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S&P 500   4,273.53
DOW   33,618.88
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S&P 500   4,273.53
DOW   33,618.88
QQQ   354.21
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3 Warren Buffett Stocks that are Moving into the Buy Zone
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3 Late-Season Earnings Plays for Mid-Cap Traders

Key Points

  • In the mid-cap space, corporate earnings have been extraordinarily balanced between positive and negative surprises.
  • Ciena Corp. has delivered two huge earnings beats the last two times out.
  • The $1.10 consensus EPS target for Thor Industries implies that earnings will more than double from the previous quarter.
  • Given the recent tailwinds and Q1 beat, Wall Street's forecasts for KB Home's Q2 earnings seem overly pessimistic.
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CompanyMarketRank™Current PricePrice ChangeDividend YieldP/E RatioConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target
Ciena (CIEN)
3.1141 of 5 stars
$45.95-2.5%N/A31.05Moderate Buy$61.35
THOR Industries (THO)
2.1211 of 5 stars
$92.86-2.1%1.94%13.36Hold$92.00
KB Home (KBH)
2.4736 of 5 stars
$45.47-1.9%1.76%5.94Moderate Buy$52.29
Urban Outfitters (URBN)
2.4524 of 5 stars
$31.96+0.7%N/A13.32Hold$35.92
e.l.f. Beauty (ELF)
2.5752 of 5 stars
$109.29+2.3%N/A61.75Moderate Buy$126.55
(IHS) (IHS)
1.7006 of 5 stars
$5.21+0.8%N/A-1.12Buy$18.17
StepStone Group (STEP)
1.6592 of 5 stars
$30.89-0.7%2.72%147.10Hold$32.00
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