Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, February 2: Dollar General Corporation DG: This discount retailer carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.5% over the last 60 days. Dollar General Corporation Price and Consensus Dollar ...
Key Points MP Materials is at the forefront of an effort to rebuild a domestic supply chain for rare-earth elements. The company beat the market in 2025, and it’s currently beating the market in 2026. For MP’s drive to continue, it needs to build its second magnet factory and increase its magnet output. 10 stocks ...
With shares already down 14% year to date, Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) is off to a bad start in 2025. While the company has finally achieved its goal of gross profitability, the market remains skeptical about the long-term outlook as competition in the electric vehicle (EV) industry mounts. Let’s dig deeper to determine if there ...
Key Points AI is transforming Meta’s core ad business and improving internal productivity. Smart glasses and personal superintelligence present tremendous opportunities for Meta. Meta’s Reality Labs losses should begin to decline after 2026, boosting the company’s profitability. 10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms › What’s the best artificial intelligence (AI) stock to buy ...
Key Points At CES earlier this month, Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), unveiled his company’s latest artificial intelligence (AI) models and semiconductor chips, declaring that “the ChatGPT moment for physical AI is here.” According to Huang, Nvidia’s AI models for autonomous vehicles could finally make ubiquitous driverless cars a reality. He predicted that ...
Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Friday (January 30) as of 12 noon UTC. Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ether and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrencymarket news Bitcoin and Ether price update Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$83,062.62, down by 4.5 percent over 24 hours. Chart via TradingView ...
Previously we had commented on how to value microcaps with lumpy revenue. See https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/2279978/how-to-invest-in-microcaps-with-lumpy-revenue. Here we highlight 2 new names in this vein. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research AMREP Corporation (AXR), operates substantially from Rio Rancho, NM, primarily engaging in land development and homebuilding. AMREP (AXR) owns approximately 17,000 acres in Sandoval County, NM, ...
The market loved Meta Platforms’ META quarterly results but wasn’t impressed with Microsoft’s MSFT and Tesla’s TSLA December-quarter numbers. The market’s disappointment with the Microsoft report notwithstanding, the company delivered +28.1% earnings growth on +16.7% top-line gains for the period, also handily beating estimates. The sticking point for investors was Azure and other cloud services ...
Editor’s Note: Yesterday, I shared research from my colleague Keith Kaplan showing that stock prices often move in repeatable seasonal patterns – and why understanding when things happen can matter just as much as what happens. Today, Keith Kaplan takes that idea a step further by explaining why these patterns exist in the first place. ...
Key Points Netflix has underperformed the broader equities over the past six months. However, it remains the dominant streamer, and its financials look strong. Its pending acquisition could be more valuable than some investors believe. 10 stocks we like better than Netflix › Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) performed well for most of 2025, but the company’s ...
