On today’s episode of Full Court Finance at Zacks we dive into the market’s hot start to the second quarter of 2021. The episode then explores three highly-ranked tech stocks that investors might want to buy as the S&P 500 and the Dow hit new records and the Nasdaq climbs.
The market closed an eventful first quarter on a high note and continued that momentum into the first two trading days of April. The S&P 500 and the Dow are both on track to close at new highs on Monday, while the Nasdaq popped over 1.5% through late afternoon trading to come within 3.5% of its mid-February records.
The movement has highlighted a rotation into cyclical sectors such as finance, energy, and other economic rebound plays. And the bulls have bought up technology stocks since the Nasdaq fell into a correction on March 8.
The inflation worries are still there, but they might have been a bit overdone. The positives, which include the possibility of 6% or higher U.S. GDP growth in 2021, the vaccine roll out, and strong earnings growth, seem to be outweighing inflation fears. Even with the 10-year U.S. Treasury above pre-pandemic levels at 1.70%, it remains well below the 3% that yields hit in 2018 and ultra-low by historical standards. This likely extends
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With this backdrop in mind,
Pinterest
PINS
stock has surged about 10% in the last several trading sessions. Despite the comeback, it has nearly 10% more room to run before it returns to its highs. Investors might want to consider the rather unique social media-style firm compared to Facebook
FB
, Twitter
TWTR
, and Snapchat
SNAP
that’s poised to grow as people disconnect from traditional media and billions of more ad dollars pour into digital.
Adobe’s
ADBE
subscription-based software from Photoshop to InDesign are staples and standard-bearers in the creative and design fields. The company that created the PDF has also expanded its business-focused roster and its growth outlook is impressive. Plus, ADBE has outclimbed Netflix
NFLX
, Apple
AAPL
, and other technology titans over the past five years.
Lastly, we look at the second-largest company in the world by market cap at $1.9 trillion,
Microsoft
MSFT
. MSFT’s cloud computing space has boomed and it’s likely to drive growth going forward. And Microsoft shares jumped to new records on Monday.
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