THE SAGAL STOCK PICKS
FOR APRIL 2025
(Last Update Tuesday, April 8, 2025)

"QUITE SIMPLY, THE BEST STOCK RATINGS & PICKS ON THE INTERNET."

—   Investors' Daily Weekly


This list, updated monthly (with a few exceptions), is provided for the purpose of building a fairly aggressive (but somewhat balanced) stock portfolio. Return expectations are high, which automatically means that risk is also high.

The numbers in the "Sagal Rating" column are my personal ratings, and represent the order of investment quality according to me and me alone:
90% and above is a must buy at all costs;
80% and above, but less than 90%, is a strong buy;
70% and above, but less than 80%, is a buy
65% and above, but less than 70%, is a hold but not quite a buy;
60% and above, but less than 65%, is a possible (or probable) sell;
below 60% is usually a sell (exceptions for cause may apply);
below 50% is almost always a strong sell (again, exceptions for cause may apply).
(As you will note, there are some exceptions for cause to the sell rules in several cases.
Exceptions often mean that this is a permanent holding or something of a timely nature is going on with this stock at the present time.)

A green Sagal Rating box indicates a strong buy; pale green indicates a buy; pale yellow indicates a hold; pale red indicate a sell; and red indicates a strong sell. With some exceptions (with which you need not concern yourself), stocks rated lower than 70% are either not listed or are listed because, although riskier than most, they are currently very hot.

Stocks with names in yellow boxes have earned a lot of money and are now PERMANENT CORE HOLDINGS.
Stocks with names in light green boxes have turned high profits and are BEING CONSIDERED AS ADDITIONAL PERMANENT CORE HOLDINGS.
Stocks with names in light blue boxes are being considered as TEMPORARY CORE HOLDINGS, possibly to be added to permanent core holdings when they have EARNED enough profits to qualify.

Finally, in the spirit of full disclosure, any stock whose Rank Number in the far left column appears in dark bold is currently owned by us in our portfolio, and all stocks whose Rank Numbers appear in light italics are not part of the currently held portfolio.
(Why are we not holding all of our stock picks? The model we have defined for our stock portfolio limits the number of stocks held at any given time to no more than fifty. Our choices of which fifty to own are based on sector and other diversification, and optimum tradeability for maximized profits. Our choice of which not to own may also indicate a diversification factor, a litigation situation, a specific product problem or a lousy CEO.)

LEGAL WAIVER: EVERYTHING HERE IS A MATTER OF OPINION, based on independent research /analysis. Absolutely no one (except you) (and especially me) is responsible should any of the stocks listed here, or the tech market or the financial market, or the market in general suffer a decline, or pull a 1929.



Rank
THE PORTFOLIO
(SELECTED OUT OF 3,416 STOCKS BEING FOLLOWED.)


