Time to test the water again
The market appears to be rebounding this morning as overseas markets closed up for the first time since the sell-off last Tuesday. While this market might not be done selling, we are dipping our toes back into the market today. We have added Starbucks (SBUX), Halliburton (HAL) and Microsoft (MSFT) to our positions. These stocks appear to have stabilized and trading at its support level.
Halliburton (HAL) and oil goes hand in hand. Oil price is again shooting above $60 per barrel. We believed it could actually head higher as summer approaches. Therefore, as oil price rise so will the energy sector. We remain confident HAL will end this year in the 40s.
Starbucks (SBUX) below $30 per share represent a buying opportunity as the fundamentals remain strong. We believed at this price, the risk/reward factor is compelling. Once the sentiment changes, we see this stock in the mid 30s again. Considering the bad market, the lines at Starbucks remain long; sales store sales should continue to grow at a modest rate.
Microsoft (MSFT) at $27.87 is also very cheap. We are buying more at this level as the upside is also great. MSFT should be trading in the mid 30s again in a few months. In fact the entire technology sector is now priced attractively. While we would not put all our money into the market just yet, we believed buying on the dip is always a good strategy; especially when the fundamentals are strong.
What makes us buy when others are scared? It is the knowledge that these companies are fundamentally sound and knowing that their current valuations would be considered undervalued if the market were not in panic mode. For each of these stocks we have acquired, we have also set a target sell price. Our exit price for SBUX is $35, HAL at $40 and MSFT at $38. Good luck everyone!
Comments
Any comment on St. Jude Medical(STJ).
Posted by: ran | March 6, 2007 04:46 PM