Stocks to Buy

Identifying winning stocks requires more than scanning headlines. InvestorPlace analysts focus on long-term themes, market timing, and structural shifts shaping where capital is flowing next, highlighting stocks positioned to benefit from those trends.

Visa, MasterCard … and Now Vantiv?

This newly public credit processor is hardly known, but its stock could be another big winner like those of it's major-name competitors.

3 Managed Care Companies That Could Score From Obamacare, if …

... the High Court upholds the health care reform law in toto. The mandate for all Americans to have coverage would bring in lots of young, healthy new members to these managed care companies.

3 High-Risk, High-Reward Eurozone Stocks

Italy's Luxottica, Spain's Banco Santander and Germany's Siemens are getting hammered now -- but they could pop once the panic selling subsides.

Nestle: A Global Dividend Powerhouse

Nestle is a world wide brand name that produces products, earnings, and dividends at a remarkable rate every year. Nestle is a great portfolio buy.

My Favorite Sector for Summer: Energy

"The time to buy is when there’s blood in the streets.” And now is the time to buy the lifeblood of modern society -- energy.

An Under-the-Radar Defense Play

The $100 million in free cash flow it generates annually makes HEICO an intriguing growth opportunity.

Cracker Barrel Changes Its Tune

Restaurant chain Cracker Barrel is in the midst of a turnaround, which is promising. Whether you should buy during this turnaround is another story.

Materials Stocks Have Taken a Beating, but I’m Still Bullish

Rather than focus on old news, pay attention to the momentum these two stocks are gaining compared with their crisis-level lows.

3 Hot Summer Leisure Stocks to Buy

The fortunes of recreation and sports stocks are rebounding along with the economy. Here are three hot picks to play the sector's revival.

5 Steady Businesses in InvestorPlace’s Backyard

The D.C., Maryland and Virginia areas are alive with strong, locally grown companies that could make solid additions to your portfolio.

My Favorite Sector for Summer: Consumer Discretionary

It's going to be a hot, hot summer -- and these 5 stocks (plus one ETF) should benefit.

LinkedIn Earns Its Way to a Buy

LinkedIn celebrated a one-year anniversary, and its been a successful year at that, earning this social networking stock a buy rating

VMware Down Is a Chance to Buy It Up

VMware's stock is showing signs of weakness despite strong fundamentals in the company's results. The lower price is now an opportunity for savvy investors.

The Facebook Effect Comes to China

The Facebook IPO is over and now investors can spend time researching better opportunities that will come from companies with products in China, like Apple.

Biotech’s Regeneron Is a New Game Changer Buy

Biotech's Regeneron is a strong buy based on its existing Eylea drug for macular degeneration, but the company also has a solid pipeline of products.

New Auto Ad Strategies Energize the Sector

Big increases in the automakers' ad spending to help local dealerships should propel further sales gains -- and create opportunity for investors.

3 Blue Chip Stocks to Fight the Market Blues

Three strong blue chip companies can form the basis of a solid portfolio, and these three are running in high gear and should be added to your portfolio.

At Toro, It’s Not Just the Grass That’s Green

The grounds-keeping equipment maker's earnings are on a tear -- and it's growing at a 15% clip.

CAT Is Set for a Strong Second Half

China's stimulus package should be just the catalyst Caterpillar's stock needs to enjoy a strong remainder of the year.