Benzinga's Bulls & Bears Of The Week: Coca-Cola, Ford, JC Penney, Spotify And More

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

  • Bullish calls included one of the most recognized brands in the world.
  • Bearish calls included a department store operator and a leading automaker.

The broader equity markets are still up 2 percent or so since the beginning of the month, despite being essentially flat this past week. As always, Benzinga has continued to feature looks at the prospects for many investor favorite stocks. Here are just a few of this past week's most bullish and bearish posts that may be worth another look.

Bulls

In "Barclays Finds Coca-Cola's Stock Refreshing As Consumer Staples Industry Suffers," Elizabeth Balboa examines why The Coca-Cola Co KO is expected to emerge as a leader from the upheaval in its sector.

Ezra Schwarzbaum's "Morgan Stanley Upgrades Refining Sector, Names Valero A Top Pick" discusses why the refining industry may be strong ahead and Valero Energy Corporation VLO is a new top pick.

United Parcel Service Inc UPS has network transformation plans that could improve margins and drive additional upside earnings potential, according to "Analyst: UPS Network Overhaul Could Improve Margins" by Bill Haddad.

In Craig Jones's "Citi Upgrades L Brands, Says Victoria's Secret Parent Company Is Undervalued," see why a key analyst says the market's valuation of L Brands Inc LB is overly bearish. Are shares "too cheap to ignore"?

Also have a look at "Q1 13F Roundup: How Buffett, Einhorn, Ackman And Others Adjusted Their Portfolios."

Bears

"Some Familiar Names Among Short Sellers' Top Stocks" by Wayne Duggan points out that J C Penney Company Inc JCP and Tesla Inc TSLA are among the stocks popular with short sellers lately.

In Elizabeth Balboa's "Piper Jaffray Downgrades Ford, Says Autonomous Efforts Won't Drive Fundamental Innovation," see why Ford Motor Company F lost an advocate last week as a former bull saw too few upside catalysts.

Skyworks Solutions Inc SWKS does not exude much confidence in the near term, according to a key analyst in a call featured in "Skyworks Downgraded By Raymond James On Lack Of Upside Potential" by Shanthi Rexaline. 

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In "Analyst Says Sell Spotify As Shares Are Too Expensive Right Now," Ezra Schwarzbaum takes a look at how Spotify Technology SA SPOT compares to the leading video streaming service provider.

Jayson Derrick's "Deutsche Bank Loses Appetite For Hostess Brands, Dean Foods" examines why analysts have lost their appetite not only in Dean Foods Co DF but also for the maker of Twinkies.

Be sure to check out "Where Do The FAANG Stocks Go From Here?" as well.

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

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