Top Wall Street analysts are upbeat about these dividend stocks

A Starbucks store is seen inside the Tom Bradley terminal at LAX airport in Los Angeles, California. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Earnings season has a way of revealing which companies can thrive despite near-term headwinds and enhance shareholder returns in the long run. With dividend-paying stocks, investors will want companies that have the strong balance …

This key element of ESG investing could drive real change at companies and boost returns

A pedestrian passes a Wall Street subway station near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, June 27, 2022. Money managers betting on a sustained global rebound will be left sorely disappointed in the second half of this crushing year as a protracted bear market looms, even if inflation cools. …

Jim Chanos, the short seller who called Enron’s fall, is converting hedge fund to a family office

Jim Chanos, Chanos & Company, at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha, Sept. 28, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Renown short seller Jim Chanos will be converting his hedge fund Chanos & Co., to a family office and advisory business, CNBC has learned. The investor, best known for his bet against Enron before its bankruptcy in 2001, will …

Next global financial crisis is not ahead: UBS U.S. chief economist

Despite indicators like U.S. credit card debt pointing toward financial and economic pressures, another global financial crash is not imminent, UBS chief U.S. economist Jonathan Pingle believes. U.S. credit card debt soared to $1.08 trillion in the third quarter of 2023, data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed earlier this month. This …

Activist investor ValueAct has been building a stake in Disney

Disney CEO Bob Iger speaking with CNBC’s David Faber at the Allen&Co. Annual Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. David A. Grogan | CNBC ValueAct Capital has taken a significant stake in Disney (DIS) and has been in dialogue with Disney’s management, the Activist Spotlight has learned. This is a new stake not previously disclosed in …

Growing geopolitical conflicts have some investors feeling guilty about buying defense stocks

An F-15E fighter aircraft can carry seven groups of four StormBreaker bombs. Source: Raytheon As the war between Israel and the Hamas militant group ramped up last month, Kenneth Suna took to his investing-focused TikTok account. Suna began a video asking his more than 200,000 followers “if you’re cool with profiting off war,” before adding …

Top Wall Street analysts are confident in the long-term potential of these stocks

A man check his phone near an Apple logo outside its store in Shanghai, China September 13, 2023.  Aly Song | Reuters Companies are feeling the ill effects of dampening consumer demand in a range of sectors, but select names are confident they can deliver solid growth even as the economy becomes more challenging. Wall …

Top Wall Street analysts say buy these dividend stocks for enhanced returns

A Citibank sign in front of one of the company’s offices in California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The ongoing market volatility continues to add to investors’ woes, making it difficult for them to pick the right stocks. However, it is always better to have a longer-term investment horizon and look for names that can …

Activist Engaged Capital sees a path to lift VF Corp’s share price and slash costs

A shopper passes in front of a North Face store at the Easton Town Center mall in Columbus, Ohio, on Jan. 7, 2021. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Company: VF Corporation (VFC) Business: VF Corp. is a consolidator of consumer footwear and apparel brands. It engages in the design, procurement, marketing and distribution …

Top Wall Street analysts remain optimistic about these five stocks

The Netflix logo is seen on a TV remote controller in this illustration taken Jan. 20, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters As the earnings season rolls on, investors are getting a glimpse into how companies are handling an array of macro pressures. Analysts can pick apart these quarterly reports and help investors identify companies that …