Stocks to buy

Yesterday, Hertz Global Holdings Inc. (HTZZ) announced plans to buy 100,000 electric vehicles (EVs) from Tesla. Investors seized on this unexpected news to boost Tesla’s market cap over the $1 trillion mark. As I write this, the stock price is also still strutting its spectacular trillion-dollar valuation. “[Hertz’s purchase is] the single-largest purchase ever for

One great way to get exposure to the solid-state electric-vehicle (EV) battery market is through a long position in QuantumScape (NYSE:QS). However, investing in its shares will require patience as QS stock can’t seem to get off the ground lately. Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com Staying the course with QuantumScape requires a very forward-looking vision. Essentially,

Investors in ViacomCBS (NASDAQ:VIAC) will be watching the company’s third-quarter earnings release on Nov. 4 to see how well its free cash flow (FCF) performs. This could have a major effect on the VIAC stock price. Source: Jer123 / Shutterstock.com That could not happen at a better time, since the stock is at a six-month

ContextLogic (NASDAQ:WISH) is an e-commerce company that owns an online e-commerce platform, Wish.com, with 90 million monthly active users. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic hit, many people were left with no other choice but to rely heavily on e-commerce companies for food and necessities—driving WISH stock up. Source: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com Once lockdown restrictions eased

Fubo (NYSE:FUBO) stock is too wild given how stable the concept of streaming has become. Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) did all the hard work and established the trend for the future. Disney (NYSE:DIS) picked up the baton and is expediting the pace forward. For that reason, FUBO stock will do well along with a bullish market. Source:

As I wrote on Sept. 10, Blackberry (NYSE:BB) has passed a milestone that is likely to push BB stock much higher. On Sept. 22, Blackberry announced that its quarter ending Aug. 31 produced very good results. Source: Paul McKinnon/Shutterstock.com Since then, Blackberry stock has risen 20.6% from $9.37 per share on Sept. 21 to $11.30

Palantir (NYSE:PLTR) just may be one of the most controversial tech stocks in the world, founded by Peter Thiel in 2003. However, in 2020, the company went public in shining a light on many of its previously secretive operations. Palantir and its data analysis technology has been connected to Donald Trump, Cambridge Analytica, and the tracking

Oh snap! That’s what Snap (NYSE:SNAP) shareholders were saying yesterday when the stock plunged 25% in a single day after the company reported disappointing third-quarter numbers. Source: Ink Drop / Shutterstock.com Actually, it wasn’t just Snap shareholders saying that. It was shareholders of all tech and digital advertising stocks. Facebook (NASDAQ:FB). Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG). Twitter

Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) continues to be a wild ride for investors. NVAX stock has lost some 35% of its value since the end of September. In general, vaccine stocks have dropped upon the news of Merck’s (NYSE:MRK) Covid-19 pill. Source: Ascannio/Shutterstock.com Further weighing down on NVAX stock is large insider selling. The company’s CEO, Stanley Erck,

There’s growing concern that the economic recovery could falter this winter if Covid-19 cases spike dramatically. Those concerns are not just being felt in the U.S. but all over the world, leaving investors to start hunting for safe stocks to buy. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recently lowered its growth forecast for

Zomedica (NYSEAMERICAN:ZOM) has had a string of victories in recent weeks. First, it announced on Oct. 1 that it would acquire PulseVet for $71 million. Then three days later, it announced that it had hired a President with significant medical devices experience to replace current CEO Robert Cohen when he retires at the end of

ChargePoint (NYSE:CHPT) stock has had a bumpy ride down, losing more than 40% so far this year, but a change may be in the wind. Source: YuniqueB / Shutterstock.com Navigating the stock market can be a daunting task. It’s important to know what you’re doing and have an understanding of how things work. However, it

Paysafe (NYSE:PSFE) has been struggling since closing outs its special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal. PSFE stock has shed more than 40% of its value since completing the merger with Foley Trasimene Acquisition II in late March of this year. Plus, weak guidance for the third quarter has weakened the stock even more lately. However,

CNBC’s Jim Cramer recently recommended SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) stock. He believes the “nouveau bank” has got the stuff of long-term success. Source: rafapress / Shutterstock.com Call it what you will. CEO Anthony Neto is building a financial services powerhouse. Today, it has its name on one of the finest NFL stadiums in the country. Who

Navigating the stock market is not for amateurs. It’s a complex and alluring maze that can be overwhelming, especially when you’re just starting to invest or want to find more affordable ways of getting into it. The best way I’ve found so far? Subscribing to investment gurus and taking a look at their stock picks.

My last effort at picking robotics stocks, in a column published about a year ago, proved to be quite successful. ABB (NYSE:ABB) stock rose about 33% since my column was published, while, during the same period, Elbit Systems (NASDAQ:ESLT) climbed about 22%. Nuance Communications (NASDAQ:NUAN), which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) in April,  jumped about

Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) is a company that provides CDN (content delivery network), web infrastructure and online security services. When the pandemic hit in 2020, the company was in the perfect position to pick up a lot of business. Online shopping ramped up while remote work and learning suddenly became a necessity. Given the rapid growth in

When SoFi (NASDAQ:SOFI) posted an unexpected loss from student loan refinancing, the company lost some bullish momentum. Since the disclosure in August, SoFi stock is taking a long time to climb back to yearly highs. Source: rafapress / Shutterstock.com The fintech firm has more headwinds hurting the stock’s performance. Once the market absorbs the debt

Even though Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has a $2.275 trillion market cap, its massive free cash flow (FCF) could push its value even higher. In fact, my calculations show that MSFT stock could trade between 12.6% to 27% higher. Based on its Oct. 14 closing price of $302.75, that puts its value between $340.90 and $384.80 per

Just like in September and many months before that, so far in October, General Electric (NYSE:GE) has been stuck in neutral. Bouncing between $100 and $105 per share, investors are still unwilling to send GE stock to higher prices. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com To some degree, this makes sense. CEO Larry Culp has made progress