Fair Isaac Corp.

All four of these technology stocks have moved up lately due to investor enthusiasm for their artificial intelligence products. While they look expensive in relation to earnings, we still like their long-term prospects.


ADOBE INC. $606 is buy for aggressive investors. The company (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 455.3 million; Market cap: $275.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 14.1; No dividends paid since June 2005; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.adobe.com) makes software that lets computer users create, edit and share documents in the popular PDF format....

Fair Isaac undoubtedly benefited from the pandemic: since March of 2020, the stock is up 375.3%. We think the credit scoring giant has room to move even higher as demand for its products remains strong—and growing.
FAIR ISAAC CORP., $1,230.16, is a buy. The company (New York symbol FICO; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.fairisaac.com; Shares outstanding: 24.8 million; Market cap: $30.4 billion; No dividends paid) reports that Cross Country Mortgage, the U.S.’s number three retail mortgage lender, has adopted FICO Score 10 T.


FICO Score 10 T is the company’s newest, and likely its most predictive, scoring model....

Fair Isaac is a Power Buy for our subscribers thanks to its gains of 102.5% over the last year and a whopping 8,832.7% since we first recommended it.

GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO., $13.20, is a buy. The stock (symbol GT on Nasdaq) represents one of the world’s largest tiremakers, with 57 plants in 23 countries.

Goodyear is developing a product for electric vehicles (EVs) that it says will help improve their competitiveness against gas-powered vehicles: tire duration.

EVs weigh more than their internal-combustion motor cars because of their heavy battery packs; that puts more wear and tear on tires....

RUSSEL METALS INC., $44.00, is a buy. Through their shares, investors tap one of North America’s largest metal distributors: the company (symbol RUS on Toronto) serves 33,000 clients at 48 locations in Canada and 16 others in the U.S.

Russel has now added Stewart Burton to its board of directors....

Fair Isaac and Broadridge were well positioned to gain during the pandemic and after it: since March of 2020, Fair Isaac is up 375.3%, and Broadridge has jumped 100.9%. We think both stocks have room to move even higher as product demand remains strong—and growing.


BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, $180.32, is a buy. The company (New York symbol BR; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.broadridge.com; Shares outstanding: 117.6 million; Market cap: $21.3 billion; Dividend yield: 1.8%) serves the investment industry in three areas: investor communications, securities processing and transaction clearing.


Broadridge is best known for processing and distributing proxies and regulatory filings for nearly every publicly traded U.S....

WAJAX CORP., $27.56, is a buy. Through their shares, investors benefit from the company’s (symbol WJX on Toronto) sales and servicing of cranes, forklifts and other heavy equipment. Wajax also provides related parts and systems such as ball bearings, hoses, diesel engines and transmissions.

The company’s customers are spread across the resources, construction, manufacturing and transportation industries.

In the quarter ended September 30, 2023, overall revenue climbed 8.3%, to $509.7 million from $470.8 million a year earlier....

Fair Isaac is a Power Buy for our subscribers thanks to its gains of 90.6% over the last year and a whopping 5,966.9% since we first recommended it.

Concerns over high interest rates and their impact on loan demand and writeoffs have hindered the shares of the big banks. That’s partly why we recommend investors diversify their holdings with non-bank companies that serve niche segments of the finance industry....

Since March 2022, the Bank of Canada has raised its benchmark interest rate 10 times, from just 0.25% to 5.0%. The rapid increase is meant to counter rising inflation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and related supply chain disruptions. So far, the plan is working: Canada’s inflation rate has dropped from its peak of 8.1% in 2022 to 4.0% in August 2023.

While rising interest rates let banks earn higher interest on their loans, accounting rules also force banks to set aside more funds to cover any rise in loan defaults as borrowers face those higher interest payments....