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☆ Goldman Sachs likes these stocks that are growing profitably
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

As the equity market's profitability nears its all-time highs, Goldman Sachs recently shared some stocks that could see big growth over the next 12 months. In 2024, Kostin expects margin expansion will continue to support ROE growth. In the same report, Goldman Sachs shared its rebalanced ROE growth basket of stocks, which contains 50 names selected for their expected profit growth over the next 12 months. Rising growth fears, solar compensation cutbacks and rising interest rates sank solar stocks last year, but they've since made a comeback. Consensus estimates for the financials sector reveal that most analysts expect ROE growth to remain flat in the same time period.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, David Kostin, ROE, Kostin, Estée Lauder, Electric's, Goldman, Wells, Janney, Blackstone Organizations: Kostin, Info Tech, Deutsche Bank, GE Aerospace, Communications, Mobile Locations: Wells Fargo, China

☆ Tech stocks slide as pivotal Nvidia conference and Fed meeting come into focus
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The S & P 500 and 30-stock Dow also were lower Friday, but have held up better than the Nasdaq for the week. Sector spotlight: There's a whole lot of red among S & P 500 sectors Friday. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Stocks, Dow, Jensen Huang, Jim, I've, Jensen, Jim Cramer's, Brendan McDermid Organizations: CNBC, Nasdaq, Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, Energy, Valero Energy, Bank of America, Marathon Petroleum, Phillips, Coterra Energy, VanEck Semiconductor, Nvidia, Broadcom, tailwinds, Club, Jim Cramer's Charitable, Traders, New York Stock Exchange Locations: U.S, New York City

Morgan Stanley raised its price target on General Motors. 6:56 a.m.: Morgan Stanley calls Bloom Energy a 'secular winner' Morgan Stanley reiterated its overweight rating on Bloom Energy , naming it an underappreciated AI beneficiary. The firm also maintained its $22 price target on shares, which suggests shares surging more than 94% from where they closed on Wednesday. — Hakyung Kim 6:14 a.m.: Morgan Stanley steps to the sidelines on ZoomInfo ZoomInfo Technologies is "unlikely to zoom into a recovery," according to Morgan Stanley. — Hakyung Kim 5:40 a.m.: Morgan Stanley raises GM price target A focus shift back to internal combustion engine vehicles can give General Motors another jolt higher, according to Morgan Stanley.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Andrew Percoco, — Hakyung Kim, Antonio Reale, Reale, Hakyung Kim, Elizabeth Porter, Porter, Richard Choe, Choe, Jefferies, NYCB, Jon Arfstrom, Arfstrom, Christopher Danely, Danely, Bank of America's Tal Liani, Liani, Samik Chatterjee, Chatterjee, Adam Jonas, Jonas, — Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, General Motors, Qualcomm, Citi, Bloom, Bloom Energy, Bank of America, Santander Santander, Santander, ZoomInfo, JPMorgan, T, RBC, New York, Bancorp New, Bancorp New York Community, Bank, NYCB, Citi Citi, chipmaker Qualcomm, Samsung, Bank of America's, GM Locations: Spanish, Spain, Santander, Europe, U.S, Wednesday's, Bancorp New York

☆ This week's most overbought and oversold stocks in the S&P 500 include several pharma names
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The relative strength index, which measures the magnitude and speed of price moves, is one way to evaluate whether shares are overbought or oversold. With this in mind, CNBC Pro screened for stocks in the broad market index that fell into overbought and oversold territory this past week. Overbought stocks Here are the ten most overbought stocks for the week. Several technology names made the list of overbought names, suggesting they may soon experience a pullback. Eli Lilly was the most overbought stock in the broad market index this week, with the highest 14-day RSI value of 85.8.

Persons: Jerome Powell's Jackson, Ralph Lauren, DXC, Eli Lilly Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow Jones, CNBC Pro, Citi, Insulet Corp, Citigroup Locations: overbought

"For hedge funds, shorts have been a challenge since early June especially," JPMorgan said, adding the unwinding of short positions got "extreme" in recent days. The outcome for hedge funds has not been good. Overall, hedge funds went up 3.45% in the first half of the year, lagging the main stock indexes. Net buying, which excludes stocks sold, reached its largest level since October last year, according to Goldman Sachs. Still, hedge funds also shorted more single stocks, mainly in sectors like staples, communication services and info tech, according to Goldman Sachs.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Carolina Mandl, Nell Mackenzie, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Global, JPMorgan, Nasdaq, Thomson Locations: U.S, New York, London

☆ Goldman Sachs analyzed 1,246 hedge and mutual funds with a combined $4.8 trillion in holdings. Here are the 9 stocks they agree are worth buying.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Mark Reeth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But hedge funds and mutual funds have lagged the broader market this year. Although hedge funds and mutual funds may be trailing the market for the moment, don't count them out just yet. Here's what hedge funds and mutual funds are buying, and why investors may want to steal a page from their playbook. Beyond financials and tech, hedge funds and mutual funds moved in tandem across the rest of the market, turning their attention to defensive equities. Among all of those funds, Goldman Sachs found there were nine stocks that they deemed "shared favorites" between two different Goldman Sachs indexes.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, David Kostin, Kostin, Russell, Consumer Staples Organizations: Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, Tech, Mutual, Mastercard, Visa, Services, Consumer, Utilities, Communication Services, Healthcare, Mutual Fund Locations: financials

