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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Cleveland-Cliffs, Deere and Tapestry
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For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL – January 8, 2021 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF - Free Report) , Deere & Company (DE - Free Report) and Tapestry, Inc. (TPR - Free Report) .
Here are highlights from Thursday’s Analyst Blog:
3 Zacks Rank #1s Set to Move Even Higher
The market just completed a strong 2020 despite a pandemic that shutdown the whole globe. It finished the year right around new highs and is continuing to climb here in the early days of 2021. And this is before the vaccines really take hold!
It's good time to get involved with companies on their way up, because they’re probably going to continue moving higher for the time being. The Zacks #1 Rank Uptrends screen will help you do just that.
It seeks out Zacks Rank #1s (Strong Buys) with upward price momentum and market-beating relative price strength. These stocks are also trading in the top third of their 52-week price range… and have even further to go.
Below are three stocks that recently passed this screen’s test:
Cleveland-Cliffs
Cleveland-Cliffs wasn’t just sitting around and twiddling its steel-making thumbs while the economy was frozen by the coronavirus. The company sprung into action because it saw “opportunity when others were paralyzed”. It prepared its inventories and plants to be ready once its clients were back in business, especially the automotive industry (its main market).
The result was a solid fiscal third quarter performance with an adjusted profit of four cents per share when the Zacks Consensus Estimate was looking for a loss of 18 cents. The positive surprise of more than 122% marked CLF’s seventh straight quarter that beat expectations and the second triple-digit beat in the past three.
Total revenue soared almost 200% to $1.6 billion from last year’s $556 million. Sales started slow in the quarter, but shipment rates normalized to prior-year levels by September to CLF’s preparation and free cash flow.
CLF reports again on February 18.
Shares of the company soared approximately 380% in 2020 off the coronavirus low in late March. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for this fiscal year is at a loss of 31 cents, but that has narrowed from losses of 46 cents a month ago and 61 cents from three months back.
However, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2021 soars all the way to $2.90!
Last month, CLF completed its acquisition of ArcelorMittal USA LLC and its subsidiaries to become the largest flat-rolled steel producer in North America. Last March, the company completed its acquisition of AK Steel. That’s a lot of activity during an unprecedented pandemic and puts the company in a great position to benefit from what will hopefully be an equally unprecedented recovery once the vaccines are really unleashed.
CLF is the largest producer of iron ore pellets in North America. Its U.S. based mines have a rated capacity of 27.4 million long tons of iron ore pellet production annually, representing about 55% of the total U.S. pellet production capacity. Currently, the company has two reportable segments — Mining and Pelletizing (earlier known as U.S. Iron Ore) and Steel and Manufacturing.
Deere & Company
The manufacturing – farm equipment space begins 2021 in the Top 4% of the Zacks Industry Rank, which probably has a lot to do with expectations for double-digit sales growth at Deere & Co. this year.
This agricultural and construction equipment staple is the big name in this space when it comes to size, historical performance, brand awareness and country song lyrics. DE is expected to benefit from improving farm prospects in the new year, along with stabilization in the construction and forestry markets.
It has beaten the Zacks Consensus Estimate for five straight quarters now with an average surprise of more than 52% over the past four. Earnings for the fiscal fourth quarter came to $2.39, which topped expectations by a healthy 66%.
Revenues of $9.73 billion were still down year over year as they have been for the past several quarters, but those declines have been narrowing the whole time. Most importantly though, DE offered an optimistic outlook for fiscal 2021, which continues to be rare during this pandemic.
It sees net income between $3.6 billion and $4 billion. Plus, equipment sales for the Agriculture & Turf segment are expected to rise 10% to 15%. And even the Construction & Forestry part should see equipment sales rise 5% to 10%.
Analysts loved the news and have been raising their estimates of late. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for this fiscal year (ending October 2021) jumped 24.8% over the past 60 days to $12.90. Likewise for next fiscal year (ending October 2022), which rose 23.2% in that time to $15.14. That suggests year-over-year improvement of more than 17%.
Shares of DE ended 2020 up by 146% from the coronavirus low on March 23. The company has long been focused on revolutionizing agriculture technology, and a more cooperative environment should help it make new leaps in automation, precision agriculture and other innovations. It reports again on Feb 19.
