10 Nasdaq Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Long Haul

Chief Executive Officer Andrew Wilson was expected to receive a 17% raise of his annual compensation to $21.4 million. That’s now up in the air.

However, the occasional reminder that executives have to earn their lavish pay isn’t a bad thing. Hopefully, they will heed the concerns of shareholders and divvy up the profits to more of the rank-and-file employees.

That said, I don’t think you can go wrong with video games. Long-term, EA stock will deliver.

Lululemon (LULU)

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By company standards, Lululemon is having a bad year in the markets, only up 49.1%. That’s well down from its three-year annualized total return of 79.5%, but you shouldn’t despair. This shining star of consumer discretionary stocks has plenty of gas left in the tank.

$500 million to acquire Mirror, a service that allows people to take a workout class in the privacy of their own home.

$340 million in free cash flow and $40 million in net cash in the trailing 12 months, LULU has plenty of resources to deliver the goods.

Top 50 performer over the next decade amongst S&P 500 stocks. To date, it’s up 328%, significantly higher than the S&P 500. I don’t see this changing over the next six years.” data-reactid=”127″>In August 2016, I said Lululemon would become a Top 50 performer over the next decade amongst S&P 500 stocks. To date, it’s up 328%, significantly higher than the S&P 500. I don’t see this changing over the next six years.

It’s a must-own in your portfolio of Nasdaq stocks.

Freshpet (FRPT)

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still in growth mode, and prone to losing money to achieve scale in the pet food industry. As part of this growth, it has installed Freshpet refrigerators in more than 20,000 retail outlets in Canada and the U.S.” data-reactid=”153″>At the time, Chris reminded investors that the company was still in growth mode, and prone to losing money to achieve scale in the pet food industry. As part of this growth, it has installed Freshpet refrigerators in more than 20,000 retail outlets in Canada and the U.S.

As a pet owner, I’ve experienced the company’s pet food first hand. It’s excellent. We had a geriatric cat that lived longer than expected on a diet of their food.

seven-pack of pet care stocks and again a few days later as one of 10 consumer stocks to buy to ride the post-Covid-19 wave.” data-reactid=”155″>In 2020, I’ve recommended its stock on two occasions, both in June: First as part of a seven-pack of pet care stocks and again a few days later as one of 10 consumer stocks to buy to ride the post-Covid-19 wave.

Sales grew by 33.2% during the quarter to $80.0 million while it experienced an 833.3% increase in adjusted EBITDA to $11.2 million.

Third time’s the charm.

SIVB Financial (SIVB)

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As long as innovation means something, the holding company for Silicon Valley Bank will always be at the top of my list of investable U.S. banks, of any size.

Banks have generally fared miserably in 2020. Regional banks, of which SIVB Financial is a part, have a YTD total return of -32.3%. Yet SIVB stock is up 0.8% on the year.

JPM) 10-year annualized total return of 12.4%.” data-reactid=”185″>Over the past 10 years, it’s achieved an annualized total return of 20.11%, almost 10 times the performance of its regional peers and well ahead of JPMorgan’s (NYSE:JPM) 10-year annualized total return of 12.4%.

SIVB is a quality bank with a strong focus on lending for innovators and entrepreneurs. As far as I’m concerned, that sets it apart from most banks in this country. 

a 49% earnings beat. On the top line, it achieved revenue of $881.78 million, 16% higher than the consensus estimate. 

5 best stocks to buy for the next 20 years. Not all those picks have performed as expected, but Silicon Valley Bank sure has, up 147%. ” data-reactid=”188″>In December 2013, I called SIVB stock one of the 5 best stocks to buy for the next 20 years. Not all those picks have performed as expected, but Silicon Valley Bank sure has, up 147%. 

If we’re talking about the five best bank stocks to buy for the next five years, SIVB has to be at the top of your list. It’s the one bank stock Warren Buffett doesn’t own but should. 

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)

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The maker of da Vinci robotic surgical systems is having a decent, though not spectacular, year in the markets, up 15.6%. However, on a positive note, as I write this, it is trading within $21 of its all-time high of $704.

high-profile stock splits in recent weeks. I wouldn’t be surprised if ISRG went the same way at some point soon.

Intuitive’s stock caught fire in July, gaining 20%. There are two reasons for the gains. 

JNJ) announced that it was delaying human trials for its robotic surgical program until the second half of 2022. This gives Intuitive more time to develop a strategy to counter J&J’s planned entry into this marketplace.” data-reactid=”216″>First, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) announced that it was delaying human trials for its robotic surgical program until the second half of 2022. This gives Intuitive more time to develop a strategy to counter J&J’s planned entry into this marketplace.

