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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Dollar General, MarketAxess, Procter & Gamble, Chipotle Mexican and Advanced Micro
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For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL –November 1, 2019 – 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: Dollar General Corp. (DG - Free Report) , MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (MKTX - Free Report) , The Procter & Gamble Company (PG - Free Report) , Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG - Free Report) and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD - Free Report) .
Here are highlights from Thursday’s Analyst Blog:
5 Winners from the Fed's 3rd Rate Cut
Considering the ongoing trade issues and weak global growth this year, the Federal Reserve has trimmed rates for the third meeting in a row on Oct 30. History shows that such a dose of monetary easing helps the stock market extend gains.
Therefore, investors should cash in on this and invest in stocks that have the potential to grow in the near future.
Fed Cuts Rates for the Third Time
The Fed trimmed federal funds rate, which impacts cost of mortgages, credit cards and various other borrowings, for the third time this year. Rates were trimmed in order to help the U.S. economy bear with the protracted trade war without slipping into a recession. After all, parts of the economy, especially manufacturing, have been affected as the global economy slowed down on trade war concerns.
Business investments were also affected by the U.S.-China moves to raise tariffs on each others’ goods. The Fed acknowledged that business investments and exports remained “weak.” Fed officials believed that another “insurance cut” is much required to fend off worse outcomes, and hoped that it will boost business investments and consumer outlays.
The Fed’s rate-setting committee trimmed benchmark interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to a target range of 1.5% to 1.75%. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell however said that the Fed will hold rates steady for the foreseeable future. Policy makers, in fact, removed the language that the Fed would “act as appropriate” to sustain economic expansion, something that was considered a sign of future rate cuts.
The Fed said that the current economic activity is “rising at a moderate rate,” labor market is “strong” and inflation is increasing at around the central bank’s target of 2%. Some may say that the economy expanded at an annual rate of 1.9% in the third quarter, below the year-ago level but not as sharp a decline as many market pundits and some Fed officials feared.
Nonetheless, the Fed’s trimming of benchmark interest rate for the third straight meeting bodes well for Wall Street.
S&P 500 Soars After Three 25-bp Cuts
According to data from LPL Financial, the broader S&P 500 tends to extend gains in the six-and-12 month periods following three consecutive interest rate cuts of a quarter percentage point each. Per LPL data, the S&P 500 jumped 10% in the six months and 20% in the 12 months following a trio of rate cuts by 25 basis points in the years 1975, 1996 and 1998.
LPL’s senior market strategist Ryan Detrick said that “we have seen periods of economic slowdowns that had three consecutive 25 basis point cuts, most recently in the mid- and late 1990s but the good news is the economy accelerated after the slowdowns and stocks did quite as well.”
By the way, the stock market is already doing pretty well. The S&P 500 has gained a solid 21% on a year-to-date basis. Other major bourses have climbed north as well. The Dow is up 16% so far this year, while the Nasdaq has surged almost 25% over the past 10 months.
5 Top Gainers
With the positive trend in mind, we have selected five solid stocks, especially from the S&P 500 cohort. These stocks have not only gained immensely this year, but are also poised to move north in the near term. At the same time, these stocks flaunt a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy) and a Growth Score of A or B.
Dollar General Corp.provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, Midwestern and eastern United States. The company has a Zacks Rank #1 and a Growth Score of B. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current-year earnings has moved 0.8% north over the past 60 days. The company’s expected earnings growth rate for the current year is 10.7%, more than the Retail - Discount Stores industry’s expected rally of 8.6%. The company has outperformed the broader industry on a year to date basis (+49.6% vs +40.3%).
MarketAxess Holdings Inc.operates an electronic trading platform that enables fixed-income market participants to trade corporate bonds and other types of fixed-income instruments. The company has a Zacks Rank #1 and a Growth Score of A. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current-year earnings has risen 4.8% over the past 60 days. The company’s expected earnings growth rate for the current year is 18.6%, in contrast to the Securities and Exchanges industry’s projected fall of 1.8%. The company has outperformed the broader industry so far this year (+70.0% vs +17.0%).
The Procter & Gamble Companyprovides branded consumer packaged goods to consumers. The company has a Zacks Rank #2 and a Growth Score of B. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current-year earnings has climbed 1.9% over the past 60 days. The company’s expected earnings growth rate for the current year is 9.1%, in contrast to the Soap and Cleaning Materials industry’s estimated decline of 0.3%. The company has outperformed the broader industry on a year-to-date basis (+35.9% vs +22.0%). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants. The company has a Zacks Rank #2 and a Growth Score of A. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current-year earnings has moved up 2.8% over the past 60 days. The company’s expected earnings growth rate for the current year is 51.6%, more than the Retail - Restaurants industry’s projected rally of 2.9%. The company has outperformed the broader industry so far this year (+79.6% vs +18.1%).
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.operates as a semiconductor company. The company has a Zacks Rank #2 and a Growth Score of A. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its next-year earnings has increased 0.9% over the past 60 days. The company’s expected earnings growth rate for the current year is nearly 40%, in contrast to the Electronics - Semiconductors industry’s projected decline of 0.5%. The company has outperformed the broader industry so far this year (+79.5% vs +26.6%).
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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 http://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Dollar General, MarketAxess, Procter & Gamble, Chipotle Mexican and Advanced Micro
For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL –November 1, 2019 – 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: Dollar General Corp. (DG - Free Report) , MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (MKTX - Free Report) , The Procter & Gamble Company (PG - Free Report) , Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG - Free Report) and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD - Free Report) .
