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In early trading on Thursday, shares of Merck topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 3.3%. Year to date, Merck registers a 14.4% gain.
Google parent Alphabet (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), and Tesla (TSLA) are among the magnificent seven members that have delivered fourth-quarter results. The cadre of high-growth mega-caps will be pivotal drivers of S&P 500 EPS for the final three months of last year and beyond. That implies upcoming earnings reports from the rest of the magnificent seven. [...]
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The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were set to open higher on Thursday, following a selloff in the previous session after the Federal Reserve dashed hopes for early interest rate cuts, with focus now on economic data and Big Tech earnings later in the day.
Snap SNAP is set to report fourth-quarter 2023 results on Feb 6.Per the internal forecast, the company expects revenues between $1.32 billion and $1.375 billion, implying year-over-year growth of around 2% to 6%. Within this range
For Immediate ReleaseChicago, IL – February 1, 2024– Zacks Director of Research Sheraz Mian says, "S&P 500 index earnings are currently expected to be up +2.4% from the year-earlier level on +2.8% higher revenues, which would
Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, MSFT rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. This momentum model looks for a combination of fundamental moment
NETGEAR, Inc NTGR recently announced preliminary results for the fourth quarter of 2023. Management highlighted that the quarterly performance was driven by continued solid underlying demand in the premium portion of its Connected
Wall Street recorded declines on Wednesday, reacting to the Federal Reserve's decision to maintain current interest rates. This decision, coupled with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's indications that rate cuts are unlikely i
U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday, following a Wall Street selloff in the previous session as the Federal Reserve dashed hopes for early interest rate cuts, with the focus moving to economic data and Big Tech earnings scheduled for later in the day.
While Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) started the crypto movement, the arrival of Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) altered the trajectory of the asset class forever. As the first programmable blockchain, Ethereum's smart contracts meant developers could build applications like decentralized exchange
Mutual funds offer diversification to investors, allowing them to invest in various stocks simultaneously. These funds provide ample liquidity, facilitating convenient buying and selling. Today, we have focused on a multi-cap fund,
VSMPX
, with the potential to earn more than 10% appreciation in the next twelve months.
Let’s take a closer look at this fund, which offers exposure to stocks with varying market capitalizations.
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Institutional Plus Shares
The VSMPX fund offers investors exposure to the entire U.S. stock market, including growth and value stocks of small, mid, and
large-cap companies. What stands out is its
significantly low expense ratio of 0.02% and broad diversification. As of today,
VSMPX has 3,794 holdings with total assets of $1.31 trillion.
On TipRanks, VSMPX has a Moderate Buy consensus rating. This is based on 2,322 stocks with a Buy rating, 1,364 stocks with a Hold rating, and 108 stocks with a Sell recommendation. The a
verage VSMPX mutual fund price target of $243.65 implies 11.22% upside potential from the current levels.
VSMPX has delivered a return of about 18% over the past year. Moreover, its top three holdings include
technology giants such as Apple (
NASDAQ:AAPL
), Microsoft (
NASDAQ:MSFT
), and Amazon (
NASDAQ:AMZN
).
Bottom Line
Investors seeking exposure to multi-cap growth and value stocks could consider VSMPX. Moreover, analysts’ average price target suggests that VSMPX provides an upside potential of about 11% over the next 12 months.
Disclosure
U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday, following a Wall Street selloff in the previous session as the Federal Reserve dashed hopes for early interest rate cuts, with the focus moving to economic data and Big Tech earnings scheduled for later in the day.
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Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller is a former hedge fund manager best known for betting against the British pound in 1992. He managed George Soros' Quantum Fund at the time, and the pair reportedly pocketed a $1 billion profit on the transactions. Meanwhile, Druckenmiller ran his
Investors hoping for imminent rate cuts by the Federal Reserve received a sobering reminder of the U.S. central bank’s focus on fighting inflation, after Chairman Jerome Powell poured cold water on bets policymakers would lower borrowing costs in March.