Portfolio Strategy and Stock Picks by Stephanie Link
Strong earnings and tech sector shift drive opportunity, Stephanie Link notes
Stephanie Link, managing director and portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, comments on an eventful week marked by better economic data, robust earnings beyond the banking sector, and a notable ...
Stephanie Link: Market indexes diverge with DJIA near record peak
Stephanie Link, managing director and portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, observes divergent performance among key market indexes. She points out that SPY is 1.5% below its all-time high, ...
Nike sees declining brand and direct sales amid competition, Stephanie Link notes
Stephanie Link, managing director and portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, highlights a sharp downturn for Nike after the recent departure of its CFO. Link points to a 4% total revenue ...
Stephanie Link: WMB targets $5.5 billion deal for LNG expansion
Stephanie Link, managing director and portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, highlights that WMB is eyeing a $5.5 billion deal to expand its LNG presence. The move reflects a broader race for ...
Discretionary sector is undervalued as BC rates decline, Stephanie Link notes
Stephanie Link, managing director and portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, highlights that BC rates are heading lower and the discretionary sector is currently undervalued. She also observes ...
Stephanie Link: Resilient economic environment drives market rotation in 2022
Stephanie Link, managing director / portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, observes that despite a choppy tech market, the broader economic backdrop is constructive. She points to strong retail ...
ROK margin expectations may be too low, Stephanie Link argues
Stephanie Link, managing director and portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, highlights her continued focus on ROK as her final trade over the past two days. She describes ROK as an ISM proxy, ...
Stephanie Link: FDX sees $13 billion in cash and accelerating U.S. volume growth
Stephanie Link, managing director / portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, highlights FDX's solid financial report with U.S. volumes up 3% year-over-year and yields increasing by 10%. The ...
Loans and deposits hit new highs, Stephanie Link notes
Stephanie Link, managing director and portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, highlights that BKX is at an all-time high fueled by strong fundamentals. Loans have increased for the 18th week in ...
Stephanie Link: Quantum computing seen as major growth theme with $1.3T market opportunity
Stephanie Link, managing director / portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, highlights quantum computing as a critical theme for the next decade. The IBM CEO is cited as a leading advocate and ...
SLB targets 10-15% CAGR for digital revenue through 2030, Stephanie Link expects
Stephanie Link, managing director and portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, points to encouraging developments from SLB’s investor day focused on its digital strategy. For 2025, the company ...
Stephanie Link: U.S. mortgage applications rise 11 percent as refi share hits 40 percent
Stephanie Link, managing director and portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, reports an 11 percent week-over-week and 10 percent year-over-year increase in U.S. mortgage applications. She ...
SPX forward estimates revised higher rapidly, Stephanie Link notes
Stephanie Link, managing director / portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, highlights that SPX forward estimates are being revised upward at the fastest rate in more than 16 years, according to ...
Stephanie Link: AI spending momentum builds as semiconductor and tech shares face pressure
Stephanie Link, managing director and portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, observed a challenging day for semiconductor and technology stocks while highlighting an accelerating artificial ...
AVGO EPS rises 54 percent with AI revenue surging, Stephanie Link notes
Stephanie Link, managing director and portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, highlights that AVGO outperformed high expectations with strong earnings growth. The company reported earnings per ...
Stephanie Link: PANW beats expectations with strong revenue and next gen security growth
Stephanie Link, managing director and portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, highlights that PANW delivered better-than-expected results across EPS, total revenue, and net new annual recurring ...
Loans rise to record high, Stephanie Link notes
Stephanie Link, managing director and portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, highlights the continued importance of monitoring Fed H.8 data for indicators of economic growth. According to her, ...
Stephanie Link: Markets post gains in May as AI investment boosts related industries
Stephanie Link, managing director and portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, highlights that markets delivered strong performance in May, with SPX rising 5.3 percent and QQQ advancing 10.7 ...
Snowflake reports product revenue up 34 percent and new $6 billion AMZN commitment, Stephanie Link notes
Stephanie Link, managing director / portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, highlights Snowflake's strong quarterly performance, noting product revenue rose 34 percent, outpacing expectations. ...
Stephanie Link: Markets grind higher as EPS growth hits 27.8 percent
Stephanie Link, managing director and portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, highlights that markets are grinding higher due to strong earnings per share (EPS) growth of 27.8 percent. Retail ...
Early stock purchases without proven growth carry risk, Stephanie Link notes
Stephanie Link, managing director and portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, questions the strategy of buying a stock before it demonstrates growth, margin expansion, or solid execution. She ...
