Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week.
- Last week's bullish calls included a Chinese e-commerce giant and an electric vehicle maker.
- A leading streaming service platform along with a natural gas production company were among the bearish calls seen.
The S&P 500 ended the week up by 6.2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 5.5% and the Nasdaq Composite rose by 8.2%. The gains this week came after two weeks of losses for the S&P 500 and five weeks of declines for the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Benzinga continues to examine the prospects for many of the stocks most popular with investors. Here are a few of this past week's most bullish and bearish posts that are worth another look.
The Bulls "'That's A Buy Signal': Why Kevin O'Leary Just Bought Alibaba (NYSE:BABA), Tencent (HK:0700) And Meituan Stock," by Adam Eckert, says that O'Shares ETFs chairman Kevin O'Leary took advantage of this week's flash sale and bought shares of Tencent, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) and Meituan (OTC: MPNGF).
In "Mark Zuckerberg Confirms NFTs Are Coming Soon To Instagram," Samyuktha Sriram writes that Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the company is working on bringing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to its social media platform, Instagram, in the "near term."
"Nio Reverses Course After Sell-Off: Will EV Stock Rally Ahead Of Earnings?," by Shanthi Rexaline, notes that after an extended lean run, Nio, Inc. (NYSE: NIO) shares hit a trough Tuesday, weighed down by multiple factors, but the stock now appears to be making a bullish turn.
For additional bullish calls of the past week, check out the following:
Is Boeing (NYSE:BA) Ready For Takeoff? Why This Investor Bought More Stock
If Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) Stock Gets 'Anywhere Close To $80' Pete Najarian Plans To Deploy This Strategy
Dan Ives Sees 'Bright Green Light' Buying Opportunity For Apple, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) And Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
The Bears In "Why This Apple Analyst Is Pessimistic About The 2022 Mobile Market," Shivdeep Dhaliwal writes that long-time Apple Inc (NASDAQ: NASDAQ:AAPL) analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is not upbeat about the 2022 mobile market.
"Can Netflix Return To Mid-To-High Teens Revenue Growth? These 2 Tests Will Tell Us," by Shanthi Rexaline, notes that Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NASDAQ:NFLX) has seen a marked slowdown in net subscriber additions amid competition from other streaming services. An analyst at KeyBanc Capital Markets says there are a few tests to determine whether the company's pre-COVID strength will return.
In "Why Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) Is Turning Bearish On Southwestern Energy," Priya Nigam explains why a Wells Fargo analyst downgraded his rating on Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE: NYSE:SWN) from Equal Weight to Underweight, saying it may take time for investors to appreciate the company's debt reduction efforts.
For more bearish takes, be sure to see these posts:
US Congressman Proposes New Taxes On Oil Companies Months After Buying Tesla Shares: What Investors Should Know
Donald Trump Lashes Out At Media Companies For Dropping OAN News: Here's The Latest
Is Disney's New 'Star Wars'-Inspired Hotel Turning Into A Flop?
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