Top Stocks To Buy Today As Blowout Retail Sales Send Markets Higher

Retail sales for March crushed expectations and sent the Dow
DOW
and S&P to new intraday records. Compared to the Dow Jones estimate of 6.1%, retail sales surged 9.8%. Not to mention, jobless claims also beat expectations and hit their lowest level since March 2020. The start of earnings season also remained strong, with companies like Citigroup
C
, UnitedHealth
UNH
, and Pepsi all gaining on the day due to solid reports. Amid all this positivity, the Dow Jones rose over 200 points, the S&P 500 gained 0.7%, and the Nasdaq
NDAQ
advanced 1%. For investors looking to find the best opportunities, the deep learning algorithms at Q.ai have crunched the data to give you a set of Top Buys. Our Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) systems assessed each firm on parameters of Technicals, Growth, Low Volatility Momentum, and Quality Value to find the best Top Buys. 

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Lazydays Holdings Inc (LAZY) 

Lazydays Holdings Inc is our first Top Buy today. The company operates RV dealerships all across the United States. Our AI systems rated Lazydays Holdings A in Technicals, A in Growth, C in Low Volatility Momentum, and A in Quality Value. The stock closed up 2.5% to $21.72 on volume of 295,753 vs its 10-day price average of $19.47 and its 22-day price average of $19.41, and is up 32.6% for the year. Revenue was $817.11M in the last fiscal year compared to $608.19M three years ago, Operating Income was $48.47M in the last fiscal year compared to $16.67M three years ago, EPS was $1.56 in the last fiscal year compared to $(1.02) three years ago, and ROE was 19.95% in the last year compared to (0.31%) three years ago. The stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 11.2.

National Bank shares Inc Va (NKSH)

National Bankshares Inc
ONB
is our second Top Buy today. The company is the bank holding company for National Bank, a community bank with over a century of service in the Southwestern Virginia area. Our AI systems rated the company B in Growth, B in Low Volatility Momentum, and C in Quality Value. The stock closed down 0.75% to $35.54 on volume of 14,984 vs its 10-day price average of $35.6 and its 22-day price average of $35.83, and is up 14.65% for the year. Revenue was $44.12M in the last fiscal year compared to $45.99M three years ago, Operating Income was $19.39M in the last fiscal year compared to $21.68M three years ago, EPS was $2.48 in the last fiscal year compared to $2.32 three years ago, and ROE was 8.37% in the last year compared to 8.61% three years ago. The stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 14.16.

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Oceanfirst Financial Corp (OCFC)

Oceanfirst Financial Corp is a Top Buy for the second day in a row. OceanFirst Financial is a holding company for OceanFirst Bank, a regional bank operating throughout New Jersey, greater Philadelphia and metropolitan New York. Our AI systems rated the company C in Technicals, A in Growth, B in Low Volatility Momentum, and C in Quality Value. The stock closed up 1.51% to $23.5 on volume of 187,865 vs its 10-day price average of $23.68 and its 22-day price average of $23.98, and is up 28.14% for the year. Revenue was $327.47M in the last fiscal year compared to $271.84M three years ago, Operating Income was $119.27M in the last fiscal year compared to $123.09M three years ago, EPS was $1.02 in the last fiscal year compared to $1.51 three years ago, and ROE was 4.8% in the last year compared to 8.77% three years ago. The stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 14.21.

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Community Financial Corp (TCFC)

Community Financial Corp is our next Top Buy. Community Financial is a bank holding company responsible for full-service Maryland regional bank Community Bank of the Chesapeake. Our AI systems rated the company A in Growth, A in Low Volatility Momentum, and B in Quality Value. The stock closed up 1.2% to $35.43 on volume of 12,807 vs its 10-day price average of $34.88 and its 22-day price average of $34.75, and is up 37.91% for the year. Revenue was $58.63M in the last fiscal year compared to $53.55M three years ago, Operating Income was $25.36M in the last fiscal year compared to $21.12M three years ago, EPS was $2.74 in the last fiscal year compared to $2.02 three years ago, and ROE was 8.5% in the last year compared to 8.49% three years ago. The stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 10.79.

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Pcb Bancorp (PCB) 

Pcb Bancorp is today’s final Top Buy. Pcb Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for regional bank Pacific City Bank. Our AI systems rated the company B in Growth, B in Low Volatility Momentum, and C in Quality Value. The stock closed up 1.46% to $14.55 on volume of 46,990 vs its 10-day price average of $14.83 and its 22-day price average of $15.26, and is up 45.06% for the year. Revenue was $64.71M in the last fiscal year compared to $74.97M three years ago, Operating Income was $23.06M in the last fiscal year compared to $34.74M three years ago, EPS was $1.04 in the last fiscal year compared to $1.65 three years ago, and ROE was 7.02% in the last year compared to 13.79% three years ago. The stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 10.15.

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