Here are three stocks added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List today: ATS Corporation ATS is an automation solutions provider. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings has been revised 8.1% downward over the last 60 days. AirSculpt Technologies, Inc. AIRS is a body contouring services provider. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings has been revised 14.3%...
Here are three stocks added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List today: ATS Corporation ATS is an automation solutions provider. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings has been revised 8.1% downward over the last 60 days. AirSculpt Technologies, Inc. AIRS is a body contouring services provider. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings has been revised 14.3% downward over the last 60 days. Dine Brands Global, Inc. DIN is a restaurant chain operator.The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings has been revised 13.4% downward over the last 60 days. View the entire Zacks Rank #5 List. 5 Stocks Set to Double Each was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2024. While not all picks can be winners, previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%. Most of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report DINE BRANDS GLOBAL, INC. (DIN) : Free Stock Analysis Report AirSculpt Technologies, Inc. (AIRS) : Free Stock Analysis Report ATS Corporation (ATS) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com). Zacks Investment Research The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
courtneyk/iStock via Getty Images By Christopher Gannatti, CFA In recent years, markets have rewarded risk. Equity indices have climbed to elevated levels, volatility has periodically spiked but rarely lingered, and traditional 60% equity / 40% fixed income portfolios have faced new pressures as bonds may no longer provide the same cushion for equity market drawdowns as they once did. Many remembe...
courtneyk/iStock via Getty Images By Christopher Gannatti, CFA In recent years, markets have rewarded risk. Equity indices have climbed to elevated levels, volatility has periodically spiked but rarely lingered, and traditional 60% equity / 40% fixed income portfolios have faced new pressures as bonds may no longer provide the same cushion for equity market drawdowns as they once did. Many remember 2022 as an example of this. 1 Investors are therefore left with a paradox: strong trailing returns, but persistent unease about what might come next. Whether the concern is geopolitical shocks, earnings uncertainty or simply the inevitability of the next “risk-off” episode, many are asking a different question than they did a few years ago. Not “How do I maximize upside?” but “How do I stay invested in an overall portfolio strategy while reducing the damage of a major drawdown, should it occur?” Staying Invested—With Defined Boundaries Target range strategies are designed to answer exactly that question. Rather than owning stocks outright, they use options to define a range of potential outcomes over a specific time period. Let’s look at the WisdomTree Target Range Fund ( GTR ) as an example of such a strategy to concretely anchor further considerations. In simple terms, the strategy buys call options that are already 15% in-the-money and sells call options that are 15% out-of-the-money, creating what is known as a call spread. Call Spread, Explained 2 Now, investors rarely wake up saying, “I need a call spread.” What they say instead is: “Markets have run a long way—what happens if we give some of that back?” Or, “I still want equity exposure, but I can’t afford another 20% drawdown.” After 2022 reminded everyone that both stocks and bonds can fall together, the old diversification playbook feels less automatic. The real tension isn’t about eliminating risk; it’s about reshaping it. Many investors want to stay in the market because stepping aside entirely risks missing l...
AndreyPopov/iStock via Getty Images Looking at the direction of Visible Alpha consensus, post-earnings season of the thirty companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( DJIA ) , the data points to the potential for further surprises. The macroeconomic and sector-specific issues vary significantly. Despite increased complexity around geopolitics, tariffs, and trade, markets, until recently, have...
AndreyPopov/iStock via Getty Images Looking at the direction of Visible Alpha consensus, post-earnings season of the thirty companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( DJIA ) , the data points to the potential for further surprises. The macroeconomic and sector-specific issues vary significantly. Despite increased complexity around geopolitics, tariffs, and trade, markets, until recently, have been reaching new highs. Even with a fragile macro backdrop through 2025 and into 2026, companies seem to be navigating the challenges. While the full impact of the Middle East tensions on trade and the global macro environment remains an open question, many companies currently show a relatively stable annual earnings outlook, which may or may not be the case going into the second half of the year. UnitedHealth Group Inc. ( UNH ) remains a drag on the DJIA year-to-date and is the worst performer in the index in the past 12 months due to the tragedy involving its former CEO and the downward revisions, especially to its profitability. However, a close second is Salesforce ( CRM ), which has seen its performance deteriorate -26% year-to-date, outpacing UnitedHealth’s -12%. The technology sector has been a drag on the index so far this year. In addition to the weakness at Salesforce Inc., Apple Inc. ( AAPL ), Amazon.com Inc. ( AMZN ), International Business Machines Corp. ( IBM ), and Microsoft Corp. ( MSFT ) have also weighed on the DJIA, due to concerns about the outlook for AI. The increasing levels of CapEx for AI investment by many technology companies have not yet seen equal increases in revenues or returns. In addition, software company subscription business models have been called into question as AI starts to advance and gain greater adoption. Even though CapEx for AI infrastructure continues to increase substantially this year this year, CapEx beneficiary, NVIDIA Corp. ( NVDA ), also has been underperforming year-to-date around concerns that CapEx levels may have to ...
