Best Stocks to Buy Now

Best Stocks to Buy Now

Find the best stocks to buy now -- TheStreet's analysts and contributors offer their best stock picks for 2011.

These stock picks include technical trades and breakout stocks, short-squeeze opportunities, fundamentally undervalued stocks and fairly valued stocks with exciting growth opportunities.

As always, a buy recommendation should not be accepted with blind faith -- use these ideas as a starting point for your own research.

Best Stocks to Buy Now

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The Buffalo, N.Y. lender's shares rose over 1% amid low market trading volume, heading into the long holiday weekend.
5/25/12 4:37PM
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Unusual volume can be a major signal that hedge funds and momentum traders are piling into a stock ahead of a catalyst.
5/25/12 1:13PM
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These stocks look ready to break out and trade higher from current levels.
5/25/12 11:48AM
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Sterne Agee analyst Matthew Kelley on Friday projected that in a takeout scenario, the troubled Hudson City Bancorp would command a price of $8.25 a share.
5/25/12 11:22AM
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These companies are likely to boost their dividend payouts in the next quarter.
5/25/12 10:39AM
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Capital One's shares rose 3% on a mixed Thursday for the financial sector.
5/24/12 4:15PM
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Regardless of the reason behind it, when a stock makes a large-percentage move, it is often just the start of a new major trend -- a trend that can lead to huge profits.
5/24/12 12:59PM
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These under-$10 stocks look poised to trade higher from current levels.
5/24/12 12:12PM
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Only three mid-cap or large-cap bank stocks are currently assigned the coveted 'A' rating by TheStreet Ratings, and the five-year total returns speak for themselves.
5/24/12 6:00AM
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Bank of America's shares rose 3% on Wednesday, as bank stocks recovered late during the trading session.
5/23/12 4:20PM
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Unusual volume can be a major signal that hedge funds and momentum traders are piling into a stock ahead of a catalyst.
5/23/12 1:16PM
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Here are five of pension funds' favorite stocks from the first quarter of 2012.
5/23/12 12:17PM
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Insiders at these companies have been scooping up shares of their own stock lately.
5/23/12 10:37AM
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KBW analyst David Konrad says the company's board of directors 'may explore options to unlock value.'
5/23/12 8:44AM
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JPMorgan Chase's shares rose 5% on Tuesday, leading a broad rally for bank stocks, after the National Association of Realtors reported a solid increase in existing home sales for April.
5/22/12 4:26PM
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Here's a look at how some of the most-searched stocks are trading technically.
5/22/12 2:07PM
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Regardless of the reason behind it, when a stock makes a large-percentage move, it is often just the start of a new major trend -- a trend that can lead to huge profits.
5/22/12 1:05PM
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Stocks are snapping back this week -- and a handful of names is better positioned to profit than most.
5/22/12 11:16AM
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These heavily shorted stocks could get squeezed much higher if they report positive earnings this week.
5/22/12 8:00AM
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While lowering his price target for the shares, UBS analyst Brennan Hawken on Tuesday reiterated his "Buy" rating for JPMorgan Chase on a historically low valuation.
5/22/12 7:57AM
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Citigroup analyst Keith Horowitz on Monday said that JPMorgan Chase's shares were at "an attractive entry point," after dropping 18% following the company's disclosure of a second-quarter hedge trading loss on May 17.
5/21/12 4:18PM
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The Atlanta lender's shares rose 3% on Monday, reversing course from the previous session.
5/21/12 4:16PM
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Unusual volume can be a major signal that hedge funds and momentum traders are piling into a stock ahead of a catalyst.
5/21/12 1:14PM
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These heavily shorted stocks could get squeezed much higher if they report positive earnings this week.
5/21/12 11:23AM
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These stocks have both short-term gain catalysts and longer-term growth potential.
5/21/12 10:52AM
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KBW analyst Fred Cannon says 'domestically focused financial stocks' should recover over the coming weeks.
5/21/12 10:44AM
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These food stocks could be about to increase their dividend payments in the next quarter.
5/21/12 9:31AM
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Most bank stocks saw declines in line with the broad market on Friday, as the Facebook IPO failed to inspire investors.
5/18/12 4:43PM
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Unusual volume can be a major signal that hedge funds and momentum traders are piling into a stock ahead of a catalyst.
5/18/12 1:02PM
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These stocks look poised to break out and trade higher from current levels.
5/18/12 10:54AM

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