What are the safest stocks to buy now?
In addition to Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST), Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT), and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-B), The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) ranks as one of the safest stocks to invest in.
Dividend stocks are considered safer than high-growth stocks, because they pay cash dividends, helping to limit their volatility but not eliminating it. So dividend stocks will fluctuate with the market but may not fall as far when the market is depressed.
- Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU) Number of Q4 2023 Hedge Fund Shareholders: 75. ...
- Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) ...
- Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) ...
- Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) ...
- Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) ...
- Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) ...
- Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) ...
- Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)
The best recession stocks include consumer staples, utilities and healthcare companies, all of which produce goods and services that consumers can't do without, no matter how bad the economy gets.
| S.No. | Company | Industry/Sector |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tata Consultancy Services Ltd | IT - Software |
| 2. | Infosys Ltd | IT - Software |
| 3. | Hindustan Unilever Ltd | FMCG |
| 4. | Reliance Industries Ltd | Refineries |
Walmart has a conensus rating of Strong Buy which is based on 25 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings and 0 sell ratings. What is Walmart's price target? The average price target for Walmart is $65.73. This is based on 28 Wall Streets Analysts 12-month price targets, issued in the past 3 months.
AAPL Stock Forecast FAQ
Apple has 21.12% upside potential, based on the analysts' average price target. Is AAPL a Buy, Sell or Hold? Apple has a conensus rating of Moderate Buy which is based on 16 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings and 2 sell ratings.
| Stock | Sector | Trailing 12-month dividend yield* |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories (ABT) | Health care | 1.9% |
| Stanley Black & Decker Inc. (SWK) | Industrials | 3.5% |
| Atmos Energy Corp. (ATO) | Utilities | 2.7% |
| T. Rowe Price Group Inc. (TROW) | Financials | 4.3% |
| Symbol | Holdings | |
|---|---|---|
| Paramount Global Class B | PARA | 63,322,491 |
| Sirius XM Holdings Inc | SIRI | 40,243,058 |
| Snowflake Inc | SNOW | 6,125,376 |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | SPY | 39,400 |
| Company (ticker) | Analysts' consensus recommendation score | Analysts' consensus recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com (AMZN) | 1.30 | Strong Buy |
| Microsoft (MSFT) | 1.32 | Strong Buy |
| Delta Air Lines (DAL) | 1.35 | Strong Buy |
| Nvidia (NVDA) | 1.38 | Strong Buy |
Where not to invest during a recession?
Most stocks and high-yield bonds tend to lose value in a recession, while lower-risk assets—such as gold and U.S. Treasuries—tend to appreciate. Within the stock market, shares of large companies with solid cash flows and dividends tend to outperform in downturns.
| Company | Industry | Return, 1932 to 1954 |
|---|---|---|
| Electric Boat | Defense | 55,000% |
| Container Corp. of America | Packaging | 37,199% |
| Truax Traer Coal | Coal | 30,503% |
| International Paper & Power | Paper, hydroelectric power | 30,501% |
Financial advisors and accountants are recession proof businesses because they offer essential services that individuals and businesses need, regardless of the economic conditions.
| S.No. | Name | 1mth return % |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hindustan Zinc | 38.41 |
| 2. | Lloyds Metals | 26.28 |
| 3. | NMDC | 16.74 |
| 4. | Apar Inds. | 15.58 |
- SoundHound AI and Sweetgreen are up 174% and 116% so far in 2024.
- SoundHouse AI is seeing its platform for conversational intelligence explode in popularity.
- Sweetgreen has quadrupled over the past year, but it's still a broken IPO with potential to harvest.
Penny stocks carry inherent risks and are not suitable for most investors. Some of the risks associated with these stocks include susceptibility to pump and dump schemes, liquidity issues and stock manipulation.
An investment of $1,000 at the start of 1980 would be worth over $1.9 million today. Watch Walmart stock trade in real time here.
While Costco appears to have the best growth prospects, that isn't enough to make it the best investment. Walmart trades at a lower valuation, and its higher dividend yield means you will receive more in dividend payments than you would on the same amount of money invested in Costco. That makes Walmart the winner.
Costco has a conensus rating of Strong Buy which is based on 19 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings and 0 sell ratings. The average price target for Costco is $783.04.
Tesla remains a contentious stock among the analysts on Wall Street. Of the 53 who cover the stock, 18 rate the shares a buy, 25 a hold. The remainder have a negative rating. Their average price target is $189.11, or about 30% above Monday's closing price of $142.05, according to data compiled by FactSet.
Is Tesla a good stock to buy right now?
Gianarikas is relatively bullish on Tesla shares, rating them Buy with a price target of $234 a share, though he expects numbers will look weak. Wall Street is projecting operating profit margins of just under 7%, down from about 11% in the first quarter of 2023 and down from about 19% in the first quarter of 2022.
Amazon's analyst rating consensus is a Strong Buy. This is based on the ratings of 42 Wall Streets Analysts.
Amazon stock (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock remains one of the top tech stocks to buy in 2024. The company remains a leader in the technology and retail landscape, and has a number of tailwinds to drive growth in the 2024 fiscal year.
- UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 104. Quarterly Revenue Growth: 14.10% ...
- JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 109. ...
- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) ...
- Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) ...
- Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:CRM)
Home Depot's analyst rating consensus is a Moderate Buy. This is based on the ratings of 27 Wall Streets Analysts.
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