5 Hot Tech Stocks According to Barclays

We are now on the cusp of earnings season with hundreds of companies set to release their financial results in the coming days. In general, sentiment is cautious- Wall Street expects the S&P 500's earnings to fall by 2% compared to the same quarter last year. This would represent the first such decline since 2016.

However, Barclays has some good news for investors- and for tech investors in particular. The firm has just released a report revealing a bullish 2Q outlook for large cap tech stocks compared to previous prints. That’s thanks to a slew of factors.

Namely: 1) sentiment is mixed following multiple quarters of decelerating growth, downward estimate revisions, and increased regulatory scrutiny; 2) valuations remain well off the previous peak; and 3) acceleration from a couple of key companies (see below) should drive sentiment higher.

“In contrast to the pattern over the past 5+ years, the S&P is currently achieving new all-time highs without the leadership of large cap internet, and contrarians like us would view this as favorable for the current setup” writes top-rated Barclays analyst Ross Sandler.

With this in mind, the analyst sets out his five favorite Internet stocks for this earnings season. According to TipRanks, he is ranked #370 out of over 5,200 tracked analysts for his strong stock picking skills. Here are his five favorite stock picks now:

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