Here are my buy-and-trade strategies for today's earnings stocks:
Reporting before the open on Wednesday Toll Brothers (TOL) ($37.08) is expected to earn 11 cents per share. The stock has a buy rating and set a multi-year high at $38.36 on Jan. 29. Toll Brothers is 25.1% overvalued and has gained 57.3% over the past 12 months and has an elevated trailing 12 months price-to-earnings ratio at 44.9. The weekly chart profile is positive with the five-week modified moving average at $35.59. My annual value level is $31.95 with a monthly pivot at $38.70 and weekly risky level at $39.40.
Reporting before the open on Thursday:
Dillards (DDS) ($87.47) is expected to earn $2.90 per share. The stock has a buy rating and set a multi-year high at $89.98 on Dec. 3. Dillards is 15.1% overvalued and has gained 90.2% over the past 12 months. The weekly chart profile is positive with the five-week MMA at $84.59. My quarterly value level is $83.66 with a monthly pivot at $87.16 and semiannual risky level at $88.33.
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) ($69.30) is expected to earn $1.57 per share. The stock has a buy rating and set a multi-year high at $77.60 back on Oct 16. The weekly chart profile is neutral with the five-week MMA at $69.91. My semiannual value level is $60.16 with a quarterly pivot at $70.08 and monthly risky level at $77.67. Reporting after the close on Thursday: Hewlett Packard (HPQ) ($16.79) is expected to earn 71 cents per share. The stock has a buy rating and set a multi-year low at $11.35 on Nov. 20. Hewlett Packard is 16.6% undervalued and is down 40.7% over the past 12 months with a single-digit trailing 12 months P/E at 4.4. The weekly chart profile is positive but overbought with the five-week MMA at $16.11. My monthly value level is $9.85 with a weekly pivot at $18.10 and semiannual risky level at $24.31. Nordstrom (JWN) ($55.40) is expected to earn $1.34 per share. The stock has a buy rating and set a multi-year high at $58.44 on Sept 12. The weekly chart profile is positive with the five-week MMA at $55.00. My annual value level is $46.41 with a weekly pivot at $57.34 and quarterly risky level at $58.69.Select the service that is right for you!
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