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The stock market changes from minute to minute, and what’s hot today may not be hot tomorrow. Our expert analysts spot hot stocks that are heating up before the crowd swoops in to bid prices higher, and our journalists sift through the noise to shine a light on trending investments -- in spaces ranging from quantum computing to marijuana stocks -- to determine whether they’re actually worth your time.

Optimism High for Cisco Systems, Inc. Before Earnings

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor
Cisco Systems, Inc. is expected to be a winner this year, selling gear directly to cloud providers and network security subscriptions. This bodes well for CSCO stock going even higher.

PepsiCo, Inc. Earnings: 11 Things to Know About Q4

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
PepsiCo (PEP) has released its earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2017 and we've collected a few things to know about it.

Southwest Energy (SWN) Downgraded to Strong Sell at recent price of $3.65, on Dreadful Industry Group Rank

By Portfolio Grader
The Strong Sell recommendation, which was recently downgraded from a Sell to Strong Sell, for Southwest Energy Co is the conclusion of a process of analysis that is proprietary which yielded results that were below average in 6 areas: an economic sector ranked below average in attractiveness, an industry group rated below average in attractiveness, a ranking in its sector group that is in the bottom eighth, ranking in the company's industry group that is in the bottom eighth, an analytical score that is below average, and a numerical calculation of risk/reward that is among the least attractive.

Pfizer (PFE) Sees Downgrade….. Weak Earnings Momentum

By Portfolio Grader
The a Hold rating for PFE is based on the Portfolio Grader stock evaluator. With proprietary fundamental and quantitative analytical, this analytical tool researches nearly 5,000 stocks weekly. The shares have been downgraded from a Buy to a Hold in the last week.

Why GNC Holdings Inc Stock Is Soaring Today

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
GNC (GNC) stock was soaring today on news of a $300 million deal with China-based Harbin Pharmaceutical and a new joint venture.

Intel Corporation Stock Is a Strong Investment, But Make Sure to Buckle Up!

By Josh Enomoto, InvestorPlace Contributor
INTC stock will be at the mercy of the broader markets, but Intel has solid fundamentals, and patient investors will eventually be rewarded.

Strong Quant Score Analytics Drive Ranking of Nokia (NOK) to Buy at recent price of $5.51

By Portfolio Grader
Nokia Corp's Buy recommendation, which was recently up graded from a Sell to Buy, is the outcome of an analytical process that is proprietary and produced results that were above average in 4 areas: an economic sector rated above average in attractiveness, a ranking in the company's sector that is in the top third, ranking in its industry group that is in the top quarter, and a mathematical computation of risk/reward that is attractive; and produced below average outcomes in 2 areas: an industry group ranked below average in attractiveness, and analytical scores that are below average.

Amazon.com, Inc. May Break Out Above It’s 52-Week High

By Chris Lau, InvestorPlace Contributor
Amazon.com stock sold off along with the market earlier this month. When the market correction ends, tech investors are sure to snap up AMZN stock. Strong sales and EPS projections add to Amazon's long-term growth prospects, making AMZN stock one to buy.

Solid Quant Score Make Lennar (LEN) a Buy at recent price of $59.34

By Portfolio Grader
Lennar Corp's Buy recommendation is a result of a process of analysis that is proprietary and produced conclusions that were above average in 4 areas: an economic sector rated above average in attractiveness, an industry group ranked above average in attractiveness, a ranking in the company's sector that is in the top half, and a mathematical computation of risk/reward that is attractive; and produced below average results in 2 areas: ranking in the company's industry group that is in the middle third-below average and an analytical score that is near average.

Fitbit Inc Acquires Healthcare Startup Twine Health

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Fitbit (FIT) announced on Tuesday that it is planning to acquire health management platform Twine Health in a deal closing in Q1 2018.

General Motors (GM) Shares Upgraded to Hold from a Sell at price of $42

By Portfolio Grader
General Motors Co's Hold recommendation, which was recently up graded from a Sell to Hold, is a result of a process of analysis that is proprietary and produced conclusions that were above average in 3 areas: an economic sector rated above average in attractiveness, an industry group rated above average in attractiveness, and a numerical calculation of risk/reward that is much better than average; and produced below average results in 3 areas: a ranking in its sector group that is in the middle third, ranking in its industry group that is in the middle third-below average, and analytical scores that are below average.

AmerisourceBergen Corp. Stock Soars on Possible Walgreens Takeover

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
AmerisourceBergen (ABC) stock was on the rise Tuesday on news of a possible takeover approach by Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA).

Poor Industry Group Rank Make General Electric (GE) a Strong Sell at recent price of $14.82

By Portfolio Grader
General Electric Co's Strong Sell recommendation is a result of a process of analysis that is proprietary and produced conclusions that were below average results in 4 areas: a ranking in its sector group that is in the bottom eighth, ranking in its industry group that is in the bottom eighth, analytical scores that are well below average, and a quantitative risk/reward calculation that is among the least attractive; and produced above average in 2 areas: an economic sector rated above average in attractiveness, and an industry group rated above average in attractiveness.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Is Muddying Its Own Waters

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
One core attraction of BABA stock is the sheer number of things Alibaba Group Holding has on its plate. Too many ventures that could end up being distractions is also one of BABA's biggest liabilities. If the company delves too deeply into data mining for its own sake, it could also hurt BABA stock.

Rating on First Data (FDC) Stock Reduced to Sell at recent price of $16.32

By Portfolio Grader
The Sell recommendation, which was recently downgraded from a Hold to Sell, for First Data Corp resulted from a proprietary process of evaluation which generated outcomes that were below average in 4 areas: a ranking in the company's sector that is in the bottom quarter, ranking in its industry group that is in the bottom quarter, analytical scoring that is near average, and a numerical calculation of risk/reward that is below average; and produced above average in 2 areas: an economic sector rated above average in attractiveness, and an industry group ranked above average in attractiveness.

Freeport-McMoRan’s (FCX) Strong Earnings Growth Make it a Buy at recent price of $17.57

By Portfolio Grader
The a Buy rating for FCX is based on the Portfolio Grader stock evaluator. The system for investing incorporated in this analytical tool researches and ranks nearly 5,000 stocks each week from a fundamental and quantitative perspective. The current Portfolio Grader recommendation on the shares has been in place for 2 months.

Sinking Earnings Growth Keep Ford Motor (F) a Sell at recent price of $10.7

By Portfolio Grader
The Sell recommendation for Ford Motor Company is the outcome of a process of analysis that is proprietary which generated conclusions that were above average in 3 areas: an economic sector rated above average in attractiveness, an industry group ranked above average in attractiveness, and analytical scores that are near average; and produced below average results in 3 areas: a ranking in its sector group that is in the bottom quarter, ranking in the company's industry group that is in the bottom quarter, and a quantitative risk/reward calculation that is unattractive.

Improving Analytics Upgrade of CSRA, Inc. (CSRA) to Hold at recent price of $40.39

By Portfolio Grader
CSRA is rated as a Hold by means of the Portfolio Grader stock evaluator. The methodology for fundamental and quantitative metrics used in this analytical tool researches and ranks nearly 5,000 stocks each week. The shares have been upgraded from a Sell to a Hold in the last week.

Uh Oh… Apple Inc.’s HomePod Doesn’t Have the Best Audio

By Brad Moon, InvestorPlace Contributor
Consumer Reports released test results showing Apple’s HomePod audio is not the best in the market. Sonos One and Google Home Max both outperformed Apple's smart speaker.
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