Stocks to invest in
By Nellie S. Huang , Senior Associate Editor May 8, Illustration by Mark Smith. Nothing feeds fear in the stock market like uncertainty, and nothing spreads fear and uncertainty like a global pandemic.
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By Nellie S. Huang , Senior Associate Editor May 8, Illustration by Mark Smith. Nothing feeds fear in the stock market like uncertainty, and nothing spreads fear and uncertainty like a global pandemic. As coronavirus worries infected the financial markets, stocks tumbled at a record pace. During the Great Recession, it took nearly a year for the index to decline by that amount. But smart investors are greedy when others are fearful, and this time is no different.
Fidelity Puritan fund manager Dan Kelley and other fund managers have been busy buying during the sell-off. Stocks in high-quality firms—financially strong, well-established firms with lots of cash and little debt—are better equipped to withstand troubled times and rough markets.
Some even emerge from a crisis stronger. With that in mind, we set out to find stocks with staying power, focusing on firms that lead their industry and have a competitive advantage over peers, a steady history of profitability and good long-term growth prospects.
We list our six favorites below. Getty Images. Activision is also an early mover in the fast-growing world of e-sports, or competitive video gaming, adds Adams. The company is in stable financial shape.
Smart investors will be on the lookout to buy on any further dips. This medical-device company makes robot-assisted surgical systems for minimally invasive procedures, many of which are elective.
That said, the stock could fall further as the effect of delays in elective surgeries becomes clear. Be patient and take advantage of further declines. Microsoft is a sleep-easy stock, with some oomph. Analysts expect earnings to rise at a mid-teens annualized percentage rate over the next three years. The service is rolling out in Nike shops, too, and the firm is making other customer-engagement and do-it-yourself experiences a hallmark of its brick-and-mortar stores.
Sales in stores are growing at a rate in the mid-to-high single digits. It is testing a rheumatoid arthritis medicine it created with French firm Sanofi to treat severe COVID cases; the company is also developing a new antibody drug to prevent or treat the virus. If these treatments fail, the stock may give back some of those gains. But Regeneron still has its blockbuster macular-degeneration drug, Eylea. Skorney, an analyst at investment firm Robert W.
Dupixent, a treatment for eczema and asthma—and possibly a slew of other ailments, if testing goes well—may be a blockbuster, too. Regeneron has four other drugs on the market and more than a dozen therapies in mid- to late-stage development. If anything, the pandemic may accelerate the global trend toward mobile electronic payments. That gives it an edge over smaller e-payment competitors.
In a recession, however, consumers will spend less, and over the short term, Visa shares may suffer as revenue and earnings drop—providing investors who have a long-term view with a favorable entry point. Where to start? Maybe with the obvious. Energy companies got slammed as oil and gas prices fell to record lows. And it will take a lot—perhaps too much for now—to revive sentiment for cruise-line stocks. The shutdown is temporary, of course. But financially shaky firms will find it harder to tough out the pause, especially if a recession lingers.
We think the stocks below are the most vulnerable in the hardest-hit sectors. Volatile currency-exchange rates, travel bans and a looming recession all spell trouble for the global hotel firm. Its March quarterly dividend will be its last for now, and it has suspended share buybacks.
Ford F is buckling under all its debt. In late March, the automaker suspended its quarterly dividend. Brick-and-mortar retailers were hurting before the pandemic. Coronavirus closures forced all three to furlough thousands of employees. Toggle navigation Menu Subscribers Log In. Search Close. Store Podcasts Log in Search Close. Toggle navigation Menu Subscribers. Store Podcasts Log in. Slide Show.
Newmont Corp. (NEM). Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD).
Getty Images. As a general rule, the best stocks to invest in while the economy is plunged in a recession tend to be boring, get-the-job-done companies. They have to be. In a recession, there's typically not a lot of money for much else. No one has officially announced a recession yet - it usually takes six months to determine a recession has actually occurred.
When looking for the best stocks, investors should consider long-term performance, not short-term volatility.
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All rights reserved. My two cents on the investment implications of the global coronavirus pandemic is simple: use the dip to look for the best stocks to invest in for the long-term. Yes, Covid is a big and scary thing. This is not the first pandemic the world has faced. Nor is it the first bear market investors have faced. Or the first recession consumers have faced. Over the past years, we have seen dozens of pandemics, bear markets, and recessions. Through them all, the world, the U.
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Learning how to invest wisely and with patience over a lifetime can yield returns that far outpace the most modest income. Nearly every member of the Forbes wealthiest Americans made the list in because they owned a large block of shares in a public or private corporation. It all starts with understanding how the stock market works, what your investment goals are, and if you can handle a lot or just a little bit of risk. You might have to settle for lesser results if you don't have much time or interest in managing your investments. Stocks are equity investments that represent legal ownership in a company.