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Stocks Impacted by the 2020 Presidential Election

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CompanyYesterday's ClosePrice on November 3rd, 2020Price ChangeConsensus RatingPrice TargetIndicator(s)
SmartRent, Inc. stock logo
SMRT
SmartRent
$3.53$0.01+27,053.8%Moderate Buy$5.48
Insignia Systems, Inc. stock logo
ISIG
Insignia Systems
$7.70$0.16+4,845.0%N/A
AmpliTech Group, Inc. stock logo
AMPG
AmpliTech Group
$2.56$0.10+2,580.6%N/AUpcoming Earnings
Negative News
High Trading Volume
Aehr Test Systems stock logo
AEHR
Aehr Test Systems
$31.89$1.21+2,535.5%Buy$45.00Short Interest ↓
ZIVO Bioscience, Inc. stock logo
ZIVO
ZIVO Bioscience
$2.98$0.15+1,891.3%N/A$6.00Upcoming Earnings
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc stock logo
HTZ
Hertz Global
$16.36$0.88+1,758.9%Moderate Buy$23.57Positive News
Worksport Ltd. stock logo
WKSP
Worksport
$2.43$0.14+1,648.2%Buy$3.00
Destination XL Group, Inc. stock logo
DXLG
Destination XL Group
$4.53$0.27+1,599.8%N/A$9.75Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Report
News Coverage
Destination XL Group, Inc. stock logo
DXLG
Destination XL Group
$4.53$0.27+1,599.8%N/A$9.75Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Report
News Coverage
Vertex Energy, Inc. stock logo
VTNR
Vertex Energy
$7.14$0.43+1,565.5%Moderate Buy$14.43
Peabody Energy Co. stock logo
BTU
Peabody Energy
$20.78$1.31+1,486.3%Moderate Buy$32.25
Target Hospitality Corp. stock logo
TH
Target Hospitality
$15.99$1.03+1,452.4%Buy$20.00Analyst Revision
Target Hospitality Corp. stock logo
TH
Target Hospitality
$15.99$1.03+1,452.4%Buy$20.00Analyst Revision
SM Energy stock logo
SM
SM Energy
$26.88$1.84+1,360.9%Hold$41.00Analyst Report
Positive News
CONSOL Energy Inc. stock logo
CEIX
CONSOL Energy
$57.78$4.04+1,330.2%Buy$82.00Positive News
enVVeno Medical Corporation stock logo
NVNO
enVVeno Medical
$3.93$0.30+1,215.3%N/A
CVR Partners, LP stock logo
UAN
CVR Partners
$84.86$6.50+1,205.3%N/AAnalyst Report
Data Storage Co. stock logo
DTST
Data Storage
$1.89$0.15+1,168.5%N/AEarnings Report
News Coverage
High Trading Volume
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. stock logo
SHIP
Seanergy Maritime
$4.85$0.43+1,027.9%Buy$1.50Analyst Report
Assertio Holdings, Inc. stock logo
ASRT
Assertio
$7.08$0.65+997.7%Buy$9.50
RCM Technologies, Inc. stock logo
RCMT
RCM Technologies
$15.00$1.28+1,071.9%Buy$24.50Analyst Revision
Permian Basin Royalty Trust stock logo
PBT
Permian Basin Royalty Trust
$24.18$2.26+969.9%N/AAnalyst Report
Positive News
Hallador Energy stock logo
HNRG
Hallador Energy
$8.60$0.91+847.6%Hold$9.00Analyst Report
Amplify Energy Corp. stock logo
AMPY
Amplify Energy
$7.14$0.67+964.1%Buy$12.00
Amplify Energy Corp. stock logo
AMPY
Amplify Energy
$7.14$0.67+964.1%Buy$12.00
Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. stock logo
CRBP
Corbus Pharmaceuticals
$9.96$1.07+830.8%Buy$3.00Analyst Report
Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. stock logo
VIST
Vista Energy
$20.20$2.15+839.5%Buy$30.00
Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. stock logo
VIST
Vista Energy
$20.20$2.15+839.5%Buy$30.00
Lantheus Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LNTH
Lantheus
$96.02$11.06+768.2%Buy$121.83Insider Selling
SandRidge Energy, Inc. stock logo
SD
SandRidge Energy
$17.30$1.92+801.0%N/ADividend Announcement
Analyst Report
News Coverage
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. stock logo
AMC
AMC Entertainment
$5.07$0.59+766.7%Reduce$3.90Insider Selling
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. stock logo
NOG
Northern Oil and Gas
$30.96$3.51+782.1%Buy$46.60Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. stock logo
NOG
Northern Oil and Gas
$30.96$3.51+782.1%Buy$46.60Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
Hudson Technologies, Inc. stock logo
HDSN
Hudson Technologies
