April 4th, 2008
Who’s Hiring? More Stock Tips from the US Government
My latest column is up at RealMoney.
I dissect the jobs report to see which industries are showing the best/worst growth in new hiring, on the thesis that companies in these industries may present investment opportunities.
The fastest growing industries are restaurants, hospitals, mine services, machinery, and oil & gas extraction. The worst were transportation equipment and a plethora of housing-related sectors.
Disclosure: At time of publication, William Trent owns shares of Starbucks (SBUX).
Disclosure: Author is long Starbucks (SBUX) at time of publication.
Topics: Allis Chalmers (ALY), Astec Industries (ASTE), Bucyrus International (BUCY), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Community Health (CYH), Dawson Geophysics (DWSN), Exterran (EXH), Forest and Wood Products, Furniture Brands (FBN), GATX (GMT), Helix Energy Solutions (HLX), Home Depot (HD), IHOP (IHP), Joy Global (JOYG), Leggett & Platt (LEG), Lifepoint (LPNT), Lowe's (LOW), Manitowoc (MTW), Minefinders (MFN), Oil Well Services and Equipment, Panera Bread (PNRA), Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB), Retail (Home Improvement), Retail (Specialty), Starbucks (SBUX), Superior Well Services (SWSI), Terex (TEX), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Universal Health (UHS), Weyerhaeuser (WY) | 2 Comments
