These beaten-down stocks are expected to roar back in 2019
Dozens of favored S&P 500 stocks have suffered declines of more than 20% since the end of the third quarter
Heading into earnings season, there has been quite a bit of positive energy in the U.S. stock market, following a brutal fourth quarter. The S&P 500 Index has returned 3.6% this year through Jan. 11, following a 13.5% decline in the fourth quarter.
Here’s how all 11 S&P 500 SPX, sectors have performed, sorted by how poorly they fared in the fourth quarter:
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In a report on Jan. 11, Goldman Sachs U.S. chief equity strategist David Kostin said his team’s “base case” target for the S&P 500 at the end of 2019 is 3,000 points, which would be a 16% increase from the close at 2,596 on Jan. 11.
Favored, but bruised, stocks
There are S&P 500 stocks with majority “buy” or equivalent ratings from sell-side analysts that are down at least 20% from the end of the third quarter (with dividends reinvested). Here’s the entire list, sorted by the implied 12-month upside potential, based on consensus price targets:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-...2019-01-14
Dozens of favored S&P 500 stocks have suffered declines of more than 20% since the end of the third quarter
Heading into earnings season, there has been quite a bit of positive energy in the U.S. stock market, following a brutal fourth quarter. The S&P 500 Index has returned 3.6% this year through Jan. 11, following a 13.5% decline in the fourth quarter.
Here’s how all 11 S&P 500 SPX, sectors have performed, sorted by how poorly they fared in the fourth quarter:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-...2019-01-14
...
In a report on Jan. 11, Goldman Sachs U.S. chief equity strategist David Kostin said his team’s “base case” target for the S&P 500 at the end of 2019 is 3,000 points, which would be a 16% increase from the close at 2,596 on Jan. 11.
Favored, but bruised, stocks
There are S&P 500 stocks with majority “buy” or equivalent ratings from sell-side analysts that are down at least 20% from the end of the third quarter (with dividends reinvested). Here’s the entire list, sorted by the implied 12-month upside potential, based on consensus price targets:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-...2019-01-14