Each week, Benzinga's Stock Whisper Index uses a combination of proprietary data and pattern recognition to showcase five stocks that are just under the surface and deserve attention.
Investors are constantly on the hunt for undervalued, under-followed and emerging stocks. With countless methods available to retail traders, the challenge often lies in sifting through the abundance of information to uncover new opportunities and understand why certain stocks should be of interest.
Here’s a look at the Benzinga Stock Whisper Index for the week ending Jan. 24:
Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT): The hotel company saw strong interest from readers during the week, which comes ahead of the company's fourth-quarter earnings report set for Feb. 6. Analysts expect the company to report earnings per share of $1.67, down from $1.68 in last year's fourth quarter. The company has beaten earnings per share estimates in four straight quarters and nine of the last 10 quarters overall. Analysts expect the company to report fourth-quarter revenue of $2.76 billion, up from $2.61 billion in last year's fourth quarter.
The company has beaten analyst revenue estimates in seven of the last 10 quarters. In the third quarter, the company reported higher adjusted EBITDA, higher number of rooms under ownership and other key metrics. Investors will be closely watching if the quarterly results show additional growth. Barclays recently maintained a Buy rating on the stock and raised the price target from $268 to $270. Argus Research also maintained a Buy rating on the stock and raised the price target from $270 to $290.
Hilton shares were up slightly over the last five days and are up over 30% over the last year.
Lam Research stock was down on the trading week and shares are down 5% over the last year.
Fiserv stock is up over the last week and shares are up over 49% in the last year.
"We see the announcement as a tactical positive, as we believe it reflects tighter supply/demand market dynamics than the market expects over the next two years," Rangan said.
The analyst said the project and other future projects could signal a shift away from outsourced data centers.
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