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Stock Opinions by Jenny Harrington, CEO, Gilman Hill Asset Management

STRONG BUY

Likes their numbers, even better than the big banks. Shares have nearly doubled over the past year. Is less headline and overall risk than the big banks. Have $9.1 trillion in client assets, growth rates are 27% next year and 22% the year after that, and trades at 18x PE. 

investment companies / funds
BUY
Cisco

Was upgraded today. Customers are cutting budgets short term, but a company can't have AI without investing. Cisco will come out with AI-specific products. So, focus on their long term. Short term is not great at 2% earnings growth then 6% in 2025 then 2026. Trades at 13x PE. She will hold it forever.

electrical / electronic
BUY
Intel

Was upgraded today. Earnings are expected to grow 28% in 2024, 67% in 2025, and 20% in 2026. People freaked out when their foundry business was losing money, but bookings of the foundry are up from $10 billion to $15 billion. You need to be long term this.

computer parts mnfctr
BUY
Shell plc

It's the best oil major that will benefit from the LNG boom in the next decade. Trades at 9x PE and pays a 4% dividend.

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COMMENT
NVIDIA Corporation

Many like herself are waiting for more of a pullback and feel that this rally doesn't feel right, doesn't feel good. She's nervous about Nvidia reporting next week. If they blink wrong, there'll be a sell-off like yesterday.

computer software / processing
PARTIAL BUY
Uber

She bought it 2 years ago, up 240%. She won't get that going forward, but Uber will boast a 6% free cash flow yield. Going forward, Uber must balance shareholder returns and not disenfranchise their drivers with expense cuts.

Technology
BUY
IBM Common Stock

Price target raised, though it's below the current share price. As we move into cloud, big data and AI, the big winners are in data like IBM. IBM is old and sleepy, but they bought Red Hat and will be a winner in this space, though not flashy but rather slow and steady. Pays a nearly 4% as you wait.

electrical / electronic
WATCH
Cisco

It reports later today. Trades at 12.6x PE. Will they announce more cost cuts and layoffs? She doesn't feel good about earnings today. At least shares haven't run up before the report. They're spending more on AI than their network, so their growth isn't linear. You can hold this for a long time, but there will be fits and starts.

electrical / electronic
BUY
NextEra Energy
Convertible preferred shares

It's a convertible preferred, so you get common share upside plus a 9.75% dividend.

electrical utilities
WATCH
Keycorp

It's on her watchlist. She's keen to see next week's bank earnings and is bullish banks. KEY has been underperforming big. It reports Jan. 18.

banks
SELL
Uber

Earnings could grow 8-10%, but this has run up so much that to sell now would mean paying huge capital gains. It's a phenomenal story, but prefers looking for something else in 2024 and will likely sell this next year.

Technology
BUY

Pays a 6.5% dividend and has a lot of cash flow.

oil pipelines
COMMENT

Isn't much more upside from here. The S&P will top at 4,400-4,500. Doesn't see earnings rising to push stocks higher. We will be stuck and rangebound for a while. Stops are popping this week only because yields are falling and the market was wildly oversold.

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BUY
Palo Alto Networks

Fortinet's 16% plunge today is unique to Fortinet, not Palo Alto and other peers. Prefers Palo because it's more diversified than Fortinet and has a better cash flow yield.

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BUY

Trades at 11x earnings, $1.6 billion free cash flow, 12% free cash flow yield and no debt! But guidance was weak. Bottoming of demand is not here, but further ahead. Is up modestly today.

electrical / electronic
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