5 Top Stocks for 2012 (That Have Everything Going for Them)

No matter what stocks you currently own, it is always a good idea to take a fresh look at different places to invest your money in the coming years. The year 2012 is going to be very good and very profitable for many companies, especially with the recovery of the world economy well under way. I have spent hours and hours observing the fundamentals of many companies over the last year, trying to find out which ones will do bet in 2012. The following 5 companies have good fundamentals and are poised to soar during the coming year:

5. Southern Copper (SCCO)

Most financial analysts agree that it is a good idea to have some kind of stock that resembles a high growth economy. With an emerging middle class , increasing stand of living, and higher GDP/capita (according to CNBC), Brazil is a textbook example of a high growth economy. With a comeback of the world economy and the emerging consumer in Brazil, high amounts of copper will be demanded. This copper is mostly supplied by Southern Copper.

4. McDonalds (MCD)

McDonalds is one of the super companies are times, and has been steadily trending upwards and raising its dividend, profits, and market share for many many years. McDonalds is a good way to keep your portfolio diverse because of its growing international business, and safe because of its secular nature (Jim Cramer). By reinvesting the dividends over time, McDonalds is very likely to outperform the market.

3. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN)

Regerneron is a pharmaceutical company that currently has some very successful products, and many new ones coming along in the pipe (according to an interview with the CEO). Unlike a lot of pharmaceutical companies who rely heavily on a single product being approved, Regeneron has the stability of many current products and the upside of many new products coming.

2. Nike (NKE)

Nike, the largest sports apparel and athletic shoe company in the world, Nike has a fundamentally good and growing business with a large number of catalysts going into 2012. This catalysis’s include the American NBA season and, even better, the 2012 Summer Olympics. Nike has a great potential for upside and, with the catalysis’s, everything going for them in 2012.

1. Disney (DIS)

The Walt Disney Company is the largest media company in the world in terms of revenue. It owns the Disney parks, cruise lines, movie label, ABC network, and ESPN network. This variety makes Disney a very diversified company, and will function well even if one of its core businesses go under. The biggest reason that Disney has upside potential is because Disney just had a rather large dividend raise. This signals that management (those who know the company the best) is expecting a fantastic year, as no CEO every wants to come back out and lower a dividend. (Mad Money)

Remember, it is always important to research stocks on your own before you decide to invest in them. That being said, if you have any gaps in your portfolio, any one of these stocks would fill that gap nicely and give your portfolio a boost for 2012.


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