However, it should also be noted that regulators aren’t going to go easy on any companies looking to enter the robotic surgical field, including J&J. Net-net, this means the barriers to entry are high, protecting Intuitive’s leading position.

dropped by 22% to $852 million in the second quarter — to be expected during Covid-19 — they were much higher than the analysts’ average estimate of $665 million.

On the bottom line, consensus expectation was 63 cents. ISRG delivered $1.11. Once the world gets back to normal, Intuitive’s earnings are going to increase exponentially.

“We cannot yet see the end of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Chief Financial Officer, Gary Guthart, stated during the Q2 2020 conference call. “When the lessons from this event are absorbed, I believe high-quality, minimally invasive care will be more important to the future, not less so.”

Middleby (MIDD)

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brands include Southbend, Toastmaster, Turbochef, Viking, Aga and many more, could do no wrong. 

seven stocks Warren Buffett should buy. ” data-reactid=”247″>In 2017, I included Middleby on a list of seven stocks Warren Buffett should buy. 

growing its business. Bassoul finally retired in February 2019 after 18 years at the helm. Replaced by Tim Fitzgerald, who had been Bassoul’s right-hand person as the chief financial officer for all but two of those years, MIDD stock hasn’t performed nearly as well since then, down 16% over 18 months. 

38% decline in second-quarter sales on August 5. On the bottom line, its adjusted earnings were $111.2 million in the second quarter, 40% lower than a year earlier. 

However, a big positive is that through the first six months of 2020, Middleby’s free cash flow has grown 89% to $151.4 million. As a result, it’s generating record free cash flow, yet its enterprise value is lower than it’s been in years. 

Of all the stocks on this list, Middleby is the value play of the bunch. 

Brookfield Property Partners (BPY)

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Brookfield’s total return YTD is -29.9%. If you follow the stock, you know why it’s down so much. The company owns office, retail, hospitality, mixed-use, multifamily and other types of real estate in the U.S., Canada and elsewhere.

152 million square feet of space. As investors know, brick-and-mortar retail has been crippled by Covid-19.

34% of its obliged rent. As a result of all the financial disruption, the company announced a second-quarter loss of $1.5 billion, way down from a profit of $23 million a year earlier.

On a positive note, its funds from operations in the quarter were $178 million. While down from $362 million a year earlier, they were still positive. A lot of this had to do with the fact that it was still collecting rents for most of its office space during the quarter.

BAM), arguably one of the world’s best alternative asset managers. That makes it a buy in my book.” data-reactid=”281″>Brookfield is an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM), arguably one of the world’s best alternative asset managers. That makes it a buy in my book.

Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure (AY)

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As its name suggests, Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure owns energy infrastructure assets in North America, South America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

1,551 megawatts of renewable energy, 343MW of natural gas-powered energy, 1,166 miles of electric transmission lines and assorted water-related assets. Renewable energy accounts for 69% of its revenue, with the rest coming from other operations.

The company gets 100% of its revenue from contracted or regulated power agreements. The average contract is 18 years, providing long-term stable cash flows for shareholders. At the end of 2019, it had $4.9 billion in long-term debt. By 2023, it plans to have cut that to $3.7 billion.

Most importantly, it has been largely unaffected by Covid-19. Not many companies can say that. With a dividend that’s currently yielding 5.6%, investors can get paid to wait while the company grows its sustainable infrastructure platform.

Long-term, you’ll be pleasantly surprised by this investment.

Diamondback Energy (FANG)

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I’m not a fan of oil and gas companies, but I said I’d pick one stock from 10 different sectors (excluding technology), so Diamondback Energy is the winner here.

What makes FANG stock attractive? Well for starters, it’s cheap, down 50.8% YTD, including dividends. That’s right: it started the year nearing $100; now it’s half that.

Of course, when you announce second-quarter results including both a $2.5 billion impairment charge and a $2.4 billion loss, it’s not hard to understand why the stock is down.

$441 million. That’s down from $772 million a year earlier, but still positive.

“Diamondback is expected to generate significant free cash flow in the second half of 2020 and in 2021 at current forward commodity prices. Under a maintenance capital scenario next year, should that become the base case operating plan, Diamondback can hold expected fourth quarter 2020 oil production flat while spending 25% – 35% less than 2020’s capital budget, including lower midstream and infrastructure budgets,” CEO Travis Stice said in the company’s Q2 2020 press release.

XOM) has a cash flow yield of 8.9% based on operating cash flow of $21.7 billion and an enterprise value of $243.4 billion.” data-reactid=”338″>Over the trailing 12 months, Diamondback had operating cash flow of $2.86 billion, its highest in recent memory. Based on an enterprise value of $12.9 billion, we’re talking about a 22.2% yield. By comparison, Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) has a cash flow yield of 8.9% based on operating cash flow of $21.7 billion and an enterprise value of $243.4 billion.

If you’re going to take a flyer on an oil and gas company, Diamondback seems like a much better play than some of the big integrated energy companies.

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