5 Stocks You Need to Watch this Week

Each week we’ll bring you five stocks that are on our radar

In the fast-paced world of investing, staying ahead requires good ideas and timely decisions. This article highlights five stocks worth watching each week for their robust performance, market trends, and growth potential. Discover the stocks that could enhance your portfolio and navigate market fluctuations with confidence.

Technology Stock of the Week: Palantir

Palantir (PLTR) rolls into 2025 with one of the most valuable titles in the market, “Most Hated Technology Stock”

Over the last year, shares of Palantir have added 300.6% in return as the company is executing on the business model they set forth with a short four years ago, and its working.

New business contracts from the government and private sector have been rolling in, suggesting that 2025 will be their revenue growth year.  Last quarter’s revenue grew by 30%, continuing a six-quarter trend.  The company will post current earnings results on Feb 12.

Shares of Palantir as cropping below their 50-day moving average, signaling a broad market selloff is upon us.

Investors should watch for an opportunity to buy Palantir’s “Dip” as the company is likely to be one of the top performers of 2025.

Palantir’s current chart suggests that a price of $60 should provide an opportunity for the stock to benefit from some technical support.

Palantir Stock Analysis

Growth Stock of the Week: Cal-Maine

We haven’t talked about my “Walks Down Main Street” in a while, but there’s one worthy of covering this week.

While picking up groceries at the local Kroger I was met with an entirely empty cooler that normally houses the store’s wide selection of eggs.

The cooler displayed a sign explaining that the “Due to recent supply shortages….” you know the rest.

Cal-Maine Foods (CALM), the country’s largest egg producer, reported better-than-expected earnings last week as the company’s revenue came in much stronger than expected.  Expect more from Cal-Maine through 2025 as Bird Flu and inflation become a catalyst for higher prices.

The stock is trading in a range above $100 near its all-time highs.

Investors should expect to see some weakness from Cal-Maine as the market runs through the seasonally weak January and February, but the stock should remain in its short-term bullish trend as investors look for inflation-resistant investments for their portfolios.

Cal-Maine Stock Analysis

Stock Under $10 of the Week: JetBlue Airways

JetBlue Airways (JBLU) shares are preparing to move above the critical $8 level as the stock continues its correction from $5 lows earlier this year.

Last week, Delta Airlines (DAL) dropped better than expected earnings results on the market as air travel remains robust in the U.S..  JetBlue is set to release its earnings results on January 23, and the company has been benefitting from the same robust travel demand.

In December, JetBlue’s management joined Delta and Southwest Air (LUV) in raising their fourth quarter earnings guidance as each company had seen an increase in the seasonal travel traffic.

Shares of JetBlue are trading in a short-term bullish trend with the stock targeting a move to $9.00.

JetBlue Stock Analysis

Income Stock of the Week:

I’m going to take a week off from providing the Income Stock of the Week and instead provide a quick Public Service Announcement.

We’re at that point in the market when stocks with high dividend yields are getting clobbered.  The reason is simple, why by a stock that has risk associated with it when the government is paying nearly 5% again?

That’s right, start calling your banks and other deposit institutions because the high-interest savings rates and Certificates of Deposit are making a comeback.

Next week we’ll talk about a few interest rate alternatives.

 Bearish Stock of the Week: Advanced Micro Devices

This morning’s news that the Biden Administration is putting more restrictions on semiconductor sales around the globe.

The move is meant to act as a guardrail to keep valuable AI technology among the United States’ allies while curbing its availability to countries like China.  Investors don’t often see it that way, they see it as lower revenue for companies like NVIDIA (NVDA) and AMD (AMD).

AMD shares have already broken into a bear market trend with the stock trading below its 20-month moving average.

Last week, the stock moved below $120, a key technical level that had acted as support for AMD shares.

With key support having given way, investors should expect that this chip company is set for another 20-30% drop from current prices.

AMD Stock Analysis

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