Navelier Top 5 Stocks for March

The following is provided by Navellier with technical comment from South Ocean Management – pls do your own due diligence.

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High-Growth Investments

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) offers electronic design automation (EDA) software and hardware, which play an integral role in the electronics design chain. Last year turned out to be a record year for the company: Full-year 2022 revenue came in at $3.56 billion, while earnings were $1.17 billion, or $4.27 per share, which represented 19.2% annual revenue growth and 27.8% annual earnings growth.

CDNS is a Conservative buy below $214.

SOM Technicals:

2-24-23: Closed at 193.74. Trade pressures are down into the neutral zone. Volumes are now neutral. the next target down is 188.91.

3-4-23: Closed at 196.50. Trade pressures are up. Volumes are now bullish. The next target up is 201.39.

3-11-23: Closed at 195.71. Trade pressures are down. Volumes are bullish. The next target down is the 188.91 short entry.

3-17-23: Closed at 206.88. Trade pressures are up. Volumes are bullish. The next target up is the 209.50 prior high.

3-24-23: Closed at 204.48. Trade pressures are down. Volumes are  bullish. The next target down is 195.45.

 

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (LW) is a leading supplier of frozen potatoes, sweet potatoes and vegetable products. When it comes to frozen potatoes, Lamb Weston is the top supplier in the United States and the second largest in the world. During its second quarter in fiscal year 2023, sales rose 27% year-over-year to $1.28 billion, and adjusted earnings soared 171% year-over-year to $185.4 million, or $1.28 per share. The consensus estimate called for earnings of $0.74 per share on $1.15 billion in sales.

LW is a Conservative buy below $107.

SOM Technicals:

1/28/23: Closed at 98.31. Trade pressures are up. Volumes are bullish. The next target up is 100.77, the prior high.

2-3-23: Closed at 98.12. Trade pressures are down but rising. Volumes are now neutral. The next target up is 100.77. Support is at 95.40.

2-18-23: Closed at 100.48. Trade pressures are up. Volumes are bullish. The next target up is 108.44.

2-24-23: Closed at 99.98. Trade pressures are down. Volumes are now neutral. The next target down is 87.01.

3-4-23: Closed at 101.98. Trade pressures are up. Volumes are bullish. The next target up is a breakout above the prior high at 102.77.

3-11-23: Closed at 97.63. Trade pressures are down. Volumes are bearish. The next target down is the short entry at 97.30.

3-17-23: Closed at 97.62. Trade pressures are down but rising. Volumes are bearish. the next target down is 91.83.

3-24-23: Closed at 100.18. Trade pressures are down but rising into the neutral zone. Volumes are bullish. The next target up is 102.70.

 

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) operates the biggest refining system in the U.S., with 13 refineries capable of refining about 2.9 million barrels per day. Fourth-quarter adjusted earnings soared 290.4% year-over-year to $3.1 billion, or $6.65 per share. Analysts expected adjusted earnings of $5.67 per share, so MPC posted a 17.3% earnings surprise.

MPC is a Conservative buy below $137.

SOM Technicals:

12-31-22: Closed at 116.39. Trade pressures are up. Volumes are bullish. In the move down. Need to clear 123 to become bullish.

1-7-23: Closed at 116.82. Trade pressures are up. Volumes are bearish. The next target is 109.26.

1-14-23: Closed at 121.93. Trade pressures are up. Volumes are bullish. The next target up is 131.52.

1-20-23: Closed at 125.72. Trade pressures are up. Volumes are bullish. The next target up is 134.52.

1-29-23: Closed at 133.25. Trade pressures are up. Volumes are now bearish. The next target down is 128.25.

2-3-23: Closed at 118.25. Trade pressures are down. Volumes are bearish. The next target down is 115.36.

2-11-23: Closed at 127.07. Trade pressures are up. Volumes are now bullish. The next target up is the 131 resistance.

2-18-23: Closed at 122.50. Trade pressures are down. Volumes are down. The next target down is 115.36

2-24-23: Closed at 124.92. Trade pressures are up but declining. Volumes are now bullish. The next target down is 115.36.

3-4-23: Closed at 133.50. Trade pressures are up. Volumes are bullish. The next target up is 136.46, the prior high.

3-11-23: Closed at 129.81. Trade pressures are down but rising. Volumes are bearish. The next target up is the breakout above 136.46.

3-17-23: Closed at 123.68. Trade pressures are up into the neutral zone. Volumes are now bearish. The next target up is 125.78.

3-24-23: Closed at 124.70. Trade pressures are down. Volumes are bullish. The next target up is 130.75.

 

Novo Nordisk AS

Novo Nordisk AS (NVO) develops treatments to combat diabetes, obesity and other chronic illnesses, as well as rare blood and rare endocrine diseases. For the fourth quarter, Novo Nordisk reported earnings jumped 26% year-over-year to DKK 6.02 per share. In U.S. dollar terms, the company achieved fourth-quarter earnings of $0.86 per share, which beat analysts’ estimates for $0.84 per share.

NVO is a Conservative buy below $152.

SOM Technicals: 

2-24-23: Closed at 141.60. Trade pressures are down. Volumes are now neutral. The next target down is 188.22.

3-4-23: Closed at 144.90. Trade pressures are up. Volumes are bullish. The next target up is 149.62.

3-11-23: Closed at 141.29. Trade pressures are down but rising. Volumes are bearish. The next target down  is 134.71.

3-17-23: Closed at 139.44. Trade pressures are down but rising. Volumes are neutral. The next target down is 134.74.

3-24-23: Closed at 152.76. Trade pressures are up. Volumes are bullish. The next target up is 159.89.

 

Quanta Services, Inc.

Quanta Services, Inc. (PWR) offers infrastructure solutions for electric power, wireless and fiber optic installation, underground utilities and pipelines. For the fourth quarter, Quanta Services reported adjusted earnings of $1.68 per share and revenue of $4.42 billion. That topped analysts’ estimates for fourth-quarter earnings of $1.60 per share on $4.28 billion in revenue.

PWR is a Conservative buy below $176.

SOM Technicals:

7-30-22: Closed at 138.73. Trade pressures are up. but showing divergence. Volumes are bearish. The  next target down is 133.65.

8-6-22: Closed at 136.91. Trade pressures are down but rising. Volumes are bullish. The next target up is 138.44.

8-12-22: Closed at 143.46. Trade pressures are up. Volumes are bullish. The next target up is 145.03.

8-21-22: Closed at 142.02. Trade pressures are down into the neutral zone. Volumes are now neutral. The next target down is 138.78.

1-29-23: Closed at 150.00. Trade pressures are up. Volumes are bullish. The next target up is 154.23.

2-3-23: Closed at 152.43. Trade pressures are up. Volumes are neutral. The next target up is 154.23.

2-11-23: Closed at 151.34. Trade pressures are down. Volumes are now bearish. The next target down is 148.46.

2-18-23: Closed at 154.90. Trade pressures are up. Volumes are up. The next target up is 158.55. A close below 153.45 would signal lower.

2-24-23: Closed at 160.64. Trade pressures are up. Volumes are neutral. The next target up is 163.65.

3-4-23: Closed at 163.12. Trade pressures are rising into the neutral zone. Volumes are bullish. The next target up is 168.75.

3.11.23: Closed at 157.35. Trade pressures are down. Volumes are bearish. The next target down is 148.96.

3-17-23: Closed at 155.10. Trade pressures are in the neutral zone. Volumes are bearish. The next target down is 148.96.

3-24-23: Closed at 160.78. Trade pressures are down. Volumes are bullish. The next target down is 156.74.