Dow 30 Stock Roundup: Walmart, Cisco Post In-Line Results, Boeing Gets $8.5B Order - Analyst Blog
Swarup Gupta - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Nov 14, 1:29PM CST
The Dow had a largely positive week, but for Wednesday when it declined marginally.
T: 35.90 (+0.29), JPM: 60.28 (+0.05), XOM: 95.09 (+0.43), DIS: 90.80 (+0.31), WMT: 82.96 (+0.02), MSFT: 49.58 (-0.03), BA: 128.86 (+0.33), CVX: 116.32 (-0.13), CSCO: 26.32 (+0.64), XLV: 67.25 (-0.56), TV: 35.75 (+0.17)
Healthcare Stocks Hit on Obamacare Challenge - Analyst Blog
Swarup Gupta - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Nov 10, 10:32AM CST
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging the subsidies made available by the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
HCA: 62.94 (-1.83), THC: 46.50 (-1.44), CYH: 45.11 (-1.09), UNH: 95.11 (-0.79), AET: 83.81 (-0.75), WLP: 125.36 (-1.27), XLV: 67.25 (-0.56)
Healthy Returns From The Healthcare Sector
Sy Harding - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 10, 8:09AM CST
Healthcare stocks, along with the stocks of food and drink companies are often recommended as defensive holdings for bear markets, on the premise that no matter what happens people will always have to eat, drink, and take their medicine. The other...
RYH: 137.84 (-1.06), IYH: 141.12 (-1.29), RXL: 117.93 (-2.48), FHLC: 32.05 (-0.30), RXD: 16.27 (+0.32), CURE: 118.20 (-3.01), FXH: 57.98 (-0.47), VHT: 123.26 (-1.13), XLV: 67.25 (-0.56)
Diving Into Johnson & Johnson's Fundamentals
Valuentum - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 10, 3:20AM CST
JNJ: 108.16 (-0.91), KMB: 112.65 (-1.42), PG: 88.11 (-0.49), XLV: 67.25 (-0.56)
The Best Offense Is A Good Defense
Eric Parnell, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Sat Nov 08, 8:36AM CST
What a difference a few weeks make. Stocks are once again in rally mode and bullishness is back on the street. After bottoming back on October 15, stocks as measured by the S&P 500 Index have rallied an impressive +11.6% to advance to fresh new...
XLB: 49.29 (+0.15), BDX: 129.20 (-0.11), SPLV: 36.80 (-0.22), DAL: 43.75 (-0.33), XLY: 69.28 (+0.27), BBY: 35.49 (unch), XLU: 44.94 (-0.19), SO: 46.64 (-0.30), XLV: 67.25 (-0.56), YHOO: 51.75 (+1.25), XLP: 47.76 (-0.27), SPY: 204.24 (+0.05), SPHB: 34.29 (+0.01), XLK: 41.61 (+0.29), PG: 88.11 (-0.49), XLI: 56.31 (+0.07), XLE: 86.21 (+0.87)
Global X Launches Sector Rotator ETF - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - ZACKS - Fri Nov 07, 7:01AM CST
This new fund from Global X looks to cycle between U.S. sectors to provide outperformance.
HUSE: 38.75 (+0.01), RWR: 87.74 (-0.72), SHY: 84.69 (+0.04), SCTO: 25.52 (-0.17), XLU: 44.94 (-0.19), XLV: 67.25 (-0.56)
Pause For A Cause: A 3-Month Outlook On The S&P 500 And U.S. 10-Year Yield
Cerebro1 - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 05, 2:44PM CST
SPY: 204.24 (+0.05), IEF: 105.10 (+0.22), XLY: 69.28 (+0.27), XLK: 41.61 (+0.29), XLI: 56.31 (+0.07), XLU: 44.94 (-0.19), XLF: 24.06 (-0.08), XLV: 67.25 (-0.56)
A Valuation Snapshot By Sectors
Fred Piard - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 05, 9:09AM CST
XLB: 49.29 (+0.15), XLP: 47.76 (-0.27), XLY: 69.28 (+0.27), XLK: 41.61 (+0.29), XLI: 56.31 (+0.07), XLU: 44.94 (-0.19), XLF: 24.06 (-0.08), XLV: 67.25 (-0.56), XLE: 86.21 (+0.87)
Japan Stimulus: Not My Cup Of Sake
Eric Parnell, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Sat Nov 01, 12:48PM CDT
Friday highlighted once again the importance of maintaining a long bias to stocks at least for now in an investment portfolio regardless of your long-term outlook for the global economy and its markets. In a surprise revelation, the Bank of Japan...
