This Week's 'Barron's' Roundup
Editor's note: Welcome to "Barron's Roundup." Each weekend, Stockpickr presents portfolios related to articles in the latest issue of Barron's.
: This
Barron's
article lists the 100 companies most respected by major investors. Among the stocks mentioned are
Apple
(AAPL) - Get Report
,
(GOOG) - Get Report
,
IBM
(IBM) - Get Report
and
General Electric
(GE) - Get Report
.
: Each week,
Barron's
publishes bullish and bearish stories on a variety of stocks. We present summaries of those stories in this portfolio. This week, there are bullish stories on
Oracle
(ORCL) - Get Report
, plus bearish pieces on
Blue Nile
(NILE)
and
NovaGold Resources
(NG) - Get Report
.
: This
Barron's
column highlights the latest dividend increases, initiations and cutbacks. This week there's information on
United Technologies
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and
Wyndham Worldwide
(WYN)
.
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Top Insider Purchases of the Week
: Insider purchases are a lot more predictive than insider selling.
Barron's
lists companies where managers are buying stock, and we build a portfolio with those companies' stocks. There has been interesting activity in
Take Two Interactive Software
(TTWO) - Get Report
,
Lions Gate Entertainment
(LGF)
,
Legg Mason
(LM) - Get Report
and
Schnitzer Steel Industries
(SCHN) - Get Report
.
: The latest analyst research reports highlighted by
Barron's
, including reports this week on
BioMarin Pharmaceutical
(BMRN) - Get Report
,
Church & Dwight
(CHD) - Get Report
and
Waste Connections
(WCN) - Get Report
.
: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes names like
Broadwind Energy
(BWEN) - Get Report
,
Genoptix
(GXDX)
and
Metropolitan Health Networks
(MDF)
.
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