Q: The stock market seems to be reaching new record highs every day. Are there any stocks that still look cheap?
Corporate earnings have exhibited pretty impressive growth as a whole over the past few years, so the market’s performance is somewhat justified. However, many stocks do look to be rather expensive right now — particularly in the tech sector. Yet some bargains remain.
One of my favorite “cheap” stocks right now is AT&T (NYSE: T), even after shares popped following the company’s strong quarterly report. The telecom giant pays a dividend yielding more than 5% and is a Dividend Aristocrat, meaning that it has increased its dividend for more than 25 consecutive years.
Despite a low price-to-earnings multiple of just 13 times 2017’s expected earnings, AT&T has lots of room to grow, especially thanks to its purchase of DIRECTV and its pending acquisition of Time Warner, both of which should give it an advantage over the competition when it comes to bundling services and broadcasting content directly to smartphones and tablets.
Top 5 Low Price Stocks To Buy Right Now: iShares Morningstar Large-Cap Growth (JKE)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Ethan Ryder]
iShares Morningstar Large-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:JKE) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 27th, Wall Street Journal reports. Investors of record on Thursday, September 27th will be paid a dividend of 0.2522 per share on Tuesday, October 2nd. This represents a $1.01 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.54%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 26th.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
iShares Morningstar Large Growth (NYSEARCA:JKE) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 26th, Wall Street Journal reports. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 27th will be paid a dividend of 0.3796 per share on Monday, July 2nd. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.87%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 26th. This is a boost from iShares Morningstar Large Growth’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.34.
Top 5 Low Price Stocks To Buy Right Now: Archrock, Inc.(AROC)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Ethan Ryder]
News stories about Archrock (NYSE:AROC) have trended somewhat positive on Saturday, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Archrock earned a coverage optimism score of 0.12 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave headlines about the energy company an impact score of 47.3449329112104 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the next few days.
- [By Stephan Byrd]
Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in Archrock Inc (NYSE:AROC) by 2.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 561,090 shares of the energy company’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,287 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Archrock were worth $4,910,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
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Archrock (NYSE:AROC) Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 20, 2019 11:00 a.m. ET
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As it happens, I am familiar with about half of these stocks. Archrock (Nasdaq: AROC), Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM), Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB, and Trinity Industries (NYSE: TRN) are all interesting names that I’ve either owned in the past or have written about recently over at High-Yield Investing.
Top 5 Low Price Stocks To Buy Right Now: Spirit Airlines Inc.(SAVE)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Adam Levine-Weinberg]
In the first few years after its 2011 IPO, Spirit Airlines (NYSE:SAVE) seemed practically invincible. The carrier used its rock-bottom cost structure to undercut traditional airlines’ fares, enabling it to quickly gain market share while producing industry-leading margins.
- [By Shane Hupp]
Letko Brosseau & Associates Inc. lowered its position in Spirit Airlines Incorporated (NASDAQ:SAVE) by 0.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 597,810 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 4,950 shares during the period. Letko Brosseau & Associates Inc. owned about 0.88% of Spirit Airlines worth $22,585,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
- [By Daniel B. Kline]
That Spirit (NYSE:SAVE) took the top spot should come as no surprise, as the company has been a leader in the a la carte flying model, charging for everything from carry-on bags and seat assignments to soda and snacks. WOW, Frontier, Jet2.com, and Allegiant use similar models as do AirAsia X, HK Express, and Wizz Air. Australian flag carrier Qantas and global major United are more traditional full-fare airlines, but they still managed to crack the top 10 in ancillary revenue.
- [By Adam Levine-Weinberg]
Last fall, Spirit Airlines (NYSE:SAVE) forecast that its adjusted nonfuel unit costs would decline 3%-5% year over year in 2018. This reflected the ultra-low-cost carrier’s dreadful cost performance during the second quarter of 2017, when a pilot dispute forced Spirit to cancel hundreds of flights. Adjusted nonfuel unit costs surged 10% year over year in that quarter.
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Spirit Airlines Inc (NYSE:SAVE)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 06, 2019, 9:30 a.m. ET
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Top 5 Low Price Stocks To Buy Right Now: SteadyMed Ltd.(STDY)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Stephan Byrd]
Steadymed Ltd (NASDAQ:STDY) CEO Jonathan Rigby sold 88,831 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $4.66, for a total transaction of $413,952.46. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 41,605 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $193,879.30. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.
Top 5 Low Price Stocks To Buy Right Now: Exxon Mobil Corporation(XOM)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Paul Ausick]
The second-worst Dow Jones industrial average stock so far this year is Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG), which is down 14.6%. That is followed by Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT), down 12.2%, and DowDuPont Inc. (NYSE: DWDP) and Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), both down 10.5%.
- [By Paul Ausick]
Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), the country’s largest producer of natural gas, traded up about 0.5% at $82.05 in a 52-week range of $72.16 to $89.30.
- [By Chris Lange]
Short interest in Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) decreased to 31.39 million shares from the previous level of 34.50 million. The stock traded at $83.13, within a 52-week range of $72.16 to $89.30.
- [By Steve Symington, Leo Sun, and Reuben Gregg Brewer]
Once the largest company in the world, ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) has come under pressure, with falling oil prices and languishing production volumes. But patient investors can take some solace in knowing that while Exxon has ambitious plans to bolster production in the coming years, it will pay you a solid dividend yielding 4.1% annually at current prices while you wait.
- [By Matthew DiLallo]
Oil giant ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) stumbled into 2018 after reporting lackluster results to end last year. Because of that, its stock endured its worst trading day since 2011 only to follow it up the very next one with a similar rout. While it’s started to recover, it’s still down 5% for the year even though oil has improved another 10%. As a matter of fact, Exxon is currently trading at a valuation not seen since the 1980s.
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Markets were mixed on Wednesday and then surged higher in afternoon trading, led by the energy sector as oil prices rose following President Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal. Exxon Mobile (XOM) and Chevron (CVX) led the way, and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) posted solid gains.