1. General Motors
General Motors (GM) has had to deal with plenty of bad press surrounding their 3.7 million recalled cars. But now, after releasing their latest quarterly report, GM has to answer to its investors about their 85.5% decrease in net income from the previous year. Some analysts are still recommending BUY GM, factoring in current charges as “non-recurring in nature”, while other analysts recommend HOLD GM after the recall backlash and increased competition from Ford. To see which analysts are recommending BUY and HOLD GM, click here.
2. Allergan
Allergan Inc. (AGN), a pharmaceutical company most famous for manufacturing Botox, is getting ready to approach Shire Plc for the second time about a potential takeover. At the same time, Wall Street activist Bill Ackman just teamed up with Valeant Pharmaceuticals to try to purchase Allergan, after he acquired shares of Allergan. In the swarm of controversy, read why analysts are recommending BUY and HOLD Allergan before any deals are made by clicking here.
3. Twitter
With the announcement of Q1 results, many investors were pleased to hear that Twitter’s (TWTR) user growth had finally increased. However, the rest of the report failed to impress analysts. Looking at the numbers, and the growing competitive environment, many analysts are convinced that Twitter will see more money, but not more users. To see why some analysts are ready to BUY and others are ready to SELL, click here.
4. Panera Bread
Are you getting hungry? Well, Panera Bread’s (PNRA) extra efforts to grow their business seems to be paying off. Q1 results reported $605 million in first quarter revenue, beating analyst estimates of $600.7 million. But analysts are still wary of the future of the company as they move forward with their new business strategies. Some analysts are willing to take the risks and HOLD onto Panera, while others are ready to SELL. See both arguments by clicking here.
5. Coach
Coach (COH), a luxury design house known for their leather bags, might be falling out of stock-fashion. After Q1 reports revealed a 5% decline in sales for the quarter, analysts started to worry. Many analysts downgraded the stock from BUY to HOLD, noting “traffic trends appear to be deteriorating”. And some analysts even compared Coach’s struggle to the uphill battle JC Penney has been climbing. To read more about why analysts are advising HOLD Coach, click here.
