Plus: 10 Top Stock Picks of the Best Managers, Magnificent Seven vs. the âGranolasâ, and Key Takeaways from Warren Buffet's Shareholder Letter.?
[Morningstar](?utm_source=eloqua&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_stockstrategist&utm_content=52120&elqTrackId=daf4b3cf6bca45b887c1226cc4dae659&elq=a8963107a658445f8ddeb18126c2ae3c&elqaid=52120&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=26225) [Stock Strategist] Stock Strategist February 26, 2024 Good Morning! Here's the rundown of what's happening in the stock market. These days it seems like only one stock matters: Nvidia. The chip designerâs stock is now up over 60% so far this year with another 8% coming just this past week. Nvidiaâs latest leg higher on earnings prompted Brian Colello to raise his fair value estimate of [Nvidia stock by 52%](. Can Nvidiaâs rally continue? Sarah Hansen [takes a look under the hood]( at Nvidiaâs explosive growth and what that could mean for the stock going forward. While the focus among U.S. investors has been on Nvidia and the rest of the Magnificent Seven, thereâs a similar story brewing in Europe. But there are some significant differences in the kinds of stocks at play, and notably, theyâre generally cheaper. Theyâre called the âGranolas.â [Hereâs our story](. Economic Releases Scheduled for the Coming Week - Monday, Feb. 26
- Jan. [New Home Sales]( (seasonally adjusted annual rate): 690K vs. 664K in Dec. - Tuesday, Feb. 27
- Jan. [Durable Orders]( (month to month): -4.80% vs. -0.01% in Dec.
- Feb. [Consumer Confidence Survey]( 112.5K vs. 114.8K in Jan. - Wednesday, Feb. 28
- Q4 [GDP]( (seasonally adjusted annual rate): 2.8% vs. 3.3% in Q3 - Thursday, Feb. 29
- [Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims]( report for the week ended Feb. 24: 201K vs. 201K for the week ended Feb. 17
- Jan. [Personal Income and Outlays]( report
- Personal Income (month to month): 0.4% vs. 0.3% in Dec.
- Personal Consumption Expenditure (month to month): N/A vs. 0.7% in Dec.
- PCE Deflator (year over year): 2.4% vs. 2.6% in Dec.
- Core PCE Deflator (year over year): 2.8% vs. 2.9% in Dec. - Feb. [Chicago PMI]( 47.2 vs. 46.0 in Jan. - Friday, Mar. 1
- Jan. [Construction Spending]( (month to month): 0.3% vs. 0.9% in Dec.
- Feb. [ISM Manufacturing]( 49.5 vs. 49.1 in Jan. All consensus estimates are sourced from FactSet. Investor Relations Weekly Calendar: Highlighted Corporate Earnings and More
- Tuesday, Feb. 27
Corporate Earnings: Macyâs [M]( Loweâs [LOW](
- Wednesday, Feb. 28
Corporate Earnings: Paramount [PARA]( Salesforce [CRM](
- Thursday, Feb. 29
Corporate Earnings: Zscaler [ZS]( For The Trading Week Ended February 23:
- The Morningstar US Market Index rose 1.47%.
- The best-performing sectors were consumer defensive, up 2.00%, and industrials, up 1.78%.
- The worst-performing sector was energy, up 0.50%.
- Yields on 10-year US Treasury notes fell to 4.25% from 4.30%.
- West Texas Intermediate crude prices fell 3.90% to $76.54 per barrel.
- Of the 704 US-listed companies covered by Morningstar, 469, or 67%, were up, one was unchanged, and 234, or 33%, were down. Which Stocks Are Up?
Block [SQ]( Tandem Diabetes Care [TNDM]( LivaNova [LIVN]( Hyatt Hotels [H]( and Hanesbrands [HBI](. Which Stocks Are Down?
Sunrun [RUN]( Plug Power [PLUG]( Palo Alto Networks [PANW]( SolarEdge Technologies [SEDG]( and Cushman & Wakefield [CWK](. And Don't Miss:
- [Magnificent Seven vs. the âGranolasâ: How Does Europeâs Version Stack Up?](
- [5 Ways Nvidia Is Living Up to the AI Hype](
- [10 Top Stock Picks of the Best Managers](
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