Dollar General Corp. (DG), Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG), Intel Corporation (INTC): Today’s Three Best Stocks

Finally, chipmaking giant Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) advanced 1.7% after receiving an upgrade to “neutral” from “underweight” by Piper Jaffray, which also boosted its price target on shares by 10% to $22. Piper appears impressed with Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s internal cost-cutting measures and feels if it were to expedite the processing of its Atom chips that it could claim decent market share in the tablet space. It is worth nothing, though, that Piper Jaffray’s price target was just $0.08 above where Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) closed on Friday, so it’s not exactly breaking out the pompons, either. As for me, Intel represents what I feel is the best basic-needs stock in the tech space and still looks like a strong buy over the long term.

The article Today’s 3 Best Stocks originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Sean Williams.

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