$8.86$1.03+759.7%Buy$14.00Analyst Report
Short Interest ↓
Borr Drilling Limited stock logo
BORR
Borr Drilling
$7.10$0.87+716.3%Moderate Buy$9.00
Borr Drilling Limited stock logo
BORR
Borr Drilling
$7.10$0.87+716.3%Moderate Buy$9.00
GameStop Corp. stock logo
GME
GameStop
$23.05$2.89+696.9%Reduce$5.30
Enerplus Co. stock logo
ERF
Enerplus
$14.50$1.88+671.3%Moderate Buy$25.43Analyst Report
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
Steel Partners Holdings L.P. stock logo
SPLP
Steel Partners
$43.63$5.75+658.8%N/A
PBF Energy Inc. stock logo
PBF
PBF Energy
$37.81$5.06+647.2%Hold$47.00Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
Euroseas Ltd. stock logo
ESEA
Euroseas
$19.89$2.74+625.7%Buy$30.00Dividend Announcement
Analyst Downgrade
Prometheus Biosciences, Inc. stock logo
RXDX
Prometheus Biosciences
$193.15$26.95+616.7%Hold$153.36
Danaos Co. stock logo
DAC
Danaos
$62.31$8.92+598.5%Buy$72.50Dividend Announcement
Analyst Report
News Coverage
Veritiv Co. stock logo
VRTV
Veritiv
$111.80$15.64+614.8%N/A$162.00Analyst Report
Tidewater Inc. stock logo
TDW
Tidewater
$44.78$6.47+592.1%Buy$42.00Analyst Report
Ferroglobe PLC stock logo
GSM
Ferroglobe
$4.55$0.65+604.1%Buy$11.00Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
Transocean Ltd. stock logo
RIG
Transocean
$5.80$0.87+566.4%Moderate Buy$6.98Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
Prothena Co. plc stock logo
PRTA
Prothena
$73.64$11.36+548.2%Moderate Buy$86.33Analyst Report
Insider Selling
Super Micro Computer, Inc. stock logo
SMCI
Super Micro Computer
$164.56$23.21+609.0%Hold$112.00Analyst Report
Options Volume
Positive News
Super Micro Computer, Inc. stock logo
SMCI
Super Micro Computer
$164.56$23.21+609.0%Hold$112.00Analyst Report
Options Volume
Positive News
P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. stock logo
PTSI
P.A.M. Transportation Services
$24.05$3.73+544.9%N/A
Dillard's, Inc. stock logo
DDS
Dillard's
$292.93$47.22+520.4%Reduce$225.50Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
Kosmos Energy Ltd. stock logo
KOS
Kosmos Energy
$6.28$1.00+528.0%Moderate Buy$9.41Analyst Report
Short Interest ↓
Antero Resources Co. stock logo
AR
Antero Resources
$23.71$3.58+562.3%Hold$35.92Analyst Report
BELLUS Health Inc. stock logo
BLU
BELLUS Health
$14.43$2.37+508.9%Hold$16.50Options Volume
Positive News
BELLUS Health Inc. stock logo
BLU
BELLUS Health
$14.43$2.37+508.9%Hold$16.50Options Volume
Positive News
Occidental Petroleum Co. stock logo
OXY
Occidental Petroleum
$58.25$9.69+501.1%Hold$72.83Analyst Report
Insider Buying
Analyst Revision
IVERIC bio, Inc. stock logo
ISEE
IVERIC bio
$37.24$6.09+511.5%Hold$27.45Options Volume
Analyst Revision
Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc. stock logo
AGAE
Allied Gaming & Entertainment
$1.02$0.17+500.0%N/A
Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc. stock logo
AGAE
Allied Gaming & Entertainment
$1.02$0.17+500.0%N/A
Matador Resources stock logo
MTDR
Matador Resources
$44.68$7.31+511.2%Moderate Buy$70.56Analyst Report
Celsius Holdings, Inc. stock logo
CELH
Celsius
$133.38$22.09+503.8%Buy$129.56Options Volume
TransMedics Group, Inc. stock logo
TMDX
TransMedics Group
$73.48$12.59+483.6%Moderate Buy$72.29
Urban One, Inc. stock logo
UONEK
Urban One
$6.14$1.02+502.0%N/A
J.Jill, Inc. stock logo
JILL
J.Jill
$21.95$3.77+481.6%N/A$24.00Short Interest ↓
Corporación América Airports S.A. stock logo
CAAP
Corporación América Airports
$11.37$1.93+489.1%Hold$7.70Upcoming Earnings
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. stock logo
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
$144.52$23.34+519.2%Buy$145.33Analyst Report
Insider Selling
Short Interest ↑
Callon Petroleum stock logo
CPE
Callon Petroleum
$32.48$5.76+463.9%Hold$56.63Analyst Report
Short Interest ↓
North European Oil Royalty Trust stock logo
NRT
North European Oil Royalty Trust
$13.68$2.85+380.0%N/AAnalyst Report
Positive News
