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What a difference a few days can make. Between Wednesday and Thursday night, stocks sharply dropped, putting us at risk of a 4-day losing streak. Crypto was tanking, and inflation fears were spooking everyone. Then jobless claims came in at their lowest levels since the pandemic started, and stocks reversed. We are now on pace for our second straight day of broad gains and are clawing back from many of the losses earlier in the week. Most sectors were up on Friday, from Big Tech to cruise lines — something we have not seen a whole lot of in 2021. The Dow Jones rose 200 points, and both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq
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gained 0.5%. For investors looking to find the best opportunities, the deep learning algorithms at Q.ai have crunched the data to give you a set of Top Buys. Our Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) systems assessed each firm on parameters of Technicals, Growth, Low Volatility Momentum, and Quality Value to find the best Top Buys.
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Crown Crafts Inc (CRWS)
Crown Crafts Inc is today’s first Top Buy. Crown Crafts Inc designs, markets and distributes infant, toddler and juvenile consumer products. Our AI systems rated the company C in Growth, B in Low Volatility Momentum, and A in Quality Value. The stock closed down 0.39% to $7.75 on volume of 17,208 vs its 10-day price average of $7.77 and its 22-day price average of $7.76, and is up 9.0% for the year. Revenue grew by 5.79% in the last fiscal year and grew by 10.5% over the last three fiscal years, Operating Income grew by 23.16% in the last fiscal year and grew by 22.64% over the last three fiscal years, and EPS grew by 12.93% in the last fiscal year and grew by 143.41% over the last three fiscal years. Revenue was $73.4M in the last fiscal year compared to $70.27M three years ago, Operating Income was $7.74M in the last fiscal year compared to $7.77M three years ago, EPS was $0.65 in the last fiscal year compared to $0.3 three years ago, and ROE was 15.65% in the last year compared to 7.72% three years ago. Forward 12M Revenue is expected to grow by 0.64% over the next 12 months, and the stock is trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 11.4.
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Flowers Foods Inc (FLO)
Our second Top Buy today is Flowers Foods. Flowers Foods produces and markets packed bakery foods, and operates 47 bakeries producing bread, buns, rolls, snack cakes, pastries, and tortillas. Our AI systems rated the company C in Technicals, C in Growth, A in Low Volatility Momentum, and A in Quality Value. The stock closed up 0.08% to $24.7 on volume of 1,807,366 vs its 10-day price average of $24.56 and its 22-day price average of $24.36, and is up 7.81% for the year. Revenue was $4387.99M in the last fiscal year compared to $3951.85M three years ago, Operating Income was $364.45M in the last fiscal year compared to $248.4M three years ago, EPS was $0.72 in the last fiscal year compared to $0.74 three years ago, and ROE was 11.55% in the last year compared to 12.53% three years ago. Forward 12M Revenue is expected to grow by 0.6% over the next 12 months, and the stock is trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 21.99.
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JM Smucker Co (SJM)
JM Smucker is our next Top Buy today. The company is a manufacturer and marketer of food and beverage products, specifically focusing on U.S. Retail Coffee, U.S. Retail Consumer Foods, U.S. Retail Pet Foods, and International and Away From Home. Our AI systems rated JM Smucker C in Technicals, C in Growth, B in Low Volatility Momentum, and A in Quality Value. The stock closed up 0.38% to $134.81 on volume of 568,228 vs its 10-day price average of $135.46 and its 22-day price average of $133.69, and is up 16.59% for the year. Revenue grew by 4.79% in the last fiscal year and grew by 11.11% over the last three fiscal years, Operating Income grew by 13.81% in the last fiscal year and grew by 15.76% over the last three fiscal years, and EPS grew by 22.97% in the last fiscal year. Revenue was $7801.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $7357.1M three years ago, Operating Income was $1292.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $1270.2M three years ago, EPS was $6.84 in the last fiscal year compared to $11.78 three years ago, and ROE was 9.65% in the last year compared to 18.16% three years ago. The stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 16.17.
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Texas Instruments Inc (TXN)
Texas Instruments is our fourth Top Buy today. The company is a blue blood semiconductor company, and engages in the design and manufacture of semiconductor solutions for analog and digital embedded and application processing. Our AI systems rated Texas Instruments C in Technicals, B in Growth, A in Low Volatility Momentum, and B in Quality Value. The stock closed up 1.97% to $185.3 on volume of 5,386,990 vs its 10-day price average of $181.86 and its 22-day price average of $183.44, and is up 14.23% for the year. Revenue grew by 6.64% in the last fiscal year, Operating Income grew by 11.71% in the last fiscal year, and EPS grew by 10.64% in the last fiscal year and grew by 18.03% over the last three fiscal years. Revenue was $14461.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $15784.0M three years ago, Operating Income was $5925.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $6684.0M three years ago, EPS was $5.97 in the last fiscal year compared to $5.59 three years ago, and ROE was 61.84% in the last year compared to 57.73% three years ago. Forward 12M Revenue is expected to grow by 0.31% over the next 12 months, and the stock is trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 24.83.
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Westlake Chemical Prtnrs Lp (WLKP)
Our final Top Buy today is Westlake Chemical Partners
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. Westlake Chemical Partners is an international manufacturer and supplier of petrochemicals, polymers and fabricated building products. Our AI systems rated the company A in Technicals, C in Growth, B in Low Volatility Momentum, and A in Quality Value. The stock closed up 0.84% to $26.47 on volume of 41,803 vs its 10-day price average of $26.64 and its 22-day price average of $26.88, and is up 17.44% for the year. Revenue grew by 1.83% in the last fiscal year, while EPS grew by 19.78% over the last three fiscal years. Revenue was $966.67M in the last fiscal year compared to $1285.62M three years ago, Operating Income was $352.99M in the last fiscal year compared to $349.57M three years ago, EPS was $1.88 in the last fiscal year compared to $1.51 three years ago, and ROE was 36.54% in the last year compared to 34.21% three years ago. Forward 12M Revenue is expected to grow by 8.98% over the next 12 months, and the stock is trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 12.57.
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