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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Berkshire Hathaway, Oracle, BHP, Starbucks and Altria Group
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For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL – March 10, 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: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B - Free Report) , Oracle Corporation (ORCL - Free Report) , BHP Group (BHP - Free Report) , Starbucks Corporation (SBUX - Free Report) and Altria Group, Inc. (MO - Free Report) .
Here are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog:
Top Stocks for Berkshire Hathaway, Oracle and BHP
The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Berkshire Hathaway, Oracle and BHP. These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.
Berkshire Hathaway shares have outperformed the Zacks Insurance - Property and Casualty industry over the past year (+27.1% vs. +18%) on the back of a strong cash position that supports earnings-accretive bolt-on buyouts as well as sheds light on the company's financial flexibility.
Continued insurance business growth fuels increase in float and drive earnings as well as generates maximum return on equity. The non-insurance businesses are delivering improved results with increased revenues over the past few years. A sturdy capital level provides further impetus.
However, exposure to catastrophe loss induces earnings volatility and also affects the property and casualty underwriting results of Berkshire. Huge capital expenditure remains a headwind for the company.
Shares of Oracle have gained +25.8% in the last six months against the Zacks Computer Software industry's gain of +5.8%. The Zacks analyst believes that Oracle is well-positioned to benefit from momentum seen in cloud business on the back of solid adoption of data cloud solutions, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Autonomous Database offerings.
Furthermore, strong uptake of cloud-based solutions, comprising NetSuite ERP and Fusion ERP aided revenue growth. Also, solid demand for the Oracle Dedicated Region Cloud@Customer supported by ML is anticipated to drive the top line.
However, increasing spend on product enhancements amid intensifying competition in the cloud market is likely to limit margin expansion.
BHP shares have gained +17% over the past three months against the Zacks Mining - Miscellaneous industry's gain of +25.2%. The Zacks analyst believes that the company will greatly benefit from the rising iron prices on the back of strong demand in China.
Focus on lowering debt will also fuel growth. In fiscal 2021, the company expects to produce 244-255 Mt of iron ore. Efforts to make operations more efficient through smart technology adoption across the entire value chain are likely to lower costs, thereby boosting margins.
BHP Group plans to simplify its coal portfolio and concentrate on higher quality coking coals to capitalize on demand from steelmakers. The company has four major projects under development in petroleum, iron ore and potash, which are expected to drive growth in the long run.
Other noteworthy reports we are featuring today include Starbucks and Altria Group.
These Stocks Are Poised to Soar Past the Pandemic
The COVID-19 outbreak has shifted consumer behavior dramatically, and a handful of high-tech companies have stepped up to keep America running. Right now, investors in these companies have a shot at serious profits. For example, Zoom jumped 108.5% in less than 4 months while most other stocks were sinking.
Our research shows that 5 cutting-edge stocks could skyrocket from the exponential increase in demand for "stay at home" technologies. This could be one of the biggest buying opportunities of this decade, especially for those who get in early.
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: Berkshire Hathaway, Oracle, BHP, Starbucks and Altria Group
For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL – March 10, 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: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B - Free Report) , Oracle Corporation (ORCL - Free Report) , BHP Group (BHP - Free Report) , Starbucks Corporation (SBUX - Free Report) and Altria Group, Inc. (MO - Free Report) .
Here are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog:
Top Stocks for Berkshire Hathaway, Oracle and BHP
The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Berkshire Hathaway, Oracle and BHP. These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.
You can see all of today's research reports here >>>
Berkshire Hathaway shares have outperformed the Zacks Insurance - Property and Casualty industry over the past year (+27.1% vs. +18%) on the back of a strong cash position that supports earnings-accretive bolt-on buyouts as well as sheds light on the company's financial flexibility.
Continued insurance business growth fuels increase in float and drive earnings as well as generates maximum return on equity. The non-insurance businesses are delivering improved results with increased revenues over the past few years. A sturdy capital level provides further impetus.
However, exposure to catastrophe loss induces earnings volatility and also affects the property and casualty underwriting results of Berkshire. Huge capital expenditure remains a headwind for the company.
(You can read the full research report on Berkshire Hathaway here >>>)
Shares of Oracle have gained +25.8% in the last six months against the Zacks Computer Software industry's gain of +5.8%. The Zacks analyst believes that Oracle is well-positioned to benefit from momentum seen in cloud business on the back of solid adoption of data cloud solutions, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Autonomous Database offerings.
Furthermore, strong uptake of cloud-based solutions, comprising NetSuite ERP and Fusion ERP aided revenue growth. Also, solid demand for the Oracle Dedicated Region Cloud@Customer supported by ML is anticipated to drive the top line.
However, increasing spend on product enhancements amid intensifying competition in the cloud market is likely to limit margin expansion.
(You can read the full research report on Oracle here >>>)
BHP shares have gained +17% over the past three months against the Zacks Mining - Miscellaneous industry's gain of +25.2%. The Zacks analyst believes that the company will greatly benefit from the rising iron prices on the back of strong demand in China.
Focus on lowering debt will also fuel growth. In fiscal 2021, the company expects to produce 244-255 Mt of iron ore. Efforts to make operations more efficient through smart technology adoption across the entire value chain are likely to lower costs, thereby boosting margins.
BHP Group plans to simplify its coal portfolio and concentrate on higher quality coking coals to capitalize on demand from steelmakers. The company has four major projects under development in petroleum, iron ore and potash, which are expected to drive growth in the long run.
(You can read the full research report on BHP here >>>)
Other noteworthy reports we are featuring today include Starbucks and Altria Group.
These Stocks Are Poised to Soar Past the Pandemic
The COVID-19 outbreak has shifted consumer behavior dramatically, and a handful of high-tech companies have stepped up to keep America running. Right now, investors in these companies have a shot at serious profits. For example, Zoom jumped 108.5% in less than 4 months while most other stocks were sinking.
Our research shows that 5 cutting-edge stocks could skyrocket from the exponential increase in demand for "stay at home" technologies. This could be one of the biggest buying opportunities of this decade, especially for those who get in early.
See the 5 high-tech stocks now>>
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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.