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Zacks Friday Finish Line: Archive

Benjamin Rains

3 Growth Stocks to Buy Before Q2 Earnings

Three growth-focused stocks--Roku, Etsy, Yeti--that might be worth buying ahead of their financial releases later this week...

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Benjamin Rains

Buy Netflix & Snap Stock Before Q2 Earnings for Long-Term Tech Growth?

Exploring Netflix and Snap ahead of their upcoming second quarter earnings releases to see if investors might want to buy either of the stocks for long-term growth within technology...

AAPLPositive Net Change MSFTNegative Net Change NFLXNegative Net Change DISPositive Net Change SNAPNegative Net Change

Benjamin Rains

2 'Strong Buy' Tech Stocks for the Second Half of 2021

Why investors might want to consider adding two Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks, Zoom Video (ZM) and ServiceNow (NOW), as long-term buys for the second half of 2021 and beyond.

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Benjamin Rains

2 Strong Stocks for Long-Term Investors to Buy Now at Highs

Exploring surging Zacks Ranks #1 (Strong Buy) stocks Target (TGT) and Intuit (INTU) to see why investors might want to consider them as long-term holds even as they trade at new records...

AMZNNegative Net Change AAPLPositive Net Change MSFTNegative Net Change TGTPositive Net Change WMTNegative Net Change INTUPositive Net Change

Benjamin Rains

Buy Nike and FedEx Stock Before Earnings as Long-Term Holds?

Looking at Nike (NKE) and FedEx (FDX) ahead of their upcoming quarterly earnings releases on Thursday, June 24 to see if ether stock might be worth buying...

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Benjamin Rains

Buy These 3 Stocks Before Earnings for Big Upside Potential?

Diving into RH, Chewy, and Dave & Buster's before they report their quarterly financial results to see if investors should consider buying any of these stocks...

TGTPositive Net Change AMZNNegative Net Change GMEPositive Net Change RHPositive Net Change PLAYPositive Net Change AMCPositive Net Change CHWYPositive Net Change

Benjamin Rains

Buy Beaten-Down Lululemon Stock Before Q1 Earnings?

Breaking down Lululemon (LULU) ahead of its first quarter FY21 earnings release to help investors decide if they should consider buying the slumping athleisure stock...

NKEPositive Net Change TGTPositive Net Change AAPLPositive Net Change GPSNegative Net Change LULUPositive Net Change PTONPositive Net Change LEVINegative Net Change

Benjamin Rains

Nvidia and Salesforce: Buy These Two Tech Stocks Before Earnings?

Buy Nvidia (NVDA) and Salesforce (CRM) before they release their first quarter financial results?

MSFTNegative Net Change TGTPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change AAPLPositive Net Change WMTNegative Net Change CRMPositive Net Change TSLAPositive Net Change

Benjamin Rains

Buy Target and Walmart Stock Before Q1 Earnings?

Exploring Walmart and Target ahead of their upcoming earnings releases to see if investors should consider either of the retail stocks as long-term buy and hold candidates...

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Benjamin Rains

Disney and Airbnb Earnings: Buy Reopening Stocks Amid Tech Pullback?

A look at Disney (DIS) and Airbnb (ABNB) ahead of their upcoming earnings releases to see if investors should think about buying the stocks...

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Benjamin Rains

Time to Buy Apple Stock After Blowout Earnings?

Diving into Apple stock to help investors decide if they should consider buying the iPhone giant despite some possible setbacks and worries...

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Benjamin Rains

Big Tech Breakdown: Buy Microsoft, Apple & Amazon Stock Before Earnings?

We dive into Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon ahead of their upcoming financial releases to see if investors might want to buy any of the tech titans...

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Benjamin Rains

3 Great Cheap Stocks to Buy Now as Earnings Heat Up

Here are three highly-ranked Zacks stocks that are trading for under $30 a share that investors might want to buy as earnings season heats up...

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Benjamin Rains

Buy Netflix and Snap Stock Before Earnings for Big Growth Upside?

The episode dives into Netflix (NFLX) and Snap (SNAP) ahead of their earnings releases next week to see if either stock might be worth buying as a long-term tech growth play...

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Benjamin Rains

3 Tech Stocks to Buy Now on Bullish Second Quarter Start

Check out three highly-ranked tech stocks that investors might want to buy as the S&P 500 and the Dow hit new records and the Nasdaq climbs to start the second quarter...

MSFTNegative Net Change AAPLPositive Net Change ADBEPositive Net Change NFLXNegative Net Change SNAPNegative Net Change PINSNegative Net Change

Benjamin Rains

2 Great Retail Stocks to Buy at a Discount Ahead of Earnings

We dive into Chewy (CHWY) and Lululemon (LULU) ahead of their upcoming fourth quarter fiscal 2020 earnings releases on Tuesday, March 30 to help decide if either stock is worth buying at a solid discount...

NKEPositive Net Change TGTPositive Net Change AMZNNegative Net Change WMTNegative Net Change LULUPositive Net Change CHWYPositive Net Change

Benjamin Rains

2 Large-Cap Stocks to Buy Ahead of Earnings and Hold

The episode explores Adobe and RH ahead of their upcoming quarterly earnings releases to see if either stock might be worth buying as a longer-term play...

MSFTNegative Net Change AAPLPositive Net Change ADBEPositive Net Change RHPositive Net Change SHOPNegative Net Change

Benjamin Rains

Are Nike and FedEx Stock Buys Ahead of Earnings?

Exploring FedEx (FDX) and Nike (NKE) ahead of their upcoming earnings releases to see if investors should consider buying either stock...

NKEPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change AMZNNegative Net Change FDXNegative Net Change LULUPositive Net Change TSLAPositive Net Change ADDYYPositive Net Change

Benjamin Rains

2 Top-Ranked Tech Stocks to Buy on the Dip

A look at 2 highly-ranked stocks that fit under the broader technology umbrella, Micron (MU) and Align Technology (ALGN), to see if investors might want to consider buying them on the dip amid the recent selling...

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Benjamin Rains

Best Long-Term Streaming TV Stock to Buy: Roku vs. Netflix

We dive into the streaming TV world as we approach a full year of empty movie theaters to see which of the two big streaming TV stocks, ROKU and NFLX, might be the better long-term buy...

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Benjamin Rains

Q4 Earnings Previews: Time to Buy Nvidia and Etsy Stock?

A look at two tech stocks from very different areas of the economy, Nvidia and Etsy, ahead of the release of their upcoming quarterly earnings...

MSFTNegative Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change AAPLPositive Net Change TSLAPositive Net Change ETSYPositive Net Change SHOPNegative Net Change ZMPositive Net Change PTONPositive Net Change

Benjamin Rains

3 Soaring, Growth Tech Stocks to Buy Before Earnings

Three growth-focused tech stocks that might be worth buying as they prepare to release their quarterly earnings results...

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Benjamin Rains

3 Strong Retail Stocks to Consider Buying Before Earnings

We dive into three retail stocks that report their quarterly financial results later this week and might be worth buying as longer-term bets...

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Benjamin Rains

3 Top-Ranked Tech Stocks to Buy as Nasdaq Jumps to Start February

The episode then digs deeper into three highly-ranked large cap technology stocks to consider buying as some of the biggest names in the industry post blowout quarterly results...

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Benjamin Rains

Buy Apple and Microsoft Stock Before Earnings?

Exploring Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) ahead of earnings to help decide if either tech giant's stock is worth buying right now...

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