Top Stocks To Buy Today As Tech Leads Declines Again

The 10-year yield hit a one-year high, and predictably, tech stocks reacted accordingly. Although the last two trading days saw sharp reversals from early declines, tech has continued its multiple-week slide. Time will tell if this rotation out of tech similar to what we saw in November will continue. But fears of inflation and rate hikes, coupled with a return of the Reddit-trade pumping up stocks like GameStop
GME
, are certainly concerning investors on this Thursday. The Dow Jones traded flat after closing at a record high yesterday, the S&P 500 fell 0.3%, and the Nasdaq
NDAQ
shed another 0.4%. The Nasdaq continues to trade at its lowest level in weeks and is firmly below its 50-day moving average. For investors looking to make the most of this market, 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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Black Knight Inc (BKI)

Black Knight Inc is our first Top Buy of the day. The company provides very valuable technology, services, data, and analytics to the mortgage and real estate industries. Our AI systems rated the company B in Technicals, B in Growth, A in Low Volatility Momentum, and C in Quality Value. The stock closed up 1.45% to $78.36 on volume of 946,216 vs its 10-day price average of $82.24 and its 22-day price average of $83.17, and is down 11.31% for the year. Revenue was $1238.5M in the last fiscal year compared to $1114.0M three years ago, Operating Income was $298.2M in the last fiscal year compared to $276.7M three years ago, EPS was $1.73 in the last fiscal year compared to $1.14 three years ago, and ROE was 9.63% in the last year compared to 9.64% three years ago. The stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 35.71.

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Cbiz Inc (CBZ)

Cbiz Inc is our second Top Buy of the day. Cbiz Inc is a provider of professional advisory services, focused on accounting, benefits and insurance, HR and payroll solutions. Our AI systems rated the company C in Technicals, C in Growth, B in Low Volatility Momentum, and A in Quality Value. The stock closed up 1.48% to $30.76 on volume of 201,713 vs its 10-day price average of $29.01 and its 22-day price average of $27.81, and is up 19.64% for the year. Revenue was $963.9M in the last fiscal year compared to $922.0M three years ago, Operating Income was $92.48M in the last fiscal year compared to $92.55M three years ago, EPS was $1.42 in the last fiscal year compared to $1.09 three years ago, and ROE was 11.51% in the last year compared to 10.95% three years ago. The stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 19.68.

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Citizens Community Bancorp (CZWI) 

Our third Top Buy of the day is Citizens Community Bancorp. This is a bank holding company for Citizens Community Federal N.A., a traditional community bank that provides various banking services. Our AI systems rated the company B in Growth, A in Low Volatility Momentum, and B in Quality Value. The stock closed down 0.27% to $11.28 on volume of 9,346 vs its 10-day price average of $11.2 and its 22-day price average of $10.98, and is up 5.03% for the year. Revenue was $60.95M in the last fiscal year compared to $38.62M three years ago, Operating Income was $22.44M in the last fiscal year compared to $9.8M three years ago, EPS was $1.14 in the last fiscal year compared to $0.5 three years ago, and ROE was 8.18% in the last year. The stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 8.55.

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Paypal Holdings Inc (PYPL)

Paypal
PYPL
 is our next Top Buy today. Paypal has revolutionized finance and continues to be a FinTech innovator as a worldwide online payments system. Paypal has built itself into a platform that supports online money transfers from anywhere in the world, and also operates as a payment processor for online vendors, auction sites, and many other commercial users. Additionally, PayPal has been at the forefront of the boom in cryptocurrencies as one of the first publicly traded companies to embrace them. Our AI systems rated Paypal C in Technicals, B in Growth, B in Low Volatility Momentum, and C in Quality Value. The stock closed up 0.4% to $266.07 on volume of 10,839,984 vs its 10-day price average of $285.12 and its 22-day price average of $267.78, and is up 14.72% for the year. Revenue was $21454.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $15451.0M three years ago, Operating Income was $3428.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $2219.0M three years ago, EPS was $3.54 in the last fiscal year compared to $1.71 three years ago, and ROE was 22.72% in the last year compared to 13.11% three years ago. The stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 58.41. 

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Walmart Inc (WMT)

Walmart
WMT
 is our final Top Buy today. Walmart continues to grow as the largest grocer in the U.S., the largest company in the world in terms of revenue, and the largest private employer in the world. It recently underwhelmed with poor guidance for 2021, however, its position as a prominent retailer is undeniable. Our AI systems rated Walmart F in Technicals, A in Growth, A in Low Volatility Momentum, and C in Quality Value. The stock closed down 1.67% to $133.21 on volume of 15,487,342 vs its 10-day price average of $140.78 and its 22-day price average of $142.21, and is down 9.09% for the year. Revenue was $559151.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $514405.0M three years ago, Operating Income was $22928.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $22117.0M three years ago, EPS was $4.75 in the last fiscal year compared to $2.26 three years ago, and ROE was 16.21% in the last year compared to 8.95% three years ago. The stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 23.31. 

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