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Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT), General Electric (GE), Coca-Cola (KO), Walt Disney (DIS)

Even though it’s Labor Day, I thought I’d do a little work and take a look at my current long-term portfolio to see which stock I respect the most. I wish I respected them all equally, but alas, I don’t.

Take Disney (DIS). I’ve talked ad infinitum of my displeasure with this holding. I know, I know, I should just sell already. Not a bad idea, and I hope to do it one of these days. Guess it’s that long-term discipline in me. When I first bought the shares back in 1998, I didn’t want to hop in and out of them; I wanted to dollar-cost-average into them over time. Unfortunately, the decade-plus performance hasn’t been too rewarding. Set the following chart to the ten-year mark; see what I mean? And dividend growth has been awful. No, this has not been a very respectable equity for me.

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Laboring Through My Long-Term Portfolio originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Walt Disney – Microsoft – Coca-Cola – Walt Disney Company – General Electric

If you are bullish on stocks going into September, the place to be is the big cap technology sector. These stocks are downright cheap. If the market falls, they will likely get cheaper, but if we are putting in a bottom, this is undoubtedly a great buying opportunity for both the short and long term.

Every single one of these stocks has been beaten down and is trading at a very compelling valuation. Furthermore, these names are the cream of the crop in the technology space. If the market can find a bottom in the next couple of weeks, you will be grateful to have added Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Intel Corporation (INTC), Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ) and Dell, Inc. (DELL) at these depressed levels.

With the exception of DELL, which has an awful lot of problems, but is wildly cheap, these stocks are the bluest of the blue chips in the tech space. Furthermore, they have very large market caps, relatively low betas, and entrenched, profitable business models. Every single one of them, however, has had a setback recently.

Continue reading Looking For A Bounce? Buy Big Cap Tech (CSCO, MSFT, INTC, HPQ, DELL)

Looking For A Bounce? Buy Big Cap Tech (CSCO, MSFT, INTC, HPQ, DELL) originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dell – Business – Hewlett-Packard – Intel Corporation – Cisco Systems

Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Microsoft (MSFT), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Oracle Corp (ORCL), Analyst Initiations, BHP Billiton Ltd ADR (BHP), Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT)

Analyst Upgrades

• TD Newcrest upgraded Agrium (AGU) to action list buy from hold based on a higher valuation supported by BHP’s (BHP) bid for Potash (POT). The firm raised its price target for Agrium to $95 from $76.
• Wells Fargo upgraded Weingarten Realty (WRI) to outperform from market perform, citing valuation and stronger retail occupancy.
• Deutsche Bank upgraded Aegon (AEG) to buy from hold after the company won European Union approval for its recapitalization using state aid.
• HCP Inc. (HCP) was upgraded to buy from hold at Argus.
• MedAssets (MDAS) was upgraded to buy from accumulate at Madison Williams.
• BreitBurn Energy (BBEP) was upgraded to outperform from sector perform at RBC Capital.

Continue reading Analyst Calls: AEG, AGU, MSFT, NFLX, ORCL, PTV, SPMD, WRI …

Analyst Calls: AEG, AGU, MSFT, NFLX, ORCL, PTV, SPMD, WRI … originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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BHP Billiton – Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan – European Union – Wells Fargo – Netflix

Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Yahoo! (YHOO), Target Corp. (TGT), Analyst Initiations

Analyst Upgrades

• GC Financial upgraded Microsoft (MSFT) to buy from hold, citing expectations that the company will raise its quarterly dividend by 15%. The firm upped its target for shares to $30 from $29.
• JPMorgan upgraded Agrium (AGU) to overweight from neutral, citing valuation and strengthening agricultural fundamentals. The firm raised its target for shares to $75 from $70. Note JPMorgan downgraded Mosaic (MOS) this morning to neutral from overweight.
• Susquehanna upgraded Baker Hughes (BHI) to positive from neutral based on valuation. The firm has a $53 target on the stock.
• Target (TGT) was upgraded to buy from neutral at BofA/Merrill.
• CF Industries (CF) was upgraded to conviction buy from neutral at Goldman.
• Portugal Telecom (PT) was upgraded to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank.

Continue reading Analyst Calls: AGU, BHI, CP, GOOG, HUM, MOS, MSFT, TGT, VAL, YHOO …

Analyst Calls: AGU, BHI, CP, GOOG, HUM, MOS, MSFT, TGT, VAL, YHOO … originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft – Google – Yahoo – Deutsche Bank – Portugal Telecom