2024-05-29 15:15:00 ET
Summary
- Quantitative investment analysis involves using computer processing power to analyze thousands of stocks and identify strong investment opportunities.
- Sector diversification is important to minimize risk and maximize returns, as different sectors perform differently in various market cycles.
- Our Head of Quantitative Strategies Steven Cress shares top stock picks in each sector based on strong quantitative ratings and positive performance.
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Steven Cress shares what goes into quantitative investment analysis (0:40) Why Google looks good despite a poor valuation grade (15:00) Why Giga Cloud is a top consumer discretionary stock (19:00). Consumer staples pick is Sprouts Farmers (20:50) Energy and financial sector picks (21:50) Top healthcare and industrial picks (25:55). Material and real estate sector top picks (29:55). Top tech stock (32:55). Utilities pick is NRG (36:55). This is an excerpt from a recent SA webinar .
Transcript
Daniel Snyder: Hello everyone, welcome. We're going through the top Quant stock across 11 market sectors. And I'm joined by the one, the only Steven Cress, Head of Quantitative Strategies, here at Seeking Alpha today. Steve, how are you?
Steven Cress: I'm doing very well, Daniel. Thank you so much for having me back on.
DS: Let's get into these Top 11.
SC: Alright. Let's do it. And, credit to you, Daniel. This is your brainchild, top stocks by sector , and it's a really important theme.
So, as we get into the theme, I just want to do a little background on Quant itself. What is quantitative analysis? How do we go about it? We look at Quant sort of in three different, tiles here. One, there's the basic to Quant, which is investment research. And, you could think of an individual investment research analyst and the work that they do. They're looking at companies, balance sheets, cash flow statements, income statements, and they're looking at the metrics for those companies compared to the rest of the sectors....
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Top Quant Stocks Across 11 Market Sectors With Steven Cress