Sagal
Rating
1 Engie SA ADR (ENGIY)
UTILITIES: Utilities - Diversified (Large Value)
85.95%
2 NewMarket Corp. (NEU)
BASIC MATERIALS: Specialty Chemicals (Small Core)
84.33%
3 TotalEnergies SE ADR (TTE)
ENERGY: Oil & Gas Integrated (Large Core)
83.13%
4 VAALCO Energy Inc. (EGY)
ENERGY: Oil & Gas E&P (Small Core)
82.50%
5 Dorchester Minerals LP (DMLP)
ENERGY: Oil & Gas E&P (Small Core)
81.89%
6 Exelixis Inc. (EXEL)
HEALTHCARE: Biotechnology (Small Growth)
81.43%
7 Euronet Worldwide Inc. (EEFT)
TECHNOLOGY: Software - Infrastructure (Small Core)
81.19%
8 Kinsale Capital Group Inc. (KNSL)
FINANCIAL SERVICES: Insurance - Property & Casualty (Small Growth)
79.45%
9 Nathan's Famous Inc. (NATH)
CONSUMER CYCLICAL: Restaurants (Small Core)
79.17%
10 Boyd Gaming Corp. (BYD)
CONSUMER CYCLICAL: Resorts & Casinos (Small Value)
77.79%
11 Argan Inc. (AGX)
INDUSTRIALS: Engineering & Construction (Small Growth)
75.83%
12 Imperial Brands PLC ADR (IMBBY)
CONSUMER DEFENSIVE: Tobacco (Large Value)
75.54%
13 Hesai Group ADR (HSAI)
CONSUMER CYCLICAL: Auto Parts
75.00%
14 Altria Group Inc. (MO)
CONSUMER CYCLICAL: Auto Parts
74.76%
15 Alphabet Inc. A (GOOGL)
COMMUNICATION SERVICES: Internet Content & Information (Large Growth)
74.38%
16 MasterCard Inc. A (MA)
FINANCIAL SERVICES: Credit Services (Large Growth)
74.05%
17 HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA)
HEALTHCARE: Medical Care Facilities (Large Value)
73.81%
18 GSK PLC ADR (GSK)
HEALTHCARE: Drug Manufacturers - General (Large Value)
73.33%
19 Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. (HALO)
HEALTHCARE: Biotechnology (Small Growth)
73.10%
20 Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (JAZZ)
HEALTHCARE: Biotechnology (Small Value)
72.75%
21 GigaCloud Technology Inc. Class A (GCT)
TECHNOLOGY: Software - Infrastructure (Mid Growth)
72.52%
22 Ennis Inc. Class A (EBF)
INDUSTRIALS: Business Equipment & Supplies (Small Value)
72.50%
23 Diamond Hill Investment Group Inc. Class A (DHIL)
FINANCIAL DEFENSIVE: Asset Management (Small Value)
71.94%
24 Harmony Biosciences Holdings Inc. Ordinary Shares (HRMY)
HEALTHCARE: Biotechnology (Small Core)
71.75%
25 Amdocs Ltd. (DOX)
TECHNOLOGY: Software - Infrastructure (Small Core)
71.50%
26 CGI Inc. Class A (GIB)
TECHNOLOGY: Information Technology Services (Large Core)
71.40%
27 Arista Networks Inc. (ANET)
TECHNOLOGY: Computer Hardware (Large Growth)
70.95%
28 KLA Corp. (KLAC)
TECHNOLOGY: Semiconductor Equipment & Materials (Large Core)
70.71%
29 Futu Holdings Ltd. ADR (FUTU)
FINANCIAL SERVICES: Capital Markets
70.51%
30 Visa Inc. Class A (V)
FINANCIAL SERVICES: Credit Services (Large Core)
70.35%
31 McKesson Corp. (MCK)
HEALTHCARE: Medical Distribution (Large Value)
70.12%
32 Cal-Maine Foods Inc. (CALM)
CONSUMER DEFENSIVE: Farm Products (Small Core)
70.00%
33 BioNTech SE ADR (BNTX)
HEALTHCARE: Biotechnology
70.00%
34 Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)
TECHNOLOGY: Software - Infrastructure (Large Growth)
69.75%
35 Meta Platforms Inc. Class A (META)
COMMUNICATION SERVICES: Internet Content & Information (Large Core)
68.75%
36 Fabrinet (FN)
TECHNOLOGY: Electronic Components (Small Growth)
68.33%
37 NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA)
TECHNOLOGY: Semiconductors (Large Growth)
67.86%
38 Tenaris SA ADR (TS)
ENERGY: Oil & Gas Equipment & Services (Large Value)
67.50%
39 BYD Co. Ltd. ADR (BYDDY)
CONSUMER CYCLICAL: Auto Manufacturers (Large Core)
65.00%
40 Central Garden & Pet Co. Class A (CENTA)
CONSUMER DEFENSIVE: Packaged Foods (Small Value)
64.63%
41 IES Holdings Inc. (IESC)
INDUSTRIALS: Engineering & Construction (Small Growth)
64.58%
42 Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA)
ENERGY: Oil & Gas Midstream (Mid Value)
64.17%
43 Pampa Energia SA ADR (PAM)
UTILITIES: Independent Power Producers (Mid Growth)
61.25%
44 Grand Canyon Education Inc. (LOPE)
CONSUMER DEFENSIVE: Education & Training Services (Small Growth)
61.07%
45 Netflix Inc. (NFLX)
COMMUNICATION SERVICES: Entertainment (Large Growth)
59.94%
46 Lam Research Corp. (LRCX)
TECHNOLOGY: Semiconductor Equipment & Materials (Large Core)
56.43%
47 WK Kellogg Co. (KLG)
CONSUMER DEFENSIVE: Packaged Foods (Small Core)
55.92%
48 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. ADR (TSM)
TECHNOLOGY: Semiconductors (Large Core)
55.92%
49 Celestica Inc. Shs. Sub-Voting (CLS)
TECHNOLOGY: Electronic Components (Mid Core)
54.58%
50 Apple Inc. (AAPL)
TECHNOLOGY: Consumer Electronics (Large Core)
54.52%
51 LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA)
FINANCIAL SERVICES: Capital Markets (Mid Growth)
54.00%
52 Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN)
CONSUMER CYCLICAL: Internet Retail (Large Growth)
50.25%
53 Shopify Inc. Registered Shs. -A- Subord. Vtg. (SHOP)
TECHNOLOGY: Software - Application (Large Growth)
43.75%




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