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Thomas Hughes, Contributing Author at MarketBeat

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Clorox (NYSE: CLX) vs Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC) The Leader or The Laggard?
July 5, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Clorox (NYSE: CLX) vs Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC) The Leader or The Laggard?

Thomas Hughes

Clorox (NYSE: CLX) and Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC) don’t have a lot in common other than their classification as staples but they share an important relationship among today’s best-positioned consumer staples stocks

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Factset Research Systems (NYSE: FDS) This Is What A Strong Buy Signal Looks Like
June 24, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Factset Research Systems (NYSE: FDS) This Is What A Strong Buy Signal Looks Like

Thomas Hughes

IHS Markit (NYSE:INFO) emerged as a quality buy for its value, growth and dividend so it is no surprise to me today the same is true for Factset Research Systems (NYSE:FDS).

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Sherwin-Williams (NYSE: SHW) Stock  Is A Buy
June 21, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Sherwin-Williams (NYSE: SHW) Stock Is A Buy

Thomas Hughes

Sherwin-Williams (SHW), a maker of paints and coatings, has raised its guidance. The company says the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred a wave of home improvement projects

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It Is Time To Pull The Trigger On Smith & Wesson
June 18, 2020 11:00 PM ET

It Is Time To Pull The Trigger On Smith & Wesson

Thomas Hughes

Smith & Wesson (SWBI) just reported a blow-out quarter, literally, and has the stock positioned for longer-term gains.

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Target Is About To Rocket Higher  (NYSE: TGT)
June 16, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Target Is About To Rocket Higher (NYSE: TGT)

Thomas Hughes

Target has been growing revenue and earnings on a consistent basis since

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The Home Builders Are A Buy, Buy, Buy
June 15, 2020 11:00 PM ET

The Home Builders Are A Buy, Buy, Buy

Thomas Hughes

The COVID-19 pandemic struck fast and furiously, it shut down our economy, forced us to live apart from others, and retreat into the isolated world of “home”.

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This Is What A Market Melt-Up Looks Like
June 9, 2020 11:00 PM ET

This Is What A Market Melt-Up Looks Like

Thomas Hughes

The stock market, despite a widespread and possibly worsening global recession, has been chugging steadily higher for weeks. If you are still wondering why it is because the market is melting up.

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Grow Your Portfolio With Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG)
June 8, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Grow Your Portfolio With Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG)

Thomas Hughes

It was just two weeks ago that analysts at Raymond James gave Scots Miracle-Gro (SMG) a double-downgrade from Strong Buy to Market Perform.

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The Dollar Retailers Smash Earnings But Which Is The Better Buy?
May 27, 2020 11:00 PM ET

The Dollar Retailers Smash Earnings But Which Is The Better Buy?

Thomas Hughes

Dollar Tree (DLTR) and Dollar General (DG), the nations leading dollar-mart retailers, both reported earnings today proving their worth in today’s market.

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Autozone Beat Consensus, Does That Make It A Buy? (AZO)
May 25, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Autozone Beat Consensus, Does That Make It A Buy? (AZO)

Thomas Hughes

Autozone (AZO) made headlines this morning after it reported consensus-beating results for the calendar 1st quarter.

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Target Is Why Tech Will Boom In 2020?
May 19, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Target Is Why Tech Will Boom In 2020?

Thomas Hughes

Target (TGT) reported earnings this morning and led me to a singular conclusion; tech is going to boom this year.

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Four (4) Reasons To Expect A New All-Time High For The S&P 500
May 18, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Four (4) Reasons To Expect A New All-Time High For The S&P 500

Thomas Hughes

Regardless of your opinion of the economic reopening, it is happening and it means a couple of things for the stock market.

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Wendy’s Serves Up Goldilocks Report, Shares Move Higher 
May 12, 2020 7:00 AM ET

Wendy’s Serves Up Goldilocks Report, Shares Move Higher 

Thomas Hughes

Shareholders looking for some clarity in Wendy’s (NASDAQ: WEN) earnings release got more than they asked for. The company revealed such a strong quarter it’s raised guidance,

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Insane Demand Will Drive Clorox Higher
May 7, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Insane Demand Will Drive Clorox Higher

Thomas Hughes

Clorox (CLX) reported earnings for the first quarter last week and gave what I called then a “goldilocks report”.

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Kraft-Heinz 5.25% Yield Is A Buy
April 29, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Kraft-Heinz 5.25% Yield Is A Buy

Thomas Hughes

Today’s spotlight is on Kraft-Heinz (KHC). The global food-staple behemoth reported better than expected top and bottom-line results and a very favorable outlook.

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Is It Time To Sell Dividend Aristocrat Hershey
April 22, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Is It Time To Sell Dividend Aristocrat Hershey

Thomas Hughes

Chocolate maker Hershey (HSY) reported earnings this morning and shares are down hard because of it.

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Two Dividend Kings You Need To Own
April 20, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Two Dividend Kings You Need To Own

Thomas Hughes

What investors need to focus on now is long-term dividend stability and nowhere is that better found than in the Dividend Kings.

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This Is The Strongest Trend Following Signal You Will Ever See
April 5, 2020 11:00 PM ET

This Is The Strongest Trend Following Signal You Will Ever See

Thomas Hughes

The pandemic-inspired sell-off was scary and there are reasons to fear it isn’t over. The coronavirus pandemic is still with us,

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The Market May Have Bottomed But The Selling Isn’t Over
March 26, 2020 11:00 PM ET

The Market May Have Bottomed But The Selling Isn’t Over

Thomas Hughes

When the market saw the black swan of coronavirus approaching it reacted in the only way it could. Instead of waiting for this thing to hit, waiting to see how bad it might be

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Bear-Maggedon? I Say It’s A Buying Opportunity
March 15, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Bear-Maggedon? I Say It’s A Buying Opportunity

Thomas Hughes

JonesTrading Chief Market Strategies Mike O’Rourke says we are on the brink of Bear-Maggedon. Bear-Maggedon, to him, is the toxic-combination economic-rollover in the face of easy money policy.

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Three High-Yield Tech Stocks To Buy Now
March 10, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Three High-Yield Tech Stocks To Buy Now

Thomas Hughes

There is no question that we are witnessing one of the greatest buying opportunities of our lifetime. The S&P 500 is down about 20% from its highs offering a discount to prices we may not see again.

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A Turning Point For Chipotle But Is It For The Better?
March 5, 2020 11:00 PM ET

A Turning Point For Chipotle But Is It For The Better?

Thomas Hughes

Chipotle Mexican Grill has been growing over the last two years and the outlook for growth is excellent. The company posted $5.58 billion in revenue for 2019

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How Deep Can This Correction Go
February 27, 2020 11:00 PM ET

How Deep Can This Correction Go

Thomas Hughes

The coronavirus sparked a massive sell-off in the broad equities market. The coronavirus is the catalyst that set the sell-off in motion but it is not the underlying cause, the broad equities market has been ripe for correction for well over a year

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It’s Time To Buy Gold Stocks
February 19, 2020 11:00 PM ET

It’s Time To Buy Gold Stocks

Thomas Hughes

If you are watching gold prices and wondering if its a good time to buy gold stocks you’d be right. The gold price was one of the best-performing assets in 2019 and the outlook for 2020 is bullish.

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