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
Mesa Royalty Trust stock logo
MTR
Mesa Royalty Trust
$21.43$3.69+481.2%N/ANegative News
Marathon Oil Co. stock logo
MRO
Marathon Oil
$23.05$4.14+456.8%Moderate Buy$33.47Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
Atkore Inc. stock logo
ATKR
Atkore
$124.36$21.85+469.2%Moderate Buy$161.40Analyst Report
Denbury Inc. stock logo
DEN
Denbury
$91.91$16.57+454.7%Moderate Buy$103.57
LSB Industries, Inc. stock logo
LXU
LSB Industries
$9.46$1.70+456.5%Moderate Buy$15.43Analyst Report
Scorpio Tankers Inc. stock logo
STNG
Scorpio Tankers
$48.23$8.94+439.5%Moderate Buy$74.17Analyst Report
Avis Budget Group, Inc. stock logo
CAR
Avis Budget Group
$162.70$30.57+432.2%Hold$221.00Analyst Report
Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
PDC Energy, Inc. stock logo
PDCE
PDC Energy
$64.96$12.26+429.9%Moderate Buy$84.50Analyst Report
Insider Selling
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Kura Sushi USA, Inc. stock logo
KRUS
Kura Sushi USA
$68.81$13.31+417.0%Moderate Buy$76.17
Crescent Point Energy Corp. stock logo
CPG
Crescent Point Energy
$6.72$1.31+413.0%Buy$14.75Dividend Cut
Analyst Report
TETRA Technologies, Inc. stock logo
TTI
TETRA Technologies
$2.78$0.55+406.8%Buy$7.00Analyst Report
Devon Energy Co. stock logo
DVN
Devon Energy
$48.28$9.64+400.8%Moderate Buy$70.68Analyst Report
Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. stock logo
ARLP
Alliance Resource Partners
$18.65$3.76+396.0%Buy$30.00
Earthstone Energy, Inc. stock logo
ESTE
Earthstone Energy
$12.78$2.58+395.3%Hold$22.83Analyst Report
Short Interest ↓
Positive News
SilverBow Resources, Inc. stock logo
SBOW
SilverBow Resources
$24.81$4.96+400.2%Buy$49.50Insider Selling
Positive News
VOC Energy Trust stock logo
VOC
VOC Energy Trust
$8.31$1.72+383.1%N/AAnalyst Report
News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
Permianville Royalty Trust stock logo
PVL
Permianville Royalty Trust
$2.40$0.51+375.2%N/AEarnings Report
Dividend Cut
News Coverage
Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. stock logo
CLMT
Calumet Specialty Products Partners
$16.59$3.59+362.1%Moderate Buy$21.88Analyst Report
Newpark Resources, Inc. stock logo
NR
Newpark Resources
$3.89$0.81+380.2%N/AAnalyst Report
MV Oil Trust stock logo
MVO
MV Oil Trust
$11.62$2.57+352.1%N/AAnalyst Downgrade
News Coverage
Positive News
Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. stock logo
MARA
Marathon Digital
$9.38$2.22+322.5%Hold$12.11Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
Murphy Oil Co. stock logo
MUR
Murphy Oil
$35.45$7.69+361.0%Moderate Buy$47.80Analyst Report
Insider Selling
Diamondback Energy, Inc. stock logo
FANG
Diamondback Energy
$128.74$28.12+357.8%Moderate Buy$178.55Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
Cenovus Energy Inc. stock logo
CVE
Cenovus Energy
$16.43$3.61+355.1%Moderate Buy$32.00Analyst Report
Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
Harrow Health, Inc. stock logo
HROW
Harrow Health
$20.95$4.85+332.0%Buy$30.47Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
Magnolia Oil & Gas Co. stock logo
MGY
Magnolia Oil & Gas
$19.65$4.44+342.6%Moderate Buy$30.14Analyst Report
SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc. stock logo
SMHI
SEACOR Marine
$7.79$1.81+330.4%N/APositive News
Gap Down
Vermilion Energy Inc. stock logo
VET
Vermilion Energy
$11.85$2.69+340.5%Moderate Buy$32.44Analyst Report
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. stock logo
ELF
e.l.f. Beauty
$90.61$20.78+336.0%Moderate Buy$81.50Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Report
Positive News
Ranger Energy Services, Inc. stock logo
RNGR
Ranger Energy Services
$12.24$2.73+348.4%Hold$14.50High Trading Volume
Range Resources Co. stock logo
RRC
Range Resources
$29.49$6.36+363.7%Hold$32.29Analyst Report
Insider Selling
Negative News
How to invest After a Turbulent 2020 Election

