AT&T Inc. (T), Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ) & More: These Three Stocks Are Beating the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) Today

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Second for the Dow today is Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ), up 1.3%. Yesterday Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) plunged 5.2% after Goldman Sachs analyst Bill Shope downgraded the stock to sell. Shope believes that low sales will hurt prices and margins, that investors are overconfident in the turnaround of the business, and that the stock has run up too far. Today Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) is gaining as some investors hope yesterday’s drop was a buying opportunity.

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Third for the Dow today is McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD), up 1%. McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) hit a 52-week high this morning of $100.72 before dropping back slightly. McDonald’s employees are on strike in New York City, but it looks like nothing can stop the ubiquitous burger-seller from moving forward. McDonald’s is one of Fool analyst Russ Krull’s top-two holdings. You can read his pitch and find out why.

The article These 3 Stocks Are Beating the Dow Today originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Dan Dzombak.

Dan Dzombak can be found on Twitter @DanDzombak or on his Facebook page, DanDzombak. He owns shares of Vodafone. The Motley Fool recommends Facebook, Home Depot, and McDonald’s. The Motley Fool owns shares of Facebook and McDonald’s.

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