[Winners From Q1 Earnings] Stocks Getting the Most Love From Analysts

Uncover the top performers of the Q1 earnings season as these stocks receive a flurry of upgrades. Picks from the Editor SPONSORED (Newsletter Continues Below) Sponsored [A 100% Win Rate In 2022… Over The Past 6 Years...]( The next 10 minutes could change your life. We’ve recorded a special sit-down interview with a reclusive millionaire who details how he’s closed out winning trade after winning trade throughout the volatility of 2022. In fact, he hasn’t closed a single losing trade since 2016. Sounds impossible? It’s not - and he’ll prove it to you. 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Tech and fast food sectors, however, are where analysts seem to be the most upbeat. Now, allow me to introduce the top dogs on this list - Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Salesforce.com (NASDAQ: CRM). These players aren't just master puppeteers pulling their own strings to create value, but they're also front-runners in the race toward AI. That's a promising sign for their share prices' ascension in the foreseeable future. Meta Platforms is bouncing back with a notable shift in its corporate strategy. It's waving goodbye to a growth-at-all-costs mindset, instead channeling its efforts towards increased efficiency and profitability. Trimming its workforce was part of this overhaul, as the company continues to show investors it's serious about its new direction.  Meta's foray into AI, along with a resurgence in user metrics, underscores an optimistic outlook for revenue and earnings. A total of 50 analysts have tossed upgrades or price target boosts Meta's way, placing the stock at a Moderate Buy with a $245 price target. Microsoft is next up with 49 new upgrades since Q1 reporting. Sparked by robust Q1 performance and outlook, these upgrades also celebrate Microsoft's decision to weave AI into its services. The analysts currently covering Microsoft are bullish on the stock, viewing it as a Moderate Buy with a price target indicating fair value at the current price. Recent targets have been set above consensus, nudging the consensus target to a fresh all-time high, potentially achievable by early summer. NVIDIA, the grandmaster of AI chip technology, shared Q2 guidance so staggering it created a shift in market sentiment. This, along with their role in the $1 trillion infrastructure upgrade, puts them on the path to maintain high revenues for multiple quarters ahead. With 37 analysts providing 47 updates, including 22 price target hikes, the consensus is for a Moderate Buy. While the consensus is below the current price action, most new targets foresee upward movement. Salesforce.com, owing to its preeminent position as a CRM provider, has been growing steadily. Its use of AI enhances its status as a leader in AI services, which has led to increased analyst activity. Salesforce received 31 updates from 36 analysts, putting it in fourth place for the most upgraded stocks. It's rated as a Moderate Buy, and its price target is trending upwards, albeit below consensus. Yet, recent trends show the stock trading significantly above consensus and nearing record-high levels. If you're game for a dip in the fast-paced world of AI-led tech stocks, these companies might just offer the plunge you're looking for. Will they continue to rise and shine, or will the tides turn? As the saying goes, "Only time will tell."  Keep on keeping up!  John @ Traders on Trend  (In the next article: Is it time to put inflation at the back of our minds? Find out below! 👇) Sponsored [You Can’t Escape Inflation So Profit From It Here]( “Inflation is bad” – yeah we all get it. 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But let's talk about something that's been perplexing me. Short-dated inflation swaps in the interbank market are currently suggesting that NSA headline inflation won't rise beyond 0.9% for the remainder of 2023, a meager 1.45% on an annualized basis. Most of this rise will be compressed into the next couple of months. The market is projecting a minuscule 0.23% overall price level rise between June and December's CPI prints – that's less than half a percent annualized! If you've been keeping an eye on this, you might remember we saw a similar plateau during 2022, when headline inflation rose only by a paltry 0.16% from June to December. This led to underwhelming coupons on iBonds and declarations that we've almost tamed the inflation beast. However, during the latter half of 2022, this inflation stagnation made sense. Oil prices tumbled from $120/bbl in early June to $75 by mid-December, causing average nationwide unleaded gasoline prices to slide from $5 to $3.25. To mirror such a drop, gasoline would need to shrink from the current average of $3.58 to $2.32 at the pump. The gasoline futures market is indicating steeper backwardation than usual, suggesting that this might not be the sole reason for the nonchalance towards inflation. If gasoline prices do decline that much, the inflation curve will be on point, but selling Nov or Dec RBOB gasoline futures would be a more direct way to bet on this. So, where's this flatness coming from?  (article continues below) Sponsored [How He Bagged One Of The Top Trading Records…]( A reclusive millionaire has been quietly racking up winning trade after winning trade. Despite avoiding most headlines, he’s become one of the most successful traders around - over the last 8 years, he’s banked a 97% win rate. How does he do it? He sat down for a rare interview where he revealed it all. [Click HERE to see how he’s done it…]( [Privacy Policy/Disclosures]( SPONSORED  🔼 Pay attention, this is worth your time! ☝  (article continues)  Piped gas doesn't seem to be the culprit since Natural Gas prices have already slumped below the decade's average. Foodstuff prices could decline further, but food-away-from-home generally shadows wages, so it's difficult to attribute such a large effect to food. Consequently, we are left with the core.  The only market where you can trade core inflation, the Kalshi exchange, has the current prices of m/m core between 0.18% and 0.57% for the upcoming months. These figures are similar to the 0.41% average over the last six months. It's true that markets operate on the principle of risk-clearing rather than conforming to collective beliefs. Yet, it's bewildering to imagine who would have such exposure to lower short-term prices that they would need to sell short-term inflation aggressively. It's plausible that large institutional owners of TIPS, predicting near-term dips, might be making such moves. Of course, it's entirely possible that inflation will abruptly level off from here, although it doesn't seem like the most balanced wager. After all, markets are supposed to offer appealing bets to those without an inherent bias to counterbalance the flows from those looking to mitigate their risk in a certain direction. Adding another layer to this puzzle, markets have also started factoring in the potential of the Federal Reserve continuing its interest rate hikes, despite hints from the Chairman of a possible 'pause'. This seems logical to me since a change of 25bps or 50bps makes minimal difference. Given the Federal Reserve's recent history of aggressive rate hiking, hitting around long-term neutral at the short end, it would be prudent to at least assess the situation. If they notice that the market is signaling that inflation could turn static instantly, it would be even more peculiar to think that the FOMC is ready to crank up the rate-hike machine again. So here's to hoping the Fed is in the mood for a game of "I Spy" before it pulls the next rabbit out of its hat.  Disclaimer:  The material in this document is for informational purposes based on our proprietary research. 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