Stocks to buy

Ah, the joys of the content publication stream! During the time that this story about potential entertainment stocks jumping higher due to consumers wanting out of novel coronavirus-related restrictions was initially researched, the omicron variant dominated headlines. But recently, infectious disease experts identified a new variant in France. Are we on the verge of yet

I hypothesize that retail investors don’t spend much time considering country-specific exchange traded funds (ETFs) to buy.  I don’t have empirical data to back up this assertion. However, it seems logical that most smaller investors are looking to get more bang for their buck. For example, why buy three or four country-specific emerging markets ETFs

Solar stocks, for the most part, ended 2021 on a weak note. Many investors decided to take money off the table following significant gains seen in alternative energy names. For instance, the Dow Jones U.S. Renewable Energy Equipment Total Stock Market Index was down 24.0% in 2021. Yet, despite the volatility in shares prices of

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) has had a rough several months. Since Oct. 26, when the company released its third quarter results, HOOD stock has fallen from $39.57 to, as of Jan. 7, $15.75. That represents a decline of just over 60%. Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com One possible reason for the decline is that the company posted a down

Opening at $2735.27 on Friday, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) shares dropped 4.7% on Thursday. That put GOOG stock off to a decidedly different start to 2022 than might have been expected. Source: Valeriya Zankovych / Shutterstock.com After all, an investment in Alphabet delivered a 65% return in 2021 — very impressive for a mega-capital tech stock.

Advanced Micro Devices’ (NASDAQ:AMD) chief executive officer Dr. Lisa Su recently told CNBC that AMD sees “extremely strong” demand for PCs and its semiconductor chips. As a result, AMD stock will rise and investors might be able to assume to the company’s revenue and free cash flow growth will continue to surge. Source: Joseph GTK / Shutterstock.com

In the last 12 months, PayPal’s (NASDAQ:PYPL) performance has been disappointing. During this period, PYPL stock has declined by around 19%. Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com Valuation was one factor serving as a catalyst for the correction. Additionally, it was clear that the company’s rumored acquisition of Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) will not be happening. On the valuation

Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) proves there’s a price that’s too high, even for a good company in a hot niche. I will admit that I was caught off guard. After watching NET stock continue to rise despite selling at 50 times revenue, I took a small position in December and am down double digits. Source: IgorGolovniov /

Lucid Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCID) stock has outperformed Nasdaq in its first year as a public traded company and is already gaining a lot of traction as on its website. It informs investors and prospective buyers about the fact that Lucid Air has been named MotorTrend’s Car of the Year. Source: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.com Is

Last year was a mixed one for Chinese electric vehicle (EV) companies. Even with strong financial performances, stock upsides were capped with regulatory concerns. Additionally, chip shortages broadly impacted EV stock sentiments. However, I believe that Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI) stock is among the top EV stocks to consider for 2022 and beyond. Source: Robert Way

It’s been a weird couple of weeks for some companies. Facebook changed its name to Meta (NASDAQ:FB), while Square (NYSE:SQ) changed its name to Block. In a separate although related note, Square’s CEO Jack Dorsey also announced he will step down as CEO of Twitter (NYSE:TWTR). When a stock is mired in poor performance, a

Semiconductor firms remain as important as ever. Investors have come to realize that names like Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and AMD stock represent a vitally important industry. Throughout the pandemic, we’ve learned the importance of semiconductors — and how their supply can have serious effects on the economy. Source: flowgraph / Shutterstock.com That aside, though,

Although the benchmark S&P 500 recently hit an all-time high, many investors are rightfully concerned about what 2022 and the years beyond will hold. With the Federal Reserve shifting its monetary policy to a more hawkish tone via planned rate hikes next year, several investors have chosen to rotate out of risk-on assets into safer

Facebook Inc. did more than a simple name change when it took on the Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:FB) moniker. It also put an emerging trend (the metaverse) on the map. Doing so didn’t give FB stock much of a boost. Source: Blue Planet Studio / Shutterstock.com It did help spark enthusiasm for several more speculative cryptos and stocks, as

If the opinion of the analyst community means anything, then SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) is a strong buy for 2022. At present, SOFI stock is over 60% less than its consensus price target of $24.63. Source: rafapress / Shutterstock.com    However, since it first began trading publicly in December 2020, the stock has made three attempts at hitting this mark.

The crypto market has sold off this month, fueling the debate about whether the bull run is coming to a halt. Industry leaders such as Ethereum (CCC:ETH-USD) have shed a fair share of their values in the past month. However, there have been a few anomalies, of which Ethereum’s aggregator Polygon  (CCC:MATIC-USD) takes the cake. With

Semiconductors like Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) stock have been red-hot in 2021, and they’re aiming to end the year as they began – buoyant. Source: Casimiro PT / Shutterstock.com While there is no shortage of stunning charts, AMD stock offers the cleanest and most compelling opportunity right now. Its share price smashed through resistance right

With enterprise artificial intelligence software company C3.ai (NYSE:AI) adding impressive customers and growing its revenue at a fairly rapid pace, I continue to believe the company can become the “Microsoft of AI.” Just as Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) developed tools that made it easy for businesses to develop documents and perform complex calculations, C3.ai has created products

Perhaps no other market segment besides oil stocks have featured as strong a will-they, won’t-they narrative of pure binary chaos. At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, oil prices slipped to below zero, an unprecedented circumstance as the global economy ground to a halt. With much of the world citizenry sheltering in place, there was

Editor’s note: This column is part of InvestorPlace.com’s Best Stocks for 2022 contest. Josh Enomoto’s pick for the contest is Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) stock. Source: InvestorPlace It’s a thesis that initially goes against all common sense, from the shift in monetary policy by the Federal Reserve to gradually improving global economic metrics as society acclimates to the coronavirus