Most Searched Tickers Among Financial Advisors: Apple and Alphabet Share the Lead; Focus on Tech, Consumer Stocks

Then there is Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL), which was included in several previous top-20 lists, but ranked on the fourth spot last week, also in connection to the release of its latest quarterly financial results. Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) posted adjusted EPS of $0.73, slightly higher than the $0.72 expected by analysts, while the revenue of $3.90 billion slightly missed the estimates of $3.93 billion. However, the company also reported a non-adjusted net loss of $0.51 per share, versus a profit of $0.68 a share reported a year earlier, which was a result of macroeconomic conditions and the stronger dollar.

Even though Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) is not a stock that has posted outstanding returns over the short-term, it does represent a solid long-term investment, as it has gained around 70% in the last three years and sports a dividend yield of 2.31%. Among the funds in our database, the company is not very popular, with 31 funds holding long positions as of the end of September.

Finally, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)‘s stock ranked on the fifth spot during a week in which it lost 7.3%, which is not that bad when compared to LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD)’s 45% drop registered in connection with its financial results and guidance and Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR)’s 11% decline (Twitter has fallen even further this week after the release of its own financial results). Last week, a number of analysts reaffirmed their bullish stance on Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)’s stock, including FBR & Co., which reiterated an ‘Outperform’ rating and raised its price target to $130 from $125, and Axiom Securities, which reiterated a ‘Buy’ rating and raised its price target to $145 from $126. In its latest 13F filing, Columbus Circle Investors reported holding nearly 2.90 million shares of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB).

On the next page you can see the full list of the 20 most-searched tickers among financial advisors last week, as well as some details regarding the hedge fund sentiment towards them during the third quarter.