Tapestry
A pandemic is no reason to deprive oneself of the finer things in life (if you can afford it), especially if those things are keeping you sane in insane times. With people stuck in their homes, a handbag from Kate Spade, an accessory from Coach or a pair of boots from Stuart Weitzman may be just what’s needed to get you through another day.
That’s a big reason why Tapestry had such a strong fiscal first quarter report and jumped nearly 200% off the coronavirus low from late March.
Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for this year (ending June 2021) climbed 24.9% to $2.26. Expectations for next fiscal year (ending June 2022) rose in that time as well, gaining 20.3% to $2.61. We’re still a long ways off until the end of next fiscal year, but it already suggests an improvement of 15.5%.
TPR, which was formerly known as Coach, reported 58 cents in its fiscal first quarter, which was 163.64% better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate. It was also ahead of last year’s 40 cents and marked the fourth beat in the past five quarters.
Revenue of $1.17 billion was down year over year (which is to be expected in challenging circumstances), but it continued beating expectations by climbing more than 9% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate. TPR enjoyed strong profit growth for all its brands.
If a retailer is surviving – even thriving – these days, it must be doing well online. And TPR is no exception. This quarter was its second straight with triple-digit e-commerce growth. It represented about a quarter of total revenue.
Another major factor was double-digit year-over-year growth in China. In fact, Coach is now the top-ranked handbag brand on Tmall, the country’s largest B2C e-commerce platform.
These successes are being attributed to its “Acceleration Program”, which involves multi-year initiatives to drive revenue growth, gross margin expansion and operating leverage across the portfolio. So far, so good!
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A select few stocks could skyrocket the most as rollout accelerates for this new tech. Early investors could see gains similar to buying Microsoft in the 1990s. Zacks’ just-released special report reveals 8 stocks to watch. The report is only available for a limited time.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Cleveland-Cliffs, Deere and Tapestry
For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL – January 8, 2021 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF - Free Report) , Deere & Company (DE - Free Report) and Tapestry, Inc. (TPR - Free Report) .
Here are highlights from Thursday’s Analyst Blog:
3 Zacks Rank #1s Set to Move Even Higher
The market just completed a strong 2020 despite a pandemic that shutdown the whole globe. It finished the year right around new highs and is continuing to climb here in the early days of 2021. And this is before the vaccines really take hold!
It's good time to get involved with companies on their way up, because they’re probably going to continue moving higher for the time being. The Zacks #1 Rank Uptrends screen will help you do just that.
It seeks out Zacks Rank #1s (Strong Buys) with upward price momentum and market-beating relative price strength. These stocks are also trading in the top third of their 52-week price range… and have even further to go.
Below are three stocks that recently passed this screen’s test:
Cleveland-Cliffs
Cleveland-Cliffs wasn’t just sitting around and twiddling its steel-making thumbs while the economy was frozen by the coronavirus. The company sprung into action because it saw “opportunity when others were paralyzed”. It prepared its inventories and plants to be ready once its clients were back in business, especially the automotive industry (its main market).
The result was a solid fiscal third quarter performance with an adjusted profit of four cents per share when the Zacks Consensus Estimate was looking for a loss of 18 cents. The positive surprise of more than 122% marked CLF’s seventh straight quarter that beat expectations and the second triple-digit beat in the past three.
Total revenue soared almost 200% to $1.6 billion from last year’s $556 million. Sales started slow in the quarter, but shipment rates normalized to prior-year levels by September to CLF’s preparation and free cash flow.
CLF reports again on February 18.
Shares of the company soared approximately 380% in 2020 off the coronavirus low in late March. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for this fiscal year is at a loss of 31 cents, but that has narrowed from losses of 46 cents a month ago and 61 cents from three months back.
However, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2021 soars all the way to $2.90!
Last month, CLF completed its acquisition of ArcelorMittal USA LLC and its subsidiaries to become the largest flat-rolled steel producer in North America. Last March, the company completed its acquisition of AK Steel. That’s a lot of activity during an unprecedented pandemic and puts the company in a great position to benefit from what will hopefully be an equally unprecedented recovery once the vaccines are really unleashed.
