Hot Stocks

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.

NTT Docomo’s (DCM) Healthy Earnings Visibility Make it a Buy

By Portfolio Grader
NTT Docomo Inc (NYSE:DCM) is a component of the 21 company Wireless Telecommunication Services GICS industry group, which is a segment of the 65 company GICS Telecommunication Services sector. The market value of DCM is $95.2 billion which falls in the top decile in its industry group. The ranking for DCM by Portfolio Grader places it 7 among the 21 companies in this industry group, putting it in the second quartile; in the top quartile of the sector with a ranking of 16 among the 65 companies in the sector, and number 803 in the nearly 5,000 company Portfolio Grader universe.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (BMY) Earnings Growth Penalize Rating

By Portfolio Grader
The current recommendation of Hold for Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) is derived using the methodology of Louis Navellier for investing and his Portfolio Grader stock evaluator. BMY has maintained this ranking for 2 months.

Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) a Strong Buy on Top-End Quant Score

By Portfolio Grader
Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) is one of the 781 companies in the GICS Health Care sector, and a component of the 134 company Pharmaceuticals GICS industry group within this sector. The market value of NVO is $102.5 billion which places it in the top 10% of its industry group. The stock's current Portfolio Grader score places it 4 among the 134 companies in this industry group, positioning it among the leaders; in the top decile of the sector with a ranking of 46 among the 781 companies in the sector, and number 257 in the nearly 5,000 company Portfolio Grader universe.

Why Wynn Resorts, Limited Is a Better Buy Than Activision Blizzard, Inc. Stock

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
These are two seemingly different companies in different industries. ATVI stock has a P/E almost identical to WYNN. Which is the better buy?

Poor Industry Group Rank Drops Motif Bio (MTFB) to Hold

By Portfolio Grader
Motif Bio Plc (NULL:MTFB) is one of 134 companies within the Pharmaceuticals GICS industry group, which is in turn part of the 781 company GICS Health Care sector. MTFB's market value is $110.2 billion which falls in the top decile in its industry group. The ranking for MTFB by Portfolio Grader places it 48 among the 134 companies in this industry group, putting it in the second quartile; in the top half of the sector with a ranking of 292 among the 781 companies in the sector, and number 1,762 in the nearly 5,000 company Portfolio Grader universe.

Robust Quant Score Metrics Drive Ranking of Sanofi (SNY) to Buy

By Portfolio Grader
Sanofi SA (NYSE:SNY) is one of the 781 companies in the GICS Health Care sector, and a member of the 134 company Pharmaceuticals GICS industry group within this sector. The market value of SNY is $115.8 billion which falls in the top decile in its industry group. The ranking for SNY by Portfolio Grader places it 34 among the 134 companies in this industry group, giving it an above-average position; in the top half of the sector with a ranking of 206 among the 781 companies in the sector, and number 1,262 in the nearly 5,000 company Portfolio Grader universe.

BP (BP) a Strong Buy on Outstanding Earnings Visibility

By Portfolio Grader
BP Plc (NYSE:BP) is a member of the 290 company Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels GICS industry group, which is part of the 363 company GICS Energy sector. The market value of BP is $132.1 billion which falls in the top 10% of its industry group. The stock's current Portfolio Grader score places it 10 among the 290 companies in this industry group, putting it in the top decile; in the top decile of the sector with a ranking of 10 among the 363 companies in the sector, and number 362 in the nearly 5,000 company Portfolio Grader universe.

Total (TOT) a Strong Buy on Stellar Sales Growth

By Portfolio Grader
Total SA (NYSE:TOT) ranks in the top 10% of its industry group, Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels, and in the top 10% of its sector group, Energy, with a market value of $140.8 billion. From an investment attractiveness prospective, TOT is ranked in the top decile of the sector with a ranking of 9 among the 363 companies in the sector; the stock's current Portfolio Grader score places it 9 among the 290 companies in this industry group, putting it in the top decile and number 230 in the 5000 company Portfolio Grader company universe.