HYG: 91.45 (-0.46), ACWI: 59.71 (+0.08), FXY: 83.70 (-0.37), XLU: 44.94 (-0.19), UUP: 23.25 (-0.06), XLV: 67.25 (-0.56), EWJ: 11.77 (unch), SPY: 204.24 (+0.05), GLD: 114.47 (+2.80), OIL: 18.49 (+0.32), SPHB: 34.29 (+0.01), PFF: 39.86 (+0.07), EMB: 113.25 (-0.09), FXE: 123.43 (+0.48), SLV: 15.63 (+0.66), JJC: 36.75 (+0.69), JJA: 42.99 (-0.36)
Are XLV And The Health Care Sector Overpriced?
Fred Piard - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Oct 27, 5:09PM CDT
JNJ: 108.16 (-0.91), BIIB: 305.43 (-12.55), GILD: 102.06 (-2.14), UNH: 95.11 (-0.79), PFE: 30.34 (-0.08), MRK: 59.07 (-0.47), AMGN: 157.68 (-3.17), ABBV: 64.00 (+0.37), BMY: 57.95 (+0.15), XLV: 67.25 (-0.56), CELG: 104.05 (-3.38)
Weekly ETF Gainers / Losers
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Oct 24, 3:14PM CDT
IYH: 141.12 (-1.29), GDXJ: 26.35 (+1.68), QQQ: 103.22 (+0.32), VXX: 28.66 (+0.09), XHB: 32.27 (+0.07), GAZ: 2.47 (+0.06), BRF: 23.47 (-0.35), TAN: 34.95 (+0.71), EWZ: 39.28 (-0.37), XLV: 67.25 (-0.56)
Asset Class Performance Since The October 15th Short-Term Low
Bespoke Investment Group - Seeking Alpha - Thu Oct 23, 12:03AM CDT
Below is a look at how various asset classes (using tradeable ETFs) have performed since stocks put in a short-term bottom on October 15th. For each ETF, we also include its performance so far this month and year. As shown, US equities have surged...
INP: 73.85 (+0.15), XLB: 49.29 (+0.15), QQQ: 103.22 (+0.32), IJH: 143.04 (-0.02), RSX: 20.67 (+0.28), TLT: 119.49 (+0.58), XLV: 67.25 (-0.56), XLE: 86.21 (+0.87)
Consumer Discretionary ETF: No. 9 Select Sector SPDR Over 2014's First 9 Months
J.J. McGrath - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Oct 18, 11:12PM CDT
XLP: 47.76 (-0.27), SPY: 204.24 (+0.05), XLY: 69.28 (+0.27), XLU: 44.94 (-0.19), XLV: 67.25 (-0.56)
Energy ETF: No. 7 Select Sector SPDR Over 2014's First 9 Months
J.J. McGrath - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Oct 16, 6:20PM CDT
XLP: 47.76 (-0.27), SPY: 204.24 (+0.05), XLU: 44.94 (-0.19), XLE: 86.21 (+0.87), XLV: 67.25 (-0.56)
Consumer Staples ETF: No. 6 Select Sector SPDR Over 2014's First 9 Months
J.J. McGrath - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Oct 16, 1:11PM CDT
XLP: 47.76 (-0.27), SPY: 204.24 (+0.05), XLU: 44.94 (-0.19), XLV: 67.25 (-0.56)
Healthcare ETFs in Focus on JNJ Earnings Beat - ETF News And Commentary
Sweta Killa - ZACKS - Wed Oct 15, 12:00PM CDT
Investors should take a close look to healthcare ETFs following Johnson & Johnson earnings beat.
JNJ: 108.16 (-0.91), PPH: 64.08 (-0.09), IYH: 141.12 (-1.29), GILD: 102.06 (-2.14), ABBV: 64.00 (+0.37), XLV: 67.25 (-0.56)
3 Best Performing Mutual Funds of 2014 - Mutual Fund Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Oct 13, 10:41AM CDT
For investors keen to find out the best performing funds so far this year, we will pick 3 of them based on top Zacks rank, no sales load and low expense ratio.
ACT: 243.77 (+2.14), MCK: 205.25 (+0.43), TOT: 57.28 (+0.30), BRCM: 42.11 (+0.32), TXN: 51.63 (+0.45), JNS: 14.63 (-0.03), XOM: 95.09 (+0.43), BP: 40.94 (+0.27), INTC: 33.95 (+0.27), XLU: 44.94 (-0.19), XLV: 67.25 (-0.56)