Key Points Form 13Fs allow investors to track which stocks Wall Street's preeminent fund managers bought and sold in the most recent quarter. Billionaire Philippe Laffont disposed of more than 6.7 million shares of CoreWeave -- and profit-taking may not explain the whole story. Meanwhile, Wall Street's most lauded stock split in recent memory was an eyebrow-raising buy for Coatue's head investor i...
Key Points Form 13Fs allow investors to track which stocks Wall Street's preeminent fund managers bought and sold in the most recent quarter. Billionaire Philippe Laffont disposed of more than 6.7 million shares of CoreWeave -- and profit-taking may not explain the whole story. Meanwhile, Wall Street's most lauded stock split in recent memory was an eyebrow-raising buy for Coatue's head investor in the fourth quarter. 10 stocks we like better than Netflix › There's arguably nothing more exciting than the quarterly filing of Form 13Fs. While quarterly operating results provide investors with an under-the-hood look at how the stock market's most influential businesses are performing, 13Fs offer a concise snapshot of the stocks Wall Street's savviest money managers bought and sold in the latest quarter. Feb. 17 marked the deadline for institutional investors with at least $100 million in assets under management to file a 13F with regulators. Billionaire Philippe Laffont's 13F at Coatue Management is among the most anticipated. During the fourth quarter, Coatue's billionaire boss dumped his entire stake in Nvidia-backed artificial intelligence (AI) juggernaut CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV), and increased his position in Wall Street's blockbuster stock-split stock by 76%. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » Billionaire Philippe Laffont gave CoreWeave the boot Coatue Management's billionaire investor is active, with 35 stocks being cut completely during the fourth quarter and another two dozen existing holdings reduced in size. The largest individual stock sale was the 6,724,615 shares of CoreWeave that were given the boot, totaling over $920 million in market value, as of Sept. 30. The most logical reason behind this sale is simple profit-taking. Filings show that Laffont's fund had held shares o...
In January and February, China’s consumer price index and producer price index stood at 0.8% and -1.2% respectively, signaling that the first-quarter GDP deflator will likely remain in negative territory. Unsurprisingly, Beijing’s latest Government Work Report released last week explicitly outlined the goal to push the general price level from negative to positive and engineer a mild rebound in co...
In January and February, China’s consumer price index and producer price index stood at 0.8% and -1.2% respectively, signaling that the first-quarter GDP deflator will likely remain in negative territory. Unsurprisingly, Beijing’s latest Government Work Report released last week explicitly outlined the goal to push the general price level from negative to positive and engineer a mild rebound in consumer prices. You've accessed an article available only to subscribers Subscribe today for just $.99. VIEW OPTIONS
A widening supply crunch is forcing Asian governments to put more restrictions on fuel use and instruct citizens to avoid panic-buying, as the war in the Middle East limits the availability of energy. Vietnam reduced import tariffs on some petroleum products and said oil not yet committed for export must be sold to domestic refineries. The country’s civil aviation authority warned that jet fuel sh...
