Top Research Reports For Home Depot, Medtronic & Pioneer Natural Resources

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Top Research Reports For Home Depot, Medtronic & Pioneer Natural Resources

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Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Today's Research Daily write-up features analyst reports on 16 prominent stocks, including Home Depot (NYSE:HD), Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD).

Home Depot shares have lagged the broader market this year, primarily reflecting the lack of any near-term catalysts as well as seasonality factors. The home improvement retailer reports next week, but read throughs from some its peers has not been particularly encouraging. In the updated research report issued today, the analyst discusses the pros & cons of investing in this stock at present. While the analyst likes the company's efforts to build its interconnected capabilities, it has contend with intense competition from specialty and mass retailers and an uneven economic recovery. (You can read the full research report on HD here.)

Buy-rated Medtronic is up more than 14% year-to-date, but the momentum should continue over the coming days given recent product approvals and improved outlook as a result of deals. The company's Restorative Therapies business received a big boost from the CE Mark approval for its latest deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy product, SureTune2. The analyst likes Medtronic’s $1.1 billion agreement to buy Heartware International, which is expected to significantly boost its Cardiac Rhythm & Heart Failure business. Additionally, the Covidien integration synergy continues to meaningfully accelerate all of the company’s fundamental growth strategies. (You can read the full research report on MDT here.)

Pioneer Natural Resources has been an outstanding performer this year on the back of the E&P player's largely hedged production stream, an oil-weighted reserves base and large drilling inventory, with significant resource potential. This Zacks Rank # 2 (Buy) stock has a strong balance sheet and plenty of financial flexibility to withstand any unfavorable moves in the commodity. (You can read the full research report on PXD here.)

Other noteworthy reports we are featuring today include American Airlines (AAL), Spectra Energy (NYSE:SE) and Canadian National (CNI).

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Home Depot's (HD) Growth Plans on Track Despite Hurdles

Medtronic's (MDT) DBS Therapy Gets Boost from European Nod

Strong Volumes Drive Pioneer Natural Resources' (PXD) Q2

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With a significant presence in the U.K., the company is likely to be stifled by the renegotiated deals and restrictions imposed on trade post the Brexit referendum, lowering its productivity.

Delay in Closing Fairchild Buy May Hurt ON Semiconductor (ON)

Though ON reported better-than-expected second quarter results, the Zacks analyst believes that delay in closing the Fairchild acquisition is a near term pressure.

SPECTRA ENERGY (SE): Free Stock Analysis Report

PIONEER NAT RES (PXD): Free Stock Analysis Report

MEDTRONIC (MDT): Free Stock Analysis Report

HOME DEPOT (HD): Free Stock Analysis Report

CDN NATL RY CO (CNI): Free Stock Analysis Report

AMER AIRLINES (AAL): Free Stock Analysis Report

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