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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.

Hasbro, Inc. Stock Surges Despite Surprise Revenue Miss

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Hasbro(HAS) stock was up on Wednesday despite missing revenue estimates for the fourth quarter of 2017.

Pfizer Inc. Stock Hurt by Dwindling Revenue Growth Prospects

By Will Healy, InvestorPlace Contributor
Pfizer stock has never recovered from Lipitor going generic, and the lack of ability for PFE to find the next Lipitor has left PFE stock without any obvious growth prospects.

Procter & Gamble Co (PG) Sees Rating Drop….. Weak Earnings Growth

By Portfolio Grader
PG is rated as a Hold by means of the Portfolio Grader stock evaluator. The methods for investing incorporated in this analytical tool assesses and ranks nearly 5,000 stocks each week from a fundamental and quantitative perspective. PG has been downgraded from a Buy to a Hold in the last week.

Oclaro (OCLR) a Sell at recent price of $6.83, on Sinking Earnings Momentum

By Portfolio Grader
Portfolio Grader currently ranks OCLR as a Sell. With unique fundamental and quantitative metric based, this analytical tool evaluates nearly 5,000 stocks weekly. This represents no change from the previous week and is the same ranking OCLR has had from Portfolio Grader for 3 months.

Newell Brands (NWL) a Sell at recent price of $28.75, on Adverse Earnings Visibility

By Portfolio Grader
Newell Brands Inc's Sell recommendation is the conclusion of a process of analysis that is proprietary and produced outcomes that were above average in 1 area: an industry group rated above average in attractiveness; and produced below average conclusions in 5 areas: an economic sector ranked below average in attractiveness, a ranking in its sector group that is in the third quarter, ranking in its industry group that is in the bottom eighth, analytical scores that are below average, and a numerical calculation of risk/reward that is average.

Johnson & Johnson’s (JNJ) Robust Earnings Visibility Keep it a Buy at recent price of $131.83

By Portfolio Grader
JNJ is rated as a Buy by means of the Portfolio Grader stock evaluator. The system for investing incorporated in this analytical tool evaluates 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 11 months.

Robust Quant Score Make JD.Com (JD) a Buy at recent price of $45.05

By Portfolio Grader
Portfolio Grader currently ranks JD as a Buy. With exclusive fundamental and quantitative algorithmic, this analytical tool evaluates nearly 5,000 stocks weekly. The current Portfolio Grader recommendation on the shares has been in place for 4 months.

JC Penney Company (JCP) a Strong Sell at recent price of $3.58, on Dismal Earnings Visibility

By Portfolio Grader
JC Penney Company Inc's Strong Sell recommendation is the conclusion of a process of analysis that is proprietary and produced outcomes that were below average in 6 areas: an economic sector rated below average in attractiveness, an industry group ranked below average in attractiveness, a ranking in its sector group that is in the bottom quarter, ranking in the company's industry group that is in the bottom eighth, analytical scoring that is below average, and a mathematical computation of risk/reward that is unattractive.

Earnings Growth Make Hewlett Packard (HPQ) a Buy at recent price of $21.43

By Portfolio Grader
The Buy recommendation for Hewlett Packard Inc resulted from a process of analysis that is proprietary which yielded outcomes that were above average in 5 area: an economic sector rated above average in attractiveness, an industry group rated above average in attractiveness, a ranking in the company's sector that is in the top quarter, ranking in its industry group that is in the top quarter, and a numerical calculation of risk/reward that is attractive; and produced below average conclusions in 1 areas: analytical scores that are near average.

Boeing Co Stock Is Likely To Be Grounded for Refueling

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Boeing stock has been one of the market's biggest and best blue chip winners of late, but nothing lasts forever.

Improving Earnings Visibility Metrics Drive Upgrade of EBay (EBAY) to Buy at recent price of $42.79

By Portfolio Grader
EBay Inc's Buy recommendation, which was recently up graded from a Hold to Buy, is a result of a proprietary process of evaluation and produced conclusions 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 quarter, ranking in the company's industry group that is in the top quarter, and a mathematical computation of risk/reward that is very attractive; and produced below average results in 2 areas: an industry group rated below average in attractiveness, and analytical scores that are below average.

Flopping Earnings Growth Keep DowDuPont (DWDP) a Sell at recent price of $71.89

By Portfolio Grader
DWDP is rated as a Sell by means of the Portfolio Grader stock evaluator. With exclusive fundamental and quantitative analytical, this analytical tool assesses nearly 5,000 stocks weekly. The current Portfolio Grader recommendation on the shares has been in place for the last month.

Sales Growth Make Applied Materials (AMAT) a Buy at recent price of $50.25

By Portfolio Grader
Applied Materials Inc's Buy recommendation is the conclusion of an analytical process that is proprietary and produced outcomes that were above average in 5 areas: an economic sector ranked above average in attractiveness, an industry group rated above average in attractiveness, a ranking in the company's sector that is in the top half, analytical scoring that is near average, and a quantitative risk/reward calculation that is better than average; and produced below average conclusions in 1 area: ranking in its industry group that is in the middle third-below average.

Trade of the Day: Higher Market Volatility Is Good for Goldman Sachs Group Inc

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Although GS stock dropped 10% in recent days before bouncing back, nothing has changed for the stock and the Goldman Sachs story remains bullish.

What You Need To Know About Wells Fargo & Co’s Regulatory Smack-Down

By Ian Bezek, InvestorPlace Contributor
Investors are dumping WFC stock after the Fed's crackdown. Is this a bump in the road or a show-stopper for the once venerable Wells Fargo?

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) Shares Slide on Weak Outlook

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Gilead Sciences (GILD) shares fell slightly after hours as the company's full-year revenue is slated to be below the Wall Street consensus estimate.

Match Group Inc (MTCH) Posts Weak Profit, Adds Record # of Subscribers

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Match Group (MTCH) reported its latest quarterly earnings report, sending shares down after hours as the company missed analysts' expectations.

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) Same-Store Sales Top Outlook

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Chipotle (CMG) posted in-line fourth-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue, while its same-store sales figure topped analysts' expectations.

Snap Inc (SNAP) Crushes Earnings Expectations

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Snap (SNAP) reported on its fourth quarter Tuesday, sending shares up more than 25% after hours on its impressive earnings and revenue figures.
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