For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL – March 10, 2021 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
BRK.B
, Oracle Corporation
ORCL
, BHP Group
BHP
, Starbucks Corporation
SBUX
and Altria Group, Inc.
MO
.
Here are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog:
Top Stocks for Berkshire Hathaway, Oracle and BHP
The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today’s Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Berkshire Hathaway, Oracle and BHP. These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.
You can see
all of
today’s research reports here >>>
Berkshire Hathaway
shares have outperformed the Zacks Insurance – Property and Casualty industry over the past year (+27.1% vs. +18%) on the back of a strong cash position that supports earnings-accretive bolt-on buyouts as well as sheds light on the company’s financial flexibility.
Continued insurance business growth fuels increase in float and drive earnings as well as generates maximum return on equity. The non-insurance businesses are delivering improved results with increased revenues over the past few years. A sturdy capital level provides further impetus.
However, exposure to catastrophe loss induces earnings volatility and also affects the property and casualty underwriting results of Berkshire. Huge capital expenditure remains a headwind for the company.
(You can
read the full research report on Berkshire Hathaway here >>>
)
Shares of
Oracle
have gained +25.8% in the last six months against the Zacks Computer Software industry’s gain of +5.8%. The Zacks analyst believes that Oracle is well-positioned to benefit from momentum seen in cloud business on the back of solid adoption of data cloud solutions, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Autonomous Database offerings.
Furthermore, strong uptake of cloud-based solutions, comprising NetSuite ERP and Fusion ERP aided revenue growth. Also, solid demand for the Oracle Dedicated Region Cloud@Customer supported by ML is anticipated to drive the top line.
However, increasing spend on product enhancements amid intensifying competition in the cloud market is likely to limit margin expansion.
(You can
read the full research report on Oracle here >>>
)
BHP
shares have gained +17% over the past three months against the Zacks Mining – Miscellaneous industry’s gain of +25.2%. The Zacks analyst believes that the company will greatly benefit from the rising iron prices on the back of strong demand in China.
Focus on lowering debt will also fuel growth. In fiscal 2021, the company expects to produce 244-255 Mt of iron ore. Efforts to make operations more efficient through smart technology adoption across the entire value chain are likely to lower costs, thereby boosting margins.
BHP Group plans to simplify its coal portfolio and concentrate on higher quality coking coals to capitalize on demand from steelmakers. The company has four major projects under development in petroleum, iron ore and potash, which are expected to drive growth in the long run.
(You can
read the full research report on BHP here >>>
)
Other noteworthy reports we are featuring today include Starbucks and Altria Group.
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