Benzinga's Bulls & Bears Of The Week: Apple, FANG Stocks, Tesla, Twitter And More

Benzinga has featured looks at many investor favorite stocks over the past week.

Bullish calls included the FANG stocks and "tariff-proof" picks.

Bearish calls included the iPhone maker and a social media leader.

• The major U.S. indexes ended the past week about 3 percent or so higher, but still down at least 2 percent for the month. It was a week that began with news of layoffs at a Detroit automaker and ended with the death of a U.S. president. In between, we heard from Federal Reserve Chair Powell, learned of another big data breach and the G20 Summit began.

Benzinga continues to feature looks at the prospects for many investor favorite stocks. The following are just a few of this past week's most bullish and bearish posts that may be worth another look.

Bulls

"Analyst: FANG Stocks Growth Fundamentals Remain Relatively Strong" by Wayne Duggan suggests that despite the rotation out of Facebook, Inc FB and its fellow FANG stocks, investors should buy the dips.

Despite some weakness in Tesla Inc TSLA, several factors work in the company's favor, according to Elizabeth Balboa's "Jefferies: 5 Factors Protecting Tesla Model 3 Margins."

In Shanthi Rexaline's "Amazon Could Contribute More Than Half Of Retail Sector's Earnings Growth This Holiday Season," see why Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN remains the leader of the retail pack.

"Lululemon Has Long-Term Potential To 'Nearly Triple Revenue,' Bullish Analyst Says Ahead Of Q3 Print" by Brett Hershman reveals why remarkably strong sales trends at Lululemon Athletica inc. LULU should continue.

Jayson Derrick's "4 'Tariff-Proof' Stock Picks From A Pro" examines why UnitedHealth Group Inc UNH is among the most "tariff-proof" stocks out there. See what equities were featured.

Also have a look at 'We Expect Another Rangebound Year': Morgan Stanley's 2019 Investing Outlook."

Bears

A wait-and-see approach to Apple Inc. AAPL may be prudent, says "Why This Analyst Thinks iPhone Tariff News Will Be A Near-Term Overhang For Apple's Stock" by Jayson Derrick.

"Morgan Stanley Sees Choppier Waters Ahead For Micron, Says To 'Use Strength As A Selling Opportunity'" by Shanthi Rexaline points out why Micron Technology, Inc. MU investors may want to take some profits.

In Hannah Genig's "Sell-Side: GameStop Faces Increased Threat From Digital Mix Shift," see why, despite the steady rise of popularity in video game culture, retailer GameStop Corp. GME appears to be on its last life.

Jayson Derrick's "Twitter Bear Vs. Bull Debate: A Rally Ahead Or 'A Lot Of Room To Drop'?" discusses why Twitter Inc TWTR is a victim of the broader weakness in momentum stocks. Is there any relief in sight?

In "Macquarie Cautious On Constellation's Cannabis Investment," Hannah Genig looks at why cannabis may do little for Constellation Brands, Inc. STZ for the time being.

Be sure to check out "The 6 Biggest Economic Events To Watch In December" as well.

At the time of this writing, the author had no position in the mentioned equities.

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