April began with fresh record highs thanks to a blowout jobs report. After a minor decline on Tuesday, we might be heading in that direction again. The 10-year yield dipped to 1.65%, its lowest level since March 26. There is undoubtedly a growing buzz of a stronger than expected economic recovery. JPMorgan Chase JPM CEO Jamie Dimon echoed this sentiment in his newly released and widely read annual letter. Leading the way today were recovery stocks, specifically cruise lines and airlines. The Dow Jones rose 20 points, the S&P 500 ticked up 0.1%, and the Nasdaq NDAQ slightly fell 0.1%. 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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Apple Inc (AAPL)
Apple AAPL is our first Top Buy today. Apple has the largest market-cap in America, and is one of the most valuable companies in the world. Everyone knows that Apple is a giant when it comes to producing consumer electronics products, computer software, and online services. But sometimes people forget that Apple is the world’s largest technology company by revenue and the world’s third-largest mobile phone manufacturer after Samsung and Huawei. Our AI systems rated Apple D in Technicals, B in Growth, B in Low Volatility Momentum, and B in Quality Value. The stock closed up 0.25% to $126.21 on volume of 80,171,253 vs its 10-day price average of $122.3 and its 22-day price average of $121.96, and is down 2.33% for the year. Revenue grew by 7.15% in the last fiscal year and grew by 10.75% over the last three fiscal years, Operating Income grew by 12.02% in the last fiscal year and grew by 4.73% over the last three fiscal years, and EPS grew by 12.4% in the last fiscal year and grew by 23.71% over the last three fiscal years. Revenue was $274515.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $265595.0M three years ago, Operating Income was $66288.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $70898.0M three years ago, EPS was $3.28 in the last fiscal year compared to $2.98 three years ago, and ROE was 73.69% in the last year compared to 49.36% three years ago. Forward 12M Revenue is expected to grow by 0.6% over the next 12 months, and the stock is trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 28.67.
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News Corp (NWSA)
News Corp is our next Top Buy. News Corp is a media and news company, and is responsible for such assets like Dow Jones, News Corp Australia, News UK, the New York Post, and News America. Our AI systems rated the company D in Technicals, B in Growth, A in Low Volatility Momentum, and B in Quality Value. The stock closed up 0.53% to $26.56 on volume of 3,107,101 vs its 10-day price average of $25.87 and its 22-day price average of $25.87, and is up 46.82% for the year. Operating Income grew by 50.0% in the last fiscal year, while EPS grew by -32.23% in the last fiscal year and grew by -43.73% over the last three fiscal years. Revenue was $9008.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $9024.0M three years ago, Operating Income was $372.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $567.0M three years ago, EPS was $(2.16) in the last fiscal year compared to $(2.6) three years ago, and ROE was (16.52%) in the last year compared to (13.38%) three years ago. Forward 12M Revenue is expected to grow by 1.19% over the next 12 months, and the stock is trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 40.96.
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O’Reilly Automotive Inc (ORLY)
O’Reilly Automotive ORLY is our third Top Buy today. This company is a staple in the automotive parts industry, and serves both professional auto service providers and do-it-yourself customers. Our AI systems rated O’Reilly Automotive C in Technicals, C in Growth, A in Low Volatility Momentum, and A in Quality Value. The stock closed up 1.01% to $514.26 on volume of 440,889 vs its 10-day price average of $503.35 and its 22-day price average of $490.02, and is up 13.28% for the year. Revenue was $11604.49M in the last fiscal year compared to $9536.43M three years ago, Operating Income was $2422.74M in the last fiscal year compared to $1826.58M three years ago, EPS was $23.53 in the last fiscal year compared to $16.1 three years ago, and ROE was 651.9% in the last year compared to 263.13% three years ago. The stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 21.83.
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Southern Copper Corp (SCCO)
With all the buzz around copper in 2021, our next Top Buy, Southern Copper Corp, is a company to keep your eyes on. Southern Copper Corp is a mining company in existence since 1952, and based on 2007 data, could be the world’s largest publicly traded copper mining company. Our AI systems rated the company B in Technicals, A in Growth, A in Low Volatility Momentum, and C in Quality Value. The stock closed down 0.42% to $71.4 on volume of 1,199,930 vs its 10-day price average of $68.74 and its 22-day price average of $71.77, and is up 7.03% for the year. Revenue was $7984.9M in the last fiscal year compared to $7096.7M three years ago, Operating Income was $3148.3M in the last fiscal year compared to $2881.2M three years ago, EPS was $2.03 in the last fiscal year compared to $2.0 three years ago, and ROE was 22.33% in the last year compared to 24.26% three years ago. The stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 21.89.
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Texas Instruments Inc (TXN)
Texas Instruments TXN is our final Top Buy today. The company is a blue blood semiconductor company, and engages in the design and manufacture of semiconductor solutions for analog and digital embedded and application processing. Our AI systems rated Texas Instruments C in Technicals, B in Growth, A in Low Volatility Momentum, and B in Quality Value. The stock closed down 1.19% to $194.59 on volume of 3,506,904 vs its 10-day price average of $186.91 and its 22-day price average of $179.51, and is up 20.69% for the year. Revenue was $14461.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $15784.0M three years ago, Operating Income was $5925.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $6684.0M three years ago, EPS was $5.97 in the last fiscal year compared to $5.59 three years ago, and ROE was 61.84% in the last year compared to 57.73% three years ago. The stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 28.5.
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