Tom Lee is former JP Morgan Chief Equity Strategist. He now heads a boutique research firm called Fundstrat Global Advisors which serves major institutions.
Tom gives his year-end outlook and believes you can stay long heading into year-end. He is very optimistic on U.S. equities, which he says are in the middle of a bull market that favors value stocks. And he has a target of 2,100 in the S&P by year-end.
He goes on to discuss his positions in Disney and Microsoft.
Disney was founded in 1923, and provides entertainment through five main business segments: Media Networks, Parks and Resorts, Studio Entertainment, Consumer Products and Interactive Media. Disney has a market cap of $154.57 billion; its shares are trading at around $89.85 with a P/E ratio of 21.70 and P/S ratio of 3.30. The dividend yield of Disney stock is 1%. Disney has an annual average earnings growth rate of 12% over the past 10 years.
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Microsoft was founded in 1975 and generates revenue by developing, manufacturing, licensing, and supporting software products and services. Microsoft has a market cap of $402.58 billion; its shares are trading around $48.79 with a P/E ratio of 19.10 and P/S ratio of 4.46. The dividend yield of Microsoft stock is 2.30%. Microsoft has an annual average earnings growth rate of 10.30% over the past 10 years.