High-Level Quant Score Makes Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A) a Strong Buy

By Portfolio Grader
Portfolio Grader currently ranks Royal Dutch Shell Plc (NYSE:RDS.A) a Strong Buy. The methods for fundamental and quantitative metrics used in this analytical tool, developed by Louis Navellier assesses and ranks nearly 5,000 stocks each week. This represents no change from the previous week and is the same ranking RDS.A has had from Portfolio Grader for 3 months.

Merck & Co (MRK) a Sell on Lousy Sales Growth

By Portfolio Grader
The current recommendation of Sell for Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK) is derived using the Portfolio Grader stock evaluator of Louis Navellier, which incorporates his investing system. This represents no change from the previous week and is the same ranking MRK has had from Portfolio Grader for the last month.

DowDuPont (DWDP) Industry Group Rank Hurt Rating

By Portfolio Grader
Currently, DowDuPont Inc (NULL:DWDP) has a Hold using the stock evaluator from Portfolio Grader, which incorporates Louis Navellier's investing approach. DWDP has recently seen its Portfolio Grader rating downgraded over the last month from a Buy to a Hold.

The 4 Hottest Stock Market Trends From 2017

By Josh Enomoto, InvestorPlace Contributor
In what has been a seismic year, we witnessed multiple stock market trends that will continue to reverberate in 2018 and beyond.

Verizon (VZ) Earnings Visibility Restrict Rating

By Portfolio Grader
Verizon Communication Inc (NYSE:VZ) is one of 44 companies within the Diversified Telecommunication Services GICS industry group, which is in turn part of the 65 company GICS Telecommunication Services sector. VZ has a market value of $191.8 billion which is in the top 10% of its industry group. The ranking for VZ by Portfolio Grader places it 32 among the 44 companies in this industry group, which is a below-average position; squarely in the bottom quartile of the sector with a ranking of 49 among the 65 companies in the sector, and number 2,965 in the nearly 5,000 company Portfolio Grader universe.

Don’t Take a Chance on Buying Target Corporation Stock

By Marie Brodbeck, InvestorPlace Contributor
TGT stock is unlikely to make any real progress over the next year because the firm has done very little to differentiate itself from its larger peers WMT and AMZN.

Novartis AG (NVS) a Buy on Healthy Quant Score

By Portfolio Grader
The current recommendation of Buy for Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS) is derived using the Portfolio Grader stock evaluator, which incorporates Louis Navellier's investing methodology. NVS has recently seen its Portfolio Grader rating upgraded from a Hold to a Buy.

China Mobile’s (CHL) Robust Quant Score Keep it a Buy

By Portfolio Grader
Portfolio Grader currently ranks China Mobile Ltd (NYSE:CHL) a Buy. The approach to fundamental and quantitative metrics used in this analytical tool, developed by Louis Navellier assesses and ranks nearly 5,000 stocks each week. CHL has recently seen its Portfolio Grader rating upgraded from a Hold to a Buy.

Pfizer (PFE) Ranking Raised to Buy on Improving Earnings Momentum

By Portfolio Grader
Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) is classified as a constituent of the 134 company Pharmaceuticals GICS industry group, which is part of the 781 company GICS Health Care sector. PFE's market value is $211.5 billion which places it in the top 10% of its industry group. The ranking for PFE by Portfolio Grader places it 42 among the 134 companies in this industry group, giving it an above-average position; in the top half of the sector with a ranking of 223 among the 781 companies in the sector, and number 1,360 in the nearly 5,000 company Portfolio Grader universe.

Metrics for Sales Growth Keep AT&T (T) a Sell

By Portfolio Grader
Portfolio Grader currently ranks AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) a Sell. With exclusive fundamental and quantitative metrics developed by Louis Navellier, this analytical tool researches nearly 5,000 stocks weekly. The current Portfolio Grader recommendation on the shares has been in place for the last month.

4 Reasons Kohl’s Corporation Stock May Get a Buyout Bump

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Don't buy Kohl's stock solely because Amazon.com might be interested. On the other hand, don't ignore the collective message in these four specific initiatives.
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