Karen Firestone

On CNBC’s "Halftime Report Final Trades," Karen Firestone of Aureus Asset Management named Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (NYSE: WAB) as her final trade. Jim Lebenthal of Cerity Partners said Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C), has been "undiscovered frankly in terms...

On CNBC’s "Halftime Report Final Trades," Karen Firestone of Aureus Asset Management said S&P Global Inc. (NYSE: SPGI) went through a lot during the past few years. It was a "very hot stock" moving into the Covid-19 pandemic, but it dropped when interest rates...

On CNBC’s "Halftime Report Final Trades," Karen Firestone of Aureus Asset Management said American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) is a bank and interest rates are higher for AmEx. The company’s revenue was also good and the stock is trading at 13 times earnings. Jason Snipe...

On CNBC’s "Halftime Report Final Trades," Karen Firestone of Aureus Asset Management said Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD) had a tough year in 2022. News about higher interest rates and softness on building is in the stock, but people can still spend money on home...

On CNBC’s "Halftime Report Final Trades," Karen Firestone of Aureus Asset Management said American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK) shares took a hit when interest rates started moving higher, but there is a rebound in the same now as water is seen continuing its high demand...

On CNBC’s "Halftime Report Final Trades," Bryn Talkington of Requisite Capital Management named Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF (NYSE: COWZ), which is focusing on the companies with the highest free cash flow yield, which includes PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) and...

On CNBC’s "Halftime Report Final Trades," Jim Lebenthal of Cerity Partners said Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK) is the "best of the bunch" among the airlines. The airline is going to start share repurchases based on their release on Tuesday, which reflects the...

On CNBC’s "Halftime Report Final Trades," Jim Cramer, the host of the "Mad Money" show, chose The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL). Shares of the company are down more than 37% year to date. Karen Firestone of Aureus Asset Management named S&P Global Inc...

On CNBC’s “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Karen Firestone of Aureus Asset Management named Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (NYSE: WAB). The stock has gained around 8% over the last month and reported mixed quarterly results.  Sarat Sethi chose Walt Disney Co (NYSE...

On CNBC’s “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Karen Firestone of Aureus Asset Management said HealthEquity Inc. (NASDAQ: HQY) is “a stock that provides leadership in the health savings plan” segment. HealthEquity’s shares declined because of rising interest rates,...

On CNBC’s “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Liz Young of BNY Mellon Investment Management chose Invesco Dynamic Food & Beverage ETF (NYSE: PBJ), saying “people will not sacrifice” food and beverages in the upcoming holiday season. This year, consumers will likely...

On CNBC’s “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Joseph Terranova of Virtus Investment Partners chose Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) as his final trade, although the stock has gained 70% year to date. Victoria Greene of G Squared Private Wealth said she would buy shares of Devon...

On CNBC’s “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Jim Lebenthal of Cerity Partners said that things are improving at Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) faster than expected. Though the stock is “where it was about six months ago but things are a lot better than they were then,” he added....

On CNBC’s “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Karen Firestone of Aureus Asset Management said that the Optum provider network of UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) was “picking up steam.” “It’s a very stable cash flow generator,” she mentioned. Joseph...

On CNBC’s “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Karen Firestone of Aureus Asset Management said American Tower Corp’s (NYSE: AMT) stock had declined by 40% on “fears of FX and interest rates.” The company has long-term contracts, is “about data and voice all...