Most-Loved & Hated Stocks – Analysts On The Money With Their Top Picks For 2015

Most-Loved & Hated Stocks - Analysts On The Money With Their Top Picks For 2015 by John Dorfman, Dorfman Value Investments

The stock market went nowhere in 2015, but Wall Street analysts’ top picks had an excellent year.

The analysts’ four top choices beat the Standard & Poor’s 500 soundly for a third year in a row. That had never happened in the 17 years I have been studying the performance of the stocks that analysts most love, and those they despise.

The stocks the Wall Street corps adored at the beginning of 2015 rose more than 32 percent from Jan. 13, 2015, through Jan. 8, 2016. Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI), a video game company, led the parade with a...