The market took a tumble this week, but now may be a buying opportunity for these 2 stocks. Here’s why you may want to consider these stocks now.
Stocks have had a bit of a struggle lately.
The S&P 500 is down just over 1% over the last week, the Dow is down 1.65%, and the Nasdaq is down 1.7% as fears grow around the threat of the COVID-19 delta variant and its ability to inhibit economic growth.
But even with the market poised to end the week in the red, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said this week that now is the time for investors to buy the dip.
“All I ask is that as the market gets more hideous, you get more interest in buying something,” Cramer said. “Like every other sell-off that’s tried to decapitate the bull and bring you its head on a silver platter, this pullback won’t let you make a ton of money immediately. But I think you’ll get some great entry points that could set you up for tremendous long-term gains when people realize that delta is not the end of the world.”
One stock in particular that Cramer pointed to was Disney (NYSE: DIS).
Disney shares are down nearly 7% over the last week as investors fear the impact of delta on its business, even despite the earnings beat the mouse house delivered last week.
Last Thursday, Disney posted earnings per share of $0.80 on revenue of $17.02 billion for its fiscal third quarter, versus expectations for earnings per share of $0.55 on revenue of $16.76 billion.
“We ended the third quarter in a strong position, and are pleased with the Company’s trajectory as we grow our businesses amidst the ongoing challenges of the pandemic,” Disney CEO Bob Chapek said in the earnings release. “We continue to introduce exciting new experiences at our parks and resorts worldwide, along with new guest-centric services, and our direct-to-consumer business is performing very well, with a total of nearly 174 million subscriptions across Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu at the end of the quarter, and a host of new content coming to the platforms.”
Miller Tabak chief market strategist Matt Maley said Disney looks good from a technical perspective as well.
“I just like the potential here of Disney a lot on a technical basis,” Maley said. “I also like the fact that it’s more diversified and the market is a little expensive here so if we get some hiccups in the market, it will give us a little bit more downside protection.”
Pointing to Disney’s chart, Maley noted that the stock is looking reminiscent of the trading pattern seen last fall, pointing to a potential break higher.
“If it does break meaningfully below that 200-day moving average, it’s going to raise a big yellow flag and it’ll change my stance on the stock,” Maley warned. “However, if you saw what happened last fall, when it finally broke above that 200-day moving average in a meaningful way, … it exploded to the upside and rallied 50% over the next four or five months.”
Piper Sandler’s Craig Johnson has his eye on another stock that’s been hit hard recently: Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS).
Las Vegas Sands shares are down nearly 10% over the last week as surging delta variant cases lead to renewed lockdowns in some of its biggest markets.
“We’re looking for a little Lady Luck here, and taking a look at Las Vegas Sands,” Johnson, the firm’s chief market technician, said. “I mean, it might be so bad it could be actually good.”
“This is a stock that’s already taken a tremendous amount of pain,” Johnson added. “Yes, 80%+ of the revenues come from Singapore and Macau so there are clearly challenges over there with further lockdowns related to COVID. But at some point in time, COVID will pass and we will start to see these gambling centers start to open up again.”