A widening supply crunch is forcing Asian governments to put more restrictions on fuel use and instruct citizens to avoid panic-buying, as the war in the Middle East limits the availability of energy. Vietnam reduced import tariffs on some petroleum products and said oil not yet committed for export must be sold to domestic refineries. The country’s civil aviation authority warned that jet fuel shortages could emerge from early April, with suppliers delaying deliveries or possibly invoking force majeure clauses to terminate contracts. In Thailand, the government instructed agencies to adopt work-from-home arrangements and suspended non-essential overseas travel as part of emergency measures to curb energy demand. The Philippines — which imports nearly all of its oil — has already begun a temporary four-day week for government offices, where elevator use has been limited and air-conditioning set to a minimum 24C (75F). Pakistan also reduced the working week, closed schools and temporarily halted salaries for cabinet ministers among more than a dozen austerity measures announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a televised address late Monday. India invoked emergency powers to redirect supplies of liquefied petroleum gas away from industrial users to households. “It is no longer just a price issue, but primarily a supply issue — and India’s emergency reserves are being drawn down quickly,” said Madhavi Arora , an economist at Emkay Global Financial Services Ltd. “Any government will prioritize its citizens over industries during times of shortages. But industries are being hit, which will ultimately affect economic growth.” Read More: Trump Signals Possible End to War, Floats Removing Oil Sanctions Upheaval has spread across the Middle East and beyond since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Feb. 28. Oil and gas consumers are growing increasingly concerned that supplies will be disrupted by Iranian strikes on energy infrastructure and the near-closure of...
The US has indicated to European allies that any further loosening of sanctions on Russian oil would be mostly limited to supplies to India, according to people familiar with the matter. President Donald Trump suggested on Monday that he could remove “certain oil-related sanctions to reduce prices,” but didn’t offer additional specifics beyond acknowledging he had discussed the topic with Russian ...
The US has indicated to European allies that any further loosening of sanctions on Russian oil would be mostly limited to supplies to India, according to people familiar with the matter. President Donald Trump suggested on Monday that he could remove “certain oil-related sanctions to reduce prices,” but didn’t offer additional specifics beyond acknowledging he had discussed the topic with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call earlier the same day. The US has already granted a waiver for India to import Russian oil that is at sea. In a call between Group of Seven finance ministers on Monday, the US emphasized that the India decision was “very much contained both in terms of time and scope of the measures,” said European Union Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis . “They do not expect substantial impact of this on Russian oil revenues,” Dombrovskis said at a press conference on Monday evening, after earlier joining the G-7 call. The US stressed that any additional relaxation of sanctions would be similarly tailored, said the people familiar, who spoke on condition of anonymity. They also cautioned that any final decision was for Trump to make. Oil production cuts in the Middle East are deepening as the crucial Strait of Hormuz waterway remains at a near-standstill. The shutdowns drove oil toward $120 a barrel on Monday. US Told G-7 That Russian Sanctions Waivers Would be Limited Trump Signals Possible End to War, Floats Removing Oil Sanctions Gulf Oil Giants Deepen Output Cuts as Ships Avoid Hormuz Trump on Monday said the US and Israel were making significant progress in their war on Iran and could end the conflict “very soon,” curtailing the oil-price surge. But as the war drags on, the G-7 nations said Monday they stood ready to release strategic oil reserves if needed. However, some member nations believe the conditions for such a release have not been reached yet, the people familiar said. G-7 leaders may hold a call later this week to discuss the w...
Traders work on the floor of the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, March 9, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock futures reversed course to tick higher early Tuesday after major averages swung sharply in a volatile session and traders kept a close eye on the latest developments out of Iran. Futures tied to the Dow Jones...
Traders work on the floor of the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, March 9, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock futures reversed course to tick higher early Tuesday after major averages swung sharply in a volatile session and traders kept a close eye on the latest developments out of Iran. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 197 points, or 0.4%. S&P 500 futures jumped 0.4%, while Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.5%. Futures tied to all three indexes had earlier been trading in negative territory. President Donald Trump on Monday evening said, "We're achieving major strides toward completing our military objective," reinforcing his comments from earlier in the session that the military campaign could soon end. Speaking at a press conference at his golf club near Miami, Trump also said, "We are also focused on keeping energy and oil flowing to the world." In regular trading on Monday, stocks staged a stunning comeback from their session lows. The 30-stock Dow added about 239 points, or 0.5%, rebounding from a loss of nearly 900 points. The S&P 500 closed 0.8% higher after falling as much as 1.5% during the regular session. The Nasdaq Composite similarly reversed course and finished higher by nearly 1.4%. The swift turnaround in the regular session came after Trump told CBS' senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang that "the war is very complete, pretty much." The president also told CBS News that the U.S. is "very far" ahead of his previously stated timeframe of four to five weeks and that he is "thinking about" taking over the Strait of Hormuz. However, the president said the war would not come to an end this week. Following Trump's comments, West Texas Intermediate crude fell to $81 a barrel, after hitting above $100 per barrel in overnight trading to more than $119. The price for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, pulled back to $84 a barrel. Oil pri...