- Benzinga has examined prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week.
- M&A candidates were among both the bullish and bearish calls last week.
- Top software stocks also saw both bullish and bearish calls.
<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="The big U.S. indexes ended the past week down marginally as investors seem to be in wait-and-see mode ahead of a possible trade deal with China coming out of the G-20 meeting in Japan this weekend. It was also a week that saw bank stress test results, a surprise management shakeup, some index reshuffling and fresh GDP numbers.” data-reactid=”22″>The big U.S. indexes ended the past week down marginally as investors seem to be in wait-and-see mode ahead of a possible trade deal with China coming out of the G-20 meeting in Japan this weekend. It was also a week that saw bank stress test results, a surprise management shakeup, some index reshuffling and fresh GDP numbers.
As usual, Benzinga continues to examine the prospects for many of the stocks most popular with investors. Here are just a few of this past week’s most bullish and bearish posts that may be worth another look.
Bulls
<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="Concerns about the low valuation at AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) are overdone and the company’s cash flow and dividend yields are particularly attractive, according to Dave Royce’s "BofA Bullish On AT&T: ‘The Network Has Never Performed Better’."” data-reactid=”25″>Concerns about the low valuation at AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) are overdone and the company’s cash flow and dividend yields are particularly attractive, according to Dave Royce’s “BofA Bullish On AT&T: ‘The Network Has Never Performed Better’.”
<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content=""Cowen: Aurora Is 'Top Pick In Cannabis'" by Wayne Duggan reveals why Aurora Cannabis Inc (NYSE: ACB) is the clear top choice in the Canadian adult-use cannabis market, even though a number of Wall Street analysts have come out bullish on marijuana stocks in recent months.” data-reactid=”26″>”Cowen: Aurora Is ‘Top Pick In Cannabis'” by Wayne Duggan reveals why Aurora Cannabis Inc (NYSE: ACB) is the clear top choice in the Canadian adult-use cannabis market, even though a number of Wall Street analysts have come out bullish on marijuana stocks in recent months.
<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="In "McDonald's Hits New All-Time High After Quarter Pounder Update, Bullish Rating," Tanzeel Akhtar explains why recent trends at McDonald’s Corp (NYSE: MCD) mean that it is effectively expanding its competitive moat relative to competitors.” data-reactid=”27″>In “McDonald’s Hits New All-Time High After Quarter Pounder Update, Bullish Rating,” Tanzeel Akhtar explains why recent trends at McDonald’s Corp (NYSE: MCD) mean that it is effectively expanding its competitive moat relative to competitors.
<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="Priya Nigam's "KeyBanc: Salesforce Poised To Benefit From Data Opportunity After Tableau Acquisition" presents reasons why investors may want to purchase Salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) shares ahead of its investor event in July.” data-reactid=”28″>Priya Nigam’s “KeyBanc: Salesforce Poised To Benefit From Data Opportunity After Tableau Acquisition” presents reasons why investors may want to purchase Salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) shares ahead of its investor event in July.
For additional bullish calls, also have a look at Gold ETFs Are Having A Moment and A Walgreens Analyst’s Takeaways From Q3 Earnings.
Bears
<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="In Wayne Duggan's "Microsoft's Azure Is No AWS, Says Bearish Jefferies," see why one key analyst believes that investors should not expect the Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) cloud platform to take the same trajectory as that of its well-known rival.” data-reactid=”31″>In Wayne Duggan’s “Microsoft’s Azure Is No AWS, Says Bearish Jefferies,” see why one key analyst believes that investors should not expect the Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) cloud platform to take the same trajectory as that of its well-known rival.
<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="An activist investor is urging the boards of United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX) and Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) to reevaluate their proposed merger. So says "Dan Loeb Voices Opposition To United Technologies-Raytheon Deal" by Tanzeel Akhtar.” data-reactid=”32″>An activist investor is urging the boards of United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX) and Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) to reevaluate their proposed merger. So says “Dan Loeb Voices Opposition To United Technologies-Raytheon Deal” by Tanzeel Akhtar.
<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="Shanthi Rexaline's "Bristol-Myers Slips As Regulatory Hiccups Delay Celgene Deal; Liver Cancer Study Faces Setback" discusses recent headwinds that acted as a drag on Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE: BMY) shares last week.” data-reactid=”33″>Shanthi Rexaline’s “Bristol-Myers Slips As Regulatory Hiccups Delay Celgene Deal; Liver Cancer Study Faces Setback” discusses recent headwinds that acted as a drag on Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE: BMY) shares last week.
<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content=""Carnival Gets Price Target Cut On Weak Continental Europe Demand" by Brett Hershman takes a look at what it means for investors that the recipe of earnings growth for Carnival plc (NYSE: CCL) has been changing.” data-reactid=”34″>”Carnival Gets Price Target Cut On Weak Continental Europe Demand” by Brett Hershman takes a look at what it means for investors that the recipe of earnings growth for Carnival plc (NYSE: CCL) has been changing.
Be sure to check out Credit Suisse Initiates Tesla At Underperform, Says Company Compares ‘Most Appropriately’ To Volkswagen and BMO: Chemours’ Second Half ‘More Difficult Than Anticipated’ for additional bearish calls.
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