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Hot stocks are not about hype. They emerge when powerful themes, policy shifts, and capital flows converge. InvestorPlace analysts track fast-moving market narratives, especially in technology, AI, and infrastructure, to identify stocks drawing outsized attention and explain what is really driving those moves.

Are Healthcare Stocks Terminally Ill?

By John Jagerson and Wade Hansen
Healthcare stocks were rocked hard this week, but they will recover. The news that Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan are forming their own healthcare company will not hold other healthcare stocks down for the long-term.

Investors Need to Be Patient With the CVS and Aetna Inc Merger

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
While Aetna's numbers aren't great, the merger of CVS and AET should be a good long-term play. There is long-term synergy in combining pharmacy and health benefits with preventative care.

Exxon Mobil Corporation Stock Down on Q4 Earnings Disappointment

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Exxon Mobil (XOM) stock was down on Friday following the release of a disappointing earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2017.

Quant Score Hamper Regions Financial (RF) Rating

By Portfolio Grader
The Hold recommendation for Regions Financial Corp resulted from a process of analysis that is proprietary which generated outcomes that were above average in 5 areas: an industry group rated above average in attractiveness, a ranking in the company's sector that is in the top half, ranking in the company's industry group that is in the top half, a quantitative risk/reward calculation that is better than average and analytical scoring that is near average; and produced below average conclusions in 1 area: an economic sector ranked below average in attractiveness.

Earnings Growth Metrics Make QEP Resources (QEP) a Strong Sell at recent price of $9.52

By Portfolio Grader
Portfolio Grader currently ranks QEP as a Strong Sell. This analytical tool evaluates stocks with fundamental and quantitative metric based. This represents no change from the previous week and is the same ranking QEP has had from Portfolio Grader for 3 months.

Sprint Corp Stock Surges on Q3 Earnings Beat

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Sprint (S) stock was on the rise today following the release of its earnings report for its fiscal third quarter of 2017.

Oasis Petroleum (OAS) a Sell at recent price of $8.9, on Flagging Quant Score

By Portfolio Grader
The Sell recommendation for Oasis Petroleum Inc is the conclusion of a process of analysis that is proprietary which generated 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 quarter, ranking in the company's industry group that is in the bottom quarter, analytical scoring that is near average, and a numerical calculation of risk/reward that is unattractive.

Chevron Corporation Stock Falls on Big Q4 Earnings Miss

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Chevron (CVX) stock took a hit on Friday following the release of its earnings report for the fourth quarter of the year.

Netflix (NFLX) Ranking Raised to Buy at recent price of $265.07, on Improving Earnings Growth

By Portfolio Grader
The Buy recommendation, which was recently up graded from a Hold to Buy, for Netflix Inc resulted from a process of analysis that is proprietary which generated outcomes that were above average in 4 areas: a ranking in its sector group that is in the top half, ranking in its industry group that is in the top quarter, a numerical calculation of risk/reward that is better than average and analytical scores that are above average; and produced below average conclusions in 2 areas: an economic sector ranked below average in attractiveness, and an industry group rated below average in attractiveness.

3 Hot Earnings Reports to Watch Next Week

By Hilary Kramer, Editor, GameChangers
These three companies have the hottest earnings reports to watch next week, as the results will help define their short-term and, potentially, long-term future.

Nabors Industries (NBR) a Strong Sell at recent price of $8.15, on Gloomy Industry Group Rank

By Portfolio Grader
The Strong Sell recommendation for Nabors Industries Ltd resulted from an analytical process that is proprietary which generated outcomes 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 the company's sector that is in the bottom quarter, ranking in its industry group that is in the middle third-below average, analytical scores that are below average, and a numerical calculation of risk/reward that is unattractive.

Marathon Oil (MRO) a Hold at recent price of $18.43, on Uninspiring Quant Score

By Portfolio Grader
Marathon Oil Corp's Hold recommendation is the outcome of a process of analysis that is proprietary and produced results that were above average in 2 areas: a ranking in the company's sector that is in the top half, and ranking in its industry group that is in the top half; and produced below average outcomes in 4 areas: an economic sector rated below average in attractiveness, an industry group ranked below average in attractiveness, an analytical score that is near average, and a mathematical computation of risk/reward that is average.

Mattel (MAT) a Strong Sell at recent price of $15.32, on Detrimental Earnings Growth

By Portfolio Grader
Portfolio Grader currently ranks MAT as a Strong Sell. This analytical tool researches stocks by means of fundamental and quantitative analytical. MAT has maintained this ranking for 10 months.

Earnings Momentum Make Coca-Cola (KO) a Buy at recent price of $47.45

By Portfolio Grader
The Coca-Cola Company's Buy recommendation is the conclusion of a proprietary process of evaluation and produced outcomes that were above average in 5 areas: an economic sector rated above average in attractiveness, an industry group ranked above average in attractiveness, a ranking in its sector group that is in the top quarter, ranking in its industry group that is in the top half, and a quantitative risk/reward calculation that is attractive; and produced below average conclusions in 1 area: analytical scores that are near average.

Johnson & Johnson’s (JNJ) Healthy Earnings Visibility Keep it a Buy at recent price of $140.02

By Portfolio Grader
Johnson & Johnson Co'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 quarter, ranking in its industry group that is in the top third, and a mathematical computation of risk/reward that is attractive; and produced below average conclusions in 1 area: analytical scores that are below average.

Funereal Earnings Growth Keep JC Penney Company (JCP) a Strong Sell at recent price of $3.61

By Portfolio Grader
Portfolio Grader currently ranks JCP as a Strong Sell. The system for investing incorporated in this analytical tool assesses and ranks nearly 5,000 stocks each week from a fundamental and quantitative perspective. This represents no change from the previous week and is the same ranking JCP has had from Portfolio Grader for 10 months.

Flopping Quant Score Make Gulfport Energy (GPOR) a Sell at recent price of $9.78

By Portfolio Grader
Gulfport Energy Corp's Sell recommendation is a result of an analytical process that is proprietary and produced conclusions 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 quarter, analytical scoring that is below average, and a numerical calculation of risk/reward that is unattractive.

General Motors (GM) a Sell at recent price of $42.43, on Slumping Earnings Momentum

By Portfolio Grader
GM is rated as a Sell by means of the Portfolio Grader stock evaluator. With proprietary fundamental and quantitative analytical, this analytical tool assesses nearly 5,000 stocks weekly. This represents no change from the previous week and is the same ranking GM has had from Portfolio Grader for the last month.

iPhone ASP is Apple Inc.’s New Big Number to Watch

By Brad Moon, InvestorPlace Contributor
Apple sold fewer iPhones than a year ago, but a big increase in iPhone ASP meant the company still posted a huge iPhone revenue increase.
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