Best Stocks for 2012

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Best Stocks for 2012 – If you’re wondering what the best stocks to invest in 2012 are, you’re not alone. I personally am always curious to read about what the experts have to say are going to be profitable in the near future, and while I don’t claim to be an expert, I am happy to report what I find.

As far as what some of the best stocks to invest in for 2012 are, I’ve compiled the “top” lists from four different articles siting professional interviews: Goldman Sachs, CNN Money, USA Today and Forbes.

Best Stocks for 2012

Let’s look at what some of the experts are saying are the stocks to watch in 2012.

Goldman Sachs had several technology companies on their hot list. They included:

ARX – Aeroflex Holding

AAPL – Apple Inc.

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EMC – EMC Corporation

NCR – NCR Corporation

ORCL – Oracle Corporation

QCOM – Qualcomm Inc.

SCNR – Synchronoss Technology

V – Visa

VMW – VMWare Inc.

CNN Money had their top ten picks for 2012 in December. They were:

AAPL – Apple Inc.

CAT – Caterpillar

EEP – Enbridge Energy Partners

GT – Goodyear Tire

HAL – Halliburton

INTC – Intel

JCI – Johnson Controls

LMT – Lockheed Martin

MSFT – Microsoft

RY – Royal Bank of Canada

USA Today interviewed several high ranking experts for their list:

AAPL – Apple Inc.

LOW – Lowe’s

DELL – Dell

CMCSK – Comcast

HTZ – Hertz

PEP – PepsiCo

INTC – Intel

SU – SunCor Energy

JC – Johnson Controls

Forbes compiled advice from various experts to put together their top ten stocks for 2012 list:

CAT – Caterpillar

FDX – FedEx

HSY – Hershey Chocolate

COF – Capital One

MAKO – Mako Surgical

MSFT – Microsoft

ARCO – Arcos Dorados

TKC – Turkcell

AA – Alcoa

STD – Banco Satander

For the full explanations as to why the stocks are recommended for 2012, please click on the linked original article. It’s interesting to see the variety of stocks that are supposedly destined for a good year. There’s definitely some variety, however I noticed some overlapping.

It seems as though Apple, Caterpillar, Johnson Controls and Microsoft are the only stocks recommended by multiple sources. Perhaps there’s something to that. Granted, all three are notoriously strong companies, so perhaps they’re recommended because of their somewhat guaranteed stability.