Wall Street was on a rally in January, with the Dow and the S&P 500 hitting record highs. However, the rally stalled on Jan 31 after the Federal Reserve said that March is too early to start rate cuts.The Federal Reserve’s outlook following the end of its two-day FOMC meeting saw stocks taking a hit, with all three major indexes, the Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, ending 0.8%, 1.6% and 2.2% lower, respectively, to record their worst day in 2024.The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark policy rate steady in ...

Growth investors focus on stocks that are seeing above-average financial growth, as this feature helps these securities garner the market's attention and deliver solid returns. But finding a growth stock that can live up to its true potential can be a tough task.By their very nature, these stocks carry above-average risk and volatility. Moreover, if a company's growth story is over or nearing its end, betting on it could lead to significant loss.However, it's pretty easy to find cutting-edge growth stocks w ...

Getting big returns from financial portfolios, whether through stocks, bonds, ETFs, other securities, or a combination of all, is an investor's dream. But for income investors, generating consistent cash flow from each of your liquid investments is your primary focus.Cash flow can come from bond interest, interest from other types of investments, and of course, dividends. A dividend is that coveted distribution of a company's earnings paid out to shareholders, and investors often view it by its dividend yie ...

Investors with an interest in Utility - Gas Distribution stocks have likely encountered both MDU Resources (MDU) and Atmos Energy (ATO) . But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now? We'll need to take a closer look.The best way to find great value stocks is to pair a strong Zacks Rank with an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system. The Zacks Rank favors stocks with strong earnings estimate revision trends, and our Style Scores highl ...

Chalffy Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) is one of the largest pure-play natural gas utilities in the United States, boasting operations in eight states in the central and southern parts of the nation: Atmos Energy The company currently serves approximately 3.3 million customers throughout these states, which is less than we might expect. After all, Texas alone has approximately 30.9 million inhabitants. However, natural gas utilities are a bit different from electric utilities as they do not neces ...

Wall Street witnessed an impressive bull run in 2023, but the utility sector suffered a blow. Of the 11 broad sectors of the market’s benchmark — the S&P 500 Index — the Utility sector declined more than 11%. Investors’ preference shifted to growth stocks from defensive sectors like utility as the Fed significantly reduced the magnitude of interest rate hikes.However, the utility sector is likely to regain momentum in 2024. In its December FOMC meeting, the Fed clearly gave signal to end the current rate hi ...

Growth investors focus on stocks that are seeing above-average financial growth, as this feature helps these securities garner the market's attention and deliver solid returns. However, it isn't easy to find a great growth stock.That's because, these stocks usually carry above-average risk and volatility. In fact, betting on a stock for which the growth story is actually over or nearing its end could lead to significant loss.However, the task of finding cutting-edge growth stocks is made easy with the help ...

All investors love getting big returns from their portfolio, whether it's through stocks, bonds, ETFs, or other types of securities. But for income investors, generating consistent cash flow from each of your liquid investments is your primary focus.Cash flow can come from bond interest, interest from other types of investments, and of course, dividends. A dividend is that coveted distribution of a company's earnings paid out to shareholders, and investors often view it by its dividend yield, a metric that ...

Markets have been volatile in January following the year-end rally. The tech rally that drove markets in 2023 also appears to have come to a halt after the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield jumped past the 4% mark, as investors are once again concerned about the Federal Reserve’s next move with interest rate.Investors are currently trying to assess the time and size of the Federal Reserve’s planned rate cuts in 2024. The optimism surrounding the rate cut that drove markets in December seems to have faded.The ...

The fourth-quarter 2023 earnings season is set to begin this week, with the banking sector gearing up to report numbers. There has been a deceleration in the earnings outlook in recent months, with negative revisions for several key sectors since the start of the fourth quarter.While most of the stocks are expected to outperform this earnings season, we have zeroed in on the best stocks of the sectors that have a high chance of surprising in their upcoming releases. These stocks — Meta Platforms (META) , De ...