5 stocks we're watching this week... ✔️Each one has prominent Strong Buy ratings from top-rated analysts 🏆Each pick passed our 115-factor review with flying colors 😱Several are "lower-risk" stocks in the face of tariff fears $WMT $RCL + 3 more...

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Hot or not: Stock market edition. Here's what we're watching RN: HOT: Walmart $WMT is rewarded for its plans to refocus and relocate. NOT: Tesla’s $TSLA EV sales are declining in Europe. Get the story — and 2 more big movers in either direction — here:

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Hot or not: Stock market edition. Here's what we're watching RN: $PLTR $EL & more 🔥 HOT: Big data and national security expert Palantir $PLTR saw its stock rise by 24.0% on Tuesday after its revenue projections for 2025 came in much higher than Wall Street analysts were expecting. The company’s CEO, Alex Karp, said that he expects the company to generate around $3.75 billion, which is about $200 million more than the experts were predicting. He also said that the new growth is going to be from “untamed organic growth” related to its new AI software products. We give PLTR a B Zen Rating and a Buy recommendation. 🥶 NOT: Shares of Estee Lauder $EL dropped by 16.1% on Tuesday after the company announced that it was cutting around 7,000 jobs to take pressure off the business as it struggles to maintain its margins and drive new growth. EL has lost 8.0% already this year and is down 56.4% over the last year. The company’s restructuring plan isn’t working quite as well as the company hoped, and the improvements that have been made so far have been swamped by new expenses designed to produce growth and declining sales. EL currently has a D Zen Rating and a Sell recommendation, but things could get even worse if its profit recovery plan continues to flounder. Want the rest of today's picks? Check 'em out here:

Hot or not: Stock market edition. Here's what we're watching RN: $VIAV $VSTS + more 🔥 HOT: Shares of Viavi Solutions $VIAV gained 20.5% on Friday after the company released a Form 10-Q that showed significant revenue and profit growth. The company’s net revenue increased from $254.5 million to $270.8 million and its gross profit gained about 8% from one year prior. We give VIAV a B Zen Rating due to its relatively low volatility and solid financial outlook going forward. 🥶 NOT: Vestis Corporation $VSTS lost 11.7% on Friday after narrowly missing its revenue projections for the 2024 fourth quarter. The company’s quarterly revenue came in just 0.5% under Wall Street’s consensus estimate, but it was enough to trigger a mini selloff on higher-than-average volume. We give the stock a C Zen Rating to reflect its uncertainty going forward, but its fundamentals are still strong and it’s far from a poor pick. Get the rest of the list here:

5 stocks we're watching this week... ✔️Each one has prominent Strong Buy ratings from top-rated analysts 🥇Each pick passed our 115-factor review with flying colors 📈In each case, analysts forecast upside Get it the list now - $GLW $MRVL + 3 more...

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Hot or not: Stock market edition. Here's what we're watching RN: 🔥 HOT: Shares of the Chili’s restaurant chain parent company Brinker International $EAT gained 16.3% on Wednesday after it reported better-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter. The company’s EPS was $2.80, 50% higher than the $1.86 Wall Street expected to see. Brinker raised its full-year outlook again, the second time in as many earnings calls. The company has been on an absolute tear for the last year, gaining 354.4% since this time last year. We give EAT a B Zen Rating due to its incredible momentum, solid financials, and above-average growth potential. 🥶 NOT: Bakkt Holdings $BKKT lost 28.3% on Wednesday after Trump Media and Technology Group announced that it was expanding its business to include financial services. The surprise move included the announcement of a partnership with Charlse Schwab. BKKT had returned around 5% YTD before the news broke. We give BKKT a C Zen Rating and a Hold recommendation. For the rest of today's biggest winners + losers, click here:

Hot or not: Stock market edition. Here's what we're watching RN: 🔥 HOT: Shares of Royal Caribbean $RCL were up 12.0% on Tuesday after the company released its earnings for the fourth quarter. Royal Caribbean reported earnings-per-share of $1.63, $0.14 than Wall Street’s consensus estimate. The stock now sits at a new all-time high of $265.25, thanks mostly to bookings from Millenials and Gen Z. We give RCL a B Zen Rating due to the incredible momentum it’s had lately combined with renewed prospects for growth amid the unexpected surge from the younger generations. 🥶 NOT: Nvidia $NVDA gained 8.8% on Tuesday, one day after losing 17.0% due to the combined threats of new Chinese AI model Deepseek R1 and President Trump’s proposed chip tariffs. Deepseek’s R1 model reportedly only cost around $6 million to train, a full order of magnitude cheaper than OpenAI’s flagship model. If the technique used to train R1 can be replicated, it could mean companies need far fewer Nvidia GPUs to train state-of-the-art models than previously thought. As if that wasn’t enough for NVDA shareholders to think about, President Trump announced that his administration was considering tariffs of “up to 100%” on chips made by Taiwan semiconductor manufacturer TSMC. If the tariffs go through, U.S. companies will be forced to pay much higher prices for their AI infrastructure, which could decrease demand for Nvidia’s data center AI offerings. We give NVDA a C Zen Rating and a hold recommendation for now since the uncertainty surrounding the stock’s future is at an all-time high. For 2 more hot or not picks, click here:

Hot or not: Stock market edition. Here's what we're tracking RN: (For more, click here: 🔥 HOT: Meta’s $META stock rose by 1.7% on Friday as the battle of who can invest the most in AI technology and infrastructure continues. Mark Zuckerberg said that Meta plans to invest between $60 and $65 billion in 2025, a significant uptick from the $38 to $40 billion it allocated for 2024. Meta continues to be a leader in cutting-edge AI research and virtual reality tech and has gained 66.0% over the last year. The company’s continued slow but steady growth and solid financials earn it a Zen Rating of B and a Buy recommendation. 🥶 NOT: MicroStrategy $MSTR lost 5.2% on Friday as fears continue to grow over the proposed tax on unrealized gains. The company has amassed an enormous $48 billion position in Bitcoin over the last several years, and around $18 billion of it is unrealized gains. If the tax on unrealized gains comes to pass, companies like MSTR are going to take a major hit as they would be forced to sell a chunk of their position to cover the tax burden. Even without this problem, we’re not very bullish on MSTR right now. We give the company an F Zen Rating due to its tenuous financial position, stagnating growth, and the largely negative sentiment surrounding it right now.

STRONG BUY alert: Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd $CRDO Zen Rating: B (Buy) Recent Price: $85.27 Max 1-year forecast:  $90.00 Why we’re watching: - Currently, CRDO enjoys a Strong Buy consensus among the 9 analysts we track issuing ratings on the stock. - Notably, Barclays tech equity researcher Thomas O’Malley (a top 26% rated analyst) doubled down on an earlier Strong Buy rating, and increased his price target from $80 to $90. - O'Malley contextualized their price target hike on Credo Technology Group Holding by telling readers that Barclays issued FY 2026 estimates and predicts that "FY 2025 will be another year defined by the AI "have and have-nots." - The analyst further clarified that their firm is being "more selective on its AI preferencesand recommends owning stocks with proprietary serializer/deserializer technology," the analyst continued. - With an overall Zen Rating of B, CRDO belongs to a class of stocks that have historically outperformed the wider market since the turn of the millennium. - Each Zen Rating consists of 7 Component Grade ratings. Momentum, rated A, is Credo’s strong suit — where it is in the top 3% of all the stocks we track. However, it also has admirable Growth and Sentiment ratings, indicating solid growth prospects that are increasingly recognized by Street analysts. For 2 more of today's Strong Buys, click here:

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