You Can Beat Wall Street's Eggheads

Folks, institutional analysts have terrible timing... [Chaikin PowerFeed]( You Can Beat Wall Street's Eggheads By Pete Carmasino, chief market strategist, Chaikin Analytics Folks, institutional analysts have terrible timing... I've spent my entire 25-year career reading reports from major investment banks. And the story is typically the same... XYZ Company just soared 25%. And then, a week or two later, the big banks raise their price targets by 5%. Oftentimes, the banks will still undersell the potential opportunity. I end up chuckling to myself every time. "Geez, what a big help that was." Fortunately, as individual investors, we can beat Wall Street's eggheads at this game... Today, I'll show you how to use a secret weapon to do that. It's a way to find stocks that analysts have either forgotten, haven't upgraded yet, or haven't upgraded enough. In fact, we'll use this secret weapon to detail an opportunity worth considering right now... 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The model's 20 factors include financial tools like price to book value, return on equity, and free cash flow. It also looks at a handful of technical indicators, as well as five earnings-related metrics. And finally, the Power Gauge includes an "Experts" section with the following five factors... • Earnings Estimate Trend • Short Interest • Insider Activity • Analyst Rating Trend • Industry Relative Strength This is where it gets interesting... The Power Gauge can screen for opportunities based on these factors. And that's where our edge comes in... You see, I look for stocks that institutional analysts don't like. It sounds crazy, but here's why... These analysts are often just behind the curve. They're not wrong, but they're often late. Knowing that, we can use the Power Gauge to beat them. Specifically, we can filter for stocks with a "bullish" or better overall rating and a "bearish" Experts category rating. These stocks are the ones likely to see analysts' revisions in the near future. As that happens, they'll continue to soar as other investors catch on to what the Power Gauge already sees. Here's an example... I recently ran a version of this screen on the more than 4,000 companies within our database. And I found 15 companies that fit this setup. We'll focus on one opportunity today. If you live near a major highway or shopping area, you've likely driven past its restaurants – and perhaps you've even eaten at one. I'm talking about Bloomin' Brands (BLMN). The Florida-based company operates more than 1,450 restaurants worldwide. They're mostly under the Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba's Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill, and Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar brands. With a roughly $2 billion market cap and $4 billion in annual sales, the stock is cheap in terms of its price-to-sales ratio. That's why the Power Gauge is "very bullish" on this factor. Bloomin' Brands is trading at around $22.50 per share today. So the stock could soar to more than $45 per share and still only be trading at about 1 times sales. That's darn cheap! And as you can see in the following chart, the stock is headed up from a recent bottom... [Chaikin PowerFeed] Also, notice in the bottom panel of the chart that Bloomin' Brands just started to outperform the overall market in recent weeks. That alone is typically enough reason to act. I'll add one more reason to like Bloomin' Brands today... Folks like you and I are going places again as we continue to move beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. That's great news for these chain restaurants in the weeks and months to come. Despite all that, Wall Street's eggheads still aren't fully on board yet... A few big banks recently increased their price targets. But notably, it happened about two weeks after the Power Gauge moved to "bullish" in early February. Plus, their consensus target is roughly $30 per share – only about 30% higher than the current share price. Waiting two weeks to listen to the big banks would've cost us some gains. And although the analysts now agree with the Power Gauge, they're still underselling the potential upside. In other words, thanks to the Power Gauge, we can still beat the eggheads at this game. Good investing, Pete Carmasino Market View Major Indexes and Notable Sectors # Hld: Bullish Neutral Bearish Dow 30 -0.54% 6 21 3 S&P 500 -0.83% 87 340 70 Nasdaq -1.45% 7 73 18 Small Caps -1.56% 236 1108 527 Bonds +1.73% Energy +2.87% 19 2 0 — According to the Chaikin Power Bar, Small Cap stocks are more Bearish than Large Cap stocks. Major indexes are mixed. * * * * Top Movers Gainers [rating] OXY +17.59% [rating] MOS +7.49% [rating] KR +6.97% [rating] BKR +6.44% [rating] CSX +6.06% Losers [rating] PVH -11.57% [rating] APTV -9.41% [rating] UAL -9.07% [rating] TPR -8.42% [rating] MU -8.15% * * * * Earnings Report Reporting Today Rating Before Open After Close CIEN No earnings reporting today. Earnings Surprises No significant Earnings Surprises in the Russell 3000. * * * * Sector Tracker Sector movement over the last 5 days Energy +9.20% Utilities +4.90% Real Estate +1.77% Industrials +1.20% Health Care +1.20% Staples -0.05% Materials -1.52% Discretionary -2.61% Communication -2.98% Information Technology -2.98% Financial -4.76% * * * * Industry Focus Oil & Gas Equipment Services 18 8 2 Over the past 6 months, the Oil & Gas Equipment Services subsector (XES) has outperformed the S&P 500 by +37.49%. Its Power Bar ratio, which measures future potential, is Very Strong, with more Bullish than Bearish stocks. It is currently ranked #4 of 21 subsectors and has moved up 1 slot over the past week. Top Stocks [rating] NEX NexTier Oilfield Sol [rating] OII Oceaneering Internat [rating] HLX Helix Energy Solutio * * * * Chaikin Analytics LLC is not registered as a securities broker-dealer or advisor either with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or with any state securities regulatory authority. Chaikin Analytics does not recommend the purchase of any stock or advise on the suitability of any trade. The information presented is generic in nature and is not to be construed as an endorsement, recommendation, advice or any offer or solicitation to buy or sell securities or any kind, but solely as information requiring further research as to suitability, accuracy and appropriateness. Users bear sole responsibility for their own stock research and decisions. Read the full disclaimer at [(. You have received this e-mail because you subscribed to PowerFeed, published by Chaikin Analytics. 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