Here are highlights from Thursday’s Analyst Blog:
5 Winners from the Fed's 3rd Rate Cut
Considering the ongoing trade issues and weak global growth this year, the Federal Reserve has trimmed rates for the third meeting in a row on Oct 30. History shows that such a dose of monetary easing helps the stock market extend gains.
Therefore, investors should cash in on this and invest in stocks that have the potential to grow in the near future.
Fed Cuts Rates for the Third Time
The Fed trimmed federal funds rate, which impacts cost of mortgages, credit cards and various other borrowings, for the third time this year. Rates were trimmed in order to help the U.S. economy bear with the protracted trade war without slipping into a recession. After all, parts of the economy, especially manufacturing, have been affected as the global economy slowed down on trade war concerns.
Business investments were also affected by the U.S.-China moves to raise tariffs on each others’ goods. The Fed acknowledged that business investments and exports remained “weak.” Fed officials believed that another “insurance cut” is much required to fend off worse outcomes, and hoped that it will boost business investments and consumer outlays.
The Fed’s rate-setting committee trimmed benchmark interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to a target range of 1.5% to 1.75%. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell however said that the Fed will hold rates steady for the foreseeable future. Policy makers, in fact, removed the language that the Fed would “act as appropriate” to sustain economic expansion, something that was considered a sign of future rate cuts.
The Fed said that the current economic activity is “rising at a moderate rate,” labor market is “strong” and inflation is increasing at around the central bank’s target of 2%. Some may say that the economy expanded at an annual rate of 1.9% in the third quarter, below the year-ago level but not as sharp a decline as many market pundits and some Fed officials feared.
Nonetheless, the Fed’s trimming of benchmark interest rate for the third straight meeting bodes well for Wall Street.
S&P 500 Soars After Three 25-bp Cuts
According to data from LPL Financial, the broader S&P 500 tends to extend gains in the six-and-12 month periods following three consecutive interest rate cuts of a quarter percentage point each. Per LPL data, the S&P 500 jumped 10% in the six months and 20% in the 12 months following a trio of rate cuts by 25 basis points in the years 1975, 1996 and 1998.
LPL’s senior market strategist Ryan Detrick said that “we have seen periods of economic slowdowns that had three consecutive 25 basis point cuts, most recently in the mid- and late 1990s but the good news is the economy accelerated after the slowdowns and stocks did quite as well.”
By the way, the stock market is already doing pretty well. The S&P 500 has gained a solid 21% on a year-to-date basis. Other major bourses have climbed north as well. The Dow is up 16% so far this year, while the Nasdaq has surged almost 25% over the past 10 months.
5 Top Gainers
With the positive trend in mind, we have selected five solid stocks, especially from the S&P 500 cohort. These stocks have not only gained immensely this year, but are also poised to move north in the near term. At the same time, these stocks flaunt a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy) and a Growth Score of A or B.
Dollar General Corp.provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, Midwestern and eastern United States. The company has a Zacks Rank #1 and a Growth Score of B. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current-year earnings has moved 0.8% north over the past 60 days. The company’s expected earnings growth rate for the current year is 10.7%, more than the Retail - Discount Stores industry’s expected rally of 8.6%. The company has outperformed the broader industry on a year to date basis (+49.6% vs +40.3%).
MarketAxess Holdings Inc.operates an electronic trading platform that enables fixed-income market participants to trade corporate bonds and other types of fixed-income instruments. The company has a Zacks Rank #1 and a Growth Score of A. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current-year earnings has risen 4.8% over the past 60 days. The company’s expected earnings growth rate for the current year is 18.6%, in contrast to the Securities and Exchanges industry’s projected fall of 1.8%. The company has outperformed the broader industry so far this year (+70.0% vs +17.0%).
The Procter & Gamble Companyprovides branded consumer packaged goods to consumers. The company has a Zacks Rank #2 and a Growth Score of B. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current-year earnings has climbed 1.9% over the past 60 days. The company’s expected earnings growth rate for the current year is 9.1%, in contrast to the Soap and Cleaning Materials industry’s estimated decline of 0.3%. The company has outperformed the broader industry on a year-to-date basis (+35.9% vs +22.0%). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants. The company has a Zacks Rank #2 and a Growth Score of A. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current-year earnings has moved up 2.8% over the past 60 days. The company’s expected earnings growth rate for the current year is 51.6%, more than the Retail - Restaurants industry’s projected rally of 2.9%. The company has outperformed the broader industry so far this year (+79.6% vs +18.1%).
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.operates as a semiconductor company. The company has a Zacks Rank #2 and a Growth Score of A. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its next-year earnings has increased 0.9% over the past 60 days. The company’s expected earnings growth rate for the current year is nearly 40%, in contrast to the Electronics - Semiconductors industry’s projected decline of 0.5%. The company has outperformed the broader industry so far this year (+79.5% vs +26.6%).
Free: Zacks’ Single Best Stock Set to Double
Today you are invited to download our just-released Special Report that reveals 5 stocks with the most potential to gain +100% or more in 2020. From those 5, Zacks Director of Research, Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.
This pioneering tech ticker had soared to all-time highs and then subsided to a price that is irresistible. Now a pending acquisition could super-charge the company’s drive past competitors in the development of true Artificial Intelligence. The earlier you get in to this stock, the greater your potential gain.
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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 http://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.