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Top Stocks To Invest in for 2022

By:
Lucas Downey
Published: Jan 6, 2022, 15:50 UTC

The best stocks are beneficiaries of outsized gains compared to the averages.

Top Stocks To Invest in for 2022

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They’re the outliers of the market. These types of stocks have three traits: strong fundamentals, great technicals, and a history of Big Money activity in the shares. Outlier stocks see a lot of Big Money buying.

Oftentimes, that can be institutional activity. We’ll go over what that looks like in a bit. But first, the five stocks we see as top long-term candidates for 2022 are SHOP, ALGN, LOW, PYPL, & F.

For MAPsignals, we believe that Big Money trading can alert you to the forward fundamental picture of a stock. We want the odds on our side when looking for the highest quality stocks.

Up first is Shopify, Inc. (SHOP), which is an integrated commerce and marketing platform.

Great companies on pullbacks are worthy of attention. Check out SHOP:

  • 1-month performance (-15.00%)
  • Historical Big Money signals

Just to show you what our Big Money signal looks like, have a look at the top buy signals Shopify has made the past few years.

Blue bars are showing that SHOP was likely being bought by a Big Money player, according to MAPsignals.

When you see a lot of them, I call it the stairway to heaven:

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Source: www.MAPsignals.com

But, what about fundamentals? As you can see, Shopify’s revenue numbers have been strong while earnings have lagged, though I expect earnings to improve in the years ahead:

  • 3-year sales growth rate (+64.02%)
  • 3-year earnings growth rate (-63.12%)

Next up is Align Technology, Inc. (ALGN), which is a medical device company (the makers of Invisalign teeth aligners).

Check out these technicals for ALGN:

  • 1-month performance (-3.20%)
  • Historical Big Money signals

There’s been a price dip, but let’s look long-term. These are the top buy signals Align Technology has made since 2015. Clearly the Big Money has been consistent for years:

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Source: www.MAPsignals.com

Let’s look at fundamentals. As you can see, Align Technology has had huge growth. I see that continuing in the years ahead:

  • 3-year sales growth rate = (+19.52%)
  • 3-year earnings growth rate = (+87.95%)

Another name for 2022 is Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW), the popular home improvement chain.

Strong candidates for growth usually have Big Money buying the shares. Lowe’s has that. Also, the stock has been ramping up lately:

  • 1-month performance (+3.20%)
  • Historical Big Money signals

Below are the Big Money signals Lowe’s has made since 2010. That’s JUICE!

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Source: www.MAPsignals.com

Now let’s look a bit closer. The growth is impressive, and I expect more of the same in the future:

  • 3-year sales growth rate = (+9.8%)
  • 3-year earnings growth rate = (+34.7%)

Number four on the list is payment processor PayPal Holdings Inc. (PYPL). It’s been on a sell streak lately, but I think this is an opportunity and an attractive entry point for long-term investors.

Here are the technicals important to me:

  • 1-month performance (+2.56%)
  • Historical Big Money signals

Below are the Big Money signals for PYPL since 2015:

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Source: www.MAPsignals.com

Let’s look under the hood. Despite recent price volatility, the fundamentals indicate PayPal has been growing nicely:

  • 3-year sales growth rate = (+36.06%)
  • 3-year earnings growth rate = (+17.96%)

Our last 2022 candidate is automotive giant Ford Motor Company (F). It was a Big Money favorite in the 1990s and seems to be making a comeback. Consider this a turnaround play based on Ford’s electric vehicle present and future.

Check out these technicals:

  • 1-month performance (+27.50%)
  • Historical Big Money signals

Ford is a high-quality stock and has several Big Money buys (green bars) in the last year:

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Source: www.MAPsignals.com

Now look at the fundamentals. Sales and earnings haven’t been great. But I expect that to change going forward as the company’s product shift unfolds in the market:

  • 3-year sales growth rate = (-6.31%)
  • 3-year earnings growth rate = (-992.66%)

The Bottom Line

SHOP, ALGN, LOW, PYPL, & F represent top stocks for 2022. Strong fundamentals, future prospects, and Big Money buy signals make these stocks worthy of extra attention.

To learn more about MAPsignals’ Big Money process please visit: www.mapsignals.com

Disclosure: the author holds long positions in F & PYPL in personal accounts and long positions in PYPL in managed accounts.

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About the Author

Lucas Downeycontributor

Lucas is a well-versed equity investor and educator. He currently is co-founder of research and analytics firm, MAPsignals.com, which focuses on finding outlier stocks by following the Big Money.

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