Sentences with phrase «than defensive stock»

Within US stock funds, cyclical stock ETFs attracted more flows than defensive stock ETFs, as financials were the strongest sector by flows (see US sector flows).

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As the economy improves, the stock prices on these types of businesses often climb higher than the more defensive operations.

Despite all the negative chatter about low - paying fixed income these days, bonds are still safer than stocks and it pays an income, a key part of a defensive portfolio.

And, ever since stocks and bonds in emerging markets erupted in turmoil in January, investment banks native to Asia, Africa and Latin America have been forced to take a defensive posture to heal themselves rather than an entrepreneurial one to raise money for their clients.

Unlike more defensive sectors (such as utilities), price gains for mature tech stocks have largely been led by earnings growth rather than by multiples expansion.

However, Dollar General is more than just a defensive stock, as it is clearly operating in an environment that is experiencing steady, year - on - year growth.

Conversely, when the economy contracts, defensive stocks will likely fare better than growth stocks with lower - realised volatilities.

I am considering more stocks in the green zone, which has more stable defensive stocks, than the red zone, which has stocks that will do well if the economy has a strong recovery.

If you are going to hold the underlying stock across some anticipated volatility event (like earnings) then you may be better off writing an option that has more premium in it than the near - month option, as a defensive measure.

It should also be known that most investment managers have no choice but to own stocks, and if they think times are going to be harder than normal, they will migrate toward defensive stocks.

The P / E tends to be lower for defensive than for cyclical stocks, throughout the turns of a business cycle.

One of Graham's criteria suggested that defensive investors should avoid stocks trading for more than 1.5 times book value.

Frankly, that's more than enough to keep stocks on the defensive.