Favorite and Least Favorite Stocks

Mark Hulbert just came out with the September issue of the Hulbert Financial Digest. This is the newsletter that tracks other newsletters. My favorite part of each issue is where he lists the favorite and least favorite stock picks of newsletter editors. Usually, several stocks make both lists. This month is unusual because only three stocks are on both lists. The three stocks are Pfizer, ConocoPhillips and Toll Brothers.

The #1 favorite stock is Pfizer. This isn’t much of a surprise. There’s a lot like about Pfizer and the stock is down. I would stay away from the stock for now. Here are the top 10 favorite stocks of newsletter advisors and how many newsletters recommend them:
Pfizer 17
Bank of America 12
Johnson & Johnson 12
Microsoft 12
Newmont Mining 12
Berkshire Hthawy“B” 11
Citigroup 11
Home Depot 11
Intel 11
Unitedhealth Group 11

Here are some of the least favorite:
Cisco Systems 5
Nasdaq 100 5
S&P Spyders 5
Select Energy SPDR 5
Toll Brothers 5
Johnson & Johnson 4
Pfizer 4
Amerigroup 3
Bard CR 3
Conocophillips 3
Infosys 3
Ishares Biotech 3
Ishares Russell 2000 3
KB Home 3
Nordstrom 3
Nucor 3
SS&C Technologies 3
Seagate 3
Starbucks 3
Yellow Roadway 3

Posted by on September 9th, 2005 at 2:42 pm


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