the Fed, may turn good for the U.S. economy. Let's discuss briefly.
Higher Utilization of Resources
On Mar 17, Fed chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank expects the core PCE index — Fed's favorite gauge of inflation — to stay at 2.3%, higher than its 2% target rate. However, this inflation will be transitory in nature as the expectation of long-run inflation is 2%. Meanwhile, higher inflation means higher aggregate demand, which will enable businesses to deploy higher capital spending and recruit more manpower.
The U.S. economy is operating at a sub-optimal level since March 2020 owing to either full or partial lockdowns. The labor market, which was the best-performing segment of the economy before the pandemic, is still far below its pre-pandemic level. Higher recruitment by businesses will help the struggling labor market to stabilize faster.
Moreover, businesses can generate higher profit despite raising the wage rate. The spread between higher inflation and higher wages will increase their profit and in turn induce them to increase the scale of operation and lead to higher job creation.
Positive Effect on Business and Federal Debts
Theoretically, inflation is generally helpful for debtors as their repayment of loan will be less valuable in real terms (after adjusting inflation) than their borrowed money. The Fed reported that U.S. business debt jumped 9.1% year over year in 2020 to $17.7 trillion. Moreover, the Federal debt soared 24% to a staggering $23.6 trillion last year.
Moreover, yields on long-term treasury notes are climbing on expectations of a faster economic recovery as investors are shifting to risky equities from safe-haven bonds. On Mar 18, the yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury Note surged to a 14-month high of 1.75%.
Consequently, higher market interest rates will compel financial institutions to lend more while mild inflation will enable businesses to borrow more. This will lead to higher economic activities, more employment and higher GDP.
Possible Impact on U.S. Dollar
The ICE U.S. Dollar Index, a gauge of the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, surged nearly 2.5% year to date. In macroeconomic theory, higher inflation generally results in depreciation of a country's currency value in the international market.
First, the purchasing power parity between two countries deviates as the purchasing power of currency of the country with higher inflation decreases, depreciating the value of its currency.
Second, the Fed's decision to keep the benchmark interest rate as low as 0-0.25% and higher money supply through a quantitative easing program (buying $120 billion of bonds per month) will depreciate the value of the U.S. dollar making the country’s products more attractive internationally.
Our Top Picks
At this stage, it will be prudent to invest in cyclical stocks as high-flying growth/momentum stocks are likely to lose value with higher risk-free return. However, cyclical stocks will gain as U.S. and global economies reopen steadily.
We have narrowed down our search to six U.S. corporate behemoths (market capital > $100 billion) as these companies have a well-established business model and powerful brand value. These stocks have strong upside potential for 2021 and witnessed robust earnings estimate revisions in the last 7 to 30 days.
Moreover, all these stocks have strong long-term (3-5) growth prospects and are regular dividend payers providing an important income stream during a market downturn. Finally, each of our picks carries either a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Exxon Mobil has an expected earnings growth rate of more than 100% for the current year. The company has a long-term growth rate of 9.5%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has improved 12.2% over the last 7 days. This Zacks Rank #1 company has a current dividend yield of 5.86%.
Chevron Corp.has an expected earnings growth rate of more than 100% for the current year. The company has a long-term growth rate of 5%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has improved 25.3% over the last 7 days. This Zacks Rank #1 company has a current dividend yield of 4.78%.
Deere & Co.has an expected earnings growth rate of 82.5% for the current year (ending October 2021). The company has a long-term growth rate of 18.5%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has improved 20.5% over the last 30 days. This Zacks Rank #2 company has a current dividend yield of 0.80%.
Caterpillar has an expected earnings growth rate of 21.8% for the current year. The company has a long-term growth rate of 12%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has improved 0.4% over the last 30 days. This Zacks Rank #2 company has a current dividend yield of 1.76%.
The Goldman Sachs Group has an expected earnings growth rate of 22% for the current year. The company has a long-term growth rate of 19.2%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has improved 2.9% over the last 30 days. This Zacks Rank #2 company has a current dividend yield of 1.45%.
NIKE has an expected earnings growth rate of 85.63% for the current year (ending May 2021). The company has a long-term growth rate of 19.3%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has improved 0.3% over the last 7 days. This Zacks Rank #2 company has a current dividend yield of 0.76%.
Bitcoin, Like the Internet Itself, Could Change Everything
Blockchain and cryptocurrency has sparked one of the most exciting discussion topics of a generation. Some call it the “Internet of Money” and predict it could change the way money works forever. If true, it could do to banks what Netflix did to Blockbuster and Amazon did to Sears. Experts agree we’re still in the early stages of this technology, and as it grows, it will create several investing opportunities.
Zacks’ has just revealed 3 companies that can help investors capitalize on the explosive profit potential of Bitcoin and the other cryptocurrencies with significantly less volatility than buying them directly.
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.