As an investor you should know that the market doesn’t really care which party or person wins an election. There’s money to make either way.

But that doesn’t mean that the outcome of elections don’t have consequences for portfolios. The result of an election can have a significant impact on local, regional, or national monetary policy particularly as it relates to taxes and regulation. Elections also have a way of clarifying sectors that will be leaders and those that will be laggards.

However, some investors look at an election year as a reason to avoid the market. In this article, we’ll look at the psychology behind investing in election years, whether investors are better investing in large cap or small-cap stocks and why the best action may be to simply continue doing what you’re doing.

Markets aren’t as predictable as many investors would like to believe. However, election years add a layer of uncertainty that can add volatility to the markets. But how much does that really affect an investor’s total return?

The answer may surprise you. In non-election years, the S&P 500 price index has an average return of 9.6%. In an election year, that number is about 5.6%. And history shows that in a presidential election year, the vast majority of those gains occur in the last two months of the year.

The reason is that the result of an election, no matter how it turns out brings clarity to the market. As we pointed out above, there’s money to be made no matter how the election turns out. The outcome is a signal to investors on where they are likely to get the best return.

Small-cap stocks tend to closely approximate the performance of large-cap stocks during an election year. In fact, because they tend to be high beta stocks, small-cap stocks have a tendency to outperform large cap stocks in the months after an election. In general a stock with a high beta value will have a more dramatic move to the upside when sentiment is positive and to the downside when sentiment is negative.

Continuing with the theme that investors like certainty, both large cap and small-cap stocks historically perform well in the year after an election. This may be due largely to the fact that it’s a time when legislation moves through Congress that reflects the platform of the newly elected officials.

