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.

Potential Alzheimer’s Drug Not Enough to Excite Biogen Stock Investors

By InvestorPlace Research Staff
Biogen opened higher by around 10% on news of its Alzheimer's drug. By the end of day, BIIB stock gave up a bulk of its gains. What gives?

Ericsson Stock: Still A Buy Despite the Panda Worries

By Ian Bezek, InvestorPlace Contributor
Ericsson is in the news due to potential security vulnerabilities. While this sounds bad, it could be a blessing in disguise for the 5G equipment maker.

How To Value Grubhub Based On Its Agreed Stock Merger

By Mark R. Hake, CFA
Grubhub announced a merger with Just Eat Takeaway. The merger arb ROI with Grubhub stock is not high, but better than holding cash.

OKTA Stock Is a Solid Investment but Not at These Prices

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor
Okta stock is currently priced at nosebleed levels, the product of a bubble in cloud software applications. But it's a legitimate winner.

Franklin Covey Earnings: FC Stock Falls 9% After Missing Q3 Estimates

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Franklin Covey (FC) earnings for the organizer company's fiscal third quarter of 2020 have FC stock taking a beating after-hours Thursday.

PriceSmart Earnings: PSMT Stock Jumps 6% on Strong Q3 Results

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
PriceSmart (PSMT) earnings for the company's fiscal third quarter of 2020 have PSMT stock heading higher after markets closed on Thursday.

WD-40 Earnings: WDFC Stock Drops 3% on Q3 Miss

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
WD-40 (WDFC) earnings for the lubricant company's fiscal third quarter of 2020 have WDFC stock ticking lower after-hours Thursday.

Marathon Oil: Buy on the Second Dip?

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
I couldn’t tell you what’s going to happen in either quarter, but what I do know is that Marathon’s current FCF yield is 8.6% if you base it on a market capitalization of $4.4 billion, and 4.2% based on an enterprise value of $9.1 billion.

United Airlines News: UAL Stock Dips 8% on Mass Layoffs Warning

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
United Airlines (UAL) news for Thursday includes talk of possible layoffs for 36,000 employees at the travel company dropping UAL stock.

Dump United Airlines and Buy Apple Instead

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
As for United Airlines stock, I continue to advocate that if you must invest in the airlines, do so through the U.S. Global Jets ETF (NYSEARCA:JETS), which has seen assets under management skyrocket in 2020 due to Covid-19.

Big 5 Sporting Goods News: BGFV Stock Soars 37% on Earnings Update

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV) is in the news Thursday after preliminary earnings results for the second quarter boosted BGFV stock higher.

Here’s the Crazy Math Supporting Marathon Oil

By Josh Enomoto, InvestorPlace Contributor
Conservative investors should steer clear of the oil industry. But if you can tolerate extreme volatility, MRO stock may turn out to be a surprising contrarian idea.

In the Summer of Software Even Oracle Is Winning

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor
Oracle is a slow-growth industrial company in a fast-growing technology industry. It delivers a return, but a small one.

Nio Shares Will Likely Go Back Under $10 Again

By Tezcan Gecgil, InvestorPlace Contributor
There will likely be short-term profit taking in NIO stock pushing shares in the Chinese EV company below $10.

4 International Stocks That Are Absolutely Worth a Look

By Faisal Humayun, InvestorPlace Contributor
Some international stocks have growth potential and can be value creators. Therefore, they should absolutely draw attention from investors.

Don’t Lose Your Shirt With Speculative Naked Brand

By Thomas Niel, InvestorPlace Contributor
Too risky to go long, and too risky to go short, the best move with NAKD stock is to stay away. It's more of a gamble than an investment.

There Are Better Ways to Bet on Rising Oil Prices Than Occidental Petroleum Stock

By Thomas Niel, InvestorPlace Contributor
That's not to say shares can't move higher from here. But, with better ways out there to bet on rising oil prices, it's best to skip out on OXY stock.

Virgin Galactic Stock Won’t Go Stratospheric Anytime Soon

By Marie Brodbeck, InvestorPlace Contributor
SPCE stock may be the only way investors can invest in space tourism, but that doesn't make it a good investment. Without any idea what Virgin Galactic's service will eventually look like, it's difficult to imagine the company generating enough interest to make money.

7 Hot Stocks to Stay Hot for Years to Come

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
In mid-June, I argued that DraftKings stock was worth betting on, regardless of what happens to sports in the near term. Simply put, the long-term potential for sports betting on a global basis is enormous.
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