☆ DA Davidson says this software stock has 'Buffett-esque' qualities and can surge nearly 40%
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

ZoomInfo Technologies is a "Buffett-esque" stock with big upside ahead, according to DA Davidson. ZI 1D mountain ZoomInfo Technologies shares 1-day ZoomInfo made its public debut in June 2020, jumping more than 60% in its first day on the Nasdaq. Since then, trading has been volatile for the software stock. The provider of sales software should also get a boost from tech layoffs that's expected to reduce sales departments. "We see the long-term opportunity not only from the base data product, but mostly from continued expansion as the leading Sales Enablement provider," Luria wrote.

☆ Investors should brace for corporate profits to see their biggest drop since the start of the pandemic, Goldman Sachs says
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Goldman Sachs strategists say they expect corporate profits to see their steepest decline since 2020. "However, if analyst projections are realized, this quarter will represent the trough in S&P 500 earnings growth. Energy and industrials are expected to report year-over-year EPS growth of more than 11%, while consumer discretionary is expected to rise over 9% for the same time frame. There's a "unique level of uncertainty heading into earnings season," because of the string of last month's bank failures, analysts said. Financial sector giants like Citigroup and JPMorgan will kick off earnings season next week, with 87% of S&P 500 to report first-quarter fiscal results by May 5th.

☆ Goldman Sachs says hedge funds’ favorite stocks are up 10% this year already after a brutal 2022
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A group of hedge funds' favorite stocks staged a fierce comeback in the new year with a double-digit return, according to Goldman Sachs. It then compiled a basket of the most popular long positions, dubbed Goldman's "Hedge Fund VIP basket," consisting of 50 stocks that most frequently appear among the largest 10 holdings of hedge funds. These hedge fund darlings have rebounded more than 10% year to date as technology stocks rebounded from steep losses, the firm said. The strength in these VIPs lifted the average hedge fund to a 3% return in early 2023, Goldman said. Microsoft and Amazon remained the two most popular hedge fund long positions last quarter.

☆ High-profile hedge funds dive back into beaten-down tech stocks to capitalize on the big comeback
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Many high-profile hedge funds jumped back into technology stocks — the group that hurt their alpha the most last year — just in time to benefit from the furious comeback in the new year. These big investors loaded up on stocks that were among last year's biggest losers amid the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes. Hedge funds overall saw significant negative long alpha (-12.1%) last year, with the single biggest contributor being exposure to info tech, according to Goldman Sachs. .IXIC 1Y mountain Nasdaq Composite The rebound in technology stocks came fast and furious in the new year. Hedge funds overall were able to beat the market significantly.

☆ This Goldman portfolio of stocks with strong profitability beat the market last year. Here's what's in it
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Few stocks — or industries — outperformed the market against 2022's tough macroeconomic backdrop, but one portfolio from Goldman Sachs crushed it and may have further room to shine in 2023. The basket includes 50 stocks with the highest consensus-expected ROE growth over the next 12 months. After a rebalance, here are some of the stocks included: Microsoft takeover target Activision Blizzard was among the newest additions to Goldman Sachs' basket. Shares gained more than 15% in 2022 even as technology stocks took a hit, with ROE is expected to grow by 11%. San Francisco-based Wells Fargo and consumer discretionary stocks Target and Chipotle Mexican Grill were also included in the Goldman basket.

☆ Analysis: With banks' results on tap, options traders prepare for volatility
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Saqib Iqbal Ahmed | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Brian SnyderNEW YORK, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Options traders are bracing for volatility in U.S. bank shares days ahead of an earnings season many believe will bring lower profits and reflect worries over an expected recession. The trade would be profitable if the ETF’s shares slipped below $33 by mid-February, a 6% decline from current levels. The S&P 500 bank index (.SPXBK) fell 21.6% last year, compared to a compared to a 19.4% decline for the S&P 500 as a whole. Options on big bank stocks, on average, are pricing the largest post-earnings moves in the last two years, an analysis by Susquehanna International Group showed. "The trading bias in the options heading into big bank earnings has been buying volatility and protecting positions," said Chris Murphy, co-head of derivatives strategy at Susquehanna International Group.

☆ Buy these 15 quality stocks that are healthy enough to rise despite a rocky earnings season, Jefferies says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Amid a harsh macro outlook, investors are looking for stocks that are healthy enough to rise. After posting another quarter of declining profits, Meta shares plunged 22% on Thursday. Jefferies recommends these 15 Russell 2000-listed stocks during a rocky earnings season. Shares of Meta, formerly known as Facebook, are also down 22% after the social media giant posted a fourth straight quarter of declining profits. Amid painful interest rate hikes, along with a volatile earnings season, investors are looking for bets that are healthy enough to rise despite a murky macro outlook.

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