Top Stocks To Buy Today As They Increase With Mild Inflation Data

Stocks continue to see-saw based on inflation fears. But today is looking like a green day. Thanks to tamer than expected inflation data and the Fed allowing banks to resume buybacks and raise dividends by the end of June, the market rose led by bank stocks. The Dow Jones gained 150 points, the S&P 500 rose 0.4%, and the Nasdaq
NDAQ
ticked up 0.2%. Recovery stocks also performed well, with American Airlines
AAL
up 1%, and Royal Caribbean
RCL
, Carnival, and Norwegian Cruise Line
NCLH
rising over 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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Altria Group Inc (MO)

Altria Group
MO
, one of the world’s largest producers and marketers of tobacco, cigarettes and related products is our first Top Buy. As Altria aims to diversify its product offering and improve its pricing power, the stock has gone on a nice run. Our AI systems rated Altria C in Technicals, A in Growth, B in Low Volatility Momentum, and A in Quality Value. The stock closed up 1.37% to $50.19 on volume of 7,819,579 vs its 10-day price average of $49.39 and its 22-day price average of $46.91, and is up 25.04% for the year. Revenue was $20841.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $19627.0M three years ago, Operating Income was $11600.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $9834.0M three years ago, EPS was $2.4 in the last fiscal year compared to $3.68 three years ago, and ROE was 95.56% in the last year compared to 46.07% three years ago. The stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 10.97.

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Beazer Homes Usa Inc (BZH) 

Beazer Homes Usa Inc
BZH
 is our next Top Buy. The company is the 11th largest home builder in the United States based on the number of homes closed, and has 161 active communities. Our AI systems rated Beazer Homes C in Technicals, A in Growth, B in Low Volatility Momentum, and A in Quality Value. The stock closed up 3.79% to $19.99 on volume of 391,786 vs its 10-day price average of $20.33 and its 22-day price average of $19.49, and is up 36.45% for the year. Revenue grew by 0.5% in the last fiscal year and grew by 1.46% over the last three fiscal years, Operating Income grew by 17.32% in the last fiscal year and grew by 9.28% over the last three fiscal years, and EPS grew by 17.94% in the last fiscal year and grew by -245.66% over the last three fiscal years. Revenue was $2127.08M in the last fiscal year compared to $2107.13M three years ago, Operating Income was $82.01M in the last fiscal year compared to $88.05M three years ago, EPS was $1.74 in the last fiscal year compared to $(1.41) three years ago, and ROE was 9.42% in the last year compared to (6.79%) three years ago. Forward 12M Revenue is expected to grow by 0.2% over the next 12 months, and the stock is trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 8.52.

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Philip Morris International (PM) 

Philip Morris International is our next Top Buy and second tobacco company on our list today. Philip Morris International, Inc
PM
is one of the largest tobacco companies in the world, and engages in manufacturing and sale of cigarettes, tobacco and nicotine-containing products globally. Our AI systems rated the company A in Technicals, C in Growth, A in Low Volatility Momentum, and B in Quality Value. The stock closed up 0.16% to $88.69 on volume of 3,528,779 vs its 10-day price average of $88.2 and its 22-day price average of $86.33, and is up 10.28% for the year. Revenue was $28694.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $29625.0M three years ago. Operating Income was $11720.0M in the last fiscal year, and compares to $11336.0M three years ago. EPS was $5.16 in the last fiscal year, and compares to $5.08 three years ago. The stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 14.86.

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Tyson Foods Inc (TSN) 

Tyson Foods, Inc
TSN
is our next Top Buy. Tyson Foods is the world’s second largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef, and pork after JBS S.A. and annually exports the largest percentage of beef out of the United States. Our AI systems rated the company C in Technicals, B in Growth, C in Low Volatility Momentum, and B in Quality Value. The stock closed up 2.42% to $75.35 on volume of 2,099,695 vs its 10-day price average of $75.62 and its 22-day price average of $73.02, and is up 19.43% for the year. Revenue grew by 6.94% over the last three fiscal years, while Operating Income grew by 18.4% over the last three fiscal years. Revenue was $43185.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $40052.0M three years ago, Operating Income was $3734.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $3152.0M three years ago, EPS was $5.64 in the last fiscal year compared to $8.04 three years ago, and ROE was 14.05% in the last year compared to 25.44% three years ago. Forward 12M Revenue is expected to grow by 1.01% over the next 12 months, and the stock is trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 14.15.

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Us Cellular Corp (USM) 

Our final Top Buy today is Us Cellular Corp. The company is the fourth-largest wireless carrier in the United States, with 4.9 million customers in 426 markets in 23 states as of Q2 2020. Our AI systems rated Us Cellular A in Technicals, C in Growth, A in Low Volatility Momentum, and B in Quality Value. The stock closed up 3.56% to $34.87 on volume of 166,173 vs its 10-day price average of $35.58 and its 22-day price average of $33.62, and is up 12.81% for the year. Revenue was $4037.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $3967.0M three years ago, Operating Income was $193.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $150.0M three years ago, EPS was $2.62 in the last fiscal year compared to $1.72 three years ago, and ROE was 5.38% in the last year compared to 4.22% three years ago. The stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 18.55.

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