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Top 7 Research Reports for July 11, 2016

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Monday, July 11, 2016

We are featuring 16 research reports from our analyst team in today's Zacks Research Daily, including reports on Gilead (GILD - Free Report) , Altria (MO - Free Report) , Qualcomm QCOM and Pfizer PFE.

Gilead shares have turned around a bit in recent days, but still still lag the broader market in the year-to-date period on continued negative sentiment on the biotech space as a whole. These clouds notwithstanding, the covering analyst likes this Zacks Rank # 2 (Buy) rated stock for its strong HIV and HCV portfolio and robust product pipeline, which could get further boost from deals that the company has plenty of financial firepower to execute. (You can read the full research report on GLD here.)

Zacks Rank # 2 (Buy) rated Altria shares are up an impressive +19% year-to-date, likely reflecting the low-beta tobacco giant's stable business outlook and attractive dividend (currently yielding a juicy 3.2%). The analyst likes the company's strong portfolio of tobacco and wine products and its ability to adapt to evolving demands, such as developing several non combustible tobacco products.  (You can read the full research report on MO here.)

The analyst likes the buy-rated Qualcomm stock for its leadership position in the global wireless baseband chipset market and its growing presence in related opportunities such as mobile computing and IoT. The company's new patent license agreements with Chinese smartphone makers should boost Qualcomm’s top line and also solidify its footing in the Chinese market (You can read the full research report on QCOM here.)

Other noteworthy reports we are featuring today include Procter & Gamble (PG - Free Report) , Novartis (NVS - Free Report) and Southern Company (SO - Free Report) .

You can find all of today's stock research reports here.

Sheraz Mian

Director of Research

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