Hot Watch List: Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT), SAP AG (NYSE:SAP), EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC)

Posted by on Jul 08, 2014

Google Inc. (GOOG) is taking on Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), by ramping up its same-day delivery service,Shopping Express. According to Re/code, the search giant has earmarked $500 million to expand its delivery services nationwide. The company has not verified the investment yet, but it is definitely ramping up say sources close to the matter. According to Google Shopping Express chief Tom Fallows, the company is putting a lot of money into the service and expects to sustain the investment as the service continues to grow. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), net profit margin is 0.40% and weekly performance is 2.77%. On last trading day company shares ended up $333.55. Analysts mean target price for the company is $414.32. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 6.07%.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT)‘s stock had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by equities research analysts at Morgan Stanley in a research note issued to investors on Thursday. They currently have a $87.00 price objective on the stock, up from their previous price objective of $29.00. Morgan Stanley’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 14.85% from the company’s current price. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT), advanced 0.42% in last trading session and ended the day on $76.07. WMT, Gross Margin is 24.80% and its return on assets is 9.60%. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT), quarterly performance is -0.99%.

SAP AG (NYSE:SAP), has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seventeen ratings firms that are currently covering the company, AnalystRatingsNetwork reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $77.66.SAP AG (NYSE:SAP), shares moved up 0.92% in last trading session and was closed at $78.97, while trading in range of $78.60 – 79.09. SAP AG (NYSE:SAP), year to date (YTD) performance is -7.69%.

EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), remains under pressure in the Storage sector. The stock has also traded back and forth over the past month. However, there are still opportunities in the stock that can make patient investors rich, at least if the recent revelation by Becker Capital Management is anything to consider. EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), ended the last trading day at $26.86. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.03% and price to cash ratio as 6.66. EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), showed a positive weekly performance of 1.63%.

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