There is some evidence that the stock market generally performs better under a Republican administration. However, viewed from a longer lens, the average return under any president going back to the Hoover administration is approximately 10%.

Elections stir the passion of voters. And when those voters are investors it can have negative effect on a portfolio. Making the decision to get out of stocks because you don’t like the result of an election is not a prudent strategy.

For example, Barack Obama was elected in 2008 near the trough of the financial crisis. If investors stayed on the sidelines they would have missed out on the beginning of the longest bull market in history.

In fact, in the first four years of the Obama administration an investment in an S&P 500 index fund would have returned 148%. And as any investor will tell you, it’s the period immediately after market sentiment changes when the biggest gains are made.

Another example of emotions getting in the way of portfolio gains occurred with the election of Donald Trump in 2020. Many investors pulled out of the market expecting that the economy would take a downturn. Once again, those investors would have missed out on strong market growth. Once again an investment in an S&P index fund between November 2020 and January 1, 2018 would have returned approximately 28%.

As we noted above, elections have consequences. And those consequences are frequently seen in the macroeconomic shifts that they can promote. Consider these examples:

  • In 2004, defense stocks rose sharply as the re-election of George W. Bush ensured that the United States would be continuing its foreign policy in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  • In 2008 health care stocks surged with the election of Barack Obama who ran on a platform of providing universal health care for all Americans.
  • In 2020, electric vehicle stocks moved higher after the election of Joe Biden who campaigned for the reduction of fossil fuels.

Because of the volatility that occurs in election years, it can be difficult to pick out the stocks within each sector that will benefit. Investors may benefit from using exchange-traded funds (ETFs) or mutual funds that specialize in certain sectors as a proxy for investing in a sector. These funds are an ideal way for investors to get exposure to a sector while limiting their exposure to any individual stock.

What I hope you’re taking away from this article is that elections may have a significant impact on your personal finances. But over time, they generally have less effect on your investments.

That doesn’t mean your portfolio will always move in a positive direction. Decisions made by elected officials can have profound impacts (good and bad) on the broader economy. But over time, investors who have been in the market understand that the market has always trended higher.

Here are a few tips to help you keep a long-term perspective:

Keep Your Goals in Mind – You started investing for a reason. If you still have a long time until you will need your income from your investments, staying invested will keep you on track to reaching your goals. It may feel safer on the sidelines, but market timing is not a successful strategy for most investors. And you have to consider how you’ll feel if you would have just stayed in the market for a few months longer.

Plan For a Range of Outcomes – It’s always sound advice to hope for the best and plan for the worst. No investor should take a “set it and forget it” approach to investing. Even the most committed buy-and-hold investor should check in with their portfolio from time to time to ensure that they are maximizing their gains. As noted above, elections can provide clarity and that clarity may challenge some assumptions.

You Can’t Predict the Future – Many elected officials, particularly presidents, can point to examples of where campaign promises got derailed for external events that were out of their control and could not have been foreseen. That means that it’s best for investors to realize that the person who gets elected may have less control over your portfolio than you think. The best strategy is to continue to build a diversified portfolio.

In the final analysis, the trend has been the friend of investors. And viewed with a long-term lens, investing in quality stocks has been a reliable way to build wealth.

That being said, the uncertainty that occurs in an election year can add volatility in an election year. But over time, stocks tend to climb after an election no matter which party assumes power. And that generally has a halo effect that carries into the following year.

However, when investing in an election year, investors may still want to take prudent steps to manage the uncertainty. For example, if they are overexposed to a sector that is likely to fall out of favor with a new administration, this may be the time to take profits and reallocate those assets to more favorable sectors.

You should also take your emotions out of it. Your investment goals are all that matter. If you’re an investor with a lower risk tolerance investing in dividend-paying blue-chip stocks may be a desirable alternative. These stocks tend to be stable performers no matter what is happening in the broader economy.

 

 

 

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