{"id":60457,"date":"2023-12-21T18:11:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T10:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=60457"},"modified":"2024-04-22T14:00:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T06:00:50","slug":"us-santa-rally-investment-opportunities-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/us-santa-rally-investment-opportunities-2023","title":{"rendered":"8 Companies That Are On This Year&#8217;s Santa Rally Stocks List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s time to dust off your investment portfolios, because Santa Claus is coming to town! That\u2019s right, the Santa Rally is coming around once more, and with it comes massive investment opportunities that you might not want to miss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those outside the know, a Santa Rally is a tendency for the S&amp;P 500 index to increase over the final 5 trading days of December and the first 2 trading days of January. Why does this happen? Most speculate that it is due to general optimism around the holidays, people investing holiday bonuses and an increased influence from investors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the Stock Trader\u2019s Almanac, a Santa Rally has occurred about 59 times since 1950, so it has been a rather consistent annual event.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats-on-Santas-hottest-stock-list\"><\/span>What&#8217;s on Santa&#8217;s hottest stock list?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this year\u2019s Santa Rally, there are quite a few notable brands that investors might want to look. According to Yahoo!Finance, these include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Colgate-Palmolive (CL):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A reliable brand, Colgate is set to leave a lasting impact, especially after festive meals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Kroger (KR): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poised for increased sales, Kroger offers affordable necessities at competitive prices especially for holiday shopping needs. Analysts rate KR a moderate buy with a USD52.75 price target, projecting over 20% upside.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Coca-Cola (KO):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A staple at festive gatherings, Coca-Cola deserves a spot in your investment portfolio due to its sustained popularity. PLUS, Coca-Cola offers a forward yield of 3.15%.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>IBM (IBM):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tech gets a holiday twist! IBM stands out with its diverse specialties, including AI, machine learning, cybersecurity, and blockchain. It also delivers a forward yield of 4.28%.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Intel (INTC):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Intel&#8217;s stocks are on the rise, showcasing positive year-to-date performance. In the last month, it\u2019s up 11.25%.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Crocs (CROX):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Picture stomping through the crowds with your favorite pair, adding a comfortable stride to your portfolio. It\u2019s also up in the last month but at 20.50%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/static.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/21194200\/Santa-stocks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-60464 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/21194200\/Santa-stocks.jpg\" alt=\"Santa stocks rally\" width=\"846\" height=\"2523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/21194200\/Santa-stocks.jpg 672w, https:\/\/static.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/21194200\/Santa-stocks-300x895.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/21194200\/Santa-stocks-515x1536.jpg 515w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 846px) 100vw, 846px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Watch-these-retail-related-stocks\"><\/span>Watch these retail-related stocks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rakutentrade.my\/b\/rakucampus-us\/us-santa-rally-stocks-to-watch?utm_source=imoney&amp;utm_medium=rakucampus_dec23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Rakuten Trade\u2019s own Research Team<\/a>, certain retail related stocks such as <\/span><b>Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) and <\/span><b>Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are also poised to benefit from potential interest rate reductions in the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have yet to try your hand at the US trading market, you can easily opt in for FREE using your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rakutentrade.my\/register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Cash Upfront account<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"block\"><div>This article is contributed by Khairul Idzwan Bin Kamarruzaman from Rakuten Trade.<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a great chance for those looking to invest on the US trading market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":60422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,216,267],"tags":[1306,772,982,467,1850,1849,1848,1558],"class_list":["post-60457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-investment","category-news-updates","category-share-trading","tag-invest","tag-investing","tag-news","tag-rakuten-trade","tag-sp-500","tag-santa-rally","tag-trading","tag-us"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>8 Notable Companies To Invest In For This Year\u2019s Santa Rally<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The US Santa Rally has come around once more. 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