CLF is the largest producer of iron ore pellets in North America. Its U.S. based mines have a rated capacity of 27.4 million long tons of iron ore pellet production annually, representing about 55% of the total U.S. pellet production capacity. Currently, the company has two reportable segments — Mining and Pelletizing (earlier known as U.S. Iron Ore) and Steel and Manufacturing.
Deere & Company
The manufacturing – farm equipment space begins 2021 in the Top 4% of the Zacks Industry Rank, which probably has a lot to do with expectations for double-digit sales growth at Deere & Co. this year.
This agricultural and construction equipment staple is the big name in this space when it comes to size, historical performance, brand awareness and country song lyrics. DE is expected to benefit from improving farm prospects in the new year, along with stabilization in the construction and forestry markets.
It has beaten the Zacks Consensus Estimate for five straight quarters now with an average surprise of more than 52% over the past four. Earnings for the fiscal fourth quarter came to $2.39, which topped expectations by a healthy 66%.
Revenues of $9.73 billion were still down year over year as they have been for the past several quarters, but those declines have been narrowing the whole time. Most importantly though, DE offered an optimistic outlook for fiscal 2021, which continues to be rare during this pandemic.
It sees net income between $3.6 billion and $4 billion. Plus, equipment sales for the Agriculture & Turf segment are expected to rise 10% to 15%. And even the Construction & Forestry part should see equipment sales rise 5% to 10%.
Analysts loved the news and have been raising their estimates of late. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for this fiscal year (ending October 2021) jumped 24.8% over the past 60 days to $12.90. Likewise for next fiscal year (ending October 2022), which rose 23.2% in that time to $15.14. That suggests year-over-year improvement of more than 17%.
Shares of DE ended 2020 up by 146% from the coronavirus low on March 23. The company has long been focused on revolutionizing agriculture technology, and a more cooperative environment should help it make new leaps in automation, precision agriculture and other innovations. It reports again on Feb 19.
Tapestry
A pandemic is no reason to deprive oneself of the finer things in life (if you can afford it), especially if those things are keeping you sane in insane times. With people stuck in their homes, a handbag from Kate Spade, an accessory from Coach or a pair of boots from Stuart Weitzman may be just what’s needed to get you through another day.
That’s a big reason why Tapestry had such a strong fiscal first quarter report and jumped nearly 200% off the coronavirus low from late March.
Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for this year (ending June 2021) climbed 24.9% to $2.26. Expectations for next fiscal year (ending June 2022) rose in that time as well, gaining 20.3% to $2.61. We’re still a long ways off until the end of next fiscal year, but it already suggests an improvement of 15.5%.
TPR, which was formerly known as Coach, reported 58 cents in its fiscal first quarter, which was 163.64% better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate. It was also ahead of last year’s 40 cents and marked the fourth beat in the past five quarters.
Revenue of $1.17 billion was down year over year (which is to be expected in challenging circumstances), but it continued beating expectations by climbing more than 9% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate. TPR enjoyed strong profit growth for all its brands.
If a retailer is surviving – even thriving – these days, it must be doing well online. And TPR is no exception. This quarter was its second straight with triple-digit e-commerce growth. It represented about a quarter of total revenue.
Another major factor was double-digit year-over-year growth in China. In fact, Coach is now the top-ranked handbag brand on Tmall, the country’s largest B2C e-commerce platform.
These successes are being attributed to its “Acceleration Program”, which involves multi-year initiatives to drive revenue growth, gross margin expansion and operating leverage across the portfolio. So far, so good!
Biggest Tech Breakthrough in a Generation
Be among the early investors in the new type of device that experts say could impact society as much as the discovery of electricity. Current technology will soon be outdated and replaced by these new devices. In the process, it’s expected to create 22 million jobs and generate $12.3 trillion in activity.
A select few stocks could skyrocket the most as rollout accelerates for this new tech. Early investors could see gains similar to buying Microsoft in the 1990s. Zacks’ just-released special report reveals 8 stocks to watch. The report is only available for a limited time.
See 8 breakthrough stocks now >>
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.